Horror filled his eyes.
This was because he saw Zhou Yuan sitting cross-legged in the center of the barrier. His clothes were in tatters, exposing his scorched skin, and he even faintly emitted a barbecue smell.
But Zhou Yuan's eyes were extraordinarily bright like the stars.
He raised his head and looked at Xu Lei’s horrified face with a slight smile.
“You're still alive?!" Xu Lei exclaimed.
Zhou Yuan is still alive after being struck by tribulation lightning so many times?! How is that possible? What kind of monster is he?
Zhou Yuan ignored Xu Lei's terrified gaze and stood up tremblingly. He looked at his scorched body and grinned, showing his white teeth. “Your tribulation lightning is very powerful and almost killed me.
"However, unfortunately for you, it’s only almost.
"Also, I should thank you for increasing your power. Otherwise, I would have endured everything for nothing.”
He looked sincerely at Xu Lei.
"What do you mean?" asked Xu Leihan.
Zhou Yuan's body swayed slightly. Then, his scorched skin peeled off and his burnt black body was replaced by a tough body with boundless strength.
Every contour of his body was full of power but he didn’t appear particularly well-built.
Zhou Yuan extended his hand and squeezed slightly. There seemed to be thunder rumbling in his palm. As he thrust his palm down, space showed signs of distorting.
He moved about his body randomly and a strange thunderous roar echoed inside his body, which were abnormal noises from his flowing blood and muscles vibrating. An indescribable power flooded his limbs and bones. He suddenly threw out a punch and blasted a hole into the sky.
Looking at Zhou Yuan’s body from afar, Xu Lei felt danger that made his hair stand on end.
Then, he suddenly saw lights flowing across Zhou Yuan’s body.
The light was sacred-looking and transparent like glass.
Dust whirled across the world, but when it neared Zhou Yuan, it actively avoided him.
Xu Lei stared blankly at the scene. Then, his heart quivered violently and his face twisted uncontrollable because he finally understood what happened.
“Saint Glass Light?!”
“You used my tribulation lightning to strengthen your body?!”
Chapter 1182 Saint Glass Light
Xu Lei’s face alternated between green and white when he saw the glass light circulating around Zhou Yuan’s body. The anger in his eyes almost gushed out because he finally understood that Zhou Yuan had tricked him!
The tribulation lightning he formed with his Sacred Pupil not only failed to inflict injury to Zhou Yuan, but helped strengthen his body to another level!
This guy deliberately concealed himself with the Genesis Qi barrier to make him appear miserable from being struck by tribulation lightning, but he was in fact using the lightning’s power to strengthen his body!
Moreover…
"How dare you use my tribulation lightning to refine your own body?!" His tribulation lightnings were violent, powerful and contained destructive tendencies, and if too much accumulated in one’s body, it could lead to an explosion.
No one would be that crazy to endure it with their bodies!
He didn't understand exactly why Zhou Yuan wasn’t destroyed by the destructive power contained within the lightning.
But Zhou Yuan had no interest in answering to alleviate Xu Lei’s puzzlement. Instead, he checked the changes within his body. Even without circulating Genesis Qi, his surging power was enough to send a chill down one’s spine.
According to his estimation, he could kill anyone with a Genesis Qi foundation of less than 3 billion on the spot with one punch.
"Unfortunately, I still haven’t refined the real Saint Glass Body.” Zhou Yuan sounded a little disappointed. Although wisps of Saint glass light were born from his body, his body still wasn’t considered a true Saint glass body. However, this was normal because if he did reach that level, he could face Nascent Source experts with his bodily strength alone.
Bai Xiaolu's glass body also hadn’t reached that level.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan chuckled again. He was too greedy because the birth of glass light was already very difficult and would have taken years of painstaking practice in normal circumstances.
He already profited hugely to achieve this level from Xu Lei’s tribulation lightning.
After all, he had taken the hardest first step, and with continued practice, he no doubt would achieve a true Saint glass body in the future.
Therefore, he should be satisfied with achieving the glass light.
The glass light was rumoured to linger outside one’s skin like a faint halo and could act as a strong defense shield. With the mysterious light’s protection, not only would his power greatly increase, his defensive ability would also be greatly enhanced. It could be called a divine light protection.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan peered up at the layers of thunderclouds in the sky. The tribulation lightning’s power was almost exhausted and the thunderclouds showed signs of dissipating.
However, Xu Lei seemed unwilling to back down. He still desperately tried to maintain the tribulation lighting.
Boom!
Thunderclouds scudded across the sky and thunder rumbled, seemingly about to erupt.
Roar!
Zhou Yuan opened his mouth and unleashed a long roar. His roar was like a dragon and almost formed a solid sound wave.
The sound wave swept everywhere, dispersing the thunderclouds still trying to accumulate wherever it passed.
When the thunderclouds disappeared, a brilliant shaft of sunlight came through.
Standing amid flares of light, Zhou Yuan smiled indifferently at Xu Lei’s sullen face. “Do you have any tricks left?”
Xu Lei's face paled a little. He slowly closed his Sacred Pupil that was constantly dripping with blood. He had paid a huge price to summon the tribulation lightning, but it was no use in the end.
And now, he was left temporarily unable to activate his Sacred Pupil, his strongest trump card.
Xu Lei understood that he was no longer a match for Zhou Yuan given his present conditions.
However, he was very resolute. Although reluctant to admit defeat, he no longer attacked recklessly because he knew that he could be killed.
Hu.
Xu Lei took a deep breath and drew a step back.
His retreat meant that he gave up on defending the space portal. He stepped into a slightly distorted space, and if he took another step back he could leave the boundary node and Zhou Yuan couldn't stop him.
"Zhou Yuan, you won this time,” uttered Xu Lei emotionlessly.
"Thank you then,” said Zhou Yuan with a smile, "It's a pity that your tribulation lightning isn’t long-lasting enough. Otherwise, I could have improved a little bit more.”
The corners of Xu Lei's mouth twitched when he heard Zhou Yuan's ridicule!
“A prisoner also has a full meal before their death row. Zhou Yuan, it’s actually for your own good if you were obstructed by me here, because when you meet Jia Tu, you will be utterly defeated till not a piece of your skin is left complete. You will no longer be able to cultivate and become crippled."
"I really want to see then.” Zhou Yuan smiled, but there wasn’t a hint of fear in his eyes. Instead his eyes blazed with anticipation and fighting spirit. He had never feared a battle, because in his opinion, strong enemies were polishing stones to improve his strength.
He had met many powerful enemies over the years, and it was from them that he became increasingly strong.
Xu Lei couldn’t help but snort seeing that Zhou Yuan was unaffected by his threat. His mind is so tough, it’s no wonder he possessed such strength.
"But don't be so smug. I can't obstruct you, but you can't enter this space portal either,” sneered Xu Lei.
Zhou Yuan calmly looked at the space portal that stood firmly in the illusory sp
ace. It looked faint but it was connected to the entire formation’s power. Therefore, even if Zhou Yuan exhausted all his strength, he couldn’t move it in the slightest.
There were two requirements to enter the depths of the boundary from this space portal: one was to defeat Xu Lei and the other was to destroy the majority of the other important nodes.
Only then would the boundary be shaken and reveal its flaw.
The other important nodes were undoubtedly the routes taken by Bai Xiaolu, Guan Qinglong and the others.
"I wonder how the others are..."
Zhou Yuan hesitated for a moment, and then took out a purple-gold bamboo slip. It suddenly glowed and formed a faint light screen in front of him.
His gaze locked on the innermost light spots.
His pupils shrank uncontrollably the moment his gaze landed on the light screen.
This was because he saw two light spots had gone out.
In other words, two people had died in the Sacred Derivation Boundary Formation.
Who were they?!
Chapter 1183 Two People Died in Battle
The huge pits and abyss-like cracks left in the wasteland showed how fierce the previous battles were.
A dark-yellow dragon was lying on its stomach in a giant pit, its scales had shattered and blood constantly flowed out its body, staining the ground a faint golden color.
The giant dragon's body was motionless, and although its eyes were opened, its vitality was completely gone.
Dong!
Grinning, a figure dripping with blood summoned a cauldron in front of the dragon and added materials to light the cauldron. As the fire blazed, the intense heat caused even space to distort.
The figure lifted the cauldron lid with the flick of his sleeve and a stream of blood-color light swept across, severing the dragon claws and tossed them into the cauldron.
"Haha, the Blood Genesis Pill refined from the blood and flesh of a member of the Mystic Dragon Clan makes anyone hungry,” he said with a smile.
As he sliced the dragon flesh from the dragon’s body, he moved closer and stared at the dragon eyes that were still filled with disbelief and terror. “You’re not bad since you could wound me to this extent. Unfortunately, you still died in the end.
"And I will enjoy your dragon flesh.”
The figure’s eyes were blood-red like whirlpools and chilled one to the bone. In particular, when he laughed, many would shudder uncontrollably.
The figure was a sacred heaven pride from Shengzu Heaven.
The dragon corpse in front of him was his opponent…Jiang Jinlin from the Wanshou Heaven’s Mystic Dragon Clan.
...
Clang!
In the mountains, a figure was hammering a boulder to create a coffin lid.
The figure was a youngster dressed in black and wore a bright smile.
He examined the coffin lid and nodded in satisfaction. Behind him was a stone coffin carved with exquisite and detailed patterns. A body with twisted limbs laid inside the stone coffin. The body, icy-cold and stiff, was clearly dead.
It was Li Fu, the commander-in-chief from Wuxing Heaven.
The black-clad youngster lifted up the coffin lid and turned to look at the corpse inside the stone coffin. His clothes suddenly ripped apart, revealing the hideous scars all over his body, as if struck by lightning, burnt and slashed.
"You have wounded me severely,” said the black-clothed youngster with a smile, "but I will be the bigger person and won’t make a fuss about it. Look, I even created such a beautiful coffin for you.
“So, you can rest in peace now.”
The youngster dug a deep hole, buried the stone coffin, and then lit three incense sticks and bowed sorrowfully.
But when he raised his head, a strange smile spread over his face.
"I've done a ceremony for you...so, can I eat you now?”
...
“Jiang Jinlin…Li Fu…”
Zhou Yuan already knew who the two fading light spots represented when he looked at the light screen.
He remained silent for a good while, composing his emotions, and finally bowed his head and mourned for the two who died in battle.
Although his relationship with Jiang Jinlin wasn’t too good, they were still on the same side and could be considered comrades.
If a rabbit dies, a fox grieves, let alone a human.
“Haha, it seems that two people on your team have died.." Xu Lei’s laughter rang in the void. It seemed that he also learnt about the result through another channel.
He stared mockingly at Zhou Yuan, saying, “Are you beginning to feel despair? The door to the core is right in front of you and you have reached the limit of what you can do. Unfortunately...you still can't get in.
"Give up, this is the huge gap between you lowly ants and my Sacred Race. Even if the five lower heavens have an abnormal monster like you, it still can’t change the result. In the face of absolute power, you are still small and insignificant, like a speck of dust.”
Zhou Yuan lifted his head, looking emotionless at Xu Lei, but the indifference made Xu Lei shudder inwardly.
He didn’t say anything to Xu Lei and just silently gripped the purple-gold bamboo slip in his hand, passing a message through the slip.
“I am Zhou Yuan, I have two pieces of news to tell you all.
"The first news is that I have defeated the sacred heaven pride who obstructed me, and I am now just outside the space portal that leads to the boundary core.
"The second piece of news is that...Jiang Jinlin and Li Fu have both died in battle.
"If the majority of the other important nodes aren’t destroyed, our gamble will end in failure…
“But we can’t retreat now…
“So, I hope…
“Everyone, regardless who you are fighting for, we should fight to the death!”
...
Dong!
On a square with no end in sight, countless stone statues suddenly crumbled to pieces.
Two figures shot out, leaving deep marks on the ground.
Bai Xiaolu's long black hair flowed behind her and her body had become slender and long like a willow branch. Although she appeared delicate and weak, the power she possessed could crush a mountain.
However, Bai Xiaolu’s condition wasn’t particularly good. Her glass-like skin was riddled with countless wounds and her right arm was twisted and seemed to have snapped from tremendous pressure.
Bai XiaoLu lifted up her slender arm and twisted it expressionlessly. Following a loud snap, her arm was moved back into position, and she glared ahead with an extremely icy gaze.
A burly figure of at least ten-feet-tall stood like an iron tower. A fierce beast extended out as his flesh squirmed. Half its body was still stuck inside the body while the other half roared and waved frantically in the air.
From a distance, it resembled a monster combined from several fierce beasts.
It was De Moyue, the sacred heaven pride who obstructed Bai Xiaolu.
The two had already been through an extremely fierce and bitter battle.
However, De Moyue seemed to have the upper hand.
Bai Xiaolu's eyes were icy-cold, and just as she was about to launch another offensive, she paused abruptly because she heard a voice in her ears.
It was Zhou Yuan’s voice that came through the jade bamboo slip.
“Jiang Jinlin and Li Fu have died in battle?”
Bai Xiaolu’s countenance changed. She carefully listened to Zhou Yuan’s every word and exhaled deeply at the end.
“Our situation is bad…”
She knew Zhou Yuan couldn’t enter the boundary’s core if they didn’t destroy the majority of the nodes. But as Zhou Yuan had said, they couldn’t retreat because even if they chose to give up they would still be killed in the end.
Moreover, the Heavenly Sun stage elites from the five great heavens would be wiped out then.
It would be a huge loss to the five heavens.
&
nbsp; Although Heavenly Sun experts weren’t particularly special, they were still the new blood, which the five heavens had put in considerable effort and resources to cultivate.
“It seems…
“We have to fight to the death,” muttered Bai Xiaolu.
She folded her hands into a seal and a glass rune emerged in the center of her brows. Several light rays rapidly spread out and enveloped her body.
A terrifying power brewed from her body.
Mo Yue’s pupils shrank slightly.
“You are burning you own flesh and blood...what a lunatic."
...
Chapter 1184 Each Fight With Their Life
At the same time as Bai Xiaolu burned her flesh and blood, Guan Qinglong was covered in blood and his bare upper body was riddled with fist marks. They seemed to be burned into his body and wouldn’t fade.
Despite his severe injuries, Guan Qinglong still hadn’t fallen. He tightly gripped his Azure Dragon Blade, blood streaming down his arm and dyed the blade blood-red.
A tall figure clad in heavy armour stood in front of him. The armor was similarly covered with deep sword marks, but compared to Guan Qinglong, his state was much better.
As Guan Qinglong looked at the armored figure exuding an imposing bearing, his expression tensed and his countenance changed.
"Even Jiang Jinlin and Li Fu have died in battle…"
Guan Qinglong’s expression was particularly complex because this was the first time they received news of a leader’s death since the start of the Battle of Guyuan Heaven.
It was clear that the Sacred Race elites were incredibly powerful.
Even Guan Qinglong had fallen into a disadvantaged position, and if the situation continued like this, he also might die in battle.
But…I can’t just die like that.
Guan Qinglong slowly tightened his grip around the blade, muttering, “Even if I die, I should do something useful before I die.
“Captain Zhou Yuan, you are stronger than me. Hunyuan Heaven’s hope is on you.
“I will do everything I can to clear the path for you.
“For all heavens!”
The blood trickling down Guan Qinglong’s arm formed an ancient rune on the blade. Guan Qinglong’s tall figure gradually shrivelled, and the three Heavenly Suns behind him…suddenly burst into flames.
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