Battle Against Earth Demon Old Ghost!

Battle Against Earth Demon Old Ghost!

Inside the Black Emperor Auction House.

Earth Demon Old Ghost's sudden move made the entire plaza feel oppressive.

"We haven't met for so many years. I never expected your strength to improve so much."

Su Qian rose to his feet and shielded Jiang Han behind him.

His brows were tightly furrowed as he coldly stared at Earth Demon Old Ghost, his aura beginning to rise.

At the same time, he gestured to Jiang Han, signaling for him to leave first.

Earth Demon Old Ghost gave Su Qian an indifferent glance. "Little Su, you've become a Dou Zong now. When I first met you, you were merely a Dou Emperor elder trailing behind those two fellows, Thousand-Hundred Two Elders."

As he spoke, Earth Demon Old Ghost stomped hard on the empty air beneath his feet.

Immediately, a powerful and vast aura surged explosively from his body, sweeping outward like a tidal wave.

Under that aura, even the space around him showed faint distortions.

Feeling that overwhelming pressure descend like heavenly might, Su Qian's expression grew increasingly grave as his own aura surged forth.

Earth Demon Old Ghost calmly watched Su Qian, then pointed at Jiang Han. "For Mang Qianchi's sake, as long as he hands the fire pearl over to me, I guarantee that I won't—"

"What a noisy old fool."

Before Earth Demon Old Ghost could finish, a cold and indifferent voice interrupted him.

The next moment.

A vast aura that surpassed everyone present erupted like a volcano from behind Su Qian.

Then.

A figure appeared out of thin air before Earth Demon Old Ghost.

Jiang Han struck directly. With a flick of his five fingers, five sharp streams of Dou Qi blazing with scorching heat shot violently from his fingertips, carrying fierce gusts as they flew straight at Earth Demon Old Ghost.

Earth Demon Old Ghost's expression changed. Faced with the terrifying attack that had appeared so abruptly, he instinctively gathered as much Dou Qi as possible into his palm and slammed it forward.

Bang!

A deafening explosion rang out.

Although Earth Demon Old Ghost successfully blasted away Jiang Han's five sharp streams of Dou Qi, the moment that Dou Qi dispersed, his body trembled and his right palm exploded, leaving it a bloody mess of mangled flesh.

The terrifying shockwave shot into the sky, shattering the auction house's roof and revealing the azure heavens above.

"Brat Jiang, you broke through again!"

As he looked at Jiang Han standing in midair, Grand Elder Su Qian wore an expression of delighted shock.

"Comparisons really do make people furious!"

"That leveling speed is like he's been taking pills."

Vice Dean Hu Qian spat, looking at Jiang Han's back with envy, jealousy, and happiness for him.

He had remained at the Peak Dou Huang for years without showing the slightest sign of a breakthrough.

Yet Jiang Han had merely watched Thousand-Hundred Two Elders demonstrate the power of space twice, and within just a few days, he had advanced to Dou Zong!

And judging by that aura, he was far stronger than Su Qian—perhaps even stronger than Earth Demon Old Ghost!

Why didn't he have such talent?

Not far away, Xiao Xun'er watched the scene as golden flames rose within her eyes.

Jiang Han's current strength directly confirmed the suspicion in her heart, though she had no proof.

"Brother Xiao Yan, how much do you know about him?"

Xiao Xun'er tugged on Xiao Yan's arm and pointed at Jiang Han in the air.

Xiao Yan fell into thought. He recalled how Jiang Han had killed Ge Ye, then given the Azure Lotus Core Flame to him.

"To me, he's a good person."

After a long while, Xiao Yan gave his answer.

But toward enemies, he kills when he should and shows no mercy.

Xiao Yan kept the latter half of his assessment to himself and did not tell Xiao Xun'er.

"I underestimated you."

On the battlefield, Earth Demon Old Ghost let out a muffled grunt. When he looked at Jiang Han again, there was greater solemnity in his eyes.

Although Jiang Han had launched a sneak attack earlier and he had not had time to react, resulting in his serious injury—

Even so, he had to admit that this young man before him had reached a level of strength worthy of his attention.

Earth Demon Old Ghost slowly advanced toward Jiang Han. With every step he took, large amounts of black frigid aura poured from his body, growing denser and denser.

Before long, the temperature throughout the auction house—and even in the sky above—had dropped considerably.

Some of those weak cultivators hiding in the distance could not help but shiver violently.

Hearing Earth Demon Old Ghost's words, Jiang Han shook his head and smiled knowingly.

To help Heavenly Flame Venerable reconstruct his body, he needed not only the Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill, but also the corpse of a Dou Zong expert.

He had originally been wondering where he could find a Dou Zong corpse.

He certainly could not use Grand Elder Su Qian or Thousand-Hundred Two Elders, could he?

Who would have thought that a Dou Zong corpse would deliver itself to his doorstep?

He had held back during the previous strike because he was afraid that hitting too hard would blow Earth Demon Old Ghost's body apart.

Now, it seemed that the old man could take a beating. He could add a little more force.

Thousand Illusions Mysterious Ice Thorns!

Earth Demon Old Ghost attacked first. With a cold shout, countless black ice spikes formed before him.

Then, they shot toward Jiang Han in an overwhelming barrage.

Piercing whistles filled everyone's ears, making their scalps tingle.

The black ice spikes appeared small and delicate, but the force contained within them was terrifying. Even a single one could directly kill a Dou Emperor expert!

Jiang Han calmly watched the black ice spikes sweep toward him. Not only was there no fear on his face, but he even looked rather relaxed.

With a sweep of his sleeve, tri-colored flames surged forth like a boundless raging ocean.

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!

In just one exchange.

All the black ice spikes were swallowed by the tri-colored sea of flames, melted, vaporized, and vanished.

As he watched the sea of flames draw ever closer, Earth Demon Old Ghost could already clearly feel the scorching heat rushing toward his face.

Ice Condensation Sword Art!

Another cold shout rang out.

The black frigid aura surrounding Earth Demon Old Ghost gathered into a pitch-black ice sword several zhang wide.

The ice sword slashed down, unleashing a piercing chill!

However.

This strike did not split apart the tri-colored sea of flames as Earth Demon Old Ghost had imagined.

"Not good!"

Earth Demon Old Ghost's pupils suddenly contracted.

Under countless gazes, the tri-colored sea of flames engulfed Earth Demon Old Ghost.

Boom!

A heaven-shaking explosion erupted like thunder from the highest heavens, resounding throughout the world!

The terrifying blast made the minds of the distant spectators buzz briefly. Those with weaker strength were even left dizzy and disoriented.

When they came back to their senses and looked up, a tri-colored mushroom cloud rose into the air, its flames directly blowing apart the entire auction house as rubble flew everywhere.

At that moment.

It was as if they were standing in an open plaza. Only a few scattered chairs remained intact, while even half of the auction platform had been destroyed.

After the explosion, the entire plaza fell silent.

Countless stunned gazes were fixed upon Jiang Han.

"I never expected this brat's strength to have already surpassed Earth Demon Old Ghost's."

Grand Elder Su Qian stared blankly at the mushroom cloud that had yet to fully disperse and muttered to himself.

"From what I know of him, I'm afraid he still hasn't used his full strength. In my opinion, across all of Jia Nan Academy, aside from Old Man Mang, no one—including Thousand-Hundred Two Elders—is his match."

At this point, Hu Qian patted Su Qian on the shoulder. "I think you really can step down now."

(End of Chapter)