Chapter 492: Soaring Five Mountains (1/2)
Chapter 492: Soaring Five Mountains
When Xiao Chen fought with Xie Ziwen, he had used only sixty percent of his strength. Amongst half-step Martial Monarchs, there were strong ones and weak ones.
This Gong Haoyu was one of the relatively weaker ones. Given Xiao Chen’s strength now, he had at least a fifty percent chance of victory against Gong Haoyu. So he decided to give it a try.
“Elder s.h.i.+, should we put a stop to this?” a Heavenly Extermination Union elder asked worriedly.
s.h.i.+ Hailong muttered to himself for a long time before remembering what Xiao Chen said to him earlier. He replied, “We will observe first. Xiao Chen should have his own plans; he will not fight a battle he is not confident of winning.”
“Die!” Gong Haoyu shouted as he emitted his half-step Martial Monarch aura. His hair and clothes fluttered despite the absence of any wind. Then, he took seven steps into the air and sent a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
This palm strike did not look fancy at all; it merely relied on the advantages of Gong Haoyu’s higher cultivation. He wanted to clash head-on with Xiao Chen and show off his might from the start.
Xiao Chen changed his grip on his saber to a double-handed grip. Then, he planted his feet in place to face the palm strike with its surging aura.
“Bang!”
The palm wind and saber light clashed in the air, setting off a resounding explosion. Ripples appeared in s.p.a.ce, spreading everywhere.
Gong Haoyu took five steps back and Xiao Chen seven. This was not the effect that Gong Haoyu intended.
Originally, Gong Haoyu thought that he could suppress Xiao Chen with his palm strike. However, Xiao Chen countered with force, telling him that this was impossible.
“Soaring Five Mountains!” Gong Haoyu’s expression became grave; he no longer dared to underestimate Xiao Chen. So, he used the Martial Technique that was his forte.
Gong Haoyu leaped up and five mountains of different styles appeared. They linked up, forming a vast mountain range as they pressed towards Xiao Chen.
“Wukui Shakes the Heavens!”
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to continue clas.h.i.+ng head-on. A divine Wukui Tree appeared and crashed into the five mountains with powerful electrical energy.
“Boom!”
The mountains shattered and thunder boomed. They exploded in midair and a berserk shockwave surged out. Heaven and earth immediately changed colors.
“Strange Reversed Peaks!” Gong Haoyu shouted ferociously. As his hands moved quickly, the five shattered mountains suddenly gathered back together and formed an unusual mountain range.
This mountain range was upside-down. The tips of the mountains were like sharp knives as they stabbed towards Xiao Chen.
“Wukui Breaks the Heavens!”
Xiao Chen somersaulted in the air, dissipating the force of the earlier attack. Then, he pointed his saber at his opponent.
Lightning flickered in the sky as a resplendent beam of light quickly flashed out from his saber. Soon, the beam of light broke through the middle of the upside-down mountain range.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The mountains immediately shattered into countless rocks, falling towards the ground.
This was a mysterious phenomenon supported by a state of earth at its limit. They behaved like real mountains—when the rocks. .h.i.t the ground, they opened deep pits in the Tianwu Plaza.
When the spectating cultivators saw the rocks falling down, they quickly dodged.
Given the deep pits in the ground, it was obvious what would have happened if the rocks had landed on their heads.
However, the two people in the air had no intention of stopping. They sent out killing move after killing move.
The air rippled like it was water. The sharp attacks seemed like they would tear s.p.a.ce apart.
However, Xiao Chen dealt with the moves as they came, breaking every move sent at him. If he could not break them, he would endure resolutely, unafraid of a direct confrontation.
The crowd was astonished. They had initially expected a one-sided battle. Who knew that it would be this intense? Xiao Chen did not seem like he was at a disadvantage at all.
At this point, no one would dare to claim that Xiao Chen was arrogant. He was indeed holding his own.
The two exchanged another move. With the support of his saber intent, he forcibly suppressed Gong Haoyu’s overwhelming aura.
Xiao Chen stood in midair as his white robes fluttered in the wind and looked coldly at Gong Haoyu. A pulsating electric light shone in his saber.
Gong Haoyu was astounded. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be so hard to deal with. He had sent out killing moves without holding back, yet he still had not been unable to injure his opponent.
Gong Haoyu’s originally high morale slowly dwindled. He no longer felt as confident as he had been earlier.
Xiao Chen removed the blue strip of cloth from his forehead, and his scarlet mark started flas.h.i.+ng. He released the state of ma.s.sacre and merged it with the state of thunder.
His originally delicate face now looked strangely demonic with the blue strip of cloth off. The saber also flickered with a strange alternating red-and-purple light.
“Ka ca!”
The saber light flashed and an intense state of ma.s.sacre surged out. A sharp killing intent appeared amidst the berserk electricity, easily tearing through Gong Haoyu’s palm wind.
“Xiu!”
Xiao Chen turned into a streak of purple light. He no longer defended pa.s.sively. Instead, he headed for Gong Haoyu, sending sharp attacks at him.
Taking advantage of the moment when Gong Haoyu’s momentum had dropped after a series of failed attacks, Xiao Chen launched a frenetic counterattack.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
After Xiao Chen merge his two states together, he displayed his full strength. The red-and-purple light spread through the air, forcing Gong Haoyu to fall back.
Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!