Chapter 820: Four Heavenly Kings Secret Technique

Feeling the formidable fluctuations emanating from Hoshiguma Yuugi and the other, a trace of seriousness appeared on Lingyun's face, and the power within his body began to mobilize.

"Four Heavenly Kings Secret Technique: Three Steps of Destruction!"

The petite Ibuki Suika made the first move. She took a step forward with her right foot, and her figure instantly appeared before Lingyun. Amidst drifting white mist, a fist wrapped in unstoppable force blasted toward Lingyun's chest. This punch, delivered with pure strength, squeezed the air before it until it burst, emitting a shrill, booming sound.

"Well come! Star Gang!"

A sharp glint flashed in Lingyun's eyes. Star power condensed in his hand, and he swung his fist to meet hers without showing any weakness.

The two fists collided, and a powerful shockwave swept across the entire plaza, sending all the wine tables placed there flying.

But this was merely the beginning. After throwing the first punch, Ibuki Suika suddenly took another step forward. At the same time, her body abruptly expanded to the same size as Lingyun's, and the white mist swirling around her became saturated with even more massive Demon Power.

While taking this step, Ibuki Suika threw her second punch. The momentum of this strike was even more powerful than the previous one, as if it possessed the force to crush everything.

Lingyun showed no fear and swung his fist to meet it again, the star power in his hand becoming even more concentrated.

The fists collided once more, and Lingyun's expression changed slightly. The power of Three Steps of Destruction indeed exceeded his expectations, even suppressing his star power. The Ibuki Suika of the past had once boasted that she could destroy the Mountain of Youkai single-handedly; it seemed that was no empty claim.

Under the immense brute force, Lingyun could not help but retreat a step, and the ground he stepped on turned into fine powder. Seeing Lingyun retreat, there was not a hint of joy on Ibuki Suika's face. The opponent's strength was even above her own; how could he retreat so easily? Sometimes, retreating is for gathering momentum for an even more formidable counterattack.

As the third step was taken, Ibuki Suika's figure surged again, directly transforming into a small Giant. The white mist around her body instantly retracted into her, and the terrifying demonic aura condensed in an instant, while the riotous fist momentum was also fully reined in at that moment.

"Good!"

Lingyun's eyes brightened. Ibuki Suika's third punch appeared to have no momentum at all, but in reality, it had condensed all her power into a single point. This punch alone was enough to shatter a great mountain into fragments.

On Lingyun's hand, star power erupted without restraint. Hazy starlight enveloped his hand, making his fist look like a glowing planet.

The moment the fists touched, there was no sound. Ibuki Suika felt as if her fist had struck a meteor, and the terrifying force caused her body to show signs of shattering. A flush of blood rose to Lingyun's face, and he could even hear his own bones cracking.

"Haa—!"

With a roar from Lingyun, the star power on his fist exploded completely, and the terrifying force blasted Ibuki Suika away. A terrifying shockwave erupted at this moment, blasting a bowl-shaped crater into the ground beneath Lingyun's feet. Lingyun stood in the center of the crater, the star power on his hands having completely vanished.

Lingyun could feel a sense of weakness in his arm and could even detect tiny cracks appearing on his arm bones. Wisps of blood were seeping out from his arm. It was worthy of being the Four Heavenly Kings Secret Technique, Three Steps of Destruction; after the three steps stacked, it truly possessed the ability to destroy everything.

After blasting Ibuki Suika away, Lingyun's pupils suddenly constricted. Hoshiguma Yuugi, who had been in her original spot just a moment ago, had appeared before him, a fist wrapped in the force to tear everything apart blasting toward Lingyun.

"Four Heavenly Kings Secret Technique: Three Steps of Certain Death!"

"So fast!" This was Lingyun's first reaction.

Although he had long known that Hoshiguma Yuugi, also an Oni King, must possess a finishing move equal to Ibuki Suika's, when it erupted, a trace of uncontrollable surprise still appeared in his eyes. This strike was simply too fast—so fast that its speed was no different from teleportation.

If Ibuki Suika's Three Steps of Destruction was about gathering momentum with each step, raising her strength to the limit within three steps, then Hoshiguma Yuugi was the embodiment of speed. In an instant, three steps were taken, and after raising her essence, energy, and spirit to the peak, she unleashed a finishing strike. A strike that hits, a strike that kills—it was a move even more lethal than Ibuki Suika's Three Steps of Destruction.

In fact, this could also be seen from their names; after all, one was Destruction, and the other was Certain Death!

Facing Hoshiguma Yuugi's finishing strike, Lingyun clenched his right fist, massive power condensed in his hand, and he blasted it out in a single punch.

"Haokong Cloud Breaking Collapse!"

"Boom—"

A terrifying shockwave instantly swept across the entire battlefield, and some of the weaker Oni were directly swept away by the gale. Even the Oni who had reached the Great Youkai level looked at the center of the battlefield with horror. If they were caught in a battle of this magnitude, there would be no way out but death.

Hoshiguma Yuugi's figure flew backward out of the dust and smoke, crashing heavily onto the ground; the hard ground was even smashed into a large crater by her body. Hoshiguma Yuugi looked quite disheveled now; the wine in the cup in her hand had all spilled onto the ground, and her right hand appeared twisted, clearly having suffered heavy injuries. She struggled to stand up from the crater, and a mouthful of blood sprayed from her mouth, staining the ground beneath her feet red.

"Cough, cough, this is truly a mess! I didn't expect your strength, little brother, to be so great." Hoshiguma Yuugi's gaze was fixed on the center of the dust-filled battlefield.

On the side, the seemingly unflappable Yakumo Yukari also quietly tightened her grip on her fan, her eyes fixed on the center of the battlefield. She naturally knew exactly how powerful Three Steps of Certain Death was, and it was precisely because of this that she was even more worried about Lingyun's current situation. At the thought that something might happen to Lingyun, she felt as if her heart had been gripped by something.

"You must not have anything happen to you again!"

When this thought arose in Yakumo Yukari's heart, she herself was stunned. Why "again"?

A strong wind blew, dispersing the dust and revealing Lingyun's form. Lingyun was still standing in the same spot, his right hand in a forward-thrusting posture. However, the sleeve of his right arm had been completely shattered, and his entire hand was stained red with blood. His feet were buried in the ground up to the ankles, and countless cracks spread outward with his feet as the center. At the corner of his mouth, wisps of blood were still seeping out.

Lingyun reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, and with a flash, he appeared before Hoshiguma Yuugi. At the same time, Ibuki Suika, carrying her wine gourd, also appeared beside Hoshiguma Yuugi.

"Possessing such martial power, I acknowledge you, little brother," Hoshiguma Yuugi said with a loud laugh. "The future of the Oni is entrusted to you!"

Hearing Hoshiguma Yuugi's words, Yakumo Yukari also quietly let out a sigh of relief, and her fingers gripping the fan slowly relaxed.

"The battle is over, so next is the time for everyone to revel to their heart's content!" Hoshiguma Yuugi said with a sudden wave of her hand.

As Hoshiguma Yuugi's voice fell, high-pitched cheers instantly filled the entire plaza. The true revelry had only just begun!