Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

Rumble!!

Three sixth-tier Divine Weapons exploded right before reaching Xu Yang!

In an instant, heaven and earth twisted, space on the verge of shattering!

A terror storm erupted, ripping sky and earth, surging like a tidal wave crashing toward Xu Yang at lightning speed!

"Hmph, no matter how strong he is, three sixth-tier Divine Weapons self-destructing should make him suffer at least a bit!"

The middle-aged man grinned hideously!

He was already quite skilled at this trick!

When facing strong foes, they used Divine Weapon explosions to take the opponent off guard!

No matter what, you'd have to be injured, right?

And the storm kicked up isn't so easy to withstand, either.

In the ensuing chaos, the four of them would swarm in—this move had never failed them!

Of course, anyone who could make them use this tactic was no ordinary enemy!

"Kill!"

The four of them charged in, full of excitement.

Everything seemed well within their grasp!

"Kill?"

A mocking voice rang out from within the storm.

Right after, a figure emerged unscathed, striding through the storm, where maddened energy parted before him as though sliced by invisible blades—nothing dared approach!

At ease, as though taking a stroll in his very own garden!

This scene stunned the four of them speechless!

But their attack didn't pause, and crashed down even harder!

Xu Yang's eyes flashed with scorn, his figure vanished like a ghost.

Boom!

Four Divine Techniques smashed the earth, shattering space into cracked depressions, the twisted shockwaves shredding everything in their path—a shocking sight!

Boom!

A figure was sent flying.

"How is this possible?"

The middle-aged man's eyes bulged as if he'd seen a ghost!

He could still counterattack in this situation?

This simply shattered his understanding of reality!

Just how strong was he?!

Even as the thought formed, Xu Yang was already upon him like an Asura from hell!

"You want the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit?"

"I want yours too!"

Xu Yang grinned broadly and threw a punch down.

The middle-aged man was overwhelmed by a sense of death, hurriedly raising his arm to block.

"Damn it, how can this old bastard be so strong?"

"He wasn't even fighting seriously before!"

The middle-aged man never imagined Xu Yang could be this powerful; besieged by four and faced with Divine Weapon explosions, yet hardly even scratched!

Now, how could he not realize he'd kicked a steel plate!

As the mighty fist came crashing in, the middle-aged man's throat moved and he howled hoarsely, "Stop——"

Bam!

Crack!

With a sky-shattering, ear-piercing shatter—

The man's eyeballs jutted out, eye sockets splitting, blood beads flying everywhere!

His entire arm blew apart, and a phantom-like fist light—as swift as thunder—smashed his arm, then shot up toward his head!

Bam!

Half a headless corpse fell to the ground.

The two left were petrified, their faces ashen; with a shudder, each bolted in a different direction without hesitation!

One went one way, one the other!

Xu Yang merely glanced at them, unconcerned!

The one who'd held the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit was already dead!

Spirit Fruit in hand—good enough!

He picked up the other's Storage Ring, scanned it with a glance—the Celestial Essence Spirit Fruit lay quietly inside a jade box.

Xu Yang licked his lips, put it in his own Storage Ring, and turned, soaring skyward.

Suddenly, his figure halted, brows knitted tight, as he stared intently at a figure appearing out of thin air up ahead!

Huangfu Qing!

"Interesting. You old bastard—your strength is truly terrifying!"

"Even I can't say for sure I could defeat you!"

Huangfu Qing was sizing Xu Yang up with great surprise!

He had witnessed everything just now with his own eyes!

Only now did he realize that, back at the Celestial Qian Spirit Tree, he had underestimated Xu Yang!

Although he looked elderly, to have such strength at the Late Stage of Myriad Phenomena, in all of Daqian that would be considered more than impressive!

"Who are you?" Huangfu Qing asked curiously.

Xu Yang cursed inwardly, never expecting to catch this one's curiosity!

From Huangfu Qing's reaction, he clearly hadn't recognized him.

Xu Yang took a deep breath and replied with a muffled voice, "I am Zhou Yun. Greetings, Mr. Huangfu!"

"I have neither sect nor clan, merely a loose cultivator—hardly worth mentioning before Mr. Huangfu!"

He made up a name at random.

"A loose cultivator?"

Huangfu Qing's eyes lit up, a thought flashing through. He smiled indifferently, "Since you know who I am, would you be willing to follow me?"

"Follow me, and while I won't promise you everything, the Cultivation Techniques, Divine Techniques, and resources at your disposal will exceed your wildest imagination!"

"Judging from your age, though your battle power is formidable, your cultivation is stuck at the Late Stage of Myriad Phenomena. Breaking through must be difficult, but with me, that's never an issue!"

Huangfu Qing's face brimmed with arrogance—given his status, he had every right to say this!

And it wasn't the least bit empty boast!

In his eyes, for a loose cultivator to be valued by him and invited to follow was a tremendous honor!

This recruitment was a mere whim of his!

Huangfu Shaoyao was dead.

The Huangfu Family's numbers were few; little clan left!

With the Blood Blade Seal in his hands, he was now the family's new Clan Leader. Though powerful himself, all sorts of matters still needed loyal hands to handle!

This man before him—just a loose cultivator at this level—was hardly ordinary!

If he could win him over, it would be a great asset!

Especially for certain matters unsuitable for him to do openly!

Huangfu Qing gazed down at Xu Yang, serene-faced but with a gaze so oppressive it stabbed into the heart!

"..."

Xu Yang was already speechless.

Recruit me?

You must be insane!

He was even tempted to expose himself just to see Huangfu Qing's reaction.

What a pain…

Xu Yang frowned slightly, forcing a wry smile. "It's indeed my honor to be recruited by Mr. Huangfu, but I'm used to being alone, afraid I must decline your kind invitation!"

Huangfu Qing's face darkened instantly: "You refuse me? Do you know the consequences of refusing me?"

He was enraged!

Who was he, after all?

Someone actually dared to reject him?

You're just a fucking loose cultivator—what right do you have to refuse me?

"Mr. Huangfu, isn't that a little much?" Xu Yang frowned.

Huangfu Qing gave a chilling low laugh: "Not really!"

"But…"

"Refusing me comes with a price!"

As the words fell, he disappeared from Xu Yang's sight!

Xu Yang's gaze darted with lightning speed, his peripheral vision catching a flash—a shadow like lightning pierced through the dome of the sky, leaving all ripples of the world behind, and appeared instantly before him!

Spurt!

A long spear rose like a dragon, piercing the heavens, its edge endless!

"Motherfucker!"

Xu Yang's face turned ashen, feeling an intense, pent-up sense of frustration at having strength but nowhere to use it!

Exposing himself was absolutely out of the question!

Unless he left the Celestial Essence Secret Realm—left this void!

Otherwise, once exposed, he'd have no way out!

"Damn it!"

Xu Yang cursed inwardly, throwing a punch at Huangfu Qing's Nine Bends Sky-reaching Spear.

Boom!

Fist met spear, the clang echoing to the heavens like thunder exploding!

Wild shockwaves erupted, tearing the ground below into dozens of massive, bottomless chasms!

Heaven and earth trembled, thunder rolled from all sides!

Xu Yang staggered back, his fist sliced open with a bloody gash!

"This guy's even stronger than before," Xu Yang thought, alarmed.

"You can actually block my spear." Huangfu Qing's brows shot up, sneering coldly, "If you can take another one, I'll let you live!"

Buzz!

His brow suddenly quivered, a spot of crimson appearing!

In that instant—

Huangfu Qing's aura became demonically sinister and chilling.

A thread of bloody red drifted down, melding into the Nine Bends Sky-reaching Spear!

His palm twisted, and the spear as if soaked in blood—from hilt to shaft to tip—instantly turned blood-red, without a trace of any other color!

Scarlet and dazzling, eerie and soul-seizing!

Buzz!

The Nine Bends Sky-reaching Spear rumbled low, shaking the heavens and earth!

Xu Yang's expression tightened as he sensed a familiar Asura Blood Book aura!

Huangfu Qing had invoked the Asura Blood Book—the supreme treasure!

Yet the Asura Blood Book didn't reveal fully, just a single streak of blood light!

"This guy's clearly gotten an even stronger grasp on the Asura Blood Book!"

A feverish glint flashed in Xu Yang's eyes.

Given the chance, he was absolutely going to seize the Asura Blood Book for himself!

"My second spear!"

Huangfu Qing grinned, taking a step that dominated heaven and earth, like a towering giant—his spear pierced the world and instantly appeared before Xu Yang.

Behind him, a blood-red spear-shadow was left burning into space, deeply etched and hard to dispel!

The spear tip pressed in, as if surging up from Asura Hell itself, bringing with it endless, overpowering, brutal blood-fiend energy—unstoppable, incomparably savage and vast!