Huu.
Zhou Yuan spat out a breath of air. He made a seal with one hand, and his four spirit runes slowly began to glow.
Four spirit runes!
Four Spirits Origin Diagram!
Rumble!
Genesis Qi abruptly exploded from Zhou Yuan’s body, 58 million Genesis Qi stars surging out behind him. An icy light flashed in Zhou Yuan’s eyes. He clenched his hand, and a thousand-foot-long wave of sword light unfurled from his palm. A chilling aura rapidly swept forth.
His sword light was more dazzling and concentrated than before.
Roar!
The twelve giant beasts pounced at Zhou Yuan from every direction.
Zhou Yuan’s figure turned into a shadow and sprang forward. The thousand-foot-long crescent-shaped sword light accompanied him.
Clang clang clang!
Piercing clangs rang out as the sword light heavily struck the beasts. The beasts were sent flying into the air, and they tumbled across the ground before coming to a crashing stop.
Deep slashes stretched across their metal-like bodies, from head to tail, nearly cutting them in half.
Zhou Yuan’s sudden outburst drew numerous gasps from the starry sky.
Many people’s eyes widened when they saw the 58 million Genesis Qi stars behind him. Such a Genesis Qi foundation reached the level of the top eight experts on the Divine Dwelling List.
Zhou Yuan sharply gazed at Xu Ming. “Your toys aren’t tough enough.”
Xu Ming raised his eyebrows slightly and swept his eyes across the 58 million Genesis Qi stars behind Zhou Yuan. “So this is the source of your confidence? It’s not bad.
“However, I should teach you something. New dark horses like you should show a little more respect to us veteran Divine Dwelling experts. If you want to be the king of the Divine Dwelling stage, you should wait for us to advance to the Heavenly Sun stage!”
Xu Ming’s body jerked as he erupted with Genesis Qi. Countless Genesis Qi stars twinkled behind him, reaching a total of 48 million.
Xu Ming’s Genesis Qi foundation was a little stronger than Yuan Kun’s!
“Your Tianyuan Region has its four spirit runes while my Yaogui Region has a similar secret technique! So don’t dream of using such a technique to surpass us!”
Showing his Genesis Qi foundation was not the end. With a howl, Xu Ming formed a series of seals with his hands. “Monster Puppeteer Art!”
Twelve glowing strings suddenly shot out from his body, connecting to the twelve white jade beast puppets and instantly linking him to them.
Rumble!
The Genesis Qi stars behind him abruptly soared, reaching a quantity of 64 million. This was an entire 6 million more than Zhou Yuan!
Though the difference was not huge, it was still a gap that could not be ignored.
The seventh-ranker on the Divine Dwelling did possess some weight.
Xu Ming observed how Zhou Yuan’s expression seemed to turn somewhat graver as a strange smile emerged at the corners of his lips. “Zhou Yuan, don’t use the battle achievements you accumulated from those sub-par practitioners on us, or you will be the one who suffers.
“Allow me to show you the techniques of my Yaogui Region!”
His hand seals suddenly changed once more!
Bzzbzz!
The surrounding Genesis Qi seemed to shudder as the 64 million Genesis Qi stars behind Xu Ming began to disappear at an alarming rate. In a few breaths, his Genesis Qi dropped to an extremely low level.
However, Zhou Yuan’s pupils shrank slightly.
While Xu Ming’s Genesis Qi was weakening, a tremendous change occurred to the twelve giant white jade beast puppets.
Golden light emerged from their bodies and swiftly enveloped them, turning them into golden beasts. This was no simple color change, of course. The bodies of the twelve beasts began to shrink, from a hundred feet to twenty feet long!
Despite their smaller size, the twelve golden beasts now gave off an aura of perfection, and golden runes covered their bodies, flickering with mysteriousness and power.
Power filled their bodies’ every contour.
Roar!
The golden beasts roared at the sky. Powerful sound waves rumbled outward around them and resounded like thunder.
Many people stared at the twelve golden beasts in alarm.
Even the expressions of the top rankers on the Divine Dwelling List, such as Yuan Kun and Jiu Gong, turned a little graver.
They could clearly feel that the Genesis Qi undulations of each of the twelve golden beasts had reached the level of 60 million stars.
Xu Ming had used a special method to split up his 64 million Genesis Qi stars. In exchange, he had obtained twelve golden beast puppets with Genesis Qi levels of 60 million.
In terms of combat ability, twelve metal beasts capable of working in perfect harmony would clearly surpass Xu Ming.
Xu Ming wore a faint smile as he gazed at Zhou Yuan. Soon after, his chilling voice slowly sounded, “This is my Yaogui Region’s unique technique...the Heavenly Genesis Puppet Booster Art!
“Zhou Yuan…” Xu Ming smiled. “It’s your honor to die at their hands.”
Roar!
As his final word rang out, the roars of the twelve golden beasts shook the air. All one could see were flashes of gold as the beasts dashed forward. They created a near-perfect killing formation and cut off Zhou Yuan’s every possible path of retreat.
The sky, the ground, every direction was sealed as if the formation were an inescapable net.
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Bzz!
Twelve flashes of gold rapidly grew in Zhou Yuan’s eyes. The savage aura that assaulted his senses made it feel as if real beasts were pouncing straight toward him. A storm of devastating Genesis Qi unfurled, causing Zhou Yuan’s skin to tighten abruptly. He felt a faint prickling pain all over his body.
He had no intention of underestimating his opponent. With a deep breath, he clenched his hands, and 58 million Genesis Qi stars twinkled and surged out behind him, rippling the surrounding space.
Rumble!
One of the golden beasts arrived, its sharp claws slicing through the air, tearing tiny cracks in the fabric of space. The claw descended like a cannonball and blasted away the air.
With a solemn expression, Zhou Yuan gasped the sword light in his hand and ruthlessly slashed.
Clang!
The sword light and the sharp golden claw collided in a flurry of sparks, the surrounding air shuddering.
At the moment of impact, Zhou Yuan clearly felt a terrifying power flood towards him. The force violently jerked his entire body.
Clang! Clang!
Before Zhou Yuan could return to his senses, the attacks of the other eleven golden beasts arrived. Claws seemingly filled the sky as they descended, heading for Zhou Yuan’s vitals.
Even Zhou Yuan did not dare to face the onslaught of attacks. His figure moved away in a flash, turning into a blur as he hurriedly retreated.
However, the twelve golden beasts followed like shadows. Wave after wave of attacks left Zhou Yuan no chance to even catch his breath.
Clang clang clang!
Sparks flew in every direction as Zhou Yuan’s figure was beaten back with each blow. The twelve golden beasts’ excellent teamwork nearly suffocated him.
In the starry sky, the members from the various regions secretly wet their lips at this scene. The Yaogui Region’s puppets were truly terrifying. Even Yuan Kun, Jiu Gong and other similar veteran practitioners would be hard-pressed in the face of such an onslaught.
Yuan Kun wore a rather grave expression on his fatty face. How could he not tell that Xu Ming’s attacks were filled with killing intent? He clearly planned on heavily injuring Zhou Yuan. If Zhou Yuan had nothing else up his sleeve, it would be very unlikely for him to make a comeback.
Since Yuan Kun could arrive at such a conclusion, the heaven prides from the other regions were naturally able to do so as
well.
Jiu Gong inwardly shook her head. Although Zhou Yuan’s Genesis Qi had reached 58 million through the four spirit runes, he seemed to be somewhat lacking in terms of technique.
“What a pity. Zhou Yuan has extraordinary potential and will likely stomp Xu Ming once he unlocks his ninth Divine Dwelling…” Jiu Gong felt rather regretful. Perhaps Xu Ming also understood this and thus repeatedly provoked Zhou Yuan in hopes of eliminating him before he could unlock his ninth Divine Dwelling.
With regards to Zhou Yuan, there was a deep sense of dread and envy in Xu Ming’s heart. After all, Zhou Yuan could already compete with a ninth heaven Divine Dwelling stage expert like him at the eighth heaven Divine Dwelling stage. This point alone was enough to prove that Zhou Yuan’s talent far surpassed his own.
Wu Yao calmly observed the fight on the giant stone statue’s head. Behind her, Zhao Yunxiao was closely watching with wide-open eyes and gritted teeth, as if unable to wait for the moment when Zhou Yuan would be destroyed.
On the Zixiao Region side, Xue Jingtao was secretly excited as he watched Xu Ming completely suppress Zhou Yuan. He looked towards Su Youwei and said in a serious voice, “Junior sister Youwei, you’ve already offended Zhao Mushen. You cannot interfere later if Xu Ming eliminates Zhou Yuan!
“Even our Zixiao Region won’t be able to handle offending both the Wanzu Region and the Yaogui Region together.” He tried his best to persuade her.
Su Youwei silently looked at Xue Jingtao with her clear eyes. He somewhat unnaturally looked away as he said, “I’m trying to think of our Zixiao Region.”
A sliver of disdain flitted past the depths of her eyes. She indifferently said, “Don’t worry. He won’t lose to Xu Ming.”
Strange anger rose in Xue Jingtao’s heart when he heard Su Youwei’s confidence in Zhou Yuan. He sneered and said, “Oh? He’s currently being one-sidedly beaten. I don’t see any chance of him turning things around.”
Su Youwei nonchalantly replied, “That’s because the gap between him and you is too big.”
Veins popped up on Xue Jingtao’s forehead. He almost couldn’t hold back his anger. He sarcastically said, “Is that so? Well, I’ll be happily waiting to see how he will turn things around, then.”
...
Clang!
Sword light swept forth and smashed into five golden beasts. The dazzling sword light was forcefully shattered, bursting into countless specks of light.
Zhou Yuan’s figure was thrown backward, his feet leaving long marks on the ground.
The Genesis Qi in his body was somewhat unstable. The battle power of these twelve golden beasts had surpassed his expectations. Furthermore, they had perfect coordination, and it was very difficult for Zhou Yuan to put up a fight, given his 58 million Genesis Qi foundation.
Zhou Yuan frowned a little. It seemed he could not underestimate any of the veteran heaven prides of the other eight regions. Such power, technique and tactics were truly a pain to deal with.
Looks like he had no choice but to get serious. He could no longer conceal all of his cards.
Roar!
The twelve golden beasts suddenly roared during Zhou Yuan’s brief distraction. Gold flashed, and they appeared around Zhou Yuan, taking up twelve different positions and sealing off any path of escape.
Golden light surged from their bodies and chased away the shadows, greatly weakening Zhou Yuan’s Celestial Shadow Art.
Dark golden light frantically converged towards their mouths, undulating with terrifying pulses. The surrounding space began to warp a little.
Nearby, Xu Ming smiled smugly as he looked at Zhou Yuan and sighed. “Zhou Yuan, I can’t believe you let yourself be distracted. Since you made such a silly mistake, don’t blame me for showing no mercy.
“Scram with all of your people.”
He abruptly clapped his hands together, a low voice ringing out, “Twelve Golden Armaments!”
Roar!
Boundless golden light burst from the golden beasts’ mouths. It frantically converged, turning into twelve different glowing golden weapons.
Sword, spear, axe...
Every weapon flickered with utmost sharpness. They shot forward, piercing through the air like an unstoppable army.
The twelve golden weapons were as swift as lightning, and many onlookers were only able to make out flashes of gold. However, this did not stop them from feeling a sharp aura that made their scalps turn numb.
Everyone knew that Xu Ming had brought out his killing move. His attack was enough to seriously injure, or even kill, Zhou Yuan!
Swish!
As the golden light zipped towards him, it seemed impossible for Zhou Yuan to dodge. In the end, he could do nothing as the twelve golden weapons struck his body with devastating force.
Boom!
Golden light exploded, and a golden shockwave unfurled.
Lu Xiao, Ye Bingling, Yi Qiushui and the others shuddered and paled substantially.
If Zhou Yuan took such an astonishing attack, he would most certainly sustain grave injuries!
The corners of Xu Ming’s mouth rose at an angle. He lazily stretched his body and mumbled to himself, “Trash that can only rely on words…”
He raised his head, looked towards Su Youwei and grinned as he wordlessly transmitted, “Su Youwei, I already told you that you couldn’t protect this trash!”
This stone statue was his!
While Xu Ming was grinning from ear to ear, he suddenly heard several gasps.
The tips of his eyebrows trembled as he violently jerked his head in Zhou Yuan’s direction. The golden light gradually faded, revealing a silhouette.
His pupils abruptly shrank. A figure in silver armor was silently standing amidst the fading gold, slowly exuding an indescribably terrifying aura.
His twelve golden weapons fell around Zhou Yuan, broken and shattered, turning into specks of light that soon dissipated into the air.
All of this was reflected in Xu Ming’s eyes as he stared at the silver-armored figure giving off a chilling aura. The corners of Xu Ming’s mouth twitched slightly. An unexplainable chill stealthily rose in his heart.
What in the world is that?
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The slender figure wrapped in silver armor silently stood on the enormous stone statue’s head, silver light flowing across the armor as if alive.
It was a mysterious sight.
The figure merely stood there as a faint dangerous aura spread, causing the eyes of the numerous top-tier heaven prides in the starry sky to widen slightly.
Lu Xiao, Ye Bingling, Yi Qiushui and the others had puzzled looks in their eyes. This was the first time they had seen Zhou Yuan bring out this silver armor...
Among the numerous people present, only Su Youwei smiled faintly. A reminiscent look filled her eyes as she gazed at the silver battle armor.
She could still remember how Zhou Yuan had used the silver armor’s power to save them from the desperate crisis of King Qi’s rebellion against the Great Zhou Empire.
It had been so many years since then. The Great Zhou prince from back then was now akin to a dragon rising from the abyss. Su Youwei believed that Zhou Yuan would shine dazzlingly with a light of his own even in a place like Hunyuan Heaven. He was not inferior to any of them!
“Silver Shadow, it’s been a long time since we last met,” mumbled Su Youwei in a voice only she could hear.
Amidst numerous bewildered gazes, Xu Ming’s expression changed slightly as he stared at the silver-armored Zhou Yuan. He had not expected Zhou Yuan to survive his killing move. However, a dark and ruthless look soon flashed across his eyes.
“Petty tricks!”
With a howl from Xu Ming, the twelve golden beasts pounced forth once more. Extremely powerful Genesis Qi erupted from their bodies, shaking the surrounding space as sonic booms sounded.
A seamless barrage enveloped Zhou Yuan again.
Within the silver armor, Zhou Yuan watched the golden be
asts ferociously pounce towards him with cold eyes. This time, however, the tip of his foot pushed off the ground, and his figure abruptly shot forward.
Advancing instead of retreating!
He charged directly at the nearest golden beast.
“You’re courting death!” Xu Ming was overjoyed by Zhou Yuan's actions, a cruel light flashing in his eyes.
Ch!
A golden beast appeared in front of Zhou Yuan, its gleaming sharp claws viciously slashing at him. Five faint scars were ripped open in the fabric of space. The power of this strike could rip a giant mountain to shreds.
Zhou Yuan swung his silver-armored hand upwards, meeting the golden claws head-on.
Thud!
A Genesis Qi shockwave rippled from the collision. However, Zhou Yuan’s figure did not budge a single inch this time.
On the other hand, the golden beast roared and frantically pushed down its claws in an attempt to shred Zhou Yuan’s arm. However, the claws merely screeched against Zhou Yuan’s silver-armored hand, creating a spray of sparks.
Under the armor, an icy smile rose from the corners of Zhou Yuan’s mouth.
He suddenly jerked his arm, grabbing the golden beast before smashing it headfirst into the ground below.
Dong!
The ground shook for a moment before faint cracks began to spread.
One must know that the earlier clash between Zhou Yuan and Yuan Kun had not left even a single mark on the ground. The force behind that smash had to be very terrifying to have cracked the ground.
This was not the end. With a growl, Zhou Yuan grabbed the golden beast by its head and hind leg. The golden beast frantically struggled but was unable to escape Zhou Yuan’s iron grip.
He suddenly pulled, erupting with dreadful force.
Rip!
Countless onlookers watched in horror as what should have been an indestructible golden beast with a 60 million Genesis Qi foundation was brutally ripped apart!
The entire starry sky turned deathly silent.
Countless eyes nearly popped from their sockets. Zhou Yuan had torn the golden beast in two?! What kind of power was this?!
The golden beast’s body was comparable to an advanced Divine Dwelling stage physical cultivator, and its Genesis Qi had reached an impressive level of 60 million stars. What kind of power could tear one of them into two?!
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