Chapter 4112: Saint Si's Physical Strength

Chapter 4112: Saint Si's Physical Strength

Zhang Ruochen did not explain anything and handed the Human Head Tower over.
Huang Tian had fought his way up from the lowest ranks, a proud son of heaven who had survived ten thousand battles. How alert he was! The moment he received the Human Head Tower, he sensed the danger and felt the unique curse power of the Withering Death Art.
He immediately handed the Human Head Tower back, his expression solemn. "Fortunately, when I fought him earlier, he did not use the curse power. Otherwise, even I might not have been able to withstand it."
Huang Tian was no longer the "Huang Tian Great God" of the past. Having long occupied the high position of Hall Master, he had naturally cultivated a bearing befitting a Heavenly Venerable. His words exuded confidence and decisive killing intent at all times.
For the same Withering Death Art, the severity of the curse was closely related to the cultivator's cultivation base.
The gray eyes on the Human Head Tower were indeed terrifying. With the cultivation of the Meng Family's eldest master, even he was afflicted by the curse after locking eyes with them and could not dispel it.
However, to say that the intensity of the Withering Death Art contained in the gray eyes could reach a level capable of cursing Ling Yanzi and Kong Yinxue, or even one that the Immovable Bright King Great Venerable could not resolve, was still far from the truth.
After all, they were just a pair of gray eyes.
Who was it that passed the Human Head Tower to Tan Tuo Di Zang? That was the key!
Originally, soul searching would have had a chance to find the answer.
Now, even Tan Tuo Di Zang himself could not remember, making soul searching meaningless.
Zhang Ruochen revealed a profound and unfathomable smile. "Hall Master Huang Tian is a rare genius who may not appear even in a thousand or a hundred epochs. Even in this doomsday era of demons dancing wildly and Heavenly Venerables standing tall, you still shine brilliantly. I am very curious, how could Tan Tuo Di Zang and Bao Yin Di Zang suppress you?"
Huang Tian's cultivation speed, though not as fast as Zhang Ruochen's, was certainly not much slower than Patriarch Xue Jue's. Both had their own opportunities and had stepped into the peak of Indestructible Infinite.
At the same realm, Hall Master Huang Tian and Patriarch Xue Jue were undoubtedly the most top-tier combatants, capable of contending even with Heavenly Venerable-level opponents.
Huang Tian's gaze was as sharp as a blade. This Daoist before him was someone he knew nothing about, yet the other party knew him very well.
This was something that absolutely required vigilance!
Zhang Ruochen said, "Hall Master, do not be overly suspicious. I merely find it strange that Tan Tuo Di Zang and Bao Yin Di Zang combined could not possibly be your match. The fact that they did not even use the curse power of the Human Head Tower is even more unbelievable!"
Huang Tian, like the Meng Family's eldest master, also guessed that the Buddhist and Daoist figures before him were cultivators from the God Realm. With this in mind, he decided to reveal the truth and use the God Realm's power to deal with the Half-Ancestor of the Nether Ancestor Faction hidden within the Stone Clan.
Huang Tian clasped his hands and bowed respectfully. "I must also thank you all. Without your intervention against the Nether Ancestor Faction cultivators, I would never have had the chance to escape. I will remember this immense debt of gratitude!"
"Daoist, since you have asked, I will no longer conceal it. Please look at these seven divine chains piercing my stone body!"
Huang Tian grabbed two of the divine chains piercing his chest with both hands and erupted with all his divine power, pulling outward.
"Clatter, clatter!"
Violent divine Qi, divine patterns, and divine might burst forth from his body.
Enduring unimaginable pain, no matter how hard Huang Tian exerted himself, the divine chains remained motionless, as if they had grown together with his body. A series of extremely profound Half-Ancestor divine patterns emerged from within the chains.
Some of these Half-Ancestor divine patterns had fused with Huang Tian's stone body, unbreakable.
"A Half-Ancestor!"
Everyone present was shaken, secretly wondering which Half-Ancestor had helped Tan Tuo Di Zang and Bao Yin Di Zang suppress Huang Tian.
Huang Tian stopped, kneeling on one knee as if all his strength had been drained. Blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and his half-petrified, half-fleshy chest heaved violently.
He had given it his all.
"My breakthrough to the peak of Indestructible Infinite was always a top secret, with my true cultivation hidden. That was precisely why, when I was ambushed by Tan Tuo Di Zang and Bao Yin Di Zang, I could turn the tables."
"However, just as I repelled the two and revealed my true realm, these seven divine chains flew out from the void, piercing through my seven major acupoints. Now, even after escaping Bao Yin Di Zang's Divine Realm World, I can only unleash the combat power of the initial Indestructible Infinite stage. The rest of my power is suppressed."
Zhang Ruochen asked, "Where was the battlefield during the ambush?"
"At the Stone Divine Temple!" Huang Tian said.
Zhang Ruochen said, "The only Half-Ancestor of the Stone Clan is Lady Shiji."
This was also Zhang Ruochen's own speculation!
Huang Tian pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "Lady Shiji absolutely cannot be a cultivator of the Nether Ancestor Faction! She once participated in killing the Nine-Headed Stone Man and also killed the Soul Mother. The offensive and defensive alliance she formed with the Destiny Temple and Fengdu Ghost City made even the Primordial Ancestor wary. If she were problematic, the Hell Realm would have long since fallen apart."
"Moreover, my cultivation progress has been so fast thanks to her help. I owe her a considerable debt of gratitude."
Indeed, no one would suspect Lady Shiji.
On the surface, she was irreconcilable with the Nether Ancestor Faction, like fire and water.
Any Half-Ancestor in the Hell Realm could be suspect, but she was absolutely beyond suspicion.
Zhang Ruochen could not explain too much to Huang Tian and had to say, "Perhaps you are right! But at the very least, one thing is certain: there must be a Half-Ancestor of the Nether Ancestor Faction hidden within the Stone Clan. Could this person be Shi Bei Ya, or that Lan Shi Shen?"
Lan Shi Shen was a Stone Clan powerhouse who once lived in seclusion on the Life-and-Death Boundary Star. He was once as famous as Shi Bei Ya and was a transcendent existence secretly controlling the Life-and-Death Boundary Star.
He had appeared when Zhang Ruochen and Lady Shiji joined forces to suppress Di.
In that battle, Lan Shi Shen led the gods of the Life-and-Death Boundary Star to aid the Abyss of Darkness defense line, helping the Hell Realm survive its most perilous moment.
Neither Shi Bei Ya nor Lan Shi Shen were Half-Ancestors; they were at the Heavenly Venerable level.
However, if one of them was indeed connected to the Nether Ancestor Faction, they could completely conceal their cultivation strength.
Moreover, both were suspects.
Shi Tian was the Weak Water North Cliff Stone.
Since the Mother of Weak Water had joined the Nether Ancestor Faction, it was entirely possible for him to have defected as well.
The Life-and-Death Boundary Star was a necessary path to Tian Huang. What was Lan Shi Shen's purpose in living in seclusion there? And where did he get the cultivation resources to reach a cultivation realm no less than Shi Tian's?
Clearly, Huang Tian also placed his suspicions on these two individuals.
Bao Zhu Di Zang said, "Why not directly soul-search Bao Yin Di Zang to find the answer? Bao Yin Di Zang's cultivation has reached the middle stage of Indestructible Infinite. Soul-searching him carries great risk for any of us. Daoist Saint Si, your cultivation is the highest; this task must be handled by you."
Zhang Ruochen understood very well that Bao Zhu Di Zang was testing him, trying to gauge his depth.
Perhaps she also doubted his identity as "Sheng Si Lao Ren."
Zhang Ruochen could find no reason to refuse. He glanced at Fan Chen Heshang.
Fan Chen Heshang gently shook his head, closed his eyes, and chanted, "Amitabha!"
Zhang Ruochen understood. This monk's cultivation had not yet reached the middle stage of Indestructible Infinite and was at some unknown low point, making him unable to soul-search Bao Yin Di Zang.
"What is Daoist Saint Si hesitating about?" Bao Zhu Di Zang asked, her tone aggressive.
Earlier, when Bao Zhu Di Zang suddenly swung her staff to attack this mysterious Daoist, she had sensed something was off. At that moment, the Daoist had not mobilized his divine Qi or rule divine patterns.
Was it because his cultivation was so high that he didn't need to, or was there another reason?
Zhang Ruochen sneered, "A mere Bao Yin Di Zang, an ant-like insignificant character, I disdain to soul-search him!"
Fan Chen, however, knew Zhang Ruochen's situation well and feared he might boast too much and be unable to back it up. He said, "Bao Yin Di Zang has been suppressed, and his divine soul is injured. If Bao Zhu Di Zang and Ci Hang Zun Zhe join forces, they can definitely break his spiritual will, soul-search him, and seize his memories."
Bao Zhu Di Zang walked toward Fan Chen, step by step, pressing closer. "Daoist Saint Si could handle this with a mere flick of his finger. Why make poor nun and Ci Hang Zun Zhe take the risk? How about you, little monk?"
"Amitabha! Amitabha!"
Fan Chen smelled the fragrance emanating from Bao Zhu Di Zang and quickly retreated, hiding behind Zhang Ruochen.
It was too frightening!
He suspected that if he didn't dodge, Bao Zhu Di Zang might crash into his arms.
Ci Hang Zun Zhe and Huang Tian both knew that the Daoist before them was of extraordinary origin and were eager to see his methods to judge his true identity. Therefore, they remained bystanders, saying nothing.
Ci Hang Zun Zhe transmitted to Huang Tian, "Fan Chen is the body formed by Da Fan Tian after experiencing a hundred lifetimes of mortal world, unifying ten thousand forms. He is the future new ancestor of our Buddhist sect. If that Daoist is approaching him to use him or seize his Buddhist fruit and merit, then we must intervene. When absolutely necessary, we can even awaken Da Fan Tian ahead of time."
Huang Tian was also half a disciple of the Buddhist sect. Upon hearing this, he looked at Fan Chen with increased respect.
He was well aware of the weight carried by a Buddhist cultivator who could return from the ten thousand forms of the mortal world.
The second person in the history of Buddhism, past and present!
Zhang Ruochen looked at Bao Zhu Di Zang, who was staring at him, and a wicked thought arose in his heart. "Since you are making things so difficult for me today, if I get the chance in the future, I will definitely make things difficult for you too."
"Haha!"
With a loud laugh, Zhang Ruochen stood up, bypassed Bao Zhu Di Zang, glanced at the restrained Bao Yin Di Zang, and then turned his gaze to Huang Tian.
He said, "Hall Master Huang Tian has the cultivation of the peak of Indestructible Infinite, correct?"
Huang Tian said, "Unfortunately, the seven divine chains piercing my body have locked my seven orifices. Otherwise, such a trivial matter would not require your intervention, Daoist."
"Indeed, soul-searching is a trivial matter, and I disdain to do it. But these seven divine chains on your body are barely worth my effort!" Zhang Ruochen raised his chin slightly, displaying an air of arrogance.
Huang Tian immediately changed his address, bowing respectfully. "If Senior can help Junior remove the divine chains, during the Tian Huang expedition, Junior will follow your orders."
"Excellent. The child is teachable."
Without further ado, Zhang Ruochen shifted positions and appeared before Huang Tian. His right hand had already grabbed one of the divine chains. "Hall Master, you must endure this!"
"Senior, please do as you wish."
Huang Tian clenched his fists, his posture like a fierce tiger, his expression unchanged.
"Boom!"
Zhang Ruochen suddenly exerted force, and immediately space trembled. Countless Half-Ancestor divine patterns erupted from the divine chains.
As the divine chain was slowly pulled out from Huang Tian's body, Half-Ancestor divine patterns scattered everywhere, and no one dared to touch them.
Ci Hang Zun Zhe had already activated the Bodhi Silver Flower Tree, using the power of the Buddhist kingdom to block the overflow of Half-Ancestor divine patterns.
Except for Zhang Ruochen and Huang Tian, everyone else retreated to the edge of the Buddhist kingdom.
Where the divine chain had pierced Huang Tian's stone body, cracks appeared, spreading to various parts of his body, as if it were about to shatter.
The space trembled more and more violently, and even the Buddhist kingdom seemed on the verge of collapse.
"Using only physical strength to break Half-Ancestor divine patterns and continuously pull out the divine chain. Could it be that he not only possesses the remnant soul of Sheng Si Lao Ren but also the ancestral corpse of Sheng Si Lao Ren?" Bao Zhu Di Zang thought to herself.
Fan Chen said, "Forcing it like this, can Hall Master Huang Tian's stone body withstand it?"
Ci Hang Zun Zhe said, "The seven divine chains, seven types of Half-Ancestor divine patterns, pierce through Hall Master Huang Tian's stone body while also piercing his divine soul and divine sea. For other cultivators, forcibly removing them, even if they could save their lives, they would not be able to preserve their cultivation. But he is Huang Tian! He cultivates both the Da Yan Qian Kun Divine Path and the Life-and-Death Divine Path. He will definitely endure it."
Some cultivators were simply capable of creating miracles, inspiring absolute confidence in others.
Ci Hang Zun Zhe stared at the back of Daoist Saint Si, watching him grip the divine chain with one hand and press the other on Huang Tian's chest, his legs in a bow stance. Her brow slightly furrowed.
She said, "Why does the figure and posture of this Daoist Saint Si feel strangely familiar?"
Fan Chen said, "Because you have seen him before? In the City Lord's Mansion of Tian Huang Sacred City."
Below the Primordial Ancestor level, Ci Hang Zun Zhe did not believe anyone could deceive her eyes. Therefore, upon hearing Fan Chen's words, she gently nodded and dismissed the thought.
When the first divine chain was pulled out, Huang Tian's stone body was on the verge of collapse.
He immediately sat cross-legged, refining his stone body, reassembling his somewhat scattered divine soul, and repairing the damage to his divine sea.
After Huang Tian regained his state and his injuries were seventy to eighty percent healed, the aura emanating from his body was a notch stronger than before.
Clearly, removing one divine chain had unlocked part of his cultivation seal.
The same process was repeated!
After six more removals, all seven divine chains were gone.
Huang Tian's cultivation was restored. Divine light radiated from his body in all directions, and the divine might of the peak of Indestructible Infinite filled the Buddhist kingdom. The blood vessels inside his body roared like divine rivers in flood, producing a deafening sound.
He was far more powerful than Tan Tuo Di Zang, who was also at the peak of Indestructible Infinite.
While Huang Tian went to soul-search Bao Yin Di Zang, Zhang Ruochen held the seven divine chains and walked over to Bao Zhu Di Zang, exuding the demeanor of a top-tier powerhouse. "Bao Zhu, do you still doubt my strength now?"
Faced with Zhang Ruochen at this moment, Bao Zhu Di Zang indeed felt some pressure, but she was not afraid. She smiled and bowed. "Poor nun's every thought has been seen through by Senior, making a fool of myself. Please, Senior, calm your anger and do not bother with a mere woman."
With physical strength of this level, how could his cultivation be weak? Who would dare not address him as Senior?
"May I ask what Senior Saint Si plans to do next?"
Ci Hang Zun Zhe also had respect in her eyes as she asked this question.
Regardless of this Daoist's true identity or age, with this level of cultivation, he deserved reverence.
Moreover, for some reason, deep in Ci Hang Zun Zhe's heart, she felt that this Daoist was trustworthy and not a malicious schemer.
Zhang Ruochen stroked his beard thoughtfully. "I believe we can split into three groups to deal with the upcoming situation."
"First, we absolutely cannot let the cultivators on the Tianlong Number be sent to Bi Luo Pass. Someone must escort them away."
"Second, to avoid being wiped out by the Nether Ancestor Faction in one fell swoop, we must split into two groups—one in the open, one in the shadows—supporting each other from front to back."