Whoosh!
A red streak of light flashed through the clouds, and Ye Zhen’s figure abruptly vanished on the spot.
The nine Water and Fire Spirit Flowers bearing down on Ye Zhen suddenly lost their target, but they did not collide with one another like headless flies.
With a slight flick of Huaa Wushuang’s fingers, the direction of the nine Spirit Flowers subtly shifted as if tethered by an invisible string, narrowly missing each other.
Five of them hovered in the air, searching for Ye Zhen to attack, while the remaining four swiftly retracted like lightning and revolved around Huaa Wushuang like a shield, ensuring his safety.
Ye Zhen’s Silver Line Flash was too unpredictable, and Huaa Wushuang, having witnessed it before, could not afford to be careless.
A kilometer away, as Ye Zhen reappeared from the void dripping with a fine layer of cold sweat on his forehead, which was instantly turned to a thin layer of white frost by the cold Gang in the high altitude, making him exceedingly uncomfortable.
The simultaneous onslaught of the nine Water and Fire Spirit Flowers had given Ye Zhen quite a scare. Had the attack really hit him, at the very least, he would have been reduced to ashes.
"Ye Zhen, how do you like the taste of my Huaa Clan’s ultimate technique, Huaa Mantian?"
"It’s pretty intense!"
Behind Ye Zhen, the giant Spiritual Power Wings slowly flapped as his gaze, sharp as an eagle, scanned for a chance to attack.
This Huaa Mantian was indeed formidable, making Ye Zhen feel like he had no opportunity to counter.
"However, what I don’t understand is why didn’t you use this ultimate technique during the Black Dragon Ranking Competition?"
Huaa Wushuang’s gaze first tensed, then relaxed, "Actually, as a man about to die, there’s no harm in telling you the secret!
"To execute this ultimate technique of Huaa Mantian, one must combine it with another secret technique of my Huaa Clan to condense the Spirit Flowers and control them from a great distance. However, after executing this technique, the user will go through a period of weakness... and it takes three days to recover!"
"Is it the secret technique you just used to boost your combat power?"
After hesitating for a moment, Huaa Wushuang nodded.
The moment he nodded, Huaa Wushuang moved again. He stepped forward, moving explosively like a meteor, and the Water and Fire Spirit Flowers controlled by his fingers shot towards Ye Zhen like arrows.
In an instant, Ye Zhen was chased all over the place by the Water and Fire Spirit Flowers actuated by Huaa Wushuang.
The key issue was the Water and Fire Spirit Flowers’ terrifying latent power, and with nine of them, Ye Zhen dared not meet them head-on.
However, despite being chased around, Ye Zhen managed to respond quite easily by relying on the Silver Line Flash, an Innate Divine Ability bestowed by the Silver Line Demon Eagle King.
"Ye Zhen, how much longer can you dodge?"
"I don’t believe your Sky Escape Secret Technique can last for long?"
"Haha, Ye Zhen, you should feel fortunate! Fortunate that your opponent is me! With my current cultivation, I can only execute this Huaa Mantian using nine Water and Fire Spirit Flowers, only unleashing the entry-level power of Huaa Mantian. If it were my great uncle, even a Vein Forging Realm expert would have to retreat in the face of thirty-six Spirit Flowers!"
"Is that so? How powerful is Flower King’s Huaa Mantian when he uses it?"
While dodging, Ye Zhen observed coldly, looking for a chance to strike.
"Eighty-one flowers! When Flower King uses Huaa Mantian, that’s the true Huaa Mantian!"
"And Flower King, how many years has it been since he left the Huaa Clan?"
"Four hundred... Hey, how do you know Flower King left?" Huaa Wushuang’s expression changed drastically, as the Flower King’s departure from the Huaa Clan to seek a breakthrough was a closely guarded secret known only to the direct descendants of the clan.
Just then, Ye Zhen’s gaze suddenly sharpened—now was the moment!
Whoosh!
The Spiritual Power Wings on his back flickered like lightning, and Ye Zhen’s figure disappeared on the spot, a streak of red swiftly flashing before Huaa Wushuang’s eyes.
Whizz whizz whizz whizz!
The piercing sound of the nine Water and Fire Spirit Flowers tearing through the air resonated shrilly. Huaa Wushuang, realizing that Ye Zhen had used the Silver Line Flash for a surprise attack, immediately controlled the Spirit Flowers to retreat!
Ye Zhen’s somewhat blurry figure suddenly appeared ten meters behind Huaa Wushuang, and his gaze shifted. The finger that was about to make a point suddenly changed to a grab!
Clang!
The sound of the Profound Yang Sword being drawn rang out sharply, Huaa Wushuang spun around quickly, and the nine Water and Fire Spirit Flowers shot towards Ye Zhen like meteors.
Boom!
A golden Origin Sword Light, over a dozen yards long, shot forth from the Profound Yang Sword. The moment the golden Origin Sword Light emerged, shock appeared in Ye Zhen’s eyes.
The moment the golden Origin Sword Vein was unleashed, the Sword Qi was biting cold, and the sheer emanated Sword Qi made the void tremble. The clouds, several meters below Ye Zhen, were rapidly dispersed by the Sword Qi’s force, and even the Cloud Winged Tiger below cried in pain from the sting of the Sword Qi.
"Divine Skills!"
"And Origin Divine Power, that’s impossible?"
Huaa Wushuang’s eyes bulged in shock.
In the moment of surprise, the massive golden Origin Sword Vein struck Huaa Wushuang. In front of this tremendous golden Origin Sword Vein, Huaa Wushuang’s Protective Spirit Force was as fragile as paper.
With a loud explosion, at the brink of life and death, one of the fastest flying Water and Fire Spirit Flowers was detonated by Huaa Wushuang, and then he let out a scream as the sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out.
As Huaa Wushuang’s scream echoed, the other eight Water and Fire Spirit Flowers lost control as well, gradually dissipating into the air.
"How can this be... the power surged so much..."
As he watched the golden Origin Sword Light fade, Ye Zhen was also dumbfounded.
This golden Origin Sword Vein, Ye Zhen had used it before as well, but it was only a few dozen feet long and, moreover, devoid of any Sword Qi emanation. This time, however, the golden Origin Sword Vein was actually emitting its unique Sword Qi.
"This power, it has increased by more than three times..."
Ye Zhen’s mouth gaped wide open as he murmured softly.
As for the reason behind this phenomenon, Ye Zhen couldn’t think of any other explanation and could only attribute it to the reward from the Black Dragon Ranking: the Golden Dragon-Shaped Glow.
The Golden Dragon-Shaped Glow increased the length of Ye Zhen’s First Sword Vein by more than three times. Moreover, the power of the Origin Sword Vein, which was unleashed through the enlightened First Sword Vein, had increased more than threefold as well.
It was because of this that he had managed to heavily injure Huaa Wushuang with a single strike.
"Eh, where is Huaa Wushuang?"
Only then did Ye Zhen remember to look for Huaa Wushuang’s trace.
A white cloud gently rose up, which was the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten gathering a clump of Cloud Qi, slowly lifting the severely injured and dying Huaa Wushuang into the sky. The moment they rose, the Cloud Qi gathered again, not leaving a single trace.
At this moment, Huaa Wushuang bore no resemblance to the World’s No.1 Young Master he once was.
A sword scar stretched diagonally from his left shoulder to his right waist, from where blood cascaded like a fountain, foam bubbled ceaselessly at his chest, his lungs were burst, ribs uniformly severed, and one could even faintly see the organs within were scarred as well.
As for his waist, his bowels had spilled out, in quite a ghastly state.
However, even so, Huaa Wushuang’s vitality was remarkably tenacious. Although his breathing was rapid, one could see that his internal organs in the chest and abdomen had already begun to wriggle and contract, actively stopping the blood flow, and the blood spurting from the wounds was gradually lessening.
This is the great strength of the Acquired Spiritual Body. Such injuries would mean certain death for an ordinary person, but for a martial artist with the Acquired Spiritual Body Great Perfection, as long as there was enough time, recovery was certain.
"Huaa Wushuang, it’s time for you to depart..."
Ye Zhen’s palm abruptly shot up, ready to smash Huaa Wushuang’s head with a blow.
"No, don’t, you can’t..."
Huaa Wushuang suddenly opened his eyes, weakly lifting his hands, and even in his gaze towards Ye Zhen, there was a hint of begging.
In the end, faced with death, Huaa Wushuang abandoned all dignity!
In this world, those who can face death calmly are, after all, a minority.
"You can’t kill me... Ye Zhen, if you kill me, you’ll bring disaster upon yourself..."
"Don’t kill me, I’ll give you enough reward, secret techniques, secret techniques from the Tiannan Huaa Family... Aren’t you... always interested in that recovery secret technique of mine that has an amazing Restoration Power? I’ll give it to you, even the ultimate secret techniques of the Tiannan Huaa Family, I can... give them to you..."
"I can swear... a poisonous oath, even... a Divine Soul Oath... that I will never pursue you in the future, and I will not make any hostile moves towards you..."
Huaa Wushuang’s eyes fixedly stared at Ye Zhen, his previous arrogance turned into pleas in that instant, desperate pleas, even begging.
"This..."
Ye Zhen hummed thoughtfully, but he wasn’t considering whether to spare Huaa Wushuang or not; today, Huaa Wushuang’s death was certain for Ye Zhen.
Everyone has a dual nature. Don’t let Huaa Wushuang’s desperate pleas now fool you; if he really lived, the first one he’d want to take out would be Ye Zhen.
As for the Divine Soul Oath, Ye Zhen never believed in its binding power.
Especially someone like Huaa Wushuang, with a terrifying clan behind him; maybe without Huaa Wushuang lifting a finger, or even with a mere glance, members of his family would rush to kill Ye Zhen.
What Ye Zhen was considering was Huaa Wushuang’s first sentence—killing him would bring great calamity!
This could be interpreted as retaliation from the Tiannan Huaa Family, or perhaps, there was some hidden threat involved.
Seeing Ye Zhen deep in thought, Huaa Wushuang grew anxious.
"Ye Zhen, believe me, I’m really sincere! Truly very sincere! I’ll give you that recovery secret technique first, you can have a look, then, the ultimate secret technique to control the Water and Fire Spirit Flower, I can give you that too! I can swear a Divine Soul Oath!"
"Hmm?"
Ye Zhen’s raised hand relaxed slightly, intrigued by Huaa Wushuang’s proposal.
"Give me a Jade Talisman, I’ll give you the Divine Record right now!"
Huaa Wushuang was heavily injured, but his Divine Soul was still fine, so inscribing the Divine Record on a Jade Talisman was not an issue.
This place was the isolated Black Dragon Secret Palace. Ye Zhen was not afraid of Huaa Wushuang trying any tricks, so he generously allowed Huaa Wushuang to take out a blank Jade Talisman and inscribe it himself.
Ye Zhen did want to take one, but all the Jade Talismans inside his storage ring had been mysteriously destroyed by the magma that had appeared earlier.
Huaa Wushuang did not play any tricks and pressed the Jade Talisman to his forehead to inscribe it. After a dozen or so breaths, he handed the Jade Talisman to Ye Zhen.
"Seven Transition Soul Nourishing Technique?"
"Mhm!"
Huaa Wushuang nodded his head vigorously like a pecking chicken, eyes finally showing a glint of hope, "Next, we’ll each take our Divine Soul Oaths in turn, then, I’ll give you the ultimate secret technique to control the Water and Fire Spirit Flower!"
Ye Zhen nonchalantly nodded, causing Huaa Wushuang to be overjoyed.
But just at that moment, Ye Zhen’s palm gently lifted, then ferociously smashed down!
Smack!
A sound akin to a watermelon bursting shocking sounded! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)

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