CHAPTER 967: CHAPTER 966: [THE SLOW WEAK SNAIL’S MOVE]

[The plot has been a bit stuck these days, but Xiao Gou hasn’t slacked off. Even if he has to write until midnight, he will finish before sleeping. Everyone, please support with some tips and encouragement!]

Bam!

Ye Tianchen was knocked flying, spewing a mouthful of blood. He quickly wiped it away, using the Divine Movement Skill to disappear into the sky, his heart full of shock. Although he wasn’t arrogant and always walked the path of martial arts cultivation with humility and caution, after breaking through to the Martial Saint Realm, Ye Tianchen felt a noticeable change in his perspective, insight, and views on certain matters. It was not just an enhancement in martial arts cultivation and combat power. In these three plus months, he had used the last wisp of Divine Thought within the "Divine Vajra Formation" to painstakingly cultivate and comprehend, achieving a comprehensive enhancement. Yet, he hadn’t expected that with his current cultivation, which allowed him to dominate Earth’s Three Ancient Martial Worlds, he was still not a match for this monster. And this monster’s cultivation was still sealed. Could it be that the one who sealed this monster back then really was an Emperor-like existence? This monster is extraordinarily powerful, to the point of evoking a trembling fear.

However, although Ye Tianchen was alarmed, he was far from losing his fighting spirit. His indomitable Taoist Heart was unbreakable. No matter what strong enemies or difficulties he faced, he would not retreat. Even if he were to be obliterated, even if it meant being smashed to pieces, he would never compromise. This was something Ye Tianchen had promised himself, a conviction he unwaveringly upheld.

Being knocked away by the Ice and Fire Dragon at lightning speed, Ye Tianchen felt as if his waist was about to snap. The gap in strength between him and the Ice and Fire Dragon was not just marginal; how could this monster be so immensely powerful? If it indeed emerged to attack Earth’s Three Ancient Martial Worlds, who could stand against it?

Even though Ye Tianchen’s Divine Movement Skill was extremely fast, he still got hit by the Ice and Fire Dragon. Yet, Ye Tianchen didn’t lose heart. Even if struck by the Ice and Fire Dragon, though his cultivation was inferior, he did not give up; he would fight to the very last moment. No matter how mighty the opponent was, even if it was a strength he could only look up to, he still would never compromise or surrender.

Buzz!

Ye Tianchen shivered all over, his hands forming a strangely peculiar seal, constantly changing. The Ice and Fire Dragon charged again. At this moment, the Ice and Fire Dragon wasn’t in an enormous form, but its eyes, left filled with fire and right with ice, gave off an eerie and mysterious feeling. The dual attributes of ice and fire were shocking, an incredible harnessing of two different energies, deserving of its name - Ice and Fire Dragon.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

One ice, one fire, two forms of energy blasted towards Ye Tianchen. The Ice and Fire Dragon also charged with an equally formidable physical attack. Hu Gao watched dumbfounded from the side, unable to join a battle at this level. If he charged in, he would be cannon fodder without a doubt, with absolutely no opportunity to intervene. All he could do was look on, hoping Boss Ye Tianchen could win.

Ye Tianchen, while forming seals with his hands, didn’t dodge when he saw the Ice and Fire Dragon not yet attacking but already releasing two streams of ice and fire energy. Instead of evading or striking back, his hands stopped forming seals and began moving extraordinarily slowly, like performing Taiji, leaving Hu Gao sweating with anxiety.

"Boss, get out of the way or use Martial Arts Divine Skill! This ugly freak is too powerful; keep this up, and you’ll lose your life. Now is not the time to show off; leave the showing off to me!" Hu Gao shouted, still unreliably.

Pa!

Pa!

As the dual energies of ice and fire shot towards him, Ye Tianchen didn’t launch an immediate counterattack. Only when these forces were less than a hundred meters away did he slowly release two palm strikes to suppress ice and fire.

"Boss, aren’t you moving too slowly? Even a snail is faster. If you wanted to perish with me, I would’ve prepared my mind early..." Hu Gao watched Ye Tianchen slowly maneuvering in mid-air, like performing Taiji, feeling a mix of laughter and helplessness.

Bang!

Bang!

At this moment, the two palm strikes released by Ye Tianchen coincidentally collided with the forces of ice and fire in different forms, and astonishingly dispersed these two forces. There was even residual strength heading towards the Ice and Fire Dragon, shocking Hu Gao into a stunned laugh, exclaiming, "Wow, boss, you’re simply too cool. If you had this Martial Arts Divine Skill all along, you should’ve told me earlier, you got me all nervous like I was about to wet myself..."

Boing!

The Ice and Fire Dragon was extraordinarily powerful and was a monster surviving since ancient times. Exactly what kind of way and method it survived was a mystery Ye Tianchen couldn’t solve. Even if the Ice and Fire Dragon is strong, how is it possible for it to have lived for millions of years? Throughout history, there’s never been talk of immortality; there are martial artists with extensive divine skills, strongmen who move mountains and fill seas, and emperors who can suppress heaven and earth with a wave of a hand, yet no immortal figures have appeared. Whether immortality truly exists remains a question and the lifelong pursuit of many strong individuals. The Ice and Fire Dragon surviving from ancient times for millions of years far exceeds the strength of any emperor. However, if it were truly that powerful, how could it have been defeated by an emperor in the past, and sealed by one under this cold pond for millions of years, unable to emerge? Ye Tianchen could only think of one answer, that the Ice and Fire Dragon survived through some special means.

"Eight Diagrams Seal? What a powerful force, I didn’t expect you to use it like this, you truly are a genius, you might really go far on the martial arts path, such a pity there’s no opportunity for you..." the Ice and Fire Dragon couldn’t help but say, surprised.

Zoom!

The Ice and Fire Dragon charged forward, Ye Tianchen’s eyes were exceedingly steadfast, coldly gazing ahead. His hands moved continuously, enveloped by a mysterious Taoist rhythm. Ye Tianchen’s actions became increasingly slow, as slow as a crawling snail. Seemingly showing no response to the ferocious attack of the Ice and Fire Dragon, nor appeared to notice it, he was only focused on performing Taiji exercises.

"Tao!"

A thunderous shout shook the heavens and the earth, the entire world trembled. Ye Tianchen made his move, uttering the word, employing the Eight Diagrams Seal, an alternative usage he understood in the "Vajra Divine Guardian Array." Ye Tianchen acquired the Eight Diagrams Seal by accident, unaware initially. It was Yong Chun Tai beside Liu Rumei who informed him this Martial Arts Divine Skill was inherited from ancient times, even traceable to the Primordial Era and lost its inheritance in ancient times. It left a significant reputation in the martial arts world. Over these three months in the "Vajra Divine Guardian Array," Ye Tianchen refrained from reckless actions, instead meticulously summarizing his insights and deficiencies since becoming a martial artist. This alternative usage of the Eight Diagrams Seal was also realized at this time, and its powerful force surprised even himself. Evidently, Ye Tianchen’s martial arts philosophy was not wrong, that the divine skills and martial insights of past wise men were indeed powerful and worth cultivating. However, to forge a different path, to surpass and excel, it is required to develop one’s Martial Arts Divine Skill, to create an individual martial path. Otherwise, one will always halt where predecessors did, only traversing a path others once walked, reaching realms others previously reached.

Bang!

This time, Ye Tianchen was not knocked flying, and the Ice and Fire Dragon stopped in place, less than a hundred meters away from Ye Tianchen, coldly gazing at him with a shocked expression, not expecting Ye Tianchen’s force to be so powerful with such a Martial Arts Divine Skill. His application of the Eight Diagrams Seal was different, yet possessed another mystical force, leaving the Ice and Fire Dragon astonished.

"You could obtain the inheritance of the Eight Diagrams Seal, it is a fortuity, yet you can exhibit a force different from previous Eight Diagrams Seal power. You are an anomaly, which is why I must kill you. Otherwise, when I sweep Earth in the future, you will be a significant hindrance," the Ice and Fire Dragon said coldly.

"I have a question for you, are you truly left over from ancient times? I don’t believe you lived for millions of years, longer than an emperor’s lifetime, more distant and powerful, nearly immortal, impossible..." Ye Tianchen voiced his doubts.

"You ants do not need to know so much. Moreover, you will all die, die at my Ice and Fire Dragon’s hands. However, I might as well tell you, the reason I can live till now, apart from my profound cultivation, lies in our Ice and Fire Dragon species having a peculiar form of survival, a unique secret technique, which is the Skin Shedding Regeneration Skill, a divine skill solely of our Ice and Fire Dragon species. Furthermore, everyone who can become an emperor in this world is the ruler of the world. Have they all truly died? Incarnated? Nobody knows, it is an earth-shattering mystery..." the Ice and Fire Dragon said coldly.

"So to say, have the emperors born in this martial arts world through the ages really died, have they truly incarnated, remains a mystery?" Ye Tianchen was immensely shocked in his heart and couldn’t help but ask.

"This martial arts world contains too many secrets, impossible to exhaust. I have already given exceptions by telling you some things, you ought to die!" The Ice and Fire Dragon was unwilling to speak further and was about to launch another killing move. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to recommend it and vote for it, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)