Chapter 327: Breaking through Ye Qingtian’s Attack.

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A sense of danger prevailed.

Zhou Bao relaunched the Three Realms Division and with a shrill whistle, he disappeared and re-appeared more than 100 feet away.

Stars filled the sky!

In the afternoon, amidst the wilderness of the northern prairie, an unforgettable sight appeared! Starlight vied with the sun, overshadowing its rays and filling the sky with its brilliance. To the north, there appeared seven bright stars which constituted the Big Dipper.

It was different from the Big Dipper he had seen previously. It was not in the shape of a ladle, but instead had three stars on top and four below and looked rather odd.

The seven stars projected a formidable force created from heaven and the column of silver beams shone down directly on Ye Qingtian.

The star force that surrounded Ye Qintian surged forward forming crest upon crest of silver waves, which turned into a rotating funnel, similar to a tornado, sucking up everything in its path.

Zhou Bao hissed! Even though he had nine acupoints and a particularly powerful Internal Qi, he could not make use of the force from heaven and earth to increase his attack force like what Ye Qingtian did. No matter how much power there was in a man’s Internal Qi, there was no way one could compete with the forces of heaven and earth.

Using this tremendous power, Zhou Bao restarted the Three Realms Division thrice in order to return to where he thought was a safe area.

“Zhou Bao, this time you have really made me furious! I’ll definitely kill you here today! I will show you what my Big Dipper Magical Punch is capable of doing!”

“Big Dipper Magical Punch?” Zhou Bao halted abruptly in his tracks and distracted for a moment, after hearing the familiar yet strange sounding expression.

“Boy, be careful, the Big Dipper Emperor’s supreme weapon is the Big Dipper Magical Punch and never have I known of anyone who survived an attack from this weapon!

Green Spirit shouted out a warning. Zhou Bao immediately felt a bout of cold air hitting him with a powerful blast. Engulfed in the blast, he could see a swirling ring of stars that stretched across the universe, distracting him with its movements.

Suddenly he spied an enormous fist made up of starlight hurtling toward him with a massive force!

It was a good chance!

Instead of experiencing fear, Zhou Bao welcomed the attack!

The first attack though enormous, it had too many flaws. Zhou Bao felt that it differed from his method of attack and was not so good.

The attack could be described as such:

The Big Dipper was primal in nature, overwhelming and penetrating at the same time, but to Zhou Bao, its power resembled that of a decrepit building, run-down and dilapidated in appearance, a former shell of its previous existence. Zhou Bao had a different type of weapon. Even though his defense weapon was new, it was crafted entirely by him and had a very solid foundation. In comparison to his fist intent, the Big Dipper did have certain powers but was a hopelessly archaic fist technique, which was a joke to him.

It was this incomplete fist intent that gave Zhou Bao a good fighting chance.

“The Big Dipper fist intent is really worthy of studying, but you meant to belittle me as you used it against me!”

With a sneer on his face, Zhou Bao summoned his Internal Qi, clenched his fists, and threw a forceful punch.

Boom!

Ye Qingtian reeled from the massive blow and his face blanched in shock.

“This is…”

When he lifted his head, he froze at the sight.

Even though he was surrounded by the powerful force shield of the Big Dipper, it was of no help. Behind Zhou Bao, a black sun steadily rose, beating down on the earth with its scorching rays.

It was indeed a bizarre scenario! In comparison with the Nine Heavens Star Force which he summoned and together with the Big Dipper, the power of the black sun was considerably weaker. But the force of the black sun managed to keep his own fist intent in check. No matter how he tried to resurge his power, he could not advance.

“What is this weapon I am up against? How could this happen? He is much weaker than I am!”

A smile flickered across the corners of Zhou Bao’s mouth. “You’ve bullied a lot of people with your fist intent, right?”

“You!” An expression of sheer panic flashed across Ye Qingtian’s face. The Big Dipper Magical Punch was one of his unique skills. In the Li dynasty, regardless of how powerful his enemies were, he was always undefeated as long as he used the Big Dipper force, driven by his Internal Qi and the Essential Gang. Yet today, he came across such a strange fellow who was able to totally suppress his fist intent, even though his force was not as powerful as his star force. How did this happen?

Ye Qingtian was horrified, but before he could react, something even more frightening happened. The surrounding environment began to change. He was covered by his own fist intent, amidst brilliant starlight, but now a mysterious darkness swallowed up the brilliance.

The starlight disappeared. Under the black sun, a huge, mysterious, and black hole was forming. It was chipping away at the Nine Heavens Star Force.

Bang!

All the horror, the surprise, and ideas flashed in a moment. At this moment, the huge fist of starlight had come to Zhou Bao, but it did not strike him and was completely disintegrated by a mysterious force, disappearing without a trace. The starlight that was condensed into the fist had been turned into numerous spots of light, going into the mysterious black hole.

This is impossible!” Finally, with a mighty roar, as Ye Qingtain gathered all his strength and tried to resurrect the silver starlight, a huge fist formed once more.

Destroy it! He heard Zhou Bao’s cold voice giving the command. An enlarging black shadow loomed and slammed into the center of the starlight.

“Whoa!”

Ye Qingtian’s face turned a ghastly shade of white. A great force hurtled toward him and shattered his fist of starlight. The force struck him repeatedly.

If the Sky measuring Star Ruler had not been there to protect him, he would have been shattered to pieces by the blow. And only then did he see what the shadow was.

It was a fist, Zhou Bao’s fist!

“You idiot, do you think you can defeat my fist? Hehe, I’ve been waiting for this!” Zhou Bao’s mocking laughter rang in his ears. To salvage his pride, Ye Qingtian was all ready to retaliate, but another force hit him unexpectedly. Zhou Bao’s second fist came.

“Your fist is powerful indeed, but I have the Sky-measuring Star Ruler. Do you really think that you have the power to break my Sky-measuring Star Ruler?”

Unknown to others, but because he had inherited the Star Palace, he knew that the Sky-measuring Star Ruler had been put into the Constellation Sea by the Palace Leader and had been purified for more than 10, 000 years. The massive star force that it contained had reached a tenth of the Constellation Sea. It had no chance to turn into a fairy weapon. No matter how powerful Zhou Bao was, and how strong his fist strength was, he was a mere mortal. Could he really overcome the power of the Sky-measuring Star Ruler?

Such situations only occurred in myths and he did not believe in that.

But what happened next made him feel like he was in the midst of a myth.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

One punch was not enough, a series of punches followed.

Within a few moments, Zhou Bao had made five successive hard punches, right on target, at the protective star force.

His Big Dipper fist intent could not withstand Zhou Bao’s iron-fisted punches and broke down completely.

“Building up the star force and adding your divine thoughts are what your fist intent is doing? You really don’t get it, do you?

Zhou Bao roared with rage and the five punches rained down on the Sky-Measuring Star Ruler, making it quiver. Even though the Sky-measuring Star Ruler was not easily broken, Ye Qingtian, sheltering in the middle, felt a surge of panic.

“Monster, he’s a monster!”

Ye Qintian had the ability to conjure up a powerful fist strength, but he lacked the capability to throw in five rapid punches and make each punch more powerful than the last. Even with the knowledge of the workings of the Big Dipper Magical Punch that he had inherited from the Big Dipper Emperor, he was still incapable of the task. The Big Dipper Magical Punch was equipped with the power of seven movements and seven punches. Even after using his best efforts in creating such a force, he could not attain the required speed.

What did that mean?

This meant that the power displayed by Zhou Bao’s five punches had already surpassed that of the Big Dippers Magical Punch.

Or the powers of the Dipper Magical Punch was already outdated.

Having smashed Ye Qingtian’s fist intent with the five successive punches, Zhou Bao was still raring to go.

The Big Dipper Magical Punch had been destroyed but there were lessons to be learned from the incident. Zhou Bao neither had the time nor inclination to learn from the incident. After destroying Ye Qingtian’s fist intent, he operated his fist intent and infused the fist intent of the Big Dipper Magical Punch into it. The suddenly appeared black hole had not only absorbed the essence of the Big Dipper Magical Punch but also the invincible star force.

“The Sky-measuring Star Ruler is so tenacious and its defense force is really incredible!”

“Humph, so what, Ye Qingtian may be powerful but his strength isn’t enough to exert the full power of the Sky-measuring Star Ruler!” Green Spirit exclaimed. “This is a good breakthrough! He has been thrown into confusion by you. We just need a little more effort to break down the protective shield of the Sky Measuring Star Ruler and he will be rendered totally helpless.”

It was true that Zhou Bao now had the upper hand, and the battle was completely in his favor.

The assassins who had come to the Great Jin from the Li dynasty with Ye Qingtian were at Level Eight or Nine, but they could not see the changes in the field. The Nine Heavens starlight totally obscured Zhou Bao and Ye Qingtian. All they could see was a silver field of starlight within a radius of nearly 1,000 feet. They did not know what had taken place in the field and no one had the courage to find out.

From the starlit field, they could hear muffled sounds coming at short intervals. All the sounds blended together, sounding like the roar of a gigantic beast and overwhelmed the people there.

At this moment, Zhou Bao had reached the critical point of the battle and the Heavenly Jade Technique and the Snake-like Breath Holding Skill were converging as one.

Bang, bang, bang…

Ferocious punches rained down on the starlight. The waves of starlight were increasing in mass and churning violently, threatening to spill its contents at any time.

“No, that’s impossible! I am under the protection of the Sky-measuring Star Ruler, and the Sky-measuring Star Ruler is indestructible!” Ye Qingtian was totally terrified of Zhou Bao. After the five punches came another 20 punches.

In addition to the enormous pressure of each punch, the searing heat which could melt the iron ruler in an instant also made him tremble in fear.

“Who the hell is he? What kind of monster is this?

He was known as a “monster” in the Li dynasty. Upon his arrival, he found that he was not the only monster in the world. Comparatively, Zhou Bao was even more of a monster and demon than him!

“Great, that’s great!”

After 20 or 30 punches, Zhou Bao had no feeling of overexertion. Instead, he felt a burst of exhilaration. He hadn’t felt this way when punching for a long time.

Ordinarily, he would not have this chance. He had yet to find a rival who could make him fight this way. The punches were likened to a form of amusement, and there was no need to exert much strength at all.

Suddenly, in the midst of his furious punching, his face broke into a cruel smile.

“Break, break, break, break, break!”

Amidst the succession of punches, there were three crucial hits.

Boom, boom, boom, boom…

Heaven and Earth had been altered. Zhao Bao’s single punch had finally broken through Ye Qingtian’s protective starlight. However, the Sky-measuring Star Ruler was a powerful Pure Yang Celestial Device. A crack appeared when the star force was destroyed and it tried to resurrect its power to repair the damage.

But how could its speed match Zhou Bao’s fist speed?

The first punch had broken through the star force, and to Ye Qingtian’s horror, he was sent flying by the subsequent punches just like a sandbag. Then, the star force was revived together with the protective ability of the Sky-measuring Star Ruler. But at that moment, Zhou Bao hit a fourth time and it was another critical hit, breaking the protective star force of the Sky-measuring Star Ruler, which had just been restored.

This time, the Sky-measuring Star Ruler was beyond recovery.

Ye Qingtian was seriously injured and since he was the one who had refined the Sky measuring Star Ruler, it was his Natal Celestial Device. Its first priority was to heal him.

Luckily, the two punches that hit Ye Qingtian were not critical hits, or else Ye Qingtian would be dead, even with the protection of the Star River Essential Gang.

Ye Qingtian was severely injured, with broken bones and blood oozing out from every orifice of his body.

“Damn it!” Being able to achieve such a high-level cultivation at such a young age indicated that Ye Qingtian was not an ordinary person and the sharp pain woke him from his panic-stricken state.

With a low roar, he curled himself up into a ball and gathered together the Nine Heavens Star Force.

“All the stars of the heavens, give me the strength to form a bridge!

Following Ye Qingtian’s chanting, the starlight in the sky stirred and formed a Starlight Bridge under his feet in an instant. The Starlight Bridge appeared in the sky, like a rainbow after the rain. The difference was only that the rainbow was colorful, and the bridge was made entirely of silver starlight.

“No, it’s Starlight Bridge. He wants to run away. Stop him!” Said Green Spirit anxiously.

The Starlight Bridge was formed in a flash. Zhou Bao’s expression altered and he instinctively drew out his black and red Sword Qi to slash the Starlight Bridge.

The Starlight Bridge moved fast, but the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword was even faster. The black and red Sword Qi hit the middle of the bridge.

Bang!

A tremendous quake rippled through the ground and the Starlight Bridge shook violently.

“It’s pretty sturdy!” Zhou Bao responded with a sneer. Raising his left hand, his sword light rose with it. It was three or four times stronger than the previous one and it hit the Starlight Bridge with the intention to kill.

“Countless stars, protect my Starlight Bridge!”

Ye Qingtian’s expression darkened. A blast of starlight erupted from between his eyebrows, and he relaunched the Sky-measuring Star Ruler again.

The starlight was diminished and the sword light was moving freely!

The Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword and the Sky-measuring Star Ruler clashed with each other, and the strong Sword Qi drove the Sky-measuring Star Ruler away.

“No!” Seeing that the Sky-measuring Star Ruler was flying away, Ye Qingtian stretched out his hand to bring it back but Zhou Bao did not give him any chance to bring it back. In an instant, Zhou Bao restarted the Three Realms Division and reached the edge of the Starlight Bridge in the blink of an eye. Then he threw a punch at Ye Qingtian’s head.

Ye Qingtian’s face darkened in anger. In spite of the presence of the Sky-measuring Star Ruler, he turned and launched the Star River Essential Gang, which together with the guided Nine Heavens Star Force melted into one force and blocked his way.

“Hehe, that’s what I want!” Zhou Bao laughed and withdrew his fist. Then he disappeared in a flash, then reappeared beside the Sky-measuring Star Ruler that was flying in the midst of the sky, and caught it.

As soon as he had caught the Sky-measuring Star Ruler, Zhou Bao felt a cold, icy star force flooding his body and causing it to buck like a horse.

“It is not the right time to clash with you!” Zhou Bao muttered. Using his fingertips, he raked a line through space and the Sky-measuring Star Ruler was also gone.

He had used the Space Division Skill to put the Sky-measuring Star Ruler into his Space of Segmented Realms.

Even though the Starlight Bridge had gradually stabilized, how could the power of the Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword be so easily dispersed?

The bridge, which was made up of the entire star force in the sky had almost collapsed under the attack of one sword. Now it was holding up well albeit slower in movement. Ye Qingtian had been bracing the star force with all his strength. It, however, had a hard time recovering.

“Great, this guy is like a broken arrow now!”

Indeed, Zhou Bao could see that Ye Qingtian was already at the end of his tether. Zhou Bao would not let him leave so easily. He felt that heroes should not feel sorry for each other.

To kill him when he was at a disadvantage was his intent.

On seeing the unstable Starlight Bridge, Zhou Bao sneered. A blast of Yin and Yang Heavenly Sword Qi rose again, cutting sharply on the Starlight Bridge.

This time, the Starlight Bridge finally broke down.

It could never withstand any further attacks after having been hit twice by the Sword Qi, in addition to Ye Qingtian’s serious injury. As the Starlight Bridge collapsed, Ye Qingtian’s face turned white. With the diminishing power of the Starlight Bridge, he only had the Star River Essential Gang left to support him, whose power was lesser than the starlight.

“Are you able to escape now?” Zhou Bao launched his Three Realms Division again and rushed to hit Ye Qingtian’s chest. “Your Gang Qi can’t stop my attack.”

Boom!

The bare fist landed on the silver Essential Gang, and in a flash, the Star River Essential Gang had scattered. Then the fist came straight to Ye Qingtian’s face.

“You came from hundreds of thousands of kilometers away to see me. You really are in a hurry to meet your doom!” Zhou Bao looked at Ye Qingtian as if he were watching him being hit in a scene from afar.

Swish!

A blast of faint starlight burst from Ye Qingtian. Zhou Bao didn’t think too much about it initially, but when his fist was about to hit Ye Qingtian’s head, the starlight seeped into his fist.

A piercing coldness overcame him and his body became rigid, and his advancing fist stopped in front of Ye Qingtian’s forehead.

“This is…”

Zhou Bao paused for a moment, but before he could fully respond, another starlight shot out. The two blasts of starlight were different from the starlight that Ye Qingtian had guided from the highest of heavens before. It was not silver but pale blue.

“This is…”

“Run as fast as you can, it’s a fairy weapon. Hurry up, leave this place.” Green Spirit’s spirit suddenly trembled, as he realized what was happening. “It’s the Holy Ice Qi of Star Palace. Only the most powerful fairy weapon of the Star Palace can emit it. Come on!”

As Green Spirit cried, Zhou Bao had already launched the Three Realms Division thrice and fled to a distance 1,000 feet away.

It was only then that he could see that Ye Qingtian’s whole body was filled with the Holy Ice Qi. Dozens of Holy Ice Qi had been encircling him and hacking away at the surrounding space, leaving it in disarray. In the blink of an eye, the place he was in became a hollow black hole.

By this time Ye Qingtian had weakened considerably and unable to put up a resistance created by the black hole. Before he could even utter a scream, he was sucked into the hollow black hole. All the objects within a radius of 300 feet followed suit.

“Impossible, doesn’t he have a fairy weapon?”

“He does have a fairy weapon. But his strength is too low to operate it!” Green Spirit said, “However, it should be linked with his fate, so it will start when he is in the moment of life and death. It seems that this guy won’t die this time!”

“Unfortunately, he escaped before I had the time to grab the Taiyuan Token!” said Zhou Bao, ruefully.

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