Chapter 300: Chapter 307 Sun Shadow Blazing Eye! Sword
Riding the Dragon Snake! (Fourth Update)
Translator: 549690339
Could he really be attempting to inscribe a new Essence Inscription?
Upon hearing Han Yan’er’s murmuring, everyone present was taken aback.
Reinscribing the original essence inscription was undoubtedly difficult and achieving the same effect as before was even more complex.
However, compared to this, creating a new essence inscription was virtually unheard of. No one had ever succeeded in inscribing a completely new essence inscription on a stele that already held one. This would be a counteractive force, challenging the energy emitted by the original inscription. If the new inscription’s essence was more vast and expansive, it might, just maybe, be able to cover some of the original energy.
Yet, if he was careless and the newly inscribed essence was overshadowed by the original, Yang Zhen would inevitably be rebounded by the inscription’s power. The least that would happen was injury, but the worst could damage his foundations. This was an alarming prospect.
Everyone looked at Yang Zhen in astonishment, especially the City Master of Ice Martial City. It was only now that he truly realized how challenging the task before Yang Zhen was.
The emotions on the City Master’s face fluctuated, he was torned about wanting to stop Yang Zhen from facing this danger alone but also allowing him to try.
Seeing that Yang Zhen had yet to move, the City Master’s turmoil increased.
Han Jingtian laughed heartily and patted the City Master’s shoulder and said, “Don’t worry too much, City Master. We must believe that Yang has a plan. If he can do it, he will surely try his best. If he can’t, I believe that given his nature, he won’t force things.”
Upon hearing Han Jingtian’s words, the City Master felt enlightened and appeared relieved. But he cast an odd glance at Yang Zhen nonetheless.
Exactly. Given Yang Zhen’s cunning temperament, would he have done something so rash? Looking back at Yang Zhen’s past experiences, he had always been calm and collected. His worries were entirely unnecessary.
Even more than that, considering Yang Zhen’s characteristic style and nature, along with his recent actions in the City Master’s house, the City Master’s lips twitched and his worries began to fade. He became curious about what Yang Zhen would do.
At that moment, there was a thunderous explosion from Yang Zhen. A flood of essence energy suddenly erupted from him. The golden inscriptions that permeated from him gleamed and spread out, almost covering the entire ancestral stele.
Boom !
Rumbling sounds echoed through the sky, as deep and profound as great chanting. Yang Zhen, however, seemed integral and casually strolled around the ancestral stele, with the Sun Shadow Sword in his hand.
Seeing this sudden turn of events, everyone looked on in surprise.
Almost everyone there had been challenged by Yang Zhen before. They knew he had perfected his image consolidation and control of the Earth Essence, but they never imagined that he possessed such profound skill in the domain of essence inscription, causing them to be startled.
Especially Han Yan’er, upon witnessing this scene, she had a look of bewilderment in her eyes, sprinkled with a hint of doubt.
As for Han Yan’er, someone devoted to the Tiaoist path, Yang Zhen’s eclectic approach to cultivation seemed childlike.
Under such circumstances, it was common to see people bite off more than they could chew – how had Yang Zhen managed to reach such a level?
Not only Yang Zhen’s overall strength but his talents and achievements in various aspects had surprised everyone present.
While everyone gasped in surprise, Yang Zhen suddenly leaped forward. A cloud formed beneath his feet, radiating with True Essence, suspending Yang Zhen in mid-air.
Hum- !
With a wave of his hand, the Sun Shadow Sword suddenly surged with a mighty energy. Golden lights shot out like a scorching sun, causing people to squint their eyes involuntarily.
However, beneath this glow, Han Yan’er didn’t squint her eyes but instead widened them. She stared at Yang Zhen with an astonished expression, her petite cherry lips agape in surprise.
“Sun Shadow Blazing Eye!”
Han Yan’er murmured in a daze, staring at Yang Zhen in disbelief.
With surprise, Han Jingtian looked over as he asked Han Yan’er, “Is this the Sun Shadow Blazing Eye?”
Han Yan’er nodded and, for the first time, looked at Yang Zhen with admiration saying, “Yang Zhen’s talent in cultivation is truly enviable.”
Hearing this, Han Jingtian wore a puzzled look as he looked at Han Yan’er, marveling, “In this world, it’s rare to find someone that even you admire.”
Han Yan’er’s face was slightly red as she shook her head and admitted, “It was just that Yan’er was too arrogant before, but…”
As she spoke, Han Yan’er stared at Yang Zhen insisting, “This despicable fellow, with such high talent, he chose a complex path of cultivation instead, as though, he wants to accomplish perfection in all the Three Thousand Great Tiaoist. With his such talent, if he concentrated in cultivation, he might be nearing the breakthrough to Divine Travel Realm already!”
Dumbfounded, Han Jingtian laughed and shook his head, “Naturally, it’s impossible to reach the saint level in all Three Thousand Great Dao. That’s simply wishful thinking.”
“But Yang Zhen, he…” Han Yan’er’s face was filled with hesitation, “What is he really thinking?”
Both stood there speechless for a moment. Just then, Yang Zhen suddenly shouted. His arm moved agilely like a dragon, the sword buzzing like a blazing sun. Following a loud crash, the energized inscription erupted. The Sun Shadow Sword slashed at the ancestral monument, leaving behind a series of ravines. Countless energized inscriptions attached themselves to it, radiating a bright glow and emanating an overwhelming aura.
“Young friend Yang is really going to inscribe a completely new energized inscription!” The Ice Martial City’s City Lord exclaimed in amazement, staring nervously at the movement of Yang Zhen’s hand.
The others also jumped in fright and quickly focused on the long sword in Yang Zhen’s hand.
Buzz—!
A hum sounded and amidst the flipping sword, rubble ceaselessly fell. The surging energized inscriptions in mid-air began to shake violently, each of them converging onto Yang Zhen’s long sword.
At this point, Yang Zhen stood alone in mid-air, one hand behind his back and the other gracefully inscribing with his sword like a pen. His movements were natural yet powerful, leaving the audience in stunned admiration.
On the about thirty-feet-tall ancestral monument, Yang Zhen was planning to inscribe just a single character in the upper half. This greatly startled everyone present.
“A substantial energized inscription that spans half of it, young friend Yang plans to completely overshadow it with a single character, this… how is that possible?”
“This is beyond imagination, utterly beyond imagination. This old man has truly learned something new today!”
“This… good, very good. A magnificent character, ‘True’, inscribed with the grace of a soaring dragon. Mighty and full of energy. When I saw it, even my comprehension of the Tiaoist details were slightly shaken.”
“True?” The white-bearded elder craned his neck to get a better look at the character ‘True’ inscribed by Yang Zhen, hesitating as he asked, “Is young friend Yang planning to inscribe ‘Truth’?”
The black-bearded elder shook his head saying, “I feel otherwise. ‘Truth’ conveys deep implications, but it can’t compare to the more apt ‘True Feelings’ in the context.”
Han Jingtian glanced at the black-bearded elder, and after some contemplation, said, “In my opinion, ‘True Feelings’ is not sufficient to express young friend Yang’s open-hearted demeanor and setting. ‘True Realm’, on the other hand, is rather fitting to Yang Zhen’s current state.”
“True… True…” The Ice Martial City City Lord murmured to himself with growing excitement, “Discard the false and uphold the true, such a profound concept! But, what character does he plan to inscribe next?”
Everyone was anticipating the next character from Yang Zhen who did not keep them waiting for long.
His sword danced in the air, and once Yang Zhen finished his inscription, he abruptly ducked down. With the grace of a dragon, the large character ‘Fragrant’ appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Truly Fragrant!
Everyone was struck aghast, looking at each other with bewilderment.
“Truly Fragrant?” The Ice Martial City City Lord asked, his expression filled with confusion.. He turned to the others asking, “Gentlemen, what could ‘Truly Fragrant’ possibly mean?”