Chapter 749 - 745: Simultaneous Breakthrough

Chapter 749: Chapter 745: Simultaneous Breakthrough

Xia Yunhai smiled apologetically, cupped his fist, and readily apologized to Xu Zihao.

But immediately after, his cupped fist shot out, and he forcefully pulled Xu Zihao in front of him.

No one had expected this.

"What are you doing?!" Bai Yu reacted, a divine glint flashing through the air.

Five days ago, after refining the pills the group needed, Xu Zihao had refined the Exquisite God-Creating Pill for Bai Yu.

Bai Yu had only just awoken from his meditation a short while ago.

After taking the Exquisite God-Creating Pill, not only had he successfully formed meridians within his Divine Soul Sword, but his cultivation had also broken through directly to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

Now, as he activated his Divine Soul Sword, a mere thought was all it took for the blade to appear before Xia Yunhai’s eyes.

The Divine Soul Sword was perfectly in sync with him, giving the current Bai Yu the powerful feeling of being invincible within the Spirit Transformation Realm.

But Xia Yunhai was a Sealed Martial Realm expert. Although shocked by Bai Yu’s speed, he released a terrifying aura, and Bai Yu’s Divine Soul Sword was immediately and severely damaged.

Bai Yu coughed up blood and was sent flying backward.

"Xia Yunhai, what is the meaning of this?!" The amiable smile vanished from Xi Chenghua’s face, replaced by a cold expression.

"Xia Yunhai, what are you doing?! Let him go!" Xia Yunpeng finally reacted, more shocked than anyone.

He had just been communicating with Xia Yunhai via Divine Sense. He never would have imagined that Xia Yunhai would choose this moment to capture Xu Zihao.

"He finished refining the pills five days ago but held off on giving them to us. He clearly wants us to get killed! He’s stalling for Lin Hao! In my opinion, these so-called cultivation-enhancing pills don’t even exist!"

Xia Yunhai said coldly, showing no fear.

A strange glint flashed through the eyes of the other five before they returned to normal.

Hearing this, Bai Yu, who had gotten back to his feet, showed a mocking smile but said nothing.

His eyes darted around, trying to catch the subtle expressions on the faces of the six men.

"Young Master Lin has no need to deceive us, because he is a hundred times smarter than you," Xi Chenghua spoke again.

Xia Yunhai ignored his taunt and spoke directly to Xu Zihao, demanding he hand over the pills.

The pills were in Xu Zihao’s spiritual storage ring, which bore his Divine Sense imprint. If Xu Zihao refused, the only way to get them would be to forcibly erase it.

But for now, Xia Yunhai was still holding onto a sliver of hope and wouldn’t resort to that.

"And if he does take them out, would you dare to take one?" Xi Chenghua chuckled.

Xia Yunhai’s expression was blank. "Sect Leader Xi, as a Sect Leader, it is only natural that you should be the first to take the pill."

"First, you let him go." Xi Chenghua didn’t waste any more words with Xia Yunhai and demanded he release the man.

Xia Yunhai did not react.

"Xia Yunhai, let him go!" There was anger in Xia Yunpeng’s voice.

Xia Yunhai snorted coldly but did as he was told and released Xu Zihao.

However, his eyes were fixed on Xu Zihao, making it clear he didn’t intend to let the matter drop.

Xu Zihao acted as if nothing had happened. Without even looking at Xia Yunhai, he just asked Xi Chenghua, "Sect Leader Xi, do you dare to take the pill?"

"Heh, what’s there to be afraid of?" Xi Chenghua’s amiable smile returned to his face.

Xu Zihao nodded, and with a flick of his hand, a pill flew out.

Xi Chenghua caught it and, without a second glance, swallowed it directly.

The other five stared at him with wide, expectant eyes.

After swallowing the pill, Xi Chenghua activated it, and his expression changed drastically almost immediately.

"The mission is in your hands. I need to..."

He didn’t finish his sentence before sitting down cross-legged to circulate his energy.

The pill’s effects were too potent.

"Everyone, these are critical times. Please focus your minds for now. Protecting the Boss is our top priority," Bai Yu said at this moment.

The pills Xu Zihao refined were definitely effective. The reason he hadn’t produced them was precisely the fear of a situation like Xi Chenghua’s. If they all went to refine the pills, Wan Wushen could kill them as easily as flipping his hand.

Hearing this, everyone immediately focused their minds, and even Xia Yunhai was no exception.

Wan Wushen was elusive and unpredictable. No one knew when he might reappear or who he would target.

If they didn’t give it their all and merge their domains with the other four, they would become living targets.

Within the domain space maintained by the five, a terrifying aura began to emanate from Xi Chenghua’s body.

His cultivation was originally at the Fourth Layer of the Sealed Martial Realm. Now, as he was refining the pill, he was advancing toward the Fifth Layer.

Bai Yu and Xu Zihao couldn’t even remain standing. They sat cross-legged, struggling to resist the aura.

Their faces were flushed red and their bodies trembled slightly, with blood trickling from their noses and the corners of their mouths.

The expressions of the Martial Artists maintaining the domain changed. If this continued, Bai Yu and Xu Zihao might explode and die.

The pressure from a Sealed Martial Realm expert’s breakthrough was not something those at the Spirit Transformation Realm could withstand, not even at the Spirit Transformation Realm Peak.

Thinking of cultivation levels, the Martial Artists’ expressions changed again.

They looked toward Lin Hao.

Lin Hao had no cultivation at all right now. ’If even Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists can’t bear it, then he...’

But in the next moment, the Martial Artists’ eyes widened in shock.

They discovered that Lin Hao’s body was completely unaffected.

There seemed to be an invisible barrier around Lin Hao’s body, isolating him from everything.

It was simply unbelievable!

However, seeing that Lin Hao was fine, the others all breathed a sigh of relief, with the exception of Xia Yunhai.

Only Xia Yunhai’s eyes flashed with a trace of disappointment.

The others didn’t notice Xia Yunhai’s expression, as their gazes had shifted to Bai Yu and Xu Zihao.

As they looked, a hint of astonishment flashed in the eyes of the four men.

They saw that Bai Yu and Xu Zihao were actually managing to hold on under the immense pressure.

A sword appeared above Bai Yu’s head, its tip pointing to the sky, shining with incomparable brilliance.

Within the brilliant light, one meridian after another was clearly visible.

After taking the Exquisite God-Creating Pill, the Divine Soul Sword had been transformed. It was on the path of evolving from mortal to spirit, and from spirit to saint.

The four men’s pupils contracted sharply.

They recalled the name of the pill Bai Yu had taken.

’Its ultimate purpose is to create a god!’

They could somewhat understand how Bai Yu—with his cultivation at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm and a Divine Soul Sword that had formed meridians—could resist the aura of a Sealed Martial Realm breakthrough. But when they saw Xu Zihao, they completely lost their composure.

Xu Zihao was only at the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm, yet he was also holding on.

Not only that, but it felt as if a massive volcano was suppressed within Xu Zihao’s body; they could almost feel the scorching magma.

It was this scorching magma that was erupting with power, pushing back against the terrifying aura generated by Xi Chenghua’s advancement.

Then, to their astonishment, they discovered that Xu Zihao’s cultivation was advancing at a terrifying speed.

Just an hour after breaking through to the Seventh Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm, Xu Zihao’s cultivation broke through again.

And it wasn’t stopping.

At the same time, Bai Yu also reached a critical moment.

The Divine Soul Sword grew even more brilliant, and True Essence actually began to flow through the meridians within it!

He was about to break through the Spirit Transformation Realm!

Meanwhile, Xi Chenghua’s aura had also grown to an unprecedented level. He too was about to break through!

Everyone’s expression changed, and a hint of regret appeared in their eyes.

BOOM!

An incense stick’s worth of time later, the domain space maintained by the five people trembled. The three men broke through almost simultaneously!

Xi Chenghua entered the Fifth Layer of the Sealed Martial Realm, Bai Yu broke through to the Sealed Martial Realm, and Xu Zihao advanced to the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

The three exchanged a glance, then simultaneously looked toward Lin Hao.