White Nightmare didn't have the perfect demonic human bloodline, so he still cultivated Zhen Yuan. However, his Zhen Yuan was contaminated with a large amount of demonic Qi. This demonic Qi mixed with Zhen Yuan, but not only did it not decrease the destructive power of Zhen Yuan, it instead made it even more berserk.
As White Nightmare circulated his Zhen Yuan with all his strength, an ash-gray Qi flow appeared outside his body and violently revolved around him. A frightening pressure swept out in all directions, dispersing much of the black mist at the edge of the island. Some of the small hills on the island even turned into ashes, scattering between the heaven and earth.
"Although this cultivation base is not as good as Blackwater Alliance's Wang Taiyi, it's not the slightest bit inferior to Flame Burst King. In terms of pressure, Flame Burst King is a lot weaker. Seems like demonic human clan is worthy of being the ruler of Chaotic Demonic Ocean. Their resources are unimaginable."
Half-step King was a process of accumulating Zhen Yuan. The more vigorous the Zhen Yuan, the more hope one had of reaching peak half-step King, and the chance of breaking through to Life and Death realm. If one's Zhen Yuan accumulation was insufficient, then breaking through to Life and Death realm would be a long way off.
It was extremely difficult for a half-step King to accumulate Zhen Yuan. If one cultivated with upper grade spirit stones, one might not be able to reach peak half-step King in a hundred years. Cultivating with supreme grade spirit stones would increase the speed by many folds, and the best choice was none other than Zhen Yuan crystals. This was a shortcut.
Unfortunately, supreme grade spirit stones were too hard to find. Even fifth grade sects might not have much in stock, and Zhen Yuan crystals could only be produced by Life and Death Kings.
Flame Burst King's cultivation base was so deep because he was trapped on Devouring Island. Every month, he would have a lot of Zhen Yuan crystals for cultivation. Wang Taiyi's cultivation base was twice that of Flame Burst King, and he was suspected to be a 'strongest' half-step King. This was also because he was an important figure of Blackwater Alliance, so he didn't need to worry about Zhen Yuan crystals.
The Thunder Spirit King from the true spirit continent was one of the top half step king warriors, so it would be impossible for him to have an endless amount of extreme rank spirit stones, not to mention Zhen yuan crystals. He might have been lucky enough to get some other treasures to increase his cultivation, since he was not that old after all. If he were to rely on accumulating his cultivation, it would take him at least dozens of years to reach that level.
Therefore, Ye Chen clearly understood that cultivation talent was important, but so were resources. For example, in half-step King realm, if one had sufficient resources, one's cultivation base could increase by ten times, or even dozens of times. Others wouldn't be able to catch up no matter how hard they tried.
Bang!
He took a step forward, and energy ripples spread in all directions.
Bai Hao roared. His arms turned into countless phantoms, attacking Ye Chen fiercely.
The space in front of White Nightmare distorted, and a large amount of greyish-white energy shot out like sharp blades. Some spun, some slashed, some slashed, and some collided with each other, changing directions. In an instant, the dense greyish-white energy was like an inescapable net, enveloping Ye Chen's figure.
Ye Chen's eyes were sharp as he observed the trajectory of the qi flow. He then pulled out his Thunder Disaster Sword, slashing upwards, slashing sideways, sweeping, and stabbing. Although there were a lot of gray qi flows, none of them could get within three meters of Ye Chen. It was as if this area was an absolute domain that nothing could get close to.
Dang!
In the void, some of the qi flows collided and changed directions again.
However, it was futile. Ye Chen's Spiritual Sword was extremely fast and silent. Sometimes, the qi flows were clearly coming from behind Ye Chen. Ye Chen was intercepting the qi flows in front of him, but they would be shattered by the time they got within three meters. Ye Chen simply didn't know when Ye Chen would counterattack.
Under the Life and Death realm, Ye Chen's sword arts were already at an unfathomable realm. Any offensive techniques would be useless against him.
As if realizing this, White Nightmare gave up on fighting speed and switched to a powerful killing move.
"Void Forcing Chop!"
White Nightmare roared, and his sturdy right hand turned into a bone blade. Greyish-white qi curled around the bone blade as he launched a powerful strike at Ye Chen.
Rip!
Greyish-white blade Qi slashed down with peerless tyranny.
Ye Chen's body slanted upwards. Facing the blade Qi, he swept his sword diagonally, and a dark golden ripple burst forth, destroying White Nightmare's killing move.
At the same time, Ye Chen's left hand was not idle either. His fingers formed a sword and pointed at the nearby White Nightmare.
"Go!"
The Blood Ruin Sword left its scabbard and turned into nine sword images, shooting at White Nightmare.
"Imperial Sword Attack!"
White Nightmare was gobsmacked. He had heard of this lost sword art before. It was said that in ancient times, there was an era of swordsmen. There were many swordsmen among martial artists, and the Imperial Sword Art was one of the most legendary sword arts. This sword art had an extremely high requirement on soul power. Without a soul power talent, one could not bring out the essence of this sword art. Flying swords controlled by the Imperial Sword Art were incomparably fast. Before the enemy could even react, they would be pierced through the heart or decapitated. It was impossible to defend against. Cultivated to the highest realm, one could unleash eighty-one swords simultaneously, striking fear into the hearts of others and forcing them to retreat.
Although Ye Chen's Imperial Sword Art had only reached the realm of Nine Swords Simultaneously, it could not be looked down upon. Just the speed of the flying swords was enough to make many people suffer.
Having no time to defend, White Nightmare crossed his arms and curled his body into a ball. Greyish-white qi crazily revolved around him, forming a shield of light.
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding …
Rip!
The majority of the nine sword phantoms were repelled. Only the Blood Ruin Sword's attack power was the strongest. It instantly pierced through White Nightmare's Protective Zhen Yuan and was about to strike his body.
"Get lost!"
White Nightmare's curled body stretched out, and the powerful Zhen Yuan in his body erupted like a sun, blasting away the Blood Ruin Sword's main body.
"What a powerful Zhen Yuan!"
Ye Chen squinted his eyes. This sword of his could already kill the majority of half-step Kings. Half a month ago, the middle-aged demonic man had suffered a bit of injury when facing the Imperial Sword Art. Who would have thought that White Nightmare's Zhen Yuan would be so much stronger than that of the middle-aged demonic man? The Imperial Sword Art would be ineffective.
After repelling the Blood Ruin Sword's main body, White Nightmare hastily retreated. There was a shallow sword scar on his arm, but it could only be regarded as a flesh wound. The sword Qi contained within had long been forced out by his Zhen Yuan. However, Ye Chen was only at the peak of late Sea of Soul realm. If he were to advance to half-step King realm, wouldn't he be killed in one sword strike?
"White Nightmare, delay him!"
At this moment, the fat demonic man suddenly shot a glance at White Nightmare.
"What are you doing?"
White Nightmare transmitted his Zhen Yuan.
"His companion is there, and he should be cultivating in seclusion. As long as we capture his companion, we can make him restrain himself and bring him back alive."
The fat demonic man's thoughts were deeper than White Nightmare's. Capturing Ye Chen alive was more beneficial than killing Ye Chen. At this moment, he had already determined the specific location of Ye Chen's companion.
"Alright."
White Nightmare faintly nodded. He was not an honorable person. For the sake of his goal, he would be unscrupulous.
Buzz!
A huge iron shield appeared in his left hand as he inwardly thought, Close combat is my advantage. Let's see how you resist!
Swish!
Holding the shield, White Nightmare pounced at Ye Chen.
"Dragging things out like this is not a solution. This place has already been discovered, and more and more demonic humans are rushing over. I'd better kill these two first."
Ye Chen's killing intent was set, and he didn't want to drag things out any longer.
"Waning Moon!"
Holding the sword with both of his hands, Ye Chen slashed down with all his might. The crescent-shaped sword energy looked like a black crescent moon as it flew out, leaving a clear sword mark in the air that did not disappear for a long time.
Facing this sword, White Nightmare felt as if the entire world had disappeared, and he had lost track of Ye Chen as well. It was as if he was flying in a boundless white world, and what greeted him was a boundless black sword energy.
"I have to block it!"
White Nightmare didn't have the time to launch an attack. He raised the huge iron shield in front of him and shrunk his body behind it. As Zhen Yuan poured into the shield, it blossomed with a gray-white radiance and rapidly enlarged into a small mountain, blocking the black sword energy.
Clang!
Dazzling sparks flew everywhere, and cracks appeared on the shield in White Nightmare's hand. The cracks spread out from the sword mark in the center, producing a teeth-numbing metal cracking sound. If not for White Nightmare's Zhen Yuan being strong enough, the shield would have long since shattered.
There was a loud bang!
White Nightmare held the shield upside down as his whole body shot out. He came and went quickly, spurting out a mouthful of blood in midair. His face was extremely pale.
On the other side, the fat demonic man had flown toward Murong Qingcheng's seclusion location at an extreme speed the moment Ye Chen made his move.
However, he didn't expect White Nightmare to be defeated so quickly. He didn't have much time left, so he had to capture Ye Chen's companions first and make them hesitate.
"Scram!"
Ye Chen sensed the fat demonic man's movements and saw that he wasn't far from Murong Qingcheng's seclusion cave. Ordinary sword Qi wouldn't be able to catch up. Ye Chen's expression turned cold as he extended his left index finger and pointed at the fat demonic man. It was precisely the Void Shattering Finger.
The trajectory of the finger energy couldn't be seen, but Ye Chen's finger only pointed once, and the space around the fat demonic man immediately distorted. The boundless finger energy sent him flying, making him somersault in the air.
Swoosh swoosh!
With one finger attack, Ye Chen repeatedly used the Void Shattering Finger. Transparent traces of distortion appeared in the air, exploding around the fat demonic man.
"What a powerful finger energy."
The fat demonic man turned pale with fright and retreated again and again, unable to get close to Murong Qingcheng.
"Go!"
With a loud shout, the fat demonic man no longer had the heart to fight. He flew toward the black mist at the edge of the island and roared at White Nightmare.
Ye Chen's expression turned even colder as he chased after him.
However, the barrier's power was extremely mysterious. Ye Chen had only entered a few dozen meters into the black mist when he lost track of the two. Moreover, he himself was about to get lost in the black mist.
Left with no choice, Ye Chen could only retreat from the black mist and return to the sky above the island.
Outside the barrier …
White Nightmare continuously vomited blood.
"We underestimated him." Seeing White Nightmare's appearance, the fat demonic man said with a gloomy expression.
White Nightmare waved his hand. "I'm going to meditate. Don't let anyone disturb me."
His injuries were too severe. Even with a demonic human's physique, he couldn't bear it.
Landing on a huge reef outside the island, White Nightmare sat cross-legged and took out a scarlet pill from his storage ring. Swallowing it, he closed his eyes and focused on healing.
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