I Grind to Martial Saint

Han Yuan instantly felt a terrifying pressure, as if the Great Sun itself were bearing down on him, and his Heart Spirit trembled.

He looked up.

An old man was streaking through the air toward him. From his withered palm, he extended an index finger glowing with a cyan flame and thrust it down fiercely.

Han Yuan let out a ferocious roar. He swept his Dragon Sparrow Cloud-Splitting Saber upward, like a black moon rising.

The old man’s finger struck the very tip of the saber.

BANG!!!

A violent, scorching power slammed down upon Han Yuan!

CRASH!!!

The ground in a radius of dozens of meters around Han Yuan collapsed with a tremendous roar.

The old man grunted in surprise, backflipped through the air, and landed over ten meters away.

Hong Pengtian and Kong Wenbin quickly moved to the old man’s side.

”The Spirit Sun Ancestor!!!”

”He’s still alive!!!”

”Now that’s a true old monster!”

The moment the wiry old man appeared, the crowd of onlookers outside Jianghe Province City erupted in an uproar.

With the Spirit Sun Sect’s re-emergence into the world, details about it had gradually become common knowledge.

The Spirit Sun Sect’s greatest trump card was none other than the Spirit Sun Ancestor.

He was said to be several hundred years old, with a Cultivation that had reached the Half-step Divine Sea Realm.

But this Ancestor had never appeared in public; legend said he was always in secluded Cultivation within the Spirit Sun Mountain Range.

Many even suspected the Spirit Sun Sect was just putting on an act, that such a person likely didn’t even exist.

But now, it seemed they were all wrong!

The Spirit Sun Ancestor was real.

And he had come all the way from the Spirit Sun Mountain Range to Jianghe Province City!

”Han Yuan is really something else, forcing even this old monster to show himself!”

”The Spirit Sun Sect has played its final card. If they still can’t take care of Han Yuan, they’ll be a laughingstock throughout the entire Great Ling Dynasty.”

”They’ll be laughed at even if they *do* defeat Han Yuan.”

”I wouldn’t be so sure Han Yuan is going to lose...”

As the battle raged on, many who had initially underestimated Han Yuan now regarded him with growing admiration.

He was truly taking on an entire Ancient Sect all by himself.

Forget Jianghe Province City; in the entire Great Ling Dynasty, Han Yuan was likely the only one who would dare to do such a thing.

Some had even begun to think that Han Yuan might be the one to have the last laugh.

”No way... Even the Spirit Sun Ancestor has personally made a move... Han Yuan is dead for sure!”

Chen Xinli was also terrified.

’I can’t believe Han Yuan is this strong,’ he thought. ’Even Hong Pengtian and Kong Wenbin working together were no match for him. He even shattered the Array we secretly set up with a single slash.’

If Han Yuan were to appear before him now, Chen Xinli doubted he would even have the courage to fight back.

After that single exchange with the Spirit Sun Ancestor, Han Yuan’s right arm ached, and he felt a tearing sensation in his bones.

Keep in mind, he was currently empowered by various Horizontal Training Techniques at the Perfection realm and protected by his Innate Great Demon Qi.

Yet even with all that, the opponent’s single finger had been enough to fracture his bone.

And it wasn’t even from direct contact.

The force had traveled through his Dragon Sparrow Cloud-Splitting Saber.

”Old man, you’ve still got some strength in you.”

”Guess you’re not ready for your coffin just yet.”

Han Yuan grinned at the distant Spirit Sun Ancestor.

”My strength is far greater than this.”

”You’ll find out soon enough.”

The Spirit Sun Ancestor said calmly.

His expression was serene, but his eyes were filled with cold, murderous intent.

’In my eyes, Han Yuan had to be slain today, no matter the cost,’ he thought.

’Han Yuan is simply too young. And he has appeared just as the world is undergoing a great change, with the revival of Spiritual Qi. Despite the rampage of the Evil Demon Seeds, this era is also filled with fortuitous opportunities.’

’If I let Han Yuan escape this time, after he spends a few more years gaining experience in the outside world, I fear even I will no longer be able to subdue him. At that point, the Spirit Sun Sect will be in grave danger.’

”But you’re old, after all.”

”Youth will always triumph over old age... You can’t beat me.”

Han Yuan roared with laughter.

”Insolent brat!”

The Spirit Sun Ancestor let out a low snarl and instantly blurred into an afterimage.

The moment he struck, a wave of scorching heat rippled through the air.

And again, he extended a single finger!

It was the One Yang Finger.

A technique that could instantly condense all of one’s qi and blood into a single fingertip.

One could only imagine the power of such a vast amount of qi, blood, and Innate True Qi concentrated into one point.

It was truly an ultimate expression of raw, unyielding power—terrifying beyond measure.

In that instant, the Spirit Sun Ancestor’s entire finger became as translucent as Red Jade.

Han Yuan was under immense pressure.

But the stronger his opponent, the more exhilarated he became, his blood seeming to boil in his veins.

Han Yuan gripped his saber with both hands, his body erupting with intense Innate Great Demon Qi as he unleashed a devastating downward slash!

”Azure Heaven·Silence!”

A profound, jet-black saber light suddenly materialized.

As the Red Jade-like finger struck the Dragon Sparrow Cloud-Splitting Saber...

BANG!!!

The Divine Blade, which had been with Han Yuan for so long, could not withstand the force and exploded into pieces!

”Die!!!”

Seeing this, Hong Pengtian channeled all his strength into a palm strike aimed straight at Han Yuan’s head.

Kong Wenbin roared like a beast, his longsword transforming into a streak of red light that shot toward Han Yuan’s heart!

Both attacks targeted Han Yuan’s vital points!

Clearly, they intended to seize the moment his saber shattered to kill him!

But at that very moment, a savage grin spread across Han Yuan’s face.

An even more violent and extreme aura erupted from him!

His already terrifying physique expanded once more. His eyes flashed with red light, and his black hair whipped about, making him look like a Demon Lord descending upon the mortal realm.

Second Stage, Demon Whale Transformation!

This was Han Yuan’s true trump card.

As long as the Spirit Sun Ancestor hadn’t appeared, Han Yuan had kept it hidden.