“You’ve also been very surprising.” A sky full of lightning and fire was reflected in Zhou Yuan’s pupils as he shrugged helplessly. The truth was that he had likewise not taken Yang Xuan too seriously either.
After all, it was not like he had never fought a seventh layer Alpha-Origin practitioner before.
He had been under the impression that victory would come easily with the help of the Heavenly Yuan Brush, but who could have expected Yang Xuan to have so many trump cards… and had now even seemingly reached the eighth layer.
Yang Xuan lifted a hand as ash-white Genesis Qi gathered on his palm. He stirred the Genesis Qi with a finger as he said, “Stop this so-called resistance, these cheap tricks of yours won’t be able to change anything.”
Although lightning and fire were violently surging around him, there was basically no fear in his eyes.
In response to Yang Xuan’s indifference, Zhou Yuan merely smiled and said, “It wasn’t easy for me to set this up, I should at least give it a spin, right?”
His smile instantly receded a split second later, replaced by a solemn look. Zhou Yuan slapped his hands together, deciding that the time for words was now over.
“Heavenly Lightning and Mystical Fire Boundary!”
Rumble!
The brewing lightning and fire reached their peak in an instant. Under countless shocked gazes, they descended like a stream of fire that could cover the entire sky, bombarding towards the spot Yang Xuan was standing at.
Yang Xuan coldly watched the lightning and fire descend. With a stomp of his foot, ash-white Genesis Qi rose from the surface of his body, rapidly bellowing outwards like an icy fog.
“Corpse Bone Fog!”
Frost gradually began to grow from the ground beneath his feet.
Plop! Plop!
Fire and lightning rained down, fearlessly charging into the ash-white fog. The moment they touched the fog, however, lightning was instantly destroyed, and fire extinguished...
The ash-white fog contained a freezing coldness that was obviously very tyrannical.
However, there was still a lot more lightning and fire that endlessly rained down without showing any signs of weakening, but Yang Xuan’s Genesis Qi was also going strong, his ash-white fog appearing equally inexhaustible.
As such, the lightning and fire was continuously neutralized by the freezing coldness. In contrast, the nearby ground was bombarded full of holes, making it look like an extremely messy sight.
Numerous gazes anxiously watched the ferocious clash. Although there were no loud booming sounds, everyone knew how dangerous such a clash was. It was clear that neither Zhou Yuan nor Yang Xuan was holding anything back.
Far away, a look of worry appeared on Li Qingchan’s face as she watched. Zhou Yuan’s boundary was by no means weak, but it was very unlikely for him to defeat Yang Xuan with only this.
Wang Chi and Cao Jinzhu had clearly also realized this. Their expressions gradually returned to their earlier relaxed looks, a faint hint of mockery in their gazes as they watched.
“Zhou Yuan, you can do it!” Zuoqiu Qingyu, Bai Li and the rest were secretly cheering for Zhou Yuan.
However, no matter how hard their cheered, the ash-white fog around Yang Xuan remained as thick as before, clearly going strong even in the face of the endlessly falling lightning and fire.
In contrast, the lightning and fire that originally filled the entire sky was gradually beginning to thin.
Countless individuals let out soft sighs of pity. Sure enough, even after trying to hard to lure Yang Xuan into a boundary that had been prepared in advance, Zhou Yuan was till unable to pose much of a threat towards the latter.
The eighth layer was just far too powerful.
The fog rippled, revealing Yang Xuan’ face. He icily stared at Zhou Yuan, a look in mockery in his eyes akin to a lion watching the final struggles of its prey.
However, Zhou Yuan ignored Yang Xuan’s mocking gaze. With a deep breath, his hands swiftly formed a series of seals as the Genesis Qi in his body whizzed out.
An extremely hot undulation spread from his body.
His mouth suddenly ballooned a split second later as his face rapidly turned red. Smoke rose from the top of his head as the temperature around him soared.
Yang Xuan also sensed this activity as his eyes narrowed slightly.
“Heavenly Sun God Record, Heavenly Sun Flame!”
A shout rang out in Zhou Yuan’s heart as a mouthful of churning Genesis Qi turned into flames that violently spouted from his mouth, shooting towards Yang Xuan like a dragon’s breath.
These flames were different from the white flames of the past. They were now azure in color!
Evidently, after absorbing the essence flames, Zhou Yuan’s Heavenly Sun Flame had progressed, reaching the azure second level. Its power was naturally also much greater than before.
Azure fire blew past, instantly melting the boulders on the ground.
*Gasp*
The azure fire caused the surrounding temperature to rise rapidly, while the numerous onlookers gasped again when they saw this scene. Only now did they realize that Zhou Yuan real trump card was not the boundary, but this domineering azure fire!
The boundary had merely been an attempt to exhaust his opponent.
Cackle!
Azure fire swept forth like a dragon’s breath as Yang Xuan’s expression turned a little grave. Even he could feel a hint of danger from the azure flames.
“So this is your final trump card!”
Yang Xuan expression was dark and stormy. However, he did not dare to wait a moment longer. His hands quickly came together as ash-white Genesis Qi burst out from his body. The Genesis Qi swiftly condensed on the surface of his body, rapidly transforming into an eerie looking white bone armor.
“Heaven Genesis technique, Demon Bone Armor!”
The bone armor grew, covering Yang Xuan’s entire body. It's sinister bone-whiteness was paired with a chilling aura that would freeze one’s blood.
“Once I block this final trump card of yours, I’ll be able to do whatever I want to you today!” Under the bone armor, a pair of eerie eyes stared at Zhou Yuan.
Numerous gazes nervously watched. Everyone could see that this was the climax of the fight. Victory and defeat would soon be decided in an instant.
Would Zhou Yuan’s azure fire truly be able to deal with Yang Xuan’s bone armor, which clearly possessed astonishing defensive capabilities?!
Cackle!
Under the attention of the crowd, the azure flames finally reached Yang Xuan, quickly swallowing his figure amidst gasps that filled the sky...
Chapter 428 A Breath of Azure Fire Burns the Bone Armor
Cackle!
The azure flames swallowed Yang Xuan’s body with matchless tyranny, burning even the surrounding air.
Every gaze in the area anxiously looked over at this moment.
They knew that this was likely Zhou Yuan’s strongest move. If it failed, he would soon face Yang Xuan’s extremely terrifying counterattack.
At the same time, the fight would finally reach its conclusion.
Bai Li, Zuoqiu Qingyu and the rest could not help but clench their hands tightly, their eyes not daring to even blink for a split second.
Far away, Li Qingchan, Zhao Zhu, Wang Chi and Cao Jinzhu subconsciously held their breaths, the gazes of all four individuals staring at the same direction. Since the highest level fighters were currently in a stalemate, they knew that the deciding factor would instead be between Yang Xuan and Zhou Yuan...
At the mouth of the volcano.
Even elder Wu had stood up at this time, his gaze fixed on the Genesis Qi mirror. He could sense the nearby Sacred Palace elder’s breathing weaken a little, evidently also very focused on the outcome of the clash.
Even further away, the other factions were no exception.
The battle between these two young men in the essence flame vein had drawn nearly everyone’s attention at this mome
nt...
Because behind these two individuals stood the Cangxuan Sect and the Sacred Palace, the former and current overlord of Cangxuan Heaven.
Cackle!
Under the countless watching gazes, the azure fire continued to burn, melting the land the boulders upon it into glowing red magma that flowed on the ground.
Yang Xuan’s figure stood within the azure fire, the bone armor on his body releasing an extremely cold aura to defend against the heat from the flames.
Ch ch!
Sizzling noises were emitted when azure fire and bone armor met, a thin mist rising from the edges of their contact.
The two forces fell into a deadlock.
Time swiftly flowed.
The bone armor gradually began to melt, the rising ash-white Genesis Qi immediately incinerated by the azure flames, while armor slowly began to grow thinner.
A look of joy flashed across Zhou Yuan’s eyes when he saw this.
Yang Xuan seemed to have sensed the joy in Zhou Yuan’s eyes, the corners of his lips immediately raising a little with a hint of contempt.
Next, Zhou Yuan’s eyes abruptly widened.
He had discovered a faint hint of blood-red suddenly appear from the melting bone armor like boiling blood. The blood-red liquid quickly flowed out, instantly coloring the eerily white bone armor in a blood-red hue.
It now looked extremely strange and sinister.
Blood-red covered the bone armor seemed to be able to withstand the azure fire for a time. A blood-red glow interweaved with the azure flames, a chilling yet bizarrely beautiful sight.
As time flowed, the azure flames began to weaken.
Yang Xuan lifted his head and looked towards Zhou Yuan, the mockery and contempt on his lips intensifying as his voice rang out, “It seems that I am still the one who has the final laugh.”
The numerous watching gazes also sensed the weakening fire at this moment, causing them to sigh in pity. How regretful, Zhou Yuan’s breath of azure fire was ultimately unable to stop Yang Xuan.
Swish!
Under the gazes of pity from the crowd, Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. In the next instant, his figure abruptly etherealized as it shot forth.
He was headed straight for Yang Xuan in the azure flames.
*Uproar*
An uproar swept across the area. Zhou Yuan was clearly planning on breaking the cauldrons to sink the boat.
“Rushing to your death?” A sinister smile rose from the corners of Yang Xuan’s mouth.
Zhou Yuan’s etherealized figure dashed into the flames as a path opened for him, before suddenly erupting a split second later, the raging azure flames squeezing out their final burst of power.
A terrifying heat spread.
Countless gazes had their sights obstructed by the strong flames.
However, even more individuals shook their heads inside. When Zhou Yuan dashed towards Yang Xuan, it meant that he was already out of tricks. After all, Yang Xuan was obviously still going strong.
The gap between the two was ultimately too large.
Bai Li tightly clenched her jaw as her eyes gradually dimmed.
Swoosh!
Amidst the azure flames, Zhou Yuan’s figure appeared in front of Yang Xuan, killing intent surging as their gazes met.
“Fool, you’re dead this time!” Yang Xuan let out an evil laugh. His five fingers quickly clenched into a fist, before he threw a punch covered in blood-red bone armor. Ash-white Genesis Qi surged out, blasting towards Zhou Yuan in an exceedingly domineering manner.
This punch contained practically all of Yang Xuan’s eighth layer power.
The air was blasted away by a force that could split mountains.
However, in the face of such a ferocious punch from Yang Xuan, Zhou Yuan showed zero signs of dodging. Instead, a fierce light appeared in his eyes as he too clenched his fist, choosing to meet the attack with a punch of his own.
This was basically putting his life on the line.
Yang Xuan merely laughed mockingly. He was currently wearing the Demon Bone Armor that boasted the most powerful of defenses, and yet Zhou Yuan still chose to engage him head on? This was basically throwing all rationality out the window.
As such, Yang Xuan did not back down, the fist winds of his attack growing increasingly sharper instead.
Their fists tore through the air along with surging Genesis Qi.
With Yang Xuan’s sinister face mere feet away, Zhou Yuan’s lips moved slightly an almost inaudible voice was quietly spat out.
“Silver Shadow!”
Right before both parties were about to clash, silver light suddenly exploded from Zhou Yuan’s body. Liquid silver rapidly spread, turning into a sleek set of silver battle armor in the blink of an eye that covered Zhou Yuan’s entire body.
Boom!
In that very moment, an astonishing aura abruptly exploded from Zhou Yuan’s body.
Yang Xuan’s pupils violently shrank.
But there was no time for him to react, the two fists containing the strongest might of both individuals had already clashed at this moment.
Boom!
A muffled boom abruptly rang out.
The ground below their geet crumbled, giant crack after crack swiftly growing like a spiderweb. An enormous shockwave spanning several thousand feet swept outwards, flattening all the nearby hills...
Azure fire dashed into the sky, gradually weakening before ultimately being extinguished.
Every gaze immediately looked over, quickly finding two figures connected at their fists...
The two figures were as still as statues, but anyone could sense the desperation and ferocity in their final punches.
The silver and blood armor on their bodies had faded along with the azure fire.
Such a scene of desperation caused the surroundings to become completely silent. Everyone held their breaths as they stared at the two figures. No one knew who had won the desperate and direct clash.
A breeze blew past.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes moved slightly, his entire arm now a dripping, bloody mess. However, his expression remained impassive as he lifted his head to look at the face of the nearby Yang Xuan.
“It seems that… you started laughing too early.” His voice sounded somewhat hoarse.
Yang Xuan’s gaze was glued to his arm, disbelief seemingly flooding out from the depths of his eyes. In the next instant, his arm suddenly exploded.
Flesh, blood and bone seemed to turn into tiny chunks at this moment.
His entire arm was gone, bone and all.
Blood and bits of flesh splattered everywhere.
Countless gasps of horror immediately rang out.
Under those innumerable shocked gazes, Yang Xuan’s body slowly fell backwards towards the ground, a look of disbelief still present on his face...
He had silently kept a low-profile for so many years, his true power sealed as he patiently waited for the day he would shake the Sacred Palace.
He should have flown to the heavens in a single leap.
But how? How had he lost to a mere fourth layer disciple of the Cangxuan Sect?!
What was that silver armor that had appeared at the very last moment?! How had it raised Zhou Yuan’s power to such a terrifying level?!
This was really hard to accept!
His eyes were filled with an unresigned look as darkness slowly descended, ultimately filling his entire sight.
Chapter 429 Against All Odds
Yang Xuan’s body fell to the ground, the muffled thud upon contact echoing across the entire area, while countless gazes watched as if frozen in time...
In the distance, the mouths of Zuoqiu Qingyu, Bai Li, Qin Hai and the rest slowly fell open.
The Sacred Palace disciples seemed to have turned into statues.
The other onlookers were forcefully rubbing their eyes.
This atmosphere lasted for quite some time, before someone finally regained his senses. He immediately blurted out in a sho
cked voice.
“Yang Xuan… has lost?!”
*Uproar*
His trembling voice was akin to a spark that quickly set everyone on fire. In an instant, horrified voice after voice exploded.
“How can this be?! How could Yang Xuan have lost after reaching the eighth layer?!”
“Exactly, he had absolute upper hand just a while ago!”
“What the hell did Zhou Yuan do at that final moment?!”
“……”
Everyone’s faces were filled with confusion. When Yang Xuan’s bone armor turned red earlier, even Zhou Yuan’s tyrannical azure flames had been incapable of stopping the former. Who could have known that Zhou Yuan’s final strike of desperation would lead to such an outcome...
Moreover, anyone could see that Yang Xuan’s entire arm had been blown to bits, evidently due to some kind of terrifying force, but what kind of force could have possibly done that to Yang Xuan in his eighth layer red bone armor state?!
Uncertain gaze after gaze turned towards Zhou Yuan, tinged with a sliver of fear.
In the sky far away, Li Qingchan, Zhao Zhu, Wang Chi and Cao Jinzhu had just returned to their senses from the astonishing scene, their faces still a little dazed from the shock.
Wang Chi and Cao Jinzhu looked to each other, seeing the disbelief and confusion in the other party’s eyes. The final result had clearly surpassed their expectations.
They expressions slowly turned ugly. Since Yang Xuan had lost to Zhou Yuan, wouldn’t it mean that the situation had now completely spiralled out of control?!
Iciness flickered in the duo’s eyes as they looked towards Zhou Yuan’s figure.
“What a vicious kid, I can’t let you off!” Wang Chi’s chilling voice sounded. In the next instant, his figure abruptly shot forth, vigorous Genesis Qi erupting along with an alarming pressure.
Since Yang Xuan had already been defeated, the only way to save the situation was to finish off Zhou Yuan.
Swish!
However, a beautiful figure appeared in front of him the moment he shot forward. A hand thrust towards him, accompanied by churning Genesis Qi and cold Qi that froze even the air itself.
Wang Chi did not dare to be careless in the face of such a deadly attack. His figure hurriedly came to a stop as he responded with his full power.
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