Han Yuan had refined three ancient Genesis Runes without anybody knowing!
“Pavilion master Han Yuan has hid this really well. I think Lu Xiao also doesn’t know about this right?” Zhou Yuan asked indifferently.
Who would have thought that, among the four pavilion masters, the one who had refined the most ancient Genesis Runes wasn’t the most dazzling Lu Xiao or the dark horse Zhou Yuan, but the one who was always standing behind Lu Xiao and never stood out, the pavilion master of the Mountain Pavilion, Han Yuan!
This guy is too scheming!
Zhou Yuan knew that if he hadn’t suddenly appeared, Han Yuan’s hidden trump card would have been prepared for Lu Xiao.
Although Han Yuan always hung his head low in front of Lu Xiao and was willing to listen to his order, he secretly had his own plan.
Although Zhou Yuan didn’t know why he was able to refine three complete Genesis Runes before Lu Xiao, he knew he shouldn’t underestimate him.
Hu.
Zhou Yuan drew a deep breath, clenching both hands. The azure serpent hummed, and majestic Genesis Qi roared out, transforming into Genesis Qi stars that filled the sky.
21 million!
On the back of his hand was the wind spirit rune and the fire spirit rune, both flashing at the same time.
His Genesis Qi sharply soared by 7 million!
His Genesis Qi had ultimately reached 28 million!
The pavilion master of the Mountain Pavilion, who kept his strength a secret to everyone, was worthy of him using all his strength.
Chapter 880 Han Yuan’s Secret
Boom!
When the monstrous Genesis Qis of Han Yuan and Zhou Yuan engulfed the world, the majestic scene made countless eyes blaze. Nobody thought that Han Yuan would be the first to refine three Genesis Runes among the four pavilion masters!
The mighty Genesis Qi foundation of more than 29 million roared to the sky, its pressure quaking the towering mountain.
Many people secretly smacked their lips. Among the people of the four pavilions, Han Yuan was considered to be someone who kept a low profile, but perhaps it was because his brilliance was always covered by Lu Xiao’s. As a result, the pavilion master of the Mountain Pavilion was often ignored by many people.
In their view, Han Yuan was a little brother subdued by Lu Xiao, but now, looking at him again, they knew that the Han Yuan, who always kept a low profile, was hugely ambitious.
At the very least, even Lu Xiao wasn’t able to refine a third Genesis Rune.
It could be seen how much hard work Han Yuan had put into his cultivation training. Of course, this was perhaps, as he said, because he didn’t have a background like Lu Xiao, so in order to enhance his strength, he could only seclude himself in the Four Spirit Origin Tower and put all hope on the four Genesis Runes...
His foolish approach had now yielded significant results.
At first everyone thought that the strength of the four candidates had already been decided on the cloud ladder and that Han Yuan was bound to lose when he faced Zhou Yuan. But now, it seemed that it was still too early to say...
On the white jade square, the black Genesis Qi repeatedly collided with the azure Genesis Qi, producing loud noises and violently vibrating the void with each collision.
Genesis Qi rose like thick black smoke from Han Yuan’s body. The Genesis Qi he cultivated was called the Sky Demon Barrier Qi, which was also grade 7, and it contained a deadly poison that if it penetrated the body, all flesh and blood would be corroded.
But even if Han Yuan activated three Genesis Runes and raised his Genesis Qi foundation to the level of 29 million, there was still a hint of fear in the depths of his eyes when he looked at Zhou Yuan because Zhou Yuan’s foundation wasn’t much weaker than his.
This battle was expected to be bitter.
Boom!
Han Yuan’s eyes were icy as he suddenly clapped his hands together, and a gush of mighty Genesis Qi was sent roaring out. It transformed into a gigantic black toxic hand filled with repulsive smell that slammed down at Zhou Yuan.
Black mist curled around the huge black hand. As long as it could penetrate Zhou Yuan’s body, the deadly poison was enough to inflict serious injuries!
Watching the huge toxic hand crush down from above, Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes. He wouldn’t be so careless as to let the huge poisonous hand get close to his body since it would be particularly troublesome if he was caught in it.
He lifted his hand and suspended a sword pill in his palm. Immediately after, a monstrous sword cry resounded across the world.
Om!
A ray of incomparably fierce sword light shot into the sky, meeting the huge toxic hand head-on.
Chi!
As the beam of sword light whizzed past, even the black toxic hand formed from pure Genesis Qi was directly pierced. The beam of sword light swung down, transforming into thousands of sword shadows. Like a rainstorm, they hurled down at Han Yuan.
Han Yuan stepped back, his sleeves ballooned outward in the wind, and mighty black Genesis Qi surged out in front of him in waves, as though transforming into a deep black swamp.
Pff!
Countless sword shadows pierced into the black swamp, constantly moving deeper and deeper, but in the end they were all eroded by the toxic Genesis Qi and turned into nothingness ten feet away from Han Yuan’s body.
The first round of attacks was already incredibly ruthless.
Han Yuan furrowed his brows. Even he didn’t have the upper hand with his Genesis Qi foundation of 29 million in the previous round of lightning-like attacks. Instead, he was repeatedly countered by Zhou Yuan. His opponent’s Genesis Qi was pure and powerful and had far exceeded his expectation.
Zhou Yuan similarly sighed. He originally thought that after breaking through to the advanced Divine Dwelling stage, he would be able to effortlessly defeat Han Yuan and save up strength for his battle against Lu Xiao. But now, he knew he had underestimated the pavilion master of the Mountain Pavilion, who had been concealing his strength all along.
But this battle, no matter what, could not be a drawn-out battle. The battle must be swiftly settled because the more it dragged on, the greater the Genesis Qi would be consumed. And there was still another fierce battle after this.
Therefore, this battle had to be ended quickly!
Hu.
When Zhou Yuan’s eyes flashed, Han Yuan also drew a deep breath with a fierce glint in his eyes because his thought was the same as Zhou Yuan. He also wanted to enter the final round; therefore, he mustn’t be stuck in a drawn out battle with Zhou Yuan.
If that was the case…
Han Yuan roared skywards, and with a little tiptoe, he sped straight up into the void, spewing out blood. With his fingers stained with blood, he rapidly formed countless hand seals in lightning speed.
Black qi rolled in, like an unending black sea that shrouded his figure.
Vaguely, there was a bone-chilling aura accumulating in the thick black sea.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yuan knew that Han Yuan intended to directly bring out his ultimate killing move. But he didn’t plan to stop him, and he was instead very glad to see this. This was also what he wanted: for the battle to end quickly. The winner would advance, while the loser would retreat!
As Zhou Yuan clenched his hand, the azure-gold Genesis Qi within his body roared in response, transforming into an azure serpent that coiled around his body.
In the outside world, countless people were intently watching.
The battle between Zhou Yuan and Han Yuan was fiercer than imagined!
The black Genesis Qi tumbled and surged, and after dozens of breaths, suddenly froze and subsided at an astonishing speed.
As the Genesis Qi was swept away, everyone could feel that in the middle of the black sea was a chilling wave of energy born.
That energy was full of ruthlessness and killing intent.
Evidently, Zhou Yuan and Han Yuan wanted to quickly finish the second rou
nd. But who would be able to fulfill their wish in the end…
Black Genesis Qi constantly rolled back, and when the last wisp finally dissipated, Han Yuan finally reappeared. At that moment, his face paled, but his eyes blazed brightly.
Countless people cast their eyes behind Han Yuan to see a black figure of at least ten metres standing quietly, and the last wisp of black Genesis Qi entered the figure’s nose. The black shadow was clasping a black sickle blade that was flashing a strange light.
An endless aura of ruthlessness and murderous intent emanated from the strange black shadow.
With a pale face, Han Yuan looked at Zhou Yuan and immediately grinned.
“Pavilion master Zhou Yuan…
“This is the big meal I prepared for you, you can call it…
“Black Sky Demon!”
Chapter 881 Black Sky Demon
“Black Sky Demon.”
Staring intently at the black shadow behind Han Yuan and the heart-pounding murderous spirit it exuded, even Zhou Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.
The sword pill floated up in front of Zhou Yuan, filling the area with a mighty sword light before it turned into an incomparably sharp sword shadow.
Chi!
The sword shadow shot out like a bolt of lightning, aiming directly for Han Yuan.
Han Yuan stood motionless in the void until the sword shadow was no more than a foot away from his face. He slashed the black sickle through the air, striking the sword shadow. The beam of sword light shattered, and the sword pill trembled before shooting back.
Swoosh!
The Black Sky Demon vanished.
Zhou Yuan stepped sideways when he heard a harsh whistle of wind in his ear. He then saw the silhouette of the sickle slash down close to his body and rip the void apart.
Unsuccessful, the blade changed its attack once again. Wrapped in a strong murderous spirit, it moved in a tricky trajectory and swung down at Zhou Yuan’s neck.
Zhou Yuan wrinkled his brows. The speed of the Black Sky Demon was astonishingly fast. He didn’t know what it was, but watching the sickle blade slash through the air in his direction, he didn’t panic in the slightest. Instead, he clenched his hand, and snowy-white hair spread out, covering his fist like a glove.
Clang!
A punch thrust out and collided with the sickle blade.
The void rippled, and during that moment of collision, Zhou Yuan could feel a powerful killing intent emanating from the blade, wanting to rush into his body and wreak havoc.
Roar!
But before the tyrannical power and killing intent could spread out, the World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi within Zhou Yuan’s body whizzed out, quickly eliminating them.
But this exchange made Zhou Yuan understand the Black Sky Demon possessed almost all the powers of Han Yuan as well as an innate tyrannical strength and killing intent. In terms of combat strength, it had even surpassed Han Yuan himself.
But after Han Yuan summoned the Black Sky Demon, his Genesis Qi was in deficit and was unable to participate in the battle. Otherwise Zhou Yuan would have been caught in a predicament of having to fight against two.
Chi!
The Black Sky Demon’s figure moved like a ghost. The sickle blade in its hand turned into countless blade shadows and flooded towards Zhou Yuan like the tide.
Clang!
Within a few seconds, Zhou Yuan and the Black Sky Demon fought dozens of rounds. Every time, he would be pushed back half a step. The combat strength of the Black Sky demon was so incredibly fierce and tough that even he was at a disadvantage.
It was no wonder that Han Yuan saw this as his killing move.
But although the situation seemed disadvantageous to Zhou Yuan, his expression was still emotionless. Despite its fierce combat strength, it was impossible for the Black Sky Demon to possess the same battle consciousness and grasp of the changing situation like humans do.
Clang!
Another collision, but this time, Zhou Yuan’s eyes flashed, and he didn’t retreat an inch. Instead he took a step forward, and his figure got strangely close to the Black Sky Demon, appearing in the small blind spot of where the sickle blade was swinging down. At the same time, with the clench of his hand, the sword pill transformed into a beam of sword light.
Chi!
Zhou Yuan flashed dozens of steps away, the beam of sword light piercing the chest of the Black Sky Demon.
Uproar broke out in the outside world. The Black Sky Demon that Han Yuan had worked so hard to bring out was just gotten rid of like that?
However, even if his move was successful, there wasn’t a hint of joy on Zhou Yuan’s face. Instead, a glint of suspicion came to his eyes because he found that the Black Sky Demon, which was pierced by his sword, was still as powerful as before. Its strength hadn’t weakened in the slightest.
In midair, Han Yuan faintly smiled, “Pavilion master Zhou Yuan, your sword pill technique is indeed remarkable, but unfortunately it won’t have much effect on my Black Sky Demon.”
Zhou Yuan furrowed his brows and stared closely at the Black Sky Demon. A moment later his heart quivered as he discovered a wisp of Spirit hidden among the tremendous Genesis Qi pulsing around the Black Sky Demon’s body.
“The core of the Black Sky Demon is a Spirit that controls Genesis Qi?”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes widened in astonishment. It was no wonder that his previous sword strike had little effect—the core of the Black Sky Demon was a certain Spirit or Beast Spirit, and pure Genesis Qi attacks naturally had reduced effects on spirits.
Therefore, as long as the inner Spirit core remained, no matter how Zhou Yuan attacked, it would be able to quickly recover. And if this went on, Zhou Yuan would be exhausted to death.
To destroy the Spirit core, he needed to attack with Spirit power, but it would be difficult to break through the outer Genesis Qi defense with Spirit power alone.
This was the troublesome nature of the Black Sky Demon.
Chi!
But just when there were many thoughts churning in Zhou Yuan’s mind, there was a tyrannical aura rolling in like a storm. The tremendous shadow of the Black Sky Demon’s body shrouded Zhou Yuan. Wrapped in deadly intent, the black sickle blade pierced through the void and slashed down crazily at Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan frantically retreated.
Boom!
The Black Sky Demon’s sickle blade tore deep marks into the ground. Its attacks were ferocious.
Roar!
As the offensive became more and more frenzied, the Black Sky Demon lifted its head and roared skywards, swallowing the Genesis Qi between heaven and earth. Its body rose steadily, and its offensive grew even more terrifying. It continuously delivered slashing attacks at Zhou Yuan.
As a result, Zhou Yuan appeared to be at an absolute disadvantage.
In the outside world, on the Fire Pavilion’s side, Zuo Ya couldn’t help but snicker, “I thought Zhou Yuan was very capable, but Han Yuan forced him to such an embarrassing state.”
Zhu Lian shook his head. “ Pavilion master Han Yuan hid his strength too well. Nobody has seen his Black Sky Demon before. Let alone Zhou Yuan, even senior brother Lu Xiao would find it tricky and troublesome.”
Zuo Ya curled her lips. “If Zhou Yuan is really blocked by Han Yuan, it would be very funny.”
On the Wind Pavilion’s side, Yi Qiushui, Ye Bingling and the rest all watched the battle on the square with solemn expressions. They couldn’t help but marvel at Han Yuan’s strength. As expected, none of the four pavilion masters of the four pavilions were ordinary.
But although Zhou Yuan seemed to be at a disadvantage at the moment, the two women weren’t too concerned because they had confidence in Zhou Yuan.
They didn’t believe that Han Yuan could stop Zhou Yuan here.
Boom!
The black sickle swung down, and a deep crack spread across the square while smoke and dust filled the area.
Zhou Yuan rapidly retreated.
Swoosh!
But the Black Sky Demon was still faster. It appeared directly behind him, its sickle blade tearing through the void as it slashed toward Zhou Yuan’s head.
A fierce glint flashed in Zhou Yuan’s eyes, and snowy-white hair emerged from his palms before rapidly turning jet black.
Clang!
He directly grabbed the blade with his hand, and it ground against the jet-black hair, producing a screech.
“Hmph!” Han Yuan coldly snorted when he saw Zhou Yuan catch his blade. The sickle was filled with deadly poison, which meant the longer the contact, the deeper the poisonous qi would corrode.
Black mist rapidly spread along Zhou Yuan’s arm, but his expression was as calm as ever. He flicked his sleeve, and a beam of dazzling sword light shot out, piercing the body of the Black Sky Demon.
“It’s no use!” Han Yuan’s voice was indifferent. “Zhou Yuan, it looks like you’re going to lose this time.”
For this attack, Zhou Yuan had forcibly endured the corrosion of the poisonous qi. At this moment black qi was visibly flowing within his arms, and once the poisonous qi spread throughout his body, he would no longer have the strength to fight.
“That’s not necessarily the case.” Zhou Yuan’s voice also rang out.
Han Yuan furrowed his brows, but then, as though he suddenly detected something, he turned to the sword light that pierced the body of the Black Sky Demon.
The sword light gradually cracked and shattered, revealing a lantern-like silhouette.
Within the lantern were blazing flames.
That’s—
“Spirit Flame?!” Han Yuan’s expression changed dramatically.
Zhou Yuan had hid the Spirit Flame within the sword light to deliver it to the core of the Black Sky Demon and destroy it.
“So cunning!” Han Yuan quickly folded his hands together in a hand seal, manipulating the boundless black toxic mist to leave the Black Sky Demon’s body and gush towards the Spirit Flame.
“But I’ve known for a long time that your Spirit is at the Transformative stage. But it won’t be enough to destroy the core of the Black Sky Demon!”
There was a sinister glint in Han Yuan’s eyes. How could he not be prepared knowing that Spirits of the Transformative stage could refine Spirit Flame.
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