Boom!
Terrifying pressure swept out from Xu Yang like a storm surge crashing ashore. Yang Ao, the weakest among them, had time only to scream before the Astral Essence protecting his body shattered. It felt as though a heavy hammer had struck his chest, and his charging body flew backward even faster than it had come.
The sight was enough to chill anyone to the bone.
With most of Xu Yang's strength revealed, a genius at the Heavenly Origin Eighth Layer like Yang Ao could not even get close. The force of Xu Yang's presence alone sent him flying.
"Ah!" Hu Yu roared. The terrifying pressure made his body tremble and filled his heart with fear.
The blade light he had unleashed with his Heavenly Origin Eighth Layer cultivation melted away beneath that pressure like ice and snow.
A Spirit Bone Prodigy. He had actually dared attack a Spirit Bone Prodigy.
That was his full-strength strike, yet it had dissolved before reaching Xu Yang. How could he not be afraid?
So what if swordsmanship was his greatest strength? Against absolute power, it was useless.
Xu Yang was not merely a Spirit Bone Prodigy. He had long since broken through to the Heavenly Origin Ninth Layer.
Wave after wave of terrifying power battered Hu Yu's sword light, wearing it away. By the time his strike reached Xu Yang, the light had vanished, leaving only a sword edge with little force behind it.
It could not hurt Xu Yang. It did not even raise a ripple in the dragon-shaped energy protecting his body.
Bang!
A tremendous recoil surged through the hilt. Hu Yu felt the blade shudder; the greatsword nearly tore free of his grip. The skin between his thumbs and forefingers split, and both hands were thrown upward.
"Did you skip