It was precisely the one who had leaked out the news of precious treasures as well Yan Zhaoge being here, Lin Zhou.
Calmly and carefully avoiding the battle of the four Martial Grandmasters, he approached the thatched hut.
With Yan Zhaoge and Ah Hu being engaged in battle, his chances of obtaining the treasure was greatly increased.
The Immortal Crane Wings, precisely that cloak of crane feathers hung within the thatched hut, were the main goal of Lin Zhou’s current quest.
Of course, if he had the chance, he would take away all the other treasures there as well.
If he could leave Yan Zhaoge behind for good, that would naturally be even better.
Looking into the thatched hut through its open window, Lin Zhou focused his gaze on the Immortal Crane Wings, his eyes blazing, “With this treasure, it would not be impossible to leave Yan Zhaoge behind!”
However, before Lin Zhou could take a step forward, he abruptly stared wide-eyed.
Using the Lofty Mountain Armour to forcibly take a strike of that masked Martial Grandmaster, Yan Zhaoge made use of the force of the clash to fly backwards.
The light of thunder shone in Yan Zhaoge’s right eye as the power of the fragment of the Eye of the Thunder Emperor temporarily locked the Immortal Crane Wings in place, before Yan Zhaoge’s entire person slammed into the Immortal Crane Wings, wanting to wrap this cloak of crane feathers over himself!
“You won’t be in time to refine the Immortal Crane Wings for your own use,” Lin Zhou smiled coldly, “Instead having delivered yourself to your opponent’s sword.”
Indeed, the sword within that masked Martial Grandmaster’s hands did not even stop as it continued stabbing towards Yan Zhaoge, directly breaking through the defence of the Lofty Mountain Armour!
The dim sword-light slashed through Yan Zhaoge’s clothes, directly arriving before his chest, as Yan Zhaoge felt a chill at the location of his heart!
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 240: A Lin Zhou who wants to vomit blood
HSSB240: A Lin Zhou who wants to vomit blood
Yan Zhaoge’s figure halted for a moment as he entered the Immortal Crane Wings, giving his opponent a chance.
The sword-light broke through the Lofty Mountain Armour, slashing through Yan Zhaoge’s clothes, directly arriving before Yan Zhaoge’s heart, as Yan Zhaoge felt a chill run through his body at this moment.
However, Yan Zhaoge’s expression was calm and unperturbed, not panicked in the least as he focused on the opponent before him.
A golden light suddenly flashed on the surface of his body!
As the golden light flashed, Yan Zhaoge’s entire body seemed to be plated by a layer of golden light, as he resembled a golden statue!
At Yan Zhaoge’s chest, a simple yet profound rune appeared, helping Yan Zhaoge to block his enemy’s sword!
Bloodred light surged within the yellowed eyes of that Martial Grandmaster, that polluted glow piercing as it had never been before.
He continued exerting greater force with the sword within his hands, the dim-sword light suddenly erupting at this moment, infinite, sharp radiance filling the entire room, causing the entire thatched hut that was under the protection of the Immortal Crane Wings to shake, seeming like it could collapse at any moment!
Yan Zhaoge opened his mouth, chanting an ancient, complicated-sounding incantation.
No one here could understand it but Lin Zhou who hailed from the Thunder Domain, who vaguely felt that this strange language suddenly uttered by Yan Zhaoge seemed to be an extremely rare dialect of the northernmost part of the Thunder Domain, the Gold Region.
However, Lin Zhou also didn’t understand the meaning within, as he was currently only focused on one thing.
As Yan Zhaoge chanted that ancient incantation, that golden lustre around his body grew even more condensed, the rune on his chest even clearer and more profound.
Streaks of golden light spread, keeping the enemy’s sword-light at bay.
Lin Zhou frowned, “What exactly it this thing?!”
Yan Zhaoge was currently completely within the cloak of crane feathers, temporarily keeping it locked down with the power of the fragment of the Eye of the Thunder Emperor.
He reached out, draping the cloak of crane feathers around his own body, before, punching!
Yan Zhaoge’s qi and blood as well as his martial concepts surged at this moment, as he began attempting to communicate and interact with this unique treasure known as the Immortal Crane Wings.
Although the Immortal Crane Wings still possessed spirituality, with Loose Practitioner He having been dead for so many years, it had gradually turned into an ownerless object.
Protecting this thatched hut, the final wish of its previous owner, had virtually become its primary instinct.
However, the Immortal Crane Wings itself did not reject another person coming to refine it.
Yan Zhaoge practised his fist with the Immortal Crane Wings on, merging his fist-intent within it, as its crane feathers slowly trembled.
A silhouette of a white crane gradually appeared behind Yan Zhaoge, merging within the illusory heaven and earth formed of his fist intent’s aura-qi, becoming a part of it.
Yan Zhaoge’s gaze shone as he met the gaze of the masked Martial Grandmaster before him.
If he had not had been sufficiently confident, how would he have dared to risk exposing his vitals to the other’s sword?
While the Eye of the Thunder Emperor had been entangled, while the Lofty Mountain Armour had been broken through, Yan Zhaoge still had the Golden Talismanic Body!
During the incident of Clear Concealed Lake, he had obtained a golden talisman after defeating the fallen Xie Ziyi. While Xie Ziyi had not understood how it should be used, Yan Zhaoge had already successfully deciphered its use!
This secret technique of the extreme north refined golden talismans into qi. After a martial practitioner absorbed it, they would be able to obtain a golden body of iron bones, allowing the martial practitioner’s basic defensive power to increase.
When faced with extremely dangerous attacks, they could deplete the golden talismanic qi, transforming into the Golden Talismanic Body in order to protect themselves.
The heavier the blocked attack, the more golden talismanic power was unleashed and the more the golden talismanic qi depleted. After repeated use, it would surely run dry one day.
However, its defensive power was not something to scoff at.
At this moment, it helped Yan Zhaoge to forcibly withstand the full-powered killing blow of a low-grade spirit artifact-wielding early Spirit Vessel Martial Grandmaster!
Making use of the time bought by the Golden Talismanic Body, Yan Zhaoge began refining the Immortal Crane Wings with all his might, taking this unique treasure for his own use!
While his original target in coming to this foreign dimension was the Life Illuminating Immortal Stone, and it would not be a wasted trip as long as he obtained it, after carefully observing the Immortal Crane Wings, Yan Zhaoge found it to be a precious unique treasure that was rather hard to come by.
While it could not be ranked according to the grades of artifacts, it still possessed boundless wonderful uses.
At this, Yan Zhaoge naturally accepted it with thanks, refining it.
As he analysed and comprehended the concept within the Immortal Crane Wings as well as its circulation of spiritual qi, Yan Zhaoge focused coldly on the masked Martial Grandmaster before him.
The other person was also staring fixedly at Yan Zhaoge, his yellowed pupils filled with coldness.
That coldness seemed not to be targeted at Yan Zhaoge himself, but at every martial practitioner of Broad Creed Mountain.
His gaze similarly cold, Yan Zhaoge abruptly let out a long cry, resembling the clear, bright cry of a crane.
The next moment, Yan Zhaoge’s arms shook as the Immortal Crane Wings swathed around him suddenly rose, resembling an Immortal Crane flashing its wings as it spread the
m wide.
The edges of the cloak abruptly flashed with a dazzling light before transforming into numerous feathers of light, pointing directly towards the masked Martial Grandmaster before Yan Zhaoge.
Then, feathers of light that resembled a heavy thunderstorm rained down as they shot towards that Martial Grandmaster, every single crane feather like a sharp blade!
With a muffled groan, that fallen masked Martial Grandmaster finally retracted his sword for defence, his sword-light transforming into a ball of light, withstanding the attacks that were like a tempestuous storm, as he simultaneously retreated backwards!
He had to retreat, because as the Immortal Crane Wings was gradually refined by Yan Zhaoge, it also meant that Yan Zhaoge’s Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment would finally also be free to act.
If he did not go now, the person who would be left behind in this place today would very possibly not be Yan Zhaoge, but him!
His opponent wanting to retreat, Yan Zhaoge wouldn’t let him go as easy as that. Flicking his wrist, with a low cry, the Jade Dragon Sword flashed out of its sheath at lightning speed, transforming into a jade light which chopped directly towards the enemy before him!
A low noise resounded as blood splattered the air.
That fallen Martial Grandmaster had half his mask sliced off by Yan Zhaoge, leaving behind a wound on his face from which fresh blood was flowing uncontrollably.
Not uttering a sound, this person raised his sleeves to cover his face, not even looking back as he turned and ran.
Yan Zhaoge still had not completely refined the Immortal Crane Wings, with it currently being inconvenient for him to move about, but a shocking light still shot out from his eyes, “While less than half of his face was revealed, it still seemed rather familiar…”
He frowned, standing within the thatched hut as he turned and looked out of the window. The person he had felt approaching this place earlier had already vanished without a trace.
Outside the thatched hut, Lin Zhou did not hesitate, escaping speedily.
Seeing Yan Zhaoge withstand the killing blow of that Martial Grandmaster with his Golden Talismanic Body and begin refining the Immortal Crane Wings, Lin Zhou had already completely discarded his thoughts of making a move.
Of everyone here, other than the Yan Zhaoge who was currently refining the Immortal Crane Wings, Lin Zhou was the most familiar with this treasure.
Moreover, there was still the fragment of the Eye of the Thunder Emperor.
But it was precisely because of this that he felt his heart was bleeding at this moment!
After the Sacred Artifact fragment, this was the second time he had helplessly watched on as the treasure he thought would surely be his had eventually landed in Yan Zhaoge’s hands!
For just a moment, the depressed Lin Zhou felt like smashing his head against that great towering tree beside him.
Seeing Yan Zhaoge use the Eye of the Thunder Emperor fragment to lock the Immortal Crane Wings in place, next refine the Immortal Crane Wings, before domineeringly forcing a lofty Martial Grandmaster into retreat, while he himself could only flee as fast as he could…
Lin Zhou felt useless to the point of wanting to vomit blood.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 241: The legendary crow’s mouth
“A Heavenly Thunder Hall martial practitioner…” Within the thatched hut, thinking of the breathing techniques of that enemy who had been spying from the side, Yan Zhaoge looked like he was smiling whilst also not, “An old acquaintance?”
Shaking his head slightly, he retracted his thoughts, refocusing his mind on refining the Immortal Crane Wings.
Each and every feather on the Immortal Crane Wings seemed to be shaking slightly at this moment, as though all of them had a life of their own.
Accompanied by Yan Zhaoge’s refinement, the clear cries of cranes emanated from every single feather, getting louder and more sonorous.
Finally, the cries of cranes died down, Yan Zhaoge’s gaze flickering as the Immortal Crane Wings became completely silent, transforming into a cloak of crane feathers draped over Yan Zhaoge.
This time, there was no longer anyone obstructing Yan Zhaoge. With a sweeping motion, all of the things on the short table, the Life Illuminating Immortal Stone included, fell into Yan Zhaoge’s hands.
Standing within the thatched hut, Yan Zhaoge bowed towards it, “Senior Loose Practitioner He, Yan Zhaoge thanks you here.”
Swathed in the cloak of crane feathers, he left the thatched hut, and found that the battlefield outside of it was already destroyed beyond recognition.
When that fallen masked Martial Grandmaster had escaped, Ah Hu’s three opponents had felt a chill running through their hearts.
That Martial Grandmaster having escaped meant that he had not been able to take down Yan Zhaoge.
Meanwhile, there was that big man before them that truly resembled a starving tiger, taking on the three of them at the same time, holding the upper hand as it was getting harder and harder from them to parry his blows.
While they were moved by the treasures within the thatched hut, with things already at this point, there was clearly no longer any hope of obtaining them.
If things went on like this, they might instead lose their lives here.
The trio instantly decided to retreat, beginning to think of a way to extricate themselves from this situation.
When they had a common enemy, they could join hands and work together in attacking him.
However, when they all decided to retreat, preparing to escape, their cooperation would naturally break off, with everyone only thinking of how to secure their own safety and flee.
As there were originally also no ties between them, they were wholly unconcerned about the fates of one another.
If the other party’s death could secure their safe escape, none of them would have any misgivings.
Therefore, the three Martial Grandmasters put on a good show together.
They didn’t have to run faster than Ah Hu-just running faster than the other two would be sufficient.
That Sacred Sun Clan Martial Grandmaster, originally having the strongest foundation, also being the most powerful and being in possession of a peak movement technique like the Leap of the Rising Sun, should originally have the greatest chances of escaping.
However, Ah Hu specifically paid more attention to him, directly throwing the Hidden Clear Sunlight Sabre over with the momentum of a flying dagger, directly piercing him right through the heart.
Eventually, only one of the Martial Grandmasters managed to escape successfully, with the other one becoming a ghost under the claws of a starving tiger, slain by Ah Hu on the spot.
Coming before Ah Hu, Yan Zhaoge smiled, “The way you are now, you are frightening enough to stop little children from crying at night.”
Ah Hu’s body was full of bloodstains, the baleful air on his body surging to the heavens as he resembled a god of death.
He grinned, “A pity that we couldn’t leave them all behind.”
Hearing his words, Yan Zhaoge murmured to himself, “Right, a pity that we couldn’t leave them all behind…”
Ah Hu asked curiously, “Young Master, what is it?”
Yan Zhaoge shook his head, as within his mind, the scene of that Decimating Abyss martial practitioner’s mask breaking and his partially revealed face flashed through his mind once more.
While the other party had quickly raised his hand for concealment, with Yan Zhaoge’s current cultivation base, his vision was such that he had still seen that scene which had gone by in a flash.
“While less than half of his face was visible…I have definitely seen this person before,” Yan Zhaoge stroked his lower chin, recovering as he surveyed their surroundings, “The deterioration of spiritual qi has already reached its final stage. This foreign dimension is already not far from collapse.”
“We have to make haste and hurry back to that spirit formation door. A bit of time is still
required for the journey back.”
Yan Zhaoge smiled, patting the cloak of crane feathers over his shoulder, “However, what’s good is that with this thing now, much time can actually be saved.”
Ah Hu came up to him, asking curiously, “Young Master, what’s this?”
Yan Zhaoge said, “In the past, a senior merged his fist-intent with the feathers of a spirit crane, forming such a cloak.”
“Not entering the ranks of artifacts, it can be considered a unique treasure, possessing many subtle and wonderful uses, its weak point being that the spiritual energy and spiritual qi will be depleted, and will have to be nourished and replenished by the owner for a time after having dried up before it can be used once more.”
“However, looking at its many subtle and wonderful uses, these flaws that it has, most of the time, can virtually be ignored.”
Yan Zhaoge patted the Immortal Crane Wings, smiling, “In entering this time, the Life Illuminating Immortal Stone was originally what I came for, and would have been enough to satisfy me. This thing can be considered an unexpected, fortunate gain.”
Ah Hu said, “Right, but Young Master, I never thought that so many people would actually enter this time.”
“I feel that the bastard who was spying on us earlier, seeing that he was not our match, feared that he was unable to wrestle for the treasures with us. He therefore churned the waters turbid, wanting to fish in murky waters as he spread the news out and drew so many experts in.”
Yan Zhaoge brought Ah Hu behind the thatched hut, where there was a medicinal field, “Your guess, is most likely correct.”
Ah Hu ground his teeth hatefully, “That bastard had better not fall in my hands, or I’d definitely teach him a lesson!”
Yan Zhaoge said, “While this foreign dimension will collapse very soon, and most people would not risk coming in, we will still have to remain vigilant of enemies. We should also move a bit faster.”
Saying thus, Yan Zhaoge speedily identified the spirit medicines within the medicinal field, “Wa, there are many species that existed before the Great Calamity but are currently extinct growing here now. We have really not made a wasted trip this time.”
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