Chapter 502: Fighting Bai Yichen!
Bai Yichen was at the 1st level of the Earthly Core Realm. Although he was far from being a match for a Heavenly Core Realm powerhouse like Elder Xingluo, his full-strength strike still carried tremendous momentum. As he punched out, it was like a golden sun exploding. A fist print carrying a massive sphere of energy crashed down toward Li Yun.
"Hm?"
Feeling the undisguised killing intent in Bai Yichen’s punch, Li Yun’s expression could not help turning cold.
By killing Crown Prince Xing Tian in front of everyone, he already knew that his relationship with the Starheaven Ancient Kingdom could no longer be settled peacefully. The Starheaven Ancient Kingdom would surely seek frantic revenge against him, but he had not expected them to act so unscrupulously.
First, Elder Xingluo, as a sect elder, bullied the weak and brazenly attacked him. Then, Bai Yichen tried to kill him in front of everyone. Such behavior was truly arrogant and rampant.
Li Yun smiled coldly and struck back without hesitation.
Since Bai Yichen had taken the initiative to attack him, there was no need for Li Yun to be polite. Moreover, back at the Moon Orchid Tea Gathering, Bai Yichen had repeatedly provoked and suppressed him. Now, it was just the right time to settle both new and old grudges together.
"Supreme Hegemony Fist!"
Boom!
Gathering the power of his entire body into his fist, Li Yun threw a punch.
This punch was dazzling and bright, like a sun blooming with golden holy light. The power of this single punch was comparable to the full-strength strike of a Half-Step Earthly Core Realm powerhouse, and it was incomparably fierce.
Boom!
Under the power of this punch, the fist print thrown by Bai Yichen was forcibly shattered and neutralized.
"What?"
A look of shock immediately appeared on Bai Yichen’s face.
Li Yun had actually blocked his punch.
Although he had not used his full strength in that punch and had only unleashed about seventy percent of his power, it still should have been enough to easily kill an ordinary Half-Step Earthly Core Realm cultivator. How could Li Yun block it so easily?
After the shock, Bai Yichen was instantly consumed by humiliation and rage.
Although he was only at the 1st level of the Earthly Core Realm, he was still a dignified Inner Sect Disciple. Failing to kill Li Yun who was in the Half-Step Mortal Core Realm in one move was a great humiliation to him.
"Hmph."
High in the sky, a cold snort suddenly rang out.
Elder Xingluo’s gaze was indifferent as he looked coldly at Bai Yichen.
That single cold snort made Bai Yichen shudder. He suddenly realized that this battle did not only concern his personal dignity. It also concerned the dignity of the Starheaven Ancient Kingdom.
If he could not kill Li Yun as quickly as possible, he would not become a hero of the Starheaven Ancient Kingdom. Instead, he would bring shame upon it and might even face punishment.
"Li Yun, die for me."
Thinking of this, Bai Yichen’s killing intent surged violently. He no longer dared to hold anything back and immediately unleashed his full strength, throwing a fierce punch toward Li Yun.
"Sky Collapse!"
The name of Bai Yichen’s punch was extremely domineering, and its power was equally extraordinary. The moment the punch was thrown, it seemed as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth was splitting apart. A fist seal descended with suppressive force, as though the firmament itself had been overturned. Its power was astonishing.
After all, Bai Yichen was an expert at the 1st level of the Earthly Core Realm, and he had clearly stepped into this realm for some time. When he attacked with full strength, the might he displayed was naturally no small matter.
Li Yun’s expression became solemn.
His current strength was enough to look down upon the Half-Step Earthly Core Realm. Ordinary Half-Step Earthly Core Realm experts were far from being his match. However, when facing a true Earthly Core Realm expert, there was still a significant gap.
Even so, if Bai Yichen wanted to kill him, Li Yun would naturally not sit still and wait for death.
"Ten Thousand Slaughter Sword Art!"
His expression turned cold and stern as he suddenly swung his sword.
This strike was fast to the extreme.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, a streak of Slaughter Sword Qi surged out wildly. Its speed was faster than lightning, and its sharpness seemed to surpass even an electric spark. The moment the sword was swung, heaven and earth seemed to lose their color.
With Li Yun’s current strength, using the Ten Thousand Slaughter Sword Art together with one hundred percent Slaughter Sword Intent was enough to create trouble even for Earthly Core Realm cultivators.
The power of this sword was not inferior to the full-force attack of an expert at the 1st level of the Earthly Core Realm.
Squelch!
Under the power of the Slaughter Sword Qi, the fist seal Bai Yichen had released was forcibly torn open.
"Break."
Afterward, Li Yun threw out several Supreme Hegemony Fist attacks in succession. His overwhelming physical strength erupted completely, finally shattering Bai Yichen’s fist seal entirely.
"What?"
"Li Yun actually blocked Bai Yichen’s full-strength strike."
This scene greatly shocked the surrounding onlookers, and many of them could hardly believe their own eyes.
As for Bai Yichen, his eyes widened even more. His heart was filled with shock and fury to the extreme.
A few months ago, he had still been able to humiliate Li Yun at will. A casual palm strike from him back then would have left Li Yun with no power to resist. If Jian Wuchen had not intervened, Li Yun might have been killed on the spot.
Yet in only a few months, Li Yun had already grown to the point where he could block his full-strength strike.
This speed of growth was simply too terrifying and too shocking.
’Kill him. I must kill him.’
His heart was filled with shock, fury, and jealousy. His killing intent erupted to its limit. Suddenly, with a flip of his wrist, a fiery-red long spear appeared in his hand.
The moment that fiery-red spear appeared, it released a scorching heat like raging fire.
It was actually a top-grade Earth Rank artifact.