“How is this possible?!”
Countless cries of surprise rang out at practically the same time, eye after eye nearly popping from their sockets.
How could they have imagined such an outcome...
To think that Xiao Tianxuan’s terrifyingly powerful little Heaven Genesis technique had disappeared like this without causing even a tiny ripple. How had Zhou Yuan done it?!
The expression on Xiao Tianxuan’s face turned rigid little by little. Some distance behind him, Gu Ling looked as if she had just saw a ghost, her mouth so wide an egg could be easily popped in.
“It seems that your little Heaven Genesis technique has yet to be properly mastered… its power seems to be a little weak.” Zhou Yuan chuckled when he saw Xiao Tianxuan’s stiff expression.
His Python Swallows the Heavens technique was the strongest technique in his current arsenal. In addition, because it originated from the Omni Python Qi, the power from the combination of the two was even more devastating.
In fact, even the Alpha-Origin expert Wang Chaotian had been directly swallowed whole by it.
“What kind of Genesis technique is this?!” Xiao Tianxuan’s complexion was ashen.
Zhou Yuan ignored the question. With a flick, the now much smaller dark gold python abruptly darted forward, heading straight for Xiao Tianxuan.
The python was extremely quick, appearing in front of Xiao Tianxuan in a flash.
Fear finally flitted across Xiao Tianxuan’s eyes. He gritted his teeth as rapidly retreated, while another jade pendant appeared in his hand and was quickly snapped.
Bzz!
A circular shield of light appeared in front of him. It was obviously another defensive Genesis treasure.
Boom!
The dark gold python slammed into the shield causing it to ripple violently.
Xiao Tianxuan continued to hurriedly flee backwards as cracks began to appear on the shield.
His gaze flickered in calculation. In the end, a grudging look flitted across his eyes as his figure retreated back to Gu Ling’s side, grabbing her wrist as he shouted, “Go!”
A scroll appeared in his hand and was quickly torn. Rays of light instantly exploded from it, swallowing the both of them.
Crack!
However, the shield also broke at this moment.
There was no time for the python to bite them, but two small balls of blood-red Qi shot out from its mouth, burying themselves in Xiao Tianxuan’s and Gu Ling’s bodies.
The light below their feet grew brighter and brighter, evidently some kind of Genesis Rune used for escaping.
“You should leave behind something before you leave, right?”
Zhou Yuan frowned. Xiao Tianxuan’s really had plenty of life preserving methods. However, did he think that Zhou Yuan would so easily let the latter escape as he pleased?
With a cold chuckle, Zhou Yuan sent out a thought and a suction force emerged from the python’s mouth. Xiao Tianxuan could only watch in surprise as the Universe bag at his waist flew out and was swallowed by the python.
However, the Genesis Rune below his feet completed its activation at this moment. Light enveloped the two figures as they disappeared with a swish.
Although Xiao Tianxuan had disappeared, his exasperated howl echoed.
“Zhou Yuan, I will not let you off!”
Chapter 157 Haul
The battle between both parties ended unexpectedly quick. Before any of the onlookers could react, Xiao Tianxuan and Gu Ling had already disappeared, leaving only an exasperated cry in the mountains.
The crowd gradually returned to their senses, involuntary swallowing their saliva when they gazed upon the mess of a battlefield once again.
No one had expected that the junior city lord of Saint Remains City would actually flee...
He had the strength of the peak advance Heaven Gate stage, and only a handful of people amongst the Cangmang Continent’s younger generation surpassed him. Yet, he had been beaten by Zhou Yuan, a recently ascended initial Heaven Gate practitioner.
Moreover… Xiao Tianxuan had lost even after bringing out his little Heaven Genesis technique.
Gaze after gaze seemed to gradually change when they looked towards Zhou Yuan again. There was now a little less scrutiny and a little more respect.
Silence blanketed the mountains. Everyone knew that Zhou Yuan’s name would resound in the Saint Remains Domain after today’s battle.
Zhou Yuan paid no attention to their gazes. He merely made a beckoning motion with his hand and the dark gold Genesis Qi returned, bringing with it a Universe bag.
Zhou Yuan caught the bag, gently swinging it from side to side.
"He's really good at running." Zhou Yuan shook his head. He had still underestimated the tricks Xiao Tianxuan had up his sleeve. The latter was practically overflowing with treasures to preserve one's life and escape.
"Well, you won't be feeling too good either even if you escaped."
Zhou Yuan softly chuckled. At the final moment, he had sent two bundles of Dragon's Resentment Poison into Xiao Tianxuan's and Gu Ling's bodies. The poison will teach them what it's like to beg for death.
Zhou Yuan had personally experienced it for over a dozen years after all.
"Time to see what else mr junior city lord has." Dark gold Genesis Qi surged towards the Universe bag in Zhou Yuan's hand. A faint Genesis Rune appeared at the mouth of the bag, blocking the foreign power.
However, the resistance was not much of an obstruction to Zhou Yuan. After sending out a dozen waves of Genesis Qi, the Genesis Rune gradually dimmed, eventually shattering.
With a thought, Zhou Yuan's senses swept into the bag and took a good look at its contents.
The first items to appear was 8 gold crystal cards. These were Genesis crystal cards of the Heavenly Crystal Pavilion, and each gold one could be exchanged for a million Genesis crystals.
Eight gold Genesis crystal cards represented 8 million Genesis crystals.
"... what a wealthy little lord." The sight of these 8 gold crystal cards made the corners of Zhou Yuan's mouth twitch a little. Zhou Qing had only passed him 500,000 Genesis crystals when the former left the Great Zhou Empire. In comparison, there were 8 million Genesis crystals in Xiao Tianxuan's Universe bag.
An absolutely enormous sum of money.
"But 8 million should be his entire fortune." Zhou Yuan grinned. The loss of 8 million would definitely be akin to cutting one's flesh even for someone like Xiao Tianxuan.
"I should return Luluo her money when I meet her again."
Zhou Yuan continued to inspect the contents of the Universe bag. There were many useful and valuable things inside, including several rare Genesis Resources. This spoke volumes about Xiao Tianxuan's wealth.
"Eh, a lightning rod stone?"
A deep black stone suddenly appeared in Zhou Yuan's hand. The mottled stone was full of holes and seemed to faintly give off a gleam akin to lightning. Pleasant surprise flashed in his eyes when he saw it.
To learn the little Heaven Genesis technique, Great Wind and Thunder, Zhou Yuan needed to draw wind and lightning into his body during a thunderstorm to create a certain mark. Only then would the completed Great Wind and Thunder technique possess the power of wind and lightning, granting it destructive power.
The lightning rod stone could help Zhou Yuan smoothen the process of drawing lightning into his body, increasing the speed of mastering the technique.
"What a pleasant surprise." After going through the entire bag, Zhou Yuan felt rather regretful that there was no Scarlet Devil Wheel little Heaven Genesis technique inside. But it made sense, a little Heaven Genesis technique was a valuable treasure even to a powerful faction like Saint Remains City. Xiao Tianxuan could not possibly be allowed to easily take it with him.
Even so, the haul this time was pretty good.
Now that Zhou Yuan was done with the bag, his gaze turned towards the figures that were still in the vicinity as he said, "The battle is already ov
er, what are all of you still doing here? Waiting to claim my bounty?"
He was naturally not going to be nice to those who had come for his bounty.
Upon hearing his words, the figures on the mountain laughed awkwardly. If it was before, they would have likely cursed and scolded. However, the current Zhou Yuan had beaten off even someone like Xiao Tianxuan. Such frightening battle power was something they naturally did not dare to offend.
Hence, the figures of the mountain retreated in a slightly dejected manner.
Zhou Yuan paid them no attention. He also prepared to leave the area and find an appropriate place to learn the Great Wind and Thunder technique.
At this moment however, he suddenly sensed something and lifted his head, gazing towards the untouchable Saint Tablet high up in the sky.
The table was currently shaking.
Practically every prided genius in the entire Saint Remains felt this disturbance. Heads were immediately raised, looks of astonishment soon arising on their faces.
Light began to converge in the tablet, and for the first time, ancient words slowly appeared.
It was a name. The first name that had appeared on the Saint Tablet.
The name was… Zhou Xiaoyao?
Zhou Xiaoyao, battled Wu Huang, Wu Huang retreated.
They were just eight simple words, but they caused tremendous waves in the Saint Remains Domain. Countless geniuses were flabbergasted as they stared at the tablet, completely shocked by the information that had appeared on it.
They naturally knew who Wu Huang was. He was one of those that stood at the apex of Cangmang Continent's younger generation, and one of the greatest contenders for the greatest gift of the Saint Remains Domain.
And yet, the tablet had declared that Wu Huang had been beaten into retreat?!
Who was Zhou Xiaoyao? How can he possess such terrifying strength?
Moreover, there were countless intense battles that had already occurred in the Saint Remains Domain, and even the fight between Zhou Yuan and Xiao Tianxuan had not been recorded by the Saint Tablet. While only this particular battle had been acknowledged by the tablet, what did this say?
This meant that battle had already reached the level where it could be acknowledged by the Saint Tablet. One could imagine how intense it was.
In the mountain forest, Zhou Yuan's eyes were wide open, mouth agape as he stared at the Saint Tablet. A long while later, he violently sucked in a breath of cool air.
Others may not know who Zhou Xiaoyao was, but how could he not? It was Yaoyao!
Yaoyao had actually encountered Wu Huang? And even exchanged blows with him? From the looks of it, Yaoyao seemed to have forced Wu Huang into withdrawing, meaning she had taken the advantage in their fight.
Zhou Yuan awkwardly scratched the back of his head as he recalled the words Yaoyao had said to him before entering the Saint Remains Domain.
If she met Wu Huang, she would teach him a lesson. Who could have imagined that she would really make those words a reality…
A warm feeling flowed in Zhou Yuan's heart. Yaoyao had such a nonchalant and uncaring character, the reason she purposely went to cause trouble for Wu Huang was very likely because of him.
"Even Yaoyao has left her name on the tablet, looks like I'll have to work harder... "
"From the looks of it, one will have to achieve a battle accomplishment on the level of the Alpha-Origin in order to leave one's name on the tablet…"
Numerous ideas swirled in Zhou Yuan's head. In the end, he ceased hesitating, his toes pushing off the ground as dark gold Genesis Qi surged out from beneath his feet, forming a dark gold cloud that brought him into the sky.
"I should first master the Great Wind and Thunder technique before meeting up with Yaoyao and the rest... "
Chapter 158 Cooperation
A certain area in the Saint Remains Domain.
Wu Huang was seated on a mountain peak, his head raised to view the Saint Tablet in the sky. The expression on his face did not fluctuate much as he stared at the 8 words on the tablet. Moments later, he mumbled to himself, "Zhou Xiaoyao…"
"Why have I not heard of this person before, and what relation does he have with Zhou Yuan?"
Wu Huang frowned slightly. It was just as described on the Saint Tablet, he had fought with Zhou Xiaoyao, and the outcome was him being in a disadvantageous position, leaving him no option but to withdraw.
The battle was extremely intense, pretty much the hardest battle Wu Huang had experienced in the past few years.
The opponent clearly had no Genesis Qi, but his Spirit was exceptionally strong. In addition, his mastery over Genesis Runes was nothing short of amazing, each Genesis Rune easily flowing from his hands like water, overwhelming and unfathomable.
Although Wu Huang knew the strategy to beat such a person was to close in, none of his numerous attempts had succeeded in breaching the distance of ten feet around Zhou Xiaoyao.
Even Wu Huang found the endless stream of Genesis Rune scrolls incomparably difficult to deal with.
Moreover, Wu Huang could faintly sense a dangerous sensation from Yaoyao. It was this very sensation that made him ultimately chose to retreat instead of battling to the death.
"His Spirit is extremely powerful and is likely also holding back something." Wu Huang slowly muttered, his expression turning much graver for the first time. He had a feeling that Yaoyao would likely be his biggest obstacle this time.
"It will be a huge problem if I don't find a way to eliminate him…"
Mumbled Wu Huang to himself. His eyes suddenly narrowed slightly as he icily said, "Since you're already here, show yourself. Sneaking around and hiding, what difference is there between you and a rat?"
The surroundings remained silent.
A cold light flashed in Wu Huang's eyes. His five fingers suddenly clenched into a fist as he fiercely punched in a certain direction.
Boom!
Scarlet-red Genesis Qi whizzed forth, melting even the ground below his feet.
The Genesis Qi shot towards a certain spot. However, just as it was about to hit, the space there suddenly rippled as a pale hand slowly reached out.
The hand gently twirled, stopping the domineering scarlet-red Genesis Qi when it was right in front of the palm.
Night black Genesis Qi gushed out from the pale hand, clashing against the scarlet-red Genesis Qi. In the end, the latter was completely corroded away with a final fizzle...
"Why the need to be so hostile against a guest from far away." A raspy voice suddenly rang out. Space rippled again as a figure in black robes slowly appeared.
The young man in black had a set of pitch-black pupils that looked akin to vortexes, a sight that made one shiver.
"Who are you? I don't recall someone like you amongst those from the Cangmang Continent." Wu Huang frowned as he stared at the black pupil youth. The aura from the latter's body made him feel the need to be a little wary. This youth was clearly no ordinary individual.
The youth in black robes seemed to grin. "Dongxuan Continent, Ye clan, Ye Ming."
Wu Huang's pupils shrank slightly as he said in a cold voice, "Someone from the Dongxuan Continent? This Saint Remains Domain belongs to our Cangmang Continent, you people from the Dongxuan Continent dare to sneak in? Looks like you are up to nothing good, and probably intend to snatch away the greatest blessing.”
The youth in black robes shook his head. "Blessings are granted by the will of the heavens, and is not exclusive in nature. Only the strong are worthy of it.”
“If I manage to take it, it would only mean that I am more qualified than the prided geniuses of the Cangmang Continent.”
Wu Huang faintly said, “Then let me test if you do have the qualifications.”
Scarlet-red Genesis Qi began to rise from his body, forming a great scarlet-red sun behind him as the rock below him began to melt.
The Genesis Qi Wu Huang cultivated was a little similar to Xiao Tianxuan's, only more domineering.
/> The youth in black waved his hand. "I am not here to fight you, but propose a certain cooperation."
"Cooperation?" Wu Huang's eyes narrowed.
The youth called Ye Ming answered in a raspy voice, "I saw the battle between you and Zhou Xiaoyao."
Wu Huang's heart shivered a little. He had not realised there was someone hiding nearby. It seems that Ye Ming had some very strange abilities.
"You didn't know I was there, right? Hehe, but Zhou Xiaoyao knew. The reason why he did not use his full power was because he was guarding against me." The vortexes in Ye Ming's black pupils rotated.
"It is true that I never expected someone like that to appear in your Cangmang Continent." Ye Ming showed a thin smile.
Wu Huang was expressionless.
"I heard that Zhou Xiaoyao has a pretty good relationship with your mortal enemy Zhou Yuan. That's why he will ultimately pit himself against you." Ye Ming slowly continued, "He's a great threat, but if we cooperate, we will surely be able to eliminate him."
"I feel that such a cooperation will be very important to you." The expression in Wu Huang's eyes became deep and unreadable. He was indeed a little enticed by this deal. Zhou Xiaoyao was too mysterious and will definitely become a huge problem, an even bigger there's than Li Chun and the rest.
As for whether working together with those from the Dongxuan Continent would invoke the ire of the other prided geniuses of the Cangmang Continent, Wu Huang did not need to take it into consideration. There was nothing he would not stoop to in order to walk the path of the strong.
Wu Huang said in a low voice, "Although Zhou Xiaoyao has no Genesis Qi, he is a complete mystery. Even if we do manage to defeat him, we may not be able to eliminate him."
"The two of us may not be able to, but what if we add another four?" Ye Ming smiled faintly.
The moment these words were said, Wu Huang sensed Genesis Qi undulations erupt from the surroundings. Next, four figures rose into the sky and landed around him.
These four figures were extremely young, but the powerful Genesis Qi ripples spread from their bodies made Wu Huang's pupils shrink a little. The four of them were likely not weaker than Blind Sword.
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