Chapter 525 - 498: Waiting for a Single Strike

Chapter 525: Chapter 498: Waiting for a Single Strike

However, his greatest desire was still to meet Ge Cang. He had heard people mention a new True Monarch who recently appeared in the Central Domain, one who was an expert in Thunder Skills.

His Thunder Control Technique was said to be divine, following a different path from the Thunder Skills of the Five Thunders Sect. He had long wanted to see it for himself.

"I just didn’t expect an Early-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator to last so long against a Great True Monarch. It truly defies all logic..."

Zhuo Xiong’s face was flushed, and he clenched his hands together tightly.

"Master, does that True Monarch Bai have any chance of surviving?"

Miyi stared, her eyes glued to the scene. She was the only descendant from Fairy Haitang’s mortal clan worth cultivating and was thus extremely doted upon. As a result, she had very little combat experience.

When had she ever witnessed such divine Swordsmanship? It felt worlds apart from what her master had taught her, yet it repeatedly produced miraculous results. Despite the enormous gap in their Cultivation, he had managed to hold on until now.

A screen of Sword Silk formed as brilliant Moonlight mingled with a dim, ghastly pallor, striking down the spells manifested by the Jade Talismans one by one.

"It will be difficult. His Sword Dao is a notch above my own. Relying on those two Tier Four Flying Swords, he can hold on for a little longer... But a Great True Monarch has already formed a Grotto Heaven Prototype, a world of its own that is beginning to operate. In a battle of attrition, even ten Nascent Soul Cultivators combined would be no match for him!"

Fairy Haitang was the dignified, beautiful woman standing before Miyi. In her youth, she too had been a famous female cultivator who roamed the Central Domain with her sword.

Later, her Dao Companion from the same sect perished in a set of Ancient Ruins. Overcome with grief and despair, she rashly attempted Shattering Core and Transforming into Nascent Soul with no preparation at all, yet miraculously managed to pass her Celestial Tribulation.

"Besides, he’s only activating those Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Jade Talismans four at a time; their full power has yet to be unleashed. Combined with the Great True Monarch’s mastery of True Intent, the surrounding hundred miles are already blanketed in Earth Power. There’s no chance for even a Nascent Soul to escape. Still, he’s proven himself exceptional. At the very least, he’s made Xiang Banshan’s boast of winning within ten breaths look like a joke."

...

Just as the True Monarchs on White Python Mountain were buzzing with discussion and commenting on the battle, the situation in the field changed once again.

Xiang Banshan, seemingly feeling that his inability to quickly defeat his opponent was beneath his status, spat a mouthful of Lifebound True Essence onto the Jade Talismans. A full eighteen Jade Talismans lit up simultaneously.

The Flower Bird Talismans on the Jade Talismans all faded. A Profound Yellow Dragon carrying mountain peaks on its back appeared, immediately causing space to destabilize and mountainsides to crumble.

All over White Python Mountain, it was as if the Earth Veins were flipping over. Countless boulders came rolling down.

Outside the Grand Array, all the vegetation was flattened against the ground, and stones exploded into dust.

The Profound Yellow Dragon swayed its body, its tail striking the Grand Array’s defensive light shield. It vibrated wildly, and layer after layer of the light screen was annihilated.

If not for the Tier Four Array’s protection, one couldn’t imagine what would become of White Python Mountain.

Bai Zichen’s skin split inch by inch. Countless Blood Pearls seeped out, only to be forced back in by the Earth Power. In an instant, his Hydration Robe was dyed crimson.

Every inch of his skin, every one of his bones, was shattering and breaking, only to rapidly regrow and reform.

Feeling wave after wave of agony, Bai Zichen fought to stay conscious, afraid he would black out from the pain. He barely managed to twist his face into a ferocious grin.

The Immortal Cave True Bone in his chest was glowing brightly, granting him the Immortal Body at this moment.

’Now is the time!’

Bai Zichen’s gaze was like two sharp swords. He could feel that the Earth Power True Intent between heaven and earth had reached its peak, making it difficult for him to even move his feet.

This was the very moment he had been waiting for.

Nascent Soul Xiaobai leaped out from his Mud Ball Palace. It held the Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword in one hand and formed a seal with the other to activate Time Ring Body. A river of black and white flowed out from behind it, passing through its arms and wrapping around them several times.

Its left hand grabbed the black-and-white river and flicked it forcefully, enveloping itself in the dense Power of Time.

The Power of Time burned furiously, and the river shrank at a visible rate.

"Stepping into this river, I become the favored child of the Time Path. All Time Divine Powers are at my command... So please, Great True Monarch Xiang, appraise this sword strike of mine!"

There was no need for Hidden Sword, no need to break down and borrow power. It was just a natural swing. The Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword transformed into a beam of Sword Light that defied description.

It shattered the mountainous Realm and streaked across the sky.