Li Zhirui took a full half quarter-hour to cautiously approach the central position of the battlefield, despite it only being a short hundred-mile distance.

Throughout the entire process, he was extremely careful and took great care not to reveal any breath, fearing that his whereabouts might be exposed.

When he got closer, he was shocked to find that the center of the battlefield had become an ice and snow world!

The surroundings were no longer the gray haze of chaos, but rather a blend of icy blue and snow white.

It looked quite beautiful unless one considered the terrifying killing intent contained within it.

And in this ice and snow world, there was a particularly conspicuous presence, a nearly hundred-zhang tall ’boulder’ situated at the central position!

However, if one were to observe carefully, they would find that this wasn’t an actual boulder, but a living being turned into stone.

The remaining aura proved he was still alive, but he was already critically endangered, on the verge of death, with barely one percent of his full strength remaining!

This was not a situation to be handled by Li Zhirui, even a Heavenly Immortal could take this person’s life.

"Weren’t there two peak Profound Immortals? Where’s the other one?" He curiously surveyed his surroundings, but didn’t find any other presence.

"Perhaps he left after leaving behind a fatal strike?"

He didn’t really believe that You Han, the Profound Immortal, would choose the self-destruction method to perish together, after all, although the Hundred-year Dao Fruit is precious, life is more valuable, and there’s no need to abandon one’s life for a Spiritual Object, especially as doing so would mean he couldn’t obtain the Spiritual Object.

Moreover, even though Li Zhirui was hiding at the edge of the battlefield, he could still determine their states through energy fluctuations, and it wasn’t to the point where both sides were seriously injured.

So, if they wanted to leave the battlefield, it was still relatively easy to do so, with no need for self-destruction measures.

Li Zhirui felt somewhat disappointed, thinking that he missed out on an opportunity to obtain a large amount of rare methods and precious Spiritual Objects.

But instantly, he dispelled the greed in his heart.

Facing a peak Profound Immortal cultivator, he should remain cautious instead of imagining how many Spirit Fruits and methods he could obtain.

"It’s you!"

Just as he was about to make a move, the giant stone suddenly showed some movement, emitting a muffled voice.

"Didn’t expect you to have such boldness, even after being attacked by us you didn’t choose to leave, came here so quickly, presumably hiding at the edge of the battlefield?"

Li Zhirui didn’t respond, instead looked at the opponent vigilantly.

Although Chong Yan’s current state is very poor, he would not underestimate him in the slightest, mainly because the impression left by the recent battle was too deep!

"Judging from your cultivation level, it’s not even Mid-stage Xuanxian, with such strength, do you think you can take my life? You really underestimate me."

Li Zhirui still remained silent, only his hands lit up with Spirit Light, as his mana poured out entirely; he had no intention of probing the opponent, and simply wanted to defeat and resolve the heavily injured peak Profound Immortal with one move.

In an instant, countless vines and ancient trees soared, changing the surrounding environment into a dense forest, beginning to crazily absorb chaotic Spiritual Energy.

Rumble— 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Just a few breaths later, all the vines and ancient trees had reached their limits, issuing a dreadful roaring sound, as if on the brink of bursting forth with the enormous energy contained within!

Though only wood-attribute divine power, it exploded with terrifying, explosive energy akin to raging fire.

This was precisely the divine power Li Zhirui obtained from the Human Immortal, Wang Chi, in the Ten Thousand Rivers Realm; after his improvements and refinements, its power became stronger and more frightening.

It’s even said to be the most powerful divine power he currently possesses.

Adding the ability to absorb chaotic Spiritual Energy allowed this divine power to exceed its own strength, unleashing even stronger power.

Even this peak Profound Immortal now had a few strands of worry in his brows, no longer calm as before.

"I admit, I underestimated you."

Chong Yan hurriedly spoke before the divine power completely erupted: "You want that Hundred-year Dao Fruit, right? I can give it to you."

With this, he threw out a jade box that appeared to be very high-end.

"Not enough, a Spirit Fruit alone cannot buy the senior’s life." Li Zhirui directly pocked it, not worrying about any trickery left by the opponent on it.

"You!"

Chong Yan was furious, truly a tiger fallen to the plains and bullied by dogs, he, a prestigious peak Profound Immortal, half-step Golden Immortal, now threatened by such a small Profound Immortal!

If it weren’t for the remnants of You Han’s Extreme Cold Power within him, which he must suppress with a large amount of mana to prevent more severe self-harm, he would definitely let this person know what "worse than death" means!

"What else do you want?" But feeling the surrounding temperature increasingly rising, and seeing those vines and ancient trees ominously hinting at an explosion, he ultimately chose to yield and proactively inquired.

Actually, initially Li Zhirui contemplated maximizing the divine power’s potency for a direct release, potentially truly taking this one’s life.

But upon contact, he found the opponent hadn’t completely lost strength, but rather was suppressing something inconvenient for action, which immediately altered his plan.

Because in such circumstances, if he truly threatened Chong Yan’s life, there was no way he wouldn’t counteract, at which point the danger might befall Li Zhirui himself.

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