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Shi Hao's foundation in the Blood Moving Realm was no weaker than Shi Yi's, even after Shi Yi had undergone a True Blood Baptism with the true blood of a Pure-Blooded Ferocious Beast, the Flame Kirin.
Using his own Supreme Bone and sweat, he had bridged the gap between the true blood of an Ancient Descendant and that of a Pure-Blooded Ferocious Beast.
But human strength had its limits.
This was as far as he could go.
In the Celestial Passage Realm, Shi Yi possessed Ten Celestial Passages. This was no longer something that talent and hard work alone could overcome.
Even if Shi Hao opened Ten Celestial Passages in the future, he would merely stand shoulder to shoulder with those Young Supremes of the Nine Heavens Ten Earths who possessed Ten Celestial Passages.
Even if Shi Hao forcibly opened new Cavern Heavens and merged them all into one, forming a single unique Cavern Heaven, his foundation in Cavern Heavens still could not rival Shi Yi's Ten Celestial Passages.
The Cavern Heavens evolved from the Thirteen Supreme Dao Scriptures had long ceased to be mere Cavern Heavens.
Earth, Water, Fire, Wind; Yin Yang Chaos; Five Elements Eight Trigrams—this was the embryonic form of a world and a universe.
The Willow Deity had not followed Shi Yi merely because he was interesting and knew how to say a few pleasant words. Now, she even resided directly within his Ten Celestial Passages.
Part of the reason was also that the Ten Celestial Passages Shi Yi had opened would greatly help her perfect her own Dao path, even aiding her in breaking past the King Realm and becoming an Emperor.
More than ten minutes later.
Martial King Manor, Martial Arts Arena.
"Little brother, are you sure you want to spar with me? I'm a whole major realm above you. How about we wait until you break through to the Celestial Passage Realm?" Shi Yi tried to persuade him.
"Yi Gege, don't worry. I just want to experience the power of Ten Celestial Passages and see how great the gap between us is." Shi Hao shook his head.
"If that is the case, then come. Recognizing reality sooner is not a bad thing."
Shi Yi said nothing more. He knew that his little brother had a lofty spirit, feared neither hardship nor power, and was far stronger than someone cautious like himself.
"Alright!"
The fighting intent in Shi Hao's dark eyes grew increasingly intense. He had fought through Martial King Manor's younger generation, yet no one had been able to give him even the slightest pressure.
Now, only his cousin Shi Yi, with Cavern Heavens like ten blazing suns, could pressure him and allow him to undergo further Limit sublimation.
Just as these two cousins were about to begin their sparring match.
Yu Yuexian and Qin Yining had somehow come to stand together. The former naturally found the latter unpleasant to look at.
Yet because Shi Yi backed her up, Yu Yuexian had no good way to deal with Qin Yining for the moment.
"Hmph, it is only because Yi'er is kind-hearted and possesses a Childlike Heart. Otherwise, I would have driven you mother and son away long ago." Yu Yuexian snorted unhappily.
"Yi'er values love and loyalty," Qin Yining said blandly.
"Is Yi'er a name you can call him?" Yu Yuexian's beautiful eyes widened.
"Yi'er is your son, but he is also my Nephew. You can call him that, so can I." Qin Yining's lips curved slightly.
"You—hmph!"
Yu Yuexian turned away in anger, leaving behind only her graceful and alluring silhouette.
"Getting angry because you can't argue back. How petty."
Qin Yining liked seeing Yu Yuexian so furious—clearly displeased with her, yet unable to do anything about her.
What pleased her most was that Shi Yi was very close to her. Even after leaving home for five years, he had not forgotten his Aunt.
On the other side.
Shi Hao's blood and qi boiled, shooting into the sky. With his feet planted on the ground and his small fists clenched tight, he charged at Shi Yi like a Pure-Blooded Ferocious Beast cub.
He had yet to break through to the Celestial Passage Realm. His inner world had not yet linked to the outer world, so he could not yet borrow the power of heaven and earth to fly. For now, he could only charge and attack with the power of his physical body.
Even so.
Shi Hao was extremely fast. In almost the blink of an eye, his small fist, carrying immense wind pressure, had reached Shi Yi's chest, attempting to settle the match with a single punch.
A casual swing of one arm carried one hundred thousand jin. That did not mean it only had one hundred thousand jin of force. That was purely physical strength; the impact force produced by strength and acceleration vastly surpassed one hundred thousand jin.
Put simply.
You might be able to throw a punch with one hundred thousand jin of force, but you absolutely could not lift a cauldron weighing one hundred thousand jin. Just as you might be able to push a stone ball weighing several hundred jin, but you could not possibly pick it up.
Being able to push something and being able to lift it had never been the same thing.
Strength and impact force were likewise not the same thing.
Strength was determined by the power of the body's muscles and bones. The stronger the body, the greater the strength. Naturally, the greater the strength, the greater the impact force one could unleash.
If Shi Hao's physical strength was one hundred thousand jin, then he could strike with an impact force of one million jin.
Blasting apart a small hill with one punch would not be a problem, and his body had long become immune to ordinary mortal weapons.
Bang!
Shi Yi moved after him yet arrived first, extending a hand to catch Shi Hao's punch. He allowed the violent gale formed by the punch's impact to blow up the strands of hair by his cheeks.
The next instant.
Shi Yi drove a knee upward, making Shi Hao cry out in pain as his body floated upward. Before he could react, a sweeping kick sent him flying through the air.
Boom!
Shi Hao's body shot out like an arrow loosed from a bow, crashing through several stone pillars as thick as a man.
Yet in the very next second.
Shi Hao stood back up as though nothing had happened. With his thick skin and tough flesh, coupled with the enhancement of his Supreme Bone, he completely ignored Shi Yi's deliberately restrained blow.
"Yi Gege, please spar seriously. Don't go easy on me!"
After saying this, Shi Hao's blood and qi churned throughout his body like rumbling thunder. Golden Divine Radiance flowed across his skin, making him look like a little golden man from afar.
"Are you sure?"
Shi Yi glanced toward Qin Yining outside the Martial Arts Arena. After seeing her nod slightly, he vanished, disappearing entirely from Shi Hao's sight.
"Where did he go?"
Shi Hao widened his eyes, trying to find Shi Yi. Yet before he could locate him, Shi Yi's fist slammed heavily into his lower abdomen, bending Shi Hao into a curled Shrimp.
So fast! So painful! So strong!
Six words surfaced in Shi Hao's mind. This was the first time he had experienced Shi Yi's speed and strength. They were terrifying beyond belief; he had not even had time to react.
"That's all you've got? And you wanted to challenge me?"
Shi Yi could not understand. He could not understand where Shi Hao found the courage to challenge him, a Celestial Passage Realm cultivator, while still in the Blood Moving Realm—not to mention that he himself was a Young Supreme with Ten Celestial Passages.
I can't match Yi Gege in speed or strength. I can't even react in time, and the gap in our physical bodies is far too great. Then I'll try the Treasure Techniques I've cultivated!
Shi Hao clutched his lower abdomen and struggled to his feet. Raising a hand, he summoned a dark cloud over a hundred meters wide. Thunder rumbled within it, while bolts of lightning as thick as a child's arm writhed through the clouds.
Upon seeing this.
A strange look flashed through Shi Yi's eyes. He too raised a hand, and in an instant, a vast sea of lightning descended from the sky. Bolts as thick as water barrels surged endlessly within it.
Almost within a single breath, the hundred-meter storm cloud Shi Hao had summoned with his Treasure Technique was drowned beneath the boundless sea of lightning, as inconspicuous as a babbling brook flowing into an endless ocean.
"Such a powerful Treasure Technique!!!"
Shi Hao took a deep breath. There was neither fear nor terror in his eyes. He had seen Shi Yi's power, but he had also seen his own future. He believed that he would surely catch up to Shi Yi someday.
But for now.
He was not helplessly waiting for defeat. He still had one final trump card he had yet to use.
Shi Hao gritted his teeth as his chest trembled without pause.
His Supreme Bone was quivering.
It shook the entire sky.
Before long.
A ray of light too dazzling to see clearly descended from above the Nine Heavens. It then began to condense, forming a hand before Shi Yi's eyes, containing the profound mysteries of all transformations beneath the heavens.
This hand was smooth and lustrous like jade, its surface covered in dense runes. It contained a terrifying power, as though it could destroy everything, and slowly reached toward Shi Yi.
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