Chapter 747: Chapter 747

"’Supreme Elder Wei He from Ghost Doctor Valley?’"

Fang Bai squinted at the lean old man in front of him dressed in black who had a small goat beard, and asked.

The gaunt old man didn’t make a sound, apparently acknowledging by default. He assessed Fang Bai with eyes like a venomous snake, as if trying to see through him, and after a while spoke in a sinister tone, "You’re actually unaffected by my imposing aura... Boy, what special cultivation technique have you practiced? Tell me, and I might spare your life!"

After recently advancing in rank, he had sensed Fang Bai approaching the great hall and immediately unleashed his imposing aura, intending to deal Fang Bai a severe blow. However, unexpectedly, his pressure turned out to be ineffective against Fang Bai. He conjectured that Fang Bai must have cultivated some special technique and couldn’t help but be greatly moved.

Fang Bai chuckled, tapped his forehead and said, "Special cultivation techniques? I have plenty of those! If you have the ability, come and take them!"

Wei He was taken aback, then let out a strange laugh, "Boy, you’re quite arrogant! But anyone who has been so bold in front of me, Wei He, has already died!"

"If I was afraid of death, I wouldn’t be here!"

Fang Bai turned and pointed to the disciples from Ghost Doctor Valley and the five sects in fierce battle, and said, "See that? They’re the ones I brought here. My purpose in bringing them here is to wipe out your ’Ghost Doctor Valley,’ including you!"

Wei He asked, "What grudge do you have with our ’Ghost Doctor Valley’?"

Fang Bai sneered, "The disciples of ’Ghost Doctor Valley’ have committed all kinds of evil deeds; everyone deserves to be punished! Who needs any grudge? I’m eliminating your ’Ghost Doctor Valley’ as an act of justice in place of the heavens!"

Wei He laughed, "Acting in place of the heavens, my ass! Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, I will send you off to the afterlife!"

He stepped diagonally with his right foot, charged to a stele standing on the right side of the great hall’s entrance, and struck the stele with his right palm. The stele lifted off the ground, bringing a whistling wind as it hurtled towards Fang Bai.

At the same time, his form swiftly followed behind the stele, charging at Fang Bai with fists and feet ready, infusing them with True Yuan, preparing to strike.

Although he had recently advanced to become a High Rank Heaven Level Martial Artist, he did not dare to be careless or underestimate his opponent after his oppressiveness failed to subdue Fang Bai. He was ready to strike with full force, to kill Fang Bai with the fierceness of a thunderclap.

Fang Bai leaped up, his right foot’s toe kicking towards the stele, hard as iron.

While his cultivation level was far inferior to Wei He, his combat power was not much weaker than Wei He’s. Combined with his extremely robust physique, when the stele was kicked by his toe that was charged with Chaos Origin Energy, it immediately shattered into several pieces. And with an even greater speed than when it had been catapulted at him, the fragments flew back towards Wei He.

The stele, slapped by Wei He and containing a portion of his True Essence Force, coupled with its own high-speed impact force, would be something not even a mid-rank Heaven Level Martial Artist would dare face head-on. Unexpectedly, not only did Fang Bai catch it, but he also shattered the stele and used the broken fragments to counterattack. This display of strength made Wei He take a mental gasp, and he began to regard Fang Bai with new respect.

Watching the pieces of the broken stele whizzing toward him, Wei He’s eyes gleamed as he threw punches, pulverizing the stele into dust. At the same time, he flipped backward to utilize the momentum, on guard for any follow-up attacks from Fang Bai.

"Heaven Level High Rank, is that all?"

Fang Bai didn’t pursue the attack but, after landing, looked at Wei He with a face full of scorn.

Wei He was enraged by Fang Bai, his white hair stood on end, Essence Energy surged violently, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and the grass and trees around him were shredded by the Essence Energy released from his body, breaking into fragments and flying all around.

With a wave of Wei He’s hand, out of thin air, a pestle appeared, thick as an egg, about three feet in length, made from an unknown material.

The pestle was jade green, completely translucent, and under the sunlight, it reflected a ghostly green glow.

If Li Ao were here, he would recognize the pestle in Wei He’s hand as the "Jade Soul Hook Rod," a treasure that protected the Ghost Doctor Valley. It was said to have been crafted by the founder of Ghost Doctor Valley from a meteorite from beyond the heavens, capable of easily shattering steel, exceptionally hard.

Later, based on this pestle, the founder of Ghost Doctor Valley created a set of martial arts known as the "Flowing Cloud Eighteen Mace Techniques." Though it consisted of only eighteen techniques, it encompassed thousands of variations, bizarre and exquisite.

Passed down to the present day, the "Flowing Cloud Eighteen Mace Techniques" had become the most powerful set of martial arts in Ghost Doctor Valley.

This "Jade Soul Hook Rod," although only as thick as an egg and less than three feet in length, weighed six hundred pounds. Even for a Heaven Level beginner martial artist like Li Ao, it was quite unwieldy to use, and in the entire Ghost Doctor Valley, only Wei He could wield it to his satisfaction.

Once Wei He brandished the "Jade Soul Hook Rod," Fang Bai immediately sensed a strand of pure Wood Element Qi from it. His eyes lit up, thinking that Wei He was using such a heavenly treasure as an ordinary weapon, wasting its potential. If it were given to him, he could refine it into a wooden-series offensive Spiritual Artifact.

A dazzling green light streaked across the sky as Wei He gripped the "Jade Soul Hook Rod," sweeping it toward Fang Bai’s head.

Although Wei He had just advanced in rank and his realm was still unstable, with the addition of the "Jade Soul Hook Rod," his attack power still reached the level of a high rank Heaven Level martial artist. With such a powerful strike, Fang Bai dared not block it directly and had to step on the "Dragon Soaring to the Heavens" technique to evade the blow.

Such was the speed of Wei He’s strike that it was difficult for human eyes to follow. Ordinary Heaven Level martial artists would hardly be able to dodge, but Fang Bai’s steps were so mystifying that he avoided it with ease, sending a chill through Wei He’s heart.

After Wei He missed with one strike, he launched three consecutive attacks like lightning, aiming for Fang Bai’s upper, middle, and lower paths. At the same time, he released his own oppressive force again, attempting to hinder Fang Bai’s movement speed to overwhelm and defeat him.

But Fang Bai’s "Dragon Soaring to the Heavens" technique was ingeniously derived from the Immortal Realm, far beyond Wei He’s expectations. Wei He’s determined three consecutive strikes were all effortlessly dodged by Fang Bai at impressively bizarre angles.

And the oppressive force released by Wei He, enough to crush and paralyze a beginner Heaven Level martial artist, did not affect Fang Bai in the slightest.

"How is this possible?"

Wei He cried out in his heart. His "Flowing Cloud Eighteen Mace Techniques" were as swift as thunder and as fierce as lightning, invincible in most cases with few able to counter, yet now he couldn’t touch even the corner of Fang Bai’s clothes.

Yet Wei He was, after all, a high rank Heaven Level martial artist. Facing his tempest-like fierce attacks, Fang Bai could only dodge continuously, not daring to directly counter, completely on the defensive.

The two of them, one on the offense, the other on the defense, entangled in a battle on the small island in the middle of the large lake.

"You little brat, if you have the guts, stop dodging! Fight me, Wei He, in a true and fair battle!"

Despite deploying the "Flowing Cloud Eighteen Mace Techniques" time after time, Wei He could not touch Fang Bai, which frustrated him, causing him to swear loudly.

Although the "Flowing Cloud Eighteen Mace Techniques," when executed, flowed smoothly and were powerful, forcing Fang Bai to nothing more than dodging, it also consumed a great deal of Wei He’s True Yuan, which was why he wanted to force Fang Bai into a head-on battle.