Ling Tian Sword God

”Luo Yutang, do you still want to continue?”

Standing atop a willow tree, Ling Chen looked down at Luo Yutang and asked nonchalantly.

”You think you’ve won? What a joke. Next, I’ll show you what ’double payback’ means.”

Luo Yutang let out a low growl, his body tensing instantly. Visible to the naked eye, streams of black aura began to emanate from his arms, as if they were engulfed in black Flames.

A black, metallic layer visibly began to spread across Luo Yutang’s skin.

”Both arms turned black... No, his right chest has also turned black!” Shen Qianlang and the others narrowed their eyes in shock. Their opponent truly lived up to his reputation as a renowned young talent in the Jianghu. His techniques were indeed astonishing.

”So this is the famous Yama Golden Body.”

Xuan Yu also took a deep breath; it was also her first time witnessing this martial art.

With both arms and his right chest fully blackened, Luo Yutang’s aura increased by more than thirty percent. His right arm’s attack power surged by forty to fifty percent, and his left arm’s by thirty percent. Instantly, the sky was dyed black, an endless darkness that swallowed even the sunlight.

”The execution speed of this martial art is too slow.” Ling Chen saw no reason to stand by and watch Luo Yutang fully manifest the Yama Golden Body. He held up the Red Sky Sword, and a crescent-shaped sword qi swept out, seemingly shaving off half of the sky’s sea of clouds. Luo Yutang was blasted several hundred meters by the sword qi, directly collapsing a section of the courtyard wall.

”You despicable brat!”

Luo Yutang, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, climbed up from the ground and glared angrily at Ling Chen.

Xuan Yu chuckled, ”Luo Yutang, when you launched a sneak attack on Ling Chen earlier, you didn’t call yourself despicable. Now that it’s your turn, you’re the one calling others despicable. How disgraceful!”

”You little brat! This is none of your business!”

Luo Yutang was furious. If Xuan Yu weren’t a disciple of Hanmei Villa, he would have killed her on the spot. Nevertheless, his gaze quickly returned to Ling Chen. Although Ling Chen’s sudden attack had caused him considerable injury, his Yama Golden Body had still been successfully activated.

Now, his entire body was covered by the Yama Golden Body, gaining a significant boost in both defense and strength. He had completely metamorphosed.

Luo Yutang extended his right hand. Three inches above his palm, True Qi surged, and a dark-golden sphere several meters in size formed. The sphere rapidly rotated, shrinking to the size of a fist. The super-dense True Qi fluctuation caused the Heavenly Earth Energy to become chaotic, with thunder and lightning intertwining in the sky.

”Such a powerful martial art! This is the power of the Yama Golden Body; its aura has at least doubled!”

Mei Fangzhi’s expression turned grave. Luo Yutang’s aura was completely different from before. This martial art he was witnessing had resonated with the Heavenly Earth Energy and seemed to borrow its power.

This Yama Golden Body is rumored to be a King-level martial art personally passed down to Luo Yutang by Capture God. Due to its difficult cultivation, its formidable power is comparable to peak King-level martial arts.

However, this Yama Golden Body naturally couldn’t compare to the Red Sky Sword Technique. Saint-level martial arts were extremely rare in the Nine Provinces Land; only top-tier families might possess them in their collections.

”Well, Ling Chen, you brat? How’s the power of my Yama Golden Body?”

A wanton smile spread across Luo Yutang’s face, expecting to see Ling Chen panic.

”It’s certainly worthy of being your trump card. The power is indeed impressive.”

Ling Chen’s expression remained unchanged, then a glint flashed in his eyes. ”However, if it weren’t so, this battle would be meaningless.”

”Go on, keep putting on an act! Let’s see how long you can keep it up!”

Luo Yutang simply didn’t believe Ling Chen could withstand his current self; Ling Chen was just being stubborn in the face of defeat. This Yama Sky Demon Flash is my ultimate hidden ace! The principle is to highly concentrate True Qi, compress its density, and release it as a ray. Its immense power can pierce the earth instantly. Experts of the same level simply can’t block it. However, I can only use this move in the Yama Golden Body state, because only a sufficiently strong body can execute such a demanding martial art. The Yama Golden Body’s only flaw is its slightly long activation time. I didn’t expect Ling Chen to seize that opening, nearly defeating me. But it doesn’t matter. The hardest part is over. Now my strength has improved in all aspects. The situation is decided!

”Fall!”

Luo Yutang unleashed his True Qi. The dark-golden light sphere in his hand, condensed to its absolute limit, suddenly shot out like a dark-golden ray, its speed unimaginably swift.

Wherever the dark-golden ray passed, spatial ripples compressed, creating an extremely terrifying sight.

”Not good! Ling Chen can’t withstand it!”

Mei Fangzhi immediately circulated his True Qi, anxiously watching Ling Chen, preparing to intervene.

However, just as the dark-golden ray shot out, Ling Chen’s body suddenly exploded with an incredibly majestic fluctuation. This fluctuation radiated an aura of magnanimity, grandeur, and wisdom—the virtue of past Saints, the bearing of ancient sage kings.

Ling Chen suddenly activated the peak of the Second Layer of the Ancient Saint King Battle Technique.

Ling Chen’s aura instantly leaped from the Sky Apex Realm Second Layer to the peak of the Sky Apex Realm Fourth Layer.

At this moment, the Red Sky Sword released an extraordinarily dazzling light, illuminating the entire front courtyard in crimson.

Pushing his power to its limit, Ling Chen’s eyes suddenly sharpened. Unyielding and unretreating, he gripped the Red Sky Sword with both hands, raised it high, and slashed down.

Almost simultaneously with Ling Chen’s slash, the dark-golden ray appeared as a flash about ten meters in front of him and was abruptly stopped. It was blocked by an almost crimson Sword Light. This Sword Light wasn’t static; it was spinning. It spun more than ten times in an instant, reaching an unbelievable speed.

Red Sky Sword Technique—Spiral Purgatory!

This was an even more terrifying Spiral Purgatory than before, infused with the complete True Essence of Fire.

No sound emerged. The moment the crimson Sword Light collided with the dark-golden ray, the world fell silent. Within the entire front courtyard, no sound could be heard; all was pulverized by the spreading crimson sword waves, vanishing without a trace. Silently, some buildings began to show signs of collapse; the tiles on their eaves shattered, turning into dust like sand.

BOOM!

The silence persisted for about three blinks of an eye. After those three blinks, a massive golden flash outshone the sun high above. The clouds overhead evaporated instantly, revealing a vast, clear sky.

At this time, the explosion of Air Energy had not yet subsided. As the flash diminished, a circular crimson ripple, like a tidal wave, spread out. Wherever the sword qi ripple reached, everything taller than the ripple was cleanly sliced off, the severed surfaces smooth and flat.

SPURT!

Luo Yutang had no power to resist and was directly blasted away by the crimson sword qi ripple. His inner armor and armguards creaked loudly, as if they were about to shatter at any moment.

Fortunately, he was wearing protective gear, and the sharp impact wave only struck brilliant sparks off Luo Yutang’s body. However, the terrifying force still violently permeated his body, causing him to vomit a large amount of blood.