Chapter 310 - 293: Remarkable
But that was not all!
The instant the infinite Thunder Talismans manifested, countless complex, profound, and endlessly wondrous Array Patterns spread out from beneath Qi Yun’s feet.
The Talismans and the Array became one!
Suddenly!
From the core where the Array Patterns and Thunder Talismans merged, an unparalleled aura erupted. It was far more terrifying and magnificent than the Thunder Talismans alone, as if it were Punishing on behalf of Heaven, judging all living beings, and grasping the very pivot of Heaven and Earth!
[Daluo Myriad Skills—Shenxiao Thunder Control Grand Array]!
The moment this Grand Array formed, the hundred-zhang Daluo Realm around Qi Yun instantly transformed into a "Thunder Punishment Celestial Prison" that was separate from the world!
Every wisp of air within the array contained the purest essence of thunder, making it chillingly terrifying to the extreme.
By now, Black Mountain Master’s collapsing Ten Thousand Mountains Demon Heaven Realm—with its countless towering Demon Mountains carrying the phantoms of Ancient Demon Deities—had already crashed against the border of the Daluo Realm like a collapsing sky!
One side held ten thousand mountains and ten thousand demons, suppressing all with its boundless weight, as if all the heavens and myriad realms were crashing down at once!
The other was a hundred-zhang Thunder Domain, controlling the ultimate thunder, Punishing on behalf of Heaven, like a miniaturized manifestation of the thunderous Celestial Dao!
With no feints or tricks, the two powers clashed head-on!
DONG—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The deafening boom was so immense that even the crowd of Holy Sect Masters could not withstand it, forced to cover their ears in pain.
At the core of the impact, even the most basic concepts of light and darkness blurred.
Only the most primordial forces of destruction and creation madly collided and annihilated one another!
This was the purest, most savage, and most brutal attrition between Realm Heavens and a collision between Great Daos!
Demon Mountains continuously crumbled, and Thunder Talismans were ceaselessly annihilated.
The heavy, all-suppressing will of the Demon Dao and the tyrannical, destructive might of the heavenly thunder furiously battled and devoured each other within the ever-expanding rings of shattered void!
Black Mountain Master stood at the center of the ten thousand mountains. His expression was as cold and hard as iron, but deep within his eyes, that faint glimmer had transformed into two blazing black flames!
Demonic Qi surged from his body, resonating with the entire Ten Thousand Mountains Demon Heaven Realm.
More phantasmal Demon Mountains surged forth from the depths of the Realm Heaven, pressing down one after another on the golden Thunder Domain, which, though seemingly tiny, was as unyielding as the hardest reef!
Qi Yun stood at the heart of the Thunder Domain, his robes completely shrouded in fine golden arcs of electricity. His eyes were golden and his face was expressionless, save for a trickle of blood slowly seeping from the corner of his mouth.
Evidently, simultaneously maintaining the Daluo Realm and the Shenxiao Thunder Control Grand Array to resist the full crushing weight of the Ten Thousand Mountains Demon Heaven Realm was placing a terrifying strain upon him.
But his will was like steel. He frantically powered his Dao Foundation, pushing the Heaven-Reaching Talisman to its absolute limit, making the rate at which his Thunder Talismans were created nearly match the rate of their annihilation, stubbornly resisting the Demon Mountains’ assault!
The Holy Sect Masters who had retreated to a safe distance stared intently at the battlefield.
On one side, endless phantasmal Demon Mountains filled Heaven and Earth; on the other, a hundred-zhang-wide golden thunder prison that was dazzlingly brilliant, its lightning shooting into the sky.
The two were like worlds of completely different natures, madly eroding, crushing, and annihilating each other!
The aftershocks from each collision sent the qi and blood of the distant spectators churning, forcing them to retreat again and again!
Everyone was so stunned by this unimaginable scene of Magical Combat that their minds went blank.
’A Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator fighting a Great Master... and he can actually hold his own to this extent?!’
Gazing at that proud, upright figure standing tall within the Thunder World, everyone—from Qian Xin Master and those on good terms with Qi Yun, to the Masters serving under Black Mountain Master—
couldn’t help but feel a surge of admiration.
’Incredible!’
Although Qi Yun was already at a disadvantage in this great battle and would almost certainly lose if it dragged on,
he was only at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage!
To fight a Great Master as a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator and still achieve such a feat...
Looking across the entire world, who could possibly compare?
...
"It’s time for this to end."
The moment Black Mountain Master’s calm voice fell, his figure had already passed through the annihilation zone where the Ten Thousand Layers of Demon Mountain and the Endless Thunder Sea intertwined, stepping within three zhang of Qi Yun.
A palm reached out. There were no brilliant lights or shadows, only the void itself naturally collapsing inward along the path of his spreading fingers.
Under that palm, Qi Yun was like a caged bird.
However, facing this palm that carried the weight of ten thousand toppling mountains and even suppressed the flow of time, Qi Yun’s face showed no alarm. Instead, a long-awaited smile graced his lips.
"I guessed right."
The instant the words were spoken, Black Mountain Master’s gaze narrowed.
’Guessed right?’
’What does he mean?’
’Does this boy still have another move?’
The next instant.
The Nine-Colored Divine Radiance that had been brewing in Qi Yun’s eyes erupted with blistering intensity, as if nine suns, each condensed from a different Dao Rhyme, were rising simultaneously from the depths of his pupils!
[Mastering All Skills]!
The moment this Divine Technique manifested, the countless towering Demon Mountains and the phantoms of the Ancient Demon Deities they carried suddenly froze.
The mountains faltered, the demonic howls ceased.
It was only for an instant.
But for Qi Yun, that was enough.
ZING—
An impossibly brilliant bolt of lightning streaked past.
Black Mountain Master’s figure reappeared atop Dome Peak.
He raised his hand, his fingertips brushing across his cheek.
A wound as fine as a hair and about an inch long was slowly oozing a single drop of dark golden blood.
The Blood Bead congealed, refusing to fall.
It felt cold to the touch.
...
"Holy shit..."
Far in the distance, the Holy Sect Masters who had retreated witnessed this scene, and their Dao Hearts nearly crumbled.
They had seen it clearly.
In that fleeting moment, not only had Qi Yun used a bizarre Divine Technique to shake Black Mountain Master’s Ten Thousand Mountains Demon Heaven Realm,
but he had also wounded the Great Master with a bolt of lightning that was condensed to an unbelievable degree.
This wasn’t a trick, nor was it mere maneuvering.
This was a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator, under the watchful eyes of all, leaving a mark... on the face of a Great Master.
Qian Xin Master’s pupils contracted. After the initial shock, a chill shot up their spine.
’He really just slapped Black Mountain Master right in the face!’
In broad daylight, witnessed by his own sect members, to be "slapped in the face" like this by a junior...
Knowing Black Mountain’s vindictive nature and how he valued his prestige as much as his life, this matter could no longer end peacefully.
And indeed.
Atop Dome Peak, Black Mountain Master slowly lowered his hand. The dark golden stain on his fingertip had vanished, and the wound healed in an instant, as if it had never been there.
But the aura around him had changed completely.
His previous indifference and condescension were now as if frozen by the cold tides of the Far North, transforming entirely into a deathly, silent darkness capable of freezing even a Divine Soul.
The entire Ten Thousand Mountains Demon Heaven Realm resonated in response.
The countless Demon Mountains no longer roared; instead, they fell into a heart-pounding silence.
"My apologies, Martial Uncle Black Mountain."
Qi Yun stood at the center of his Thunder Domain, which was gradually being eroded by darkness. He gave a casual salute, his tone light.
"My hand slipped."
He had known from the start that with Black Mountain’s temperament, he would never be satisfied with just crushing him from a distance with his Realm Heaven.
A man that conceited and aloof was bound to descend personally and suppress him in the most direct and humiliating way possible, just to display his authority.
And what he had been waiting for was precisely this fleeting opportunity.
Not to win, but to land a slap in the face!
"Heh heh..."
Black Mountain Master’s laughter echoed from the depths of the ten thousand mountains—indifferent, icy, and devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
"Very good."
"Very good."
He repeated himself twice. His voice wasn’t loud, but it shackled the Dao Heart of every Master present.
The next instant—
VMMMM!
Black Mountain Master’s figure vanished completely from the highest peak.
A terrifying, tide-like killing intent locked firmly onto Qi Yun.
If before, Black Mountain Master had merely wanted to teach Qi Yun a lesson and put him in his place,
then now... he truly intended to kill.
...