Free Web NovelChapter 43: Chapter 43: Brutal, Fierce Battle
BOOM!
Streaks of Thunder flashed around Gu Yun, exploding in the void with formidable power.
Once his full-level Wind and Thunder Saber Technique was unleashed with his True Martial Realm cultivation, it was like a clap of thunder—incomparably dominant.
Meanwhile, Yu Ningzhi’s longsword swept forward like a great river pouring down from the heavens, stirring a boundless torrent that crashed violently against Gu Yun’s Thunder Saber.
As expected of a cultivator at the True Martial Realm Second Layer Middle Stage, Yu Ningzhi’s strength was truly formidable.
The two fought in the Canglan Sea Region,
clashing above the vast, boundless ocean.
A continuous series of explosions rang out in mid-air, causing the air to ripple like the surface of water.
The shockwaves from the explosions radiated in all directions,
kicking up violent, surging waves and whipping up a storm.
The power unleashed by fighting True Martial Realm cultivators was terrifying beyond compare.
The two battled fiercely, fighting as they moved.
The reef islands they passed were shattered and sunk by the sheer force of their blows!
They stirred up enormous waves in the ocean, as if possessing the power to overturn heaven and earth!
Gu Yun and Yu Ningzhi each brought their full arsenals to bear.
Yu Ningzhi’s longsword unleashed streaks of sword light like shooting stars, each possessing extraordinary power.
Gu Yun wielded his Thunder Battle Saber, his body flickering with lightning, as formidable as a blood-soaked Thunder God!
The two fought for half a day, their battle spanning hundreds of miles across the sea.
’Damn it! This kid is only at the First Layer Late Stage. How can he have this much stamina?’
The longer Yu Ningzhi fought, the uglier his expression grew, and the more his heart filled with dread.
’I originally thought that even if the kid could fight above his level, I’m three small realms higher than him. I should have been able to wear him down and kill him through attrition alone.’
Just then, ’Not good!’
Yu Ningzhi’s expression changed drastically.
He had struck Gu Yun—but it was only an afterimage.
Gu Yun had used Three Thousand Thunder Flashes to get behind him, where he instantly unleashed his Celestial Thunder Hand.
A massive, thunderous hand slammed solidly into Yu Ningzhi’s back. He was instantly struck by a formidable Thunder Power that paralyzed his entire body.
He was sent flying like a cannonball, crashing into a nearby reef island.
The impact gouged out a huge crater, shattering rock and sending debris flying amidst a cloud of dust.
Gu Yun then unleashed every last bit of his True Essence Power.
"Celestial Thunder Technique!"
In an instant, the sky above the ocean roiled and the waves surged violently.
A dark cloud, black as ink and heavy as a mountain, materialized above Yu Ningzhi.
"BOOM!"
Several peals of thunder cracked, followed by dozens of bolts of Thunder that appeared in the sky and began to converge.
They formed a massive, ferocious bolt of lightning whose terrifying power seemed to tear the world asunder, imbued with a supreme heavenly might.
It gradually coalesced into a roaring Thunder Dragon!
Beneath the thick cloud of dust,
Yu Ningzhi felt a prickling on his back as his pupils constricted. He sensed mortal danger.
With a wave of his hand, he quickly swallowed a blood-red Elixir that shimmered with flowing light.
Instantly, his eyes turned crimson and his face grew pale.
In that instant, a blood-red light shot toward the heavens. An overwhelming scarlet radiance spread out, and a majestic pressure swept in all directions.
The space around Yu Ningzhi seemed to collapse and shatter.
Within a radius of several hundred meters, the dense, almost tangible blood-red light
fused together, finally transforming into a terrifying blood-qi dragon dozens of yards long, soaring and roaring through the heavens!
ROAR!
A sound like a blood dragon’s cry shook the heavens and the earth,
and its ferocious Blood Evil aura churned the surrounding seawater into a frenzy.
At this moment, Gu Yun also felt an unprecedented sense of gravity.
’Fuck, he’s going all out!’
Gu Yun frantically channeled what little True Essence Power he had left, his abyssal Thunder True Essence erupting once more!
The aura of the roaring, heavenly thunder dragon grew even more tyrannical!
In the blink of an eye,
Gu Yun’s heavenly thunder dragon roared and soared downward!
It collided violently with the berserk blood-qi dragon that was ascending amidst a monstrous sea of blood!
BOOM!!!
An unprecedented explosion rocked the boundless ocean of the Canglan Sea Region!
The air shattered like a broken mirror.
A massive crater was blasted open in the sea.
Under the full power of Gu Yun’s Celestial Thunder Technique,
the formidable Thunder Dragon first clashed violently with the blood-qi dragon.
Perhaps because of Thunder’s inherent ferocity and power, it directly scattered the blood dragon!
The blood dragon then exploded, its qi transforming into a sky-filling cloud of blood.
It obscured the sky over the nearby sea as fierce winds howled, waves churned violently, and shockwaves swept across the area!
The remnant of the Thunder Dragon then continued on with unstoppable momentum, hurtling toward Yu Ningzhi.
BOOM!
Already heavily wounded, Yu Ningzhi couldn’t withstand the terrifyingly powerful Thunder Dragon at all.
His eyes filled with terror, his pupils constricting as if he were facing death itself. Then, he was instantly obliterated by the Thunder Dragon!
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WHOOSH!
Gu Yun stood before Yu Ningzhi’s corpse,
and let out a long sigh of relief.
This battle had been extremely difficult.
It was safe to say Gu Yun had used almost every trick in the book.
Yu Ningzhi was truly worthy of his rank at the True Martial Second Layer Middle Stage.
After swallowing that shimmering blood-red Elixir at the end,
his strength had probably reached the Second Layer Late Stage!
He picked up the man’s Storage Ring.
Then, Gu Yun began recovering his True Yuan and healing his injuries right there on the shattered island.
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「Three days later.」
The sun was warm and the breeze gentle, blowing softly across the boundless seascape.
Gu Yun’s face was filled with delight as he looked at the contents of Yu Ningzhi’s Storage Ring.
He had found over a thousand Spirit Stones, one Mirror-Breaking Pill, a Profound Tier Low Grade Void Thunder Spear Manual, dozens of Elixirs, and some Spirit Medicines.
There was also a mysterious Black Sword Token, accompanied by a Map Scroll.
’Holy shit! No wonder that fight was so damn hard.’
’He really was a True Martial Second Layer cultivator, and a Tribulation Cultivator from the Chaotic Star Sea at that!’
’Jackpot!’
Gu Yun’s depleted Storage Ring was instantly replenished.
’As for why the man still had a Mirror-Breaking Pill, he had probably already used one before. A Mirror-Breaking Pill only works once. Even so, it’s still sought after by countless True Martial Realm cultivators and is extremely valuable!’
With this thought in mind,
Gu Yun sat down cross-legged.
He adjusted his condition,
and swallowed the expensive True Martial Shattering Mirror Pill.
Then he began to refine it, circulating the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision.
Vast True Yuan surged through his meridians like a torrent,
battering every corner of his Circulation Meridians.
Gu Yun’s cultivation rose steadily at a rate visible to the naked eye!
Finally, in one fell swoop, he broke through to the True Martial Realm First Layer Peak!
Gu Yun’s eyes shot open, his gaze as sharp as lightning and glinting with astonishing light!
He clenched his fist, feeling the immense power within his body. It was an undeniably satisfying feeling.
With a thought, the Heaven Rewards Diligence Skill Level panel appeared before his eyes.
Name: Gu Yun
Realm: True Martial Realm First Layer Peak
Cultivation Technique: Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision
(First Tribulation: Wind and Thunder Tribulation 20%)
Martial Techniques: Celestial Thunder Hand (Beginner 40%), Thunder Gang Body (Beginner 30%), Wind and Thunder Saber Technique (Perfection), Mountain-Breaking Fist (Perfection), Wandering Dragon Step (Perfection)
Techniques: Three Thousand Thunder Flashes (Beginner 40%), Earth-Bursting Heaven-Shaking (Minor Success 50%), Breath Concealment Technique (Minor Success 65%), Celestial Thunder Technique (Great Success 30%)
Blade Momentum: Minor Success (95%)
Alchemy: Human Tier, Low Grade (5%)
How long had it been, and Gu Yun had already reached the True Martial Realm First Layer Peak.
Meanwhile, the vast majority of new Inner Sect Disciples from his cohort were still stuck at the Spiritual Martial Realm Peak or Half-Step True Martial.
Breaking through to the chasm-like True Martial Realm was a monumental task.
Although their talent gave them a high probability of success,
without a fortunate encounter, it would still take them at least several years.
Yet Gu Yun had reached the First Layer Peak less than a year after entering the Profound Celestial Sect’s Inner Sect. As long as he continued to work hard,
Gu Yun believed that the further he progressed, the stronger he would become.
The bottlenecks that were so difficult for ordinary people to overcome
were no match for his Heaven Rewards Diligence system. For him, as long as he worked hard, there would be gains; as long as he persisted, there would be achievements.
Despite having no special constitution or supreme comprehension—only above-average talent—
perhaps one day he could truly rely on Heaven Rewards Diligence to reach the very peak of the Cultivation Realm.
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