Chapter 365 - 361: A Dead End
Hong Yu stood proudly in the void.
He lifted his gaze to look at Zhui Yang Ancestor and Ziyan Ancestor.
Under Hong Yu’s sharp gaze, a chill washed over both Zhui Yang Ancestor and his companion, and they shivered in unison.
The way Hong Yu had just slain the Sun and Moon Old Demon—swallowing the Heart-devouring Ghost that struck fear into countless experts—and his various other methods made these two old powerhouses, who had dominated the Southern Ten Nations for decades, even centuries, shudder with dread.
Although the Sun and Moon Old Demon cultivated an Evil Skill and walked a heterodox path...
But...
Even Zhui Yang Ancestor didn’t dare to underestimate the Sun and Moon Old Demon.
While he also had the power to kill the Sun and Moon Old Demon, he admitted he could never be as ruthlessly efficient as Hong Yu.
After all, the Heart Loss Technique with its Heart-devouring Ghost was enough to make both of them extremely wary.
’Damn it, how can this kid be so ridiculously strong? At this rate, I’m afraid even if Yao Yueye plays his final trump card, he won’t be a match for him,’
Ziyan Ancestor’s expression shifted repeatedly.
If they had known Hong Yu was this difficult to deal with, they would have gone with Hai Cangtian to the Cyan Nether Sword Sect to handle him together, instead of volunteering to ambush him here.
Both of them were starting to regret their decision.
But unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world.
"Zhui Yang, why don’t you go test him?" Ziyan Ancestor said.
Zhui Yang Ancestor glared and said angrily, "My Spiritual Power is about the same as Sun and Moon’s. Even he lost all ability to resist under that Pupil Technique of his. Do you think I can last any longer than he did?"
"Well..."
Ziyan Ancestor was at a loss for words.
Among the three of them, Ziyan Ancestor indeed had the strongest Spiritual Power Cultivation, having reached the level of the Late-stage Primordial Core Realm.
Both Zhui Yang Ancestor and the Sun and Moon Old Demon had the Spiritual Power of the Mid-stage Primordial Core Realm.
Given the power of Hong Yu’s profound Pupil Technique, if Zhui Yang Ancestor went up against him, he definitely wouldn’t last long either.
But the problem was, Ziyan Ancestor didn’t dare to risk his own skin!
The two looked at each other, unable to make a decision.
As they hesitated and considered retreating, Hong Yu’s Momentum was soaring, like the sun at high noon.
Hong Yu, standing in mid-air, suddenly shot forward, his speed like a clap of Thunder.
WHOOSH! He appeared right in front of them.
A blue light flickered in his left Cyan Eye, but he held the power in check, not yet releasing it.
Replenishing his Spiritual Power was far slower than recovering his Primordial Gang. Even though Hong Yu’s Spiritual Power had increased significantly, he still couldn’t support the unbridled use of his Cyan Eyes’ Pupil Technique.
This action was more of a deterrent than an actual attack.
As expected...
Seeing the pulsing blue light in Hong Yu’s left eye, the Momentum of both Zhui Yang Ancestor and Ziyan Ancestor immediately weakened by thirty percent.
Zhui Yang Ancestor flew into a rage. "Hong Yu, you junior! Don’t push us too far!"
Hong Yu sneered. "I am pushing you. What are you going to do about it?"
"You..."
Zhui Yang Ancestor’s old face twitched.
He felt like a herd of ten thousand alpacas was stampeding through his heart; the frustration was unbearable.
His face alternating between pale and livid, Zhui Yang Ancestor finally gritted his teeth and roared, "Ziyan, we’ll take this brat on together."
"But..."
Ziyan Ancestor looked hesitant.
Zhui Yang Ancestor’s face was grim as he said coldly, "Don’t forget your grandson, Ziyan Wuhen, also died at his hands. Besides, the enmity between us and this kid is irreconcilable. If we let him leave alive, not only will we be no match for him when his strength grows in the future, but more importantly, he’s now the First True Dragon of the Southern Ten Nations."
Hearing this, Ziyan Ancestor’s expression changed slightly.
The First True Dragon of the Southern Ten Nations would certainly receive rewards and attention from the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom. More importantly, this title represented the face of the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom.
For the two of them to team up with Hai Cangtian against Hong Yu was tantamount to treason.
If the Xiahuang Ancient Kingdom found out, the two of them would face dire consequences.
At this thought...
Ziyan Ancestor gritted his teeth. "Let’s do it!"
One on the left and one on the right, they charged toward Hong Yu simultaneously.
Facing the pincer attack from both Ziyan Ancestor and Zhui Yang Ancestor, Hong Yu felt immense pressure.
He took a deep breath, his fighting spirit surging. "Zhui Yang Old Monster, back in the Illusionary Forest, you tried to kill me without any reason. If I hadn’t been lucky, I would have died by your hand long ago. Then you posted an exorbitant bounty that nearly got me killed, and today, you ambush and intercept us here."
"Today, we’ll settle all our scores, new and old!"
The moment his voice fell, Hong Yu shot forward.
He executed Tyrant’s Walk. The First Technique, Thunder Step, emphasized magnificent Momentum, creating the sound of roaring Thunder as he advanced.
It was as if he were riding the Profound Thunder of the heavens as he strode through the air.
As he neared the two, Hong Yu raised his hand and pointed his fingers twice in succession.
One Finger Shakes the Heavens and Earth!
Two-Finger Shattering Mountains and Rivers!
Terrifying energy fluctuations stirred up a roar of surging power, like wave after wave of frenzied butterflies crashing forward.
Facing such an attack, Zhui Yang Ancestor manifested his Great Sun Treasure Wheel.
Bathed in fiery red light, his appearance was solemn and majestic, yet a cold glint flickered in his eyes.
He suddenly grinned, his scarlet tongue licking his lips. With a Bloodthirsty and savage snarl, he said, "You little bastard! You refuse the path to heaven and choose to break into a Hell with no gate. If I don’t take your life today, how can I ever show my face in the Southern Ten Nations again?"
"Great Sun Heavenly Gang Hand!"
Amidst Zhui Yang Ancestor’s roar, a fiery red Palm Light condensed in his hand.
A golden palm, about fifty to sixty meters tall, suddenly materialized above Hong Yu. The five fingers were clear and distinct.
As it slammed down, the air recoiled and clouds dispersed, its Momentum like a rainbow.
Seeing the terrifying attack about to descend upon him...
Hong Yu’s body suddenly dropped half a meter. As his center of gravity shifted, his figure moved with a graceful, wind-like rhythm. Executing Wind Rider, his speed was as fast as the wind and quick as lightning.
SWOOSH!
In a flash, Hong Yu dodged the fiery red Great Sun Heavenly Gang Hand.
The palm, formed from Primordial Gang, missed its target and, with a WHOOSH, landed on a mountain peak below.
This peak, once lush and green, had been burned clean by Ziyan Ancestor’s earlier palm strike. Now, under Zhui Yang Ancestor’s palm, it was crushed to smithereens.
The massive palm snapped the mountain in half at its waist.
Sand flew and stones were sent tumbling, while clouds of primordial energy billowed!
The terrifying energy fluctuations kicked up a sky-blotting torrent of flying rocks. Tens of thousands of stones were blasted from the ground, showering down toward Hong Yu.
Hong Yu’s gaze didn’t waver.
He took a deep breath, completely fearless. "Old thief, take this finger from your grandpa!"
His right hand, formed into a fist, suddenly thrust forward. At the very instant he was about to throw the punch, his index finger shot out like a switchblade with a SHLICK.
In this way, a massive finger wreathed in black energy slowly materialized in the void.
This finger was pitch-black all over, emitting streams of dark light, and was a full fifty meters long.
It was as if some powerful Deity, summoned by Hong Yu, had broken through layers of the void, even traversing through eons of time and space to crush everything in its path.
Three-Fingered Annihilation of Living Beings!
Such a terrifying and domineering technique descended from the sky. Everywhere it passed, it was like a rapidly spinning Sky Pillar, smashing through the air to crush all below.
The fiery red light and the black finger collided in mid-air.
How potent was the Three-Fingered Annihilation of Living Beings?
Facing the brilliant red light of the Great Sun, it didn’t yield in the slightest. With a BANG, it took the most aggressive stance and directly knocked the dazzling red light away.
Immediately after...
The finger, wreathed in a hazy black aura, slammed into the horrified Zhui Yang Ancestor with a WHOOSH.
"No, th-this is impossible..."
Zhui Yang Ancestor couldn’t believe he had been defeated so easily.
’I was actually defeated?’
’Why is this finger technique so powerful?’
’Why is this youth such a Demon Fiend?’
He couldn’t imagine it...
But no matter what, he had lost. He had truly lost!
Defeated by a single finger!
BANG!
Amidst the surging black light, the finger, carrying an unparalleled aura of destruction, slammed heavily into Zhui Yang Ancestor’s chest.
His body seemed so insignificant beneath the finger. As if struck by lightning, he coughed out a large mouthful of blood with a "GACK," which scattered into specks of cold, scarlet light in the fierce winds of the void.
Zhui Yang Ancestor’s body shot through the sky like a falling star with a WHOOSH, crashing violently into a mountain range.
Everywhere Zhui Yang Ancestor’s body passed upon impact, mountains fractured and cracked open.
Burned by the red light of the Great Sun, mountains melted and rivers evaporated. It was a terrifying scene of Purgatory on earth!
But the attack didn’t end there!
Three-Fingered Annihilation of Living Beings—what does "Annihilation of Living Beings" truly mean?
It rested on four words: Slaughter! Exterminate! Kill! Eradicate!
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE!
Wreathed in black energy, the Sky Pillar-like finger, after sending Zhui Yang Ancestor flying, rode the momentum and charged toward the mountain range where he had fallen.
Imagine, a massive finger tens of meters long sweeping past like a pillar from beyond the heavens.
What a terrifying scene was that?
BANG!
The finger slammed straight into the fiery red mountain.
A six-hundred-meter-tall mountain peak, under the crushing pressure of this finger, began to swell like an overinflated balloon amidst a rumbling "BOOM BOOM" sound.
As the mountain swelled, crack after crack spread across its surface.
The momentum was vast and mighty, by no means weak.
And as it swelled, the mountain grew from six hundred meters to seven hundred, then eight hundred...
When it finally swelled to nine hundred meters, it reached its breaking point. Unable to bear it any longer, it exploded with a final BANG.
The explosion was like a volcanic eruption.
RUUUUUMBLE!
Thick smoke billowed into the sky. Scorching waves of fire kicked up a sky-high energy shockwave, vast and mighty, creating a mushroom cloud amidst the rolling dust and smoke.
Within it, bolts of lightning scattered and flames shot to the heavens.
WHOOSH!
Suddenly...
A figure shot out from within the mushroom cloud.
It was none other than Ziyan Ancestor, who, seeing that things had gone wrong, had long since dodged away to flee, abandoning his attack on Hong Yu.
His entire body was enveloped in purple flames, like a man made of purple fire. He strode through the void, his speed incredibly fast.
On his back, he carried the heavily injured and unconscious Zhui Yang Ancestor.
Without even a glance at Hong Yu, Ziyan Ancestor carried Zhui Yang Ancestor on his back and tore through the sky. Clearly, this old-generation expert had been terrified by Hong Yu’s power!
Hong Yu stood proudly in the void. His cold eyes swept over and locked onto Ziyan Ancestor and his companion.
The corners of his lips curled up slightly, forming a cold, grim arc...
"You should have expected this the moment you chose to intercept me. You dared to threaten me with my family and friends. Even if you flee a thousand miles, you cannot escape death!"
With that, he bent forward and pushed his speed to the absolute limit, giving chase...