Cultivation: I Have a Skill Level Panel

In an instant, Gu Beichen unleashed a world-shaking power.

He threw a punch, and it transformed into a gigantic, thousand-zhang Fiery Flame Fist. Its immense power seemed capable of incinerating all of existence. The terrifying flames burned through the sky, resembling a massive meteor descending from the heavens as it seared through layers of space, hurtling down to crush Gu Yun!

At that moment,

Gu Yun felt as if the thousand-zhang Fiery Flame Fist were a meteor falling from beyond the heavens. The surrounding space warped and sizzled under the terrifying heat, and the endless, burning inferno that filled the sky was suffocating. An unseen, powerful aura locked onto him, making escape impossible!

HUFF!

Gu Yun took a deep breath, his expression graver than ever before.

The pressure bearing down on him felt like a ten-thousand-zhang mountain, threatening to crush him as easily as an ant. Gu Yun was facing an unprecedented assault from a Great Cultivator of the True Martial Realm Eighth Layer.

For any Cultivator below the True Martial Realm Seventh Layer, such immense power was absolutely overwhelming, a force that would crush them instantly!

’But so what? I can’t stop here!!!’

"One Palm Imprisoning Heaven and Earth!"

Terrifying Thunder Arcs flickered in Gu Yun’s ink-black eyes as his body erupted with unprecedented True Essence Power. Suddenly, a giant palm emanating endless golden light seemed to descend from beyond space.

Its terrifying power made the void tremble. Wielding boundless might, like a vast river of stars flowing in reverse, the thousand-zhang golden palm surged forward with immense Divine Power, slamming into the Fiery Flame Fist that resembled a meteor from beyond the heavens!

BOOM!

A world-shaking explosion erupted instantly. The violent blast caused the entire Celestial Secret’s aura to churn like a raging tsunami, making the sky and sea for tens of kilometers around tremble violently. Terrifying energy swept out in all directions!

The sea below churned like a wild beast, unleashing colossal tsunamis, while the sky above looked as though a giant hole had been blasted through it.

However, the situation was not as favorable as Gu Yun had hoped.

Gu Beichen, from high in the sky, unleashed his Fiery Flame Fist with the full might of his True Martial Realm Eighth Layer Early Stage cultivation. The thousand-zhang meteor-like fist forcibly smashed through the giant golden palm.

It then continued its merciless descent from the heavens!

Gu Yun’s body flashed like lightning, streaking forward with the speed of a thunderbolt.

BAM!

Even so, he was struck by the remnant force. Gu Yun took the brunt of the impact, spitting up a mouthful of blood as his robes were shredded to tatters.

Next,

A bitter smile touched Gu Yun’s lips.

Riding the force of the blast, he shot toward the distant horizon with the speed of a thunderbolt.

"Hm?"

High in the sky, his black hair whipping about in a nonexistent wind, the calm-faced Gu Beichen watched his attack blast a thousand-zhang-wide vortex into the sea below, sending colossal waves churning into the air.

But it hadn’t completely obliterated the boy, which left Gu Beichen slightly taken aback.

’That boy’s aura is only at the True Martial Realm Fourth Layer Late Stage, yet he managed to withstand my attack for a moment!’

’I know the power of that punch better than anyone. Logically, it should have annihilated that boy as easily as crushing an ant.’

’Then I could have gone back and reported my success. But this boy...’

’Could he be another Ye Xuantian!?’ The image of a figure he truly feared flashed through Gu Beichen’s mind.

"Trying to escape? I won’t let you get your wish!"

Before his voice had even faded, Gu Beichen transformed into a streak of light and shot forward in pursuit!

WHOOSH!

His terrifying speed seemed to tear through space itself, creating a sonic boom that echoed across the heavens.

From a distance,

two streaks of light could be seen hurtling across the sky above the Lantai Sea Region, locked in a desperate chase as if trying to outrace the stars themselves.

One was like a thunderbolt tearing through space, gone in an instant.

The other was like a meteor streaking across the firmament, gone in the blink of an eye.

Gu Yun, embodying thunder itself, raced toward the distant horizon. He didn’t dare relax for a second, as Gu Beichen was closing in behind him, forcing him to keep his wits sharp.

’This boy... he’s only at the True Martial Fourth Layer Late Stage, yet he’s so fast!!’

Gu Beichen, pursuing him like a falling star, was truly shocked. He was at the True Martial Realm Eighth Layer, yet he was only slightly faster than this boy.

’His strength far surpasses others at his level, and he’s fast as hell!’

’Fuck!’

’Dammit, this kid...’

’I’m killing him for sure! I swear it!’

At this thought, Gu Beichen’s fingers flashed through a series of hand seals, and his speed exploded.

In an instant, he streaked across the sky like a meteor and appeared directly above Gu Yun.

Gu Beichen formed another hand seal, and a terrifying power erupted from him. Boundless True Yuan swept through the void, causing the light in the sky to dim.

He unleashed the full might of the True Martial Eighth Layer. An immense pressure, like the weight of Mount Tai, came crashing down, making the surrounding void shudder.

"Celestial Fierce Burning Flood Dragon!"

Immediately, overwhelming flames materialized from thin air. The terrifying heat distorted the void, seeming to form its own Fire Domain.

Then, the endless flames coalesced into a thousand-zhang flood dragon of fire that seared through layers of space as it lunged toward Gu Yun, jaws wide!

’So strong!’

Gu Yun spread his Spiritual Sense and perceived the thousand-zhang fire dragon soaring behind him. It seemed to have locked onto him, its terrifying, scorching flames threatening to burn through everything as it lunged to devour him.

In the next instant,

a brilliant light erupted from Gu Yun’s eyes. It was as if the glint of a sword flashed within them, his sharp gaze like a blade of light powerful enough to split the heavens.

He slashed out several streams of razor-sharp Sword Qi, imbued with his Flame Thunder Sword Momentum, at the thousand-zhang fire dragon. Instantly, the brilliant Sword Qi erupted in a boundless radiance.

The streams of Sword Qi soared high, transforming into dazzling beams of light. Infused with the power of Flame and Thunder, they shot toward the heavens, tearing through the atmosphere as if to slice through nothingness itself.

The sharp blades of Sword Qi shot across the sky, slashing violently at the thousand-zhang fire dragon!

BOOM! RUMBLE!

The sharp Sword Qi collided with the thousand-zhang fire dragon, unleashing a terrifying force. The void itself seemed to shatter as a pitch-black abyss, so dark one could not see their hand in front of their face, began to spread.

The resulting storm of True Yuan swept out in all directions.

The sea below began to boil, churning and roiling like a stampede of wild beasts. The terrifying shockwave spread across the ocean’s surface for ten kilometers, raising a colossal tsunami tens, even hundreds, of zhang high!

Then,

the thousand-zhang fire dragon tore the sword light to shreds and plunged toward Gu Yun’s position.

Gu Yun’s expression was incredibly grim. His body flickered like thunder, and in a single instant, he teleported several hundred zhang forward.

BAM!

The thousand-zhang fire dragon condensed by Gu Beichen slammed into Gu Yun’s afterimage, utterly annihilating it. The beast then plunged into the sea below, blasting a thousand-zhang-deep chasm into the ocean floor. The impact sent seawater churning high into the sky, and under the terrifying heat of the flames, the surrounding ocean instantly evaporated, filling the air with a thick, rising mist!