Chapter 474: Breakthrough

Boom! Boom!

Amidst countless horrified gazes, the attacks of both sides collided at the summit of Chief Peak. Immediately, immense power swept outwards, and the peak of Chief Peak finally began to collapse. Giant boulders tumbled continuously, and the stone platforms collapsed along with them. The entire Chief Peak was collapsing layer by layer.

Such a collision could be described as earth-shattering. The commotion made countless disciples’ scalps tingle. Huge clouds of smoke and dust rose from the collapsing Chief Peak, obscuring the sky. All eyes were fixed intently on the collapsing mountaintop. Surely such a terrifying offensive would decide the victor of this Chief Disciple competition, right?

Under their watchful eyes, the pervasive smoke and dust gradually dispersed. Then, many disciples immediately saw the gaunt figure suspended in mid-air—it was none other than Yuan Hong! He stood in the void, violent and sharp crimson Genesis Qi continuously sweeping out from his body. Blood was dripping from his palms.

Many gazes shifted downwards, revealing that the peak of Chief Peak had completely collapsed. In the collapsed area, a bottomless black hole was visible, plunging deep into the massive mountain. Clearly, Zhou Yuan had been directly blasted alive into the body of Chief Peak by Yuan Hong's terrifying attack.

This scene caused all the disciples of Shen Taiyuan's lineage to turn pale. They couldn't imagine the true horror of Yuan Hong's previous offensive. But they knew that facing Yuan Hong's frenzied outburst, even Zhou Yuan probably couldn't withstand it any longer. Meanwhile, the disciples of Lu Hong's lineage let out a sigh of relief. This confrontation had been truly too full of twists and turns.

Lu Hong also tremblingly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. His tense body gradually relaxed, and then a cold sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth. Although it had been somewhat perilous, in this Chief Disciple competition, their lineage still had the last laugh!

"This time... that kid surely can't recover, can he?" Lu Hong muttered, grinding his teeth slightly.

Throughout the world, countless gazes watched the scene, emitting sounds of regret. In this confrontation, if Zhou Yuan could just have advanced one more step, he would have created a miracle. Unfortunately, he ultimately failed just short of success. It was truly a shame.

Yuan Hong stood in the void, his gaze chilling as he looked into the collapsing mountain. In his perception, the Genesis Qi fluctuation within the mountain had indeed grown weaker. Clearly, he was severely injured. In the end, he had won this battle!

Deep within the dark mountain.

Zhou Yuan lay amidst the boulders, his body buried and covered in blood. If he hadn't cultivated the Silver Bone Stage, he probably would have been severely injured and knocked unconscious by now. But even so, he felt intense pain throughout his body. Yuan Hong's previous offensive had been somewhat unbearable, even with his Silver Bone Stage cultivation.

"This is truly a tough situation..." In the darkness, Zhou Yuan's hoarse voice sounded.

Through the cracks in the rock, his gaze could faintly discern the crimson figure high in the sky. In his eyes, there was some fatigue, but more than that, there was an unyielding flame burning. Even if the situation had deteriorated to this point, for him to give up now was impossible! He had gone through countless hardships to reach this point; how could he fall at this final step?!

Zhou Yuan, his eyes burning like flames, slowly closed them at this moment. From his nostrils, a faint dragon's roar could be heard. The dragon's roar grew louder, like a giant dragon breathing. With each breath, the Genesis Qi between heaven and earth surged in, transforming into white mist that Zhou Yuan inhaled into his body.

Dragon's Respiration Art!

The sound of the dragon's roar grew more rapid and louder. Eventually, the entire mountain body was filled with majestic Heaven and Earth Genesis Qi. That Heaven and Earth Genesis Qi poured frantically into Zhou Yuan's body, which served as its source. Zhou Yuan's palms slowly clenched again at this moment. Robust Genesis Qi surged into his body, quickly being refined and channeled into his Qi Dwelling. The Genesis Qi within his Qi Dwelling rapidly grew stronger.

In the darkness, Zhou Yuan's eyes slowly opened, seemingly flickering with endless bright light. He had lingered at the fourth layer of the Initial Ambrosial stage for a long time. As early as when he cultivated on the Water-Fire Forging Dragon Platform, Zhou Yuan had vaguely sensed signs of an impending breakthrough. However, those signs were somewhat weak, so Zhou Yuan chose to hold back and not force the breakthrough. But he had been preparing for this every moment, and now, after experiencing that extremely brutal battle, the signs of an impending breakthrough had finally become clearer. It was a natural, effortless culmination. After more than three months of gradual accumulation and the tempering of numerous fierce battles... that feeling finally reached its peak at this moment. The last trump card Zhou Yuan had prepared for this Chief Disciple competition was quietly revealed at this moment.

Above the ravaged Chief Peak.

Yuan Hong raised his head, looking towards the sky, clearly awaiting the final verdict. At this moment, he was already the final victor; the title of Chief Disciple of Saint Genesis Peak should truly fall upon him next. However, he waited for a moment but found that the six majestic figures in the sky seemed to be motionless.

This scene was also noticed by many disciples, and immediately, voices of doubt erupted. According to the rules, shouldn't Yuan Hong's victory as Chief Disciple of Saint Genesis Peak be announced by now? After all, on Chief Peak, there was no one left who could be Yuan Hong's opponent.

Just as Yuan Hong and many disciples were puzzled, suddenly, a faint, almost imperceptible dragon's roar seemed to sound between heaven and earth. Yuan Hong was slightly startled, then sharply turned his gaze towards the depths of Chief Peak's mountain body. There, he detected a powerful Genesis Qi fluctuation rapidly coalescing.

"How is this possible?! He still has the strength to fight?" Yuan Hong's pupils constricted, and an expression of unbelievable horror emerged on his face. How could this seemingly decided situation change again?!

However, just as Yuan Hong was feeling horrified, everyone saw a thousand-zhang vast golden pillar of Genesis Qi suddenly shoot up from within the mountain. Within the Genesis Qi pillar, a golden python could faintly be seen roaring, and a sense of oppressive might spread out. Countless gazes stared dumbfounded at this scene. They were not unfamiliar with the phenomenon of Genesis Qi surging; this situation would occur whenever their Genesis Qi broke through. And this meant... At this very moment, Zhou Yuan's Genesis Qi cultivation had actually broken through!