Chapter 120: The Yellow and Black Rings Unleash Their Power

  Dazzling, majestic and terrifying sword light, whizzing and rushing towards Chen Huan with a loud whoosh, the sword light contained terrifying thunderbolts, rumbling and churning, once it hit Chen Huan, it would be the moment of its explosion!

  "Give me a break!"

  At the moment when everyone was shocked, Chen Huan's body shone with electric light, but he was fearless. With a shake of his palm, a dull and iron-like ring appeared in his hand. Along with his loud shout, the ring shook and suddenly emitted a colorful glow, changing rapidly and layer by layer, enveloping the incoming sword lights!

  "Lingbao? Foolish! Heavenly Thunder Incinerates Body, Explode!"

  A cold and gloomy wind howled in anger, a loud shout was heard, the precious sword in hand shook violently, and the terrifying sword light that contained the power of thunder and lightning suddenly exploded!

  Crack crack!

  A thick and powerful thunderbolt suddenly burst out of the seven-colored ring, about to strike Chen Heng's body!

  "Welcome!"

  Chen Hao's figure solidified in mid-air, his single hand raised the ring to greet him. The small ring suddenly expanded dozens of times with a "hum" sound, and its seven-colored light became even more dazzling, instantly blocking out the thunder. The seven-colored light of the ring grew stronger, emitting strands of different colored light that poured into Chen Hao's brow!

  Ka ka ka... Rumble rumble rumble... Between Chen Huan and Yin Feng Han, it was like a purgatory of thunder and waves, but beside Chen Huan, the wind was calm and peaceful. Only the purest five-elemental energy continuously merged into Chen Huan's brow, causing his body to radiate intense seven-colored light!

  "What kind of spiritual treasure is this? It's incredibly powerful..."

  "How is this possible? Chen Hao also has a spiritual treasure?! Heaven...!"

  Bursts of cheers erupted from the stands, with gazes fixed on Chen Huan, who stood tall and proud, radiating a dazzling seven-colored glow. It was as if they couldn't believe their eyes - in their original thoughts, Chen Huan should have been reduced to ashes by Lei Jian's terrifying thunder sword. But now, that fearsome thunderbolt light seemed unable to harm Chen Huan in the slightest. What's more astonishing was that the scene before them appeared as though Chen Huan had converted his opponent's thunder energy into pure five-elemental energy through the mysterious ring in his hand, and then absorbed it into himself.

  "Is it rotating the five elements?"

  The masters on the rostrum, including the head of the arbitration team, were so shocked that they crushed their tea cups in their hands and stood up, staring at this stunning scene.

  The vast majority of people just guessed that Chen Hao would merge the Thunder Force into his body, but as the leader of the Arbitration Group, a high-ranking Martial Saint, he was very clear. That seemingly ordinary ring was absolutely a top-grade spiritual treasure within the Martial Saint realm.

  No one knew that such a scene would occur, and even Chen Hao himself had not anticipated it.

  At the time when Chen Huan obtained the Xuan Huang Ring, he was only at the Wu Huang boundary and wanted to urge the Xuan Huang Ring to fight, which was not something he could do on his own, requiring a large amount of Five Elements Spirit Pills to be burned in order to make it possible.

  But after entering the Wu Emperor's realm and comprehending the mysteries of yin and yang in the ruins, he cultivated his body into a Nine-Turned Heavenly Yang Body. The five-element spiritual roots within him that had been understood but not truly refined were now fully refined to three-tenths, and he gained a deeper understanding of the operation of the five elements. Although he still couldn't unleash the true power of the Xuan Huang Ring, he could now activate it with his own strength.

  So, when facing the attack of the strong and fierce spirit treasure, Yin Feng Han Jiu Tian Lei Jian, he had to urge the Xuan Huang Ring to resist. However...he did not expect that after the Xuan Huang Ring withstood the terrifying thunderbolt, it was not shaken off, but swallowed!

  Others couldn't sense it, but Chen Huan clearly sensed that the innate Five Elements energy in the Xuan Huang Ring suddenly engulfed the thunder and broke its balance. In an instant, it began to circulate the Five Elements, with Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth generating their respective attributes at a speed of thousands of revolutions per second. With each turn, the violently increasing Thunder attribute energy would disappear by a thread, and the Five Elements balance would recover by a bit.

  Xuan Huang ring swallowed and absorbed, but the enhanced five-element energy was transmitted directly to Chen Hao without any leftovers.

  Hiss... The majestic five-element energy was like the Yangtze and Yellow rivers surging into Chen Huan's body, stimulating his meridians and dantian. Chen Huan, who seemed to be standing proudly like a heavenly god, was actually far from being as relaxed as he appeared on the surface. In this battle, he had to infuse most of his spirit into refining the five-element energy.

  Chen Hao deeply understood that this was the gap brought by the boundary. If he had already become a Martial Saint, he would not have faced such difficulties.

  The scorching pain made Chen Huan's meridians and dantian seem to burn, fortunately, Chen Huan had experienced the tempering of the Nine Turns Heavenly Yang Secret, his physical body had become incredibly powerful.

  "How is this possible? How is this possible? I'm going to kill you!"

  The dark wind was cold and sharp, the angry roar transcended the boundaries, urging the Lingbao Jiuxiao Tianlei Sword. It was an extremely exhausting thing to use one's vital energy to wield the sword. He had thought that once the sword was out, he would be able to absolutely kill Chen Huan, but now, Chen Huan had actually used a small ring to forcefully block his terrifying sword light. What kind of Lingbao was this ring, and how could it be so powerful?

  In a state of extreme fear, Yin Feng Han knew that if things continued like this, he would die from exhaustion before he could even kill Chen Huan. How could he dare to continue like this?

  A heart-wrenching, lung-splitting roar, the dark wind and cold suddenly linked his spirit with the Jiuxiao Tianlei Sword to the extreme, energy, essence, and spirit bursting out instantly, either you die or I perish!

  One sword.

  Victory or defeat hangs in the balance of this one sword.

  With this sword out, he will no longer have any combat power!

  Hiss! Rumble!

  The Nine Heavens Thunder Sword, condensed from the accumulation of Yin Feng Han's lifelong cultivation and essence, merged with him as one, transforming into a divine dragon condensed from lightning, whistling as it charged towards Chen Huan with dazzling heavenly might.

  "Pffft!"

  Suddenly, the violently surging energy increased several times over, causing Chen Huan to stumble backward and spit out a mouthful of blood essence. However, his eyes didn't even flicker, becoming even colder and more tranquil instead. Suddenly, he tightly grasped the Xuan-Yellow Ring with both hands and let out a clear, long whistle that shook the heavens and earth. In an instant, Chen Huan also infused all of his vital energy into the Xuan-Yellow Ring. After a brief moment, Chen Huan felt his entire body's strength being completely drained away.

  Ka... Boom, boom, boom... A terrifying explosion shook the sky and earth, blocking out the sun, and a storm of terror suddenly appeared within a thousand feet. The trees in the distance snapped and rose into the air. If it weren't for the palace buildings being infused with arrays, they would probably have collapsed.

  Yin Feng Han advanced, Chen Huan retreated. Yin Feng Han's hands grasped the treasured sword tightly, the sword tip pointing at Chen Huan. It had already been inserted halfway into the Xuan Huang ring from the middle, only a little over a foot away from Chen Huan's hands that were also grasping the Xuan Huang ring, and was slowly closing in.

  It's about to be decided who wins and loses, and one of them will inevitably die or get injured!

  In the depths of the Xuanwu Empire's Xinxiu Hall, an old man sat cross-legged, suspended in mid-air. However, what was strange was that there wasn't a single ripple or fluctuation of energy around him, as if he had merged with the heavens and earth, drifting gently with the slight movements of the air and dust.

  The old man's hair was white as snow, but his face looked youthful. His eyes seemed to be closed, yet not quite. A faint smile played on the corners of his mouth, and his palms rested casually on his thighs.

  Anyone who sees this scene will feel as if the old man is floating on water or standing in a auspicious cloud.

  The universe is me, I am the universe, perfectly natural... An old man who was deeply immersed in the mysteries of the universe suddenly heard a loud "whoosh" at the entrance of the grand hall. The doors burst open and a strong gust of wind rushed in, causing the entire palace to shake violently. With a sudden "swish", the old man was blown away by the wind, becoming one with the air, dancing freely on the breeze.

  Just as the old man was about to hit the wall, he suddenly opened his eyes, furrowed his white eyebrows, and stopped moving, standing still.

  "What a huge fluctuation... Is there such a strong player in the vassal state newcomer selection competition?" The old man said with a slightly surprised expression.

  As soon as the words fell, they instantly vanished into thin air in the great hall.

  "I really didn't expect that these two people would both have spiritual treasures, and they're not bad ones either. Yang Fan, who do you think will win?"

  On the viewing platform, the two young men who had commented on Chen Hao before appeared at the edge of the platform again. Among them, the chief of Qinglong Hall, a handsome and elegant young man, was no longer leaning lazily against the railing like last time, but stood upright like a sword, his eyes shining with sharp light, watching Chen Hao and Yin Fenghan's final blow. He knew very well that whoever couldn't hold on first would be the one to die.

  The youth named Yang Fan was precisely that slender and ordinary-looking young man who would disappear into the crowd, the number one disciple of the White Tiger Hall. Just like his name, but if anyone were to take him for a true commoner, they might die without even knowing how they died.

  "It's hard to say... but Chen Hao's chances are higher, I suppose."

  "Oh? I think Yin Feng Han will win! And there's still three inches..."

  "Want to take a gamble?"

  "Alright, same old rules!"

  "Haha...... you're definitely going to lose" Yang Fan smiled slightly and said: "Yin Feng Han has already lost his rationality, relying solely on the explosive attacks of his obsession, he won't be able to hold on for much longer. And Chen Hao has been passively defending until now, more importantly, look at Chen Hao's expression, especially his eyes! From start to finish, he hasn't lost his calm... my intuition tells me that he isn't fighting with his life on the line! Just you wait and see, although it's a matter of three inches... oh no, now it's two inches, but I believe that Yin Feng Han will ultimately be unable to land a hit on Chen Hao..."

  "Your theories are always so elaborate, let's wait and see, the outcome will be decided in just two minutes at most. Whoever wins, it has piqued my interest in this newcomer competition..."

  "Is it just a little?"

  "How much more? Do you think they can defeat me?"

  "It may not be possible now. But don't forget, the Imperial Newcomer Tournament is three months away. Yin Feng Han doesn't count for much, but that Chen Huan...” Yang Fan narrowed his eyes and shook his head, continuing: "He's only a fifth-grade Martial Emperor, yet he has such strength, the room for improvement is... hmm?"

  Yang Fan said halfway through, his calm expression suddenly revealed a hint of surprise, and his small eyes instantly shone with a sharp light, looking up at the void!