Chapter 249 - 146: The Flame God’s Wrath, The Grand Competition’s Finale

Seeing his first strike fail, Shen Kai instantly changed his approach. He drew back his long spear, spun, and brought it down in a vicious vertical chop. The terrifying Gun Force was like a mountain of the Ninth Layer crushing the sky, cleaving straight toward Gu Yun!

’What a move!’

’My opponent changed tactics the instant his strike failed. His spear is incredibly fierce and utterly domineering.’

But was Gu Yun someone to be trifled with?

He watched as the vertical chop descended from the heavens like a majestic mountain, crushing the air as it cleaved violently toward him!

Gu Yun’s eyes grew solemn.

The more critical the moment,

the more crucial it was not to panic.

SWISH!

Gu Yun’s feet pushed off the ground. His body moved like lightning, unbelievably fast. In the blink of an eye, he was gone from his original spot.

BOOM!

The spear, wreathed in scorching flames and heavy as a mountain, slammed violently into Gu Yun’s afterimage.

The afterimage instantly exploded, incinerated into wisps of smoke!

’Hm?’

Shen Kai’s eyes narrowed.

He stared at the spot where he had obliterated Gu Yun’s afterimage.

"So fast!"

He couldn’t help but feel a flicker of shock.

Suddenly,

a heart-pounding sensation of danger,

erupted from within him like a volcano!

A figure had appeared behind him at some unknown moment.

A glint of blade light flickered in Gu Yun’s eyes, shining with an unprecedented sharpness.

"Eight Desolates Star Slash!"

His low murmur was as clear as a bell, seeming to echo across the entire sky.

Then, a blade of light suddenly split open the void.

A terrifying Sword Intent, as brilliant as starlight, tore through layer after layer of space.

Then, like a meteor falling from the heavens, it streaked across the sky and plunged violently toward Shen Kai!

"Hmph?!"

’Not good!’

At that moment, Shen Kai’s heart sank as a sharp sense of crisis descended upon his back.

’Are you kidding me?!’

’There’s no way I, Shen Kai, will fall here!!’

Shen Kai roared like a wild beast in his heart.

He then formed a hand seal and instantly cast a Technique.

"Spirit Flame Dragon Control Technique!"

Almost instantly, a terrifying flame dragon coiled around Shen Kai, forming an indestructible Red Dragon Flame Shield!

BANG!

The next instant, the incomparably brilliant Starlight Blade cut through layers of space and slashed violently onto the Red Dragon Light Shield.

It immediately erupted with an incomparably tyrannical force, causing the surrounding void to vibrate violently like a boundless, surging sea!

For a moment, with the point of impact as the epicenter, a terrifying storm of energy blasted out in all directions!

Instantly, a profound defensive light barrier rose up around the edges of the arena, resisting the terrifying shockwave and causing the entire stage to tremble violently.

The spectating Cultivators outside the arena were on the edge of their seats, feeling as if the shockwave would break through the Defense Array at any moment and slam into them. The thought alone was terrifying.

"This... This is just too ridiculous." A disciple stared at the tyrannical power erupting on the stage, dumbfounded and utterly shocked.

’Good heavens,’

’this duel between peak True Martial Level experts is way beyond the norm.’ A tall, thin, middle-aged man in a gray robe, with narrow eyes, was inwardly shaken as he watched the scene that was as vast and mighty as a heavenly spectacle.

"Indeed, they’re just too strong."

"I never thought I would live to see a duel between such brilliant prodigies."

"Hahaha, this is enough! Enough!" an old man with a long white beard, dressed in splendid brocade robes, exclaimed with emotion.

...

On the vast, wide arena stage,

the brilliant and incomparably sharp Starlight Blade clashed fiercely with the Red Flame Dragon Shield.

As time passed, only a few cracks appeared on the Dragon Shield formed by the coiling red flame dragon, while the energy of Gu Yun’s brilliant Star Blade Qi was nearly depleted.

The next instant, the Star Blade Qi was suddenly shattered by the circling red dragon!

Then, the red dragon coiling around Shen Kai’s body suddenly soared into the air.

ROAR!!

With a furious roar, the utterly terrifying flaming red dragon pierced through layers of space, surging toward Gu Yun to devour him!

’Hmph?!’

Gu Yun’s pupils constricted.

’I thought my surprise attack would at least cause him some significant damage, but I didn’t even break his defense. Instead, he’s counterattacking.’

Watching the giant flame dragon—scorching the sky, incinerating everything, Devouring Heaven and Earth—surge toward him, a solemn look flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes.

But soon, that solemnity turned into determination.

A flash of lightning streaked across Gu Yun’s eyes, like a thunderbolt splitting the dim sky, shining with unprecedented brilliance.

Then, streaks of lightning coiled and rose around Gu Yun’s body, tearing through the sky like dancing thunder serpents. In an instant, they formed a Thunder Domain dozens of miles wide.

RUMBLE!!

The roar of thunder echoed through the heavens, shaking the clouds!

Immediately after, in a flash, streaks of lightning wrapped around Gu Yun, exuding an incredibly terrifying majesty.

"Celestial Spirit Thunder Dragon!"

Gu Yun raised his hand and pressed his five fingers toward the void. In an instant, a massive, thousands of feet long Thunderous True Dragon was formed.

ROAR!

Countless bolts of lightning roamed the void. The Thunderous True Dragon let out a ferocious roar, then tore through layers of space, lunging toward the sky-scorching fire dragon like a bolt of Celestial Punishment.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

In the blink of an eye,

the sky-scorching fire dragon and the utterly terrifying Thunder Dragon collided in the void, instantly creating a horrifying explosion.

The surrounding void shattered like a glass mirror, breaking into large pieces. Vaguely visible within the pitch-black abyssal rifts of the void were streams of dark, chaotic energy.

The terrifying streams of chaotic energy rushed out from the rifts like monstrous beasts, their horrifying momentum inspiring fear in all who witnessed it.