Chapter 354

"Bang!"

The terrifying power of the Spirit Weapon immediately shattered the golden battle qi and the silver spearhead. Terrifying cracks spread from the tip all the way down the shaft.

Song Shixian’s gaze was cruel, a trace of satisfaction appearing. Finally, he could kill this beast and avenge the many people of the Song family.

He didn't fear the opponent engaging him; he only feared the opponent would keep running. Otherwise, even with a Spirit Weapon in hand, he had no certainty of killing Xu Yang.

"Crack!"

The semi-Spirit Weapon grade spear didn't last even a single breath. Even though Xu Yang had poured his pure and domineering golden battle qi into it, it exploded in an instant, the fragments shooting back with the force to pierce metal and crack stone.

Fortunately, he had anticipated this. The moment the blade struck the spear tip, he had already discarded the shaft and vanished from the spot.

The fragments that recoiled pierced only the afterimage he had left behind.

An afterimage?

Song Shixian’s pupils couldn't help but contract. This was an afterimage?

"Not good!" He was horrified, realizing something was wrong, and quickly retracted the Spirit Weapon to protect his chest.

"Boom!"

The next moment, a roar echoed in his ears. A golden fist punched through the air with unmatched force, slamming heavily into the Spirit Weapon.

"Clang!"

This punch was heavier than ten thousand jun, like a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting. The Spirit Weapon emitted a massive roar, and the light that had just begun to shine was blasted back.

The golden fist energy shattered, sweeping out like sharp blades. Xu Yang felt his fist sting, and the terrifying recoil caused his fist to crack, blood splattering.

Colliding with a Spirit Weapon bare-handed—even if the Spirit Weapon wasn't being driven to its strongest state—had consequences more severe than he had imagined. Merely the energy shaken out was enough to crack his formidable body, which could withstand semi-Spirit Weapons. The power was simply terrifying.

Of course, Song Shixian wasn't having an easy time either. He wasn't chasing Xu Yang because he was skilled, but because the Spirit Weapon was powerful.

Although the semi-Spirit Weapon had offset most of the power of that punch, the remaining force was not something he could ignore.

He felt as if a massive mountain had slammed into the Green Water Blade. The vast power nearly caused the blade to fly from his hand, and the blade body recoiled, smashing into his protective battle qi!

"Crack!"

Amidst the teeth-grinding sound of shattering, spiderweb-like cracks quickly covered his protective battle qi. The terrifying vibration caused his muscles and bones to roar, his blood churning incessantly.

What horrified him even more was that Xu Yang’s fist had only been cracked by the Spirit Weapon’s energy and hadn't suffered any serious injury.

Xu Yang was actually also shocked by the power of the Spirit Weapon. Since he had cultivated the Golden Battle Art, his indestructible body had never truly been injured. This time, he had actually bled.

"Little beast, die!"

Song Shixian suppressed his churning blood, poured battle qi into the Spirit Weapon, and prepared to counter-attack, but in his eyes, he saw a terrifying sight.

A massive golden bear appeared behind Xu Yang, roaring at the heavens. At this moment, it seemed as if the world itself were shaken, his mental world roaring.

Song Shixian’s pupils contracted violently, his heart churning like a stormy sea. Martial Dao Imagery!

This was Martial Dao Imagery!

Xu Yang was only at Marrow Cleansing Great Completion, yet he had already grasped Martial Dao Imagery.

A pressure as vast as a mountain swept out, a violent aura blanketing the area. Song Shixian’s horror instantly transformed into fear and terror, as if the Xu Yang before him had turned into a savage, ancient beast. The heaven-toppling ferocity made his entire body tremble uncontrollably, his liver and gallbladder nearly splitting.

He knew it wasn't he who was afraid, but that the pressure emitted by the Martial Dao Imagery had shaken his mind, causing him to feel fear and terror.

He knew that if he didn't shake off this state, he would be a lamb waiting for the slaughter, left to be killed by Xu Yang. He poured his battle qi into the Green Water Blade as if his life depended on it, but it was already too late.

In a battle between such experts, a moment of stagnation or hesitation basically doomed one to defeat and death.

"Boom!"

The air emitted a deafening explosion. A golden hand punched through the air, blasting out like a thunderbolt.

Xu Yang’s gaze was icy. Looking at the terrified Song Shixian, the boiling battle qi caused the cracks on the back of his hand to hiss and bleed, but he didn't care. The palm strike, capable of crushing mountains and breaking peaks, condensed all his cultivation from the Marrow Cleansing Great Completion. Carrying an unstoppable momentum, he avoided the Spirit Weapon and slammed heavily into Song Shixian’s body.

"Bang!"

The force erupted like crashing waves, irresistible and overwhelming.

The golden palm was like a heavy hammer striking porcelain. The crimson protective battle qi exploded with a "bang," the force spilling everywhere.

A look of pain instantly covered Song Shixian’s face, his pores cracking and bleeding in many places. He opened his mouth to scream, but before he could, the golden hand that had shattered his protective battle qi had already struck his chest with unstoppable force.

"Bang!"

"Crack!"

Two muffled sounds rang out almost simultaneously. Song Shixian was struck as if by lightning, his chest collapsing, his eyes bulging and instantly filled with bloodshot veins. His body, like a balloon being pumped with air, had a momentary tendency to inflate.

"Ah..."

A shrill scream tore through the mountain wilderness. Song Shixian was in such pain that his vision went black, his mind went blank, and his body flew backward off the ground, vomiting blood. He didn't even notice that the Song family’s ancestral treasure, the Spirit Weapon Green Water Blade, had flown from his hand.