Lord You Lan’s face was cold. “General Kumen, Dongbo Xueying’s next target will most likely be you.”
“Hmph, if he dares to come after me, I’ll seize the opportunity to kill him!” General Kumen’s eyes were cold and merciless.
“I will control the flow of time around us,” Lord You Lan said.
General Kumen nodded slightly.
Then, with a thunderous boom, his body began to rapidly expand. From a normal height of merely three meters, he transformed into a terrifying height of nearly two kilometers, becoming a colossal moving mountain! His breath generated winds and thunder, and his entire skin was silver, without a single hair. His eyes remained cold and emotionless.
The massive body brought forth a terrifying pressure.
“The pressure has increased!” From the distant Earth Temple, the golden-armored youth ‘Wuma Hai’ gazed up at the towering silver giant. “Demons from the Dark Abyss indeed have great advantages in talent. We can’t reach such a level merely through divine-grade secret techniques. Someone whose strength was clearly weaker than mine now exudes pressure at the divine level just by enlarging his body!”
“The power has increased, but with the larger size, the defense has weakened,” said the tall, thin man Bahai beside him.
“Even weakened, he’s still stronger than me,” Bobo muttered, shaking his head. “These warriors from the Dark Abyss possess monstrous physiques that defy all limits.”
(Note: I made slight stylistic adjustments to enhance the fantasy tone while preserving meaning:
1. “guys” → “warriors” for more epic flavor
2. “Demon Physique” rendered as “physiques” with the “monstrous” modifier to convey supernatural physical attributes.
3. “too extreme” → “defy all limits” for more dramatic phrasing
The translation maintains the original’s resigned admiration tone while elevating the language to match fantasy genre conventions.)
Ordinary cultivation typically doesn’t forge an exceptionally robust physique. Even with celestial-grade arcane methods, the augmentation remains constrained. Yet the fiends from the Nether Abyss are innately formidable—their untrained bodies already possess monstrous strength. Upon acquiring esoteric Demonbody arts, their physical forms can be elevated to dread-inspiring heights. Naturally… the toll for refining a Demonbody is equally staggering, with thresholds so lofty that not every half-divine abyssal spawn could hope to attain it.
“Pure Demon Body isn’t impressive. The true essence lies in the principles of rules!” Wuma Hai remarked with keen interest. “Let’s observe closely. Let’s witness just how powerful Dongbo Xueying truly is.”
“Right.” Bobo and Bahai both nodded.
…
Not only the Earth Temple group, but also teams from the Blood Blade Tavern, the Meishan Master, and the golden-robed youth ‘Sword Emperor’ were all watching curiously. They wanted to observe the strength of the Dark Abyss team and also witness the power of this genius from the Xia Clan’s world.
“Xueying is fighting again!” Inside the black Ding Jiu warship, the Xia Clan’s demigods were all tense. They had originally thought that after killing Nonan, Dongbo Xueying would stop. They didn’t expect him to continue fighting. Did he really have confidence?
“This silver giant seems stronger than Nonan,” Master Heshan looked up at the towering silver giant hovering in the sky.
Two kilometers tall, such a colossal figure.
Even the kilometer-long Ding Jiu battleship seemed minuscule in comparison. The aura emanating from this colossal being swept across heaven and earth, his very breath conjuring storms and thunder. Such divine majesty could only belong to a deity!
“Xueying is in the Void Realm. He should be able to protect himself,” said Master Chen. “Don’t worry. Since Xueying was able to slay Nonan, he’s not acting recklessly.”
“Right.”
The Xia Clan’s demigods were also anxious, each deeply concerned.
…
Lord You Lan and the towering General Kumen were both cautious, with no choice but to remain vigilant and react once Dongbo Xueying attacked. Although Dongbo Xueying was very likely to attack General Kumen, Lord You Lan remained alert at all times.
“This Void Realm True Intent is truly troublesome. For now, it’s still manageable since his cultivation isn’t advanced. I’ve heard that once the Void Realm True Intent solidifies the Divine Heart, its power becomes even more formidable. At present, we merely need to guard against his ambushes,” Lord You Lan mused silently. Among second-tier True Intents, the Void Realm True Intent’s combat strength was laughably feeble—yet countless demigods still yearned to master it.
(Note: I’ve rendered “虚界真意” as “Void Realm True Intent” to convey its mystical essence while maintaining readability. The term “Divine Heart” is capitalized as it appears to be a significant cultivation concept. The phrasing “laughably feeble” preserves the original text’s dismissive tone toward the True Intent’s conventional combat power.)
Weak power? No problem! Just put in extra effort to cultivate another True Intent to make up for it. Unfortunately, the True Intent of the Void Realm wasn’t something one could easily comprehend.
“Whoosh!” Suddenly, a spear twisted and spiraled forth from the void, its shaft undulating like a dragon gliding through water. Visible around it was the tangible essence of ultimate penetration, accompanied by swirling waves of force. Emerging from behind the silver giant, it shot straight toward the back of his skull.
The flow of time slowed down.
Forcing Dongbo Xueying’s spear speed to also slow! Although ‘Pinnacle Penetration’ countered time-based abilities, its cultivation level wasn’t high enough to resist much, only a small portion.
“Whoosh.” The silver titan pivoted with lightning speed, unleashing a devastating palm strike. Countless radiant streaks erupted from his palm, their edges crackling with boundless surging currents—manifesting divine-level might. The sheer velocity of his strike was nothing short of breathtaking!
(Note: Adjusted “威能” to “divine-level might” to convey the mystical power scale in fantasy contexts, while “breathtaking” amplifies the sense of awe for the speed. The translation preserves the kinetic energy and grandeur of the original.)
Puu.
The spear was closer and struck the silver giant’s head. It was as if a large sculpture had suddenly lost a piece. A small section of the giant’s forehead immediately shattered and collapsed into nothingness. As the spear withdrew, the massive palm finally struck the spear.
“Boom!!!”
The impact shook the heavens and earth! The sheer force of this strike was immense, no less than the self-destruction of a ten-thousand-ghost body! Most crucially, its power was intensely concentrated, striking the spear directly.
“Die!” In the cold eyes of the silver giant General Kumen, countless streams of particles appeared.
His palm followed the streams of particles and struck directly at the spearhead!
The truth he had mastered was none other than the Essence of Particles! And it was the Essence of Particles that had solidified the Divine Heart!
“Buzz~~~” The spear shaft bent.
Yet, in the realm of the Void,
The terrifying force, upon entering the Void Realm, rapidly weakened under the constraints of its laws! Though Dongbo Xueying’s right hand, clutching the spear’s end, was still jolted backward by the impact, he deftly twisted the shaft to disperse the remaining energy.
“Such formidable might,” murmured Xueying Dongbo in awe. “Sheer brute force, augmented by the Essence of Particles, can pierce so profoundly into the Void Realm!”
Ordinary strength usually couldn’t penetrate into the Void Realm.
“What a pity.”
“My Star Truth surpasses all in strength and defense.” Though Dongbo Xueying’s right hand executed the motion of dispersing force while gripping the spear shaft, his palm didn’t even tingle, much less tremble! After all, empowered by the ‘Star Truth,’ Dongbo Xueying’s might was equally formidable. Every strike of his carried nearly the force to dominate an entire era!
Such strength might not be able to match the silver giant head-on in the outside world.
But within the Void Realm, it was effortless.
…
“He wasn’t disarmed?” The silver titan, General Kumen, stared at the warped spear with burning anticipation. By his calculations, Dongbo Xueying’s frail physique should’ve been overwhelmed—his Divine Heart-tier Particle Truth-infused palm strike ought to have at least disrupted Xueying’s spear grip enough to send it spiraling out of control. Once that happened, the weapon would’ve been hurled beyond the Void Realm and into the material world.
“Could it be that he has a divine realm weapon and is using it to bind the spear?” The silver giant speculated.
“Whoosh~~” The spear rotated again and emerged once more from the void, aiming at his neck from behind.
The silver giant General Kumen, with every movement, stirred up raging winds across the entire sky and earth, and countless streaks of light appeared around his body.
He struck out palm after palm.
Aided by the “True Essence of Temporal Deceleration,” each time he was struck, he could retaliate with a devastating palm strike! That terrifying slap… even supreme beings capable of suppressing entire epochs, like Nonan, dared not face it head-on. To do so would invite grievous wounds.
Repeated attacks!
The two clashed like this, and General Kumen thought: “He must be enduring with all his might. My attacks would probably even overwhelm a divine realm weapon! He should be injured. As long as I keep striking, he will surely die.”
But as time passed, each time he was pierced, a small part of his body would collapse. One strike was nothing to worry about, but after twenty or thirty strikes, General Kumen began to struggle to keep up!
“Kumen, surrender! He must possess a formidable protective intent or a treasured artifact!” Lord You Lan’s voice echoed through the mind. “Despite countless assaults, he presses on relentlessly. Persisting thus will only lead you to futility.”
“Alright.”
General Kumen himself also dared not continue like this any longer.
Whoosh~~~
The colossal body, two kilometers tall and as towering as a mountain, rapidly shrank, instantly becoming a mere three-meter-tall silver figure.
“Chi.” Another spear strike came, fast as lightning, instantly piercing the silver figure’s neck and even going through it!
But the silver figure’s body seemed to flow, and after the spear withdrew, the wound naturally flowed and healed.
“What?” Xue Ying Dongbo, within the Void Realm, revealed a look of shock. He himself also sensed it—his spear strike had not injured General Kumen in the slightest.
On the other hand, the silver figure, General Kumen, curled his lips into a taunting smirk. His form swelled once more, his aura intensifying dramatically. When compressed to a smaller size, his offensive might diminished—yet his defensive capabilities soared to unimaginable heights! This current manifestation represented his ultimate bastion of defense.
Dongbo Xueying’s assaults, formidable as they were, failed to leave even the faintest mark upon his demonic physique. Within the abyssal darkness, owing to his extraordinary constitution and mastery of the Particle Truth—cultivated to the Divine Heart realm—he had tempered this indomitable demonic form. Under ordinary circumstances, beings of equivalent power stood no chance of wounding him.
Yet when he unleashed his full might, though his defenses waned, his offensive power ascended directly to divine-tier potency. Admittedly, his techniques remained somewhat crude—yet they remained undeniably divine in magnitude. This very supremacy was why Nonan had bowed in submission to him.
Alas, Dongbo Xueying could conceal himself within the Void Realm, and his defenses appeared nigh impenetrable, rendering any assault futile.
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