It seems that the Dongxuan Continent had come prepared, their goal, the greatest blessing.
There was no change in Wu Huang’s expression. Even though he was currently surrounded by five people, he did not display any fear. If he wanted to leave, there would naturally be a way.
Wu Huang slowly said, “If it’s now, I believe it should be enough.”
Such a line-up could only be described as terrifying. No matter how mysterious Zhou Xiaoyao was, once he was trapped in their net, escape would practically be impossible.
Ye Ming softly chuckled. “Since that it so, our alliance is temporarily established. However, there is something else that we’ll need your help with after.
Wu Huang calmly asked, “What is it?”
“These teammates of mine are rather interested in the super elite geniuses of your Cangmang Continent… and plan to use them to leave their names on the tablet.”
Wu Huang indifferently responded, “I can lead the way, but they are no kind buddhas either. It is not certain who will end up trampling who in the end. Of course, the best outcome would be for both parties to end up injured.”
“There is no need for you to worry about such matters.” Ye Ming shook his head. Soon after, he looked towards Wu Huang and smiled, “Are you not worried that our Dongxuan Continent will take all the top places, making the prided geniuses of your Cangmang Continent lose all their face?”
Wu Huang thought about it for a moment. “What does that got to do with me?”
Ye Ming was stunned, but soon began to laugh.
“I hope we’ll have a happy alliance.”
Chapter 159 Encirclement
Seven days had already passed since the battle between Zhou Yuan and Xiao Tianxuan. During these seven days, the Saint Remains Domain gradually began boiling with activity. More and more opportunities were appearing in the form of various mystical areas where anyone who could successfully enter would obtain some pretty good blessings or gifts.
Over the past few days, news had already spread of several lucky individuals obtaining various blessings, allowing them to be completely reborn, their originally mediocre strength leaping into the sky, transforming them into elites even amongst the many prided geniuses.
This caused the eyes of countless geniuses to burn with excitement and anticipation. For a time, searching for these mystical places became the most sought after dream of everyone here.
Of course, this naturally led to numerous intense battles from which some geniuses were able to distinguish themselves, making their names resound loudly across the Saint Remains Domain.
Included amongst them was Zhou Yuan who had defeated Xiao Tianxuan…
However, when compared to Yaoyao, all of them appeared insignificant. Till today, only her name alone could be seen on the Saint Tablet.
It was clear as day that achieving the so-called distinguished battle accomplishment was not easy at all.
As such, everyone put theirs energy and time into training, killing many Genesis Beasts to raise their strength as fast as possible. Only then would they raise their chances of being acknowledged by the tablet.
Zhou Yuan was of the same mind.
While hunting Genesis Beasts to raise his strength, he kept a lookout for any stormy areas, because only in a thunderstorm would he be able to initiate himself into the little Heaven Genesis technique, Great Wind and Thunder.
His search eventually led him to an appropriate location.
...
Rumble!
It was a barren land where mountains gathered together in groups, their tall peaks piercing the clouds. No trees could be found on these mountains, their bare appearance making the place look rather desolate.
Thunderclouds were present at the peaks of these mountains all year round, the endlessly rumbling thunder filling the area.
Zhou Yuan currently stood on one of these majestic mountains. The top of the mountain was immersed in thunderclouds, surrounded by ominous black in which lightning madly flashed a flickered. It was a sight that would make one's heart jump and flesh tremble.
However, Zhou Yuan's face was overflowing with joy. This was the best place to master the Great Wind and Thunder technique.
"Finally found it after so many days." Zhou Yuan sighed. He would surely master the technique here.
Once he did, his battle power would rise once again.
He sat down on the mountain peak, and gradually began to fall into a state of concentration. The rumbling thunder that filled the area seemed to gradually fade away into the background.
A complex and profound intonation slowly flowed into his mind. It was the cultivation method of the Great Wind and Thunder technique.
"Feel the wind, feel the lightning, infuse your Genesis Qi, converge into a mark…"
It was a long time later before Zhou Yuan's eyes slowly opened. He closed his hand as the lightning rod stone appeared within it. The black stone slowly rose into the air, ultimately hovering some distance above his head.
Zhou Yuan began to pour Genesis Qi into the stone, immediately causing a peculiar cry of thunder to faintly echo from its many holes.
Rumble!
The wind and lightning in the vicinity began to move as if being beckoned by something. With a loud boom, a foot long lightning bolt struck the lightning rod stone.
The stone trembled as it absorbed the lightning. After which, lightning began spouting out if its many holes, bombarding Zhou Yuan's body.
Zhou Yuan's body immediately began to shake, the flesh all over his body squirming as intense pain pulsed from the surface of his body.
Zhou Yuan grimaced in pain, but resolutely gritted his teeth as he endured.
Only by experiencing wind and lightning attacks would the body gradually grow accustomed to them, allowing one to gain a better understanding of their nature and properties and eventually create a wind thunder mark on one's body.
A little Heaven Genesis technique was profoundly powerful, an existence far beyond the realm of Black tier techniques. Hence why the method to learn one was even stranger and difficult.
"It is fortunate that I have this lightning rod stone that can continuously absorb wind and lightning. Or the process would be much slower." Muttered Zhou Yuan to himself.
Rumble!
Thunder boomed endlessly on the mountain top. Within the glaring lightning, one would faintly see Zhou Yuan's trembling figure.
...
A certain area in the Saint Remains Domain.
Deep within the forest.
Yaoyao was dressed in white, leaning against the trunk of the tree, legs dangling over the branch. Her long legs appeared exceptionally slender when wrapped by her long white pants. She gently swung her legs as she retrieved a jade cup from her Universe bag and extended it into a hole in the tree.
When the cup exited, it was filled with green liquid that gave off the strong and fragrant smell of good wine.
"Heh, never expected to encounter such good stuff here." Yaoyao took a little sip, her pink tongue tip slowly licking her lips. A satisfied smile was revealed on her beautiful as jade like face.
"Ouu ouu!"
A group of apes angrily grunted below the tree, but did not dare to approach. They could only work themselves into a fluster, screeching unceasingly.
"I'm only going to have a little…" Upon hearing the din, Yaoyao tilted her head downwards and looked at them before continuing, "But if you keep disturbing me… I'll get rid of all of you."
The piercing noise instantly turned to silence, the hairs all over the apes' bodies standing as they clumped together trembling. At this very moment, they could feel that the human before their eyes was very scary…
"So obedient." Yaoyao gave a faint nod of approval, raising her fair and slender neck again as she downed an entire cup of alcohol.
As she casually threw the cup away, iciness slowly gathered in her clear eyes as she indifferently said, "It seems that the lesson I taught you previously was not enoug
h."
A figure wrapped in scarlet-red light descended some distance in front of her. It was Wu Huang.
He stood on the leaves that carpeted the ground, his body completely still as he stared at Yaoyao and slowly said, "What is your relationship with Zhou Yuan? If you chose not to help either of us, I will allow you to leave today."
A fan appeared in Yaoyao's hand, gently tapping her palm as she cocked her head slightly, looking at Wu Huang as she replied with indifference, "I have no good feelings toward a thief."
"What did you say?" Wu Huang's gaze turned frosty as an astonishing aura spread from his body.
Yaoyao propped the fan below her sharp chin and lazily said, "Taking something that doesn't belong to you, what can it be called besides stealing?"
"Looks like you're tired of living!"
Flames seemed to surge in Wu Huang's eyes. His ice-cold voice was filled with chilling murder.
"It's only been a few days, but it seems that you've already forgotten the pain from your wounds." Spirit light began to flicker on Yaoyao's bright forehead as a powerful Spirit ripple spread.
"Hehe, what a powerful Spirit…"
A raspy voice suddenly rang out within the forest. One could only watch as a figure in black slowly walked out some distance behind Yaoyao. It was Ye Ming.
"The one who was spying on us last time was you, right?" Yaoyao turned her head slightly and stole a glance at Ye Ming. "I did not expect that the both of you would work together."
Ye Ming sighed softly. "Amongst the younger generation, I've never seen someone whose Spirit is as strong as yours. That's why… to eliminate uncertainty, I feel that you should no longer appear in the Saint Remains Domain."
"You will become our greatest obstruction."
Yaoyao stood up on the tree branch, her thin figure seemed rather domineering at this moment as she calmly said, "The combination of you two is indeed very strong, but you may not be able to keep me here."
Ye Ming chuckled as he nodded. "Then what about now?"
His hands reached out and gently clapped.
Boom!
Four powerful Genesis Qi ripples suddenly exploded from the forest, sweeping away the surrounding trees. They formed an array that trapped Yaoyao from far away.
Yaoyao shot a glance at her surroundings. This time however, her brows slowly knitted together. To think that the other party had sent out such a lineup to deal with her, a lineup that was going to be quite troublesome to deal with…
Chapter 160 Wind and Thunder Mastered, Yaoyao Injured
Rumble.
Black thunderclouds spat silver snake like lightning, each bolt striking the black lightning rod stone. In turn, the stone emitted wind and lightning power that poured onto the seated Zhou Yuan below.
Every time the wind and lightning power descended, Zhou Yuan's body would tremble uncontrollably.
Although he was already numb to the intense pain, his body would subconsciously react.
Zhou Yuan's eyes were tightly shut, ignoring the pain from his body. After several days of training in this manner, he had already grown used to the strike of lightning.
At this current moment, all his attention was on the interior of his body. Powerful Genesis Qi surged within his blood-red Qi Dwelling where the faint glow of lightning could be seen. Along with the lightning, the sound of rustling wind could be heard.
Lightning flickers as wind blew, the two forces weaving into one while absorbing wisps of Genesis Qi from time to time. Slowly, the amalgamation seemed to transform into a mystical mark.
This mark was similar to lightning and wind, and looked as if it was naturally formed. It was also extremely cryptic and profound.
A mark like this was known as a technique mark.
Such a mark could only be obtained through special cultivation methods. Once formed, it would be imprinted on the Qi Dwelling like a seed of sorts. In future, one would only need to fuse Genesis Qi into the mark to activate the technique.
However, it was clearly much simpler to successfully imprint a little Heaven Genesis technique mark. The difficulty was substantially greater for true Genesis techniques, and required extremely high talent and comprehension ability.
It was rumored that the great powers were masters of innumerable techniques, their Qi Dwellings akin to the starry sky, while powerful Genesis technique after technique easily flowed from their hands. After these great powers died, their technique marks could be left behind through the power of their wills.
Just like the Saint Remains Domain where Genesis techniques existed within the bodies of the native Genesis Beasts…
The Great Wind and Thunder technique mark Zhou Yuan had just managed to acquire was only at the elementary stage. To perfect it, one needed to keep exposing one's body to wind and lightning, and gain increasing understanding of the power within.
Boom!
Zhou Yuan's tightly shut eyes abruptly opened at this moment, the glow of lightning flashing within them.
His hands curled slightly as he placed the bases of his palms together, one on top, one on the bottom as if he was cupping the sun or moon. Meanwhile, the technique mark in his Qi Dwelling began to vibrate.
Pchla.
A glow emerged as lightning began flickering between Zhou Yuan's palms, starting off as a tiny dot that rapidly swelled in response to the influx of Genesis Qi, transforming into a foot wide green black lightning ball.
Violent ripples pulsed from the surface of the lightning ball.
Zhou Yuan's hands were flung forward, shooting the black lightning ball. Its speed was astonishingly fast, travelling a hundred feet in a flash before slamming into a mountain peak.
Boom!
The entire mountain peak instantly collapsed, boulders tumbling down. Its destructive power was insane.
"As expected of a little Heaven Genesis technique!" Zhou Yuan was shocked by the technique's destructive power. He had merely been trying to test it earlier, and had not used his full power. However, the resultant destructive power was already greater than his fully powered Dragon Tablet Hand.
Joy surfaced on Zhou Yuan's face. Great Wind and Thunder had not disappointed him after all, the time spent being struck by lightning had not been wasted.
"Now that I have learnt the Great Wind and Thunder technique, my battle power has risen once again." Mumbled Zhou Yuan to himself. He would be able to put up a fight even if against encountered those apex geniuses now.
Bzz.
While Zhou Yuan was mumbling to himself, he suddenly sensed some activity from the Saint Tablet in the sky. He immediately lifted his head and saw rays of light converging on the tablet.
This sight caused Zhou Yuan's pupils to shrink. When the Saint Tablet acted in this manner, it meant that changes were being made on it…
"Who will be leaving a name on the tablet this time?"
Under Zhou Yuan's attention, light swept across the tablet and ancient words gradually appeared.
Wu Huang.
Dongxuan Continent, Ye Ming?
The first two rows of words that had appeared stunned Zhou Yuan. He knew who Wu Huang was, but who was Ye Ming? The Dongxuan Continent? He wasn't from the Cangmang Continent?
How had he entered the Saint Remains Domain?
Zhou Yuan frowned. A split second later however, his expression instantly changed when he saw the words that appeared behind the two names, chilling killing intent abruptly gushing out in his eyes.
"Wu Huang, Ye Ming, joined hands against Zhou Xiaoyao... "
"Zhou Xiaoyao, injured."
Boom!
Berserk Genesis Qi suddenly burst out from Zhou Yuan's body as his expression twisted into ferocity.
"Wu Huang, I will kill you!"
A howl filled with murder ripped through the mountain, drowning out even the rumbling thunder.
Wave after wave of berserk Genesis Qi pulsed violently, only gradually returning to calmness a long while later. Zhou Yuan forcible regained his composure, his gaze sti
ll tightly fixed on Wu Huang’s name. It was obvious that Wu Huang had initially been overwhelmed by Yaoyao, but later on joined forces with the Dongxuan Continent’s Ye Ming. Since he was acknowledged by Wu Huang, Ye Ming’s strength was surely unfathomable.
In the face of two apex prided geniuses, though Yaoyao’s Spirit was strong, she had her weakness too; she did not have any Genesis Qi, and had a comparatively weaker body. Once anyone got too close, it was very easy for her to be injured.
“Yaoyao is injured. No good, I need to find her immediately!”
Zhou Yuan’s complexion was ashen. He leaped off the mountain top, a cloud of dark gold Genesis Qi appearing beneath his feet while he fell that brought him soaring into the sky.
He had promised master Cang Yuan to protect Yaoyao, and yet she had now been injured. If anything were to happen to her, Zhou Yuan would spend his whole life blaming himself.
Murder churned and surged in Zhou Yuan’s eyes.
“Wu Huang, the Saint Remains Domain will be your grave!”
...
When Zhou Yuan saw the changes on the Saint Tablet, the numerous prided geniuses in the entire Saint Remains Domain were also shown the two names on it, causing them to immediately explode into a din that reached into the heavens.
“Wu Huang has also left his name on the tablet?”
“But who the heck is Ye Ming? Blasted, it’s someone from the Dongxuan Continent?”
“The Saint Remains Domain is a blessing of our Cangmang Continent, how did these Dongxuan people sneak in? Are they planning on snatching our blessing?”
“Wu Huang is so shameless. To think that he actually worked together with those from the Dongxuan Continent to deal with Zhou Xiaoyao!”
“Humph, I originally thought he was a remarkable individual. Can’t believe that he is actually so unscrupulous. Doesn’t even try to be at least a little bit honorable; when he can’t win, he gangs up with outsiders.”
“He is indeed shameless. If I meet him, I will definitely spit in his face!”
“......”
The voices flooded every corner of the Saint Remains Domain. Everyone was shocked by the information revealed on the Saint Remains Tablet. Of course, the thing that filled them with the most indignation was the one from the Dongxuan Continent, Ye Ming.
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