Victory and Another Battle

The Golden Horned Beast had vanished from the spot. Under that single blow, not even a trace of it remained.

Huang Wuye wasn't surprised. His own martial strength was only at the ninth planetary rank, but his Gene Multiplier was five, and his body's force output had reached thirty times.

In terms of physical strength, he wasn't far behind the Star Level Golden Horned Beast. That was why he had been able to fight it hand to hand without being outmatched earlier.

Besides, the Golden Horned Beast's domain was only at the fifth level, and it had barely grasped the Law of Metal. Huang Wuye, on the other hand, had perfected his domain and reached the entry level in both the Law of Fire and the Law of Space. These laws greatly amplified his strength, leaving a vast gap between him and the Golden Horned Beast.

He had chosen the Golden Horned Beast as his first opponent to commemorate Primal Kongluo Peak's first encounter with one, and to compare it against his own strength.

A first-rank Star Level Golden Horned Beast with a fifth-level domain and a rudimentary grasp of the Law of Metal represented the average strength of one that had cultivated for ten years after birth. It could already be considered top-tier among Star Level creatures. Except for a few extraordinarily powerful ones, it would be hard to find an equal at that level.

As for how Huang Wuye had reached such strength at only sixteen, one reason was the powerful soul granted by his Innate Secret Technique, Soul Derivation. A powerful soul could enhance his comprehension. It not only improved his understanding of the laws, but also helped him cultivate and analyze secret techniques. The other reason was the secret techniques and manuals he practiced. As one of the ten peak bloodlines of the Human Race, the Desolate God Clan naturally lacked no secret techniques that led directly to domains and laws. Huang Wuye had studied works such as Detailed Explanation of Fire Domain, Erosion Fire Secret Canon, and Spatial Analysis. Every one of them had been created by countless powerful members of the Desolate God Clan. As introductory texts for the clan, they had stood the test of time, and their greatest strength was how easy they were to understand. They were far simpler than ordinary Immortal Level secret techniques.

That was how Huang Wuye had reached this level by sixteen. Of course, not having to toil at cultivating his own gene origin energy had helped considerably, too.

Huang Wuye was quite pleased after defeating the Golden Horned Beast. His tireless cultivation over the years had certainly paid off. It felt wonderful to be strong.

"Dasheng, set my opponent to myself."

"Of course, boss. Please wait!"

Before long, two Huang Wuyes stood on a stretch of land.

Both had long, fiery-red hair, wore black armor, and held white spears three zhang long. The breeze stirred their red hair, making it look like two blazing flames.

"Ha!" Suddenly, both Huang Wuyes shouted and shot forward, leaving behind two afterimages. The next moment, the tips of their spears collided. Clang! The sound rang out across the sea of clouds. Hundreds more clashes followed in an instant. The two figures wielded their spears so swiftly that not even a gap showed between the strikes. In the blink of an eye, their dark silhouettes crisscrossed through the space, leaving afterimages everywhere. The simulated ground was already battered beyond recognition, and the clouds overhead looked as though half of them had been devoured, leaving chaos in their wake.

So many flaws in my spear technique. I can make my spear faster, more urgent. No, that's wrong. That movement is unnecessary.

Huang Wuye fought as he reflected, and gradually his eyes lit up. He had mastered his strength and gained insights, but he still lacked experience fighting others to the death.

Having strength was one thing. Being able to bring it to bear was another.

After this fight, however, Huang Wuye believed he could quickly master his own strength and keep improving.

The spear in Huang Wuye's hands moved faster and faster until he seemed to become a streak of light.

The illusion of Huang Wuye opposite him improved along with him.

After an unknown length of time, the two figures in the arena began to slow. Huang Wuye's spearwork had become a work of art; every movement and every recovery flowed as naturally as if it could only be done that way. Huang Wuye felt a slight stir in his heart. His spear technique had reached the minor mastery stage.

With that thought, Huang Wuye gave his spear a flick. He used the force of their clash to slide backward.

"My spear technique is nearly polished. Now let's see the limits of my strength." Huang Wuye murmured, then leaped forward once more.

Huang Wuye unleashed his domain, and suddenly he felt that he had control over everything in the world. The Law of Fire empowered his spear, and each movement carried the power to destroy heaven and earth.

The Huang Wuye illusion opposite him was just as unwilling to fall behind. Their spears clashed, and even space seemed unable to withstand the force. An ear-splitting shriek rang out.

"Phantom Void!" Huang Wuye shouted, stepping through a strange footwork technique and conjuring several images of himself. In an instant, they all charged toward the illusion.

Just as Huang Wuye's attack was about to land, the illusion had nowhere to dodge. But after the attack passed, the Huang Wuye illusion at that spot slowly faded away. Then a spear stabbed toward Huang Wuye's back.

The spear was about to hit him, but Huang Wuye didn't panic. He had expected this, after all. He knew his own strength well.

Besides, with his domain unleashed, no attack could escape his senses. The spear passed through him without drawing a drop of blood, while Huang Wuye's figure slowly turned translucent.

As it turned out, Huang Wuye had already gone somewhere else. This was a divine technique he had comprehended from the identity secret technique he practiced. It was called Instant Roar, and it allowed him to shift himself a certain distance in an instant. At the ninth planetary rank, Huang Wuye could shift several thousand kilometers at once.

The distance he could travel would increase as his realm advanced, and the technique consumed little energy. It was a peerless art for protecting himself. With it, Huang Wuye could escape with his life even when faced with an enemy he couldn't defeat.

After shifting, Huang Wuye didn't pause for a moment. He turned and attacked the illusion, which refused to back down.

In the blink of an eye, the two figures crossed paths. Soon the entire space was filled with countless images of Huang Wuye's spear strikes.

Before one figure could fade, another appeared. They came and went without end.

"Blazing Fire Prairie!" Seeing that he was making no progress, Huang Wuye shouted and unleashed a secret technique.

In an instant, the two fiery-red spear shadows clashed. A red glow at the tip of the spear slowly expanded, spreading from a single point until it filled the entire space. This was Blazing Fire Prairie.

Two equally matched opponents naturally couldn't decide a winner. After an unknown length of time, Huang Wuye finally ended the fight.

Huang Wuye lay on the ground after the battle, his eyes half-closed. He was carefully reviewing the two fights.

His powerful soul gave him a powerful memory, allowing him to perfectly recall every detail of each clash.

The more he remembered, the more flaws he found in himself. At the same time, countless new insights kept emerging.

As time passed, the sharpness around him grew stronger. A spear aura burst from his body, stirring the already shattered space.