Chapter 288: Earth Profound Expert
Seeing that He Yong truly couldn’t take it anymore, and with the sky dotted with stars and the night growing late, Shen Daoxing finally stopped. "Alright, let’s call it a day."
Hearing this, He Yong was overjoyed. He kipped up from the ground, without a trace of his earlier exhaustion.
Shen Daoxing smiled faintly and shook his head. ’He Yong’s talent for cultivation isn’t actually low. He’s just lazy and rarely trains. Otherwise, his cultivation wouldn’t be this meager.’
He Yong hurried out of the Martial Arts Arena, only to find that He Qian was long gone. He couldn’t help but complain, "My sister is so cunning, leaving me here to get beaten up all by myself while she snuck off."
"Yang, we should head back too."
He Yong turned to look at Shen Daoxing.
Shen Daoxing nodded and started to walk.
However, at that very moment, a breeze swept across the peaceful Martial Arts Arena. He Yong seemed to be struck in the head; his body froze and swayed for a moment before he collapsed without any warning.
"Who’s there?"
Shen Daoxing frowned, his eyes immediately scanning the surroundings.
The Martial Arts Arena was silent; there was no reply.
But in the woods just outside the arena, a blurry figure flickered, and a middle-aged man with a weathered face emerged.
"Who are you?"
Shen Daoxing looked up calmly, his gaze fixed forward.
The weathered man’s expression was indifferent and blank. "Who I am is not important. What’s important is that you should not have appeared in our nation of Tianze."
Shen Daoxing understood at once. "You’re one of the Eldest Prince’s men?"
The weathered middle-aged man didn’t answer. Instead, he said flatly, "Yang Xing, you need to understand your place. Tianze is not somewhere you belong, and Her Highness the Princess is not someone you can covet. If you know what’s good for you, leave Tianze at once, and I can pretend none of this ever happened."
Shen Daoxing replied calmly, "I’ve said it before. I’m not leaving right now."
Hearing this, the weathered man’s face suddenly darkened, and he took a step forward.
CRACK!
In an instant, the ground of the Martial Arts Arena beneath his feet spiderwebbed with countless cracks. The already dilapidated arena no longer had a single intact patch.
Wei Zhi looked coolly at Shen Daoxing. "Yang Xing, you had better understand who you are speaking to."
"Oh? An expert of the Earth Profound Realm?"
Shen Daoxing glanced at the Martial Arts Arena and raised an eyebrow.
Wei Zhi remained calm and smiled faintly. "Since you already know, why haven’t you left?"
Then his tone shifted, his expression turning icy. "Otherwise, don’t blame me for being merciless!"
"A fight? I couldn’t ask for more!"
Shen Daoxing stepped forward with a faint smile. He hadn’t had his fill of fighting earlier.
"Brat!"
Wei Zhi’s expression sank. He was surprised that Shen Daoxing was still so arrogant even after learning his Cultivation Realm.
He then heaved a heavy sigh and shook his head. "I’ve said all I can. Since you’re unwilling to leave, don’t blame me for what comes next!"
As his words fell, Wei Zhi stretched out a hand.
Without moving from his spot, he simply pinched two fingers together in the air. Suddenly, Shen Daoxing felt an invisible giant hand materialize before him, its fingers spread wide as it lunged to grab him.
Spirit Transformation and Earth Profound—the difference of a single realm was as vast as heaven and earth. Even if ten Spirit Transformation masters who had grasped the Realm of the Ultimate Way attacked an Earth Profound expert simultaneously, they would still have no chance of winning.
Therefore, in Wei Zhi’s eyes, dealing with Yang Xing would be as simple as crushing an ant.
However, just as this thought arose, a seven-colored light surged skyward before his very eyes.
BANG!
With a loud crash, his invisible giant hand shattered.
"Hmm?"
Wei Zhi let out a soft sound of surprise.
The next moment, Shen Daoxing raised two fingers. A speck of white light flared at their tips, crossing a vast distance in an instant.
His Aurora Sword Intent shot out like a long rainbow, reaching Wei Zhi in an instant.
Slightly startled, Wei Zhi quickly flicked his elegant sleeve, striking the Aurora Sword Intent.
With a flash of dazzling white light, the Aurora Sword Intent shattered.
But in the next instant, Shen Daoxing appeared above Wei Zhi. The Profound Platform within him began to spin, and a fiery red light flared brightly from among the seven colors. A torrent of Fire Attribute Spiritual Power surged out, coalescing in Shen Daoxing’s arm.
Shen Daoxing clenched his fist, and the air itself seemed to let out a loud CRUNCH. A scorching flame abruptly erupted over his knuckles.
BOOM!
Shen Daoxing’s fiery red fist smashed down like a millstone. The intense flame seemed to burn the very air, leaving a long, blazing trail across the sky.
However, Wei Zhi merely raised a hand and gently flicked his elegant sleeve.
In an instant, the flames on Shen Daoxing’s hand vanished into thin air.
THUD!
With a dull impact, Shen Daoxing’s fist struck Wei Zhi, but it felt like hitting the vast ocean. He was suddenly sent flying backward, tracing a graceful arc through the air.
Then, with a slight movement of his arm, a Duster shot out from Wei Zhi’s sleeve. It moved like a beam of auroral light, reaching Shen Daoxing in an instant.
Startled, Shen Daoxing quickly raised two fingers.
Supreme Transforming Force!
Liangyi Bagua, Yin Yang Tai Chi.
Shen Daoxing caught the Duster between his fingers. With a gentle shake, a ripple of force spread outward.
However, the moment the ripple struck the Duster, it was like it had been swallowed by a boundless ocean—it flickered once and vanished without a trace.
Shen Daoxing felt an immense force wash over him. His body faltered, and he was once again thrown into the air.
The Supreme Transforming Force was a technique that used softness to overcome hardness, deflecting a thousand pounds with mere ounces of effort.
However, the gap in cultivation power between Shen Daoxing and Wei Zhi was simply too vast. In the face of absolute power, all techniques were useless.
The difference of a single realm, from Grotto Heaven to Spirit Transformation, represented a tenfold to hundredfold disparity in strength. The gap from Spirit Transformation to Earth Profound was just as vast.
Therefore, trying to challenge an Earth Profound expert with the cultivation of the Spirit Transformation realm was a near-impossible feat, as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Clearly, it was nearly impossible for Shen Daoxing to defeat an Earth Profound Realm expert without relying on the power of his Venerable Dharma Seal and Venerable Power.
’But in order to better master the power within me, I need to test my own limits.’
RUMBLE!
Suddenly, a deafening explosion ripped through the air.
The seven-colored Profound Platform within Shen Daoxing abruptly surged. Its mystical light took the form of seven soaring Wandering Dragons, which spiraled upward before bursting forth from his body.
In that instant, the night sky lit up with brilliant, splendid light.
Wielding the Great Ming Demon Sparrow, Shen Daoxing launched himself from the ground, soaring high into the sky.
One, two, three, four... seven resplendent phantoms of Wandering Dragons spiraled upward. They swam around Shen Daoxing before quickly coalescing and coiling around the Great Ming Demon Sparrow.
"Slash!"
With a great roar, Shen Daoxing abruptly swung the Great Ming Demon Sparrow downward.
A brilliant seven-colored light instantly erupted, piercing the dim sky and stretching between heaven and earth.