"Get lost!"
Hong Yu lashed out in anger, his Godslaying Spear stirring a fleeting mont of brilliance.
Myriad spear shadows materialized in the void as a scorching airflow swept out, seemingly powerful enough to shake the Celestial Universe itself.
The surrounding air condensed and compressed amidst the countless spear shadows, forming a powerful vortex. Within it, boundless Elental Power surged and swelled.
It arrived in the blink of an eye!
BOOM!
A golden Spear Aura flashed and slamd into Huo Yan, exploding with a powerful, imposing impact.
However, Huo Yan was, after all, a True Disciple of the Guiyuan Sect. His strength was formidable, even surpassing that of Elder Luo from that day.
When Hong Yu had killed Elder Luo, he had relied on Xingtian's power.
Now, with Xingtian still recuperating inside the Profound Celestial Tower's inner space, how could Hong Yu possibly defeat him so easily on his own?
"Heh heh, a parlor trick. Get lost!" Huo Yan sneered.
A powerful montum erupted from his body like a tornado. He thrust his left palm forward and clenched his hand. Just as Hong Yu's Godslaying Spear struck his chest, a vicious Huo Fla Beast shot out from Huo Yan's palm, its gaping maw snapping down on the spear.
The force behind the Godslaying Spear was extraordinary, far exceeding Huo Yan's expectations.
Driven back by its power, he was forced to retreat a full seven or eight steps before he could stop.
"Heh, if that's all you've got, then you can just die!"
Huo Yan sneered, his right hand weaving through the air to form a massive, fiery red fist shadow that ca crashing down with a BOOM.
The Fist Montum, surging with scorching waves of fire, whistled as it closed in.
Hong Yu's cheeks stung, and the searing blast of flas felt like red-hot steel rods lashing across his face.
Forced back by the great, fiery fist, Hong Yu was beaten into a steady retreat, his body stumbling backward.
"This young fellow Hong Yu is quite impressive, but it's a pity his cultivation is too shallow. He's no match for Huo Yan!" Master Fan remarked, a hint of smugness in his tone.
Wang Ba snorted coldly. "Huo Yan is one of my most prized disciples. While his cultivation isn't as high as Zheng Tian's, his skill and talent in Artifact Refining make him an absolute Celestial Pride Son among the Southern Ten Nations! Compared to him, Hong Yu is less than nothing!"
"Hmph, talk about tooting your own horn, you shaless old coot," Tang Long retorted coldly.
Wang Ba shot him a furious glare, his face chillingly cold. "Just you wait. We'll see how my disciple plays Hong Yu to death."
The Third Princess's fine brows furrowed, and her red lips trembled, betraying a hint of anxiety.
Aunt Leng gave her a slight shake of the head.
Like a deflated ball, the Third Princess's face flashed with sha and self-reproach. She clenched her fists. 'Little brother, you have to be okay!'
...
"Brat, die!"
Huo Yan roared ferociously.
Another fist ca crashing down, its power great enough to punch clean through a city wall a hundred ters thick.
If that punch were to land, it would undoubtedly result in shattered bones and crippling injuries.
Facing an attack that could spell life or death in an instant, the corner of Hong Yu's eye twitched. The threat of death surged through his mind like the most intense stimulant.
The will to survive transford into the most fundantal source of energy and motivation, continuously pounding at his consciousness.
Under this assault, the Star River Celestial Spirit Bone began to emit faint streams of pale blue light.
The streams instantly circulated throughout his body, gradually converging on his left eye.
Within his left eye, as the cyan Flowing Light swirled, a nebula slowly began to brew and spin.
From the Celestial Martial Origin Star at the center, streams of ice-blue light flowed out, swiftly reaching the outermost layer of stars.
At this very mont, the rotation of the thirty thousand outermost stars slowed to a crawl. A few dozen of them had already turned ice-blue. It wasn't until the energy flowing from the Celestial Martial Origin Star coursed over them that the steadily rotating nebula suddenly condensed.
BUZZ!
The entire nebula shuddered violently. A powerful aura, like the coming of a primordial Ice Seal, began to circulate within it.
Thirty-six...
Forty-two...
Sixty-four...
...
It finally stopped when ninety-nine of the stars were suffused with an ice-blue color.
Simultaneously, the frozen Star River within Hong Yu's left eye unfurled again at an unbelievable speed. The ninety-nine stars, now shrouded in blue light, radiated a chilling cold.
Under the threat of death, Hong Yu's potential was once again unlocked.
His Star River Spirit Bone had advanced again, and the Ice Divine Blade had risen to a new level. It had evolved from the previous thirty-odd stars to the current ninety-nine blue stars. This was equivalent to increasing Hong Yu's Spiritual Power by at least three tis in an instant!
What did a threefold increase represent?
Just as he was being pushed back, on the verge of being defeated by Huo Yan, Hong Yu suddenly snapped open his left Cyan Eye.
A pale blue light swirled and then, with a SWISH, shot out, vanishing in a flash. The sharp aura was like the glory of the Deities, like the invincible gaze of a sovereign.
Huo Yan's eyes narrowed. He instinctively felt the terror of this blue light and, with a jolt in his heart, tried to dodge.
However, how could he possibly match the speed of the Ice Divine Blade?
SWISH!
The blue light had already sunk into Huo Yan's body.
BUZZ!
Huo Yan's body shook violently, and his face went pale.
The mont the Ice Divine Blade entered his body, Huo Yan felt as if he were facing a thousand-year-old iceberg. A chilling cold transford into countless sharp arrows of ice and snow, raining down and blotting out the sky.
Under the assault of the ice-blue arrow shower from the Ice Divine Blade, Huo Yan's body shuddered again and again, his mind going completely blank.
A layer of ice-blue frost ford between his eyebrows, and his lips turned a shade of purplish-blue.
Previously, the Ice Divine Blade could easily freeze the consciousness of a Late-stage Earth Soul Realm Powerhouse, severely wound the Soul of a Peak Earth Soul Realm Powerhouse, injure an Early-stage Celestial Soul Realm expert, and make a Mid-stage Celestial Soul Realm expert lose focus for a mont.
You must understand, back then, the nebula in Hong Yu's Cyan Eyes only had thirty-three stars that had transford into Ice Blue Stars.
But now, a terrifying ninety-nine stars had transford. Its power was great enough to severely injure an Early-stage Celestial Soul Realm expert. As for a Mid-stage Celestial Soul Realm powerhouse, if they were hit by the Ice Divine Blade, they would likely have to pay a steep price.
Huo Yan, who had been so nacing just a mont ago, suddenly froze.
A faint ice-blue glaze covered his eyes as he stood there, dazed and motionless.
Hong Yu could finally catch his breath. He gathered the Three Flas Palm in his hand, nine Fire Dragons coiling around his palm.
"Get lost!"
With a low roar, the nine Fire Dragons shot out, circling and intertwining to form an ocean of flas that crashed into Huo Yan.
His body convulsed as he spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backward like a kite with a snapped string.
BANG!
Huo Yan was slamd heavily to the ground. The flas wrapped around him and exploded again, kicking up a furious, swirling Fire Dragon.
"AHHH..."
A bloodcurdling scream ca from within the flas.
The intense pain finally allowed Huo Yan to regain a sliver of clarity. Amidst his screams, he scrambled to leap out of the sea of fire.
He rolled frantically on the ground, trying to extinguish the flas.
But Hong Yu possessed a Fire Spirit Body. The Primordial Fire he wielded was far more powerful than any ordinary fla; how could it be extinguished so easily?
Huo Yan's clothes had been completely burned away, and all his hair was gone. He rolled on the ground, stark naked, as the faint sll of burnt flesh began to rise.
The flas tornted him for a full half-minute before finally dying down.
In many places, Huo Yan's flesh was charred black and peeled back. Fortunately, these were mostly external injuries. Aside from the excruciating pain, his strength hadn't suffered a major blow. Of course, the Ice Divine Blade's assault on his Soul had already weakened him by half.
He pushed himself up with his hands, panting heavily. "HUFF... HUFF..." His venomous gaze fixed on Hong Yu. "You bastard! I'll take your life!"
With a beast-like growl, Huo Yan charged at Hong Yu, radiating killing intent.
Hong Yu had already put away his Godslaying Spear. He took a deep breath, gazing at the crazed, Demon-like Huo Yan, and said coolly, "I hate idiots who constantly threaten to kill people. We have no past grievances or recent grudges, but you've been vowing to take my life ever since you appeared."
HUFF!
He exhaled slowly, his gaze turning sharp and cold. "Look at the pathetic state you're in now. I'd feel like I was dirtying my own hands by fighting you at this point."
"To defeat you, one glance is all I need!"
The mont Hong Yu said this, an uproar swept through the crowd...
"What did he just say? He said one glance is enough to defeat Huo Yan?"
"Arrogant! This guy is too arrogant! Huo Yan is a True Disciple of the Guiyuan Sect. Who does he think he is? Defeat him with a single glance?"
Wang Ba's face turned ashen. "That little bastard... He's utterly conceited."
It was no wonder Wang Ba was furious.
Huo Yan was his prized student. For Hong Yu to claim he could defeat him with a single glance—wasn't that a direct slap in the face to him, the master?
Master Fan also nodded. "The boy doesn't know his own limits. Does he think one successful sneak attack ans he can actually beat Huo Yan? What a boast."
Tang Long said nothing, his eyes fixed on the battle below.
Though this all took so ti to describe, it happened in the blink of an eye...
Enraged, Huo Yan was shrouded in dense, fiery-red Elental Power as he charged at Hong Yu like a Fla War God.
Just then, the blue light of the Ice Divine Blade finally finished forming in Hong Yu's left Cyan Eye and, with a SWISH, shot out.
The blue light leaped forward like a sharp bolt of lightning and, with a WHOOSH, sank into Huo Yan's body.
Huo Yan's forward montum ca to an abrupt halt...
A wicked grin played on Hong Yu's lips. "I said I'd defeat you with one glance, and I won't use a second. Get lost!"
As soon as the words fell, Hong Yu kicked out. Huo Yan's body convulsed, and he was sent flying backward, truly like a kite with a snapped string.
BOOM!
He flew a full thirty-odd ters before crashing heavily onto the ground below the stage.
HISS!
Inside the Artifact Arena, a million people gasped in unison.
Terrifying! Utterly terrifying!
When Hong Yu had just declared he would defeat his opponent with a single glance, almost everyone thought he was bluffing, making an outrageous boast.
But this scene had just delivered a harsh slap to everyone's face. He had actually ant what he said—he really did defeat Huo Yan with a single glance!
Looking at Hong Yu standing in the center of the stage, and then at Huo Yan, limp as a dead dog on the ground below, the million spectators swallowed hard. They could barely even breathe. And after the silence ca a massive, explosive uproar.
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!
All one million people leaped to their feet, their fervent gazes fixed on Hong Yu, letting out earth-shattering cheers: "Hong Yu! Champion! Hong Yu!"
"Who is the undisputed champion...?"
"HONG YU!!!"
On the stage, Hong Yu was montarily stunned, then a faint smile touched his lips.
However, at this mont of greatest uproar and excitent, a harsh voice, like the roar of an enraged beast, suddenly bood across the Artifact Arena like a thunderclap from a clear sky.
Following it was an incomparably powerful fluctuation of energy, which gathered and condensed into a giant energy hand that ca crushing down toward Hong Yu...
"You bastard! How dare you be so vicious! This one will obliterate you."
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