Chapter 174 - 158: Broken Void!!

Chapter 174: Chapter 158: Broken Void!!

"Is the gap... truly this obvious?"

The clash between the Daoist and Demon Leaders hadn’t even lasted three rounds, yet it was already apparent that the achievements of the young Daoist Sect Leader were unparalleled throughout history.

Whether it was his Daoist Secret Skills in combat, his myriad of special methods, or his immense Cultivation, none of it resembled a young man in his twenties. Instead, he seemed more like an overlord who had dominated the Martial Arts world for six decades.

For a moment, countless people gasped.

"Is he really not Chen Canxuan who used a Disguise, changed his name, faked his death, and reappeared in the Jianghu as his own son?"

"What a monster. The Demon Saint, who has dominated the Demon Sect for fifty years, can’t gain the slightest upper hand against him."

It would have been one thing if Chen Sha’s Great Yellow Court and Dao Yi Seal were merely powerful; after all, these were the Supreme Martial Arts that allowed Dao Yi Mountain to reign over the Divine Land for thousands of years.

But Demon Saint Long Zaitian’s Demon Heaven Tribulation was an equally formidable Demon Sect marvel. Moreover, Long Zaitian had roamed the world for fifty years, accumulating vast experience battling powerhouses and giants across generations. No matter what, he should have held some advantage in experience during their exchange.

However, judging solely by those few rounds, Chen Sha appeared to be a natural-born combat king. His responses to every minute detail suggested he possessed the most abundant combat experience in the world.

Even the storyteller’s heart sank slightly. Witnessing this battle, he could feel the threat and pressure Chen Sha exuded. He wondered how much of a winning chance he would have if he were in Long Zaitian’s shoes.

Meanwhile, Long Zaitian was sent flying high into the sky by a single punch, coughing up blood. His wounds were rapidly healing under the power of the Injury Tribulation. Looking up at the lightning in the sky, he roared, "Now this is the battle I wanted!"

He hovered in mid-air, his Power drawing upon the celestial phenomena and reaching straight into the clouds. Raising his hand high, a furious bolt of lightning struck down with a resounding boom.

CRACK!

The onlookers at Copper Mountain paled, but they saw that when the lightning struck Long Zaitian, it didn’t harm him in the slightest. Instead, it wrapped his body in a web of electricity. As the Demon Saint reached out and grasped at the void, boundless Qi Power converged with the lightning, forming a Thunder Spear in his hand!

CRACKLE!

Amidst the crackling of dancing arcs of electricity, Long Zaitian looked like a Thunder God descending from the heavens as he thrust his spear toward Chen Sha in the Mortal Realm!

Standing tall on the cliff edge with his hands behind his back, Chen Sha watched Long Zaitian thrust the Thunder Spear downward. With a thought, he too summoned the Celestial Thunder...

CRACK!

From the firmament above, another bolt of lightning struck Long Zaitian.

Long Zaitian’s figure stiffened abruptly in mid-air, but rather than being injured, he seemed invigorated. He burst into a long bout of laughter.

"Sect Leader Chen, ever since I survived the Thunder Tribulation, the lightning of this world can hardly harm me! On the contrary, it serves me! Do not try to give me a taste of my own medicine. Use your full strength and take this spear of mine!"

Accompanied by this domineering shout, he dove from a height of over a hundred feet, closing the distance to just ten feet above Chen Sha in an instant. The rolling lightning and immense air pressure crashed down like a falling meteor, scorching the very air.

Facing this devastating spear thrust.

"Good!"

In response, Chen Sha’s Daoist Robe fluttered wildly. He raised his fist to the sky, his arm standing as sturdy as a jade pillar supporting the heavens, meeting the spear head-on.

Unseen by the crowd, the Divine Demon Holy Blood surged mightily within his body, following the momentum of his punch. Nineteen Divine Spirits manifested simultaneously, pushing upward to support the strike.

In a daze, the distant onlookers felt as though they were witnessing a towering Daoist Ancestor Master battling the Nine Heavens Thunder God.

Fist against spear.

Blinding lightning shot in all directions. To everyone’s naked eyes, the terrifying Thunder Spear was utterly shattered and disintegrated under Chen Sha’s single punch, as if... there was nothing in this world that the young Daoist couldn’t break with his fist.

Not even Celestial Thunder.

As the Thunder Spear in Long Zaitian’s hand shattered inch by inch under the force of Chen Sha’s punch, chaotic images flashed uncontrollably through his mind. It felt exactly like a dying man’s life flashing before his eyes.

Yet, within this mental retrospect, in a fraction of a millisecond, Long Zaitian could sense that near the brink of death, his Demon Heaven Tribulation was undergoing a transformation.

"Fight!" Long Zaitian bellowed deeply. Even though he could sense that his chances of dying were over ninety percent if he continued, he completely disregarded it. Only pure battle intent blazed in his eyes.

"If this allows me to witness the Heavenly Tribulation, I have no fear of death!"

Although his Thunder Spear had been shattered, he still had his fists and palms. His Demon Heaven Tribulation Power boiled over as he struck down at Chen Sha from above.

BOOM!

Following the punch, a terrifying sound of flesh meeting flesh echoed across the sky. Long Zaitian’s Protective Tribulation Qi was mercilessly torn apart by Chen Sha, who punched him back into the air once again.

STOMP!

After sending Long Zaitian flying, Chen Sha’s eyes flashed with indifference. This time, he didn’t stay on the ground. Stomping his feet, he shot upward like a soaring firework, relentlessly pursuing Long Zaitian in mid-air to deliver the killing blow.

At a corner of Copper Mountain.

"Master!" Ma Rulong stared at the scene, his face etched with despair.

How could there be... such a disparity!

"COUGH! COUGH! COUGH!" Sent hurtling through the sky, Long Zaitian’s dark hair whipped wildly around him. His chest felt like it was on fire, his internal organs burning. Before he could even let out a groan, he felt Chen Sha’s oppressive aura sweeping up from below.

WHOOSH!

Bizarrely, he twisted his body mid-air to face Chen Sha’s Fist Technique. Thrusting his hands forward and shifting from claws to fists, the Tribulation Qi of the Demon Heaven Tribulation flashed across his body eight times in an instant.

Injury Tribulation! Poison Tribulation! Disease Tribulation! Water Tribulation! Fire Tribulation! Wind Tribulation! Earth Tribulation! Thunder Tribulation!

The power of the Eight Tribulations swirled around him. In a flash, winds howled, clouds surged in the sky, and several more bolts of lightning struck down.

Gale-force winds, shifting air currents, and even dust from the earth were drawn in, enveloping Long Zaitian. An amalgamation of chaotic energies transformed him into a human storm!

BOOM! BOOM! RUMBLE!!

Drawn by the sheer magnitude of the spectacle, all sorts of figures hiding atop Copper Mountain couldn’t help but emerge from the shadows. Standing on the rocky cliffs, they all craned their necks to watch the colossal battle unfold.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

High in the sky, the two figures clashed like true Land Immortals. Every time Chen Sha hammered a strike, it was as if a massive firework detonated in the heavens, staggering Long Zaitian and forcing him to retreat!

Chen Sha was like a Celestial God, relentlessly battering Long Zaitian with an absolutely crushing advantage.

Yet, no matter how many punches he took, Long Zaitian refused to retreat or flee.

Even the Martial Artists with lower Realms below could tell that this Demon Saint was fighting with his very life.

The storyteller kept his eyes glued to Long Zaitian. "Will it really appear... this Heavenly Tribulation you spoke of?" he murmured.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

The deafening explosions rang endlessly in the sky. The battle raged on, starting amidst a torrential downpour and persisting until the dark clouds were entirely dispersed by their sheer force. The clash lasted for several full hours!

BOOM!

Long Zaitian’s life seemed to burn down to its final moment. All that remained in his vision was a colossal fist shadow growing larger, closer, and incredibly clear—so clear that he could see the pores and bulging veins on the fist.

Then, it struck him.

Almost at that exact moment.

BOOM!

The Demon Heaven Tribulation Power within Long Zaitian’s body violently detonated under the impact of the punch. It was as if this single strike had utterly pulverized the Demon Saint’s entire life and Cultivation!

However, from within the Mental Realm of this utter annihilation...

BOOM!

Within the clouds above Copper Mountain, a majestic, overwhelming pressure suddenly descended. It caused a faint sensation of fracturing in the void—a fracture that could only be felt spiritually.

CRASH!

Smashed down by the punch, Long Zaitian fell from the sky, crashing into the rocks of Copper Mountain.

Chen Sha, however, stared grimly into the depths of the clouds above. Although there was nothing visible, that faint sensation of shattering and the relatively "familiar" pressure were unmistakable...

"Broken Void? The Nine Heavens!"

On the ground, the storyteller felt this "Broken Qi Mechanism" between heaven and earth with equal disbelief. He looked toward Long Zaitian’s distant body.

"The Ninth Tribulation, Heavenly Tribulation... is the shattering of heaven and earth? Did he actually do it?" he murmured.