Chapter 216: Five People Under the Immortal King Stele, One Punch Shatters Mahayana Surprise - Part 3
"Kill him!" Suddenly, an elder with a dominating aura abruptly spoke.
"Junior brother, see him off!" On the second stone platform, the young man with a tranquil demeanor revealed a hint of a smile and calmly said.
"Junior brother?" Yang Ji was momentarily stunned. There was no one else around, and since he was at the very bottom, it was clear that the young man was talking to him, referring to him as 'junior brother'?
"You have comprehended the Immortal King Stele together, gaining insight into its techniques, which, in some sense, makes you fellow disciples." The Immortal Elder spoke indifferently.
Yang Ji nodded in realization, feeling slightly surprised in his heart. He then willingly stood up, stepping into the void, and slowly made his way toward the burly man.
"Kill me? Hahaha..." The burly man laughed wildly, "I am a member of the Slaughter God Alliance. Do you dare to touch me? You mid-Divinity Transformation stage brat, you have no idea what's coming for you. You're actually standing before me, courting death. Very well, today I will pluck your world crystal barrier piece by piece.
It won't be a wasted trip."
While he spoke, he sent a palm strike across the void towards Yang Ji.
Whoosh!
This palm strike was terrifyingly powerful. A yellow stream of energy, like the Yellow Springs itself, stretched across the sky, instantly transforming into a raging bull charging forward.
Underneath its hooves, many runes rotated, emitting a fearsome aura that seemed to trample everything underfoot, strangely similar to Bai Xiang's "World-Stabilizing Foot."
The bull's hooves appeared capable of trampling the heavens, fierce like a prison, deep as the sea, overwhelming and wild.
One could imagine that an ordinary person under those hooves would be crushed, its aura locking in the surroundings, leaving no chance of escape.
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But Yang Ji was no ordinary person. As he looked up, a sharp light shot from his eyes.
He stepped forward, and the void trembled with him. The World Fist was unleashed with a bang! The raging bull exploded, turning into a rain of vital energy light that dispersed.
"What?" The burly man's pupils shrank. Before he could fully register his surprise, Yang Ji had already used Boundless Heaven and Earth to step in front of him, the World Fist mercilessly pounding down.
Bang!
Blood rained down.
Yang Ji extended his hand, and in a moment, the Palm Taiji sealed the blood rain.
Having slain the man, he didn't stop; his steps shifted, covering vast distances in a single stride, rapidly appearing on the cliff opposite the Minor World Gateway.
Yin Yang Separation at Dawn was executed. The Star Bandits who were guarding the guiding cultivators all stiffened, their eyes turning pale and empty before they fell down.
With a single move, Yang Ji took care of everyone, then took a few steps back into the void, returning to Stone Mountain where he once again sat down on the stone platform.
"All is well now, you may go back!" He said to the sleek elder indifferently.
"Ah?" The sleek elder was still in shock, and only snapped out of it when he heard Yang Ji's voice.
"Incredible! So powerful! A Peak of the Divine Transformation, quelled with just one punch!"
The sleek elder was immensely shocked; he had no idea of the existence he was in the presence of. A brute like the burly man, a hundred of them wouldn't be enough for Yang Ji to slaughter.
Not only was he shocked, but Yang Ji's actions also caused a flicker of surprise in the eyes of the five above, although it seemed to be... within expectations. How could someone who could comprehend Immortal Techniques within a mere five years be ordinary?
If he were just anyone, he would not be worthy of sitting with them on top of Stone Mountain.
...
The sleek elder left, and the world returned to its previous quiet.
Time gradually slipped by.
One year.
Two years.
Three years.
Another five years passed.
Before he knew it, Yang Ji had been in this world for a full twenty years.
It was on this day that a layer of Immortal Light suddenly radiated from his body, resonating with the stele. The "Primordial Annihilation" was comprehended to mastery at that moment.
A single Immortal Technique, mastered in a mere twenty short years.
At this moment, the five people on Stone Mountain finally felt Yang Ji's heaven-defying comprehension, which was far too extraordinary.
Although everyone was a prodigious talent of the Dao Child level, Yang Ji's performance...seemed even more terrifying, causing all of them to take notice.
Yang Ji's heart overflowed with joy, confident that given time, he could completely understand this Immortal Technique beneath the Immortal King Stele.
What an earth-shattering fortune!
With this Primordial Annihilation technique, his foundation would become even stronger, and facing the Dao Calamity in the future would be more at ease.
"As long as I comprehend this Immortal Technique to a minor degree of proficiency, I should be able to ascend to the second-tier stone platform. The thicker Dao essence there will make comprehension even faster!" Yang Ji thought with excitement.
Just as he was preparing to delve deeper into his comprehension, a sudden sense of alarm surged in his heart.
Yang Ji abruptly turned his head, looking towards the Minor World Gateway, where an unwelcome message appeared.
[Murderous intent!]
[Yaksha Great Vehicle!]
"Not good, he has caught up; how could he have calculated my whereabouts again?" Yang Ji's complexion changed.
"Hehe, little brother, we meet again. This time there are no spatial streams nearby for you to escape into; how will you run?" The voice of the Yaksha Great Vehicle was still outside the Minor World Gateway, but the figure had already appeared in front of Yang Ji.
Yang Ji's expression darkened, prepared to fight to the death, intending to use the power of the Wings of Time-Space to flee from here, but just as he was about to rise, he was pressed down by a profound, large hand.
"Just focus on comprehending; I'll handle him!"
The middle-aged man, whose presence was as firm as a mountain, had appeared in front of Yang Ji without anyone noticing, his profound figure shielding Yang Ji from the top-ranked Great Vehicle of the Yaksha, instilling an inexplicable sense of security in him.
"Who are you?" The Yaksha Great Vehicle's expression became slightly tense as he saw the middle-aged man, as well as the other four people on Stone Mountain.
"This punch of mine is called 'Pinnacle Crush'! If you withstand it without dying, I may let you leave," the middle-aged man said calmly, ignoring the question.
"What a huge joke!" The Yaksha Great Vehicle erupted into furious laughter, "You are also but a Great Vehicle, and yet you make such wild statements, delusional about defeating me with a single punch? Even a True Immortal arriving here wouldn't boast as much as you!"
"Great Vehicles also differ in levels. Watch closely, this punch of mine!" The middle-aged man did not wish to talk more, and with a clench of his fist, the space around immediately collapsed, a rolling tide of pulverizing intent surged like the sea, turning into gales tearing in all directions.
Just the gesture of clenching his fist had unleashed such terrifying might, causing the Yaksha Great Vehicle's complexion to drastically change, and he bellowed, "Night Emperor Divine Fist!"
He took the initiative to attack, throwing a punch that turned into an invincible emperor, looking down upon the Myriad Realms, with supreme majesty, charging towards the middle-aged man.
"Crush!" The middle-aged man said indifferently, throwing his punch. A terrifying intent swirled through heaven and earth, instantly causing a cataclysmic collapse of primal energies, shattering the very vacuum and everything therein, causing the Night Emperor Divine Fist to disintegrate on the spot.
The eyes of the Yaksha Great Vehicle nearly split with terror as he realized that limbs with the Immortal Body, once pulverized by that punch's intent, could no longer regenerate.
This discovery sent shivers through his soul!
If he were to take this punch, he would surely die on the spot, regardless of his Immortal Body!
The punch was too horrific, pulverizing all matter, all vitality, everything in existence.
"Ah!" The Yaksha Great Vehicle, faced with a desperate choice, let out a scream, turned his finger into a blade and, in an instant, amputated his arm at the base to prevent the spread of the crushing force.
Such a decisive amputation seriously injured his vitality. He turned and fled without a moment's hesitation.
He knew that the man before him truly had the power to kill him!
The visage of the Yaksha Great Vehicle was filled with an unprecedented fear as he transformed into a streak of light and bolted out of that Minor World, not wanting to stay for a moment longer.
"This, him, I!" The belated figure enrobed in black pointed at the Yaksha Great Vehicle who flew past him in shock. Although he arrived just a step behind, he had witnessed the exchange between the two and was momentarily petrified, uncertain whether to advance or retreat.
Entering would mean death!
The figures in black robes looked at the Minor World for a moment, and despite immense reluctance, they made the wisest choice.
They gave up the pursuit of Yang Ji, turned around, and disappeared far into the starry sky.
(Thank you for the 1666 coin reward from the indescribable, unseen name, and the 200 coin reward from Si Jiu Han Di.)