Chapter 630 - 628: Blasting the Saint Venerable

Chapter 630: Chapter 628: Blasting the Saint Venerable

Everyone around the Holy Mountain was completely stunned.

No one had ever expected such an outcome.

The Saint Venerable’s might had been renowned for a millennium.

But now, he was being thrashed by Jiang Jichen, coughing up blood without end.

Finally, the Saint Venerable had been forced to burn his blood essence and pay a hefty price to activate a Secret Skill. Only then did he manage to put some distance between himself and Jiang Jichen, temporarily escaping the assault.

The two now stood a hundred meters apart, hovering in the void.

Jiang Jichen’s body radiated with boundless fighting spirit, his aura surging to the heavens.

The Saint Venerable, however, was covered in wounds. Blood stained his body, his face was deathly pale, and he looked incredibly weak.

But he stared at Jiang Jichen with hateful eyes, his voice seething through clenched teeth, "Jiang Jichen, you insist on courting death. Don’t blame me for what comes next."

As he spoke, an infinite Holy Light erupted from the Saint Venerable’s body. In an instant, all his previous injuries vanished as if they had never been.

Simultaneously, an astonishing and terrifying aura exploded from him.

Perhaps this was his true power!

Furthermore, a mysterious sheet of Holy Light suddenly descended from high above the void of the Six Paths.

The Holy Light seemed to originate from the Nine Heavens, and its aura shared the same source as the Saint Venerable’s.

"My will becomes one. Divine Power, imbue me. Descend!"

The Saint Venerable bellowed as his hands blurred through a series of mysterious Seals.

The next moment, as if answering his summons, the Holy Light descending from the void of the Six Paths was guided down and landed upon the Saint Venerable.

Though it takes time to describe, everything happened in the blink of an eye.

By the time the crowd could react, the Saint Venerable had already completed the summoning.

The Holy Light from the Nine Heavens had completely merged into his body.

He was still the Saint Venerable, but his expression and aura had changed in an instant.

Jiang Jichen watched the Saint Venerable transform, his gaze hardening. "So, you’re just one of the Saint Venerable’s avatars. A thousand years ago, the true Saint Venerable had already left the Six Paths Illusion Realm and returned to the Nine Heavens."

Jiang Jichen then sneered. "The avatar couldn’t win, so now you summon a sliver of your true body’s power? Do you really think that makes you so much stronger?"

Having his secret seen through and revealed by Jiang Jichen in a single glance, the Saint Venerable’s expression remained unchanged. "That’s right. Even as a mere avatar, I have dominated the Six Paths Illusion Realm for ages. Now, bolstered by the power of my true self, you have no choice but to wait for death, Jiang Jichen."

Even facing the Saint Venerable bolstered by a sliver of his true body’s power, Jiang Jichen remained unfazed. He looked at the Saint Venerable and said, "Wait for death? You think too highly of yourself. Your avatar was useless, and even with your true body’s power, I’ll still blast you apart with a single punch."

"Haha... Jiang Jichen, I don’t know where you get your confidence, but your naivety is laughable!"

"I was going to ask how a mere mortal like you knows of the affairs of the Nine Heavens, but there’s no need for that now. I’ll just destroy your body, capture your Divine Soul, and perform a Soul Search!"

The Saint Venerable’s previous dejection and sorry state had vanished, replaced by an air of confidence and dominance.

His tone was that of someone who held the power of life and death over all beings.

He had already declared Jiang Jichen’s fate.

"’Laughable?’ In a moment, I’m afraid you’ll be the one crying!"

Jiang Jichen gave a chilling smile and charged once more at the Saint Venerable, who was now bolstered by his true body’s power.

The Saint Venerable’s true body was in the Nine Heavens, and his Cultivation Realm had likely surpassed even the Supreme Realm.

However, the amount of power that could descend into the Six Paths Illusion Realm was naturally limited.

So, what did Jiang Jichen have to fear?

He strode forward, his fist erupting in golden light as he threw a punch!

He directly unleashed a full set of the Annihilation Fist.

Heaven and Earth Silence!

All Things Perish!

Six Paths Collapse!

This was the first time Jiang Jichen had ever executed the complete Annihilation Fist sequence.

The world in all directions fell deathly silent. A terrifying power manifested, and the void was soundlessly annihilated.

Then, a Fist Seal shot silently toward the Saint Venerable.

The Saint Venerable felt the world around him crumbling. If not for his immense power and the Holy Light Protection, he too would have been annihilated and reduced to nothingness.

But now, bolstered by a sliver of his true body’s power, he was more than twice as strong as before. His Holy Light Dao protected him from destruction.

Then, a vortex of Holy Light appeared in his palm, and he thrust it forward to meet Jiang Jichen’s Fist Seal.

The next moment, Jiang Jichen’s terrifying Fist Seal slammed into the vortex of Holy Light.

But to everyone’s shock, Jiang Jichen’s punch was completely devoured by the vortex of Holy Light, causing no reaction whatsoever.

This was a Heavenly Dao Secret Technique, the true ultimate skill of the Ling Family from the Nine Heavens.

Holy Light forms a universe, the vortex devours all creation!

It was one of the Nine Great Ultimate Skills of the Nine Heavens, a technique renowned throughout the ages.

As a supreme genius of the Ling Family, the Saint Venerable was naturally qualified to learn it.

Even though he had only scratched the surface of this skill, the power it could manifest was still beyond imagination.

A look of proud complacency flashed across the Saint Venerable’s face. He spoke to Jiang Jichen in a condescending tone, "Jiang Jichen, is that all the power you have? And you thought you could set foot on the Peak of Holy Mountain? Truly naive and arrogant!"

"Hmph. I shall eliminate you now!"

As the Saint Venerable spoke, his hands blurred through another series of movements.

This time, not one, but nine vortices of Holy Light appeared.

They flew toward Jiang Jichen from nine different directions.

The space around Jiang Jichen shuddered, torn apart by a terrifying Devouring Power.

The attack threatened to tear the very fabric of space around Jiang Jichen to shreds and swallow it into the vortices of Holy Light.

This scene made the scalps of everyone around the Holy Mountain tingle with fear.

’The Secret Skills from the Nine Heavens are too terrifying!’

Within the Holy Light Vortex, a universe of its own is formed, devouring and refining all things. Legend had it that if cultivated to the Supreme Realm, it could swallow Ancient Stars or even an entire world!

Jiang Jichen stood at the center of the assault as the void shattered around him, the destruction creeping ever closer.

But his expression remained serene!

Of course he recognized the Holy Light Vortex Skill, one of the Nine Great Ultimate Skills of the Nine Heavens.

At that moment, he could still speak calmly. "Holy Light forms a universe, the vortex devours all creation. An ultimate skill from the Nine Heavens is naturally boundless in power, incomparably strong, and renowned throughout the ages. It’s a pity, however, that your mastery of it is so crude!"

As he spoke, Jiang Jichen’s aura suddenly transformed. A mighty presence, vast enough to span thousands of miles, swept across the land.

One after another, beams of intensely brilliant golden light shot toward the heavens!

There were nine beams in total, and they encircled Jiang Jichen.

Jiang Jichen’s Dao Body trembled, and the nine beams of golden light shot outward, colliding precisely with the nine vortices of Holy Light.

BOOM!

The nine vortices of Holy Light shattered and vanished, but the golden beams remained.

Jiang Jichen then raised his fist, and the nine golden beams instantly converged upon it.

Nine became one, forming a single, dazzlingly brilliant golden Fist Seal.

"This..."

Seeing this, the look of proud complacency on the Saint Venerable’s face vanished.

It was replaced by an expression of utter disbelief, as if he were seeing a ghost.

And then, by fear and despair.

"You... you also sealed your Body Refining Cultivation? Impossible! No..."

The Saint Venerable shrieked in terror.

However, before he could finish, Jiang Jichen’s punch had already flown.

The dazzling, golden Fist Seal landed on the Saint Venerable.

SPLAT!

His body burst open, torn to pieces as blood flew everywhere.

The Saint Venerable had been blasted apart by a single punch.