Chapter 385: Exposure

Having just broken through and now fighting a Heaven Origin martial artist, Xu Yang felt not a hint of nervousness, only an irrepressible murderous intent.

If Song Yushao did not die, his heart would not be at peace.

His entire body surged with golden Gang-Origin, his skin emitting a jade-like luster, and heaven and earth energy surged around him.

"Pa-pa..."

His muscles and bones roared, his blood surging like a dragon. Following behind the golden blade Qi, the Clear Water Blade infused with Gang-Origin turned into a cold light, slashing directly at Song Yushao’s chest.

"Boom!"

The blade light tore through the air, like a muffled thunderclap, and a scorching aura covered the sky and earth.

This strike was as fast as thunder, as powerful as splitting the heavens, possessing the power to destroy everything.

Before the blade light arrived, the sharp blade intent had already cut through the force field around Song Yushao, severing his connection with the heaven and earth energy.

"Who exactly are you?" Song Yushao shouted sharply.

This strength, this level of blade technique, was definitely some elder of the Purple Sun Sect.

It was just that among the elders of the Purple Sun Sect, there was no one in his memory who cultivated golden Gang-Origin.

While speaking, Song Yushao was also attacking, the spirit weapon sword in his hand sweeping up a scorching sword light, cutting horizontally toward the incoming blade light.

"Clang!"

Blade light and sword light collided, a crisp sound of metal clashing ringing out, and massive sparks splattered, like clusters of raging fire bursting apart.

The next moment, violent air waves surged, sweeping out from the center of the blade and sword. Within a three-zhang radius, the earth cracked, the topsoil was completely lifted by the terrifying shockwave, and dragon-like dust rose into the sky.

Both of them felt their feet sink, their legs buried in the ground.

Xu Yang felt a powerful force travel from the hilt, the Clear Water Blade vibrating incessantly as if it were about to be shaken away. His body couldn't help but retreat, his feet leaving deep footprints in the ground with a roar.

"An old-school Heaven Origin, the strength is indeed formidable!"

His heart was solemn.

Although Song Yushao had remained at the first level of Heaven Origin, his talent and potential could be said to have reached their limit, but his strength was not weak; both his physical body and Gang-Origin were well-honed.

"Hmph!"

Song Yushao let out a muffled groan, also feeling a powerful force coming from the opposite side. The sword hilt shook violently, his muscles and bones roared, and he couldn't help but retreat with large strides.

However, he didn't care about this; he cared more about the blade held in the opponent’s hand.

"Clear Water Blade!"

His pupils contracted violently, murderous intent surging wildly.

Amidst the shattered Gang-Origin, he saw the Song family’s lost spirit weapon, the Clear Water Blade. This beast was actually the culprit who had killed Song Shixian.

If this beast hadn't intervened, his Song family would have killed Xu Yang long ago. Now, this beast had come to Yunqi Manor to cause trouble, killing dozens of Song family elites and killing his Crimson Flame Tiger.

What was even more hateful was that this beast was using his Song family’s blade to kill him!

For a moment, Song Yushao wished he could skin the person before him alive and tear him into eight pieces.

"You beast, what grudge does my Song family have with you that you would target us like this?"

As the long sword roared and a thick sword beam was blasted out, Song Yushao questioned him sharply.

This person must have a grudge against the Song family; otherwise, if he had just wanted something from Yunqi Manor, he could have taken it directly given his cultivation, without needing to release the Crimson Flame Tiger to slaughter Song family disciples and hide in the shadows to ambush him.

But he thought it over and over, and the Song family had never provoked such a master, nor could they have formed a grudge with an elder of the Purple Sun Sect.

The opponent was clearly cultivating the Separating Fire Technique; no one except an elder of the Purple Sun Sect could have access to it, and such sharp blade techniques only existed in the Purple Sun Sect.

He had a bad premonition; the Crimson Flame Tiger breaking its bonds was man-made, and the Vermillion Flame Fruit had likely already been picked by this beast.

The crimson sword beam tore through the air like a collapsing pillar, possessing the power to split heaven and earth, fierce and domineering, scattering the dust in the sky and revealing the figure hidden in the black cloth.

Xu Yang’s eyes flashed with sharp light. He didn't speak, only surging with Gang-Origin, raising his hand to blast out a giant blade beam.

"Boom!"

The next moment, the blade beam and sword beam, both as thick as water buckets, collided. Amidst a deafening roar, both exploded, and the violent energy formed a visible shockwave that swept across the sky and earth, tearing terrifying cracks in the ground.

Both of them were shaken, the veins on their arms bulging, feeling their blood-Qi churning like waves, their muscles and bones roaring in unison, and they couldn't help but retreat step by step.

"Not talking? Once I kill you, this old man will know who you are!"

Song Yushao’s eyes shot out chilling light, murderous intent surging. He immediately stopped holding back, and sharp sword intent broke through his body.

"Puchi!"

Invisible sword intent soared into the sky, and the heaven and earth energy from all directions was drawn by the sword intent, swarming in like a tide to form a transparent sword light.

Canglang Sword Art, Tide Rises!

The world seemed to tremble. Amidst a deafening roar, a wave appeared behind Song Yushao, the surging tides crashing crazily.

In an instant, a majestic pressure swept out, the earth trembled, cracks spread, and dust rolled for a time.

Martial Dao Imagery, exclusive to Heaven Origin martial artists!

Song Yushao had broken through to Heaven Origin many years ago and naturally had already comprehended Martial Dao Imagery.

His entire body’s aura erupted, sword intent soaring to the heavens, the grand imagery shaking heaven and earth.

"Slash!"

With a long roar, the blood-red sword light tore through the air, turning into a red waterfall, slashing down with sharp sword intent.

Layers of surging waves roared behind Song Yushao. Before the sword light even arrived, the soil around Xu Yang had already cracked, and the powerful pressure continuously impacted his mind like crashing waves.

"Hmph!" He let out a cold snort, his invisible blade intent cutting through the pressure, and the pressure on his body suddenly eased.

"Bang!"

The soil beneath his feet cracked, and his body shifted rapidly, disappearing from where he stood in an instant.

The next moment, the waterfall-like sword light crashed heavily into the spot where he had been standing.

"Boom-boom-boom..."

Terrifying dust rose into the sky. Amidst the deafening sound, a gap over a dozen zhang long was slashed into the earth, and the scorching, sharp blade Qi shot out over a dozen zhang before disappearing.

"No matter who you are, you are dead today!"

Song Yushao shouted sharply, the sword light sweeping out, the aura shaking the earth all the way. Who knew how much of Yunqi Manor was shaken to collapse, the mountain-toppling sword light slashing toward Xu Yang’s waist.

The sharp sword intent seemed capable of splitting even a mountain if it were before him.

"If I'm exposed, then so be it!" Xu Yang’s eyes flashed with sharp light.

Without revealing his full strength, he couldn't kill Song Yushao at all. An old-school Heaven Origin martial artist was not someone he could kill while hiding his identity.

As of today, in the territory of the Purple Sun Sect, he no longer needed to worry about too much.

With this thought, his domineering, condensed Gang-Origin roared, his entire body emitting a warm, jade-like light, his whole body appearing as if it had been jade-ified.

"Boom..."

A powerful aura surged out like a volcanic eruption, the majestic pressure sweeping out, clashing and confronting the pressure suppressed by Song Yushao.

Within a ten-zhang radius, the ground shattered, soil and stone turned to powder; it couldn't withstand the aftermath of the clash between two Heaven Origin experts.

The soil beneath Xu Yang’s feet cracked, blinding light exploded, and a phantom of the Ming King, a zhang tall, appeared behind him.

Ming King Immovable Body, a Great Completion-level body-tempering technique! Known as "immovable as a mountain," it combines offense and defense.

Although it hadn't reached perfection, he had also comprehended the Ming King Imagery.

Xu Yang’s aura increased rapidly, powerful strength seeming to want to break through his shell. His muscles and bones emitted a crackling sound, the veins on his body bulging, his muscles rising like mountains, and his figure actually grew half a foot taller in an instant, the knotted muscles stretching his clothes.

"Martial Dao Imagery is indeed a power exclusive to Heaven Origin martial artists."

This was the first time he had used Martial Dao Imagery since breaking through to Heaven Origin, and the amplified strength was not something that could be compared to when he was at the Marrow Cleansing realm.

Or rather, when he was at the Marrow Cleansing realm, it was just a child playing with a big sword; he couldn't unleash the true power of Martial Dao Imagery at all.

At this moment, he felt as if he were one with heaven and earth, the massive Ming King Imagery continuously drawing heaven and earth energy from the world to infuse into his body, making his strength stronger and stronger.

The astonishing aura broke through Song Yushao’s pressure, and the collision sound, which only the mind could hear, shook his mind.

Powerful strength infused into the Clear Water Blade, the blade light surged, and Xu Yang stepped forward, slashing out a blade against the sword light.

"Boom!"

Blade light and sword light collided, as if pillars of heaven were crashing together, the violent shockwave sweeping in all directions, golden and crimson Gang-Origin roaring and bombarding the void.

With a loud bang, both blade light and sword light exploded, revealing the spirit weapons themselves.

Both spirit weapons let out mournful cries, vibrating incessantly, as if they were about to disintegrate in the terrifying collision.

Xu Yang’s whole body shook, his muscles and bones roaring, his blood-Qi churning like waves.

His legs were like old trees rooted in the earth, standing tall and motionless, and even though the soil beneath his feet cracked in large areas, he didn't move a single bit.

"Hmph!"

Song Yushao let out a muffled groan, the Martial Dao Imagery behind him disappearing instantly. He felt a powerful, irresistible vibration force travel from the sword hilt, the sword body shaking violently, its spirituality nearly dissipated.

The hand holding the sword went numb, losing sensation in the short term, and the terrifying recoil force made him unable to help but retreat step by step, his feet causing the ground to roar.

Song Yushao couldn't care about this, his eyes flashing with sharp light, the cold light intense.

Golden Gang-Origin! Ming King Immovable Body!

"Xu Yang, it's you, you beast!" Song Yushao blurted out, his voice filled with monstrous rage and horror.

Only Xu Yang cultivated Golden Gang-Qi near the Purple Sun Sect. He had been suspicious before when he saw the golden Gang-Origin, but he felt it was impossible for Xu Yang to have broken through to Heaven Origin.

At this moment, seeing the Ming King Immovable Body, he was one hundred percent certain that this masked person was Xu Yang.

Separating Fire Technique, Ming King Immovable Body, Golden Gang-Qi—looking across the Purple Sun Sect, only Xu Yang met these conditions, and he also had a grudge against the Song family.

"It's your daddy!" Xu Yang tore off the black cloth on his face.

Once the Immovable Ming King Body was revealed, he knew his identity would inevitably be exposed, because everyone knew he cultivated the Immovable Ming King Body.

Facing an old-school Heaven Origin martial artist like Song Yushao, he couldn't do it without using his full strength.

But it didn't matter; all the Song family people in Yunqi Manor were dead, and once he slaughtered Song Yushao, no one would think it was him.

"You hid so deeply!" Song Yushao was shocked and furious, his face filled with disbelief.

It really was Xu Yang!

This beast’s Immovable Ming King Body had long since reached Great Completion, and he had comprehended Ming King Imagery, yet he had hidden his strength during the Purple Sun Sect’s Top Ten Ranking Competition. No wonder he could easily suppress Lin Jingyu of the Yellow Maple Valley.

Of course, what truly horrified Song Yushao was Xu Yang’s cultivation; he had actually broken through to Heaven Origin. One had to know that people like Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng were still struggling to break through the bottleneck.