Chapter 45: The Great Collision

Yu Jingqiu was in despair when she suddenly heard Dongbo Xueying’s words, which startled her. She turned her head to look.

Previously, Dongbo Xueying had kept his aura restrained. Years of meditating on the natural world had made him plain and unassuming, indeed unremarkable. However, now as his fighting spirit surged, everyone could sense that this black-robed youth had completely changed. His gaze was as sharp as a blade, and his invisible aura exuded sharpness and dread.

This was the brilliance of a powerful warrior, usually hidden within its sheath, but once unleashed, it would make hearts tremble.

“This Dongbo Xueying dares to speak such words—could he actually rival a Named-level existence?” Yu Jingqiu couldn’t believe it. “I heard he’s only twenty-two, three years younger than me! How could someone so young possibly oppose a Named-level warrior? Plus, I haven’t sensed any ability from him to manipulate the heavens and earth.”

The surrounding air twisted and distorted.

The invisible pressure continued to loom—it was the mastery over the heavens and earth from the monstrous, muscular figure seated on the throne. In Yu Jingqiu’s eyes, if Dongbo Xueying were also a Named-level warrior, he should be able to manipulate the heavens and earth as well, and their forces should have already begun to clash.

“This Dongbo Xueying has gone mad,” Si Borong, completely overwhelmed by the fear of death, turned to gaze at Dongbo Xueying, disbelief evident in his eyes. “Daring to provoke a Named-level existence—could he actually be a Named warrior himself? He must be putting on a show of arrogance before death, but this only makes his demise even more tragic.”

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The monstrous, muscular figure seated on the throne, however, was calmly stroking the armrest, scrutinizing the black-clad youth below. He then opened his wide, blood-red mouth and laughed: “Interesting, interesting. Little brat, since you’re so eager to die—”

“Enough talk!” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes burned with intensity. “Come on, let me see just how strong you really are. If you’re weaker than me, then you’ll be the one to die!”

“Bolder than me!”

The monstrous figure’s eyes darkened.

Boom~~~

Invisible forces of heaven and earth instantly descended upon Dongbo Xueying, just as they had oppressed Tang Xiong before.

“This much pressure from the heavens and earth?” Dongbo Xueying sneered. The oppression of heavenly forces was limited—it would make Star-Level Knights extremely uncomfortable, and Silver Moon Knights would suffer a significant loss of power. However, for Dongbo Xueying, whose physical strength had reached the peak of the Named level, the threat of heavenly forces was greatly diminished. It was merely a constant pressure of about a thousand catties.

One stood at the base of the grand hall, the other seated on the throne, their gazes clashing fiercely.

“Let me see what you’re really capable of,” the monstrous figure sneered, flipping his hand to reveal a black curved throwing blade—his preferred weapon in battle! Earlier, when he used a metal shard to pierce through a Silver Moon Knight’s skull, it was because the gap in power was simply too vast.

“Hu.”

The monstrous figure immediately swung his arm and hurled the curved blade.

Xiuxiuxiu!!!

One curved blade after another appeared in his hands, each one hurled with deadly intent.

The curved blades moved at incredible speed, reaching supersonic levels in an instant. Their flight paths twisted in arcs, becoming even more blurred and difficult to track as they sliced through the distorted air.

“Daggers? Let’s see how you handle a few of mine,” Dongbo Xueying’s eyes burned with fighting spirit. This was his first battle against a Named-level opponent. Flipping his right hand, a short spear appeared, and with a swift motion, he hurled it!

Boom!

The short spear was heavier, tearing through the air with a terrifying shriek. Hearing the sound, the monstrous figure’s expression changed instantly—the spear was too fast. He had no time to draw a weapon to block, so he immediately dodged sideways.

“Peng!!!” The spear struck the previously unscathed metal throne, shattering it entirely. The spearhead pierced deeply into the wall behind the throne.

Meanwhile, Dongbo Xueying was dodging those strange black curved blades. Occasionally, he parried with his Feixue Divine Spear in one hand. As a master spearman, deflecting mere throwing blades was effortless.

“Boom!” “Boom!” “Boom!”

Short spears continued to appear in Dongbo Xueying’s right hand, hurled one after another with full force. The impact of the heavenly forces was negligible against the might of a spear thrown by a peak Named-level warrior!

One spear narrowly grazed past the monstrous figure, burying itself deep into the wall.

The continuous barrage of strange black curved blades targeted Dongbo Xueying, but he dodged them all, leaving the blades embedded deeply into the walls.

“This, this…” Si Borong was stunned.

“Is this the power of the Named level?” Yu Jingqiu also felt the pressure.

At this moment, the mere exchange of projectiles between these two mighty beings was enough to instill fear and awe. The monstrous figure moved so fast his form blurred, making it hard for them to follow.

Although Dongbo Xueying’s movements were smaller, within a few meters, his figure also became indistinct and unpredictable.

Just from their evasive maneuvers, they couldn’t keep track anymore!

As for the projectiles?

Whether it was the terrifying short spears or the strange, swift curved blades, they probably couldn’t dodge even one.

“By the gods, he, he’s actually this strong?” Lu Huai, frightened, had already hidden behind a statue deep inside the hall, fearing collateral damage! The clash between two Named-level beings… even a casual gust of wind could crush a Star-Level mage like him.

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After dodging repeatedly, the monstrous figure flashed his hands and revealed two double-bladed battle axes.

These double-bladed axes were extremely brutal weapons, with axe faces as large as small shields. Each hand gripping an axe, he simply raised them to block. With a clang, one short spear was deflected, the sound echoing throughout the hall.

“I didn’t expect to return to the mortal world after narrowly escaping death, only to encounter such a young brat,” the monstrous figure sneered. “Good, so young and already at the Named level—truly promising. I love killing promising young ones like you! Brat, let me show you my true strength!”

“Watch my spear!” Dongbo Xueying didn’t waste words. Knowing the short spears couldn’t threaten the enemy, he immediately charged forward.

Swoosh!

His body shot forward like an arrow released from a bowstring, instantly darting forward nearly a hundred meters. Raising his long spear high with both hands, he brought it down in a furious slash. Boom—his strength surged through the spear, transferring into the tip. This fully charged strike, built up with ample preparation, was ferociously powerful.

“Let’s see how much strength you’ve got,” the monstrous figure sneered, crossing his axes above his head to block.

Boom!

The spear struck the crossed axes.

The monstrous figure’s expression immediately changed. One had fully prepared, the other had confidently taken the blow head-on. He instantly realized he was at a disadvantage. Without concern for dignity, he Go with the flow immediately began retreating to dissipate the force. Thud, thud, thud—each step left a deep footprint in the hall’s floor, the surrounding ground cracking. He retreated more than ten steps before completely dispersing the force.

“Die.”

Immediately after delivering the furious slash, Dongbo Xueying surged forward, transitioning his spear from a downward strike into a direct thrust!

The spear, like thunder, pierced directly toward the monstrous figure’s face.

“Scatter!” The monstrous figure willed it, and the heavenly forces that had constantly oppressed Dongbo Xueying suddenly lifted. The abrupt shift from oppressive burden to complete release was difficult for most to adapt to. Dongbo Xueying, however, instinctively adjusted his muscular and skeletal strength reflexively, completely unaffected.

A master of the spear, his strength unified and perfected, was not easily shaken.

“Curses, strength unified and perfected? So young, yet his spear techniques are this terrifying.” The monstrous figure realized that the opponent’s spear momentum hadn’t been affected, understanding immediately that Dongbo Xueying was definitely a master of spear techniques. After all, even among Named-level warriors, only a small fraction achieved mastery in combat techniques. Because some might achieve oneness with the universe while forging iron, others while painting, oneness with the universe merely represented a spiritual Realm.

It did not necessarily mean mastery of combat techniques!

A master required long years of rigorous training and innate talent.

“Blood Axe Cycle.” The monstrous figure now regarded the opponent as a major threat, instantly blurring his form to evade.

“Xiu.”

The spear passed by him, missing its mark, but the piercing force from the spearhead still struck the distant hall wall through empty space, leaving a deep crater.

“Die.” The monstrous figure, having evaded, immediately swung his axes from the side, launching consecutive furious strikes toward Dongbo Xueying. Once the “Blood Axe Cycle” was unleashed, the dual axes attacked in succession, unceasingly. If the enemy’s defense faltered even slightly under this fierce assault, it would be the end.

“Get back!” Dongbo Xueying, having missed with his spear strike, twisted his waist and rotated his body, channeling force into his limbs.

The spear swept horizontally!

A single sweep of the spear was enough to clear a thousand soldiers!

Regardless of whatever axe techniques were used, he simply swept through them!

“Peng!”

The spear shaft struck the axe blades directly, producing a terrifying explosion. The invisible pressure surged outward in all directions, forcing Si Borong’s body to emit protective Aura of Rivalry in rapid succession. Yu Jingqiu maintained the icy armor on her body throughout. Boom~~~ Under the pressure, Si Borong staggered backward a step, while Yu Jingqiu’s icy armor shimmered, completely absorbing the impact.

The surrounding hall seemed as though a storm had swept through, the stone surface shattered into powder, leaving a scene of chaos.

The monstrous figure was sent reeling backward, crashing into the wall behind him.

Dongbo Xueying also felt a tremor in his body, stepping aside slightly.

Their gazes met, murder in the air.

“Hahahaha…” Suddenly, the monstrous figure laughed, his laughter deep and resonant, like waves of a tsunami. The distant Yu Jingqiu, Si Borong, and Lu Huai couldn’t help but cover their ears instinctively.