“My reputation is built solely on strength,” Elder Youping’s eyes, visible through his silver mask, gleamed with a touch of madness. “I can tell you’ve learned some Divine-level secret art for survival at Hongshi Mountain. Pity though, being good at surviving doesn’t mean being good at fighting. Let me show you, a prodigy from a mere mortal world, how vast this world is and how numerous the powerful truly are!”
As soon as he finished speaking,
An unseen force descended, shrouding all directions, also enveloping Dongbo Xueying.
Within this vast domain, Elder Youping was the core, the absolute ruler.
“Divine Domain?” Dongbo Xueying immediately realized. “Youping, under the light of the Twelfth Tower where a world forms by itself, your Divine Domain is useless.”
“Is that so?” Youping sneered.
Buzzzzz~~~
Countless ripples appeared within the domain, spreading outward in waves from Youping as their center. The entire Star Tower world, spanning ten thousand miles, was filled with these ripples. They gathered continuously on Dongbo Xueying, entangling and binding him.
Youping radiated countless ripples, while Dongbo Xueying was the focal point where countless ripples converged.
“Hmm?” Dongbo Xueying slightly furrowed his brow. Right now, he could easily retreat into the Void Realm. With his Void Realm secret technique ‘Condense Truth,’ he could vanish without a trace, leaving his enemy clueless.
However, this was the first life-or-death opponent he had faced since his cultivation on Hongchen Island.
Defeating him would likely provoke even fiercer retaliation from the Demon God and the Great Demon God. Therefore, Dongbo Xueying felt he should use this battle to truly hone his spear techniques. If he could break through and reach the Divine Heart State, that would be even better.
“Feel the restraint yet? Your movements are hindered, your speed greatly reduced,” Youping extended his left hand, and a blade appeared out of nowhere. The sheath was ancient and black, the hilt deep red. “Back when I was still a Transcendent, I faced many opponents in the Divine Realm. In countless battles, even some so-called prodigy Transcendents couldn’t withstand a single strike from me. I wonder how many strikes you can endure.”
“Have your opponents ever told you that you talk too much?” Dongbo Xueying stood midair, holding his Blood-Drinking Spear.
“Talk too much?”
As the words faded,
Whoosh.
Elder Youping moved along an invisible ripple, almost vanishing in an instant, his figure disappearing completely. His speed was terrifying. Dongbo Xueying could only trace his trajectory thanks to the Star Tower.
“Too fast,” Dongbo Xueying muttered.
Elder Youping instantly appeared a hundred meters to Dongbo Xueying’s left, holding the sheath in his left hand, his right hand flashing in an instant.
Slash!
It was like the first ray of sunlight breaking the horizon at dawn.
At that moment, a blade of light left a trail in the air!
Incredibly fast!
“Clang!” Dongbo Xueying instinctively swung his spear to block, using the secret spear technique he had mastered—Earth!
True to its name, this secret technique was defensive, aiming for seamless unity like the earth itself, making it impossible for enemies to breach.
The blade stopped precisely at the front end of Dongbo Xueying’s spear shaft.
The two divine weapons collided, sending invisible ripples outward.
Slash.
The blade was immediately withdrawn.
Youping, far away, had already vanished, leaving only the clear trace of the blade in the air.
“Too sudden, too fast,” Dongbo Xueying finally became serious. The attack methods of the Yi Jiu Warship before were restricted by formations, limited to just a few variations. But true experts, who had comprehended the laws of the world and mastered many mysteries, could launch a variety of attacks. Thus, the stronger one became, the more one relied on one’s own abilities.
“You actually blocked it. Your spear defense is quite impressive. Let me see how many strikes you can block,” echoed Youping’s voice within the ripple domain.
Slash slash slash.
Youping appeared on the right, a beam of light vanishing instantly.
Appearing behind, another beam of light.
His figure flickered repeatedly.
Strike after strike.
Extremely fast.
Thanks to his mastery of a complete set of spear techniques, Dongbo Xueying managed to defend flawlessly with the ‘Earth’ technique. However, this was only possible because the Star Tower allowed him to track Youping’s movements. Without that ability, the difficulty of defense would skyrocket the moment Youping suddenly attacked.
No wonder he said that back in his Transcendent days, many opponents couldn’t even withstand a single strike from him.
Besides his invisible movements and fast swordplay, the ripples also bound Dongbo Xueying. Fortunately, Dongbo Xueying’s body contained the mighty ‘Great Chaos True Power,’ an extremely violent force. Such immense power made the binding effects minimal. Thus, relying on his spear techniques, Dongbo Xueying could still block strike after strike.
“Hmm?” Watching from the fortress, the Demon God and the Great Demon God were puzzled. The Great Demon God questioned, “What’s going on? He’s the disciple of King Qilan himself. How come Dongbo Xueying keeps blocking all his continuous attacks?”
“Don’t be hasty. This is merely his way of probing his opponent,” the Demon God, who knew more about Youping, since he personally invited Elder Youping, replied. “Even facing Dongbo Xueying, Elder Youping remains cautious. His current attack style allows him to both advance and retreat. When he finally reveals his fangs, Dongbo Xueying won’t be able to block anymore.”
…
Far away, the Xia Clan Transcendents watched.
But Elder Youping was too fast! So fast they couldn’t even see his traces.
Dongbo Xueying could barely see Youping when he revealed himself to attack, relying on the Star Tower for observation otherwise. The other Xia Clan Transcendents couldn’t even catch a glimpse of Youping’s fleeting moments.
Because as soon as Youping appeared and struck, he would immediately shift positions.
Shifting repeatedly.
The Xia Transcendents only saw flashes of swordlight in the air, each leaving a deep black rift in space.
“If we fought him, we probably wouldn’t even react in time,” Palace Master Chen Gong, Chao Qing, Sikong Yang, Palace Master Taishu, Chi Qiu Bai, and others all felt the immense gap. This was the power of a supreme Transcendent who had become a god in the Divine Realm.
…
Over a hundred strikes in succession.
Each strike, one word: fast!
And each from a different angle.
“Your spear defense is indeed tight,” Elder Youping’s body instantly shifted tens of miles along the ripples. “Then let me just unleash a storm!”
A cold gleam flashed in Elder Youping’s eyes.
Boom!
His figure suddenly appeared midair, gripping the hilt with both hands, raising the deep red long blade high! At that moment, the entire blade seemed to transform into a black sun! A pitch-black sun, yet countless flames erupted in all directions. This strike, merely raising the blade, exuded a might that made Dongbo Xueying’s heart race.
“Ahh.” The Xia Transcendents watching finally saw Elder Youping’s figure clearly.
This was the first time since the battle began that Youping gripped the hilt with both hands.
Gripping the blade with both hands, raising it high.
As if holding a sun about to explode.
“He’s going all out?” Dongbo Xueying gripped his spear with both hands. Previously, Youping had always struck instantly, but this time his fighting style was completely different, openly declaring his move. This made Dongbo Xueying vaguely sense something ominous.
“Die!” Elder Youping roared.
Boom!!!!!
Instantly, the massive black sun transformed from the long blade exploded.
Like a sun exploding!
In an instant, the world turned blindingly white, eyes could see nothing else. Yet, whether through gravitational fields, Void Realm perception, pinpoint penetration senses, or under the coverage of the Star Tower world, Dongbo Xueying knew… beneath the blinding white, a blade was rushing toward him at terrifying speed.
But it was too fast! Fast enough that even Dongbo Xueying’s instinctive reaction to raise his spear in defense was too slow.
After all, “instinctive reaction” still required time.
This strike was so fast that Dongbo Xueying couldn’t even block in time.
“Bang!”
Instantly, Dongbo Xueying was split down into the depths of the desert.
The blinding white world gradually began to fade.
Revealing Elder Youping, standing midair, silver mask gleaming.
At this moment, the watching Xia Transcendents, the Demon God, and the Great Demon God all held their breath in tension.
“Cough cough cough.” A series of coughs, Dongbo Xueying emerged from the desert depths, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He looked up at Elder Youping high above. “What move was that? Pretty impressive, made me cough blood.”
Under the suppression of the Star Tower,
Elder Youping had only displayed the strength of a late Divine-level cultivator. But that strike had surged to nearly peak Divine-level! Most importantly, the laws and mysteries it contained were terrifying. Making the strike so fast he couldn’t block, and its power continuously damaging within his body. Dongbo Xueying confirmed that the strike’s power was within his tolerance range, so he didn’t expose his Void Realm secret techniques, choosing to endure the blow instead. After all, his opponent wasn’t just this one.
“Just coughed blood?” Elder Youping thought to himself. “He only coughed blood after I unleashed my secret technique?”
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