The sudden attack of the Five-star King, Senior Brother Zuo, nearly split Chen Yu’s body apart.
But an incredible scene unfolded.
The massive wound unbelievably sealed itself rapidly; Chen Yu seemed unscathed, except for the bloody slashes on his chest and back, with blood still oozing out.
Yet shortly after, the blood stopped, the wound healed, leaving only a scar.
"This!"
Witnessing this, Senior Brother Zuo was utterly horrified.
"Indestructible physique!"
Zuo Zhushan knew Chen Yu had this physique, but not to this extent.
The injury he caused would have been fatal to an ordinary person long ago.
But Chen Yu surprisingly relied on the indestructible physique to heal, and the injury was not serious.Chen Yu also revealed a look of astonishment.
Clearly, his indestructible physique had ascended another level, closer to true immortality.
The reason for the enhancement of his indestructible physique must be the recent transformation.
"Senior Brother Zuo, what are you doing?"
Chen Yu sneered and asked.
Yet the power within him erupted instantly, star acupoints on his body illuminated, and the White Tiger Sacred Claw and Vermilion Bird Sacred Wings materialized.
He already suspected that Senior Brother Zuo was the Faceless Man he had encountered before.
Unexpectedly, Young Master Qingyang within the Heavenly Martial Sect, admired by many, was in fact a ruthless villain who dared to kill even the sect disciples.
Swoosh!
The ferocious White Tiger Sacred Claw pierced out, sharp trails of golden and silver light shot forward.
Zuo Zhushan had no idea that Chen Yu’s indestructible physique had improved; he assumed Chen Yu was certainly doomed, even if not dead, barely alive, so he let down his guard.
At this moment, facing Chen Yu’s sudden attack, he reacted hastily, and coupled with the restrictions and lock of spatial Profound Meaning, he couldn’t dodge.
Thud!
Zuo Zhushan’s sword blocked part of the attack, but a trail of golden and silver light directly pierced his chest, leaving a bloody hole.
His body retreated hundreds of feet away, eyes fixed on Chen Yu, shock had not yet dissipated, hatred grew ever denser.
"You hate me this much? Earlier you seized the Human Soul Fruit, now you ambush me, the one to hate should be me,"
Chen Yu scoffed.
BOOM!
The Vermilion Bird Sacred Wings blazingly burned, greatly accelerating Chen Yu’s speed, transforming into a streak of light, swiftly heading towards Zuo Zhushan.
The flying combat technique "Sky Fire Flash" emphasizes burst speed, astonishingly fast in a short time, and can amplify attacks.
Swoosh!
Chen Yu’s claw swept through the void, brilliant trails of sharp light encompassed Zuo Zhushan.
Ding Boom Boom!
Zuo Zhushan controlled the Xuan Artifact Sword, attacking wildly, fending off Chen Yu’s strikes.
"His strength has increased,"
Zuo Zhushan thought to himself.
After all, he had previously faced Chen Yu, aware of his strength clearly.
But now, Chen Yu’s speed was faster, and his attacks stronger than before.
And the formidable indestructible physique meant fatal injuries to ordinary people were trivial to Chen Yu, as long as life force was consumed to heal.
Zuo Zhushan predicted his chances of defeat were high.
Yet he had to kill Chen Yu, otherwise, once his identity was exposed, he’d be targeted by the Heavenly Martial Sect, facing certain death.
"Desperate!"
Zuo Zhushan growled, skin and hair began to emit an eerie cyan glow, appearing wickedly evil, a violent aura surged from his body, stirring up the surrounding air.
With the deployment of secret technique, Zuo Zhushan’s strength surged!
Even with an indestructible physique, there was a way to kill, that is, repeatedly inflicting serious injuries, making the indestructible physique’s healing speed fall behind.
Chen Yu had seen this move before, allowing Zuo Zhushan’s strength to increase substantially.
But clearly, Zuo Zhushan is stronger now compared to when he last employed this secret technique, for as the Faceless Man, he held back, fearing recognition.
And now, his identity was already exposed.
"Heavenly Obscure Sword Slash!"
The Xuan Artifact sword soared into the sky, forming a strong sword light hundreds of feet long, slashing swiftly, transforming into a boundless Green Mysterious Sword cloud.
Across the sky were countless sword lights, indistinguishable between reality and illusion, descending.
Chen Yu’s expression slightly tightened, Zuo Zhushan actually went all out from the start, employing secret techniques to fight him desperately.
However, this was because Chen Yu’s indestructible physique had startled the opponent.
Facing the desperate Five-star King, Chen Yu dared not be careless.
Boom! Boom Boom! Boom Boom Boom!
An enigmatic heart entered the explosive mode, surging profound warmth coursed through his body.
At this moment, his recovery power also intensified, previous injuries healed, even concealed internal wounds recovered.
Falling Star!
Seven hundred and twenty star acupoints on Chen Yu’s body radiated a dazzling brilliance, enveloping him entirely.
In an instant, he vanished completely as if transformed into a shining star.
Yet extending from the sides were a pair of blood wings, appearing somewhat bizarre.
With Falling Star activation, Chen Yu’s strength gained a tremendous boost, each strike could unleash his full power.
Swoosh Boom!
Facing the myriad sword lights, Chen Yu launched a counterattack, claws slashed, grabbed, swept, unleashing a gale-force storm of attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Within the vast Green Mysterious Sword cloud, explosions erupted endlessly.
Zuo Zhushan witnessed it all, incessantly wielding the Xuan Artifact Sword to attack, at this moment deploying all his Heavenly Martial List sixth-ranked strength, determined to fight to the death with Chen Yu.
Thud...
Explosion sounds echoed incessantly around Chen Yu.
Chen Yu’s frenzied attacks surrounded by countless sword lights, murderous intent soared.
Yet with superior indestructible physique, even struck by several sword lights posed no serious harm.
Unless instantly slashed by tens of thousands of sword lights, minced into pulp, even superior indestructible physique would be helpless.
"Die, just die for me!"
Zuo Zhushan continuously launched attacks, but Chen Yu’s life force showed no signs of diminishing.
The other seemed immortal; no matter how much he attacked, it was of no use.
Zuo Zhushan’s face twisted with rage, his eyes bloodshot, and his face somewhat pale, yet he still could not achieve the desired result.
Finally, Zuo Zhushan showed fatigue, and his attacks weakened.
The exhaustion was bound to follow after exerting secret techniques and kill moves with full force.
Boom!
The sky thundered, as golden light streaks tore through the Green Mysterious Sword cloud, striking towards Zuo Zhushan.
Whoosh!
Zuo Zhushan turned and fled.
He was in a momentary weakness, and even after exerting all his might earlier, he could not severely injure Chen Yu. Therefore, losing this battle, he fled without hesitation.
Zuo Zhushan was very unwilling; always invincible, yet he failed against Chen Yu. If his identity were exposed, he would have to remain incognito ever after.
But how could Chen Yu let him go?
Boom!
The "Sky Fire Flash" was unleashed, with the full support of the four and a half layers of spatial profound meaning, Chen Yu’s speed reached a terrifying level, surpassing that of a Five-star King.
Approaching Zuo Zhushan instantly, the Vermilion Bird Sacred Wings on Chen Yu’s back shone brilliantly, scorching hot.
Whoosh, whoosh!
With a flap, a storm erupted, sweeping over two thousand feet, turning everything into a hell of blood flames.
Zuo Zhushan deployed the Primordial Power Light Shield to defend, trying to break through.
But he found that in less than a breath, his defense shield was burned away.
"How is this possible?"
Area attacks are generally not very strong; as a Five-star King, the Elemental Power Defense Shield should at least hold for five breaths.
"The Blood Crystal Flame is mixed with another powerful spirit flame!"
Zuo Zhushan finally realized.
The other True Fire Spirit Flame was obviously very powerful; just a tiny portion mixed in the [Blood Crystal Flame] produced such might.
What exactly was that True Fire Spirit Flame?
Chen Yu charged into the flame storm, the spatial power enveloping Zuo Zhushan entirely, making the surroundings as sticky as a mire, difficult to escape.
Shoot!
He pointed a finger, a silver-grey forbidden flame condensed at his fingertip, transforming into a column of flame piercing through.
"Void Sky Holy Fire!"
Zuo Zhushan was utterly shocked, like a stone statue.
It was the rare True Flame ranked in the top ten of the "True Fire Spirit Flame List"!
Splash!
Chen Yu’s sword finger pierced through Zuo Zhushan’s body, leaving a large hole.
Zuo Zhushan glanced at the twisted space inside his body’s cavity, his vitality rapidly fading, kneeling to the ground as blood spread across the desert.
The sixth on the Heavenly Martial List, dead!
"It’s still a bit troubling to kill a Five-star King without relying on the Void Sky Holy Fire."
Earlier, Chen Yu could have slowly worn down Zuo Zhushan, but it would have been a hassle. The damage of the [Void Sky Holy Fire] was terrifying, lethal in one strike.
Chen Yu also found that within the small world, the [Void Sky Holy Fire] could tear through space freely, but in the main world, it was more difficult, given the different space levels.
After collecting the spoils, Chen Yu took out a flying tool and returned to Heavenly Martial Sect.
Inside the ship, Chen Yu opened Zuo Zhushan’s storage space.
"One million Primordial Stones, four mid-grade profound artifacts, one high-grade profound artifact..."
The opponent was indeed a Five-star King, these spoils were not bad.
Besides Primordial Stones and profound artifacts, there were many miscellaneous items, and Chen Yu quickly found the two "Human Soul Fruits" previously taken by Zuo Zhushan.
He directly consumed one and began cultivating.
The Human Soul Fruit is a treasure of the Soul Path, greatly nourishing to the soul, and easy to absorb, with no side effects.
Chen Yu only felt waves of pure energy moving in his soul, making his entire body feel comfortable.
He could clearly feel his soul power gradually enhancing.
Two days later.
Chen Yu’s soul realm reached the level of four and a half stars.
The soul aspect was his weakness, but now reaching four and a half stars, Chen Yu was quite pleased.
Chen Yu decided not to rush consuming the remaining two Human Soul Fruits, to let some time pass, maximizing their future effects.
Under two months.
Chen Yu finally arrived at Heavenly Martial Sect.
Heavenly Martial Sect had long received the news through the Vermilion Bird Sacred Clan. Chen Yu’s return naturally delighted many of the higher-ups.
Previously, they had severely rebuked Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest and demanded a substantial compensation.
But in the end, Chen Yu didn’t die and returned alive.
After returning, Chen Yu met a few acquaintances, then went to pay respects to his Master.
"You’re back!"
The Sky Martial Sect Master looked the same as before, but with faint joy between his brows.
He carefully observed his disciple, noting that the changes over the years were significant.
"What was the incident all about?"
The Sky Martial Sect Master first asked about where Chen Yu had been during his disappearance years.
When he learned that Chen Yu had been in retreat in a small world for five years, the Sky Martial Sect Master had a wry smile.
Chen Yu clearly gained opportunities and also severely dealt with the Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest. It was a huge gain.
"By the way, the compensation from Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest was for their failure to take care of you. I will apply for this resource to be rewarded to you later."
The Sky Martial Sect Master had a faint smile.
All along, he had been very stern, seldom so gratified.
Perhaps because of this, he gave Chen Yu such a generous reward.
"Thank you, Master."
Hearing this, Chen Yu was overjoyed.
It should be noted that Vermilion Bird Heavenly Nest compensated treating Chen Yu as a Xuanming Realm practitioner.