Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

Chapter 4539  Saintly Bone

”Do you regret it?” Ling Han asked with a smile.

”Humph, do you want me to beg for mercy?” Xu Jianshan smirked coldly, ”Impossible. There are no cowards in the Imperial Clans!”

Ling Han shook his head, and said, ”No need to be stubborn. Your eyes have already betrayed you.”

Xu Jianshan shouted loudly, and once again began to flee.

As long as he could flee to a place where there was a signal, he would be able to contact his family, and it would only take an instant for Venerates to rush over to help.

Thus, he definitely couldnʼt give up. As long as he didnʼt die, there was still hope.

But in front of Ling Han, no matter how much he struggled, it was all in vain.

Every time he broke out of the siege, Ling Han would always appear in front of him at the first instant. He would throw a punch, and send him backwards.

He charged dozens of times, yet shockingly discovered that he was actually just circling around in the same spot.

This!

At this moment, he finally lost all hope.

The gap in strength was too wide, and his speed was completely inferior. How could he escape?

Xu Jianshan roared in fury. Boom! Imperial Blood surged.

He was really going all out. Even if he had to die, he was going to die a vigorous death.

Ling Han nodded, and said, ”Seeing as youʼre so prepared, Iʼll give you a quick death.”

Boom, he threw a punch, and Destructive Energy surged.

Without a doubt, Xu Jianshan was instantly sent flying, but to Ling Hanʼs surprise, Xu Jianshan didnʼt turn into a shower of blood.

It was not that Ling Han was violent, but rather that the force of his punch was really too overbearing, and it was very difficult for him to reserve power.

But look at Xu Jianshan. Though his whole body was gushing with blood, he surprisingly did not die.

This was very shocking.

Under the influence of Destructive Energy, even Substitution Seal was ineffective. Moreover, Ling Hanʼs battle prowess was far above Xu Jianshanʼs, so why hadnʼt he died?

Yi?

Ling Han looked at Xu Jianshanʼs chest. It was completely mangled, revealing his bones, but his 24 ribs were all exuding a faint silvery light, exuding an indescribable majesty.

”Saintly bones!” Realization dawned on him.

No wonder Xu Jianshan had not been killed by him. As it turned out, his bones had reached Saint Tier!

No, it was not that his bones had reached Saint-level, but rather that he possessed a sliver of Saint-level genes. However, because Saint-level was really too powerful, even a tiny bit was enough to save Xu Jianshanʼs life.

When one reached the level of Venerate Tier, the Substitution Seal would be ineffective. Thus, the Imperial Clans had used other methods to strengthen their protection of the Imperial Son.

—Previously, he had not used it, because what person in this world would be so outrageously bold as to dare make a move on the Imperial Son?

Now that the Imperial Sons had died one after another, the Imperial Clans no longer dared to have any thoughts of getting lucky, and fully armed the Imperial Sons.

Xu Jianshan himself was also slightly surprised. He had not thought that he would actually survive this punch.

As it turned out, the trump card that the clan had laid out for him was actually so awesome!

Why hadnʼt he been told earlier?

True, if he had been told earlier, he would have had a way out, and would not have the determination to die in battle.

And now, after a life-and-death struggle, Xu Jianshan could actually vaguely see his own path of cultivation.

All this while, the journey of the Imperial Sons had been too smooth-sailing. Their natural talent was astonishingly high, and their background was also frightening, so no one dared to trifle with rhem. There was also a good thing like the Substitution Seal, so there was absolutely no need for them to worry about any life-threatening danger.

But in truth, death was also an experience. Without experiencing the spiritual test of a moment of life and death, how could one possibly develop an indestructible willpower, and how could one possibly walk on his own path of cultivation?

Thus, even though it was only for an instant, Xu Jianshan could vaguely see a completely new path.

This was his path of martial arts, and it may not be possible to walk it, but there was still a path to walk after all.

He could feel that the barrier to his cultivation level had loosened, and breaking through to the Fourth Extreme was close at hand.

”Hahaha!” He couldnʼt help but laugh loudly. This was really a double blessing. Not only had he glimpsed the path of cultivation, he had also pushed aside the barrier to break through.

”Ling Han, I really have to thank you!” he said, but his tone was incredibly baleful.

After advancing into Venerate Tier, the first thing he had to do was kill Ling Han.

”Hehe, you had best give up!” Ling Han shook his head, and continued to attack.

He had only glimpsed a sliver of hope for a breakthrough, but he was still a million miles away from a true breakthrough. Even if he was to go into seclusion now, he wouldnʼt be able to achieve it without at least a year and a half.

Hong! Hong! Hong!

The Destructive Energy bombarded Xu Jianshan repeatedly, causing the flesh and blood on his body to fall off layer by layer.

Ling Han saw that Xu Jianshanʼs backbone was like a great dragon, thick and sturdy.

Looking closely, this backbone was actually formed from the overlapping of two bones.

Realization dawned on him, ”So you have implanted a Saint-level backbone! Hehe, what great power!”

The bones of Saints were naturally made of Saintly Material. In that case, how could Xu Jianshanʼs bones not be tough when he implanted the Saintly bones into his body and slowly absorbed the Saintly Particles within them to strengthen his own bones?

This was easy to say, but in actual practice, it was incredibly difficult.

That was because if it had the word ʼSaintʼ in its name, it was too powerful.

If a Sect Master ate the Saintly medicine, not only would he not get any benefits, it was even more likely that he would burst from the overwhelming power.

It was the same for Saint Bones.

If it was implanted into oneʼs body, the saintly might would be activated, and the latter would only die immediately.

Unless… this Saintly bone had the same bloodline as the one that it had been implanted in. Then, through fusing the bloodline together, there was indeed a chance that the Saintly bone would hibernate, and one could slowly absorb the Saintly Particles.

In other words, these Saintly bones could only come from elites of the clan.

Just this fact alone was enough to eliminate how many forces?

More importantly, the backbone was a great dragon in the human body. It supported the main trunk of the body, and possessed an incredibly important position. Even if Saints could regrow their severed limbs, how many years would it take for them to recover after plucking out this great dragon in the human body?

Thus, what Saint would be willing to hand over their spine?

Even if it was the Imperial Clan, they could only use it on the Golden Generation. After all, this price was too great, too great.

”Ling Han, you canʼt kill me! And once I break through to Venerate Tier, it will be the time of your death!” Xu Jianshan declared coldly.

Ling Han shook his head, ”I forgot to tell you. I was the one who killed Lin Xuan.”

What!

Xu Jianshan was instantly shocked. Lin Xuanʼs cultivation level was Venerate Tier-level, and the height of his natural talent could be ranked in the top three even among Golden Generations.

He had actually been killed by Ling Han?

However, after a moment of distraction, Xu Jianshan regained his composure, and exclaimed, ”I donʼt believe it!”

”What does it have to do with me whether you believe it or not?” Ling Han said with a smile. He brandished his fists and charged forward, saying, ”Iʼm simply telling you a fact.”

Under the heavy punches, Xu Lianshan retreated continuously.

His body had already absorbed a portion of the Saint-level particles, so his bones were incredibly sturdy. Even Ling Han was unable to break through them. However, the Destructive Energy was not to be trifled with either. It still managed to cause great damage to Xu Jianshan through his bones.

Originally, this would have been resolved with a single punch, but now? It had become a blunt blade that was slowly damaging him.

At this rate, Xu Jianshan would still be unable to escape death, but before he died, he could hold on for a period of time, and in this period of time, he would be tortured even more.

And it just so happened that he himself was the one who had caused it.