Chapter 757: The Celestial Dragon's Chance
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The shattered Five-Peak Bracelet turned into a pile of fragments.
A peak-level Gān rank… A powerful aura that transcended the peak level of Gān rank suddenly burst forth.
Su Han’s blouse swelled up abruptly.
The hundreds of sword beams condensed from 40,000 sword lights pressing against her body instantly reversed!
The emerald jade sword in Su Han's hand emitted a dazzling green glow.
Hao Ren, standing several hundred meters away, was stunned.
He had tried this type of Five-Peak Bracelet before. It could suppress almost all the spiritual energy within one’s body, making it far more powerful than the Mount Tai Bracelet designed to increase a sense of heaviness. Su Han… actually wore five of these Five-Peak Bracelets!
That meant she had been suppressing her strength and forcing herself to train by wearing these bracelets all along! With these five bracelets, at least sixty percent of her spiritual energy was restrained, meaning that despite displaying the peak level of Gān rank, she was only using forty percent of her actual strength!
Suppressing one’s own spiritual energy with Five-Peak Bracelets to force oneself to train would indeed be effective, but Su Han had been wearing them for years and training non-stop until reaching the peak level of Gān rank—was she crazy
If not for Zhao Kuo's sword array being too powerful for her to withstand, she might have continued wearing them until attempting to break through to Heavenly Dragon!
Whooosh…
Zhao Kuo felt a surging pressure coming back at him. Seeing hundreds of sword beams rebound like they had been hit by shockwaves caused him great surprise.
He had already been paying attention to this Upper Gān rank inspector, Su Han, since earlier and found that she was not weak in terms of cultivation level but her strength was average, so he did not put much thought into it.
A cultivator like him who gained levels through battles and struggles looked down on people like Su Han who simply relied on training to advance their ranks.
Who would have imagined that Su Han had been wearing Five-Peak Bracelets all along, fighting against herself every second
Klang… Zhao Kuo quickly spun his Black Dragon Spike, sending the sword beams recoiling back flying.
The sword lights were combinations of five elements, and although they had been disrupted upon reflection, they still shook Zhao Kuo's arms numb.
Su Han actually revealed half her hidden strength!
Zhao Kuo was not afraid but rather pleased. He let out a loud cry: "Good!"
His Black Dragon Spike emitted searing black light; the thick aura of killing intent condensed into solid black sand.
Su Han's eyes were extremely calm.
Zhao Kuo was indeed formidable to force her to shatter her Five-Peak Bracelets! If she had not shattered them, she might not have even lasted five moves against him!
The icy wind instantly encircled the large platform of the Dragon Deity Temple.
The black Dragon Deity Temple, shining with a faint red glow, was suddenly sealed by layer upon layer of ice strips hanging from its eaves and four corners.
The first and second-grade inspectors could barely withstand the chill that was coursing through their meridians.
Suddenly, a layer of light enveloped the top floor of the Dragon Temple, surrounding all the inspectors near it. They immediately felt warmth as if they were in spring.
On the side of Donghai Longgong, Zhao Hongyu raised the River and Mountain Map to create a space like a roof, enclosing all the cultivators within.
The wind and snowstorm was at least twice as cold as before! If not for Zhao Hongyu's River and Mountain Map blocking them, these young dragon cultivators would have been instantly frozen!
Su Han’s full strength release merely with her chill alone could easily kill all below Rank Gen!
"Good! Good! Good!"
Zhao Kuo shouted out three 'goods' as he soared high into the sky.
The stronger Su Han got, the more excited he became. He had thought that Su Han was merely a show of strength, and just a few moves would render her helpless. Yet it turned out that she was only warming up and now was truly giving her all!
Su Han’s thin lips were tightly pressed together as she wielded the Jade Sword, sending countless swirling snowflakes and ice towards Zhao Kuo.
Reaching Peak Kun-grade cultivation meant surpassing the level of cultivation techniques and being able to understand the world. Su Han obtained Complementing Heaven from Nine Dragon Palace, finding it increasingly profound with each study.
Now in her battle against Zhao Kuo, that little bit of understanding slowly seeped out, manifesting all power of heaven and earth within a single sword strike!
Zhao Kuo felt the forces of heaven and earth tilting towards this spot. He hurriedly used both arms to channel spiritual energy, using his grand Sword Formation for defense.
Just now he had nearly incapacitated Su Han with ease, but now he felt utterly overwhelmed!
This was precisely what Zhao Kuo wanted!
Zhao Kuo wanted to find a powerhouse to break through his own limits!
The Five Elements spiritual energy of the Sword Light Dispersion Technique also relied on the might of heaven and earth.
A dense mesh of sword lights, each strand tightly connected. It was an overlapping array of encircling attacks!
Both sides were drawing power from heaven and earth, causing the platforms extending from the center of the Dragon Temple to shatter one by one.
The Dragon Temple and large platform's ability to hover in mid-air relied on a formation. The core of this formation was the surrounding celestial energy.
Now that Zhao Kuo and Su Han were desperately drawing it, there wasn't enough for the formation’s requirements.
The platforms began to fall one by one; the Dragon Temple itself started wobbling.
"Palace Master!"
Nine deputy palace masters on the top floor of the Dragon Temple were looking at their Palace Master with alarm.
Wearing a black robe, the Palace Master was still standing steadily in this swaying building.
Hao Ren grabbed Xie Yujia and Zhao Yanzi beside him to prevent them from falling as the platforms kept shrinking.
In the fog of frost, Hao Ren saw... that Heavenly Dragon cultivator who had appeared on the eighth level of heaven was actually among this crowd!
No one knew when she appeared or approached!
Bang!
The white platform supporting the Black Dragon Temple had lost a large chunk of its structure.
Su Han and Zhao Kuo had already fought countless times in the thick snowflakes and chaotic sword lights.
As the platform violently shook, low-level cultivators didn’t dare to look up while high-level ones could hardly see their dazzling attacks even with wide-open eyes!
Su Han’s Jadeite Sword had already formed countless sword shadows; her movements from the Five Great Mountains Bracelet were incredibly swift, leaving traces of dozens of Su Hans moving in midair.
Zhao Kuo’s Black Dragon Spear controlled a dense array of sword lights. His black armor was stretched taut by his bulging muscles, looking like an incarnation of the dark-faced demon god, ferocious and mighty.
Boom!
The Dragon Temple began to plummet towards the ground.
The surrounding heaven-defying qi for a radius of ten thousand miles was drained by Zhao Kuo and Su Han!
Bam...
A red light shot out from the white snow mist, rapidly heading eastward into the distance.
Squeak...
Under the surprise of the nine deputy temple chiefs, the Dragon Temple suddenly stopped its descent.
The cold white fog slowly dissipated.
Zhao Kuo, who had been pierced through his shoulder by Su Han’s sword earlier, kneeled down with blood gushing out from behind his scapula.
Su Han stood there calmly and retracted her Jadeite Sword.
Both the inspectors and the East Sea Dragon Palace cultivators were stunned.
The platform of the Dragon Temple slowly rose back to its original height.
"Three days from now, I will challenge Heavenly Dragon," Su Han said calmly.
This statement was as if directed at Zhao Kuo but also seemed meant for everyone present.
Bam! Su Han stamped her foot and flew into the Dragon Temple.
The inspectors leaning against the Dragon Temple quickly dodged, only catching glimpses of Su Han’s back.
"Uncle... Uncle Three!"
Zhao Yanzi was the first to react, rushing over to Zhao Kuo.
Hao Ren finally reacted as well and stepped forward to help Zhao Kuo before Zhao Yanzi could reach him.
Xie Yujia hurried over and took out a pill from her Amrita bracelet, handing it to Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo remained in the kneeling position with one knee on the ground, seemingly unable to comprehend why he had lost.
Seeing Zhao Kuo like this, Zhao Yanzi felt somewhat upset. However, she eventually felt relieved when she realized that Zhao Kuo was not seriously injured and Su Han must have held back during their fight.
Zhao Hongyu and Zhao Guang rushed over too. They were slightly surprised to see that the pill Xie Yujia had taken out was a Level 5 antidote pill.
In fact, after reaching the Condensation stage, Xie Yujia had tried refining a batch of pills and successfully made a Level 5 medicinal pill. Now, her alchemy level had improved even further, but she hadn't actively publicized it.
"Third Brother…" Zhao Guang patted Zhao Kuo's shoulder to comfort him.
He knew that this defeat would be extremely devastating for Zhao Kuo. Fame and reputation were secondary; the most crucial thing was that he no longer had the qualifications to ascend to the Heavenly Dragon Realm.
The fight between him and Su Han wasn't so much about winning or losing as it was about securing the opportunity to ascend to the Heavenly Dragon Realm. Only the strongest would have a chance at ascending, and Zhao Kuo had always maintained that position. But now, since someone stronger than him—Su Han—had emerged, he no longer had such an opportunity.
On the contrary, Su Han's victory over Zhao Kuo gave her confidence to challenge the Heavenly Dragon Realm. She wouldn't delay any further and would use this chance to reach her peak state in preparation for her ascension.
This also demonstrated that Su Han had not been injured during their battle!
The commanders from the East Sea stood there dumbfounded, unsure of what to do. The first powerhouse of the East Sea had actually lost to Su Han.
"Third Uncle, let's treat your wounds now," Hao Ren suggested.
In this battle, it was inevitable that someone would win and someone would lose, but neither side had suffered serious injuries, which was what relieved Hao Ren the most.
However, for Zhao Kuo who aimed to ascend to the Heavenly Dragon Realm, losing to Su Han meant forfeiting his chance at ascending. Such a heavy blow might even be more devastating than failing an ascension tribulation.
"Third Master…"
The commanders ran over and knelt down beside Zhao Kuo to console him.
Sigh…
Zhao Kuo let out a long sigh, as if only now realizing the severity of his defeat. He quickly swallowed the Level 5 antidote pill.
Having cultivated for over two hundred years and even reached the pinnacle of the Heaven Rank in his second cultivation journey, he was still unable to defeat a cultivator who had been cultivating for just twenty-some years like Su Han!
This wasn't genius anymore; it was a demon prodigy!
Zhao Kuo's loss was bitter and complete.
He thought he was the best in the world, but now he realized that his previous ascension tribulation failure could not be blamed on heaven!
Zhao Kuo abruptly stood up with a whoosh, ignoring the blood gushing down his back. With a轟的一聲，他朝東海龍宮的方向飛去。
他要閉關反思，拚命修煉！
穿著白衣的星月長老無奈地搖了搖頭，緊跟著追了過去。
Zhao Kuo abruptly stood up with a whoosh, ignoring the blood gushing down his back. With a轟的一聲, he flew toward Donghai Long Palace.
He was going to go into seclusion for reflection and intense cultivation!
The Star Moon Elder in white robes sighed helplessly and followed closely behind him.anyin Sect’s eyes, Tianshan Sect has no standing at all!Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!Three more Core Formation-stage cultivators appeared on the slope.Niu Tou Mountain is relatively distant from Xuanyin Sect's he...