Chapter 452

Beyond the ancient city, everyone stared in utter shock at the scene before them—the Holy Son of Yaoguang from the ancient holy land of Donghuang's Nanling had been defeated in a single strike by the Holy Son of Daotaixuan Sect, also from Donghuang's Nanling.

This sight utterly stunned everyone.

Yaoguang Holy Son's strength was known to every young cultivator; merely standing in place, he radiated an aura of invulnerability to all arts, his Holy Light Technique capable of purifying every dao and divine art in heaven and earth, and the Heavenly Crucible formed by Holy Light Technique alone could let him fight and slay opponents of higher realms.

Even seasoned elders could not match him.

Yet now, this invincible divine art—Holy Light Technique—could not withstand Fang Yu's single strike.

All were awestruck in the arena.

"From today onward, the title of top young expert in Donghuang is all but settled—it belongs to Fang Yu, the Holy Son of Daotaixuan Sect."

Someone sighed in awe.

In today's Donghuang, there are ancient clans and holy lands; the Divine Body of the Ji Clan of Donghuang has already been defeated, and now the Holy Son of the ancient holy land Yaoguang has fallen too—only the Divine Body of the Jiang Clan remains.

Though none had fought Fang Yu, everyone now felt that even the Jiang Clan's young Divine Body would not be his match.

If neither the two Divine Bodies nor Yaoguang Holy Son could stand against him, who in heaven and earth could possibly challenge Fang Yu?

"Even the Imperial Prince of Daxia in Zhongzhou has a solemn face—he seems to feel he has no sure chance of defeating Fang Yu."

Someone turned their gaze to the Imperial Prince of Daxia; indeed, his face had turned solemn, as if sensing a formidable rival.

"Terrifying, terrifying—the Daxia Empire is an immortal dynasty, inheriting the Supreme Emperor Scripture, hailed as the strongest offensive ancient scripture, yet now the Daxia Prince, who cultivates the Supreme Emperor Scripture, has furrowed his brow—this Fang Yu has brought him immense pressure!"

Many young cultivators from Donghuang were present, and seeing the Daxia Prince's expression, they felt the overwhelming pressure radiating from Fang Yu.

To those with low cultivation base, Fang Yu's strike seemed unremarkable, for they could not comprehend it at all—but the stronger one's cultivation and sharper one's insight, the more terrifying it became.

This technique could not be resisted by any young expert; even seasoned elders likely had few who could block it.

The Holy Son of Daotaixuan Sect now leads the young generation—likely even the young talents of Beiyuan and Nanling cannot surpass him.

"Fang Brother, your cultivation is astonishing—might you grace us with a visit to Yaochi?"

At this moment, the Yaochi Holy Daughter spoke, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment—she had not expected the Holy Son of Daotaixuan Sect to be this formidable.

"What matter could possibly require a visit to Yaochi?"

Fang Yu retracted his divine art, seized the six hundred thousand yuan with a sweep of his hand, and turned his gaze toward the Yaochi Holy Daughter nearby.

This Holy Daughter stood beside the Yaoguang Holy Daughter, each exuding her own distinct grace.

"There are some mysterious stone materials of extraordinary nature—I wish to invite Fang Brother to examine them."

The Yaochi Holy Daughter spoke directly, using telepathy.

She had intended to invite Fang Yu immediately upon seeing him, but then witnessed this great battle.

"Why not just crack open the stones at Yaochi directly?"

The Yaochi Holy Daughter shook her head. "Before we understand their nature, we cannot cut them open."

"Pity—I have urgent matters to attend to and cannot spare time now."

Fang Yu shook his head.

"No matter—I would never force you if you have pressing business."

The Yaochi Holy Daughter took out a jade pendant and handed it over. "When Fang Brother has leisure, carry this pendant to any Yaochi Immortal Stone Shop in Beiyuan—they will surely guide you into Yaochi. Fang Brother is our most honored guest."

"Hmm, I'll go once I have time."

Fang Yu nodded.

All previous words had been telepathic; now he still stood in the void, feeling the worship, reverence, or even murderous intent from the crowd, his mind calm.

His gaze swept across the surrounding young geniuses, landing on the Daxia Imperial Prince.

Instantly, the Daxia Prince felt pressure—he involuntarily unleashed his imperial dragon qi, condensing it into Nine Dragon True Qi to resist Fang Yu's gaze.

"Supreme Emperor Scripture."

Fang Yu's gaze shifted again—he knew this Daxia Prince must cultivate the Supreme Emperor Scripture, whose imperial dragon qi was said to be unmatched in offense, rivaling even the Dou Zi Mi's Battle Character Secret; he truly wished to witness it.

But clearly, this Daxia Prince would not strike—after seeing Fang Yu obliterate Yaoguang Holy Son in one blow, anyone facing him would tread with extreme caution.

"If so, my gains today have been ample—I take my leave."

Fang Yu looked at the surrounding young geniuses, suddenly smiled, then strode forward with long steps.

He used the Mad Old Man's step technique—within a blink, he had crossed hundreds of li, vanishing without a trace.

"What? What step technique is this? How could it be so fast?"

"Damn it—we can't fight him, can't chase him—he just vanished?"

"Incredible speed—this mysterious step technique feels oddly familiar… Hmm… isn't that the Mad Old Man's stride? He actually learned it?"

"Yes, it's truly the Mad Old Man's step—the Mad Old Man was invincible six thousand years ago, and now he still lives, having passed this ultimate art to the Holy Son of Daotaixuan Sect, Fang Yu!"

Some young geniuses from Donghuang's Nanling had heard legends of the Mad Old Man and knew he possessed an incomparably mysterious step technique—so elusive that even seeing it, they could never catch up—but they never imagined encountering his disciple here.

"No wonder Fang Yu is so powerful—he inherited the Mad Old Man's teachings. Terrifying, terrifying."

Some young elites had planned to summon their family elders to capture Fang Yu; though they were no match, if their clans deployed all their hidden strength, Fang Yu could still be seized.

Fang Yu had gained too much in Huolong City—enough to make every holy land envious—but no one expected his speed to be peerless—he vanished instantly, leaving them unable to report his whereabouts to their families.

"Donghuang's Nanling has produced such a figure—truly terrifying."

"Fang Yu…"

Several young elites murmured his name, their voices tinged with bitterness.

They could not fight him, could not chase him—there was nothing left but to watch this young genius rise.

"Living in the same age as him—what glory is left for us?"

One young genius sighed; all the other geniuses felt the same.

Meanwhile, Fang Yu—who had cast a shadow over all Donghuang's young geniuses—returned directly to the Eternal Life Realm.

His journey to the Shrouding Heaven Realm had yielded immense gains.

The Xuan Huang Mother Qi Root given to him by Ye Fan was among the greatest—he had forged it into the Xuan Huang Shrouding Heaven Hand, a material inherently invulnerable to all arts, capable of annihilating all things.

His current right hand, known as the Dark Yellow Shrouding Heaven Hand, was indeed immensely powerful, capable of crushing even a top-grade treasure artifact with a single squeeze, and could even clash bare-handed against Dao artifacts.

This was one of his greatest gains.

Next were the Seventh Layer's Five Elements True Fire and the Eighth Layer's Seven-Colored Flame, which he assimilated into the Crimson Emperor Fire Emperor Qi, the Haozhen True Fire, and the Great Sun Catastrophe Fire, directly greatly enhancing the power of these supreme fire techniques.

The fires of the Fire Domain, in the Ninth and Tenth Layers, were said to be able to burn immortals to death; even the Seventh and Eighth Layers were terrifying, and after Fang Yu assimilated them, they could inflict harm upon beings of the Longevity Secret Realm.

This was unquestionable.

Assimilating the Five Elements True Fire and the Seven-Colored Flame made Fang Yu's supreme techniques even more powerful.

And upon his journey to Zishan, he obtained the Battle Saint Method, which, combined with the Primitive True Interpretation and honed through willpower, had now granted him the potential for the unity of all arts—his earlier one-strike defeat of the Yaoguang Holy Son was proof.

Of course, Jiang Shenwang's guidance, demonstrations, and combat training were also among Fang Yu's greatest gains during his time in the Shrouding Heaven Realm.

Jiang Tai Xu had been trapped in Zishan for four thousand years, his will long honed to an extremely terrifying degree; his cultivation base had even begun to break free from the constraints of the Divine King Body, reaching a higher level, his strength comparable to that of a Longevity Secret Realm being in the Eternal Life Realm.

Higher than Longevity Secret Realm first and second stages, yet below the fifth stage.

Because Longevity Fifth Stage, the Creation Realm, could create life and sentient beings—something Jiang Shenwang could not accomplish.

Even so, being guided and having his will honed for days by a being comparable to a Longevity Secret Realm was immensely beneficial to Fang Yu's cultivation base, a rare experience.

After all, in the Eternal Life Realm, he had never seen any Longevity Secret Realm grandmaster guide him for even a few days or half a month.

His gains were by no means insignificant; on the final day, he acquired the sacred material of an Ultimate Emperor Artifact—Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold—and much divine source, all excellent treasures.

Carrying these items, Fang Yu directly returned to Yuhua Sect.

Upon Yufeng, Fang Yu's form materialized.

The time he spent in the Shrouding Heaven Realm had also passed in the Eternal Life Realm; some days had gone by.

One could clearly see that Yufeng had become increasingly vibrant.

After Fang Yu altered the mountains and waters with his Great Five Elements Art, it had evolved into a paradise realm.

Everywhere were sentient ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms; even ordinary trees, nourished by Yufeng's spiritual energy, had become sentient.

Many disciples trained upon the mountains of Yufeng.

The higher-ranking Fang family disciples trained atop Yufeng, absorbing Xu Yuan Qi, refining their strength, striving to break through into the Divine Ability Secret Realm.