Chapter 329 - 178: Powerful as a God, Thunder Shatters the Darkness

"What?!"

Feng Xiu’s pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpricks. His face was a mask of shock, as if he had just witnessed the impossible. His Earth Tier Middle Grade Technique, which held the power to destroy heaven and earth, had been shattered by his opponent so cleanly and completely!

’He’s too strong!’

But before his shock could even subside, the myriad bolts of thunder filled the sky and earth, crashing down upon him with the devastating might of heavenly wrath!!

"This is bad!!"

Snapping back to his senses, Feng Xiu’s expression turned grim, his gaze heavy. He could feel the terrifying thunder, carrying the Power of Annihilation like a wave of heavenly wrath. A single mistake, and he feared he would fall right here and now!

Then, gritting his teeth, he seemed to make a monumental decision.

"Dark God Sacrifice!"

His hands formed a seal, weaving together an abstruse Seal.

An incredibly vast, deep, and dark aura suddenly erupted from within his body, soaring straight into the clouds. The terrifying aftershocks blasted the surrounding space like a torrent. Feng Xiu’s aura skyrocketed, finally reaching the Tongxuan Realm Late Stage!!

"You cost me a hundred years of my life. You truly deserve to die!"

Feng Xiu’s frigid voice was laced with ultimate fury.

Though he cultivated the Dark God Sacrifice, he had never used it before. A single use cost a hundred years of his lifespan.

What Tongxuan Realm Cultivator could withstand such a loss?

All it did was grant a temporary leap from the Tongxuan Middle Stage to the Tongxuan Late Stage. But if spending such a monumental price could guarantee the enemy’s death, then this time, it would be worth it.

Looking up at the sky, at the myriad bolts of thunder that pierced heaven and earth, annihilated all in their path, and crashed down upon him with terrifying might,

A terrifyingly deep and dense Dao Rhythm swirled around Feng Xiu. He raised his arm, clenched his five fingers into a fist, and drew it back slightly to gather power. Condensing his immense Magical Power, he then threw a sudden punch. A massive, terrifying Fist Seal, black as ink and filled with the ultimate Power of Annihilation, crushed through layers of space, obliterating everything as it slammed violently into the thunder that resembled Celestial Punishment!

"BOOM!!"

The two supremely powerful attacks collided violently in the void, instantly causing a world-shaking explosion. A ripple, like concentric circles, spread out in all directions from the point of impact.

Wherever the ripple passed, space shattered and collapsed, revealing the endless, black abyss of the void. Terrifying streams of chaotic energy rushed out like monstrous tsunamis, emitting an aura sufficient to make an ordinary Cultivator’s blood run cold!

BOOM!

At that moment, the entire world began to tremble violently, like a boundless, churning tsunami!

The brilliant light of the myriad thunderbolts intertwined with the glow of the massive, terrifyingly dark Fist Seal. The profound dark light and the dazzling thunderlight illuminated one another as if two worlds were colliding, the radiance covering a radius of thousands of miles!

This place was tens of thousands of miles from the Qingyuan Mountain Range, and it was by no means a desolate, uninhabited land.

At this moment, in a certain Cultivation Town thousands of miles away, everyone heard a heaven-shaking boom. The earth suddenly trembled, and they thought it was another earthquake. But as the piercing light, formed by the interweaving of profound darkness and thunderlight, shone through, it was so blinding that it felt as if it had pierced their eyes, and no one could see a thing!

"The light of a firefly, this is a heaven-sent opportunity... A heaven-sent opportunity!" an old man in a tattered gray robe with messy hair exclaimed, spreading his arms wide and laughing maniacally.

"Old Wang, are you serious?

After all, you’re our town’s famously accurate charlatan; you never speak without reason," a kindly-faced middle-aged man asked Old Wang.

He had been born to a life of hardship. He once asked Old Wang to tell his fortune, and after learning his story, Old Wang had said his fate was a bitter one.

And indeed, he had lived a very hard life over the years. Though he felt helpless about it, it certainly matched Old Wang’s fortune-telling.

"Of course I’m serious.

The light of a firefly, thunderlight that scorches the sun... this is a peerless opportunity!" As the profound darkness and the thunderlight intertwined, their radiance growing ever more blinding, Old Wang clenched his fists, his whole body trembling with excitement as he spoke.

"Bullshit!

Old Wang, you’re spouting nonsense again!"

A robust, middle-aged voice chided jokingly. The newcomer wore a long green robe, had a square face, and emanated a powerful aura of True Yuan.

"Immortal Lord!" Seeing that an Immortal Master of the True Essence Realm First Layer was passing through, the crowd immediately cried out in respectful unison.

"Immortal Lord, if it isn’t an opportunity, then what is this brilliant light?" someone asked the middle-aged man in the green robe.

The green-robed man stood with one hand behind his back. He brought the fingers of his other hand together and swiped them across his eyes, which immediately began to glow with Spirit Light. He then tried to peer toward the distant source of light, but it was all just a blur; he couldn’t see a thing.

"Agh!"

Suddenly, the green-robed man let out a pained cry. Two streams of bloody tears abruptly flowed from his eyes, a horrifying sight.

"Immortal Lord!" The crowd was shocked to see this.

"In the distance... peerless experts are fighting. It is not something the likes of us can lay eyes on!" the green-robed man said, his eyes squeezed shut, bloody tears still streaming down his horrified face, his voice trembling.

Hearing this, everyone’s face filled with shock.

The True Martial Realm expert in their eyes had been injured, his eyes bleeding ceaselessly, just from opening them to look from such a great distance.

If they were any closer, wouldn’t they be instantly killed by the aftershocks?

But before that thought could even finish forming in their minds,

"BANG!!"

A heaven-shaking boom that resounded throughout the world suddenly erupted. The ground shook and swayed violently, as if the earth dragon were turning over. The crowd swayed unsteadily, like boats tossed about on a boundless tsunami, unable to keep their footing.

「Meanwhile」

thousands of miles away, high in the sky, the terrifying black Fist Seal, imbued with a powerful Dao Rhythm, and the myriad bolts of thunder, like a Celestial Punishment, annihilated each other in the void.

"This..."

Suspended in mid-air, Feng Xiu’s pupils contracted. He had performed the Dark God Sacrifice, sacrificing a hundred years of his life to forcibly raise his strength to the Tongxuan Realm Late Stage. And with such tyrannical Cultivation, he was only barely fighting his opponent to a standstill!

"Since you insist on this, then don’t blame me for being ruthless!" Feng Xiu’s frigid voice caused the temperature of the surrounding world to drop, and a terrifying glint of cold light flashed in his eyes.

Feng Xiu began a Circulation, and a Heaven-Reaching Magical Power as deep as the abyssal sea erupted from within him. A terrifying Dao Rhythm coiled around his body. The sky turned black as ink, winds swept through the clouds, and the entire world seemed to sink. He looked like a veritable Demon King, radiating an exceptionally terrifying aura.

In the distance, standing in the dim void, his robes rustling in the wind, his posture as straight as a pine, and his long hair dancing wildly, Gu Yun saw this and a grave look flashed in his eyes. His opponent had used some unknown Secret Technique to forcibly raise his strength to the Tongxuan Realm Late Stage.

One had to understand that after entering the Tongxuan Realm, the resources required to advance each minor realm were enormous—even more than the resources needed to break through from the Spiritual Martial Realm to the Tongxuan Realm. For his opponent to still be able to raise his Realm under these circumstances showed just how tyrannical this Secret Technique was!

However, this also stirred a trace of fighting spirit in Gu Yun. ’I just entered the Tongxuan Realm and was worried I’d have no one to practice on. This guy is perfect.’ Thinking this, Gu Yun’s battle intent grew stronger. Gnarled Thunder Arcs tore through the void around him, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes!

"I hope you can entertain me," Gu Yun said lightly. His voice seemed to contain the resonance of the Dao; though not loud, it echoed throughout the heavens and earth, entering Feng Xiu’s ears with perfect clarity.

"I invite you to your death!"

"Kill!!"

Hearing his opponent’s incredibly arrogant words, Feng Xiu’s face remained as cold as ice, unmoved. A cold glint streaked across his eyes. Accompanied by his boundless, profound Magical Power, the sky darkened, fierce winds raged, the void trembled—the powerful Momentum made it clear his attack would be ferocious!

The next instant,

Feng Xiu took a step forward, shattering the space around him, then abruptly turned and shot toward the distant horizon. Like a dark, otherworldly meteor, he tore through layer after layer of the void, unleashing the fastest speed he had ever used in his life, crossing six thousand li in an instant!!

"Hm?!"

Standing tall in mid-air, with gnarled bolts of lightning dancing around him and emitting an aura so powerful it distorted the space, Gu Yun’s pupils contracted.

A look of astonishment appeared on his face.

He had been all geared up for a huge battle, but his opponent... ran away!

This was like... that thing.

You’ve already taken off your pants, but then the other person says they have to take a phone call. How could anyone tolerate that?

When Gu Yun finally came to his senses, a nameless fury surged up from within his heart.

"I fucking... got played!!"

His terrifying might caused the world for hundreds of li around to tremble violently. Space instantly collapsed and shattered, revealing the endless, dark abyss of the void. Astral winds gushed out like a rushing tide, emitting an aura that made one tremble in terror!!