Chapter 141: The Identity of the Masked Man

  The identity of the masked man

  Zhou Yuan never thought that the Purple Lightning Knife and the Holy Aria Clothes, both being sacred artifacts of the family, would actually contain such a huge secret, and even hide such a powerful technique.

  Although Jiulong Husin Technique Zhou Yuanlian had never heard of it, but based on intuition alone, this technique must be extremely powerful, the protective power will surely shock people.

  Originally, Zhou Yuan couldn't understand why the high-level members of his family would use the Purple Thunder Knife and the Holy Sound Robe, two earth-grade artifacts, as the sacred objects of the family. After all, although the Zhou family wasn't very large, it had once been glorious, so it was impossible that the family's sacred objects were just these two earth-grade artifacts.

  It seems that the ancestors had a deeper meaning, and among them, there was actually a supreme martial art hidden, the Nine Dragons Protecting Body Technique, which even the previous generations of family heads did not discover.

  At this moment, the Seven Thunder Sword, which had swallowed the Purple Lightning Knife, surged with a great increase in its brilliance. However, it was still some distance away from breaking through to the realm of a Heaven-grade artifact. Zhou Yuan learned that the Holy Aria Robe also contained a secret technique, which happened to complement the Pursuing Star Broken Moon technique perfectly, forming the incredibly powerful Nine Dragons Protective Body technique. He immediately took off the Holy Aria Robe and threw it towards the Seven Thunder Sword.

  The Seven Thunder Sword also understood Zhou Yuan's intention, and once again slashed out a sword, tearing the Holy Raiment to shreds, swallowing everything. Zhou Yuan obtained another palm-sized paper piece - Sacred Body Protection.

  As Zhou Yuan held the two pieces of paper and began to read, the masked man beside him suddenly changed from his previous calm demeanor and became shocked and pale, rushing frantically towards Zhou Yuan.

  "Family things shouldn't be yours alone, I have a share too. The War God's Scripture is something I can't learn, but the Nine Dragons Protective Technique, I can still learn it." The masked man suddenly rushed towards Zhou Yuan, and this time his voice made Zhou Yuan listen carefully.

  "Ah, it's you, Zhou Chaofan! I was wondering why this felt so familiar. So it was you all along. You're actually here at Zhen Wu Academy too? I really misjudged you."

  It turned out that the masked man was actually Zhou Chaofan. He had been depressed since his defeat at the hands of Zhou Yuan, and after experiencing a huge change in the Zhou family, he came to Fawang City and even entered Zhenwu Academy.

  It wasn't until later, when he discovered Zhou Yuan's progress, that he realized the speed at which Zhou Yuan was cultivating was unbelievably fast and had already left him far behind. However, Zhou Chao Fan's luck was also quite good, as he was taken in as a disciple by one of the academy's high-ranking instructors, who personally taught him his techniques.

  It must be said that Zhou Chaofan, although not as good as Zhou Yuan, is also a talented person. He cultivates quickly and has gained the favor of that high-ranking sect master. Before coming to Yan Luo's absolute land, that high-ranking sect master even used his yuan power to help him break through, directly raising him from the golden elixir realm to the lingkong xuvu realm, showing how much he favors him.

  Later, when Zhou Chaofan went to find Zhou Yuan with full confidence, he happened to see Zhou Yuan easily beheading the many killing life tribulations boundary protectors of Li Yuan. Only then did he realize that although his boundary was higher than Zhou Yuan's, but in terms of true strength, he was still inferior to Zhou Yuan.

  So he had to hide himself and wait until his strength increased again, then he would go find Zhou Yuan, wanting to defeat Zhou Yuan in one move and take back the Purple Thunder Knife and Holy Sound Robe.

  Although the War God's Scripture was not retrieved, he still knew some secrets of the family very clearly. At that time, Zhou Tianbao had told many secrets to Zhou Chaofan, which even Zhou Yuan had never heard of.

  It's just like the Purple Thunder Knife has Star Chasing Moon Breaking, and the Sacred Sound Robe has Sacred Body Protection. Although Zhou Yuan grasped these two artifacts and comprehended the two innate techniques they brought with them, he didn't know that when combined, these two techniques could form an even more powerful technique - Nine Dragons Protective Body Technique.

  Seeing Zhou Yuan was about to comprehend the two powerful techniques, there was a great possibility that they would combine into the Nine Dragons Protective Technique. Finally, Zhou Chao couldn't hold back anymore and struck out at Zhou Yuan with his fastest speed.

  "Hand of Death!!!" Zhou Chaofan was a dark magic practitioner, and his first move was the infamous dark magic, Hand of Death.

  A massive killing intent burst forth from his hands, condensing into a gigantic palm print that shrouded Zhou Yuan, attempting to crush him into pulp with a single strike.

  Zhou Yuan didn't fear even the icy cold of nine heavens, so how could he be afraid of Zhou Chao Fan who relied on cheating to rise up.

  He twisted his body, dodging the attack of the hand of death by several meters, and then, with a slight movement of Zhou Yuan's foot, he instantly sprinted to Zhou Chaofan's face like a spider skittering across water.

  "Do you still want to oppose me? The Zhou family has been destroyed, and instead of thinking about how to restore our Zhou family, you want to oppose me. Have you forgotten that we are all descendants of the Zhou family?! Zhou Yuan's palm lightly pushed out, slapping Zhou Chaofan's body, sending him flying dozens of feet away."

  Zhou Chaofan exerted all his strength to barely stabilize his body, his face completely red, unsure whether it was due to extreme anger or terror at Zhou Yuan's power. He had not expected that Zhou Yuan's power would be so formidable.

  Although in his heart, he had countless times regarded Zhou Yuan as his opponent and simulated the scene of himself fighting against Zhou Yuan. However, this scene before him was something he never expected - Zhou Yuan was so powerful that even when he went all out, Zhou Yuan could still dodge with ease. Moreover, the palm that Zhou Yuan slapped on his body was clearly held back, and although he was sent flying, he didn't suffer any injuries.

  Facing his full-strength attack, Zhou Yuan was still able to stroll around with ease and effortlessly knock him flying. Just how much stronger was Zhou Yuan than him?

  "Originally, your power was obtained through external means, you can leave now, the current you is not my opponent. Considering we are from the same Zhou family, I won't make things difficult for you. However, if next time you still want to be my enemy, don't blame me for not considering our familial ties." Zhou Yuan said coldly.

  "Want me to leave? Why should I listen to you? You're right, my strength is indeed acquired through external means. But what's the big deal? I don't believe that just because I'm one realm higher than you, I'll be defeated so easily! Corrosion of Light!!!"

  Suddenly, Zhou Chaofan quickly made his move, targeting Zhou Yuan. A faint light flashed in his hand, and a dim glow shone on Zhou Yuan's body.

  "Stubbornly unyielding, Sacred Body Protects!!!" On Zhou Yuan's body, a suit of armor suddenly appeared. It was actually the Saint Chime Clothes from before, but the real Saint Chime Clothes had already been destroyed. This was just Zhou Yuan using the Sacred Body Protects technique to condense a protective spell.

  Rumble...

  That corrosive light, even if it hit the hardest stone, could melt it, but when it hit Zhou Yuan's Holy Body Protection, it didn't have any effect. The powerful protective force of the Holy Body Protection was evident without a doubt.

  Withstanding Zhou Chaofan's corrosive light, Zhou Yuan also became angry. Zhou Chaofan had obviously developed a murderous intent towards him. He launched two attacks in succession: one was a corrosive light and the other was a deadly hand, both of which were fatal spells. Even among the dark and sinister black magic spells, these were extremely vicious techniques. Zhou Yuan hadn't expected that Zhou Chaofan would press his attack so relentlessly, intent on killing him.

  "Get out!" Zhou Yuan slapped his hand and shot out a lightning-fast arc of light, shocking Zhou Chaofan so much that he went numb all over, limp on the ground, instantly losing any ability to resist.

  But just at this moment, a burst of sonic booms suddenly echoed out, and many more mages actually entered the Yuan Shi Cave.

  Zhou Yuan turned around and saw that there were at least twenty or thirty people coming, all of whom were in the Lingkong Xudu realm.

  At this time, Zhou Yuan also knew that he was in danger. Once these people saw the top-grade yuan stone, they would definitely go crazy and another chaotic battle would be inevitable.

  "If another chaotic battle were to occur, even more people would die, and for the academy, it would be a huge loss. I will likely become the head of Zhen Wu Academy in the future, so it's better to minimize events that weaken the academy's strength. Since they've come, I'll make sure they leave with nothing, and this way, they won't stir up any more trouble."

  Liu Taibai once said that Zhou Yuan was his successor, and it was not unexpected that the true Academy would be passed on to him. He would also become the next Dean. Therefore, Zhou Yuan's perspective on problems has undergone a subtle change. Having witnessed the massive slaughter caused by the previous struggle for the Wind Blade, dozens of Lingkong Virtual Crossing Boundary Law Masters died, which was a huge blow to the True Martial Academy.