Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1770: Chapter 1075: Pursuit and Negotiation (Part 2)

Yang Zhenshan’s Divine Soul felt a tremor; this was a divine skill targeting the Divine Soul, likely with severe damage to the soul.

Without any hesitation, Yang Zhenshan activated the Flowing Shadow Shuttle and turned to flee.

”Isn’t it too late to run now?”

Ji Wusi followed closely behind, and even without the support of a Spiritual Artifact, he was still faster than Yang Zhenshan.

Yang Zhenshan switched between the real world and the Void several times, yet he couldn’t shake him off.

He even deployed body transformation for instant movement, only to gain a slight distance.

”There’s no use; with your soul attached, no matter where you run, you can’t escape my grasp!” Ji Wusi pursued closely like a crimson light behind Yang Zhenshan.

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhenshan’s heart stirred.

Soul attachment!

Is the opponent’s divine skill targeting the soul?

He quickly checked his own soul’s state and, indeed, found an unexpected crimson thread attached to his soul.

What kind of divine skill is this?

It’s capable of directly targeting divine powers?

Yang Zhenshan abruptly turned, performed a body transformation, and appeared right in front of Ji Wusi.

True Sun Fire!

The Golden Crow materialized, and a golden sea of fire spread across the sky.

The Life and Death Tai Chi Diagram unfolded, with Ji Wusi positioned at the edge.

”Die!”

Yang Zhenshan was relentless, engaging in a lifespan depletion with Ji Wusi without hesitation.

His lifespan naturally couldn’t outlast Ji Wusi; a consumption rate of seven to one was enough to drain himself dry.

But Ji Wusi did not wish to deplete his lifespan against him, swiftly escaping the Tai Chi Diagram’s coverage, the eerie Qi Mechanism barrier once again isolating Yang Zhenshan beyond a hundred feet.

Yet Yang Zhenshan’s aggression wasn’t without effect; he caused Ji Wusi to lose over thirty years of lifespan, making Ji Wusi more wary of him.

Taking advantage of Ji Wusi’s retreat, Yang Zhenshan again employed body transformation, fleeing into the Void.

Ji Wusi furrowed his brow, his eyes flickering.

”Yu Yuan, that bastard, surely knew about this guy’s difficulty!”

Earlier, he was puzzled why Yu Yuan didn’t deal with Yang Zhenshan; instead, he pursued the higher cultivated Que Lingyu. Now, he understood that Yang Zhenshan was much more troublesome than Que Lingyu.

After a moment of hesitation, he resumed chasing after Yang Zhenshan.

The two engaged in a cat-and-mouse game, one in pursuit and the other in escape, endlessly entangled.

Ji Wusi was wary of Yang Zhenshan’s Life and Death Divine Power, hesitant to chase him completely, fearing of pushing Yang Zhenshan to fight desperately.

Meanwhile, Yang Zhenshan truly didn’t have a solution against him, as several counterattacks yielded little success.

Yang Zhenshan possessed many Spiritual Artifacts and divine skills, but his cultivation level was too low, and his foundation too thin.

His Spiritual Artifacts were only lower-grade and mid-grade, and his divine skills were at entry-level.

Comparatively, Ji Wusi’s crimson thread proved to be a significant threat to him, potentially controlling his soul with the slightest mistake.

During the chase and escape, Yang Zhenshan continuously aimed to eliminate the red thread in his soul; he tried using the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower, which could resist negative energy invading the soul, but the tower hadn’t levelled up yet, making its effect against Ji Wusi’s divine skill suboptimal and only able to gradually wear it down.

He also tried using the Purify Heaven and Earth Divine Spell, but the results were still unsatisfactory.

The effect wasn’t absent but very weak, insufficient to promptly eradicate the red thread, only able to wear it down slowly.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the Seven Treasures Soul Suppressing Tower spun continuously, while Yang Zhenshan kept chanting the Purify Heaven and Earth Divine Spell.

The tiny red thread still clung to Yang Zhenshan’s soul.

”What’s the point in chasing me all the time?”

”If you’re capable, come over here!”

Yang Zhenshan flicked the Thunder Fire Spear, firing Wood Divine Thunder to shield against thousands of crimson threads.

They had been chasing each other for more than two hours now, likely two to three thousand miles away from True Yang Immortal City, probably within Beihai’s Void by now.

To be honest, Yang Zhenshan felt frustrated.

He couldn’t win in a fight, nor could he escape, and the opponent was wary of him, reluctant to get close, endlessly tailing like a plaster.

What can he say about this situation?

It’s much better than when he faced Chi Yuan True Monarch, which was truly perilous; facing Ji Wusi now was just stifling and not particularly dangerous.

The main reason was Ji Wusi’s reluctance to fight him desperately.

”It really is quite pointless!” Ji Wusi ceased his pursuit, no longer attacking Yang Zhenshan, merely staring intently at him.

”I guess the battle over there is almost over, why don’t we part ways now?” Yang Zhenshan didn’t want to tangle with this guy, as it was meaningless.

”Letting you go just like this, would that not make me lose face?” Ji Wusi replied.

He was genuinely contemplating the matter; losing a few hundred years of lifespan to keep Yang Zhenshan was something he didn’t want.

Yang Zhenshan’s life or death held no meaning to him, but a few hundred years of lifespan was a price he dared not pay.

”Face, I concede, alright? Consider it as saving face for you!” Yang Zhenshan admitted defeat with no scruples.

”That’s not possible; I can’t explain this to the Hall Master when I return!”

”What’s there to explain, just say I went deep into the Void!” Yang Zhenshan proposed.

He genuinely had this thought.

Although going deeper into the Void was perilous, it wasn’t without a chance for survival.

For others, the biggest threat in the Void’s depths was losing their way, but for Yang Zhenshan, this wasn’t a threat.

Because he was an Artifact Spirit of the Life Realm Immortal Palace; even in the Void’s depths, he could sense the palace’s location and return accordingly.

Of course, if possible, he didn’t want to venture into the Void’s depths due to many unknown dangers there.

Ji Wusi earnestly considered Yang Zhenshan’s proposal.

Kill Yang Zhenshan?

It’s not impossible.

Just worried about Yang Zhenshan’s dying counterattack, costing him a few hundred years of lifespan.

It was evidently an unprofitable outcome.

Letting Yang Zhenshan go, parting ways?

It truly seemed like a very good proposition.

During the conversation, the atmosphere between them shifted to peaceable, unlike the previous life-and-death scenario.

”Fine, but ensure you won’t oppose our Soul Control Hall in the future, or next time we meet, I won’t be so easy on you!”

Ji Wusi threw down a remark and genuinely turned to leave.

This surprised Yang Zhenshan.

He was merely stalling for time, never imagining Ji Wusi would genuinely intend to cease fighting.

Releasing his Spiritual Sense and carefully probing the surroundings, confirming Ji Wusi seemed indeed gone, Yang Zhenshan then relaxed.

Subsequently, he didn’t return to the real world but headed deeper into the Void, not intending to go deep into the Void, but to distance himself from the real world.

The further from the real world, the lower the chance of encountering other Golden Core Cultivators, and the less likely Ji Wusi could track him secretly.

Once he genuinely felt not being followed, he concentrated on eradicating the red thread on his soul.

He wasn’t sure about its effect, but leaving it on his soul was undoubtedly detrimental.

Immediate elimination was necessary to avoid unnecessary trouble.

In fact, his choice was correct.

Soul attachment was akin to Ji Wusi installing a tracking system on his soul; wherever he fled to, Ji Wusi could sense him and follow the thread to find him.

Even if he returned to the Life Realm Immortal Palace, Ji Wusi could still locate him and even find the palace’s position within the Void.