"Hmph! You're nothing but trash who just became an Outer Disciple, yet you dare speak so arrogantly? With your eighth level of Core Condensation Realm cultivation?"
Liu Yan laughed in extreme anger.
His gaze was filled with contempt. Still, he had not expected Lu Changsheng to dare provoke him with words. The boy did have some courage. Unfortunately, he was simply too foolish, for angering him would likely come at a terrible price!
What difference was there between someone at the eighth level of Core Condensation Realm and a dog in his eyes?
Boom!
With that, Liu Yan's body suddenly trembled. A vast wave of scorching crimson spiritual power swept outward like surging heatwaves. It contained an utterly terrifying temperature, setting the surrounding grass and trees ablaze.
Hiss—
The nearby disciples retreated in horror. They could clearly feel the scorching spiritual power surging outward, as though the spiritual power within their own bodies was about to ignite beyond their control!
"What domineering spiritual power!"
"I heard Liu Yan cultivates the Blazing Sun Art. The spiritual power throughout his body is as tyrannical as flames!"
"..."
The disciples cried out in shock.
What was even more terrifying was that the aura Liu Yan emitted had clearly reached the first level of Divine Palace Realm!
As Lu Changsheng felt the scorching spiritual power enveloping the surroundings, a trace of gravity appeared in his eyes.
This Liu Yan was indeed an expert who had entered the Divine Palace Realm. The mere pressure of the spiritual power within his body was enough to make Lu Changsheng feel immense oppression.
However, there was not the slightest fear in his eyes. He took a deep breath, and the Heaven Swallowing Creation Art began to circulate within him as vast spiritual power roiled through his body.
Boom!
Lu Changsheng clenched his fists, releasing the aura of the eighth level of Core Condensation Realm!
"Hmph! I'll let you understand just how vast the gap is between the eighth level of Core Condensation Realm and the Divine Palace Realm!"
Whoosh!
The instant Liu Yan's words fell, his figure swept toward Lu Changsheng like a blazing mass of flames.
A scorching aura instantly blanketed heaven and earth, and a sense of danger rose from within. Lu Changsheng did not hesitate in the slightest. Lightning immediately covered both his fists.
"Wind Thunder Fist!"
Lu Changsheng shouted in a deep voice, then drove his lightning-wreathed fists fiercely toward that blazing mass of fire!
"Trifling tricks!"
Liu Yan sneered.
"Sky Burning Palm!"
Boom!
From within that blazing mass, a palm wrapped in flames emerged. It was crimson like heated iron as it fiercely struck toward the Wind Thunder Fist.
Bang!
Palm and fist collided in an instant. Lightning and fire clashed violently, creating a scene where thunder and flame intertwined.
Yet this exchange lasted only a moment before Lu Changsheng was sent flying backward. His back slammed hard into a massive boulder, cracking it instantly.
As expected of the Divine Palace Realm!
Lu Changsheng was secretly alarmed.
In that clash, he had clearly fallen into the disadvantage. Liu Yan was, after all, an expert of the Divine Palace Realm. The power he unleashed was far stronger than Lu Changsheng's!
However, Liu Yan clearly had no intention of giving Lu Changsheng time to catch his breath. His body howled toward him like a ghostly crimson flame, sending out wave after wave of sharp, scorching palm winds.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In an instant, the two figures were locked in fierce combat. Liu Yan's attacks were incomparably swift. His scorching palms moved like crimson afterimages, palm shadows raining down like a violent storm as they relentlessly struck at Lu Changsheng's vital points.
Facing such an assault, Lu Changsheng did not dare be careless in the slightest. The Heaven Swallowing Creation Art circulated within him, and vast, robust spiritual power erupted forth, increasing his strength by more than tenfold in an instant!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Lu Changsheng struck as swiftly and fiercely as thunder. He pushed the power of the Wind Thunder Fist to its utmost limit, his fists erupting with terrifying thunderous might!
Bang! Bang! Bang—
The two figures exchanged blows fiercely, their immense spiritual powers colliding again and again until the air let out explosive booms. The energy produced by those collisions surged outward like a storm, shattering countless surrounding rocks!
This kid actually possesses such vast spiritual power within him!
Liu Yan was secretly shocked.
He had initially believed that, with his first level of Divine Palace Realm cultivation, crushing Lu Changsheng would be as easy as turning over his hand. Yet after their fierce exchange, he finally understood Lu Changsheng's strength!
Although this fellow was only at the eighth level of Core Condensation Realm, the power he unleashed made even Liu Yan, at the first level of Divine Palace Realm, secretly astounded.
And all of this was because of the Heaven Swallowing Creation Art!
The Heaven Swallowing Creation Art could continuously devour spiritual power during battle, providing an inexhaustible source of momentum.
Moreover, the spiritual power it provided was even more robust and tyrannical!
"Raging Waves Palm!"
Boom—
Lu Changsheng thrust out his palm. In an instant, a powerful palm force swept relentlessly toward Liu Yan like layer upon layer of towering waves.
"Flame Spirit Shield!"
Liu Yan shouted deeply. Flames around him rapidly gathered, forming a shield of fire before him.
Bang!
The surging wave of palm force crashed heavily against the Flame Spirit Shield.
"Hmph! Your martial art cannot break my Flame Spirit Shield!"
Liu Yan said disdainfully.
"Is that so?"
"Not necessarily!"
Lu Changsheng smiled faintly.
Boom!
Immediately afterward, he unleashed the Raging Waves Palm once more. This time, however, he struck out with palm force three times in succession.
Three palms stacked together!
The might of the Raging Waves Palm could continuously stack, layering its palm force like giant waves upon giant waves and multiplying its power!
Boom!
In an instant, the three stacked Raging Waves Palms erupted with terrifying force. A towering wave of spiritual power several yards high, carrying immense palm force, slammed fiercely into the Flame Spirit Shield.
Bang!
In an instant, the seemingly indestructible Flame Spirit Shield shattered apart!
"What?!"
Liu Yan staggered back several steps in embarrassment.
Shock appeared on his face. Even cultivators of the same Divine Palace Realm found it difficult to break the Flame Spirit Shield he had cast, yet this brat had actually destroyed it!
What shocked him even more was that Lu Changsheng could wield this Yellow-tier Martial Art to such a level!
"Heavens, Lu Changsheng can actually fight Liu Yan to a standstill!"
"This guy is actually this terrifying in battle..."
"Am I seeing this right...?"
A wave of commotion immediately arose among the surrounding disciples.
Seeing this scene, Liu Qingqing was so furious that she stamped her feet, because this was completely different from what she had expected.
She had thought that, with Liu Yan's Divine Palace Realm cultivation and strength, he would surely crush Lu Changsheng with effortless ease.
But clearly, she had now seen that Lu Changsheng was no ordinary person.
"Miss, what's the rush? The alliance leader is merely warming up."
A disciple sneered.
"Hmph!"
"Flame Emperor Saber!"
Liu Yan snorted coldly and lightly clenched his hand. Scorching spiritual power swept over, forming a crimson blade in his grasp.
The moment this saber appeared, the surrounding temperature soared. A sharp saber aura made people's skin sting. This saber was called the Flame Emperor Saber, a Yellow-tier seventh-grade artifact!
"Today, I'll use your blood to sacrifice my Flame Emperor Saber!"
Boom!
As soon as his words fell, Liu Yan swung the Flame Emperor Saber. Streaks of sharp saber light tore through the air and lunged fiercely toward Lu Changsheng...
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