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Chapter 195 Invincible among the younger generation?
"Throughout history, who could rival him? At such a young age, he slew a Grandmaster!"

The Holy Lord of the Jiang family was very flattering and amazed, saying that it had only been three years since they last met, not the past thirty years!

He already knew that Yang An was exceptionally talented, with a prodigious talent, and that even a reincarnated Emperor could not surpass him. Therefore, he chose to befriend him and sent someone to reveal the information before the battle outside the Holy City of the Northern Region.

Yang An reciprocated by telling them about Jiang Taixu.

The Jiang family also provided a large amount of divine resources, so the relationship between the two sides was quite good. Otherwise, Yan Ruyu would not have rashly invited them to the city for refuge when they were being hunted down.

"This time, we are truly grateful to Fellow Daoist Yang An for saving our clan's Divine King Ancestor. Our Jiang family will repay this kindness." The Holy Master of the Jiang family spoke again, replying emphatically.

Fairy Caiyun also came to express her gratitude, bowing deeply. Without her help, she would have surely died, and it would have also affected Jiang Taixu's revival.

"It's alright." Yang An waved his hand, not minding.

He looked at the Divine Pool. Was this a Saint, or a Saint King? Even though his condition had weakened to the extreme, he was still incredibly powerful. Beneath that withered and lifeless body, his divine sense was boundless, as if it could tear apart the Great Dao.

At his peak, Jiang Taixu was absolutely comparable to the Great Sage level of the Saint King system. It's just unknown what level he was, whether it was the second, third, or fourth level.
A thought flashed through Yang An's mind: the fifth rank was impossible. It was the rank of the Light King. A fifth-rank Great Saint was already a high-ranking Great Saint, controlling the domain of time. In the world of Shrouding the Heavens, only a true Great Saint could rival him.

Now that Yang An's strength is enough to reach the Saint Realm, he is naturally no longer as unable to distinguish the difference in realms as he did when facing Crocodile Ancestor.

Compared to the Saint Realm in the Saint King system, the Great Saints in the Saint King system can be divided into two levels: before the fifth-order Great Saint and after the fifth-order Great Saint.

First and second-tier Great Saints are roughly as strong as the Great Saints of Shrouding the Heavens, while third and fourth-tier Great Saints correspond to the Saint Kings.

The Great Sage realm in Shrouding the Heavens is a rather special realm. Even the Eighth Forbidden Saint King has difficulty breaking through the Great Sage barrier, which means there is more than one small realm difference between them. Even the Great Sage of the Divine Forbidden realm can hardly threaten a Quasi-Emperor, which is another level of difference.

Therefore, the Great Sage Who Shrouds the Heavens corresponds to the fifth to ninth level of the Great Sage!
The Nine Stages of the Great Sage: Rebirth Stage, Nirvana Stage, Countless Stages, Truth Stage, King of Light Stage, Heavenly Secret Stage, Star God Stage, Boundless Stage, Epic Stage!
This hierarchy of strength is indeed as described. The Rebirth Stage and the Nirvana Stage are on the same level. The Rebirth Stage allows one to master the power of rebirth and emulate the ancient phoenix, being reborn from the ashes. The Nirvana Stage is an enhancement of the Rebirth Stage.

The former requires a drop of remaining essence blood to be reborn, while the latter is branded in the void. Once it dies, it can be reborn from the void and have a second life, greatly enhancing its immortality.

The Rank of Countless Sands and the Rank of Truth are yet another level. Mastering the power of true qi to evolve into countless sands allows one to subdivide one's own energy into countless particles. These countless sands of particles can then constitute reality and change all things. This is the meaning of both.

The mysteries between the Light King rank and the Epic rank are even more extraordinary. Just considering the essence of time, a king is one who controls it, and a Light King is the king who controls time. This alone is enough to show how terrifying a high-ranking Great Saint is.

"Fellow Daoist, your kindness is beyond measure, I am deeply grateful."

Just then, Jiang Taixu opened his eyes and sensed Yang An's gaze.

The moment their eyes met, divine light shone brightly, distorting the void wherever it passed. Those around them unconsciously lowered their voices, feeling an invisible pressure pouring down, their hearts heavy.

Jiang Taixu was amazed. Yang An's strength shocked him. He could tell that Yang An was a young man just by sensing his life force.

However, his strength was absolutely heaven-defying. He was constantly recovering and trying to get out of his weakness. He was also paying close attention to the battles outside. Yang An was able to easily kill the Dark Night King and was even chasing after a Great Completion King who possessed an Emperor Weapon.

“You saved Caiyun, which is more than saving my life. I was trapped in Zishan and no one knew about it. It was you who told the Jiang family, otherwise I would not have been able to escape. You also have the grace of protecting the Dao. These are three lives.”

Jiang Taixu's voice was firm and powerful, as unbreakable as metal and stone, "I will return these three lives to you."

"We can talk about it after you recover." Yang An stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm. "You don't need to repay me for this life, just do one thing for me."

“One thing is not enough, even a hundred things would be appropriate.” Jiang Taixu replied without hesitation, his eyes filled with gratitude. He looked at Fairy Caiyun with a slight pang of fear, unable to imagine the sorrow he would feel if she were to die.

Jiang Taixu also thanked Yan Ruyu and Ye Fan, saying, "You two have given me this divine medicine. If you ever need anything in the future, please feel free to contact me."

"You're too kind, God-King." Yan Ruyu cupped her hands in greeting. "It's simply a matter of each taking what they need."

"Since you've overcome this hurdle, senior, the sea is wide enough for fish to leap and the sky is high enough for me to roam. I only contributed a little bit." Ye Fan sighed slightly, his gaze towards Yang An filled with particular amazement.

He couldn't help but ask telepathically, "Where have you been these past three years? Could it be that you received some kind of imperial inheritance?"

"Could it be like that Northern Emperor Teng, who fell into the Divine Phoenix Cave, was baptized by the blood essence of the Undying Divine Phoenix, and obtained the Chaotic Ancient Emperor Talisman in the Ancient Emperor Mountain? In recent years, he has been extremely popular, and some people have been comparing the two of you." He said with a slightly teasing tone.

After all, one of them stumbled upon treasures while walking around, had one adventure after another, and advanced to Sendai before he was even twenty years old. The other had a record of killing a Holy Lord, and was even more outstanding than the former, making him the most popular. However, the people of Beiyuan believed that Yang An relied on the Imperial Weapon and could not be used as a benchmark.

"Now there's no need to argue anymore. This matter is settled. No matter how powerful Wang Teng is, he can't possibly compare to a King who has reached the Dao Severing stage, let alone kill a Great Completion King!" Ye Fan exclaimed. "You are the invincible one among the younger generation."

He is no longer the novice who just embarked on the path of cultivation. He clearly understands the differences between cultivation realms, especially the Sendai Realm. Each level is comparable to the previous realm, and nine small steps are equivalent to nine small realms!

Even if news spreads that Wang Teng has already entered the second level of the Immortal Realm, so what? Does he think he can cross eighteen realms and kill a Great Completion King?

"The Emperor's legacy?"

"Invincible among the younger generation?"

Yang An chuckled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Ye Fan's statement.

If you really want to say something, it's not unreasonable to say that he obtained the cultivation techniques of the Demon Lord, the Human Emperor, and the Heavenly Emperor in one lifetime, and that he inherited the legacy of the Immortal Emperor. What is a Great Emperor, anyway?

Having obtained the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, he only glanced at it twice. Some of the ingenious ideas were indeed quite good, such as refining different physiques and transforming them into a chaotic body. It was worth taking a look at, reversing the heavens and bestowing a 'King Body' upon others.

"Your cultivation is also quite good." Yang An looked at him. After three years of cultivation, Ye Fan had already broken through to the fifth level of the Dao Palace. He had no shortage of source stones for cultivation. Whether it was the wonderful techniques recorded in the Source Heaven Book or the support behind the Heavenly City, it was more than enough for his cultivation.

With sufficient resources, the Holy Body's cultivation speed in the early stages is quite fast; breaking through five realms of the Dao Palace in a year is not out of the question.

Moreover, Yang An has broken a large part of the curse, greatly reducing resource consumption, so Originium is no problem at all.

On the contrary, Yang An had told him that there was a major calamity in the Four Extremes, specifically targeting the Holy Body. Ye Fan was very cautious. Even though his cultivation had reached the fifth level of the Dao Palace, he was not in a hurry to break through and was still refining his skills.

"Oh, right, let me introduce you to him."

Ye Fan secretly gave instructions, informing them of some recent events, and then apprehended a man and a dog, or rather, two scoundrels, who were acting suspiciously in the main hall.

Black Emperor, Duan De.

Calling them "dogs" is quite accurate; these two good-for-nothings were staring at the pool of divine liquid with eerie green eyes—or rather, at the closed-eyed God King Jiang Taixu.

"Hey, let's discuss this, Jiang family. When your God-King comes out, give me some of his blood to taste." Black Emperor barked twice, and the Jiang family members' faces turned green.

If it weren't for Yang An and the people of Paradise City, Hengyu Furnace would have already been smashed down.

Black Emperor stuck out his tongue and shook his head repeatedly, "We're all neighbors, yet it's so troublesome to ask for a little bit of Great Perfection God King blood. That's so unfair."

"It's a good thing I asked Old Gu to give you some pointers."

What it said was too ambiguous.

Jiang Taixu couldn't help but open his eyes. He remembered hearing a dog barking in Zishan and almost thought it was a hallucination caused by the Zishan formation. Could it really be this dog?

Old Gu... Gu Tianshu!

Those who were unaware of the situation were fine, but Jiang Taixu was genuinely surprised and uncertain.

"If Heaven had not given birth to me, the Black Emperor, the Great Dao would have remained in eternal darkness." The Black Emperor shook his head and boasted incessantly, "The throne in this life will surely be mine."

"Damn dog."

Duan De almost threw up; how could this guy be so boastful?

Black King grinned, baring his teeth.

When Yang An looked over, the man and the dog instantly fell silent, cowering in fear.

"Didn't you say you wanted to plunder this holy city and get the formation for gathering source stones...? Now that the person is right in front of you, why aren't you moving?" Duan De said in a sinister tone in Black Emperor's ear.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Black Emperor's insults were very vulgar.

Facing Yang An's gaze, she forced a smile.

For some reason, seeing Yang An also made it feel uneasy, just like Duan De.

Even when addressing the Great Sage Gu Tianshu, the Black Emperor still called him "Old Gu" without a care. But now he was truly panicked, and his back was sweating.

"Oh!"

A single gaze nearly made the man and dog bristle, and they fled in panic, as if a terrifying gaze was watching them from behind.

"I'm not some kind of demon, why are you so afraid?" Yang An shook his head, freezing the man and dog in place. He reached out with his true energy hand, grabbed Black Emperor and Duan De, and shook them, causing all sorts of treasures to fall out.

"Ouch!"

The man and the dog screamed in agony.

Ye Fan almost couldn't suppress the smile on his face. Finally, someone could control these two bastards.

"Bang!"

A tattered bowl lid fell out of Duan Delun's sea of ​​consciousness, and a dragon-patterned cauldron appeared in Yang An's hand. The two objects seemed to have a strange connection, and the bowl lid trembled slightly before flying towards Yang An.

"Wait a minute, what is that?" Duan De was no longer calm. It didn't matter if the other things were gone, but this bowl lid was a different story.

But when he realized what the small black and gold cauldron in Yang An's hand was, Duan De suddenly froze, looking utterly bewildered.

　Regarding realms, they are not a one-to-one correspondence; there are some subtle differences. I followed the original Saint King series. Currently, Life-Taking Level 1 equals Dao Palace Level 4 or 5, Life-Taking Level 2 equals Four Extremes Level 1, Life-Taking Levels 5 to 9 equals Dragon Transformation, Legendary Levels 1 and 2 equals Immortal Level 1, Legendary Levels 3, 4, and 5 equals Immortal Level 2, Legendary Levels 6 to 9 equals Dao Severing. Among them, Legendary Level 3 Void Transformation and Legendary Level 6 Domain Transformation are significant advancements. The same applies to Great Saints: Great Saint Level 1 and 2 equals Saint, Great Saint Level 3 and 4 equals Saint King, Great Saint Levels 5 to 9 equals Great Saint. In the Saint King series, the Great Saint realm is not described much. Yang Qi skipped directly from Great Saint Level 2 to Great Saint Level 9. I'll see if this book can make up for some of that.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)