Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Dead?"

Seeing this junior, who was said to be full of cunning tricks, get blasted to pieces by his own palm strike, Yuan San was slightly surprised.

'Didn't Yuan Haotian say this guy was extremely resourceful?'

'How could he not even block a single one of my moves?'

'Where's the God-Suppressing Coffin?'

'What about his other treasures?'

But when he carefully sensed his surroundings, he found not the slightest trace of the man's aura remained.

'Could he really be dead? That makes sense. He's only a Martial Artist at the True Intent Stage. Even with all his treasures, how could he possibly survive a single palm strike from me, a True Immortal?'

Yuan San relaxed, but then a new thought immediately struck him. 'No, that's not right. If that boy really died, wouldn't his many treasures have been left behind? But there's nothing here. Could it have been a Clone? Or has Yuan Haotian been lying to me from the very beginning?'

His expression instantly darkened.

The aura from his body spread out in an instant.

But no matter how he searched, he couldn't find any trace of Yang Xiao.

Instead, he found that the palace before him was growing more and more mysterious. The Array on its surface, along with the terrifying power faintly contained within, all indicated that there was something extraordinary inside.

This immediately shifted his focus to the palace. At this moment, in Yuan San's eyes, whether Yang Xiao was still alive or Yuan Haotian had deceived him was far less important than what lay within this palace.

'To be able to set up such an Array, the creator must have been a Martial Arts True God at or above the level of a Tier Five Divine General. If I can obtain what's inside, this trip won't have been in vain. As for that brat, dead or alive, he'll die for sure if he dares show his face before me again! And if this is Yuan Haotian's scheme, hmph! I'll show him that even a Great Preacher is nothing before they break through to become a True Immortal!'

After searching a full circle and still finding no sign of Yang Xiao, Yuan San sneered.

He stopped caring about him and focused all his attention on the palace before him.

Although the Array here was formidable, Yuan San was quite confident in himself, especially since he had brought many life-saving treasures with him on this trip.

With these items, let alone on a Barbaric Continent with no True Immortals or True Gods, even if there were, no one below Tier Two could hope to touch him.

And while the Array on this palace seemed powerful, the aura it gave off was only threatening to a Tier One True Immortal. Yuan San felt that if he didn't have his life-saving measures, he might have hesitated.

But now, of course, he wouldn't.

'After I emerge from this place with my power greatly increased, I'll go look for that brat. If I still can't find him, then there's definitely something wrong with Yuan Haotian. When that time comes, don't blame me for being ruthless!'

With a cold snort, Yuan San stepped into the palace.

In that instant, the Array activated.

Space inverted, as if he had entered another world.

He couldn't sense the outside world at all.

Therefore, Yuan San naturally had no way of knowing.

That at the very moment he stepped into the palace,

right where Yang Xiao had been struck down, a ball of red flames suddenly flared into existence.

The flame looked utterly ordinary.

It was indistinguishable from the common flames burning throughout Flame Mountain.

Yet, in an instant, it coalesced into a human figure.

Who else could it be but Yang Xiao?

'He's finally in. Thankfully, I cultivated the Emperor Golden Dragon Secret Technique and formed a Visible Flood Dragon capable of containing all my flesh, blood, and Essence Qi. Otherwise, things would have been really dangerous this time. But now... it's all up to him.'

Yang Xiao smiled faintly.

He possessed the Emperor Golden Dragon Secret Technique, which allowed him to condense his flesh and blood completely into a Visible Flood Dragon. Just now, when Yuan San's palm strike came at him, he had a flash of inspiration.

He had directly fused his Blood Qi, True Greater Yang Fire, Divine Soul, and even the Heaven and Earth Origin Flame into the Visible Flood Dragon. Then, he used a Transformation Skill to alter its aura, turning it into a common ball of flame that could be seen anywhere.

Only then did he narrowly evade Yuan San's detection.

Otherwise, with his current strength, he wouldn't have stood a chance in a direct confrontation with Yuan San.

He wanted to kill Yuan San.

There was only one way: a sneak attack.

Or, by using external forces.

This Array before him was clearly an excellent opportunity.

If there was a Divine Fire inside, that would be even better.

However, what put Yang Xiao in a good mood was that through this attempt, he discovered those mysterious patterns had another function.

They not only granted him the terrifying power of a Hundred Flood Dragons, but when the patterns merged with the Visible Flood Dragon, they actually produced an incredibly fearsome defensive power.

Otherwise, against the True Immortal's strike just now, even if Yang Xiao had transformed into the Visible Flood Dragon, he would have lost at least seventy percent, perhaps even more than ninety percent, of his Blood Qi.

In that case, recovery would have been far more difficult.

But now.

With these secret patterns present, Yuan San's attack had only pulverized the layer of dried flesh he had shed, without even touching a sliver of his Blood Qi.

It didn't even have the power to stir his Blood Qi in the slightest.

Instantly.

Yang Xiao's expectations for these mysterious patterns skyrocketed.

'Although I still can't activate these mysterious patterns, the passive increase in power and defense is enough to, in conjunction with the Emperor Golden Dragon Secret Technique, grant me something close to an Undying Body. This effect seems even better than the Glazed Golden Body. It's just a shame that my Emperor Golden Dragon Secret Technique is still a bit too weak. If I could advance it further, it would probably be even more perfect.'

However, the Emperor Golden Dragon Secret Technique has always been a Supreme Secret Technique cultivated by the Human Emperor. To truly cultivate it to the stage of Great Success, one must be the Human Emperor.

If Yang Xiao truly wanted to pursue this path, he would inevitably have to contend for the Human Emperor Position.

And gather the luck of the Human Race.

The matters involved were extremely complex. If he were still the Flame Emperor's son from his second life, it wouldn't matter—his claim would be legitimate and justified. But now...

'I won't think about that for now. The important thing right now is watching this guy try to break the array.'

Yang Xiao shook his head.

He looked toward the palace ahead.

He didn't know what the person who set up the array was thinking.

The Array was designed to be one-way; that is, Yang Xiao could see what was happening inside from the outside, but the person inside couldn't see out.

This surprised Yang Xiao somewhat.

Because it didn't seem much like a defensive array, and recalling the strange fact that four arrays that shouldn't have been compatible were combined, a bold guess began to form in Yang Xiao's mind.

However, he didn't jump to a conclusion immediately.

Because there was no need.

Someone was about to test it for him.

His gaze instantly fell upon the Array.

He immediately saw the Eight-direction Enemy Annihilation Array activate.

Eight massive, silver shields appeared, completely surrounding Yuan San, who had just stepped into the Array.

At the same time, illusory images of Divine-level Fierce Beasts gradually appeared on the surfaces of the eight shields.

Baring fangs and brandishing claws.

They looked as if they would leap from the shields at any moment.

Ready to pounce and devour.