Chapter 217 - One Punch (2/2)
He was nearly 33,000 years old. If he missed this trial, the next one could occur in ten thousand years, but only those below 33,000 years could participate! This was truly his last chance.
He didn't speak; instead, his hands motioned as his heavenly might erupted with its full force! He tapped into his bloodline, the gigantus bloodline! As it was galvanized to the maximum with his vital energy, his body grew to the size of a small mountain, reaching nearly two hundred meters in height!
Gigantus Transformation!
His physique and vital energy seemed to become far, far more abundant. The true-essence within his body seemed to be able to rival dozens of normal practitioners. With a shout, the other six cultivators followed, with Yun Jiangang absent, they erupted and grew in varying sizes. Some grew to one hundred meters while others grew about one hundred and fifty meters!
”Oh?” Yan Zaizen was a little shocked. He saw the Gigantus Corpses rivaling small mountains, being able to reach three hundred meters in height, but to see the transformation itself felt surreal. Yun Baili's small body transformed, expanded in mass and aura, by a hundred times! This was something that directly broadened his horizons.
”So this is why they call them the Gigantus race!” He marveled at the wondrous characteristics of human races. His eyes didn't contain a hint of vigilance, instead, there was interest and excitement. ”Let's see how strong I am without Sky Shatter!” One of the main reasons he kept Sky Shatter was that it was overwhelmingly strong, and he couldn't clearly define his limitations with it.
This was a perfect opportunity to do so!
Herculean Avatar Art: Life Soul Form!
His deathly aura that was concentrated in his body started to ignite in white flames. The flames erupted like a storm as it shrouded Yan Zaizen's form, continuously burning away all the deathly aura as if it was a diseased rat meeting fire! The deathly aura continued to deteriorate, but as it did, the lifeforce energy that surged from his body erupted with an even greater intensity.
His body was turned into a white sun of fire!
Yun Baili didn't hesitate, he let loose a titanic roar causing space itself to quake violently. Withdrawing a double-sided axe from his heavenly shrine, his aura rose even further. This axe contained deep soulforce and radiated a profound conceptual law that resonated with the axe. It was as if every single movement could cleave apart the world and create it anew!
”A spirit-rank armament?” Yan Zaizen was shocked. This was the first spirit-rank armament that he had seen besides Pinaka. However, this spirit-rank armament seemed to lack Pinaka's depth and strength.
”Tch, it's only a low-grade spirit armament. Nothing to marvel at,” Pinaka's voice carried disdain. She was a mid-grade spirit armament, an armament that can materialize and was dao-linked to a peak upper-tier Mortal Dao. This spirit armament was connected to a middle-tier Bestowed Dao and didn't have the ability to materialize its spirit form.
In comparison to her, the difference didn't even need to be described in words.
Yun Baili wasn't done, the six others formed a unique formation that funneled their vital energy, soul energy, and heavenly true-essence into a single, profound manifestation. Another double-sided axe was created from this formation, remarkably similar to the spirit armament in size and design. Yun Baili gripped the manifested axe and the spirit armament, dual wielding both axes. As he did, his aura skyrocketed to an all-time high.
”...Using your weaker members to formulate a manifestation to enhance your personal prowess...just like Yu Shi,” he commented. This was a fairly common tactic used against stronger enemies or simply around leaders within a group. After all, you didn't need numbers to defeat a foe; you needed to simply be stronger than your foe.
The soul energy, vital energy, and heavenly true-essence would amplify his soul defense, his physical prowess, and replenish his true-essence if need be. With this, he could execute abnormally powerful arts without being subjected to true-essence depletion, strike harder than ever before, and ignore soul attacks or illusions of a certain level.
This was an undeniable advantage!
”DIE!” Yun Baili rushed towards Yan Zaizen with a momentum that could collapse planets. His eyes were suffused with killing intent that could freeze souls with fear and cause trained warriors to tremble.
”Hmph!” With a step, Yan Zaizen kicked off empty space, propelling towards Yun Baili like a white sun! A streak of white light was left behind on his trail, and this while trail seemed to contain the essence of life itself. In less than a moment, Yan Zaizen and Yun Baili were in close-combat range.
Clench!
With a fist radiating intense lifeforce energy, Yan Zaizen threw a punch forward with indomitable momentum.
Yun Baili accepted Yan Zaizen's direct challenge, lifting both of his axes, and cleaving downwards in unison. The space it passed seemed to be birthing illusory forms of life. This was a profound concept with the Mortal Law of Axe minorly fused with World Law of Life! Before this concept, all would be cleaved and life would be birthed! From this life, the wielder could draw in this energy to restore their physical state, but alas!
Yan Zaizen punch was thrown at an incredible speed, completely exceeding the swinging momentum of the axe, and before it could collide with Yan Zaizen's body, the lifeforce energy had already suffused into his fist that slammed heavily into Yun Baili's gigantic torso!
With a hellish scream, the sound of shattering ribs, dislocation of organs, and obliteration of flesh resounded! Yun Baili was directly sent thousands of li like a mite without strings! The formation manifested by his compatriots were shattered by the concussive force of flesh meeting lifeforce energy infused flesh. The spirit armament had left his hands as the blow struck.
With bright eyes, Yan Zaizen immediately seized this armament with no hesitation. As Yun Baili flew away, blood surged out of his mouth, ears, eyes, and nose!
”Only one blow, tch.” Yan Zaizen commented as he stood with a dissatisfied expression. Yun Baili was essentially all bark and no bite. He had a middle-tier bestowed dao, a Mortal Law of Axe-based Heavenly Shrine with four floors, and the support of other heavenly cultivators. Even still, he was far, far too slow.
In the span of that one punch, Yan Zaizen had the capabilities follow up three more times before he was sent away.
”Guess that settles it; I'm around the peak fifth-floor in terms of strength?” He mused, looking a little satisfied. If he had this strength, how could Yu Shi even think about damaging his soul and body? With a single blow, he could send him on his way. Not to mention, he still had Sky Shatter.
”Urgh…”The heavenly cultivators that supported Yun Baili felt disoriented as they were blown back, their organs dislocated, and their minds were shaken. The moment Yun Baili was struck, he lost consciousness, this left them forced to protect themselves from the aftershock.
Observing this, Yan Zaizen's eyes lit up. ”I think it's time for spoils of war, it's only right!”
He stepped forward with malicious intentions. But suddenly, directly in front of him, a spatial rift that was three hundred thousand meters in height formed!
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