Chapter 672 (1/2)

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Every single freak among the Dragon Phoenix Academy's top 10 disciples possessed a combat prowess that defied logic. They were also extremely fortuitous in their path of cultivation, progressing far faster than their peers.

As one of the top 10 disciples, Xiao Xie had trained himself numerous ways since young. He was only 28 years old this year, yet he was already a fifth-stage Dragon Ascension Realm cultivator, which was a terrifying cultivation level for his age.

After entering the Dragon Ascension Realm, each stage of advancement required a ma.s.sive acc.u.mulation of energy. Hence, growth usually slowed to a crawl at that point. But for freaks like Xiao Xie, that issue was nonexistent. They were still able to grow at a rapid speed.

Xiang Shaoyun had not expected Xiao Xie to attack so suddenly. After all, with Xiao Xie's fame in the academy, he would be the one receiving challenges, not the other way around. Furthermore, the gap between him and Xiang Shaoyun was rather large. He wasn't behaving like an expert at all.

Xiao Xie moved rapidly, and he had instantaneously arrived before Xiang Shaoyun the moment he left his black qilin. Using his hand as a blade, he chopped at Xiang Shaoyun. The attack carried a ma.s.sive oppressive force that gave Xiang Shaoyun a sense of suppression similar to what he felt when facing peak Emperors.

How powerful, thought Xiang Shaoyun as he immediately activated his gift of instincts to scan the incoming attack. He then barely avoided the attack with his footwork technique.

As he dodged, a ma.s.sive explosion erupted where he stood previously. The explosion's shockwave reached hundreds of meters and left a deep depression in the ground.

If that attack had struck, Xiang Shaoyun would have been split into two. Xiao Xie did not seem affected by missing. Instead, he pressed on with more attacks. Using both hands as blades, he slashed everywhere, sending sharp saber energies that threatened to grind Xiang Shaoyun into mincemeat.

When Xiang Shaoyun sensed the powerful pressure, he knew he couldn't avoid the fight. He roared, ”You're pus.h.i.+ng it too far!”

And he counterattacked. He did not dare to hold anything back as he attacked with his power of darkness. In their current environment, only the power of darkness would be amplified. Since his source of dark energy was actually dark origin energy, he could unleash dark elemental attacks comparable in strength with his lightning elemental attacks.

Although he had not practiced dark elemental techniques, he did the same as Xiao Xie and used his hands as blades, sending numerous saber energies forth.

Saber intent!

He attacked with full power, using his hand and body as a saber, using the saber intent, fighting for the saber.

Rumble! Rumble!

Two groups of powerful saber energies clashed, creating a ma.s.sive explosion. Clouds of dust rose up, and cut marks were left everywhere. The gap in cultivation level between the two was too large. Although Xiang Shaoyun was able to fight those four or even five stages above him, Xiao Xie was no weaker than him.

In fact, his opponent hadn't even displayed his full strength yet could already push him into repeated retreats. Xiang Shaoyun's clothing was slashed into strips, while he himself received a slash right across his chest, sending him flying away.

Xiao Xie did not press on. Rather, he looked at Xiang Shaoyun and said, ”Your cultivation level is too low. Show your trump card, or you stand no chance.”