At that moment, Chu Yang had already clenched his fists, glaring furiously at Xia Wuji with a vicious look in his eyes.
From the very first day of the Azure Star Academy examination, all the glory that should have belonged to him had been snatched away by Xia Wuji.
In the first test of temperament, he had activated the azure light within the pressure stele, but Xia Wuji's violet light had shot into the sky instead;
In the second test of comprehension, he had used his connections with the Great Chu Imperial Family to learn the test's contents in advance, thereby condensing thirty-eight Essence Flowers, yet Xia Wuji had directly condensed ninety-nine Essence Flowers;
In this third test of actual combat, he had still grasped some information ahead of time and made preparations. He had intended to display his prowess and steal the limelight, but instead, he learned that his younger brother, Chu Jue, had died at Xia Wuji's hands!
These past few days, he had captured Huang Hu and Xu Lan, hoping to force Xia Wuji out. Every moment, he had imagined in his mind how he would torture Xia Wuji to death.
Yet Xia Wuji had never shown himself.
He had even planned to give up for the time being, continue hunting Rock-Swallowing Behemoths, and wait until the examination ended before finding an opportunity to deal with Xia Wuji. But at this critical juncture, Xia Wuji had come!
Xia Wuji held the Jinghong Sword in his hand and looked at Chu Yang. His eyes were likewise filled with a chilling, murderous light. Pointing the sword's edge at him, he said, "You want to settle accounts and avenge yourself against me? I'll see it through to the end."
"If you came openly and honorably, perhaps I would still grant you a quick death."
"But now, I'll also let you know what it feels like to be strung up and worse off than dead!"
Chu Yang let out a cold laugh and said, "Xia Wuji, you have no right to be arrogant in front of me. You killed my younger brother and provoked the dignity of our Great Chu Imperial Family. You'll pay a terrible price for this immediately!"
With a furious roar, Chu Yang suddenly threw a punch through the air.
With the cultivation of the eighth layer of the Primal Energy Realm, he unleashed powerful essence energy that condensed into an enormous fist imprint.
The fist imprint tore through the air, rumbling as it crushed toward Xia Wuji.
Xia Wuji swept his sword upward.
True Sun Swordplay!
Sword light blazed like fire, its edge bursting forth!
Now, Xia Wuji no longer needed to worry about the strength of the Sword Seed. He could enter the state of Man-Sword Unity at any moment.
In an instant, the fist imprint Chu Yang had sent roaring over was split apart by a single slash from Xia Wuji.
A wave of air suddenly swept outward.
The two of them charged madly toward each other at the same time.
Both of Chu Yang's fists were already covered by gloves at the level of a first-grade low-grade spirit artifact. The silver gloves radiated dazzling, eye-searing light, while his fist wind howled and his fist force was fierce and unyielding.
Xia Wuji used Sun Above. Within the sword's edge, it was as though a blazing sun hung suspended, completely suppressing the radiance of Chu Yang's fists.
"Mountain Collapse!"
Chu Yang growled. One fist carried the might to shatter mountains and split the earth as it smashed forward, his fist force violently colliding with the sun within Xia Wuji's sword edge.
"Boom!"
Chu Yang's body immediately flew backward like a kite with its string cut!
Xia Wuji's sword technique shifted, and waves of Flame Sword Qi howled away.
Chu Yang's expression changed drastically. He forcibly steadied his balance, rapidly formed hand seals, and sent surging essence energy sweeping out from within his body. Then he pressed his hand seal toward the ground.
The earth beneath his feet immediately churned with soil and stones, transforming into a thick wall of earth and stone that rose upward. Yet it was still hacked into pieces by Xia Wuji's Flame Sword Qi.
Chu Yang took the opportunity to catch his breath. His body leaped backward, opening up a considerable distance.
A solemn look appeared on his face.
Nearby, quite a few people had been drawn over by the commotion. Every one of them had widened their eyes, their hearts shaken by the scene before them.
"Xia Wuji actually came to rescue Huang Hu and Xu Lan..."
"The key is, how can he be so powerful? His essence energy doesn't display the slightest characteristic of the Primal Energy Realm, while the Sixth Prince is at the eighth layer of the Primal Energy Realm and can even kill a Three-Eyed Rock-Swallowing Behemoth alone. Yet just now, the Sixth Prince actually fell into the disadvantage!"
"Xia Wuji is astonishing. An awe-inspiring sharpness and edge constantly suffuse his entire body..."
Exclamations rang out.
This scene was simply too unbelievable.
Xia Wuji, who had yet to reach the Primal Energy Realm, was directly clashing with Chu Yang, who was at the eighth layer of the Primal Energy Realm. And Chu Yang was no good-for-nothing who merely possessed a high cultivation realm—he was a genuine combat-type martial artist!
"Xia Wuji, don't celebrate too soon!" Chu Yang shouted angrily. He took a deep breath, and the aura around him surged violently as his essence energy went berserk. A gigantic ape phantom, several zhang tall, actually condensed behind him.
Heavenly Ape Fist!
"That's the Great Chu Imperial Family's most top-tier supreme art, a Mysterious-grade mid-tier fist technique!"
"The Sixth Prince truly lives up to his reputation as a martial arts prodigy. At the Primal Energy Realm, he can already unleash such a move!"
"Xia Wuji is formidable, but his opponent is the Sixth Prince of the Great Chu Imperial Family. The Sixth Prince has become completely serious now. Xia Wuji is certain to lose."
"With the Sixth Prince's fury, after Xia Wuji is suppressed, he'll probably find it impossible to live or die."
The enormous ape phantom appeared above Chu Yang's body, radiating an extremely vicious and savage might. Its arms pounded its illusory chest frenziedly, producing deafening booms one after another.
"Xia Wuji, being able to die beneath this move of mine is your honor!" Chu Yang's expression was ferocious.
With his current cultivation, he naturally could not display the full might of the Heavenly Ape Fist. But even so, in his view, it was more than enough to deal with Xia Wuji.
After all, he had once used this technique to clash head-on for several rounds without losing against a first-layer Core Formation Realm expert who had practiced moves with him.
Xia Wuji looked at the enormous ape phantom and let out a derisive laugh. In a tone filled with disdain, he said, "Such a trifling trick, and you dare show off in front of me?"
"I see that the only thing hard about you from head to toe is that mouth of yours. You're on death's door, yet you still dare to be arrogant!" Chu Yang roared. Forming hand seals with both hands, he shouted, "Ape King's Wrath!"
"Boom!"
The enormous ape phantom instantly pounced forward. Its two thick arms smashed down violently, raising a dense barrage of explosive booms and distorting the light across the entire sky and earth!
"Pathetic!"
Xia Wuji shouted coldly. He took a single step forward, his figure instantly leaping into the air as he charged toward the enormous ape phantom rushing at him!
He neither dodged nor evaded, nor did he defend!
He directly met it head-on!
Everyone who saw this scene felt that Xia Wuji was being far too arrogant. This was simply courting death!
As for the Sixth Prince, Chu Yang, he had already envisioned the scene that would follow. Xia Wuji would have every bone in his body shattered by the power of the Heavenly Ape Fist, then fall to the ground like a puddle of sludge, crawling like a maggot while Chu Yang trampled him at will!
Just as the enormous ape phantom's smashing arms were about to crash into Xia Wuji—
"Whoosh!"
Xia Wuji swept his sword horizontally!
Sword light poured down like a torrential flood.
Layer upon layer!
Overlapping Waves Sword Art, Fourth Wave!
Now, Xia Wuji had already reached the half-step Primal Energy Realm. The Sword Essence within his body was sufficient to release the radiance of four layers of sword qi.
"Boom!"
The enormous ape phantom instantly shattered like paper paste!
The terrifying wave of sword-light energy did not lose any of its remaining might and continued sweeping forward.
"Ah!"
A shrill scream rang out. The body of Chu Yang, the Sixth Prince of the Great Chu Imperial Family, was struck by the sword light and sent flying backward.
Blood sprayed from his body as he crashed to the ground with a bang like a withered leaf falling in late autumn.
Everyone's pupils shrank.
Chu Yang, who was at the eighth layer of the Primal Energy Realm and had even unleashed the Mysterious-grade mid-tier martial art Heavenly Ape Fist, had still been no match for Xia Wuji.
Moreover, he had lost so completely, without the slightest suspense. This was an absolute crushing victory!
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