Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 773: The Pinnacle Battle

As Li Deming extended his palm, the Old Monster’s heart suddenly began to pound wildly. Instinct told him that this palm was immensely powerful, perhaps even on par with his own Burning Fire Sky Shaking Palm. Thus, without any carelessness, the Old Monster struck out with all his might with his Burning Fire Sky Shaking Palm, intending to inflict a serious injury on Li Deming. Even if Li Deming’s palm was formidable, in terms of True Qi cultivation, he was far more profound than Li Deming. Hence, clashing directly would only benefit and not harm him.

A whole fireball suddenly rushed towards Li Deming’s dreamlike palm. The air even pulled out a red streak of light, yet it did not show any exaggerated momentum, everything seemed so balanced...

Seeing the Old Monster confront him directly, Li Deming couldn’t help feeling pleased. He really wanted to know which of them was stronger, so he didn’t dodge at all and sent his palm directly towards the fiery sphere rushing at him.

Without a doubt, the two palms collided!

"Bang!"

A loud boom erupted from the point of collision, causing the ground to tremble, and violent vibrations extended out for dozens of miles. Even from a very far distance, one could hear this earth-shattering boom!

At that moment, all the rocks on the ground were shattered into dust, all the green grass instantly turned into wisps of green smoke, and all the dew evaporated in an instant...

Then, an odd light sphere formed at the point where the two palms met, half red, half transparent. The sphere expanded at an incredibly fast rate and, in the blink of an eye, transformed into a curtain of light hundreds of meters long and dozens of meters tall, half red and half transparent, completely enveloping both the Old Monster and Li Deming. Far away, tens of miles from the sound of the boom, people witnessed this incredibly eerie spectacle...

In that instant, neither the Old Monster nor Li Deming could withstand each other’s palm force. They were both sent flying. One fireball flew a full two hundred meters before stopping, while a phantasmagoric beam of light flew nearly three hundred meters before coming to a halt.

Only after the two were sent flying did the terrifying curtain of light disappear. It left behind a massive crater on the ground that was a hundred meters wide and dozens of meters deep, as if it had been struck by a meteor...

"I never expected you to become so powerful. If I’m not mistaken, your palm technique must be handed down from ancient times," the Old Monster said. Although he was shaken by that palm force and his blood churned, he wasn’t injured and soon recovered without much trouble. Looking at Li Deming from a distance, the Old Monster was especially shocked. He knew Li Deming wouldn’t have sought him out without confidence, so he hadn’t underestimated Li Deming at all. Yet even so, the Old Monster hadn’t expected that Li Deming, who had just entered the late stage of the S-level, would display such strength. It was utterly inconceivable.

However, what shocked the Old Monster even more was the palm technique Li Deming used. It was extremely powerful and, unless there was an accident, was most certainly a technique passed down from ancient times. Otherwise, it couldn’t possess such might, allowing Li Deming, a newcomer to the late S-level, to compete with him. If he had underestimated Li Deming even a little, possible that palm strike could have seriously injured him.

Now the Old Monster understood why Li Deming had been so brazen in approaching him—the foundation of Li Deming’s confidence lay here. However, now that he knew the details about Li Deming, the Old Monster felt relieved. Although the palm was terrifying in power, it wasn’t enough to cause him any injury when Li Deming launched it. As long as he remained fully defensive, Li Deming would undoubtedly be defeated today!

"The Old Monster is indeed knowledgeable. This is the Li Family’s heirloom, the Ancient Ultimate Technique Sky Shaking Palm. What do you think? The power must have surprised you," Li Deming said upon hearing the Old Monster’s remark, his tone revealing absolute confidence, as if he hadn’t been injured at all.

But the truth was not quite what Li Deming outwardly showed. After the collision of their palms, Li Deming’s entire insides were shaken, causing internal injury. Although it wasn’t serious, it was evident that there was a gap between him and the Old Monster. The immense power of that one hit was beyond his imagination. He forcibly suppressed the internal injuries with his True Qi, seeming unhurt on the surface. Meanwhile, he rapidly healed the internal injuries with his True Qi. It was at this moment that he truly understood the terror of the Old Monster.

By leveraging the might of the Sky Severing Palm, he had amplified his own power more than twofold to achieve this result, which truly surprised Li Deming. Initially, he had thought that his clash with the Old Monster would end in a draw. However, the outcome was far from what he had expected. It was clear from the current situation that the Old Monster’s True Qi cultivation must be more than double his own; otherwise, the result wouldn’t have been what it was.

Li Deming couldn’t help but be impressed. The Old Monster was indeed a tough opponent; he never expected that the Old Monster had cultivated True Qi to such an extent. It seemed that his previous guesses were correct—the Old Monster might have stepped halfway into the Profound Realm, a level beyond the S-tier that all cultivators aspire to!

"The power is not insignificant, and it has indeed surprised me, but if that’s the extent of its strength, you are bound to lose today," the Old Monster admitted. Li Deming’s Sky Severing Palm was truly unparalleled and extraordinary. In his nearly a hundred years of overseeing Capital City, he had never seen such a powerful technique. If Li Deming cultivated for a few more decades and his True Qi reached the same level as now, then the Old Monster would stand no chance against him. However, under the present circumstances, if Li Deming had no other powerful moves left, then today’s affair could come to a close.

"How about we try another palm strike?" Li Deming, hearing the Old Monster’s words, proposed nonchalantly. He had already planned to test his own strength against the Old Monster with one palm strike to understand just how powerful the Old Monster was. After this exchange, he finally grasped the Old Monster’s might and became even more convinced that he could defeat him today. This was because he still held his last trump card—the Elemental True Qi taught to him by the man in the black robe. With Elemental True Qi powering his Sky Severing Palm, he would undoubtedly defeat the Old Monster today.

"A strike is a strike, why not?" The Old Monster, too, dismissed Li Deming’s words with indifference. He knew that although Li Deming seemed unaffected, he must have suffered internal injuries by now. Even when in peak condition, Li Deming was no match for him, let alone when injured. Even if Li Deming had more impressive moves, they would be useless. Strength was strength, and some gaps couldn’t be bridged.

If True Qi had not been cultivated to the level of Elemental True Qi, it would not greatly impact him. And a person who had just entered the late S-tier, like Li Deming, could not possibly possess Elemental True Qi. From this perspective, the Old Monster considered himself invincible.

The Old Monster had no inkling of the fortune that Li Deming had encountered from the man in the black robe. If he knew about these events, he probably would not have agreed so rashly.

"Fine! Look out for the palm!" Without further words, Li Deming moved, streaking towards the Old Monster like a beam of light. It was another Sky Severing Palm, but the hand that had once glowed with a dreamy light now faintly exuded a chill of frost. Unless one looked closely, they would not notice this detail.

This strike was clearly Li Deming’s all-in, putting everything on the line for this one palm. However, Li Deming was clever and did not completely release his Elemental True Qi, planning to unleash it all during the palm strike. He had some difficulty suppressing the Elemental True Qi completely, resulting in a visible faint frosty chill. Despite many trials, he simply couldn’t hide the Elemental True Qi invisibly. But now, with no turning back, he could only suppress the Elemental True Qi as much as possible, hoping the Old Monster wouldn’t notice before the palm clash.

A distance of five hundred meters was but a blink of an eye for masters like them. In an instant, Li Deming pushed his speed to the limit, his figure flickering like a bolt of lightning towards the fiery figure in the distance. The ground was torn up by the force of his passage, revealing a deep furrow, proving that his speed had surpassed human limits, reaching an unbelievably formidable level...

Similarly, as soon as Li Deming moved, the Old Monster reacted. He drove his Cultivation Power to the absolute limit, hoping to injure Li Deming with one palm strike and conclude today’s contest. The fiery red on his body deepened to the point it could not be any more intense. His speed matched Li Deming’s, reaching its utmost limit as he charged like a descending fire god at the oncoming Li Deming. The ground trailing him was scorched into a charred path by his Elemental True Qi, revealing the profound essence of Elemental True Qi...

When both of them reached the edge of a huge crater they had created, they both chose to leap high up simultaneously, like two differently colored meteors colliding in the sky!

Just as their palms were about to meet, the Old Monster sensed something amiss. At a distance, he had noticed nothing, but approaching closer, he saw the faint frost emanating from Li Deming’s palm and was instantly alarmed!

This... How is this possible! How could he possess Elemental True Qi!

The Old Monster certainly knew what that faint frost signified—that it was an external manifestation of Elemental True Qi. Although Li Deming had suppressed it, he could not hide it from someone who had spent decades half-stepping into the Profound Realm like the Old Monster—it was undeniably apparent.

Even though he didn’t understand how Li Deming had acquired Elemental True Qi, in that moment, the Old Monster realized that today’s events might take a significant turn. If Li Deming’s Sky Severing Palm was enhanced with Elemental True Qi, its power would be indescribable...

Without the luxury of further thought, the Old Monster knew he had to bring forth 120% of his strength, otherwise today might truly become disastrous!