Chapter 2051: Invincible
The Demonic Voracious Wolf Portrait was revived. It was fierce and mighty, its evil aura spreading for thousands of miles, sending all the living beings in this area s.h.i.+vering in fear.
And Zhang Ruochen, who was only a few hundred miles away from Mosheng, felt it the most intense, as if that terrifying viciousness wanted to rip his body apart.
“He could cause such a terrifying change in the atmosphere of heaven and earth, and dim the sun and moon by just spurring a single Demonstone Engraving. How much more terrifying it will be if he uses the thirty-six Demonstone Engravings in combination.” Zhang Ruochen thought to himself.
He now believed even more about what Blackie told him. Perhaps the joining of thirty-six Demonstone Engravings would make an invincible artifact. It was impossible to achieve such a terrifying level of power with just one technique.
With no hesitation, Zhang Ruochen called out the Zangshan Demonic Mirror with a thought. Since things had come to such a pa.s.s, he could no longer hide his strength.
An icy look flashed in Mosheng’s eyes when he saw the Zangshan Demonic Mirror. “How can a defective Supreme Artifact withstand a fully revived Demonstone Engraving?”
He had got detailed intel of Zhang Ruochen beforehand and knew that Zhang Ruochen possessed a mirror-shaped Supreme Artifact, which unfortunately was defective and its power was limited. It was comparable to the Blade of the Voracious Wolf in his hand at best.
After devouring a large amount of Power of Heaven and Earth, the voracious wolf coming out of the Demonstone Engraving became more substantial and taller, reaching a height of several thousand yards with a ma.s.sively vicious aura, just like the advent of the legendary voracious wolf greed.
A-oooooo!
The voracious wolf howled and then struck at Zhang Ruochen with its sharp claw.
Zhang Ruochen looked cool, calm, and collected while performing an Empyrean Emperor Ming’s Scripture and infusing his saint Qi into the Zangshan Demonic Mirror.
A glimmer of light shot out of the Zangshan Demonic Mirror like a bolt of lightning. It avoided the sharp claw and struck at the voracious wolf’s body.
The Zangshan Demonic Mirror met the incoming claws of the voracious wolf with a thick demonic Qi forming into the phantom of a black demonic mountain.
“This is…”
Seeing the gloomy light flying towards the main body of Greedy Wolf, Ji Fan, who was held up by the Begirding Shackle, was wide-eyed upon seeing the glimmer of light shooting at the voracious wolf.
He recognized the light—it was something he took out before, a quaint tortoise sh.e.l.l covered with cracks, to fight Zhang Ruochen.
At that time, he was surprised by how Zhang Ruochen could withstand the bursting power of the tortoise sh.e.l.l so quickly. He did not know that Zhang Ruochen was using the Zangshan Demonic Mirror to suppress the tortoise sh.e.l.l. And now, Zhang Ruochen was using the tortoise sh.e.l.l to sight Mosheng instead.
Ji Fan knew very well how lethal the tortoise sh.e.l.l was—enough to pose a threat to an Immortal Supreme Saint.
Had he known things would be like this, no way he would have taken out the tortoise sh.e.l.l.
Bang!
The voracious wolf’s claws. .h.i.t the Zangshan Demonic Mirror, shattering the many demonic mountain phantoms. But that was all about it; it lost its strength and stopped right there.
Boom!
Just then, the tortoise sh.e.l.l had come in front of the voracious wolf and exploded with a terrifying force of destruction.
The destructive force was so violent that it was impossible to escape from it. The substantial body of the voracious wolf was blown into pieces and turned into a strong, evil energy.
Zhang Ruochen would not miss this opportunity. He immediately spurred the Zangshan Demonic Mirror to launch an offensive.
The Zangshan Demonic Mirror recovered with hundreds of thousands of Supreme Inscriptions appearing, blooming with dark light, as if the door to the demonic world was going to open.
The Precepts and the Power of Heaven and Earth within a radius of thousands of miles gathered toward the Zangshan Demonic Mirror and formed into dark demonic mountains.
Dozens of majestic demonic mountains appeared in an instant. Each demonic mountain was as high as ten thousand feet, extremely substantial with surging Supreme Power. They all crushed toward Mosheng at the same time.
“s.h.i.+t!”
Mosheng’s face changed drastically as he felt the incoming grave threat.
It was too late to re-spur the Demonic Voracious Wolf Portrait at this time. Mosheng had to place the hundred-yard black stone tablet in front of him.
Bang!
The black stone tablet was extremely tough, indestructible. It withstood the impact of the black demonic mountains with no problem.
The black demonic mountains shattered at once upon impact. The aggressive power released by the black stone tablet was too much for the demonic mountains to withstand.
But the energy of the black stone tablet also rapidly drained as the black demonic mountains broke up. Mosheng had no time to replenish it.
It was mainly because the tearing of the voracious wolf by the tortoise sh.e.l.l’s force had caught Mosheng off guard.
Upon exhausting its energy at last, the black stone tablet turned back into a Demonstone Engraving of a few yards in size. It could no longer protect Mosheng.
There were still a dozen 10,000-yard demonic mountains, which did not break up, were still hurling toward Mosheng.
Seeing the Demonic Voracious Wolf Portrait was out of Mo Sheng’s control, Zhang Ruochen made his move by casting out the Zangshan Demonic Mirror.
The Zangshan Demonic Mirror was flickering with dark light as it released a powerful suction force, keeping the Demonic Voracious Wolf Portrait still in the air.
“You will not succeed!” Mosheng yelled, wanting to take back the Demonic Voracious Wolf Portrait.
It was a pity that a 10,000-yard demonic mountain was crus.h.i.+ng down on him. He could not free himself up for other things.
The Zangshan Demonic Mirror got hold of the Demonic Voracious Wolf Portrait and brought it back to Zhang Ruochen. It now belonged to him.
Boom!
Mosheng wielded the Blade of the Voracious Wolf and struck the 10,000-yard mountain with all his strength.
“d.a.m.n it!”
He could not control his anger when he saw the Demonic Voracious Wolf Portrait fall into Zhang Ruochen’s hands.
Instead of seizing the Demonic Unmarked Portrait from Zhang Ruochen, it was Zhang Ruochen who took the Demonic Voracious Wolf Portrait from him, which was the most poignant humiliation.
He could no longer care to deal with dimensional suppression. Instead, he infused his demonic Qi into the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait.
He had to go all out and must not let Zhang Ruochen continue having a field day.
Two viscous yin and yang Qi rushed out of the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait. They intertwined with each other, mutually reinforcing and counteracting with each other and evolving with infinite mystery.
Mosheng made a hand gesture with the help of this ying and yang energy, and formed a Mystical Yin-yang Light quickly.
The Mystical Yin-yang Light was originally comprehended from the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait. When spurred by the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait, its power could increase multifold, comparable to a true higher-order saint technique.
Zhang Ruochen’s heart skipped a beat. He immediately gathered the nearly 20-million Precepts that he cultivated and infused them into the Zangshan Demonic Mirror.
As the Zangshan Demonic Mirror vibrated slightly, a dark demonic mountain only a hundred yards high flew out of the mirror.
Unlike the earlier demonic mountains, this one was absolutely substantial and covered with esoteric patterns. The dimension shook, and a pitch-dark slit tore open right from the moment the demonic mountain appeared.
Bang!
The Mystical Yin-yang Light hit the 100-yard demonic mountain and blew it away with a bang.
But the 100-yard demonic mountain was undamaged. Instead. It crocheted a ma.s.sive net with mysterious patterns to envelop the Mystical Yin-yang Light.
Immediately afterwards, a bright demonic light burst out of the Zangshan Demonic Mirror and shone on the 100-yard demonic mountain.
The mountain shook, releasing a ma.s.sive amount of energy, and broke up the Mystical Yin-yang Light.
“How can a defective Supreme Artifact be so powerful?”
Mo Sheng was shocked, his eyes fixated on the Zangshan Demonic Mirror.
Why did Zhang Ruochen want to hide his strength previously if the Zangshan Demonic Mirror had been this powerful all along?
“I will never lose in this battle, no matter how many tricks Zhang Ruochen has up his sleeve.”
There was a determined look in his eyes as a ruthless thought came to mind.
He set his mind to it and sank his teeth into his tongue. Blood spurted out of his mouth in an instant.
Mosheng had been using a secret method to carry out sacrifices since getting the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait, which had long been working like a charm and would not reject him.
The Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait absorbed his blood in an instant. It then released two dazzling beams of black and white light. They intertwined with each other and formed into a rotating Yin-Yang Tai Chi pattern that greedily absorbed the Power of Heaven and Earth.
There were changes in the celestial phenomenon within tens of thousands of miles. The yin and yang were in a mess, seemingly returning to chaos.
Zhang Ruochen looked grave upon seeing the vision. He felt a grave threat from the yin and yang Tai Chi pattern.
“Don’t let me down, Zangshan Demonic Mirror.” He used his saint will to communicate with the implement spirit of the Zangshan Demonic Mirror.
The Zangshan Demonic Mirror had just become whole and still lacked a tacit understanding with him. He was not sure if he could make the implement spirit cooperate with him fully. All he could do was to give it a try.
The demonic stone as the core of the Zangshan Demonic Mirror vibrated and released strange energy waves that spread throughout the Zangshan Demonic Mirror.
There was an elation in Zhang Ruochen’s eyes. He succeeded. He had revived the implement spirit, and it started to work with him to spur the Zangshan Demonic Mirror’s power.
He could only mobilize hundreds of thousands of Supreme Inscriptions if he were to spur the Zangshan Demonic Mirror alone.
At this moment, however, up to a million of Supreme Inscriptions appeared on Zangshan Demonic Mirror, almost doubling the original number.
More importantly, the Supreme Power released by the Zangshan Demonic Mirror was obviously stronger, circle after circle as they superimposed on each other.
Using the same complete Supreme Artifact, the effect of having the implement spirit’s cooperation differed vastly from without the implement spirit’s cooperation.
As Mosheng cast out the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait, Zhang Ruochen also cast out the Zangshan Demonic Mirror with no hesitation.
“Huh? Is Mosheng going to clash with me head-on?”
There was a strange look in Zhang Ruochen’s eyes as he stared at Mosheng.
Mo Sheng’s aura was rising steadily, and he had almost become one with the Blade of the Voracious Wolf, showing its peerless cutting edge.
Zhang Ruochen instantly figured out Mosheng’s intentions. Mosheng wanted to use the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait to contain the Zangshan Demonic Mirror, and then launch a last-ditch attack to injure or even kill him.
With the current state of Mosheng, he would have a hard time getting close to Mosheng even if he performed a Sword of Time.
Besides, the dimension was now chaotic, it was impossible to perform a Dimensional s.h.i.+ft. This meant that he could not even get close to Mosheng and perform a Sword of Time.
“It seems I can only use Yanshen’s Leg.”
Zhang Ruochen squinted as he quietly gathered his saint Qi into his left leg.
With the cover of Vulcan armor, no one would notice the changes in his left leg with the cover of the Armor of the Fire G.o.d.
His left leg was burning with a raging fire at this time. 100,000 red and divine Precepts emerged, releasing a terrifying, world-destructing energy.
“Eat my most powerful blade strike ever, Zhang Ruochen!” Mosheng shouted, pus.h.i.+ng his vital energy to its highest level ever.
As Mo Sheng performed an Unmarked Demonic Technique, he vanished and became one with the Blade of the Voracious Wolf.
It exuded a powerful sword Qi, turned into a rainbow and arrived in an instant.
Where the rainbow pa.s.sed, the dimension burst open and formed a pitch-black fissure.
It could even cut a star that stood in its way in half with such a cutting edge.
Zhang Ruochen raised his left leg and struck at almost the same time as the Blade of the Voracious Wolf struck.
An overwhelmingly powerful divine energy emerged. The dimension up ahead shattered like a gla.s.s, with many dimensional fissures spread in all directions.
The magma lake below boiled and countless ma.s.sive magma pillars rose into the air in a terrifying sight.
Red fire clouds started to form across the sky. It was the combination of the power of Yanshen’s Leg and the Armor of the Fire G.o.d. It was extremely violent, looking like a solar explosion. Spreading flames and bright light were visible from thousands of miles away.
The temperature of the ice sheet rapidly rose and started to melt. It then vaporized, and the earth became dry and cracked.
Holding nothing back, Zhang Ruochen gathered all his saint Qi and performed a Yanshen’s Leg that had its first seal removed at full strength.
Speaking of which, this was the second time he was performing Yanshen’s Leg at full strength.
Of course, the power of Yanshen’s Leg also increased simultaneously with the improvement of his cultivation base.
Boom!
The Zangshan Demonic Mirror first clashed with the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait, and then the power of Yanshen’s Leg also collided with the Blade of the Voracious Wolf.
It was a violent collision, as if there were four Immortal Supreme Saints fighting with each other.
“Fall back!”
Those cultivators watching the battle were all shocked and stepped back hurriedly.
But at the same time, there were also some cultivators performing powerful saint techniques and casting out sacred artifacts, bracing for the aftershock of the battle between Zhang Ruochen and Mosheng.
The battle of the two was so brutal that those who were thousands of miles away could not even guarantee their own safety.
“Who won?”
Everyone’s eyes were fixated in the battle ring’s direction, eager to know the result.
Those on the side of the Sect of the Blood G.o.d and the Darkdemon Realm were the most anxious. How they wished they could rush over to find out what happened.
Just that if any dared to go over at this time, it was going to be dangerous, as the aftershock from the battle was lethal enough for even the ordinary Nine-Step Saint King.
As time went by, the level of violent energy in the center of the battlefield gradually subsided, and what was hidden was now revealed.
The Tai Chi yin and yang pattern had been shattered, and the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait had become silent and dim, firmly suppressed by the Zangshan Demonic Mirror.
On the other side, the Blade of the Voracious Wolf had stopped three yards away from Zhang Ruochen, and could no longer advance any further.
Several cracks had appeared on the originally smooth blade.
The Blade of the Voracious Wolf was damaged during the earlier matchup.
It would have definitely been broken into pieces if it were not a powerful, regal weapon.
Zhang Ruochen stood quietly in mid-air, the power of his left leg subsiding with nothing special visible.
Zhang Ruochen might look fine on the outside, but in reality, he had exhausted his saint Qi, and was now extremely fragile.
But the divine sun in the Divine Light Sea of Qi was spinning and releasing vital essence, which quickly converted into saint Qi and flowed throughout his body.
Yanshen’s Leg was powerful, but it also consumed too much energy. If he could not defeat his enemy in a single move, he could put himself into danger.
If it were not for Mosheng wanting to kill him, he would not have wanted to perform Yanshen’s Leg at full strength.
Fortunately, Yanshen’s Leg did not disappoint him. He had withstood Mosheng’s most powerful strike. Or else he would be in trouble.
The Blade of the Voracious Wolf trembled as plumes of demonic Qi started to separate from it. As the demonic Qi left the blade, it formed back into Mosheng.
Mosheng looked pale, with blood dripping from the corners of his mouth.
He had become one with the Blade of the Voracious Wolf just now. How could he not be affected when the Blade of the Voracious Wolf had suffered damage?
Zhang Ruochen reached out to retrieve the Zangshan Demonic Mirror. Even the Demonic Yin-Yang Portrait had now fallen into his hands.
He tried hard to conceal his frailty while he chuckled. “I won the battle, Mosheng. Thank you for the two Demonstone Engravings.”
Zhang Ruochen could not be happier after he had gotten six Demonstone Engravings from Blackdemon Realm.
Especially the last two Demonstone Engravings, which he seized from Mosheng, the leader of the Blackdemon Realm, were of even greater significance. The Blackdemon Realm had suffered a huge humiliation and would become the laughingstock of everyone.
There was a heavy atmosphere in the Blackdemon Realm. They had lost all five battles. Never had they lost so thoroughly before.
On the Sect of the Blood G.o.d’s side, everyone cheered and was excited beyond words.
“Grand Master is invincible!” Sun Dadi shouted.
“Grand Master is invincible!”
Everyone in the Sect of the Blood G.o.d echoed in unison.
It had been vexing them since Blackdemon Realm started bullying the Sect of the Blood G.o.d. Now they could finally teach them a lesson and feel euphoric.
“Not half bad at all, this Zhang Ruochen. He could even beat Mosheng. By the looks of him, there are few people below the Supreme Sainthood who can control him now.” Fairy Huofeng was impressed.
At first, her opinion of Zhang Ruochen was already high enough. She never expected that she had still underestimated him.
Those cultivators watching the match were all stunned. They all could not believe what they saw.
“I can’t believe that Mosheng has lost. He is a top powerhouse of the Second Tier below the Supreme Sainthood.”
“Zhang Ruochen has defied all odds. He is only at Precept Domain in his cultivation base, yet he has beaten the top powerhouse of the Second Tier below the Supreme Sainthood. How powerful will he become once his cultivation base reaches Heaven’s Reach, or even Path’s Anterior?”
“Perhaps at that time, even without the help of foreign objects, perhaps Zhang Ruochen will be a top powerhouse below the Supreme Sainthood by then, without the help of external items.”
“I am afraid that no one will dare to underestimate Zhang Ruochen from now on. His speed of improvement is far beyond everyone’s imagination.”
“The Blackdemon Realm has got their comeuppance. Even Mosheng is defeated by Zhang Ruochen. There is no chance for him to turn things around. It seems that making Zhang Ruochen an enemy was not the wisest thing to do.”