Chapter 381: Overpowering the Eleventh Tier
Chapter 381: Overpowering the Eleventh Tier (Seeking Subscription)
"The master has left?" Charran Gu looked up and noticed that the figure sitting cross-legged in the distance had disappeared.
"Seems like the master isn't too concerned about this matter," Charran Gu thought to himself, a slight worry creeping into his heart.
The fact that the Blood Rain Tavern had immediately passed this information to him indicated that they had sensed something unusual about it.
But Lin Yuan didn't even bother to ask for more details, which made Charran Gu wonder if he was being a little too careless.
Little did Charran Gu know that Lin Yuan had already used the information-sharing channels established by the external human civilization to get a clear understanding of the whole situation, including the identity of the instigator.
In the northwestern region of the Blood Rain Ancient Country.
Here, the land stretched endlessly, revealing a desolate landscape of Gobi deserts.
On a sand dune, Lin Yuan stood quietly, his gaze fixed on a spot a hundred miles away.
Compared to the native Wuzu, the Wanzu powerhouses possessed not only stronger combat capabilities and near-perfect control over their power but also had one more advantage—their perception.
Even though the Wanzu powerhouses were suppressed in this two-dimensional world, forced to abide by its rules and start over, their mental willpower, stemming from their true bodies, still granted them powerful perception.
Back when Lin Yuan was at the peak of the Wu Huang realm, he had taken on the bounty offered by the Yunshan Eighteen Bandits by relying solely on his 'perception'. Within just half a day, he had located their position in a vast primeval forest.
This was something unimaginable for the native powerhouses.
Even a powerful existence like a Wuzu would have found it difficult to find the Yunshan Eighteen Bandits in such a short time.
Of course, the perception of the Wanzu powerhouses depended on their strength in this world.
Currently, Lin Yuan was at the eighteenth level of Wuzu, and his perception covered everything within a hundred miles.
At the edge of this range, Lin Yuan sensed several formidable auras lurking. They were all at least at the tenth level of Wuzu, a realm that native powerhouses could never hope to attain in their entire lives.
"One, two, three, four, five, six. A total of six," Lin Yuan thought to himself. "According to the information, Tuba Ancient God and five eleventh-tier special lives are working together to hunt and search for 'wondrous items'."
Before taking action, Lin Yuan had naturally gathered all the intelligence he could on Tuba Ancient God and his companions.
In this small group, Tuba Ancient God and another special life named 'Pei Shen' were the strongest, probably at the twelfth level of Wuzu. The remaining four were between the tenth and eleventh levels.
Moreover, Tuba Ancient God possessed a defensive 'wondrous item', while Pei Shen had an offensive one—a pitch-black iron rod. In terms of pure destructive power, it wasn't as strong as the blood-colored long knife of the 'Hou Zhu' from the Prison Clan, but it was still quite formidable.
"To be safe, I'll observe them first," Lin Yuan thought, taking out the Bronze Compass.
Based on the intelligence, Tuba Ancient God and his companions didn't seem to pose much of a threat to him.
What could a twelfth-tier Wuzu do against an eighteenth-tier Wuzu? Even with a 'wondrous item', it would still depend on the user's strength.
However, Lin Yuan intended to use the Bronze Compass as an extra precaution. It was always better to be cautious.
The Bronze Compass had the ability to predict impending dangers and show the user a path to safety.
This ability seemed passive, but Lin Yuan had discovered that it could also be used proactively.
For example, at this moment, if the Bronze Compass indicated that there was no danger in any direction, it meant that Tuba Ancient God and his companions couldn't pose a threat to him.
The needle suspended at the center of the compass quickly came to a stop, and an information stream appeared in Lin Yuan's mind.
"No imminent danger has been detected."
After glancing at the needle, Lin Yuan put away the compass.
In a desolate wasteland...
Six figures stood or sat casually, their auras powerful and imposing.
As eleventh-tier special lives, these ancient gods were incredibly strong, even in the depths of the cosmic starry sky in the main universe.
Even after falling into this two-dimensional world, they had quickly risen to prominence within just a few years.
When they had first descended, it was still possible for ninth- and tenth-tier Wanzu powerhouses to gang up and besiege an eleventh-tier powerhouse.
But now?
After more than a hundred years of adaptation, the eleventh-tier powerhouses had pulled far ahead of their ninth- and tenth-tier counterparts.
In this span of over a hundred years, while the ninth- and tenth-tier powerhouses might have just entered the Wuzu realm, the eleventh-tier powerhouses had already cultivated to at least the seventh or eighth level of Wuzu.
"This time, we searched Blood Rain Ancient Country and eliminated over ten Wanzu powerhouses in half a year. We also obtained a 'wondrous item'," said one of the special lives, a pleased tone in his voice.
In the main universe, a 'wondrous item' was valuable enough to attract the attention of the strongest beings, like that cosmic aurora from beyond the universe.
But here, in this two-dimensional world, these eleventh-tier lives had managed to obtain one?
"We still don't know what this wondrous item does," Pei Shen, the bearer of the black iron rod, shook his head slightly. "That Ice Clan lifeform refused to cooperate, even at the cost of self-destruction."
The Ice Clan was a powerful race, affiliated with the peak clan—the Yu Clan Alliance. In the outside world, this Ice Clan lifeform had only been a tenth-tier existence.
However, luck had favored it, and it had somehow obtained a 'wondrous item'.
Initially, this Ice Clan lifeform had intended to hide in Blood Rain Ancient Country and slowly study the capabilities of the wondrous item.
But who would have thought that Tuba Ancient God and his group of special lives would discover it? Only after they attacked and killed it did they realize that it carried a 'wondrous item'.
With Tuba Ancient God's perception at the twelfth level of Wuzu, he could cover a radius of fifty miles. The Ice Clan lifeform had only realized it was being targeted when Tuba Ancient God came within ten miles of its position.
But by then, it was already too late.
Even at the moment of death, the Ice Clan lifeform refused to yield.
It knew that its only hope of leaving this two-dimensional world lay in the wondrous item it held.
"These weaklings, relying on their luck to stumble upon a 'wondrous item'. Little do they know that these items can only unleash their true power in the hands of those like us." Tuba Ancient God spoke, his eyes cold as ice. "From now on, we will thoroughly search Blood Rain Ancient Country. If we obtain any extra 'wondrous items', you will all get a share."
"Good," the other special lives agreed, exchanging glances.
The wondrous items were elusive, and even if they were within the range of these beings' perception, they wouldn't be able to detect anything unusual.
Therefore, directly searching for these items was a challenging task because one simply didn't know what they looked like.
However, over the past hundred years, information about the 'wondrous items' had spread among the Wanzu powerhouses, and many had been searching for them.
Wanzu powerhouses were scattered throughout the two-dimensional world, so a large-scale search for these items was akin to seeking a needle in a haystack. But searching for the Wanzu powerhouses themselves was a different story.
While most Wanzu powerhouses wouldn't attract the attention of special lives like Tuba Ancient God, it was undeniable that even the weakest among them had keen eyes.
With a bit of luck, even an eighth-tier powerhouse might obtain a wondrous item.
This was the reason why Tuba Ancient God and his companions hunted down the Wanzu powerhouses—to clear the competition and seek out these items.
As for the possibility of encountering someone stronger, a Wanzu powerhouse more powerful than them? The odds were slim.
With their combined strength, the only Wanzu powerhouses who posed a threat to Tuba Ancient God's group were the top nine most formidable ones.
However, those nine powerhouses were being watched by countless other Wanzu beings.
Tuba Ancient God and his group only needed to avoid those particular areas to ensure their safety.
"Let's calculate the time. It will take at most two years to search through most of Blood Rain Ancient Country." The one known as 'Pei Shen', with the black iron rod on his back, was about to continue when his expression changed slightly.
At that moment, he looked intently in one direction.
Ten miles away, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The owner of that aura seemed to tear through the air, rushing towards them at a speed nearly ten times the speed of sound, causing the air to roll and rumble in its wake.
"There's a strong being who has discovered us ahead?" Pei Shen said gravely. The aura was heading straight for their location, and the only explanation was that they had been detected.
Being detected ahead of time meant that the other party's perception range was wider than theirs.
Generally, one's perception range was linked to their cultivation level.
Of course, Pei Shen wasn't too worried. There were six of them, and both he and Tuba possessed 'wondrous items'.
Even if they encountered a Wanzu powerhouse stronger than them, as long as it wasn't one of the top nine, they had nothing to fear.
Ten miles was a short distance.
Especially when one was traveling at a speed several dozen times the speed of sound.
In just a few breaths, a figure appeared before Tuba Ancient God and his companions.
The six special lives didn't try to scatter and flee; doing so would only give the newcomer an opportunity to pick them off one by one.
Hum.
Lin Yuan stopped and looked at the six special lives, who were eyeing him with utmost alertness.
When Wanzu powerhouses fell into the two-dimensional world, not only were their powers suppressed, but even their physical forms were reduced, causing them to take on the appearance of the mainstream humans in this world.
Boom.
Without any hesitation, Lin Yuan struck out with a palm strike.
The air seemed to thicken, and Lin Yuan didn't direct his attack at the strongest among them, Tuba Ancient God and Pei Shen. Instead, he targeted the four slightly weaker special lives.
Not because he feared Tuba and Pei, but because he intended to take them all down together.
First, he would deal with the weaker ones to prevent them from escaping later.
"Not good!"
The four special lives felt their scalps go numb. Although Lin Yuan's palm strike didn't trigger any extraordinary phenomena or harness the power of the world's rules, in their eyes, it seemed like the heavens were collapsing.
These four special lives were all at the Wu Zu tenth and eleventh levels. In the outside world, they were eleventh-tier lives, and they still possessed a basic level of awareness.
The instant Lin Yuan moved to attack, they realized that directly resisting would mean certain death.
"Retreat!"
Without hesitation, the four special lives fled in four different directions. However, Lin Yuan's palm strike was faster than their retreat.
Shiiiick!
The special life on the far left was struck by Lin Yuan's palm.
Bang! That being felt as if its internal organs had been pulverized. Its body, tempered for a hundred to two hundred years, was as fragile as paper under Lin Yuan's palm, easily shredded to pieces.
Lin Yuan's palm pierced through the first special life without losing any momentum, and he continued his attack towards the second and third special lives.
"Attack!"
Pei Shen, wielding the black iron rod, rushed forward to intercept Lin Yuan's assault.
The black iron rod emitted a faint black light. In this two-dimensional world, the only things that could slightly break free from the world's suppression and maintain their original power were the 'wondrous items' that were twelve-star rare treasures or weapons.
Boom! In the next moment, the iron rod vibrated violently, nearly flying out of Pei Shen's grasp.
"You...?"
Pei Shen stared at Lin Yuan in shock. Despite his full-powered strike, Lin Yuan hadn't even flinched. His attack had only been slightly hindered, but Pei Shen himself had sustained minor injuries, and he almost lost control of the 'wondrous item' in his hand.
"Fine then."
"I'll kill you first."
Pei Shen's heart raced as he reacted, but before he could act, a figure appeared beside him.
"Die."
Lin Yuan raised his right hand and reached for Pei Shen.
"Get away from me!!"
Pei Shen was shocked and furious, brandishing his pitch-black iron rod in defiance.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
With a forceful grab, Lin Yuan caused the iron rod to shine with black light, but it suddenly stopped, and with a slight pat, the rod was sent flying towards Pei Shen's chest.
"No!"
Pei Shen's eyes widened in horror as he recognized the power of the black iron rod. But the next moment, the rod slammed into his chest.
In a daze, Pei Shen felt his heart rupture, his internal organs turning to mush, and even his consciousness began to fade.
In the main universe, Pei Shen was an incredibly powerful eleventh-tier fifth-rank ancient god. Even if his physical body was destroyed, he could easily recover. However, in this two-dimensional world, everything was reduced to mediocrity. Not only would his internal organs turning to mush be fatal, but even a ruptured heart would mean he wouldn't last long.
The only reason he hadn't died yet was due to his strong mental willpower.
"I possess an offensive 'wondrous item'," Pei Shen thought in confusion. "How is this wondrous item unable to harm him?"
No matter how Pei Shen attacked with the black iron rod, Lin Yuan easily blocked each strike.
Who was this Wanzu powerhouse, and why was he so abnormal?
Pei Shen's eyes lost their luster as he crumpled to the ground, unable to think any further.
"Wondrous items are not invincible," Lin Yuan shook his head, casually picking up the black iron rod.
A hundred years ago, wondrous items played a decisive role for Wanzu powerhouses. One of the nine strongest beings, 'Hou Zhu', relied on a blood-colored long knife, a wondrous item.
But a hundred years later, while 'Hou Zhu' remained among the nine strongest, they had fallen to the ninth position.
The stronger one's power and tier, the less effective wondrous items became.
Of course, in a battle between equals, the side with a wondrous item would undoubtedly have a greater advantage.
"You...?"
Tuba Ancient God, who was not far away, took a few steps back, his eyes filled with fear as he looked at Lin Yuan.
Pei Shen's strength was not inferior to his, and with the black iron rod, his offensive capabilities were even more terrifying.
Yet, against Lin Yuan, he couldn't even last two breaths.
This scene caused Tuba Ancient God, who had been planning to help, to hesitate.
Before he could act, Pei Shen was dead?
"Run!"
Without hesitation, Tuba Ancient God turned and fled.
The remaining three special lives reacted as well.
But soon, Lin Yuan swatted them away with a palm strike.
"You can't escape." Lin Yuan pursued Tuba Ancient God.
In terms of perception range, Lin Yuan's coverage was twice as large as Tuba Ancient God's, and in terms of full-power speed, he far surpassed him as well.
Soon, Lin Yuan closed in on Tuba Ancient God, delivering a palm strike to his back.
This palm strike, if used on Pei Shen earlier, would have left him unable to resist even if he survived.
But as it landed on Tuba Ancient God's back, his body trembled, and he used the momentum to escape even faster.
"That defensive wondrous item?"
Lin Yuan was not surprised. That was why he had dealt with the other four special lives first, then Pei Shen, leaving Tuba Ancient God for last.
Among the six special lives, Tuba Ancient God, with his defensive wondrous item, was the most challenging to kill.
"Sir, there should be no deep grudge between us. If you are willing to let me go, I am willing to pay any price," Tuba Ancient God pleaded as he fled desperately.
By 'any price', he meant that his true body in the main universe was willing to pay that price.
"Any price?" Lin Yuan was unmoved. What price could compare to the defensive wondrous item Tuba Ancient God possessed?
This defensive wondrous item would likely be coveted by the strongest beings if it returned to the main universe.
"If you are unsatisfied, name your conditions," Tuba Ancient God said anxiously.
In his eyes, Lin Yuan, who had displayed such formidable power, was undoubtedly a peak existence in the cosmic starry sky, akin to the 'Mother of the Tree World' or the 'Four God Kings'.
Tuba Ancient God fled frantically, occasionally taking a strike from Lin Yuan, only to be sent flying like a rubber ball.
Their pursuit soon attracted the attention of other Wanzu powerhouses. The news of Tuba Ancient God and his group of special lives searching for wondrous items in Blood Rain Ancient Country had spread.
The Wanzu powerhouses within the country naturally kept their distance, but the commotion caused by the pursuit was too great to ignore. That aura, far surpassing the Wu Zu, rippled out in all directions.
Additionally, the deaths of the four special lives and Pei Shen, and the involvement of their true bodies in the main universe, sparked discussions among a large number of Wanzu powerhouses.
"Tuba Ancient God is an eleventh-tier fifth-rank special life, and Pei Shen is of the same caliber. Together with four other eleventh-tier special lives, they were hunted down by a Wanzu powerhouse who has never revealed himself before?"
"It's not a hunt; it's a slaughter. Out of the six special lives, Pei Shen and four others are already dead, leaving only Tuba Ancient God."
"Yes, Tuba Ancient God is still alive thanks to that defensive wondrous item. Otherwise, he would've shared the same fate as Pei Shen, killed by that mysterious Wanzu powerhouse."
Many Wanzu powerhouses exchanged thoughts, some of them feeling a sense of schadenfreude.
The majority of Wanzu powerhouses were eighth, ninth, or tenth-tier, and the thought of being hunted by special lives like Tuba Ancient God filled them with fear.
But now, Tuba Ancient God and his companions were being crushed by a mysterious Wanzu powerhouse.
The slightly weaker Wanzu powerhouses felt a sense of relief.
(End of Chapter)
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