Wang Chong's martial cultivation was actually a notch below that of peak Grandmaster Realm experts such as Yuwen Xuandu and Xun Ba. In the Pure Yang Sword-Refining Chapter, he had only cultivated as far as the Pure Yang Divine Sword and had yet to reach the realm of Innate True Flame Sword Threads. But Wudang Mountain had become the greatest sect under heaven, crushing all who refused to submit, because its profound arts truly possessed wonders that could startle heaven and make ghosts weep. Moreover, Wang Chong habitually attacked at full strength without regard for anything else, forcibly raising his fighting prowess by an entire level.
Xun Ba had a different style. Years of fighting had taught him that one-on-one duels between generals were rare on the battlefield; endless charges and clashes were the norm. Enduring a long battle was the proper way, so he always held something back rather than unleashing all his martial prowess.
Whether in a martial contest or a fight to the death, Xun Ba was the strongest even among his fellow peak Grandmasters. Although the old chief steward Yuwen Xuandu was also at the peak of the Grandmaster Realm, he would inevitably die at Xun Ba's hands in a life-and-death struggle.
At that moment, Xun Ba roared. Faint black Qi spread over his body and onto the chains of his meteor hammers. The twin hammers abruptly accelerated, accompanied by the wails of ghosts and howls of gods.
Wang Chong raised the Heavenly Martial Great Spear and braced it slightly, thinking in alarm, This isn't a physical manifestation. It's an extraordinary power of the mind!
With that probing move, Wang Chong discovered that although he clearly saw black Qi around Xun Ba and felt his twin hammers accelerate, the true force in the hammers had not