Yuan Zhengfeng remained where he was, streams of clear qi circulating as he resembled a gigantic descended divinity, capturing a dragon in both hands.
Suppressed by his power, the flames surrounding the body of the Flame Devil King Cheng Huang dispersed like the gushing of blood as he let out an agonised wail.
Seeing this, Yan Zhaoge felt a little emotional, “It just happens that it is our clan that is on good terms with Jade Sea City, and not the Sacred Sun Clan.”
“Moving freely and unrestricted, as though destined by the heavens-the mysteries within are inexplicable indeed.”
Not counting Old Man Mo, amongst the six great Sacred Grounds, there was only the combination of Yuan Zhengfeng and the Clear Qi Robe or the Sacred Sun Clan’s Huang Guanglie who could face off directly against the Flame Devil King Jing Zhong, equivalent to someone at the second level of the Martial Saint realm.
If it was Huang Guanglie who had come, he might have been able to temporarily protect Jade Sea City from the Flame Devil King Jing Zhong, but he would not have been able to assist Jade Sea City in successfully forging the Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword.
As the battle situation entered a stalemate, as time passed, if Song Wuliang was still unable to leave seclusion, to the martial practitioners of the human race, if would eventually still be very perilous indeed.
At the very least, Jade Sea City, the Sacred Ground that had ruled over the Water Domain of the Eight Extremities World for so many long years, might really have been completely destroyed here.
No intact egg could survive beneath a toppled nest. Dragged down by his artifact forging process, the Jade Sea Martial Saint Song Wuliang, heavily injured, would also have perished here.
Meanwhile, Yuan Zhengfeng having rushed over with the Clear Qi Robe, temporarily obstructing the Flame Devil King Jing Zheng, it was actually also the same.
However, what was different was that with the help of his Sacred Artifact, the Clear Qi Robe, Yan Zhaoge had risked it all and finally managed to successfully birth the Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword.
With Song Wuliang entering the battle with the Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword, the battle situation instantly reversed, defeat turning into victory.
“However, it also seems like it was because of me that the Sacred Sun Clan lost the Great Sun Heaven Measuring Ruler,” As Yan Zhaoge suddenly thought of this, he couldn’t help but smile.
Within the sky, currently in a bitter struggle for survival against Yuan Zhengfeng, Cheng Huang lowered his gaze, seemingly looking for something in Jade Sea City down below.
Yan Zhaoge did not evade his gaze as he just hovered peacefully in mid-air, meeting Cheng Huang’s gaze straight on.
Cheng Huang’s eyeballs bulged as he let out a great roar that shook the heavens, erupting with his final vestiges of power, wanting to break free from Yuan Zhengfeng’s hands, rushing straight towards Yan Zhaoge.
However, he was fated to only be able to think about it. He would not be a match for Yuan Zhengfeng even if he did not have the Clear Qi Robe on him. Currently, with Yuan Zhengfeng bolstered by the Clear Qi Robe, Cheng Huang was even more hard pressed to stand against him.
This Flame Devil King was only able to glare furiously at Yan Zhaoge, his gaze as though wanting to devour him.
Yan Zhaoge smiled as he looked at Cheng Huang, waving to him as though in greeting.
Seeing this, Cheng Huang was enraged to the point of his soul nearly shooting out from his body.
Yan Zhaoge, however, was in a rather good mood. Having finished waving, he no longer looked at that Flame Devil King, instead placing his attention on himself.
While it would require quite a lot of materials, the lost Internal Crystal Furnace could still be reforged. Yan Zhaoge did not mind this.
What he minded was that in having helped Jade Sea City to forge the Sacred Artifact just now, as the power of the grand formation had surged in reverse, converging towards the Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword, located at the core of the formation, he had been nourished greatly by it as well.
At this moment, Yan Zhaoge could clearly feel spiritual force surging madly within his body!
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 384: In this Eight Extremities World, who in the future can stand against him?
HSSB384: In this Eight Extremities World, who in the future can stand against him?
Yan Zhaoge stood within the air, silently moderating his condition.
Within his body, spiritual qi surged madly like tides.
If it were other Spirit Vessel Martial Grandmasters, that vast, rampaging spiritual qi would be sufficient to cause their bodies to implode.
It was just with Yan Zhaoge’s strength that he could withstand it, unceasingly dispersing the spiritual qi as he absorbed it for his own use.
Currently, countless masses of qi seemed to have formed about the meridians of Yan Zhaoge’s entire body, rotating unceasingly as they absorbed the rich water-type spiritual qi flowing within his body.
In that final moment of forging the Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword, the Jade Sea Limitless Grand Formation had circulated in reverse, drawing away virtually all of the water-type spiritual qi in the surrounding five thousand metres of sea.
The power that was majestic like the sea had been infused within Jade Sea City’s central great hall, being that final safeguard for the sacrificial forging of the Sacred Artifact.
As the one instigating this, while Yan Zhaoge had managed to avoid it in time, he had still benefited greatly.
Truly forming his true martial soul and cultivating aura into essence, stepping into the Essence Spirit Martial Scholar realm, was not something that could be achieved in a single go.
However, with such majestic spiritual qi having entered Yan Zhaoge’s body, it had forged a firm foundation for when he would do so.
The power accumulated within his body had become more abundant once more, only awaiting the martial profundities comprehended by him having achieved certain heights, completely turning from false into real, before he would truly attempt his breakthrough into the Essence Spirit Martial Grandmaster realm.
The majestic water-type spiritual qi entering Yan Zhaoge’s fleshly body, it was unceasingly nourished as it grew even more powerful.
This experience was no different from being reborn anew, his body completely changed.
Such a baptism was granted from a fortuitous encounter, not being something that could be easily replicated.
Other than the infusion of spiritual qi, in that instant when the Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword was successfully born, in having felt the condensation of infinite profundities alongside the birth of a Sacred Artifact, Yan Zhaoge had also undergone a unique experience.
With a Martial Saint having successfully forged a Sacred Artifact, he himself would also benefit from this, his cultivation base improving, with even the possibility of breaking through a bottleneck.
While Yan Zhaoge had not been the sacrificial forger of the Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword, he had also benefited greatly from this experience.
As intense rumbling suddenly emanated between the heavens and the earth, Yan Zhaoge regained his wits, seeing explosions of fiery light playing out in the entire sky overhead.
The irascible Flame Devil King Cheng Huang had finally chosen the method of dispersing his body for a final, all-out attack on Yuan Zhengfeng and Jade Sea City down below.
Sadly for him, his opponent was Yuan Zhengfeng, equipped with the Clear Qi Robe.
The massive heaven-concealing hand flipped the heavens and overturned the earth, trapping the explosive force of the flames in a single area, unable to damage its surroundings.
Yan Zhaoge bowed towards Yuan Zhengfeng within the sky, “Grand Master, it’s all thanks to you making it here in time.”
Yuan Zhengfeng chuckled, “No, it should be thanks to you, Zhaoge. Otherwise, when I arrived, it would already have been too late.”
Yan Zhaoge looked in the direction where Song Wuliang and An Qinglin had gone off in purs
uit of the two Flame Devil Kings, “Are you leaving immediately?”
Yuan Zhengfeng said solemnly, “There is no time to rest. The Flame Devils on the outer sea seem to already be pressuring down in the vicinity of Long Ocean City. This old man has to rush over there.”
Yan Zhaoge nodded at his words. Long Ocean City was indeed going to become the main battlefield.
However, with Yuan Zhengfeng who possessed the Clear Qi Robe, Song Wuliang with his newly forged Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword as well as Huang Guanglie who might already be arriving over there, it should be enough to control the situation, perhaps even launch a counterattack.
If no further reinforcements arrived for the Flame Devils, it would not be easy for them to achieve anything great in this war any longer.
“However, we must still stay vigilant. In this battle, we’ve basically gathered all of the peak experts of the Eight Extremities World before being able to suppress the enemy’s attacks,” Yan Zhaoge thought.
From elsewhere, the people of Jade Sea City expressed their thanks to Yuan Zhengfeng for his assistance.
With the Flame Devils having appeared so suddenly this time, if not for Broad Creed Mountain’s assistance, Jade Sea City might not have been able to tide through this great tribulation.
After returning their greetings, Yuan Zhengfeng did not longer, immediately heading east.
The people of Jade Sea City could also understand the situation. However, at this moment, they could not follow after their City Lord, Yuan Zhengfeng and An Qinglin.
The Jade Sea Limitless Grand Formation had completely collapsed, and Jade Sea City itself had also sustained some level of damage. All of this had to be handled.
Otherwise, if any random storm which was slightly more intense than usual descended, Jade Sea City would also be unable to stand against it.
Especially with the Flame Devils now able to avoid the perception of human martial practitioners and move covertly about for some unknown reason.
Jade Sea City’s current situation was that with Song Wuliang not present, if the enemy suddenly killed back with a return lance, it would pretty much be the endgame for them.
And other than the two Flame Devil Kings who had just fled, in the region of sea about Jade Sea City, there were still other Flame Devils present, not lacking Great Flame Devils. Elder Yu and the others would have to personally move to exterminate them and clean up the area.
Song Chao looked at Yan Zhaoge, “Junior Brother Yan, what are your upcoming plans?”
Yan Zhaoge smiled, “I will also head to Long Ocean City, facing some Flame Devils again. The greater my understanding of them, the easier it would be to cope with them.”
“The main battlefield with Grand Master, City Lord Song and Pavilion Lord An cannot be entered, but there are still other Flame Devils there.”
Song Chao said, “It is a pity that I will not be able to make this trip with you. Still, afterwards, my clan’s disciples will also head to the frontlines on Long Ocean City. Perhaps we will meet again them.”
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “Since that is so, let us meet again.”
Looking at Yan Zhaoge’s departing figure, the people of Jade Sea City exchanged looks, their expressions all gradually turning complex amidst their admiration and gratitude.
A longtime Elder sighed, repeating his earlier words, “After some more years, in this Eight Extremities World, who will be able to stand against him?”
Some people looked rather worriedly at Song Chao by the side.
Song Chao had on a calm expression as he shook his head, “I am vastly incomparable.”
Thus, everyone sighed vastly once more.
The External Affairs First Seat Elder who had assisted Yan Zhaoge in breaking out of the encirclement earlier, Elder Wang, smiled bitterly, “Why don’t we look at things from a different perspective. We should feel fortunate that such a figure has appeared in Broad Creed Mountain, and not the Sacred Sun Clan.”
At his words, they all revealed bitter smiles.
In leaving this time, it was not as perilous as when he had been breaking through the encirclement earlier. Therefore, Yan Zhaoge now found Sikong Qing, having been left behind in Jade Sea City.
Sitting within the vessel prepared for them by Jade Sea City, Yan Zhaoge said, “The strength of the encroachment of the Flame Devils into our Eight Extremities World this time has been far more intense than I would have thought. Instead, I have placed junior apprentice-sister Sikong in danger.”
In having successfully broken out of their encirclement and lured away the Flame Devil King earlier, while Yan Zhaoge had been greatly confident of doing so, he had still been bearing an immense risk.
If that Flame Devil King, Jing Zhong, equivalent to a human expert at the second level of the Martial Saint realm, had not arrived, Sikong Qing would indeed have been safer here at Jade Sea City.
However, having heard that there was not just a single Flame Devil King on the level of Jing Zhong who had entered the Eight Extremities World this time, Yan Zhaoge had found that the situation over at Jade Sea City was instead even more perilous.
Sikong Qing shook her head, “Do not say such things, senior apprentice-brother Yan. I just felt my powerlessness once more, not able to serve an effect like you in such a perilous situation as this.”
“As for the Flame Devils unexpectedly attacking Jade Sea City, such a thing is something that no one would have been able to predict.”
Yan Zhaoge looked towards the distant sea, his gaze rather deep and distant, “No one would have been able to predict it…huh?”
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 385: Great gratitude and great enmity
HSSB385: Great gratitude and great enmity
Gazing into the distance, Yan Zhaoge fell into deep silence.
Sikong Qing looked rather curiously at Yan Zhaoge, who recovered after a while, saying, “I will be heading to the region of sea about Long Ocean Island next.”
“The battlefield where Grand Master and the others are clashing with the Flame Devil Kings definitely cannot be approached, but I intend to face the other Flame Devils for a bit.”
Yan Zhaoge looked at Sikong Qing, “Will you return to the inner mainland or come together with me?”
Sikong Qing’s expression was as per usual, “While my cultivation base is low, I can still fight against Flame Devils at the level of Martial Scholars. In having left the Mountain this time, my motive has been to temper myself. Senior apprentice-brother Yan does not need to worry about affecting me.”
Yan Zhaoge nodded, “Alright. If you want to stay behind, it is also fine. Such an environment is indeed more suitable for tempering people.”
“However, the great battle with the Flame Devils covers a vast area, not just being a matter of a city or a region or a deathmatch between one or two people, instead virtually being a war. If you want to participate, you had best not act alone, or an accident might occur, others getting drawn into it.”
“Senior apprentice-aunt Fu is the current East Sea First Seat Elder, and should be moving alongside Old Man Mo and the others. Having arrived at Long Ocean City, you should listen to her arrangements.”
“Senior apprentice-aunt Fu similarly believes in tempering through actual combat; you won’t have to worry about not having the chance to temper yourself.”
Sikong Qing naturally also had such an understanding of her Master as she nodded, “En, I understand.”
The two rode the vessel, heading east.
On the way, Sikong Qing would ask Yan Zhaoge some questions regarding the martial arts she cultivated in from time to time.
While she was in great admiration of Yan Zhaoge’s glorious achievements, what she actually looked up to most, at the end of the day, was still the martial dao itself.
Not speaking of those achievements of his which seemed like miracles, having attained such a cultivation base at such a young age, Yan Zhaoge himself could also be considered a miracle.
Sikong Qin
g was cold and aloof, seldom interacting with others. However, over the years, she had gradually grown more familiar with Yan Zhaoge, admiring him greatly. Therefore, she was instead more casual before Yan Zhaoge, asking him for pointers in what of her martial arts she did not understand.
Yan Zhaoge was also not stingy in giving pointers to this junior apprentice-sister of his.
While he would not probe on his own initiative, he was growing more and more interested in the mysteries surrounding Sikong Qing, very much wanting to see what heights she could attain in the future.
From interrogating that Ouyang Qi, Yan Zhaoge had come to know that the experiences of him and Chang Ning had been very similar to those of Sikong Qing.
While they had all been outstanding talents in the Body Refinement realm as well, it was basically still within a generally accepted range.
However, having stepped into the Martial Scholar realm, their cultivation speed had suddenly erupted, as though they had been reborn anew, their bodies reforged.
Having already been outstanding, they displayed even greater talent and potential, beginning to preside over and suppress all the usual genius figures.
It was just that this had happened without any prior signs whatsoever, the reasons for it unable to be found.
Chen Qi, the Master of Ouyang Qi and Chang Ning, had not been as polite as Yan Zhaoge.
Chen Qi had carefully examined the changes in the two’s bodies.
In the end, other than those strange runes that would appear when on the two with each other’s assistance, no other abnormalities had been found.
Thinking about those strange runes, Yan Zhaoge squinted, continuing to ponder.
As the two headed east, having received the message of Yan Zhaoge and Jade Sea City, Ah Hu brought Pan-Pan along in meeting up with them.
“Young Master, it’s good that you’re okay,” After their meeting, Ah Hu first heaved a sigh of relief as he saw that Yan Zhaoge was safe before he asked curiously, “Jade Sea City has really successfully forged a Sacred Artifact?”
Yan Zhaoge answered, “That’s right. It’s a sword, named the Jade Sea Pill Heart Sword, being extremely cohesive with Jade Sea City’s supreme martial art, the Jade Sea Formless Sword, such that when that sword art is executed with that sword, its power is boosted yet further, being truly remarkable.”
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