Chapter 90 - Sun Hao!

Leng Yan paused, sensing Dongfang Caiyun’s determination. With a slight smile, he said, “Since you’re determined, I won’t say much! It’s safe here, so you should stay and recover fully before leaving. I just finished my cultivation and need some time to consolidate my foundation. Once you’re healed, we’ll leave together and then go our separate ways!”

Dongfang Caiyun hesitated, wondering if she should stay a few more days. However, she feared that even this short time might make her unable to leave. Yet, another voice in her heart urged her to stay because she wanted to spend more time with Leng Yan.

After a long struggle, Dongfang Caiyun bit her lip lightly and said, “Alright! I’ll go rest!”

Watching Dongfang Caiyun walk to a distance, sit down cross-legged, and begin her meditation, Leng Yan smiled gently, not expecting to see such a serene side of Dongfang Caiyun.

After tidying up the area, Leng Yan also began to consolidate his cultivation realm. Although the unicorn deer’s golden core was pure, it was still a demonic beast, and its spiritual practices differed, leading to differences in the essence power’s attributes.

Though it initially merged with Leng Yan’s essence power, there was still a slight repulsion between them, which showed the foundation seizing technique had significant drawbacks, leading to instability.

Thus, it required time to further integrate the two, to prevent affecting future spiritual practice.

Three days passed in meditation. Dongfang Caiyun’s injuries were healed, and the fusion of Leng Yan’s internal essence power was nearly complete.

As he stood up, he saw Dongfang Caiyun approaching and smiling bitterly at him. She said, “My injuries are healed, it’s time to leave! We’ll meet again in the future, and then I’ll repay this kindness!”

Leng Yan didn’t know what to say, so he offered a smile and said, “Alright! Let’s go!”

Dongfang Caiyun nodded, turned, and walked toward the center of the Volcano!

“Wait!” Leng Yan suddenly frowned and shouted loudly.

Startled, Dongfang Caiyun turned around and asked, “What is it?”

“Sun Hao is here. You wait here. I’ll go out to meet him!” Leng Yan, with a cold smile, stepped onto his flying sword and left the Volcano under Dongfang Caiyun’s complex gaze.

Outside the Volcano, Sun Hao wore a furious expression. Along the way, he had been ensnared by dozens of seals, and although they hadn’t caused any major harm, they left some minor wounds, which fueled his anger.

“Leng Yan is nearby. Could these seals be his work? It seems he must be eliminated, not only for the Barbarian Tribe’s magical treasure he possesses but also for his memories!” Sun Hao’s lips curled into a cold smile, as if he could already envision Leng Yan’s demise.

Suddenly, Sun Hao looked up to see Leng Yan standing there, smiling. Leng Yan greeted him with, “Senior brother Sun, you got here quickly! You found me so soon!”

Sun Hao’s spiritual awareness swept the surroundings, and he hesitated to act rashly. In a low voice, he said, “Quick? That makes me quite embarrassed!” As he spoke, he glanced at Leng Yan, surprised to sense his cultivation. “Mid-stage primordial qi realm! Junior brother, your progress is remarkably fast!”

“Let’s skip the nonsense. Senior brother Sun, after all these obstacles, you didn’t come just to chat, did you?” In Leng Yan’s palm, an electric snake coiled, ready to strike at any moment.

However, before that, Leng Yan wanted to extract some information from Sun Hao…

“Alright, you’re straightforward, so I’ll be direct too. I want to propose a deal!” Sun Hao twiddled his fingers, eyes darting, considering his next move.

“Oh? A deal! Haha… how interesting! Go on, let me hear what deal you have in mind,” Leng Yan chuckled.

“You possess a Barbarian Tribe magical treasure, don’t you? I’m willing to trade two high-grade treasure tools for it! How about that?” Sun Hao offered with a sinister grin.

In terms of value, two high-grade treasure tools could indeed be equivalent to over ten low-grade treasure tools, but that was assuming the “same Dao Sect magical treasure” quality!

However, the spirit-fixing needle was a magical treasure of the Barbarian Tribe, comparable to a supreme-grade treasure tool. Since acquiring it, Leng Yan had relied on it to overcome numerous crises.

To Leng Yan, this item was incomparable to merely two high-grade treasure tools!

Sun Hao’s casual offer of two high-grade treasure tools as exchange implied that the spirit-fixing needle held additional significance for him!

Leng Yan even suspected that Sun Hao might know the Barbarian Tribe’s blood seal technique!

“Why are you so interested in this item?” Leng Yan asked, puzzled.

“Of course! So I hope you won’t refuse!” Sun Hao replied with a sinister smile, his words laced with threat.

“I’m open to an exchange. I’m just curious, why do you want it?” Leng Yan inquired.

“That’s none of your business! Just tell me, deal or no deal!” Sun Hao’s face darkened, his tone as cold as ice, exuding an intimidating aura.

“No deal!” Leng Yan responded with a smile.

“Then don’t blame me for taking it by force!” Sun Hao suddenly attacked, conjuring a massive red flame that morphed into the shape of a large hand, surging forward with a roaring sound.

Leng Yan remained calm, facing Sun Hao’s strength, which was comparable to the unification realm. A fire ignited in Leng Yan’s heart. The electric snake in his palm pulsed with energy, and he hurled a fist-sized thunder ball forward with ferocity.

“Thunder and lightning! You’ve actually learned the Thunder Technique!” Sun Hao exclaimed in shock as the thunder ball collided explosively with the flames. The thunder ball detonated with a loud crash, and electric snakes danced, shattering the flaming hand in an instant.

Sun Hao was taken aback. His magical technique, nearly as powerful as the unification realm, was dispelled with a single strike by Leng Yan. This demonstrated that Leng Yan’s strength was now on par with his, and Leng Yan was only at the mid-stage of the primordial qi realm. This suggested that Leng Yan’s future growth would surely surpass him!

“Senior brother, if that’s all your strength, trying to seize the treasure is a bit of a stretch. Don’t hold back; show me your true power. Don’t disappoint me!” Leng Yan suddenly charged towards Sun Hao. With a point of his finger, a hundred-foot-long fire dragon roared and surged forward.

“Don’t get cocky!”

Hearing Leng Yan’s audacious words, Sun Hao could no longer suppress his anger. He threw a powerful punch, which manifested as a giant flaming fist.

“Boom…”

The sky lit up with flames like fireworks, though there was no one around to admire their beauty. Only the two of them engaged in a fierce exchange of magical techniques, testing their strength against each other.

“Now you have no right to call me arrogant. If you can defeat me, maybe you could say that. But if you can’t, it just shows your incompetence, not my arrogance! Haha…” Leng Yan continued to taunt Sun Hao with his words, pushing him to exert his full strength.

Indeed, Sun Hao, with all his pride, couldn’t withstand Leng Yan’s mockery. Blood patterns began to emerge across his skin, and a red glow slowly flowed on his forehead.

“You’ve angered me, and all that awaits you is hell!” Sun Hao’s face twisted with malice, the blood patterns on his skin adding a sinister touch.

Leng Yan smiled. This was exactly the outcome he wanted.

With the emergence of the blood patterns, Sun Hao’s aura surged rapidly, reaching the peak of the unification realm, just a step shy of the golden core realm.

“Is this your peak strength? Unfortunately, you still can’t kill me,” Leng Yan said calmly.

“Oh, really? Then let’s see how you stand against me at my peak!” Sun Hao stepped forward, waving his hand, and the entire sky suddenly changed color. It went from a dull gray to resembling a sky ablaze with fire.

The sudden phenomenon also caused the surrounding temperature to rise rapidly. Low roars echoed from the sky above.

Looking up, Leng Yan saw dozens of hundred-foot-long fire dragons soaring through the sky, their bodies engulfed in red flames.

A golden light shone ever brighter in Leng Yan’s eyes. Though his strength hadn’t increased, his aura surged to its peak in an instant. This overwhelming presence seemed to halt the blowing wind, and even the mighty fire dragons whimpered as if in fear.

For a moment, the entire world seemed to freeze under this imposing aura!

This was the power of battle faith, a momentum that Leng Yan could wield only after ascending the heavenly ladder. If Leng Yan absorbed more battle faith, his strength could triple for a short time.

“This… this can’t be… such a powerful aura! Even the Elders in the sect are only so strong!” Sun Hao muttered in disbelief, his eyes full of astonishment. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he laughed, “I see, it looks like you possess many treasures. I’m going to kill you and take all of them. Prepare to die!”

Seeing the greed in Sun Hao’s eyes, Leng Yan smirked internally and thought, “You’ve taken the bait!”