Fourth Scourge of Star Wars

Chapter 970: The Strange Old Man Has A Kind Of Ability Similar To That Of Feng Zhiyun!

Ling Tian scowled slightly at the sight of this dying old man who looked so excited, as if he knew him and was waiting for his appearance. 

"You were waiting for me?" 

Ling Tian asked casually, waved his hand and made Dong Hong's attack that was about to fall on him disappear. His gaze did not even move from the dying old man, sensing the intense death aura from him, indicating that he was about to die. 

Observing the surroundings and seeing the state of Feng Zhiyun and Li Fengyuan, Ling Tian deduced several things quickly. Ling Tian also noticed Dong Hong, Dong Lin and the Dong family experts he had seen earlier. 

The dying old man clearly is an immortal cultivator, with immortal essence in his body despite all that death chi in his body. In addition to the death chi aura on his body, the other aura he gives off is slightly similar to an immortal ascension expert, with a cultivation level comparable to a cultivator at the peak of this world; he clearly restricted his cultivation base. 

'Another bastard who fell from the Immortal World?' Ling Tian thought to himself as he observed this dying old man. Lately he had discovered many guys who had fallen from the Immortal World through cracks in the void, causing trouble wherever he was. 

This dying old man was still a true immortal cultivator who had broken the shackles and entered into the immortal cultivation, so it wouldn't be strange if he had killed everyone in this place easily even though he was wounded and about to die. But despite that, he didn't do it, so he clearly had something on his mind. 

Ling Tian was also not confident. After all, someone at the end of life is much more dangerous than someone in their prime. These kinds of people would do anything to win, especially if they can continue to live. They have nothing left to lose, so they are much more dangerous. 

"I had my doubts that you were a true cultivator who broke the chains of mortality and attained immortal force... but my expectations were exceeded!" 

The dying old man exclaimed and the next instant he took a step, suddenly appearing above the sky and pointing his hand towards Ling Tian. The death chi aura rising from his body intensified, reaching its peak before converging back into a dark mist again. 

Several seals were made with his two hands, creating runes and patterns over the very space in front of him. Some marks remained in the air and others disappeared at once, while the aura flowing from his body continued to gradually converge. 

The Dong family experts who were still surrounding Ling Tian activated all their spiritual artifacts and formation flags, pouring their cultivation essences into them nonstop. 

Several formations were activated in an instant, creating what seemed to be a connected barrier between all the formation flags. This barrier quickly spread out in all directions, and enclosed Ling Tian completely. 

The intuition of danger in Ling Tian jumped, however, Ling Tian stood still. His jet black eyes looked at the dying old man all the time, without moving. Only his long white hair waved slightly in the breeze of the wind. 

"My lord! Be careful!" Li Fengyuan couldn't help but exclaim full of worry when she saw that Ling Tian didn't even move, allowing himself to be caught by the formations. 

"Ling Tian!" 

Feng Zhiyun immediately shouted out as well, looking worriedly at Ling Tian and then she explained in a few words, "That old man has a similar kind of ability to mine! He can control the life and death of others by turning them into dust and taking away their years of life with a mist arising from his own body!" 

"Similar to your ability?" Ling Tian raised his eyebrows slightly as he listened to Feng Zhiyun, finally showing a little more interest as he looked at the dying old man. His eyes glanced at the places where there were traces of dust and dirt, vaguely sensing faint auras. 

Could it be that this old man who was about to die had knowledge about the mystery of the Yin and Yang Forces? 

But Ling Tian soon dismissed the idea. He could sense that this dying old man's cultivation base was very deep, but he seemed not to have reached the immortal throne realm... 

Before the astonished but strange gaze of Feng Zhiyun, as well as Li Fengyuan and the others, they watched as the intense dark mist filled with death chi rising from the dying old man disappeared in an instant. No aura could be felt from his body, as if he had finally exhausted all his life expectancy and came to an end. 

"Hehe~" 

The dying old man grinned full of anticipation and sneered as he looked at Ling Tian, "To manage to have broken through the mortal shackles and attain immortal cultivation, you must be a genius in this world! However... you are too stupid!" 

"Why do you say so?" Ling Tian smirked slightly in the same manner. 

"You lack much combat experience... battle against immortal cultivators is nothing like the mortal ant fights below us!" The dying old man added, "If you were experienced enough, you wouldn't have let yourself be caught easily! We true experts are alert at all times!" 

He could easily see that Ling Tian had not even reached a thousand years of age, but he had broken through the mortal shackles and surpassed over the peak of the Great Ascension realm, only a half-step from entering the Human Immortal Realm. Such a level of cultivation and talent in this world would undoubtedly be considered unparalleled genius, but in the Immortal World, it is only a slightly above average talent. 

What kind of experience and wisdom could a mere youth have compared to him, a peerless immortal master who has lived for over 200 thousand years?

A great world of difference!

Although the dying old man did not know why he could vaguely sense a death aura in Ling Tian, he did not take it too seriously. Most likely, he had a deviation in his cultivation and had a serious repercussion on his cultivation base, affecting him all this time. 

"Same here~" Ling Tian responded sarcastically to the dying old man's words, he shook his head with a faint smirk. Since he arrived and up to this moment, Ling Tian has had more than a dozen chances to kill this guy in one move. He exuded a terrifying aura, but this dying old man's guard was full of openings and very weak, focusing mainly on attacking. 

"Arrogant!" The dying old man blurted out, but he was unconcerned. He maintained his excited expression throughout. 

Despite showing an excited and agitated expression, the dying old man was still worried at the sight of Ling Tian. If this strange young man had fought back a few seconds ago, he might be in a lot of trouble because he didn't have much time left, but he would be able to control the situation due to his strength and experience. At worst, he would have to warn the others.... 

Two huge eyes suddenly appeared above the sky and fell upon Ling Tian, looking at him with a superior feeling as if it was a supreme being, a true immortal god observing a small insignificant ant. 

Ling Tian looked up, returning an indifferent gaze to the pair of eyes in the sky. 

These dark gray eyes, they are the same eyes as the dying old man. 

"Heavenly Dictum of the Universe!" 

The dying old man exclaimed in a low voice, exuding a supreme feeling. 

"Law of Death and Life!" 

The words barely fell, and two giant arms descended from the sky. A coercion from heaven descended, falling upon everyone in the place. The experts above the great ascension realm could barely resist, while the others were crushed by the same pressure. If not for the help of the experts of the Great Ascension realm and their own defense artifacts, they might be crushed to death by the terrifying pressure. 

The hands of both arms opened and fell on Ling Tian at the same time, as if they wanted to crush him directly. 

Ling Tian narrowed his eyes, perceiving a glimpse of the immortal force appearing above this cultivation world. Despite being in the sky, he remained steadfast without moving a single inch. 

Unexpectedly, the giant hands that had covered Ling Tian disappeared almost immediately. The pair of eyes also vanished, returning everything to tranquility. 

"Hahaha! Finally!" 

When no one could comprehend what was happening, a malevolent yet full of exhilaration laughter spread in all directions. 

The dying old man laughed joyfully, he stretched his arms out to the sides, as if expecting to receive something from the sky. 

"You don't know how long I waited for this day! Now all your power and force will be mine!" The dying old man shouted with joy, never ceasing to laugh. 

The pupils of Feng Zhiyun, Li Fengyuan and Feng Xiao shrank the next moment. Even Feng Ye and Feng Junze, as well as Dong Lin and Dong Hong who had not moved, looked dumbfounded at what was happening. 

Very clearly before everyone's eyes, the dying old man's thin, pale white hair began to gradually turn a gray color, and later black.

Everyone became silent, with every gaze falling on the dying old man. 

The dark, withered skin of the body began to turn tan until it vaguely reached its original skin color. The wrinkled and withered face blossomed with unparalleled vitality, rejuvenating and fading the marks and wrinkles on it from showing the face of an old man over 80 years old, to a face of almost 60 years old, and even seemed to rejuvenate much more! 

The thin, dying body exuded intense vitality, gradually regaining its strength and power. The death aura that used to emanate from the body disappeared in seconds. 

In a few moments, the dying old man went from an old man in his last days of life to a middle-aged man full of vigor and power! 

"This is what I expected! Hahaha!" 

The dying old man, now, a middle-aged man, laughed out loud as he felt the immortal force fill his body. No power under the immortal force could recover him, so he had to get an immortal cultivator or at least a mortal cultivator who had broken the mortal shackles and absorbed some immortal aura! 

A Great Ascension Realm cultivator has on average a life expectancy of 10 thousand years, but more than half of it will have passed by the time they reach this realm, so only a few hundred and one or two thousand years is like a drop of water to him. The cultivation essence and mortal aura can barely add a little to his lifespan, so he can only extract less than 10% of the total vitality. 

Killing a great ascension realm cultivator doesn't cost him much effort, but it still consumes a little of his immortal power, which he can barely and can recover if he consumes the enemy's life force, remaining to lose a little. Therefore, the gains do not outweigh the losses. 

Instead, a true immortal cultivator would be more beneficial... even an immortal ascension cultivator is useful! Even if they have not actually entered the Human Immortal realm, the life expectancy grows considerably, reaching even 50 thousand years! 

As long as it is immortal essence and immortal aura, he can seize 50% of that force, gaining profits that far outweigh the losses! 

If he takes away a thousand years from the enemy, he can absorb minimum half a century of life expectancy... and if the enemy is careless for a moment, he can even seize 80%% of his force for himself!

But... where would he be able to find an immortal cultivator or an immortal ascension cultivator who has broken the mortal chains in this cultivation world? Much more so when the immortal ascension was blocked and no one could take that step further. 

He even allowed the Dong family to worship him, teaching them some simple immortal techniques while he used them as pawns and servants. 

That was why, when he discovered that there was a small probability of the existence of a cultivator who had surpassed the boundary of this world within the Feng family and was not one of his companions, he prepared for this moment. There was a possibility that the enemy was skilled, so his immortal technique might not work and result in disaster.

But if all went well, he would be able to regain his strength and even make a significant breakthrough in the future once he returns to his peak! 

So, being aware of this moment, the middle-aged man let out a sigh, feeling much better and having absolute control of the moment. This naive and stupid young man was not one of his enemies, so it resulted in a much better outcome than expected. 

Stunned and shock-filled gazes lingered on the middle-aged man, watching a dying old man about to die in a few days rejuvenate to the point of becoming a middle-aged man again... to the point of looking like a 40-year-old man in appearance, and he kept rejuvenating endlessly! 

"My Lord..." 

Li Fengyuan's shocked look became much more stupefied as she finally shifted her gaze from the middle-aged man to Ling Tian. Her pupils shrank in terror, her breathing stopped and a worry mixed with fear gripped her, barely able to say a few words. 

This caused both Feng Zhiyun and Feng Xiao to follow her gaze with theirs, becoming dazed when they noticed Ling Tian, especially Feng Zhiyun; a horrible feeling of anxiety and worry mixed with a thick killing intent filled her heart. 

Before the gaze of the three of them, Ling Tian's long bright white hair began to slowly lose its luster, even falling out a little, becoming hair that barely reached his lower back and then to the middle of his back. The bright white in the hair became slightly pale, slowly losing color, with some strands becoming a bit gray and thin. 

Ling Tian's white skin began to very slowly wither, becoming dry and shriveled. 

Ling Tian's beautiful and perfect face, so captivating and charming, lost its luster. Some small marks and vague wrinkles appeared on it, while large dark circles appeared under his eyes, showing how tired he was. 

Ling Tian went from being a charming handsome young man of just about 20-25 years old, to a man of over 30 years old in moments!