Nine majestic pillars of Fiery Flaming True Essence rose up from around Hong Zhenyang.
The nine immense pillars of flame then shot into the clouds, radiating an exceptionally dazzling light. The searing flames burned fiercely in the void, twisting it and threatening to burn it to ashes.
In the next instant,
the nine massive, heaven-reaching pillars of flame blasted toward the colossal Thunderous Qilin that was descending from the sky like a world-devouring Celestial Tribulation!
"BOOM!"
The nine heaven-reaching pillars of flame violently collided with the colossal Thunderous Qilin.
Instantly, a boundless explosion erupted in the void!
It was as if the heavens and earth were collapsing. Huge swathes of space split open, revealing terrifying cracks of a pitch-black void so dark you couldn’t see your hand in front of your face.
The mere-leaked aura caused the surrounding Celestial Secret field to surge and churn like an ocean tide,
sweeping through the void for thousands of feet in every direction and shattering layer after layer of space like glass!
A terrifying storm of True Yuan swept out in all directions.
Below, the plains stretching for a thousand feet around seemed to collapse as if struck by an earthquake under the terrifying aftershock.
The land was forcefully driven downward,
and countless intersecting abyssal fissures, like furious, snarling dragons, spread across it—a terrifying sight!
The next moment,
as the unbelievably terrifying Thunderous Qilin, which resembled a descending Celestial Punishment, collided and intertwined with the nine heaven-reaching pillars of flame,
the entire world
became a frenzy of interweaving Thunder and fire.
This time,
the Thunderous Qilin actually tore through and shattered the pillars of flame, one layer after another.
As it shattered the final layer of the flame pillars, the remaining Thunder Energy also dissipated into the void.
This exchange,
was a draw!
...
「Meanwhile, outside the tower」
a tremendous uproar had erupted.
Most of the Inner Sect Cultivators were in disbelief when they heard that the prodigy ascending the Profound Celestial List this time was a disciple who had only joined the Inner Sect a mere five or six years ago.
One must understand that the True Martial Realm was not like the Spiritual Martial Realm, where sufficient resources were enough to gradually improve and achieve Broken Mirror.
Instead, one had to face numerous bottlenecks and barriers.
A True Martial Realm Cultivator often had to spend several years, even decades or longer, to break through a single Realm.
This explained why many geniuses who managed to cultivate to the True Martial Realm Seventh Layer or higher were old monsters who had lived for over a hundred, or even two hundred, years.
And Gu Yun?
He was said to be not even thirty years old!
To be so Heaven-Defying, to ascend the Profound Celestial List—he could truly be called a powerhouse in the Inner Sect!
Therefore, whether they had heard of Gu Yun before or not,
everyone had heard of him now.
They all transformed into streaks of light, racing toward the Profound Celestial Trial Tower like shooting stars.
This caused the area to become a bustling sea of people!
At this moment,
a burly figure stood with his hands clenched into tight fists.
His gaze was complicated as he stared at the flashing seventh level of the Profound Celestial Trial Tower.
This person was Situ Qingtian!
「He recalled the old days.」
During the Outer Sect Grand Competition, he had once defeated Gu Yun!
As one of the top ten among the hundred thousand Outer Sect Disciples of the Profound Celestial Sect, he had been full of swagger and confidence!
Back when he defeated Gu Yun,
he had only paid the man some minor attention, not truly seeing him as a rival.
Later,
after entering the Inner Sect, he, with his Fire Spirit Body, broke through to the True Martial Realm in just two or three years, crossing a chasm that most Spiritual Martial Realm Cultivators could never cross in their entire lives!
After coming out of seclusion,
he was challenged by Shangguan Jian, who possessed the Sword Spirit Bone, and defeated him decisively!
Afterward, he made a grand boast in front of the many spectating Inner Sect Cultivators,
"All who are defeated by me shall forever be forced to look up at my back!"
And it was at that very moment,
that Gu Yun suddenly descended from the sky.
Situ Qingtian didn’t give him a second thought.
The two clashed.
In a single move!
He was instantly defeated!
It was a source of immense shame, as if his face was being repeatedly slapped—SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!
After that,
he trained with extreme diligence and effort.
All for one reason!
For one reason!!
To one day wash away this shame!!!
And so, with his Fire Spirit Body and his incredibly hard work, he broke through to the True Martial Realm Third Layer within a mere five or six years.
He was truly worthy of the title of genius; his Cultivation speed was among the very top of the disciples from his cohort.
But today, after hearing that Gu Yun had defeated a powerhouse on the Profound Celestial List,
it was like he was struck by a bolt from the blue. He simply couldn’t believe it!
He knew exactly what this meant.
It meant Gu Yun was now among the top one hundred of the three thousand Inner Sect Cultivators—the elite of the elite! And this was a dream Situ Qingtian had hoped to achieve in the coming decades.
He couldn’t believe the gap between him and Gu Yun had grown so vast.
He could already...
barely see his back anymore.
’Do I really still have a chance to fight him again...?’
Situ Qingtian stood amidst the sea of people, his gaze complicated as he stared at the flashing seventh level of the Trial Tower. He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails threatened to draw blood from his palms.
...
「Back in the trial」
After the colossal Thunderous Qilin, which resembled a descending Celestial Punishment, collided with the nine heaven-reaching pillars of flame and dissipated into the void,
Gu Yun stood tall in the sky. Arcs of Thunder flashed in his deep, dark eyes, and he emanated an extremely tyrannical aura.
Then, with a flicker, he tore through the sky, transforming into a crack of lightning and appearing before Hong Zhenyang at an incredible speed.
A flash of lightning, as if tearing through the firmament, sparked in Gu Yun’s eyes.
"Senior, my apologies!"
Before his voice had even faded,
Gu Yun clenched his five fingers into a fist. Arcs of Thunder instantly gathered in his hand, and he immediately tore through space,
unleashing a punch with the force of a thousand thunderbolts and overwhelming power straight at Hong Zhenyang!
"Kid, I like your style!
But this is just getting started!
You dare apologize to me!
Talk to me again when you can actually land a scratch on me!!"
A slight smirk played on Hong Zhenyang’s lips.
His voice was as grand and powerful as thunder, shaking the heavens and the earth!
Faced with Gu Yun’s incredibly fast, ferociously powerful punch that carried the might of a thousand thunderbolts,
Hong Zhenyang didn’t even try to dodge. The moment Gu Yun attacked,
he reacted almost instantly. He clenched his own fist as terrifying flames surged forth, twisting the void and threatening to burn it to cinders!
Then, his Flame Fist, containing astonishing energy, scorched through the void and collided with the space-tearing, thunderous Thunder Fist!
"BANG!"
A terrifying explosion erupted instantly, causing the surrounding void to tremble violently like a raging tsunami!
Then, in the blink of an eye,
the two of them transformed into a flaming meteor and a flash of lightning, respectively, and shot up above the clouds.
They then flickered manically,
"BANG! BANG! BANG!"
clashing repeatedly above the clouds. The sounds of their impacts echoed like the din of battle, ringing through the sky!
Countless clouds were blasted into near-oblivion, and the void rippled continuously like a churning sea!
"BANG!!"
After another tyrannical collision shook the void,
the two of them abruptly pulled apart.
"Kid!!"
If you can take this next move from me!!
Then you pass this trial!!!"
The next moment,
Hong Zhenyang’s majestic, powerful voice boomed,
shaking the clouds!
It echoed throughout the heavens and the earth!
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