Unrivaled Tyrant Blood
Yangming Mountain Range lay 140 li from Qingxia City. Its terrain was gentle and it enjoyed bright sunshine all year round, hence the name "Yangming."
Zhou Tong had already made inquiries. The gathering was being held within this mountain range, at a mountain gate atop its main peak.
Yangming Mountain Range was blessed with beautiful scenery and abundant spiritual energy, naturally making it a treasured place for cultivation. In fact, a major sect called Yangming Cave Heaven had already occupied this place.
Yangming Cave Heaven was a sect under Yaoguang Holy Land. Its outstanding disciples would eventually be sent to Yaoguang Holy Land, either as disciples or as attendants of some sort.
This gathering was being held within Yangming Cave Heaven.
Because of this grand event, Yangming Cave Heaven had opened its gates wide, inviting in all young cultivators attending the gathering.
Zhou Tong slipped in with ease as well.
Throughout the entire cave heaven, the fragrance of spiritual wine drifted through the air. Young cultivators were everywhere, eating, drinking, and discussing matters, while people occasionally flew in from afar.
Just then, a Five-Colored Jade Boat flew over from the distance, descending from the sky amid countless auspicious rays before landing at Yangming Cave Heaven's mountain gate. The crowd immediately erupted into commotion. Clearly, someone important had arrived.
"The talents of Yaoguang Holy Land have arrived!"
"Yaoguang Holy Land's legacy has endured for over a hundred thousand years. What kind of disciples can such a foundation nurture?"
"I heard that Ouyang Xuan of Yaoguang Holy Land came this time. More than ten years ago, a Supreme Elder of Yaoguang Holy Land took a liking to him and accepted him as a disciple. He has probably reached the fourth realm by now!"
Everyone discussed animatedly and quickly surrounded the Five-Colored Jade Boat, crowding around it as though stars surrounding the moon.
However, Zhou Tong did not go over. He continued eating and drinking some distance away.
"Brother, the great talents of Yaoguang Holy Land are over there. Why not go welcome them?" Just then, a voice suddenly reached Zhou Tong's ears.
Zhou Tong turned his head and saw a man looking at him with a sinister smile.
"If you want to welcome them, go yourself," Zhou Tong said calmly.
"Oh? It seems you look down on Yaoguang Holy Land's talents?" His voice was loud enough that even the young cultivators gathered around the Five-Colored Jade Boat heard him. They all turned to look.
"Isn't that Sun Yuanliang from Yangming Cave Heaven? They say he is Yangming Cave Heaven's genius and will soon be sent to Yaoguang Holy Land to cultivate. He is a talent with hopes of breaking into the fourth realm."
"Who is that young man beside him? He dares confront Sun Yuanliang. Could he be some prodigy as well?"
"This is strange. Sun Yuanliang only just entered the first layer of the Dao Palace Realm, while that man is already at the third layer of the Dao Palace Realm. Why would Sun Yuanliang pick a fight with him?"
The young cultivators discussed among themselves, though most were merely watching the show.
But Zhou Tong more or less understood. This man had obviously been secretly instructed by Yaoguang Holy Land to find someone to establish their authority over. Of everyone present, only Zhou Tong was unknown to them, so they had targeted him.
Sure enough, none of these so-called holy lands are any good. I thought this was just a gathering for eating and drinking, but they also intend to establish their authority and erode Chu Kingdom's younger generation!
Through this grand gathering, they could establish their authority and leave an indelible impression in the hearts of Chu Kingdom's young generation.
If Yaoguang Holy Land did this several more times, passing down their accumulated prestige generation after generation, the cultivators of the entire Chu Kingdom would probably have their legs go weak at the mere mention of Yaoguang Holy Land.
At this moment, a disciple of Yaoguang Holy Land stepped out from the crowd and said coldly, "Brother, this grand gathering was initiated by Yaoguang Holy Land to invite the outstanding youths of Chu Kingdom. Who are you, to dare act so recklessly here and disrupt the gathering?"
Zhou Tong chuckled. "You people couldn't have coordinated this, could you? You declare that I came here to cause trouble based on one man's word? But... there is no need to go to such lengths to pin some crime on me. You chose the right person to establish your authority over. I came here to cause trouble!"
Boom!
Powerful Killing Intent surged like a raging river, sweeping in every direction. The Yaoguang Holy Land disciple's skin shimmered brilliantly, with streams of dragon energy coiling around him.
"I'll take you down first today!" He threw a punch.
Buzz!
It was as though an earthquake had struck. The ground beneath their feet shook violently, while his seemingly ordinary arm was like a Flood Dragon, fierce and powerful.
"Let's see how strong you Yaoguang disciples are physically!" Zhou Tong swung his purple fist to meet it.
Bang!
Their fists collided with a deafening boom, like a thunderclap crashing down.
Fourth layer of the Four Extremes Realm!
This Yaoguang disciple had reached the great completion of the Four Extremities Realm. His combat power was astonishing, enough to kill someone at the first layer of the Dragon Transformation Realm, and his physical body was terrifyingly powerful.
With a rumbling crash, the Yaoguang disciple was sent flying backward. Disbelief filled his face. "How is this possible? You are six minor realms below me at the third layer of the Dao Palace Realm, yet your physical body is stronger than mine?"
He was utterly shocked. On the path of cultivation, one step forward made one "immortal," while one step back made one "mortal." Fighting across realms was known as defying the immortal. Ever since he began cultivating, he had always been the one to defy the immortal. Yet now, someone had suppressed him across realms instead?
"I refuse to believe it! I tempered my body with Flood Dragon blood and reached the great completion of the Four Extremities Realm. How could I possibly lose to you?!" He threw back his head and roared, his voice booming like thunder. The terrifying shockwave sent a circle of weaker cultivators flying away.
"Die!"
Saint light wrapped around his entire body as he transformed into a divine beam and charged forward, radiating danger. His physical body was incomparably powerful and flowed with explosive strength. Now that he had also unleashed Yaoguang's orthodox Saint Light Technique, its might was unmatched.
Bang! Bang! Bang!...
He rushed forward, repeatedly clashing with Zhou Tong's fists in rolling booms. It was like four massive hammers striking one another, ringing with metallic clangs.
This left Zhou Tong greatly surprised as well. Yaoguang's Saint Light Technique truly lived up to its reputation. That saint light could actually block his blood energy and even seemed to be invading his body, interfering with his ability to exert force.
However, Zhou Tong was not worried. He had yet to use his true strength.
"Hmph!"
Zhou Tong gave a low shout, and the vast blood energy within him instantly spread outward. Purple radiance blossomed, brilliant as fire. He was like an unparalleled war god, fighting without cease amid blood and flames.
Unrivaled Tyrant Blood!
Boom!
At that moment, he threw a punch, threads of purple lightning winding around his fist as it instantly shattered the other man's Saint Light Technique. The Yaoguang disciple was completely suppressed.
"How can this be? What kind of physique is this? How can he possess such power? Even the legendary Chaos Body should not be like this! Cultivators of the Dragon Transformation Realm cannot withstand this kind of strength!"
The Yaoguang disciple's face turned pale. The beating had utterly shattered his confidence. He felt that this was simply an opponent he could never defeat. What terrified him even more was that the other man's strength was still increasing!
"Not good!"
All the young cultivators in Yangming Cave Heaven, along with Yaoguang Holy Land's other three disciples, changed expressions as they realized something was wrong.
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