Chapter 337: Chapter 312 Your Attack Power is Too Weak_1
"You... weren’t injured?"
Wu Hao roared in disbelief, unable to accept the reality.
He had just delivered a full-force blow on Lu Yan’s chest, originally assuming that Lu Yan would be mortally wounded, if not dead. But unexpectedly, Lu Yan was utterly unharmed, full of vitality, and his fighting power wasn’t affected in the slightest.
"Your attack is too weak,"
Lu Yan responded coldly.
The defense at the seventh layer of the True Dragon War Body was incredibly sturdy.
Even for top-tier Primordial Spirit Realm cultivators, it’s extremely rare to cultivate a divine-level martial art to the seventh layer.
In the True Body Realm, cultivating a divine-level martial art to the seventh layer is almost unprecedented.
Wu Hao’s full-force strike didn’t injure Lu Yan; it merely made his chest feel a bit stuffy.
Lu Yan’s attack was relentless, leaving no chance for Wu Hao to react.
Boom, boom, boom...
Three successive strikes landed on Wu Hao’s chest. Wu Hao had been knocked back hundreds of meters, crashing into a wall of rock. The Armor Miracle at his chest totally exploded and dissipated in a burst of radiance.
"Die!"
Lu Yan went after Wu Hao with relentless pursuit. His hand transformed into a dragon claw and he lunged towards Wu Hao’s head.
"No... "
Wu Hao was horrified, but he was so severely injured that he couldn’t dodge in time.
Just as Lu Yan was about to reach Wu Hao, he suddenly felt a tingling sensation on his scalp. A terrifying energy was pressing down on him from above.
He immediately abandoned his assault on Wu Hao and instead struck upwards with both hands.
Boom!
Lu Yan felt his arms go numb as he was pushed back several steps.
It was the same metallic stele.
After repelling Lu Yan, the stele didn’t attack again. Instead, it hovered above Wu Hao’s head, shedding a layer of light that enveloped Wu Hao inside.
A particularly dreadful aura began to emanate from the stele.
It wasn’t Wu Hao’s aura, but someone else’s.
"It’s a Primordial Spirit Realm. Someone within the Primordial Spirit Realm left their Spiritual Sense within the stele. It resurrected and became the master of the stele?"
Lu Yan reasoned rapidly.
Now it was not Wu Hao controlling the stele, but the Spiritual Sense within the stele.
Lu Yan’s expression was solemn as he cautiously watched the stele.
There is a huge disparity between a Primordial Spirit Realm controlling a Spiritual Treasure and a True Body Realm doing so.
However, the stele had no intention to attack. It continued to hover above Wu Hao’s head.
Wu Hao hastily devoured several Martial Pills while glaring venomously at Lu Yan, wishing he could tear him apart alive.
"He is narrow-minded, he must be eliminated,"
Killing intent filled Lu Yan’s heart as he charged towards Wu Hao again, executing successive moves of True Dragon Nine Strikes.
Boom, boom, boom...
The energy barrier trembled with each landing strike but ultimately blocked every one of Lu Yan’s attacks.
Lu Yan launched more than thirty moves in succession, yet he failed to break through the barrier.
"This Spiritual Treasure must be a defensive one, meant to protect Wu Hao’s life. Its defense is too strong, I can’t break it with my current cultivation level."
Lu Yan pondered.
He realized that it would be difficult to kill Wu Hao today.
In that case...
Lu Yan swiftly changed direction and rushed towards Shen Yinuo. He made a grab for a young man...
The young man was terrified and struck back as hard as he could, but Lu Yan effortlessly caught his wrist.
Creak!
The young man’s arm bones snapped. Lu Yan performed the God Dragon Tail Swing, delivering a lash to the young man’s body. With a scream of agony, the young man’s chest burst open and his body split in two, rocketing away.
A King’s True Body cultivator at the level of the True Body’s Seventh Refinement was instantaneously killed.
Now that Lu Yan was in full combat mode, the horrific power he wielded with the combined use of True Dragon War Body and True Dragon Nine Strikes would allow him to instantly kill any cultivator of the same level.
Only those whose true body grades were at a level similar to his could resist a few moves.
After killing one person, Lu Yan attacked another immediately.
Petrified by fear, the man turned around and ran towards Wu Hao.
Despite his injuries, Wu Hao also rushed towards the man. The stele expanded the range of its energy barrier to cover the man.
Boom!
Lu Yan was a step late. His strike landed on the energy barrier and made the barrier massively quiver, but it didn’t break.
The man heaved a sigh of relief after seeing that his body was soaked in cold sweat.
Then, Wu Hao and the young man ran towards the seven old men, while the seven old men abandoned Shen Yinuo and rushed towards Wu Hao.
Lu Yan switched directions and charged towards the seven old men, using Thunderclap Strike, but his attack was blocked by the combined efforts of the seven men.
Subsequently, the seven old men joined Wu Hao, taking shelter inside the energy barrier.
"Let’s combine our attacks, let’s see if we can break the energy barrier."
Shen Yinuo caught up with them and activated the Great Sun Melting Furnace. He opened the cover of the furnace and a thick purple flame poured out, falling onto the energy barrier.
The energy barrier emitted a sizzling noise. Its light seemed somewhat dim, but immediately a robust energy surged out from the stele and reinforced the energy barrier, making it bright and solid again.
Lu Yan coordinated with Shen Yinuo, launching an attack. True Dragon Nine Strikes kept pounding the energy barrier.
The energy barrier shook dramatically, but it did not break.
After dozens of moves, Lu Yan halted his attack and retreated. He no longer made a move.
Shen Yinuo also withdrew the purple flame, pulling back the Great Sun Melting Furnace.
"This Spiritual Treasure must be the handiwork of a fourth transition Primordial Spirit. Even though it only contains a trace of Spiritual Sense, the defense it forms is tremendously strong. We don’t have the cultivation level required to break it."
Shen Yinuo said.
Lu Yan nodded, feeling somewhat helpless as well.
With an increase in his cultivation level, if he could reach True Body Eight Refining, he should be able to break through the barrier.
"Wu Hao, I’ll spare your life today. Next time you see me, you’d better hide in your shell immediately."
Lu Yan taunted.
Wu Hao’s eyes were bloodshot, his killing intent intense.
He felt humiliated, deeply humiliated.
From a young age, he was the center of attention, with countless accolades and much glory. When had he ever felt so stifled?
"Yinuo, let’s go."
Lu Yan said to Shen Yinuo with a voice transmission.
Killing Wu Hao today was impossible. Staying would not help and could cause complications.
From the Shengwu Sect, there might not only be Wu Hao’s group who entered this location. There could be more experienced fighters as well.
Moreover, the Ji Family could possibly have a map of this place too. If they followed, Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo might end up being surrounded.
Shen Yinuo nodded.
The two took a leap and disappeared into the distance in a blink.
After a while, once confirmed that Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo had traveled far, Wu Hao asked, "How is Junior Brother Liu?"
An elder hastily departed and shortly returned carrying a youth. This youth was the one who had shot an arrow.
The youth had broken bones all over his body. Fortunately, he was still alive, barely hanging onto life.
Wu Hao took out a martial healing pill and gave it to him to take.
"What should we do now?" An elder asked.
"Swear I won’t rest until my vengeance is claimed."
Wu Hao clenched his teeth, his face distorted in rage, "My original plan was to wait until I achieved the True Body Ninth Refinement, and then break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm, but now I don’t need to wait, I will break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm immediately."
"My mind aperture, spirit aperture, and soul acupoint have long been opened. It won’t take two days to break through."
"Those two have the map. Their next step would definitely be going to the next two places with lucky chances. I will intercept and kill them after my breakthrough."
The seven elders wanted to say something but ultimately decided not to. Wu Hao’s potential would no doubt be higher if he could reach the True Body Nine Refining stage before breaking through. This exploration of the lost ruins was undeniably the best opportunity.
In order to achieve this, Wu Hao had paid a high price and reached an agreement with Ji Wuxiu. Ji Wuxiu gave Wu Hao the three locations on the map which held lucky chances.
Who knew that Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo would one step ahead, wasting this great opportunity?
Wu Hao’s eyes were filled with determination. He put away the metal monument, letting others guard him. After swallowing a few Martial Healing Pills to adjust his condition, he would start to break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm once his wounds were healed.
...
A group of people landed in a valley.
These individuals hailed from a certain Fairy Ruins.
"Start, whoever can breakthrough to the Primordial Spirit Stage, do it immediately. Once we reach the Primordial Spirit Stage, we can roam freely in the southern region," a man in his thirties said.
Three of them sat cross-legged, preparing to break through to the Primordial Spirit Stage.
They were well prepared.
The southern region doesn’t allow the existence of beings in the Primordial Spirit Realm. Thus, their plan was to enter the region before breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Realm. There are no rules against that.
Sadly, one of them let out a sorrowful cry. His head exploded, causing his death on the spot.
The others were not surprised. It isn’t that easy to break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm.
The two remaining people continued their breakthrough attempt.
In a stagnant place, there was another crowd from a different Fairy Ruins.
Several in this group were also attempting to break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm.
Such scenarios like these were happening everywhere.
Obviously, the Nine Fairy Ruins of Da Chu had communicated with each other and were well prepared.
In addition, some people from the Spirit Sect were also breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Realm.
...
Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo ran hundreds of miles, then opened the map, heading towards the second place of luck that was nearby.
Unfortunately, when the two arrived, they saw an Immortal Demon tree, but no Immortal Demon Fruits.
Under the Immortal Demon tree, there was also an alien beast.
But there were no signs of fierce battles around.
"It seems not every place of luck has fortune. Even if there are Immortal Demon Fruits, they could have been swallowed by the alien beasts," Lu Yan said.
Shen Yinuo nodded in agreement, "Should we go check the third place of luck?"
Lu Yan nodded.
The places with luck should be checked first to prevent others from getting there first.
Half a day later, they arrived at the third place marked on the map.
Unfortunately, there weren’t any Immortal Demon Fruits or even an Immortal Demon Tree in sight. They searched the vicinity but found nothing.
"After all, three hundred years have passed. Too much time has gone by, anything could have happened. Maybe there was a fierce battle between alien beasts here, destroying the Immortal Demon tree," Shen Yinuo speculated.
Lu Yan also agreed with her speculation.
Fortunately, they had gained three Immortal Demon Fruits at the first place of luck. Otherwise, they would have suffered a great loss.
"Let’s find a place to refine the three Immortal Demon Fruits first," said Lu Yan.
They had explored all the dangerous locations marked on the map, there was no need to rush afterwards. It was better to enhance their strength first.
The two found a secluded place. Shen Yinuo guarded as Lu Yan took out an Immortal Demon Fruit to refine.
By late afternoon, Lu Yan had completely refined one Immortal Demon Fruit. However, his True Body did not undergo any transformation.
This was expected. The True Body’s eighth refinement wasn’t that easy.
He then refined the second and third fruits.
Within less than two days, all three Immortal Demon fruits had been refined.
However, his True Body still hadn’t transformed.
"The eighth refinement of the True Body is indeed not easy," Lu Yan sighed.
It wasn’t that the Immortal Demon fruits were lacking, but the eighth refinement of the True Body was indeed too difficult.
An Immortal Demon Fruit was definitely more valuable than a Purple Flame Lotus they had gotten before, mainly due to the eighth refinement of the True Body being so hard to breakthrough.
Lu Yan estimated he would need at least five more Immortal Demon Fruits before he could possibly break through the eighth refinement of the True Body.
