Chapter 269 adds up to more than half.

Yan Chu's consciousness wandered through a boundless sea of comprehension.

Laws were a profound understanding of the world's rules.

Even though he had only obtained a single Law fragment, it was enough to grant him immense benefits.

Finally, that towering tree took shape.

A mysterious and extraordinary rune grew upon the tree, etching itself into his flesh and blood. With a thought, the rune transformed into an invisible, intangible force that merged into his palms.

As if struck by a sudden flash of insight, Yan Chu understood what this was.

A Divine Ability!

A Divine Ability called Tear!

Born from the legendary Law of Tearing, it could Tear through wind, clouds, divine weapons, Celestial Being Experts, and all things tangible or intangible.

Yan Chu slowly opened his eyes and looked at his hands.

These hands could naturally kill a Celestial Being Expert with ease, but even if he didn't have his current cultivation and was just an ordinary person, he could still Tear a Celestial Being Expert in half using the Tear Divine Ability.

Truly turning the mundane into the miraculous.

Despite this, this Divine Ability wasn't of much use to the current Yan Chu. After all, with his cultivation, there was no need to use a Divine Ability to fight others.

However, a Divine Ability was something that even masters at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown level could not master; it would surely come in handy in the future.

“Fellow Daoist Yan is awake?”

Just as he opened his eyes, he heard a greeting from nearby.

Although Yan Chu had been in a state of comprehension, he was aware that people had approached him. If anyone had intended to harm him, he would have awakened instantly.

From the discussion just now, he already knew the identities of the two people before him.

Prince of Zhenbei Li Shuoting and Great General Pang Chong.

“Prince of Zhenbei, General Pang!”

Yan Chu nodded faintly.

Pang Chong was somewhat dissatisfied with Yan Chu's attitude.

He was the Great General of the current Dynasty, the biological uncle of the First Prince, and the biological brother of Noble Consort Pang. Burdened with glory, he was a figure in the Great Jin Dynasty who stood below only one person and above ten thousand.

Yan Chu was a young junior, yet he had such a perfunctory attitude. If not for the fact that he was also a Celestial Being Expert, Pang Chong would have already stepped forward to teach him a lesson.

Not to mention, there was the grudge of a stolen wife between Yan Chu and the First Prince Li Shu; the two sides had formed an irreconcilable enmity.

As Li Shu's uncle, Pang Chong naturally had no good feelings toward Yan Chu.

However, since the Prince of Zhenbei was here, he did not plan to do anything.

Li Shuoting didn't mind Yan Chu's attitude and asked:

“Fellow Daoist Yan arrived here a step ahead of us. Do you know what happened during the great battle just now?”

“Helian Clan Chief of Northern Mang summoned a Wolf God possession, and I slaughtered him!”

Yan Chu had nothing to hide and spoke directly with an air of indifference.

“What?!!”

“Impossible!! Yan Chu, stop talking nonsense!”

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Shuoting and Pang Chong's first reaction was disbelief, and they immediately spoke up to refute him.

As Celestial Being Experts who had guarded the northern border for hundreds of years, their understanding of Northern Mang was much deeper. They naturally knew what the Wolf God possession Yan Chu mentioned was.

This was a God-Summoning Ritual passed down by the Longevity Cult of Northern Mang.

It required the use of a Holy Relic left behind by a deity to invite a god from the Upper Realm to descend, causing one's strength to explode dozens of times over in a short period.

Helian Clan Chief was already a Celestial Being Expert who had opened two Divine Treasuries.

With the addition of a divine possession, what level could his strength reach?

Even someone who had opened three Divine Treasuries would not be his match. Only those who had excavated their Divine Treasury power to Perfection, reaching the level of Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, would have a certain possibility of contending with him.

What capability did Yan Chu have?

Even if they had heard not long ago that this person had advanced to the Heavenly Human realm, he would definitely not be Helian Clan Chief's match.

Even Luo Jin, who had remained silent, did not believe it at first.

“Yan Chu, do not boast shamelessly!”

“We have known Helian Clan Chief for many years. Would he die by your hands? Such lies might fool others, but not us!”

Pang Chong's face was gloomy as he spoke coldly.

Yan Chu looked impatient and stared at him with a half-smile, saying:

“What, do you want to try?”

“To see how I killed Helian Clan Chief?”

“You—”

Pang Chong's anger flared, and his burly body moved as if to step forward.

Fortunately, Prince of Zhenbei Li Shuoting was quick to stop him, then said to Yan Chu with a smile:

“Since Fellow Daoist Yan says so, your strength must be among the top in the world. Would you mind showing us a move?”

“Don't worry, it's not that we don't believe you; we mainly want to broaden our horizons!”

Yan Chu sneered and was about to speak when his expression suddenly shifted, and he laughed softly:

“Fine, I'll let you broaden your horizons!”

Li Shuoting's eyebrows twitched, and his expression suddenly changed. His gaze became incredibly solemn as he looked toward the distant sky.

Almost at the same time, Pang Chong and Luo Jin also looked into the distance, one after the other.

Boom! Boom!

Several intense sounds of breaking through the air appeared on the horizon. Because their speed was too fast, they caused powerful sonic booms, making the entire sky tremble slightly.

“It's Xiao Sidao!”

Pang Chong cried out in alarm, his Aura fully unleashed as if facing a great enemy.

“More than just him!”

A rich golden light emanated from the Prince of Zhenbei's golden armor, illuminating his surroundings in a brilliant gold. His mouth felt a bit dry as he said:

“There is also the Right Worthy King Pucha Yunlie, the Second Priest of the Longevity Cult Huyan Zhuori, and the leader of the Northern Mang Imperial Guard, Murong Han.”

Almost a small half of Northern Mang's high-level leadership had arrived.

Including Helian Clan Chief and the others who had died by Yan Chu's hand not long ago, it was more than half.

Thump!

Xiao Sidao was the first to land. His feet stepped onto the earth, causing the ground to rumble and vibrate incessantly.

He wore a dog-fur hat and had eyes like a falcon. His sharp gaze swept across the field, looking down on the world with disdain, not even holding the Prince of Zhenbei in high regard.

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After him was the Right Worthy King Pucha Yunlie.

He wore ethnic clothing unique to Northern Mang, with hair on both sides braided into small plaits hanging over his shoulders, his expression cold and stern.

Then came Huyan Zhuori, the Second Priest of the Longevity Cult in charge of fire sacrifices. He wore a fiery red robe, and even his hair was crimson. A messy beard covered his cheeks and chin, and his expression held three parts inquiry and seven parts urgency.

Finally, the Imperial Guard Leader Murong Han.

He was clad in black iron armor, his face cold. In each hand, he held a severed head with eyes that refused to close, blood still dripping from the ragged necks.

“Zhuang Beiwang! Zhao Yan?!”

Seeing those two heads, the Prince of Zhenbei and his companion's expressions changed drastically, and Pang Chong even cried out in shock.

“Murong Han, what have you done?!!”

Only then did they realize that although the four people before them had powerful Auras, they all carried a heavy scent of blood.

Especially Murong Han and Pucha Yunlie, who were stained with spots of blood.

Zhuang Beiwang and Zhao Yan were the guarding generals of Longsheng Pass, assisting Li Shuoting and Pang Chong in defending the pass. Both of their strengths were at the Earth Rank level.

Among them, Zhuang Beiwang was the third-ranked on the Earth Rank, the 'Northern Spear King'.

But at this moment, these two powerful Earth Rank existences had faces frozen in terror, which was enough to show what they had experienced before death.

“Heh heh!”

Murong Han had a cruel smile on his lips as he said:

“We originally intended to attack Longsheng Pass and slaughter you two first, but I didn't expect you wouldn't be there.”

“Naturally, we could only take our anger out on them first.”

“I must say, the Formation on Longsheng Pass really had some tricks to it. If not for the treasure given by the High Priest, we might not have been able to break it!”

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Boom!

The golden light on Prince of Zhenbei Li Shuoting's armor intensified, and his gaze was cold to the extreme as he spoke slowly, word by word:

“What about the other people at Longsheng Pass?”

Longsheng Pass was the primary pass on the northern border of the Great Jin Dynasty, garrisoned by over fifty thousand soldiers, with more than ten Supreme Grandmasters.

In addition, the imperial court's Formation masters had inscribed Formation runes on Longsheng Pass; even a Celestial Being Expert wouldn't be able to break through it in a short time.

But looking at the current situation, Longsheng Pass was likely in dire straits.

Murong Han tossed the two heads away, letting them roll a few times on the ground, then sneered coldly:

“Since these two are dead, do you think anyone else could have survived?”

“You're looking for death!!!”

Li Shuoting roared in fury, his entire Aura exploding. His hair danced wildly, and countless golden lights diffused from his golden armor. A majestic Five-Clawed Golden Dragon whistled out, striking directly at Murong Han.

So many soldiers of Longsheng Pass being killed was a piercing pain for the Great Jin Dynasty, causing the Prince of Zhenbei to lose his rationality instantly.

Murong Han's expression changed, and he hurriedly retreated.

Li Shuoting was someone who had opened two Divine Treasuries, and it was heard that he was not far from opening the third. Otherwise, he would not have been entrusted with the heavy responsibility of guarding the northern border.

Although Murong Han was the commander of the Northern Mang Imperial Guard, he was definitely not Li Shuoting's match.

Boom!

At this moment, the Great King of the Northern Court Xiao Sidao stepped forward.

“Li Shuoting, our last encounter ended in a draw. Let this King see how much you have improved during this time!”

Crack-crack!

He extended his hard and hooked claws, carrying a terrifying momentum that could Tear through anything, and collided violently with the Prince of Zhenbei's Dragon Qi.

Rumble rumble rumble!

At the point of impact, a violent roar erupted. Everything exploded in an instant, and the area became a vacuum zone.

With the spot where the two stood as the central axis, the earth split down the middle. A terrifying fissure extended into the distance, stretching directly for dozens of miles, splitting the land in two.

“Xiao Sidao! Die!!”

From within the dense golden light came Li Shuoting's roar.

A thousand-foot-long golden dragon emerged from the fissure in the earth. Its golden scales shimmered, and Dragon prestige filled the air. A massive dragon claw lifted a hundred-foot square area of ground like it was tofu, with Xiao Sidao right in the middle.

Screech!!

A sharp screech rang out, and the piercing sound waves spread across a hundred miles. Visible ripples impacted in all directions.

A giant goshawk took flight, its wingspan nearly a thousand feet wide. It broke free from the dragon claw's grasp with incredible speed, soaring into the high sky and scattering the clouds.

Roar!

The golden dragon roared in anger, its massive body winding and coiling as it chased after Xiao Sidao.

At the dragon's head, Li Shuoting drew an exquisitely decorated divine sword with a 'clink'. Countless streaks of Sword Qi sprayed out from the dragon's mouth, densely shooting toward the giant eagle above.

The giant eagle flapped its wings, bringing forth a violent gale, and engaged the golden dragon in battle.

Dragon and eagle, the Prince of Zhenbei and the Great King of the Northern Court.

The two top experts of the Great Jin Dynasty and Northern Mang began their life-and-death struggle in the high sky once again.

Even though Youzhou was vast and often uninhabited for a hundred miles...

As a northern border province, the local customs were fierce, and many Jianghu wanderers still roamed here, including people from the Great Jin Dynasty and visitors from Northern Mang.

The previous battle between Yan Chu and the Wolf God had directly shaken a region of several hundred miles. Jianghu people passing by had already heard the commotion and were rushing over.

Now, the battle between Prince of Zhenbei Li Shuoting and Xiao Sidao sent out terrifying shockwaves once again, attracting many people to watch from a distance.

However, deterred by the several terrifying Auras in the center—as high as the heavens and as deep as the sea—no one dared to get too close. They only dared to watch from hundreds of miles away.

“Heavenly Human! This is definitely a Heavenly Human!!”

“Too terrifying! Too horrific! Is this a Celestial Being Expert?”

Some people were excited, as if they had discovered something extraordinary.

Few people ever had the chance to witness a battle between Heavenly Humans.

This was because the destructive power of a Heavenly Human was simply too great; the shockwaves of their battle could easily destroy a large city, leaving no remains.

Thus, no one who valued their life would dare to watch from within a hundred miles.

Even a tiny sliver of an aftershock was enough to kill a Supreme Grandmaster.

But even from hundreds of miles away, they could still feel the terrifying shockwaves. In the distant sky, the Origin Qi was in chaos, the weather patterns changed frequently, and the ground rumbled and shook. It was truly a scene of world-ending destruction.

Vaguely, they could see a golden dragon and a giant goshawk fighting above the clouds.

Accompanied by lightning and golden light, it was both fascinating and awe-inspiring.

“Exactly who are they? To have such terrifying combat power?”

“Stupid! This is Youzhou, and a dragon's shadow appeared in the distance. Who else could it be but the Prince of Zhenbei?”

“What? Then who is the person fighting the Prince of Zhenbei? Could it be a Northern Mang barbarian?”

“Very likely!”

“I heard that Northern Mang's Great King of the Northern Court, Xiao Sidao, has mastered a divine technique that allows him to transform into a goshawk to fight. That person is likely Xiao Sidao.”

“How hateful! Those Northern Mang barbarians are too arrogant!”

“I only regret that I am not a Heavenly Human and cannot lend a hand to the Prince of Zhenbei!”

On a low hill dozens of miles away, a group of Great Jin guards had also arrived. The beautiful Princess Yunshu was being firmly guarded in the center by several Supreme Grandmasters.

Even though she wore a veil and no makeup, just the pair of eyes like morning stars that were revealed made one full of endless imagination.

Dressed in a red palace dress on the desolate lands of Youzhou, she was protected by a group of guards with powerful Auras, looking like the most beautiful flower on the earth.

Princess Yunshu's beautiful eyes were fixed on the horizon as she murmured:

“Imperial Uncle Zhenbei...”

Tian Yu, among the guards, looked at the battle in the distance. He could feel the low hill beneath his feet rumbling and vibrating, with sand and stones constantly jumping.

This was from hundreds of miles away; one could imagine how terrifying the battle at the very center would be.

“Old Cui, do you think Great Hero Yan and Senior Luo are also up ahead?”

“Of course they are!”

Cui Yiting's face was incredibly solemn as he said:

“Moreover, I suspect that the battle ahead was likely started because of Great Hero Yan.”

“Helian Clan Chief fled north and was caught by Great Hero Yan, which drew in the Prince of Zhenbei and Xiao Sidao, thus triggering this second great battle!”

“Good heavens!!”

Tian Yu and several guards beside him looked at each other, their mouths dry as they said:

“A battle between Heavenly Humans hasn't been seen for over a decade, but ever since we left Central Province, how many battles between Heavenly Humans have we witnessed along the way?”

“Now there are more than just two Heavenly Humans gathered here. Is an epic-level free-for-all that will go down in history about to happen?”

A Heavenly Human was the pillar of every Dynasty.

Even losing just one would be a huge loss for a Dynasty, but in this short day, they had already seen several Heavenly Humans fall.

This would definitely become a major event recorded in the history books.

If word got out, the entire Jianghu would be in an uproar, and the situation would inevitably become even more chaotic.