Xu Chen’s blade technique was very domineering, and while he was still in the distance, an icy blade wind blew over, cracking Zhang Ruochen’s robes.
Zhang Ruochen was very calm, controlling and controlling the Ruyi Treasure Vase while mobilising the power of space.
Seeing that Xu Chen’s blade was about to strike Zhang Ruochen’s head, this blade, if it hit, Zhang Ruochen would definitely die.
“Swoosh.”
Right at this moment, Zhang Ruochen executed Spatial Shift, disappearing from his original spot out of thin air and appearing behind Xu Chen.
Xu Chen’s blade fell short and struck the water, knocking the entire surface of the sea into a tumble and raising two huge waves over ten feet high. However, Xu Chen was worthy of being a strong person of the older generation, and quickly realised that it was not good, and hastily withdrew his blade, slashing in the direction behind him.
However, his blade, before he could slash out, a massive pulling force came from above his head, forming a vortex that enveloped his body.
He was like falling into a black hole, no matter how much he struggled, he couldn’t break through that powerful pulling force, and his body flew upwards without his control.
Looking from afar, one could only see a small and delicate bottle suspended above Xu Chen’s head, with a vortex coalescing at the location of the bottle’s mouth.
Xu Chen’s body grew smaller and smaller, and in the end, it became only as big as the tip of his finger as he rushed inside the bottle.
Zhang Ruochen immediately retrieved the Ruyi Treasure Bottle and cupped it in his hand, muttering to himself, “To actually be able to take in an expert of the Fish Dragon’s Fourth Transformation, the power of the Ruyi Treasure Bottle, it’s still not bad!”
“Boom!”
The Ruyi Treasure Vase shook violently, forming a circle of power waves that shocked Zhang Ruochen’s five fingers. If Zhang Ruochen hadn’t increased his power control, the Ruyi Treasure Vase would have flown out just now.
“What kind of place is this? Letting me out? Zhang Ruochen, aren’t you the number one in the Heavenly Ranking? If you’re capable, you’ll fight the old man head on.”
Inside the Ruyi Treasure Vase, Xu Chen’s voice resounded.
With a boom, the Ruyi Treasure Vase shook violently again.
Zhang Ruochen used his true qi to subdue the Ruyi Treasure Bottle and said to himself, “The Ruyi Treasure Bottle’s attack is still too weak, if I could add a powerful flame formation to the bottle, I would be able to directly refine Xuchen instead of just trapping him.”
The Ruyi Treasure Bottle still had a lot of imperfections, and if he encountered a strong person whose cultivation level was too high, he would probably be sent flying by the other party before the bottle could exert its power.
For now, Zhang Ruochen could only put away the Ruyi Treasure Vase first and wait until Xu Hai was resolved before finding a way to slowly clean up Xu Chen.
“Wow!”
Xu Hai drove his ship and chased after him.
Just now, although Xu Hai was standing in the distance, he had seen the battle clearly, seeing Xu Konglin die under Zhang Ruochen’s sword with his own eyes, and seeing Zhang Ruochen use the Ruyi Treasure Vase to put Xu Chen away.
“Two losers, actually being cleaned up by Zhang Ruochen so easily, it seems that they have been used to living a life of pleasure inside the gatehouse and cannot be used.”
Xu Hai was quite annoyed.
In his opinion, with Xu Konglin’s cultivation at the peak of Fish Dragon Third Transformation, even if he wasn’t a match for Zhang Ruochen, as long as he was careful, Zhang Ruochen wouldn’t be able to injure him.
However, Xu Konglin was too arrogant, and before he could escape, he was entangled in the Dragon Chain and eventually died under Zhang Ruochen’s sword.
Xu Konglin had made his own death, so he couldn’t blame anyone else.
However, Xu Chen’s so profound realm, his strength unknown how many times higher than Zhang Ruochen’s, was actually collected inside a bottle by Zhang Ruochen and instantly suppressed, making Xu Hai simply unable to accept it.
Xu Chen’s cultivation had already reached the fourth change of the Fish Dragon, and he was an old-generation powerhouse who had fought hundreds of battles, so how could he also fall in the gutter and plant himself in the hands of a junior like Zhang Ruochen?
That bottle, what kind of treasure was it?
Losing three Fish Dragon Realm experts in a row made Xu Hai feel very chagrined.
One must know that even for a great clan like the Xu Sheng Sect Valve, the number of Fish Dragon Realm powerhouses was not large, and only by spending a great deal of resources could one be cultivated.
It could be said that every cultivator of the Fish Dragon Realm was a huge fortune.
If one were to compare the Xu Sheng Sect Valve to an empire, then every single Fish Dragon Realm cultivator was a city, and the loss of a Fish Dragon Realm cultivator was simply more heartbreaking than the loss of a city.
Right now, Xu Hai had no way back, if he couldn’t take down Zhang Ruochen today, he would definitely be severely chastised when he returned to the Xu Sheng Sect Valve, and even, the position of the Sect Valve’s heir would not be guaranteed.
Xu Hai put away his contempt, his face was very ugly as he said, “Zhang Ruochen, I admit that I underestimated you too much earlier and made a major mistake. However, from now on, I won’t give you any more chances.”
Zhang Ruochen laughed and said, “If I were you, I should flee immediately now.”
Xu Hai laughed back in anger and said, “Zhang Ruochen, you are too confident. When I was in the Heavenly Extremity Realm, I also reached the ninety-first position on the Heavenly Ranking, and even if there is a gap between me and the number one on the Heavenly Ranking, it’s not that far off.”
“What’s more, I have now reached the Fish Dragon Second Transformation, and my strength is unknown how many times higher than before. Even if you have a few powerful Saint Weapons on your body, it’s impossible to make up for the gap in cultivation.”
Zhang Ruochen said, “To be able to become an heir of the Xu Sheng Clan, you are naturally not an ordinary person. However, are you sure that you can catch my Shakra Sword Technique?”
“Shakra without a trace?”
Xu Hai laughed coldly, very confidently, and said, “Since that’s the case, let’s try to see if your sword technique is more superior, or if my power is stronger?”
“Wow!”
Above Xu Hai’s head, a cyan-coloured pillar of light rushed out.
The pillar of light, which rose from the surface of the sea, connected all the way to the bottom of the clouds.
A martial soul, rushed out from the top of Xu Hai’s head and hovered in the light pillar.
The martial soul began to mobilise the spiritual qi of the heavens and earth, and using the naked eye, one spiritual qi could be seen converging from all directions, surging into Xu Hai’s brow.
Xu Hai’s martial soul, surprisingly, was also very powerful, reaching the level of Fish Dragon Seventh Transformation, and was almost indistinguishable from Zhang Ruochen’s martial soul.
“Kun Peng spreads its wings.”
Xu Hai’s arms unfolded, and the thick true qi, flew out from his palms, transforming into a pair of huge wings of light.
The technique that Xu Hai cultivated was the king level technique Kun Peng Martial Code.
With a flap of the light wings, Xu Hai flew up, reaching above Zhang Ruochen’s head, and struck down with both palms at the same time.
The two palm forces, condensed into two huge handprints, and before they could fully fall, they had already pressed the seawater under Zhang Ruochen’s feet into a concave depression, and on the surface of the sea, two handprints more than ten metres long were formed.
Xu Hai’s strength was above Xu Chen, who was in the fourth transformation of the Fish Dragon.
The moment he struck out, the entire heaven and earth, it seemed, had come under his control.
“Swish!”
Zhang Ruochen immediately performed a Spatial Shift, his body jumped a bit and passed through space, appearing on Xu Hai’s left side.
“What?”
Xu Hai’s heart was shocked, not expecting Zhang Ruochen’s speed to be so fast.
Nope.
That wasn’t speed, it was the power of space.
Earlier, when Zhang Ruochen fought with Xu Chen, he had also used Spatial Shift. Only, at that time, Xu Hai was still far away and hadn’t felt the spatial fluctuations at all.
But at this moment, Xu Hai clearly perceived that the space around him, emitted a subtle turbulence.
That sensation was very similar to the power emitted by the Market Realm ships when they travelled through wormholes and spatial passages.
What surprised Xu Hai was that Zhang Ruochen could actually control this kind of power as well. He knew better than anyone how terrifying it was.
Zhang Ruochen did not allow Xu Hai to think too much, preparing to kill him with a single strike, cutting Xu Hai down with his sword between surprises.
Right after performing Spatial Shift, Zhang Ruochen immediately captured a time mark and integrated it into his sword technique, swinging his sword out and chopping at Xu Hai’s neck.
“Shakura Without Trace.”
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen and Xu Hai were only one zhang away from each other, and after incorporating the power of time, Zhang Ruochen swung out his sword so fast that it was like a ray of light, and almost in an instant, the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword slashed above Xu Hai’s neck.
“Boom!”
The Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword struck Xu Hai’s neck as if it had struck a layer of iron armour, emitting the sound of metal clashing and sending out large sparks.
This time, it was Zhang Ruochen’s turn to be surprised and somewhat puzzled, with the sharpness of the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword, it actually couldn’t cut through Xu Hai’s flesh and blood?
Suffering a blow from the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword, Xu Hai’s body only tilted backwards.
With his sharp reflexes, Xu Hai flipped around in the void, dislodging the power of the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword, and then, erupting three times faster than before, he struck Zhang Ruochen’s chest with a palm strike.
His speed was so incredibly fast that even with Zhang Ruochen’s visual power, he could not capture his figure.
Zhang Ruochen was too late to even perform Spatial Shift, and could only immediately stimulate the protective power of the Dragon Pearl, and at the same time, quickly crossed the Sinking Abyss Ancient Sword and blocked it forward.
“Boom!”
Zhang Ruochen’s body flew out, all the way to ten miles away, and with a thud, crashed into the seawater.
A split second later, Zhang Ruochen rushed up from the seawater again and landed on the surface.
“Pfft!”
In Zhang Ruochen’s mouth, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face became very pale, and all the five viscera and six bowels in his body suffered from heavy injuries, hot and painful, his body felt like it was about to crack.
Despite the heavy injuries, Zhang Ruochen still stood upright without the slightest bit of fear on his face as he stared at Xu Hai, who was suspended in mid-air, and said, “You’re wearing the Sacred Leather Soft Armour?”
Xu Hai nodded as he watched Zhang Ruochen being severely injured by his own palm, naturally quite satisfied with the power he had just displayed.
“That’s right, I am indeed wearing the Sacred Leather Soft Armour, even if your swordsmanship is as high as you are, and your sword is as sharp as you are, there is no way it can injure me.”
Xu Hai revolved his true qi, and then, a layer of golden light emerged from the skin on the surface of his body.
That layer of radiance, carrying a divine power, sucked in all the aura from the sea, forming a white cloud that wrapped Xu Hai’s body.
From afar, Xu Hai looked like a young Saint, standing at the centre of heaven and earth, controlling the entire world.
That was the aura that only a Saint, should have.
The Sacred Skin Soft Armour was a protective holy weapon that was refined from the skin and bones of a Saint, along with nine other precious materials.
After being worn on the body, the Sacred Skin Soft Armour automatically fitted with the cultivator’s skin, and if one didn’t look closely, one wouldn’t be able to detect its existence at all.
