Chapter 452: Divine Sun Flame

A smirk played on Jun Wushuang's lips as he looked at Shen Daoxing with great interest. "Well, this is interesting. You're worthy of me making a move!"

But just as the words left his mouth, Shen Daoxing's hand, which had been pounding against his barrier, suddenly flew open. It grabbed Jun Wushuang, hoisted him into the air, and slammed him down with a shoulder throw.

BANG!

He was slammed viciously onto the ground.

"Worthy, my ass! You talk too much!"

Without a moment's hesitation, Shen Daoxing raised his arm high and brought his fist down once more.

BANG!

BANG!

BANG!

...

Punch after punch rained down on Jun Wushuang's Protective Golden Light, sending ripples spreading across its surface.

Jun Wushuang was driven straight into the ground, forming a deep crater.

CRACK!

With a sudden sharp crack, a fissure appeared on Jun Wushuang's Protective Golden Light.

Jun Wushuang froze, his brows knitting together.

The disciples watching from the sky erupted in an uproar.

"Is... is Jun Wushuang getting completely dominated by that kid?" someone asked in astonishment.

"Calm down. This is just the beginning. Jun Wushuang hasn't even used his real strength yet," another sneered.

"Right! Right!"

Just then, a brilliant light erupted from Jun Wushuang's body. It exploded outward in a torrent of energy, flinging Shen Daoxing away.

The next moment, a figure clad in black shot up from the ground, bursting out of the radiant light.

Jun Wushuang leaped high into the sky, his gaze cold as he looked down at Shen Daoxing. "Not bad. Not bad at all. I underestimated your strength. You have earned the right to face my sword."

As he spoke, Jun Wushuang waved his hand, and a deep, blackish-red Treasure Sword appeared in his grasp.

But Shen Daoxing had no patience for his posturing. He stomped his feet and shot off the ground. He raised his arm high, which began to glow intensely before suddenly taking on the metallic sheen of black gold. Then, he brought his fist smashing down.

CLANG!

A sharp ring of metal on metal echoed.

Shen Daoxing's fist crashed against the Divine Sun Sword in Jun Wushuang's hand, and for a moment, both figures froze in mid-air.

But then, a smile curled Jun Wushuang's lips. A brilliant light flared from his body, and his aura surged without warning. An immense pressure descended in an instant, crushing down on Shen Daoxing like a colossal mountain.

The Ninth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm!

No, it was more than that. This Jun Wushuang was likely just half a step away from breaking into the Refining Dust Realm.

Gu Muyun hadn't been the only one hiding his strength; Jun Wushuang had been as well. He had actually reached the peak of the Earth Profound Realm long ago.

At that moment, a scorching energy burst forth from Jun Wushuang's Divine Sun Sword.

Shen Daoxing felt the ambient temperature skyrocket by more than a hundred degrees, and the very space around him began to warp from the intense heat.

In that instant, a surging, scorching power erupted from the Divine Sun Sword, flowing through his own fist and into his entire body.

It was a searing heat, like being roasted in Purgatory.

It felt as if his very soul was being set ablaze.

'This is... the Realm of the Ultimate Way. The Divine Sun Extreme Dao.'

Jun Wushuang had actually comprehended a state of the Extreme Dao.

'Truly worthy of his title as the number one genius of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect.'

Suddenly, Shen Daoxing slammed his fist against the Divine Sun Sword one last time, using the rebound force to shoot backward.

'My Divine Soul feels unstable after being seared by those flames,' he thought. 'If it hadn't been tempered and strengthened so many times, it would have been damaged just now.'

"Divine Sun Flame!"

At that moment, Jun Wushuang's cold voice echoed from above. He slowly raised his Divine Sun Sword, and a deep, scorching flame began to rise from it.

With a light swing of his sword, Jun Wushuang sent clusters of the deep, scorching Divine Sun Flame flying out. The surrounding space instantly began to distort from the searing heat.

Shen Daoxing quickly leaped away, narrowly dodging the fiery bombardment.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

A series of explosions rocked the ground where Shen Daoxing had just been, melting large holes into the desert floor.

But just as Shen Daoxing leaped into the air,

"Divine Sun Flame: Great Sun Overhead!"

Jun Wushuang's cold voice rang out again.

The next moment, an enormous sun materialized before him. It burned with roiling, incredibly hot flames, rising high into the sky until it looked as if two suns hung overhead.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Pillars of fire continuously erupted from it!

"Fall!"

Jun Wushuang barked, pointing a finger downward.

The massive sun in the sky began to move, plummeting downward like a celestial body crashing to earth, its fiery light blinding.

BOOM!

With a tremendous roar, the giant sun smashed down on Shen Daoxing.

Fiery light exploded in all directions, and a crater several hundred meters wide was blasted into the desert.

Half of the giant sun was embedded in the crater.

"Junior Brother!"

"Junior Brother!"

"Shen Daoxing!"

Wan Hai, Tang Yi, and Gu Tianyao all cried out in alarm.

The spectating disciples in the sky gasped, another uproar breaking out among them.

"Hiss... Jun Wushuang is really in a league of his own. That's terrifying!"

"Heh heh heh, an outer sect disciple dared to be so arrogant? Challenging Jun Wushuang? He was just asking for a beating!"

"Jun Wushuang is worthy of the title 'number one genius' of our Cyan Nether Sword Sect."

Even on the Martial Arts Arena of Pengze Hall, Grand Elder Wang Guyuan frowned, while beside him, a faint, irrepressible smile touched the lips of the otherwise indifferent Vice Island Master Han from Fusang.

However, at that very moment,

The great sun embedded in the ground shuddered. Then, it began to rise, lifted by sheer, brute force.

The next moment, Shen Daoxing's small frame emerged from the crater. With arms raised high, he was lifting the great sun—an object hundreds of times his size. He shot up from the ground, leaping high into the sky until he was above Jun Wushuang.

"Here, take it back!"

With a great roar, Shen Daoxing swung his arms down, smashing the great sun downward.

BANG!

Jun Wushuang's body froze for an instant before he was sent plummeting like a meteor, crashing hard into the ground.

Then, Shen Daoxing spun the great sun around with both hands and, with a seemingly light toss, hurled it down at Jun Wushuang on the ground.

RUMMMBLE!

Fiery light erupted and radiance filled the sky. In an instant, a new crater, hundreds of miles wide, was blasted into the desert, and Jun Wushuang's figure was smashed deep within it.

Without a moment's hesitation, Shen Daoxing paused in the air and then shot straight down after it.

BANG!

He landed a vicious kick on the massive sun.

Jun Wushuang was being completely and utterly dominated by Shen Daoxing.

"Th-this..."

The disciples watching from the sky were left utterly speechless.

But in the very next moment...