In the Huoluo Secret Realm, two figures stood facing each other in midair above a crimson continent blanketed in flames.
The Huoluo Secret Realm was where the Meteor Kingdom Lord secluded himself to cultivate. It was named for the formless flames and the intangible Great Luo.
The two figures were none other than the Meteor Kingdom Lord and Huang Wuye.
After deciding to guide Huang Wuye, the Meteor Kingdom Lord had brought him here.
He wanted to test Huang Wuye's abilities. Although he already understood about seventy or eighty percent of Huang Wuye's capabilities, it was still better to test him in person before offering guidance.
And actual combat was undoubtedly the best way to test Huang Wuye, so the two of them had come outside.
"Come on, kid. Let me see what you've got."
Once they were in position, the Meteor Kingdom Lord spoke to Huang Wuye.
Huang Wuye didn't dare let his guard down. At those words, he took a long spear from his World Ring and launched a full-force attack.
He let out a shout and immediately used a Spear Canon secret technique. A red glow appeared out of nowhere as the spear in his hand quivered.
"Prairie Fire: Avici."
Huang Wuye transformed into a streak of light and shot across the sky toward the Meteor Kingdom Lord. Faced with countless spear shadows, the Meteor Kingdom Lord didn't so much as stir.
"Not bad."
He nodded slightly, clearly admiring the thrust. But then he flicked a finger, sending a streak of light shooting toward Huang Wuye like a thrusting spear.
The finger's shadow seemed slow, yet moved with astonishing speed. In an instant, it pierced through the void and struck the countless spear flashes.
It darted left and right, dismantling Huang Wuye's attack layer by layer before continuing toward him with undiminished force.
Huang Wuye wasn't surprised. He shook his spear, and the fluctuations of the Law of Fire around him moved with it.
"Prairie Fire: Endless Life."
Several spear shadows shot toward the streak of light like moths to a flame. Though the light struck them apart, they didn't disappear. Instead, they clung to it like a bone-deep affliction, gradually wearing it down.
At last, after the countless spear shadows had done their work, the streak of light was finally extinguished.
Huang Wuye didn't pause. He continued swinging his spear and immediately unleashed Prairie Fire: Barren Earth.
Countless flames appeared out of nowhere in the void. Flames shaped like spearpoints drifted slowly, circling the Meteor Kingdom Lord. At a thought from Huang Wuye, countless spear shadows instantly rushed toward him like moths to a flame.
In an instant, a sea of fire formed. Faced with the vast expanse of flaming spear shadows, the Meteor Kingdom Lord didn't dodge, letting the countless shadows coil around him.
As the Meteor Kingdom Lord allowed them to do so, crimson lotuses bloomed around him, beautiful yet dangerous, their distorted crackling sounds ringing out one after another.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Explosions rang out incessantly through the once-silent space, playing a lively symphony.
Unfortunately, despite the tremendous spectacle, the attacks hadn't harmed the Meteor Kingdom Lord in the slightest. They hadn't even shifted the hem of his robe.
"Not bad. Among ordinary secret techniques, this move of yours is quite impressive."
When everything had settled, the Meteor Kingdom Lord opened his eyes, a faint smile appearing on his face.
He was clearly quite satisfied. After all, only Immortal Gods could usually create ordinary secret techniques, and Huang Wuye's move was quite impressive even among them.
It still needed some refinement, but Huang Wuye was only at the Universe Level, and his comprehension of the laws was a little weak. Even so, the Meteor Kingdom Lord felt he deserved praise.
Huang Wuye continued his attack. He swung his spear with both hands and built up power before unleashing Heaven Leveling.
The second move of his Spear Canon hadn't developed into any variations. It was still a single move, and it wasn't fully perfected, but its power had changed drastically since he first created it.
A spear flash swept across the sky, descending from above as if to level the world. It surged forward with immense resolve, intent on sweeping everything away.
Carrying a towering force, it crashed down, gathering up the energy throughout the entire space and sending it hurtling toward the Meteor Kingdom Lord.
The Meteor Kingdom Lord's eyes lit up. He seemed even more satisfied with this move than with Prairie Fire.
He didn't stay rooted to the spot. As he clenched his hand, the flames moved with it, forming a long spear out of fire in midair. Holding it in one hand, he launched an identical attack.
Two identical spear shadows appeared in the air, colliding with each other.
"Boom!" A violent explosion erupted from the point of impact and spread outward.
Then an energy fluctuation, like a slow-motion film suddenly snapping back to normal, rapidly swept through the area.
The ground sank by more than ten zhang under its force. Sand and stones flew everywhere as flames surged in every direction, turning the entire space into a red sea.
"Haha! Good one, kid! What other moves have you got? Bring them on!"
The Meteor Kingdom Lord laughed heartily, clearly delighted. His aura surged and his robes billowed, unleashing an abyss-like force that struck directly at Huang Wuye's mind.
Feeling that immense pressure, Huang Wuye didn't panic. He suppressed the fear coursing through his body, tightened his grip on his spear, and attacked again.
His figure vanished in an instant. Void Shadow: Close as the Horizon immediately unfolded as his body drifted strangely through space, reappearing beside the Meteor Kingdom Lord. His spear stirred and instantly accelerated millions of times over, attacking with peerless speed.
He had found a different way to use the technique, adding the power of Void Shadow: Close as the Horizon to his spear and imbuing it with tremendous speed and force. In that moment, both Void Shadow secret techniques moved at once.
At this perilous moment, the Meteor Kingdom Lord remained calm. Relying on his formidable strength, he saw the incomparably swift attack clearly.
He flicked his fingers against the spear, sparks flying with each collision.
Huang Wuye wasn't surprised. His figure shifted again and again, and in an instant, countless copies of him attacked the Meteor Kingdom Lord all at once.
The Meteor Kingdom Lord's fingers moved in rapid succession, intercepting every spear that came at him.
Countless clashes seemed to happen at the same time, yet only a single impact rang out.
Huang Wuye's attack finally stopped. He halted in the distance, his aura growing sharper by the moment, his whole being seeming to merge with his spear.
"Space Shattering Break."
The aura around him continued to rise. After who knew how long, it finally reached its peak, and he let out a mighty shout.
Eighteen spear flashes shattered space. The space in front of the Meteor Kingdom Lord broke apart, and the eighteen flashes rushed straight toward him.
With his progress in the Space Origin Law, the fourth secret technique of Huang Wuye's Spear Canon had finally transformed.
It now unleashed tremendous power. Faced with eighteen attacks rushing straight at him, the Meteor Kingdom Lord vanished from his original position in a flash.
He had used spatial teleportation. There was no denying how dangerous Huang Wuye's move was.
Besides withstanding it head-on, teleportation was the only way to evade it.
After the Meteor Kingdom Lord dodged, the eighteen spear flashes were about to collide when an unexpected change occurred.
The flashes abruptly changed direction. Rising from below, they transformed into eighteen streaks of light and surrounded the Meteor Kingdom Lord, who had just reappeared.
This was Space Shattering Break: Universe Formation.
The spear shadows didn't attack the Meteor Kingdom Lord. They simply fell apart where they were, sending streams of white light cascading down like a curtain of water and sealing the surrounding space.
Feeling the force between them tugging faintly at his body, the Meteor Kingdom Lord didn't move. Although this restraint would break at the slightest touch, he knew more was coming.
Sure enough, Huang Wuye had already prepared for this and was poised to attack.
A streak of fire surged from the tip of his spear. The moment it crossed the silvery-white curtain of water,
it was like oil being doused with blazing fire. Flames swept across the sky in an instant, and the entire space seemed like a leaking bag, spilling out countless streaks of fire. Spatial fluctuations containing sharp spear flashes were mixed in among them.
At that moment, a faint voice echoed from far away.
"Void Death Calamity: Moving Flower Shadow Fall."
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