Chapter 630: Chapter 412: Great Battle

Energy surged through the mountains, the oppressive aura flattening the surrounding vegetation.

Wang Heng’s gaze was ice-cold. He stared fixedly at the lucky bastard who had plucked the Starlight Grass. If the man dared to make a single move, he would be met with the combined strike of the two brothers.

Xu Yang spoke calmly. "If you retreat now, I can pretend none of this ever happened."

If he were facing two Celestial Essence Fourth Layer experts, he would be wary. Against one Celestial Essence Fourth Layer and one Third Layer, he wasn’t entirely sure he could kill them both, but he was certainly confident in his ability to protect himself. Thus, he did not attack immediately. He was confident he could defeat these two, but not necessarily kill them.

"What a joke! Do you think you’re some Spirit Bone Celestial Pride? Can’t you see that Brother Yu is a Celestial Essence Fourth Level Martial Artist?" Wang Heng’s eyes widened in disbelief. He couldn’t believe this mere Celestial Essence Third Level Martial Artist was threatening them. He only felt that there must be something wrong with the guy’s brain.

"I really am a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride!" Xu Yang thought. He knew that even if he said it out loud, today’s battle was inevitable. "Perfect time to test the methods of a Celestial Essence Fourth Level Martial Artist." At this thought, his battle intent gradually soared.

"If you want to die, I’ll grant your wish!" Sensing the battle intent radiating from Xu Yang, Yu Hong let out an explosive shout. A puny Celestial Essence Third Layer dared to direct battle intent at him? Did he really think he wouldn’t dare kill him? "End this quickly! Don’t give him the chance to destroy the Starlight Grass!"

His cold killing intent almost materialized. Yu Hong’s figure abruptly vanished from his spot. The aura of the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer erupted without reservation. Within a radius of dozens of meters, the Power of Heaven and Earth was stirred as if by a massive, invisible hand. It churned like a tidal wave, swarming toward him. As the aura crushed over the originally verdant hill, all the vegetation was instantly pulverized into dust. Even the protruding boulders were directly flattened.

His extreme speed made his figure blur into invisibility; only a rapidly extending trench could be seen tearing through the ground toward Xu Yang.

Facing the majestic coercion of a Celestial Essence Fourth Level Martial Artist, Xu Yang unhesitatingly unleashed his hidden Spirit Bone. A speck of light ignited within his body, rapidly radiating throughout his entire frame.

"Die!" Wang Heng roared. Even though his older brother Yu Hong, a Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert, had already made a move, Wang Heng had no intention of just standing by and watching. A lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit. For people like them who spent year-round navigating perilous places like Jade Dragon Mountain, this logic was carved deep into their bones.

A furious shockwave exploded from beneath his feet. In the dark night, his entire body glowed with a red light as his Gang Yuan surged out like a tide. Behind him, his Martial Dao Imagery shook the heavens and earth. A sharp hum of a blade resounded, accompanied by a burst of silver light. He backhandedly drew the long saber from his back, pointing it at the lucky bastard who had picked the Starlight Grass.

"Huh?" He instinctively tried to draw upon the Power of Heaven and Earth to face his enemy. Yet, no matter how intensely his Martial Dao Imagery vibrated, not a single shred of the Power of Heaven and Earth answered his call. It was as if it didn’t even exist in this space.

BOOM...

He abruptly looked up, only to see furious shockwaves exploding from the youth in martial attire ahead of him. A resplendent light lit up on the young man’s body. This light seemed to ignite from within his very bones, illuminating his entire body until it was translucent, revealing every single detail of his meridians and blood vessels. His Qi-Blood, thick as wolf smoke, shattered the night, soaring into the sky like a raging inferno.

RUMBLE...

A sound akin to roaring great rivers echoed from within the youth’s body. The cracking of his muscles and bones sounded like thunder, and a majestic aura blanketed the heavens and the earth. The Power of Heaven and Earth seemed to be paying homage to a king, fawningly submitting beneath the young man. It gathered more and more, almost becoming visible to the naked eye. It wasn’t that there was no Power of Heaven and Earth here—it was that all of it was swarming toward his opponent!

"He actually really is a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride." Wang Heng’s eyes widened. How could he not understand the scene before him? The other party was truly a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride; otherwise, it would be impossible to prevent him from drawing even a sliver of the Power of Heaven and Earth.

"Who are you, sir?!" Yu Hong shouted. His swiftly advancing figure ground to a sudden halt, a trace of panic seeping into his tone. A Spirit Bone Celestial Pride didn’t just represent peerless talent that crushed their contemporaries or the supreme strength to fight above their realm; it highly likely represented some tyrannical faction behind them.

When people like them entered Jade Dragon Mountain, they were here to put their lives on the line, trading blood for resources. That was called adventuring. When a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride came to Jade Dragon Mountain, it was called gaining experience. Their goal wasn’t to search for resources, but primarily to find opponents for life-and-death combat. Typically, they would have a Protector following them in secret. Who knew, there might be a peerless expert watching them from the shadows right now. The moment this Spirit Bone Celestial Pride faced a life-threatening danger, that expert would immediately leap out and squish them to death with a single finger.

"I’m your father!"

His opponents might have their reservations, but Xu Yang had absolutely none. His Azure Dragon Dominating Body and Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength were already in full circulation. The light of his Spirit Bone was dazzling. Within a radius of dozens of meters, he had become the sole master of the Power of Heaven and Earth. Even though Yu Hong was a Martial Artist with Celestial Essence Fourth Level Cultivation, he couldn’t draw upon any of it.

With a casual wave of his hand, a swath of the Power of Heaven and Earth crashed toward Wang Heng like a roaring river.

BOOM!

The Sword Aura collided with the Power of Heaven and Earth, setting off a deafeningly muffled boom. Wang Heng only felt a vast, irresistible force surge toward him. The Sword Aura he slashed out shattered with a bang, and the torrential Power of Heaven and Earth swept across, slamming heavily into his chest.

CRACK!

With only Celestial Essence Third Level Cultivation, his Protective Gang Yuan failed to last even a single breath under the continuous assault of the Power of Heaven and Earth. It was instantly covered in spiderweb-like cracks before shattering entirely.

Wang Heng felt as if he had been struck by a massive hammer. A look of disbelief surfaced on his pained face; he had never imagined a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride could be this terrifying. In a clash between peers of the same realm, the other party had shattered his Protective Gang Yuan in a single move simply by drawing upon the Power of Heaven and Earth.

"Ah..."

A shrill scream tore through the night sky. Wang Heng was sent flying like a bale of hay. Wrapped in the Power of Heaven and Earth, he flew over ten meters before crashing to the ground. Upon getting up, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.

"You’re courting death!" Yu Hong roared in fury. Previously apprehensive, he could no longer afford to care. He knew that even if he surrendered without a fight, this Spirit Bone Celestial Pride who had come to Jade Dragon Mountain for experience wouldn’t let things go. His only option was to subdue the youth with lightning speed and see if he could negotiate with the Protector.

BOOM!

Staring at the Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, whose body surged with the Power of Heaven and Earth, Yu Hong’s Celestial Essence Fourth Layer Gang Yuan churned once more. His coercive aura enveloped the area like a tidal wave.

Yu Hong took a step forward, his body abruptly vanishing. In an instant, he crossed a distance of ten meters and appeared right in front of Xu Yang, throwing a punch that radiated a suffocating pressure. The fist pressure surged wildly. The ground in all directions fractured and exploded, sweeping toward Xu Yang alongside the fist like terrifying, stormy waves.

The moonlight was obscured, making the night even darker. It felt as if he hadn’t just thrown a fist, but an entire piece of heaven and earth.

Xu Yang only felt an invisible pressure surging from all directions. The surrounding air instantly solidified, tightly binding him in the center.

"Good Fist Technique!" he couldn’t help but roar. Facing such an expert with this level of Fist Cultivation, he also grew serious. Building upon the active circulation of his Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength and Azure Dragon Dominating Body, he executed his Great Success stage Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Fist.

A ferocious-looking giant tortoise materialized behind him. It roared at the sky, causing the Power of Heaven and Earth to boil. Furious power felt as though it was going to explode from his chest. Xu Yang sank his shoulders, swung his arm, and threw a punch.

The roaring power surged out. The muscles in his arm abruptly swelled as Gang Yuan and Dragon Qi poured in. Black Tortoise Mountain Suppression! The surging Fist Intent drew upon all the swarming Power of Heaven and Earth, slamming outward like stormy waves. The surrounding ground likewise cracked and exploded, and ancient trees in the distance were blown to splinters.

Before the two had even truly clashed, their fist pressures were already colliding. The invisible pressure made Wang Heng, who had just stood back up nearby, feel as if he had been struck by lightning. He spat out blood and was sent flying backward once again.

His face was filled with uncontrollable horror. "He really is a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride," he thought. "His Cultivation hasn’t even reached Celestial Essence Third Layer Perfection, yet he can already contend with a Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert!"

BOOM!

The sky-filling shattered dirt gathered together, crashing toward Xu Yang alongside Yu Hong’s fist. The two fists collided like two meteors streaking across the night sky.

BANG!

The two fists crashed together with a deafening sound. A visible shockwave exploded from the center of their fists, turning into white ripples. The terrifying sonic boom rippled outward, sweeping in all directions. Everything within dozens of meters exploded simultaneously. Waves of mud churned, dust and smoke soared into the sky, and massive trees were uprooted one after another.

Wang Heng, who had painstakingly gotten back to his feet, threw up blood once more. Horrifying cracks appeared all over his body; he was almost vibrated to death by the shockwaves alone.

Xu Yang’s muscles and bones rumbled. All the Qi-Blood around his body was dispersed by the impact, revealing his robust physique as his messy hair fluttered wildly. Luster flowed across his body as his Gang Yuan reversed its flow. The light of his Spirit Bone flickered. He felt a Force akin to landslides and tsunamis transmitting from his opponent, causing him to uncontrollably take large strides backward.

THUD, THUD...

With every step he landed, a massive crater exploded in the ground. His heavy footfalls shook the earth and swayed the mountains, and his churning Qi-Blood made his face flush red.

Yu Hong hadn’t gained much of an advantage either. Although his Realm surpassed Xu Yang’s by one layer, his Physique could not compare. The counter-shock force from their clash elicited a muffled groan from him. Feeling his internal organs trembling, he too uncontrollably took large strides backward.

"So a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride is merely this!" Yu Hong shouted. After exchanging a single punch, the reverence he held for Spirit Bone Celestial Prides dissipated significantly in his heart. If the other party’s Spirit Bone hadn’t been so domineering, forcefully taking control of the Power of Heaven and Earth within dozens of meters, the might of his punch would have been even greater.

He had always heard tales of how invincible Spirit Bone Celestial Prides were—how they could slay the strong as the weak, and how fighting above their Realm was as natural as eating and drinking. But now he found that his opponent’s strength wasn’t as terrifying as the rumors claimed. He was strong, yes, but not invincible. In this exchange of punches, it was he who had gained the upper hand. He had no idea that Xu Yang was a late-blooming Spirit Bone Celestial Pride; naturally, he would be different from the rumors Yu Hong had always heard.

"Take another one of my punches!" Suppressing his churning Qi-Blood, Yu Hong gathered his strength once more. His Martial Dao Imagery rose behind him. Gang Yuan surged from his Dantian like a tidal wave. With a quick lunge, he charged to kill Xu Yang again.

His surging Fist Intent shattered the earth. His fist punched through the air, aiming straight for Xu Yang’s heart. The icy killing intent practically froze the surrounding atmosphere.

A sharp glint erupted in Xu Yang’s eyes, and his Spirit Bone rumbled. In an instant, he suppressed his churning Qi-Blood, and the dispersed Dragon Qi once again permeated his entire body. This evenly-matched clash made his battle intent soar ever higher. His Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture and Azure Dragon Dominating Body circulated madly, every muscle looking as though it were cast from Spirit Iron.

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