Chapter 874: Don’t Look for Me, Please Don’t Look for Me

Chapter 874 -872: Don’t Look for Me, Please Don’t Look for Me

The terrifying vortex resembled the gaping maw of an abyss. Looking closely, one could even see two blurry green eyes peering out, filled with bloodlust and yearning.

RUMBLE!

The fearsome devouring power instantly enveloped the massive tiger phantom.

“As expected of the Late Stage of Golden Immortal, you do have some skill.”

Xu Yang revealed a cold sneer. The moment he felt the suction pulling him in, he flicked his wrist, and the saber’s blade abruptly twisted. “If you resist, I shall follow. Detonate for me!”

Without holding back, Xu Yang’s immortal essence erupted from his body. His murderous aura continuously surged, and the augmented tiger phantom grew increasingly solid. Completely unafraid of the vortex’s impact, it roared as it plunged forcefully inside.

The Daluo Saber was immediately swallowed by the vortex, but it looked more like Xu Yang had willingly handed it over.

The vortex reversed, and the Daluo Saber followed its rotation. Fierce winds raged, and saber energy shot out in all directions amid deafening metallic clangs.

Three breaths, five breaths, ten breaths… The Daluo Saber’s might grew stronger and stronger. The ferocious tiger phantom was on the verge of suppressing the beast phantom manifesting within the vortex.

The crowd below was dumbfounded. This stalemate looked as bizarre as it could possibly be.

Du Ling’s expression suddenly changed. “Crap!” he thought. The green light in his eyes surged, and a thunderous roar like a rushing river erupted from his body as a unique, jade-green bloodline power surged forth.

BOOM! The vortex interwoven with staff phantoms finally reached its limit.

“Detonate!”

Xu Yang let out a low shout, his figure spinning. An ocean of power enveloped the tiger phantom as it exploded inside the vortex, shattering it in one fell swoop and causing the staff phantoms to collapse. He twisted around, pulling out the Daluo Saber, and stepped up into the sky.

SWISH!

A snow-white saber gleam descended from the heavens, possessing the world-cleaving momentum to split mountains and sever rivers.

Du Ling’s face drastically changed. “If I get defeated by this little brat, I’ll have nowhere to hide my face,” he muttered. He bit his lip, his eyes brimming with madness.

ROAR!

He tilted his head back and let out a ferocious roar like a wild beast. The next moment, an eerie green light instantly submerged his entire body.

Du Ling’s body contorted and expanded. In the blink of an eye, he forcefully transformed into a massive Green-eyed Golden Ape. Standing hundreds of feet tall, it towered between heaven and earth. Wielding the giant staff, he soared into the sky.

BOOM! The surrounding space forcefully burst apart. A single strike of his staff smashed that heaven-shaking saber gleam to pieces.

“The Green-eyed Golden Ape!”

“That’s an incredibly astonishing ancient beast from the Canglan River! Its bloodline is immensely powerful. To think Du Ling possesses this bloodline.”

“Hiss… Didn’t they say Xu Yang would have no power to resist? How did he force Du Ling to such an extent?”

“We underestimated this kid. He definitely has the qualifications to clash with the top three of the Dragon and Tiger List! However, Du Ling has been thoroughly enraged and driven to madness. Now that he’s activated the Green-eyed Golden Ape bloodline, Xu Yang will definitely lose!”

“You little bastard, forcing me to use my bloodline means you have some skill,” Du Ling spat. “But everything ends now!”

The Green-eyed Golden Ape spoke in human tongue. Its muscles knotted together, and the astonishing bloodline transformed into streaks of jade-green immortal bloodline patterns that clung to its body like a suit of armor. The surrounding immortal essence surged boundlessly, stirring up fierce waves that made Du Ling look as if he were standing upon the turbulent Canglan River. He raised his stone staff, looking as though he wanted to shatter the sky itself. His green eyes were filled with fierce, tyrannical cruelty.

“Heaven Locking Intent!”

Over twenty thousand Heaven-Locking Divine Chains erupted, submerging Du Ling in one fell swoop.

“Only five breaths!”

The moment he unleashed the Heaven Locking Intent, Xu Yang sensed that he could only lock him down for five breaths. But five breaths were more than enough.

Du Ling instantly froze mid-air, still maintaining his posture of holding the stone staff high. His massive eyes trembled wildly, glaring in horror and fury. His immortal essence pulsed and shuddered wildly, yet his entire being—including his bloodline power—was completely sealed. He couldn’t mobilize a single drop.

He was filled with terror. “What kind of ability is this?” he thought. “I am at the Late Stage of Golden Immortal! How could a mere Early Stage of Golden Immortal lock me down to such an extent?”

BOOM!

Winds swept across the world, furious waves assailed the area, and saber energy became boundless. An endless torrent of saber energy descended from the sky.

“Wind Meteor Immortal Field!”

As the move finished, Xu Yang followed closely behind. Gripping the Daluo Saber tightly with both hands, he poured his immortal essence into it and slashed down fiercely, one strike after another.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The terrifying saber gleams shattered heaven and earth, endlessly linking together. Before the storm could disperse, a massive saber gleam cleaved through the azure light and landed directly on Du Ling. In just a few blinks, dozens of slashes landed.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The armor forged from jade-green immortal patterns on Du Ling’s body shattered completely. Blood splattered. The horrifying, bone-deep saber wounds were so gruesome that one couldn’t bear to look at them. He couldn’t help but let out a shrill scream, shaking like a leaf.

To the onlookers, Du Ling had been forcefully frozen in mid-air, unable to move, looking exactly like a giant target taking a beating. The cultivator who had previously boldly claimed that “Xu Yang will definitely lose” now had his mouth open so wide that an egg could fit inside. He couldn’t utter a single word.

Five breaths arrived in the blink of an eye.

BOOM! The Heaven-Locking Divine Chains burst apart.

Suddenly breaking free from his restraints, Du Ling let out a heart-wrenching roar and desperately tried to mobilize the remaining bloodline and immortal essence in his body. However, he seemed to have overestimated himself. Having been locked down for five breaths, he had been slashed dozens of times. By forcefully activating his power, his physical body instantly acted like a sieve. Fountains of blood shot out, and his immortal essence and bloodline power sprayed out directly.

This scene was unprecedentedly spectacular. Everyone below was dumbfounded, looking as if they had just seen a ghost.

“I… you… Good heavens.” Xuan Ningchen’s jaw dropped so hard it nearly dislocated.

In the distance, the Commander of the Profound Wing Army couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath. “This kid is simply a monster,” he murmured.

“Aghh—!”

Du Ling let out a shrill, miserable scream, the strength in his body instantly falling into chaos. Right at this moment, Xu Yang’s final saber strike arrived.

BOOM!

Du Ling’s miserable scream was instantly drowned out by a deafening crash. He smashed directly into the ground. His bloodline body collapsed, revealing his true form. He was a mangled mess of flesh and blood, looking as if he had been slashed thousands of times. Large chunks of flesh were only held on by thin, dangling threads of skin; they quivered so precariously that a mere pinch would cause them to fall off.

He twitched incessantly, bleeding profusely, unable to even crawl to his feet.

Du Ling’s eyes were filled with despair, terror, and disbelief. He had lost. Lost incredibly miserably. He swore that he had never been this miserable in his entire life.

Xu Yang descended from the sky and mocked, “Weren’t you acting very arrogant just now? Didn’t you want to tear my mouth off?

“You’re nine years older than me and your cultivation is two minor realms higher, yet this is all the strength you have?

“I foolishly thought you were qualified to be my opponent. I never expected you to be nothing more than this. You couldn’t even force me to use my full strength.

“The Canglan River? Ridiculously weak.”

COUGH!

Du Ling was engulfed in uncontrollable fury, his eyes harboring a deep, bone-piercing resentment. “You little bastard, you’ll die a horrible death.”

SLAP!

Xu Yang smacked the flat of his blade against Du Ling’s face, leaving a bloody gash. Half of his facial bones were smashed and left drooping. Du Ling could only howl in pain, unable to even speak clearly.

Everyone shuddered, their blood running cold. When they looked at Xu Yang, nothing remained but deep awe and reverence. Such strength was simply beyond imagination. He definitely possessed the strength of the top three on the Dragon and Tiger List.

“Where are the people from the Canglan River? Take him away.” Xu Yang swept his gaze across the crowd.

GULP!

A cultivator from the Canglan River swallowed hard. After a fierce internal struggle, he bit the bullet and rushed over to Du Ling. With one glance, the miserable sight was so unbearable that he had to immediately avert his eyes. Unable to endure such humiliation any longer, Du Ling spurted out blood and fainted. The cultivator dared to be angry but didn’t dare to speak. Not even daring to shoot a glance at Xu Yang, he scooped up Du Ling and bolted away as if fleeing for his life.

As the crowd got a clearer look at the extent of Du Ling’s injuries, they felt even more terrified and horrified. Xu Yang was not only powerful, but he was also ruthless. This had undoubtedly offended the Canglan River to the absolute core. But in truth, there had been no room for reconciliation to begin with. Given the shamelessness Jiang Yue Long had displayed, Xu Yang didn’t think begging for mercy would have spared him anyway.

Subsequently, Xu Yang swept his gaze toward a specific spot in the crowd.

Zhou Xiong’s expression changed slightly. He averted his eyes with lightning speed, not daring to meet Xu Yang’s gaze. He prayed frantically in his heart, “Don’t look for me! Don’t look for me, absolutely do not look for me, I beg you.”