Chapter 318 - 173: The Tenth Floor of the One-Star Tower, Unprecedented Power

BOOM!

In the next instant, Gu Yun was sent flying by an incredibly domineering punch from Shen Congwu. He shot backward like a cannonball, tearing through the air with a rush of Powerful Qi as he plummeted toward the ground below!

But Shen Congwu’s assault wasn’t over. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he raised his arm in midair and splayed his fingers. The Five Elements Dao Rhythm swirled around him, fusing into a brilliant, dazzling light. Then, he gently pressed his palm forward.

A colossal Palm Seal, glowing with a faint blue light that blotted out the sky, pressed down through space. The Five Elements Dao Rhythm swirled within it, seeming to contain an entire world as it sought to annihilate everything in its path, hurtling toward Gu Yun with overwhelming force!

’Not good!’

As he flew backward, Gu Yun sensed the vast power contained within the giant Palm Seal above him, a power that seemed to suppress all existence. An extreme sense of crisis washed over him. Gritting his teeth, he forced his body to a halt and executed the Three Thousand Roaming Dragon Steps.

His body moved like a wandering dragon, flitting through space as fast as a thunderclap, an Instantaneous Flash across the Void Celestial. In the blink of an eye, Gu Yun was a thousand miles away!

BOOM!

The faint blue palm, hundreds of miles wide, blotted out the sky as it bore down with supreme Divine Power. It slammed into the spot Gu Yun had just occupied, instantly annihilating his afterimage before crashing into the earth below!

A massive crater hundreds of miles wide was instantly blasted into the earth, followed by a sky-shattering tremor. Countless cracks spiderwebbed out from the crater’s edge, stretching for a thousand miles in every direction!

"This...!"

A thousand miles away, suspended in the void, Gu Yun’s vision pierced through space to witness the scene. His pupils contracted. A flicker of relief went through him. ’That was close.’

’His opponent’s strength is absurd. This is nothing like a Half-Step Tongxuan Cultivation. He’s far, far stronger than a typical Tongxuan Early Stage cultivator... He must have power comparable to a Tongxuan Middle Stage expert.’

As Gu Yun mulled this over,

a look of surprise appeared on the face of Shen Congwu, who stood a thousand miles away. Clad in Purple Gold Jade Boots and the Golden Armor Saint Robe, his blood-red hair danced wildly.

"He dodged it."

’Then again, it makes sense. He managed to reach the highest floor of the One-Star Tower. He’s not as weak as I thought.’

"I hope you can stir my desire for battle..."

The moment he finished speaking, a glint flashed in Shen Congwu’s eyes. He took a single step forward, sending ripples through the air like waves on water. His figure flickered like a meteor streaking across the sky, gone in an instant. As if traveling through space itself, he crossed a thousand miles in a flash, appearing directly above Gu Yun before raising his fist.

He gathered a power as vast as the sea, wreathed in Five Elements Dao Rhythm, and punched straight down. A Fist Seal as large as the sun itself crushed down through space, hurtling toward Gu Yun with overwhelming Divine Power!

"Hmph?!"

Gazing at the enormous Fist Seal wreathed in the five-colored light as it plummeted from the sky, Gu Yun’s expression turned solemn. He raised a hand, and a long blade shimmering with lightning materialized in his palm. The Sword Intent within him erupted, soaring to the heavens. The very void around him seemed to shatter and be annihilated by his Sword Intent.

"Eight Desolates Star Slash!"

A flicker of light, sharp as a blade that could tear the sky asunder, flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes. With a forward slash of his hand, a terrifying Sword Qi erupted, ripping through the air. Like an ancient star streaking across the firmament, it surged upward against the momentum, hurtling toward the descending Fist Seal!

BANG!

The Fist Seal plummeting from the sky collided violently with the colossal, razor-sharp Star Blade Qi. A world-shaking explosion instantly erupted. Vast sections of the surrounding space shattered and collapsed, revealing a pitch-black, abyssal void. Terrifying streams of chaotic energy poured out like savage beasts, radiating a shudder-inducing aura.

Immediately after, a powerful shockwave blasted out in all directions. A terrifying storm swept across the land. The ground below caved in, gruesome fissures spreading across its surface. The endless, heavy, dark clouds above were torn asunder, allowing sunlight to pour down, casting brilliant rays upon the dim world.

The terrifying Fist Seal and the Star Blade Qi, which contained the ultimate Sword Intent, intertwined.

CRACK! CRACK!

In the next moment, the Star Blade Qi was instantly shattered by the incomparably powerful Fist Seal, which then continued to crush through the air, hurtling toward Gu Yun!

"Damn it!"

Gu Yun’s eyes narrowed as he cursed under his breath. He executed the Three Thousand Roaming Dragon Steps once more, his body like a wandering dragon, flitting across the world as fast as lightning.

In an instant, Gu Yun had soared high into the sky.

BOOM!

The terrifying Fist Seal crushed everything in its path, annihilating the afterimage Gu Yun left behind before slamming into the earth. It blasted a massive, fist-shaped crater, and thick dust billowed up to shroud the sky.

Suspended high in the sky, Gu Yun’s eyes narrowed.

’His opponent’s physical strength is astounding. Every clash feels like being crushed by an immense, unstoppable force. One punch to shatter a thousand techniques, just crushing everything in his path... It’s an admirable fighting style, but a real headache to deal with.’

The thought lasted only an instant. Gu Yun immediately unleashed dozens of continuous slashes. The Sword Qi tore through the sky with a rushing sound, streaking toward Shen Congwu like dozens of meteors from beyond the heavens!

"Fire God: Sun-Burning Heaven!"

Suspended in midair, his blood-red hair flying, Shen Congwu watched as the dozens of meteor-like Sword Qi converged and rained down on him. His expression remained unchanged. He simply formed an abstruse Seal with one hand.

Suddenly, raging flames spanning hundreds of miles erupted in the void. The air temperature soared, and the world was bathed in a crimson glow, as if it had become an Endless Fire Domain.

The raging flames seemed ready to burn the very void to ashes. In the next instant, they coalesced into dozens of massive fireballs. Like suns descending upon the mortal world, they radiated an endless, scorching light.

Then, the dozens of sun-like fireballs burned through the void, unleashing their supreme Flame Power as they hurtled toward the dozens of meteor-like Sword Qi that Gu Yun had unleashed!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The supremely sharp Sword Qi and the all-annihilating suns collided in midair, instantly triggering a series of world-shaking explosions. Brilliant starlight and scorching firelight intermingled, illuminating the entire dim world.

At that moment, watching from a hidden space, a flicker of nervousness crossed the eyes of the tall, luminous silhouette of the Tower Spirit.

’This guy isn’t going to lose this easily, is he?’

’Wouldn’t that mean everything I did was for nothing?’ the tall, luminous silhouette of the Tower Spirit muttered.

’Should I give him a little boost?’ the Tower Spirit wondered, deciding to observe a little longer.

.....

BANG! BANG! BANG!

High in the sky, the flames of dozens of scorching fireballs intertwined with the Starlight Blade, erupting with tremendous power.

CRACK! CRACK!

The next moment, the terrifying, sun-like fireballs abruptly incinerated the dozens of Star Blade Qi. They then surged upward, piercing the sky as they shot toward Gu Yun with the Divine Power of flame!

’Just as I thought.’ Hovering in midair, clothes and hair whipping in the wind, Gu Yun’s expression was grave.

’Just as I expected, his attacks are too powerful,’ he thought. ’As always, he just bulldozes and crushes every one of my techniques.’ A sense of helplessness washed over Gu Yun.

’Looks like I have no choice but to use that move,’ he resolved.

With that thought, a look of determination flashed in Gu Yun’s eyes. The aura around him surged as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Great Dream Star Soul Refining Technique!"

In that instant, the Great Dream Star Soul Refining Technique began to operate frantically within his mind. His Divine Soul burst forth from his Mud Ball Palace to channel the vast, endless Star Power from the Nine Heavens. A brilliant light containing majestic Star Power traversed the endless void, pouring into Gu Yun’s sea of Divine Sense like a river of stars!

The next moment,

Gu Yun’s eyes snapped open.

An unprecedentedly cold light flickered within them.

It was an ultimate coldness, like that of the Celestial Dao, devoid of any trace of emotion!

He looked down at the sun-like fireballs that pierced the void below. They surged upward like giant embers meant to incinerate all creation, carrying a terrifying aura as they shot toward him. He spoke with cold indifference,

"Is that all?!"

Meanwhile, Shen Congwu—who stood poised in midair with his blood-red hair flying, his expression ever calm, as if he had everything under control—seemed to sense the change. A glint flashed in his deep eyes as he gazed at Gu Yun’s new state. The corner of his mouth curled into a slight smile.

"Now this is interesting!"