Chapter 85

After using the "Heavenly God Protection" skill, Yang Zhen did not immediately attack. Instead, he added a few more status effects to himself.

"Raging Storm," Level 5, increases attack speed and movement speed by 60% for 30 minutes.

"Power of the Earth," Level 5, increases defense and health regeneration by 60% for 30 minutes.

After adding these three passive skills, Yang Zhen's overall strength increased dramatically. All his attributes increased by 60%, which was no small amount. This boost was quite astonishing, especially since Yang Zhen was already very powerful, with very high attributes. After this enhancement, even Yang Zhen himself could clearly feel the difference from a moment ago.

"I'm going to attack now!" Yang Zhen said, and then he transformed into a streak of light, charging towards the Dragon King.

Seeing the sudden appearance of Yang Zhen, the Dragon King was taken aback. He did not expect Yang Zhen's speed to have increased so much that even with his keen eyesight, he felt he could hardly keep up. The Dragon King did not dare to be careless and once again became vigilant, no longer underestimating Yang Zhen in the slightest.

"Clang!"

Yang Zhen and the Dragon King clashed weapons again. The Dragon King clearly felt that Yang Zhen's strength had increased significantly compared to before, almost matching that of his older brother, the Bull Demon King. This strange power—could it really be coming from this person of lower cultivation?

The Dragon King found it hard to believe that someone who was not his match a moment ago could now fight him on equal terms. What... what was going on?

While Yang Zhen and the Dragon King were fighting, the Twenty-Eight Constellations formed a great array, trapping the Lion King inside. Yang Zhen glanced over and saw that the array of the Twenty-Eight Constellations was truly extraordinary. Although four of them were missing, the Lion King had no way to break through the array.

Normally, with the Lion King's cultivation, although he could not break the array, he could certainly escape if he wanted to. However, it should not be forgotten that after the cycle of reincarnation, Kui Mu Lang's strength had greatly increased, and he was about to break through to the Golden Immortal realm. For a moment, he used the power of the array to suppress the Lion King, making it impossible for him to fight back. His strength was incomparable to what it was before the cycle of reincarnation.

Yang Zhen looked around and saw that Yang Jian and the Bull Demon King had disappeared, but from their appearance, they would not return in the short term. Nezha and the Monkey King were fighting on a nearby mountain peak. Their strengths were evenly matched, and it was difficult to determine a winner for the time being.

It seemed that if there were no unexpected events, the Twenty-Eight Constellations would be the group to win the fastest among the four battlefields.

The more Yang Zhen fought, the more surprised the Dragon King became. This Yang Zhen was truly extraordinary, able to fight a Golden Immortal like himself with the cultivation of a True Immortal. It seemed that his victory over the Bull Demon King was not a fluke, especially since Yang Zhen had not yet used his Three Pure Realms Fire.

At this moment, the Dragon King was also curious about Yang Zhen's background. For someone of demon origin to learn such exquisite martial arts and divine powers, there must be a powerful master behind him. But who could it be that would take a demon as a disciple?

The intense battle over the Northern Sea continued, but it had already been an hour since the fight began.

Yang Zhen had used the "Heavenly God Protection," "Raging Storm," and "Power of the Earth" skills four times. Yang Zhen knew very well that without these three passive skills, he would not be a match for the Dragon King. However, with the enhancement of these three skills, Yang Zhen was able to fight the Dragon King on equal terms.

However, sometimes Yang Zhen had a strange feeling.

Yang Zhen noticed that sometimes the Dragon King's attacks carried an irresistible force, though faint. Every time this feeling appeared, Yang Zhen felt his arm tremble, almost losing his grip on his sword.

Later, Yang Zhen realized the secret. After reaching the Golden Immortal realm, one needed to enhance their understanding of the great principles of the universe to advance in cultivation. Simply increasing one's magical power would not lead to advancement.

The irresistible force in the Dragon King's attacks was probably due to his deep understanding of the great principles of the universe.

For those who were unaffiliated cultivators, their path of cultivation was very difficult. They had to find their own way without any guidance. Before reaching the Golden Immortal realm, it was still manageable, but once they reached that realm, advancing in cultivation became extremely difficult, sometimes taking hundreds or even thousands of years to advance a single rank.

However, with a master's guidance, the situation was different. They would not lack cultivation techniques or divine powers. If the master liked them, they might even give them magical treasures and teach them the way, helping them avoid detours on their path of cultivation.

This was why so many people came to listen to the teachings of the Daoist Master Hongjun in the Purple Mist Palace. Only the Daoist Master Hongjun, who possessed the fragments of the Creation Jade Disc, knew how to advance beyond the Golden Immortal realm. Thus, the first merit of enlightening the masses was taken by the Daoist Master Hongjun.

Enough idle talk. Seeing Yang Zhen use his skills several times, the Dragon King roughly guessed Yang Zhen's secret. It seemed that those glowing orbs had enhanced Yang Zhen's strength, but he did not know if they were magical treasures or spells. However, given how frequently Yang Zhen used them, they were likely spells or divine powers.

Thinking about this, the Dragon King wondered, "Usually, such strength-enhancing divine powers have significant limitations, but why does this person not show any signs of fatigue and can fight me to a standstill for an hour? Could it be... could it be that he has some ultimate skill that can enhance his strength without any restrictions?"

Shaking his head, the Dragon King thought, "How could such a divine power exist? It seems that Yang Zhen still has many secrets. Defeating him today is probably impossible. I will have to find his secrets to defeat him."

After fighting the Dragon King for an hour, Yang Zhen had a good time. However, Yang Zhen was not a battle maniac like Yang Jian. After an hour, he began to feel slightly impatient. Looking around, he saw that Nezha and the Monkey King were still fighting fiercely, and it was impossible to determine a winner in the short term.

In another battlefield, Kui Mu Lang had already used his golden core to fight. Although the Lion King had not shown signs of defeat, he was already at a disadvantage, and it was only a matter of time before he was defeated. However, how long he could hold on, Yang Zhen could not guess.

The spectators continued to watch. In these three battles, there was no place for them to intervene. When Yang Zhen said to support them, it was just to give them some face, not because he really intended for them to provide support. Although Li Jing and the Four Heavenly Kings had magical treasures, they were not powerful enough to break through the enemy's defenses.

"Then let me break the deadlock," Yang Zhen thought.

With one sword strike, he forced the Dragon King back, retreated twenty meters, and said with a smile, "Dragon King, I'm going to use my full strength now. I hope you can still handle it!"

What, he hadn't used his full strength yet?

Not only the Dragon King, but even the spectators like Li Jing and the Four Heavenly Kings felt incredulous. After fighting for so long, Yang Zhen hadn't used his full strength? Could this be possible?