111: Not dead! The face of the scholars

“I knew it! Sect Master Martial Nephew, he can definitely do it.”

Sixth Elder Xu Cheng’s eyes were filled with tears.

It wasn’t that his emotions were out of place, but that the scene just now was simply too thrilling and too heart-wrenching.

Zhang Qianchou breathed a sigh of relief.

His feelings for Yang Yucheng had evolved from initial provocation to later admiration, and now to not wanting to see him die.

There were too many powerhouses in the Northern Region.

If Yang Yucheng died, his own situation might not improve much; on the contrary, with such a Young Supreme as a backer, his future path might be smoother and more stable.

The Divine Phoenix Guard also let out shouts of excitement that reached the heavens.

“What Northern Region powerhouse, what Sword Dao Supreme! He’s simply no match for Young Master.”

“That’s right, our Lord is the strongest!”

“See? After this battle, Number One Prodigy of the Demonic Path is also far from being a match for our Lord.”

But as the turbulent Qi completely subsided,

what appeared was not only the towering sea of fire but also the countless Sword Qi still permeating the air.

Surprisingly!

Even the three Divine Abilities of the Great Sun Burning Heaven Art failed to eliminate Liu Ran.

Liu Ran looked up.

He was currently severely injured, with a dense smell of char spreading from his entire body.

There were also streaks of blood on his body, a result of ruptured blood vessels. Although he still had a considerable amount of spiritual power left in his Dantian, relying on it alone—

—to kill Yang Yucheng would probably be a pipe dream.

“But if I don’t try, how will I know if I can do it?”

Lowering his head!

Liu Ran muttered in a low voice.

With a thought, his expression turned cold, and the god-communicating wood sword was once again taken out by him.

In an instant,

Liu Ran’s figure was covered by an earthy yellow light, mobilizing the remaining spiritual power within his Dantian. He charged forward like a person clad in a layer of earthy yellow armor.

Within the sea of fire, Yang Yucheng clutched his chest, which was caved in.

That colossal sword phantom just now was indeed his opponent’s ultimate Move. If he hadn’t sealed himself within the bronze ice coffin at the critical moment, blocking most of the attacks,

he would have died from that Move.

The Physical Body strength of a Late Stage Spirit Emperor powerhouse and that of the Early and Medium Stage were separated by two minor realms; they were not on the same level at all.

So, strictly speaking,

Yang Yucheng had actually lost that exchange, but the outcome of the battle between the two was not necessarily decided.

Seeing Liu Ran charging, Yang Yucheng cursed.

“This guy is truly an old tortoise and a thousand-year-old bastard, impossible to kill!”

Yang Yucheng took a few Spirit Pills, and the spiritual power in his body was no longer as depleted as before.

The human emperor banner swayed.

Yang Yucheng used unorthodox Cultivation Techniques, which replenished spiritual power much faster than relying solely on Spirit Pills.

As a large amount of evil Qi and Yin Qi entered Yang Yucheng’s body, his injuries clearly worsened quite a bit.

His already limited spiritual power could only provide temporary relief.

But at this point, there was no longer any choice.

Yang Yucheng also lunged forward.

Heavenly Phoenix True Fire covered his entire body. He no longer used the Great Sun Burning Heaven Divine Ability, but rather some other lower-level Divine Abilities and the Martial Skills he had cultivated during his lower three Realms.

Yang Yucheng extended his right hand slightly!

A Low Grade Spiritual Artifact, the hundred peaks sword, also appeared in his palm.

Yang Yucheng’s figure flickered, leaving countless afterimages in the air. The Low Grade Spiritual Artifact sword in his hand continuously swung forward, carrying considerable destructive power.

And clashed heavily with his opponent!

The silver lining was—

The god-communicating wood sword in front of him!

Although comparable to a top-grade spirit artifact, it was not an offensive top-grade spirit treasure, but rather a support-type.

The Sword Qi it emitted might be incredibly powerful, but it also required immense spiritual power to achieve such an effect, and Liu Ran clearly lacked this condition.

If purely judged by attack power,

the top-grade spirit artifact in front of him was only about on par with a Medium Grade one, not to mention the considerable spiritual power consumed when activating it.

The human emperor banner rolled again!

Several puppet guardians surrounded Yang Yucheng, and some also ran to Liu Ran, constantly restraining and harassing him.

Although the Spirit Emperor Realm puppet guardians had not perished in the earth-shattering battle just now, sending them out now would likely not have much effect.

Restraint and interference were the greatest roles these puppet guardians could play at this moment.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!

All sorts of Divine Abilities, both high and low in power, rained down like meteors on Liu Ran.

Bang, bang, bang!

In just a few breaths, Yang Yucheng and Liu Ran, both heavily injured, had exchanged dozens of blows.

“Kid, can you still hold on?”

Liu Ran’s expression was fierce, no longer resembling the Scholar from before. He looked as if he wished he could devour Yang Yucheng whole.

“Heh heh!”

Yang Yucheng sneered, “If Senior can still manage, why wouldn’t Junior be able to hold on?”

“Kid, you’re lying. You’re clearly using these unorthodox methods, and you still claim to be fine?”

“That’s still better than Senior. You’re currently relying on the spiritual power within your sword core to continue fighting Junior. Otherwise, how many Divine Abilities of this god-communicating wood could Senior activate with his remaining spiritual power?”

The two not only kept their hands moving but also their mouths, without the slightest pause.

Each of them used every Move they had.

At this moment!

The clashes in their battle no longer produced the previous celestial phenomena, but they could still unleash the basic strength of the Spirit Emperor Realm, thus still causing immense destruction.

In the surrounding Void Realm, both their speed and strength remained formidable.

“Does Senior truly not fear death?”

After another round of combat, Yang Yucheng retreated to the side of the hundred zhang spirit boat.

His sword technique was fast, but it had little to do with Liu Ran’s movement technique.

His opponent’s man-and-sword as one might also increase his speed, but his spiritual power was already limited at this point, so even if he wanted to stop Yang Yucheng from approaching the hundred zhang spirit boat,

he couldn’t do it.

“Still not coming out?”

Yang Yucheng demanded in a deep voice.

Li Huanhuan, a Spirit Emperor Realm cultivator, and Sixth Elder Xu Cheng all came forward!

Yang Yucheng activated the human emperor banner again.

The previous Spirit Emperor Protector also appeared here.

The answer was already very clear: these three additional Spirit Emperor Realm cultivators were Yang Yucheng’s final trump card.

He could currently continue fighting Liu Ran for hundreds more rounds, but they would still be evenly matched. However, if these three people were added,

the possibility of Liu Ran perishing here would undoubtedly greatly increase.

Both sides were exhausted of spiritual power!

The three Spirit Emperor Realm cultivators were enough to besiege Liu Ran to death, preventing him from escaping.