Chapter 2427: 99 Moves

“A fight? Interesting, interesting!” Ma Chao’s face lit up with a sinister smile, and with his fiendish grin, the air became tense for the group of Roman experts observing from the forefront of the army.

“Come, let’s battle!” Ma Chao roared, swinging the Sky Piercer towards Sulinarari hovering in the sky, while Sulinarari stood there calmly, neither dodging nor avoiding.

As Ma Chao’s Sky Piercer was about to land on Sulinarari, Sulinarari raised his long spear abruptly, the tip clashing against Ma Chao’s Sky Piercer. In that instant, Ma Chao even saw a crack form on the Sky Piercer crafted from Heaven and Earth Essence and infused with Halberd Spirit, connected through his will.

Sulinarari looked at Ma Chao with a faint sense of loss, as Ma Chao’s grand attack was effortlessly undone by him, not even able to unleash its fullest might before being dismantled.

“You are indeed strong, but you are not the true Celestial God Ma Chao. You surpass the Sun God, the Fire God, and the Epic Hero I’ve seen, but in the end, you are just an impostor shaped by will,” Sulinarari narrated in a tone of disappointment.

Not waiting for Ma Chao to respond, his eyes burst forth with intense Will Radiance, “The strongest I’ve ever seen, let’s have a fair fight!”

With Sulinarari’s furious shout, the ultimate will of Divine Boundary Break pierced the clouds like the Divine Sword in his hand, even forcibly robbing Ma Chao of a portion of Heaven and Earth Essence upon their encounter.

After all, spanning thousands of miles, only utilizing will to orchestrate the Heaven and Earth Essence reveals its strength, though still bearing Ma Chao’s essence, the gap to a top-tier opponent like Su is just too vast; without Ma Chao’s experience in Ascend to Immortality, he wouldn’t be able to showcase even the Breakthrough Level from such a remote distance.

This time differed from the last, six months of preparation before, with inner qi condensated for six months, every ounce of power embodying Ma Chao’s will, transmitted over, allowing him to unleash nearly ninety or even ninety-five percent of his strength.

“This guy is unbelievably strong!” Perennius held his head, feeling the might in the wind. Sulinarari’s strength indeed left him in shock.

Accompanied by Heavenly Change, all military generals beyond Inner Qi Manifestation heard the sound of chains breaking beside them, and above Sulinarari’s head appeared a figure shining with mysterious brilliance, draped in white silk, arms extended, wrapped in numerous chains.

With Sulinarari’s roar, amidst the winds and sand swirling, gradually rolling thunder emerged, and behind Sulinarari the previously unseen figure manifested clearly into the elegant form resembling Sulinarari’s own image.

Different from Sulinarari’s original form, this time, the Su emerging from his original shell bore two parts of arrogance amidst his coldness.

As the final binding chain was snapped, Sulinarari’s will completely transcended his body, transforming from a normal living being into another type of existence.

Receiving his body, Su felt the Heavenly Might within the firmament, looking at Ma Chao, arrogantly and confidently, “You are different from those I’ve faced before, a worthy opponent indeed, since you are a Master, I don’t wish to exploit you in any way.”

As he spoke, Sulinarari casually raised his hand, sending his own body directly back to the camp.

Ma Chao watched Sulinarari with interest; the Heavenly Might above his head he had experienced before, very strong, this is Heaven punishing those forcefully transitioning from living beings to another existence form. Though calling it Heaven isn’t quite right; it is merely that this transformation provoked nature, summoning a targeted force.

As Sulinarari sent his body back to camp, pale blue berserk thunder pierced the air, carrying a certain purplish-red mist, surging towards the two in the sky like a tide.

“Come, battle, Celestial God Ma Chao!” Sulinarari laughed wildly as he grasped the air, seven-colored Heaven and Earth Essence instantly forming a Cross Long Spear in his hand.

With the Holy Spirit infused into the weapon, the Heaven and Earth Essence-crafted weapon also radiated metallic Radiance.

Ma Chao stepped forward, directly charging at Sulinarari, the Sky Piercer descending mightily, while Sulinarari casually stepped aside, successfully evading Ma Chao’s attack and the incursion of Thunder and Lightning of Heavenly Might.

The reverse grip of the rotating Cross Long Spear stirred the air, forming a Steam Cone at the start, followed by a powerful shockwave that extended nearly a kilometer after Ma Chao slashed the Steam Cone open, leaving a deep trail of fractured earth.

However, for the two currently engaged in combat, this was merely an opening test. The violent thunder danced overhead, scorching the air and leaving a brown-red mist that appeared only to gradually dissipate. In the sky, both unleashed the combat power at the limits of their current Will Bodies.

Likewise, the celestial phenomenon became more berserk due to Su’s still unexpended presence, with the formidable lightning almost resembling liquid movement. Yet facing Su’s method of easily evading by mere millimeters every time, the wild thunder had no solution.

“Open!” Lyu Bu felt inexplicably unsatisfied when seventy or eighty attacks failed to build an advantage. He no longer avoided the Heavenly Might, gripping the Sky Piercer with both hands, projecting his entire will into this avatar, and the power from the outburst of his extreme will began eroding the surrounding environment.

“Finally here?” Su Shuang’s eyes burned with passion, raising the Cross Long Spear single-handedly. His power, which initially seemed at the limit, abruptly soared, wiping out the incoming thunder plasma with the wave of his hand.

“You are the strongest opponent I have encountered thus far!” Su, after reaching the peak of his aura, shed all previous indifference and arrogance, leaving only tranquility.

Lyu Bu coldly observed Sulinarari, and although reluctant to admit it, he finally spoke, “You are the same.”

Indeed, Lyu Bu had battled almost all the top masters under the heavens. Su’s hard strength likewise fell short of Zhao Yun, but both Su and Lyu Bu belonged to those who could exert power beyond limits. Although Su’s exertion was less horrifying than Lyu Bu’s, there seemed to be a secret on Su that allowed him to easily evade all attacks.

“What a pity, you’re just an avatar. You have seventeen moves left; by the ninety-ninth move, you will lose.” Su looked at Lyu Bu with absolute calm, and Lyu Bu merely chuckled without saying much. Being able to spar with such top masters was satisfying enough, and Su also refrained from explaining further.

When the berserk thunder condensing Heavenly Might fell, Su and Lyu Bu moved simultaneously, as their powers reached the limits of their Will Bodies. At the Extreme North, Lyu Bu had already ceased all other actions, investing nearly all his will into the battle in Western Asia.

“Open!” Lyu Bu roared, unleashing an extreme attack. If you can dodge, then I will shatter the space you occupy; I will make you dodge! In this world, only two and a half people can slice through space: Lyu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Great Freedom.

Su’s eyes remained calm. In the endless future he foresaw, there was such a moment—this move cannot be dodged. Dodging would shatter the space, and Lyu Bu would directly produce plasma, then because of the mutual attraction with the lightning formed by Heavenly Might, tidal-wave-like lightning would bomb him into fragments, leading to defeat.

Thus, Su almost simultaneously executed the most appropriate response, revolving the Cross Long Spear with air shock waves, fiercely colliding with Lyu Bu’s Sky Piercer. The violent momentum made Su feel as if he was struck by lightning, being blasted away while Lyu Bu, seizing the advantage, mercilessly slashed towards Su.

Su seemed to sense and preemptively evaded, plasma flashing merely centimeters by his side, followed by a bombardment of lightning in the sky, which crazily targeted that position.

[This guy seems to be able to anticipate attacks.]Lyu Bu looked at Su, who dashed back fearlessly, and dived downward, enveloped in golden flames as he forcibly entered Celestial God Mode in that instant, causing his originally extreme dive speed to ascend further.

Two radiant flashes, one above and one below, collided violently like a comet hitting Earth. At the moment of impact, the burst of extreme momentum directly pushed aside the surrounding air, and the terrifying flow speed even formed a ring-shaped rapidly spreading flame in the air.

“Ha!” Lyu Bu’s golden flame stream managed to suppress Su’s counterattack, adding a touch of emotion to Su’s indifferent expression. Despite having witnessed countless such scenes in the endless future, personally experiencing Lyu Bu’s power, even being mentally prepared, Su also clearly felt breathless.

The domineering Sky Piercer, at the moment it suppressed Su, carried unparalleled momentum directly downwards. The thunder in the sky gungun echoed Lyu Bu’s power.

“Ninety-seven…” With the Cross Spear’s defense shattered, Su counted moves calmly, while his other hand thrust a longsword towards Lyu Bu’s chest!

“Ninety-eight…” Lyu Bu neither dodged nor avoided, allowing Su’s longsword to shoot toward him, tightly gripping the Sky Piercer for a powerful slash at him. Didn’t you say ninety-nine moves would decide victory? With this strike, we will determine the outcome. This grand lord’s halberd slash will kill anyone who dares to withstand it!

Yet, as Lyu Bu howled with spatial distortion and blue-purple brilliance about to slash Su, the thunder plasma fell like a pillar, and the roaring lightning, with endlessly extending branches, directly locked down their evasion.

“Ninety-nine…” Sulinarari looked at Lyu Bu; in reality, the lightning had already struck, unlike the minor lightning Ma Chao faced years ago. The lightning facing Lyu Bu and Su now was quite fearsome even among super lightning.

Having prepared plasma to blast Lyu Bu, he enjoyed the treatment of a super lightning massage in this wave, though Su also did not fare well. Their distance was simply too close, too close to avoid.