Chapter 359 - 340: Taking the Meteor True Artifact Head-on

"You..." The robed youth trembled with rage. His own Cultivation was approaching the Half-step True Dao Realm, and he was backed by the power of his Sect. Even people stronger than him wouldn’t dare act so arrogantly in his presence. Now, Zhaang Ye, someone who had emerged from the Land of Divine Abandonment, was actually threatening to beat him to death and feed him to the dogs. How could he possibly endure this?

"What arrogance! You’re dead, you’re dead!" The robed youth’s eyes turned bloodshot. He reached for his waist, and a small axe suddenly appeared in his hand.

RUMBLE! The robed youth’s True Qi surged into the small axe. As the True Qi flooded in, a magnificent power shot toward the sky, and he chopped down at Zhaang Ye!

CRACKLE! RUMBLE—

As the robed youth swung the axe, it began to glow with a chilling white light. A boundless, malevolent aura instantly filled the void, and within a three-mile radius, all life in the flowers and trees was extinguished in a flash. As for Zhaang Ye, who stood directly in the axe’s path, he felt as if he were facing an ancient monster. This monster was opening its eyes and mouth, baring its menacing fangs, ready to devour him whole!

"A Meteor True Artifact!"

Zhaang Ye’s eyes widened as he flew backward in retreat.

It turned out the small axe the robed youth had taken out was actually a Meteor True Artifact. Sealed within the Meteor True Artifact was exceptionally pure Innate True Qi. Once released, this Innate True Qi was equivalent to a strike from a True Dao Expert, possessing an absolutely earth-shattering might. Faced with such a terrifying attack, even someone with Zhaang Ye’s unfathomable strength had no choice but to retreat!

"Trying to run? Do you think you can escape?" After unleashing the Innate True Qi from the small axe, the robed youth had seized the absolute upper hand in an instant. Seeing Zhaang Ye retreat, a cruel and mocking look appeared in his eyes. He locked onto Zhaang Ye with his Mental Power and brought the axe cleaving straight down toward him!

Retreat!

Retreat again!

Retreat further!

Zhaang Ye’s figure retreated like a bolt of lightning. In his wake, grass, trees, and stones were shattered by the force of his passage, and the True Qi erupting from his body carved a deep trench into the flat ground!

Zhaang Ye retreated at high speed, with the robed youth in hot pursuit. The robed youth wasn’t as fast as Zhaang Ye, but his Mental Power was locked firmly onto him. Guided by this connection, his speed was actually a fraction faster. By the time Zhaang Ye had retreated three or four miles, his pursuer had already closed the distance to within a hundred feet!

"Die!" the robed youth snarled. He abruptly swung his axe, and a white beam as thick as a water bucket shot out. It crossed the hundred-foot gap, roaring as it smashed toward Zhaang Ye.

The bucket-thick beam of light was as fast as lightning, reaching Zhaang Ye in an instant. Faced with this terrifying attack, Zhaang Ye had nowhere left to run and no way to dodge!

At this moment, his only hope for survival was to meet it head-on and fight for his life!

Zhaang Ye’s expression was perfectly calm, but the Dragon Elephant Power within him was churning wildly, surging forth. Under the full force of the Dragon Elephant Power, Zhaang Ye’s skin instantly took on a brilliant golden sheen. From within his body, the faint cries of ancient giant elephants and the roars of Ancient Giant Dragons could be heard, as if these primeval beasts had suddenly descended upon this Little World!

He raised his hand like a blade and chopped down viciously on the beam of white light.

BOOM!!!

In that instant, two terrifyingly powerful forces collided heavily. An earth-shattering boom, like the one that marked the dawn of creation, rang out, and the world was plunged into endless darkness. The two dreadful powers transformed into a shockwave. Like a giant, invisible hand, the shockwave tore at the earth and ripped at the void. The area within a five-mile radius began to boil like water.

After a long while, the dust in the sky slowly settled, and light returned to the world. Within a five-mile radius, mountains had collapsed, rivers had been severed, and the trees that grew there had been snapped at their roots, turning to dust and scattering into the air. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but scorched earth, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"What a powerful strike!" Fu Songcheng stood ten miles away, his face filled with shock as he gazed upon the barren, scorched earth. Back in the Great Rong Kingdom, he too had once activated a Meteor True Artifact to unleash an earth-shattering blow. But the power it had unleashed then was far inferior to the robed youth’s strike just now.

Glancing at the robed youth, Fu Songcheng thought to himself, ’This man is truly worthy of being a disciple of a Sect! He managed to unleash the full power of the Meteor True Artifact. Even with Zhaang Ye’s ability, he must have been turned to ash by that strike!’

At the thought of Zhaang Ye’s death, a look of joy appeared on Fu Songcheng’s face. Ever since encountering Zhaang Ye in the Great Rong Kingdom, the power Zhaang Ye displayed had been suffocating him. After hearing the news that Zhaang Ye had killed Fu Qingyun and the Seven Blood Generals, Fu Songcheng had been utterly horrified, leaving a deep shadow in his heart.

Now that Zhaang Ye was finally dead, a weight was lifted from his heart. He felt as if he had set down a ten-thousand-pound burden, completely at ease.

"Hahahahaha!" Fu Songcheng let out a long laugh and said to the robed youth, "Brother Gu, you are truly formidable! Even a powerful figure like Zhaang Ye couldn’t withstand a single strike from you. I’m impressed, truly impressed!"

"Heheheheh!" A smug look flashed across the robed youth’s face as he said proudly, "That strike was equivalent to ten percent of the power of a True Dao First Layer expert. Although Zhaang Ye was immensely strong and possessed the Dragon Elephant Power, before the might of a True Dao Expert, death was still inevitable!"

A look of agreement flashed across Fu Songcheng’s face. His own father was a True Dao Expert, so he naturally understood how formidable they were. Once a Martial Artist’s Cultivation reached the True Dao Realm, they could freely control the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi to unleash all sorts of terrifying attacks. Their power was simply unimaginable. Zhaang Ye’s Cultivation was merely at the Martial Arts Ninth Level Middle Stage. No matter how strong his body was, he couldn’t possibly contend with the power of a True Dao Expert. It would have been stranger if he hadn’t died from such a blow.

The robed youth stood in the air, his gaze sweeping across the area before him as he slowly added, "However, Zhaang Ye’s strength was still quite impressive. To have reached the Martial Arts Ninth Level Middle Stage before the age of thirty, with combat power even greater than a Martial Arts Ninth Layer Peak expert... He must have had some secret, otherwise it would have been impossible to cultivate so quickly..."

Fu Songcheng nodded. "We should search the area. If we can figure out the secret to Zhaang Ye’s rapid increase in strength, it will undoubtedly be a huge help to our own cultivation."

At this, Fu Songcheng chuckled and said, "Zhaang Ye was probably vaporized into dust by that last strike. It’ll take some effort to find any trace of him."

The robed youth smiled smugly. "Originally, I intended to beat Zhaang Ye half to death and then feed him to the crocodiles. Who would have thought he’d be so weak as to turn to ash from a single blow? Come on, let’s hurry up and search. The commotion from the fight was too loud. If we attract the Fierce Beasts in this Little World, we’ll be in for some trouble."

The two executed their Body Techniques, descending into the battlefield like falling stars. Just as they were about to start their search, a faint voice suddenly spoke up. "Looking for me? No need. I’ll come out myself."

As the voice spoke, a mound of earth three miles ahead of Fu Songcheng and the robed youth suddenly exploded, and a man in green robes strode out from within.

This person was, to their astonishment, Zhaang Ye!

"You... you..."

Seeing Zhaang Ye, Fu Songcheng’s face instantly twisted into an expression of utter horror. He stared intently at Zhaang Ye, unable to believe that he had actually survived the power of a True Dao Expert!

The robed youth’s face was also filled with terror. He had been the one to unleash that strike, so he naturally knew its power. The fact that Zhaang Ye had not died under such a terrifying attack made the robed youth’s heart sink.

Seeing their horrified expressions, a cold smile touched the corners of Zhaang Ye’s mouth. He had first retreated several miles and then, relying on his gloves and his Dragon Elephant Power, managed to withstand the robed youth’s attack. Taking a direct hit from the Meteor True Artifact had left him with considerable injuries, but he had managed to save his own life. Now, it was time to settle the score!

SWOOSH!

Zhaang Ye suddenly executed his Body Technique and charged toward the robed youth and Fu Songcheng. He had already marked both of them for death and was determined to kill them together to vent the anger in his heart.

As Zhaang Ye lunged at them, the expressions of both the robed youth and Fu Songcheng changed. Zhaang Ye had survived a direct hit from the Meteor True Artifact; his combat power was simply heaven-defying. Although they both had trump cards of their own, they no longer had the courage to fight him. They exchanged a glance, and both executed their Body Techniques to flee!

Fleeing without a fight!

Two proud, arrogant, and powerful young experts had simultaneously chosen to flee without a fight. They shot off in two different directions, escaping at the fastest speed they could muster!

"Hm?" The fact that the robed youth and Fu Songcheng had fled without a fight was far beyond Zhaang Ye’s expectations. After briefly gauging their speeds, Zhaang Ye’s figure flickered, and he shot straight toward Fu Songcheng.

Of the two, the robed youth’s speed was terrifyingly fast; even Zhaang Ye wasn’t confident he could catch him. Fu Songcheng, while also fast, was much slower by comparison. Therefore, Zhaang Ye decided to kill Fu Songcheng first and deal with the robed youth later.

"AH, AHHHHHH—"

While fleeing, Fu Songcheng had kept his attention on Zhaang Ye. When he saw Zhaang Ye give up on the robed youth and come after him instead, he screamed in terror. The True Qi in his Dantian surged out wildly, and he transformed into a faint streak of white light as he fled for his life.

A cold smile played on Zhaang Ye’s lips as his Shadow-Following Form stuck close, closing the distance inch by inch. The silent pressure made Fu Songcheng’s heart sink lower and lower, his face turning ashen like death! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for Recommendation Tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)