Chapter 2008: The Unparalleled Strike

“That’s the Flame Emperor’s Gambit!”

Some of the spectating cultivators could not help but exclaim.

As soon as the words came out, it caused an uproar as many cultivators were shocked.

“The Flame Emperor’s Gambit is created by Yanshen, and is a high-level saint art. It is extremely powerful and tyrannical, and is extremely difficult to cultivate. I did not expect Shang Ziyan to have successfully cultivated it at all.”

“At this moment, Shang Ziyan is actually using both the Flame Emperor’s Gambit and the Light of the Dark Nether, forming two realms of frost and fire. This sort of control is really terrifying.

“Using two high-level saint arts at the same time like this, its power will almost double. Zhang Ruochen is in trouble.

…

Almost everyone turned their eyes to the two massive figures behind Shang Ziyan and could not help but to be bewildered.

Being able to perform two high-level saint arts of diametrically opposing elements while maintain a perfect balance, Shang Ziyan’s technique was terrifying.

A smile then appeared on Shang Ziyan’s face.

He had been cultivating the Flame Emperor’s Gambit for a very long time now, but he still lacked some key things that prevented him from cultivating it to full completion.

And just now, when he was in extreme fury, he realized the key to it, and that was an unexpected surprise.

To be able to cultivate two high-level saint arts while still a Saint King, this alone was enough to make Shang Ziyan famous across the realm, and even a peerless genius like Xuanyuan Liekong could not compare to him.

“Zhang Ruochen, I really do need to thank you. If it weren’t for you, I would have never been able to cultivate the Flame Emperor’s Gambit so soon. As my thank you, I’ll let you be the first to taste its power.” Shang Ziyan said with a smile.

Sensing the terror of the two tall figures behind Shang Ziyan, Zhang Ruochen’s expression suddenly became grim. This time, he really felt a dire threat.

In this situation, Zhang Ruochen had to activate the Armor of the Fire God and the Zangshan Demonic Mirror with all his might, and at the same time, infuse a large amount of saint Qi into his left leg.

In fact, he really wanted to use Yanshen’s Leg and unleash an explosive strike.

But he knew, even with the strongest attack from Yanshen’s Leg was not enough to kill Shang Ziyan.

But after using that strongest blow, all of the saint Qi in his body will be exhausted, and will not be able to recover them immediately.

By then, he would lose his abilit to fight, and be open for Shang Ziyan to slay him.

“Shang Ziyan’s attack is no trifling attack, I need to use fifty percent of Yanshen’s Leg’s power to have any hope to resist it.” As many thoughts flashed through his mind, Zhang Ruochen made up his mind.

Normally when he used Yanshen’s Leg, he had only used ten percent of its power, and the consumption of his saint Qi was not so great and he could replenish them almost instantly.

Once he used fifty percent of Yanshen’s Leg’s power, its power will greatly increase, but it will also consume half of his saint qi. Even with the divine sun in his sea of Qi continuously releasing Qi essence, it will still take time for him to fully recover.

And this will undoubtedly have an effect on the other abilities that he could use later on.

But now, Zhang Ruochen had no luxury of worrying so much, if he was severely wounded by Shang Ziyan’s strike, then he would be even more powerless to fight back.

Infused with a powerful surge of saint Qi, Zhang Ruochen’s left leg turned crimson as a hundred thousand precepts of fire appeared and the scorching aura almost melting the space around him.

The ferocious beast and the Flame Emperor behind Shang Ziyan struck at the same time, and like a parade of the damned, brought a destructive aura in their wake.

Everywhere they passed through, the earth sank violently as they tethered on the verge of collapse.

“Yanshen’s Leg.”

At the same time, Zhang Ruochen’s leg left lashed out.

An incomparably majestic divine power surged forth, transforming into a monstrous wave of fire as it swept across all directions.

BOOM!!

Zhang Ruochen was instantly engulfed by the power of frost and fire, and the entire area was seemingly struck by a star, kicking off devastating shock wave.

Terrifying energy ripples rippled across the space as they spread out in all directions in an astonishing speed layer by layer.

Compared to the roar let out by the ferocious beast and the Flame Emperor at the start, the energy ripples formed now was many times more terrifying.

Many of the powerhouses on both sides immediately stopped fighting as they turned around to deal with the waves of energy ripples.

Even so, a few powerhouses still failed to avoid injury, and some were even badly wounded.

On the contrary, the spectating cultivators had all smarten up as they had already fled far away, so the impact this time was very minimal.

A massive earthquake rocked a radius of thousand of miles as mountains collapsed and earth sank, no one knew how many creatures were killed as a result.

BOOM!!

A large amount of dark red magma spewed out from the ground, and quickly forming a massive magma lake.

As the hot magma constantly gushed out from the ground, the entire lake was boiling, melting a large amount of metals and rocks in the process without any signs of soldifying.

Xing Yuan cast his gaze on Shang Ziyan as his eyebrows drooped and whistered. “To cultivate two high-level saint arts and using them in tandem, my junior brother sure is powerful. No wonder Master prized him so much.”

“This hit alone was already very close to the third strongest level of the Path’s Anterior-realm. If this goes on, he does not need to break into the Heaven’s Reach-realm for his strength to reach my current level.”

In the past, Xing Yuan did not pay much attention to Shang Ziyan, but now he had to acknowledge Shang Ziyan’s strength.

Xing Yuan knew very well that before long, SHang Ziyan will be the strongest elite of the younger generation in the Fane of Merits, and at that time, even he needed to bow his head before Shang Ziyan.

“Cousin.”

“Junior Brother!”

“Your Highness.”

Seeing Zhang Ruochen being overwhelmed by the destructive force, Kong Lanyou, Jin Yu, Han Qiu and the rest could not help but to cry out.

Immediately afterwards, they went berserk as they desperately tried to rescue Zhang Ruochen.

However, their opponents were too strong, keeping them checked in place, and not giving them a chance to escape.

On top of the cliff, Chi Kunlun’s eyes were about to split apart as he involuntarily yelled. “Father!”

There was no doubt now that he had believed what the mysterious man of the Yanluo-clan had said.

Chi Kunlun was so anxious now, and wished he could immediately rush to the Peacock Manor.

Even if his own strength was still very weak, he still wanted to fight by Zhang Ruochen’s side at this moment.

“It seems like the outcome had been decided. That Shang Ziyan kid is really powerful. He had not been cultivating for long yet he could master two high-level saint arts that ran counter to one another but yet could co-exist. By the time he grows a little more, he will be qualified to fight with me.”

“Those four pesky b*stards seemed to be on my trail again. We can’t stay here anymore. Boy, we must go now.”

The mysterious man of the Yanluo clan stood up and prepared to take Chi Kunlun away.

Chi Kunlun immediately roared out. “My father will not die. I’m going to kill Shang Ziyan!”

“Boy, you won’t be able to kill Shang Ziyan now. If you want your revenge, then follow me obediently. Once you’ve learn my skills and techniques, killing Shang Ziyan would not be outside the realm of impossibility.” The mysterious man said.

“No, I’m not leaving! I’m going to rescue my father! ” Chi Kunlun was extremely emotional.

Seeing so, the mysterious man could not help but to shake his head as he raised his hand and unleashed the Infernal Yanluo Qi, sealing Chi Kunlun’s ability to move.

Chi Kunlun’s eyes widened, with anger and bitterness in his eyes, yet he was helpless as he was unable to break free of the seal created by the mysterious man.

Regardless of whether Chi Kunlun was willing or not, the mysterious man grabbed him, and took a step forward before disappeared from the cliff without a trace.

Before the Peacock Manor, the area was still shrouded in the destructive power and it had not dissipated even after a long while.

“With such a terrible blow, it seems like Zhang Ruochen is done for.”

“A shame, for the Scion of Time and Space to perish like this.”

“It’s not that Zhang Ruochen was weak, but it was Shang Ziyan being too strong. To fuse two high-level saint arts together, how many people in the Saint King realm could do it?”

“In the end, Shang Ziyan still won this battle. With Zhang Ruochen defeated, Kunlun Realm and Guanghan Realm will both suffer a massive blow.”

“The era of Shang Ziyan had began, and no one could stop it.”

…

For a time, many of the spectating cultivators looked at Shang Ziyan with awe, and were overwhelmed by the terrifying power Shang Ziyan had just unleashed.

In the eyes of many, Shang Ziyan would grow to the level of Yan Wushen, and the Four Heavenly Kings of the Celestial Palace, and could easily kill any ordinary Nine-step Saint Kings with a wave of his hand.

Gradually, the destructive power at the epicenter began to dissipate, and many focused their sight on that area, wanting to see the final outcome.

Shang Ziyan smiled, his eyes were full of arrogance as if victory was at hand.

Yet, as the power dissipated away, the smile on Shang Ziyan’s face gradually froze, as he saw a figure appearing in that area.

The figure was no one else but Zhang Ruochen.

At this moment, Zhang Ruochen was covered in blood. Even with the protection of the Armor of the Fire God, he was still badly wounded with wounds all over his body, and his body almost coming apart.

He had still underestimated the power of Shang Ziyan’s strike just now. Even when mobilizing fifty percent of Yanshen’s Leg’s power, and even putting in more power at the critical juncture, he still could not ward off the attack.

Zhang Ruochen’s body was fully of cracks, as his internal organs were almost shattered. If it was someone else, suffering such a severe injury meant they would have already perished.

Shang Ziyan looked at Zhang Ruochen with a gloom look as he growled. “Zhang Ruochen, you are sure hard to kill.”

“Shang Ziyan, you want me dead right? Sadly, you won’t be able to do that.” Zhang Ruochen said without fear.

Hearing that, Shang Ziyan could not help but to snort coldly. “With this as it is, Zhang Ruochen, what’s the point of you pretending to be calm? You are already a spent force, and I need only use a finger to destroy you completely.”

Although he could not kill Zhang Ruochen in one hit, but Shang Ziyan was not frustrated by it. He could see that Zhang Ruochen’s injuries were extremely severe, with his body on the verge of collapse, so killing him was now very easy.

“Is that so? You can try it then.” Zhang Ruochen said indifferently.

Seeing Zhang Ruochen’s calm appearance, Shang Ziyan’s brow wrinkled slightly as he faintly sensed something was not right.

Many thoughts flashed through his mind and Shang Ziyan’s eyes became extremely brutal as his finger pointed out and summoned a terrifying flame.

“Still putting up a front I see. Since you want to die that much, let me grant you that wish.”

As he said that, Shang Ziyan pointed at Zhang Ruochen as he unleashed a finger strike.