Chapter 280 - 159: Undercurrent! (Part 2)

A Heaven-Reaching, blood-colored True Essence erupted from his body, causing the void to tremble. Then, with a cold glint in his eyes, Yue Zhentian splayed his fingers into a palm and abruptly struck forward.

A massive Blood Evil hand crushed its way through the sky. The palm seemed to contain a sea of blood, possessing boundless, majestic power that oppressed the air as it shot straight toward the Fist Seal above, which blazed like a sun!

BOOM!

The sun-like Fiery Flame Fist Seal instantly collided with the giant Blood Evil palm, which was saturated with boundless blood qi. The impact triggered a world-shaking explosion. Terrifying energy erupted, and the surrounding void trembled violently, like a boundless, raging tsunami.

A terrifying shockwave blasted out in all directions. The moment the aftershock hit, the towering ancient trees below were instantly obliterated, and the ground itself split open into ghastly fissures.

Above, the Fiery Flame Fist Seal and the giant Blood Evil palm intertwined madly, emitting a dazzling light that instantly illuminated the vast night, making them exceptionally conspicuous amidst the dark, rolling mountains!

The next moment, Lin Xuance’s eyes narrowed, his expression turning grave. "Yue Zhentian, you’re actually at the True Martial Sixth Layer. You really fooled everyone!"

But then, the gravity in his eyes immediately transformed into immense battle intent. He had long been unable to find a worthy opponent in Guangping City, a lonely position to be in. Now, encountering such a foe, his fighting spirit ignited.

"Yue Zhentian!!

Let me see for myself!

Just what you’re really made of!!"

With a furious roar, Lin Xuance threw another punch. He condensed a majestic and powerful Fiery Flaming True Essence that, like a blazing sun, smashed through layers of the void as it hurtled straight toward Yue Zhentian’s chest!

Hmph!

Yue Zhentian snorted coldly. ’You’re courting death!!’

’In that case, I’ll just kill you, Lin Xuance, right here. It’ll be a good way to severely weaken Guangping City.’

Watching another sun-like Fist Seal hurtling toward him, a cold light flashed in Yue Zhentian’s eyes. The Blood Evil True Essence inside him immediately began to churn violently, like writhing dragons and snakes. The surrounding blood qi became almost tangible, to the point that even the void itself began to shake intensely.

Yue Zhentian clenched one hand into a fist, gathering terrifying Blood Evil True Essence, then suddenly punched out. The blow shattered the sky as it slammed violently into Lin Xuance’s Fiery Sun Fist Seal.

BANG!

Fist met fist. The two terrifying Fist Seals collided, instantly triggering another horrifying explosion. The surrounding space shattered like glass, revealing glimpses of a pitch-black abyss so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face!!

A terrifying storm of True Yuan swept out in all directions.

BANG! BANG! BANG!!

The two then transformed into streaks of light, constantly flickering and colliding in the night sky. They unleashed tyrannical power, blasting one massive hole after another through the dark clouds overhead.

Yue Zhentian clenched his fingers into a fist, gathering Blood Evil True Essence with a wave of his hand. With a cold glint in his eyes, he punched straight for Lin Xuance’s head! But Lin Xuance’s reaction was astonishing. He raised a powerful, sinewy arm, condensing a roaring inferno to instantly block Yue Zhentian’s fist!!

BOOM!! After they collided, Lin Xuance used his incredibly sharp combat awareness to instantly seize an opening. He threw a punch that pierced the void with an audible rush of power, and a terrifying, sun-like flame smashed into Yue Zhentian’s chest!!

Ugh! Feeling the immense force and scorching flames on his chest, Yue Zhentian grunted. He was sent flying backward like a cannonball, smashing through layers of air, seemingly unable to stop.

But Yue Zhentian used his astonishing control to halt his momentum abruptly. Stomping on the air and sending out layers of ripples, he shot toward Lin Xuance like a bolt of lightning, swinging another deadly punch!

"Bring it on!!"

Seeing this, Lin Xuance wasn’t the least bit panicked. Instead, he was ecstatic, completely amped up and surging with astonishing battle intent! The next moment, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he charged toward Yue Zhentian to fight once more!!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!

The two figures constantly flickered and collided in the void. Wherever they passed, thunderclaps echoed, clouds were annihilated, and space itself trembled.

Every one of Lin Xuance’s punches contained scorching flames that burned through the void with astonishing might, leaving residual flames to burn freely in the air! Meanwhile, Yue Zhentian’s Blood Evil True Essence, which corroded the human body, was overwhelming in its power, crushing down like a rolling tsunami and creating an intense sense of pressure.

...

While Lin Xuance and Yue Zhentian were locked in their great battle,

Elsewhere, at the Jade Tower, Gu Yun stood before the window of an elegant, fragrant private room. He gazed out at the countless bright lanterns as his Spiritual Sense spread out to cover a radius of several hundred li.

Hm?!

Gu Yun let out a soft sound of surprise, a hint of doubt, wonder, and astonishment in his tone.

"’This is a little interesting.’

’Within my perception, the aura lingering in a certain place in Guangping City is identical to that of the... what was it... the All Living Beings Sect. Although it’s subtly hidden and difficult for an ordinary person to find, for my vast Spiritual Sense, it’s child’s play. There’s no hiding it at all.’

’But, even so, what does that have to do with me? I have no intention of getting involved. I only came here to find information about Jue Ding Ridge. The Vermilion Bird Heaven-Burning Thunder is my real reason for coming to the Southern Wilderness!!’

...

「Yue Family Mansion」

By now, a fog had risen, swirling within the main courtyard. From the outside, however, everything looked normal, as if nothing had happened. The area was unnaturally strange, as if some kind of Array had been set up, one that ordinary people could never discover.

And now, inside the mansion’s courtyard, the fog swirled, but the crowd of people was gone, having vanished completely.

"Where... is this?"

Wang Zhen’an looked at the space around him. It was pitch black. There was no one else there, and the endless darkness seemed to have swallowed everything.

’How was I suddenly moved here from the Yue Family’s courtyard? Could it be that a Great Divine Skill User used some heaven-defying means to transport me?’

’No, that’s impossible!’

’This is probably an Illusion Array, and I’ve fallen into it!’

’It’s not just me; everyone from the Wang Family has been trapped in this Illusion Array.’

At this thought, Wang Zhen’an’s heart sank. ’When did it start?’

’The Yue Mansion... the Yue Mansion!!’

’It must have been activated the moment we stepped into the Yue Mansion. The skill with which it was arranged is so superb that an ordinary person would never have noticed.’

However,

’If it’s an Illusion Array, then there must be a way to break it.’

Wang Zhen’an’s sharp eyes gazed into the boundless darkness around him, and then he closed them.

"Nameless is the Sword Qi, but true is the heart’s intent. Within the heart lies a body of Sword Qi. Three parts can sever rivers; seven parts create a realm divine."

"Sword Heart Clarity, break!!!"

The next instant, Wang Zhen’an’s eyes snapped open.

...

Meanwhile, thousands of li away, high in the sky above a range of overlapping mountains, two streaks of light flickered and collided in the void. Their clashes blasted one gaping hole after another into space, revealing glimpses of a deep, dark abyss from which terrifying chaotic energy surged like monstrous beasts!

The terrifying momentum of the battle was like a giant meteor crashing into a boundless ocean, stirring up endless, churning waves.

BOOM!!

After another fierce collision, a powerful crosswind erupted in the void. A strong pressure wave swept outwards, and the piercing shriek of raw power echoed through the clouds.

"’Damn it!’

Yue Zhentian cursed inwardly. ’This Lin Xuance really lives up to his reputation as a top expert in Guangping City.’ After several hundred exchanges, Yue Zhentian’s robes were scorched with large, burnt patches. There were even a few sunken Bone-Breaking Fist Seals on his body, leaving him in a rather sorry state.

Of course, Lin Xuance wasn’t much better off. His robes were tattered, his injuries were severe, and blood was flowing freely. The Blood Evil Qi had even invaded his body. But the worse his condition became, the more astonishing his battle intent grew.

After one more collision, Lin Xuance waved his hand, and a sharp sword shimmering with a faint blue light appeared in his palm. A terrifying Sword Qi swirled around him, seeming powerful enough to slice the very void to pieces.

Immediately after, a majestic Sword Momentum erupted from within Lin Xuance, soaring straight past the Nine Heavens.

Then, a glint of sword light flashed in Lin Xuance’s eyes, sharp as a blade that could pierce the heavens.

"Yue Zhentian, I invite you to die!!"