Chapter 105: Zhou Yuan Slays Taichu

Zhou Yuan held the Heavenly Yuan Brush, its sharp, snow-white tip glinting as he pointed it at Wang Chaotian, his eyes filled with intense killing intent.

Wang Chaotian also sensed Zhou Yuan's killing intent and immediately let out a cold snort. "Arrogant brat," he said, "I was merely buying time earlier. Since you're so eager to die, I'll naturally grant your wish!"

As his voice faded, he clenched his hand, and a long halberd appeared in his grip. The halberd was covered in mysterious patterns and emitted source qi fluctuations, clearly indicating it was a Profound Source Weapon.

Holding the halberd, Wang Chaotian's aura surged, becoming incredibly sharp and formidable.

Zhou Yuan, however, remained unfazed. His body, encased in silver armor, obscured his facial expressions, but his exposed eyes grew increasingly cold and chilling.

Dark-gold source qi swirled around him, faintly emitting a hissing sound.

The next instant, Zhou Yuan shot forward, the Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand tracing a line that pierced the air. He darted like lightning towards Wang Chaotian, the dark-gold source qi causing the void to tremble.

Wang Chaotian snorted coldly, swinging his halberd. Empowered by dense source qi, it clashed head-on with the rapidly approaching Heavenly Yuan Brush.

Clang! Clang!

As the brush and halberd collided, metallic sounds erupted, sparks flew, and visible shockwaves rippled outwards.

In a mere few breaths, the two had exchanged dozens of ruthless blows, each aimed at the other's vital points.

But during this fierce exchange, Wang Chaotian's eyes grew increasingly grim. He realized that even with his full strength, he couldn't gain the upper hand.

"What in hell is this damned silver armor?!" Wang Chaotian fumed inwardly. "Why does it allow a mere brat in the Qi Nurturing Realm to boost his strength enough to contend with someone in the Alpha Origin Realm?"

The brush and halberd clashed again. Suddenly, a silver light flashed in Zhou Yuan's eyes, and from the tip of the Heavenly Yuan Brush, a dark-green energy light condensed. It was about half a zhang long, and as it pulsed, it even tore through the air.

This dark-green energy light was none other than the Profound Radiance Art!

However, augmented by the silver armor, the Profound Radiance Art Zhou Yuan now wielded had transformed into a deep, dark green. It was also more condensed, and its pulses were powerful enough to pierce through numerous defenses.

Zhou Yuan flicked the brush tip, and the half-zhang-long dark-green energy light detached, transforming into a green beam. It shot towards Wang Chaotian with astonishing, lightning-like speed.

As the dark-green energy light shot towards him, Wang Chaotian's hair stood on end. His eyes flashed, and he blurted out, "Profound Radiance Art?!"

He naturally knew that the Great Wu had bestowed this Profound Radiance Art upon Qi Yuan, but how could it now be in Zhou Yuan's hands?

In his shock, Wang Chaotian dared not show the slightest negligence, for he was well aware of the Profound Radiance Art's lethality. If struck, even he would surely be pierced through.

"Profound Source Art, Azure Gale Vortex!"

Wang Chaotian fiercely brandished the halberd in his hand, creating a swirling azure halo. Source qi coiled around it, forming an azure energy vortex before him that threatened to shred anything that entered it.

Whoosh!

The dark-green energy light shot into the azure halo.

A violent shockwave erupted, and as the halberd returned to Wang Chaotian's hand, the azure energy vortex gradually dissipated. Wang Chaotian's face was exceptionally grim, for a bloody mark had appeared on his chest, clearly caused by a wisp of the Profound Radiance Art.

The injury wasn't severe, but it made him feel utterly disgraced.

He glared at Zhou Yuan, his face contorted. "I never imagined," he said grimly, "that I, Wang Chaotian, would one day be pushed to this extent by a mere brat in the Qi Nurturing Realm."

He heavily stomped the halberd in his hand, making the air vibrate and visible shockwaves erupt.

"However, you should know when to stop!"

As his furious roar subsided, azure source qi suddenly surged within Wang Chaotian, sweeping out like an azure storm. A tremendously powerful aura enveloped the area.

The azure source qi frantically gathered the surrounding source qi, ultimately forming an azure wind vortex roughly a hundred zhang in size beneath Wang Chaotian's feet.

The wind vortex resembled an azure dragon, emitting a low roar and containing terrifying power.

And Wang Chaotian, standing atop the azure wind vortex, was like a god of death, capable of commanding life and death.

Everyone could sense that this Alpha Origin Realm expert was about to unleash his true killing move.

At the main city wall, Zhou Qing and Qi Yuan clashed fiercely, their vast source qi seeming to make the very ground tremble.

"Zhou Qing, your precious son has angered Wang Chaotian. It seems your Zhou family will have no heir!" Qi Yuan said, glancing into the distance with a grim smile. "Let me tell you, Wang Chaotian has used this very move to slay Alpha Origin Realm opponents."

Zhou Qing's eyes darkened slightly. He, too, sensed the power of Wang Chaotian's killing move, but at this moment, he couldn't be distracted. He could only trust that Zhou Yuan possessed means of self-preservation.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Wild winds howled between heaven and earth. The azure tornado, like a furious dragon of destruction, raged and roared, its formidable power capable of tearing apart mountains.

Wang Chaotian's robes flapped as he stared coldly at Zhou Yuan. The next moment, he flicked his sleeve and said grimly, "Azure Wind Heavenly Gang Qi, Azure Wind Grand Tornado!"

The azure tornado suddenly roared downwards, spinning at high speed, swift as thunder, and impossible to evade. However, once caught in it, even an Alpha Origin Realm expert would likely be torn apart.

The azure tornado reflected in Zhou Yuan's pupils. He could feel the domineering power of Wang Chaotian's killing move. Clearly, his opponent had grown impatient with their entanglement and intended to use a killing move to end the battle.

"Good, I was planning the same," Zhou Yuan muttered to himself. Immediately, he suddenly stomped his foot, and dark-gold source qi surged from his crown like a golden cloud, from which hissing sounds emerged.

"Let you be the first to taste my 'Profound Sky Python Qi'..."

Cold light surged in Zhou Yuan's eyes. He flicked his sleeve, and the dark-gold source qi suddenly condensed furiously. The next instant, golden light expanded, revealing a massive dark-gold python that flew out from within the dark-gold source qi.

The giant python roared out, appearing both illusory and real.

"Profound Sky Python Qi, Profound Python Devouring Heaven Art!"

The dark-gold giant python roared out, directly opening its massive mouth. Its maw seemed to possess the power to devour the heavens; as it descended, the sky darkened for an instant, then it swallowed the raging azure tornado in one gulp.

"Source Qi Materialization?!"

Seeing the dark-gold giant python formed from source qi, Wang Chaotian exclaimed in shock. To materialize source qi into such a form was something absolutely unachievable with ordinary quality source qi!

In fact, even typical fifth-grade source qi wouldn't easily achieve it!

The dark-gold giant python, having swallowed the azure tornado in one gulp, suddenly turned its snake-like eyes to Wang Chaotian. Its mouth opened once more, and in a single gulp, it swallowed him whole under his horrified gaze.

Bang! Bang!

After swallowing Wang Chaotian, violent source qi fluctuations erupted within the dark-gold giant python, causing its body to constantly expand and contract...

The dark-gold giant python suddenly opened its mouth and spat out an azure light. Within that light was indeed Wang Chaotian, but his face was deathly pale, the source qi around him flickered erratically, and he appeared utterly weak.

When he had been swallowed by the dark-gold giant python earlier, Wang Chaotian horrifyingly discovered that the source qi within his body was rapidly draining away.

In a mere few breaths, the source qi in his body was almost entirely depleted.

Had he not desperately escaped, waiting even a moment longer would have meant being directly absorbed into source qi and utterly devoured and assimilated by the golden python.

"This kid is too bizarre. I can't clash with him head-on anymore. I just need to hold him back!" Wang Chaotian's face was pale, his previous cold sternness gone. After these successive exchanges, he finally realized just how difficult and troublesome Zhou Yuan was in this state.

Zhou Yuan stood mid-air, his cold eyes beneath the silver armor fixed on Wang Chaotian. Seemingly sensing the latter's intentions, a hint of mockery flashed in his gaze, as if he were looking at a dying man.

Perceiving Zhou Yuan's gaze, Wang Chaotian suddenly felt a wave of unease. But it was also at this moment that his expression drastically changed, for he saw countless blood-red lines appearing on his palms, rapidly surging beneath his skin.

"What is this?!"

Terrified, Wang Chaotian hurriedly mobilized his source qi, attempting to expel the bloodlines.

However, just as he activated his source qi, the bloodlines suddenly erupted with terrifying suction. Wang Chaotian then discovered that his body had begun to shrink, his entire flesh and blood drying up at an astonishing speed.

Even the source qi within his body was being absorbed.

"Ah!"

A shrill, terrified scream escaped Wang Chaotian's mouth.

However, his scream had no effect whatsoever. After only a dozen breaths, Wang Chaotian's body visibly withered away.

The scream abruptly ceased.

Wang Chaotian's life force was severed, and traces of fear still remained on his withered face.

His body suddenly exploded, revealing a dozen thick, blood-red light lines coiling in the air, from which a dense aura of malevolence faintly emanated.

It was precisely the Grudge Dragon Poison!

Zhou Yuan's "Profound Sky Python Qi" also contained the Grudge Dragon Poison. Earlier, when Wang Chaotian was swallowed by the dark-gold giant python formed from source qi, though he eventually broke free, he had still been infected by the Grudge Dragon Poison within the python's body.

Augmented by "Silver Shadow," not only was Zhou Yuan's own source qi strengthened, but the Grudge Dragon Poison contained within it also surged. Thus, even though Wang Chaotian managed to escape, infection by the enhanced poison meant certain death.

Zhou Yuan gazed at the dozen blood-colored light lines, thought for a moment, then flicked his finger, and the blood-light gradually dissipated into the heavens and earth.

Thus, the Alpha Origin Realm expert named Wang Chaotian died completely and utterly right here...

Below, on the city walls, countless gazes stared dumbfounded at this scene. No one had expected that Wang Chaotian, who had just been unleashing a killing move, would, moments later, meet such a miserable end at Zhou Yuan's hands.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

After a brief silence, earth-shattering cheers suddenly erupted from the city walls. The morale of the Great Zhou soldiers surged to its peak.

In contrast, the Great Qi army began to fall into disarray.

The Alpha Origin Realm experts battling on both sides were even more shocked, their eyes filled with horror. They had never expected that the first battles to conclude would be at the two city gates they had initially deemed least likely...

By this point, two Alpha Origin Realm experts from the Great Qi side had fallen.

The scales of victory began to tip towards the Great Zhou side.