The moment Zhang Qingyuan perceived a furtive gaze spying from the shadows, he made a move without the slightest hesitation.
He swung a palm towards that patch of empty space.
Rumble!
Lightning burst between his palms. That hand seemed to cross the void, transforming in an instant into a Sky-Covering Hand that crashed mightily towards that stretch of space!
At This Moment, the entire world shook.
Under that terrifying power, the void collapsed and cracked apart everywhere the great hand passed, as though it were tearing open the vast sky and pressing down upon heaven and earth!
"!!!"
Beneath this palm, space seemed to be compressed layer by layer. A figure was squeezed out of the air, staring in horror at the gigantic palm descending from above and blanketing the sky.
"That's Lei Tianhao! One of North Mountain Domain's most outstanding great prodigies from a century ago! I heard he broke through to the Cave True Realm not long ago!"
The terrifying momentum of Zhang Qingyuan's palm suppressed heaven and earth, making it hard for people even to breathe.
Yet someone still managed to turn their head with difficulty. Seeing Lei Tianhao being forced out of the void by a palm across the void, they recognized his face and cried out in alarm.
Lei Tianhao, too, had been a prodigy of the previous generation.
Throughout the North Mountain Domain, he stood among the top prodigies on par with the Secret Disciples of top-tier sects such as Qianyun Mountain. Even across all of Yunzhou, he was a somewhat renowned genius.
Especially several decades ago,
when word spread that he had entered seclusion to prepare for a breakthrough into Cave True, his fame rose another level. Once he successfully advanced into Cave True, he stirred no small waves throughout Yunzhou.
After all,