On the surrounding cliffs, countless disciples were stupefied as they watched this scene.
Even the pupils of the three elders, Lu Hong, Shen Taiyuan and Lu Song could not help but shrink.
Zhou Yuan… had reached the advanced level of the Nine Dragons Canon!
The ninth dragon of the Nine Dragons Canon!
Chapter 342 Ninth Dragon Exterminates Black Devil
Roar!
The thousand feet long Genesis Qi beast coiled in the sky above Zhou Yuan like a giant dragon, giving off a terrifying Genesis Qi pressure.
As disciples on the surrounding cliffs gazed upon the behemoth of a beast, their expressions involuntarily changed.
Even some of the fifth layer disciples shivered uncontrollably under the pressure. They knew that if they were in Wei Youxuan’s place, they would not even have the courage to face that terrifying Genesis Qi.
The ninth dragon of the Nine Dragons Canon.
No one had expected Zhou Yuan to have reached the advanced level of that little Heaven Genesis technique. Just how much time and effort had this required?
It had been less than half a year since Zhou Yuan had arrived at the Cangxuan Sect, right?
There was no lack of disciple who practiced the Nine Dragons Canon in the sect, but though many of them had practiced the technique for many years, only a tiny handful were able to reach the advanced level.
Amongst the crowd, no one was more shocked than Lu Xuanyin, because she knew full well that Zhou Yuan’s Nine Dragons Canon was only at the fourth dragon level during the peak selection ceremony a month before.
In a short month, he was now already able to display the ninth dragon.
In the face of that titanic ninth dragon, even she was genuinely frightened.
Under the many surprised gazes, Wei Youxuan, who was originally about to charge forward, stopped in his steps, his expression changing slightly as he gazed at the enormous Genesis Qi beast. He finally felt a feeling of danger this time.
Although Zhou Yuan’s Nine Dragons Canon was only a high grade little Heaven Genesis technique, the Great Black Devil technique he was currently using not considered a complete Heaven Genesis technique either. The complete technique would only be given to him by Lu Hong if he managed to win.
However, the arrow was already nocked, and there was no longer any way for him to retreat. He could only summon all of his courage and destroy Zhou Yuan’s attack to utterly defeat the latter.
A ferocious look rose in Wei Youxuan’s pupils.
Black Genesis Qi swirled around his sinister looking body, an explosive power flowing out as his muscles shook, shaking the air around him.
“So what if its the ninth dragon, when all is said and done, it’s only a little Heaven Genesis technique. Even though my Great Black Devil technique is not complete, it’s still enough to deal with the likes of you!”
Wei Youxuan’s hands clenched tightly, the black Qi emitting from his flesh growing increasingly vigorous as violent Genesis Qi undulations erupted from his body.
Boom!
In the next instant, his foot slammed into the ground.
The stone stage under his feet began to crumble, a sign that it was about to cave in.
Swish!
His figure shot forth like a flash of black light, the mini giant like body creating a sonic boom as it accelerated. One could imagine just how fast he was.
The current Wei Youxuan was like a god of destruction, the ground instantly crumbling wherever he passed, vividly displaying his astonishing destructive capabilities.
In the face of Wei Youxuan’s charge, let alone the fifth layer, even sixth layer disciples would be forced to avoid, not daring to meet it head-on.
However, there were no signs of retreat in Zhou Yuan’s eyes, but a similar burning desire to fight.
He took in a deep breath as his eyes abruptly turned serious.
“Go ninth dragon!”
The thousand feet Genesis Qi beast hissed in accompaniment to his shout. In the next instant, it began its dive downwards like a giant dragon under countless shocked gazes.
It was an ominous sight to behold.
In the end, the thousand feet Genesis Qi beast and Wei Youxuan slammed into each other.
Every gaze was tightly glued to the collision.
They knew that this would be the moment when victory was decided.
They were also itching to find out which was stronger, the advanced level Nine Dragons Canon or the incomplete Great Black Devil technique?!
Rumble!
The entire mountain seemed to fall silent at the instant of impact. Almost immediately after, a giant Genesis Qi shockwave that could be seen with the naked eye unfurled...
Rumble!
The surrounding cliffs were directly torn apart, the giant stone stages crumbling layer by layer. All of the cliffs were affected by the destruction.
Some of the nearer disciples were sent flying, a tight feeling rising in their chest along with panic in their eyes.
The aftershocks of the clash were truly a little too astonishing.
In the end, the purple sash disciples from the three factions had to step forward, Genesis Qi whizzing out to stop the spreading shockwave. Only then did they prevent the stone pavilions from being affected.
The aftershocks faded as gaze after gaze looked towards the crumbled stone stages.
“That blasted Zhou Yuan, I refuse to believe that you won’t fall this time!”
Lu Xuanyin could not stop herself from standing up, her fists tightly clenched as she cast her gaze over. At this time, she could only pray that Wei Youxuan had defeated Zhou Yuan. If not, the cave match today would become Zhou Yuan’s stepping stone, making his reputation rise in the Cangxuan Sect, an outcome that would clearly make her unbearably angry.
In one of the other stone pavilions, Lu Yan tense gaze was also directed at the stone stages, clearly also itching to know the final outcome.
There was basically no conflict between herself and Zhou Yuan, and the only thing she loathed was others comparing him to senior brother Chu Qing. In her eyes, no one would ever be able to compare to senior brother Chu Qing, including Zhou Yuan.
Previously, the only thing Zhou Yuan had to show was being the champion of the peak selection ceremony, while the Genesis Marrow Baptism could mostly be attributed to luck. However, the current cave match would be an excellent test of his worth.
The moment the curtain fell on the battle, everyone would naturally know just how capable Zhou Yuan was.
The aftershocks faded as the scenery within finally began to appear.
The first thing to land in their eyes was Zhou Yuan standing on a corner that remained of the stone stage. The Genesis Qi around him was clearly much weaker than before, obviously due to the ninth dragon he used earlier.
Facing him some distance away was the well-built black tower like body of Wei Youxuan. He was still in a punching posture, while the thousand feet Genesis Qi beast was nowhere to be seen.
“Zhou Yuan’s ninth dragon has been destroyed?!” The sight of this immediate caused cries of astonishment to erupt in the surrounding cliffs.
Lu Hong’s disciples were unable to stop themselves from bursting into cheers.
In spite of the cheering, there was no change in Zhou Yuan’s eyes as he stared at Wei Youxuans’ figure and slowly said, “It seems that senior brother Wei still has a ways to go if you wish to teach me.”
Urgh!
The instant these words were said, Wei Youxuan’s body suddenly shuddered as he violently spat out a mouthful of black blood. His giant body rapidly began to shrink, returning to his normal state, before slowly falling back first to the ground.
There was an unresigned look in his eyes. If Lu Hong had given him the complete Great Black Devil technique, the one who lost today would not have been him!
Thud!
The cheers that filled the air came to an abrupt stop, as if someone had pinched all their throats.
/> The joyous expressions on Lu Hong’s disciples instantly froze, an extremely comical sight.
Lu Xuanyin’s tightly clenched fists slowly loosened at this moment, her face turning deathly pale as the spark of life seemed to leave her eyes. She had originally come here to vent her frustrations. Who could have imagined that instead of venting them, she would instead personally witness Zhou Yuan soar into the heavens.
The unbearable feeling in her heart almost made her vomit a mouthful of blood.
Lu Yan breathed out forcefully as her bosom faintly heaved. Although the expression on her face could be considered calm, a storm of emotions were raging in her heart.
This outcome had obviously exceeded everyone’s expectations.
No one had imagined that Zhou Yuan, whom they had thought the least of at the beginning, would accomplish such an amazing feat, single handedly bringing about a complete reversal of a situation on the verge of collapse.
In the face of such a scene, even Lu Yan, who felt Zhou Yuan was an eyesore due to Chu Qing, could not help but sigh in amazement inside.
In contrast to the deathly silent atmosphere on Lu Hong’s side, after a few breaths of silence, it finally clicked to Shen Taiyuan’s disciples that the unbelievable scene in front of their eyes was indeed reality. In the next instant, deafening cheers exploded from them.
In the stone pavilion, an inconcealable look of joy emerged on Shen Taiyuan’s usually stern, aged face.
Zhou Yuan merely chuckled softly as he listened to the seemingly endless cheers. After today’s battle, there should no longer be anyone who would object to him owning that purple Genesis cave dwelling...
Rumble!
However, just as he was breathing a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders, boundless Genesis Qi suddenly exploded in the sky.
Lu Hong’s stone pavilion instantly shattered around him.
Lu Hong’s expression was like a raging storm, seething anger in the depths of his eyes as they locked onto Zhou Yuan. A terrifying pressure swept towards him, crushing him like a towering mountain, causing his Genesis Qi to turn extremely sluggish and nearly forcing him to his knees.
Seeing Zhou Yuan reverse the situation had clearly made Lu Hong lose control of his emotions.
Zhou Yuan’s expressions changed as he gritted his teeth, stubbornly resisting the frightening pressure.
While Zhou Yuan tenaciously resisted, in another stone pavilion, Shen Taiyuan’s expression turned extremely ugly as he abruptly stood up. Dreadful Genesis Qi immediately exploded, turning into an enormous Genesis Qi hand that seemed to cover the entire sky as it ruthlessly swatted down at Lu Hong’s location.
“You old bastard Lu Hong, do you really believe that I’m soft mud that you can squeeze as you please?!”
Shen Taiyuan’s furious roar thundered across the area.
Chapter 343 The Four Greater Stages
Rumble!
A giant Genesis Qi hand seemed to blot out the sun as it descended, its shadow engulfing the entire mountain. The Genesis Qi in the area instantly began to boil and bubble as if the entire place was about to be torn apart.
Countless disciples turned white with terror, trembling uncontrollably as fear flooded their eyes.
The earlier duel between Zhou Yuan and Wei Youxuan was basically akin to a squabble between children in comparison!
“Shen Taiyuan!”
As the giant hand fell, Lu Hong was also startled. With a roar, Genesis Qi akin to the endless ocean dashed up into the sky, transforming into a titanic Genesis Qi dome that blocked the giant hand.
Rumble!
A loud noise akin to thunder continuously rumbled across the area.
Although they had come to blows, Lu Hong and Shen Taiyuan had still restrained themselves, not daring to let the aftershocks spread such as to prevent injuring any of the disciples. Thus, though the noise was loud, the aftershocks had been suppressed to an extremely tiny area.
Bang!
The remains of Lu Hong’s stone pavilion instantly turned to dust.
The disciples in the vicinity of the pavilion were so terrified that their legs turned to jelly. Even the outstanding Yuan Hong’s face was twitching violently, fear flashing in his eyes.
If the aftershocks from earlier had managed to spread just a tiny bit more, all of the disciples here would have the same fate as the stone pavilion.
“Are you crazy Shen Taiyuan?!” Lu Hong’s face was livid as he roared at Shen Taiyuan. He never imagined that the latter would actually dare to attack him in front of so many people.
If the disciples were killed or gravely injured, both of them would surely be heavily punished by the sect.
At the thought of such a possibility, cold sweat appeared on Lu Hong’s forehead, as white hot rage flowed within him.
Shen Taiyuan’s aged face was covered in frost. He stared right back at Lu Hong and said in a chilling voice, “Lu Hong, are you intending to throw away even your last shred of dignity? What is a loss in the battle between the younger generation, to think that you had the gall to oppress my disciple right before my eyes!”
Lu Hong’s face twitched. “Don’t spout nonsense, my emotions were merely a little unstable earlier, causing me to lose some control over my Genesis Qi.”
There was no way he could admit that in his anger, he had attempted to use Genesis Qi pressure to force Zhou Yuan to his knees earlier.
Shen Taiyuan chuckled icily as he mocked, “Sore loser, if you want to play, I can accompany you till the end!”
Being ridiculed in front of so many disciples made Lu Hong’s expression turn somewhat ugly as his expression darkened. “Humph, do you really think that I’m afraid of you? I’m also interested to find out what you can possibly amount to after hiding away in Saint Genesis Peak for so many years!”
“Try me!”
Shen Taiyuan took a step forward as torrential Genesis Qi poured out, practically engulfing half of the horizon. Under his Genesis Qi pressure, it felt as if the entire world around them was trembling.
“Then I will!” Lu Hong laughed in anger as he also took a step forward.
Two seas of Genesis Qi immediately filled the area, relentlessly crashing into each other, causing the giant mountains in the area to tremble violently as if on the verge of collapse.
The numerous disciples in the vicinity turned white with fear. The aftershocks alone from a fight of this level was not something they would survive.
“Stop!”
Elder Lu Song expression changed as he hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, “Don’t be rash both of you. If the disciples are hurt, sect master and the other peak masters will not let either of you off.”
His figure moved and appeared between the two elders. With a wave of his sleeve, boundless Genesis Qi swept out, breaking up their clashing Genesis Qi.
Shen Taiyuan and Lu Hong viciously glared at each other, but ultimately did not lose all rationality and withdrew their Genesis Qi. Only then did the terrifying Genesis Qi pressure gradually fade away.
Both of them understood that if they really ended up fighting, sect master Qing Yang would surely get involved. Neither of them would benefit when that happened.
As the dreadful pressure faded from the mountain, Zhou Yuan’s tense body was finally able to relax. He breathed a deep sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders, his brow covered in cold sweat.
The Genesis Qi pressure from earlier had made him understand the meaning of terror. A single thought from either elder was likely all it would take to wipe him off the face of this world.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes blazed with passion as he mumbled to himself, “It’s said that the first condition to become an elder of the Cangxuan Sect is to reach the Heavenly Sun stage…”
After the Alpha-Origin stage, one would have to establish the Divine Dwelling, hence why it was called the Divine Dwelling stage.
As the Divine Dwelling developed, a fetus akin to a grea
t sun would emerge in the Divine Dwelling. Thus, the stage after the Divine Dwelling stage was known as the Heavenly Sun stage.
As the Heavenly Sun grew, source energy would be born from it. Therefore, the next stage was called the Nascent Source stage.
After the Nascent Source, the Law Domain would begin to form.
Divine Dwelling, Heavenly Sun, Nascent Source and Law Domain.
These were the four greater stages after the Alpha-Origin stage.
It was clear that the three elders Lu Hong, Shen Taiyuan and Lu Song were experts of the Heavenly Sun stage. Even in the entire Cangxuan Heaven, they were existences could intimidate an entire region.
This was also the cultivation level Zhou Yuan was striving for.
“The Cangxuan Sect is indeed a hegemon level sect in Cangxuan Heaven.” Zhou Yuan sighed inside. His greatest enemy at the moment was king Wu of the Great Wu empire, who was only a Divine Dwelling stage expert, someone who would not even be qualified to become an elder in the Cangxuan sect.
Of course, king Wu may be insignificant to the Cangxuan Sect, but he was still a behemoth in Zhou Yuan’s eyes.
For the sake of obtaining strength that could match king Wu, Zhou Yuan needed to continue working hard in the Cangxuan Sect.
These churning thoughts in his mind were ultimately suppressed by Zhou Yuan. He raised his head under the attention of numerous watching disciples and looked towards Lu Hong without any fear in his eyes. “Elder Lu Hong, is it time to announce the result of today’s cave match?”
His voice was calm, showing that he was not afraid even after witnessing Lu Hong’s dreadful presence earlier.
This was the Cangxuan Sect, and even an elder like Lu Hong had to abide by the rules. If not, sect master Qing Yang and the other peak masters would not easily let him off.
Lu Hong’s was ugly with anger as he viciously glared at Zhou Yuan.
Shen Taiyuan smiled icily. “Elder Lu Hong, aren’t you going to announce the results?”
In the past, Lu Hong had mercilessly provoked him after winning. Since such a rare opportunity to return the favor had come, Shen Taiyuan was naturally going to vent some of his past frustration.
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