Chapter 998: Chapter 1025: Just a Few Half-step Great Saints! (Part 1) Chapter 998: Chapter 1025: Just a Few Half-step Great Saints! (Part 1) “Broken Dragon Plate?”

Upon hearing the name of this disc, Yang Zhen’s face showed a look of surprise. He curiously asked, “After the Yingling Saint’s death, could it still use his Destined Spiritual Treasure to record the last scene of his life?”

The despicable cat pondered for a moment, then spoke, “For such an astonishing and unconventional matter, of course it must be recorded. The Yingling Great Sage, that guy, must have been tormented by rumors and gossip in his later years. This is no different from using death to prove his point. Although the recorded scene had captured, what exactly was that black figure just now, it still failed to leave behind any useful information. The question now is… how do we get out?”

The world around them once again returned to a state of chaos, a bleak expanse where everything was grey and lifeless without edges or boundaries.

After hearing what the despicable cat had said, Yang Zhen pondered for a moment, then said, “No, the Broken Dragon Plate should not be so simple. I’ll send you in first; you take the Heaven Devouring Beast and head westward. We should be able to reach the Dust-Free Domain within ten days.”

The despicable cat’s face flashed a skeptical look as he stared at Yang Zhen and said, “Kid, you said that you didn’t know where the Dust-Free Domain was, so why are you so certain now?”

Yang Zhen chuckled and blinked as he said, “You guess?”

The despicable cat curled his lips in disdain and said, “None of the words from your mouth can be trusted; it must have been the Nine Dragons guy who told you long ago.”

Off to the side, Han Yan’er giggled, glared at the despicable cat, and said, “It was what Han Wushuang said just now.”

“Who is Han Wushuang?” The despicable cat was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized and looked at Yang Zhen with an expression of profound admiration, asking, “She just said that?”

“She did!” Yang Zhen laughed heartily. With a casual wave of his hand, strands of dark golden lines appeared under everyone’s feet, and in a short while, Hua Youyue, Han Yan’er, and the despicable cat had all vanished.

After sending off the three of them, Yang Zhen looked up at the chaotic space above him and muttered to himself, “Whatever that black figure was, it’s now gone. Sao Saint can’t clear your name, so I’ll refine your Broken Dragon Plate. If anyone dares to disbelieve what you said, Sao Saint will beat them until they do, emperors included!”

With that said, Yang Zhen sat cross-legged, released all of his divine consciousness, and began to study and refine the Broken Dragon Plate.

The Broken Dragon Plate, living up to its status as a Destined Sacred Treasure, was far more complex than Yang Zhen had imagined; it even felt somewhat difficult to refine.

The Yingling Saint’s obsession during his life was too strong, and the Broken Dragon Plate had a wisp of divine power sealed within it.

Thinking of the divine power, Yang Zhen suddenly felt his mind shake violently as he stared hard in the direction where the shadow had disappeared.

That black figure had to be at least an Emperor Realm Expert.

Perhaps only an Emperor Realm Expert could crush a Saint Realm expert so easily.

Reflecting on that scene now, Yang Zhen still felt a sense of lingering fear. However, although the Yingling Saint had already perished, that shadow did not seem to fare well either. The last explosion of the sun was nearly more terrifying than the black apocalyptic thunder penalty, almost tearing the entire heaven and earth apart.

After who knows how long of refining, the Yingling Saint’s obsession still had not dissipated, and Yang Zhen was becoming impatient. He cursed aloud, “Damn it, you’re already dead; what’s the point of leaving behind so much obsession? Sao Saint has already said that I will prove your ideas were correct in the future, and I’ve even found your descendants. Whatever legacy you have will not end with Sao Saint…”

Before Yang Zhen could finish speaking, the entire World in the Plate suddenly underwent another change. Roars like imprisoned dragons echoed throughout the heavens and earth, reminiscent of the Yingling Saint’s final roar after death.

Waves of terrifying sounds made Yang Zhen’s head spin, and when he regained his senses, the World in the Plate became crystal clear.

Endless mountains and rivers evolved rapidly before his eyes, like watching a fast-forward scene, starting from the ancient times, gradually moving towards the antiquity, followed by the Barbaric Era, the Great Desolation, and right up to the last scene where the Yingling Saint was once again crushed by that shadow, only for the scene to fall back into repetition, as if entering a state of… reincarnation!

Yang Zhen watched in stunned awe as his expression gradually became intoxicated. Such detailed and coherent changes of heaven and earth were something that no recorded scenes on the Blue Planet could demonstrate.

As the cycle of reincarnation repeated in front of Yang Zhen’s eyes, he did not know how long he watched, but his face gradually became solemn.

Although Yang Zhen didn’t know whether the changes in the world were influenced by the subjective consciousness of the Yingling Saint, he could feel that even if the Yingling Saint’s subjective consciousness was affecting the transformation of the world, the evolution of the Heavenly Book’s predestined events greatly surprised Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen possessed two Heavenly Books: the Heavenly Book of Mysterious Principles and the Ksitigarbha Chapter. Despite the complexity and seemingly unrelated nature of these changes, with Yang Zhen’s talent and the insights from the two Heavenly Books, he could see that the transformations of the world were traceable!

After coming to this conclusion, Yang Zhen was completely astounded.

Could it be that Yingling Saint’s theories were correct?

Is this world truly repeating the cycle of rebirth over and over again?

If that were indeed the case, then it would be a serious matter!

Yang Zhen felt incredibly shaken, and at the same time, he felt conflicted. He hoped that the conclusions of Yingling Saint were right, yet he also hoped that under the influence of Yingling Saint’s subjective consciousness on the world’s changes, those transformations that presented themselves before him were actually without any practical reference value.

No matter the outcome, these experiences had brought Yang Zhen an indelible shock.

What astonished Yang Zhen even more was that Yingling Saint’s subjective will and obsession had gradually faded, beginning at some unknown time.

When Yang Zhen had completely refined the Broken Dragon Plate, the obsession of the Yingling Saint had vanished completely.

It seemed that this fellow had finally chosen me, Sao Saint!

Yang Zhen, who had been staring intently without blinking, suddenly took a deep breath. After diffusing all the imprints of heaven and earth, he waved his hand and the entire world began to shrink at an incredible speed. Eventually, it became a palm-sized Heaven and Earth Plate, landing in Yang Zhen’s hand.

Looking at the resplendent Heaven and Earth Plate, Yang Zhen muttered to himself, “This world is really quite interesting!”

Boom—-!

An earth-shattering roar echoed as the entire World in the Plate shattered completely, and the repeating images vanished as well.

Yang Zhen’s figure appeared on the back of the Heaven Devouring Beast, behind him a Broken Dragon Plate emitting a dull yellow glow. After being completely refined, it had become even more ancient and exquisite, dazzling to the eye.

After coming out of the World in the Plate, before Yang Zhen had even opened his eyes, he heard a series of warning growls. The Heaven Devouring Beast emitted a brutally wild aura, chilling to the core.

Yang Zhen paused, then focused his gaze around him. Hua Youyue and Han Yan’er both looked pale, staring malevolently in one direction.

The damned cat was crouching nearby on the ground, looking indolent, as if unconcerned. Seeing Yang Zhen emerge, it suddenly grinned, looking in the direction that Hua Youyue and Han Yan’er were staring and said, “Oh boy, you’re screwed. I said it’s fine to hit the boss, but touching the two young ladies is simply seeking death.”

Hearing the cat’s words, Yang Zhen’s face turned utterly cold. He looked in the direction the cat was staring at and immediately became furiously indignant, cursing loudly, “Damn it, a few trash at the Half-step Great Saint Realm dare to block the way of Sao Saint?”

A… few trash at the Half-step Great Saint Realm?

The dozen or so Half-step Great Saints on the other side were utterly dumbfounded, looking at each other in disbelief, so angry they were at a loss for words.

Damn it, just a few Half-step Great Saints, there’s no need to be this arrogant. You’re not even looking at yourself, just a cultivator at the Celestial Phase Ninth Heavenly Layer, not even fully broken through, and yet, facing a dozen Half-step Great Saints, you start with insults?

This… The damn cat is arrogant, but this newcomer, who suddenly appeared, is even more so?