“What?”
Sensing the aura of the dark cyan palm, Xu Rong’s heart jolted, his face turning grave. He raised his golden war halberd high once more, pouring torrents of elemental force from his body into the weapon.
A more dazzling golden light burst from the halberd, illuminating the entire sky with a blinding radiance that was impossible to look at directly.
“War Path Golden Dragon Slash, Golden Dragon Overlord Sweep!”
With Xu Rong’s thunderous shout, he spun and slashed fiercely, the void seeming to shatter with a loud cracking sound.
A dragon’s cry rang out, and an even more terrifying golden dragon shot forth, its tail sweeping across the sky like it was clearing thousands of enemies. Its domineering aura shook the heavens, and brilliant golden light shone brightly.
This attack was fierce and magnificent, unmatched in splendour.
“Kill!” Lin Xiao uttered softly, the dark cyan energy palm rising into the air, slamming toward the massive golden dragon tail sweeping across.
A fierce gale howled as the two forces collided, the giant energy palm crashing violently against the enormous golden dragon tail.
“Boom!”
A deafening roar echoed, a blinding light erupting, chaotic and illuminating all directions. A tsunami-like surge of energy burst forth, carrying terrifying fluctuations that rolled outward in all directions.
The three onlookers were stunned, the power of this strike too terrifying, truly earth-shattering. The forests and peaks below were flattened by the shockwaves, forcing them to retreat frantically.
“Golden Dragon Pierces the Nine Heavens!” Seeing Lin Xiao block his attack again, Xu Rong’s soaring battle intent surged once more. With rolling momentum and boundless energy, he mobilised his torrential power and unleashed another War Path Golden Dragon Slash.
This was the third and final form of the War Path Golden Dragon Slash, his strongest attack, far surpassing the combined might of his previous two strikes.
“Roar!” The massive golden dragon, with the momentum to pierce the nine heavens, let out a roaring dragon cry, soaring through the sky. Its unstoppable, terrifying fluctuations charged toward Lin Xiao, the entire world bathed in the dragon’s radiant glow.
“Sky-Sealing Stone Hand!”
Lin Xiao’s brows furrowed, and he immediately activated the Sky-Sealing Stone Hand. Within his hand sea, an earth-shaking petrification force surged violently.
Though his elemental force in his dantian was sealed by the Body-Penetrating Essence Suppression Powder, the Sky-Sealing Stone Hand operated independently, like his spiritual power. It cultivated petrification force, stored in his hand sea, unaffected by the suppression powder, allowing him to wield it freely.
This was why he dared to face Xu Rong, a sixth-level Martial Venerable. Otherwise, even with his high-grade fourth-tier spiritual power and powerful spiritual techniques, he couldn’t muster enough spiritual energy to counter Xu Rong.
As the Sky-Sealing Stone Hand activated, Lin Xiao’s entire right arm rapidly petrified, turning into a stone limb. Clenching his stone fist, the space seemed on the verge of shattering.
With a step forward in the void, Lin Xiao’s figure moved, and with earth-shaking might, he threw a punch forward. A unique and powerful petrification force shot from his fist, charging toward the radiant golden dragon.
The force solidified like stone, terrifyingly formidable.
“What? Isn’t your elemental force sealed? How can you still attack like this?” Seeing Lin Xiao unleash a fist beam, Xu Rong was utterly shocked, his face filled with disbelief.
The three onlookers were equally stunned, their jaws dropping.
They knew Lin Xiao’s elemental force was sealed by Lu Hong’s Body-Penetrating Essence Suppression Powder, restricting him to spiritual power and energy attacks. How could he now use an elemental force attack?
Could Lin Xiao be unaffected by the suppression powder?
The three were utterly baffled.
Amid Xu Rong and the trio’s shock, the two forces collided.
“Boom!”
A thunderous explosion rang out, torrents of stone aura and golden waves erupting like a raging tsunami, surging through the air.
The petrified force shattered the massive golden dragon entirely, then burst through the rolling waves, shooting toward Xu Rong with lightning speed, striking him directly.
“Pfft!”
Xu Rong spat out a mouthful of blood, his body hurtling backward, his aura instantly wilting.
“What? He actually defeated Xu Rong?” The three onlookers were shocked, their eyes nearly popping out.
Xu Rong’s strongest strike was shattered by that stone-like fist beam, injuring him directly. Just how powerful was Lin Xiao’s attack?
Was this Lin Xiao’s true strength?
“How is this possible?” Xu Rong’s face was filled with horror. He couldn’t believe that his pride, the War Path Golden Dragon Slash’s strongest third form, had been defeated by Lin Xiao.
Among peers, who could block his ultimate strike? Yet Lin Xiao, with a cultivation far below his, even if able to use elemental force, had shattered his strongest attack.
Even more terrifying, after being hit by Lin Xiao’s force, Xu Rong’s body stiffened, as if it were solidifying and petrifying. His elemental force could barely circulate.
At this moment, his strength was reduced to a tenth of what it had been.
“How, how could there be such a strange power?” Xu Rong was shocked, his face filled with disbelief.
Seeing Xu Rong’s defeat, Lin Xiao was slightly surprised himself. After refining the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock, his petrification force had advanced greatly, his hand sea’s power equivalent to a third-level Martial Venerable’s dantian.
His true combat strength, like his elemental force, could fight across several levels. He hadn’t expected this strike to so easily shatter the ultimate attack of Xu Rong, the Xu family’s third-ranked genius and a sixth-level Martial Venerable.
Even the greatly weakened petrification force, upon hitting Xu Rong, reduced his aura tenfold.
The petrification force’s attack was indeed strange and terrifying. It seemed Xu Rong’s body was now stiffened, unable to muster his full strength.
Seizing the moment, Lin Xiao surged the petrification force in his hand sea again, unleashing another terrifying Sky-Sealing Stone Hand punch. A stone-like fist beam shot through the sky, like a horizontal stone pillar, charging toward the reeling Xu Rong.
“No!”
Staring at the terrifying fist beam, Xu Rong let out a horrified scream. A mere fraction of that weakened force had injured him and crippled his ability to circulate elemental force. What would a full-powered strike do to him?
