Chapter 1925 - 1148: Since You’re Here, You All Can Stay! (Part 2)

Chapter 1925: Chapter 1148: Since You’re Here, You All Can Stay! (Part 2)

The dense energy aura did not conceal his form; on the contrary, it made him stand out under a bright radiance.

Revealing one’s form in the Void is no easy feat, as it requires suppressing one’s energy aura.

The energy aura is not the same as breath; breath can be controlled at will, while the aura is difficult to suppress and can only be concealed.

However, concealing the aura also hides one’s form, making it impossible to reveal it.

For someone like Yang Zhenshan, who can reveal his form in the Void, it signifies his mastery over aura control has reached an intricate level.

Yang Zhenshan swirled his horsetail whisk, and intangible Dao Intent, like a gentle breeze, swept through the smoke-laden Void, brushing lightly across everyone present.

"Are you looking for me?"

Yang Zhenshan spoke in a calm tone as he gazed at Li Shanghun.

Li Shanghun stared at Yang Zhenshan, his wrinkled face full of solemnity.

"You are Yang Zhenshan!"

"Indeed!"

"How is this possible?" Li Shanghun’s eyes were filled with shock.

Who is Yang Zhenshan?

Just an insignificant Golden Core cultivator.

And who is this person before us?

With his unfathomable aura, elusive cultivation, and every move seemingly imbued with a special Dao Rhyme.

This is certainly not the state an ordinary Golden Core cultivator should exhibit.

Yang Zhenshan walked forward slowly, and with each step, a pair of black and white Yin Yang Fish spread out beneath him.

Since he comprehended the Life and Death Dao, the Path of Life and Death merged into the Life and Death Dao; this doesn’t mean the Path of Life and Death vanished, but that the Life and Death Dao encompasses it.

In an instant, the Yin Yang Tai Chi Diagram enveloped everyone present.

Li Shanghun’s face became increasingly grim, Mo Ling’s eyes revealed shock, and Ling Baishuang appeared somewhat panicked.

"The Void has been sealed!" Ling Baishuang said in horror.

Earlier she tried to leave the Void and return to the real world, only to be barred from re-entering it.

Li Shanghun’s heart skipped a beat.

Yang Zhenshan came slightly later because he was sealing the Void.

The Void within a hundred miles around the forward base in the real world was sealed by him.

The people inside the Void couldn’t return to the real world, and those in the real world couldn’t enter the Void.

In the Life and Death Yin Yang Diagram, everyone’s life and death were at Yang Zhenshan’s mercy.

These words were somewhat exaggerated; at least Yang Zhenshan could not kill Li Shanghun in one thought.

After all, Li Shanghun is a Golden Core Peak existence, nowhere near half-step Enlightenment, but still not someone easily manipulated.

"Since you’re here, you all can stay!"

Yang Zhenshan said softly, and suddenly he flicked his horsetail whisk, but his target was not Li Shanghun, it was Mo Ling.

Mo Ling also possessed a late-stage Golden Core cultivation, and this fellow’s Divine Dao Intent was somewhat peculiar, so Yang Zhenshan decided to kill him first, then deal with Li Shanghun slowly.

As for the others, they were left to Su Mei and the others.

With Mo Ling gone, Su Mei and the rest would almost certainly have an absolute advantage.

With a flick of the horsetail whisk, the long strands transformed into green bamboo, piercing into Mo Ling’s body before anyone could react.

Mo Ling could only let out a muffled groan before turning into a statue of green bamboo.

A nearly ten-zhang tall green bamboo stood independently in the Void, its crisp leaves emitting a crystal-like radiance akin to emerald jade.

The Evergreen Bamboo Staff, now resembling an Evergreen Feather Duster, was originally an authority artifact containing control over life.

But now, in Yang Zhenshan’s hands, it had become an entity infinitely close to a Spiritual Treasure.

The difference between it and a Spiritual Treasure was merely that it hadn’t yet nurtured an Artifact Spirit.

Once Yang Zhenshan nurtures an Artifact Spirit, it will become a Spiritual Treasure.

The independent bamboo was Mo Ling’s life essence transformed, turning a Golden Core cultivator into a spiritual object, especially a rare third-stage spiritual object—truly a Great Divine Power, terrifyingly so.

Such abrupt changes left everyone stunned, but Li Shanghun reacted swiftly, not waiting for Yang Zhenshan to make another move, a skull suddenly emerged from Li Shanghun’s chest.

The skull was fist-sized, pure as crystal, with two gray-white soul fires dancing in its eye sockets.

The soul fire flickered, and instantly, the skull transformed into a stream of light shooting toward Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan stared at the crystal skull, his black and white eyes slightly narrowing.

Authority artifact!

Indeed, the legacy of great powers should not be underestimated.

Feeling the Dao Intent contained within the skull, Yang Zhenshan abruptly stepped forward, his slender hand pressing onto the skull.

Li Shanghun saw Yang Zhenshan suddenly approach the skull and was overjoyed; this skull was his only means to counter half-step Enlightenment.

The precise origin of the skull was unclear, but it was certainly an authority artifact, believed to be an ancient legacy.

Its contained Divine Dao Intent was to devour Divine Souls, and anyone targeted by it was nearly inescapable from being swallowed.

It was like a curse, no matter where you fled, it would always follow.

Even if you could temporarily block it, it would cling to you like maggots to a bone.

Destroying it? Don’t be ridiculous; it’s an authority artifact, even half-step Enlightenment doesn’t dare claim it can destroy it.

To make it stop, only its master could order it.

Yang Zhenshan’s brazen action seemed suicidal to Li Shanghun.

However, the next moment he realized Yang Zhenshan wasn’t courting death; Yang Zhenshan truly had a way to handle the skull.

Yang Zhenshan’s hand pressed onto the skull as it behaved like a docile kitten, allowing him to play with it without any action.

The crystal skull, a cursed artifact, was most troublesome because you couldn’t shake it off; its power wasn’t actually strong, as long as you avoided contact, it couldn’t harm you.

If someone else faced this crystal skull, they might be pursued relentlessly, but for Yang Zhenshan, this troublesome authority artifact was actually the easiest to deal with.

Because he possessed the Divine Skill to seal the Void, seeming to hold the crystal skull in hand, in reality, he was sealing it—a fist-sized crystal skull, needing only fist-sized Void space.

Yang Zhenshan picked up the crystal skull, carefully examining it, and softly chuckled, "What an interesting little thing!"

This little thing was indeed interesting, but merely so.

Authority artifacts aren’t despairingly powerful; in their original owner’s hands, they are akin to Spiritual Treasures, but for others, they are merely special spiritual artifacts, sometimes even inferior to spiritual artifacts.

Just like Yang Zhenshan’s Evergreen Feather Duster, in Pei Lun’s hands, it could only threaten Foundation Establishment Immortal Cultivators, but in Yang Zhenshan’s hands, after he comprehended the Life and Death Dao, its power was no less than Spiritual Treasures.

Seeing Yang Zhenshan seal the crystal skull, Li Shanghun turned to flee, though he didn’t forget to hinder Yang Zhenshan.

He threw another spiritual artifact, a black long flag that expanded with the wind, thousands of ghosts surging out attempting to block Yang Zhenshan.

"Immortal or ghost, in the face of life and death, are but wisps of smoke!"

Yang Zhenshan said softly, his form flying out unhurriedly, and those Yin Soul Ghost Generals tried to block him, but merely approaching him, they were locked by an invisible force, then vanished soundlessly.

Of course, they didn’t disappear; they were merely thrown into the Divine Soul Hall by Yang Zhenshan.

Only when Yang Zhenshan put away the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner did those ghosts finally quiet down.

The process seemed cumbersome, but in fact, Yang Zhenshan merely flew forward, grabbed the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner, then threw it into the Divine Soul Hall.

Inside the hall, the Red Soul Association suppressed the banner, extracting the Yin Soul Ghost Generals, then casting them into the array below.

Seeing the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner ineffectual, Li Shanghun threw out a gray-white flame.

This flame lacked the heat flames should have; instead, it emitted a chilling aura.

Yang Zhenshan merely glanced, recognizing the flame’s origin.

Netherworld Prison Fire, a type of Heaven and Earth Strange Fire, like True Sun Fire and Nanming Lihuo, manifestations of Heaven and Earth Dao Intent.

Unfortunately, such Heaven and Earth Strange Fire no longer posed any threat to Yang Zhenshan.

It was apparent since he no longer carried the Golden Crow Eight Trigrams Furnace during battle?

This was because the Golden Crow’s True Sun Fire no longer aided his fight.