141: Chapter 141 The elegant Liu sisters! Defeat…
The moment these words fell, the Aura around Zhou Liangan suddenly underwent a heaven-shaking transformation!
Originally, the Aura he emitted, while domineering and sharp, still carried the boundaries of the Ningshen Realm, but now, that invisible barrier seemed to be shattered in an instant!
The Spiritual Qi within his body surged and swelled crazily like a tsunami, and the Spiritual Qi that had already been consumed quite a bit was now recovering and expanding at a terrifying speed!
After comprehending the essence of Nirvana Power, the Tianji Qiankun Technique within his body automatically operated to its limit. Countless pores across his entire body opened simultaneously, crazily devouring the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth; he even forcefully pulled a strand of Yin-Yang Energy from the Yin-Yang Pool and merged it into his own body!
"Boom—!!!" A deafening thunderclap suddenly exploded above the void.
Only to see the originally clear void now slowly condensing into a vast, sea-like thundercloud!
That thundercloud was pitch black, like ten thousand mountains pressing down from above. Inside, lightning flashed and thunder roared, with golden lightning constantly weaving through the thundercloud, carrying a terrifying heavenly might. The Dao rhythm of the entire world boiled wildly at this moment, flowing endlessly toward Zhou Liangan.
This is the phenomenon of a Breakthrough!
And it is the precursor to breaking through from the Ningshen Realm to the Enlightenment Realm!
Standing opposite, the sisters Liu Meihan and Second Miss Liu Meiyan were instantly dumbfounded at the sight before them. Their pupils constricted violently at the same time, their beautiful eyes widened round, filled with absolute shock and disbelief, as if they could not believe the scene before their eyes was real.
"He's crazy! He is simply a madman!" Second Miss Liu Meiyan was the first to react, unable to help but scream out, her voice filled with unbelievable terror, "He is actually breaking through at a time like this?! Breaking through on the spot while locked in a life-and-death struggle with us?! Has he a death wish?!"
One must know that on the path of Cultivation, breaking through a Realm is a matter of nine deaths and one life; any slight carelessness could lead to Qi Deviation and result in death and the dissipation of the Dao.
Therefore, normal Cultivators, when breaking through, would always find an absolutely safe place, set up multiple layers of Formations, and find trusted people to act as Protectors to ensure there were no mistakes before daring to begin the Breakthrough.
But look at Zhou Liangan, he actually began his Breakthrough in such a self-absorbed manner at the critical life-and-death moment of confronting a half-step Nirvana expert!
This is simply treating life and death as a child's game; if that's not a madman, what is?!
Compared to Second Miss Liu Meiyan's terror, Liu Meihan's heart was stirred with stormy waves.
She stared fixedly at Zhou Liangan, who stood beneath the thunderclouds with his Aura constantly surging. In her beautiful eyes, an unprecedented solemnity flickered, and there was even a trace of fear emanating from the depths of her Soul.
Her voice carried a trace of imperceptible trembling as she murmured: "This person... this person can actually see through the essence of Nirvana Power while only in the Ningshen Realm, and comprehend the mysteries of Nirvana Power... Is, is he even human?"
Second Miss Liu Meiyan, standing beside her, was stunned upon hearing her sister's words. She turned her head, staring straight at Liu Meihan with her beautiful eyes, and asked urgently with a face full of confusion: "Sister! What do you mean by that? Isn't it just comprehending a bit of Nirvana Power? Why make such a fuss?"
Liu Meihan turned her head to look at her bewildered sister, her beautiful eyes full of seriousness, and explained earnestly, word by word: "Meiyan, you don't understand. Do you think Nirvana Power is so easy to comprehend?"
"In this world, ninety-nine percent of Cultivators are trapped in the Enlightenment Realm for their entire lives, unable to even touch the threshold of the Nirvana Realm. Even I was stuck at the Peak of the Enlightenment Realm for over a hundred years, consuming countless Heaven And Earth Treasures, before I could barely touch a sliver of the fur of Nirvana Power and step into the half-step Nirvana."
"Since ancient times, legend has it that only those peerless Prodigies, rare throughout the ages, could comprehend the mysteries of Nirvana Power in advance while in the Ningshen Realm! Such people have Heaven-Defying talent and a comprehension of the Dao far surpassing ordinary people; once they step into the Enlightenment Realm, they can immediately be ennobled and become a titan of a region! There are even some truly top-tier Prodigies who, having just entered the Enlightenment Realm, can rely on their comprehension of the Dao to directly crush ordinary Nirvana Realm experts!"
Liu Meihan's voice grew deeper and deeper, and the fear in her eyes grew thicker: "This Zhou Liangan before us, having only seen me unleash an immature Nirvana Power once, actually saw through the essence of Nirvana Power in an instant, and even gave rise to comprehension, wanting to use this to break through his Realm! This kind of talent can no longer be described as a Genius; it is simply demonic!"
After listening to her sister's explanation, Second Miss Liu Meiyan froze in place, her pupils shrinking to the size of needle points, her face filled with terror.
She finally understood why her sister was so afraid.
Nine is the extremity of numbers; this is an iron law between heaven and earth.
Zhou Liangan is currently in the Ningshen Realm, and there is exactly a nine-level gap between him and half-step Nirvana. That he can fight across levels is already a Heaven-Defying act, breaking the norm.
But if he really uses this comprehension to successfully break through to the Enlightenment Realm, then the gap between him and her sister would only be one major Realm!
Such a peerless Prodigy who can comprehend Nirvana Power while in the Ningshen Realm, once he breaks through to the Enlightenment Realm, how could her sister, a half-step Nirvana, still be his opponent?!
By then, let alone seizing his Human Emperor Fruit Position, whether the two sisters can leave this place alive will be an unknown variable!
Thinking of this, Second Miss Liu Meiyan panicked instantly. She turned her head abruptly, looking at Liu Meihan, and asked urgently: "Sister! What do we do now?! We cannot let him continue to break through like this! Once he breaks through to the Enlightenment Realm, then... then aren't we..."
She didn't dare to say the rest of the words, but the meaning within was already self-evident.
How could Liu Meihan not understand this principle?
She watched as the Aura on Zhou Liangan grew stronger, the thunderclouds above his head grew heavier, and the gathering of Dao rhythm became faster; it was clearly the critical moment of his Breakthrough.
A flash of ruthless coldness instantly flickered in her beautiful eyes. Without a shred of hesitation, she said to Second Miss Liu Meiyan in a deep voice: "Meiyan, help me! Let us attack together and interrupt his Breakthrough! We absolutely cannot let him successfully step into the Enlightenment Realm! Otherwise, the ones who will die today are the two of us!"
At this point, she could no longer care about the face of a Senior, nor could she care about the rules of one-on-one combat.
Facing such a Prodigy rare throughout the ages, once he is allowed to grow, they will never have any chance again.
The only path to survival now is to take advantage of the critical moment of his Breakthrough and attack with all their might; either interrupt his Breakthrough and cause him to suffer Qi Deviation, or strike in one go and completely kill him here!
Second Miss Liu Meiyan nodded heavily upon hearing her sister's words.
She turned her head and looked at Zhou Liangan, who was breaking through not far away. A bone-chilling cold light instantly welled up in her beautiful eyes, her face full of ferocious killing intent, and she gritted her teeth and said coldly: "Brat! If you must blame someone, blame yourself for having such Heaven-Defying talent, and for being so arrogant in front of us! Today, you have no chance of survival! Go to hell!"
The moment her words fell, Second Miss Liu Meiyan's eyes turned cold, and the originally chaotic Spiritual Qi within her body began to circulate crazily once again.
Even though her Meridians were damaged, she could not care about that much anymore. She directly burned a portion of her own blood essence, and a terrifying radiance instantly erupted from her body. Black and white Yin-Yang Energy spun crazily around her, and the entire world was filled with a rich Yin-Yang Dao rhythm.
Beside her, Liu Meihan also erupted with all her power at the same time.
The Aura of a half-step Nirvana was released without reservation, and gray Nirvana Energy surged crazily around her body, while the powers of time and space constantly twisted and gathered around her.
The next moment, a shocking scene appeared.
Only to see that the Auras on the sisters Liu Meihan and Second Miss Liu Meiyan actually slowly merged into one at this moment!
They were twins, with minds connected and Bloodlines linked. They had cultivated the same Yin-Yang Cultivation Technique together since childhood, one mastering Yin and one mastering Yang, coordinating seamlessly.
At this moment, both attacked with full strength, and their Auras instantly blended. All the Spiritual Qi within Second Miss Liu Meiyan's body, including the power she gained by burning her blood essence, flowed endlessly toward Liu Meihan's body!
Having received the full support of her sister, the Aura on Liu Meihan instantly surged!
The originally scattered and unstable half-step Nirvana Energy actually became incomparably solid at this moment, and that Aura of life and death Reincarnation also became increasingly dense, infinitely approaching that of a true Nirvana Realm expert!
The endless Yin-Yang Energy of the entire Yin-Yang Pool was drawn by the two sisters, crazily gathering towards them, and the Dao rhythm between heaven and earth boiled to the limit at this moment!
Zhou Liangan, who was at the critical moment of his Breakthrough, naturally felt clearly the surging Auras on the two sisters, and also felt that killing intent locked onto him, which was so thick it could not be dissolved.
Yet, far from having any panic, he slowly opened his eyes, looking at the pair of sisters opposite him whose Auras were blended and who were ready to strike, and a wicked, charming smile curled at the corners of his mouth.
Even though he was at the most critical moment of his Breakthrough, and even though he was facing two experts about to attack with all their might, there was still not a hint of fear in his eyes. Instead, they were filled with undisguised aggression, sweeping up and down over the identical stunning faces and hot figures of the two sisters, and he spoke slowly, his tone filled with heavy mockery and domineering arrogance:
"Two beauties, between you and me, why must we fight to the death? It damages the harmony too much."
"I will give you a chance. If you are willing to obediently submit to me now, offer up your essence, and help me break through my Realm, then I can let bygones be bygones regarding your previous attacks on me and spare your lives. How about it?"
As these words fell, the contempt and certainty of victory in his tone were undisguised, as if the resistance of the two sisters was nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot in his eyes.
Not far away, Second Miss Liu Meiyan and Liu Meihan stood side by side. Both women were graceful and stunningly beautiful, but at this moment, there was not a hint of girlish emotion. The coldness in their beautiful eyes was severe, as cold as a frozen pool of a thousand years, staring fixedly at Zhou Liangan, and the Aura emitted from their bodies became increasingly biting.
Second Miss Liu Meiyan was the first to lose patience. Her pretty face was filled with anger, her red lips parted slightly, and she let out a cold snort. Her tone was full of disdain and rage as she scolded sternly: "What a braggart! Just by relying on you, you want to make the two of us sisters submit? That is simply daydreaming! If you want us to surrender, you must see if you have the heaven-reaching and earth-shattering ability to do so. Don't talk empty words here to bluff us!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Liangan was not angered; instead, he let out a low chuckle. The laughter was filled with playfulness and mockery. His gaze swept unscrupulously over Second Miss Liu Meiyan's exquisite figure, his tone frivolous yet overbearing. "Ability? I naturally have it! And it is an ability you cannot even imagine. Two beauties, those who understand the times are wise. Be good and submit to me; it will only benefit you, not harm you. If you insist on resisting to the end, in the end, the only ones who will suffer will be yourselves."
As his voice fell, Zhou Liangan threw his head back and laughed loudly. The sound shook the surrounding clouds and mist until they completely dispersed. Immediately after, he no longer restrained his Aura; his vast and boundless cultivation Aura erupted, sweeping outward like a tsunami.
With a casual wave toward the Void Realm, a vast, golden dragon with distinct scales and claws condensed in mid-air. Within its dragon body, it was not only entwined with thick, inseparable Luck, but also mixed with a Nirvana Power capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas. Its dragon eyes were wide open, and it let out a silent roar toward the sky, its might terrifying.
This terrifying might spread, and the Spiritual Power between the heaven and earth was instantly suppressed into chaos. Ripples appeared in the Void Realm, and even the Spiritual Vein beneath their feet began to tremble slightly, as if it could not withstand the crushing force of this power. Everything between heaven and earth bowed under this Aura, causing a sense of irresistible awe to rise from the depths of one's heart.
Meanwhile, the sisters Liu Meihan and Second Miss Liu Meiyan exchanged a glance. In that meeting of eyes, they reached a tacit understanding. The cultivation power within their bodies began to fuse rapidly, and their Yin Qi, sharing the same source, echoed each other, forming a powerful, unified Aura.
The two women continued to stare coldly at Zhou Liangan. The cold light in their beautiful eyes erupted completely, no longer holding anything back. The Aura around their bodies surged and churned, shooting straight into the clouds, attempting to contend with the terrifying pressure released by Zhou Liangan.
Zhou Liangan keenly sensed the sisters' movements, but he only shook his head with a look of disdain. His tone carried thick mockery as he said, "Truly obstinate. You have a perfectly good path of survival and refuse to take it, insisting on seeking your own deaths. Tell me, why must you be like this?"
He knew very well that the Liu sisters were both possessors of the rare Supreme Yin Physique. This Physique was a treasure for cultivation and an excellent aid for breaking through Realms.
At this moment, the two women were in this Blessed Land rich in Yin-Yang Energy, which happened to stimulate the Innate Yin Qi of this place. The Yin Qi perfectly matched their Physique. Coupled with the fact that Liu Meihan was already at the Half-Step Nirvana Realm and had long since cultivated pure Nirvana Power within her, the two forces combined, along with the blessing of the Blessed Land's Yin Qi, erupted with an incomparably surging might that even caused this stable Small World of the Blessed Land to faintly show cracks, as if it would shatter at any moment.
Outside the Blessed Land, several Elders of the Gongye Family stood at the very front. The Grand Elder, who was in the lead, had his brows tightly knitted. His expression was extremely grave as he looked toward the direction of the Small World and sighed heavily. His tone was full of confusion and worry. "Alas! How could this be! This Blessed Land has always been stable and has never shown such anomalies. Now, it is turbulent inside, with surges of Spiritual Power, and it even faintly leaks the pressure of a Nirvana Realm powerhouse. Such power is definitely not something an ordinary Cultivator can possess. What on earth has happened in there?"
"Previously, Gongye Peining brought a young man inside, and ever since then, this Blessed Land began to show abnormalities." Gongye Feng, who was on the side, heard this and immediately stepped forward, speaking in a deep voice to the Family Elders, recounting the previous events in detail.
The Gongye Family Elder's expression froze instantly upon hearing this, and a trace of shock and doubt flashed in his eyes. After pondering for a moment, he said, "I also noticed that young man earlier. His Aura was ordinary, merely at the Peak of the Ningshen Realm. There is a heaven-and-earth difference between the Ningshen Realm and the Nirvana Realm. How could he have cultivated Nirvana Energy, let alone cause such a massive disturbance? This matter is too suspicious; there must be secrets hidden behind it that we do not know."
One must know that this Gongye Family Elder's own cultivation was only at the Ninth Stage of the Enlightenment Realm, and there was still an insurmountable gap to the Nirvana Realm. At this moment, feeling the terrifying pressure released by the surging Nirvana Power within the Secret Realm, he felt his blood and Qi churning, and even standing in place was difficult. He dared not have any thoughts of approaching and could only watch from afar.
For a time, everyone from the Gongye Family present felt a panic from the bottom of their hearts. It was an instinctive fear when facing power far exceeding one's own Realm. Everyone was as silent as a cicada in winter, breathing as lightly as possible, fearing that they would be affected by the aftermath of the power inside.
Meanwhile, the confrontation within the Blessed Land had already entered a white-hot stage. Seeing Zhou Liangan's monstrous Aura, Liu Meihan knew that this was a moment of life and death and held nothing back. With a gentle wave of her slender hand, she condensed extremely pure Yin-Yang Energy at her fingertips. The two energies swirled and intertwined in mid-air, slowly forming a mysterious and unfathomable Yin-Yang Dao Diagram. Patterns flowed on the diagram, containing the supreme principles of heaven and earth's Yin and Yang, with its might spreading in all directions.
Seeing this Yin-Yang Dao Diagram, a hint of surprise finally appeared in Zhou Liangan's eyes, and he could not help but be somewhat astonished. Yin extremes produce Yang, and Yang extremes produce Yin; this was the supreme principle of the Dao of heaven and earth, which he naturally understood. However, among Cultivators, one in ten thousand could achieve this. In all the time he had lived, he had never seen it with his own eyes before.
At this moment, the Supreme Yin Qi within Liu Meihan was actually forced into the intent of Supreme Yang under her control, then perfectly combined with the Pure Yin Qi on Second Miss Liu Meiyan. One Yin and one Yang, complementing and coexisting, depicted this terrifying Yin-Yang Dao Diagram in the Void Realm. On the body of the diagram, a massive amount of Nirvana Power was gathered, and its might could be called terrifying.
Zhou Liangan looked at this Yin-Yang Dao Diagram, the strange look in his eyes deepening. Far from being wary, he instead curled his lips in intense interest and chuckled, saying, "Interesting! I did not expect you sisters to have such methods. I am becoming more and more interested in you. With such a Physique and such Comprehension Ability, if you could be used by me, you would certainly help me break through faster."
As his voice fell, Zhou Liangan did not hesitate. His eyes sharpened, and he poured all his Nirvana Power into the air. In an instant, nine Golden Dragons of Fortune, identical to the previous ones, condensed around him. Their dragon bodies were even larger than before. The power of Luck and Nirvana Power were entwined, shining with brilliant golden light that illuminated the entire Blessed Land. He flicked his finger toward the sisters from a distance and let out a low shout.
In an instant, nine dragon roars that resounded through the heavens and shattered the clouds erupted simultaneously. The nine Golden Dragons of Fortune whipped their tails and turned, carrying the Aura of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth, and slammed toward the location of the Yin-Yang Dao Diagram. Wherever the golden dragons passed, the heavens and earth changed color, and the wind and clouds rolled backward. The space of the surrounding Blessed Land could not withstand this power and began to crumble inch by inch, appearing as pitch-black spatial rifts. Violent spatial turbulence gushed out, and the surrounding Spiritual Plants and rocks were all shredded. The scene was extremely terrifying.
Just at this moment, above Zhou Liangan's head, the firmament suddenly darkened. Thick thunderclouds gathered continuously, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring. Lightning light rolled and wandered within the clouds, emitting the pressure of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth. Clearly, Zhou Liangan, by borrowing the force of the agitation from this fight, had already touched the Bottleneck of his Realm and would soon welcome the Heavenly Tribulation to break through his Realm.
Liu Meihan looked up and saw this scene, then felt the terrifying power of the nine Golden Dragons of Fortune. Her beautiful eyes widened sharply, and her face was full of unbelievable terror. Her voice could not help but tremble as she spoke urgently to Second Miss Liu Meiyan beside her, "A madman! He is an out-and-out madman! He is clearly about to welcome the Heavenly Tribulation, yet he still dares to attack so unscrupulously, without any regard for the risk of the Heavenly Tribulation descending. He is truly mad!"
Upon hearing this, Second Miss Liu Meiyan's heart instantly sank. A thick sense of gravity and panic emerged in her beautiful eyes. Watching the Golden Dragons of Fortune flying rapidly toward them, and looking at the increasingly thick thunderclouds above, her voice carried a hint of urgency as she asked Liu Meihan, "Sister! What should we do now? He doesn't even care about the Heavenly Tribulation. We cannot block this attack at all. If this continues, we will all die here!"
"The current plan is that we cannot die together with this madman. As long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about firewood. We must escape first!" Liu Meihan suppressed the terror in her heart, quickly calmed down, and said in an extremely grave tone, "You and I must carefully cope, distract him, and find a way to escape from here. We absolutely must not resist head-on!"
But their thoughts had already been seen through by Zhou Liangan.
Hearing the sisters' conversation, Zhou Liangan curled his lips into a cold smile. He sneered, his tone carrying full control as he spoke slowly, "Want to run? At this point, you two still want to run? That is likely too late! From the moment you attacked me, your lives have already been mine!"
As his voice fell, Zhou Liangan urged his power again with his fingertips. The speed of the nine Golden Dragons of Fortune suddenly accelerated, like nine golden lightning bolts, slamming heavily into the Yin-Yang Dao Diagram.
With a deafening loud noise, that mysterious and unfathomable Dao Diagram, containing the Yin-Yang Dao, shattered inch by inch under the collision of the golden dragons, turning into light that dissipated across the sky.
The moment the Dao Diagram shattered, a terrifying backlash force erupted. Liu Meihan and Second Miss Liu Meiyan were already at the center of the power backlash and had no time to dodge. They were hit by this force on the spot. Both let out a muffled groan simultaneously, their faces instantly turning as pale as paper. They spat out a large mouthful of blood, their bodies flying backward like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily to the ground. They were severely injured, their internal Spiritual Power was in chaos, and even standing up became extremely difficult. They could only barely support themselves on the ground, staring at Zhou Liangan with eyes full of hatred and unwillingness.
Looking at the two sisters lying on the ground, unable to get up and with no power to resist, Zhou Liangan threw his head back and let out a hearty laugh. His laughter was full of triumph and overbearingness. He walked toward them step by step, his tone incredibly arrogant, "I said it; you belong to me, and no one can run away. Be good and submit, assist me in undergoing the tribulation and breaking through, and I can still spare your lives. If you dare to resist again, do not blame me for being ruthless!"
The thunderclouds above his head became increasingly thick, lightning flashed, and the Aura of the Heavenly Tribulation descending grew closer and closer. Looking at the Liu sisters before him who had no power to resist, the evil in Zhou Liangan's eyes became more and more obvious...
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