Chapter 504: Xiantian vs Xiantian (2/10, Autumn Subscription)

Everyone spoke at once, questions tumbling one after another, the chaotic noise pounding at Chenqing's skull.

And one person in the team spurred his horse with a sharp whistle, dashing straight ahead.

"Captain Wu?!"

Seeing Captain Wu had already charged forward, the others grew eager to follow.

But You Sisi shouted sharply, halting them all.

"No one follows! Until we know what's going on, no one moves!"

Though You Sisi was desperate to rush to Fang Yue's aid, she knew haste would not help.

She was the one who decided to lead the team into the secret tunnel—if this was a trap, and the team perished because of her choice, she would be the one who killed them all!

So, no rushing!

She glanced at Jing Yan, tightly clutching Xiao Xuedou, and Yu Baiyi, helping up Lin Ling, then asked calmly.

"Tell me everything you know!"

…

Time returned to the moment when Fang Yue and Lord Ma first clashed their auras.

The violent shockwave from the collision surged outward, flinging Chenqing and the others away.

After confirming they were unharmed, Fang Yue withdrew his attention.

He wiped away the blood trickling from his lips, his smile growing more feral.

【Aura】 and 【Innate Qi Shield】 are symbols of a Xiantian Realm cultivator.

After becoming a Xiantian Realm cultivator, Fang Yue naturally learned 【Aura】.

Because this, in essence, is simply externalizing internal energy.

Only upon reaching the realm does this externalization naturally strengthen, forming 【Aura】.

From Fang Yue's practical understanding, it resembles the 【Burst】 in fighting games.

By compressing internal energy and releasing it in an instant, the explosive force stuns nearby enemies, creating openings for attack, counterattack, or evasion.

But this technique consumes immense internal energy.

If the externalized internal energy is insufficient, it cannot generate effective shockwaves or stun effects.

Only when the stored externalized internal energy reaches a certain threshold does 【Aura】 fully form and become truly effective.

Besides this standard burst effect, 【Aura】 can also be used to clear the area.

Although 【Aura】 is strongest when closest to the enemy,

if the enemy is vastly weaker, merely releasing 【Aura】—even if its power dissipates by the time it reaches distant foes—is enough to suppress them, like a superior imposing absolute pressure on an inferior!

Just now, when Lord Ma unleashed his 【Aura】, he intended to crush Fang Yue outright with the absolute dominance of a superior.

But he never expected Fang Yue to also be a Xiantian Realm cultivator, capable of using 【Aura】 too!

The collision of their two auras created the violent shockwave just now.

At first glance, Fang Yue seemed strong enough to fight Lord Ma.

But both knew Fang Yue had been at a disadvantage just now.

Compared to Lord Ma's roaring 【Aura】, Fang Yue's 【Aura】 was not only crude in technique but fragile—only by exploiting proximity, delayed reaction, and a sudden burst of internal energy had he barely matched it to a stalemate.

There was no choice: Fang Yue's Internal Energy Heart Method hadn't even reached the ninth level—it was still the eighth-level Flame Heart Method!

Using an incomplete Hou Tian-level Heart Method to directly collide with another's fully matured Xiantian Heart Method—of course the outcome was obvious, let alone that Lord Ma's cultivation level surpassed Fang Yue's!

"Not Xiantian Third-Rate… at least Xiantian Second-Rate, possibly even Xiantian First-Rate!"

Fang Yue had fought Liao Guanjia before and knew the strength level of a Xiantian Third-Rate cultivator.

And this unfathomable Lord Ma, in every aspect, was far stronger than Liao Guanjia!

Even so, Fang Yue showed no sign of retreat—his battle spirit surged even higher.

Lin Ling's vengeance, Lord Han's vengeance, and all those filthy drug dealings, those mad experiments on test subjects.

Everything gave Fang Yue no reason to retreat, no reason… to let this man go!

The minor internal injuries from the 【Aura】 clash had been fully healed by 【Night Breathing】.

As for internal energy…

Fang Yue stared at Lord Ma, flipped his hand, and pulled out a pill to restore internal energy, popping it into his mouth like a bean and chewing.

"Hm?"

Lord Ma's surprise grew more pronounced.

He had indeed underestimated Fang Yue's strength.

He'd planned to crush him outright with 【Aura】.

He hadn't expected Fang Yue to also be a Xiantian Realm cultivator!

In the clash of their two auras, he'd wasted his own internal energy.

But seeing Fang Yue swallow so many pills at once, this boy—even if he was Xiantian Realm—could not possibly have high limits.

Without hesitation, he stepped forward again, striding forward boldly.

Fang Yue, sensing this, did not pause—he walked straight toward him.

"Huh? You didn't run away—you walked right back toward me! Kid, you're awfully arrogant!"

A sense of being disrespected rose in Lord Ma's heart; he sneered: "You think being Xiantian Realm means you can fight me? A frog in a well! The gap between Xiantian Realm cultivators is nothing like the gap between Hou Tian Realm cultivators. Between us, the difference is like an ant versus an elephant—utterly incomparable!"

As his voice echoed, Fang Yue's smile grew even more feral: "Are you trembling?"

"Wha—"

"Trembling from fear, so you talk more?"

"Empty words are useless!"

Thud thud thud!

Ma Zuo's footsteps gradually quickened, each step shattering the floor tiles and leaving footprints behind!

Thud thud thud!

Fang Yue's footsteps also gradually quickened, crimson flames bursting forth from his body, wrapping him whole, scorching the floor tiles and leaving a trail of charred black marks.

"Destroyed my stronghold, killed my subordinates, lured the Wierd inside… Today, if I don't tear you into ten thousand pieces, the two words 'Ma Zuo' will be written backwards!"

Ma Zuo's figure moved faster and faster, advancing while darting suddenly left and right, emanating a faint silver light, as if employing some kind of movement Martial Technique—ghostly and shadow-like!

"Imprisoned Lord Han, gouged out Lin Ling's right eye, harmed the people of Heiqing Shanmai, ran the human-medicine trade, conducted experimental subject research—today if I don't reduce you to ashes, I won't bear the name Fang!"

The flames on Fang Yue's feet instantly turned a blazing white, and like dye they bleached the flames across his entire body; his speed skyrocketed as he charged forward!

Both speeds instantly surged to the extreme, as if they had become two beams of light.

"Stinky brat!"

The silver light was faster, and even more agile.

"Dead horse-head!"

The white light was slightly slower, yet tremendously powerful!

Amid frenzied roars, the two beams of light accelerated madly until they collided head-on!

BOOM!!!

A momentary pause, then a tremendous explosion that echoed through the entire passage erupted with a thunderous roar!

The entire main corridor shook as if in an earthquake, swaying on the verge of collapse, with falling rocks raining down without end!

(End of this chapter)