Chapter 694 - 690: Challenging the City Lord with a Spear

Chapter 694: Chapter 690: Challenging the City Lord with a Spear

RUMBLE!

The entire sky churned with storm clouds as a tempestuous downpour howled, accompanied by flashes of lightning and claps of thunder.

Bolts of blue lightning as thick as water buckets ripped through the sky and slammed into the ground, blasting mountain peaks apart. The invisible gales raged with a WHOOSH, whipping the clouds into a frenzy.

SWOOSH!

In the distance, the void suddenly tore open.

An imposing figure shot out from within. Standing a full thirty meters tall, his very presence exuded an ancient, heavy aura, as if a Divine Mountain that had suppressed the ages had just descended.

The vital energy and blood in his body thrashed like a Blood Dragon. Everywhere he stepped, mountain peaks were crushed to dust.

The moment he appeared, his eyes locked onto Kuadi’s body on the ground, which had been torn in two by Hong Yu. A crimson gleam surfaced in his beast-like eyes, cold as an icy peak and pulsing with a chilling intent. "My son... my son! AAAAAHHH! Hong Yu, you dared to kill my son! No one in heaven or on earth can save you now!"

His roar shook the heavens.

The explosive shout echoed through the firmament, sending out waves of rolling sonic booms.

Wherever the sonic waves passed, mountains shattered and the earth split open. The very ground was overturned, as if a great earthquake had struck.

"Ah!"

"My ears..."

"My head is about to explode..."

Beneath this explosive roar, the scalps of one expert after another tingled, and their eardrums bled. Some even had their courage shattered by the shout, dying on the spot from ruptured organs.

HISS!

Mao Mei’Er’s gaze darkened, and a hint of alarm appeared on her delicate face. She quickly sent a telepathic message, "Brother Yu, be careful! That’s Ku Tianlei, the Clan Leader of the Kuafu Race. He’s been at the City Lord Level for over a hundred years. He’s incredibly powerful, an existence capable of fighting Xiakang Divine City’s Xiahuang the First to a standstill."

"Oh?"

Hong Yu narrowed his eyes, looking toward Ku Tianlei.

The man’s beard hung down to his chest, and his short, earth-yellow hair stood on end, looking like a hedgehog perched on his head.

Rings of an earth-yellow halo flickered in and out of existence around him. This was the pulse of the earth itself, an incomparably powerful force drawing upon the planet’s ley lines.

"Senior Ku Tianlei, Hong Yu, the one who killed Kuadi, is right here! Please, kill him quickly!" King Lingxiao roared with excitement upon seeing Ku Tianlei’s arrival.

"Hm?"

Ku Tianlei’s icy gaze swept over.

His eyes held an intensely piercing brilliance, glowing with divine light like two divine lamps burning within their sockets.

He stared at Hong Yu. "Hong Yu, die!"

BOOM!

Ku Tianlei took an Arrow Step forward, clenching his right hand into a fist. His strength was so immense that the very act of tightening his grip made the air implode. The resulting shockwave formed cyan tornadoes that spread out in all directions, uprooting trees and toppling mountains wherever they passed.

This fist shot toward Hong Yu, aimed to kill.

’What a sharp fist. Perfect timing. Let’s test the power of the Great Destruction Fist again!’

A fanatical battle lust flashed in Hong Yu’s eyes.

He opened his mouth and let out a great roar, his voice like a crack of thunder. It was as if a giant war drum was being beaten inside his chest—BOOM! BOOM!—unleashing a terrifying sound wave.

He planted his legs apart as the gales swirled toward him. His robes whipped about noisily, and his face was distorted by the force of the wind, yet he remained motionless, rooted to the spot like a divine pine tree.

Ku Tianlei’s fist was already closing in.

The heavy Fist Momentum pressed down, causing the ground beneath Hong Yu’s feet to crackle—CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! His legs sank into the earth up to his knees, and spiderweb-like fissures spread out in all directions. A violent storm of dust and rock swirled out from his position, obscuring his figure from view.

"Great Destruction Fist—Heaven and Earth Without Me!"

This was the final of the first three forms of the Great Destruction Fist that Hong Yu had mastered.

Its principle was one of no self, no other!

Only I alone am supreme!

Although Hong Yu could execute this move, he had yet to truly master it because he lacked a true understanding of its essence.

’No self, no other. Only I alone am supreme!’

Hong Yu silently repeated the phrase, and his eyes suddenly burst with a brilliant light.

Faced with Ku Tianlei’s sudden and incomparably tyrannical fist, he suddenly had an epiphany, completely grasping the essence he had been unable to master!

"So that’s how it is... so that’s how it is! Hahaha..."

His laughter exploded out of thin air.

A fierce gale swirled up around Hong Yu’s body, actually managing to resist the terrifying pressure created by Ku Tianlei’s fist.

The nine-colored Energy Aura that had previously circled his arm was actively detonated by Hong Yu at this moment. The fist was no longer flashy; it was just a simple punch thrown forward.

A layer of dark light covered his fist.

The Order Divine Chains of his Chaos Mysteries surged forth with a RATTLE, forming a gauntlet over his fist as a pitch-black Fist Aura smashed out.

ROAR!

This fist was like a black lion, opening its gaping maw to bite down on the earth-yellow fist.

Its sharp teeth were his five fingers, each one extremely powerful, heavy, and sharp.

Incomparably hard!

RATTLE!

The two fists finally collided in the void.

The earth-yellow fist was like a mountain, radiating a brilliant yellow light. Hong Yu’s fist was like a black lion, roaring repeatedly.

The collision of the two heavy fists didn’t produce the expected terrifying explosion. Instead, there was a moment of silence, followed by concentric shockwaves of energy rippling out from the point of impact. Two gales were kicked up, rushing out in opposite directions.

The yellow storm pressed down relentlessly, while the black storm tried to defy the heavens!

"Hmph? Good kid. To think you could block my fist. No wonder you were able to kill my son..."

Ku Tianlei’s eyes blazed with anger. The corner of his mouth curled into a cold, astonished snarl that quickly turned into a frigid, savage grin. "But you’re still too green in the end. A year from now will be the anniversary of your death!"

"Sun Chasing Fist!"

Ku Tianlei roared at the sky.

In the past, an ancestor of the Kuafu Race, who stood a thousand feet tall, had chased the sun and moon, attempting to capture the blazing sun alive.

The Kuafu Race passed down a set of techniques called the Sun Chasing Combat Skill, known as their strongest legacy. It was said that when cultivated to its Peak, a single punch could, like their ancestor, shatter the sun itself!

Ku Tianlei had cultivated the Sun Chasing Combat Skill for over three hundred years.

His mastery was profound, and its power was unparalleled!

As this fist descended, it was like a blazing sun falling from the sky. It instantly crushed the previous earth-yellow Fist Aura to dust, and even Hong Yu’s own fist was mercilessly crushed along with it.

BANG!

The black Fist Aura exploded violently.

Hong Yu staggered, his face paling as a look of astonishment crossed his face. ’What a terrifying fist. Even the Great Destruction Fist couldn’t block it?’

’Looks like I’ll have to find another way to break this move!’

The more critical the moment, the calmer and more composed Hong Yu’s mind became.

His eyes shifted. Using Peeping Essence, he stared at the Sun Chasing Fist and discovered over nine hundred golden Order Divine Chains surging within the golden Fist Aura. They collided with one another, layered and stacked like a coiled spring.

The power transmitted was naturally amplified by hundreds of times.

"Eh?"

A glint of light flashed in Hong Yu’s eyes.

After mastering the second form of the Controlled Spear Technique, "Who Can Contend," he had made no headway in cultivating the third form—Annihilation.

Until this moment.

Watching the trajectory of the Sun Chasing Fist, he finally touched upon a trace of understanding.

He had found the threshold to cultivating Annihilation!

’I’ll try it!’

Hong Yu immediately took out the Godslaying Spear and thrust it forward.

Spirals of golden Spear Aura wrapped around the spear’s shaft and then shot forward.

But when the Spear Aura struck the phantom of the Sun Chasing Fist, the spiral aura was knocked away with two CLANGS.

It felt like two wildly spinning tops colliding, with one being sent flying.

With nothing left to block it, the Sun Chasing Fist came crashing down with a BOOM.

BANG!

Amidst the hazy golden light, countless Order Divine Chains charged forth madly, like hundreds of long dragons ramming into Hong Yu nonstop.

Hong Yu’s body shook violently, the blood and qi roiling within him. "WAH!" He spat out a large mouthful of dark blood.

BOOM!

The Fist Aura exploded. The terrifying energy, like a small nuclear bomb detonating, sent Hong Yu flying for dozens of kilometers.

His legs remained planted in the ground the entire time. As he flew backward, he carved two massive, dozens-of-kilometers-long trenches into the earth, like a pair of dry riverbeds.

"Still not dead? You’ve got the life of a cockroach, but this next fist will be the end of you!" Ku Tianlei’s muffled voice was like thunder.

Below, King Lingxiao also roared with excitement, "Senior Ku Tianlei, please, make haste and slay this beast to avenge Brother Kuadi!" He shot a venomous, cold glare at Hong Yu. ’Still not dead after that? Hmph, you wanted to take my life, but in the end, you’re the one who’s going to die!’

As he spoke, Ku Tianlei launched another deadly fist.

It was another Sun Chasing Fist.

But its momentum was even greater than before!

Facing the mighty, overwhelming fist, Hong Yu showed not a trace of panic. Instead, he focused his mind and began running simulations in his Shadow Martial Space.

The process seemed to take a long time.

In reality, it all happened in the span of a single thought.

Suddenly, Hong Yu’s eyes snapped open...

"Hahaha, no wonder they say battle is the fastest path to truly increasing one’s strength!"

Hong Yu burst out laughing. He looked at Ku Tianlei and grinned. "Ku Tianlei, thank you for that punch!"

’Hm? Has the boy gone mad?’

Ku Tianlei was stunned.

King Lingxiao was also taken aback, then sneered. ’The guy must know he’s dead and is just putting on a brave face!’

But Hong Yu simply took a deep breath, his expression becoming solemn and dignified as he tightened his grip on the Godslaying Spear in his hand.

CRACKLE!

His five fingers squeezed the Godslaying Spear, his knuckles popping like roasting beans. With a sudden thrust, his arm shot forward. Layers of a golden spiral extended from his arm, wrapping around the Godslaying Spear again and again, like a giant golden python coiling around it.

BOOM!

A layer of dark-gold flame blazed intensely.

This spear, carrying an aura of destruction, shot straight out.

RUMBLE!

The dark-gold flames spiraled madly as they charged forward, and the sharp Spear Aura directly shredded the earth-yellow Fist Aura.

"What?"

Watching his Fist Aura shatter and the Spiral Spear Aura rush toward him, the smug and savage expression on Ku Tianlei’s face froze.

He had just been certain that Hong Yu was a dead man.

With this sudden turn of events, it was too late for him to react. He could only brace for the impact, covering his entire body in an earth-yellow light as nine Earth Dragons formed a protective armor around him.

However, as the spiraling spear phantom washed over him, the nine Earth Dragons shrieked—AWOOO!—and shattered. The spear slammed viciously into Ku Tianlei’s right shoulder. A blinding flash of fire shot to the sky, and blood burst forth like a fountain.

BOOM!

The dark-gold Spiral Spear Aura pierced through Ku Tianlei’s chest and exited from his back, flying a full hundred li before finally dissipating.

...

No one could say another word.

After tearing a Divine King apart with his bare hands, Hong Yu had once again created a miracle...

With a single spear thrust, he had overthrown a long-famous City Lord Level expert!