Yang Zhen's injuries were not serious. Given his character, how could he allow Lin Tianli to stab him in places he shouldn't have? At this moment, all the penetrating wounds on his body were either in places with thick skin and flesh, or in places like the shoulder blades that could 'lock' the sword. Once stabbed, they couldn't be pulled out.
Moreover, Yang Zhen's physique at this moment is like that of a ferocious beast; I've never heard of a ferocious beast being killed by stabbing it twice.
A series of shimmering green lights emanated from Yang Zhen's body, and the bleeding from his wounds stopped in no time, leaving the group of people speechless.
"This... this guy can't be killed?"
"It's not that he's unkillable, it's that he managed to avoid vital points with every strike. To be able to do that under such circumstances, Yang Zhen is truly terrifying."
" Lin Tianli's Swordsmanship was unparalleled, unmatched by any other young swordsman. Yet now he has met a tragic end beneath a bluestone slab. It's truly... terrifying."
"That's called a brick!"
" Yang Zhen's actions weren't reckless. Did you notice? He actually controlled the rhythm of the battle the whole time. From the very beginning, Lin Tianli was already under Yang Zhen's calculations."
"Terrifying!"
Everyone was whispering among themselves, but no matter what they said, the way they looked at Yang Zhen had become incredibly horrified. Even the cultivators who had some ideas in the Heavenly Mandate Spring had no thoughts left at this moment.
Are you kidding me? Who would dare mess with a guy who's so fearless and killed Lin Tianli with a brick?
It was already good enough that Yang Zhen didn't provoke others. This was the fastest consensus reached on the Spirit Road. Everyone looked at each other and saw the desire to stay away from Yang Zhen in each other's eyes.
Hua Youyue was slightly taken aback by Yang Zhen's words, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go with you!"
Yang Zhen stared at Hua Youyue Hua Youyue she became somewhat uncomfortable, then turned away. He chuckled, pinched Hua Youyue nose, and said, "Go downstairs and wait for me. I'll be right back!"
Hua Youyue was taken aback, turned to look at Yang Zhen, and said, "You need to be careful. This Golden Crow contains a powerful aura of thunder and fire. If you can absorb it, it might cause a change in your Spirit Root and condense into Heavenly Fate Spirit Root."
A warm feeling flashed through Yang Zhen's heart as he looked at Hua Youyue and said, "You went through this three times just for this?"
Hua Youyue chuckled and nodded, then slowly said, "But none of them succeeded. There's a mystical technique on these stone steps that can suppress the True Essence energy within a person's body, making it too difficult to climb them with physical strength... It's too hard!"
Yang Zhen took a deep breath, wiped the scab off his wound, and a large patch fell off with a splash, surprising Hua Youyue. She gently touched Yang Zhen's smooth skin and asked in surprise, "Your wound... is healed?"
"It's not fully healed yet!" Yang Zhen winced in pain and said, "It hurts a little!"
Hua Youyue glared at him and said, "You're too reckless!"
Yang Zhen laughed heartily, turned around and said, "I'll go see what that thing is first!"
As he spoke, Yang Zhen walked step by step up the stone steps under everyone's watchful eyes.
Everyone stared at Yang Zhen with curiosity, especially Spirit Maiden Hongluan, whose brows furrowed slightly as she asked, "Why haven't we seen this mountain gate before?"
Xiu'er shook her head and said, " The Spirit Road undergoes tremendous changes every year, which is why it has remained Spirit Road for so many years. This mountain gate... must have just appeared!"
The Spirit Maiden Hongluan nodded, watching Yang Zhen's increasingly difficult steps, and said with some worry, " Yang Zhen is injured; I don't know if he can succeed!"
"I think it's possible!" Xiu'er nodded firmly.
"Why?"
Xiu'er glanced at the Spirit Maiden Hongluan and said, "Intuition, a woman's intuition!"
The Spirit Maiden Hongluan chuckled, then turned to look, a strange light flashing in her eyes.
At this moment, Yang Zhen had reached the highest point that Hua Youyue and Lin Tianli had climbed, and his expression became serious.
"No wonder!"
Yang Zhen muttered to himself, feeling overwhelming forces, like Mount Tai pressing down on him, as if trying to push him off.
If that were all, it wouldn't be so difficult. What surprised Yang Zhen was that this power wasn't acting on him continuously, but rather in waves, like the Heaven and Earth Embryonic Breathing that he sensed from afar, hitting him one after another. This was simply deadly.
In this situation, no one can afford to be careless; the slightest mistake could result in being blasted down by this force.
At the same time, bursts of violent lightning and fire power surged in from all directions, and every cell in Yang Zhen's body seemed to expand and absorb it to its fullest extent.
This power of thunder and fire is very pure, like the most primordial source of heaven and earth.
"This is really a good thing. I wonder if that Golden Crow is edible!"
Yang Zhen clicked his tongue in amazement, but before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly startled. The Golden Crow suddenly shone brightly with golden light, and golden lightning surged wildly, striking the Golden Crow with a thunderous boom.
Was he struck by lightning?
The next moment, something happened that left Yang Zhen dumbfounded. The Golden Crow was being struck by lightning continuously, as if it had committed some great sin in its past life. In the short time that Yang Zhen was stunned, more than a hundred bolts of lightning had already struck the Golden Crow.
boom!
A muffled thud rang out, and the Golden Crow exploded, causing Yang Zhen to wince in pain. Before he could even utter a curse, a figure that Yang Zhen recognized very well suddenly emerged from the swirling smoke.
A rooster with a red crest, colorful wings, and a flamboyant appearance...?
A magnificent rooster, unusually large, strutted proudly, leaped three feet high, and landed on the toe of the War God, looking at Yang Zhen warily.
"It doesn't taste good!"
It doesn't taste good?
Upon hearing those three words, Yang Zhen wondered if she had misheard. Was she still half asleep and dreaming?
A rooster spoke!
"Damn it, Shameless Cat, a rooster actually talked!"
Seeing Yang Zhen's Celestial Person expression, everyone was dumbfounded and rolled their eyes at Yang Zhen in unison.
Shameless Cat a cat can talk, why can't a rooster?
"What?" The Shameless Cat's voice suddenly rang out, even more surprised than Yang Zhen, letting out a strange cry, "A rooster actually talked? You must have misheard, damn it, what kind of world is this, a chicken can actually talk?"
"Who says otherwise!" Yang Zhen shook his head in surprise.
Everyone: "..."
Damn it, these two idiots! Cats can talk, but chickens can't?
Everyone looked bewildered, but Yang Zhen and the Shameless Cat seemed oblivious to the reactions of others, staring wide-eyed at the arrogant rooster.
The Shameless Cat looked around curiously, then pointed at the rooster and exclaimed, "Hey kid, this guy's pretty arrogant, daring to look at people sideways!"
Yang Zhen scoffed and said irritably, "Ignorance is truly terrifying. Of course it looks at people askance. Have you ever seen a bird that looks at people directly?"
"Right!"
The rooster suddenly spoke up, glancing disdainfully at the Shameless Cat, as proud as a phoenix.
The Shameless Cat's eyes widened, and it was about to burst into a tirade when Yang Zhen clicked his tongue in amazement. "However, even this Sage of Saunter thinks this guy is too arrogant, more arrogant than this Sage of Saunter, utterly shameless. Shameless Cat, what do you think is the best way to eat him?"
Upon hearing the word "food, "the Shameless Cat's eyes lit up, and it said with drooling, "How about steaming it?"
"Look at you, so pathetic!" Yang Zhen pouted and said, "Kung Pao Chicken, Hot Pot Chicken, Beggar's Chicken, Big Plate Chicken, KFC or Orleans style, let me think... I think Sichuan-style Chicken is pretty good."
Whoosh!
The Shameless Cat drooled all over the floor.
The rooster was startled, took two steps back, stared warily at Yang Zhen and the Shameless Cat, then turned and ran.
"It doesn't taste good!"
"Damn it, grab that Flirtatious Chicken!"
The Shameless Cat scurried up the stone steps, arrogant and unperturbed, leaving everyone stunned.
"What... what the hell is this cat?!"
" Yang Zhen is already a prodigy, but even a cat is this strong? Has the restriction on the stone steps disappeared?"