Chapter 1775: Battle Heaven Thunder Palm

"Isn't that Deputy Sect Master Bai from the Second Sect? What's wrong with you? It looks like you're suffering from some incurable disease. Are you here to cause trouble at our War God Pavilion?"

The Ten Elders were all seasoned individuals, renowned throughout the martial arts cultivation world of Congyun Province. Upon seeing their former opponent suddenly act so crazily, they each displayed expressions of mockery.

However, Deputy Sect Master Bai was beyond caring at this moment; he was consumed by an urge to kill anyone he encountered.

"Haha, your so-called Ten Elders are nothing but a joke. Today, I'll devour all of you and transform you into my elemental cores." As his words fell, the completely deranged Deputy Sect Master Bai once again unleashed an incredibly powerful martial arts technique. A massive, solidified iron-like energy detached from his palm, lunging directly at two of the Ten Elders.

In just a single move, he instantly crushed the two old men into a mist of blood.

Witnessing this scene, Qingya and the Pavilion Master of the War God Pavilion both couldn't help but frown.

"No! Ten Elders, retreat at once! You are no longer his match. Leave him to me." Qingya, wanting to preserve the War God Pavilion's core strength as much as possible, didn't want these old men to risk their lives further.

Little did she know, the War God Pavilion Master had refrained from intervening for the same reason: he aimed to use Deputy Sect Master Bai to diminish the influence of the Ten Elders. However, even the Pavilion Master himself hadn't anticipated that Deputy Sect Master Bai would become so terrifying once completely deranged.

The combat power of the Ten Elders proved to be as fragile as paper before him. Unknown to them, this was entirely due to the excessively domineering cultivation technique Deputy Sect Master Bai wielded after going mad. This technique didn't originally belong to the Second Sect's lineage, suggesting that he, as Xu Yang had suspected, harbored even greater secrets.

After Qingya joined the fray, she could barely hold her own against Deputy Sect Master Bai. However, as time progressed, Xu Yang quickly observed that the intensity of the martial energy within Deputy Sect Master Bai was continuously escalating, clearly at the cost of his own life force.

Ordinarily, Deputy Sect Master Bai would be unable to sustain such intense combat for long. However, having just devoured the elemental cores of two powerful Deputy Sect Masters, his life force was exceptionally abundant. The speed and frequency of his self-combustion consequently accelerated, leading to an even more significant boost in combat power. Qingya, who was fighting him, clearly felt the increasing pressure with every exchange against Deputy Sect Master Bai.

A thunderous roar erupted. From behind Deputy Sect Master Bai, two intertwining serpentine *qi* solidified, simultaneously crashing down on Qingya's head from two directions.

Qingya, with furrowed brows, unhesitatingly unleashed the War God Thunder Palm, a martial arts technique passed down through the War God Pavilion lineage. With a single strike, an incredibly powerful palm wind split into two, then four, then eight, transforming into eight remarkably transparent and potent forces that slammed into Deputy Sect Master Bai from all directions.

Both individuals withstood a burst of the other's profound technique. Although Qingya was not physically injured, she had little combat power remaining for the time being. This was because the serpentine martial arts technique unleashed by Deputy Sect Master Bai appeared to possess the ability to paralyze the body.

Conversely, Deputy Sect Master Bai, though the explosive power of the War God Thunder Palm far surpassed the technique he had just employed, was now completely consumed by rage. He feared such purely physical attacks the least; they felt like a mere tickle, and he recovered almost instantly.

"Hahahaha, I'd like to see if anyone from your martial arts sect, which claims to be the foremost in Congyun Province, can withstand my power!"

In his furious rage, Deputy Sect Master Bai transformed into a streak of light, lunging from the void, intent on striking Qingya dead with a single palm. Alas, his calculations were terribly wrong. Xu Yang, who had been lurking behind a stone pillar, made a decisive move at this very moment, transforming into a flash of light and instantly appearing before Qingya.

With just a casual wave of his hand, an incredibly powerful wall of gale-force wind was unleashed, sending the once vigorous Deputy Sect Master Bai flying over a hundred meters away. Spitting blood continuously, his body and white robe were propelled dozens of meters across the spacious hall, becoming tattered and utterly disheveled. He lay on the ground, gasping for breath, clearly crippled by Xu Yang in a single exchange.

After witnessing this scene, the remaining eight of the War God Pavilion's Ten Elders in the hall, along with the Pavilion Master who had yet to make a move, were all utterly dumbfounded.

No one had anticipated this person would suddenly appear within everyone's sight by teleporting, nor had anyone sensed when Xu Yang's aura had entered the War God Pavilion. The fact that he completely incapacitated the rampaging Deputy Sect Master Bai in just one exchange revealed the terrifying depth of Xu Yang's cultivation. This individual was clearly too formidable for the War God Pavilion; it was like a small temple trying to house a colossal Buddha.

"Who is he? How can he possess such formidable strength? Did he return with Young Miss Qingya?" The remaining eight of the Ten Elders exchanged bewildered glances, each silently pondering these questions. Yet, no one could provide a clear answer; even the Pavilion Master, standing in the place of honor, looked utterly bewildered. At this moment, the person most profoundly shocked was, without a doubt, Young Miss Qingya herself.

She simply gazed blankly at Xu Yang's back.

It was as if a piece of the heavens stood guard before her. Regardless of the turmoil in the surrounding world, with Xu Yang's presence enveloping and protecting her, Qingya's heart remained as tranquil and unruffled as a secluded spring.

"Who are you? Where did this mere youth come from, possessing such immense power?" The deranged Deputy Sect Master Bai lay on the ground, still violently spitting blood. No matter how he tried to control his body or remain upright, the sensation of his meridians bursting would not cease. Deputy Sect Master Bai clearly understood that against a powerhouse of Xu Yang's caliber, he would be utterly powerless today; only death awaited him.

Xu Yang sneered and slowly took a step. To outsiders, it appeared he merely shifted his leg slightly, yet he had already covered a hundred meters. Such a profound mastery of "shrinking the ground into an inch" was far beyond the capabilities of a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator. Clearly, Xu Yang's cultivation realm transcended everyone else's. No one in the hall could fathom Xu Yang's true cultivation level.

"Didn't you come to the War God Pavilion seeking an explanation? I am the new Alliance Leader of the Profound Yellow Sect. Qingya was right; I have already formed a permanent cooperative relationship with her. At least within Congyun Province, no one will be our opponent. Since you came to the War God Pavilion to demand an explanation and pick a fight, you should have anticipated such an outcome for yourself."