Immortality Cultivation

Chapter 349: Fierce Battle with Tiger Zhao

Fang Hao steered the azure spirit boat, fleeing over a thousand miles deep into the Ancient Elephant Mountain Range in one breath. Only when he felt safe did he land in a secluded valley. He found a cave, set up a Restriction, and began to take stock of the items he had looted from Qingfeng Stockade.

"seven-colored moon orchid, you tan flower, Earth Dragon bone, Ironback Grey Wolf essence blood... and this ancient scroll and black medallion, I really hit the jackpot this time!" Fang Hao looked at the dazzling array of spoils, a smile appearing on his face. Although he hadn’t found the nine-leaf star grass, the clue about the ten-thousand-year star wood was of even higher value!

"I need to leave here as soon as possible, find a safe place to gather the other auxiliary ingredients for the nascent soul forming pill, and then head to Heavenly Pillar Peak!" Fang Hao calculated in his mind. He put away his things and was preparing to meditate for a moment before continuing his journey.

Suddenly, the communication talisman at his waist vibrated urgently. It was another message from that green-robed man of the Yunlan Sect, containing only a short sentence that bled with terror: "Fellow Daoist Ning, run! Tiger Zhao is heading your way with his men! They seem to have some secret technique that can track your Aura!"

Fang Hao’s face darkened. He hadn’t expected Qingfeng Stockade to move so quickly, and that they actually had a way to track him! He immediately inspected himself and soon discovered the problem—it was that seven-colored moon orchid! Although he had sealed it in a jade box and used Cold Jade Essence to isolate most of its Aura, the seven-colored moon orchid was an extremely special Rank Four Spirit Medicine. It naturally emitted an incredibly subtle lunar spiritual energy that was difficult for ordinary people to detect. The tracking expert Tiger Zhao had invited was likely using this to lock onto him!

"I was careless!" Fang Hao cursed inwardly. He didn’t dare to delay, immediately rushing out of the cave and putting away the azure spirit boat—it was too large a target. He switched to using Divine Spirit Steps, moving rapidly through the forest while constantly changing directions in an attempt to shake off the pursuit.

However, he underestimated the other party’s determination and tracking ability. After only half a day, as he crossed a mountain ridge, several powerful Auras behind him were rapidly approaching like maggots on a bone!

"Kid! You destroyed my stockade, stole my treasures, and even dared to kill my brothers! Today, I’m going to skin you alive and pull out your tendons!" A violent roar, like a thunderclap, exploded through the forest.

Fang Hao looked back and saw a bald giant, nine feet tall, with a bare upper body revealing bronze skin and knotted muscles. Like a maddened bull, he covered several yards with each step, chasing him wildly! It was the master of Qingfeng Stockade, an Early Nascent Soul Stage Body Cultivator, Tiger Zhao!

Behind Tiger Zhao followed five or six Golden Core Stage captains, along with a sinister-looking old man dressed in a grey robe and holding a strange compass. That old man was likely the tracking expert they had hired.

"Think you can escape?!" Tiger Zhao grinned savagely, his speed suddenly increasing as he instantly closed the distance. He carried a ghost-head giant saber the size of a door, its blade wreathed in Evil Qi, clearly having drunk the blood of countless victims.

Fang Hao knew that being targeted by a Nascent Soul Cultivator skilled in tracking meant that blindly running would only result in being worn down to death. A cold light flashed in his eyes as he abruptly stopped, turned to face the pursuers, and frantically circulated the Chaos Derivation Art within his body. A powerful Aura soared into the sky! Although his spiritual power cultivation was still at the Perfected Golden Core, his Physical Body, repeatedly tempered by Chaos Qi, released its hidden, terrifying power without reservation!

"Hmm?" Tiger Zhao’s forward momentum paused slightly, a look of suspicion appearing on his face. From Fang Hao, he felt a powerful blood-qi force that was not weaker than his own, perhaps even... stronger?!

"This kid is strange! Everyone together, slaughter him!" Tiger Zhao shouted fiercely. No longer hesitating, he was the first to strike! The ghost-head giant saber erupted with a blinding blood-light, carrying the momentum to split mountains and crack stones as it slashed down toward Fang Hao’s head! It was his famous ultimate technique—the first style of the Frenzied Demon Blade Technique, Splitting Mount Hua!

This strike was heavy and powerful; everywhere the saber wind passed, the air was torn apart, producing a sharp, explosive whistle!

"Come then!" Battle Intent surged in Fang Hao’s eyes. Neither dodging nor evading, he actually stepped forward to meet the saber light. With his right fist clenched, a white-gold light suddenly flared on his body as he pushed the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Art to its limit, throwing out a punch with sheer audacity!

"CLANG—!!!"

Fist and blade collided, erupting in a deafening metallic roar. A violent shockwave centered on the two of them radiated wildly in all directions, uprooting and shattering all trees and boulders within dozens of yards!

Fang Hao’s figure swayed as he retreated three steps, the ground beneath his feet cracking. Tiger Zhao, however, let out a muffled groan and was forced back seven or eight steps. The arm holding the saber went slightly numb, and the webbing of his thumb was torn open, seeping blood!

"How is this possible?!" Tiger Zhao’s eyes were filled with disbelief. This strike of his, though not at full power, was enough to shatter stone monuments, yet it was blocked head-on by a Golden Core kid’s fist, and he was even pushed back?!

Not only Tiger Zhao, but the Golden Core captains behind him, including the Tracking Old Man, were all dumbstruck, wondering if their eyes were playing tricks on them.

"A Middle Nascent Soul Stage Physical Body?!" The Tracking Old Man cried out in shock, his voice changing pitch. He was experienced and knowledgeable, instantly judging the terrifying level of Fang Hao’s Physical Body.

"Attack together! Don’t give him a chance!" Tiger Zhao’s face turned ashen, his shock transforming into a towering killing intent. This youth could not be allowed to live! He roared, his muscles bulging as a faint blood-light surfaced on his skin. His Aura surged again, clearly having used some secret technique to stimulate his potential.

"Frenzied Demon Blade Technique—Surging Blood Waves!"

The ghost-head giant saber transformed into a curtain of blood-red blade light, layered upon itself like a raging sea of blood, sweeping toward Fang Hao! This time, Tiger Zhao used his full strength. The saber momentum contained a crazed, destructive will, seemingly intent on completely submerging and tearing Fang Hao apart!

At the same time, the five or six Golden Core captains also regained their senses. They summoned their Magic Treasures and cast Spells, attacking Fang Hao from all directions! For a moment, Flying Swords, fireballs, ice spikes, and wind blades... all sorts of attacks covered the sky, sealing off all of Fang Hao’s paths of retreat!

Facing such a siege, Fang Hao showed no fear; instead, a flicker of excitement flashed in his eyes. He let out a long whistle as the Chaos vortex within him spun rapidly. Boundless Chaos Spiritual Power flooded into his limbs and bones, and the white-gold light on his body became even more brilliant!

"Perfect! I’ll use you all to test my Taiyi Light-Splitting Sword Art!"

He held his fingers like a sword and slashed through the air! A dark-gold, highly condensed Chaos Saber Qi, carrying the momentum to sever everything, suddenly slashed out!

The Sword Qi expanded as it met the wind, instantly splitting into three, then from three into nine. The nine Sword Qis crisscrossed in the air, like a blooming brilliant and deadly sword lotus, protecting Fang Hao’s entire body so tightly that not even a drop of water could pass!

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Dense metallic clashing sounds rang out. The attacks from the Golden Core captains struck the sword lotus and were deflected or ground to pieces one after another, unable to break through in the slightest!

"What?!" Everyone was greatly alarmed. This sword art was actually so exquisite and powerful!

At that moment, Fang Hao’s figure moved like a ghost! Stepping with Divine Spirit Steps, he shuttled through the gaps in the sky-covering attacks, instantly appearing before a Middle Golden Core Stage captain.

"Die!"

Fang Hao simply threw a punch! There were no flourishes, only the most extreme power and speed!

The captain only saw a white-gold light rapidly expanding before his eyes. He didn’t even have time to react before his protective spiritual light was shattered by the punch. Immediately after, his entire chest exploded as if hit by a stampeding primeval Vicious Beast. His body flew back like a broken sack, snapping several large trees and dying on the spot!

"Hiss—!" The remaining captains sucked in a breath of cold air, their souls flying away in terror. This was no Golden Core Cultivator; this was clearly an ancient Vicious Beast in human skin!

"Little thief, how dare you!" Tiger Zhao’s eyes nearly split from rage. His blood saber turned, abandoning the wide-range blade curtain to condense into a highly refined blood-red saber gang. Like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, it silently yet swiftly pierced toward the back of Fang Hao’s heart! This strike was sinister and vicious, the angle tricky; it was the killing move of the Frenzied Demon Blade Technique—Blood Snake Heart-Piercer!

As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Fang Hao didn’t even turn around. He pointed a finger backward, and a wisp of dark-gold Earthly Fiend Golden Flame leaped from his fingertip to meet the blood-red saber gang.

"Sizzle—!"

The Earthly Fiend Golden Flame was incredibly domineering. The blood-red saber gang was like ice meeting a scorching sun, instantly incinerated by more than half. Its power was greatly reduced, and the remaining force slashed Fang Hao’s back, leaving only a white mark without even breaking the skin!

"This... this is impossible!" Tiger Zhao completely lost his composure, fear appearing in his eyes for the first time. What kind of monster was this? It was one thing for his Physical Body to be ridiculously strong, but he actually had such domineering flames?!

Fang Hao wouldn’t give him a chance to breathe. He kicked off the ground, exploding a deep pit as his body shot toward Tiger Zhao like a cannonball. His fists were like beating drums, bringing a sky full of fist shadows that smashed down on Tiger Zhao like a torrential rain!

Tiger Zhao could only grit his teeth and swing his saber to block. For a time, the valley was filled with incessant "thud thud thud" sounds, like two ancient Vicious Beasts in a melee! Every one of Fang Hao’s punches was as heavy as a thousand pounds, rattling Tiger Zhao’s blood and Qi, causing the webbing of his thumb to tear again and even creating fine cracks on the ghost-head giant saber! While Fang Hao was also injured by the Saber Qi, with several blood marks appearing on his body, those injuries healed in the blink of an eye with his abnormal recovery power!

"Monster! This kid is a monster!" Tiger Zhao became more alarmed and terrified as the fight went on. The Frenzied Demon Blade Technique and powerful Physical Body he was so proud of couldn’t gain even a slight advantage against Fang Hao; instead, he was being suppressed and beaten!

"Stockade Master, I will help you!" The Tracking Old Man, seeing things were going south, had a flash of ruthlessness in his eyes. He took out a small black banner and shook it vigorously! A bone-chilling black wind appeared out of nowhere, transforming into countless baring-claws-and-fangs ghost shadows that pounced toward Fang Hao! This black wind could erode a Cultivator’s Divine Soul and was extremely malicious.

"Get lost!" Fang Hao roared, spitting out a stream of Chaos Qi. The Chaos Qi expanded as it met the wind, instantly transforming into a hazy clear Qi that swept toward the black wind and ghost shadows.

Chaos Qi could evolve all things and also dissolve all laws! As soon as those yin souls and ghost shadows encountered the Chaos clear Qi, it was as if they had met their nemesis. They let out shrill wails and instantly vanished into thin air! The small black banner even made a "crack" sound as a fissure opened, and its spiritual light vanished completely!

"Puff!" The old man’s heart-linked Magic Treasure was destroyed, causing him to instantly spit out a mouthful of blood. His face turned deathly pale, and his gaze toward Fang Hao was filled with terror.

Fang Hao seized the opportunity, pushing back Tiger Zhao with a punch. His figure moved like lightning, instantly appearing before the old man and throwing a punch!

"Boom!"

The old man didn’t even have time to scream before he was blown into a mist of blood by the punch!

"Third Brother!" Tiger Zhao’s eyes nearly split with rage, looking like a crazed demon. "Little thief, I want you dead! Frenzied Demon Disintegration!"

He roared, and blood-light soared from his body. His Aura surged again, faintly reaching the Middle Nascent Soul Stage! But the price was that his skin began to crack and seep blood; he had clearly used a secret technique that damaged his Origin for a mutual destruction attempt!

"Boundless Sea of Blood, Mutual Destruction!"

Tiger Zhao was completely insane. Man and blade merged into one, transforming into a dozens-of-yards-long blood-red saber glow. Carrying an Aura of total destruction, it crashed toward Fang Hao! This strike was his strongest blow, fueled by burning his life force, and its power had already surpassed a ordinary Middle Nascent Soul Stage!

Fang Hao’s expression finally became solemn. He knew that taking this blow head-on, even with his Physical Body, would surely result in heavy injury.

"Want to risk your life? Then let’s see whose is tougher!"

A flash of Chaos color appeared in Fang Hao’s eyes. The chaos pill cauldron in his Dantian vibrated frantically, and a wisp of even more pure Chaos Qi surged out, merging with the golden body power throughout his body and condensing on his right fist.

He slowly raised his fist. On it, white-gold and Chaos colors intertwined, emitting an ancient, vast, and terrifying Aura that seemed capable of opening the heavens and earth.

"Break for me—!"

Fang Hao threw a punch, neither dodging nor evading, meeting that world-destroying blood-red saber glow head-on!