Chapter 219: Zhu Huang: Ye Bai, I'm only eighteen, don't!

Ye Sanjian's move was a lethal strike!

He intended to kill Ye Bai with the fastest speed possible!

In truth, it was not purely because of hatred.

In his eyes, Ye Bai was a peerless prodigy, one of a kind!

While it was true that Ye Bai was currently at Grandmaster Peak, Ye Sanjian was confident he could crush him.

But who knew if, by harboring thoughts of torturing Ye Bai to vent his hatred, he might drag things out too long, causing Ye Bai to have an epiphany, break through in the heat of battle, and also attain the Half-step Martial King realm?

It was very possible; such heaven-defying prodigies were the most unreasonable!

And One Sword Slays Life was indeed worthy of being Ye Sanjian's signature technique!

The moment the sword was drawn, the Heaven seemed to darken.

All that remained was that single, blindingly dazzling sword gleam, as if it could sever the life force of any existence!

Paired with the Sharp Sword Intent on the blade...

No, it should be the Sharp Domain.

The moment he struck.

With Ye Sanjian as the center, the space within a radius of one thousand meters distorted to a certain degree!

Everyone felt as if they were no longer in the Tongtian Tower, or even on Blue Star; they even had the sensation of being pricked by needles, as if their skin could be torn open at any moment!

"This is a Domain!"

"Transformed from the Martial Dao Will, it evolves from something that can only act upon the Martial Artist themselves to greatly enhance their own combat power, into forming a small world of its own. As long as the Domain is not broken, not only is the Martial Artist's combat power boosted even higher, but the enemy is also continuously suppressed—a near-invincible Domain!"

"This is also why one can be called a Grandmaster at the Sixth-rank Realm, establishing a sect and easily crushing any Martial Artist below the Sixth Grade, yet still remaining within the category of the Middle Three Grades.

While the Martial King Realm is the true reason for being ranked among the Upper Three Grades!"

The crowd at the Tongtian Tower also held their breath in an instant, their eyes tense!

The light of hope in the eyes of Cheng Yong and the other two grew even stronger.

Meigui, in particular, had her entire body tense up instantly.

She was prepared to give her all in the next second to rescue Ye Bai!

Terrifying, too terrifying!

Although Ye Sanjian's Domain had not yet been fully realized and could not exert too strong a suppression on the enemy.

But the boost it provided to Ye Sanjian himself was in no way inferior to a fully formed Domain.

Cheng Yong and the others, along with Meigui, did not believe for a second that Ye Bai could take this strike of One Sword Slays Life from Ye Sanjian!

However.

Ye Sanjian was wrong about one thing.

Not to mention that Ye Bai actually already possessed 1.6% of a Destruction Domain.

Although the progress was still low and he could not yet be called a Half-step Martial King.

He was still a peak among Grandmaster Peaks, and the gap in realm between him and Ye Sanjian was not that large.

Ye Bai did not just have one type of Martial Dao Will!

Ye Sanjian's sword was fast, but no matter how fast, it was not as fast as Ye Bai after being augmented by the Extreme Speed Spear Intent!

Even...

"Boom!!"

Ye Bai had no intention of dodging.

Before him was his blood-feud enemy Ye Sanjian; he was unwilling to dodge.

Nor did he need to!

The God-Slaying Spear in his hand thrust out violently!

During this, both on the God-Slaying Spear and on his own body, golden light permeated, forming a Protective Shield!

With Covering Sea paired with the Sharp Domain, the Blood Armor alone might indeed not be able to block it.

However, Ye Bai had already switched to the Guardian Spear Intent!

The spear tip blocked the Covering Sea sword, and the Sharp Sword Intent carried by the blade, as well as that in the air, struck his golden light like a madman, but only produced a series of sounds like clashing refined iron!

He did not retreat a single step! He was completely unharmed!

"He, he blocked it?!"

"How is that possible?!"

Cheng Yong and the others looked at the youth with the long spear pointed toward Heaven and the Blood Armor flashing with red light, unable to believe it.

"How did the junior manage that?"

Meigui looked at Ye Bai, who was radiating golden light, and was equally stunned.

Their shock was only the beginning.

This battle had also only just begun.

"How could it be..." On Ye Sanjian's side, although he also had not expected that the lethal move he had confidently prepared for Ye Bai would be received so nonchalantly.

He also did not know if the golden light on Ye Bai's body and spear was a defensive War Soldier or some other life-saving Martial Technique; his knowledge told him that a person could only possess one type of Martial Dao Will.

Relying on his rich combat experience, Ye Sanjian still regained his composure in an instant.

"This sword, Covering Sea...!"

"Kid, you were able to take the Covering Sea sword, let's see if you have the ability to take this sword of mine as well!"

The second of the three famous swords, out!

The one drawn from its sheath this time was the other long sword on his back, which was also a weapon that had followed him for over a dozen years, a Flood-tier Battle Soldier.

The name of the sword was the same as the name of the sword move.

Moreover, although this sword is only Hong Tier, it is different from the City-Destroying Sword he specifically bought to deal with Ye Bai's Blood Armor.

The Covering Sea sword has been nurtured by him for over a dozen years! Although it is still a very long way from developing sentience, for the same sword technique, the Covering Sea sword can still provide an extra several percent boost!

To say that the sword strike Ye Sanjian unleashed this time is even more powerful than the previous One Sword Slays Life is not an exaggeration in the slightest!

"Boom, boom!" As the sword emerged, there was a faint sound like a surging tsunami, crazily rushing toward Ye Bai!

However, Ye Bai still did not retreat.

He even took another step forward!

"Flowing Clouds!"

Another spear strike, thrust out!

"Boom, boom!"

The incessantly vibrating spear received the terrifying, immense force transmitted from the sword body, each wave stronger than the last.

Coupled with the stable performance of the Guardian Spear Intent, at the Sixth Grade Peak realm, he blocked Ye Sanjian's full-power second sword!

The waves of Sword Qi spreading out could not extinguish the golden light on his body!

The next second, the Guardian Spear Intent on Ye Bai's body faded away.

However, it was not because he could not continue using it, but because he switched back to Extreme Speed Spear Intent at the fastest possible speed.

"Boom!" Following that, he stomped one foot fiercely onto the ground, leaving a giant pit over ten meters wide while his entire body rose into the air like a cannonball!

He intended to kill Ye Sanjian, not to blindly defend!

Where did Ye Sanjian get the qualifications to keep looking down on him from above?

"Old dog, get down here!"

In an instant, he arrived directly in front of Ye Sanjian.

Under the enhancement of the Extreme Speed Spear Intent, Ye Sanjian did not react in time because he was still in a state where his old force had just been spent and his new force had not yet been generated.

And the Extreme Speed Spear Intent on Ye Bai's body switched instantly.

This time, it was Killing Spear Intent!

And he even used the Carefree Spear Technique!

"Boom!" Ye Sanjian, who had just been high and mighty, was knocked down by this spear strike from Ye Bai!

Ye Sanjian was not pierced by the God-Slaying Spear only because, at the critical moment, a Heart-Protecting Mirror appeared on his chest; it was clearly a defensive War Soldier, and one of a very high grade at that.

"Boom, boom!"

Ye Bai, however, did not care about the failure of the previous strike.

The moment Ye Sanjian landed, Destruction Spear Intent was added to the mix.

He did not activate his Domain, not only because he was already within Ye Sanjian's Domain range, but also because it would be somewhat difficult for Ye Bai to open his own Domain—which was only at 1.6% progress—and there was no time for it.

This spear strike from Ye Bai was the Spear Throwing Style!

Execution of Life!

The God-Slaying Spear emerged, instantly forming a black light that pierced toward Ye Sanjian!

The place where Ye Sanjian was located was even kicked up into a sky-filling cloud of dust!

"This, this?!"

What was the reaction of Cheng Yong and the other two who witnessed the whole thing? Naturally, they were even more horrified!

"How is the junior... so strong??"

Meigui was the same.

They had once thought that if Ye Bai faced Ye Sanjian, there was a 99.99% probability he would be crushed.

Especially since Ye Sanjian's two consecutive strikes were both among his famous signature techniques, with momentum that could be called world-destroying.

They never expected that Ye Bai would not only take both attacks without injury but could actually counterattack Ye Sanjian and knock him down from high in the sky!

That was a Half-step Martial King; even looking across the entire Great Xia, they were no ordinary person!

Even if this attack could not truly wound Ye Sanjian, it was still shocking to the world!

However, it is worth mentioning.

At this moment, the most uncomposed person here was no longer Cheng Yong and the others...

"Oh my heavens..."

"Am I, this young lady, not awake? Am I dreaming, right?"

Zhu Huang's small face was currently twisted into a bitter melon, and her two cat ears were even twitching incessantly.

When she saw Ye Bai reach the top of the Hidden Dragon Ranking, she realized things were not looking good.

Perhaps she wouldn't need to save anyone; on the contrary, what she needed to worry about was whether Ye Bai would beat her until she couldn't take care of herself.

When Ye Sanjian descended and Ye Bai went to fight Ye Sanjian in the Life and Death Arena, she had even felt a sense of relief in her heart.

Ye Bai was likely not Ye Sanjian's opponent, and even if he survived, he would definitely be seriously injured, so she wouldn't need to challenge Ye Bai.

"As a result, Ye Bai is actually able to go back and forth with a Half-step Martial King—someone who has mastered at least 90% of their Domain and is just one step away from the true Martial King Realm?!"

"If they are going back and forth now, then in the end, Ye Bai is definitely going to win the fight!"

"And if I really ran over to challenge Ye Bai now, it wouldn't be just a bit of a scuffle; after a few hundred spear strikes, I'd be beaten until my eyes rolled back..."

"With such fierce spear techniques, a few strikes would probably send me to Heaven, right?!"

This was what Zhu Huang was thinking at this moment.

She was only eighteen; she shouldn't have to endure that kind of blow!

"I have to call Grandpa...

Ye Bai is the Great Xia First Genius, I don't want to compete with him at all!" Zhu Huang then also wanted to contact her grandfather at the fastest speed, preparing to describe Ye Bai's strength and her own helplessness as a weak girl with tears in her eyes.

However, the call to her grandfather did not go through.

"Cough, cough." It was also at this moment that a series of coughs rang out not far away.

Meigui.

She was unwilling to leave, simply because she did not want to watch Ye Bai die here.

But the injuries she had sustained were real, and at this moment, she coughed up blood.

She did not even dare to cough loudly, for fear of attracting Ye Bai's attention.

"Um, big sister, let me take you to the hospital..."

Seeing this, Zhu Huang was suddenly moved by compassion and quietly moved to Meigui's side.

"Thank you, but I appreciate your kindness; I am worried about my junior..." Meigui noticed that the person who had come over was an impossibly cute girl, and a smile appeared on her face.

"How could Ye Bai possibly need you, big sister..."

Zhu Huang subconsciously wanted to say that given Ye Bai's monstrous performance, there was no need for Meigui to worry.

But seeing Meigui's uneasy gaze—which had only glanced at her before returning to focus on the battle—Zhu Huang swallowed her words.

It was clear that Meigui would not be at ease unless she saw Ye Bai win with her own eyes.

"Whatever, whatever, anyway, if I really wanted to challenge Ye Bai, even if I kept all the Universe-tier Pill, I would still be doomed~"

Zhu Huang hardened her heart and simply took out a Pill, stuffing it directly into Meigui's mouth.

"Little sister, what did you feed me..." Meigui did not react at first.

The next moment, she discovered her injuries were recovering rapidly, and she even felt a faint sense that her Qi and Blood could be improved; intuition told her she would soon be able to officially step into the Sixth Grade Peak.

Only then did she realize that what Zhu Huang had given her was something good!

"Thank you..."

"If I can leave here alive today, I, Meigui, will definitely repay you well!

If I die here, it doesn't matter; you go find Sun Wudi, and he will repay you on my behalf!"

She was grateful to Zhu Huang, but the most urgent task was to digest the Pill.

If her strength could reach the Sixth Grade Peak, her chances of rescuing Ye Bai would be higher!

She took out a piece of Time Sand and activated it on the spot!

Meanwhile, on Ye Bai's side.

He naturally did not notice what was happening outside the Tongtian Tower.

Because not only did others know, he had just knocked Ye Sanjian down, which at most counted as a counterattack to Ye Sanjian's first two strikes.

He was also very clear that relying solely on the previous attack, it was absolutely impossible to defeat Ye Sanjian.

The Sharp Domain that still existed proved this point!

"Clack!" After thrusting out with Execution of Life, he retracted the God-Slaying Spear.

He began to accumulate power!

Nine Extremes Spear Technique!

Although it is said that the higher the grade of a Martial Technique, the stronger its power, Ye Bai now not only had Heaven Tier Martial Techniques but also the Desolate Tier Carefree Spear Technique.

But in fact, after Ye Bai brought most of his Martial Techniques to the perfection level, he had faintly realized a truth: high-grade Martial Techniques cannot completely replace low-grade ones, or rather, different Martial Techniques have different roles to play in different scenarios!

As a Martial Artist, one should be all-encompassing, learn enough Martial Techniques, and then use them reasonably according to the battle to create an advantage!

Take the Fighting Spear Technique and the Carefree Spear Technique, for example; they are indeed of a higher grade.

But Ye Bai had discovered as soon as he mastered them that the former is good at fighting many with one; one spear thrust can attack multiple targets simultaneously, making it most useful when trapped in a Beast Tide, and it is not suitable for one-on-one duels unless it is a crushing victory.

The latter is good at hit-and-run guerrilla warfare!

This was the reason why Ye Bai had only used the Carefree Spear Technique once in the battle just now.

It was also the real reason why Ye Bai chose to raise all his Martial Techniques to the perfection level!

Now, using the Nine Extremes Spear Technique is because this Earth-Rank Spear Technique has an advantage that other spear techniques do not have.

That is, the longer the power is accumulated, the stronger the attack!

After the proficiency of the Nine Extremes Spear Technique was pulled to perfection, it unlocked the ability of Infinite Accumulation!

At the same time, his eyes were fixed tightly on the dust-filled sky!

If his guess was correct, Ye Sanjian would next use the last of his three famous sword strikes, which was also Ye Sanjian's strongest strike!

And it was indeed so.

On Zhu Huang's side, the exchange with Meigui had just ended.

"Clang!"

A sword hum suddenly rang out!

The long sword that had previously been under Ye Sanjian's feet pierced through the dust and shot out!

This strike had no earth-shattering momentum radiating from it, nor did it trigger any Heaven-altering phenomena.

However, Ye Bai, who was locked onto by the long sword, only felt a sense of oppression several times greater than the previous two strikes!

Ye Sanjian's third strike was named Opening Heaven!

It was a strike that mixed and compressed all of Ye Sanjian's Qi and Blood and Mental Power into one; at first glance, it appeared plain and unremarkable, but in reality, it carried the ability to pierce through all things!

Ye Sanjian had not used this move before, and it was not because he did not know this strike was the strongest.

It was simply because his strike, unlike Ye Bai's perfection-level Nine Extremes Spear Technique where he could accumulate power at will, required time to accumulate!

Ye Bai knocking him down, and even the Execution of Life spear strike kicking up the dust-filled sky, had provided him with the perfect opportunity to unleash his strongest strike!

This strike, Opening Heaven!