History's Strongest Senior Brother c1-1474

by 八月飞鹰, Ba Yue Fei Ying, August Eagle

  Yan Zhaoge’s group resumed their advance.

  There were still quite a few pills scattered about in this particular world.

  Yan Zhaoge set finding a pagoda as their primary goal, not specifically focusing on finding those scattered divine pills.

  Still, they did casually stop to pick up those pills they happened to pass by or catch a glimpse of.

  After paying attention to the situation, they discovered that though there weren’t that many pills here as well, there still seemed to be slightly more of them than there had been in the lower level.

  “From the looks of it, the higher up we go, the better things we will find. Thus, our earlier guess is likely correct. The Profound Sky Purple Gold Pill is likely at the topmost level, not the bottommost.”

  After spending some time, they managed to successfully ascend to the next level.

  Once there, Yan Zhaoge’s group continued attempting to find a way forward.

  Still, this time, there was a special situation that garnered their attention.

  There had indeed been more efficacious pills scattered about in this world that the previous two.

  Yet, in some areas, while traces of the pills still remained, they themselves were no longer there.

  Ah Hu had a rare stern expression on his face, “Young Master, these have clearly been taken by someone else.”

  Yan Zhaoge’s eyes narrowed into slits, “It isn’t that person from over a decade ago. Instead, another person or a group of people entered this place just a little earlier before we did.”

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 816: A fiery beauty

  HSSB816: A fiery beauty

  There had indeed been more pills scattered about than before on this new level. Yet, a considerable portion of them had been taken away.

  The remaining ones consisted of both old and new pills.

  This showed that the one who had taken the pills was not the one who had concocted new pills.

  “Someone arrived here even earlier than we did. Still, it shouldn’t have been much earlier,” Yan Zhaoge lightly rubbed his temples, “Otherwise, the Profound Sky Purple Gold Furnace would probably no longer be here, and the Encompassing Abundance Golden Pill would not have shown a reaction at the Jade Sun Mountain Range’s Solitary Heart Peak back in the World beyond Worlds.”

  Feng Yunsheng said, “Still, there were no signs of pills being collected on those two lower levels.”

  “If they entered earlier than us, why did they collect only from this level, giving up on the earlier two? Is it because the pills here are better?”

  Yan Zhaoge shook his head in response, “No, the scattered divine pills are not much different in quality for levels. It is just that their quantity becomes comparatively higher the higher up we go.”

  Yan Zhaoge surveyed the surroundings, “There is one possibility, and that is that the place that we and those people started out in when we entered this realm is not definitely the first, bottommost level.”

  Before this, Yan Zhaoge and co had actually not been certain whether the world they had arrived in upon first arriving in this realm was the bottommost level of this dimensional space.

  The so-called ‘first level’ was relative to themselves.

  Similarly, Yan Zhaoge was actually not sure as well how many levels were left before the peak level.

  The level that they were currently in might be the ‘first layer’ for those people who had collected a portion of the pills here before they could.

  After discovering the existence that resembled a pagoda whilst also an altar, if it just happened to lead to a higher level, most people would believe their starting point to be the bottommost level.

  If their ultimate goal was the peak level, such a way of thinking actually could not be considered wrong.

  It was just that it was rather more tragic for Yan Zhaoge’s group.

  As compared to that group of unknown competitors, they had climbed at least two extra levels.

  Also, the other group might be faster than them as they had already continued advancing even higher up.

  Time suddenly became of the essence.

  Even Xiao Ai’s expression turned stern.

  There was a question which they could not ignore.

  They were unable to determine whether they had previously started out in the bottommost level or one of those in the middle.

  If they had started out in the middle, they had already ascended three levels now.

  And if there were indeed seven levels in total to this place, the possibility that the level above them was the peak level did indeed exist!

  Yan Zhaoge smacked his lips, “Thinking is pointless. Let us hurry.”

  They continued searching for the pagoda that led to a higher level. After having found it, just having come to stand on it, Yan Zhaoge knew, “There are signs of others having used it before.”

  From the remnant vestiges of aura, it appeared that when the other side had ascended the pagoda, they had been filled with caution, taking up defensive postures as they had feared that those mechanisms might do them harm.

  After ascending into the sky, amongst the purple clouds and through the door of light through the mechanism, Yan Zhaoge’s group came to the ‘fourth level’ of their journey this time.

  Just having ascended via the pagoda, a warning bell tolled in Yan Zhaoge’s heart.

  Gazing into the distance, he saw that over by the horizon, a few people were walking atop the air, leaving the pagoda as they headed further off.

  The other side was not moving quickly. Even as they walked, they seemed to be examining things amidst their surroundings.

  Yet, feeling the fluctuations in the pagoda behind them, they immediately turned back to look at that pagoda. On seeing Yan Zhaoge’s group, they were stunned slightly.

  The two sides just stared at each other from far away, the atmosphere rather awkward for a time.

  The gazes of Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng and the others first landed on that person opposite them.

  While this person was clearly not the one amongst their group with the highest cultivation base, all their gazes would still unconsciously first fall upon her.

  A tall figure, garbed in red clothes and a white dress and a silverfox shawl.

  Her features were flawless, resembling flowers that bloomed like brocade. Her beauty was at an exceptionally conspicuous level as she would become the focal point of any crowd at first glance.

  This girl might not be the most beautiful. At the very least, there were indeed existences amongst those Yan Zhaoge had seen before who were no inferior to her.

  Still, if beauties of the same grade were to stand together, it was still likely her whom bystanders would first pay attention to.

  As compared to Feng Yunsheng who grew on the eyes, this girl would immediately dazzle one’s eyes, shocking one’s soul.

  Beautiful and luscious, a treat for the eyes. Still, after that first glimpse, the thing which Yan Zhaoge was mainly focused upon had become something other than her looks.

  For example, her cultivation base.

  While they had not battled, this girl was clearly used to not concealing her aura in the least just like he too was used to.

  As Yan Zhaoge observed her, he found that she should be at the third level of the Martial Saint realm, the late Merging Avatar stage. She should still have yet to break through space and see Divinity.

  Yet, she was extremely young, young to the point that even Yan Zhaoge had to look at her in a different light somewhat.

  She was only a little older than Yan Zhaoge was.

  In other words, she would not have been much older than Yan Zhaoge when she Transcended Mortality and entered Sainthood, stepping into the Martial Saint realm.

  This was even younger than when Yan Di had accomplished the Martial Saint realm.

  Of course, Yan Di had previously cultivated in the Eight Extremities World, with the cultivation method which he employed also being t
he Clear Qi Profound Art which could definitely not be considered top-tier in the World beyond Worlds.

  Amongst this girl’s companions were two experts of the fourth level of the Martial Saint realm, the early Seeing Divinity stage. Therefore, she was unlikely to hail from the lower worlds. Instead, she should be from the World beyond Worlds.

  Even so, however, this girl’s cultivation speed and rate of advance was still considerably shocking.

  Considering her longevity at her current cultivation level, classifying her as a young maiden would be shouting how old everyone else was.

  If it was said that she merely had a high cultivation base at just a young age, that would still be fine.

  Still, generally speaking, genius-level figures who possessed shocking cultivation speed most likely had extraordinary, unrivalled martial prowess as well.

  This was especially so for experts who had attained the Martial Saint realm. Most of them would have experienced and slain their way through countless bloodied battles.

  For those so-called geniuses who were not proficient in combat, they would basically have been eliminated by the law of the jungle and perished long ago in their youth.

  Yan Zhaoge and his father, Yan Di, were the best proofs of this.

  And currently, this was similarly displayed to perfection on this girl right here.

  Yan Zhaoge was virtually positive that while this girl was still at the third level of the Martial Saint realm, her strength stably surpassed that of her two fourth level Martial Saint companions beside her.

  This discounted any accompanying treasures, being based on bare-handed combat and one’s own strength.

  This girl occupied the central position in the hearts of that other group and drew all their attention not just because of her appearance, but more because of her strength.

  While she was not specially displaying it, her naturally emanating aura which she made no attempt to conceal had reached the level of drawing everyone’s attention.

  With the current cultivation base of Yan Zhaoge and the rest, observing that group of people, they would naturally first pay attention to the one who posed the greatest threat.

  Back at the third level of the Martial Saint realm, the Northern Ocean Clone had been unable to defeat the Radiant Light Sect’s Elder Cheng Song who had been at the fourth level of the Martial Saint realm.

  Yet, after having continually cultivated in the essence of the Great Wilderness Fish-Roc Art, also refining the essence blood of the Taotie and the essence qi of true dragons and receiving the tempering of the King Xuan Spear, the Northern Ocean Clone’s martial prowess at the same cultivation level had correspondingly been rising non-stop.

  If the Northern Ocean Clone’s physique had been like how it was now, he would have been able to stably defeat Cheng Song back then.

  Still, intuition told Yan Zhaoge that the Northern Ocean Clone still might not be a match for this girl at the same cultivation level.

  As they had not actually clashed in battle and he could not know if she had any unique methods, this was already the most conservative estimate.

  The Northern Ocean Clone’s current strength had been forged of his innate outstanding talent, peak martial arts as well as quite a number of fortuitous encounters and resources.

  What sort of background might it be that could have groomed such a Heaven’s favoured daughter?

  History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 817: So you are Yan Zhaoge?

  HSSB817: So you are Yan Zhaoge?

  “Might this be Fu Ting?” Feng Yunsheng sent to Yan Zhaoge via sound transmission.

  As a female herself, she too had been dazzled by the other party.

  Still, like Yan Zhaoge, what she was more concerned about was how her Cold Sun Divine Sabre had buzzed secretly upon first meeting this girl.

  This told Feng Yunsheng that the other party’s strength could definitely not be evaluated according to that of usual third level Martial Saints experts.

  Yan Zhaoge answered, “It is likely so. Still, not having seen her and the others make a move, I am unable to determine the source of their martial arts.”

  During his period of stay at Golden Court Mountain, Yan Zhaoge had naturally inquired on some information regarding the current peak experts of the World beyond Worlds from Mu Jun, Chen Zhiliang and the others such that he could know his enemy as he knew himself.

  In the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, the southern Blazing Heavenly Territory that he had offended was naturally something that he had to get a clear understanding of.

  Other than that, Yan Zhaoge was naturally also interested in the lofty Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors as well as new Kunlun Mountain in the central Jun Heaven Territory.

  Mu Jun, Chen Zhiliang and the others naturally knew limited things about matters of that level, while it would naturally be impolite for him to directly look for the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie to ask about it.

  Still, although limited, Yan Zhaoge’s group had basically already gotten a grasp of the situation.

  Mu Jun was still an extremely knowledgeable person.

  In the current World beyond Worlds, of the elites and Heaven’s favoured of the younger generation, there was a name that Mu Jun had repeatedly mentioned.

  ‘Grand Red Lotus’, Fu Ting.

  With the exception of Yan Zhaoge, Mu Jun knew of no other person who had Transcended Mortality and entered Sainthood at a young age who had been faster than Fu Ting.

  Although she was female, she had experienced countless battles both big and small and never tasted a single defeat. She virtually surpassed all others of a similar age as her and even experts of the same cultivation level who were much older than her.

  Her great strength had crushed innumerable people who were acclaimed as ultimate geniuses as she was hailed the cream of the crop of the cream of the crop.

  When still in the Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmaster realm, she had already been able to surpass levels and defeat Martial Saint experts.

  This was an unparalleled genius who presided over all others of the same generation not simply in a certain land or a certain territory but in the entire World beyond Worlds.

  According to Mu Jun, this girl was even an all-rounded genius. Her shocking martial talent and great prowess on the battlefield aside, she was skilled in formations, alchemy and artifact forging as well.

  Word was that this Fu Ting also had some attainments in the rearing of spirit beasts.

  Simply put, this was a genius who was able to perform well in whatever she tried to do.

  Even atop such a foundation, her appearance was outstandingly top-tier as well.

  For those of the same generation as her, such a person was as hateful as Xiao Ming who lived next door to you who always scored twenty more marks than you in your tests.

  She had suppressed countless geniuses into seeming utterly lustreless all on her own.

  People who were usually acclaimed as heaven-defying geniuses would generally instantly appear perfectly ordinary and innocuous when compared to her.

  An easy example of this was the two Seeing Divinity Martial Saints currently standing beside her.

  While Yan Zhaoge felt that Fu Ting could stably defeat them, this did not mean he felt them weak.

  On the contrary, these two early Seeing Divinity Martial Saints were very powerful. They were true experts whose martial prowess at the same cultivation level surpassed the likes of Cheng Song and Zhang Chao.

  They should be of the same lineage as Fu Ting, cultivating in the same supreme martial arts as they possessed outstanding power, being elites amongst those of the same cultivation level.

  In truth, having been able to attain the fourth level of the Martial Saint realm itself already entailed their extraordinariness, signifying that they were supreme geniuses who surpassed countless others of the same generation.

  Yet, standing before Fu Ting who was a third level Martial Saint, these two peoples’ auras still paled in compariso
n.

  Ah Hu’s voice was a bit hollow now, “If it’s Fu Ting, doesn’t it mean that…”

  Yan Zhaoge laughed, “Daughter of the Brocade Emperor.”

  Ah Hu pulled back the corners of his lips.

  In the World beyond Worlds, the Ten Exalts reigned over the various territories.

  Above the Ten Exalts existed the Three Sovereigns and the Five Emperors, located at new Kunlun Mountain of the central Jun Heaven Territory, the true core of the World beyond Worlds and the basis of this world.

  The Brocade Emperor, also known as the Embroidered Brocade Emperor, was one of the current Five Emperors and an authoritative hegemon of the World beyond Worlds.

  The ‘Grand Red Lotus’ Fu Ting was his only daughter.

  The Brocade Emperor had given birth to this daughter at quite an old age, therefore doting on her especially greatly. Meanwhile, Fu Ting had clearly done her father proud in return.

  In Mu Jun’s words, before having met Yan Zhaoge, he had never seen a greater genius than Fu Ting.

  Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Exalts of Ten Territories. While they mostly took disciples, not all of them had actual descendants of their own.

  As soon as one of them was born, they would immediately be paid attention to by countless people.

  Meanwhile, these offspring of great lineages possessed a powerful foundation by birth, cultivating in supreme martial arts and receiving abundant resources. When provided with good tutelage, basically all of them were able to become metaphorical dragons and phoenixes.

  While they might not be all that great in terms of character, in terms of strength, there were many who had expanded on their talents and accomplished much.

  The son of the Southern Exalt Zhuang Shen, the ‘Phoenix Prince’ Zhuang Chaohui, was a classic example of this.

  Disregarding his character and that extremely stubborn way of fighting, as a late Seeing Divinity Martial Saint, he was able to challenge early Immortal Bridge Martial Saints whilst bare-handed.

  The difficulty of such was much higher than third level Martial Saints surpassing levels to battle fourth level Martial Saints.

  Of all the martial practitioners whom Yan Zhaoge had met in person in the World beyond Worlds before, excluding the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie whom he could not easily see through, Zhuang Chaohui might be the one who had the strongest martial prowess at the same cultivation level.