Overlord of the Wilderness

The moment Zhaang Ye’s gaze swept over, the white-robed middle-aged man immediately felt a terrifyingly vicious aura lock onto him. The man’s expression changed slightly; he could sense that Zhaang Ye’s strength had already risen to a level comparable to his own!

SWISH!

Though inwardly horrified, the white-robed man’s actions didn’t slow in the slightest. Completely ignoring Zhaang Ye’s warning, he executed his Body Technique and lunged for the Fire Spirit!

He had painstakingly waited for eleven months, and the Fire Spirit was his sole objective. His plan was to capture the Fire Spirit, then turn back to kill Zhaang Ye and destroy the body to leave no trace!

The white-robed man’s plan was well-conceived, but in the end, he had still underestimated Zhaang Ye’s strength. He had just flown thousands of feet when he suddenly felt the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi behind him tremble. A brilliant golden light, moving at an inconceivable speed, shot straight toward him!

Cloud-Breaking Slash!

To stop the white-robed man, Zhaang Ye had decisively executed the Cloud-Breaking Slash. The Cloud-Breaking Slash was a Combat Skill of Human-Sword Unity. By merging man and blade, and adding the power of the Wind Realm, his flight speed was incredible. In less than the blink of an eye, he crossed tens of thousands of feet and slashed down in front of the white-robed man!

”What a terrifying slash!”

The white-robed man sensed extreme danger. His expression changed drastically as the black Long Sword in his hand suddenly transformed into a jet-black dragon, meeting Zhaang Ye’s attack head-on with an exceptionally profound technique!

BOOM!

The Long Sword and Blade Tip clashed, erupting in a sphere of light hundreds of feet wide. A massive shockwave burst madly outward from the light. The valley below them was instantly razed to the ground by the force, and the land for hundreds of miles around was blasted until it was riddled with cracks, all vegetation annihilated!

PTHOO!

The white-robed man was sent flying backward, spewing blood, his face a mask of utter horror. He knew Zhaang Ye was strong, but he never imagined he was *this* much stronger! In that last strike, Zhaang Ye’s Blade Tip had not only channeled the terrifying Celestial River Righteous Qi, but also an unbelievably immense power!

Under the combined assault of the Celestial River Righteous Qi and that immense power, even with his high level of Cultivation, the white-robed man came off worse for wear. The impact left his arm numb and weak, and his vital qi and blood were thrown into turmoil, causing blood to pour from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth!

PTHOO!

At that same moment, Zhaang Ye also couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood. The white-robed man’s Innate True Qi was incredibly sharp and powerful. The moment his Blade Tip and the Long Sword touched, a terrifying Innate Sword Gang had surged forth like a monstrous tidal wave. Even though Zhaang Ye had advanced to the True Dao Third Layer and his body was incomparably tough, he still couldn’t fully receive such a frightening Innate Sword Gang.

WHIR!

While the two were clashing, the Fire Spirit circled around and returned to Zhaang Ye’s hand, bringing the Punishment Whip with it. Zhaang Ye checked the Fire Spirit’s injuries, and his heart immediately sank.

The Fire Spirit was attached to the Punishment Whip. The whip had just been brutally struck dozens of times by the white-robed man, and each strike had harmed the Fire Spirit. After dozens of blows, the Fire Spirit was grievously injured, its power greatly diminished. In its current state, its strength couldn’t even compare to that of a True Dao First Layer expert.

The third Celestial Tribulation was about to arrive. The Fire Spirit being injured at this critical moment would severely affect his ability to overcome it. Getting injured wasn’t a big deal; every cultivator was injured at some point. But to be injured at such a crucial time was an absolute catastrophe for both Zhaang Ye and the Fire Spirit!

’This old bastard... I absolutely have to kill him this time!’ Zhaang Ye took the Fire Spirit into his Little World, his gaze fixed on the white-robed man as killing intent blazed in his heart.

SWISH!

Zhaang Ye’s figure suddenly vanished into the void, stealthily moving toward the white-robed man without a sound.

After clashing head-on with Zhaang Ye, the white-robed man knew that Zhaang Ye’s combat power was no weaker than his own. Seeing Zhaang Ye’s figure disappear, the man’s expression changed. With a tremor of his Long Sword, layers of Innate Sword Gang transformed into one pitch-black ring of light after another. The black rings floated and overlapped, spinning ceaselessly in the void. All sorts of strange forces madly sliced through the air, bringing the void for thousands of feet around him completely under his control!

’I was originally planning to use the wonders of the Wind Realm to launch a sneak attack,’ Zhaang Ye thought. ’I never expected this man to instantly unleash such a powerful Combat Skill. Even if I transformed into wind itself, I wouldn’t be able to get through his multiple layers of protection!’

’He is truly worthy of being a Late Stage of True Dao Fourth Layer expert. The Combat Skill he’s using is incredibly tight and terrifyingly powerful. Against a technique like this, even the Wind Realm is useless for a sneak attack. Fine then! If I can’t attack by stealth, I’ll just attack him head-on and slay him!’

Zhaang Ye quickly made his decision.

BOOM!

Zhaang Ye abruptly revealed his figure and once again executed the Cloud-Breaking Slash, slashing straight toward the white-robed man with an indescribably sharp aura!

After advancing to the True Dao Third Layer, Zhaang Ye’s Cloud-Breaking Slash had not only reached the pinnacle of speed but was also astonishingly powerful. The slash left a brilliant golden scar in the void, as if the entire world had been split in two. All of creation trembled and submitted before this one strike!

’It’s coming again!’

The white-robed man gritted his teeth, his face contorting into a ferocious grimace. What he excelled at was the Dao of Control, using delicate techniques to restrain his opponents before slowly defeating them.

What the white-robed man hated most was a head-on collision of force. He desperately wanted to use his delicate techniques to gradually restrain Zhaang Ye and then defeat him. But the moment Zhaang Ye unleashed his Cloud-Breaking Slash, it immediately locked onto him. No matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice but to clash head-on!

BOOM!

The two engaged in their second head-on clash. The white-robed man was truly worthy of his title as a Late Stage of True Dao Fourth Layer expert. Though he didn’t excel at direct confrontations, the power he could unleash with his profound Innate True Qi was still terrifying. After the impact, both the white-robed man and Zhaang Ye spat out blood simultaneously!

”Again!”

Zhaang Ye roared and unleashed the Cloud-Breaking Slash once more. The slash was so fast it could ignore all techniques, destroying everything with pure speed and power. Zhaang Ye knew that a True Dao Fourth Layer expert like the white-robed man would have many strange and unpredictable life-saving measures. Therefore, he paid no mind to how his opponent might react and simply used the Cloud-Breaking Slash to meet force with force!

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Zhaang Ye clashed head-on with the white-robed man three more times in succession. The man was constantly spewing blood, coughing up several huge mouthfuls, and blood was even seeping from the pores all over his body.

In this frenzied exchange of blows, Zhaang Ye was also heavily injured, spitting out three mouthfuls of blood himself.

At this point, the white-robed man sensed that things were going badly. ’Zhaang Ye’s body is far tougher than mine,’ he thought. ’If we keep clashing like this, I’ll soon cough up so much blood that I’ll die. But Zhaang Ye, with his tougher and younger body, will at most be grievously injured. His life won’t be in any real danger!’

SHHNK!

The white-robed man shot into motion, intending to flee.

Generally speaking, when True Dao Experts of the same level are determined to flee, they are very difficult to stop. An expert like the white-robed man, whose Cultivation had reached the Late Stage of True Dao Fourth Layer, would be difficult to stop even for someone at the Peak of True Dao Fourth Layer if he was set on escaping.

But his opponent was Zhaang Ye.

Zhaang Ye had comprehended the Wind Realm, and his speed far surpassed the white-robed man’s. The man had barely flown a few hundred yards before Zhaang Ye had already caught up, unleashing the Cloud-Breaking Slash and viciously striking at his back!

BOOM!

The white-robed man couldn’t win the fight, and he couldn’t escape. He felt exceptionally frustrated. Suppressing this feeling, he brandished his black Long Sword and clashed with Zhaang Ye head-on once more.

PTHOO!

From the clash, the white-robed man spat out another large mouthful of blood. His injuries worsened, and even his flight speed was affected, slowing slightly.

”AH! Damned junior, go to hell!”

The white-robed man was rich in combat experience. He understood that if this continued, there was only one possible outcome: he would be beaten to death by Zhaang Ye from sheer exhaustion. In his shock and fear, the man made a desperate decision. He took one of Zhaang Ye’s blows head-on, but instead of using the opportunity to flee, he flew straight toward Zhaang Ye and launched a frenzied attack!

BOOM! BOOM!

The full-powered assault of a True Dao Fourth Layer expert was enough to shake the heavens and the earth. Terrifying waves of Sword Gang enveloped the area for miles around. Under the influence of the Sword Gang, the sky grew dark and gloomy. On the ground below, the Barbaric Beasts sensed this terrifying power and fled into the distance with strange cries.

’Now you decide to go all-out? Too late!’

A cold sneer touched the corner of Zhaang Ye’s mouth. If the white-robed man had decided to risk everything from the very beginning, Zhaang Ye would not have dared to face him head-on. But now, the man’s strength was already depleted by thirty or forty percent. Zhaang Ye was no longer afraid.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

With a single thought from Zhaang Ye, an endless wind appeared in the void. The boundless wind greatly interfered with the white-robed man’s Sword Techniques and significantly weakened the power of his Sword Gang. Even more terrifying, within the endless wind, the Punishment Long Whip moved like a ghost. It flew out silently and suddenly wrapped itself around the white-robed man’s feet!

”AH!”

The white-robed man’s soul nearly fled his body as he struggled desperately. At that moment, Zhaang Ye’s attack finally arrived—a golden light that tore through the sky and slashed down viciously!

Cloud-Breaking Slash!

The Blade Tip scattered the layers of Sword Gang and slammed viciously into the Long Sword. The immense power sent the white-robed man spewing more blood. And just as he did, Zhaang Ye’s blade technique changed to the Mountain-Breaking Slash. One terrifying golden light flashed after another as he engaged the man in close-quarters combat.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

With his feet bound by the Punishment Whip, the white-robed man’s Innate True Qi circulation became sluggish, and he was immediately put at a disadvantage. After taking dozens of slashes, his speed grew slower and slower. Just as despair filled his heart and he prepared to self-detonate, a brilliant golden light suddenly flashed across his neck. The white-robed man was decapitated, dying on the spot!

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