Chapter 631: Chapter 413: Blade Slash

"BOOM!"

Furious air waves exploded. Xu Yang’s wild hair fluttered in the wind as specks of golden light materialized on him, rapidly covering his entire body. In an instant, he turned entirely golden, as if cast from pure gold.

It was the Body-Protecting Technique he hadn’t used in a long time—the Golden Gang Skill.

With his current Realm, a Bone Marrow Cleansing Technique like the Golden Gang Skill no longer possessed much power, but it wasn’t completely useless either. His aura elevated slightly, making him appear even more imposing. A majestic force surged through his arms as he charged forward fiercely.

The scattered Power of Heaven and Earth regathered around him, and the giant tortoise’s radiance surged wildly.

Xu Yang could feel that he could still be stronger and launch even more devastating attacks. There was a terrifying power lying dormant within his Spirit Bone, but he lacked a Spirit Bone Martial Technique to unleash it. In other words, his current development and control over his Spirit Bone were still very weak; without a Spirit Bone Martial Technique, he simply couldn’t draw out this power.

This was exactly why Yu Hong felt this Spirit Bone Celestial Pride was nothing special. How could a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride who didn’t even know a Spirit Bone Martial Technique unleash his maximum power?

His fist, carrying the momentum of a landslide, tore through the air, echoing like thunder through the mountains.

Xu Yang lunged forward, instantly clashing with Yu Hong in a fierce battle once more. Mountain rocks shattered incessantly as shockwaves swept out one after another.

Wang Heng struggled to retreat from the range of their clash, collapsing painfully onto the ground as he watched the earth-shattering scene in sheer horror.

Xu Yang possessed peerless strength and an unmatched Physique.

On the other hand, Yu Hong’s Realm and Cultivation were higher, granting him an even more vigorous and abundant power. In the blink of an eye, they exchanged over twenty moves. It was a head-on collision of pure strength, yet neither could gain the upper hand.

"BOOM BOOM..."

The two clashed madly like colliding mountains. Wherever they passed, the earth fractured and the forest was leveled.

Xu Yang’s will to fight soared higher and higher. Each collision made his battle blood boil, and his Spirit Bone felt as if it were heating up. He wasn’t in a rush; an expert at the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer wasn’t that easy to defeat.

The Celestial Essence Ninth Layer was divided by vast gulfs at each level, and the gap between the Celestial Essence Third Layer and Fourth Layer was exceptionally huge. Without fighting fiercely for hundreds of moves, it was entirely impossible for him to kill a Martial Artist at the Celestial Essence Fourth Layer.

Fortunately, his Physique was tyrannical, his Qi-Blood was majestic, and his stamina was endlessly profound. He wasn’t afraid of a war of attrition at all.

After dozens of more moves, Yu Hong found a flaw. His fist punched through Xu Yang’s Protective Gang Yuan and slammed heavily onto his body. Even though the Protective Gang Yuan neutralized most of the force from the immensely heavy punch, the remaining power that landed on Xu Yang was still something ordinary people would find hard to withstand.

Fortunately, his physical body was already comparable to a Spiritual Soldier and tougher than Spirit Iron. Under the dual effects of the Azure Dragon Dominating Body and the Golden Gang Skill, he forcefully endured it.

Yu Hong felt as if he had just punched a piece of Divine Iron; the recoil sent a sharp jolt of pain through his fist.

Yu Hong thought, "What a tough physical body!"

Xu Yang’s bones and flesh trembled, and the golden light on his body flickered violently. Emitting a muffled grunt, he seized the opportunity to throw a punch back at Yu Hong.

"BANG!"

Yu Hong’s Protective Gang Yuan shattered. Although the fist didn’t directly injure his body, the Protective Gang Yuan was connected to him. Naturally, the residual force blasted into his body.

Both of them couldn’t help but let out muffled groans. Their faces flushed red as they staggered back heavily.

Xu Yang’s battle intent grew increasingly rampant, even bordering on madness. He didn’t even bother to suppress his churning Qi-Blood; his Physique was strong enough that he didn’t fear the backlash of his own power.

After merely taking two steps back, he ignored the groaning of his bones and muscles. Enduring the shockwaves of power, he lunged at Yu Hong once again.

"Stop! We don’t want the item anymore. We failed to recognize greatness. How about we call it a draw here?"

Seeing Xu Yang fight with increasing ferocity, Yu Hong finally felt a trace of fear. His opponent had a tyrannical Physique and endlessly profound stamina; continuing to tangle with him would be dangerous.

Having exchanged over a hundred moves so far, he could already feel his body heating up and his power beginning to decline. Most importantly, there might be a terrifying Protector hiding in the shadows. Even if he won, he would only draw out an even more frightening Protector. Once a Protector made a move, he truly wouldn’t have a single path to survival left.

As for the Starlight Grass, he had long abandoned any thoughts of it; he only sought to end the fight here.

"Now you know to stop? What were you doing earlier?!" Xu Yang’s attacks grew even more relentless.

He originally hadn’t wanted to make a move because he wasn’t confident in silencing them. Now that he had struck, he naturally wouldn’t stop halfway. His Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Fist and Golden Gang Skill had all been exposed. No matter what, he had to kill these two today.

"Are you Duan Ming or Xiao Yun? I also have a few friends in the Celestial Strategy Academy. Perhaps we know each other!" Yu Hong shouted.

With the Azure Dragon Dominating Body and the Dragon Symbols Heart Scripture, the opponent had to be a student of the Celestial Strategy Academy. Plus, since he hadn’t been able to defeat him after so long, he assumed this must be one of the lower-ranked students like Duan Ming or Xiao Yun.

Xu Yang couldn’t be bothered to talk. He threw the Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Fist out punch after punch, continuously whittling down Yu Hong’s strength.

Yu Hong tried to retreat several times, but Xu Yang bit onto him relentlessly. With his Wandering Dragon Void Step at Perfection, his speed wasn’t much slower than Yu Hong, a Celestial Essence Fourth Layer expert.

After dozens more moves, he could feel the force of Yu Hong’s attacks weakening. Yu Hong’s strength was no longer at its peak, and sweat beaded on his forehead.

"Brother, we can talk this out," Yu Hong said, no longer able to maintain his calm.

The opponent’s Physique was tyrannical. Even if he occasionally broke through the defenses and landed a hit, he couldn’t inflict any real damage. His own power was already declining; if this dragged on, only death awaited him.

"There’s nothing to talk about!"

Xu Yang’s fists became even more ferocious, giving Yu Hong absolutely no chance to escape.

Soon, he found a combat opening. After knocking Yu Hong’s fists aside, his incredibly unyielding and fierce punch drove straight in, slamming heavily onto Yu Hong’s Protective Gang Yuan.

"BANG!"

"CRACK!"

The sound of shattering porcelain rang out as Yu Hong’s Protective Gang Yuan cracked and then exploded.

Furious air waves swept in all directions, tearing countless fissures into the earth. Amidst the billowing dust and smoke, Yu Hong let out a muffled groan.

After fighting bitterly for nearly three hundred moves, his stamina had dropped drastically. The heavy punches he could easily withstand earlier were now somewhat difficult to endure. His muffled groans were now laced with pain.

He felt as if a sledgehammer had slammed into his chest. His bones were on the verge of breaking, his internal organs roared in protest, and he could hardly maintain the circulation of his Gang Yuan.

"WHOOSH!"

With the violent wind howling past his ears, Yu Hong knew he had been sent flying.

Instead of panicking, he rejoiced, realizing this was the perfect opportunity to escape. He didn’t try to stop his backward momentum; instead, he slapped the empty air with his Gang Yuan to accelerate his retreat.

"Trying to escape?"

Xu Yang had long been guarding against Yu Hong’s escape. Ignoring the backlash force shocking his internal organs, he executed the Wandering Dragon Void Step and gave chase.

"Do you really think I can’t do anything to you? If you want to kill me, then let’s die together!"

Seeing Xu Yang stick to him like a leech, Yu Hong’s killing intent flared.

He had held back from using lethal moves because he feared drawing out the Protector hiding in the dark. But with Xu Yang pressing him so hard, he couldn’t care less anymore.

Ice-cold killing intent erupted from Yu Hong, and a majestic, oppressive aura exploded from him, forcefully scattering the Power of Heaven and Earth coiling around Xu Yang.

In mid-air, Xu Yang felt a domineering Heart Spirit strike straight into his mind. His body sank involuntarily, and his movements stagnated slightly.

Seizing this opportunity, Yu Hong swooped down like a great roc spreading its wings. Wrapped in a suffocating astral wind, he aimed both fists straight at Xu Yang’s temples, intending to kill him in a single strike.

He roared inwardly, "A Spiritual Attack? Break!"

The Sword Intent condensed from the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture burst out of his body. The surrounding temperature plummeted as a terrifying Sword Intent descended. It was as if thousands of sharp blades had slashed across the earth, leaving countless tiny cuts everywhere.

The Sword Intent, brimming with slaughter and death, was almost fully materialized. Above Xu Yang’s head, a faint red blade of light slashed fiercely down in front of him.

"SLASH!"

A sound akin to sharp cloth being torn echoed as the invisible pressure on Xu Yang vanished instantly.

"The Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture?!"

Yu Hong felt a sharp pain in his head, as if someone had hacked it from the inside and split his skull open. His face filled with sheer horror as he couldn’t help but scream.

This Sword Intent, which had already reached the realm of manifestation, was the absolute nemesis of all Spiritual Attacks. He hadn’t expected his opponent to possess such a terrifying Sword Intent after fighting for so long. Since his opponent hadn’t drawn the saber on his back, he had assumed it was merely a decoration.

Yu Hong thought, "Not good!"

Sensing impending doom, Yu Hong paused his swoop mid-air. Abandoning his Killing Move, he forcefully shifted his body through the air.

Although his reaction was fast, his Spirit had been slashed, causing him to ultimately be half a beat too slow.

A resonant blade cry pierced the air as a silver flash streaked across the night sky.

Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique!

With a flash of blade light and an eruption of fierce Sword Intent, one of Yu Hong’s arms was left behind, severed cleanly from the elbow.

The Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique, which had reached the Sixth Layer Realm, combined with the Sword Intent condensed from the Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture, easily sliced through Yu Hong’s Protective Gang Yuan and severed his arm.

"AH...!"

The severed hand flew through the air as blood sprayed out. The agony of losing an arm made him let out a bloodcurdling scream, his facial features twisting together in pain.

"You..."

Yu Hong was absolutely terrified. The fierce Sword Intent made his skin feel like it was splitting apart, sending a chill down his spine.

His opponent had engaged in a prolonged battle of attrition purely to unleash this earth-shattering slash. If he hadn’t decisively abandoned his Killing Move just now, he would have already been decapitated.

"Boss Yu Hong’s arm was severed..." Wang Heng muttered from not far away, watching the scene, his blood running cold.

He never expected that Yu Hong would have an arm cut off while unleashing his ultimate move. He had thought they would harvest a Starlight Grass over twenty years old tonight, but he never anticipated this outcome.

Wang Heng thought, "Flee!"

Having no intention of living and dying together with his boss, he dragged his heavily injured body and turned to flee.

Xu Yang noticed Wang Heng escaping but paid him no mind. He planned to kill Yu Hong first.

He executed the Extreme Prison Heaven-Slaying Technique once more. A blade of light, swift as rushing thunder, tore through the night sky like lightning. The flash of the blade instantly caught up to Yu Hong’s dodging figure.

"SLASH!"

An almost imperceptible sound rang out as the Sword Intent, filled with slaughter and death, sliced through Yu Hong’s body, striking his waist.

Blood splattered as the blade light exited his body, slicing a gash into the mountain side dozens of meters away before finally dissipating.

Yu Hong’s moving body instantly stiffened, his eyes widening. The Sword Intent had completely obliterated his vitality, and his Gang Yuan violently collapsed.

In the next moment, his body split into two halves and plummeted from mid-air.

Without giving him a second glance, Xu Yang abruptly vanished, giving chase to the fleeing Wang Heng.

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