Chapter 1186: Four Beams of Sword Light

In the void, two figures streaked like lightning, creating deafening sonic booms. A terrifying Genesis Qi storm, originating from the two combatants, raged across the land. Mountains and rivers below were constantly torn apart and destroyed by the battle's aftermath. The destructive power sent shivers down the spines of countless observers.

Gatu's figure seemed to teleport to Zhou Yuan's right, unleashing a punch that sent a torrent of Genesis Qi roaring like an enraged dragon across the sky, enveloping Zhou Yuan with destructive force. However, as the attack whistled towards him, Zhou Yuan's silver wings vibrated, and he reappeared a hundred zhang away, narrowly evading Gatu's assault. Previously, his speed was no match for Gatu's, but with the new form of Silver Shadow, the silver wings significantly boosted his speed, allowing him to barely dodge the opponent's attacks.

Yet, Zhou Yuan dared not relax in the slightest, as even with Silver Shadow's power, his speed was only just on par with Gatu's. Thus, as soon as Zhou Yuan retreated, Gatu's sneer echoed in his ears. Palm imprints of Genesis Qi, like a giant's fists, rained down continuously. Even with his speed, Zhou Yuan couldn't completely avoid such an onslaught. Therefore, he met the unavoidable attacks with all his might.

Boom! Boom! Genesis Qi vibrated, and massive waves of energy, thousands of zhang wide, exploded outwards in a ring. With the power of Silver Shadow's new form, Zhou Yuan now had some resistance against Gatu's terrifying attacks. However, it was clear that when the two clashed head-on, Gatu still held the absolute advantage. His foundation of 5.6 billion Genesis Qi firmly suppressed Zhou Yuan.

"Great Blazing Demon!" Zhou Yuan roared, scarlet patterns appearing on his body, radiating intense heat that warped the void.

"Myriad Whales!" Zhou Yuan swung his brush, integrating his physical strength with the Genesis Qi in his body. A phantom ancient whale emerged, and the mottled brush descended, shattering the clouds high above with its rampant power. The power of this single strike, had it been directed at the previous Xu Lei, would likely have instantly killed him. Against the formidable Gatu, Zhou Yuan clearly unleashed all his techniques, holding nothing back.

"Heh..." As the terrifying attack swept towards him, Gatu smirked, "Finally, a somewhat decent attack." Saying this, he showed no signs of retreating. Instead, he stepped forward, forming a profound fist seal with both hands.

"Great Lion Seal!" As the fist seal was unleashed, a resonant lion's roar seemed to echo throughout the heavens and earth. Gatu's fist seal transformed into an ancient giant lion, piercing through space and time with boundless dominance and ferocity, directly clashing with the incoming Heavenly Yuan Brush. Clang! A deafening boom erupted, and the void shattered instantly. It was as if a hurricane was wildly raging across the world, destroying everything in its path.

Zhou Yuan's immensely powerful strike was actually withstood by Gatu's single punch! Even the brush hairs on the tip of the Heavenly Yuan Brush were shattered into countless fragments, scattering like dust in the air. Seeing his attack fail, Zhou Yuan's eyes flickered with cold light. He flicked the mottled brush, and a Genesis pattern on its body began to glow.

"Soul Devour, Soul Burial!" Boom! Boom! Boom! The next instant, three massive thuds echoed from the tip of the Heavenly Yuan Brush. A terrifying soul shockwave, hidden within, surged powerfully towards Gatu. This was the Soul Devour pattern of the Heavenly Yuan Brush! The power of the three-stage Soul Burial caused even Zhou Yuan's own spirit to feel a sharp pain in his glabella. However, he ignored the stinging pain in his spirit, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes as he unleashed the remaining power contained within the Soul Devour pattern.

The fourth stage of Soul Burial power! As the fourth stage of Soul Burial erupted, a trace of blood flowed from Zhou Yuan's nostrils, veins bulged on his forehead, and a tearing pain shot through the spirit in his glabella. The Heavenly Yuan Brush's Soul Burial power specifically attacked the spirit. Gatu's Genesis Qi was too vast, so Zhou Yuan could only try assaulting his spirit to see if it would have any effect.

As the terrifying spiritual power struck, a hint of surprise flashed in Gatu's eyes. Clearly, Zhou Yuan's hidden move was somewhat unexpected. "Attacking my spirit?" "That's quite an idea." But Gatu showed no panic. Instead, he chuckled softly. The dragon-phoenix earrings on his ears gently swayed and fell off, transforming into two ethereal dragon-phoenix figures that circled before him, resembling a dragon-phoenix light shield.

The spiritual attacks formed by Soul Burial struck the dragon-phoenix light shield, but only caused ripples to spread across its surface. Finally, the dragon and phoenix opened their mouths and directly swallowed all the dissipated spiritual power. Seeing this, Zhou Yuan's heart sank. Gatu's methods were endless and truly too troublesome. Therefore, he retreated without hesitation.

"Trying to leave after your attack?" Gatu smiled, his eyes indifferently watching Zhou Yuan's hasty retreat. Immediately, he threw a punch. His fist passed through the dragon-phoenix light shield before him. The dragon-phoenix light figures directly enveloped his fist, transforming into a dragon-phoenix gauntlet, and the spiritual shockwave previously swallowed now erupted outwards. That punch pierced through space, appearing directly in front of Zhou Yuan. The force of the punch contained not only Zhou Yuan's previous Soul Burial power but also Gatu's terrifying Genesis Qi. With both combined, this counterattack was truly terrifying.

As a result, Zhou Yuan was sent flying by another punch. His figure streaked across the sky, directly causing a majestic mountain to collapse. Boulders tumbled down, burying him completely. Within the Saint Derivation Grand Array, many powerful experts of the Saint Race erupted in laughter, their eyes full of mockery. Meanwhile, the forces from the Five Great Heavens turned pale. Gatu was truly terrifying; he stood there like a demon king, and no matter what techniques Zhou Yuan unleashed, he simply couldn't overcome him.

Not just them, but even Bai Xiaolu, Wu Yao, Su Youwei, Zhao Mu Shen, and others fell silent at this moment. This was also the first time they had witnessed Zhou Yuan being completely suppressed by an opponent. Gatu was too strong. If they were to switch places with Zhou Yuan at this moment, they would likely feel true despair. For Zhou Yuan to be able to entangle Gatu to such an extent was truly remarkable. However, if they wanted to win, this was still not enough...

Gatu stood in the void, looking at the collapsed majestic mountain, and casually chuckled, "He probably wasn't beaten to death, was he?" His response came in the form of a resonant sword hum that suddenly echoed through the heavens and earth. An incredibly sharp sword qi permeated from the base of the mountain, instantly turning countless boulders into dust. Above the sword qi, even the sky seemed to crack open.

"Is that your Saint Genesis Art sword qi? It's indeed incredibly sharp and formidable," Gatu said, seemingly curious, evidently already aware of Zhou Yuan's technique. A seven-colored sword light slowly ascended. "This sword light is indeed powerful, but if it's just one, it might not be enough," Gatu said with a faint smile. As if in response to his words, another resonant sword hum echoed through the heavens and earth, and a second seven-colored sword light ascended into the sky.

"Oh, oh, this is getting interesting." "This must be your strongest attack, right?" Gatu clapped his hands and said. "If I destroy them, then you all should completely despair, shouldn't you?" However, just as he finished speaking, sword hums suddenly echoed again throughout the silent heavens and earth. And not just one! But two! Under countless shocked gazes, two more seven-colored sword lights slowly ascended from the base of the mountain.

Four seven-colored sword lights stood side by side. The sword intent they emanated caused even this space to subtly tremble. And as he watched the four seven-colored sword lights, the expression on Gatu's face finally changed for the first time.