Chapter 478: The Strongest Strike

Jiang Yu's cultivation base is Nascent Soul third layer.

Logically, his spiritual sense range should be slightly weaker than He He Pingsheng's.

So, just now, he mistakenly believed his spiritual sense attack had destroyed He He Pingsheng's mind sea, and thus left his own spiritual sense undefended.

After all, I've already shattered your mind sea—how could you possibly launch a spiritual sense attack against me?

But He He Pingsheng's spiritual sense was not destroyed.

Because his spiritual sense was even stronger than Jiang Yu's, and he had cultivated the spiritual sense defense technique: Purple Mansion Nine Shields Method.

This technique is a Heaven-grade skill.

Just now, He He Pingsheng's counterattack—Formless Northern Dipper Nail—took advantage of this opening.

This strike did not completely destroy Jiang Yu's mind sea.

After all, their mind seas were evenly matched.

Yet Jiang Yu's mind sea had already suffered severe damage.

There was absolutely no possibility of recovery in the short term!

"Boom… boom… boom…"

As Jiang Yu reeled backward in madness after his mind sea was struck, a colossal ice dragon suddenly surged from the ground before him, soaring into the void.

The ice dragon was enormous, a hundred zhang long.

Its aura was overwhelming!

At this moment, He He Pingsheng stood atop the dragon's head, gripping its horn as he charged violently toward Jiang Yu.

Technique: Nine Heavens Ice Dragon.

Long ago, He He Pingsheng slew the Ruokai Patriarch and refined Ruokai's technique, 【Ten Thousand Mountains Snowfall】, into two new techniques: one was 【Heavenly Snow Lock Realm】, the other was this 【Nine Heavens Ice Dragon】.

This strike carried the force of spatial laws—Jiang Yu could not escape even if he tried.

And as he charged forward, He He Pingsheng pulled out a golden bottle and gulped down a large mouthful of Ice Plain Divine Dew.

There was no choice!

Compared to a Nascent Soul elder, his spiritual power was far too weak.

Even with five Nascent Souls.

"This mere ice dragon—what is there to fear…?"

Jiang Yu made no defense; he gripped his massive ancient treasure axe and turned offense into defense, unleashing another powerful axe beam straight at the ice dragon.

The ice dragon collided with the axe beam.

The two energies clashed, hurling He He Pingsheng a hundred zhang away.

The ice dragon vanished, and Jiang Yu's axe technique was swallowed whole by the dragon.

A torrent of energy exploded outward, carving new massive scars into the earth.

In the void, sunlight scattered, and countless chaotic, shattered spiritual energies surged everywhere.

Light refracted and diffused through these energies, casting strange beams that ignited the void itself.

"He He Pingsheng…" Amid the wind, Jiang Yu's towering figure stood in the void: "I admit you're strong—but if this is your strongest attack, you cannot defeat me…"

"Is that so!" He He Pingsheng gritted his teeth…

Then he casually waved his hand.

"Heavenly Snow Lock Realm…"

Boom… boom… boom…

Centered on He He Pingsheng, a storm of snow and ice instantly swept outward in all directions.

Black ice!

Black snow!

Black wind.

This vast wind swept through the midair, engulfing Jiang Yu in an instant.

Tiny specks of golden light coalesced on He He Pingsheng's body.

This strike used not only Five Elements Unified Force, but also the 【Heavenly Gang Three Transformations】 technique.

This was, to date, He He Pingsheng's strongest attack.

If this failed to kill him, then nothing would.

Two ink-black snowflakes condensed and shot toward Jiang Yu.

Each snowflake carried the power to instantly slay a Nascent Soul cultivator.

At first, Jiang Yu naturally paid it no mind.

But as the snowflakes multiplied, even Jiang Yu had to take them seriously.

Sixteen!

Thirty-two!

Sixty-four!

One hundred twenty-eight.

Jiang Yu drew a deep breath, maximized his defenses, then swung his axe wildly at the seemingly endless snowstorm.

One axe beam after another slashed through the air.

After three breaths!

Boom…

The entire world of ice and snow was shattered by his blows.

And all those countless snowflakes struck Jiang Yu directly.

His defenses were completely shattered.

His body bore countless wounds, blood gushing uncontrollably.

But these were merely superficial injuries.

"Gulp…" Jiang Yu also pulled out a spiritual elixir and swallowed it in one gulp: "He He Pingsheng—was that your strongest attack?"

"Not enough…"

"To kill me… it's not enough!"

He He Pingsheng's brow darkened.

He clutched the blood-red turtle-shell defense treasure, his mind racing furiously.

That last strike had indeed been his strongest.

He still had two supreme ancient treasures in his hands.

But even if he used them, his techniques' power remained insufficient.

He still could not kill Jiang Yu.

What a pity…

If… if his cultivation were just a bit stronger—say, Nascent Soul seventh or eighth layer—he could have crushed this old man without such effort.

His cultivation was too low.

What about spiritual sense attacks?

He He Pingsheng wanted to use them, but his spiritual sense had been utterly depleted.

The remaining spiritual sense had formed nine shields protecting his mind sea—this could not be used lightly.

Otherwise, if an enemy exploited the opening, he'd be dead for sure.

"You cannot kill me… If we keep fighting, I will kill you without fail…"

"Now, it's my turn!"

"Man and Axe United… Split Heaven… Slash…"

Jiang Yu's magic power surged violently into the giant axe, turning it crimson in an instant, expanding to a hundred zhang in size.

Jiang Yu himself vanished into the axe.

Then, the colossal axe slowly descended toward He He Pingsheng.

The axe beam glowed blood-red, illuminating all around.

The blood-colored axe aura even formed a swirling illusionary vortex ahead of the falling blade.

He He Pingsheng was frozen in place, unable to move an inch.

"Open…" At the same time, all of He He Pingsheng's magic power surged outward.

Black Five Elements Unified Force flooded into the blood-red turtle shell.

The next instant, a black spiritual turtle silhouette appeared.

The turtle silhouette was small—only ten zhang tall—but it completely enclosed He He Pingsheng.

Not enough…

"Heavenly Gang Three Transformations…"

He He Pingsheng activated the third transformation of Heavenly Gang, tripling the defensive power.

At that moment, the blood-red giant axe crashed down from above.

The axe crushed the turtle silhouette through the void and into the earth, then slammed it deep underground.

The hundred-zhang axe sank more than halfway into the ground.

Then, a violent explosion erupted from the earth, hurling rocks and soil outward in a furious gale.

For a moment, the sun vanished, and the sky turned gray.

Visible ripples of energy, carrying dust and rocks, blasted outward with a thunderous force.

Wherever it reached, all things turned to dust.

The dozen or so smallest peaks nearest to it were ripped apart and shattered outright.

Cracks in the earth, like abysses, stretched for dozens of li from the explosion's center outward.

Dingxiang City, ten thousand li away, trembled violently from the battle's residual shockwave.

Countless people panicked in chaos.