In addition to this, the Genesis Qi surging around his body was still as strong as before, and the life force within his body was also just as vigorous.
The crowd's imagined situation of him being killed by the palm had not happened.
Hua!
There was gasping and a low commotion within the crowd. Evidently they had not expected Zhou Yuan to suffer such minor injuries in a battle against Chai Ying.
Zhou Yuan ignored their gazes and simply lifted his head, staring sharply at the giant golden black palm suspended in the air.
Under everybody’s watchful eyes, countless cracks appeared in the hovering giant palm. It then exploded into countless specks of black and gold light.
The golden black palm had unexpectedly shattered!
As specks of black and gold fluttered about in the sky, Chai Ying’s face gradually darkened, his eyes blazing with killing intent.
“I really underestimated you!” Chai Ying said in a sinister tone of voice.
He did not expect Zhou Yuan to be able to survive his head-on attack.
Zhou Yuan's Genesis Qi foundation was far inferior to his. Logically speaking, it should have been impossible for him to receive his attack. After all, the gap between them was too great. But what Chai Ying did not expect was that Zhou Yuan's physical body was so powerful that it had actually reached an astonishing level.
By itself, whether it was Zhou Yuan's Genesis Qi cultivation base, physical body or spirit level, Chai Ying would not have regarded them as important. However, when put together, the combined strength was something that even Chai Ying was incredibly surprised by.
According to Chai Ying's calculation, if Zhou Yuan were to combine all these strengths together, then he would even have the qualifications to go head to head with a Chosen.
At the very least, Zhou Yuan wouldn’t be completely suppressed.
This guy, a chief disciple who dared to fight against a Chosen, was indeed somewhat capable.
At this very moment, all eyes were wide with shock, staring at the specks of black and gold light in the sky. It was evident that they had not expected Zhou Yuan to withstand Chai Ying’s killing move.
In the distance, the face of Gong Wan of the Hundred Flowers Fairy Palace lit up with astonishment as she surveyed the scene from above. “This boy is quite able.”
Zhou Yuan's Genesis Qi foundation was indeed very outstanding for someone of the seventh layer of the Alpha-Origin stage. But Gong Wan knew that this still couldn’t be compared to Chai Ying.
Therefore, she did not understand where Zhou Yuan had obtained the courage to fight Chai Ying. It was right now that she came to realise that Zhou Yuan was using other forces to make up for his insufficient Genesis Qi foundation.
She naturally could tell that the reason that Zhou Yuan was able to receive an attack from Chai Ying was because he had activated his Genesis Qi, physical body and spirit—these three different forces—all at the same time.
He really was no match for Chai Ying with only one of these forces, but when they were fused together, it wasn’t so easy for Chai Ying to crush him.
The other Chosen of the Hundred Flowers Fairy Palace were also dumbfounded by the sight. It was the first time that they had seen someone of the Alpha-Origin stage who cultivated Genesis Qi, physical body and spirit.
This person has so much spare time and energy to cultivate all three at once?
Zuoqiu Qingyu and Luluo secretly breathed an inward sigh of relief. Zhou Yuan was indeed the Zhou Yuan they knew; he always had confidence in whatever he did and would not be reckless.
However, he really was unpredictable.
They were already surprised by the fact that he had defeated Zhao Jing. Despite this, he had not yet revealed all his strength.
In less than two years, the youngster who had come with them to the Shengzhou Continent had unknowingly reached an astonishing level.
“But you shouldn’t be too happy too early. Even though he could compete with Chai Jing with the help of three different forces, it is extremely energy-intensive to manipulate three forces at the same time. On the other hand, Chai Ying only needs to control his Genesis Qi. If this situation is to continue, Zhou Yuan is bound to be defeated.” Seeing the expression on their faces, Gong Wan slowly spoke out, dampening their excitement right away.
“At the moment what he’s doing can only be considered as buying time...
“As to how long he will last, this will depend on his ability.”
…
When Chu Qing and Li Qingchan saw this scene, their tense faces finally eased a little.
“It's the golden blood stage. I didn't expect his physical body to be refined to this level already.” Hongya Peak’s Shang Chunqiu studied the golden pattern on the surface of Zhou Yuan's body, saying with puzzlement, “That is similar to our Hongya Peak’s Mythic Saint Body, but how could Zhou Yuan know about it?”
Evidently, he was unaware that what Zhou Yuan practiced was a simplified version of the Mythic Saint Body technique, the little Mythic Saint Body Art.
Kong Sheng was similarly taken aback. He evidently did not expect to see this result, but this also made his expression relax a little. Although Zhou Yuan did not get along particularly well with his Sword Cometh Peak, no matter what, they both represented the Cangxuan Sect. Naturally he hoped that Zhou Yuan could have the upper hand.
“At this point, he is indeed qualified to buy time from Chai Ying…,” Kong Sheng remarked. “As long as he doesn't do something stupid and continue to forcibly persevere, he should be able to drag on a little longer...”
But just when his voice faded, everyone saw that Zhou Yuan was suddenly squatting down slowly. His palms pressed against the ground, and he raised his head, his eagle-like eyes locking onto Chai Ying.
There was a fiery battle intent blazing in his eyes.
“Chosen of the Sacred Palace, are you going to try and take one of my attacks next?”
Kong Sheng’s face darkened.
That fool. It was enough to buy time, but you had to provoke Chai Ying. You really treat the strength of a Chosen as nothing!
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When Zhou Yuan's body crouched down and his palms pressed against the ground, his voice resounded out.
His stance made it clear that he intended to take the initiative to attack.
This caused a lot of uproar amongst the crowd, as nobody expected a chief disciple of the Cangxuan Sect to be so fierce and powerful...but, at this time, was such a bold choice a good decision?
“Does this kid have to be so valorous?”
Gong Wan of the Hundred Flowers Fairy Palace also cried out in astonishment immediately, and couldn’t help but shake her head. “This is too conceited...every time they exchange strikes, the three forces will be used. Once one force weakens, it will have an avalanche effect on the other two forces.”
Gong Wan wrinkled her brows slightly, a hint of disappointment flashing past her eyes. Zhou Yuan’s previous performance had made her look at him differently.
Why would he try to get the upper hand, doesn’t he have any self-awareness?
The most rational approach at this moment would be to take the roundabout route and continue to buy time, rather than take such a reckless choice and consume so much strength to fight against Chai Ying head on.
“He is too young. He perhaps feels embarrassed to be suppressed by Chai Ying in front of so many people, so he wants to win back some of the momentum.” The other female Chosen of the Hundred Flowers Fairy Palace also shook their heads.
Hearing these words from the numerous Chosen nearby, Zuoqiu Qingyu and Luluo looked at each other in dismay. Soon after, Qingyu bit her red lips and said aloud, “Zhou Yuan is not a reckless person. Since he is doing it, he must have a plan.”
“What's the plan?” Gong Wan smiled. “Does he really want to fight Chai Ying head on?”
Although Zhou Yuan had gained the qualification to face Chai Ying by relying on the fusion o
f three different forces, if Zhou Yuan wanted to defeat Chai Yu, then even those three forces still wouldn’t be enough.
Gong Wan saw this more clearly than anyone else.
…
In the sky, Chai Ying also fixed a cold and indifferent stare at Zhou Yuan. The corners of his mouth curved upwards in a mocking smile, and he crossed his arms. Zhou Yuan’s behaviour and actions were precisely what he wanted.
“You really don't know the immensity of the sky. You really think I would be afraid of your three reluctantly combined forces?
“Well, then I’ll let you know how stupid your thoughts are.”
Below, Zhou Yuan still had both palms on the ground. His face was unusually calm, and he paid no attention to the countless puzzled and mocking gazes.
He certainly was not conceited because he knew that if he chose to fight, then even Chai Ying would not be able to do anything to him.
But what no one knew was that Zhou Yuan's purpose was not to badger Chai Ying. He wanted a grinding stone to test the limits of his strength, and Chai Ying was a near-perfect test object.
Perhaps in the eyes of others, even if Zhou Yuan were to unite the three forces, what he could do at most was badger Chai Ying and that it would be impossible for him to defeat him.
But Zhou Yuan knew that they did not understand the power he possessed.
Pressing his palms against the ground, Zhou Yuan's eyes gradually closed, and a mysterious light emerged in the palm of his hand. The Earth Saint Rune slowly surfaced, coming in contact with the ground.
Boom!
The earth was as if it was quaking.
Buzz!
Huge ripples suddenly broke out with Zhou Yuan as its source.
The hundred miles of ground around him began to tremble.
In the earth, surging earth Genesis Qi came roaring over and frantically entered Zhou Yuan’s body through his palms.
As a result, the surface of his body began to gain a mysterious yellow color, and his eyes were also gradually turning a pale yellow, looking ancient and profound.
The oppressive Genesis Qi being emitted by his body was rising at an astonishing speed.
Hua!
This sudden scene caused the expressions of countless people to abruptly change. All eyes, wide with shocked disbelief, were fixed on Zhou Yuan’s figure. It was evident that they did not understand why his power would suddenly surge.
In the sky, Chai Ying's pupils also shrank as he stared at Zhou Yuan’s figure with a darkened face. He began to feel danger from the oppressive Genesis Qi exuded from Zhou Yuan’s body.
“What trick is this guy using? How could his Genesis Qi become stronger all of a sudden!” Chai Ying's expression was changing constantly, and in the end his eyes narrowed and his gaze hardened.
“No matter what, I must kill him first!”
Chai Ying’s hands suddenly folded together, and golden black Genesis Qi roared out. Then, unexpectedly in the air, it solidified into a long golden black spear that was over thousands of feet long.
An eerie cold light was flashing all over the spear.
Buzz!
Chai Ying flicked his sleeve, which sent the golden black spear piercing through air, hissing and booming, before it turned into a stream of black light that shot in the direction of Zhou Yuan.
Although he was uncertain what Zhou Yuan was doing, Chai Ying knew that he had to interrupt him.
Swoosh!
Just as the spear was ten feet away from Zhou Yuan, a stream of yellow Genesis Qi suddenly gushed out from his body, turning into a light barrier that enveloped him.
Bang!
The spear heavily struck the Genesis Qi barrier. Ripples rapidly erupted out, and after several seconds, the golden black spear exploded into specks of light in the sky.
Chai Ying focused his eyes and immediately let out a cold snort. Genesis Qi came gushing out endlessly from his body, forming numerous golden black spears above him.
Swoosh!
Hundreds of spears rained down, his offensive power numbing the scalps of countless people. Each spear was powerful enough to kill any one chief disciple present, but there were hundreds shooting out together now. Even a Chosen of the same level would most likely not escape unscathed.
Hundreds of golden black spears bombarded the yellow light barrier, sending rippling waves out constantly. The light barrier quickly grew weaker and thinner. It was evident that it could not withstand Chai Ying’s frantic attack for long.
But just as countless people were worried about the trembling and crumbling light barrier, Zhou Yuan, as before, had his eyes slightly closed, palms touching the ground.
He was using all his strength to activate the Earth Saint Rune. He wanted to test its current limits.
He had used it to kill Fan Yao the last time, but that had only required him to activate it a little to absorb the Genesis Qi of the earth to kill Fan Yao.
At that time, Zhou Yuan had absorbed the Genesis Qi of the earth within one hundred miles.
Now, the range had reached two hundred miles.
Within the earth, the thick and mysterious Genesis Qi was whizzing over from all directions like an earth dragon and was entering his body.
Zhou Yuan's flesh and blood trembled violently. Luckily, his physical body had been strengthened once again when he had reached the golden blood stage. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to bear the earth's berserk power.
But two hundred miles didn’t seem to be the limit.
As Zhou Yuan drew a deep breath, the range of the Earth Saint Rune rapidly spread out.
Two hundred and thirty miles...two hundred and fifty miles...
More and more of the earth's surging Genesis Qi frantically penetrated his body.
Boom!
And outside, countless golden black spears tore across the sky, weakening the Genesis Qi light barrier again and again. Many people broke out in a cold sweat for Zhou Yuan.
In the sky, Chai Ying’s face could be seen darkening as he stared fixedly at the figure below.
A golden black spear slowly condensed above his head, but there were wisps of crimson blood on the spear, and it was radiating an indescribable aura.
“Golden destruction spear!”
Chai Ying took a deep breath, his eyes cold, and flung his sleeve violently.
Boom!
The air exploded, and the golden bloodstained spear pierced through the void, flickered and crashed into Zhou Yuan’s light barrier.
Bang!
The yellow barrier finally shattered.
Countless people shook their heads. That Zhou Yuan was going to die.
Swoosh!
The bloodstained spear did not weaken in the slightest when it had caused the light barrier to explode. Instead, it fiercely aimed for Zhou Yuan’s head.
However, just as the golden bloodstained spear was about to pierce right through his body, a slender palm suddenly slammed down.
The air seemed to distort.
Buzz!
The sharp tip of the bloodstained spear froze just inches before Zhou Yuan’s eyebrows, and a gust of fierce wind lifted Zhou Yuan's hair.
Under countless frightened and shocked gazes, Zhou Yuan slowly raised his head. His yellow eyes gazed indifferently at Chai Ying in the sky. He abruptly thrust his palm out, shattering the bloodstained spear to pieces and turning it into countless specks of light.
The specks of light rose in front of Zhou Yuan as he stared at the dark-faced Chai Ying. He suddenly gave a smile.
“A Chosen of the Sacred Palace only has such abilities?
“If this is really the full extent of your strength, then today, I'm going to...
“Kill a Chosen!”
Boom!
When his voice fell, a surge of aura imposing enough to make countless people shake erupted from within his body.
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The surging Genesis Qi, like the eruption of a volcano, burst forth
from Zhou Yuan’s body in a steady stream. At his feet cracks spread across the ground.
The fluctuation of Genesis Qi around Zhou Yuan’s body was terrifyingly powerful!
It was because he activated the Earth Saint rune and absorbed the Genesis Qi within nearly three hundred miles!
That was three times as much as when he had killed Fan Yao!
The Genesis Qi of the earth whizzed around Zhou Yuan’s body, and this kind of erosion caused his skin to crack constantly. Fortunately, Zhou Yuan's physical body had grown stronger, so as soon as a bloody crack appeared, it swiftly healed.
Zhou Yuan's robe billowed outwards, his hair fluttering in the air. His pale yellow eyes locked onto Chai Ying in the sky, killing intent flashing through.
In the sky, a look of surprise came over Chai Ying’s face as he stared at Zhou Yuan because he felt a real threat.
“That guy, why did his Genesis Qi increase so sharply? I have never heard of such a strange skill in the Cangxuan Sect before!” Chai Ying’s face grew dark, but his heart was filled with puzzlement.
But he quickly quelled his emotions.
The most important thing now was not the trick that Zhou Yuan used but how to suppress it.
“You want to kill me? You are indeed arrogant!” Chai Ying sneered out loud. Although Zhou Yuan exuded an astonishing imposing aura, it was not that easy to make Chai Ying afraid!
He knew that if he were to lose to Zhou Yuan, others would say that a Chosen of the Sacred Palace couldn’t even defeat a chief disciple of the Cangxuan Sect. It would be a great blow to the Sacred Palace’s reputation.
So no matter what, he had to kill Zhou Yuan here today!
Chai Ying slowly lifted his palm, and black-gold Genesis Qi gushed forth from his body like a torrent, blotting out the sky in a similarly majestic manner.
As a young Chosen of the Sacred Palace, Chai Ying’s strength was naturally extraordinary.
“I want to see who’s going to kill who!” Chai Ying's voice was thick with killing intent.
Zhou Yuan’s face was devoid of expression when he looked at Chai Ying. Without uttering a single word, he suddenly clasped his palms together, making a sharp and clear sound.
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