Chapter 617 - 615: Explosively Strong

Chapter 617: Chapter 615: Explosively Strong

In truth, a murderous rage coiled in Jiang Jichen’s heart, begging to be unleashed.

Especially toward the Holy Mountain Master, whom he was determined to kill.

He still remembered the scene from a year ago, by the Extinct Spirit River, when his aunt, Jiang Ling’er, was nearly obliterated by the Holy Mountain Master’s Dharma Avatar.

He also recalled the repeated assassination attempts he had suffered at the hands of the Holy Mountain’s members.

And now, this time, if he had returned even a moment later, the Luochen Sect would have been annihilated. His lovers, his brothers, his friends, his disciples—all of them would have been lost to him forever.

The thought sent a chill to his very core, and cold sweat soaked his back.

And for that very reason, the killing intent in his heart grew even heavier.

’Holy Mountain, I will destroy you. I don’t care about any Saint Venerable. I’ll kill you all!’

Jiang Jichen roared in his heart, but his expression grew ever more frigid and impassive.

He charged toward one of the Saint Venerable Envoys, ignoring all other enemies as his Seven-Colored Perfect Divine Thought, at the level of the Nascent Soul Extreme Realm, locked onto his target.

He would stick to him like a shadow, a fight to the death.

"Hmph. You’re courting death!"

Seeing Jiang Jichen disregard his own defense and charge recklessly toward him, the Saint Venerable Envoy thought him arrogant and suicidal.

It wasn’t as if he’d never seen a Body Refiner before.

In the Heavenly Dao Realm, there were plenty of Body Refiners at the Golden Body Ninth Layer, but none were particularly impressive.

Moreover, he had once slaughtered a Body Refiner who had been stuck at the Golden Body Ninth Layer for three hundred years, shattering the man’s supposedly powerful physique—his source of pride—with a single palm strike.

So, facing a Jiang Jichen who had just broken through to the Golden Body Ninth Layer, what did he have to fear?

The Saint Venerable Envoy neither retreated nor dodged, meeting Jiang Jichen’s charge head-on.

The Saint Venerable Envoy conjured his Ultimate Killing Palm Technique, a blow with the power to shatter mountains and rivers.

He struck out with his palm, aiming straight for the charging Jiang Jichen.

"Don’t—! Do not clash with him head-on!"

At that moment, the Holy Mountain Master’s expression changed drastically, and he cried out in alarm.

At the same time, he charged toward Jiang Jichen, attempting to save the Saint Venerable Envoy.

The three Young Venerables and three Saint Venerable Envoys paid the Holy Mountain Master’s warning little heed.

They felt that while Jiang Jichen was strong, he wasn’t so powerful that they needed to retreat from a single one of his attacks.

They thought the Holy Mountain Master was making a mountain out of a molehill and overreacting.

Jiang Jichen, of course, sensed the Holy Mountain Master attacking him from behind, but he ignored it completely. Without dodging or evading, he continued his reckless, straight-on charge toward the Saint Venerable Envoy.

Even faced with his opponent’s terrifying palm strike, Jiang Jichen simply used his body as a weapon and crashed right into it.

BOOM!

As the Saint Venerable Envoy’s fearsome palm struck Jiang Jichen’s body, an endless, dazzling golden light suddenly erupted from him.

It was the shield of a Perfect Golden Body!

Having stepped into the Golden Body Ninth Layer Peak Realm, the Golden Body Immortal Power within Jiang Jichen was as vast as an ocean.

Furthermore, he was a Body Refiner who had reopened the Body Refining Dao and shattered the shackles of the world. Even in ancient times, he would have been utterly invincible among those in the same realm.

The Saint Venerable Envoy’s attack was incredibly powerful and terrifying, yet it only managed to make the Golden Body’s protective shield tremble and show the faintest signs of damage.

Meanwhile, the terrifying force radiating from Jiang Jichen’s body simply shattered the attack.

Then, without slowing in the slightest, he appeared before the Saint Venerable Envoy.

"You’re the one courting death!"

Jiang Jichen replied coldly, then threw a punch at the Saint Venerable Envoy, who was now right before him.

Heaven and Earth Silence!

The first form of the Annihilation Fist. With the intent of a single punch, heaven and earth would fall silent, and the Ten Thousand Spirits would be shattered!

Only after reaching the Golden Body Ninth Layer could Jiang Jichen begin to unleash the true might of the Annihilation Fist.

Before the Saint Venerable Envoy could even react, he watched as his own powerful defenses shattered one after another.

Even the Defensive Secret Artifacts he wore were instantly rendered useless.

But even so, they were not enough to withstand Jiang Jichen’s incomparably powerful Fist Force at such close range.

The Saint Venerable Envoy was shocked to his core, his face a mask of utter disbelief.

And of endless, overwhelming fear and despair!

SPLAT!

In the next instant, his body exploded, showering down in a rain of flesh and blood.

A top-tier Nascent Soul Ancestor, a Saint Venerable Envoy of the Holy Mountain, had fallen.

With a casual wave of the Soul Refining Banner, Jiang Jichen harvested his soul.

And from behind, the Holy Mountain Master’s attack landed squarely on Jiang Jichen.

BOOM!

It was too late for Jiang Jichen to dodge; he took the full force of the blow.

His body shuddered, and countless cracks spread across his Perfect Golden Body’s defense shield, which looked as if it were about to shatter.

But in the next moment, an endless stream of Golden Undying Power surged forth, and the cracks on the defense shield instantly repaired themselves, restoring it completely.

"This..."

This scene completely stunned everyone present.

Even the three Young Venerables and the two remaining Saint Venerable Envoys found it hard to believe, unable to accept what they were seeing.

In truth, only the Holy Mountain Master had fought Jiang Jichen before. He had paid close attention to him and knew just how terrifying his Body Refining was.

But this was the first time the three Young Venerables and three Saint Venerable Envoys had ever fought Jiang Jichen, so how could they have known?

That was why they had been so dismissive of the Holy Mountain Master’s warning at the beginning.

But now, they had seen that the attacks of both a Saint Venerable Envoy and the Holy Mountain Master himself couldn’t harm Jiang Jichen—they hadn’t even broken his Defense Light Shield.

Instead, one of their own, a Saint Venerable Envoy, had been blown to bits by a single punch!

Jiang Jichen was simply heaven-defying, explosively powerful!

With an invincible defense like that, who among them could possibly be his match?

From what they had just witnessed, Jiang Jichen had clearly reached the level of an Extreme Dao Nascent Soul Ancestor. He was terrifying beyond measure.

"Holy Mountain Master, perfect timing. It’s time we settled our debts!"

Without even needing to catch his breath, Jiang Jichen threw another punch and charged the Holy Mountain Master.

The Holy Mountain Master’s expression was one of utter horror, his eyes filled with terror.

He had never imagined a day like this would come!

"Fall back! Jiang Jichen has reached the Nascent Soul Extreme Dao Realm! We are no match for him!"

The Holy Mountain Master roared.

At the same time, he began a hasty retreat.

The three Young Venerables and two Saint Venerable Envoys also tried to flee the Luochen Domain.

"Thinking of leaving now? Too late!"

Jiang Jichen shouted coldly. However, he didn’t pursue the fleeing enemies. Instead, he stomped on the ground, and the full power of his body erupted.

Then, he shot into the sky like a cannonball, hurtling straight toward the replica Heavenly Light Divine Artifact hovering above the Luochen Domain.

"No! He’s going to destroy the Secret Artifact and restore the rules of the Luochen Domain!"

One of the retreating Young Venerables from the Heavenly Dao Realm screamed in terror.

But it was too late. No one was faster than Jiang Jichen.

Jiang Jichen, wreathed in endless golden light, crashed into the enormous bronze mirror in the sky.

BOOM!

The entire sky trembled. Then, countless spiderweb-like cracks spread across the giant bronze mirror.

Immediately, the power of the Six Paths Illusion Realm’s rules, which had been suppressed within the replica Heavenly Light Divine Artifact, surged out through the fissures.

At the same time, a Purple Jade Map materialized before Jiang Jichen.

"Six Paths Rules, heed my command! Seal!"

As Jiang Jichen roared, the replica Heavenly Light Divine Artifact exploded with a bang. An endless, frenzied torrent of the Six Paths Illusion Realm’s rules poured out, instantly enveloping the entire Luochen Domain.

"None of you will escape. You will all die!"

Following his words, Jiang Jichen’s utterly cold voice echoed from the void above.

The three Young Venerables, the Holy Mountain Master, and the two Saint Venerable Envoys, who were just about to teleport out of the Luochen Domain, suddenly felt their bodies grow heavy. The endless power of the Six Paths Illusion Realm’s rules descended upon them, intent on sealing them in place.