Unlike Qin Shi Huang's imperial majesty, Zhang Sanfeng's aura was ethereal and transcendent, as if he were about to shatter the void at any moment, transform into a celestial being, and join the ranks of immortals.
"Master!" Zhang Cuishan exclaimed instinctively, feeling that his master was about to ascend to heaven.
"My God," Song Yuanqiao couldn't remain calm, his eyes wide, "Could it be that Master has already achieved perfect merit and is about to return to heaven to become the True Martial Emperor?"
He glanced instinctively behind the group of Wudang disciples, where disciples from other prestigious sects were also staring in disbelief at the scene. "No wonder Master brought Wudang along with those other... well, those disciples from other sects whom Master calls 'international students'."
Saeko Busujima gripped her katana tightly, covering it with Armament Haki. Her brows furrowed, and her voice was somewhat puzzled. "I'm using my full Observation Haki to observe... but something feels off, yet I can't quite pinpoint the problem."
"I thought I was the only one who felt this way. So you think so too?" Huang Rong seemed thoughtful, a look of doubt appearing on her face. "Then...where exactly is the enemy?"
“It will happen eventually,” Gu Xun’er said calmly and unhurriedly, but in reality she was fully controlling her internal fighting spirit. “Anything can happen before Mr. Zhang Sanfeng completes the sacrifice.”
The Sword Immortal remained calm and took another swig of wine, muttering, "Not being able to drink in the council... it's really uncomfortable."
Su Han's expression was serious. His Observation Haki also sensed something was wrong, but he couldn't pinpoint the enemy's location for the time being...
This is very strange.
After all, Saeko Busujima and the others might not have high levels of Observation Haki, but Su Han's Observation Haki had already reached its peak, and he also had the boost from his own spiritual cultivation.
"It seems we'll need to use some additional methods." Su Han narrowed his eyes, communicating with the mist space through the mist portal in his mind and using the mist space's observation permissions. Afterward, he understood many things.
A terrifying and dazzling light erupted from his body, and a hammer materialized in his palm—the Clear Sky Hammer. At the same time, nine spirit rings rose behind him, all blood-red, representing their existence as terrifying beings of a hundred thousand years.
"Pfft, cough cough." The Drunken Sword Immortal almost spat out his wine upon seeing this scene, but even after managing to drink it down, he coughed violently. He stared blankly at the scene before him.
"What is this?" Saeko Busujima was also dumbfounded. She recognized the hammer in Su Han's hand, but said she couldn't understand it.
What's with those nine 100,000-year spirit rings behind you? The Clear Sky Hammer might have been given to Number Nine by the Council Speaker, but even if the spirit rings were given along with it... how come all of these spirit rings are over 100,000 years old? I can't understand it.
“It’s nothing,” Su Han said calmly. “It’s just a modification within the limits of the rules.”
Saeko Busujima's lips twitched. Within the rules' permitted range? So, a 100,000-year spirit ring can be modified at will... Considering the rarity of 100,000-year spirit rings in Douluo Continent, she was at a loss for words.
"Also, the enemy is coming." The moment Su Han finished speaking, a terrifying sense of oppression came from afar.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, dark clouds filled the sky, yet no rain fell, making it suffocating.
"What happened?" Yu Lianzhou's face was pale; he felt like he was suffocating.
The void before him distorted, and a monk in a robe appeared out of thin air. His smooth head and cheeks were covered in black patterns, and he wore a strange smile. His robe was also jet black.
His voice was solemn as he said, "This humble monk, Cheng Kun, greets you all."
"Cheng Kun, the Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand?" The Drunken Sword Immortal suddenly exclaimed, his face filled with astonishment and incomprehension. "How could it be him? And... why is his aura so powerful?"
The Sword Immortal felt an immense sense of threat emanating from the person before him, almost suffocating him. This was truly unbelievable.
“Because he is no longer the Cheng Kun he once was.” Su Han spoke calmly as he recounted the facts he had observed through the misty space. “He is now… a half-formed acquired evil god.”
"Previously, Cheng Kun's consciousness traveled to another martial arts world, where he obtained a wisp of the divinity of an evil god and continuously merged with it. In the end, he completely devoured and destroyed that martial arts world... Originally, he should have used this to truly become an acquired evil god, but what he transmigrated to was ultimately only his soul; the body he transmigrated to was not his own."
"He originally had a solution, such as completely abandoning his physical body... However, it just so happens that Zhang Sanfeng is now worshipping the world codenamed Yitian Tulong, which is like revealing his coordinates... In addition, he is a person of this world, so Cheng Kun returned in the process."
Su Han's voice was unhurried, "His soul can now be considered an acquired evil god... Even though he is burdened by his body, he is still half an acquired evil god. Although he chose to break free of his soul from another low-level martial arts world before... even if he became an evil god, it would still be the weakest kind."
Su Han stared at Cheng Kun across from him with great interest, feeling that fate was playing tricks on him.
"Next, Cheng Kun only needs to devour Zhang Sanfeng, and then devour this world as well... to allow his physical body to catch up with his soul. Barely enough, he can shed the label of the weakest acquired evil god?"
(End of this chapter)
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Chapter 239 The Evil God, Not to be Looked At Directly! The True Frenzy (Fifth Update)
After a brief pause, Su Han shook his head, looking rather disheartened. "Nominally an evil god... but actually he's a disgrace to those guys, not even as good as some evil god offspring from middle-level worlds."
By merging with the divinity of an evil god and hatching the world from an egg, one can indeed become an evil god, but the strength of the evil god is limited by the level of the initial world.
Based on Su Han's observations, Cheng Kun's true strength, in reality, is estimated to be above the God-King level. He's barely touched the edge of a Half-Saint... Of course, he can't destroy an entire planet, but he's enough to wipe out all civilizations on the surface.
Huang Rong's expression froze. She gleaned a terrifying message from Su Han's words. If one could merge with the divinity of an evil god, using the world as an egg to devour it, and then break free and enter the void… that would be a post-natal evil god?
Furthermore… a born evil god from a lower-level world might not be as powerful as the offspring of an evil god from a middle-level world? In other words, the level of a world is extremely important. A born evil god from a higher-level world, even if they have only just begun to break free from the world egg, could potentially possess terrifying strength.
Although all of this was just Huang Rong's guess, she felt that her guess was correct.
Cheng Kun, no longer as carefree as before, turned grim and stared intently at Su Han. "Interesting...too interesting."
"You actually know about me... even that my will has traveled to another world."
After a brief silence, Cheng Kun spoke in a low voice, "This humble monk has no ill intentions towards you. I am only targeting Zhang Sanfeng. Please give me some face."
It wasn't that he didn't want to take action, but rather that Su Han had exposed all his secrets, making him genuinely wary.
"Do you think it's possible?" Su Han casually remarked, and in the next instant, he was already beside him. The hammer in his hand crashed down.
Cheng Kun's pupils dilated suddenly. He only had time to raise his arm to block in front of his chest, but the moment he made contact with the hammer, his body exploded.
Dense, tiny cracks appeared in the void. This was not due to the air being shattered, but rather because even space itself could not withstand the pressure.
However, this terrifying attack, which in theory could destroy the entire Wudang Mountain or even the surrounding hundreds of miles, had no effect on the ground beneath its feet.
Because Su Han specifically used vector manipulation, he did not leak out any of his power.