Chapter 548: Source Qi Transforms into Star Cluster

A golden figure descended from the sky. As he stepped forward, Genesis Qi surged, completely crushing the Genesis Qi pressure that had erupted from Baili Che's body.

In the square, all eyes were fixed with deep astonishment on the figure, who seemed like a god descended from heaven.

"Chief Zhou Yuan?!" As they recognized the figure's face, exclamations of surprise erupted one after another. No one had expected Zhou Yuan, who had been undergoing the Nine Dragons Baptism for nearly two months, to complete it and descend from the sky at this very moment.

"Junior Brother Zhou Yuan!" Zhou Tai and Lu Yan were momentarily stunned, then greatly rejoiced.

Below, the girl named Mu Xiaoman, with wide, bright eyes, gazed with curiosity at the awe-inspiring young figure before her.

On Sword Cometh Peak's side, the numerous disciples instinctively paused upon seeing Zhou Yuan appear, a hint of panic showing as they felt an urge to retreat. It was clear they had been thoroughly intimidated by Zhou Yuan during the Genesis Pool Festival.

Baili Che's expression darkened further as he observed their reaction. He looked at Zhou Yuan and sneered, "What arrogance! At the Genesis Pool Festival, you only managed to exploit a weakness because I was preoccupied with my trapped Sword Cometh Peak disciples!"

Although Zhou Yuan's appearance was somewhat unexpected, Baili Che was not alarmed; instead, he was pleased. Now that he had broken through to the 9th Heaven of the Alpha Origin Stage, he was at his peak strength, and his confidence had never been higher.

He believed that with his current strength, if Zhou Yuan dared to fight him again, he would achieve an overwhelming victory and completely wipe away his past humiliation!

The moment his voice fell, surging Genesis Qi suddenly erupted from his body, rising like smoke signals and piercing through the heavens and earth, bringing with it an extremely formidable Genesis Qi pressure.

Even the stone platform beneath his feet cracked slightly due to the pressure.

Baili Che stared arrogantly at Zhou Yuan. Now that he had entered the 9th Heaven, the Genesis Qi foundation within his body had surged, and the Genesis Qi stars condensed within his Qi Dwelling numbered an astonishing nine thousand!

The current him was incomparable to two months ago!

Silver-frost-like Genesis Qi surged, and the air grew cold. Baili Che locked his gaze on Zhou Yuan and said coldly, "Zhou Yuan, do you dare to fight me again?!"

Many surrounding disciples, unable to bear the Genesis Qi pressure, retreated, looking at Baili Che's figure with awe.

Even Zhou Tai and Lu Yan's expressions changed slightly, their eyes filled with apprehension. It was no wonder Baili Che was so arrogant; his strength at this moment was indeed greatly improved compared to the Genesis Pool Festival.

Zhou Yuan felt the powerful Genesis Qi fluctuation, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He was somewhat surprised by Baili Che's improvement. Although this fellow was annoying, his talent was undeniably outstanding.

However, while Baili Che had improved over the past two months, Zhou Yuan himself had not stood still. Otherwise, it would be underestimating the Nine Dragons Baptism too much.

"So this is your confidence..." Zhou Yuan seemed to smile. Facing Baili Che's astonishingly powerful Genesis Qi, there was no apprehension on his face. Instead, he calmly took a step forward, directly confronting the overwhelming Genesis Qi pressure. At that moment, golden Genesis Qi suddenly erupted, like a massive golden pillar of light shooting straight into the sky, and an extremely formidable Genesis Qi fluctuation swept out.

The golden Genesis Qi pierced through the heavens and earth, subtly transforming into a vast celestial array!

An extremely astonishing Genesis Qi pressure spread out, covering everything.

Under that Genesis Qi pressure, everyone witnessed the silver-frost Genesis Qi emanating from Baili Che's body slowly being suppressed and forced back!

Baili Che's Genesis Qi was forcibly suppressed!

At this moment, not only did the expressions of many disciples change, but even the chiefs of the other peaks had their pupils slightly contract, gazing in shock at the brilliant array of stars formed by the golden Genesis Qi above Zhou Yuan's head.

Golden stars flickered among them, dazzling and powerful.

"This... this is Genesis Qi transforming into a celestial array?!" The chiefs of the various peaks cried out in shock.

When one's Genesis Qi foundation becomes formidable to a certain extent, if the unleashed Genesis Qi is not suppressed, a unique phenomenon will naturally appear. This phenomenon is what is known as "Genesis Qi transforming into a celestial array."

It is estimated that only when the Genesis Qi stars condensed within one's Qi Dwelling reach over ten thousand will one's Genesis Qi truly form this celestial array phenomenon.

"Genesis Qi transforming into a celestial array... This is a sign of Genesis Qi stars exceeding ten thousand..." Tang Muxin, the Chief of Cangxuan Peak, her rosy lips slightly agape, gazed at Zhou Yuan's figure in shock. Who could have imagined that in just two months, Zhou Yuan's Genesis Qi foundation would surge to such an astonishing level?

Such a Genesis Qi foundation would place him among the top three of their peak chiefs.

The chiefs of the various peaks fell silent, their gazes at Zhou Yuan somewhat complex. Prior to this, although Zhou Yuan's combat power was formidable, his Genesis Qi foundation was still inferior to theirs. But who knew that after the Nine Dragons Baptism, their sole advantage when facing Zhou Yuan had completely vanished.

"This guy! To what extent did he improve during the Nine Dragons Baptism?!" Doubt arose in the hearts of all the peak chiefs.

A profound silence fell over the vast square. All the disciples were shocked by the powerful Genesis Qi surging from Zhou Yuan's body.

The silver-frost Genesis Qi that erupted from Baili Che's body was continuously compressed. It was as if a jackal had suddenly encountered a lion or tiger, losing all its previous intimidating presence.

Baili Che also stared at this scene, somewhat dazed. A chill rose from the depths of his heart, and the celestial array formed by the golden Genesis Qi stung his eyes.

His confidence, which had swelled due to the improvement of his own Genesis Qi foundation, suddenly collapsed at this moment.

During the Genesis Pool Festival, when he fought Zhou Yuan, his Genesis Qi foundation was slightly superior. Yet even then, he still lost to Zhou Yuan...

Now, Zhou Yuan's Genesis Qi foundation had truly surpassed his.

With his only advantage gone, how could he possibly contend with Zhou Yuan?

Zhou Yuan gazed calmly at Baili Che. During this Nine Dragons Baptism, he had indeed received an unexpected improvement. The Genesis Qi stars in his Qi Dwelling had surged directly from around five thousand to ten thousand...

Such a foundation would likely even surpass the strength of an ordinary early-stage 9th Heaven practitioner.

Moreover, Zhou Yuan's Genesis Qi cultivation level had continuously broken through from the 5th Heaven of the Alpha Origin Stage, directly reaching the early-stage 7th Heaven!

His strength had clearly undergone a tremendous increase during these two months of baptism.

In previous encounters with Baili Che, the latter could still hold a slight advantage with his Genesis Qi foundation. But if they were to fight again now, Zhou Yuan would let him experience the true meaning of Genesis Qi foundation suppression!

Amidst countless astonished gazes, Zhou Yuan stared indifferently at Baili Che and said, "While you've improved over the past two months, unfortunately, my improvement is even greater!"

"So now..." He stared at Baili Che, his gaze as sharp as a blade, filled with a chilling sense of oppression. "Do you still want to fight me again?!"