Overlord of the Wilderness

Chapter 565: Chapter 538: Such Great Strength, Unrivaled Among Peers

BOOM!

The moment Zhaang Ye slashed out with his saber, a bolt of lightning the size of a water vat ripped through the sky. This was the second time he had faced a lightning strike of this magnitude. While still in mid-air, he split the bolt in two with a single slash!

The lightning bolt split in two. One half slammed into Zhaang Ye, while the other shot straight down toward Yue Changsheng!

CRACKLE!

Struck by half the lightning, Zhaang Ye’s entire body was scorched black. The hairs on his body were seared away at the roots, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. Fortunately, Zhaang Ye was extremely experienced in dealing with lightning. Since he had taken the initiative to attack, his injuries weren’t severe. After his Celestial River Righteous Qi completed a few Circulations, he was already healed.

Zhaang Ye was only lightly injured, but Yue Changsheng hadn’t fared nearly as well. Blasted by the lightning, he was sent flying, blood spewing from his mouth like a fountain. Worse, his clothes had been incinerated, and the very muscles on the surface of his body were cooked through by the terrifying heat, emitting an enticing, meaty aroma.

Seeing Yue Changsheng’s pitiful state, Daoist Master Shuiyue knew he had temporarily lost all combat capability and immediately declared Zhaang Ye the winner.

That Zhaang Ye could take two lightning strikes and seem perfectly fine stirred a commotion among the young powerhouses. The two hundred-odd young experts in the audience all stared at him in awe, as if he were some kind of monster from another world.

The several Daoist Masters at the side of the arena smiled faintly. Daoist Master Peng chuckled. “Zhaang Ye’s body must have been tempered by lightning. Otherwise, he would have been in a much sorrier state after those two strikes.”

Daoist Master Shuiyue nodded slightly. “Indeed. Zhaang Ye possesses various Ancient Powers within him, which is why his physique is far more formidable than his peers’. After being tempered by lightning, his body has grown even more powerful, seeming to even surpass the limits of a human. No wonder he possesses such astonishing strength!”

Master Miaohua snorted. “That kid is a real monster. And Yue Changsheng is a disappointment. If he’d been a little calmer, he could have kept the fight going. It’s a pity. After using the Small Thunder Talisman, he failed to follow up with an attack, and Zhaang Ye seized the opportunity to claim victory.”

The other masters nodded in agreement. Yue Changsheng had indeed been careless; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been defeated so quickly. Then again, Zhaang Ye had also demonstrated astonishing power and combat instincts in that fight. The moment Yue Changsheng’s focus wavered, Zhaang Ye seized the opening and dealt him a crushing defeat on the spot.

“Hahahahaha!”

As the masters were speaking, Ba Xiongfei’s figure suddenly flashed. He leaped like a golden lion before miraculously landing on the arena stage.

“Heh, here we go! The two of them, both with limitless power, are finally going to fight!”

“Ba Xiongfei defeated Taishu Gang in just twenty moves; his strength is unfathomable. But Zhaang Ye is no slouch either. Two young titans have already fallen to him, and even a Great Thunder Talisman couldn’t stop him. The battle between these two is going to be incredibly fierce.”

“You said it! Ba Xiongfei has Innate Divine Strength, and I heard he cultivates the ancient Lion King Profound Skill, a technique that’s ferocious, overbearing, and terrifying to the extreme. Zhaang Ye, on the other hand, is incredibly strong and fast, and has even comprehended a Realm. This fight will be absolutely spectacular.”

The crowd below the stage chattered with excitement. Both Ba Xiongfei and Zhaang Ye were powerhouses they could only look up to; to witness a battle between two such masters with their own eyes was a rare pleasure in life.

Zhaang Ye stood tall, facing Ba Xiongfei.

They both unleashed their auras. As the two immense energies collided, the air in a three-hundred-zhang radius grew thick and viscous, as if they had suddenly been plunged deep underwater.

Ba Xiongfei spoke slowly. “Zhaang Ye, both of us possess immense power. Let us begin with a contest of pure strength!”

A glint flashed in Zhaang Ye’s eyes. He sheathed his Broken Wave Saber and said in a low voice, “Fine!”

Ever since he started his journey, Zhaang Ye had been unrivaled in strength among his peers. He had never found his equal. Ba Xiongfei, too, was said to be unmatched in strength among their generation. Faced with such a powerful opponent, Zhaang Ye’s fighting spirit blazed.

VMMMM!

Zhaang Ye and Ba Xiongfei struck out in unison. Both threw a simple, straightforward punch. Their fists held no complex techniques, only power condensed to its absolute limit!

As immense power condensed in their fists, they both began to glow with a rich golden light. As their fists tore through the air, space itself seemed to ripple like water, emitting a series of strange noises.

This was the sound of immense power tearing through the air itself.

BOOM!

The two fists collided like a pair of great mountains crashing into each other in the void. A blinding ball of light erupted at the point of impact, like a meteor striking a volcano, sending sparks flying everywhere!

Under the impact of their collision, the three-hundred-zhang-wide arena groaned and trembled violently. Nearby, Sunset Peak also began to shake. The thousands-of-zhang-tall mountain groaned ominously, threatening to collapse at any moment.

“These two kids have some serious power!”

At the side of the arena, Master Qianjian snapped his eyes open. He swept his palm through the air, and a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Essence Qi surged forward, firmly shielding Sunset Peak. Wrapped in layer after layer of the Essence Qi, the massive, thousands-of-zhang-tall mountain finally fell still.

“Hahahaha!”

“Hahahaha!”

Zhaang Ye and Ba Xiongfei both let out a great laugh. From that first exchange, they realized their opponent’s strength was terrifyingly immense, far beyond the limits of a human body. Both Zhaang Ye and Ba Xiongfei were men who refused to admit defeat. Faced with such a powerful adversary, their fighting spirit surged madly. They raised their fists and threw another punch.

BOOM!

This time, they both used their full strength. The instant their fists met, a golden ball of light several zhang wide exploded, and the terrifying golden radiance immediately transformed into a corporeal gale that swept out in all directions. This gale was formed from Innate Gang Qi and contained immense power. Everywhere it passed, it scraped a layer off the smooth surface of the arena.

The young powerhouses below the stage, watching with rapt attention, were caught off guard and suffered for it. The terrifying Innate Gang Qi sheared the hair from their heads. A few unlucky ones were even swept up by the gale and thrown to who knows where.

“Monsters! Those two are absolute monsters!”

“Such incredible power! We can’t even handle a single shockwave!”

“Let’s go, it’s not safe here anymore! We’d better get far away from the arena!”

Witnessing the heaven-shaking power of the two combatants, the young experts below the stage turned pale. The weaker ones no longer dared to stay close, and they all executed their Body Techniques to retreat to a safe distance.

After trading two blows, Zhaang Ye understood that his strength was about equal to Ba Xiongfei’s. If their power was comparable, the only way to determine a winner was a contest of endurance!

Whoever had better stamina would win!

‘My body was tempered by three types of Ancient Power and has gone through three Celestial Tribulations; it has already reached the pinnacle of human limits. I refuse to believe my strength can lose to Ba Xiongfei!’ Zhaang Ye grew ruthless. He lifted his fist and once again threw a punch that was Majestic and Overwhelming!

Ba Xiongfei was just as unconvinced. He had cultivated the ancient Lion King Profound Skill since he was a child, for more than sixty years. Furthermore, under the Sect Leader’s care, he had consumed dozens of Celestial and Earthly Treasures. Tempered by these treasures, his body had already reached the limits of a human, and his strength was simply unbelievable. He refused to believe he would lose to Zhaang Ye!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A blood-red glint filled the eyes of both Zhaang Ye and Ba Xiongfei. They mobilized every ounce of their strength, clashing again and again. The sound of fist meeting fist sent the blood in the spectators’ veins churning. Under their assault, cracks spiderwebbed across the arena, and the entire three-hundred-zhang-wide stage was awash with rampaging Innate True Qi.

After ten consecutive collisions, Zhaang Ye’s bones and sinews ached. The blood and qi in his body roiled, and a mouthful of blood had already risen to his lips, ready to spray out at any moment. He glanced at Ba Xiongfei and saw that his face was beet-red, a trace of exhaustion showing in his eyes. It seemed he couldn’t last much longer either.

SWOOSH!

Their gazes met, so solid they seemed to collide in the air like two clashing swords, threatening to set the very void ablaze.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

The sound of stretching bones and sinews rang out from both their bodies simultaneously. Having fought to this point, both had grown impatient. They were both preparing to unleash their final strike!

RUMBLE!

Their fists shot out at the same time. This simple strike actually produced claps of thunder. Before the fists even arrived, a terrifying force howled forth like a mountain-toppling, sea-churning tsunami!

BOOM!

Under the watchful eyes of over two hundred young powerhouses, the fists of the two young titans slammed into each other. As Gang Wind blasted in all directions and the Secret Realm itself trembled, the incredibly hard arena was blasted in two, and both men were forced back.

STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!

Zhaang Ye’s body retreated uncontrollably, taking a full ten steps before he could steady himself.

Ba Xiongfei also retreated ten steps, each step stamping a deep footprint into the ground. After he steadied himself, he felt his insides churn violently, and he couldn’t stop himself from spitting out a mouthful of blood!

“Pfft!”

After spitting out the blood, Ba Xiongfei’s expression was grim as he slowly said, “Good, good, good! Zhaang Ye, your strength is even greater than I imagined! In terms of power, you are unrivaled among your peers! This contest of strength… I have lost. However, this battle is not over!”

SWISH!

Ba Xiongfei took out the Lion King’s Claw.

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-(To be continued.