Life Force, Part 1

Thousands of kilometers away from Citong, in the hills and mountains covered with yellow earth.

A thin river meanders through the mountain valley.

The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly.

The river, like a jade ribbon, reflects a bright Jingying luster, becoming the source of life for all the surrounding loess biosphere.

A few gray sheep cautiously drank water from a small puddle by the river.

Whoosh! Suddenly, a flying stone flew from a distance, cutting a sharp arc, and struck a gray sheep on the head.

The gray sheep took off running, but was still knocked off balance. It staggered a few steps, fell to the ground, and lost consciousness.

"We've got something delicious to eat today! Sister, you've got amazing skills!"

Two young figures, one tall and one short, quickly approached and went toward the gray sheep lying unconscious on the ground.

One of the women was slender with a slightly protruding chest, a long, shiny black braid hanging down her back, and healthy wheat-colored skin.

It turned out to be a gray-clad girl who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old.

The girl's face was only considered pretty, and her skin wasn't very good; it was obviously roughened by the wind and sun in this loess region.

Beside the girl was a little boy with a rather large head.

"Sister, this sheep is really big today! Maybe we can kill it and get a new set of clothes from its hide!" The little boy was a little excited.

"Yes, I'll change Father's clothes when we get back. He's been saying he wanted to change them for a long time, but nothing's happened yet." The girl smiled, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons.

She picked up the stone and smashed it hard on the gray sheep's forehead a few more times, making it even more dazed.

This way, we can be more secure.

The girl lifted the gray sheep, hoisted it onto her shoulder, and was about to turn back.

"Sister! Look over there, what's that?!" the younger brother suddenly shouted, pointing to something on the riverbank.

The girl turned her head and looked in the direction her brother was pointing.

In the shallower part of the river, there was a black object swaying back and forth with the force of the current.

The dark object was stopped by a large rock, preventing it from being swept away further downstream.

The girl stared intently at it for a moment.

"It looks like... a person!" she suddenly exclaimed.

You Shifei was freezing cold, soaking in the water, looking up at the sky.

He had no strength left.

Perhaps he could just die here, in this river, and it wouldn't matter. He had no attachments; he was driven only by his will to survive and his desire for revenge, fighting and struggling against the people of the Western Sect Golden Wing Tower.

He kept getting hurt and kept escaping.

Time and again, he relied on his extremely high speed and agility to turn danger into safety.

But this time, perhaps he really can't hold on any longer.

'The Copper Arm Chan Master Kong He!' was the last name that came to mind.

They only exchanged one move head-on.

He was instantly defeated, his right arm was broken, and he was unable to move.

If he hadn't acted decisively, using the poison powder and gunpowder he had prepared beforehand to make them think it was explosives, thus delaying his opponent and allowing him to leave quickly.

If it weren't for a mysterious expert suddenly intervening and stopping the other side, thus delaying the situation for a while...

He's probably just a floating corpse now, drifting in the river.

' The Western Sect of the Golden Wing Tower says I'm of Human Seed. Heh.'

You Shifei struggled to get up, but he had no strength left.

Even opening my eyes feels so tiring.

"Look, there's someone here! It really is a person!" Suddenly, a clear, girlish voice reached his ears.

You Shifei vaguely saw a not-so-pretty young face slowly appear in his field of vision under the Heavenly Light.

"He's still alive! Quick! Let's take him back to Father so he can treat his injuries!" the girl exclaimed in surprise.

'Was that... a fairy?' You Shifei's consciousness was already blurred, and he thought in a daze.

'Perhaps it's just a hallucination. I've heard that people often experience all sorts of hallucinations before they die.'

With a splash, You Shifei was pulled out of the water.

*** Citong -galli, Wild Sea Beach.

Bang bang bang bang!! Two burly, tall figures were rapidly exchanging blows.

Hand to hand, foot to foot, elbow to elbow.

The two fought fiercely, their battle constantly accompanied by the roar of the waves.

Zhang Rongfang two Limit State, his entire body turning red and black, making him appear almost completely different from ordinary people from a distance.

His veins were fully exposed, and his long hair fluttered in the wind as he moved, already reaching the limit that even his Spirit Vein was beginning to struggle to withstand.

Under the intensity of these two Limit State, the original Kong Xiang could only last for a dozen breaths before it showed a flaw.

But Zhang Rongfang was completely unaffected, as if he had not activated the Second Limit State.

One after another, he unleashed his Breaking Limit Skill, striking Zuo Han from various angles.

But strangely, no matter what he did, it was as if he was hitting a thick steel wall.

All moves were perfectly blocked and intercepted.

Zuo Han stood in the same spot from beginning to end, without moving an inch.

His face was calm, but his eyes were uneasy.

Zhang Ying the Prince's strength has exceeded his expectations.

Previously, he had thought that a powerful figure behind Zhang Ying the Prince had killed Hui Jue.

But now, he no longer thinks that way.

With the Crown Prince's current strength, he is already capable of doing that.

In fact, by this point, he had unconsciously used all his strength.

Aside from not using his Limit State and Breaking Limit Skill, he had already pushed all his martial arts skills to their limits.

Whoosh! Forced back by his last move, Zhang Rongfang created distance, stood still, and a large amount of sweat slid down his skin and muscles.

He remains in a dual- Limit State, without being released.

At this point, he was able to safely withstand two Limit State for an extended period of time.

However, this alone was still not enough to make Zuo Han take real action.

This was the first time Zhang Rongfang had truly experienced the enormous gap between grandmasters and those below them.

No matter what moves he makes, what techniques he uses, or Breaking Limit Skill he employs.

They would all be intercepted and defeated by Zuo Han before their power reached its maximum.

"Alright, Your Crown Prince, your current strength is insufficient to break through my Absolute Defense Circle. Nor can you find any weaknesses, so let's stop here," Zuo Han said in a deep voice.

He did not want to damage the Crown Prince's confidence too much.

"Continuing to fight will only cause your body to be unable to withstand the damage," Zuo Han said calmly.

The Crown Prince is indeed outstanding, with terrifying talent. Even he cannot kill him instantly without using his Limit State or Breaking Limit Skill.

In the entire Great Ling, being able to achieve this is already quite impressive.

You should know that even some weaker grandmasters are no more than this.

"No rush. Let's try again." Zhang Rongfang took a deep breath, the air he exhaled feeling scorching hot in his lungs.

The ability to Dark Light Vision suddenly appeared in his eyes.

In his eyes, the Spirit Thread, qi and blood belonging to Zuo Han, and the network of them clearly emerged.

With a whoosh, he vanished, took a step, and charged forward.

Belonging to the Great Dao Sect, the Yue Type Talisman strikes head-on with a palm strike, slashing down from above.

Bang! The palm strike was blocked.

Zhang Rongfang's other hand simultaneously met Zuo Han hand.

As if he had foreseen the future, he transformed one hand into raindrops and violently clashed palms with Zuo Han.

Every time, he accurately predicted where Zuo Han would make his move.

Similarly, Zuo Han also accurately intercepted his attack in advance.

Both of them seemed to be predicting each other's moves.

With a muffled thud, the two men took a step back simultaneously.

Zuo Han opened his eyes wide and looked down at his feet.

This is!!!??

He actually quit!?

He was actually defeated by someone who hadn't even reached the Grandmaster level!?! And that feeling from just now... "Again!!" This time it was his turn to strike first.

Without hesitation, the two collided again like cannonballs.

With each punch, palm strike, leg kick, knee strike, and elbow strike, both sides anticipate the move and change course accordingly.

Forecasting and prediction are carried out simultaneously.

For a time, both Zhang Rongfang and Zuo Han were involved.

The power of their attacks was much weaker, and instead, they focused on speed.

Explosive speed.

The two swiftly changed their moves, trying to gain the upper hand and strike their opponent before the other could.

Zuo Han became increasingly alarmed as the fighting progressed.

This feeling, this familiar feeling... Bang!!! Finally, he used all his strength to force Zhang Rongfang back, took several steps back, stood still, and looked at his opponent with a complicated expression.

That's enough!

He has made enough of a judgment.

That feeling just now was the unique Enemy Anticipation only a grandmaster possesses when facing an enemy.

What puzzled him was that the Crown Prince's Enemy Anticipation seemed to be effective only for his upper body offense and defense, but not so much for his Leg Skill.

Even so, it was far beyond his expectations.

How old is the Crown Prince now?!

The other grandmasters, which one of them didn't reach the Super Grade and delay the aging of their qi and blood until they were almost sixty years old, when they learned from all schools of thought and grasped the Enemy Anticipation?

Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince is only in his early thirties and has already reached this level. He truly deserves to be called a genius! He truly deserves to have such terrifying talent as to have cultivated the Golden Toad Skill to the Chasing Sun Realm! At this moment, Zuo Han's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was already surging with excitement.

He looked at Zhang Rongfang, whose body was now covered in blood and whose black hair was flying in the wind.

The sun's golden rays shone on its surface, as if gilding one side of it with gold.

At that moment, a strange surge of warmth and emotion welled up in his heart.

If the Crown Prince continues to lie low, one day, when he no longer hides, perhaps that will be the day when the entire Great Ling Holy Gate is unified! Zuo Han suddenly felt an unprecedented surge of confidence in this.

*** Aloeswood Palace.

After bathing, Zhang Rongfang put on layers of Daoist robes again and tied his long hair with a thin rope.

Stepping out of the washroom, Zhang Zhenhai had been quietly waiting for quite some time.

In the courtyard, besides Zhang Zhenhai, there were also the Guardian the Dao Palace.

Because of its excellent financial situation, the Guardian recruited by the Aloeswood Palace also enjoy excellent benefits.

Therefore, even these carefully selected young guards are mostly at the level of being about to be Entering the Ranks rank.

With Crossbow at their disposal and constant training, their lives here are far better than in the previous Barracks.

After signing the contract with Zhang Rongfang, they would receive training from the Dao Palace and serve Zhang Rongfang, the Guardian, for at least twenty years.

"Daozi, you wanted to see me?" Zhang Zhenhai looked at Zhang Rongfang, puzzled.

Now that she's hiding in the Rebel Sect, she has nothing to do for the time being, so she spends her days diligently practicing martial arts, exchanging skills and techniques with Ding Luo.

Aside from the slightly uncomfortable feeling of seeing Ding Luo constantly displaying their affection, everything else was fine.