Chapter 1053: [Rules] Invalid

"Liu Tianyang, today we must decide who is superior!"

"Ye Zheng, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

The two Integration Stage cultivators confronted each other, neither giving way. Their moves were ruthless, and the aftermath of their battle sent ripples through space, spreading outwards in circles.

They fought as they flew, eventually reaching a beautiful landscape with clear mountains and rivers. They spontaneously stopped flying, choosing to continue their battle there.

"Seniors, please wait a moment. Can we fight somewhere else?" Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou quickly stepped forward to intervene.

Integration Stage cultivators were, after all, a minority. Furthermore, as Daoist Buyu's disciple, Lu Yang had long recognized the faces of almost all Integration Stage cultivators in Great Xia. These two were no exception; their names were Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng, both mid-Integration Stage cultivators. One specialized in earth-element spells, and the other in water-element spells.

The two cultivators also recognized Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

Lu Yang, Daoist Buyu's disciple, and Meng Jingzhou, the eldest young master of the Meng family.

Despite recognizing their identities, Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng showed no intention of stopping. Their current battle was intense, and a single mistake could lead to complete defeat. Whoever stopped first would be the one to lose.

Moreover, while Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were famous and indeed geniuses, they were ultimately juniors. What right did they have to interfere in their affairs?

"Earth Dragon's Roar..." Liu Tianyang lightly uttered, drawing a talisman with one hand and forming a seal with the other. The ground rumbled and vibrated, cracking open to reveal a fissure from which an earth dragon emerged.

Lu Yang watched as the landscape they had painstakingly tidied was destroyed. His Samadhi True Flame and Golden Crow True Flame merged into a supreme true flame, flying between Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng before exploding.

The spell was interrupted, and the earth dragon, which had just poked its head out of the ground, disintegrated.

Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng had been fighting exhilaratingly, but the interruption by the true flame caused their expressions to instantly sour.

"Lu Yang, I recognize you, the junior disciple of that old rogue Buyu. You just now verbally interfered with your seniors' battle. Out of respect for the Wen Dao Sect, I won't hold it against you. But if you directly make a move, this matter won't be so simple!"

"This junior has no intention of interfering with your battle, seniors. Could you two seniors perhaps move to the cosmos to fight?"

"You're being too nosy." Liu Tianyang frowned. Why should he be bossed around by that old rogue Buyu's disciple?

Even if the storytellers exaggerated Lu Yang's prowess, Liu Tianyang knew that those stories were written by Daoist Buyu, that old rogue who never spoke a word of truth. And since Lu Yang was his disciple, there was bound to be some exaggeration. Lu Yang indeed had some ability, but he was definitely not as powerful as described in the stories, nor was he stronger than himself!

"Earth Dragon Overturns the Heavens!" Liu Tianyang lightly roared, resuming the spell he had started earlier. The disintegrated earth dragon re-solidified, tearing through the earth, breaking out, and charging towards Lu Yang.

Lu Yang flicked two fingers, and countless sword qi surged from behind him, forming an enormous sword wheel. Anything that touched the sword wheel was shattered into pieces by the sword qi.

The moment the earth dragon touched the sword wheel, it showed signs of collapsing a second time.

"Heavenly River Inversion!" Ye Zheng also made his move. Instantly, heavy rain poured down, soaking the ground and the earth dragon, making its body more solid and strong enough to withstand Lu Yang's sword wheel.

Lu Yang's eyes narrowed, and he transformed into a small mound of earth, crashing into the earth dragon.

Something that made Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng's eyes widen occurred: the small mound of earth that Lu Yang had become was slowly devouring the earth dragon. The earth dragon struggled in pain but could not break free!

"What kind of spell is this?!"

Lu Yang devoured the earth dragon completely, leaving not even a speck, and then transformed into a giant hundreds of feet tall.

"Heaven and Earth Transformation?" Liu Tianyang was utterly surprised, regretting his earlier action. Even he had not learned this great divine ability. If he failed to teach a junior a lesson and was instead defeated, it would be a huge loss of face.

"Raindrop into Ice!" The heavy rain turned into hail, and the hail pelted Lu Yang, forming a layer of ice on his surface!

"I'll join in, Old Lu!" Meng Jingzhou had never cared about the environment as much as he did now. He cast his Dharma Aspect over Lu Yang, and the blazing pure yang flames of the Dharma Aspect blocked the hail.

"Dharma Aspect?" Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng were both startled. A Nascent Soul cultivator could already master a Dharma Aspect?

"Earthquake!"

"Ice Seal Ten Thousand Miles!"

Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng acted simultaneously, conjuring a colossal ice mountain out of thin air, its cold light glinting.

Even if Heaven and Earth Transformation and Dharma Aspect combined, they would not be able to withstand this move!

The ice mountain was hurled towards Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou. On the other side of the ice mountain, several muffled grunts echoed like thunder, and the ice mountain shattered, sending ice mist flying.

A giant emerged from the ice mist, its Dharma Aspect adorned with countless golden Arhats sitting cross-legged, forming a massive, plated covering.

Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng, who had been full of fighting spirit, froze at this sight. The image looked as if Lu Yang was a demonic leader who had slaughtered a group of monks in a Buddhist kingdom and then hung them on himself as trophies.

Even old rogue Buyu didn't have such an evil technique.

Lu Yang didn't care about his appearance as long as it boosted his combat power. Now, draped in the Dharma Aspect, with the Six-zhang Golden Body hanging on it, this combination skill provided astonishing defense. Integration Stage cultivators would definitely not be able to harm them.

He strode forward, each step sending ripples through space, as if he were treading on air, supported by invisible steps beneath him.

Lu Yang imbued his Dharma Aspect with a layer of Samadhi True Flame and Golden Crow True Flame, then unleashed the Arhat Fist, forcing Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng to retreat step by step.

Each of Lu Yang's punches broke the sound barrier, producing deafening roars.

"My hair!" Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng exclaimed in unison. They fought, retreated, and lost hair, their appearance becoming worse than ever.

"Heaven and Earth Transformation, Samadhi True Flame, Golden Crow True Flame... You do have some ability, worthy of a prodigy. It's just a pity you shouldn't have attacked us!"

"You forced us to get serious!" Ye Zheng laughed furiously. The difference between a Nascent Soul cultivator and an Integration Stage cultivator was not just in cultivation base and physical body.

"I hereby establish a rule: Lu Yang cannot use Heaven and Earth Transformation!"

By using a rule to restrict Lu Yang's technique, they wondered what he could do!

The massive fist continued to smash down, and Lu Yang's booming voice echoed in Ye Zheng's ears.

"I hereby establish a rule: Lu Yang cannot use Samadhi True Flame!"

"I hereby establish a rule: Lu Yang cannot use Golden Crow True Flame!"

"I hereby establish a rule: Lu Yang cannot use Arhat Fist!"

"Why isn't it working?!" Ye Zheng and Liu Tianyang had never been so bewildered. They took turns imposing rules, but Lu Yang seemed impervious to all laws, the rules having no effect on him.

Daoist Buyu's disciple was simply too outrageous, wasn't he?

Lu Yang's fists rained down with a clatter, pummeling Ye Zheng and Liu Tianyang, making their hair fall out all over the place.

Ye Zheng and Liu Tianyang were smashed into the ground, Lu Yang's fists unrelenting, digging a large pit.

"Stop, stop, stop, we surrender." Ye Zheng and Liu Tianyang climbed out of the pit. Lu Yang retracted his fists, returning to normal size, and Meng Jingzhou also withdrew his Dharma Aspect.

"Why exactly did you want us to fight somewhere else?" Ye Zheng and Liu Tianyang asked irritably.

Lu Yang surveyed the scarred mountains after the battle, and said seriously, "This junior wanted to say that this place is beautiful, and fighting here would surely damage the environment, wouldn't it?"

"This junior was concerned that you seniors might not believe me, so I demonstrated it once."

"We can just restore it after destroying it, can't we?!" Ye Zheng raged. For such a small matter, was it really necessary to resort to violence?!

Meng Jingzhou thought Ye Zheng had a point: "Now it's time for you two seniors to demonstrate."