Along the way, Yang Kai’s speculations became more confirmed. The Dragon Prestige emanating from the Azure Dragon Spear was indeed a deterrent to these strange beasts. Along the way, there were no longer any obstructions. Occasionally, a few large and tyrannical beasts would glance over and reveal looks of fear, but none of them showed any intention of stopping him.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, a group of several dozen people finally broke through the encirclement of the Beast Tide. Looking back, they saw a group of beasts rushing towards them. Occasionally, the light of an Artifact or Secret Technique would burst out, and at any moment, cultivators would fall and blood would spill from the sky.
After surviving such a calamity, everyone’s faces were filled with fear, at the same time feeling that it was inconceivable that they could escape from such a calamity.
Just as everyone was lost in thought, a burst of powerful Qi burst out, giving everyone a fright.
Looking back, they saw Yang Kai holding his spear with one hand, his black hair fluttering in the wind as he glared at the old man surnamed Kang with a murderous look.
The old man surnamed Kang’s face was slightly pale. His strength was not weak, and he had found an opportunity to follow Yang Kai’s group and kill his way out. He had never imagined that after escaping, Yang Kai would attack him before he could even settle down.
“Junior, what are you doing?” The old man surnamed Kang looked somewhat annoyed as he stared at Yang Kai and asked.
“What else? Of course I’m going to kill you!” Yang Kai grinned maliciously, “Why else do you think I brought you out?”
“You want to kill me?” The old man surnamed Kang frowned, feeling that Yang Kai was being unreasonable. In the end, there was no deep hatred between them, so why should they force each other to death? It was just that he had abandoned them in a moment of crisis, but if it was anyone else, they would have made the same choice.
Every man for himself. Was there something wrong with this young man’s brain?
Although he thought so, Old Man Kang still said, “If Junior wants to kill someone, you should at least give a reason, right?”
“I don’t like you! Is this reason enough?” Yang Kai said arrogantly.
“Junior is too arrogant!” The old man surnamed Kang shouted angrily, “Since you brought this old master here, this old master will show you some respect. Do you really think this old master is afraid of you?”
Although he had personally seen Yang Kai kill that Thunder Roar, it was still just a Monster Beast with an incomplete intelligence, so how much strength could it display?
He was a Third Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, and although his small universe world was suppressed and sealed, his foundation was still there. If he really fought with Yang Kai, it was unknown who would survive.
However, now that he was in such a difficult situation, he didn’t want to get into a conflict. After all, he had just gotten into an argument with Ding Yi before.
“What’s the point of talking so much nonsense, let’s fight!” As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Kai summoned his strength and thrust his spear forward!
A fierce look flashed across Old Man Kang’s face and he quickly retreated, avoiding Yang Kai’s attack before turning around and fleeing into the distance.
A voice rang out from afar, “Junior, this old master is injured today so I won’t lower myself to your level. The next time we meet, I will definitely take your dog life!”
Previously, he had been injured by the Thunder Roar and half of his body had been burnt by the lightning. Later, he had also suffered some minor injuries during the beast tide attack. At this time, he didn’t have the mood to engage in this pointless struggle with Yang Kai. Naturally, he wanted to find a place to quickly heal his injuries, so although Yang Kai was aggressive, he was only temporarily avoiding him.
“You want to leave?” Yang Kai sneered, “Stay here.”
As he spoke, he reached out with his hand and activated his Space Laws, causing the void to freeze.
The old man surnamed Kang’s fleeing figure suddenly froze as he felt the surrounding space become as viscous as a swamp. In his shock, he cried out, “Space Force!”
Although he had personally seen Yang Kai use his Space Ability and knew that his attainments in the Dao of Space were quite profound, he had not experienced it for himself. It was only now that he realized how terrifying this young man was.
With a slight change in expression, Old Man Kang roared, “Open!”
His thin body suddenly swelled up as a violent force swept out, breaking through the restraining force of the Void and returning him to his freedom!
However, before he could move any further, a sharp aura came from behind him, causing the old man surnamed Kang to feel a chill run down his spine. Without even thinking, he summoned a long sword and slashed it towards Yang Kai.
Seeing this, Yang Kai wasn’t surprised, instead laughing, “My long spear has been empty for a long time, it's been thirsty for blood for a long time!”
Along the way, there had been countless battles, big and small, and Yang Kai also felt a bit tired of them. He asked himself, was the path of martial dao really about fighting and killing? But ever since he came to this Outer Universe, he hadn’t even had the chance to fight with anyone. The number of people he had met who had reach Open Heaven was enough to crush him, whether it was in terms of cultivation or working with others, it's useless.
After not fighting for a long time, Yang Kai suddenly discovered that his combat instincts had been branded into every inch of his flesh and blood, and the pleasure he felt while fighting was incomparable to anything else.
The only real battle he had fought was when he had been ordered to pursue Fang Tai in the Seven Skillful Land, but even then, there were still two Open Heaven Stage masters guarding him, so he was unable to display his full strength.
Even though he had the protection of the First Inn's Proprietress, even though his current life was something ninety-nine percent of the Emperor Realm masters yearned for, Yang Kai still felt a deep sense of loneliness, as if his body was about to rust, and his will to advance was about to sink.
This moment had finally arrived!
He could finally fight to his heart’s content!
Finally, he could rely on his own strength to fight a powerful enemy without using any external tools.
Yang Kai was overjoyed! Looking around, not only was the old man surnamed Kang not hateful, he was actually quite pleasing to the eye.
As soon as the spear shot out, the wind and clouds changed color, along with the old man surnamed Kang’s expression.
The sword light shattered and the spear thrust forward, slamming into the old man’s eyes as if a giant dragon was about to swallow him whole.
Letting out a frightened cry, the old man surnamed Kang formed a series of hand seals and the long sword in his hand trembled, transforming into a sky full of sword shadows. These sword shadows seemed both real and fake, making it impossible to tell whether they were real or fake. Each of these sword shadows gently trembled as they pointed towards Yang Kai.
“Go!” Old Man Kang shouted.
Swish swish swish swish... A series of piercing sounds rang out as the sky filled with sword shadows transformed into a rain of swords that flew towards Yang Kai. In the blink of an eye, they had covered the entire sky, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.
Seeing the power of this attack, everyone’s expressions changed. Yue He couldn’t help clenching her fists as her beautiful eyes stared straight ahead. Facing such a terrifying attack, with her current strength, there was no way she could avoid it.
What would happen to Yang Kai if he was struck by these countless sword shadows?
Meng Hong’s face was as pale as paper.
“Ah, that little brother is being too overconfident. After all, Old Kang’s foundation is at the Third Order Open Heaven Stage, how could he not have some kind of trump card?” Someone sighed.
“Just now, when I saw his divine might, I thought that an unparalleled genius had appeared, but now it seems that the Heavens are jealous of geniuses.”
Some people even sneered, “Genius? Only those who can grow up are true geniuses. In these three thousand worlds, how many geniuses have fallen during their growth period? That Lan Tingyu from back then was an astonishing talent, someone who had a chance to directly reach the High Rank Open Heaven Stage. Who doesn’t know about him in the three thousand worlds? In the end, he still died.”
“This friend is right…” Someone agreed.
A murderous intent suddenly overflowed from Yue He, who had been staring at Yang Kai all this time, coldly turned her head and stared at the people who had spoken, “If you don’t want to die, then shut up!”
The speaker felt the cold murderous intent and immediately fell silent.
“Cough cough…” Not far away, the old man surnamed Kang coughed lightly as the corner of his mouth overflowed with blood. The attack just now had clearly exhausted a great deal of his energy, and as he stared at the raging Sword Qi, a trace of regret flashed across his eyes, “Although you’re not ordinary, you’ve lost a bit of respect for the strong. Even if you don’t die today, you won’t live for long. In your next life, remember this principle well!”
“Is that so?” Within the Sword Domain, a figure rushed out and arrived in front of Old Man Kang in an instant. Staring at him coldly, the figure said, “Is your ability all about talking? At the very least, you’re a Third Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, don’t disappoint me.”
Old Man Kang’s face went pale with fright as he couldn’t help backing away. Looking over, who else could it be but Yang Kai? What shocked Old Man Kang the most was that Yang Kai’s body, apart from a few small wounds, was completely unharmed.
How was this possible? That strike just now was the most powerful attack he could muster. Knowing that Yang Kai’s strength was not bad, how could he dare to hold back? He had thought that under such an attack, even if Yang Kai didn’t die, he would at least be seriously injured, but who would have thought that it would only be a light wound?
In his shock, he instinctively raised his sword and stabbed out.
With a clank, the long spear swept forward and the two artifacts collided. Old Kang suddenly felt a powerful force from the front, passing through his sword and into his body.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
This guy’s strength was terrifying, no wonder he could fight with the Thunder Roar.
As soon as this thought crossed his mind, his body flew out uncontrollably.
Although Old Kang was shocked, he didn’t panic. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he quickly formed a series of hand seals and slashed his sword towards Yang Kai.
Yang Kai followed like a shadow, his long spear trembling as the sky filled with spear shadows enveloped Old Kang.
Rumbling sounds rang out as two figures flew up and down, occasionally colliding with each other, causing the sky to change color.
Everyone stared at the battle for a moment, feeling that what they had just witnessed today was simply unbelievable. Even though Old Kang's small universe world has been suppressed and sealed, he was still not an opponent for the Emperor Realm, but in reality, in front of everyone’s eyes, Old Kang had been suppressed to the point where he could only block and not fight back.
Was the young man who fought with Old Kang really just an Emperor Realm?
Thirty breaths later, two figures appeared in mid-air, separated by a thousand feet.
Yang Kai’s momentum soared as his battle intent soared. Pointing his spear forward, Old Man Kang’s aura weakened, as if he had suddenly aged a few hundred years. The long sword and artifact in his hand also became dim.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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