Chapter 690: Erasure

Countless astonished gazes across the land incredulously watched the sky. As the blood-red mushroom cloud dissipated, Zhou Yuan's figure, holding the Heavenly Yuan Brush, appeared in their sight.

Zhou Yuan seemed to be largely unharmed, as if the terrifying explosion caused by Wu Huang using his body as bait had not affected him.

But how could this be possible?!

Wu Huang's self-detonation of his physical body earlier had a power comparable to that of a Divine Dwelling realm expert. Under an attack of that magnitude, anyone in the Alpha Origin realm would be instantly reduced to ashes.

So why had Zhou Yuan withstood it completely unscathed?

A great uproar rippled through the city. Within Li Saint City, there were many Divine Dwelling realm experts, and all of them were deeply moved upon witnessing this scene.

In the distance, Chu Qing, Li Qingchan, and others, who had been rushing towards the city, also stopped, staring incredulously at Zhou Yuan's figure in the sky.

They, too, couldn't understand how Zhou Yuan had managed to resist the attack.

On a tall tower in Li Saint City, a middle-aged man gazed intently at the sky. He was the City Lord of Li Saint City, an expert of the Heavenly Sun realm. At this moment, his eyes were fixed on Zhou Yuan's figure with uncertainty and surprise.

"Earlier, I seemed to sense a strange fluctuation..." the City Lord of Li Saint City murmured.

That fluctuation was extremely mysterious and subtle, seemingly similar to a Law Domain. However, he knew this was impossible; not only was Zhou Yuan merely in the Alpha Origin realm, but even an expert of his own Heavenly Sun realm could not touch the mysterious power of a Law Domain.

Therefore, the City Lord of Li Saint City could only attribute it to Zhou Yuan possessing some kind of wondrous Origin Treasure, which allowed him to withstand Wu Huang's physical body self-detonation.

"This Zhou Yuan is quite interesting," the City Lord of Li Saint City chuckled. The outcome of this contest was now clear. Wu Huang had self-detonated his physical body, effectively cutting off all his retreats. Now that Zhou Yuan had withstood the explosion, Wu Huang, with only his soul remaining, was like a meal on Zhou Yuan's plate, completely at his mercy.

Under the myriad shocked gazes, Wu Huang's soul high in the sky also stared incredulously at Zhou Yuan below, then let out a furious roar: "Impossible!"

"How could you have survived the self-detonation of my physical body?!"

Wu Huang's soul fluctuated violently, almost seeming to explode, revealing the immense shock this sight had caused him.

He had paid the immense price of his physical body's explosion, but the outcome was not as good as he had imagined. How could he possibly accept this?

In mid-air, Zhou Yuan's cold gaze swept towards Wu Huang's soul, a strong killing intent flashing in his eyes.

The killing intent in his eyes was like a splash of cold water, jolting Wu Huang awake. Only then did Wu Huang realize the current situation: now that Zhou Yuan had survived his physical body's self-detonation, he was the one in trouble.

With only his soul remaining, his combat power had plummeted to rock bottom.

In this state, he was no match for Zhou Yuan.

A chill emanated from Wu Huang's heart, causing his soul to tremble violently.

At this moment, everyone inside and outside Li Saint City had come to their senses. Immediately, countless gazes, filled with various emotions, turned towards the sky, for they all knew that the situation was now completely clear.

The outcome of the contest between the two strongest Alpha Origin realm experts in Cangxuan Heaven had been decided.

In the sky, Zhou Yuan expressionlessly stared at Wu Huang's soul, slowly raising the Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand to lock onto it. He said indifferently, "Wu Huang, do you have anything else to say?"

Wu Huang's face contorted, but he said nothing. Instead, he turned and shot directly towards the Saint Palace disciples outside the city.

With his physical body gone, he couldn't possibly be Zhou Yuan's opponent. He knew that he had failed again this time, and if he remained here, Zhou Yuan would surely obliterate his soul.

However, having learned from his previous encounter, Zhou Yuan had kept him locked on at all times. So, the moment Wu Huang's soul moved, a divine soul light condensed from Zhou Yuan's brow.

A surge of divine soul power erupted with an attracting force, instantly freezing Wu Huang's soul in place. Zhou Yuan then took a step, appearing directly before Wu Huang's soul.

"Wu Huang, a thief is a thief. Give back what belongs to me!"

Zhou Yuan extended his palm, reaching out to grab Wu Huang's soul.

Wu Huang's soul shrieked, "Palace Master, save me!"

As his cry faded, the void high above suddenly trembled. An indescribable, mighty power seemed to pierce through space, projected from an extremely distant location.

The moment this mighty power appeared, Zhou Yuan felt his entire body stiffen, unable to even circulate the Origin Qi within him.

A look of horror flashed in his eyes; only the Saint Palace Master could achieve something like this!

"Heh heh, Shengyuan, you actually interfere in a dispute between juniors? Do you really want to completely lose the face of your Saint Palace?" However, even as Zhou Yuan watched in horror, the void high above shattered, and another immense power descended, directly intercepting the previous one.

Heaven and Earth vibrated violently at this moment. The Origin Qi of the world roared, emitting deafening sounds, and the entire world seemed on the verge of toppling over.

Countless people paled in terror. Such a commotion was far beyond anything Zhou Yuan and Wu Huang had caused earlier. They could feel that this power was truly world-shattering.

Even a slight outburst would instantly wipe Li Saint City clean off the map.

And everyone also knew the source of these two powers.

Shengyuan, the Palace Master of the Saint Palace!

And Qingyang, the Sect Master of the Cangxuan Sect!

These two were currently the strongest existences in Cangxuan Heaven!

While the two mighty powers entangled in the void, Zhou Yuan's frozen body recovered. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and in the next instant, he fiercely struck Wu Huang's soul with his palm.

Wu Huang's soul shrieked, but he could not evade. Despair rose in his eyes, eventually turning into venomous hatred: "Zhou Yuan, what difference does it make if you kill me?! Your Great Zhou is destined to be annihilated by my Great Wu!"

"What if you rush back? The Cangxuan Sect cannot help you. Do you think you can fight my father, who has entered the Divine Dwelling realm?!"

"Haha, I'll be waiting for you down below, and your Great Zhou too!"

Zhou Yuan remained expressionless, showing no mercy. His palm struck Wu Huang's soul, and under the impact of the violent Origin Qi, Wu Huang's soul was instantly torn apart.

Wu Huang's mournful, desperate screams echoed between heaven and earth.

In Li Saint City, countless people felt their scalps tingle, clearly intimidated by Zhou Yuan's ruthlessness. Shattering the soul directly was a clear indication that he intended to utterly annihilate Wu Huang.

In the void, the enraged voice of Palace Master Shengyuan thundered, causing heaven and earth to shake: "You scoundrel! What a vicious method!"

An infinitely mighty power transformed into a pillar of light, piercing through the void and descending. Space itself annihilated beneath it.

However, before the pillar of light could fully descend, the void there split open, forming a spatial abyss that completely diverted the light pillar into another dimension. This was clearly Sect Master Qingyang making his move.

Boom! Boom!

Earth-shattering sounds rang out, and the entire firmament seemed to shatter at this moment.

Zhou Yuan ignored the terrifying tremors in the void. His gaze was fixed solely on the spot where Wu Huang's soul had shattered. There, mysterious air currents converged, subtly emitting a low dragon's roar.

The Qi of the Sacred Dragon!

This was the other half of the Qi of the Sacred Dragon within Wu Huang's body.

Back in the Saint Vestige Grounds, Zhou Yuan had killed Wu Huang's physical body and originally seized his Qi of the Sacred Dragon. However, Wu Huang's soul had ultimately taken half of it away. But clearly, this time, Wu Huang had no such luck.

With a thought from Zhou Yuan, the mysterious Qi of the Sacred Dragon whistled over, then poured into him through the crown of his head.

By this point, the Qi of the Sacred Dragon that had once been stripped from him was finally completely reclaimed, a third of it.

And his greatest rival, whom he had regarded as such since his youth, was utterly annihilated by him this day.

"The grievances between you and I end here..."

Zhou Yuan gazed at the fragmented remnants of Wu Huang's soul, his eyes calm.

"But there are still two portions of the Qi of the Sacred Dragon, and I will retrieve them all, because they belong to me."