"Not even on the same level!" "Flee!" Teng Qingshan, catching only a glance from the opponent, erupted with his utmost speed, flashing instantly to Li Jun's side. He swept Li Jun up in one arm, while his other hand seized the large iron chest, and with a mighty leap, sprang onto Qingluan's back.
"Trying to escape?" The cold voice seemed distant at first, yet in a moment, it was right next to his ear. "So fast." Teng Qingshan was still mid-air, not yet settled on Qingluan’s back, when he spotted the figure hurtling toward him.
"Damn it, no time... I suspect before I even land on Qingluan, his attack will arrive." "Qingluan!" Teng Qingshan roared, simultaneously tossing Li Jun onto Qingluan's back, and throwing the great iron chest as well.
Qingluan let out a cry, its sharp talons easily gouging several holes into the iron chest, gripping it tightly, while it carefully balanced Li Jun on its back... "Boy, die." The Black-Robed War God of Heavenly Wind, his robes billowing, with a faint, gloomy light flickering in his eyes, descended in a dive.
Against Teng Qingshan, he didn't even need to draw a weapon. The War God of Heavenly Wind charged toward Teng Qingshan, much like an eagle attacking a chick.
Under such terrifying pressure, an ordinary Innate expert would likely have lost the will to fight and wouldn't dare retaliate. "Hahahaha...
Die!!!" Teng Qingshan’s gaze was sharp as a blade. Still suspended in the air, he exerted force at his waist, momentarily hanging still, while simultaneously drawing the Wheel of Reincarnation Spear from his back.
The strength in his bones, muscles, and sinews instantly burst to its limit, unleashing the 'Crimson Tiger Roar'—a move he had practiced countless times. "Hooo~~" A fierce Fire Element Gang Qi erupted, twisting and condensing at the tip of the Wheel of Reincarnation Spear.
The entire shaft of the spear became like a coiling fire dragon, transmitting a mighty force through the shaft to the spearhead, combining with the Gang Qi converged at the spinning point. Now that Teng Qingshan had mastered the eighth stance of the Fire Element Fist, unleashing this move carried the very intent of a volcanic eruption!
Boom~~~ Overwhelming power condensed to a single point on the spear tip, its astonishing penetrative force seeming to warp space itself. Even the usually arrogant and flamboyant War God of Heavenly Wind showed a trace of shock: "Void Realm!" He clearly sensed that this spear thrust from Teng Qingshan already possessed the strength of an Initial Void Realm entrant.
"Hahaha..." The War God of Heavenly Wind burst into laughter. He swung his right arm, transforming into a streak of gray light.
Clang! The speed was so great it actually surpassed Teng Qingshan's spear thrust.
His bare right palm struck directly against the tip of the Wheel of Reincarnation Spear. The fierce impact sent a tingling numbness up both of Teng Qingshan’s hands, making him instantly lose his grip on the shaft.
Whoosh! The Wheel of Reincarnation Spear was flung high into the air.
"How..." Teng Qingshan's expression changed drastically. The Crimson Tiger Roar was his strongest technique, especially after mastering the eighth stance of the Fire Element Fist; its power was even more terrifying.
Back then, the War God of Cloud Dream had said he possessed Initial Void Realm strength, and Teng Qingshan was confident... this spear strike should threaten an Initial Void Realm expert.
But... batted away with a single palm strike?
What seemed slow was, in reality, as swift as lightning when combatants of the War God of Heavenly Wind and Teng Qingshan’s caliber clashed. By the time Teng Qingshan’s spear was thrown clear...
Qingluan had just secured Li Jun on its back. "Yoo~~" With a cry, Qingluan rapidly flew into the distance.
"Boy, you’ve stepped into the Void Realm?" The War God of Heavenly Wind looked at Teng Qingshan in surprise. Thud!
Teng Qingshan landed on the ground. "But why haven't you achieved Integration with Heaven and Earth?" The War God of Heavenly Wind seemed slightly puzzled, then chuckled.
"Right, you were only a Martial Saint not long ago. Well, it seems you’ve just entered the Void Realm and haven't had time to integrate." Communicating with Heaven and Earth grants boundless True Essence.
Even for a Void Realm expert... In fact, some Void Realm experts believed that 'Integration with Heaven and Earth, boundless True Essence' marked the truly established Void Realm expert.
This 'Integration with Heaven and Earth' wasn't inherently difficult; usually, after communicating with Heaven and Earth and achieving boundless True Essence, it only took some time to accomplish the 'Integration.' Swoosh. Upon touching the ground, Teng Qingshan immediately unleashed his lightness skill and fled at top speed: "This War God of Heavenly Wind is too powerful.
He has probably been in the Void Realm for a very, very long time. My strongest spear strike was effortlessly batted away by him...
Fighting him is simply seeking death." He casually snatched up the Wheel of Reincarnation Spear from the ground and fled at maximum velocity. One step covered seventy or eighty zhang; two or three steps covered a li!
With a few blurs of movement, he vanished. "Trying to escape?" The War God of Heavenly Wind smiled.
He was still standing in place, yet a gray afterimage flickered subtly. "What?" Teng Qingshan stopped abruptly.
Standing on the mountaintop ahead was a man in a black robe with silver hair, his long robe billowing in the morning mountain breeze. "Too fast." Teng Qingshan sensed trouble.
Pfft! The Wheel of Reincarnation Spear stabbed into the ground, and Teng Qingshan seemed to burrow into the mountain rock and soil like a mole.
The War God of Heavenly Wind gave a cold smile and stomped his foot fiercely. "Rumble~~~~" The surrounding rocks and earth exploded under the impact of his foot, creating a pit easily spanning over ten zhang across.
Teng Qingshan’s face turned pale from the shockwave of the stomp: "This War God of Heavenly Wind is too strong." The ten-plus zhang pit wasn't exaggerated; what was exaggerated was— He could injure me through three zhang of soil. He took a heavy stomp and, in a flash, moved dozens of zhang away.
"What to do? How to escape?
How to escape?" All of Teng Qingshan's previous abilities seemed laughable when faced with the Void Realm expert, the 'War God of Heavenly Wind.' He dared to jump from the sky, but couldn't the War God of Heavenly Wind easily leap from that flying beast's back? And with such ease.
Escape speed? The War God of Heavenly Wind was likely twice as fast as him.
How could he escape? "Teng Qingshan, your aptitude and cultivation speed are the best I have ever witnessed.
I can tell, you are probably not even sixty years old. To reach the Void Realm at sixty—truly admirable!
Regrettably, you are too close to old man Mu of the Rising Sun Merchant Guild. His friendliness toward you likely stems from waiting for your strength to grow so you can deal with me." The voice of the War God of Heavenly Wind echoed right beside Teng Qingshan’s ear, as if someone were whispering close to him.
"What kind of technique is this? Sound transmission?" Teng Qingshan found it incredible.
Reaching the Void Realm... It was an entirely different world.
Although Teng Qingshan could match a newly entered Void Realm expert in raw explosive power, he lacked the special techniques unique to the Void Realm. "Since it is so, today I shall see you off.
Tsk, tsk, killing a genius powerhouse is quite rewarding." As the words fell. Whoosh!
A figure materialized in front of Teng Qingshan, so quickly that Teng Qingshan had no prior warning. "Boom!" The War God of Heavenly Wind delivered a lightning-fast kick toward Teng Qingshan’s heart.
Teng Qingshan barely managed to brace himself with both arms. "Rumble~~" Teng Qingshan felt as if he had been struck by a meteorite.
The Gang Qi protecting his body instantly shattered, and the outer leather clothing exploded. The Nine-Leaf Red Lotus hidden in his robes was also jolted open.
This kick to his chest sent Teng Qingshan smashing like a cannonball into the distant mountain wall. Boom!
A horrifying cavern gaped in the rock face. "Genius...
a genius?" "Once dead, he becomes refuse." The Black-Robed War God of Heavenly Wind watched the hole in the mountain wall with a faint smile. Then, his figure blurred, and he walked to where the Nine-Leaf Red Lotus lay; its leaves were completely fragmented, with only the nine black lotus seeds, resembling black pearls, remaining intact.
"Master." Just then, the Iron Sword Martial Saint, Helian Haoyan, finally caught up. Not only the Iron Sword Martial Saint, but also the Rising Sun Martial Saint Mu Wang, the Female Martial Saint Jiang Yan, and Fu Dao, along with many other Martial Saints, stood watching silently from a distance.
"Sigh..." Mu Wang sighed. "An era's powerhouse is gone just like that," a hint of melancholy crossed Jiang Yan's eyes.
Fu Dao stood silently. No one believed that Teng Qingshan could survive a kick delivered with the killing intent of the War God of Heavenly Wind.
The Iron Sword Martial Saint, Helian Haoyan, walked to his Master's side. The War God of Heavenly Wind, smiling faintly, placed the nine seeds into his robe, then suddenly frowned: "Hmm?
He isn't dead yet? How is that possible?" "Master?
Teng Qingshan isn't dead?" Helian Haoyan was also astonished. "Yes, but it only takes one more kick." The War God of Heavenly Wind said lightly, "In front of me, if I will him to live, he lives; if I will him to die...
he must die." Saying this, the War God of Heavenly Wind walked toward the cavern. Teng Qingshan’s hearing was incredibly sharp; he heard every word spoken outside.
That last kick was vicious, easily shattering his external Gang Qi defense. Even a newly entered Void Realm expert, facing that strike, would have their life force extinguished once their physical defense broke and their body took the blow.
But Teng Qingshan was different! His body had reached the ultimate limit that Heaven and Earth could accommodate, possessing terrifying physical power, and every cell harbored Gang Qi.
General Grandmaster Inner Strength experts already possessed frightening vitality; they could survive for quite some time even with a pierced heart. Not to mention Teng Qingshan, who had reached his physical limit now!
His vitality had reached the very apex of human capability... more astonishing than a cockroach's.
"Rumble~~" Teng Qingshan violently slammed against the opposite side of the mountain cavern, carving a path directly through the interior, and burst out from the other side. "You really can take a beating." The War God of Heavenly Wind only took three quick steps to traverse the obstruction of the large mountain.
At that moment— "Yoo~~" A piercing shriek suddenly sounded. The War God of Heavenly Wind turned his head.
He saw that Qingluan, without Li Jun on its back and nothing in its talons, had flown over to the large snow-white Roc. This Roc cried out mournfully and dove straight down toward the War God of Heavenly Wind, but...
even though they were both Innate Golden Core demonic beasts, Qingluan, as the king of avian demonic beasts, was far faster than the Snow Feathered Roc. "Hoo~~" Qingluan opened its mouth and immediately spewed forth a torrent of black flame laced with purple fire.
"Yoo~~" The Snow Feathered Roc screamed mournfully and frantically lunged toward the War God of Heavenly Wind, as if a child fleeing to its parent after being bullied. The usually calm and cold War God of Heavenly Wind’s expression changed drastically, and he roared, "Vile creature!!!" Forgetting about chasing Teng Qingshan, he rushed over to protect the Snow Feathered Roc.
"Sizzle~~~" Under the shroud of black fire tinged with purple, even the Snow Feathered Roc’s hard feathers couldn't withstand it; its entire body ignited in flames. Amidst pitiful shrieks, this Innate Golden Core flying demonic beast was burned to ashes in just a single breath!
Qingluan, the king of avian demonic beasts, was truly deserving of its reputation. "Vile creature!!!" Seeing the Snow Feathered Roc perish, the War God of Heavenly Wind’s eyes nearly burst with rage.
How easy was it to subdue an Innate Golden Core demonic beast? "Yooo~~~" Qingluan cried out, executed a graceful swoop and turn, and actually flew toward the Iron Sword Martial Saint, Helian Haoyan.