Chapter 73: Cultivation Surge One Punch Shatters the Void
BOOM!
With Dongfang Lu’s roar came a terrifying long punch, surging with overwhelming force toward Jiang Luocheng.
CRACK!
The clash was one-sided and Jiang Luocheng was sent flying.
He barely landed, staggering back dozens of steps before coughing up blood.
“Hmph! With that level of strength, you dare challenge me? Even if you’d opened all your acupoints, I’d still crush you like a dog!”
Dongfang Lu had no intention of dragging things out.
He soared upward and launched another punch.
“Perish Shattered Star Fist!”
Jiang Luocheng groaned, unleashing his strongest attack.
He summoned a pair of gauntlet Heaven-grade divine weapons and struck back.
BOOM! BOOM!
PUFF!
Again, no surprise Jiang Luocheng was defeated.
This time, his injuries were even worse.
He crashed into the ground, forming a crater.
He was completely incapacitated.
Even at full strength, he couldn’t match Dongfang Lu.
The gap was too vast.
Not just in cultivation.
Their backgrounds, resources, and environments were worlds apart.
Dongfang Lu glanced coldly at Jiang Luocheng, devoid of sympathy.
He relished killing prodigies.
“This level of strength? Laughable.
From a minor domain, and you dare act arrogant?
Even if all your so-called prodigies joined forces, I’d crush them with one hand.”
“This kick isn’t just for you.
It’s for trampling the pride of your entire domain.”
He stepped forward, looming over Jiang Luocheng.
“Die, insect.”
He raised his foot casually, as if squashing a bug.
Jiang Luocheng, unable to dodge, closed his eyes in humiliation.
“So this is how I die…”
Suddenly, the stone gate trembled.
The entire secret realm shook, drawing everyone’s attention.
In that instant, the gate rose into the air, revealing the hidden cave.
A black shadow flashed out—too fast to track.
Then the gate closed again.
“No! He’s escaping!”
The crowd prepared to pursue.
But the figure appeared in front of Jiang Luocheng.
They paused and he wasn’t fleeing.
The shadow was none other than Ye Wushang, fresh from seclusion.
The beast king had already been stored in his system space.
Originally, Ye Wushang didn’t care about Jiang Luocheng’s fate.
They weren’t acquainted.
But Dongfang Lu’s arrogant words had crossed a line.
As the Hidden Dragon List’s top prodigy, Ye Wushang couldn’t let it slide.
Dongfang Lu was stunned to see someone appear beneath his foot.
Then he sneered.
“Trying to play the hero? Too weak—die!”
He amplified his power, his foot descending with crushing force.
Ye Wushang looked up, eyes indifferent.
He raised his hand and caught the foot mid-air.
The terrifying force was effortlessly neutralized.
“What?!”
Dongfang Lu’s expression changed.
He struggled to break free.
But Ye Wushang’s grip was immovable.
Without a word, Ye Wushang acted.
He lifted Dongfang Lu like a toy, swinging him by the leg and slamming him into the ground repeatedly.
Crater after crater formed.
Dongfang Lu’s head spun from the impact.
Then Ye Wushang casually tossed him.
He crashed into the stone gate with a loud BOOM!
The crowd was stunned.
Dongfang Lu was arrogant, yes.
But he had the strength to back it up.
Yet now, he’d been manhandled.
“Thank you…”
Jiang Luocheng, clutching his chest, struggled to his feet and bowed.
Ye Wushang shook his head.
“No need. I just couldn’t stand that guy’s mouth.
If he hadn’t run it, I wouldn’t have bothered.”
Jiang Luocheng fell silent.
Ye Wushang had no obligation to help.
But he did.
And Jiang Luocheng would remember it.
Dongfang Lu, released, crawled up.
Eyes filled with hatred and killing intent.
He glared at Ye Wushang.
“Who are you? Did you come to defend him?”
Ye Wushang tilted his head.
“Didn’t you say you’d trample all the prodigies from our domain?
Well, here I am. Waiting.”
The crowd realized Dongfang Lu had provoked the wrong person.
Dongfang Lu, proud and stubborn, refused to back down.
“You’re courting death! Kill!”
His aura exploded.
A powerful defensive shield formed around him.
“Dao Heavenly Armor he’s serious now!”
“Hmph! Just a turtle shell!” someone muttered, clearly a past victim.
“Say what you will—it’s hard to break.
It boosts defense dozens of times, blocks physical and soul attacks.
Most can’t crack it.”
“Dongfang Lu’s strength lies in this talent.
He can ignore others’ attacks—but they can’t ignore him.”
“He activated it immediately. That means Ye Wushang’s pressure is real.”
The crowd settled in, ready to watch the battle.
After absorbing the dragon blood pool, Ye Wushang’s cultivation reached Peak Level Six Dharma Aspect Realm.
And that was just a fraction of the pool’s power.
The rest remained dormant.
With this foundation, he was confident he’d reach Cave Heaven Realm within five years, becoming the youngest ever to do so.
The dragon blood pool itself had become a spiritual treasure.
Though drained, it could still absorb ambient energy and refill over time.
In thirty years, it would be full again.
And only Ye Wushang knew how to open the gate.
This place would become the Ye clan’s private sanctuary.
With the dragon’s aura gone and spiritual energy flourishing, it was now a natural herb garden.
Even in ten months, countless herbs had sprouted.
In thirty years, it would be overflowing.
“Die!”
Dongfang Lu roared, launching a punch.
Ye Wushang caught it and countered.
His fist struck the defensive shield.
CLANG!
The shield held.
Dongfang Lu staggered back dozens of steps.
The crowd shook their heads.
The shield was shameless but effective.
Its only flaw was high energy consumption.
But Dongfang Lu had resources to spare.
Seeing his defense hold, Dongfang Lu laughed.
“So what if you’re strong?
I can afford to make mistakes.
You can’t.”
He attacked again.
Ye Wushang raised an eyebrow.
His earlier punch was strong enough to make Cave Heaven Realm experts flinch Yet it didn’t even ripple the shield.
Now he was curious.
“Let’s see how strong my full-force punch really is.”
He clenched his fist.
This time, he used 100% of his strength, even activating his Harmony Physique.
BOOM!
The punch landed.
Dongfang Lu braced himself.
THUD!
He was sent flying.
This time, the shield rippled.
“What?!”
The crowd gasped.
Someone had finally shaken the Dao Heavenly Armor.
Dongfang Lu felt a chill when he underestimated his opponent.
Still, he refused to back down.
“Hmph! That’s all you’ve got?
Let’s see you break it!”
Ye Wushang’s eyes narrowed.
“That’s all?
Try this one.”
He punched again this time activating the Fifth Layer of Ninefold Golden Body Art.
Golden light enveloped his arm, radiating terrifying power.
BOOM! BOOM!
The space trembled, unable to withstand the force.
The punch struck Dongfang Lu’s shield.
Everyone expected it to hold.
But then.
CRACK… CRACKLE…
The sound of shattering echoed.
The ground trembled violently.
THUD!