Chapter 294: Simply a Beast

Overseas, above the vault of heaven, a shimmering illusion floated amidst the clouds.

This shimmering illusion was a small world created by the mystical power of the 【Heaven-Sustaining Net】, which had now trapped the Sky Qiu within, making escape nearly impossible for him.

"Roar—!"

The dragon's roar was fierce; at this moment, the Sky Qiu had once again revealed his true dragon form, the Chi-Mu atop his head summoning wind and rain, the scales on his body reflecting cold light, and without manifesting any supernatural ability, he simply slapped forward with one claw, revealing an image so plain it could be summarized in two words—

Strength!

"One force breaks ten thousand laws!"

This was the mystery of the true dragon bloodline; his dharma body was indestructible, his strength capable of uprooting mountains and crossing seas, and although it was not a supernatural ability, when unleashed now, it surpassed even such powers!

However, upon seeing this scene, Lu Yang remained completely unfazed.

The next second, intense blood qi actually erupted from his body, and instead of retreating even half a step, he threw a punch, intending to clash directly with the Sky Qiu in a contest of raw strength!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

In the blink of an eye, the two sides collided dozens, even hundreds of times, displaying none of the elegance expected of experts at the peak of Foundation Establishment, but engaging in the most primitive, most savage flesh-and-blood slaughter; Lu Yang suffered snapped tendons and broken bones with blood flying everywhere, while the Sky Qiu had his scales shattered and torn away.

'How is this possible?'

The Sky Qiu took a step back, his expression turning unspeakably ugly; he was of the true dragon bloodline! Speaking solely of his dharma body, he could be called the finest under heaven, yet he had actually failed to defeat his opponent?

Could it be that the other party was also a demon cultivator?

Thinking of this, Sky Qiu immediately furrowed his brows and tentatively asked, "Are you human? Or a demon?"

"Of course I am human!"

Lu Yang stretched out his arms, and blood qi poured down like a tide; in an instant, his tendons and bones regenerated, his flesh and blood grew, and what had appeared to be severe injuries were already healed!

'【Heaven-Sustaining Net】. Truly useful!'

This supernatural ability might lack a means to kill with a single strike, but it excelled in variety and comprehensiveness, having almost no weaknesses at the same level.

Moreover, he had not only activated this one supernatural ability.

At the same time, seeing Lu Yang recover from his injuries, the Sky Qiu also intended to circulate his blood qi to heal, but the moment he moved, an expression of shock instantly appeared on his face.

'My blood qi and magic power have inexplicably decreased by ten percent!?'

In the flash of lightning and spark of flint, the Sky Qiu suddenly woke up as if breaking through a layer of illusion, clearly seeing another supernatural ability flowing with brilliance beside Lu Yang.

【Containing True Qi】!

Swallowing all things and refining all forms, during every previous collision, Lu Yang had been using this supernatural ability to silently devour and refine the Sky Qiu's blood qi and magic power!

Seeing that the Sky Qiu had realized this, Lu Yang immediately thought with regret:

'I already used 【Heaven-Sustaining Net】 to mimic 【Obstacle of Knowledge and Sight】 to conceal it... yet he still noticed something was wrong so quickly.'

If the true 【Obstacle of Knowledge and Sight】 were here, the Sky Qiu would likely never have discovered his blood qi and magic power being constantly devoured until his death, but alas, Lu Yang's cultivation was insufficient, and the power of his supernatural ability was lacking, unable to truly simulate the power of 【Obstacle of Knowledge and Sight】, thus failing at the last step.

"Again!"

Lu Yang grinned broadly; the Sky Qiu's blood qi he had just devoured with 【Containing True Qi】 was now extracted by him and added onto his own dharma body.

Seeing this, the Sky Qiu immediately sneered coldly:

'Seeking death!'

His dragon blood was deadly poison to human cultivators; using it directly without refinement would not only fail to repair his dharma body but would instead cause severe injury!

However, the next second, the Sky Qiu froze on the spot.

'【Hui Yuan Gong】!'

Seeing Lu Yang calmly and slowly invoke another supernatural ability, which actually neutralized all the toxicity in the dragon blood and perfectly fused it with his own dharma body!

Assimilating foreign forces, returning all laws to one.

The mystery of 【Hui Yuan Gong】 could even refine and integrate the essence of heaven and earth, so the rejection reaction of dragon blood to the human body was naturally no problem at all.

In an instant, the Sky Qiu's expression turned unspeakably ugly; fighting Lu Yang like this, where he ate his blood qi and magic power while battling, and after inflicting mutual damage, used the devoured blood qi and magic power to recover himself, meant that Lu Yang remained unscathed while he grew weaker with every fight!

'How can we continue fighting like this?'

The Sky Qiu conceived the intention to retreat, but Lu Yang gave him no chance; the moment he recovered, he charged forward actively, appearing fully intent on trading injuries for injuries.

"Boom, boom, boom!" Accompanied by bursts of thunderous noise, the man and the dragon became entangled once more, but this time Sky Qiu focused mainly on defense and was actually beaten into a steady retreat by Lu Yang.

The Sky Qiu's expression grew increasingly gloomy.

However, beneath that surface lay extreme calmness; he simply yielded move by move, inducing Lu Yang's combat style to become increasingly broad and unrestrained.

At first glance, it seemed he had exhausted all his tricks.

Even when he occasionally launched a counterattack, it fell within Lu Yang's expectations, not only failing to achieve success but plunging himself into an even more dangerous situation.

Finally, the Sky Qiu seemed unable to hold on any longer.

Seeing his dragon body move, he disregarded everything else, turned around, and fled, seemingly willing to endure Lu Yang's supernatural abilities head-on just to create some distance between them for now.

"Want to leave?"

Lu Yang laughed triumphantly and loudly, then gave chase.

The distance between the two sides grew closer and closer, until they were within arm's reach!

The next second, at the very moment Lu Yang caught up, the Sky Qiu suddenly whipped his dragon head around, a trace of beast-like ferocity and hideousness flashing in his eyes.

"Die!"

His bloody maw opened wide, and a brilliant light surged forth from within like a flood breaching its dikes, resembling ocean tides with green waves churning, instantly filling heaven and earth!

"Boom!"

In an instant, that brilliant light swallowed Lu Yang's figure; this light was a Daoist method the Sky Qiu had carefully refined for over a hundred years before finally achieving it, containing billions of 【Xuan River Heavy Water】, possessing the mystery that "a goose feather cannot float upon it, and a True Person finds it hard to cross," and if an ordinary person was brushed by it, they would immediately find no escape from death.

'I have won!'

A look of惊喜 flashed in the Sky Qiu's eyes; seeing Lu Yang suppressed by him, he was about to bite down, crushing his dharma body to thoroughly secure victory.

However, before he could make his move, a sudden clap of thunder rang out from above the vault of heaven!

The Sky Qiu instantly froze.

The next second, he saw that within the 【Xuan River Heavy Water】 in which he had placed such high hopes, Lu Yang emerged with his large sleeves fluttering, completely unharmed.

And behind his head, a round halo rotated slowly.

【One with the World】!

"Boom!"

In an instant, the Sky Qiu's face turned ashen, for he saw that the luck and merit he had carefully accumulated over many years were now instantly turning to nothing amidst the sound of thunder!

Heavenly Punishment!

"No—!!!"

The Sky Qiu's eyes instantly turned blood-red; he was at the critical stage of seeking gold, how could he be without luck and merit? This was simply cutting off his path of cultivation!

'What kind of supernatural ability is this? What the hell kind of supernatural ability is this!?'

At the same time, the Foundation Establishment True Persons watching the battle from afar also revealed expressions of horror, and one after another began calculating Lu Yang's background with their fingers.

"Transferring damage?"

"No, it's not transferring to an external object, but transferring to heaven and earth... that is why it triggered heavenly punishment; what a vicious method, does he have a grudge against heaven and earth?"

"Not only that, this person comes from beyond the heavens and inherently possesses no luck or merit, so heavenly punishment is useless against him, resulting in only his opponent being injured..."

Soon, the true nature of 【One with the World】 was deduced.

"The Sky Qiu is finished!"

For a moment, countless Foundation Establishment True Persons fell silent, and when they looked at Lu Yang again, that indescribable gaze was as if they were looking at a pile of dung.

Cannot be touched!

Cannot be fought!

Cannot be killed!

"He is simply a beast!"

"This does not seem like the capability of a rogue cultivator from beyond the heavens... could it be that some True Person from the Holy Sect went to cultivate outside the heavens on a Second Grade True Art and has now returned upon success?"

(End of Chapter)