Immortality Begins With Internal Breathing

Lin Zheyu swung his right hand without hesitation. The icy blade flashed, carrying astonishing spatial law power, and sliced deep into his left forearm. A gruesome wound, deep enough to expose bone, instantly appeared. Yet the moment he withdrew the blade, the injury healed before his eyes, as though it had never existed.

Looking at the wound that had healed in the blink of an eye, Lin Zheyu could not help but marvel. "My vitality has become even stronger! I'm getting closer and closer to becoming like the yao, able to survive even after being hacked into pieces."

A silver-white blade flashed like lightning, and with a sharp slice, Lin Zheyu's left pinky finger fell to the ground.

Lin Zheyu looked at the severed finger on the ground and thought to himself, My vitality really is incredible. But unlike a yao, a severed finger can't act as if it has a will of its own and return to my body.

Powerful vitality surged from the severed end of his left pinky, attempting to regenerate a new finger. However, Lin Zheyu forcibly suppressed it. A newly regenerated finger would still be noticeably inferior to the original and would require considerable time to temper back to its former strength.

Lin Zheyu put away his saber. With a casual wave of his right hand, the severed finger flew into his palm. He pressed it against the wound, and the instant it made contact, the finger seamlessly reattached itself.

Looking at his fully restored pinky, Lin Zheyu gained a deeper understanding of the vitality he now possessed. "I still can't regenerate a severed limb and restore it to its original strength. But reattaching a severed limb is no problem."

With such terrifying vitality coupled with astonishing defense, Lin Zheyu felt as though he had activated some kind of pseudo health-locking cheat, one that would leave his opponents questioning reality no matter how hard they attacked.

Having finished testing his strength, he looked toward the outside of the great hall. His gaze seemed to pierce through the hall itself, through the waterfall, and onto Woo Yiyan and Woo Shuo hiding near the exit.

A cold smile spread across Lin Zheyu's lips. It was time to deal with those two. What he hated most were these privileged heirs with powerful backers. You beat the younger one, and the older generation would inevitably come looking for revenge. It was endlessly annoying.

Leaving the great hall, he was greeted by the roar of the waterfall. His figure merged into the void as he activated the Heaven-Deceiving Art. Holding the bone talisman, he drew upon the power of the secret realm to conceal his aura. With all these methods working in tandem, he became like an invisible ghost, silently arriving above Woo Shuo and Woo Yiyan.

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"What on earth is that guy doing in there to stay this long? Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable. Once he comes out, we need to capture him and torture every secret out of him. Who knows? We might end up with an unexpected windfall this time!" Woo Shuo said with a chuckle as he stared at the waterfall.

He had absolutely no idea that Lin Zheyu was hidden directly above them. His attention remained fixed on the waterfall. A few days earlier, Woo Shuo had left the secret realm to conduct a test, confirming that only two people could still enter it. In other words, aside from the two of them, Xiao Yu inside the secret realm was still alive.

Woo Shuo glanced at Woo Yiyan. Seeing that the latter ignored him, he curled his lip and muttered to himself, "Sigh, how boring... So boring..."

Everything about his nephew was excellent, except that he was far too dull. All he ever did was cultivate. Not only did he have no interest in entertainment, he did not even care for women.

"Little Yan, you're not getting any younger. Your uncle here has already found you a beautiful girl from the Kong Family. Once we're out, we'll find a suitable time, and I'll take you over to arrange the engagement. Now that your father is gone, it's up to me to help take care of your marriage," Woo Shuo said with a grin.

Annoyed beyond measure by Woo Shuo's nagging, Woo Yiyan opened his eyes and replied helplessly, "No need. As long as I can break through..."

Suddenly, a chill ran through his heart. An overwhelming sense of impending death made his entire body tremble uncontrollably.

"Watch out!" Woo Yiyan shouted.

But it was already too late. A gigantic hand covered in golden scales came crashing down from the sky like a small mountain. All the preparations they had painstakingly made beforehand were obliterated beneath that enormous palm as effortlessly as rotten wood.

The instant Woo Yiyan sensed something was wrong, Woo Shuo had already made his move. Astonishing purple energy erupted from his body as the sounds of the Tiger's Roar, Dragon's Cry echoed from within him, releasing an overwhelming aura.

The ground beneath Woo Shuo exploded as he launched himself forward, his expression incomparably grave. At that moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of danger. Every instinct screamed at him to flee immediately.

Yet escape was no longer possible. Lin Zheyu's descending palm had already swept away every escape measure Woo Shuo had prepared, destroying them beyond recovery. Their path of retreat had been completely cut off. The only option left for Woo Shuo and Woo Yiyan was to fight to the death.

Seeing this, Woo Yiyan immediately followed behind Woo Shuo. Terrifying purple bloodline power erupted from both of them. Woo Shuo's bloodline power condensed into a colossal purple dragon, while Woo Yiyan's transformed into a gigantic tiger. The dragon and tiger entwined around one another, unleashing a deafening Tiger's Roar, Dragon's Cry. The two had activated the Woo Family's joint combat secret technique. With this combined attack, they dared to challenge even a peak Golden Core realm expert.

A deafening explosion erupted as violent waves of energy spread outward from the three of them. Woo Shuo and Woo Yiyan's combined strike was astonishingly powerful. It blasted open the center of Lin Zheyu's descending palm, tearing through flesh and scales. Yet in the next instant, the wound healed completely, as though it had never existed.

"What kind of monster is this? Its vitality is terrifying!" Woo Shuo was utterly horrified.

Lin Zheyu's defense was already absurdly powerful. Now he also possessed such overwhelming vitality. How was anyone supposed to fight someone like this?

Woo Shuo shouted, "Go!"

That brief exchange had made him realize the immense gap between them. Hearing his command, Woo Yiyan made an immediate decision and turned to flee without hesitation. Meanwhile, a savage grin spread across Woo Shuo's face, madness flashing in his eyes.

"Hahaha! I've dominated for half my life! If you want my life, then so be it! I may not be your match, but before I die, I'll at least take one of your arms with me!" Woo Shuo roared with laughter, his voice filled with the madness of a man ready to embrace death.

Woo Yiyan was the future hope of the Woo Family. He absolutely could not die. As his uncle, Woo Shuo had to remain behind and cover his retreat, using his own life to carve out even the slimmest chance of survival for him.

"Heh." Lin Zheyu gave a soft chuckle as he emerged from the void, revealing his towering four-meter-tall body clad in golden scales. His figure flickered, disappearing from sight in an instant.

Seeing Lin Zheyu ignore him, Woo Shuo unleashed a terrifying aura and bellowed. "Show some respect when I'm talking to you! Your opponent is me!"

His speed exploded in an instant, allowing him to nearly catch up to Lin Zheyu even as the latter used the Earth Shrinking Technique.

A cold smile spread across Lin Zheyu's face. "I've been waiting for you."

Without warning, Lin Zheyu came to an abrupt stop. A dazzling saber light burst forth as he unleashed the final form of the Seven Absolute Sabers, Gods and Demons Extinguished. The terrifying blade descended with a world-shattering momentum, cleaving toward the charging Woo Shuo. Woo Shuo had already reached the peak of the Shackles realm and was only a single step away from forging his own martial path. If he truly resolved to sacrifice his life to hold Lin Zheyu back, there was a real chance Woo Yiyan would escape.

That was why Lin Zheyu had deliberately slowed down, luring Woo Shuo into closing the distance. The moment he did, Lin Zheyu decisively unleashed his most powerful saber technique, Gods and Demons Extinguished.

Horror instantly appeared on Woo Shuo's face. Everything vanished from both his sight and perception, leaving only that terrifying blade of light. The aura radiating from it was so dreadful that even his soul could not help but tremble.

As the overwhelming aura gradually faded, the roaring Tiger's Roar, Dragon's Cry that echoed through heaven and earth came to an abrupt halt. Woo Shuo's vision spun violently. Then his body split cleanly in two from the center of his forehead, the halves plummeting from the sky. The cut was perfectly smooth.

"Uncle Shuo!"

Sensing Woo Shuo's life aura rapidly fading away, Woo Yiyan felt a sharp pain wrench his heart. His eyes turned bloodshot, his face twisted with grief and fury. Yet he had no intention of stopping. Burning his bloodline power without restraint, he raced toward the secret realm's exit.

"Why are you running? Weren't you looking for me?" Lin Zheyu's calm voice sounded from directly behind Woo Yiyan. The next moment, a fierce wind howled toward him as a gigantic hand clad in golden scales reached out to seize him.