Outside Upper Capital Commandery.
The mountain wind abruptly stilled.
Faced with the momentum of Jiang Ning shattering the shackles of space with a single step, the gray-robed elder pulled back, moving as swiftly as streaming light without stirring the slightest ripple.
Uniting the heavens and earth of the four directions-the foundation of his attainment as a Fourfold Grandmaster-had given him extraordinary insight into space.
With that advantage, movement techniques were his forte.
But though the gray-robed elder was fast, Jiang Ning was faster still.
In a few strides, he used Shrinking Earth to Inches and instantly appeared before the elder.
Looking at the gray-robed elder before him, Jiang Ning thrust his right fist forward without any flourish.
The punch looked simple, yet it gathered divine strength as vast as mountains and seas.
Before his fist arrived, the air before the elder burst with explosive cracks under the unbearable burden, as though space itself would be torn apart by this pure physical power.
A flash of horror crossed the gray-robed elder's eyes.
He knew full well that his body was not his strong suit. Old and frail, with his blood and qi in decline, his flesh was nowhere near as strong as in his youth. Moreover, the true intent he had comprehended to become a Heaven-Man Grandmaster was the union of the heavens and earth of the four directions.
He dared not take Jiang Ning's punch head-on. In his haste, he could only activate his spatial power again, darting sideways like a phantom in water to try to open up some distance. An invisible field spread out, seeking to slow Jiang Ning's movements.
In an instant, Jiang Ning felt gravity bear down on him as though he carried a mountain on his back, while the surrounding air pressed against him like