Chapter 1060: Luo Water Fist Art
What kind of status did Taige King possess?
Perhaps only Luo Xu would dare to speak such unrestrained words in front of him.
Taige King showed not the slightest hint of anger, his mind steady and composed. "It is precisely because I received word that you would come to Zhouwan Sacred Land that I made a special trip to meet you. Dealing with a Zhang Ruochen, in truth, I need not appear personally."
"So you came for me."
Luo Xu remained calm, exuding a tranquil demeanor. He nodded and said, "It has been a long time since I last stretched my limbs. Very well, let us fight."
If he had not just killed a Blood King of the Undying Blood Clan with a single punch, many would have thought him nothing more than a frail scholar.
Taige King's gaze sharpened, a cautious expression appearing on his face. The three pairs of silver wings on his back continuously absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
The silver light radiating from the six wings grew increasingly dazzling.
It was a terrifying sight—silver light enveloped the sky and earth, brighter than the sun itself, with clusters of silver flames suspended in midair.
At the same time, the black giant tortoise carrying the palace let out a strange sound. It extended a foot as hard as lead and iron, striking downward at the green wooden boat.
The black giant tortoise had a great origin—it was a barbarian beast king from the North Sea, known as the "Toad Turtle Ancestor," ruling over tens of thousands of miles of sea and billions of aquatic barbarian beasts.
Taige King had spent months subduing it as his mount.
The black giant tortoise possessed immense strength, capable of carrying islands with dozens of great mountains on its back in the sea.
The force of its single foot strike rivaled Taige King's full-powered blow.
Before the foot even landed, the resulting gale produced a series of explosive sounds.
Luo Xu also showed a cautious expression. He stepped into the void as if crossing an invisible ladder, appearing thirty zhang above the ground, and threw a punch.
"Boom."
The power contained in his fist formed massive energy waves, pushing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth outward like surging water.
The two powerful forces collided. With a crack, the black giant tortoise's foot shattered, scattering a rain of fresh blood.
The black giant tortoise let out a high-pitched, agonized roar, its massive body trembling violently.
Those Undying Blood Clan members who had followed Taige King had witnessed the black giant tortoise's formidable defense—even sacred artifacts could not break through its scales.
Who would have thought that Luo Xu could shatter its foot with just one punch?
Below, Luo Xu threw another punch, this time aimed at the black giant tortoise's abdomen, forming a fist-shaped air wave.
"How dare you?"
Taige King finally gathered enough power, transforming into a silver light shuttle that descended, unleashing a sacred art that multiplied his attack power dozens of times.
Luo Xu showed no panic, his fist's power growing even stronger.
Unable to withstand Luo Xu's fist force, the black giant tortoise's abdomen caved inward, revealing over a dozen bloody cracks, and it flew upward.
"Blood Life Mountain."
The sacred art Taige King unleashed formed a blood mist covering hundreds of miles. A towering blood mountain emerged, ten thousand meters high, resembling a meteorite from beyond the heavens, rapidly descending to suppress everything.
The Blood Life Mountain Seal was one of the three seals of the sacred art "Blood Life Death God Seal," unleashing power far greater than ordinary sacred arts.
Standing on the green wooden boat, Zhang Ruochen and Luo Shuihan felt an immense pressure. The entire space seemed frozen, their blood coagulating, their fingers unable to move.
The Blood Life Mountain Seal covered an extremely wide range. If it struck the ground, it would likely level everything within hundreds of miles.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
...
The Undying Blood Clan army immediately activated their defensive formations, linking the surrounding space together to withstand the power fluctuations of the sacred art.
Luo Xu did not retreat; instead, he advanced.
"Luo Water Fist Art, First Form: Heavenly River Divides Work."
With a single punch, thunderous wind and thunder sounds echoed for hundreds of miles. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth violently trembled, extending thousands of miles outward.
A vast heavenly river phantom appeared, hanging across the sky, unleashing power that shattered the ten-thousand-meter blood mountain into pieces.
Taige King immediately retreated, his bones emitting cracking sounds.
Fortunately, the blood-red armor on his body emitted a thick layer of light, neutralizing the fist's force.
"This is... the Luo Water Fist Art..."
Zhang Ruochen's eyes widened.
The thirty-six moves of the Luo Water Fist Art were famous throughout Demon Ridge, Luo Xu's signature technique.
Zhang Ruochen had once entered the half-saint sacred intent diagram left by Luo Xu, comprehending a trace of the Luo Water Fist Art's essence. Thus, he was not unfamiliar with it.
But seeing Luo Xu execute it now gave him a completely different feeling.
This fist art was not only grand and exquisite but also capable of drawing in the rules of heaven and earth, creating resonance, and unleashing power that seemed able to break all sacred arts in the world.
Back then, the Luo Water Fist Art Zhang Ruochen had comprehended was worlds apart from Luo Xu's—incomparable.
"The Luo Water Fist Art must have an extraordinary origin. If I can integrate its essence into palm techniques and sword techniques, it will surely greatly increase their power."
Zhang Ruochen focused entirely on Luo Xu, hoping to see him throw a second punch.
Beside him, Luo Shuihan's pupils surged with golden light as she observed the battle above, carefully studying Luo Xu's execution of the Luo Water Fist Art.
"Luo Water Fist Art, Second Form: Nine Bends and Nine Turns."
"Blood Life River."
Luo Xu and Taige King each struck, creating a powerful shockwave.
Though they fought in midair, the ground shook violently, forming several-meter-wide cracks.
Taige King retreated again, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, clearly injured.
Luo Xu stepped through the void, one hand behind his back, the other forming a palm seal, striding toward Taige King with a laugh. "Only two moves, and you're already done?"
"Blood Life Death God."
Taige King roared, raising both hands.
Immediately, a thousand-zhang-tall death god phantom materialized, occupying half the sky, its aura several times stronger than the Blood Life Mountain Seal and Blood Life River Seal.
"Luo Water Fist Art, Third Form: Severing the Heavenly Path."
Luo Xu threw a long punch. The sound of a surging great river echoed again, and a vast, boundless river actually manifested, flowing fiercely toward Taige King.
The imposing death god phantom was cut in two by the river, dispersing into a cloud of blood.
Taige King suffered a severe blow, his body shattering like ceramic, covered in dense cracks.
Each crack emitted a golden light, as if a blazing sun were inside him, about to burst forth.
"Merge!"
Taige King swallowed a bottle of sacred blood, clasped his hands together, and let out a fierce roar.
The cracks on his body healed rapidly, restoring him.
Taige King stared at Luo Xu across from him with a very serious expression. "What fist art is that?"
"Luo Water Fist Art," Luo Xu replied.
Taige King said, "Such a powerful fist art, worthy of being compared to the strongest fist arts of the three paths, passed down through millennia, should not be unknown. Why have I never heard of it?"
"Because it is a fist art I created myself," Luo Xu said calmly.
Taige King fell silent for a moment, then said, "A figure like you, if born in the Middle Ages, might have had a chance to become a god."
"Why the Middle Ages? Why not now?" Luo Xu countered.
This was a powerful confidence, a spirit of contending with the Heavenly Dao.
Even if the rules of heaven and earth changed, there would always be extraordinary individuals seeking to break through the obstacles of those rules.
Taige King smiled. "Luo Xu, I admit you are indeed formidable, more outstanding than any being I have ever seen. But today, you cannot possibly be my opponent."
"Oh? Do you have other tricks?" Luo Xu asked.
"Ten Saint Blood Armor."
Taige King crossed his hands, forming a cross. The sacred energy and blood energy within him surged outward, pouring into his armor.
The blood-red armor ignited, revealing star-like points of light.
At the same time, ten sacred phantoms flew out from the armor, surrounding Taige King in a strange formation.
"With the power of ten saints backing me, how can you withstand it?"
Taige King's long hair stood on end, like a demon god. The blood within him surged like a river, rumbling loudly.
The Ten Saint Blood Armor was forged from the blood of ten saints, combined with sacred bones, sacred sources, sacred stones, and sacred jade, using a unique secret method of the Undying Blood Clan.
The armor contained not only the vast sacred power of the ten saints but also their knowledge and will.
With the power of the ten saints supporting him, Taige King's strength rose step by step, reaching an unprecedented height.
At the same time, Taige King ordered the hundred thousand Undying Blood Clan soldiers: "Activate the Ten Grounds Lifeless Formation immediately and kill Zhang Ruochen."
Taige King clearly saw that Luo Xu was protecting Zhang Ruochen.
Thus, he would use Zhang Ruochen to restrain Luo Xu.
Taige King not only wanted to defeat Luo Xu but also to kill him.
A figure like Luo Xu was undoubtedly a great enemy of the Undying Blood Clan, one who might deal a devastating blow to them in the future.
Even at some cost, he had to eliminate Luo Xu in advance.
On the ground, the hundred thousand Undying Blood Clan soldiers each took out a human-skin blood bag, pouring out blood onto the ground, forming a massive formation covering hundreds of miles.
"Hiss hiss."
As the formation activated, the blood on the ground ignited, turning into a blazing sea of fire. (To be continued.)