Chapter 315 - 315 Sea Suppressing
Chapter 315 - 315 Sea Suppressing
"Besides Han Zheng, that Wei Wenruo needs a good lesson as well!"
Bai Xueru gritted her teeth as she spoke.
She only resented Wei Wenruo for not helping her deal with Han Zheng, completely forgetting that without Wei Wenruo, she wouldn't have been able to leave Smoke Wave Prefecture alive.
"Miss Bai, rest assured, that Wei Wenruo always acts so self-righteous, and I've long found it displeasing."
At this moment, Song Xingyuan felt even more disdainful towards Bai Xueru.
He had also heard about why Bai Xueru had fallen out with Wei Wenruo.
If it had been him, he surely would have done the same; this woman simply lacked brains.
However, a brainless woman was easy to fool, as long as he married Bai Ru Xue and solidified his position in the Song Family, he could manipulate her as he pleased.
Unbeknownst to Han Zheng, he was already being targeted for a 'lesson.'
After the Cang Mountain Sword Sect left, Wan Zhongshan came over with concern and asked, "Han, are you injured?"
Han Zheng shook his head, "Thanks to Lord Wan for your help, I'm unharmed; I just have a slight depletion of vital energy, which can be recovered overnight."
"It's good that you're unharmed. The people from Cang Mountain Sword Sect are too arrogant, even daring to strike in Qianjiang Prefecture.
Next time, you must be careful, and if a martial artist from the Dan Sea Realm attacks, don't resist, escape immediately.
Gongyang Qu is a madman who prioritizes his sect's interests above all.
Once he feels that killing you would benefit Cang Mountain Sword Sect, he will definitely cut you down without hesitation, even at the cost of his own life."
Wan Zhongshan spoke in a grave tone.
The Five Families and Seven Sects are powerful because they include many warriors like Gongyang Qu who disregard everything for the sake of their backing forces.
Conversely, if they were all self-serving cowards, they would be easier to handle.
"Lord Wan, rest assured, I will not put myself in danger."
"Be careful in any case."
Wan Zhongshan patted Han Zheng's shoulder and began the clean-up.
Han Zheng and Song Tianqing's fight had nearly destroyed half a street.
The people from Cang Mountain Sword Sect could leave, but he, being from the Demon Cleansing Bureau, had to address the aftermath.
Han Zheng approached Lian Sheng and bowed, "Thank you, Master Lian Sheng, for your righteous intervention just now."
Han Zheng had not expected Lian Sheng to step in and help, given their less profound relationship.
However, one point Lian Sheng made was indeed true.
Today, if Gongyang Qu had taken action, Han Zheng, with his nature, would definitely seek retaliation afterward, and it would be relentless.
"Mr. Han is too polite. This monk acted not wishing to see Cang Mountain Sword Sect hurt the people needlessly. I actually saw a killing aura arising from you, Mr. Han, and that originates from me."
Suddenly, Lian Sheng furrowed his brows, "Mr. Han, you need to be more cautious recently; I sense some killing intent towards you."
"Master Lian Sheng, is the killing aura you sense due to someone wanting to kill me, or could it cost me severe injury or even my life?"
Lian Sheng shook his head, "This monk can't perceive it in such detail; it's just a vague sense that someone wishes to harm Mr. Han. The consequences might involve bloodshed, or it could be injuries or death, but who that might come from is uncertain."
Han Zheng smiled and said, "If that's the case, then I feel I'm cloaked in killing aura almost all year round.
It's either me killing others or others wanting to kill me.
Matters of life and death are all too common for me.
Since Song Tianqing ended up crippled because of me, I suspect Gongyang Qu now wants to kill me.
But thank you for the warning, Master Lian Sheng; I will be cautious."
Han Zheng was well aware that given his identity and his way of doing things, he would most likely always be shrouded in killing aura.
But Han Zheng was confident; he was sure that if anyone would die from this killing aura, it would not be him.
After the battle with Song Tianqing, which had burned some of his vital energy, Han Zheng returned to the Demon Cleansing Bureau to recuperate; Su Wuming continued to patrol outside.
For Han Zheng, such a depletion of vital energy was trivial.
But with the Weapon Casting Conference approaching, Han Zheng needed to maintain his peak condition at all times, so he still needed to recover.
At the same time, during this period, Han Zheng had killed numerous martial artists and demons, accumulating a total of 227,000 Hunger Levels, making it time for some breakthroughs.
The participants of the Weapon Casting Conference were all promising young figures from the major sects, and although Han Zheng was confident, he was not arrogant.
Breaking through another martial skill would provide an extra ace up his sleeve, increasing his chances of securing the ultimate weapon at the Weapon Casting Conference.
Summoning the Taotie Furnace, Han Zheng checked the cultivation techniques he could potentially advance.
Among them, the Skill Level of Avici Path Shura Slash was the highest, reaching 95%, almost perfect.
But Avici Path Shura Slash was only at the Xuan Gang Realm. After breaking through, it would also be at the Dan Sea Realm—not strong enough for Han Zheng to consider it an ace. It would be better to choose a cultivation technique from the Dan Sea Realm to break through.
Among the Dan Sea Realm techniques, the one Han Zheng had broken through first was the Ape Demon Nine Transformations·Earth Splitting, which already had a 87% Skill Level.
The might of Ape Demon Nine Transformations was unquestionable, making it the most suitable candidate for a breakthrough at the moment.
After contemplating for a moment, Han Zheng directly spent 20,000 Hunger Levels to push the Skill Level of Earth Splitting to Perfect.
He would make a prior breakthrough with Earth Splitting, and if any Hunger Levels were remaining, then he could see if it was sufficient to break through the Avici Path Shura Slash.
"Breakthrough," Han Zheng said.
This action completely depleted his Hunger Levels, causing Han Zheng to feel somewhat pained.
Moreover, breaking through in Avici Path Shura was now out of the question; he would have to wait until he accumulated more Hunger Levels.
As Han Zheng finished speaking, the Nine Heavens Ape Demon Star Picking Map appeared in the void, showing the Ape Demon angrily roaring, plucking stars with one hand. An astral body was seized by the Ape Demon and directly infused into Han Zheng's body.
In essence, the Dan Sea Realm and the True Pill Realm were part of the same realm; coalescing a Martial Arts True Pill was how one achieved Great Success at the Dan Sea.
Therefore, within the system of the Demon Cleansing Bureau, both the Dan Sea Realm and the True Pill Realm were considered the rank of Capital Commandant, although the latter held more power.
However, in the system of Ape Demon Nine Transformations, the True Pill Realm was evidently fashioned into a separate cultivation technique.
Han Zheng carefully grasped the power of Sea Suppression, and after a while, he scratched his head, feeling that he might have overdone it.
He wanted to create a trump card, but it seemed he went a bit overboard.
If Earth Splitting was considered the ultimate in forceful punches, then Sea Suppression was the ultimate in oppressive power, suppressing everything.
No matter how strong your physical body or power was, under the might of Sea Suppression, you would be crushed.
However, although the might of this strike was immense, the energy it drew was also astonishingly huge.
Without a coalesced Martial Arts True Pill, it was almost impossible to mobilize this enormous power.
Han Zheng estimated his current strength; even if he mobilized the Dragon Elephant Sky Chart coupled with burning his life force through the Purple Blood Xuanyang Technique, he likely couldn't sustain the consumption of Sea Suppression.
If the enemy wasn't suppressed to death, he might be drained first.
Han Zheng suddenly felt somewhat troubled.
Though the cultivation technique of the True Pill Realm was powerful, it wasn't something a martial artist who hadn't even entered the Dan Sea Realm could casually mobilize.
If he had known this earlier, he should have chosen to first safely advance the Avici Path Shura Slash.
The Avici Path Shura Slash, already the strongest slaughtering martial skill even at the Xuan Gang Realm, would definitely grow more powerful upon reaching the Dan Sea Realm.
Although it couldn't be considered an ace card, it at least would have enhanced Han Zheng's combat capabilities significantly, avoiding his current awkward situation.
But now that the breakthrough was already done, Han Zheng's regret was useless.
The Taotie Furnace couldn't spit out the already consumed Hunger Levels.
This was the first time Han Zheng faced such an awkward situation using the Taotie Furnace to break through in a cultivation technique.
However, this also served as a lesson for Han Zheng.
Not all cultivation techniques that are powerful are better.
A powerful cultivation technique that one cannot use is just another piece of trash.