Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather Chapter 1261: 824: Protracted Battle and Gains

Capítulo 1261: Chapter 824: Protracted Battle and Gains

Simultaneously, Yang Zhenshan shaped a hand seal and unleashed the Vine Skill.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh~~

Numerous arm-thick vines erupted from the earth, thrusting toward the burly man and the sinister-looking man akin to deadly spears.

“Tricks of the trade, trying to show off in front of me!”

The sinister-looking man let out a cold snort. Abruptly, a blood-red phantom exceeding ten meters in height materialized behind him, dominating the landscape. As it balled its fists, it unleashed a devastating punch!

Rumble!!

One mighty blow sent shockwaves through the air, shattering the robust bramble vines into nothingness as if they were mere mirages.

Yang Zhenshan’s eyes narrowed sharply.

What kind of technique is this?

A spell?

Or perhaps a martial artist’s skill?

The fearsome phantom towering over ten meters radiated an overwhelming presence. A single punch alone filled him with a crushing weight of dread.

“Die!” The sinister-looking man bellowed fiercely once more.

Acting on instinct, Yang Zhenshan vanished into the Spirit Source Land without a second thought.

Yet he didn’t remain concealed. Moments later, he reemerged from the Spirit Source Land, this time materializing next to the fallen woman in the woods, far from his previous spot.

This abrupt vanishing and reappearance resembled teleportation perfectly.

A fierce windstorm ravaged the forest overhead, but it failed to touch Yang Zhenshan. The instant he arrived, the Green Glow Sword struck once more, piercing straight through the woman’s skull.

Following that, he hurled her lifeless body onto Green Wolf Mountain.

“Watch her closely, make sure she doesn’t burst out suddenly!” Yang Zhenshan warned the Green Wolf King before vanishing anew.

The Green Wolf King gazed dumbfounded at the body before it. Tentatively, it pawed at the woman’s corpse.

Isn’t she dead already?

How could she erupt all of a sudden?

But in the very next instant, it detected peril. Its enormous frame leaped back swiftly, eyes locked warily on the corpse.

Roar~~

The wolf’s howl echoed through the heavens, and a barrage of ferocious Wind Blades hammered the corpse like a downpour, reducing it to a bloody pulp in seconds.

Simultaneously, a faint phantom was utterly destroyed amid the onslaught of Wind Blades.

Yang Zhenshan’s worry proved well-founded. The Divine Soul of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator holds considerable strength. Even after the body expires, the Divine Soul can persist briefly, enabling possession or a shift to ghost cultivation.

Still, the Divine Soul of such a cultivator remains quite vulnerable. Beneath the Green Wolf King’s relentless assault, the woman’s Divine Soul shattered instantly.

The Green Wolf King ceased its attack and warily examined the mangled remains. Once the threat sensation faded, it inched forward, inhaling the scent of the pulp.

Then, it voraciously consumed the chunks.

Cultivators’ bodies serve as vital tonics for mutant beasts, just as humans see mutant beasts as food, and the beasts reciprocate by viewing humans the same way.

Be they martial artists or immortal cultivators, their forms brim with potent spiritual power, rendering them exquisite treats for mutant beasts.

The Green Wolf King hadn’t feasted on humans in ages, and lately, its appetite for them had waned. Yet, confronting the remains of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator stirred an irresistible urge to devour.

In mere moments, it polished off her flesh entirely, leaving behind only a handful of bloodied magical treasures and a storage bag on the ground.

…

Within the woods.

Yang Zhenshan kept harassing the sinister-looking man and the burly man by relying on his teleportation prowess.

The sinister-looking man seemed to be a body cultivator, capable of summoning a blood aura avatar. With strong offense and defense, he proved exceptionally tough to handle.

Yang Zhenshan tried several times to launch surprise strikes with the Green Glow Sword, but none could even pierce his defenses.

Body cultivation differs from martial arts. It prioritizes the path of blood and qi, contrasting the innate martial artist’s emphasis on Qi Refinement. Nevertheless, the gap between body cultivation and martial arts isn’t vast in certain aspects. Legend has it that martial arts originated from body cultivation, blending in immortal cultivation’s Qi Refinement methods to form the modern martial arts.

Relative to martial artists, body cultivators in the immortal path are far harder to confront, their blood and qi energy functioning like a magical shield, leaving Yang Zhenshan with no viable openings.

The Green Glow Sword ranks as a top-grade magical artifact. In the Qi Refinement Realm, it stands out as a prized flying sword, but at Foundation Establishment, it feels somewhat inadequate.

It failed to shatter the seductive woman’s magic power shield, couldn’t penetrate the sinister man’s blood aura form, and lacked the power to overcome the burly man’s protective magical treasure.

By exploiting his teleportation, Yang Zhenshan could evade and circle these foes, yet he inflicted zero harm, filling him with mounting frustration.

However, his irritation paled against the seething rage of the sinister-looking man and the burly man.

“If you’ve got the guts, stop running and face this!” The burly man roared in anger, shaping his fingers into a sword gesture and firing a Geng Metal Sword Qi toward Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan dodged into the Spirit Source Land without delay.

This time, he remained inside, peering out at the pair from the Spirit Source Land.

In cultivation level, he matched the burly man closely, both at early Foundation Establishment, but his battle prowess fell short dramatically, stemming from his lack of potent attack methods.

His spells and magical treasures paled in comparison to those wielded by the two opponents.

As for the earlier woman, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t explain the oddity; her mana seemed to evaporate inexplicably, causing her magic power shield to crumble, which let his ambush succeed.

Naturally, Yang Zhenshan still possessed the Qinghua Thunder Pearl, but as his ultimate weapon, he hesitated to deploy it against these two.

Prolonging the fight with them served no purpose. He had already pinpointed his weaknesses clearly, so continuing the clash was pointless.