Chapter 723: Chapter 150: Stomping Faces Hard!
The good times did not last long, and Jiang Yifan could not continue to withstand Zhou Yan’s offense. Despite using all his tricks, he still couldn’t escape his fate.
In the end, Jiang Yifan’s ghost was once again pierced through the heart by a sword, completely shattered into a mass of Netherworld Energy. The divine chain of Order flickered with a ghostly light, but it gathered noticeably slower than before.
“Splash—”
The divine chain of Order connected to Jiang Yifan, but after this resurrection, the divine chain had dimmed and lost its luster, and Jiang Yifan’s forehead no longer bled, yet his face was pale, completely devoid of color.
Even in his ghostly state, he already looked as dead as a corpse, his divinity and potential seeming severely drained.
His pride was no more, and his dignity lost, but he harbored a hysterical madness filled with hate.
After he condensed his body again, he suddenly raised his head violently and glared at Zhou Yan.
“Die!”
He suddenly bellowed in anger, then transformed into a surge of the divine chain of Order, soaring skyward in an attack intended to kill his adversary and make him pay for the humiliation!
“Die!”
Zhou Yan coldly shouted back, unfazed.
Zhou Yan had already recognized Jiang Yifan’s trump card moves, so he responded very calmly, meanwhile enhancing his own Combat Power with two ancient paths of Sword Body Dao, the Destruction Dao and the Devouring Sword Dao.
Such a combination of Sword Dao could devour Void Energy to his benefit, incredibly formidable.
At that moment, Zhou Yan’s soul became somewhat transparent, displaying the peak prowess of Double Ninth Combat Power. In that instant, the entire Netherworld Palace trembled, and the Heavenly Dao of the Netherworld Realm also produced a resonating aura.
This change was as if Zhou Yan had controlled the will of the Heaven and Earth Dao, unparalleled! His sword no longer merely executed Sword Dao, but it seemed like the entire Netherworld was being slain alongside his sword strikes!
“The Netherworld has always produced talents since ancient times. Initially, there was the Wan Jie Divine Woman, and now, such a person has emerged again. Where did he come from?”
Observing Zhou Yan’s invincible divine might, a Netherworld powerhouse couldn’t help but contemplate, then began to deduce using the aura of Zhou Yan’s bloodline.
Moments later, he exclaimed with realization, “It turns out he is one of the Netherworld Seven Soul Envoys, his bloodline inheritance originating from the Yanzhou Clan and the legendary Netherworld. Such places are always ancient with little inheritance. If there is any, as long as one does not die young, one is indeed a rare talent. Unexpectedly, this lineage still has its legacy, truly a blessing from the heavens for our Netherworld Plane.”
“Netherworld? If so, he might compete with young generation emperors.”
“Perhaps we can expect, this youth has an exceptional talent, truly admirable.”
A group of the older generation in the Netherworld couldn’t help discussing.
But, these words did not affect the two individuals engaged in battle.
The fight between Zhou Yan and Jiang Yifan also caused the battles of other cultivators to halt; the duo seemed to be battling for the Enlightenment of the Netherworld Goddess, capturing all the cultivators’ gazes.
At that moment, sensing Zhou Yan’s overwhelming invincibility and sensing the terrifying killing intent akin to a young supreme, Jiang Yifan’s expression drastically changed, knowing that even his full force couldn’t withstand it.
Such strange methods of killing were overwhelmingly formidable, leaving people in shock. Its divine might was invincible and arrogantly domineering, causing despair.
Such Sword Dao carried the invincible will as if an Emperor descends or a Venerable overlooks the world, showing the strength of one’s Sword Dao is as formidable as their belief in the Tao.
Although Jiang Yifan was arrogant, he had witnessed many geniuses. In the True God Plane, he may not be the most brilliant batch, but he was certainly not inferior, yet unexpectedly, in this Netherworld, he was utterly crushed!
Jiang Yifan’s heart was troubled, yet he still unleashed a peerless strike, but this strike hit directly into a dark void, the endless energy, astonishingly devoured entirely!
Then, six large void black holes appeared in front of Jiang Yifan, each swirling with the eerie force of Netherworld Thunder Tribulation. When these forces merged together, they suddenly crushed down.
Jiang Yifan’s expression was horrified; utterly unable to resist, he was instantly suppressed by this force.
He felt the world turn upside down, his soul almost tearing apart into tiny fragments, a feeling hundreds of times more powerful than before!
“Splash—”
Jiang Yifan’s body shattered once again, his soul turning into a black mist. This time, the divine chain of Order ‘splash’ broke apart, but Jiang Yifan still reassembled his ghost.
This time, reviving himself, Jiang Yifan lost the chains of talent, as if his Innate Divine Ability was forcibly cut short, losing a massive, heaven-defying ability.
The cost was huge, the result tragic, and only Jiang Yifan knew it.
Because of the loss of the Order Chains, Jiang Yifan’s ghost temporarily became extremely powerful, yet he still struggled to rise from the void, then step by step, he moved toward Zhou Yan.
Jiang Yifan finally realized that ordinary attacks or trump card techniques, or even any other attacks, had all been countered by his opponent. The opponent very likely possessed the Nine Orifice Exquisite Heart or the terrifying ability of the Soul-controlling Sword Body, otherwise it couldn’t be like this.
Hence, he must break the opponent’s invincible will, disrupt the opponent’s controlling beliefs, and shatter this dominating state!
Only then, in the spontaneity of the attack, manifesting his own other Sword Body potentials, would there be a chance to gain an upper hand. Otherwise, the only result would be annihilation.
With such thoughts emerging, Jiang Yifan moved like a black ghost traversing the Void, combining his various Sword Body talents, pushing them to the limit.
As he enacted his methods, Heaven and Earth appeared dim, he moved like many ghost shadows traversing the void, bunches of souls merging and dissipating, no longer distinguishable from his true self.
Zhou Yan, however, did not care about these tactics at all. With an invincible will, he unleashed the Supreme Dao of double-ninth combat power and executed the Destruction Dao of the Destruction Sword Body, utterly crushing everything in his path.
“What do my thousands of illusory shadows matter? Just kill them all!”
This crude forceful approach, through brute strength breaking cunning, was just right.
“Boom, boom, boom—”
Zhou Yan’s wide-ranging Destruction Sword Dao struck out, causing the Void to tremble. Indeed, it connected unexpectedly. Jiang Yifan’s ghostly body immediately broke bones and tendons, coughing up blood profusely, and was sent flying, nearly instantly annihilated.
“I… I, Jiang Yifan, have been pushed to this point by a puny Netherworld soul!”
Jiang Yifan went mad, his eyes bloodshot as he continuously wiped the dark Netherworld blood from his mouth, his whole body trembling.
His soul, which seemed to ignite, showcased the Order Divine Chains’ residual and invincible Killing Dao.
He intended to use such a Killing Dao to utterly annihilate his opponent, even if it meant his soul would collapse and perish in this Netherworld land!
But before he could make a move, a sudden clanging sound arose, and Jiang Yifan found he could not move.
Not only him, everyone at the scene, including his opponent, could not move either.
Suddenly, a familiar sensation came, and he immediately knew that his third uncle, Jiang Tianling, had arrived.
Indeed, following that familiar sensation, a man in white robes accompanied by three maidens in white gauze skirts descended from the Void.
Then Jiang Yifan found that he could move again, but everyone else still could not.
“A mere servant of the Seven Soul Envoys dares to move against someone from the Jiang family, merely at the realm of Nine Changes of Sword Void and not yet a Deity, daring to contend with the genius of the Jiang family, truly audacious!”
Jiang Tianling said coldly. He merely glanced indifferently at Zhou Yan and said, “Jiang Yifan, execute him!”
“Yes, Uncle!”
Jiang Yifan joyfully took the orders and was about to make his move.
“You insignificant Jiang family trash, so arrogant, not yet a Venerable but already putting on the airs of one, utterly ridiculous! Seven Cosmos, go and execute this filth who tarnished our Peaceful Realm, Jiang Yifan!”
At that moment, another Netherworld powerhouse made his move, also freezing the Void in an instant and suppressing Jiang Tianling, rendering him immobile in a flicker.
Zhou Yan knew such an opportunity was rare; where would he hold back? He powerfully unleashed a sword strike, instantly shattering the still dumbfounded Jiang Yifan into a pile of ash. At the same time, with a sweep of the Devouring Sword Body, Jiang Yifan was instantly devoured and transformed into Zhou Yan’s own Soul Energy.
That someone like Jiang Yifan could directly perish before Jiang Tianling’s eyes immediately made the restrained Jiang Tianling’s complexion quite unsightly.
However, that was not the focus because as soon as Zhou Yan finished off Jiang Yifan, he suddenly appeared before Jiang Tianling and without hesitation, fiercely stomped on Jiang Tianling’s face.
“You, you dare!”
The three maidens by Jiang Tianling’s side immediately screamed in shock!
And the Netherworld powerhouse, apparently also stunned by Zhou Yan’s audacity, seemed not to have expected Zhou Yan to be so bold.
But another Netherworld powerhouse suddenly stroked his beard and laughed, saying, “Good, good! Such fearlessness of heaven and earth is most suitable for our Netherworld! I like it, I’ll take this youth!”
“Old man, disrespectful due to age, do you really think your strength matches mine?”
“Stop arguing, this youth belongs to the Netherworld Xiao Family!”
“The Xiao Family? Unless Venerable Xiao Wanting personally makes a move to see how it goes, he belongs to our Yuhun Manor.”
“Are you talking about my name? I have arrived, then let this youth go to me.”
The mentioned ‘Xiao Wanting’ suddenly appeared, causing the group of Netherworld powerhouses to immediately be dumbfounded, and no longer dared to dispute further.
…
“Thump—”
With a stomp, Zhou Yan’s foot fiercely trampled Jiang Tianling’s face into the ground from the Void, smashing the floor made of meteorite cold iron completely.
Zhou Yan’s violence broke Jiang Tianling’s cheekbones and nose, causing his face to stream with blood.
That stomp shocked everyone present!
“You scum, just such a proud and arrogant waste dares to covet the Goddess’s beauty? The Goddess is the woman I have admired most in my life, and though I do not seek her for myself, whoever wishes to be with her must pass my test!”
“I am the most loyal guardian of the Goddess, and although I have not declared my identity, I have always silently stayed by the Goddess’s side. Does your insult to me mean that you have never really taken the Goddess seriously?”
Zhou Yan fiercely trampled Jiang Tianling once more, then immediately turned the accusation on him, giving Jiang Tianling a severe charge!
This was a provocation, immediately setting the enmity of the Netherworld against Jiang Tianling, who immediately became viewed as someone who looked down on the Goddess with ulterior motives.