Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 219: Dual Cultivation of Techniques and Martial Arts — Yang Zhong

Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Dual Cultivation of Techniques and Martial Arts — Yang Zhong

The blue Fiery Flames collided with the Blood-colored Flame; one radiated an unbearably high temperature, the other emitted an equally chilling cold. However, it did not take long before the blue Fiery Flames seemed to retreat.

"How... how can this be?" As the master of the Green Lotus Earth Fire, Yang Zhong naturally sensed that the Green Lotus Earth Fire seemed to feel fear.

This was a pressure on the level of heavenly and earthly fires. Although the Green Lotus Earth Fire had reached the sixth stage, the Sacred Flame, currently at the fifth stage, was a Heavenly Rank Fire, a level apart from the earth.

"Heavenly Fire, this flame is actually a Heavenly Rank Fire!" Just then, an old and hoarse voice came from the Jade Scroll on Yang Zhong’s chest.

"Heavenly Fire!" Hearing these two words, Yang Zhong also jolted in surprise. Owning the Green Lotus Earth Fire, he naturally understood what Heavenly Fire was.

Then, Yang Zhong’s face became resolute, "So what if it is Heavenly Fire! It is only a fifth-stage flame. Let my sixth-stage Green Lotus Earth Fire devour this Blood-colored Flame, and my Green Lotus Earth Fire too, can ascend to heaven!"

Yang Zhong roared angrily, gritting his teeth as he transmitted his will to the Green Lotus Earth Fire, forcing it to continue resisting the Blood-colored Flame, pushing the Green Lotus Earth Fire against it.

"You must not, Zhong!" The soul in the Jade Scroll sensed what Yang Zhong was doing and immediately let out an urgent shout. He could clearly sense that a large amount of energy was rapidly draining from Yang Zhong’s body. If this continued, when Yang Zhong’s energy was completely drained, both he and Yang Zhong would be in danger.

While the Green Lotus Earth Fire continued to contend with the Sacred Flame, it was clear that the Sacred Flame had the upper hand. The fierce Blood-colored Flame inch by inch devoured the blue flame, pressing forward gradually.

And Yang Zhong, with gritted teeth, held on. His face twisted grotesquely, his forehead covered with large beads of sweat. "Zhong, quickly withdraw the fire and retreat. Contending the Heavenly Fire with your Green Lotus Earth Fire will only put you in jeopardy."

At this moment, Yang Zhong too slowly realized the direness of his situation. His figure suddenly charged into the void. "Boom!" The Sacred Flame burned past and immediately engulfed the remaining blue flames.

"Thinking of running away?" Seeing Yang Zhong shooting into the sky, Shi Feng harshly slashed down with his sword, and above Yang Zhong, a giant Blood-colored Flame Sword descended.

"Po Mie!" Yang Zhong raised his fists, both ablaze with blue Fiery Flames, and ferociously met the descending Blood Flame Greatsword; they collided.

"Boom!" Immediately after, due to the massive amount of Primordial Power drained while earlier invoking the Green Lotus Earth Fire to counter the Sacred Flame, Yang Zhong was powerless under the Nine Nether Slash and was smashed into the ground by the Blood-colored Flame Sword. Immediately after, another Nine Nether Slash fiercely slashed down towards Yang Zhong below.

"Zhong!" From the Jade Scroll, another old shout of urgency sounded. Following that, the battered Yang Zhong abruptly stood up, his aura drastically changed at this moment; he thrust a palm towards the sky, blasting out another massive blue fire Handprint which violently collided with the Blood-colored Flame Greatsword. With a loud boom, both were extinguished.

"You dead thing! You’ve shown up again, huh!" Shi Feng spoke, his Ghost Face Mask appearing on his face, a Soul Attack—the Nine Nether Soul-Shocking Seal—rumbled forth, a Soul Attack specifically targeting the Residual Soul.

"Hmph!" Suddenly, Yang Zhong let out a cold snort. At this moment, Yang Zhong’s voice returned to that of the young man from before. Immediately after, Yang Zhong also sent a Soul Attack crashing towards Shi Feng’s attack.

"Boom!" Invisibly, two soul attacks collided violently, "How could this be!" At this moment, Shi Feng was also filled with shock.

"Ah!" Yang Zhong let out a cry of pain, as the two soul attacks, although both annihilated, had caused some minor damage to his own soul.

Shi Feng was shocked because, during the soul collision, he sensed that the opponent’s Soul Power had, in that brief moment, also reached the Fifth-stage.

The current Yang Zhong, already a Dual Cultivation of Techniques and Martial Arts practitioner, had endured a perilous journey with constant mysterious encounters and crises, often hovering between life and death. He had even acquired the Green Lotus Earth Fire. Not only did his Martial Arts improve, but his Soul Power was significantly enhanced. He was no longer who he used to be. Now, he still stood high above others, a noble Fifth-stage Alchemist by identity.

When Yang Zhong had put away the Green Lotus Earth Fire to dodge the Blood-colored Flames, he had popped a large handful of Pills that restored Primordial Power into his mouth. The Primordial Power he had used up was now rapidly regenerating.

Looking up at Shi Feng in the sky with a face both youthful and resolute, Yang Zhong’s eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Just then, a clear voice rang out in the Blood-colored Forest, "Isn’t that Yang Zhong, the rising young prodigy? Indeed, enemies often cross each other’s paths."

The voice drew everyone’s attention, and they saw a handsome young man in purple walking towards them, his face marked by a playful expression, followed by three other youths.

"Lingg Sa!" Yang Zhong said coldly, looking at the youth approaching.

Lingg Sa, a genius of the Floating Void Sect!

As Lingg Sa was walking, he suddenly looked up, glancing indifferently at Shi Feng in the void, then turned to Yang Zhong and said, "I felt some powerful fluctuations over here and came to check. I thought there was a major battle happening. Turns out it’s just you, Yang Zhong, battling a Martial King Realm. You really have grown, haven’t you!"

"Hehe... Haha..." Hearing Lingg Sa’s words, the three behind him burst into laughter, with one of them adding, "Just a Four-star Martial Sovereign Realm trash. Even I am better than him."

"From when we sensed the disturbance and got here, it’s been a while; this guy still hasn’t taken down that Four-star Martial Sovereign."

"What kind of rising prodigy is this? How can he compare to our Brother Lingg? If not for Frost City’s rules, this Zhong guy would probably have been killed by our Brother Lingg already, now probably feeding some stray dogs in Frost City."

"Yo! Miss Ding from the Spirit Dark Sect is here too, how rare. Didn’t see you hanging out with Zhen Chuan."

Then Lingg Sa saw Ding Yu nearby and said: "I thought Yang Zhong was battling that Four-star Martial Sovereign trash. Seeing Miss Ding, I understand now. So Yang Zhong, a grown man, is actually here bullying a pretty girl, really making quite a name for himself!"

Following that, Lingg Sa continued, "How about it, Miss Ding? Need any help? Don’t hesitate, I, Lingg Sa, really enjoy stepping in to help, especially playing the role of the Flower Protector!"

After hearing Lingg Sa’s words, Ding Yu shook her head. Lingg Sa originally thought Ding Yu was saying she didn’t need his help, but her next words surprised him, "No need, Lingg Sa. The person Yang Zhong is up against is not me."

Not her? Was it really that Four-star Martial Sovereign trash? Yang Zhong had been fighting him until now? After hearing Ding Yu’s words, Lingg Sa and his group turned their gaze toward the sky above Lingg Li, where a youth wielding a Blood Sword stood.