Chapter 521 - 317: Light
’He’s breaking through!’
He instantly understood Yang An’s current state. He hadn’t expected his probing attack to be blocked so easily. ’This guy’s Cultivation Level is improving so quickly.’ He hadn’t even reached the Middle Stage of Zombie God, only a hair’s breadth away, but he could already block a casual strike.
’This guy is a freak of nature. I absolutely cannot let him continue his breakthrough. Otherwise, capturing him will take considerable effort.’
At this thought, He’s demeanor turned serious and grim. He began to walk slowly toward Yang An.
At the same time, Yang An felt He’s approach. As He drew closer, an intense sense of crisis washed over him, as chilling as a winter wind piercing his bones, making his skin crawl.
He had assumed Huan would be the one pursuing him. He never expected it to be He, which came as a great surprise.
’Since He tracked me all the way here, he must be after something. Judging by how he ambushed Huan before, he’s a sinister and cunning bastard. Falling into his hands would be a far more miserable fate than being caught by Huan.’
’And for some reason, He’s gaze and probing felt strangely familiar. This guy might actually have some connection to my former master, Elder Life Crane.’
But Yang An was at the critical moment of breaking through his Cultivation Level and fusing with his Dao of Destiny Technique. He was unable to consciously control his body to fight back or escape.
If he were interrupted at this crucial moment, his breakthrough would fail.
So, as He drew near, Yang An could only concentrate all of his consciousness, trying to accelerate the fusion with his Dao of Destiny Technique and raise his Cultivation Level. He gritted his teeth so hard that the veins on his temples threatened to burst.
’Faster!’
’Almost there!’
The Dao of Destiny Technique he had ultimately chosen was the Spiritual Light Technique. Unlike the Blood Disaster Technique, the Spiritual Light Net could gather all of his Light Magic to form a powerful, light-filled domain.
Combined with the fragment of the Power of Rules he had just acquired, the combat prowess he could unleash would far surpass anything before.
And indeed, Yang An’s choice proved to be the right one.
By fusing with the Spiritual Light Technique as his Dao of Destiny Technique and having already succeeded in integrating the Forbidden Artifact Fragment, his Spiritual Light Net began to expand rapidly under the influence of the Power of Rules. Originally just over two meters wide, it had now—with him just a step away from the Middle Stage of Zombie God—extended to a radius of about thirteen meters and was still growing.
But his situation was extremely perilous. The Boundary Repairer from the Earth Immortal Dao Sect, He, was closing in. The distance between them was only a few meters, a gap He could cross in the blink of an eye.
"Heaven-Defying Fire Gate!"
He formed a Seal Technique with one hand. Instantly, the wind howled. Across the open plains, a terrifying storm erupted with Yang An and He at its center. A crimson flame burst forth from the storm, melding with the gale to form a massive, fiery red vortex that completely trapped them within.
From the sky above the fiery storm, a Divine Fire that seemed capable of ending the world descended. The deep crimson flames, carrying an awesome, heavenly might, rained down.
The moment the storm and fire appeared, Yang An’s clothes and the surface of his skin began to dry and crack. As the deep crimson Divine Fire fell from the sky, a terrifying pressure swept over him, and his entire body began to tremble uncontrollably.
His flesh didn’t ignite, but under the terrifying heat, his body began to cook from the inside out. The blood and moisture within him evaporated rapidly, leaving him stiff and scorched, like a piece of deadwood.
Yang An grew increasingly anxious as he felt his Life Force draining away with terrifying speed and clarity.
’Almost there!’
’Just a little more!’
The terrifying Divine Fire rained down upon Yang An, and his consciousness instantly plunged into a deep delirium. Yet even then, his mind clung to one last shred of rational thought: the desire to break through. The agony wracking his body and soul didn’t cast him into an abyss of oblivion; he desperately held on, fighting for that last breath.
The Spiritual Light Net, which had been expanding, now contracted frantically, clinging to every inch of his body in a desperate attempt to resist the terrifying flames.
Even so, his body was rapidly disintegrating. Seared and battered by the flames, he was quickly approaching death.
’So close... I was so close...’
Yang An had not yet given up hope, but a profound sense of unwillingness flooded his mind.
Fusing with a Dao of Destiny Technique is no simple feat. It can take anywhere from a dozen days to several months, sometimes even years. He had already pushed himself to the absolute limit to attempt the fusion in such a short time. But with He’s arrival, that last tiny gap had become an insurmountable chasm. He was stuck, unable to move forward at this crucial moment.
His Immortality meant little against someone with a Cultivation Level as profound and unfathomable as He’s. This was the first time Yang An had ever felt his own Life Force drain away with such speed and clarity.
’Am I going to die?’
’No!’
’Break through!’
’I have to break through!’
’I absolutely will not die so easily!’
’I won’t let anyone kill me! No one can kill me!’
The obsession in his heart roared. Since arriving in this world, he had survived countless life-or-death crises. He had made it this far; how could he possibly fall here so easily? It was absolutely unacceptable!