Chapter 1761 - Unleashing Great Power (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Chi Kunlun and Chi Kongyue’s combat abilities could be described as outstanding. Each of them could take on a group within the same realm.
If they had not been so young and their understanding of Saint Arts, as well as Saint Paths, had not been far below that of Shang Ziyan, they would have been able to do more than just block twenty-three of his blows.
The crimson blade in Shang Ziyan’s hand was called Bloodbairn. It was a special artifact of the G.o.ds.
The materials used to make the sword had been dug out from an ancient mine. It was a type of xeno-demonic iron that had its own intelligence and loved to drink blood.
The more blood the xeno-demonic iron absorbed, the stronger it got.
In that regard, it was quite similar to Empress Chi Yao’s Blood Dripper sword, which was refined from a divine host.
The only difference was that the xeno-demonic iron loved the blood of newborn babies, hence, it was called Bloodbairn.
Bloodbairn meant the blood of a child.
The former wielder of Bloodbairn was a fallen demon G.o.d from the Heavenly Realm who used the blood of 88,888,000 newborn babies to bring the Bloodbairn to its current level.
Allegedly, the blood of 888,888,000 newborn babies was needed to refine Bloodbairn into a Supreme Saint artifact.
It was precisely due to Bloodbairn’s special nature that it possessed pretty unique powers.
The sword’s qi had seeped into Chi Kunlun and Chi Kongyue’s bodies through their wounds, destroying their physical const.i.tution.
Divine light radiated out of Chi Kunlun’s body while five-colored light escaped from Chi Kongyue’s body. Their respective True G.o.d’s Body and Five-element Chaotic Body seemed close to being destroyed.
“If Zhang Ruochen were still alive, you two would probably still be useful. Since he is dead, I will send both of you to him as well!”
Shang Ziyan shook his head slightly and raised Bloodbairn…
“What?!”
Detecting a life force fluctuation, Shang Ziyan looked up at Zhang Ruochen and the lotus above the Buddha statue. Revealing a doubtful look, he muttered to himself, “Was I just seeing things?”
Swis.h.!.+
Right then, The Nine-heavens Maiden shot out two red diamonds that flowed with countless inscriptions. She wrapped them around Chi Kunlun and Chi Kongyue, rescuing them.
Immediately after, she raised the Sacred Confucian Tome and summoned words the size of a dustpan before she flung them toward Shang Ziyan.
Shang Ziyan was very intrigued by The Nine-heavens Maiden and did not plan to kill her. He held Bloodbairn horizontally, then put his finger on the sword and flicked it gently.
Clang!
A sonorous reverberation echoed out.
Various mysterious and arcane ley lines appeared on the blade as it emitted crimson skyfire and faint divine power. The two then combined and transformed into thousands of phantom babies that clashed with the words from the Sacred Confucian Tome.
The cries of the babies and the din of the battle erupted across Xumi Dojo.
Whoos.h.!.+
Shang Ziyan did not bother going into a stalemate with The Nine-heavens Maiden. Instead, his figure flickered and flew toward the head of the Buddha statue.
Numerous Heavenly Realm Saint Kings were being suppressed under Zhang Ruochen’s silver tome, and they had to be rescued in any case.
Additionally, Shang Ziyan possessed acute, natural spiritual sense, and he could instinctively tell that the lotus was quite the treasure. Perhaps Zhang Ruochen had not been good enough, and as a result, he had failed to get the lotus’ recognition and ended up desiccated.
Being the leader of the Fane of Merits, Shang Ziyan felt that his luck and apt.i.tude would definitely make any treasure take the initiative to recognize him as the master.
After she shattered those baby phantoms, The Nine-heavens Maiden raised her snow-white head and looked up in disbelief. “Why did the lotus not reject Shang Ziyan? Could it be that… it was born just for Shang Ziyan to pick it up? How could Shang Ziyan’s luck be so great?”
Whoosh…
As Shang Ziyan approached the lotus, the silver roots around the Buddha statue glowed even brighter, and the silver light flowed into the flower.
Seeing that, the Heavenly Realm’s Saint Kings became excited.
“The lotus’ radiance is glorious. It must recognize Master Ziyan as its master.”
“The divine treasure of Heaven and Earth can only be taken by a true Prince of Heaven. Zhang Ruochen did not know his own limits and foolishly tried to take it just like that, dooming himself in the end.”
“For the lotus to illuminate across thousands of miles, it must be a treasure of Heaven and Earth.”
…
All of a sudden, there was a change.
The blinding brilliance of the lotus rushed into Zhang Ruochen’s body abruptly.
His originally shriveled body, which looked like a withered tree in spring, quickly glowed with vitality as his skin swelled and his white hair became black again.
Radiance was restored to Zhang Ruochen’s body, and it burst with powerful qi, illuminating Xumi Dojo entirely.
Shang Ziyan was obviously taken aback. He immediately gave up on the lotus as he s.h.i.+fted his target and focused his Saint Qi into Bloodbairn. Releasing a dazzling crimson flash from his sword, he slashed it toward Zhang Ruochen.
Zhang Ruochen’s eyes regained life as he raised his arm to perform a palm strike.
While he moved his palm, the power of the Fire G.o.d’s Bracers, as well as the Fire G.o.d’s Gauntlet, overflowed and collided with Bloodbairn.
Clang!
Sparks flew, and powerful energies blasted outward.
Shang Ziyan was sent flying back, and he crashed into the ground, forming a ma.s.sive crater in his wake.
On top of the Buddha statue, Zhang Ruochen’s body just shook a little before he stabilized himself.
Zhang Ruochen looked at his palm and muttered to himself, “My blood has also circulated in the lotus. Now that it has returned to my body, it seems like my physical strength has increased by a huge margin.”