novelraw Chapter 115
Chapter 115
Chapter 115
Hum!
The moment the true‑essence palm descended, it seemed to project a Buddha‑like apparition. A terrifying aura slammed down. The sheer force of that single palm would have been enough to crush an equal‑ranked opponent.
A mere First Stage Baoyuan cultivator…no matter how much extraordinary sword intent he had grasped…how could he withstand this strike?
Fu Gaoquan fixed his gaze on Gu Yang, a ruthless glint in his eyes. Gu Yang’s displayed power terrified him. If he did not eliminate him now, Gu Yang would become a grave threat later. This move had to kill him.
Rumble!
An even denser, more terrifying surge of true essence erupted, making the giant true‑essence palm in the air even more solid and oppressive.
Witnesses around the battlefield gasped in astonishment.
“A full‑power strike from a peak Fourth Stage Yuanhai!”
“This is Fu Gaoquan’s signature move…he once used it to crush an equal‑ranked master. Gu Yang… he’s surely dead!”
“Looks like a legendary prodigy will fall here.”
Li Tianming’s face drained of color as he watched. Can Gu Yang still block this? he wondered.
On the field, Gu Yang felt the crushing pressure above him; even his bones creaked under the weight. He had to admit the power of Fu Gaoquan’s strike was terrifying. Had he not dramatically enhanced his body and grown his physique to an extreme degree, that palm might have flattened him without even touching him. Yuanhai masters’ strength truly could not be matched by a Baoyuan cultivator.
Still, Gu Yang’s expression remained indifferent. That’s all, he thought. He closed his eyes slowly and began to move the mid‑grade spirit sword in his hand. Intensely refined true qi burst forth and surged into the sword “Zero Seven Seven.” The blade rang out with a sharp, resonant tone as terrifying sword intent poured over it and suffused the long sword. It remained the Minor Completion sword intent…no enhancement beyond that.
Then Gu Yang snapped his eyes open and slashed.
“Sky‑Cleaving Sword Technique, Second Form… Rend the Nine Heavens!” he declared.
Shh!
The instant the spirit sword fell, an extremely fierce sword qi shot skyward. Its ferocity made the surrounding space tremble, as if it would slice the heavens themselves. The momentum surged directly at the true‑essence palm.
Crack!
The razor‑sharp sword qi, carrying a special sword comprehension, struck the true‑essence palm and, with overwhelming force, cleaved it in two. The true‑essence hand shattered in midair.
At the same time, Fu Gaoquan spat a mouthful of blood, his face contorted in horror as he retreated through the air, staring at Gu Yang in utter terror.
“How is this possible!?” he roared. “What kind of sword intent is that? How could it shatter my Buddha Ancient Spirit Palm!?”
Shock, fear, and dread flooded him. In that instant, he no longer dared to underestimate Gu Yang. This man was a monster. The sword intent he wielded differed completely from anything Fu Gaoquan had encountered…like a force capable of cleaving all things. Fu Gaoquan’s Buddha Ancient Spirit Palm rarely met an equal even among his peers. How could a First Stage Baoyuan cultivator possibly unleash such terrifying techniques?
Gu Yang remained cold and expressionless.
“Clamor,” he said lightly, then slashed again.
Terrifying sword qi erupted. Fu Gaoquan frantically poured true essence into his body and turned to flee…he was not foolish enough to believe his true essence could block that sword. If the Buddha palm had been shattered by a single sword, true essence would fare no better. Perhaps he still had a chance to escape.
But the moment he turned, his fate sealed.
“Racing my sword with speed?” Gu Yang sneered. The sword qi sliced horizontally with terrifying velocity and closed on Fu Gaoquan.
Ssshk!
The sword qi detonated, engulfing Fu Gaoquan before he could flee. Wave after wave of vicious sword qi tore through him from within. In mere seconds, the once‑boastful Fu Gaoquan lay shredded…no intact corpse remained.
Boom!
His body crashed to the ground; blood rained down and stained the earth crimson. The stench of iron filled the air. Only then did the onlookers recover from their shock. They swallowed hard, one after another…clearly terrified.
What had they just witnessed? Gu Yang, a First Stage Baoyuan cultivator, had used an utterly ruthless, razor‑keen sword intent to leap a rank and slay a peak Fourth Stage Yuanhai master with a single sword…an instant kill.
An instant kill.
What did that even mean? Even a Fifth Stage Yuanhai might hesitate to claim he could one‑shot Fu Gaoquan. Yet Gu Yang, at First Stage Baoyuan, had done it. Their minds reeled; their gazes toward Gu Yang grew even more fearful.
“Come to think of it… before entering the imperial city, Gu Yang was only at Tenth Stage Condensed‑True, right? He nearly got killed by Xia Pingyi back then.”
“Yeah…only a few days passed, and he improved so drastically?”
“Something’s off. Could he have rapidly absorbed the Life‑and‑Death Realm master’s inheritance from the Purple Moon Trial Tower these past days, which explains this sudden leap!?”
At the mention of a Life‑and‑Death Realm inheritance, their eyes burned with desire. Still, none dared step forward to challenge Gu Yang…after all, he had just slain a Yuanhai master. Going out now would be courting disaster.
Others pinned their hopes on Sword Spirit Sect’s Zheng Gongming to act. When they glanced toward Zheng’s previous position, their faces froze.
“Wait…where did Zheng Gongming go?”
“Did he chicken out?”
“Zheng Gongming’s cultivation isn’t low; I heard he’s also a peak Fourth Stage Yuanhai, even stronger than Fu Gaoquan. He didn’t challenge and just ran?”
A ripple of puzzled whispers spread.
At that moment, a scene unfolded before everyone. While most people, including Gu Yang, focused on Fu Gaoquan, no one noticed a shadow slip up behind Gu Yang. It was Zheng Gongming, long thought missing. Excitement and greed filled his eyes. A Life‑and‑Death Realm master’s inheritance! he thought. Gu Yang must carry that inheritance. How else could he have risen so fast in just a few days?
Only one explanation made sense to him: Gu Yang had absorbed the Life‑and‑Death Realm inheritance from the Purple Moon Trial Tower, which explained his rapid growth.
No wonder he dared leave the imperial city! Zheng thought, I was right!