Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 218 - 175: Deathmatch (Part 2)

Taking advantage of the brief respite brought by burning his lifespan, Zhang Yao finally unleashed the Five Spirits Divine Generals Talisman.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

Five silver-colored talismans shattered, transforming into five distinct colored mists, instantly gathering under Zhang Yao's Divine Thought and Magical Power.

The blue, red, white, black, and yellow mists surged like a tide, condensing into a Five-Colored Glazed Battle Armor.

"Clang!" "Clang!"...

Dense gray-black raindrops bombarded the Five-Colored Glazed Battle Armor, producing a sound like metal striking metal, yet only leaving behind white marks without causing substantial damage.

"...It's not yet time."

With a thought, Zhang Yao immediately dispelled the Heavenly Defect Secret Technique, and the formless gray flames on his body vanished as well.

"Die!"

He mobilized all his Magical Power, integrating it with the Five-Colored Glazed Battle Armor, and soared into the sky.

The overwhelming gray-black raindrops could no longer pose much of an obstacle; this was the greatest strength of the Five Spirits Divine Generals Talisman!

The purely evolved Five Divine Generals could rival Foundation Establishment Perfection when joined together. Now, as armor combined with Zhang Yao's Magical Power, Divine Thought, and formidable physique, the resulting power was truly terrifying!

"Boom..."

In just an instant, Zhang Yao, under the onslaught of torrential rain, traversed dozens of feet and punched towards Yu Wen Tai's skull.

"This is somewhat impressive!"

Yu Wen Tai, looking down from above, casually commented as he flicked his finger.

"Whoosh!"

Amidst the heavens, a fine shaft of light flickered, brilliant like the morning star in the night sky, yet thousands of times thinner than a hair, even challenging for Divine Thought to capture.

Extreme purity and refinement brought unimaginable penetrative and destructive power.

"Crack!"

This crisp sound amid the rain was ear-piercing.

Despite the relentless pounding by the gray-black raindrops, the Five-Colored Glazed Battle Armor stood immovable, until the fine shaft of light tore a massive slit in its surface, the edges smooth as a mirror.

At the same time, Zhang Yao's chest and abdomen were split open by a ghastly wound, nearly disemboweling him, as blood gushed like a fountain, only to be immediately controlled into closure by him.

"Hmm?"

Yu Wen Tai was startled.

He had a clear understanding of the power of his Daoist Technique and knew Zhang Yao's Yellow Talisman Daoist Skill was no mere show; how could it be so easily breached?

Unless, at that very instant, Zhang Yao abandoned reinforcing the Five Spirits Divine Generals Talisman with his Magical Power.

"Swish!"

Yu Wen Tai instantly understood everything and attempted to withdraw, but alas, it was too late.

Silently:

A forest-white radiance surged forth, enveloping the entire sky in an instant. Yu Wen Tai's execution of his Daoist Technique was momentarily hindered, and he was directly struck by the forest-white light.

Yu Wen Tai shook his head, momentarily dazed for just under a third of a second, then instantly regained clarity.

The formidable Desolate Soul-shaking Divine Light struck his Divine Soul like an elephant hitting a steel wall, only slightly shaking it, at the cost of shattering itself.

The short duration of impact posed no real threat, and Zhang Yao, as if anticipating this, didn't rashly seize the opportunity to attack but instead used that brief interval to mend the Five-Colored Glazed Battle Armor with Magical Power.

"Truly a frog in a well!"

Yu Wen Tai glanced at him and derisively remarked:

"You think ordinary Divine Soul Dao Skills would affect me? To think you're also someone who has cultivated the 'Scripture of All Transformations and True Nature'!"

"Of course, I know they won't affect you."

Zhang Yao smiled, his tone exceedingly calm:

"I just wanted to confirm a fact, that's all."

"Oh?"

Yu Wen Tai squinted, seemingly seeing through his intentions, and expressionlessly said:

"Testing my realm won't help you in any way."

"Even if we're in the same realm, killing you would be as easy as taking something out of my pocket!"

Indeed.

He, like Zhang Yao, was also at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment realm.

This fact was something Zhang Yao instantly figured out after learning that he also cultivated the 'Scripture of All Transformations and True Nature'.

Over the past century, many Foundation Establishment powerhouses and even Golden Core Ancestors secretly speculated that he might have some hidden condition or defect in his cultivation, preventing him from advancing to the Golden Core stage.

However, the real reason he couldn't break through to the Golden Core realm was that he wasn't even at Foundation Establishment Perfection and hadn't formed a Golden Core Embryo.

"Engraving the 'Array of Ten Thousand Souls' Thoughts' requires Soul Thought Aura."

"Gathering such evil path materials on a large scale is bound to leak information, no matter how covert the operation. You've thus remained dormant for over a century, silently accumulating power, waiting for the right moment."

Zhang Yao slowly spoke, his tone carrying a hint of certainty:

"Even though there was some surplus from previous tasks of refining Soul Thought Beads and gathering Soul Thought Aura, it was impossible to support the material needs for two 'Array of Ten Thousand Souls' Thoughts' simultaneously."

"Yet you've not seized this chance to use all the Soul Thought Aura to advance your realm instead, indicating there must be greater rewards behind the scenes..."

He could now be certain:

Yu Wen Tai's hope of achieving Golden Core lay within the Five Elements Secret Realm!

Only an opportunity that promised a guaranteed achievement of the Golden Core realm could make him forsake using the Soul Thought Aura and instead quietly prepare for the opening of the Five Elements Secret Realm!

After all, he's a cultivator of the 'Scripture of All Transformations and True Nature', and once he achieves Golden Core, he'll immediately become the foremost figure in Da Li. By then, even the other Golden Core Ancestors, upon learning the truth, would be too late to act and dare not offend him!

"Now that you know all this, what can you do?"