Outside Upper Capital Prefecture.
The mountain wind abruptly stilled.
Facing the force of Jiang Ning's single step shattering the shackles of space, the gray-robed old man swiftly retreated. He was as fast as a streak of light, yet did not stir the slightest ripple.
Having united the heavens and earth in all directions and established the foundation of a Fourfold Grandmaster, he had gained extraordinary insight into space.
With this advantage, movement techniques were his forte.
Yet although the gray-robed old man was fast, Jiang Ning was even faster.
Taking several strides, he used Shrinking Earth to Inches and instantly arrived before the old man.
Looking at the gray-robed elder before him, Jiang Ning sent his right fist forward without the slightest flourish.
The punch appeared simple, yet it contained divine strength as vast and majestic as mountains and seas.
Before the fist even arrived, the air before the old man gave a thunderous boom under its unbearable burden, as though space itself were about to be torn apart by that pure physical power.
A flash of horror crossed the gray-robed old man's eyes.
He knew full well that his physical body was far from his strength. Old and frail, his blood and vitality had declined, and his body was no longer as robust as it had been in his youth. Moreover, after becoming a Celestial Grandmaster, the true intent he had comprehended was the union of the heavens and earth in all directions.
Faced with Jiang Ning's punch, he did not dare receive it head-on. In his haste, he could only activate the power of space again, his body darting sharply sideways like a reflection in water in an attempt to widen the distance. An invisible field spread out, intending to slow Jiang Ning's movements.
In an instant, Jiang