Chapter 836, Ju Jia Is Furious

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

At the thought of this, Lan Zi Yi stopped hesitating. She clasped her sabers together, and they became one.

 

While Lu Ye had a trump card, it wasn’t like she didn’t have one.

 

To begin with, her sabers were pretty long. Even Lu Ye’s Inviolable Saber was shorter by around 40 per cent. It was difficult for an average cultivator to use such weapons. Only a tall woman like Lan Zi Yi could easily wield them.

 

Now, the two sabers had become one. Although there wasn’t a difference in length, the blade had become thicker. The Golden Corpse King’s body was sturdy, so an average attack couldn’t harm him one bit. As such, Lan Zi Yi had decided to strengthen her weapon’s lethality. However, she would have to sacrifice a certain degree of speed by doing so. She took a deep breath as her chest heaved. Her blade suddenly radiated a dazzling glow and engulfed her. The next moment, she slashed at the Golden Corpse King at the most opportune time when the opponent was tangled up with Ju Jia and couldn’t divert his attention.

 

With a clang, the Golden Corpse King was forced to lower his figure. When Lan Zi Yi saw the spot where her weapon had struck, her eyes brightened, for she had finally hurt this powerful enemy. Although it was only a small wound, she had indeed harmed the Golden Corpse King, and that was enough. As long as she could harm him, she stood a chance of killing him. It was unlike how she saw no hope at all earlier.

 

Ju Jia was sent flying away again. A great sense of danger gripped Lan Zi Yi. The injured Golden Corpse King was furious and shifted his attention to her. The next moment, he extended his hand towards her chest. Faced with the fierce attack, Lan Zi Yi charged forward instead of retreating as though she was worried she wouldn’t get killed sooner. She stepped forward and lifted her saber before bringing it down again. It wasn’t that she wasn’t afraid of death. She had seen Lu Ye’s movements from the corner of her eye, so she believed the man wouldn’t disappoint her.

 

Just as the Golden Corpse King’s hand was only centimetres away from her chest, a fiery Saber Light arrived and changed the course of his attack. The Golden Corpse King’s hand skirted past Lan Zi Yi’s top and tore away a piece of her clothes, revealing the golden armour beneath her top.

 

The heavy saber struck the Golden Corpse King’s shoulder. Furious at the violent attack, the Golden Corpse King swept his palm towards Lan Zi Yi.

 

Not daring to take the attack lightly, the woman quickly retreated, but the wind that the palm carried still hurt her belly, causing her to grunt. Before the Golden Corpse King could make another move, Lu Ye struck him with his saber.

 

He was continuously blessed with Bloodrage, which increasingly strengthened his power. Initially, he couldn’t even take one attack from the Golden Corpse King, but he was able to do that now, though with some difficulty. Although he would still be driven off, he wouldn’t be put in a difficult position anymore.

 

During the battle, he augmented his soul and scanned his surroundings. The Golden Corpse King was strangely powerful. When the eight of them were surrounded by the corpses a while back, Lu Ye had a brief exchange of moves with the Golden Corpse King. Although he was indeed formidable, he wasn’t this powerful.

 

That was the reason Lu Ye was ready to go and kill the Golden Corpse King by taking only Ju Jia with him. If the Golden Corpse King had showcased such an incredible power at that time, they would’ve lost their lives with the exception of Lu Ye. Even so, he didn’t have the confidence that he could escape unscathed. After all, besides the Golden Corpse King, they were also surrounded by countless corpses. During the battle, Lu Ye noticed the crux of the problem. There must be something in this hall that could strengthen the Golden Corpse King’s power, and it was a significant improvement.

 

Lan Zi Yi said that the Golden Corpse King was waiting there to launch a final battle and announce to the world his imminent demise as a king, but it wasn’t the truth. Only when the Golden Corpse King was in this hall could he use a power far greater than his own. If he left this place, he would be less powerful than he actually was.

 

[What is it?] Although Lu Ye had fully augmented his senses, he was unable to get to the bottom of it. He could only faintly feel an invisible force streaming into the Golden Corpse King’s body. Soon enough, the light of hope behind Lan Zi Yi’s eyes went out. In this battle, all three of them had fully activated their powers, but they had only caused the Golden Corpse King some insignificant harm. These wounds could never kill the Golden Corpse King.

 

Although she hated to admit it, she acknowledged that she had oversimplified things.

 

Initially, she thought as Lu Ye’s power continued to rise, they would be able to defeat the Golden Corpse King. However, it had come to a point where she realised that there was a limit to Lu Ye’s improvement. Certainly, he was more strengthful and agile in casting his attacks than before. Despite that, he could only deal with the Golden Corpse King with difficulty, and he definitely couldn’t defeat him.

 

Among the three of them, Lu Ye was the main person responsible for attacking the Golden Corpse King. There was nothing much Lan Zi Yi could do apart from distracting the Golden Corpse King. On the other hand, Ju Jia was the punching bag. Regardless of how battered he was, he would pounce on the enemy and get punched over and over again. Nevertheless, if even Lu Ye couldn’t achieve much in this battle, how were they supposed to kill the Golden Corpse King?

 

“Lu Yi Ye, we can’t make it!” Lan Zi Yi said through clenched teeth during the battle. Since they were unable to eliminate the Golden Corpse King, they’d better retreat sooner. Otherwise, they would fall into danger.

 

Ignoring her, Lu Ye continued to move around and contend with the Golden Corpse King. The benefits the Bloodrage Glyph could bring had hit the ceiling. Lan Zi Yi was right to think that the Glyph could no longer bring Lu Ye further enhancement. However, he had another stronger trump card at the ready, and he was well-prepared after such a long battle. Amber, which had been silently intertwining its vitality and Spiritual Power with those of Lu Ye while crouching on his shoulder, was ready as well.

 

But before Lu Ye found the reason why the Golden Corpse King was so powerful, he wouldn’t dare use the trump card. That was because he had to pay a price for enjoying the benefits brought to him by Bloodrage. His physical strength and Spiritual Power were being drained rapidly. If he used another stronger trump card, he could replenish his Spiritual Power with his Spirit Storage Ring, but he couldn’t restore his physical strength in an instant.

 

When that happened, he had to kill the Golden Corpse King in the shortest time possible. Otherwise, he would be at risk of losing his life.

 

Therefore, he had been looking for the reason why the Golden Corpse King could strengthen his power. As long as he found it, he could flare up and get into a life-and-death battle with him. But now, it seemed that he couldn’t achieve his goal.

 

Just as Lu Ye was ready to heed Lan Zi Yi’s advice and retreat, the Golden Corpse King suddenly said, “How dare ants like you be so impudent!”

 

The Golden Corpse King was incensed that he hadn’t managed to kill any one of them after such a long battle.

 

He was fully aware of how powerful the cultivators in the Peerless Continent were. Before meeting the team of eight people from Jiu Zhou, he could never imagine that there existed such powerful cultivators in this world.

 

He suddenly fell into a dazed state, thinking that the outside world might have changed a lot after he went into hibernation for too long.

 

Regardless of the reason, he had been tangled up with these people for a long time when he thought he could easily defeat them. That was why he was enraged.

 

Following that, he opened his mouth and growled, but an even more deafening growl was heard the next moment. Ju Jia, who was sent flying away earlier, madly pounced on the Golden Corpse King. Presently, he was engulfed in a layer of blood mist, and the surge of Spiritual Power made his already towering figure larger. He now looked even taller and sturdier.

 

His unkempt hair stood on end as though some lightning was wandering around it. He usually looked simple-minded and honest, but his eyes were bloodshot now.

 

He was like an ancient beast that had broken free from a cage, ready to vent his anger. After fending off an attack from the Golden Corpse King, Lu Ye retreated and got ready to make another move. But when he saw Ju Jia, he was shocked, for he had never seen the man looking like this before. He wondered what went wrong. After taking a glance at him, he furrowed his brows. [Is this guy mad?]

 

Indeed, Ju Jia was furious. He wasn’t mad because he was hurt. As a Body-tempering Cultivator, he was supposed to be the first to pounce on his enemy and always be there to protect his companions. However, he was repeatedly sent flying away. That was why he was furious. As a Body-tempering Cultivator, he could be hurt or even killed, but he couldn’t be so far away from the enemy.

 

It was what the Body-tempering Cultivators in Jiu Zhou were most proud of, and it was a also belief they held onto. Body-tempering Cultivators were supposed to face their enemies head-on. If even they were warded off, who would protect their companions?

 

Ju Jia hadn’t come into contact with many people before, but when he followed Sima Yang around to make a living, the man had repeatedly taught him this.

 

That was what Ju Jia had been doing over the years. When he contended with his enemies alongside his companions, his body was the most reliable barrier for them.

 

Although Sima Yang was a terrible guy who had been clinging onto Ju Jia like a parasite, making use of him to earn cultivation resources, he had taught him well on this matter.

 

Now, faced with a powerful enemy like the Golden Corpse King, Ju Jia was repeatedly sent flying away. He didn’t have the lethal moves that Lu Ye could use, nor was he as dexterous as Lan Zi Yi. If he couldn’t even put his greatest strength to good use, what was the point of him persevering and cultivating over the years?

 

When he thought of that, he was infuriated.

 

The hall that was now in ruins trembled suddenly. For every step Ju Jia took, the ground would shake violently. Presently, he was like a mountain instead of a Human as he carried with him a hefty weight.

 

Lu Ye was surprised. He didn’t know what was going on with Ju Jia, but it seemed that this guy had learned an incredible new skill while being furious.

 

He could feel that Ju Jia’s Spiritual Power intertwined with the World Spiritual Qi around him. That was the reason he looked hefty. It wasn’t that he was indeed as heavy as a mountain. He was able to achieve that by making use of the World Spiritual Qi around him.

 

That seemed to be an amazing Secret Technique.

 

It was just like what happened after Lu Ye installed the Divine Opportunity Column in the City of Wuyuan in Silver Snake Valley. After the Divine Opportunity Column connected with the ley lines, the cultivators from the five major Families could never pull it out. It wasn’t that the Divine Opportunity Column couldn’t be removed, but in order to do that, the entire ley lines would have to be destroyed as well.