1537 Soul-Control Technique

Wu Hao didn't stop. Instead, he used extreme speed and struck with another palm.

Deity prints flew around the entire sky and many rules of truth fused into Wu Hao's palm, hitting toward Zhang Ruochen.

Right then, even Su Qingling realized something was amiss. She was no longer as happy as before and instead grew worried.

This wasn't a martial challenge.

This was a life-or-death fight.

Zhang Ruochen stood at the edge of the cliff and steadied himself. He circulated his Holy Qi and suppressed the bubbling Blood Qi inside of him.

Faced with the overpowering palm force, he didn't have any fear on his face. His eyes sharpened instead.

The Way of Truth was indeed an ancient way and squashed the other saintly ways, but Time and Space were ancient ways too.

Zhang Ruochen grabbed in the sky. The space before him became distorted instantly.

Wu Hao's palm force hit the distorted space. Instantly, the bounding power flew out from Zhang Ruochen's side. It hit the clouds in the distance, sending them tumbling.

Zhang Ruochen shook his head, feeling a bit of regret.

"The spatial structure in the Heaven World is too stable. Even with my current attainments in space, I can only distort it slightly. If this was another world, I would be able to send the power back. No matter how strong Wu Hao's attack is, I could send it back to him."

But Zhang Ruochen was quite satisfied.

He could use spatial power to resolve Wu Hao's Way of Truth. This meant he wouldn't be defeated.

Boom.

Zhang Ruochen passed through the distorted space and struck with a palm.

Wu Hao's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly activated the saint armor. His hands transformed into two fiery clouds and he defended himself.

Suddenly, the space became distorted again. Zhang Ruochen's palm force dodged Wu Hao's arms and hit him squarely in the chest.

But Zhang Ruochen didn't humiliate Wu Hao too much. He pulled back part of the force. Wu Hao fell from the sky and quickly balanced himself. He landed steadily on the ground and wasn't hurt, other than the pain in his chest.

"They're both ancient ways. Why can Zhang Ruochen's Way of Space fully suppress my Way of Truth?"

Wu Hao had always been the strongest Saint in Guanghan Field, so he naturally felt proud.

Even though Zhang Ruochen had crushed all his enemies in Zuling Field, Wu Hao only felt that he'd relied on outer strength to become so strong. If they really fought, he wouldn't be weaker than Zhang Ruochen.

Wu Hao didn't know that he was only a cultivator of the Way of Truth and his knowledge of it was still very basic.

On the other hand, Zhang Ruochen was a spatial controller.

Only a truth controller would be able to counter Zhang Ruochen's spatial tactics.

Wu Hao wasn't satisfied, so he attacked again.

"Souls of Ten Ancestors."

Behind him, ten huge figures appeared. Like ten mountains, they radiated with ancient and divine auras.

Those were ten Supreme Saint elders of the Wu Family.

Wu Hao had top talent, so he was naturally protected by the ancestors of the Wu Family. The portion of their soul powers left in the temple was fused into Wu Hao and accompanied him as he grew up.

When he activated the power of the ten ancestor souls, Wu Hao would be able to fight with someone with a Supreme Complete Body Constitution.

Unfortunately, the Souls of Ten Ancestors had just appeared when Zhang Ruochen already used the Spatial Move. He used it eight times in a row, leaving behind nine shadows. Finally, he stopped before Wu Hao.

Wu Hao's vision was covered with Zhang Ruochen's figure. Lips trembling, he went to attack.

Roar!

Zhang Ruochen attacked like lightning. A golden dragon flew out of his palm, hitting Wu Hao. The Souls of Ten Ancestors broke apart into strands of mist.

Wu Hao's organs all cracked open. He stumbled back pathetically and finally lowered himself onto one knee hundreds of feet away. Blood flowed out of his lips, dripping onto the ground.

Drip, drop, drip, drop.

There were specks of blood on the ground.

Wu Hao's eyes were very sharp and he continued to circulate Holy Qi.

But as soon as he tried, he felt stabbing pain in his abdomen. After checking, he realized that his meridians and Holy Meridians had all been damaged.

If he continued to fight forcefully, his injuries would only worsen.

"I failed just like this?"

Wu Hao clenched his fists. He had complicated feelings—humiliation, pain, helplessness, and also hatred toward Zhang Ruochen.

With today's fight, Zhang Ruochen crushed his ego.

Wu Hao had a noble dream and wanted to revive Guanghan Field.

This was a very difficult path and needed strong talent and abilities as support.

But before he could display anything, he'd lost to someone of his own age. This made him realize that he couldn't realize his dream with his own talent and abilities.

He couldn't even defeat Zhang Ruochen. How could he revive Guanghan Field?

This was the cruel reality!

"Priest… Such powerful moves. Today, I…lost to you…"

Wu Hao tried to make himself seem not like a sore loser. He wiped away the blood on his lips and squeezed out a smile.

To outsiders, Wu Hao didn't seem to care about the results of this battle. He looked very casual and he was still friends with Zhang Ruochen.

"You used the Souls of Ten Ancestors earlier," Zhang Ruochen said. "It gave me great pressure and forced me to fight with all my might, so I couldn't control my power…"

Wu Hao quickly stopped Zhang Ruochen. "No need to explain. If you didn't use your full power, then you'd be looking down on me."

Seeing that Zhang Ruochen and Wu Hao didn't end their friendship, Su Qingling and Mu Lingxi were all relieved.

"Even though the Priest cultivates the Way of Time and Space," Wu Hao continued, "the Way of Truth is also very powerful and the spots are very precious. I think you should visit the Truth Godly Palace."

Zhang Ruochen replied without even thinking, "Using the Rules of Truth can help multiply a saint spell's power. I'll go to the Truth Godly Palace just for this."

Wu Hao smiled again. "Then it's set. One month from now, we'll go to the Truth Godly Palace together. During this month, I will cultivate as hard as possible. If I have another breakthrough, I'll come fight with you again."

"It's just friendly competition."

Zhang Ruochen smiled and nodded. He was about to send them off.

Suddenly, the hair on the back of his neck stood up and all his meridians were pulled taut. He felt two horrible bursts of murderous Qi spread out. Horrible waves of power came toward him.

"Who is it?"

Zhang Ruochen turned quickly. The Abyss Ancient Sword instantly appeared in his hands.

The two bursts of murderous Qi came from the two first-step Saint King elders. Their eyes turned dark purple as if they'd suddenly transformed into evil demons.

"Die!"

One of the elders held a bloody sword and drew a circle before him, enveloping Zhang Ruochen's body.

The other elder clenched his hands into claws and a dark shadow appeared behind him. It was like a Ghost King dancing.

"This…"

This sudden change shocked everyone.

After all, the two first step Saint King elders were famous in Guanghan Field. The Wu Ancestor had sent them to protect these prides of Guanghan Field.

Why did these two renowned elders suddenly change and try to kill Zhang Ruochen?

Wu Hao was very clear about their abilities. They'd become Saint Kings 100 years ago. Though they were stuck on the first step, they had great accumulations.

With Wu Hao's level as a half-step Saint King, he wasn't confident in defeating either of them.

Seeing the two attack Zhang Ruochen at the same time, he was very surprised, but he also grew a bit excited. With their abilities, it wouldn't be hard to kill Zhang Ruochen.

But…

As soon as Wu Hao got this idea, he saw Zhang Ruochen pick up the Abyss Ancient Sword and send one of the elders flying horizontally.

Whoosh!

Zhang Ruochen attacked once again. This time, wind screamed through the entire Yuanxu Peak. The wind forces wrapped around the sword and forced another elder to the ground.

Before the two elders could attack again, Zhang Ruochen struck out with two Saint-binding Chains and tied up their bodies.

"How is this possible?"

Wu Hao widened his eyes, feeling disbelief at this scene. Zhang Ruochen had taken down two strong first step Saint Kings with just a few moves.

This is his true level. Earlier, he was going easy on me.

Wu Hao's eyes grew dull. He dug his nails inside his palms, feeling even more humiliated.

Earlier, he'd still had hope that he could work hard and have a chance at defeating Zhang Ruochen. After witnessing Zhang Ruochen's true abilities, he felt extremely hopeless.

Zhang Ruochen is too strong. I won't be able to defeat him even if I work hard for my entire life.

He swallowed his spit. Murderous intent grew in him.

But he hid it deep within and didn't reveal it.

Zhang Ruochen locked the two first step Saint Kings onto Supreme Saint Manjian's statue. With his hands behind his back, he studied them. "These two seniors seem to be controlled by some strange power."

Wen Shucheng, Ling Mi, Mu Lingxi, and Su Qingling used physical techniques and streaked over, appearing under the stone statue.

Of them all, Wen Shucheng was the most learned. He quickly discovered something wrong and his face paled. Voice trembling, he said, "Could it be…the taboo spell of Soul Field, the Soul-Control Technique?"