Chapter 62: Awakening of Ancient Will

"Let’s see how much longer you can keep going."

Taking long breaths to calm his inner turmoil, Long Feng looked at him with a faint smirk.

The truth was that he did not want to leave him alive at any cost.

When they met in the cave last time, he was only at the second level. But now, in just one month, he had reached the sixth level. His speed was terrifying, and even he was a little scared.

Thinking about this, he attacked again without any hesitation.

Boom!

His attack made Ye Wuxie to forced backward. But another strike followed behind, and then another.

With each move, his injuries worsened. Long Feng was gradually gaining the upper hand.

Ye Wuxie’s expression became increasingly grim. As if thinking about something, he stopped attacking and used his movement technique to make distance between them.

At the same time, his fingers began moving rapidly. One strange hand seal after another appeared before him.

"What is he doing?" Long Feng’s expression changed upon seeing such bizarre skill.

But thinking that this wouldn’t be a good thing for him anyway, he intensified his attacks.

Some strange symbols began forming in the air. One after another, they began to interconnect before Ye Wuxie, making a complex seal or mark like something.

The surrounding spiritual energy began moving strangely. It rapidly gathered toward the symbols.

Suddenly, Long Feng’s hand paused, his eyes widened. As he recognized the general form of these bizarre marks.

"It’s... a talisman?"

Talisman Masters.

That was another profession in the cultivation world.

Normally, talismans were drawn onto special talisman paper using spiritual materials and special inscriptions.

The process was similar to forming a small-scale formation on paper. Based on the marks he was drawing in front of himself, that’s how talismans were created, just without paper.

However, Long Feng had once read about something far more extraordinary.

According to an ancient record, some extremely powerful Talisman Masters could use Heaven and Earth itself as the paper, condensing spiritual energy as ink and forming a talisman directly in the air.

That realm was extraordinarily high.

Long Feng had never personally witnessed one. But the sight before him, it looked exactly like it. His expression finally changed.

’This isn’t good.’

Ye Wuxie’s cold gaze locked onto him. A strange talisman rapidly took shape. Its pressure made even Long Feng’s heart tighten.

"Your time is up. Even though you were an enemy, I will remember your name. Go!"

He didn’t hesitate anymore and immediately thrown the seal towards him.

The strange talisman shot forward with a terrifying speed.

Long Feng’s pupils contracted. Its speed was far beyond what he expected. He activated his movement technique and retreated, but the talisman pursued him like a shadow. It reached him in an instant.

This was second time after battle start, Long Feng felt danger to his life. He could only raise his defenses.

Then—

BOOM!!!

The forest was swallowed by an enormous explosion. A massive crater appeared on the ground. Trees were blasted apart, dust and debris filled the air. The Golden Core Realm disciple stared in horror.

Ye Wuxie stood several dozen meters away, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. He was also severely exhausted, but his eyes remained cold.

That attack was powerful enough to kill an ordinary peak Golden Core Realm expert instantly.

"He’s dead."

Ye Wuxie slowly turned his attention toward the injured Golden Core Realm disciple. The man had seen too much. He couldn’t be allowed to leave alive.

He took a step toward him and the disciple’s face became pale. He also knew very well what was going to happen with him next.

But just then, a mocking laugh suddenly came from within the dust.

"Hehhhh... hahah..."

Ye Wuxie’s footsteps stopped, as he turned his head to look in that direction with shock.

The dust slowly dispersed and a gigantic figure emerged from the crater. Nearly seven feet tall, its body was covered in strange beast-like armor. Its aura was frighteningly powerful.

The Golden Core Realm disciple stared in shock.

"What is that?"

Ye Wuxie’s expression also changed. His eyes narrowed.

That wasn’t a normal beast. It wasn’t human either. There was something strangely unnatural about its body.

Long Feng stood behind the enormous figure. He had to use Puppet Wang as his shield to avoid this attack.

A helpless smile appeared on his face as he look at his opponent.

’As expected... Protagonists really never lack trump cards.’

He had originally guessed that Ye Wuxie might possess some extraordinary opportunity. Now he was even more interested in discovering what type of protagonist he was.

A reincarnated expert?

A powerful treasure?

Or some mysterious inheritance?

It didn’t feel like an old-grandfather-type existence. But whatever it was, it clearly wasn’t ordinary.

While Ye Wuxie was staring at Puppet Wang.

"Fifth-rank beast?"

He thought about this, but then his eyes narrowed. His expression became increasingly serious.

"No... It’s neither beast nor human. This isn’t something a righteous sect should possess."

"So you’re scared?" Long Feng smiled.

Ye Wuxie’s face darkened upon his insult.

"Then you should know what happens next." Long Feng’s eyes became cold as he ordered ’attack’.

Just as these words came out, Puppet Wang moved. Even with his enormous body, his speed was terrifying beyond words. He disappeared from his place instantly.

Boom!

Ye Wuxie’s pupils contracted.

"Too fast!"

He tried to dodge his attack, strangely, Puppet Wang appeared before him. Its fist crashed forward.

Bang!

Ye Wuxie was sent flying. Before he could stabilize himself, another punch landed. His body smashed through several trees.

Blood sprayed from his mouth, many bones cracked. His spiritual energy was nearly exhausted. He even struggled to stand.

But Puppet Wang had already arrived again. Long Feng watched this silently. He had no intention of giving Ye Wuxie another chance.

The battle had already reached the point where one side have to die.

Ye Wuxie’s legs trembled. His body was covered in injuries. For the first time, genuine fear appeared in his eyes.

’I’m going to die.’

"Brother Ye... do you know what I regret the most? If you die here, I’ll have to find another way to take care of Su Qingxue."

Ye Wuxie’s breathing became heavy. His eyes suddenly widened in shock. A surge of rage exploded within him.

Looking at his condition, Long Feng’s smile deepened. "Looks like you’ve finally realized."

He raised his hand and commanded,"Kill him."

The enormous puppet raised its fist. Ye Wuxie stared at the approaching fist. His pupils contracted. He had never been this close to death before.

And this time, there was nowhere left to run.

Long Feng slowly raised his hand. His eyes were filled with cold killing intent.

Ye Wuxie’s consciousness had become somewhat blurred. Yet his eyes remained fixed on Long Feng.

He was unwilling to accept this. He had lived once before.

In his previous life, he had been an existence standing at the peak of the cultivation world, someone who had looked down upon countless experts.

After being reborn, he had believed that even if his cultivation had to start again, his experience and opportunities would allow him to rise once more.

He had never imagined that he would be forced into such a desperate situation before even reaching the Golden Core Realm.

And now, he was about to die at the hands of someone whose cultivation was only a few levels above his own.

A surge of fury erupted in Ye Wuxie’s heart.

’I can’t die here. Not like this!’

At that moment, something deep within his soul suddenly trembled. A fragment hidden in the deepest part of his sea of consciousness suddenly awakened.

It was a remnant of his previous life’s soul origin.

It had accompanied him after his reincarnation. Part of the soul belonged to his previous self, preserving a fragment of the will of the powerful expert he once was.

Normally, it remained completely dormant. But now, the threat of death finally awakened it.

Ye Wuxie’s eyes suddenly became frighteningly cold.

"Long Feng..." His voice was extremely low. "You forced me into this."

The instant those words fell—

Boom!!!

A terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from Ye Wuxie’s body. The entire forest seemed to fall silent. The trees stopped swaying. Even the spiritual energy in the surroundings seemed to freeze.

Long Feng’s expression changed dramatically.

"What?!"

A terrifying force slammed into him. His body was thrown backward as though he had been struck by an invisible mountain. Even Puppet Wang was forced back several steps.

Bang!

Long Feng crashed heavily against the ground and rolled several meters before finally stopping. His heart shook violently.

"What kind of power is this?"

He immediately tried to stand. But the instant he raised his head, an even greater pressure descended.

Boom!

Long Feng’s knees struck the ground. His body was forced downward. He gritted his teeth. The pressure wasn’t simply acting on his body.

It was pressing directly against his soul. His sea of consciousness trembled violently.

It felt as though an ancient god had descended from the heavens and was looking down upon a tiny mortal.

The difference was simply too vast.

Long Feng’s breathing became heavy. He tried circulating his soul power to resist.

But the moment his soul power came into contact with that terrifying pressure, it was immediately suppressed.

Long Feng’s expression became solemn.

’What exactly was this?’

It definitely wasn’t Ye Wuxie’s own strength. There was no way a sixth-level True Spirit Realm cultivator could possess such terrifying power.

’Could this be one of his trump cards?’

Long Feng immediately became alert. This was the perfect moment for Ye Wuxie to launch another attack.

’Damn it.’

He desperately tried to move.