Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 690 - 684: Grow Stronger Through Battle, Slay Emperor Gan_1

Chapter 690: Chapter 684: Grow Stronger Through Battle, Slay Emperor Gan_1

Daqian Martial King’s Divine Soul sensing capability was inferior to Emperor Gan’s, and he did not realize that he was being spied on in the shadows.

Since Jia Ren was aware of the trap, he did not entertain the thought of lingering for even a moment.

What he needed to do next was to find and take care of Emperor Gan, not just a doppelganger.

He made a circuit around the Daqian Imperial Palace, taking an item from the Inner Palace that was imbued with Emperor Gan’s aura.

Did you really think that I couldn’t find you just because you’re hiding?

The dozen or so items belonging to Emperor Gan were all potent tools for locating him.

Jia Ren completed everything and stealthily left the Daqian Imperial Palace.

Only after he had passed out of the range of a Mahayana Stage Cultivator’s Divine Soul sensing did he show himself and take out an item that seemed to have been imbued with Emperor Gan’s aura.

"Track!"

The Mimicry Phantom Body emerged, its form changing into the Tracking Shadow Bizarre.

The Tracking Shadow Bizarre sensed the aura for a moment, and a figure, along with the trajectory it had taken, emerged before it.

Inside the Demon Suppression Division, a middle-aged man with slightly graying temples appeared, guarding alone in a pitch-dark chamber, meditating with his eyes closed.

Could I have targeted the wrong person?

The man’s face was unfamiliar, not the Emperor Gan he knew.

Jia Ren had met Emperor Gan more than once and was not unfamiliar with his appearance.

He seriously doubted he had found the wrong target and began a new attempt, confirming the results one by one.

Without exception, all the results pointed to the middle-aged man in the Demon Suppression Division?

Has Emperor Gan transformed into this appearance?

An ordinary person couldn’t possibly leave a mark in places Emperor Gan frequented.

Emperor Gan did not know that Jia Ren possessed the Tracking Shadow Bizarre and could find his true location, which also made his disguise flawed.

With this in mind, Jia Ren put away his Mimicry Phantom Body and headed towards the Demon Suppression Division.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man in the secret chamber opened his eyes, unable to avoid a sense of alarm.

For some reason, he felt like a great disaster was imminent.

He communicated with the Daqian Martial King and the Daqian National Master in the Daqian Imperial Palace through his thoughts, but nothing was amiss.

Where was this premonition of danger coming from?

More than a hundred years ago, Emperor Gan felt an unfettered spying, realized something was wrong, and, bracing himself, communicated with the Dead Immortal.

The Dead Immortal knew this was Jia Ren’s doing and set a trap accordingly.

If Jia Ren dared to come, he would ensure Jia Ren would not return.

Emperor Gan did not want to act as bait, so he put a doppelganger in the forefront and hid himself behind the scenes.

Without shouldering the greatest risk, he quietly waited for the moment the fish would take the bait.

To prevent Jia Ren from tracing back to him through the Daqian Martial King and Daqian National Master’s doppelgangers, he hid in the Zhenyuan Office, the place with the least presence.

He thought Jia Ren would come after him soon, but that wait turned into nearly two hundred years.

Has the real target arrived?

I’ve never leaked any information and have lived a reclusive life. Aside from the two doppelgangers, no one should know I am here.

Emperor Gan believed his actions had been covert and should not have caused any problems.

Just as Emperor Gan was feeling restless, Jia Ren had already found his way to him.

The formations and traps of the Zhenyuan Office had no effect whatsoever, as there were no secrets under Heart-Mind Sensing.

He had effortlessly broken into the deepest chamber of the Zhenyuan Office.

Emperor Gan is here!

Previously, he had only used the ability of the Tracking Shadow Bizarre to lock onto his target and had not been able to confirm whether this was indeed the true Emperor.

A sense coming from the profound depths made him absolutely certain that this was Emperor Gan.

"Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc!"

The energy of Yin and Yang stirred. Within his palms, a circulation of black and white energies formed a Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc that could obliterate everything.

The stone door crumbled to dust before it even came into contact with it.

Jia Ren propelled the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc forward. The formations and prohibitions that rose around him shattered under its power, unable to withstand it for even a single breath.

He burst into the secret chamber with an unstoppable momentum.

The Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc, having reached Technique-Nearing-Dao Level, was astonishingly potent, its destructive capability second only to the Heaven and Earth One Slash.

The Heaven and Earth One Slash aimed for an instantaneous eruption; the terrifying destructive force of that moment’s slash could cleave heaven and earth.

Its downside was obvious: significant exhaustion of one’s own power after a single strike.

The killing power of the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc, though less than the Heaven and Earth One Slash, also possessed the characteristic of reducing everything to dust, obliterating all.

Spells, Divine Skills, formations, and Spiritual Treasures would all be reduced to dust by its power.

In terms of practicality, the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc surpassed the Heaven and Earth One Slash.

Most importantly, its consumption was not as astonishing as that of the Heaven and Earth One Slash, and it could be sustained for a long time.

"Extraterritorial Cultivator?!"

"How did you find this place?!"

The Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc obliterated the formations, leaving no barriers between Jia Ren and Emperor Gan.

The sudden turn of events startled Emperor Gan greatly; he had not expected Jia Ren to bypass the traps and arrive right in front of him.

Before the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc approached, Emperor Gan’s body surged with a jade-colored glow. He seemed to transform into a slowly dispersing clear qi, vanishing without a trace.

This was a powerful escape technique, transforming his body into intangible clear qi to flee.

This Extraterritorial Cultivator dared to come alone to find me; he must have something to rely on. As the ruler of the Daqian Kingdom, I do not wish to take risks with my own body.

As long as I awaken the will of the immortal, I will surely be able to kill him!

My task is already completed; the rest I leave to Lord Dead Immortal.

Jia Ren, expressionless, pushed forward with the expanding Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc, and the clear qi Emperor Gan had transformed into was caught within it.

"Ah!"

The force of his escape was entirely pulled back by the suction generated by the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc and drawn into it. The clear qi was instantly ground away by the yin and yang energies.

His normally infallible life-preserving escape technique was now completely ineffective against Jia Ren.

Emperor Gan realized something was wrong and decisively dispersed his Divine Skill to preserve himself.

The Bronze Coffin encased him, staunchly protecting him inside.

Even though his reaction was quick, half of his clear qi was ground away, and his Spiritual Power was affected, leaving him no longer at his peak condition.

However, he had already communicated with heaven and earth; it wouldn’t take long for the celestial will to awaken.

At the same time, two powerful auras surged. Emperor Gan’s two Mahayana Realm doppelgangers were rushing to his aid.

As long as I can hold out a little longer, the tide of battle will turn.

The Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc crushed the clear qi and, with undiminished momentum, collided with the Bronze Coffin.

The point of impact emitted a grating sound that set teeth on edge as large flakes of bronze flew off, the breach visibly widening.

The Bronze Coffin wasn’t destroyed upon contact and had resisted the probing of the Trace Origin Immortal Spirit Jade; it was an Immortal Treasure.

The power of the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc was astonishing. It continuously damaged the Immortal Treasure but was incapable of destroying it instantly.

After all, this was already one of the strongest supreme treasures in this world.

"Three Absorption Spirit Treasure Technique!"

Jia Ren multitasked, maintaining the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc’s advance, relentlessly attacking.

In this moment, the Spirit Devouring Treasure Art seemed to merge with the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc.

The fusion of Divine Skills was not limited to those of a common origin; the union of diverse skills was Jia Ren’s true pursuit.

For nearly two hundred years, his research in this area had never ceased.

Although he had not completely merged the different Divine Skills, a rudimentary form had already taken shape.

This was the first time he was using it in front of others.

The Bronze Coffin had been breached by the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc, its integrity compromised. After the crumbling power was annihilated by the yin and yang energies, the Spirit Devouring Treasure Art swiftly converted it into Heavenly Treasure Spirit Power.

The combined might of the two Divine Skills instantly elevated their potency to an unprecedented level.

The Bronze Coffin’s power rapidly drained away, while Jia Ren’s internal Spiritual Power grew stronger, his Cultivation Level swiftly rising.

Jia Ren was not far from Combined Body Perfection; he had thought it would take some time and rigorous cultivation.

But now, this battle had instead advanced his Cultivation Level.

The Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc and the Spirit Devouring Treasure Art, now united, had reached a new level, officially becoming a method to increase his Cultivation Level during battle.

The only cost was the treasures in the enemy’s hands; they were the very sustenance for his own strength.

Though I anticipated this, the result is nonetheless satisfying.

This dynamic of weakening the enemy while strengthening himself accelerated the Immortal Treasure’s destruction.

CRACK!

A larger crack appeared on the Immortal Treasure. Through the fissure, Emperor Gan, hidden inside, could finally be glimpsed.

Emperor Gan’s face was ashen, his eyes seething with suppressed anger.

Jia Ren was about to press his advantage, shatter the Immortal Treasure, and slay Emperor Gan inside.

"Audacious thief, how dare you offend my Daqian Kingdom!"

A power of the Eight Trigrams materialized, attempting to immobilize Jia Ren.

The Daqian National Master, holding the Eight Trigrams Immortal Mirror, had a face as dark as water.

Not far away, the Daqian Martial King, his skin shimmering with a green light, rushed forward.

Everything he touched showed signs of crystallization.

One was a Mahayana Stage Cultivator capable of sealing and restraining.

The other was a Mahayana Stage Cultivator skilled in Body Refinement with formidable physical strength.

The two doppelgangers prepared by Emperor Gan each had their unique uses; their coordination indeed made them a formidable challenge.

Nature’s spiritual energy was converging on this place at an astonishing pace. In the sky above, a massive visage was forming.

The Dead Immortal Will was awakening!

The situation is dire! I’m about to be beset on all sides!

"Dusk Treasured Light!"

"Dual Law Manifests Heaven and Earth!"

"Ten Thousand Beasts Sovereign Body!"

He abandoned using the Yin-Yang Great Grinding Disc and the Spirit Devouring Treasure Art to increase his Cultivation Level, opting instead for a swift and decisive battle.

The Zhenyuan Office crumbled, large swathes of buildings reduced to nothingness.

In the Daqian Capital, a terrifyingly immense Golden-Winged Peng Bird appeared, its wings obscuring the sunlight, eclipsing the sky.

"Heaven and Earth One Slash!"

Its wings slashed, transforming into an unimaginable, ultimate blade of light. With one slash, it seemed poised to split the Daqian Capital, to cleave the very heavens and earth in two.

The speed of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird was too great. It had just transformed, giving Emperor Gan no chance to react.

A flash of golden light streaked past, too fast for even Mahayana Stage Cultivators to perceive.

An indelible golden mark now lay across the world, like a slash dividing heaven and earth.

The damaged Bronze Coffin was split down the middle, cleaved in two. Emperor Gan, hidden inside, had no chance to dodge; his body and Divine Soul were annihilated together.

Several Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures fell into his hand—this was the outcome Jia Ren had intentionally engineered.

This time, the focus was on acquiring wealth; I don’t want to destroy my chance to advance to the Mahayana Realm.

Jia Ren used his spiritual sense to confirm that the spatial Sky-reaching Spirit Treasures were filled with an abundance of rare items, many essential for advancing to the Mahayana Realm. A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He had no time to tally his gains, as several attacks were already upon him.

An immense quantity of nature’s spiritual energy transformed into a Demon’s Palm capable of annihilating heaven and earth, poised to capture the Golden-Winged Peng Bird in its grasp.

Unfortunately for the Dead Immortal, the speed at which it could gather nature’s spiritual energy could not compare to that of the Golden-Winged Peng Bird.

With a few beats of its wings, Jia Ren had already escaped into the Void, vanishing from sight.