CHAPTER 981: CHAPTER 111: ASK HEART 2

Bang!

Xie Xuanyi raised his hand to block, and the Martial Arts Divine Embryo instantly descended, attaching itself to his black robe.

Zhou Ceng ignited his Life Fire at the Bai Ze Mausoleum, engaging in a fierce battle with the Pseudo-Saint.

Now, the Life Fire had just extinguished.

Logically speaking, his divine soul should be languishing.

But at this moment, Xie Xuanyi did not sense a single bit of "desperation;" this man in white swiftly shifted from utter stillness to extreme movement, transforming into a streak of light and instantly circling behind Xie Xuanyi. His speed was so fast that even the Martial Arts Divine Embryo Dharma Form reacted a beat too slow.

Another punch.

Xie Xuanyi turned and raised his arm, being blasted dozens of feet away, his feet carving a deep trench into the ground.

After stopping, just as he raised his head.

That snow-white silhouette suddenly approached like a ghost, at this moment, Zhou Ceng’s brow was burning with blazing light—

He had ignited the Life Fire for the second time!

"Ten years!"

Zhou Ceng lowered his trembling voice, each punch containing the explosive roar of Primordial Fire: "Xie Xuanyi! I’ve waited for you for ten years!"

Ten years ago, Xie Xuanyi perished and his dao disappeared.

But Zhou Ceng never gave up on this twelfth duel.

He prepared for this battle for ten whole years!

At this moment, his great wish was fulfilled.

Each punch and kick Zhou Ceng delivered was even more formidable and powerful than during his duel with the White Ghost.

"Don’t hold back!"

As Zhou Ceng unleashed his full strength, he managed to suppress Xie Xuanyi.

While punching, he roared: "In today’s battle! I seek only defeat!"

The maple leaves were scattered and blown away by the powerful energy.

Jiang Huang, hiding in the distance, was frightened by this scene. She couldn’t quite understand; her brother and the white-clothed figure should be "friends," so why did they start fighting after speaking?

However...

She could discern the killing intent.

Though the white-clothed martial artist’s punches were fierce and moves aggressive, there was no killing intent.

Just as Jiang Huang worried, a gentle transmission sounded.

"Stay away."

This voice entered her Heart Lake, loosening the tense string in the little one’s heart. Jiang Huang vaguely understood why the red-robed elder had departed with Sword Control earlier. She silently retreated, leaving this mountain range to serve as a battlefield for the two.

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...

"Bang Bang Bang!"

The extremely crisp sound of collisions echoed in the maple forest.

The two Martial Arts Divine Embryos crashed against each other, almost indistinguishable in strength.

Xie Xuanyi maintained a serious expression as he continued to parry and block.

Zhou Ceng’s power was truly beyond his expectations!

This martial artist was somewhat terrifying when fully committed... If not for him possessing divine thought comparable to the Yang God Realm, he wouldn’t be able to keep up with Zhou Ceng in the current Life Fire state.

Frankly speaking, in terms of Divine Embryo strength, this guy was above him.

No wonder, in the South Border battle, the Wu Zhexian, several realms lower, fought fiercely with Lu Yuzhen, nearly killing the latter—

"Should I use the Annihilation Dao Realm?"

A thought flashed through Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake.

No matter how strong Zhou Ceng is.

After all, he’s only a Yin God.

His Annihilation Dao Realm has already reached Great Success, only one step away from forming the "Great Dao." The sheer strength of this Dao Embryo alone isn’t something the "Yin God Great Perfection" can resist... Besides that, there’s also the "Life Dao Realm" and [Primordial Swallowing Divine Power].

The reason he came to the Northern Suburb Mountain Range was to fulfill Zhou Ceng’s delayed wish of ten years.

Great Chu’s martial destiny was damaged.

In the coming years, only Zhou Ceng could bear the burden alone.

Xie Xuanyi knew, Zhou Ceng was just a step away from the Yang God... That last tiny bit fell on him.

Thus, he came.

It’s just that this battle is quite difficult to fight.

If he used all his means, the white-clothed martial artist, who just had the upper hand, would collapse like a mountain in the next moment.

This accumulated fighting spirit of ten years would be shattered.

Don’t even mention promoting to Yang God.

He might become completely demoralized thereafter.

But worse than this... Zhou Ceng has realized he hasn’t used his full strength.

For a martial artist who considers this battle more important than life itself, this kind of revelation would harm his Dao Heart more than a resounding defeat.

In an instant.

All thoughts settled.

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath and spoke softly, "Swallow Yuan!"

The Swallowing Yuan Scroll, not yet proficiently practiced, was thus unleashed—

Buzz!

An invisible ripple spread through the void.

Zhou Ceng’s pupils slightly contracted; he saw this ripple spread, seemingly dispersing some of his punch’s force.

Martial Artists, though they do not cultivate Primordial Energy nor the Great Dao, must ignite "Primordial Fire" within the acupoints of the Divine Embryo!

Once the Swallowing Yuan Scroll was deployed, the Primordial Fire in his acupoints sluggishly paused.

An instant of disrupted energy flow was enough to tilt the balance.

Xie Xuanyi seized the opportunity to counterattack instantly, dodging Zhou Ceng’s punch, bending over and thrusting his knee heavily into the white-robed warrior’s abdomen, causing the latter to curl up like a shrimp. Following that, the powerful energy from the knee erupted; Xie Xuanyi released the "Path of Destruction Intent" completely through this strike—

Boom!

Zhou Ceng coughed out a mouthful of fresh blood as his Divine Embryo Golden Body fractured, his feet leaving the ground, sent flying up to the Heavenly Peak.

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath, lifted his head, and stamped his toes on the ground.

Whoosh.

Xie Xuanyi shot up like an arrow from a bow, swiftly reaching Zhou Ceng’s location, crossing his ten fingers into fists and bashing heavily onto the back of the white-robed warrior—

After the white rainbow light ascended, it plummeted rapidly, smashing into the ground, creating a huge depression.

Having done this.

Xie Xuanyi did not stop.

He hovered above the Heavenly Peak, placed his hands on his brow, accompanied by a clear Sword Sound.

The Sword Qi Cave Heaven at the brow opened—

Dozens, hundreds of dense Sword Sounds echoed across the sky.

Xie Xuanyi was calm, deploying the "Sword Qi Screen," a simple and unadorned move at this moment, nearly a thousand strands of sword qi gathered above his head, connected end to end, looking from afar, he seemed like the legendary "Thousand-Handed Bodhisattva" from the Buddhist lore, with the rotating multitude of sword qi strands being his spread golden arms.

"Go."

Xie Xuanyi pointed to the ground pit.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The dense streams of sword qi floodlight crashed towards the ground!

Having been struck by a series of vicious moves, Zhou Ceng reacted swiftly, wiping off the fresh blood on his cheeks forcefully despite his dazed mind, just as he flipped over, prepared to leap with power, he heard the hair-raising roaring sounds.

The white-robed warrior lifted his head.

The next moment was the fall of endless brilliant golden light—

Sword qi crashed down like a waterfall!

The maple forest exploded into countless red glows, millions of red leaves scattered outward in the bombardment of sword qi floodlight, turning into waves of brilliantly red tides.

Xie Xuanyi did not hold back.

He hovered at the Heavenly Peak, maintaining his own energy flow with the Undying Spring, attaching [Primordial Swallowing Divine Power] to each thread of sword qi.

The ground pit expanded from fifty feet to ten feet, then to twenty feet, and finally nearly a hundred feet...

The entire mountain range was nearly leveled by the sword qi.

Amidst the brilliant golden light, a faintly visible white figure stood at the deepest part of the pit, looking up, continuously punching towards the Heavenly Peak.

The white-robed warrior shouted and roared desperately, his voice drowned by the sword qi.

Yet, these various punches remained unconsumed by the torrent of sword qi, even faintly revealing an imposing aura intending to pierce through the sword qi tide!

"..."

Xie Xuanyi watched this scene, a barely noticeable smile tugged at the corner of his lips.

He heard Zhou Ceng’s roar.

That fellow was shouting at him beneath the sword qi waterfall.

"Again!"

Xie Xuanyi pondered for a moment and silently increased the intensity.

Thus, the sword qi waterfall abruptly widened doubled—

Countless golden sword qi vaguely tinged with a layer of dark and gloomy aura, at this moment, the original sword qi waterfall transformed into unprecedented "Destruction Rain"!

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...

Not far away.

The red-robed elder, observing the battle while leisurely nibbling a peach with interest, saw the golden sword qi seep a black hue and was momentarily stunned.

"Destruction Rain..."

Ye Zhu’s expression changed.

He was all too aware of the power of this move.

"Crazy! Crazy!"

"It’s just an Ask Heart session, and this little Xie is going to beat Zhou Ceng to death?!"

The red-robed elder was no longer calm, hurriedly tossing aside the peach and used Sword Control to rush towards the direction of their battle.