Chapter 315 - Seal (1/2)
Rip!
The space itself cracked as the golden dragon claw pierced at Zhuo Fan. The sharp gale cut at one’s face.
Squinting, Zhuo Fan was shocked inside. The feeling of this power told him that this martial art was at the limit of surpassing profound rank level and entering the earth level.
The consequences would be dire if it struck.
The audience beyond the National Elemental Stone were equally shocked. Huangpu Qingtian’s arsenal wasn’t limited to just the Imperial Tyrant Body Art.
Xie Tianshang and his allies were the only ones who recognized that claw.
Huangpu Qingtian had used the same claw on them once before, but that time paled compared to the one he showed today. Yet even that weak claw was enough to force them into submission.
Witnessing Huangpu Qingtian going all out, it dawned on them what a deadly move it was, that it could crush mountains.
Fang Qiubai watched it all with a critical eye, “Nine Dragons Diamond Body? I never thought I’d see this earth ranked cultivation method appear again.”
“What? Sir Fang… d-did you say earth ranked?”
Gasping, the rest couldn’t believe their ears. Grandmother cried out, “Is this the fabled imperial family’s…”
Fang Qiubai nodded, “It is precisely the earth ranked cultivation method the imperial family used at the time they founded Tianyu, Nine Dragons Diamond Body. With the cultivation method being so brutal, the pinnacle of body cultivation, one needed remarkable talent coupled with a staunch body, lest they would die a gruesome death. At the founding of the empire, the imperial family could only train in the first stage, but even that proved to be too much for some. The dragon power ran rampant throughout their body, bursting their vessels and ultimately their bodies. I would’ve never guessed Huangpu would attain Great Ancestor’s power. More so as…”
Fang Qiubai squinted at Regent Estate, “His training of the first stage is sublime and is very likely to go beyond it!”
Eyes turned to Regent Estate with horror.
It was bad enough that Regent Estate was the strongest of the houses, but now their future Estate Lord had the talent to wield an earth ranked cultivation method. Who was there left to face them?
Regent Estate was clear on this, sticking out their heads in pride. As if to say, [Now you know our power. Be good and wait. See how we deal with anyone who opposes us!]
Grandmother and her two allies’ moods sank.
There was always a gap in the seven houses’ power, but that would usually be bridged with their inherited profound ranked martial art. That gave them a fighting chance.
Yet with Regent Estate using an earth ranked martial art, they had left the other houses far behind, a level they could never reach.
The three houses began to lament about their future. [Was it perhaps a mistake pitting ourselves against the Regent Estate?]
Even their greatest hope of this generation, Zhuo Fan, was about to be culled. He only knew profound ranked martial arts. His talent was great, but how was he to rise up to Huangpu Qingtian wielding an earth ranked martial art?
They turned to the National Elemental Stone with a shake of their heads, assured that the worst outcome was nigh. Only Chu Qingcheng and Luo Yunchang begged to differ. In fact, they weren’t thinking at all, their minds and hearts were filled with worry for Zhuo Fan, trapped there all alone and waiting for Huangpu Qingtian to strike…
“Die, Zhuo Fan!” Huangpu Qingtian cackled. Victory was at hand!
Zhuo Fan couldn’t budge, but his eyes flashed golden, “The one to die… is you!”
Divine Eye of the Void’s 1st stage, Shift!
Zhuo Fan vanished into thin air. Huangpu Qingtian’s claw gouged a thousand meter deep hole into the ground.
Eyes trembling, Huangpu Qingtian wailed. He was about to get up when a relentless force smashed into him. A purple lightning empowered fist rammed into his back.
The rampant purple lightning rained havoc to his insides, tearing at his heart. No matter how tough Huangpu Qingtian was, he was not invincible. He spat crimson blood and was sent barreling into the hole he had just made, deepening it by another thousand meters.
Such a radical change happened too fast for anyone to comprehend or react. None saw how Zhuo Fan had dodged, only registering how his fist buried Huangpu Qingtian.
They were dumbstruck, minds blown.
Few knew about Zhuo Fan’s new abilities, with only the Six Dragons and One Phoenix having seen him using it. But now everyone had gotten a taste of what he was capable of and all they could do was stare bug-eyed.
Fang Qiubai shivered, blinking in confusion. Not even this guy, peak Radiant Stage expert and glorious Divine Dragon of Tianyu, had any clue about how Zhuo Fan had pulled it off.
[What just happened? Is there a martial art in this world that I don’t know of? I know all that came from Tianyu, so how…]