Chapter 723 - 720: You’re Overthinking It

Chapter 723: Chapter 720: You’re Overthinking It

The Fourth Reincarnation of the Demon Phoenix Technique!

Ninefold Destiny Chart, reborn in Demon Flame. So long as a breath remains, one is eternal and undying.

The void trembled as the profound esoteric principles of the Demon Phoenix Technique’s Fourth Reincarnation surfaced in Jiang Jichen’s mind.

Not only that, but the successive blows to his physical body were also a form of tempering.

As long as he didn’t die, as long as he could endure it, his Body Refining Cultivation would advance to the next level.

This was especially true for the Undying Scripture. When he stepped into the Holy Body Saint Realm, the Undying Scripture had already been pushed to the Fourth Turn Initial Realm.

The Third Turn of the Undying Scripture held the power to swallow clouds for ten thousand miles.

Now, the Fourth Turn of the Undying Scripture could reconstruct his physical body, making it even stronger.

At this moment, Jiang Jichen faintly sensed that his Undying Scripture had already advanced to the Fourth Turn Middle Realm.

Along with it, his physical body also stepped into the Holy Body Second Realm!

This transformation was proceeding quietly from the inside out and was not yet complete.

Wan Shan’s Ultimate Killing Secret Skill had manifested as a Flaming Blade to strike him down, aiming to extinguish his destiny chart.

But now, the moment the Flaming Blade touched Jiang Jichen’s body, it silently melted away and extinguished.

"This... How is this possible?"

Wan Shan stared in disbelief, unable to accept that his ultimate killing blow had been ineffective, failing to inflict even the slightest harm on Jiang Jichen.

Jiang Jichen, however, suddenly looked up, his bloodshot eyes locking onto Wan Shan. "If I don’t die, then you will!"

As he spoke, his figure abruptly vanished.

When he reappeared, he was already holding Wan Shan in a tight embrace.

"AHH!"

Trapped in Jiang Jichen’s grasp, Wan Shan let out a horrifying scream.

He struggled, slamming terrifying power into Jiang Jichen’s body.

However, Jiang Jichen remained as immovable as a mountain, allowing the other man to bombard him.

Jiang Jichen, on the other hand, was constantly spitting up blood, and even fragments of his internal organs.

Countless cracks also appeared on his physical body, which was on the verge of disintegrating.

"Ahh... Jiang Jichen, you demon! I’ll kill you!"

Wan Shan was clearly fighting with his life on the line, trying to obliterate Jiang Jichen’s physical body.

But Jiang Jichen was unmoved. No matter how heavy the attacks, his expression didn’t change in the slightest.

Suddenly, a ball of Demon Flame ignited in his eyes.

’Ninefold Destiny Chart, reborn in Demon Flame. So long as a breath remains, one is eternal and undying.’

’So that’s how it is. The Fourth Layer of the Demon Phoenix Flame is the Flame of the Heart Demon.’

’Born from the mind’s thoughts, born is the flame!’

’The Flame of the Heart Demon incinerates all things!’

"ROAR!"

Jiang Jichen held Wan Shan tightly, and from his thoughts, he birthed the Flame of the Heart Demon.

Following that, the Demon Flame on Jiang Jichen’s body flared violently, instantly engulfing Wan Shan.

PFFT!

In the next moment, Wan Shan exploded into nothingness, turning into a cloud of ash that scattered between heaven and earth.

With that, the Flame of the Heart Demon on Jiang Jichen’s body immediately extinguished as well.

He had used up all the power he had just gathered to eliminate Wan Shan.

However, the changes within his body were still quietly underway, accelerating from a slow pace.

It was just that his external appearance was utterly wretched, on the brink of disintegration.

Xuu Zhuang and Qian Zhijing came running out. They saw Jiang Jichen’s body, broken and battered, slowly disintegrating.

It looked as if he was about to turn to ash and disappear. His condition seemed anything but ordinary.

"Boss, your injuries?"

Qian Zhijing ran to Jiang Jichen’s side and asked in a trembling voice.

Without hesitation, she took out a Healing Holy Pill, refined it into a Healing Medicine Light, and poured it over Jiang Jichen’s body.

She wanted to stop his injuries from worsening and prevent his body from disintegrating and dissolving.

It was useless, however. The Healing Medicine Light landed on his body but had no effect whatsoever.

Xuu Zhuang also came over, took out the Healing Holy Medicine he carried, and was about to try healing Jiang Jichen with Qian Zhijing.

"Haha... You think that’s going to work?"

"His body was burned by the Demon Flame; he’s doomed to turn to dust. No matter how much Healing Holy Medicine you use, it will have no effect. You can’t change Jiang Jichen’s fate of destruction."

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.

Xuu Zhuang and Qian Zhijing looked over, and their faces instantly paled.

It was Xia Hao! He wasn’t dead!

However, he was clearly not lightly injured. After just a few steps, he coughed up several mouthfuls of blood.

But even an injured Xia Hao was far beyond what Xuu Zhuang and Qian Zhijing could handle.

Xia Hao approached step by step, a triumphant smile on his face that showed he had everything under control.

"This... How is that possible?"

Xuu Zhuang and Qian Zhijing were utterly shocked. At the same time, a sense of foreboding rose in their hearts.

Hearing Qian Zhijing’s words, Xia Hao let out an arrogant laugh. "What’s so impossible? Before, that brat Wan Shan said Jiang Jichen didn’t understand the story of the snipe and the clam fighting while the fisherman reaps the reward, calling him a brainless moron. I’d say he wasn’t much different himself."

"This Young Master may have taken a hit, but I used a Secret Artifact to block it and ultimately saved my own life!"

"So I laid low on the side and watched everything unfold. And what a spectacular show it was."

"Jiang Jichen, did you think you were the final victor?"

"You’re not. The real victor, the final winner, is this Young Master! Haha..."

At this moment, Xia Hao was excitedly sharing his feelings, as if afraid others wouldn’t know.

But Xuu Zhuang and Qian Zhijing stepped forward, blocking Xia Hao’s path.

"You want to stop me?"

Xia Hao looked at Xuu Zhuang and Qian Zhijing with some surprise.

"Jiang Jichen is our boss. We may have only just acknowledged him, but once a boss, always a boss."

Xuu Zhuang’s face was now devoid of its usual playful and flippant expression as he spoke calmly.

Qian Zhijing gave Xuu Zhuang a slightly surprised glance. She hadn’t expected him to be so different from the worthless person she had imagined.

"When you’re alive, some things are more important than life itself!"

Qian Zhijing also replied calmly.

Xia Hao looked at them coldly and said, "Very well. I was originally going to spare your lives if you were willing to become this Young Master’s followers. Now, the only thing left for you is death!"

"And you think you can stop me in the slightest?"

As he spoke, Xia Hao casually sent two palm strikes flying through the air.

Qian Zhijing didn’t even have a chance to use the Dao of Ultimate Killing she possessed. Both she and Xuu Zhuang were sent flying.

The two of them spat up blood, who knows how many of their bones were broken?

They fell to the ground, motionless, as if dead.

As for Xia Hao, he walked unimpeded right up to Jiang Jichen.

"Jiang Jichen, you never thought this day would come, did you?"

"The Star River Divine Stone, the Treasure Map, the Black Short Sword, the Blood Crystal, and everything else you have will all belong to this Young Master! Haha..."

Xia Hao stood before Jiang Jichen, laughing as he spoke.

Then, he struck at Jiang Jichen with his palm.

However, Jiang Jichen, whose Dao Body was in the midst of disintegrating, suddenly opened his eyes and said, "You’re dreaming!"

As he spoke, Jiang Jichen’s Dao Body suddenly erupted from the inside out with clusters of golden Undying Light.

Within it surged an incomparably vast Life Energy.

Just as Xia Hao’s palm was about to strike him, Jiang Jichen also raised a palm to meet it.

BOOM!

The two were simultaneously blasted back, ending up hundreds of meters apart, facing each other from a distance.