Weng weng!
Seeing that the stone platform had been uprooted, the apricot trees flew into a rage. In an instant, their branches and leaves rained down on Yuan Tao.
"This is bad …"
Zhang Xuan's face warped in horror.
He had seen the offensive prowess of the apricot trees with his own eyes. Even he would be hard-pressed to survive an attack from them, let alone Yuan Tao, whose cultivation was far beneath his!
Zhang Xuan was just about to rush forward to save Yuan Tao when he suddenly felt something tightening around his wrist. Following which, he saw Lozosy grabbing his hand and shaking her head.
Knowing that Luo Ruoxin must have her own motives for doing so, Zhang Xuan suppressed his worry and turned his gaze over once more.
Weng!
The apricot trees and leaves had already arrived by Yuan Tao's side. With a light buzz, the latter seemed to have activated some kind of defense, and a warm glow formed a thin layer of armor around him.
The armor was not thick, but the might of the attacks was simply unable to pierce through it.
"Is this the Gilded Armor left behind by an Ancient Sage?" Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
He had heard of the Gilded Armor before. It was similar to the Mentor's Character Jin Bing, and it was a unique artifact left behind by an Ancient Sage expert on the latter's body. It was an extremely powerful defense that no one beneath Ancient Sage would be able to breach.
It seemed like the experts of the Hundred Schools of Philosophers knew that it would be dangerous for him to take down the stone platform, so they intentionally left it behind to protect him.
Pipa!
The apricot trees continued to lash out furiously, and with every strike, the armor would grow thinner and thinner.
After all, the Gilded Armor was made up of energy. As time went by, it would eventually dissipate completely.
"Rise!"
Yuan Tao had sealed his six senses, making it impossible for him to sense his surroundings or where he was. However, he was still able to sense his surroundings clearly. With a ferocious roar, he gathered all of his strength.
Xiong xiong xiong!
The Emperor's Bloodline in his body blazed furiously, and an illusory silhouette of a Draconic Rhinoceros appeared above his head.
With the appearance of the illusory silhouette, his strength surged once more. At the same time, he seemed to have broken through the bottleneck of his cultivation, reaching Great Sage.
Even though Yuan Tao had awakened his bloodline, his cultivation had still not reached Introspective Convalescence realm. Under the immense pressure, he succeeded.
Geji! Geji!
With the advancement of his cultivation and bloodline, the towering stone platform rose significantly. It seemed as if it would break at any moment.
"Incredible …"
Zhang Xuan could not help but exclaim in admiration.
Yuan Tao made use of the heaviness of the earth. As long as his feet did not leave the ground, he would possess boundless strength.
Could this be the Emperor Bloodline?
Not only was its defense invincible, but as long as it was rooted to the ground, its strength was not something that ordinary people could contend with.
"The Emperor's Bloodline is of the earth attribute, and it can borrow the weight of the earth to unleash an unparalleled battle prowess... When the bloodline is truly activated, it will only be stronger than Wei Ruyan's Innate Poison Body and Zhao Ya's Pure Yin Body!"
Seeing that he understood, Lozosy nodded and said, "Don't you have a Terra Kirin? Take some of its blood essence! "
"En!"
Zhang Xuan nodded. He didn't ask how she knew that he had tamed the five kings of the forest world. Instead, with a thought, he communicated with the Saint Beast in the folded space and flicked his finger. A pile of blood essence floated above him.
The five kings of the forest world suppressed the five elements, and the Terra Qilin was an earth-type expert.
"Inject the blood into Yuan Tao's forehead …"
Lozosy instructed.
Zhang Xuan flicked his finger.
Wuuuuu!
The Terra Qilin's blood essence immediately flew toward the plump man and dived into his glabella.
Hu hu hu!
As soon as the blood essence seeped into Yuan Tao's body, it immediately burst into flames. The Emperor Bloodline floating above Yuan Tao's head seemed to have been nourished, and it grew even larger.
Kacha!
The foundation connecting the elevated platform to the ground shattered, and Yuan Tao forcefully plucked it out of the ground.
With a violent tremor, the voice of the lecturer on the elevated platform suddenly became a little disjointed. The crowd listening to the lecture on the cushions jolted awake from their stupor, and they leaped in shock.
"What are you doing?"
"You're courting death!"
The Otherworldly Demons were on the verge of exploding.
Kong Shi was impartial in his teachings, and his earlier lecture had been beneficial to their cultivation as well. Yet, that fellow had uprooted the elevated platform. That was equivalent to destroying their opportunity to cultivate!
Otherworldly Demons were humans too!
They had the right to cultivate under Kong Shi's guidance!
"Block him!"
Yan Xue bellowed. The crowd from the Hundred Schools of Philosophers immediately rushed forward to block Zhang Xuan.
They were the ones who had planned for Yuan Tao to uproot the elevated platform. They would not allow anyone to interrupt him at this critical juncture.
Kacha!
The two sides stood in a stalemate, ready to make a move at any moment. Zhang Xuan could not be bothered to interfere, so he turned his attention back to Yuan Tao. At this moment, the Gilded Armor on the latter's body finally succumbed to the attacks and shattered.
"This is bad …"
Zhang Xuan panicked.
With the Gilded Armor, Yuan Tao was still able to withstand the attacks. However, if the attacks from the apricot tree and leaves were to shatter, wouldn't he be killed very quickly?
"Don't worry, there's someone even more anxious than you are!"
Lozosy chuckled.
Before she could finish her words, Yan Xue flicked his wrist, and a cloak flew toward Yuan Tao and landed on his body.
Weng!
The tree branches and leaves fell on the cloak, but it was repelled once more.
"This is … an artifact left behind by an Ancient Sage?"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes in astonishment.
Without a doubt, this was a top-notch defensive artifact forged by an Ancient Sage. Not even the Infernal Blacksaber would be able to break it in a single blow.
As expected of the Hundred Schools of Philosophers, they sure had a lot of treasures.
Kacha! Kacha!
With the artifact blocking the attacks, Yuan Tao was able to gain some time to recover. Hugging the elevated platform, he swiftly left the area.
Along with the shaking of the elevated platform, the silhouette floating on it also began to waver, seemingly a little unstable.
"This is the moment. Zhang Xuan, go and remove that mark from Yuan Tao's body!"
Lozosy said.
"Alright!"
Zhang Xuan had long since grown tired of watching the commotion. With a swift movement, he flew to the top of the elevated platform and struck it with his palm.
Others might hold Kong shi's relic in awe and veneration, but Zhang Xuan didn't feel the same way. As soon as the palm strike landed, the silhouette of a human figure began trembling uncontrollably before falling from the dueling platform.
Zhang Xuan infused his Heaven's Path zhenqi into it.
Hula!
Just as Lozosy had said, the mark was struck into Yuan Tao's glabella.
"What are you doing?"
Everyone was stunned. Yan Xue's scalp tingled as he bellowed furiously.
The reason why they had snatched the elevated platform was for this mark, and yet, the mark had actually been struck into Yuan Tao's body. This was truly inconceivable!
Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan returned to his original position.
But before he could get back to his original position, he saw Yuan Tao's body swelling abruptly after devouring the mark. His already plump body suddenly ballooned like a balloon.
Geji! Geji!
In the blink of an eye, Yuan Tao's body had grown rounder than two meters tall and two meters wide, reminiscent of a massive water bucket.
"What's going on?"
Zhang Xuan frowned as he froze on the spot.
This was a situation that even he did not expect.
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