Chapter 479: Chapter 464: Grand Slam! [3 updates seeking subscription, seeking monthly tickets]
Zhouyang certainly won’t just let this end.
The power of the Tier Five Thunder Talisman is indeed formidable. Coupled with that fire element divine technique, even the "Profound Turtle Shield," a Tier Five Middle-Grade Defensive Spiritual Artifact, cannot withstand it.
But Zhouyang is not limited to just this layer of defense.
At this moment, the remaining power of the Thunder Talisman struck him, instantly shattering the layer of Dragon Scale Armor on his body, making him appear like a skinned bloody man, his body a terrifying sight of blood everywhere.
However, the shattering of the Dragon Scale Armor blocked most of the Thunder Talisman’s power, thus protecting his truly important internal meridians, dantian, and vital organs.
So although his injuries looked fierce and terrifying, they were mostly external wounds, not significantly affecting his ability to fight.
Therefore, when those platinum flames swept in, he moved with a thought, and a burst of golden fiery flames surged up from his dantian, quickly covering his entire body and completely keeping the platinum flames outside.
"Hmm? This kind of golden true flame..."
Outside the battlefield, Master Hong Guang, Guo Jinhong, narrowed his eyes, observing the "Qianyang True Fire" blazing on Zhouyang, a flash of shock in his eyes.
The Haoyang Sect is renowned for various fire element divine techniques, and as a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator of the Haoyang Sect, he certainly knows the famous top-tier fire element divine technique in the cultivation realm, "Qianyang True Fire."
However, not everyone has eyesight like Guo Jinhong. Some cultivators from the Anti-Light Alliance and Great Bright Immortal Palace watching the battle were astounded to see Zhouyang’s golden true flame successfully resisting the burn of the platinum flames.
"What is the origin of that golden flame? It can withstand the burning of the [Bright Holy Flame]!"
Zhao Hao looked at the golden true fire on Zhouyang with a face full of surprise and disbelief.
He couldn’t immediately recognize Zhouyang’s "Qianyang True Fire," but he knew the reputation of the platinum flames. He knew it was the famous true fire divine technique "Bright Holy Flame" from the Great Bright Immortal Palace, a divine technique formed by combining fire and light powers, which few cultivators could master.
"That is the [Qianyang True Fire], an extremely firm and yang true fire, a top-tier fire element divine technique mastered only by cultivators possessing the [Qianyang Treasure Body]!"
A loud voice rang out above the battlefield, spoken by a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator from the Anti-Light Alliance.
Upon hearing this, the Anti-Light Alliance cultivators outside the battlefield suddenly realized, gradually changing their gaze towards the blood-soaked person bathed in golden fiery flames on the battlefield.
Although Treasure Body Cultivators are not destined to become Golden Core Cultivators like Spirit Body Cultivators, they are often rarer in the cultivation realm than Spirit Body Cultivators.
The reason is that since it is hard to detect ordinary methods to discern cultivators with a Treasure Body, it can only be confirmed whether they truly have a Treasure Body after their Foundation Establishment.
However, if a Lower-Grade Spiritual Root Cultivator has a Treasure Body, it is almost impossible for them to succeed in Foundation Establishment and awaken their Treasure Body Divine Techniques.
Zhouyang possesses a Treasure Body and has cultivated to the Ninth Layer of the Purple Mansion, appearing not very old.
What does this represent?
It represents potential!
Everyone knows that Golden Core Stage Cultivators can cultivate powerful divine techniques, but only Golden Core Stage Cultivators understand how difficult it is to cultivate a powerful divine technique.
Even if one meets the conditions to cultivate divine techniques, it is impossible to cultivate a divine technique to a minor achievement without spending decades, which almost means wasting decades of cultivation time.
But Treasure Body Cultivators are different. Once they succeed in Core Formation, their Treasure Body Divine Techniques automatically reach minor achievement without any cultivation effort, allowing them to directly master a minor achievement divine technique.
And a top-tier fire element divine technique like "Qianyang True Fire," once reaching minor achievement, even a Late-Stage Golden Core Cultivator would not dare to let it get close.
"Since that person has taken up a position as an Honored Guest Elder of the Cyan Origin Sword Sect, it means he does not belong to any major faction. After the war, investigate his background and, if possible, invite him to serve as an Honored Guest Elder in our sect (or clan)!"
Instantly, some leaders of the Anti-Light Alliance’s Inner Sects and clans watching the battle were passing orders to their intelligence cultivators to investigate Zhouyang’s background secretly.
This is something Zhouyang has always hoped would not happen and tried to avoid.
Unfortunately, with his strength revealed, this can no longer be avoided.
Fortunately, he has lived in Haoyang Immortal City for years and has never publicly met with any Zhou Family cultivators from Cangyuan Immortal City. Even if investigated, they shouldn’t find any connection with the Zhou Family from Cangyuan Immortal City, which wouldn’t greatly affect him.
Of course, he doesn’t have time to think about these things now. Winning the second battle is the problem he faces now.
Although "Bright Holy Flame" is a divine technique at a minor achievement level cultivated by Golden Core Stage Cultivators, its power is not comparable to a Golden Core Stage Cultivator’s personal execution, and it’s a one-time burst power, unable to last.
The "Qianyang True Fire" on Zhouyang is under constant supply of magical power from him, and although its power is still slightly weaker than "Bright Holy Flame," with time, he can completely extinguish it with quantity.
And after Gu Zhen used up two Tier Five Spirit Talismans and an item sealed with a Golden Core Stage Cultivator’s divine technique, he has nothing left to threaten Zhouyang, except for a talisman treasure.
So after considering, Zhouyang did not hurry to counterattack the opponent. Instead, he took out a Healing Spirit Pill and a Spirit Pill for restoring magical power and swallowed them. He also took out a Fire Attribute High-grade Spirit Stone to hold in his hand to restore his magical power.
"Trying to delay time to restore magical power? Do you really think this old man is a mere decoration?"
Gu Zhen, watching Zhouyang from afar, changed his expression, full of anger in his eyes.
He already knew that he was likely to lose this battle, but even if he lost, even if he died, he would not leave regrets, but make his death worthwhile!
Thus, in anger, he immediately took out a talisman treasure, activating it into a huge golden brick the size of a house to smash toward Zhouyang while simultaneously forming hand seals quickly with both hands, launching a fierce attack with his best Tier Four High-grade Spell against Zhouyang.
However, at this moment, Zhouyang had already retracted the Profound Turtle Shield and reestablished contact with it. Facing the attacks of this level, he calmly extended his hand and once again activated the Defense Divine Techniques of the Profound Turtle Shield, enveloping himself within.
The subsequent battle became rather dull. Gu Zhen, eager to risk his life, desperately employed various attack methods to assault Zhouyang in an attempt to exhaust his magical power and interrupt his healing.
Yet, no matter what kind of attack he executed, Zhouyang managed to absorb them all with merely the Profound Turtle Shield.
Once the power of his Golden Brick Talisman Treasure was completely depleted and the Bright Holy Flame was completely extinguished by Zhouyang, his attacks posed no threat to Zhouyang whatsoever.
"No, I can’t go on like this!"
"If I continue, not only will his injuries completely recover, but his magical power will also largely be replenished. That way, in the third battle, he might remain on the battlefield to continue fighting!"
The longer Gu Zhen fought, the more frightened and disheartened he grew, until finally, his face was marked with complete despair.
Up until now, Zhouyang had yet to use a treasure that sealed the divine techniques of a Golden Core Stage cultivator, nor had he used a Tier Five Spirit Talisman obtained from Tuoba Yunshuang.
These two treasures, along with the Profound Turtle Shield Artifact currently wielded by Zhouyang, were more than capable of supporting him in fighting another match, with a high possibility of victory.
"It seems I have no choice but to use that move!"
A gleam of determination flashed across Gu Zhen’s face of despair before he halted his attacks and rapidly formed hand seals to execute a desperate secret technique.
This desperate secret technique was a forbidden technique he had learned from the sect after deciding to participate in the death match. Once unleashed, it could burn his lifespan to obtain powerful magic beyond the limits of a Ninth-Layer Purple Mansion Cultivator.
He had about thirty years of lifespan left, and if he burned it all at once, his magical power would elevate to the level of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator for the next one hundred eighty breaths, significantly boosting his magic attack capabilities.
"You think of risking your life now, don’t you think it’s too late?"
Zhouyang watched Gu Zhen’s movements and instantly guessed his intentions, a cold smile appearing on his face.
This Gu Zhen was indeed sent to die as he suspected, not even carrying a Tier Four High-grade Artifact. Otherwise, Zhouyang might have needed to expend more magical power earlier.
But now, he absolutely wouldn’t give the opponent another chance to exhaust his magical power.
With a lift of his hand, Zhouyang activated the Tier Five Spirit Talisman obtained from Tuoba Yunshuang, instantly transforming into a massive blue ice phoenix that charged towards Gu Zhen.
Confronted by such an attack from the Tier Five Spirit Talisman, Gu Zhen, who didn’t even possess an Artifact, was instantly frozen at the scene, turning directly into an icy statue of death.
"Second match of the fourth death duel, Zhouyang of Cyan Origin Sword Sect, victorious!"
The judge from the Great Brightness Immortal Palace promptly announced the result of the duel, and after a brief pause, seeing Zhouyang hadn’t chosen to leave the stage, immediately pronounced the name of the contestant for the third match.
"Third match of the fourth death duel, Zhouyang of Cyan Origin Sword Sect, Tian Guang of Great Brightness Immortal Palace!"
Tian Guang was a middle-aged man with a stern face. He seemed to have learned from the lessons of the previous two cultivators, not immediately throwing Tier Five Spirit Talismans and treasures sealing the divine techniques of Golden Core Stage cultivators, but instead summoned several Artifacts along with some Tier Four Spirit Talismans to attack Zhouyang, apparently intending to first deplete a wave of Zhouyang’s magical power.
Seeing this, Zhouyang narrowed his eyes.
A cold gleam flashed in his eyes as he directly summoned the Profound Turtle Shield Artifact for defense, while still clutching a Top-grade Spirit Stone in his hand to absorb inner spiritual power and replenish his magical power, seemingly planning for a long battle himself.
However, just when Tian Guang genuinely believed this, Zhouyang, having endured one or two waves of his attacks, suddenly widened his eyes to launch the "Godslaying Needle" Secret Technique.
With his cultivation reaching the Ninth-Layer of the Purple Mansion Stage, the strength of Zhouyang’s Divine Sense was not inferior to that of Early-Stage Golden Core cultivators.
Although Tian Guang was also a Ninth-Layer Purple Mansion Cultivator, he couldn’t avoid the turmoil of his Divine Soul after being hit by Zhouyang’s "Godslaying Needle," and cried out in agony.
At this moment, Zhouyang waved his hand, directly activating the small blue sword given by the Cyan Origin Sword Sect Leader Han Xiao.
Swish!
With a flash of blue Sword Light, the small blue sword, once activated, transformed into a faintly blue Sword Qi and slashed towards Tian Guang.
Though Tian Guang had also summoned Defense Artifacts and cast Defense Magic to protect himself while attacking Zhouyang, under this faintly blue Sword Qi attack, his Defense Artifacts and Defense Magic shattered like fragile porcelain, and finally, his entire body was cut into several segments by the Sword Qi.
Gulp!
The sounds of swallowing echoed loudly as both parties’ cultivators observing outside the battlefield, apart from those at the Nascent Soul Stage and some Golden Core Stage cultivators, overwhelmingly the Ninth-Layer Purple Mansion and Golden Core Stage cultivators were astounded, their throats involuntarily swallowing.
No one anticipated the third match, believed to be the most intense, to end so swiftly, at an unimaginable speed.
From Tian Guang’s entrance to his body being slashed and falling to the ground, the entire event took less than half a quarter-hour, and if considering the time spent flying into the stage before Zhouyang to engage in combat, the actual fighting time was less than sixty breaths.
Moreover, this wasn’t even the key point. The critical detail was that the Talisman Treasure, Tier Five Spirit Talisman, and treasures sealing the divine techniques of Golden Core Stage cultivators brought into the battle by Tian Guang were all unused!
Since the commencement of the death duel mode, occurrences like this have truly been a rare count on one’s fingers.
"Three consecutive victories! Three consecutive victories! He did it, he really did it!"
Outside the battlefield, Zhao Hao watched the proud figure standing on the battleground while swallowing his saliva, his face lit with joy, and erupted in excited cheering.