Chapter 249: Absolute Killing Stance

"Now that's more like it — this match finally has some entertainment value!"

Yang Chengxu laughed heartily; as he spoke, wind followed the tiger, clouds followed the dragon, wind and clouds shifting unpredictably, the torrential rain intensifying in turn, two astonishing sky-piercing auras continuously clashing and rising, ultimately forming two storms that suppressed each other.

"Tian Qing Sub-Dragon, Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon, Double Dragons Playing with Pearl!"

Boom—! The firmament trembled, patches of cloud and mist exploded, raindrops plummeting even more fiercely, spreading outward with a rumble in all directions, drawn by the two combatants, transforming into ring after ring of visible circular ripples.

Momentum like a rainbow, imposing manner astonishing.

At this moment, the gazes of all Wanxiang Sect disciples were drawn to the two on the arena, endless ripples surging within their hearts and minds.

"So this is… a true Heavenly Dragon Battle!"

This thought rang out in the hearts and minds of countless disciples; even Yu Zhangsheng had to admit that if he were to face these two at this moment, his chances of victory were slim.

"Roar!!!"

The roar resounded; the Divine Might Spirit Tiger and the Thunder-Commanding Spirit Tiger each guarded Zhang Tianwen's left and right.

"Ang!!!"

The dragon chant soared high; dragon might and beast might stood equal, neither superior; within the vault of heaven, green light flickered, the figures of the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon and the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon entwined with each other, tails interlocking; Yang Chengxu also floated in the void, looking at Zhang Tianwen with a cold expression.

Wind and rain raged, lightning blazed; the overcast sky appeared even more formed; six green edges descended from the heavens, smashing heavily onto the arena, coiling toward the Divine Might Spirit Tiger and the Thunder-Commanding Spirit Tiger.

"Geng Metal Heavenly Slaughter Sword!"

The Divine Might Spirit Tiger roared; its powerful four limbs slammed the ground, its gaping maw opened wide; in its beast eyes flashed golden light, converging with the white light of the surrounding Tiger Roar Shakes Heaven and Earth Domain, ultimately condensing into a dozens-of-zhang-long white-gold greatsword flashing with golden radiance, sharp edge fully revealed; following the Divine Might Spirit Tiger's roar, it shot from its mouth, flying toward the twin dragons! So fast that even afterimages had no time to be seen, only sweeping up a violent storm sound, like lightning flashing, dazzlingly bright, containing ultimate sharpness and unparalleled tyrannical qi, surging outward! In an instant, the green edges emitted by the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon collapsed, unable to block it.

Yang Chengxu's eyes narrowed slightly; he waved a hand, and the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon's form shifted, black radiance pressing past the sky's light, dense darkness covering, constantly twisting before it, ultimately forming a pitch-black, continuously rotating vortex covering half the firmament, blocking before him.

"Xuanming Dark Realm!"

This vortex exuded a strange feeling; the Geng Metal Heavenly Slaughter Sword stabbed in, and the Xuanming Dark Realm instantly rippled with wave after wave, showing signs of instability, yet it also held firm; the sword strike fell in, ultimately vanishing without a trace like a stone sinking into the sea.

This scene, falling into everyone's eyes, made them all involuntarily hold their breath.

"Dark-attribute spirit beast… its divine ability is truly remarkable."

Mo Pengchen also had to admit that even by his judgment, this Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon was indeed far beyond what ordinary spirit beasts could compare to.

Leaving aside bloodline potential, just this unique dark attribute alone was rare enough.

The spirit beasts of this world are broadly divided into the five attributes of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth — also the most common; besides these, there are some uniquely distinct attribute powers mastered by a few rare spirit beasts.

For example, Li Minghan's Ling Feng Viper is wind-attribute, the Cold Pool Giant Crocodile is ice-attribute, Sun Shihan's Phantom Dream Butterfly is phantom-attribute, while Zhang Tianwen's Thunder-Commanding Spirit Tiger is clearly lightning-attribute.

Generally speaking, each attribute has its own power and uniqueness, with no superiority or inferiority; but it is undeniable that the rarer the attribute spirit beast, the more bizarre its abilities, making it impossible to guard against.

And at this moment, the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon displayed by Yang Chengxu was a dark-attribute spirit beast even rarer and scarcer than all the spirit beasts mentioned above; for the disciples of Beast Taming Peak, it was also their first time seeing one, and they couldn't help but focus their attention even more intently.

The Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon — its name contains the character "dragon," so its potential goes without saying; and it is such a rare dark attribute — that is the reason Mo Pengchen's complexion turned grave.

"Xuanming Dark Sky Domain!"

Yang Chengxu's gaze was icy; his voice deep and remote; the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon's entire body of dragon scales rippled with black light, bit by bit seeping out, fusing into that dark vortex; instantly, the dark vortex began to expand, the original blue sky replaced, substituted by a pitch-black, bottomless black sky canopy.

A sense of oppression arose spontaneously; the figures of the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon and the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon vanished, not a trace of light leaking out.

"A domain again!"

Zhang Tianwen's pupils shrank slightly; his mouth corners twitched; looking at this spreading darkness, a grave expression surfaced on his face.

"Thunder-Commanding Spirit Tiger, Soaring Heavens, Command Thunder!"

Zhang Tianwen called softly; lightning flashed over the Thunder-Commanding Spirit Tiger's body; within the darkness, bolts of lightning flickered, tearing through the void, instantly illuminating the surrounding space, but far away it was still pitch-black and bottomless.

Beneath the pitch-black sky canopy, bolts of lightning streaked across, in an instant tearing the firmament, yet turning back they were covered by darkness again.

"Boom—!!"

Outside, thunder roared; a bolt of shocking thunder fell from the firmament, fiercely and precisely striking the arena's black sky canopy, which flickered, showing a trend of instability.

"Nine Heavens Falling Thunder!"

"Geng Metal Heavenly Slaughter Sword!"

The Divine Might Spirit Tiger roared; three thick white-gold swords emerged again around its body; sharp sword intent seemed to want to pierce the heavens, carving a long rainbow through the darkness.

The firmament outside the arena, nature's falling thunder was drawn again, bolt after bolt, mixed with rain, fiercely scouring this black sky canopy.

The rumbling sound continued unceasingly; ultimately several bolts tore a gash at its top, penetrating the Xuanming Dark Sky Domain, finally coiling around the Thunder-Commanding Spirit Tiger, condensing on its exterior into a phantom of a Thunder-Commanding Spirit Tiger composed of lightning!

Crackling sounds rang out continuously.

"This weather really favors your disciple. What a coincidence — thunder and rain right at this moment."

Mu Yongxian said lightly, looking at Mo Pengchen; his words seemed pointed.

"Hehe, indeed a bit. Who can know Heaven's mood?"

Mo Pengchen smiled, perfectly at ease; facing Mu Yongxian's implied meaning, he acted completely oblivious.

"Perhaps someone cast a spell in advance."

Mu Yongxian looked up at the sky, extended his palm, raindrops falling drop by drop onto his hand, carefully sensing the whistling wind, smiling yet not smiling as he said lightly.

"Wouldn't happen, wouldn't happen."

Mo Pengchen lowered his brows and spoke, offering no further explanation; his gaze pierced through the dark domain, watching the confrontation on the arena; a trace of worry faintly surfaced on his face, and he sighed lightly in his heart.

"All Teacher can do is just this much…" Wind and clouds shifted, the sky overcast; only the lightning tearing through the void appeared bolt after bolt, and the sky-full of falling rain grew even more violent.

On the arena, the original Xuanming Dark Sky Canopy was torn open a gash; lightning thereby continuously fell into it.

Dragon chant sounds, beast roar might, intertwined in confrontation; at first hearing, like a movement played upon heaven and earth, a grand and majestic symphony — this heaven as stage, earth as audience.

"Ang!!!!"

"Shadow Dragon Heaven Prison!"

Suddenly, the black sky canopy contracted; even denser darkness began to flow; lightning was also suppressed; the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon's swimming dragon body flowed constantly, now left, now right.

The void trembled; a pressing sensation surging from all eight directions, seemingly substantial, like great mountains and lakes, sweeping over fiercely.

"Crack crack…"

The arena ground split open; the massive bodies of the Divine Might Spirit Tiger and the Thunder-Commanding Spirit Tiger lowered, roaring and struggling continuously.

"Tian Qing, Sun and Moon Rise and Fall!"

In the darkness, Yang Chengxu's clear and cold voice became the murmur of a god, the Dao sound sweeping across, the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon's massive dragon body suddenly glowing, in this darkness, green light blooming once more, a searing sensation under this pressure, sweeping along with it.

A blazing sun, a bright moon, both emitting green light, constantly expanding as they fell!

And the surrounding space at this moment continued to contract, wave after wave of tidal pressure sweeping in, sealing the space, this strike, Zhang Tianwen had nowhere to avoid.

"Divine Might Spirit Tiger, Golden Edge Painting Tiger!"

"Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger, Nine Heavens Profound Thunder Slash!"

Zhang Tianwen bit his teeth and pressed his lips, in the darkness, the Divine Might Spirit Tiger exerted force, its massive body stepping once on this arena, a roar, the oppression in its pale golden beast eyes growing heavier, golden light leaking bit by bit from every part of its whole body, golden light gathering, taking the void before it as a scroll, brushstrokes sketching, gradually condensing into the shape of the Divine Might Spirit Tiger.

Finally golden radiance flashed, the Divine Might Spirit Tiger in the painting completely solidified, stepping out of the scroll, an even greater might than the Divine Might Spirit Tiger suddenly erupted, containing tyrannical and supreme intent, a pair of beast eyes glancing with contempt at the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon and Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon coiling in the sky.

Suddenly leaping forward, dazzling golden radiance tearing through the darkness, chasing stars and pursuing the moon, actively meeting that falling blazing sun.

Boom boom!!

Thunder rumbled once again, streaks of lightning drawn down, surrounding the Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger beside it, at this moment the Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger, divine beast descending to earth, thunder god reborn, its thick tiger paw enlarged once more, fiercely slapping the earth! "Crack crack..."

Electric arcs flickered, this Shadow Dragon Heaven Prison also stagnated for a moment, the pressure like a tide appearing to reverse, the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon's figure appearing once more, accompanied by a long dragon chant, once again violently twisting the void, beneath the sky canopy, streaks of black light pillars piercing through heaven and earth, falling from the sky!

"Dark Shadow Pierces the Sky!"

These black light pillars, each one piercing heaven and earth, carrying a rich dark aura, twisting space, swallowing light, one after another falling from the sky, sealing all directions, completely locking down the Divine Might Spirit Tiger and Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger within.

Boom boom!!

The Cangqiong resounded, streaks of thunder falling from beyond the sky, the Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger stepping on the void, thunder raging, weaving dazzling thunder flowers in the air, facing those black light pillars.

Instantly, huge ripples rose in the darkness, the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon emerged, in its howl the dragon tail lashing fiercely at the Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger.

The Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger showed not the slightest fear, its tiger paw flashing with thunder, suddenly leaping, grabbing that dragon tail, while its body trembled, streaks of thunder spreading along the tiger paw onto the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon.

"Thunder Ten Thousand Jun!!"

Zhang Tianwen gave a low call, in an instant, the thunder on the Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger grew even greater, forming one thunder long blade after another, aimed at the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon, rushing forth!

"Xuanming Dark Realm!"

The Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon struggled, a black vortex once more covering the Tian Qiong, blocking before it, that Thunder Ten Thousand Jun instantly like ice and snow melting, and this time, this vortex also seemed to reach some limit, shattering with a boom.

On the other side, the battle between the Divine Might Spirit Tiger and the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon also entered white-hot intensity, that Golden Edge Painting Tiger's tiger body trembling, leaping, suddenly swallowing that blazing sun, then pouncing toward that bright moon.

Violent fluctuations, exploding in just an instant, the tiger in the painting's body like a peerless sharp sword, shattering inch by inch, and the radiance of that Tian Qing sun and moon also silently vanished.

"Pfft pfft..."

The Divine Might Spirit Tiger's body dropped to the ground, a trace of fresh blood overflowing from its blood-filled great mouth, this Golden Edge Painting Tiger move, to some extent, could be counted as its clone, and the clone collapsing, shattered by the sun and moon, it correspondingly suffered a certain degree of backlash.

Similarly, the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon was also somewhat exhausted, its aura weakened a bit, Tian Qing Sun and Moon Rise and Fall, as its strongest single-target explosive attack method, was just swallowed by the Golden Edge Painting Tiger, for it, equally unpleasant.

"It's time to end, Zhang Tianwen, stop here!"

Yang Chengxu stepped back, avoiding Zhang Tianwen at the same time, a trace of mockery flashing in his cold eyes, his fingers swiftly maneuvering, a bit of black light flowing from his ten fingertips, attaching to the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon.

The Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon's massive body moved, an even richer black light erupting, the Tian Qiong dimmed, the purple light of thunder seemingly temporarily suppressed.

Yet within this spreading black light, the Tian Xiao Shadow Dragon's figure also merged into it, disappearing from sight, only the dragon chant sounds constantly echoing around proved its presence, constantly lurking.

Zhang Tianwen's eyes sank slightly, with a wave of his hand the Divine Might Spirit Tiger and Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger guarded beside him, vigilantly watching the darkness covering all around.

The next moment, in the darkness, two crimson red dots suddenly lit up, these red dots flickering with strange red light, like blood, finally fully opening, yet they were a pair of indifferent dragon eyes.

Immediately after, a second pair, a third pair, a fourth pair... densely packed dragon eyes lit up, from all angles and four directions looking uniformly at Zhang Tianwen, a chill suddenly rose, and the dragon chant sounds also reached their highest peak at this moment, unceasing! "Shadow Dragon Phantom Prison Kill!"

Howl howl howl...

Not knowing where the wind came from, it wailed in this darkness, carrying complete ice cold and icy cold raindrops, in the darkness, those sky-filling crimson dragon eyes suddenly all closed, the strange red light first disappearing, then darkness surged, up and down left and right, four directions.

One red dragon shadow after another suddenly surged forth, opening blood-filled great mouths, carrying an unstoppable momentum, charging straight, swallowing toward Zhang Tianwen and his group surrounded in the center!

"Tian Qing Annihilation Claw!"

But this was not yet over, the Tian Qing Sub-Dragon's figure appeared once more, its six claws surging, one after another, densely packed green peaks falling from the sky, tearing through the void, likewise rushing toward the Divine Might Spirit Tiger and Thunder Controlling Spirit Tiger! It was indeed the absolute killing array!

(Chapter End)