Chapter 3448

“Good!” Ye Liuyun did not hold back either and immediately unleashed his full strength.

He used only his divine essence, the power of heaven and earth, and the power of his Buddhist-Demonic Golden Body, attacking Xiong Tianchuan with all his might. He did not use his saber, nor did he use the power of flames or lightning or his God of War Armor.

He estimated that he could withstand three attacks from Xiong Tianchuan. If he really could not manage it, he would think of another way.

With a bang, Ye Liuyun’s fist struck Xiong Tianchuan’s body as though it had hit an iron wall. Xiong Tianchuan did not move an inch. Instead, the impact sent Ye Liuyun flying and shattered the bones in his arm.

“Haha, the strength of the third level of Taixu isn’t bad! But you’re still far too weak! Now it’s your turn. Try taking one of my punches!” Xiong Tianchuan laughed loudly, then pushed off with his hind leg. As expected, he used no other power, relying entirely on his physical strength as he punched toward Ye Liuyun.

Another bang rang out, accompanied by the crack of breaking bones. The one sent flying was still Ye Liuyun.

After falling, Ye Liuyun immediately gritted his teeth and got back to his feet. Five bones in his chest had shattered, but the punch had been powered solely by Xiong Tianchuan’s physical strength, so it was not enough to leave him unable to recover.

“Looks like my physical body really is too weak!” he lamented inwardly. As he used his divine essence to heal himself, he once again walked toward Xiong Tianchuan.

“Not bad!” Xiong Tianchuan was quite pleased that Ye Liuyun had gotten back up so quickly instead of taking the opportunity to rest a little longer. He admired that fighting spirit.

By the time Ye Liuyun reached him, the injuries on his chest had already more or less healed.

Chen Yueying, however, felt distressed at the sight. She bit her lip tightly, worried that Ye Liuyun would not be able to withstand the third punch. She tightened her grip on the long sword in her hand, preparing to intervene.

But Ye Liuyun circulated his divine essence once more and threw another punch at Xiong Tianchuan. This time, however, he used his other hand. The arm he had used earlier was too badly injured and had not yet fully recovered.

This time, he also drew upon the power of his bloodline and infused it into the attack, suppressing Xiong Tianchuan’s defenses.

The sudden, powerful suppression from Ye Liuyun’s bloodline startled Xiong Tianchuan. His heart wavered, weakening his defense, and Ye Liuyun knocked him back a step.

By taking that step back, he dissipated much of the force rebounding onto Ye Liuyun. Thus, although the bones in Ye Liuyun’s arm were still fractured by the impact, his injuries were far lighter than before.

“You’ve got some skill!” Xiong Tianchuan praised him, then suddenly erupted with power and blasted Ye Liuyun away with another punch.

However, under the suppression of the bloodline, his strength had been reduced to eighty percent. Even so, he still sent Ye Liuyun flying.

This time, Ye Liuyun struggled for a while and did not get back to his feet immediately. The sight pained the others terribly.

“I’ll block the last punch for him!”

Chen Yueying finally could not bear it any longer and stepped forward.

“No, I’ll do it myself!” Ye Liuyun stopped Chen Yueying.

“You... can you really take it?” Chen Yueying asked Ye Liuyun worriedly.

“I’m fine. I might as well use this opportunity to temper my body!” Ye Liuyun endured the pain and forced a faint smile at her to reassure her.

Chen Yueying had no choice but to step back, waiting anxiously to one side and ready to rush in and rescue him at any moment.

He then immediately swallowed a drop of Life Spring water to speed up the recovery of his injuries.

His divine essence had already been running low before this. After throwing two punches and using it to heal his injuries, it was nearly exhausted. He could only rely on external aid to accelerate his recovery.

However, with his divine essence running low, it would be troublesome for him to attack Xiong Tianchuan again. Even when he had used his divine essence, he had been unable to move Xiong Tianchuan. If he attacked now, it would probably feel to Xiong Tianchuan like nothing more than a tickle.

In truth, after fusing those cultivation techniques together, the power of each of his punches and palms had already become much greater than before. It was only because his opponent was too powerful that his attacks appeared so feeble.

Thus, he began thinking about what other power he could call upon.

Suddenly, he thought of sword intention.

“Can I unleash sword intention without using a saber? Isn’t the ultimate form of sword intention formless?”

Xiong Tianchuan could also see that he was trying to come up with a way to fight, so he was in no hurry. Instead, he felt that Ye Liuyun was a real man for not surrendering.

In truth, even if Ye Liuyun had refused to fight him, he would at most have beaten them up a little; he would not have killed them. He disdained bullying people whose cultivation realms were lower than his.

But Ye Liuyun had now piqued Xiong Tianchuan’s interest. Xiong Tianchuan felt that Ye Liuyun was someone worth befriending. In the sect, everyone else avoided him, and he had never found anyone he thought highly of. He felt that none of those disciples had any backbone.

At that moment, Ye Liuyun once again unleashed the power of his bloodline while gathering the remaining divine essence, the power of heaven and earth, and Buddhist-Demonic power in his arm.

Then, all of a sudden, a domineering sword intention appeared on his fist. Taking inspiration from using sword intention to protect his body, he released the sword intention through his fist. However, this sword intention still did not represent his full strength. He always felt that he was unable to bring out all of his sword intention.

Even so, the power of this punch was greater than before.

With a boom, Xiong Tianchuan was knocked back another step this time. Ye Liuyun’s arm, however, was not injured.

“Not bad! That’s domineering!” Xiong Tianchuan nodded repeatedly. He glanced at his clothes, which had been blasted open, but did not take it to heart.

He then punched back.

This time, Ye Liuyun also used sword intention to protect his body, while drawing upon the power of heaven and earth and Spatial Force to defend himself.

With a muffled bang, Ye Liuyun was not sent flying this time, nor were any of his bones fractured. He merely staggered back several steps and spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood.

“Haha, I didn’t expect you to actually withstand all three of my punches.” Xiong Tianchuan laughed. He had not held back at all in those three punches against Ye Liuyun; he had unleashed the full power of his physical body.

He knew that even if he attacked with all his strength, the power of his physical body alone could at most leave Ye Liuyun seriously injured. It should not be enough to kill him. Thus, he had held nothing back, wanting to see whether Ye Liuyun would remain so unyielding under his full-force attacks.

“Are we still fighting? That was my strongest power!” Ye Liuyun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and asked Xiong Tianchuan.

“You really are a tough one. I won’t fight you anymore today! Come find me again after you’ve trained properly!” Xiong Tianchuan had lost interest.

The gap between his cultivation realm and Ye Liuyun’s was simply too great. Moreover, he had just used the full strength of his physical body. If they continued fighting, the result would still be the same.

He did not want to injure Ye Liuyun too seriously, so he decided to leave the fight for next time.

“My name is Ye Liuyun!” Only then did Ye Liuyun introduce himself with a cupped-fist salute.

He understood the nature of demonic beasts. Before they took an interest in him, they might not even remember his name if he told them.

Xiong Tianchuan nodded and returned the cupped-fist salute, acknowledging him. “My name is Xiong Tianchuan! This big bear is yours!”

Xiong Tianchuan turned around and kicked the dead bear on the ground. Then, with a long howl, he flew deeper into the mountains, presumably to find other feral beast to spar with.

Ye Liuyun immediately stored the bear’s corpse away to avoid attracting other feral beast, then quickly left the area with Chen Yueying and the others.