Chapter 160 - 159: The Battle of the Number One on the Human List

Outside the Cultivation Room.

Luo Tian’s sudden burst of speed caught the burly man and the white-clothed youth completely off guard.

Guiyuan Hand!

Luo Tian instantly closed in on the white-clothed youth. A thick, crystalline-yellow Palm Force, tinged with a faint blue Cold Mist, immediately enveloped him.

"This palm strike..."

The white-clothed youth cried out in horror. As the Cold Mist touched him, his blood and True Qi stagnated, and his body stiffened by thirty percent.

What was even more terrifying was that the powerful, majestic Palm Force contained a suppressive aura like that of a great mountain.

After comprehending the True Palm Seal Intent, the power of Luo Tian’s Guiyuan Palm Force had increased by several degrees.

Coupled with his immense physical strength, it was incomparably tyrannical.

CLANG! CRACK!

The white-clothed youth barely managed to block with the Iron Fan in his hand, but the tyrannical Palm Force broke his arm.

At the same time, the faint blue Cold Mist swirling around the Palm Force swept over the youth, freezing a layer of frost across the front of his body.

In an instant, the white-clothed youth’s blood froze and his body grew rigid, making even the slightest movement a struggle.

"Save me..."

The white-clothed youth’s face was filled with terror; he had all but lost the ability to resist.

’This kid’s strength!’

The burly man, who was just rushing forward, was shaken to his core, finding it hard to believe.

With a single palm strike, Luo Tian had not only grievously wounded and disabled the white-clothed youth but also nearly frozen him solid.

After all, the white-clothed youth’s strength was close to the top three on the Azure Cloud Kingdom’s Human List.

"Hmph!"

Luo Tian’s expression was cold; he wasn’t surprised.

Dongmen Lin would arrive very soon. To deal with these two, he naturally had to end the fight quickly and hold nothing back.

In that last palm strike, besides his Guiyuan Palm Force and immense physical strength, he had also activated seventy to eighty percent of his Divine Vein’s power.

’If even that couldn’t take one of them down, I might as well have retreated back into the Cultivation Room.’

POW! CRACK!

Luo Tian followed through with another palm strike, shattering the white-clothed youth’s chest and sending him flying.

Cleverly, he sent the youth’s corpse, overflowing with cold energy, hurtling toward the charging burly man.

SWOOSH!

The burly man’s expression changed. Not daring to touch the corpse, he dodged to the side.

BOOM!

The corpse exploded, unleashing a bloom of cold energy and bloody light comparable to an Attack from a Spirit Sea Realm expert.

"How audacious! You dare kill a genius of my Azure Cloud Kingdom!"

A cold shout rang out.

WHOOSH!

The silver-haired youth, Dongmen Lin, transformed into a silver afterimage, rushing over at a speed not much slower than Luo Tian’s.

’Excellent!’

The burly man was overjoyed and took a defensive stance.

The strength Luo Tian had displayed terrified him; he knew he wouldn’t last more than a few moves.

But he only needed to stall for a breath or two.

Dongmen Lin, number one on the Qiu Yue Kingdom’s Human List, would arrive.

At that point, Luo Tian would have no escape, not even if he grew wings.

"Defending?"

A mocking expression appeared on Luo Tian’s face. His figure flashed, and in an instant, he leaped above the burly man.

’If I focus entirely on defense, the most this kid can do is lightly injure me.’

The burly man shook his arms, and a thick, purplish-black membrane of qi solidified in front of him.

SHING!

A flash of snow-white sword light flared as the Wind and Snow Sword was unsheathed.

"Slash!"

The Wind and Snow Sword in Luo Tian’s hand carved out a Sword Qi Rainbow Light that glittered with starlight. Its cold gleam was profound, like an ancient river of stars, possessing a boundless and vast artistic conception.

This was the might of the Celestial Star Sword Technique at the Perfect Realm, the "Star River" Level.

"No! This sword strike—"

A trace of terror showed in the burly man’s eyes. It was as if he were facing a river of swords that could sunder the starry sky, and a sense of his own insignificance washed over him.

’A Spirit Level Swordsmanship at the Perfect Realm!’

The rapidly approaching silver-haired youth’s expression turned grim.

Any Entry Grade Martial Skill, upon reaching Perfection, would undergo a qualitative transformation, its power becoming absolutely immense.

What’s more, Luo Tian’s Celestial Star Sword Technique was close to the Spirit Level Upper Grade, a level that the vast majority of veteran Spirit Sea Realm experts could never hope to reach in their entire lives.

SWISH! BOOM!

The thick, purplish-black qi membrane on the burly man’s body was torn apart in an instant, as if it were made of paper.

"I can’t die!"

The burly man’s eyes were bloodshot. He crossed his arms in front of his chest, erupting with his full True Qi in a desperate attempt to block.

SQUELCH!

As a result, both of his arms were severed, but he barely managed to save his own life.

The burly man was filled with regret.

His overly deliberate defense had given Luo Tian the chance to build up the power for a full-strength sword strike.

Luo Tian’s Swordsmanship had reached the Star River Level; any sword strike he launched was more powerful than the previous six techniques.

The mid-air slash just now had been charged to its absolute peak.

"Luo Tian, die!"

Dongmen Lin, a silver afterimage, was already within ten meters of Luo Tian.

The powerful aura of the number one on the Qiu Yue Kingdom’s Human List washed over him.

Luo Tian’s heart tightened, and he felt a chilling sting on the surface of his skin.

With a "TSS" sound, a flash of silver residual light appeared in the void, instantly slashing toward Luo Tian’s throat.

’So fast! So strange!’

If not for Luo Tian’s extremely fast reflexes and greatly improved Body Technique speed, he would have had the illusion that the attack was impossible to dodge.

HISS!

That streak of silver residual light grazed Luo Tian’s collar, and the faint smell of something scorched lingered in the air.

"Your reactions aren’t bad!"

Dongmen Lin snorted coldly. His figure split into several silver afterimages, surrounding Luo Tian erratically.

FWOOSH FWOOSH FWOOSH!

Several more streaks of silver residual light appeared, strange and unpredictable, slashing toward various parts of Luo Tian’s body.

"Strange speed and attacks. A pity you ran into me."

Luo Tian was completely unfazed.

His figure flickered, like a wisp of drifting cloud and smoke, weaving through Dongmen Lin’s strange Body Technique.

Wielding the Wind and Snow Sword, Luo Tian intercepted Dongmen Lin’s strangely fast attacks one by one.

’This kid! To have such powerful senses!’

Dongmen Lin was a little shocked.

His Martial Vein was very special, possessing a trace of the rare Spatial Attribute.

His attack trajectories were bizarre and unpredictable, and his speed was difficult to defend against.

Even if he were facing Xia Bingyue, number one on the Azure Cloud Kingdom’s Human List, Dongmen Lin was confident he could win.

But he never expected that his area of expertise would be faintly suppressed by Luo Tian.

Not only were Luo Tian’s reflexes extremely fast, but his powerful senses were so keen they could almost anticipate the threat of an attack.

’This Luo Tian can actually contend with Dongmen Lin.’

The burly man, who had lost both arms, was completely aghast.

Geniuses in the top five, or even top three, of the Human List were usually completely powerless against Dongmen Lin.

Who else could respond with such composure, like Luo Tian?

"Celestial Star Seven Techniques, Star Shining Nine Heavens!"

Luo Tian suddenly launched a counterattack. The Treasure Sword in his hand burst with light, and accompanied by a faint blue Cold Mist, it slashed out a resplendent, star-river-like slash of cold, brilliant light.

This sword strike seemed to be backed by the endless starry sky, exuding a vast and grand aura.

With his Celestial Star Sword Technique at Perfection, plus the overall improvement of his foundation, this Star Shining Nine Heavens technique was two to three times stronger than when he had used it against Xia Bingyue.

’What a powerful sword strike!’

Dongmen Lin’s pupils constricted slightly. He slowly drew a line in the empty air with his fair hand.

POP!

A dazzling silver vortex of light materialized and suddenly expanded to a radius of several meters, completely concealing Dongmen Lin’s figure.

FWOOSH! PUFF! PUFF!

The resplendent, star-river-like slash of cold, brilliant light seemed to encounter a black hole; it was constantly pulled apart, dispersed, and devoured until it was finally annihilated.

’What a strong defensive technique!’

Luo Tian’s expression turned solemn.

Unlike Xia Bingyue, who pursued the ultimate Attack, this Dongmen Lin’s Attack was not only strong but also strange, and his defensive methods were astonishing as well.

If it were the Xia Bingyue from the time of the Wu Mansion’s grand event, she would absolutely have gotten the short end of the stick against Dongmen Lin.

"They’ve started fighting?"

The clash between Luo Tian and Dongmen Lin had alerted Zheng Wei, who was outside the Meditation Room.

"Could Luo Tian have appeared?"

A look of delight appeared on Zheng Wei’s face. He immediately stood up, preparing to go and provide support.

"Stay right there!"

Zheng Wei had just turned when a clear, cold cry came from within the Meditation Room.

SWISH!

A silvery-white, snow-bright sword rainbow, like an aurora in the dead of winter, slashed toward his back in the blink of an eye.

Xia Bingyue had been waiting for an opportunity.

At this moment, she finally made her move.

"Haha! I’ve been on guard against you all along!"

Zheng Wei laughed loudly. Like a Divine Dragon swinging its tail, he reached out with a backhand strike.

HISS!

His shining golden claw swelled in size, resembling a golden dragon’s talon as it raked through the air, leaving five golden trails and exuding a terrifying might.

The power of this strike was forty to fifty percent stronger than when he had dealt with Wang Tian.

In terms of a direct frontal Attack, even Dongmen Lin was inferior to Zheng Wei.

CLANG!

The sword Xia Bingyue had slashed out was knocked away, and a tyrannical, overbearing power forced her back several steps.

’This man is so calculating...’

Xia Bingyue’s dark hair was in disarray, her pretty face had paled, and her fair wrist ached. The Treasure Sword nearly slipped from her grasp.

She never, ever expected that Zheng Wei’s scheming ran so deep. He had suddenly launched a Counterattack, catching her at a disadvantage.

"My ice beauty!"

Zheng Wei smirked victoriously. Seizing the opening created as Xia Bingyue was forced back, he closed in like a soaring dragon, fierce and savage.

CLANG!

Xia Bingyue had only half-raised her sword for a second strike when it was brutally knocked aside by another of Zheng Wei’s claw attacks. Her delicate body was sent flying back, and she nearly coughed up blood.

Zheng Wei’s assault was tyrannical and ruthless, giving her no chance to breathe or maneuver.