Chapter 1193: Mystic Art Suppression
Lu Lengchuan's profound energy also directly rose to its peak. The Sky-Rending Spear let out an excited dragon's roar, its spear shadow like a dragon, sweeping straight toward the oncoming Yun Che.
Lu Lengchuan had said that against Yun Che, he would go all out. He said it, and he did it.
The two exchanged no words, no probing. As soon as Quhui Zunzhe's words, "Begin battle," fell, profound energy shot into the sky, both releasing their full power. Though they had never had any dealings nor any grudges, they immediately clashed with a ferocity as if they had suddenly encountered a mortal enemy.
Boom!
The two forces collided violently. With an explosive roar, flames and yellow light surged into the sky. The two were blasted far apart, but simultaneously counterattacked. The Heaven-Defying Sword, blazing with flames, and the Sky-Rending Spear, coiled with dragon breath, clashed wildly, their sounds like thunder.
Yun Che's power was overbearing and unparalleled, and Lu Lengchuan was even more fierce and unmatched. Every collision of their forces was like a hurricane and tsunami, splitting the earth and cracking the sky.
Wherever Yun Che's figure touched, raging flames would remain. The golden flame light illuminated countless wide-eyed, stunned faces.
"Yun Che... is actually... facing Lu Lengchuan head-on?"
Earlier, Yun Che had blocked Wu Guike's attack head-on and then swept him away with seven strikes, shocking everyone and almost being praised as a miracle.
But though Wu Guike was strong, what kind of existence was Lu Lengchuan? How could Wu Guike compare? That one sword strike from Yun Che had shaken the Eastern Divine Region, but no one would think he had the qualifications to contend with Lu Lengchuan.
Yet before their eyes, Yun Che was meeting Lu Lengchuan sword-to-spear head-on. Even more terrifying... he was not at a disadvantage at all!
Lu Lengchuan was at the Divine Spirit Realm, Level 10, and was one of the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain, long renowned in the God Realm!
"Judging by Lu Lengchuan's appearance, he is clearly using his full strength."
"Could it be... that Yun Che's earlier state was actually still hiding his strength?"
"He's only... at Divine Tribulation Realm Level 8!"
"This... this would mean... Yun Che has strength at the level of a Divine Son?! My heavens..."
Increasingly shocked expressions continued to imprint on every face. The flame light on the Feng Shen Platform grew more intense. From the young profound practitioners to the various Realm Kings, all their hearts were churning like turbulent waves.
"This kid really gives surprises every time." Shitian Shendi narrowed his eyes, staring fixedly at Yun Che, then murmured very softly to himself: "Divine Tribulation Realm Level 8... tsk tsk..."
"In terms of power intensity and profundity depth, he is clearly weaker than Lu Lengchuan." Zhou Tian Shen Di spoke slowly. "Even his sword's might is inferior to Lu Lengchuan's Sky-Rending Spear."
The other Divine Emperors nodded in succession.
"Mystic art suppression." Fantian Shen Di spoke. "Everything is weaker than Lu Lengchuan, yet he contends equally by relying on the Golden Crow Flame. Worthy of... one of the three strongest divine flames!"
"The Flame God Realm has never produced a Divine Lord, always residing among mid-tier Star Realms, making people somewhat forget that the Vermilion Bird, Phoenix, and Golden Crow were the three flame sovereigns that all gods in the ancient era feared! Huo Poyun's strength far exceeds those of the same level—that already showed a glimpse. On this Yun Che, we see even more divine might. After this battle, the entire God Realm will surely recall the name of the three flame sovereigns."
"This situation won't last too long." Long Huang suddenly spoke. "Moreover, Yun Che has the advantage. His advantage is already beginning to show."
On the Feng Shen Platform, flames blazed into the sky. Every time Yun Che swung his sword, it burst into a large swath of Golden Crow Flame. These flames did not dissipate immediately after exploding but burned wildly. Unbeknownst to all, over half the platform was now engulfed in flames, while the yellow light of the Rock Dragon on Lu Lengchuan was suppressed into extreme dimness.
Just as the Divine Emperors had said, in terms of power, aura, and spear might, Lu Lengchuan surpassed Yun Che.
However, when the Rock Dragon aura he fully released touched the Golden Crow Flame power, it was instantly burned to dissipation. Even his profound energy was largely incinerated. Meanwhile, the burning sensation pressing down on him grew more intense with each passing moment, causing him increasing agony.
Boom!
Sword and spear collided, flame light exploded. At that moment, the Rock Dragon yellow light that had been enveloping Lu Lengchuan's entire body was finally suppressed and burned away completely.
Lu Lengchuan frowned deeply, gathering his energy again. But at that moment, Yun Che leaped up, the Heaven-Defying Sword's flame light growing even stronger, crashing down from above.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Four strikes in an instant. From the viewing stands, a burst of exclamations erupted... because under these four strikes, Lu Lengchuan was forced back four steps.
Yun Che's eyes were fierce. His body twisted in midair. The Heaven-Defying Sword erupted with over ten feet of flame light, carrying even greater momentum as it slammed down.
"Falling... Moon... Sinking... Star!!"
Rumble!!!!
Every heart violently leaped.
Amidst the exploding flame light, Lu Lengchuan managed to hold the Heaven-Defying Sword at bay with his Sky-Rending Spear. But the next moment, his right knee slammed down heavily, as if crushed by ten thousand mountains, unable to move.
Lu Lengchuan's teeth clenched so hard they seemed about to shatter. His eyes were filled with shock.
He had never underestimated Yun Che; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone all out from the start.
This lack of disparagement was more a mark of respect for a strong opponent. But deep down, he had never believed that Yun Che could truly contend with him... Though he was the lowest among them, he was still one of the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain! No one among the younger generation could possibly be his opponent!
As the flames approached his body, Lu Lengchuan's protective profound force was quickly burned through. His brows and the front of his robe suddenly caught fire. The air quickly filled with the scorched smell of burning flesh.
Lu Lengchuan's teeth were clenched, his expression pained, but his eyes shone with a divine light of excitement.
"Haah!!"
Roar~~~~~~
With a loud shout, yellow light exploded from Lu Lengchuan's body, a dragon's roar shaking the sky. The surging wave of force forcibly repelled Yun Che. Lu Lengchuan flipped up, his spear coiling a yellow dragon, thrusting horizontally.
Shriek!!
Lu Lengchuan thrust into empty air; the ice shadow dissipated. Unfazed and unflustered, a dragon shadow appeared behind him.
Yun Che's true form appeared like a ghost behind Lu Lengchuan, sword dancing with flames, striking down.
Boom!!
Lu Lengchuan's protective dragon shadow shattered. He staggered, crashing down from the air. Yun Che was also blasted far away.
Lu Lengchuan quickly extinguished the Golden Crow Flame on his body. Before he could turn, a tsunami-like wave of force pressed down fiercely.
Yun Che gave Lu Lengchuan no chance to catch his breath, nor did he allow himself even a moment's respite. He was like a clinging bone or a following shadow.
"Come on!!"
Far from afraid, Lu Lengchuan instead felt his blood boil with even more fighting spirit. He roared again, his Sky-Rending Spear blazing with profound light.
Boom!!
The two forces clashed again, but this time, Lu Lengchuan did not release his strength; instead, he focused entirely on defense. Under Yun Che's sword strike, he maintained a defensive posture and was blasted far away, using the momentum to fly straight to a height of a thousand feet. His Sky-Rending Spear, held horizontally in front of him, was raised high, its yellow light illuminating the sky.
"Demon Dragon Seal!!"
A dragon's roar shook the world. From the firmament above, a massive dragon shadow suddenly plummeted. As it neared Yun Che, the dragon's head had grown to a hundred feet. Its mouth gaped wide, releasing a yellow light that obscured the sun, swallowing Yun Che within.
Yun Che sensed something amiss and retreated rapidly. But the world before him suddenly changed, turning withered yellow all around, like a desert. Countless yellow lights, like dragon shadows dancing wildly, fell in chaos, as if seeking to bury Yun Che mercilessly within.
Yun Che's eyes flashed with flame light. He paid no heed to the dragon shadows falling from the sky. A giant fire lotus bloomed centered on his body. The gorgeous red-gold flame light instantly became the center of the entire world. Every dragon shadow that touched the fire lotus dissipated immediately, unable to harm Yun Che, unable even to approach.
Yun Che raised the Heaven-Defying Sword. Its flame light shot forth, reaching a hundred feet. After a brief condensation of flames, "Golden Annihilation," possessing the strongest destructive power, slashed down fiercely.
Shriek!!
In the withered yellow world, a golden crack tore open. Then, the entire world trembled violently and completely collapsed.
In the air, Lu Lengchuan, who was taking the opportunity to gather barrier energy, shuddered. He had watched Yun Che be sealed into the "Demon Dragon Seal," thinking he could at least take the chance to set up a layer of "Huanglong Sacred Realm." But, in merely two short breaths, the Demon Dragon Seal had already been directly torn apart.
As if breaking through rotten wood!
"As expected of... the strongest divine flame!"
Lu Lengchuan muttered softly.
The situation was completely different from what he had anticipated. He could already faintly sense that if he could not deploy the Huanglong Sacred Realm, he would soon likely be completely suppressed by Yun Che... and ultimately defeated.
Lu Lengchuan's profound energy depth was ultimately far greater than Yun Che's. Although he suffered a minor backlash from forcibly breaking the Demon Dragon Seal, his profound energy surged again in the next instant. The dragon's roar resounded once more, and another "Demon Dragon Seal" was unleashed. The dragon shadow descended, directly covering Yun Che.
This time, Yun Che would not be swallowed again. Instead of retreating, he soared upward. "Golden Annihilation" cleaved vertically through the air, a ray of golden flame light piercing straight through the dragon shadow.
Crash!!
Before the Demon Dragon Seal could even descend, the dragon shadow was sliced apart in midair. The yellow light scattered.
"Wh... what?" This scene shocked the Futian Realm crowd nearly to death.
Lu Lengchuan's advantages in profound energy and profound instruments were clear to everyone. Yet, from an initial stalemate, the battle was gradually turning in Yun Che's favor...
The reason the Futian Realm had become one of the three strongest upper Star Realms was partly due to their extremely powerful Rock Dragon Force.
But their proud Rock Dragon Force was utterly defeated under the Golden Crow Divine Flame!
And this was despite the suppression in profound energy and instruments! If their strengths were equal... then wouldn't he be completely dominated!
"No need to panic." The Futian Realm King spoke calmly. "The strongest aspect of Rock Dragon Force is defense. In terms of pure destructive power, it naturally cannot compare to the Golden Crow Flame."
"The two combatants are very close in strength. As long as Lengchuan sets up a barrier, he will stand undefeated... There's no reason for him not to find such an opportunity."
Having torn apart the Demon Dragon Seal, Yun Che's aura locked firmly onto Lu Lengchuan. He charged straight upward, closing the distance rapidly. Lu Lengchuan, meanwhile, retreated as fast as he could. As he swung the Sky-Rending Spear, yellow light filled the sky, generating a ten-mile sand domain that poured down.
Yun Che's brows twitched slightly. He did not reduce his momentum. His entire body blazed with flames, like a blazing meteor, piercing through the void and charging straight at the sand domain.
"Break!"
Wherever the Heaven-Defying Sword's flame light pointed, the ten-mile sand domain was instantly torn into two halves. The exclamations from the viewing stands reached his ears, but Yun Che suddenly frowned.
This sand domain had tremendous momentum, clearly containing extremely high earth-element laws. Yet, with just one sword strike, he had torn it apart... it was too abnormally easy.
"Damn..." Mu Bingyun suddenly changed expression.
The sand domain, torn in two, did not disperse its energy. Instead, it suddenly closed together, completely engulfing Yun Che's figure.
Above the Feng Shen Platform, the ten-mile sand domain hovered, its surface roiling with shifting sand.
And Yun Che's aura vanished entirely.
Lu Lengchuan descended from the air, brows tightly knit. Yellow light flashed intensely around him, clearly already gathering the first layer of the Huanglong Sacred Realm.
"This is... the Futian Realm's 'One Sand Buries the World'?!" Mu Huanzhi said.
"Yun Che has no idea how to break 'One Sand Buries the World.' It will be very difficult for him to escape quickly. And once Lu Lengchuan establishes the 'Huanglong Sacred Realm,' even if it's just one layer, Yun Che will have no chance of victory!" Huo Rulie said in a deep voice.