"What the hell is going on?"
Old Daoist Qingyuan sucked in a cold breath and gave himself a hard slap across the face!
But the burning pain on his face proved that this was real!
But how could that be?
Martial Dao primarily cultivated vital energy. Once vital energy could not be condensed, wouldn't one be nothing more than a little chick waiting to have its neck cut?
But what was happening before his eyes right now?
This was somewhat different from what he had envisioned, and he could not help but begin to doubt his life!
He truly could not sense any fluctuations of vital energy from Zhang Lin! Much less any mana!
Yet the Crimson Blood Whip had indeed been snapped apart. He had seen that with his own eyes; there was no faking it.
The key was that it had not even left the slightest mark on Zhang Lin's body.
"Fireball Technique!"
Old Daoist Qingyuan was indeed an old hand. He quickly calmed the unease in his heart.
In the blink of an eye, he launched a massive fireball with his mana.
"Fire Dragon Technique!"
Another fire dragon appeared out of thin air and charged forward as well!
"Magma Technique!"
Viscous magma suddenly surged from the ground and swept up, swallowing Zhang Lin within it.
Old Daoist Qingyuan unleashed three fire-element spells in one go, showing no mercy.
"Let's see how you withstand this!"
He stared into the sea of flames.
Yet that figure still had not fallen. That series of attacks had seemed no different from scratching an itch!
"If this is all you can do, then you can go die."
Zhang Lin's calm voice came from within the flames.
Then a gust of fierce wind surged out, directly blowing the flames apart.
Aside from his clothes being burned into tatters, Zhang Lin was completely unscathed.
"Looks like I underestimated you!"
Even if Old Daoist Qingyuan had been blind, he could now sense just how monstrous Zhang Lin's fleshly body was.
This was something he had not considered before!
One had to know that body cultivation had always been considered the lowest class of cultivation method. It took a long time, required enormous investment, and even consumed one's own lifespan. In the end, very few achieved anything with it.
Hardly anyone cultivated that stuff anymore!
It was said that Martial Dao had been created based on methods of cultivating the fleshly body!
Although Martial Dao cultivators possessed somewhat stronger bodies than immortal cultivators, the difference was limited.
But the physical strength Zhang Lin displayed now was no longer something that cultivating Martial Dao alone could bring about.
The Immortal Dao of today also had branches devoted to body cultivation, but they too were rarely seen.
Even among the body-cultivating branches of the Immortal Dao, it was difficult for one's fleshly body to reach Zhang Lin's level!
Old Daoist Qingyuan had witnessed all of Zhang Lin's previous battles, but Zhang Lin had used vital energy every time. This had caused him to overlook Zhang Lin's fleshly body.
Or rather, he had never considered it at all!
"I thought too highly of you!"
Zhang Lin exerted force beneath his feet and vanished from where he stood in an instant, relying solely on the strength of his fleshly body.
Ever since climbing the steps, his fleshly body had been fully tempered. Even if he could not use vital energy, he did not feel it would be much of a problem.
Relying on his fleshly body alone, he was confident he could contend against a second-level Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.
"Bang!"
Zhang Lin's fist struck the spot where Old Daoist Qingyuan had been standing, but Old Daoist Qingyuan had already disappeared.
"Hahaha! This means the Blood Crystals and essence pellets made from your flesh and blood will definitely be far more effective than expected! I can barely wait to have a taste!"
Old Daoist Qingyuan had already arrived a hundred meters behind Zhang Lin.
The shoes on his feet were emitting a faint glow. Needless to say, they were also a magic artifact capable of increasing speed!
There was even a Divine Movement Talisman stuck to his leg.
Catching him would not be so easy!
"The Blood Spirit Annihilation Array does more than merely suppress vital energy. It can also mobilize your own vital energy to attack you!"
"Yin and Yang Reversal!"
Old Daoist Qingyuan drew several strokes through the air with his finger.
Suddenly, the formation blazed with light, and Zhang Lin felt the vital energy within his body showing signs of losing control.
Like wild horses breaking free of their reins, it began charging wildly through his entire body!
His aura became chaotic, and his skin began to turn crimson.
"Earth Spike Technique!"
Old Daoist Qingyuan seized the opportunity to cast a spell.
Earthen spikes rose one after another from the ground.
Zhang You had only just briefly suppressed the rampaging vital energy when he noticed Old Daoist Qingyuan's move.
He frowned and stomped his right foot fiercely into the ground.
"Boom!"
The ground split apart at once, forming a huge pit!
Then a fierce blast of force swept outward, shattering those earth spikes in an instant.
But the vital energy broke free from suppression once more and began rampaging through his body.
Old Daoist Qingyuan was greatly astonished at the sight.
He had not expected Zhang You's fleshly body to be so absurdly powerful!
One had to know that an ordinary Martial Arts cultivator would be severely injured even if he did not die from such a vital energy rampage!
Yet Zhang You had endured it!
"This formation really is unreasonable! Since I can't suppress it, I'll expel it!"
Zhang You felt that this formation seemed to possess an irresistible power. This was fundamentally not an effect a formation could produce.
This made him glance toward the sky again, filled with uncertainty and suspicion!
There was a reason Martial Arts could not survive in this damn world!
With a ruthless resolve, he used the remaining half-tenth of his vital energy to guide the rest!
"Star Absorbing Great Law: Stars Shift!"
In an instant, he expelled all the vital energy within his body!
His face also turned much paler.
Zhang You raised both hands high, and a red spherical object dozens of zhang in radius appeared above his head, radiating energy capable of destroying heaven and earth.
"Self-Created: Blood Star Sky Burst!"
He leaped into the air and directly unleashed this move at the ground!
"Dream on! Yin and Yang Reversal!"
After retreating several hundred meters, Old Daoist Qingyuan saw through Zhang You's intentions.
Zhang You merely wanted to take this chance to destroy the formation on the ground.
But Zhang You had clearly thought too much.
The move he unleashed had only just touched the ground and had not even exploded before it was forcibly sucked into the formation.
Old Daoist Qingyuan also spat out several mouthfuls of blood!
Using special power came at a price!
In that brief span, he had already sacrificed ten years of his lifespan!
Zhang You had only just returned to the ground.
Suddenly, a rumble came from underground, and an immense aura shot out in an instant!
The move he had unleashed earlier was being returned to him completely intact!
"Damn it!"
Zhang You's gaze sharpened as he stared at the ground. His entire body radiated imposing might, and his right hand gathered strength.
"Self-Created: Ninety Percent Strength! Release!"
Sensing that the underground fluctuations were about to reach the surface, he used a full ninety percent of his fleshly body's strength and smashed his fist viciously into the ground.
"Boom!"
The ground for more than ten li around cracked apart and caved in several zhang.
Red light shot into the sky, dust and smoke scattered in all directions, yin energy ran rampant, and shockwaves crashed about wildly.
With Zhang You at the center, everything within several li became a vacuum zone!
Old Daoist Qingyuan had long since retreated again and again, staring into the battlefield with uncertainty and alarm.
"You absolutely cannot die, my chives!"
Old Daoist Qingyuan had also been provoked by Zhang You's reaction just now. In a moment of heated impulse, he had forgotten his original purpose!
Soon, the battlefield calmed down, revealing Zhang You's figure once again.
He was completely unscathed, merely looking somewhat bedraggled!
"Take your life while you're sick! Go!"
The broken sword appeared in Old Daoist Qingyuan's hand again. He directly spat several mouthfuls of heart's blood onto it, and his face turned pale.
Golden light flared brightly from the broken sword as it shot toward Zhang You!
Zhang You had just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly sensed a cold gleam rushing at his back like lightning.
Dodge!
He felt that this move could seriously injure him!
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