Chapter 214: Divine Palm vs Divine Fist

Boom—

A hundred-zhang blade light and the Thunderbolt Lightning Pool collided violently in midair.

Blade qi crisscrossed, lightning wreaked havoc.

The shattered blade light and shattered lightning fell together, carving horrifying crisscrossing blade marks into the Guard Mountain Plaza.

Each blade mark was several feet deep and a hundred meters long, still bearing the scorched black traces of being struck by lightning—a horrifying sight.

"Junior Brother Qin, you're this fierce?"

Yan Jueming watched, his heart and spirit swaying, unable to help clenching his fists.

He knew Qin Shuò was very strong.

With his own strength, he split the Guard Mountain army formation in the valley with his blade, punched Elder Yuwen, and once led a team to wipe out the Xiao family.

Each of these feats fully displayed Qin Shuò's unparalleled mighty strength.

But hearing about it is no substitute for seeing it.

Only by being present at the collision site can one truly feel the overbearing and terrifying nature of that opponent's blade.

"The younger generation is to be feared."

On Divine Arrow Peak, Zhang Youlong gazed into the distance, feeling awe mixed with regret.

Though not yet of weak-crown age, he not only possessed peerless talent in the Way of the Arrow, his blade technique was equally outstanding.

Such talent, such pride, yet he could not be taken into the sect to inherit its teachings—truly making him feel regret and pity.

"The Blade-Nurturing Art of the Pacifying Martial King..."

Cao Gang lifted his eyes indifferently, saying, "Being able to break open my Thunderbolt Lightning Pool, you're about to grasp the true essence of this blade art—too bad..."

Crackle!

Thunderbolt streaked across the sky, lightning reappeared.

His whole body was entwined with golden lightning, like a thunder god descending, exuding a powerful and terrifying aura that made one tremble.

Only saw his body lunge forward, his jade-like palm striking forward like a wave crashing on shore.

"I've met you!"

The sound was like thunder exploding, the momentum like a mountain collapsing.

At this moment, the might and domineering aura Cao Gang displayed could move any onlooker.

Clearly, just a single palm strike sent the heavenly lightning moving at his will, condensing before him into a golden thunderbolt great hand seal.

Its mighty vigor was like a rising sun of thunderbolt light,

The blazing electricity made the Guard Mountain disciples standing a hundred zhang away feel scorching all over, as if electric current ran through their bodies, leaving them numb.

"Thunderbolt Divine Palm…"

At the summit of Startling Thunder Hall, Yue Shan gazed afar at the Guard Mountain Plaza, his eyes somewhat complex.

"I never expected Senior Brother Cao Gang to truly master this divine skill!"

He was versed in the Five Thunderbolt Transforming Destruction Palm, and naturally had some familiarity with the valley's suspected Martial Saint divine ability.

However, having Cao Gang as a cautionary example, he initially did not pay much attention to the Thunderbolt Divine Palm.

After all, in the Wind and Thunder Valley for a thousand years, no one has managed to develop this incomplete technique to perfection.

"Who would have thought…"

"Is that so?"

Qin Shuò also gave a cold sneer.

Having reached Great Perfection in the Refining Viscera realm, he could be considered a top-tier expert even across the whole Yun Province.

Even though he had a record of slaying two accomplished Refining Viscera martial artists, he now dared not underestimate the slightest bit.

Especially the opponent's external aura, like a terrifying lightning net, even from afar made him feel a jolt of shock.

Bang!

Stamping his foot on the ground, it was like a thunderclap exploding down.

The plaza seemed trampled by a herd of elephants, jerking violently for an instant.

As Qin Shuò stepped forward, countless blue stone slabs shot up beside him, like the spray of a speedboat cutting across a great river, or like a theater curtain suddenly rising tall.

Step!

Bow!

Punch!

Fingers clenched, the Gong's Fist erupted violently.

After undergoing the baptism of the divine will from three thousand repetitions of the Ten Thousand Arrows Piercing the Soul in the Divine Armament Secret Realm, when he again unleashed the Gong's Fist, Qin Shuò felt completely different.

This repetition of the Gong's Fist, besides its usual flamboyance and domineering force, now seemed to have myriad arrows lying in wait, poised to erupt.

Under the vast and mighty fist intent lay the terrifying momentum of myriad arrows firing together and their sharpness.

Bang!

Fist met palm.

A heaven-shaking collision descended!

Above the plaza, thunder dragons rolled, lightning snakes intertwined, sound waves surged; the terrifying collision noise was like a divine being beating a drum, shaking the firmament and echoing through heaven and earth.

After that strike, neither spoke further; they clashed again on the plaza.

Bang!

Thunder palm and divine fist collided; the entire Guard Mountain Plaza shook like an earthquake, terrifying thunder reverberated in all directions, shaking people's blood and qi.

Gale winds rolled, the hard blue-stone ground cracked inch by inch, unable to withstand the two's terrifying impact.

Boom!

Cao Gang struck out with a palm.

Thunder exploded before him, lightning flashed across the sky,

A mighty, towering giant palm print condensed, like a five‑finger divine mountain, pressing across.

This aura is too overbearing!

Even from hundreds of zhang away, Yan Jueming felt a chill in his heart.

That golden palm was not mere gang qi but real thunder, heavenly might—nothing human strength could resist.

"This is the Thunderclap Divine Palm!"

Yue Shan murmured, his eyes filled with envy and longing.

But the next moment, his gaze narrowed, he suddenly shifted his sight, and felt as if a great golden sun blazed on the mountain‑protection plaza.

The terrifying golden light, seeming to carry Buddhist chant and the roar of dragons and elephants, suddenly erupted on the battlefield.

This was a person's spirit and will boiling,

yet not just pure will—it also held overbearing blade light and terrifying arrow momentum, accumulating in the golden light,

even weak yuan‑ci electric light oscillated, transmitted, pushed, and burned.

Dragon‑Elephant Divine Ability, Supreme Heaven Blade Intent, Ten‑Thousand Arrow Momentum, Yuan‑ci Golden Body, Gongong's Fist…

At this moment, Qin Shao erupted to the utmost!

Gongong's Fist was like the sea accepting a hundred rivers, taking all he had learned and mastered, encompassing them all, transforming into an invincible divine fist!

Boom—

In an instant, the crowd in the plaza only felt the strong light burst forth, the air wave surging to the heavens.

Buddha light and lightning intertwined, completely submerging Cao Gang and Qin Shao; outside, one could not see their fight at all.

After an instant, a huge roar exploded.

Accompanied by sky‑rising dust, like Zhang Youlong, Yue Shan, and Yan Jueming, etc., they just then saw the moment the two collided within the strong light.

Visible ripples of the air wave spread from beside the two, stirring up a heaven‑toppling gale on the plaza.

Golden electric light scattered, slicing the plaza floor into scorched black traces, shocking to behold.

Bang!

Fist and palm met, like a great hammer striking a huge drum.

Qin Shao only felt this palm's violent overbearingness reach the extreme,

Since cultivating the Diamond Body, his flesh had already reached an indestructible state; usually when others punched him, they were likely hurt by the rebound force, while he remained unharmed.

But now, that golden palm wrapped in thunderous heavenly might actually shattered his protective Buddha light, nearly invading his interior and shattering his viscera.

Crack!

Under his feet a tremor, the earth split!

Qin Shao was blasted away by the violent thunder force, his bones crackled, his hair stood on end, and even when breathing, electric arcs could be seen leaking from his mouth and nose.

Yet he endured that punch; aside from surging qi and blood and slightly scorched skin, he suffered no serious injury.

Conversely, Cao Gang's entire right arm was nearly ruined, his bones shattered by Gongong's Fist and the Dragon‑Elephant power, limp and hanging to one side.

His palm was even more shocking, pierced by the Ten‑Thousand Arrow Momentum and Supreme Heaven Blade Intent, leaving a series of front‑to‑back translucent blood holes, like a honeycomb.

A full‑force strike, victory decided instantly!

After the strong light faded, both of their conditions were seen by everyone,

For a moment, the whole venue fell silent, a gloomy hush.