Unstoppable Martial Arts: Starting with brother's wife and young sister Chapter 1041 - 524: Zhan Tian Unleashed!

His mind was in a complete quandary at this moment.

Long ago, after the grand formation was meticulously established, to ensure that Li Mu couldn't possibly leave any hidden vulnerabilities, he had personally led all the clan's Spirit Cultivators to scrutinize every single part of it.

This particular formation was designed to operate autonomously once its setup was complete.

Provided there was an ample supply of Spirit Stones, its function would be sustained indefinitely.

Li Mu's designated role was to maintain the core of the formation, a task that necessitated an individual at the eighth layer of the Dao Realm or higher. Given that the Li Family's important figures were held captive, they had simply compelled him to remain stationed at the formation's core.

Upon reflection, the entire arrangement now seemed extremely suspect!

"Damn this Human Race!"

He let out a furious roar, filled with regret. He should never have placed his trust in the Human Race; they were far too cunning and deceitful.

With the grand formation now in full operation, if they were to dismantle it, both races would be left utterly defenseless against the might of Great Yu.

While he remained caught in this agonizing indecision, the battle on Zhan Tian's end had already escalated into a furious climax.

Surrounded and assailed by three experts at the Peak of the Eighth Layer, Zhan Tian at this juncture resembled a man drenched in blood, a living embodiment of carnage.

Yet, his aged eyes were wide open, filled with an intense sort of exhilaration.

His mouth, moreover, was as defiant and arrogant as ever.

"Three pathetic wretches, is that all you can muster?"

"Your two despicable races truly deserve to be utterly subjugated!"

"Ah, yes, and I heard that your Stone Race and the Tree-man Race ancestors were quite intimate back in the day."

"I've always been curious; one is a rock, the other a tree—how on earth could that possibly have worked out?"

"Insolent cur!"

"Zhan Tian, you are actively seeking your own demise!"

Shi the Third and the two Tree-man Race powerhouses erupted in incandescent rage. Their ancestors had been personally insulted!

Even the patriarch of the Tree-man Race, observing from a distance, felt his composure shatter. To hell with the formation or any other strategic consideration; the immediate priority was to eliminate this audacious Human.

In a flash!

One against four!

"Excellent, excellent! Come at me, you pieces of trash! Let me see if you can truly finish off your grandfather!"

Zhan Tian bellowed like a madman.

But...

"Bang!"

Mere moments after he had finished his taunting, he received a direct and powerful punch from Shi the Third.

A punch delivered in the heat of his fury, which pierced directly through Zhan Tian's abdomen, causing blood to erupt forth.

"Boom!"

Zhan Tian was sent hurtling downwards, crashing violently into the ground.

At that precise instant, even the very foundations of Yong’an Prefecture City seemed to shudder.

This tremor served as a stark testament to the sheer, overwhelming force behind Shi the Third's devastating blow!

Even Chen Xuan, observing from within the spatial rift, felt a spasm of reaction, his instinct to immediately emerge and extract Zhan Tian from the perilous situation.

However, he managed to suppress this powerful urge.

"Hahahaha..."

A sound of manic laughter echoed from below, emanating from Zhan Tian.

They witnessed him pressing a hand against the grievous wound on his abdomen as his body began to slowly ascend. Astonishingly, despite suffering such a grievous injury, his aura not only failed to diminish but was, in fact, steadily climbing.

"Something is amiss here!"

The Tree-man Race patriarch's expression turned grave and concerned. Even if one could withstand such a punch without perishing, they would undoubtedly be left severely crippled.

How was it possible that this individual's aura was not only stable but actually growing in intensity?

"Pop..."

"Pop..."

...

Suddenly, a series of crisp, distinct sounds began to echo through the air.

"What is this...?"

Chen Xuan's eyes suddenly widened in recognition. He knew that particular sound all too well—it signified the opening of apertures.

Six such sounds in rapid succession!

Zhan Tian had managed to open six apertures in a single, simultaneous burst!

"So, it was merely suppressed energy finally erupting outward from accumulated pressure?"

A subtle trace of envy flickered within Chen Xuan's gaze. This was a situation understandable, even expected.

Zhan Tian had been unable to open his thirty-ninth aperture for countless years, during which his power had been steadily accumulating. Once this pent-up force was unleashed, such a remarkable outcome was almost inevitable.

"Hahahaha..."

Outside, Zhan Tian threw his head back, his laughter a wild, unrestrained explosion.

Six new apertures!

He had now successfully opened a total of forty-four apertures, and his Sacred Body's level of completion had surpassed the forty percent mark.

And that was not the entirety of his progress!

"Realm Breakthrough!"

He suddenly let out a powerful roar.

"Boom!"

The overwhelming aura of the Peak of the Eighth Layer of the Dao Realm exploded outwards. After enduring many long years, he had finally achieved a breakthrough.

Late Eighth Layer!

Those four words had been nothing short of a profound insult to him!

As one of the prominent figures within Great Yu, his cultivation realm being a full minor realm lower than theirs was an unbearable reality.

For a man who valued his reputation and prestige as much as he did, such a situation was simply unacceptable.

But now... he had finally transcended that barrier.

"What?"

"You weren't already at the Peak of the Eighth Layer?!"

Shi the Third exclaimed, his gaze fixed on Zhan Tian with utter disbelief.

"Heh heh!"

Zhan Tian grinned, a wicked smile playing on his lips. "I must genuinely thank you for that punch. It allowed me to experience the brink of life and death, which not only aided my breakthrough but also..."

"Boom!"

A resonant roar emanated from his jade bones, and the wound marring his abdomen healed instantaneously under the potent influence of the jade bone's regenerative power.

Brilliant, jade-hued radilance surged from his entire being, possessing a purity that was almost blinding!

At this profound moment, Zhan Tian appeared as if he were a celestial Saint.

Merely gazing upon him created a sensation of impurity and unworthiness in others.

"So this is what forty percent completion of the Sacred Body feels like?"

Chen Xuan's eyes blazed with an intense, almost fervent excitement. This sensation... it was incredibly, divinely pure!

"Hoo—"

A deep exhale escaped Zhan Tian, the excitement in his chest quelled as he lowered his gaze to the jade luminescence emanating from his form. Could this be the might of the Eighth Layer Peak combined with the Sacred Body's forty percent enhancement?

His head snapped up in the following instant, his gaze fixing upon the four individuals in the distance.

Panic flashed across all four of their faces simultaneously.

In the blink of an eye!

He materialized behind the patriarch of the Tree-man Race.

"That was incredibly swift!"

Chen Xuan uttered to himself.

Even he couldn't perceive the movement, and Zhan Tian had acted without making a sound. It was a speed that defied even the principles of space manipulation.

"As I've always shown respect to the elders and affection to the young, I shall begin with you, you old scoundrel!"

A single palm strike!

"Bang!"

The Tree-man patriarch dissolved into a spray of blood mist.

An expert at the Eighth Layer Peak of the Dao Realm, dispatched with a mere palm strike!

Within the spatial rift, Chen Xuan's heart pounded, and he found himself swallowing hard.

The sheer power was astounding!

The Eighth Layer Peak seemed as fragile as paper before Zhan Tian, utterly annihilated in an instant!

Regardless of the formidable regenerative abilities of the Tree-man Race, they proved utterly insignificant.

"Run!"

The two remaining experts of the Tree-man Race exhibited expressions of sheer terror. Their patriarch had been extinguished in an instant. At this moment, their singular thought was escape!

Zhan Tian simply observed as the pair made their desperate flight.

"Running?"

"And why would you not run?"

He then turned his attention to Shi the Third.

"Is there even a possibility for me to run?"

Given that blinding speed demonstrated moments ago, not even he had managed to perceive its trace.

"They say the Stone Race possesses slow wits, but it appears now that the Tree-man Race is truly the one lacking all intelligence."

"You remain here and behave yourself. Await your grandfather's return!"

With that pronouncement, he vanished before Shi the Third, leaving no ripple in space, not even the faintest disturbance.