Chapter 1267: Unsolvable Physique

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Winds Rise Across the Nine Provinces

Lu Yiye suddenly understood. For these top-tier prodigies, opportunities to clash with others of their caliber were rare. If they missed this chance, there wouldn't be another. Before the revelation of the Samsara Tree descended, they couldn't accurately locate each other, but after the revelation descended, they could follow its traces to find one another. This made battles among top-tier prodigies possible. They might not aim to kill each other; it was highly probable they just wanted to spar to see where they stood compared to others. In this way, he, as the top-ranked individual with astonishing gains, became the perfect touchstone and the most suitable target. Regardless of their true strength, other high-ranked individuals, with their powerful domain backgrounds, were ultimately not easy to provoke.

Baoshi must have come looking for him with this intention. That's why he made no attempt to conceal his movements and walked over brazenly. Of course, it might also be because he wasn't good at concealment.

He was not the first, nor would he be the last. Under Yu Yaorao's anxious gaze, Lu Yiye slowly rose, his long blade planted before him, hands resting on the hilt, waiting quietly.

The ground still trembled faintly with each approaching step, and the atmosphere in the air turned chilling. One could distinctly feel the dormant auras around them beginning to withdraw.

For the cultivators hidden around, this situation was also what they had been waiting for. They had gathered for various reasons. Except for a few who had personally witnessed the means by which Lu Yiye slew enemies, the others simply didn't know what kind of power this temporary top-ranked individual, originating from the Four Heavens Realm, possessed. Even those who had seen Lu Yiye in action hadn't truly grasped it, because his previous kills were so swift and overwhelming that they appeared almost effortless, making it difficult for people to avoid the illusion that "I could do that too." Lu Yiye was waiting for a worthy opponent, and weren't they waiting just the same?

The rapidly charging light transformed into a halo upon impact, revealing two figures: the burly one wielding his fists, and the shorter one holding a blade. The initial collision was silent, but then came Lu Yiye's violent surge and an earth-shattering roar.

Two beams of different colored light, manifesting their respective surges of spiritual power, abruptly collided a moment later.

The blade light gradually faded, but then quickly flared up again. Crescent-moon-shaped slashes assailed from all directions, each one possessing the power to sever metal and shatter jade.

Because in the domain of strength, the Stone Race had always possessed a unique advantage, never yielding to any other race in the starry sky.

No sooner had the crescent attacks begun than a dazzling grand sun ascended. Its overwhelming light made it almost impossible for all hidden cultivators to open their eyes. A thunderous roar, like mountains collapsing and earth shattering, erupted overhead as two palms clapped together, making observers' eardrums ache. Before Lu Yiye could make further moves, Baoshi had already clenched his fists and smashed them downwards. The instant change in his move was swift and seamless, devoid of any discernible technique.

In a trance, Baoshi seemed to see a sky full of stars rising before Lu Yiye. The next instant, with a direct thrust of the blade, those myriad stars collectively plummeted towards him, like a violent storm threatening to engulf him. In contrast, Baoshi remained unfazed, showing no signs of injury. Instead, his ferocity was ignited, and almost the moment the blade-lotus bloomed, he roared and lunged towards Lu Yiye. Hegemonic Blade, First Form: Myriad Stars!

But the next moment, Lu Yiye demonstrated with his actions how to respond to such a crisis. He ignored Baoshi's rising knee attack. Instead, he pushed off the ground with both feet, and simultaneously, his long blade began to dance, clashing with his opponent's fists.

Baoshi shook his head, clearly dissatisfied with his recent performance. As he looked up, he saw Lu Yiye's figure in the sky, descending like a hawk. His spiritual power surged, and his blade intent advanced.

This series of changes left everyone watching in awe. Such adaptive reactions were not something everyone possessed. More importantly, one needed absolute confidence in their own strength; otherwise, a single misstep could lead to immediate death.

When a thunderous roar erupted, a large crater had already appeared where Baoshi had originally stood. His burly figure had almost transformed into a streak of gray light.

Amidst showering sparks, Lu Yiye's figure shot skyward, forcibly carving a path to survival amidst such lethal force.

The instant clash was so perilous that all the hidden cultivators watching broke out in a cold sweat. They too had experienced many life-and-death battles, but looking back at their own experiences, what they witnessed before them seemed to be on a completely different level.

This was clearly intentional on his part, acting in this way to mislead others so that when he truly launched his assault, he could catch them off guard.

It was foreseeable that whether struck by Baoshi's fists or his knee, nothing good would await Lu Yiye. Every one of this guy's attacks was extremely heavy and powerful; to be hit meant either death or serious injury.

When he saw Baoshi's physique and characteristics, he realized that guy's strength might be very strong, but only after the actual clash did he discover that the opponent's strength was completely beyond expectations.

However, the crescent-moon-shaped slashes only left tiny, insignificant marks on Baoshi's body; they couldn't harm him in the slightest.

Gazing at the burly figure, almost everyone felt a deep despair. The monstrous physique of the Stone Race was truly insurmountable.

From this, it was clear that Baoshi's first-place ranking didn't fully reflect the extent of his strength. Rather, it was due to his slightly higher number of gains compared to others that he provisionally held the top spot. If all the top ten individuals were brought out for a real, no-holds-barred fight, his ranking would likely be even higher.

Baoshi's arrival was perfectly timed and widely anticipated. Between the top two ranked individuals, there was bound to be an earth-shattering clash. This provided an excellent opportunity to observe and see what kind of hidden powers and methods others truly possessed.

In the Grand Prime Realm, he had killed many so-called prodigies from various domains, including not a few races renowned for their strength. But before him, these strength-renowned races were no different from children before adults; he could crush them with ease.

This was the first opponent he had encountered in a long time who could purely overpower him in terms of strength. The disadvantage of the initial clash immediately put him in a difficult situation. Facing the opponent's combined palm strike, he could only sink down with the momentum, narrowly avoiding that strike. Not only that, but Baoshi also suddenly raised a knee, thrusting it straight at Lu Yiye with lightning speed.

This greatly astonished him, making him marvel that the Human Race was indeed a mysterious race. Though seemingly lacking any special strengths, they always possessed abilities that could make one's eyes light up.

He looked at Lu Yiye, who stood there with his blade planted. He raised a large, fan-like hand and rubbed his bald head, then spoke in a booming, muffled voice, "Four Heavens Realm's Lu Yiye?"

This made many people curse inwardly: this Stone Race member, with his thick brows and large eyes, who appeared simple and honest, was actually not a good sort.

The tall, burly figure stopped only eight hundred feet away from Lu Yiye. Looking closer, the oppressive feeling emanating from the figure was undoubtedly even more intense. Baoshi's face appeared very honest; his head was bald, and his entire skull resembled a round stone sphere. On this stone sphere, facial features had grown: thick brows and large eyes.

Lu Yiye was the fly being swatted!

Each imagined themselves in that position, pondering how they could counter such a lethal move, but found no good way.

Baoshi grinned, holding up his thumb to his nose. "I am Baoshi! Baoshi of the Seven-Colored Domain! This fight today has nothing to do with personal grudges; it's purely a joy for battle, so I ask you, fellow daoist, to fight with all your might, otherwise... I might just kill you!" As he spoke the last sentence, his grin widened, and his mouth became grotesque. That grand sun exploded like a blooming lotus, each petal a sharp blade-light. At the very center of the lotus was Lu Yiye, holding his blade.

Lu Yiye's figure flew backward, while Baoshi's figure also stumbled slightly forward. A look of astonishment clearly appeared on his honest face, as he hadn't expected such a small person to unleash such immense power. Hegemonic Blade, Eighth Form: Lotus Sun!

On the other side, a fiery red light came forward to meet him. No one saw how Lu Yiye moved. Only Yu Yaorao, who had been secretly observing him, saw clearly that as soon as Baoshi made a move, Lu Yiye also moved, almost simultaneously. From this, it was evident that Lu Yiye had not been misled in the slightest by the opponent's initial actions; he had been fully on guard against the attack all along.

When this astonishing scene unfolded before their eyes, the spectators finally realized what it meant to be the top-ranked individual. Setting aside everything else, with just these three blade forms, none of the cultivators present had the confidence to block them. If any one of them had stepped in, they would surely have met a grim end.

He had just walked over slowly, step by step. Anyone who saw him would subconsciously think that this guy's body was light and his movements clumsy. But only when he truly moved did the hidden cultivators, who were secretly watching, discover in horror that everything from before was merely his disguise. This guy's body might indeed be light, but his speed when charging was not inferior to anyone else's in the slightest.

As the blade light rent the air, constant thudding sounds echoed. Baoshi remained motionless, simply swinging his fists to meet the attacks.

While pondering thus, Baoshi's movements were not slow. He suddenly leaned forward to steady himself, extended both arms, spread his palms open, and then clapped them together forcefully, looking as if he were swatting a fly.

Almost as his words fell, his figure suddenly lunged forward.

Lu Yiye nodded slightly, "Indeed!"

Hegemonic Blade, Seventh Form: Arc Moon! Although Lu Yiye of the Four Heavens Realm was still not as good as him in terms of strength, he certainly made him feel some pressure. One could say that among all the opponents he had encountered so far, Lu Yiye's strength was the strongest, barely reaching the qualifications to truly compete with him.

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