A blue Sword Aura rushed toward him.
Lin Tao had clearly comprehended the Water Attribute of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. As a result, this Sword Technique of his was imbued with a frigid, watery aura. Before it even got close, Hong Yu felt a chilling, freezing sensation on his cheeks.
"Little Thunderbolt Palm!"
A long spear wasn't very agile in close-quarters combat. Under pressure, Hong Yu had no choice but to raise his hand to block.
The mont he acted, he used the Little Thunderbolt Palm.
BANG!
His flesh-and-blood palm collided with the Sword Aura. The Sword Aura flickered, dimming and weakening. Hong Yu seized the opportunity to use the Seven-Star Step. Although what Hong Yu possessed was only a fragnt of the powerful Body Technique used by Feng Xue Xin, it was enough to give him speed superior to other experts of the sa rank. In an instant, he pulled back and retreated over ten ters.
Stepping aside, Hong Yu pointed his right hand at Lin Tao from a distance, his eyes filled with vigilance and gravity.
He had never expected that Lin Tao would turn out to be a Half-Step Earth Soul Realm expert who could sense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
One had to understand that sensing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was equivalent to having half a foot in the Earth Soul Realm.
All one needed to do was solidify this comprehension and guide the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into the body to condense a Primordial Spirit, and they would beco a true Earth Soul Realm expert. Moreover, although a Half-Step Earth Soul Realm expert couldn't use the Power of Primordial Spirit, they could already begin to mobilize Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to augnt their strength.
For example, the blue Sword Aura from Lin Tao's earlier strike was Water Attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
Though faint, its power was not to be underestimated!
'The Three Prodigies and One Tyrant are no ordinary characters after all. I really wonder what kind of geniuses the legendary Four Kings are...' Hong Yu glanced at his bleeding left palm. The wound was rather grueso, and a layer of blood-colored frost was gradually forming on it—the exact spot where he had been struck by the blue Sword Aura.
'Is this the power of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi? Just comprehending a re sliver of it can produce such destructive force. It seems my understanding of Earth Soul Realm experts is far too shallow!' Hong Yu muttered to himself.
On the other side…
Lin Tao once again fed Lin Hai a Rejuvenation Pill, temporarily stabilizing his injuries. Lin Hai's face was extrely pale, and his gaze toward Hong Yu was filled with savagery and venom. He had always held himself in high regard, looking down on even Hong Hu, one of the Three Prodigies and One Tyrant—let alone Hong Yu.
But now, this nobody he had always looked down upon had defeated him so easily. If his older brother hadn't intervened, he might have even lost his life here. Lin Hai found it hard to accept such a devastating blow.
His gaze was icy cold. Circulating his Mysterious Sect Technique, Elental Power surged within him. The aura of the Peak of the Ninth Layer of the Essence Realm erupted from him once more. He raised his Blood Slaughter Great Saber, ready to fight Hong Yu again to avenge his honor.
Seeing this, Lin Tao raised his eyebrows and stopped Lin Hai. "We both underestimated Hong Yu. With his strength, he's practically at the Half-Step Earth Soul Realm. You are not his match. Let handle this!"
"Brother…"
Lin Hai's expression changed at his words, and he retorted angrily, completely unconvinced.
Hong Yu shot Lin Tao a surprised glance, then smiled. "Your brother is right. You're no match for at all!" Ignoring Lin Hai's furious glare, Hong Yu raised the sharp brows above his Star Eyes. A flash of confidence and pride crossed his face. Like a Golden Spear War God looking down on the world, he bood, "Co at together. It'll save the ti of dealing with you one by one!"
"What?"
"How arrogant."
"You bastard, Hong Yu! If I don't kill you today, my surna isn't Lin!"
The two Lin brothers flew into a rage, roaring like tigers whose tails had been stepped on.
Who were they?
They were Lin Hai and Lin Tao, the fad "Two Prodigies" among the eight most outstanding geniuses of Shishui City. In the decade since their debut, aside from facing those four acknowledged Demon Fiends, when had they ever been looked down upon like this? In their eyes, this wasn't a provocation from Hong Yu—it was him begging to die!
"Kill!"
Lin Hai and Lin Tao, one with a saber and one with a sword, charged forward at the sa ti.
They were twin brothers who had shared a preternatural synergy since childhood. With their combined saber and sword, their combat power soared several tis over.
"Break!"
Hong Yu roared, raising his spear to fight.
The attacks of the three experts instantly erupted into a terrifying clash. In the face of this onslaught, Hong Yu was fearless, his courage growing with the battle, becoming unstoppable. With spear thrust after spear thrust, each strike made Lin Hai and Lin Tao's faces change drastically. They never imagined Hong Yu could be this ferocious.
Even with the two of them joining forces, they were only at a stalemate.
"Saber and Sword Unite!"
The two Lin brothers exchanged a glance and launched a combined attack.
Hong Yu raised his long spear to block.
"Hm?"
The mont the three weapons collided, Hong Yu's expression changed dramatically.
He was horrified to discover that the power of the united saber and sword had increased yet again. The imnse force split open the web of his right thumb. He had to quickly use his left hand to help grip the long spear just to prevent it from being sent flying. Even so, the combined power of the Lin brothers still sent Hong Yu flying backward.
With a series of CRASHES, he snapped several large trees in a row before barely managing to stop his montum.
PFFT!
The violent impact roiled the Qi and blood in his body, and he spat out a mouthful of red blood.
"Hahaha, weren't you acting all high and mighty? Go on, try being arrogant now!" Lin Hai taunted.
Lin Tao's expression was just as cold. "Second Brother, don't waste ti talking to him. Let's end this quickly!"
The two attacked again.
This ti, they both used their ultimate Secret Skills!
"Chaotic Blade Technique—Mountain Opening!"
The Blood Slaughter Great Saber glead with a cold, bloody light as it chopped down.
This was Lin Hai's Chaotic Blade Technique. The Chaotic Blade Technique was a Top-Level Martial Skill that could amplify one's strength by a staggering two tis. In other words, each of Lin Hai's strikes now carried a force of no less than 1,800 jin, truly possessing the imnse power of Mountain-Breaking Stone Shattering.
"Godslaying Technique!"
Compared to Lin Hai's heavy Saber Technique, Lin Tao's Swordsmanship seed exceptionally graceful and ethereal.
Every thrust of his sword carried the chilling Water Attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. Although it was faint, amplified by his top-level Swordsmanship, the force of each strike was no less than 3,000 jin. With the added boost from the Water Attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, Lin Tao's attacks were even harder to deal with.
Their destructive power was becoming more and more astonishing.
This was evident from Hong Yu's left hand, which was already frozen over with a layer of bloody frost.
One red and one blue, two completely different types of attacks—one heavy and powerful, the other ethereal and tricky—bore down on him simultaneously. The imnse pressure forced Hong Yu to grind his teeth.
'Hm? This feeling…'
Hong Yu was suddenly stunned. A previously hazy path in his mind seed to beco incredibly clear.
He abruptly stopped moving and, SWISH, shut his eyes. He stood still, gripping the end of his long spear with one hand, looking as if he'd been scared stiff by the brothers' powerful attacks.
In reality…
Hong Yu was silently sensing the flow of the wind.
During the fight, especially after witnessing Lin Tao's attack that contained a trace of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, a flash of inspiration had suddenly struck Hong Yu. However, that flash was fleeting, and he hadn't truly grasped it. But now, watching the Lin Brothers' completely different styles of attack, that spark of insight finally reappeared, and this ti, he successfully caught it.
'Heavy and graceful!'
'Agile and sluggish!'
'Water and fire, heaven and earth…'
He sensed an aura enveloping the long spear in his hand, an aura he could never normally perceive. It was flowing around the spear, influencing it. At this very mont, relying on his powerful comprehension, Hong Yu finally grasped the true essence of the 'Destruction' technique.
The Destruction technique at the Mastery Realm finally advanced again, reaching the Realm of Perfection.
'The wind is flowing. Wind is also a form of the world's spiritual qi. It represents the heaven and earth's inviolable power. One should move with the wind and stand against the wind.'
Hong Yu suddenly opened his eyes, and a cyan light flashed within them.
"Destruc… tion…"
Two simple syllables were suddenly spoken.
Neither humble nor arrogant, neither loud nor soft, it was after this low growl that Hong Yu finally made his move.
Facing a Half-Step Earth Soul Realm expert and a prodigy at the Peak of the Ninth Layer of the Essence Realm, Hong Yu unleashed the brand-new Destruction technique he had just fully comprehended.
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!
The instant Hong Yu thrust his spear, his wrist seed to tremble slightly. In reality, in the blink of an eye, his wrist had moved more than twenty tis. With each movent, Hong Yu could faintly feel the wind becoming clearer and clearer, and the afterimages of his spear grew ever sharper and swifter.
BANG!
The saber, spear, and sword crossed in mid-air.
The space seed to freeze. The rushing wind stopped, and the falling leaves seed to hang motionlessly in the air. The expressions on the three n's faces also froze at that mont. Lin Hai and Lin Tao's faces were filled with cold malice and bloodlust, while Hong Yu's was completely calm.
BOOM!
After a mont of silence, a terrifying explosion erupted.
The blast was deafening. A powerful force exploded outward in a fierce Qi Vortex, uprooting the surrounding trees and bushes. Amidst the flying sand and stones, three figures were thrown backward at the sa ti. With a series of THUDS, one large tree after another was snapped in half at its trunk, their collapse startling countless beasts and birds into fleeing.
The area was a scene of utter devastation, littered with splintered wood.
From amidst the fallen trees, the three figures climbed to their feet one after another.
Hong Yu…
Lin Hai…
Lin Tao…
None of the three were dead.
However, aside from being a bit dirty, Hong Yu's expression was normal. As for the Lin brothers, they were in a sorry state. Lin Hai's right arm was gone from the shoulder down, and dripping blood had dyed half his robes red. He stood there like a wooden puppet, dazed and unable to believe the reality before him.
Lin Tao was slightly better off, but his clothes were completely tattered, his hair was a ss, and blood continuously trickled from his mouth.
It was hard to imagine that Hong Yu had fought the Two Prodigies by himself and achieved such a stunning victory!
Hong Yu stood amidst the ruins, spear in hand. Gazing at the wretched pair, he was suddenly filled with a heroic spirit that soared to the clouds and couldn't help but roar at the sky, "Hahaha, exhilarating! What an exhilarating fight! Lin Hai, Lin Tao, what are you standing there for? Your grandpa is waiting right here for you to co and kill him!"
THUMP THUMP THUMP!
Lin Hai's face went pale, and he stumbled back three steps. The way he looked at Hong Yu was now filled with fear and terror.
This man had fought both him and his brother alone, not only erging unscathed but also crippling one of his arms and severely injuring the stronger Lin Tao. Such strength had already filled him with dread.
Lin Tao's expression was also uncertain. He suppressed the roiling Qi and blood in his chest, gritted his teeth, and glared resentfully at Hong Yu. "What a Hong Yu. I never thought your strength had reached such a terrifying level. We brothers admit defeat today. But don't celebrate too soon. This assessnt has just begun. The wheel of fortune will turn; we'll have plenty of opportunities."
"Second Brother, let's go!"
Lin Tao grabbed the dazed Lin Hai, leaped high into the air, and fled wretchedly into the depths of the dense forest.
WAH!
After the two had left, Hong Yu finally couldn't hold it in any longer and spat out a mouthful of blood. How could he possibly have erged unscathed after fighting the Two Prodigies, one of whom was the Half-Step Earth Soul Realm Lin Tao? He had just been putting on a brave front, using his weakened body to intimidate them. Otherwise, if the fight had continued, he would have undoubtedly been defeated.
'The commotion from this battle has probably attracted the attention of others. I need to get out of here as soon as possible.'
Hong Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his lips. His dark, bright eyes glanced in the direction the Lin brothers had fled, and a chilling killing intent flashed within them. 'I'll let you run free for a few more days. Once I've recovered from my injuries, it will be ti to settle the score!'
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