Chapter 192: A clash of titans! Sharpness fully revealed!

A group of Holy Land martial artists stared fixedly at the scene before them, eyes wide, hearts filled with disbelief.

Nobody expected that Lu Zhangsheng, this newly ascended Divine Son, could actually go toe-to-toe with the veteran powerhouse Kong Yun Jie, and only fall slightly behind.

You should know that this Holy Land Divine Son is already over a hundred years old, and his strength has already peaked.

Moreover, the might of Lu Zhangsheng's Divine Body also left everyone feeling shocked.

Among the many prefectures of the Great Zhou, this kind of Divine Body, which transforms into a giant spirit god, is also considered top-tier.

It will grow stronger as the Host's power increases, its might continually rising.

Green Prefecture produced Lu Zhangsheng's kind of Divine Body, completely exceeding everyone's expectations.

At this moment, they felt an immense threat in their hearts.

"This person must die; we must surely slay the opponent."

Everyone seemed to feel waves of chill rising from deep within their bodies.

If we let Lu Zhangsheng cultivate steadily for a few more years, he would become even more terrifying.

In the Void, Kong Yun Jie's killing intent had also piled up to the limit.

Today he would spare no expense, determined to slay the opponent here.

The threat posed by Lu Zhangsheng is truly too great.

It makes him unable not to take it seriously.

"Die for this seat!"

A thunderous shout echoed across the entire battlefield.

At this moment, Kong Yun Jie pushed his sublimation to the extreme, wielding a green longsword as he lunged at Lu Zhangsheng.

A surge of vital energy wolf smoke shot straight to the heavens, five flying dragons intertwining, as if to suppress everything.

In the darkness, a sixth flying dragon was about to crawl out of the Void.

An illusory shadow circled and roared above his head.

At this moment, he unreservedly ignited his essence blood, his power quickly surpassing its limit.

He had long abandoned any thought, only wanting to suppress and slay Lu Zhangsheng here.

"Good, good, good, the Golden Yang Divine Son has unleashed his ultimate foundation; this person will surely die today..."

A large group of sect martial artists' eyes were full of anticipation.

They seemed to see the scene of Lu Zhangsheng bleeding out on the spot.

This peerless genius of the government, I fear, has already reached the end of his road.

"Uh-oh, this person has unleashed his life essence blood; I don't know if Lord Lu can hold on."

Many government martial artists all clenched their fists, looking at Lu Zhangsheng with worried faces.

This Golden Yang Divine Son has cultivated for many years; his essence blood is surely extremely abundant.

If Lu Zhangsheng, this newly ascended Divine Son, were to clash foundations head-on, he might not be able to outmatch his opponent.

Thinking this, the many government martial artists grew ever more nervous.

Everyone stared unblinkingly at the battlefield of the two sides.

Afraid to miss even the slightest detail.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng likewise refused to yield, raising his blade and charging forward.

With the Slaughter Divine Heart operating at full power.

"Sizzle..."

A crimson space instantly permeated the entire field, a blood moon above his head blazing with light, bringing an extreme sense of oppression.

At this moment, he held nothing back, fully unleashing his Slaughter Divine Heart.

Immediately after,

He swung his blade forward.

Clatter……

Blinding blade light fell from the Void, like an ancient star descending to the mortal realm, its might astonishing beyond compare.

The Star Annihilation Blade—this divine ability once again displayed its might.

Aided by Lu Zhangsheng's Battle War Divine Ability, it had already reached its limit.

"Hmph, Slaughter Divine Heart? Do you think this seat fears you?"

Kong Yun Jie, seeing this, gave a cold smile.

"Hum..."

Next, he instantly ignited his Golden Yang Divine Heart, coordinating with his Sword Dao Divine Ability as he thrust forward.

A golden flame space suddenly flooded the entire battlefield, bringing boundless, vast light.

A blazing sun hung high in the Void above his head, as if it had existed since ancient times.

Its radiance blazed, rolling flames surged, and a powerful aura surged toward the blood moon ahead.

This is the peak showdown between Slaughter and Golden Yang, and also a contest of the Grand Dao between the two, extremely perilous.

"Boom boom boom..."

In an instant, the two sides' domain spaces merged together, as if countless ice and snow were melting and crumbling.

Threads of blood mist turned into a cloud of smoke, drifting in the wind.

At the same time, the Golden Yang Divine Heart also grew somewhat dim, obviously having expended some power.

Both sides were fully driving their divine hearts, for a moment it was hard to tell who had the upper hand.

Gradually, Lu Zhangsheng's slaughter domain actually gained a slight edge, spreading across the entire battlefield.

Countless skeletal monarchs emerged from the void, charging at Kong Yun Jie, their killing intent shocking.

Kong Yun Jie's expression was extremely solemn.

"The Slaughter Godheart truly lives up to its reputation."

His Golden Yang space is still slightly inferior; unfortunately, he does not follow the Yin-Yang path, otherwise he would definitely not lose to Lu Zhangsheng.

However, the gap between their domain spaces is extremely slight; relying on absolute power, I can still suppress the opponent.

"This person has a formidable Slaughter Godheart."

A group of holy land martial artists had somewhat gloomy eyes.

Among the tens of millions of martial artists of the Great Zhou, those who cultivate the paths of slaughter and destruction are not few.

Why is that? Nothing more than their attack power being strong.

However, those who can cultivate it to the godheart realm are extremely rare.

Almost all are divine sons and divine-body level grandmaster experts.

Of course, those who cultivate the five elements, yin-yang, life, and other godhearts are in no way inferior to the Slaughter Godheart.

However, Kong Yun Jie's Golden Yang Godheart is somewhat weaker.

Strictly speaking, the Golden Yang path is merely a part of the Yang path, naturally inferior to the Slaughter path.

"Good, Lord Lu's Slaughter Space has taken shape."

Many official martial artists' eyes flashed with a glimmer of brilliance.

After many years, they once again personally witnessed the descent of the Slaughter Space, stirring everyone's hearts.

Just as the crowd's thoughts diverged, the blade gleam and sword qi violently collided.

"Boom—boom—boom—"

The violent thunderous roar echoed through the clouds, the surrounding gale winds swept wildly, blowing up the vegetation below by the roots.

Lu Zhangsheng quickly retreated more than ten meters, channeling all the force into the trees below.

After the surrounding Slaughter Space trembled slightly, it stabilized.

Although Kong Yun Jie had aroused his essence blood, relying on the Slaughter Space, he still steadily received this full-force strike.

Kong Yun Jie's body likewise swayed lightly in the void before coming to a stop.

His expression was extremely ruthless.

"This seat sees how much essence blood you can erupt."

In his view, Lu Zhangsheng being able to block him must have also aroused his hidden reserves.

Relying on his own essence blood accumulated over a hundred plus years, he could exhaust the opponent to death.

"Kill—"

He unhesitatingly charged forward again.

The killing intent shot straight to the heavens, its might growing ever more ferocious.

Lu Zhangsheng likewise held the Golden Radiant Blade and went to meet him.

"Boom—boom—boom—"

The two fought bloody in the high sky, endless energy scattering in all directions, whipping up a sky-full of fallen leaves.

Below, numerous martial artists made way, their faces full of shock as they watched the two combatants.

Such an imposing strike, none had seen in many years.

Even among clashes of grandmaster experts, it could be called rare.

Lu Zhangsheng performed quite dominantly, not having fallen completely into a disadvantage; the two were evenly matched, tip to tip.

As time passed.

The two still had not decided a victor, their breath not weakened in the slightest; the battle situation became even more astonishing.

"Lu Zhangsheng trying to wear out the Golden Yang Divine Son is practically suicide."

A group of holy land martial artists, seeing this, had eyes full of confidence.

In their view, the Golden Yang Divine Son cultivated for a hundred years, his essence blood reserves extremely abundant, definitely not something the opponent could match.

Even many court martial artists thought so.

A hint of worry appeared on their faces.

Although Lu Zhangsheng relied on the Slaughter Space, he did not fall into a disadvantage in the short term.

But to engage in a war of attrition with the opponent seemed somewhat unwise.

Personnel from both sides stared fixedly at the battlefield above.

After a short while.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng still vigorous, his essence blood showing no sign of depletion, Kong Yun Jie's eyes narrowed.

He also hadn't expected Lu Zhangsheng to endure this long, his strength remaining at its peak. Even many holy land martial artists showed some doubt on their faces.

"Could this person also possess some extraordinary treasure?"

The Golden Yang Divine Son's body contains their holy land's treasure, continuously providing essence qi; this Lu Zhangsheng is truly uncanny.

Time passed amidst everyone's doubts.

Another span of tea time.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng grow braver with battle, like a war god.

Kong Yun Jie had fallen into deep self-doubt, unable to comprehend how this person's essence qi could truly be endless.

Even his own Bright Yang Pearl was nearly exhausted.

Yet Lu Zhangsheng remained vigorous, shocking him greatly.

A group of holy land martial artists, seeing this, opened their mouths wide, faces full of astonishment.

The expected result did not appear; Lu Zhangsheng became even more fierce.

It was simply bizarre to the extreme.

This left them without the confidence they had just moments before.

"Lord Lu's divine might."

Numerous government martial artists all shouted out, their momentum shaking the heavens.

Just then, an abrupt change occurred.

"Whoosh..."

At the edge of the distant forest, a scarlet-red flash of light sped swiftly toward the battlefield.

Like a bolt of lightning, after a few flickers it arrived not far from the battlefield.

Revealing a young man in yellow robes, his aura overwhelming.

"Oh no, it's the divine son of the Linglong Holy Land coming to reinforce."

Upon seeing the newcomer, a group of government martial artists' faces filled with shock and fear.

Before the battle began, the martial artists on both sides had already notified their respective superiors.

However, since this place is closer to the Linglong Holy Land, the opposing side's reinforcement arrived noticeably faster.

"The Fire Cloud Divine Son has finally arrived; together the two of them will surely be able to slay Lu Zhangsheng."

Numerous holy land martial artists' faces lit up with joy.

As long as we slay the enemy before the government reinforcements arrive, it will be a great merit.

"Senior Brother Mu, join me in striking down this person."

Kong Yun Jie, upon seeing the arrival, felt great delight in his heart.

He already knew that, relying on his own strength alone, it was nearly impossible to slay Lu Zhangsheng.

At this moment, there's no need to talk about any martial world righteousness.

Just then.

"Whoosh..."

Lu Zhangsheng forced Kong Yun Jie back with a single move, then turned into a white flash and swiftly retreated.

His figure, like a startling thunderbolt, weaved through the dense forest and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Under his full exertion, the Five Elements Escape Technique displayed astonishing speed for the first time.

With his own strength, he could not simultaneously face the two divine sons, so he had no choice but to avoid a prolonged battle.

He decisively chose to withdraw.

"Pursue, don't let this person get away."

Seeing this, Kong Yun Jie and the other immediately gave chase.

The two likewise fully exerted their escape arts, traversing the vast expanse of heaven and earth.

The three—one chasing, one fleeing—soon disappeared from the battlefield.

"What incredible speed."

Numerous onlooking martial artists saw Lu Zhangsheng decisively shake off the two, and their eyes widened in surprise.

"This person not only possesses extraordinary ability, but his escape technique is also top-notch."

The crowd grew ever more wary.

……

Lu Zhangsheng looked at the two pursuers behind him, his heart filled with killing intent.

These two were clearly determined to kill him.

Both sides had reached a point of no return, a life-and-death stalemate.

Once his strength reaches that level, sooner or later he will level these Qingzhou holy lands.

Kong Yun Jie and the other watched as the distance between them and Lu Zhangsheng grew, their eyes filled with astonishment.

They had cultivated for many years, and their minor divine ability escape technique had already reached perfection.

Yet the result was still that they were left far behind by Lu Zhangsheng.

"This person must have mastered a complete escape technique divine ability."

The two's hearts instantly came to that conclusion.

Seeing that they could not catch up, they then stopped.

"Alas... this person has many tricks; after escaping this calamity, it will likely be hard to find such a good opportunity again."

Kong Yun Jie let out a soft sigh, his face somewhat dejected.

He had a vague premonition that the opponent would surely be the most dangerous enemy the holy land has faced in thousands of years.

"Let's look for another chance to exterminate him next time."

Mu Yuan Ting gave a light smile, also not paying it much heed.

"He will surely not miss the treasure of the Hun Tian Realm; when the time comes..."

Upon hearing this, Kong Yun Jie's eyes lit up.

His mind immediately began to calculate; the two exchanged a glance, each revealing a hint of some unfathomable intent.

Clearly, each harbored some plan in his heart.

……

Several days later.

The news of Lu Zhangsheng's massive slaughter of numerous holy land martial artists, followed by his clash with the Golden Yang Divine Son, spread instantly throughout Qingzhou.

Countless martial artists were repeatedly shocked.

Instantly, a huge commotion arose throughout Azure Prefecture.

Nobody expected that Lu Zhangsheng would actually condense the Slaughter Space into form and then fight Kong YunJie for several hours.

Such strength, among some Divine Sons of Azure Prefecture, belongs to the upper echelon.

At the same time, the news of Lu Zhangsheng awakening the Giant Spirit Divine Body also spread widely.

That method of transforming into a giant for battle makes people envy it endlessly.

After receiving the news, Lu Zhangsheng gave no explanation.

Instead, he again settled down and lay low in Azure Tranquility Prefecture.

Each day, besides fully excavating spiritual creatures in the small world, he cultivates divine abilities.

His strength continues to grow rapidly.

He paid no heed to the outside world's turmoil.

At the same time, many holy lands also began to sink into calm, as if brewing a strange storm.

The atmosphere of Azure Prefecture grew increasingly oppressive.

That day, at dawn, the morning sun rose.

Lu Zhangsheng sat cross-legged in the courtyard, drinking spiritual wine, looking content.

Now he finally had time to calm his mind and observe the changes brought by his own Slaughter Divine Heart.

He opened the panel.

A blue light curtain floated in the void.

Divine Heart: Slaughter Divine Heart (one-tenth).

Quality: third grade.

【The powerful Divine Heart formed by condensing Slaughter Dao Essence still has considerable room for improvement.】

Looking at the panel's prompt, Lu Zhangsheng felt quite doubtful.

In the panel's explanation, the Slaughter Divine Heart's quality is only third grade; what are the first- and second-grade Divine Hearts?

The panel currently has no prompt either; perhaps it hasn't reached the limit yet.

Perhaps inside the Prefectural City Library, there is a detailed explanation of the Grand Master.

Lu Zhangsheng has always relied on the panel and resources.

He has never systematically studied the Grand Master's Way, so naturally he does not know the specific classification of Divine Hearts.

"Humm…"

Just then, a tremor came from the communication jade talisman on his chest.

Lu Zhangsheng immediately immersed his mind into it.

"Come to the prefectural city at once to participate in the Azure Prefecture Divine Son Cultivation Plan…"

Signature: Qu Changning.

"Divine Son Cultivation Plan?"

Lu Zhangsheng's expression twitched slightly.

He immediately had a guess in his mind.

Now the imperial court's situation is increasingly unfavorable; it seems some high-level officials above will take corresponding action.

Cultivating a Divine Son will surely bring far greater benefits than an ordinary martial practitioner.

This is quite beneficial for himself.

He also needed to go to the prefectural city to look through some materials.

(End of chapter)