Chapter 774 - 770: The Great Battle Against the Zhu Jian

Chapter 774: Chapter 770: The Great Battle Against the Zhu Jian

Zhu Jian was extremely confident in his attack.

’The Overlord Body and Six Paths of Reincarnation are incredibly powerful, but how can they compare to my Innate attack techniques?’

Facing the endless Chaos Qi, talismans and Gang Qi swirled around Zhu Jian’s five fingers, directly manifesting a world.

The Chaos Qi surged wildly into the world manifested by Zhu Jian’s fingers, rapidly being absorbed.

This was the art of Soul Capturing and Soul Stealing. He intended to seize Lin Hao’s body and refine his Origin.

Zhu Jian was an ancient vicious beast with a terrifying true form, but Lin Hao’s physical body was simply too perfect. After possessing it, he would wield even greater power.

’Once I seize this Overlord Body and cultivate in seclusion for a few years, I’ll surely be able to break free from the Demon Venerable’s control!’

Chaos Qi swirled within Zhu Jian’s eyes, reflecting everything before him.

Just then, Zhu Jian’s expression changed dramatically. The Chaos Qi in the world within his palm, which had been absorbing the ambient energy, suddenly gushed back out.

Simultaneously, he shifted his body sideways, dodging a claw strike.

The Chaos Qi billowed like thunder before vanishing without a trace. A moment later, Lin Hao’s body reappeared in the void.

Zhu Jian’s eyes narrowed. Lin Hao was completely unscathed!

Lin Hao, too, was somewhat shocked.

Just moments ago, when Zhu Jian had fired six arrows at once, even combining his Six Paths of Reincarnation hadn’t been enough to defend against it, and his body had been severely wounded.

At that very moment, an idea had struck Lin Hao. He had immediately used the invisibility Secret Technique obtained from the turtle egg to hide within the void, preparing for a fatal strike.

However, something unexpected had happened.

Zhu Jian had attacked and actually sealed the surrounding void. Though he couldn’t find Lin Hao, this also prevented Lin Hao from launching his own attack.

Lin Hao could only fight against this sealing force while waiting for an opportunity.

But the sealing force was too powerful, and Lin Hao could feel the formidable power of Soul Capturing and Soul Stealing.

With no other choice, Lin Hao had been forced to act.

But the moment he moved, he was discovered, wasting the perfect opportunity.

’This Zhu Jian’s Divine Sense and Spiritual Sense are powerful to the extreme.’

Both Lin Hao and Zhu Jian now felt a deep wariness toward each other.

It was one thing for Lin Hao, but Zhu Jian, though he hadn’t been hit, was utterly shaken.

He had clearly felt Lin Hao’s aura vanish before making his move. If he had been even slightly more careless, he would have been injured.

’For Lin Hao to actually be able to deceive my Divine Sense and launch a sneak attack... It’s beyond imagination.’

But he was, after all, an ancient vicious beast who had cultivated for countless eons in the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm. He collected himself in an instant.

"Good! Now *this* is the Overlord Body!"

He roared in approval and attacked again.

Once more, he drew his bow.

Only this time, there was no arrow nocked on the string.

Lin Hao’s expression turned incredibly grave.

He could feel a stream of energy locking firmly onto him.

This energy didn’t just immobilize his physical body; it seemed capable of imprisoning his Divine Soul as well.

TWANG!

An invisible arrow shot forth, the great bow tearing a rift in the void.

Lin Hao’s body was instantly frozen in place.

This time, he couldn’t even activate the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Though startled, Lin Hao remained calm.

The True Blood of his Overlord Body stirred, and the Creation Jade Butterfly trembled faintly.

With that single tremor, the immobilizing force vanished without a trace.

In that same instant, Lin Hao moved.

Heaven-Stepping Step!

Using the Heaven-Stepping Step, Lin Hao tore through the void without any visible movement. It was a true teleportation.

Lin Hao moved faster than the blink of an eye.

By the time Zhu Jian realized what was happening, Lin Hao’s palm was already before him.

He roared, and his entire body suddenly swelled in size.

In the next moment, his humanoid form vanished, replaced by his incomparably massive true body.

He had the face of a man and the body of a leopard, covered in endless, flickering talismans.

BOOM!

Lin Hao’s palm struck Zhu Jian’s colossal body directly.

The mountain-like Zhu Jian was sent flying backward.

ROAR!

Enraged, Zhu Jian’s four limbs suddenly grew, digging into the earth. Simultaneously, it whipped its long tail, which transformed into a divine arrow that streaked through the air.

The arrow locked onto Lin Hao’s body instantly.

Lin Hao felt that terrifying energy again, but this time it was even more dreadful than before.

Lin Hao unleashed the Six Paths of Reincarnation once more.

Six miniature worlds merged into one, sealing off the area.

Within it, Chaos Qi emerged, reflecting an endless river of stars.

At its very center, the Chaos Qi spun with enough force to seemingly crush all things in existence.

WHOOSH!

The divine arrow tore through the air, plunging directly into the center of the Chaos Qi.

Lin Hao’s body shot backward.

Yet, the divine arrow was caught fast by the swirling Chaos Qi.

Zhu Jian’s massive body was dragged forward.

Two deep gouges were carved into the earth.

Zhu Jian’s four limbs dug into the ground, but it was being dragged forward as if the earth beneath it were soft mud.

Its eyes turned blood-red, reflecting Lin Hao’s body and the Six Paths of Reincarnation manifesting within them.

The divine arrow formed by its tail was stretched taut, profound talismans flowing across its surface, but it was useless. It couldn’t break free from Lin Hao’s attack.

The next moment, Lin Hao shot backward again.

The divine arrow formed from the tail had suddenly snapped.

Simultaneously, another arrow shot across the sky, aimed at Lin Hao’s head.

The immobilizing force was absolute. In that instant, Lin Hao’s qi, blood, and Divine Soul were all frozen.

The Six Paths of Reincarnation that Lin Hao had manifested vanished completely.

This Zhu Jian was incredibly cunning. Its display of weakness had been a feint; everything was for the sake of this one strike.

If this attack landed, even with Lin Hao’s heaven-defying abilities, there would be no coming back.

A glint of triumph flashed in Zhu Jian’s eyes.

This was his killing blow, an attack unleashed at the cost of his own body. Even with the Overlord Body, Lin Hao could not escape this strike.

At the critical moment, the Creation Jade Butterfly trembled once more.

Immediately, Lin Hao’s body dipped and sank, the movement fluid and instantaneous.

The arrow grazed the top of his head.

Zhu Jian was stunned. Its large, blood-red, lantern-like eyes bulged wide.

Lin Hao’s body was once again reflected in its eyes. His meridians and blood vessels were clearly visible, but his Dantian was shrouded in a haze, blocked by a mysterious power that it could not penetrate.

Just as it was about to use an even greater power to probe Lin Hao’s Dantian, Zhu Jian was struck by an inexplicable sense of dread.

Without a second thought, Zhu Jian abandoned the attempt.

It was a dread it had never felt even when facing the Demon Venerable. Knowing how terrifying it must be, it dared not try to probe again.

But it was not afraid.

As an ancient vicious beast, its Divine Sense, Spiritual Sense, and experience were far beyond Lin Hao’s. Though it couldn’t identify the mysterious energy in Lin Hao’s Dantian, it could tell that Lin Hao couldn’t control that power.

This was its chance.

Zhu Jian’s thoughts and actions all took place in a flash. By the time it moved again, Lin Hao had only just completed his sinking motion.

Its enormous claw shot out, grabbing directly for Lin Hao.

With a casual swipe of its claw, the ancient vicious beast that had cultivated for countless eons manifested a martial domain.

Its enormous claw manifested a pocket dimension, a world unto itself.

A martial domain of this level was virtually unbreakable. If it succeeded, it would be harder for Lin Hao to escape than to ascend to the heavens.

Feeling the immense pressure, Lin Hao immediately used the Heaven-Stepping Step.

But even so, he was still affected by the imprisoning force.

His body stiffened for a moment, and he coughed up blood.

But he had managed to break free.

ZIP!

Xiu Xiu, who had been hiding in the shadows waiting for this exact moment, emerged from a crack in the void and devoured all the blood Lin Hao had coughed up.

Xiu Xiu’s form was reflected in Zhu Jian’s eyes. Its gaze shifted, and it swiped one claw toward Lin Hao again while its other claw shot out toward Xiu Xiu.