"Hmm...?"
He heard Gu Chenfeng's declaration of war, transmitted through divine sense, resounding throughout Qi Province.
Geng Yuan's gaze flickered. As bewilderment rose in his heart, a surge of anger followed.
"Hmph, you dare challenge me openly? Even if you've improved, why would I, a marshal, fear you?"
Boom...!
The next moment, an overwhelming surge of might erupted around Geng Yuan as well, answering the provocation of Gu Chenfeng's aura.
At the same time, he drove the Void-Escaping Shuttle forward, transforming into a streak of blood-colored lightning as he locked onto the source of that aura and hurtled toward it.
At that very moment, Gu Chenfeng sensed Geng Yuan's aura and likewise locked onto a direction.
The Star Wings spread behind him, and he became a crimson-flamed meteor, streaking across the vast expanse of heaven and earth at tremendous speed.
Finally, after crossing half of Qi Province, the two met above a desolate frozen expanse.
The two streaks of escape light, accelerated to their limits, collided like two meteors.
Boom...!
A heavens-shaking explosion erupted. A raging tide of energy swept outward, shaking mountains apart, splitting the earth, and shattering space.
At the center of that raging tide, two figures pressed their fists against each other, entering a contest of strength.
They continued pouring out violent energy, twisting space fiercely as cracks spread.
During their high-speed flight, both had already built their momentum to its peak.
Neither would yield in this clash, each striving desperately to overpower the other.
Feeling the surging, vastly heightened energy within Gu Chenfeng, shock filled Geng Yuan's eyes.
"Gu Chenfeng, you've broken through!?"
Fighting spirit blazed in Gu Chenfeng's eyes.
"Geng Yuan, it's time we settled things between us."
Geng Yuan scoffed. "Hmph, I am a Half-Saint. However much you improve, you can never cross this