Chapter 1066: Divine Palm Invincible
The higher the grade of the Saint Source Spiritual Liquid, the greater its value naturally.
That black sacred flower contained entirely seventh-grade Saint Source Spiritual Liquid, with a value comparable to the sum of the other six sacred flowers combined.
At this moment, three top-tier experts of the Undying Blood Clan, along with Feng Wanli and Fire Origin Ancestor, and a large group of sixth-order savage beasts, were fiercely battling around the black sacred flower.
The Undying Blood Clan had only sent a dozen or so people to participate in the fight for the Saint Source Spiritual Spring, yet each one was a top-tier expert, the weakest being at the early stage of ninth-step Half-Saint cultivation.
Their goal was clear: they only wanted to seize the black sacred flower and the seven-colored sacred flower at the center.
The three Undying Blood Clan members near the black sacred flower were all very powerful, each no weaker than Feng Wanli and Fire Origin Ancestor, comparable to experts who had crossed one quasi-saint tribulation.
Among the group of sixth-order savage beasts, there were also several sixth-order upper-level savage beasts that were extremely formidable, their unleashed power only slightly weaker than that of a beast king.
Among them, a black scorpion beast over thirty meters long possessed the bloodline of a divine beast, with dense golden patterns covering its hard shell.
It was the second strongest of the Black Scorpion Beast Clan, known as the "Black Scorpion Commander," with combat power second only to the Golden Armor Scorpion King.
"Whether human or Undying Blood Clan, all must die."
The Black Scorpion Commander let out a roar, its two eyeballs erupting with golden flames. It violently swung its scorpion tail, striking Feng Wanli and Fire Origin Ancestor.
"Bang, bang."
The two human quasi-saints flew straight out, crashing into the group of savage beasts at the edge of the earth fissure, where they were besieged.
Not only were they severely injured, but they also lost their chance to seize the Saint Source Spiritual Spring.
Immediately after, the Black Scorpion Commander stepped on the void, lunged forward, and extended two massive black pincers, intending to take the black sacred flower.
"Whoosh."
A piercing sound of wind breaking rang out.
Zhang Ruochen transformed into a blood-red streak of light, reaching the bottom of the black sacred flower first. He extended one hand, supporting the base of the flower, and surged upward.
Just as the Saint Source Spiritual Spring was about to be claimed, a human had snatched it first, infuriating the Black Scorpion Commander.
"Seeking death."
The black scorpion tail lashed upward, striking at Zhang Ruochen from below.
The tail was covered in sharp barbs; once it struck a cultivator, it would surely tear their body in two.
"Damn it," Fire Origin Ancestor thought to himself.
Fire Origin Ancestor knew well the power of the Black Scorpion Commander, who was definitely at the peak of first-tribulation quasi-saint strength. Earlier, even when he and Feng Wanli joined forces, they couldn't withstand a single blow from the Black Scorpion Commander.
Gu Linfeng was too close to the Black Scorpion Commander and had to use part of his strength to protect the black sacred flower. How could he possibly dodge the tail's attack?
Feng Wanli said, "Gu Linfeng is wearing the Ten Saint Blood Armor; he might not die, but he will certainly be severely injured."
Feng Wanli and Fire Origin Ancestor naturally hoped that Gu Linfeng would seize the black sacred flower, as they could also get a share of the Saint Source Spiritual Liquid.
Not only that, but the human cultivators from the direction of Yingsha City were also extremely tense.
So far, the human camp had only Gu Linfeng successfully seize a sacred flower, and it was the most valuable one.
If Gu Linfeng died under the Black Scorpion Commander's attack, it would be a huge loss for humanity.
"Divine Son, you must hold on!"
The cultivators of the Blood God Sect were all praying for Zhang Ruochen, hoping he could secure the black sacred flower and strengthen humanity's power.
Zhang Ruochen flew above the earth fissure. Even wearing the Ten Saint Blood Armor, he could clearly feel a great crisis rapidly approaching.
"Seven Orifices Blood Nether Palm."
Strands of crimson blood qi surged from Zhang Ruochen's back, converging into a nine-zhang-tall giant figure, forming the phantom of the Nether King.
His palm pressed downward, striking out with a thunderous boom, unleashing forty times the attack power, colliding with the Black Scorpion Commander's tail.
"Crack!"
The blood-red palm print struck the Black Scorpion Commander's tail, sending it recoiling backward, with cracks appearing on its hard shell.
Using this force, Zhang Ruochen shot upward even faster, reaching a safe position.
Fire Origin Ancestor was astonished, saying, "Gu Linfeng's palm power is terrifying; it can unleash at least forty times the attack power. The Black Scorpion Commander not only failed to injure him but was instead wounded by his palm."
"Without the Ten Saint Blood Armor's enhancement, he couldn't be this strong. If I had the Ten Saint Blood Armor, I could also cut through the beast horde unstoppably," Feng Wanli said with some jealousy.
The Black Scorpion Commander let out a furious roar.
Its abdomen gradually turned reddish-gold, gathering a scorching energy.
Moments later, the Black Scorpion Commander opened its mouth and spat out a stream of golden-red flames, shooting straight up at Zhang Ruochen above.
In addition, nearly a hundred sixth-order savage beasts were also gathering power, preparing to attack Zhang Ruochen simultaneously.
At this moment, Zhang Ruochen felt a bit uneasy.
After all, nearly a hundred savage beasts with combat power comparable to Half-Saints unleashing their attacks would be hard even for a Saint-level being to withstand.
"Xiao Hei, act now," Zhang Ruochen immediately sent a telepathic message.
Just as Zhang Ruochen sent the message, a sixth-order savage beast in the beast horde below suddenly self-detonated its Qi Sea, unleashing a destructive force.
"Boom!"
A seven-meter-high wave of flame surged outward in all directions, sending nearly a hundred sixth-order savage beasts flying.
The twenty-plus sixth-order savage beasts closest to the blast were torn apart, their bodies burning into black ash.
Fortunately, the bodies of the sixth-order savage beasts were enormous and extremely tough, allowing the outer ones to survive.
The Black Scorpion Commander was very close to the self-detonating sixth-order savage beast and was directly blasted away, its hard shell shattered and bloody, looking utterly miserable.
"Sixth-order savage beasts have intelligence no less than humans; why would they repeatedly launch suicidal attacks? And targeting their own kind?"
Unless absolutely necessary, who would choose suicide?
Even in desperate situations, only a very few intelligent beings have the courage to die together with their enemies.
"There must be a human beast taming master who has controlled several sixth-order savage beasts as hidden attack methods, making the beast clans pay a heavy price," someone speculated.
Beast tamers are the natural enemies of savage beasts.
Of course, beast tamers are extremely rare, and a master capable of controlling sixth-order savage beasts is even rarer.
In certain specific environments, the destructive power of a beast taming master can even surpass that of a Saint-level being.
For example, in the current situation, with a large number of savage beasts gathered together, any one beast self-detonating its Qi Sea could cause massive damage.
The self-detonation of the sixth-order savage beast's Qi Sea indeed caused great destruction, but with many powerful beings present, the Saint Source Spiritual Spring was protected, and the sacred flowers were not damaged.
Apart from the black sacred flower taken by Zhang Ruochen and the cyan sacred flower taken by Xiao Hei, the other five sacred flowers were all claimed by powerful beasts.
In the central area of the earth fissure, the Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King, the Blue Eagle Beast King, the Undying Blood Clan elder, and Wan Huayu were fighting fiercely, with any creature approaching being instantly killed by the shockwaves.
As a result, the attention of those savage beasts all turned to Zhang Ruochen, wanting to seize the most precious black sacred flower.
Xiao Hei issued another command, ordering other sixth-order savage beasts to self-detonate their Qi Seas, hoping to help Zhang Ruochen escape danger.
However, just as those sixth-order savage beasts were about to self-detonate, the Fire Golden Crow Beast King detected them and killed them all in advance.
The beast king's perception was extremely sharp; it could sense the rapidly expanding sacred qi within the beasts' bodies and neutralize the crisis in advance.
Especially the Fire Golden Crow Beast King, having already suffered a loss once, would be more vigilant and not make the same mistake.
Xiao Hei carefully hid among the beast horde, staring at the Fire Golden Crow Beast King from afar, thinking, "That Fire Golden Crow isn't a primordial relic, just a divine beast descendant with impure bloodline. How can its physical recovery be so fast? Zhang Ruochen, I've done my best. From now on, you're on your own."
The initial self-detonation of that sixth-order upper-level savage beast had severely injured the Fire Golden Crow Beast King, blowing off all its feathers. Even now, its body was covered in wounds, dripping blood.
But a beast king, even severely injured, still possessed terrifying power.
The Fire Golden Crow Beast King roared, "All savage beasts, stop attacking immediately, to avoid damaging the black sacred flower. It's just one human; I can suppress him with one hand."
The Fire Golden Crow Beast King spread its wings, turning into a golden streak of light charging upward, extending a golden, shining claw toward Zhang Ruochen above.
Zhang Ruochen did not dodge or evade; he struck out with a palm.
Behind him, the nine-zhang-tall Nether King phantom also struck out a massive palm, unleashing forty times the attack power.
"Boom!"
The two forces collided.
The Fire Golden Crow Beast King fell downward at an even faster speed, crashing into the desert and creating a huge crater.
Zhang Ruochen stood in midair, laughing, "A severely injured beast king dares to try and suppress me with one hand? Do you really think all human cultivators are that weak?"
Standing in Yingsha City, one could see Zhang Ruochen's unmatched heroic posture in the sky. With a single palm strike, he had suppressed a beast king.
The cultivators of the Blood God Sect were all excited, looking at other human cultivators with a sense of superiority, shouting loudly, "Divine Son, invincible palm, glorify the Blood God Sect's might!"
"Divine Son, invincible palm, glorify the Blood God Sect's might!"
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Even standing above the earth fissure, Zhang Ruochen could hear the Blood God Sect cultivators' shouts, a wry smile appearing on his face.
Having successively repelled the Black Scorpion Commander and the Fire Golden Crow Beast King might seem impressive, but in truth, Zhang Ruochen had also sustained some internal injuries.
Of course, that did not affect his towering image in the eyes of human cultivators.
From today onward, the title "Invincible Palm Gu Linfeng" began to spread among human cultivators.
Just then, Zhang Ruochen noticed a change in the battle among the four top experts in the central area.
"Slash!"
The Undying Blood Clan elder swung the Kaiyuan Blade, severing one of the Corpse Ancestor Bird Beast King's black wings, severely wounding it.
Immediately after, the elder rushed toward the seven-colored sacred flower at the fastest speed, spreading his arms to form two clouds of sacred qi, wrapping around the sacred flower from both sides. (To be continued.)