Chapter 320 - 174: Ten Thousand Years, I Have Finally Waited For You

From a distance, sunlight streamed through a gaping hole in the dusky sky, making it look as if heaven and earth themselves had been pierced through!

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The long sword and the Battle Halberd clashed relentlessly. The two fought from the heavens down to the earth, then from the earth back to the sky. Wherever they passed, the void shattered, leaving utter devastation in their wake. The terrifying momentum of their battle was like a giant meteorite crashing into a boundless ocean, stirring up colossal waves!

Every one of Gu Yun’s moves unleashed the ultimate Sword Intent. His Sword Qi seemed to span ages, whistling as it tore through the air and ripped space apart. The residual Sword Intent seethed and cut through the void, threatening to annihilate space itself!

Shen Congwu brandished his Battle Halberd, each strike containing immense power that sundered the sky and annihilated all in its path. His Halberd Intent was Heaven-Reaching, unleashing pure chaos!

CLANG!

With another clash between sword and halberd, the void trembled, and the aftershocks blasted outward in all directions.

Immediately after, Shen Congwu’s figure flashed like lightning, retreating at extreme speed over a hundred li away into the void.

His deep gaze was filled with solemnity, his initial, high-spirited confidence now completely gone.

The Golden Armor Saint Robe he wore was now covered in sword gashes. A terrifying, residual Sword Intent lingered upon them, constantly writhing and cutting into the metal.

Worse still, in some places, the ultimate Sword Intent had pierced through the Holy Armor, inflicting wounds so deep that bone was visible. Fresh blood flowed out, staining the Holy Armor red!

’How can he be this strong?!’

A dark expression crossed Shen Congwu’s face.

After exchanging hundreds of blows, every strike from his Battle Halberd had been completely blocked. It was as if his opponent could see his moves in advance, predicting every technique and making the most precise possible judgment!

As a result, after hundreds of exchanges, his opponent had suffered almost no damage, while he, on the other hand, had been nearly crippled by that ultimate Sword Intent, which contained a trace of Domain-level power!

’It seems I have no other choice.’ A look of resolve flashed in Shen Congwu’s deep eyes. A terrifying aura erupted from his body as the Five Elements Dao Rhythm began to circulate. The void around him collapsed entirely, revealing an endless, pitch-black abyss.

"Five Elements Circulation Reincarnation!"

Shen Congwu formed a seal with one hand, and an incredibly terrifying aura erupted from within him. The very heavens shifted; wild winds howled, scattering the clouds and ravaging the world. The Five Elements Dao Rhythm surged and converged, fusing into a colossal pillar of Five Elements light that contained ultimate energy—enough to pierce the sky itself!

Then, the massive pillar of Five Elements light shot up, connecting heaven and earth. It pierced through all space as it flew toward Gu Yun with overwhelmingly tyrannical power, intent on killing him!

But Gu Yun, standing tall in mid-air, simply watched the tyrannical Five Elements Divine Pillar shoot toward him. His expression was as placid as still water, completely unmoved. His eyes were indifferent, his features icy, as if he could maintain absolute rationality even if the heavens themselves were to collapse. Then, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"One Palm Imprisoning Heaven and Earth!"

Gu Yun raised his arm, splaying his fingers into an open palm as if his hand alone could blot out the sky. The aura within him erupted madly, triggering the very energies of heaven and earth. In that instant, the heavens changed drastically. For hundreds of li in every direction, powerful cyclones converged in mid-air, creating a violent hurricane. The storm continued to devour its surroundings and expand, finally transforming into a giant vortex that blotted out the entire sky!

Within the massive, sky-blotting vortex, a rolling thunderclap echoed as sparks and electrical arcs crackled into existence. Then, a golden light exploded forth, shining with a blinding radiance.

A colossal, brilliant golden palm radiating terrifying power seemed to emerge from the void beyond the heavens. It crossed countless alternate dimensions before suddenly descending upon this world!

In the next instant, the dazzling golden palm, stretching for hundreds, even thousands, of li, descended upon the massive pillar of Five Elements light with boundless, primordial might!

BOOM!

The energy pillar, imbued with the Five Elements Dao Rhythm, collided with the boundless golden palm, instantly triggering an earth-shattering explosion. Heaven and earth trembled violently, as if struck by a raging tsunami. At the epicenter of the blast, a massive ring of light formed where the light of the five elements and the golden radiance intertwined madly, flashing with blinding brilliance.

Wherever the light reached, the world within the One-Star Tower seemed to fall into a land of silence, becoming utterly still.

The next instant, an overwhelming and unstoppable shockwave spread out like ripples on the ocean, expanding for over a thousand li and sweeping through every corner of the world!

Vast swathes of space shattered, revealing a web of pitch-black abyssal fissures. The ground collapsed and sank, torn asunder by countless deep, crisscrossing crevasses!

A moment later, after the clash, the boundless golden palm, with its incomparably tyrannical power, suddenly crushed the Five Elements Divine Pillar to pieces. Then, with unstoppable momentum, it shattered the very air as it continued its descent, bearing down on Shen Congwu with obliterating force!

’How is this possible?!’

Shen Congwu’s pupils constricted and his eyes widened in utter disbelief. His Five Elements Circulation Reincarnation had been so cleanly and utterly annihilated.

’This person’s strength is just too tyrannical! My Five Elements Circulation Reincarnation fuses the Five Elements Dao Rhythm into a single point. Its power is enough to kill a Tongxuan Realm Middle Stage expert, yet he destroyed it so effortlessly! This is simply Heaven-Defying!’

His heart sank. The sky-blotting golden palm was already bearing down on him.

The unseen energies of heaven and earth had locked onto him, making it impossible to evade!

But in a flash, Shen Congwu formed a hand seal. The Five Elements Dao Rhythm circulated around him, forming a defensive barrier in a desperate attempt to resist the boundless golden palm.

However, the instant the Five Elements defensive barrier touched the infinitely powerful, boundless golden palm, it was crushed without any resistance. The palm then engulfed Shen Congwu’s figure, annihilating him completely!

BOOM!

The sky-blotting giant palm, filled with vast Divine Power, slammed directly into the heavens, blasting a massive, pitch-black abyssal hole a thousand li wide into the sky.

From that pitch-black hole in the sky, a terrifying, chaotic energy could be seen gushing out like a Primordial Fierce Beast!

At that moment, Gu Yun hovered in mid-air. His white robes fluttered, and his long hair whipped about wildly. His posture was as straight as a pine tree, and a terrifying Sword Intent radiated from him, causing the surrounding void to distort and shatter.

His gaze was utterly indifferent, devoid of any emotion, as absolutely rational as the Celestial Dao itself!

"Urgh!"

Suddenly, Gu Yun let out a muffled grunt. Blood streamed from his eyes, nose, and ears—he was bleeding from all seven orifices. His face became as pale as paper. An extreme drowsiness suddenly washed over his mind, making him feel faint. Fighting the urge to sleep, his figure flickered and reappeared on the ground below.

THUD!

His mind went fuzzy. No longer able to resist the drowsiness, he collapsed onto the shattered earth, kicking up a cloud of dust.

In his slumber, Gu Yun found himself sitting cross-legged in a vast, empty world. There was nothing around him but an endless void. His Cultivation Technique began to operate on its own, enhancing his strength as he cultivated various Martial Techniques, tempered his Spiritual Sense, and nurtured his connection to the Heaven and Earth Dao Rhythm. It was a great dream spanning a thousand autumns.

An unknown amount of time passed.

"Where... is this?"

When Gu Yun awoke, he found his Spiritual Sense had been considerably refined and his comprehension of his Cultivation Technique and other Techniques had risen significantly. The True Yuan within his body was even faintly beginning to transform into Magical Power. But before he had time to rejoice, he looked up and realized he was no longer in that shattered world.

Before his eyes stood a majestic palace, a thousand zhang tall, with a width and length to match. It radiated an ancient aura, as if it had weathered countless ages, giving off a sense of profound weight and history!

Inside the palace were giant stone thrones, clearly not meant for ordinary people. Instead, they looked as if they were made for giants.

[Ten thousand years!]

[The wait is finally over!]

[Congratulations. At the Half-Step Tongxuan Realm, you have successfully cleared the One-Star Tower.]

Suddenly, a vast and indifferent voice echoed through the empty great hall.