Overlord of the Wilderness

Zhaang Ye also quickly sensed this fluctuation. Upon sensing it, the Ancient Dragon Power within his body unexpectedly stirred once again. Although Zhaang Ye didn’t know what the object below was, he knew that whatever was floating up from the bottom of the water was bound to be extraordinary.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH! Zhaang Ye and the Divine Strategy Double Eagles simultaneously rushed toward the source of the fluctuating aura.

Before Zhaang Ye and the Divine Strategy Double Eagles could reach the water’s surface, a slight fluctuation suddenly rippled through the Little World. With it, six more figures abruptly appeared.

It turned out that the group of experts who had rushed over from Python City had now escaped the Giant Python’s attack and passed through the strange winds to arrive. When they had set out from Python City, there were fifteen or sixteen Martial Arts Ninth-Layer experts. After surviving the attacks of the Giant Python and the strange winds, only six managed to successfully make it to the entrance of the Little World.

These six people all possessed the cultivation of the Mid-stage Ninth Layer, and each one’s strength and status were extraordinary. Ling Wuliang stood guard outside the gateway. Although he had a cultivation at the Martial Arts Ninth Layer, he didn’t dare to obstruct these six powerhouses and could only let them enter the Little World.

"A Spirit Stone! A Water Attribute Spirit Stone!" one of the powerhouses exclaimed the moment he entered the Little World and sensed the aura. At his cry, all the experts unleashed their Body Techniques, rushing in unison toward the source of the fluctuating aura.

Spirit Stones were things one could only read about in ancient texts; you probably couldn’t find a single one in the entire Land of the Forsaken. Water Attribute Spirit Stones were even rarer, containing a dense Water Attribute Spiritual Qi. If one could get their hands on this thing, they might be able to comprehend a trace of the mystery of water from it, greatly increasing their cultivation.

What is a destined opportunity? This is a destined opportunity! ’If I get my hands on this Water Attribute Spirit Stone, a breakthrough will be within my grasp!’

The eyes of all the experts turned bloodshot as they frantically executed their Body Techniques to rush over. They now had only one thought in their minds: ’This Water Attribute Spirit Stone is mine! I’ll kill anyone who gets in my way, be they man or god!’

BOOM! A massive sound erupted from beneath the water’s surface. Following this great noise, a huge mass of Water Qi suddenly rose from under the water into the sky. Wisps of Water Spirit Qi appeared in the Little World, and the wondrous aura drove every expert into a frenzy.

BOOM BOOM BOOM— Zhaang Ye and the Divine Strategy Double Eagles were the closest, and the three of them arrived at the spot where the Water Spirit Stone emerged at almost the same time.

SWOOSH! The Divine Strategy Right Eagle’s large hand shot out like lightning, grabbing for the Water Spirit Stone. Meanwhile, the Divine Strategy Left Eagle let out a great shout and threw a punch at Zhaang Ye. The two were of one mind; one was responsible for seizing the Spirit Stone while the other was responsible for obstructing Zhaang Ye. Their coordination was seamless.

The Divine Strategy Left Eagle was a great expert of the Mid-stage Ninth Layer, his strength exceptionally formidable. His punch seemed simple, but in reality, it condensed his life’s worth of True Qi. As his fist shot out, a tide of True Qi transformed into a long river, rolling toward Zhaang Ye from afar. This single punch could send a small mountain flying; it could even flatten a small lake!

Seeing the Divine Strategy Left Eagle throw a punch, a sharp glint flashed in Zhaang Ye’s eyes. His speed didn’t decrease in the slightest. He raised his fist and met the Divine Strategy Left Eagle’s punch head-on!

After cultivating Spiritual Power, Zhaang Ye could not only better control the True Qi and Dragon Elephant Power within him, but also his own body.

If an ordinary person could completely control all the muscles in their body, they could unleash a force of several thousand pounds. But if a Martial Artist could do the same, the force they could unleash would be several hundred thousand pounds, or even over a million pounds.

Zhaang Ye’s body had been tempered by the Dragon Elephant Power, making his bones, skin, and muscles far tougher than those of an ordinary Martial Artist. With Spiritual Power, Zhaang Ye could fully unleash the power of his bones, muscles, and sinews. His physical strength was now at least twice as formidable as before!

In addition, Zhaang Ye’s Ancient Dragon Power could also exert its greatest might in this environment. It could be said that this environment, saturated with Water Qi, was practically Zhaang Ye’s home turf. It was only because of this environment that Zhaang Ye dared to clash head-on with a great expert of the Martial Arts Ninth Layer like the Divine Strategy Left Eagle!

PFF—BOOM! Zhaang Ye’s fist, like a meteor, viciously shattered the Divine Strategy Left Eagle’s True Qi before slamming heavily into the Eagle’s own fist.

As the two fists met, the entire world seemed to pause for an instant, followed by a world-shaking explosion. The Divine Strategy Left Eagle felt an indescribable power surge directly from Zhaang Ye’s fist. Under this immense force, his own fist, as hard as refined gold, was actually flattened!

"What tyrannical power! How can this person possess such tyrannical power!" The Divine Strategy Left Eagle’s entire arm was in extreme pain, and all the bones in his body emitted cracking sounds. He cried out in disbelief. But before his voice could fade, his entire body was smashed into the water by Zhaang Ye’s overwhelming, mountain-toppling power!

A great expert of the Mid-stage Ninth Layer had actually been sent flying by a single punch from Zhaang Ye!

"Heh!" Just as Zhaang Ye sent the Divine Strategy Left Eagle flying, the Divine Strategy Right Eagle had successfully plucked the Water Attribute Spirit Stone into his palm. The Water Attribute Spirit Stone resembled a ball of gas, and also a ball of water. The moment the Spirit Stone landed in the Divine Strategy Right Eagle’s hand, a dense Spiritual Qi instantly enveloped him, and a profound power permeated his entire body.

Under the influence of the Water Attribute Spirit Stone, the Divine Strategy Right Eagle’s movements faltered for a moment.

The Divine Strategy Right Eagle’s hesitation lasted less than a thousandth of a blink. But in that tiny sliver of time, Zhaang Ye had already found the perfect moment to attack. After sending the Divine Strategy Left Eagle flying with a punch, he lunged forward and threw a punch at the Divine Strategy Right Eagle!

As Zhaang Ye struck, his Spiritual Power firmly locked onto the Divine Strategy Right Eagle. Affected by the Water Attribute Spirit Stone, the Right Eagle was instantly put on the defensive. Seeing Zhaang Ye’s fist smashing toward him, he had no choice but to let out a great shout, gather all the True Qi in his body, and viciously meet Zhaang Ye’s fist with his own!

BOOM! Zhaang Ye’s fist struck the Divine Strategy Right Eagle’s squarely. The two immense forces exploded on impact, the blast seemingly shaking the entire Little World!

The Divine Strategy Right Eagle was slightly stronger than the Left Eagle, but not by much. After taking this full-power punch from Zhaang Ye, the Right Eagle felt as if all the bones in his body had been shattered by the blow. Wisps of Dragon Elephant Power surged into his body, causing him extreme agony!

FWOOSH!

Just as the Divine Strategy Right Eagle was momentarily stunned, a Tornado appeared out of thin air and, with lightning speed, snatched the Water Attribute Spirit Stone from his hand!

It turned out this Tornado was none other than the one Zhaang Ye had released. This Little World contained wisps of Water Spirit Qi, which greatly enhanced the power of Zhaang Ye’s Tornado. The Divine Strategy Right Eagle had never witnessed Zhaang Ye’s techniques before, and caught completely off guard, the Water Attribute Spirit Stone in his hand was instantly taken by Zhaang Ye!

"Ah!"

Seeing the Water Attribute Spirit Stone fall into Zhaang Ye’s hands, the Divine Strategy Right Eagle was both shocked and horrified. He was shocked that Zhaang Ye’s Body Refining Technique was so formidable that even with his Martial Arts Ninth-Layer cultivation, he couldn’t withstand it. He was horrified because with Zhaang Ye’s terrifying strength, once the Water Spirit Stone was in his hands, getting it back would be as difficult as ascending to heaven!

After clashing head-on with two great experts of the Martial Arts Ninth Layer in succession, even with his formidable body and powerful Ancient Dragon Power, Zhaang Ye felt his internal energy churn, and he nearly coughed up blood. But this was no time to be spitting blood; the other Martial Arts Ninth-Layer experts had already arrived!

"Kid, hand over the Water Spirit Stone!" shouted one of them, a man holding a small black bow. He fired several arrows at Zhaang Ye—WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—while demanding that Zhaang Ye hand over the Water Attribute Spirit Stone.

The Little World was abnormally full of Water Qi, and it even contained Spiritual Qi. Under these circumstances, Zhaang Ye wasn’t the least bit afraid of his opponent’s arrows. With a slight thought, a thick layer of Water Qi instantly formed in front of him, blocking the arrows fired by the Martial Arts Ninth-Layer expert!

Water Qi is a gas, but under the control of Zhaang Ye’s Ancient Dragon Power, this gas became more resilient than silk and harder than refined gold. Although the arrows fired by this Mid-stage Ninth Layer expert could pierce mountains and shatter stone, they were useless against Zhaang Ye.

Although he had blocked the three short arrows, Zhaang Ye suddenly realized a problem and couldn’t help but suck in a sharp breath.

He realized that after obtaining the Water Attribute Spirit Stone, he needed to leave the Little World quickly, or he would be ganged up on by these Martial Arts Ninth-Layer experts and put at an absolute disadvantage. The problem was, the experts from Python City were currently approaching from the entrance. To leave the Little World quickly, he would have to fight his way past every single one of them to reach the gateway!

’I’ll risk it all!’ Watching the six Martial Arts Ninth-Layer experts come straight for him, a ruthless glint flashed in Zhaang Ye’s eyes. His figure suddenly moved, transforming into a thick cloud of mist as he charged straight toward the group of Ninth-Layer experts!

"You’re courting death!" The Martial Arts Ninth-Layer expert with the short black bow was inwardly delighted to see Zhaang Ye charge straight at him. With a great shout, he suddenly swung the black bow in his hands at Zhaang Ye, intending to strike him down in one blow and snatch the Water Attribute Spirit Stone from his hands.

Zhaang Ye gave a cold sneer. The Heavy Saber on his back was suddenly in his hand, and he viciously slashed down.

BOOM! Under Zhaang Ye’s tyrannical power, this Martial Arts Ninth-Layer expert was actually sent flying by the single slash!

’What tyrannical power! A full two million pounds of force!’ Zhaang Ye had first sent two Mid-stage Ninth Layer experts flying with two punches, and now he had sent another Ninth-Layer expert flying with a single slash. This ferocious display made the remaining five Ninth-Layer powerhouses suck in a sharp breath, their expressions immediately turning grave. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with recommendation tickets and monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)