Show mercy?
No way!
Having already made his move, Yang Zhen had no intention of letting Duan Xingzhi get back on his feet.
While others were conserving their True Essence, Yang Zhen had no such concerns. Even without any spiritual energy from heaven and earth to absorb, the True Essence within his body could sustain him for five days and five nights without sleep.
In the entire Land of Nine Dragons Quehua, there's probably not a single person who could fight Yang Zhen for five days and five nights without sleep; they'd be exhausted to death.
Duan Xingzhi never expected Yang Zhen to have such terrifying speed. By the time he reacted, Yang Zhen's Great Deficiency Sword was already above his head.
"What?! You dare to kill...!"
boom!
With terrifying force, the Great Deficiency Sword struck Duan Xingzhi's longsword directly. Duan Xingzhi's longsword immediately let out a mournful cry and snapped in two. Duan Xingzhi didn't even have time to scream before Yang Zhen 'Yang Zhen Great Deficiency Sword struck his shoulder, shattering his entire shoulder.
This was even with the heavy sword having no edge, and with Duan Xingzhi hurriedly tilting his neck, his entire shoulder was shattered beyond repair.
If Duan Xingzhi had reacted even slightly slower, it wouldn't have been his neck that was shattered, but his head.
Duan Xingzhi let out a wail, lay on the ground clutching his arm, screaming and rolling around, looking at Yang Zhen with disbelief.
Yang Zhen walked step by step towards Duan Xingzhi. Duan Xingzhi's face was filled with horror, and he retreated repeatedly, shouting to the disciples of the Ancient Life Sect, "What are you waiting for? Kill this brat for me!"
The disciples of the Ancient Life Sect all changed their expressions and rushed towards Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen laughed heartily, slung the Great Deficiency Sword over his shoulder, and glanced sideways at Duan Xingzhi, saying, "Guess if I can chop you down, you old bastard, while all these people are attacking me?"
Seeing Yang Zhen's arrogant demeanor and unrestrained words, Duan Xingzhi's face turned pale.
From the moment the two clashed, Duan Xingzhi could easily sense that if Yang Zhen wanted to kill him, he wouldn't have been able to utter those words just now.
At this point, Duan Xingzhi was no longer aware that he had kicked a hornet's nest; he had truly wasted his life at this age.
Gong Sanhe walked up to Yang Zhen with a strange expression, his face darkening. He then shouted at the disciples of the Ancient Life Sect, "All of you, step back!"
Seeing Gong Sanhe's actions, Duan Xingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. At this point, he no longer expected Gong Sanhe to take action against Yang Zhen for his sake.
Even he was no match for Yang Zhen, so how could Gong Sanhe possibly kill Yang Zhen?
Even if the members of the Ancient Life Sect were added to the mix, it wouldn't be impossible for Yang Zhen to kill him even if he risked his life.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Duan Xingzhi realized for the first time why Yang Zhen held such a high position in the eyes of these old men.
At this moment, Gong Sanhe came to Yang Zhen's side, gave a wry smile, and said, "Young friend Yang, could you spare the life of this old scoundrel Duan Xingzhi for my sake?"
Upon hearing Gong Sanhe's words, everyone present was stunned, and the eyes of many disciples of the Ancient Life Sect flashed with grief and indignation.
The others all looked at Gong Sanhe with strange expressions.
As fellow elders of the Ancient Life Sect, Duan Xingzhi had his arm shattered by Yang Zhen's sword. Fueled by this hatred, Gong Sanhe not only stopped the Ancient Life Sect disciples but also pleaded for Duan Xingzhi.
An elderly man with white hair and beard pleading for mercy from a young, unrecognizable monk?
If this gets out, the Ancient Life Sect will truly lose all face.
Duan Xingzhi glared at Yang Zhen through gritted teeth, his eyes flashing with resentment and venom. The disciples of the Ancient Life Sect also gleamed with intense murderous intent.
Clearly, the members of the Ancient Life Sect were not yet so wary of Yang Zhen that their hatred had completely dissipated.
Everyone was watching Yang Zhen Yang Zhen, wanting to know how he would handle this situation.
The Great Saint, Heavenly Spring Sacred Land and Heavenly Snow Sacred Domain, along with many powerful Ancient Spirit Clan, disciples and successors from other sects, and numerous Rogue Cultivator, all stared intently at Yang Zhen.
"I wonder how Yang Zhen will handle this matter."
"This is a difficult situation. If we spare Duan Xingzhi, it would be too easy on this arrogant old man. But if Yang Zhen really kills Duan Xingzhi in front of so many people, wouldn't that completely offend the Ancient Life Sect?"
"Has Yang Zhen offended few powerful figures? Yet he's still alive and well. In my opinion, Yang Zhen will definitely not let Duan Xingzhi off easily."
"Whose fault is it? It's all Duan Xingzhi's own doing."
Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Yang Zhen took a deep breath, glanced at the menacing disciples of the Ancient Life Sect, and looked at Gong Sanhe with a half-smile, asking, "Senior, do you think that if I were the one lying here, would your influence be enough to save my life in the hands of that old man Duan Xingzhi?"
"This..." Gong Sanhe's expression froze.
Is it possible?
Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Duan Xingzhi's face.
I'm afraid... no!
Duan Xingzhi's face. Upon hearing this, his expression changed, and he suddenly burst into laughter. He stood up and stared at Yang Zhen, saying, "Kid, you're right. The law of the jungle is the simplest yet most complex truth in the world. If you were lying on the ground now, you would already be a corpse."
Upon hearing this, everyone was in an uproar. Even Yang Zhen hadn't expected that Duan Xingzhi was actually a man of principle.
Yang Zhen grinned, looking at Gong Sanhe's bitter face. Before he could speak, he heard a series of exclamations.
"You son of a bitch, Duan Xingzhi, what are you trying to do?"
"Stop it, you Laozi! I told you to stop!"
"Oh no! Stop him!"
boom!
Seeing Yang Zhen turn her head away, a hysterical glint suddenly flashed in Duan Xingzhi's eyes, and a terrifying aura that blotted out the sky suddenly erupted from his body, and his entire soul was burning.
The violent shockwave roared like a ferocious beast. Duan Xingzhi clearly understood that Yang Zhen had no intention of letting him go. With his divine soul burning, his speed suddenly exploded, and he crashed into the altar not far away like a purple-black lightning bolt.
The speed was incredibly fast; Yang Zhen didn't even have time to stop the old man.
Moreover, when Yang Zhen heard the exclamations around him and turned around, Duan Xingzhi had already rushed over a thousand feet away and was about to crash into the altar.
"Boy, you think you can kill me? You're delusional! Even if I die now, I won't let you get away with it. This is the Land of Nine Dragons Quehua, isn't it? I'll smash open the altar, and you'll all perish with me..."
Rumble!
A terrifying burst of True Essence erupted, Duan Xingzhi slammed into the altar with a thud. His entire head exploded instantly, his soul burning fiercely and emitting a series of eerie laughs that sent chills down one's spine.
"Die! Die, all of you! You will all be buried with me!"
"Oh shit!"
Upon seeing this, Yang Zhen's expression changed. He leaped up, and a violent wave of energy suddenly erupted from his Somersault Cloud. He picked up Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er, one on each side, and ran away!
The Shameless Cat darted onto Yang Zhen's head, grabbed Yang Zhen's head and looked back, its eyes almost popping out of their sockets!
"Damn it, kid, run! The altar's erupted! Quick, damn it, the altar's grown!"
Rumble!
A chilling aura surged forth from the altar, and the entire altar actually began to slowly rise.
Before long, a colossal altar, as large as a mountain, rumbled out from beneath the ground.
At the same time, the entire continuous mountain range suddenly rumbled as if the sky and earth were turned upside down, and countless pillars of light shot into the sky, becoming all-encompassing in the blink of an eye.
The entire Land of Nine Dragons Quehua erupted!