“Arrogant brat!”

As Lü Yang’s words fell, the Divine Martial Sect True Person immediately erupted in rage.

His fury surged forth, making the entire Eight-Hundred-Li Skeleton Mountain seem like a blazing furnace.

One had to know that the Divine Martial Sect was already in a precarious state.

The only sect master in the late Foundation Establishment Realm had been surrounded and killed outside Skeleton Mountain thirty years ago.

The two mid-Foundation Establishment elders had also fallen one after another afterward.

This left only him, in the early Foundation Establishment Realm, to oversee the sect’s affairs.

In fact, he knew very well that the destruction of the sect was only a matter of time.

However, he had always harbored unwillingness in his heart.

Now that the day had truly come, his anger surged to the heavens, and his courage swelled with malice as he unleashed his full cultivation power.

“In that case, I shall experience the devil’s methods for myself!”

As his words fell, this acting sect master of the Divine Martial Sect, True Person【Huanwu】, shook his body.

With a thunderous boom, he revealed his Dao Foundation.

It turned out to be a giant!

In the sky above, blood qi surged across eight hundred li.

Amidst it, a mighty god clad in armor, with a dignified face, stood tall and stared straight at Lü Yang.

“【Divine Weapon Heavenly Martial Dao Foundation】, truly lives up to its name.”

Seeing this, Lü Yang smiled without the slightest intention to avoid it.

Because when he opened the mystical eye at his brow, the light of the Heaven-Seeking Instrument shone forth, instantly revealing the opponent’s true condition.

This man was injured!

It made sense.

Since the day when True Person Yinshan had made his den in Skeleton Mountain thirty years ago, the True Persons of the Divine Martial Sect had either been wounded or killed one by one.

However, Lü Yang felt no psychological burden about this.

Rather, he enjoyed dealing with these old, weak, sick, and crippled opponents.

True Person Huanwu was the perfect match for his current needs.

It was also an excellent opportunity to test his combat power at the early Foundation Establishment level and see where he stood.

“Well come!”

Lü Yang let out a long roar and likewise revealed his Dao Foundation.

A thousand-li stretch of golden auspicious clouds rose with a thunderous boom.

Within the clouds, one could vaguely see a true dragon weaving through.

In the next moment, the two clashed.

Boom!

Unlike the previous battle where Lü Yang had used the【Yama Palace】against the half-dead Peak Master of Mending Heaven Peak, this was a true battle between Foundation Establishment True Persons manifesting their Dao Foundations!

For a moment, the entire Skeleton Mountain shook violently.

Below, the Qi Refining disciples felt their true qi in chaos and their spirits trembling.

The weaker ones were even knocked unconscious by the shockwave.

Looking up to the sky, they saw the layers of astral clouds shattered by the clash, revealing the clear blue sky and the rising sun!

Meanwhile, outside Skeleton Mountain.

Three streaks of light flew toward the mountain.

Sensing the earth-shaking sounds of battle, one of the streaks of light separated, revealing a face filled with surprise.

“That Yuan Tu is already fighting with the Divine Martial Sect True Person?”

These three were the other Foundation Establishment True Persons, apart from Lü Yang, selected by the Primordial Saint Sect to participate in the campaign to annihilate the Divine Martial Sect.

All of them were also in the early Foundation Establishment Realm.

“Isn’t this a bit reckless?”

“Young people are always impulsive.”

“At the very least, he should have waited until all three of us arrived before making a move.”

“After all, even a centipede that dies does not fall over easily.”

“The Divine Martial Sect still has some foundation.”

With that thought, the three dared not delay.

Their light streaked through the sky, and in no time, they arrived outside Skeleton Mountain.

They saw the battlefield and prepared to assist Lü Yang if he showed any signs of being at a disadvantage.

However, in the next moment, all three were stunned.

In the sky above, the rolling auspicious clouds showed no sign of faltering.

Instead, the armored giant appeared battered and defeated, with his armor shattered in disarray.

“Yuan Tu’s Dao Foundation is truly formidable!”

“He actually has the upper hand?”

One of the True Persons showed a look of amazement.

“I heard that Yuan Tu achieved the Dao with a third-grade true technique, with his Dao Foundation pointing directly toward the Golden Core Realm.”

“With such skill, this is not surprising.”

While sighing in admiration, one of the True Persons,【Yu Chong】, had eyes filled with hidden excitement.

“【Myriad Chariots Dragon Riding Dao Foundation】, is it truly pointing toward the fruit position of【City Head Soil】?”

“If Yu Shu’s words are not mistaken, this person might have even refined his Natal Power.”

Meanwhile, below, Zhao Xuhe was watching in fascination.

Such a clash stretching over a thousand li—if it had not taken place in the sky but had fallen unrestrained upon Skeleton Mountain, it would have wiped out every living thing there!

None of them, even with their statuses as Qi Refining disciples, could have withstood the aftermath!

“Foundation Establishment… this is Foundation Establishment…”

At this moment, Zhao Xuhe’s desire for Foundation Establishment surged to its peak.

He felt that if he could achieve Foundation Establishment, he could die without regrets in this life.

Just then, the battle in the sky suddenly shifted.

True Person Huanwu of the Divine Martial Sect, seeing himself being pushed back and falling into a disadvantage, could no longer hold back.

“Primordial Saint devil, you’ve gone too far!”

Before his words finished, he circulated his power and suddenly formed a hand seal.

In the next moment, the towering giant suddenly stood still.

Then, it puffed up its chest and bellowed from its throat.

“Zha!”

In an instant, the previously surging golden auspicious clouds seemed to bear a weight of thousands of pounds.

They solidified on the spot, losing their previous freedom and ease.

【Heavenly Sound of Stopping War】!

This was a Natal Divine Ability fully activated by True Person Huanwu.

It had the power to settle the qi, making it impossible to dodge regardless of how high one’s cultivation was.

In the next moment, the giant transformed by True Person Huanwu leaped forward.

Somehow, a massive axe appeared in his hand, as large as a mountain.

Two flood dragons coiled around the axe’s body.

At this moment, the dragons bared their fangs and claws, breathing fierce flames, causing the axe blade to slash forth a crimson arc.

【Divine Martial Flood Dragon Binding Axe】!

This was the Divine Martial Sect’s sect-protecting treasure.

Crafted from【Flood Dragon】material, imbued with the spiritual essence of the twelve earthly fiends’【Dunzhang】, it manifested wondrous power and was an excellent killing spiritual treasure.

Not to mention that this spiritual treasure perfectly complemented the Divine Martial Sect’s Dao Foundation.

At this moment, the giant wielded the axe with all his might, unleashing the treasure’s power to its limit.

The force of the strike was like the collapse of the heavens!

Even Lü Yang could not help but praise it upon seeing this.

True Person Huanwu had indeed earned his position as the current leader of the Divine Martial Sect.

With his Natal Divine Ability combined with a spiritual treasure, his combo could be called a sure-kill move.

Ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivators, lacking a refined Natal Divine Ability and without suitable spiritual treasures for protection, would likely have their Dao Foundations damaged and flee in disgrace if caught by this combo.

They would then have to spend decades nursing their injuries, wasting much of their lifespan.

Thus, at this moment, the three observing True Persons of the Primordial Saint Sect all showed slight changes in expression.

Especially the one named【Yu Chong】, who looked particularly anxious.

He immediately rose on a streak of light, intending to break in and rescue Lü Yang.

However, at this moment.

Facing True Person Huanwu’s axe strike imbued with all his might, Lü Yang remained calm.

The Heaven-Seeking Instrument at his brow activated.

He likewise uttered a divine sound, decreeing:

“To practice conduct and speak the Dao, this is the essence of ritual.”

As his words fell, a divine light manifestation emerged from within the golden auspicious clouds.

Under Lü Yang’s intentional concealment, the manifestation was shrouded in heavy mist, making it indistinct and difficult to discern.

Only a mighty force spread out from within.

In an instant, blazing white light flooded the sky.

True Person Huanwu’s figure was swallowed by the white light and, in the blink of an eye, disappeared from the original spot.

When he reappeared, he had been relocated thousands of li away!

In the next moment, his axe struck nothing but empty space.

True Person Huanwu’s face was filled with bewilderment.

He knew the power of his full-force strike was unquestionable.

However, no matter how powerful it was, it was meaningless if it did not hit the target.

“Natal Divine Ability?”

Just as this thought flashed through True Person Huanwu’s mind, his eyes suddenly reflected a pair of cold, mocking pupils.

In an instant, he felt like he had fallen into an icy abyss.

He had been teleported back.

From thousands of li away, from a state of exhaustion right after his full-force strike with no time to recover his power, he was now back within arm’s reach of Lü Yang!

‘What kind of divine ability is this!?’

True Person Huanwu was terrified and immediately tried to flee in a streak of light.

However, it was too late.

Lü Yang, using the Heaven-Seeking Instrument’s calculations, precisely seized his moment of exhaustion.

With a thought, the【Abi Sword】had already fallen into his palm.

Under the frenzied stimulation of his power, a childish voice emerged from the sword.

“Slash!”

Clang, clang——!

The sword’s blade was unsheathed, unleashing a boundless killing aura that stirred up a monstrous sea of blood.

It effortlessly slashed through the giant form of True Person Huanwu.

Chila!

In the next moment, the towering giant was split in half at the waist by the【Abi Sword】.

The shattered giant sprayed hot blood as if it were a living creature!

For a moment, the Qi Refining disciples below in Skeleton Mountain looked up in shock.

All they could see was a blood-red sky, the sun and moon dimmed.

Massive drops of blood, like fiery meteor showers, rained down in torrents.

Each drop left charred pits in the ground, accompanied by a muffled groan of suppressed agony!

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