Ye Xuan was utterly speechless!
Damn it!
Speaking plainly, no one listened. Only spouting nonsense got a reaction!
Hearing Ye Xuan’s words, Shi Yuan’s face twisted with fury. “You dare insult me!”
Ye Xuan sighed softly. “I really didn’t mean to insult you. It’s just that you’re too damn foolish, and I can’t stand it! Honestly, I think Tian Ye is smarter than you. Tian Ye’s just arrogant, but you—you’re genuinely an idiot!”
Tian Ye: “???”
Before Shi Yuan could respond, Shi Ru suddenly said gravely, “Clan Leader, don’t let your mind be swayed!”
He could see that Shi Yuan’s emotions were spiraling, a dangerous state that could lead to reckless decisions.
Never make decisions in anger!
At Shi Ru’s words, Shi Yuan slowly closed his eyes. Moments later, his expression began to calm.
To his credit, he had indeed been provoked by Ye Xuan.
This sword cultivator was infuriatingly aggravating!
When Shi Yuan opened his eyes, his composure had returned.
But then, Ye Xuan called out from afar, “Clan Leader Shi Yuan, got any more of that Time Divine Thunder? Toss me a few more!”
Shi Yuan’s face twitched, his eyes reddening, nearly losing control again.
Time Divine Thunder!
He had painstakingly refined it bit by bit from the River of Time over tens of thousands of years!
Even he dared not enter the River of Time lightly—its terrors were too great. Each time he extracted the thunder, he did so with utmost caution, fearing a misstep could cost him everything.
After tens of thousands of years, he had finally refined a single bolt, using it as a core and amplifying it with external forces. It was one of his strongest trump cards, capable of overwhelming even peers of his realm.
He had unleashed it earlier to kill Ye Xuan outright, only to watch Ye Xuan absorb it!
Tens of thousands of years of effort, all to benefit someone else!
The thought made Shi Yuan’s heart bleed.
From afar, Ye Xuan chuckled. “Clan Leader Shi Yuan, what’s with that face? It’s just one Time Divine Thunder. Are you really that stingy?”
“Ah!” Shi Yuan roared in fury. “Ye Xuan, even if someone invincible backs you, I’ll kill you today!”
With that, he vanished from his spot.
*Rip!*
The space before him shattered, and a terrifying aura surged forward.
In his rage, Shi Yuan’s strength seemed to intensify!
Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed. His body was still frantically absorbing the energy, making it a bad time to fight. But he had no choice. Just as he prepared to act, a long spear suddenly blocked his path.
*Boom!*
The spear trembled violently and was knocked back, but a hand swiftly grabbed it.
Ye Xuan turned to see An Lanxiu.
“Little An…” Ye Xuan froze.
An Lanxiu’s expression was calm. “Focus on your breakthrough.”
With that, she strode toward Shi Yuan, spear in hand.
Ye Xuan didn’t waste words. He retreated into the small tower. Upon reaching Dao Ling, Dao Ling opened his eyes and glanced at him. “Brother Ye, what’s this…?”
Ye Xuan said flatly, “Breakthrough.”
Dao Ling blinked, then asked, “Time?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Dao Ling hesitated. “Brother Ye, if I recall, you’re still at External Guan, not even Internal Guan…”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Who says cultivation can’t skip stages?”
Dao Ling’s expression froze.
Ye Xuan blinked. “Brother Dao Ling, haven’t you ever skipped stages in cultivation?”
Dao Ling: “…”
Ye Xuan said, “No more talk! Hurry and cultivate. My wife might not hold out long!”
With that, he closed his eyes.
After a moment’s silence, Dao Ling asked, “Brother Ye, is this stage-skipping cultivation real?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Dao Ling frowned. “That doesn’t make sense!”
Ye Xuan sighed softly. “Cultivation has no barriers—only the human heart, with its clutter and overthinking, creates obstacles. If you can be as pure and unblemished as I am, you could do it too!”
With that, he cleared his mind and focused on absorbing the Time Divine Thunder.
“Pure and unblemished?”
Dao Ling glanced at Ye Xuan, frowning. Ye Xuan didn’t seem pure or unblemished—more like shameless. Could shamelessness be the key to purity?
With that thought, Dao Ling secretly resolved to try being shameless in the future.
…
Outside.
Shi Yuan looked at An Lanxiu approaching, frowning. “And who are you?”
Without a word, An Lanxiu vanished, her spear striking like thunder, tearing through the sky!
Internal Guan?
Seeing this, Shi Yuan frowned. An Internal Guan cultivator dared to challenge him?
With a flick of his sleeve—
*Boom!*
An Lanxiu and her spear were forced back, but Shi Yuan also staggered backward!
Stopping, Shi Yuan’s eyes filled with disbelief. “You…”
Without pause, An Lanxiu charged forward, her spear flying from her hand.
*Rip!*
A chilling gleam reached Shi Yuan in an instant!
Her spear was not only fast but carried an unstoppable momentum!
A cold glint flashed in Shi Yuan’s eyes. A spear appeared in his hand, and he lunged forward, thrusting his own spear.
Head-on clash!
Once a spear cultivator himself, though not dedicated to it, weapons were optional at his level.
*Boom!*
A burst of spear light erupted, and both were forced back!
As they retreated, An Lanxiu closed her eyes. Suddenly, she stomped her right foot, shaking the starry sky. She stopped and looked at Shi Yuan, who had also halted. Her lips parted. “Martial Path, Divine Connection!”
*Boom!*
A terrifying aura surged from her, sweeping across the starry sky. In an instant, her presence skyrocketed, not reaching Time Realm but infinitely close to it!
Shi Yuan’s face darkened. “Secret technique!”
An Lanxiu looked at him, said nothing, and vanished.
*Boom!*
The star river shattered into countless fragments!
Though not in the Time Realm, An Lanxiu’s strength was now nearly equivalent.
As An Wushen’s disciple, how could she lack trump cards and techniques?
This thrust made Shi Yuan’s expression change drastically. He realized her spear could destroy matter—without Time power!
No Time power, yet capable of destroying matter?
Shi Yuan was stunned.
Was this even possible?
His mind struggled to process it.
But her spear was already upon him! Shi Yuan’s eyes flashed with ferocity. “I refuse to believe this!”
He discarded his spear, clenched his right fist, and the surrounding starry sky trembled. Wisps of Time power surged toward him, and the star river began to blur.
Shi Yuan charged forward. “Die!”
He unleashed a punch!
*Boom!*
The heavens seemed to quake, the starry sky collapsing. The immense power in his fist poured onto An Lanxiu’s spear.
Head-on clash!
*Boom!*
The moment fist met spear, the force was cataclysmic. A wave of energy swept out, erasing the starry sky for hundreds of thousands of miles. Even dark matter was obliterated, gone forever!
Both An Lanxiu and Shi Yuan were forced back, unable to withstand the resulting force.
As he retreated, Shi Yuan roared, “Kill her!”
Kill her!
He was panicking!
This woman, without Time power, wielded strength nearly equal to it. It was terrifying!
First Dao Ling, then Ye Xuan, now this woman!
Three monstrous geniuses—this filled him with dread.
They had to be eliminated!
He no longer cared about solo kills to establish dominance.
He had challenged Ye Xuan and An Lanxiu alone to crush them and make a statement, but their monstrous talent was beyond his expectations.
They couldn’t be allowed to grow!
At Shi Yuan’s command, the two Time Realm experts nearby vanished.
An Lanxiu, still retreating, frowned. She swept her spear.
*Boom!*
The spear light shattered instantly, and she was forced back again, retreating tens of thousands of feet. Before she could stop, a ghostly shadow appeared silently behind her.
Another Time Realm expert!
With Shi Yuan, that made four Time Realm foes!
As the shadow appeared, An Lanxiu’s pupils constricted. She spun, sweeping her spear, but it struck nothing!
Shocked, she didn’t turn. With a flick of her wrist, her spear thrust backward.
*Boom!*
A burst of chilling light exploded behind her, and the shadow retreated rapidly. But a deep knife mark appeared on An Lanxiu’s neck. Before she could react, another Time Realm expert appeared above her, stomping down.
*Boom!*
The space around her collapsed, and An Lanxiu plummeted from the sky, crashing into the Realm of Death. Her body shattered upon entry, dissolving into nothingness!
A shadow streaked toward her, a cold gleam aimed at her throat.
An Lanxiu’s eyes widened…
She could no longer resist!
Against four Time Realm experts, how could she hold out?
*Rip!*
The cold gleam sliced through her soul!
*Boom!*
Her soul began to fade visibly…
She was being erased!
An Lanxiu looked into the distance, dazed. Was this the end?
Unwilling, regretful…
But it was over.
Her eyes slowly closed.
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