"He is the Pavilion Master of the Purple Firmament Pavilion?"
"I really didn't expect this Pavilion Master to be so young. He looks only around twenty years old. A Dou Zun expert at twenty, hiss... isn't that too terrifying?"
On the vast square, after seeing the face of the youth who walked out of the distorted space, gasps of shock echoed.
Even the arrogant disciples of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion were stunned into silence.
Some of them were not much younger than Chen Xiao, and they used to think of themselves as geniuses in the Central State. But now, they felt their faces burning hot.
After all, even that Miss Feng only had the strength of Peak Dou Huang at the moment.
In contrast, this Pavilion Master of the Purple Firmament Pavilion could already challenge their Pavilion Master!
"Peak of a one-star Dou Zun, not bad strength. However, if that's all there is to it, and you want to step on my Wind and Lightning Pavilion to establish your might, then you've picked the wrong soft persimmon!"
On the high platform, Thunder Venerable slowly stood up, his gaze like lightning, locking onto Chen Xiao.
In his opinion, the so-called provocation by Hong Chen and the unreasonableness of Yang Lei and Fei Tian were just excuses. Chen Xiao's targeting of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion was simply to establish his might in the Central State.
For a force to take root in the Central State, establishing might was necessary. Only then could it develop peacefully in the future.
The Wind and Lightning Pavilion was like this in the past.
Beside him, Wind Honored One, Sword Venerable, and others had flickering eyes and remained silent.
Judging only by the surface, Chen Xiao was at the peak of a one-star Dou Zun, while Thunder Venerable was at the peak of a three-star Dou Zun. The gap was not small, and the chances of winning were slim.
The further one cultivated into the later stages, the greater the gap between each star level.
The difference of one star between Dou Zuns was not an exaggeration; it was even greater than the gap between a low-level Dou Zong and a high-level Dou Zong.
However, when things are unusual, there must be a reason. Since Chen Xiao dared to ascend Qifeng Mountain so brazenly, he couldn't be that simple.
With this thought, the hearts of the three Venerables became curious.
In the high sky, Chen Xiao met Thunder Venerable's gaze.
He actually just wanted Qifeng Mountain, and incidentally, to solve the issues with cultivating Three Thousand Lightning Movement and Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body.
This was his original intention.
However, after hearing Thunder Venerable say that, Chen Xiao thought about it carefully, and it did make some sense, so he couldn't be bothered to explain.
"Whether it's a soft persimmon or not, we'll know after we fight. Thunder Venerable, no need for more nonsense, let's settle this with our hands."
Seeing that Chen Xiao had no intention of backing down, Thunder Venerable's anger intensified.
Perhaps it was because he hadn't made a move in many years that any young brat dared to try and make a name for himself by stepping on the Wind and Lightning Pavilion.
If that was the case, he wouldn't mind using this opportunity to show the masses of the Central State the strength of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion!
"Good! As you wish, today, we will not only decide the victor but also settle our lives!"
After saying this, Thunder Venerable stepped onto the high sky. The lightning patterns on his silver robe seemed to come alive. Streaks of purple lightning shot out like snakes, weaving into a net of lightning around him, burning the falling snowflakes into white mist.
Looking at this scene, Feng Xian on the high platform shook his head slightly.
"Thunder Venerable is showing killing intent. This is not a good thing."
Yellow Springs Venerable, sitting one seat away, held a different opinion and smiled, "Wind Honored One, you are mistaken. It should be like this. Although the Wind Thunder Northern Pavilion is in the wrong this time, for people in our position, face is more important. This person didn't try to communicate at all and directly issued an ultimatum, clearly showing he didn't put Thunder Venerable in his eyes. If Thunder Venerable lets this slide, how can he establish himself in the Central State in the future? Therefore, he must fight, and not only that, but he must also kill him with absolute strength. Only in this way can the damaged reputation of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion be restored, and even reach a higher level!"
Hearing this, Feng Xian chuckled and did not refute.
Everyone had their own way of doing things, and there was no need to force others to change their views.
"Let's see how it turns out," Sword Venerable interjected, ending their discussion.
In the sky.
Chen Xiao and Thunder Venerable faced each other from afar. Although they appeared to be standing still, their figures were constantly rising.
For Thunder Venerable, this was the location of the Wind Thunder Northern Pavilion, and he certainly didn't want Qifeng Mountain to be destroyed by the aftermath of the battle.
For Chen Xiao, this was a place he fancied, and he also didn't want it to be a mess.
As their figures ascended, their auras intertwined. The aura of a Dou Zun was revealed without reservation, stirring up gusts of wind like knives that sliced through the clouds a thousand meters high.
At a certain moment, their figures stopped simultaneously, and the battle instantly erupted.
"Junior, provoking my Wind and Lightning Pavilion is your most foolish decision!"
A cold smile appeared on Thunder Venerable's face. He then tapped his toes in the air, and his figure shot towards Chen Xiao like a ghost, vast Dou Qi spreading out overwhelmingly.
Looking at the charging Thunder Venerable, Chen Xiao did not evade at all. Ice-blue Dou Qi surged, bringing with it a torrent of cold air, and he met it head-on without hesitation, engaging in close combat.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
Muffled collisions echoed in the sky, and space shattered inch by inch. Before it could recover, it turned into ruins in the next collision, causing a heavenly rift in the void to remain unhealed in everyone's sight for a long time.
In this state, after several hundred exchanges, there was still no clear winner between them.
Although neither had gone all out and it could only be considered a warm-up, such an evenly matched scene greatly surprised Wind Honored One and the others.
After all, Thunder Venerable's cultivation level was two full star levels higher!
With such a huge gap in strength, even the most primitive and brutal close combat should have established some advantage.
However, that was not the case.
"Boom!"
With another collision, the figures in the sky suddenly separated.
This time, Thunder Venerable did not launch another fierce attack. His face was grim, and his expression was somewhat unsightly.
"You do have some tricks up your sleeve, but the farce ends here!"
The moves Chen Xiao displayed in the previous exchange made Thunder Venerable feel somewhat strange.
His combat style had always been fierce and overbearing, but with every punch and kick that attacked him, Chen Xiao could always resolve them with a peculiar method, making his attacks seem soft and losing all their threat.
Not only that, but Thunder Venerable could also feel that every time Chen Xiao resolved his attack and counterattacked, a casual palm strike could unleash power far exceeding that of a one-star Dou Zun, as if he were turning his own strength against him.
In fact, Thunder Venerable was not mistaken.
This was the Dou Skill Chen Xiao had mastered first after entering cultivation.
Yan Return Strike!
After many years, he had already mastered Yan Return Strike perfectly. With this mysterious Dou Skill, in close combat, let alone Thunder Venerable who was only a three-star Dou Zun, even a six-star Dou Zun would not be something Chen Xiao feared.
The Profound High-Rank Yan Return Strike, in this specific situation, coupled with Chen Xiao's Dou Zun strength, was like a divine skill!
"You said the same thing earlier," Chen Xiao said with a faint smile, showing no sign of nervousness.
He hadn't encountered a strong opponent for a very, very long time. This Thunder Venerable, at the peak of three-star Dou Zun, two stars higher than him, had decent strength and could be used to spar.
"Sharp-tongued brat!"
Thunder Venerable snorted angrily and finally got serious.
His body erupted with lightning, and Three Thousand Lightning Movement was unleashed to its extreme. Streaks of afterimages appeared in the sky.
"I know Three Thousand Lightning Movement too."
A flash of lightning flickered under Chen Xiao's feet, instantly spreading throughout his body. He also manifested streaks of afterimages and actively attacked Thunder Venerable.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
True body against true body, true body against fake body, fake body against true body, for a time, the battle in the vast sky made the crowd below dizzy, wishing they could all transform into Erlang Shen to see the battle clearly.
The entire void was filled with the afterimages of the two, with their afterimages constantly shattering and more afterimages appearing.
Although there were only two people, it gave the illusion of two clone armies fighting.
"Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body!"
Seeing that Three Thousand Lightning Movement could not deal with Chen Xiao, Thunder Venerable decisively unleashed Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body.
Instantly, the myriad afterimages of Thunder Venerable scattered like bubbles, leaving only two extremely solid clones.
Their auras were both at the three-star Dou Zun level!
It was evident that as the Pavilion Master of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion, Thunder Venerable had cultivated Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body to the Great Accomplishment stage.
He alone was equivalent to three three-star Dou Zuns!
If it weren't for Wind Honored One's special attributes, Thunder Venerable would likely have been the strongest among the Four Pavilion Masters solely based on Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body.
After unleashing the two clones, Thunder Venerable moved his mind, and the two clones, along with his main body, formed a triangle to surround Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao calmly watched this scene, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.
The description of Three Thousand Lightning Phantom Body being comparable to Heavenly rank was indeed not an exaggeration; its advantage in combat was too great!
Unfortunately, he had just condensed a clone seed, and it was still a distance away from the Microscopic level, let alone the Great Accomplishment level. It could not be used in actual combat for the time being.
"Now this is a bit challenging."
Looking around at the three 'Thunder Venerables', Chen Xiao smiled slightly, and the Dou Qi within his body surged.
Instantly, the temperature of this area further dropped. The Qifeng Mountain a thousand meters below, with its lush forests, was frozen over. The crowd on the summit square could feel their internal Dou Qi being frozen. They immediately circulated their Dou Qi, which made them feel a little better.
Around Chen Xiao, the three 'Thunder Venerables' felt it even more intensely. The circulation of Dou Qi within their bodies became sluggish under this terrifying low temperature. Thunder Venerable desperately circulated his Dou Qi to avoid the risk of being frozen.
However, even so, his strength was suppressed by a full thirty percent!
"Your Dou Qi..."
Sensing the situation within his body, Thunder Venerable's expression changed slightly.
He had seen Ice Venerable of Ice River Valley make a move. That Ice Venerable's Dou Qi was extremely domineering and could freeze the Dou Qi within others.
However, it could only freeze those with weaker strength, and its effect on those with similar strength was very small.
But Chen Xiao's Dou Qi now could affect someone like him, who had a higher cultivation level, preventing him from unleashing his full strength.
It could be seen that his Dou Qi was even more peculiar!
Possessing such peculiar Dou Qi was undoubtedly like having an innate secret technique.
After all, suppressing others and enhancing oneself were essentially the same!
Moreover, such an effect brought about by Dou Qi would not have any side effects!
"Don't rush, this is just the beginning."
Sensing Thunder Venerable's situation, Chen Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
Since refining several strands of Purple Spirit Cold Qi, his Dou Qi circulation could already form its own domain.
Within it, others would be affected, while he would be like a fish in water.
With the decrease in one and the increase in the other, the gap was obvious.
"Hmph, it's not just you who knows secret techniques. Today, I will let you see the secret techniques of my Wind and Lightning Pavilion!"
"Thunder God's Descent!"
Thunder Venerable snorted angrily, then stomped his foot. Countless silver snakes surged out from under his feet, and in a short moment, they spread over hundreds of feet around him. Thunder Venerable, who was within it, now looked like the Thunder God, his imposing aura terrifying, and even his body size had increased by a circle.
The suppressed aura, under the enhancement of the secret technique, offset the extreme cold effect and instantly returned to its peak state.
However, his two Thunder Phantom Clones could not recover and could only exert seventy percent of their strength.
"Heavenly Thunder Technique!"
Not daring to give Chen Xiao any more time to use his methods, Thunder Venerable quickly formed hand seals. His hand seals changed rapidly, and faintly, the sound of wind and thunder could be heard from outside the extreme cold domain.
Instantly, Thunder Venerable pointed his fingers together and pointed towards Chen Xiao from afar.
Chih! Chih!
The sound of thunder tore through the sky, and countless massive bolts of lightning descended like giant pythons, covering Chen Xiao overwhelmingly. The vast momentum was earth-shattering, making people tremble with fear.
At the same time, the two Thunder Phantom Clones also moved. Brilliant electric light erupted from their hands. Amidst the howling wind, surging Dou Qi tore through space, rushing towards Chen Xiao with the force of a mountain roar and a sea surge.
Finally feeling some pressure, Chen Xiao's expression also became serious.
Under everyone's gaze, Chen Xiao's hands moved rapidly, forming hand seals, and streaks of afterimages flew. The Dou Qi within his body also surged like a flood along his arm meridians.
The ice-blue light grew stronger and stronger. After a moment, it condensed rapidly, finally forming a giant ice-blue energy palm print. This palm print was covered with dark marks, and a terrifying spatial power emanated from it, causing the space around the palm print to shatter, turning into pieces of black cracks.
"Annihilating Heaven Seal!"
With the palm print formed, Chen Xiao looked up sharply at the attacking two Thunder Phantom Clones. Without any hesitation, he swung his arm fiercely, and the mysterious palm print covered with countless strange black patterns shot out!
As the energy palm print emerged, the energy in this world suddenly surged, stirring up waves of energy winds!
After throwing Annihilating Heaven Seal, Chen Xiao no longer looked at the two Thunder Phantom Clones.
The power of the Emperor Seal Technique was self-evident. Even without stacking multiple seals, Annihilating Heaven Seal was more than enough to deal with the two Thunder Phantom Clones.
Raising his gaze, Chen Xiao then locked onto the dense lightning descending from the sky.
This was the Dou Skill unleashed by Thunder Venerable's true body, and its offensive power was even more overbearing.
However, for Chen Xiao, it was not difficult to deal with.
In fact, it was even simpler.
"Pfft!"
Under the gaze of many, Chen Xiao extended his palm, and a cluster of cold white flames immediately ignited fiercely.
"Go!"
With a soft shout, Chen Xiao waved his hand.
Instantly, the cold white flames grew rapidly, turning into a sky-covering sea of flames in an instant!
The dense lightning fell into it, like raindrops hitting a lake, only causing dense ripples and no other substantial effect!
"Boom!"
On the other side, the two Thunder Phantom Clones clashed with Annihilating Heaven Seal. As expected, they were almost instantly swallowed, torn into countless energy fragments.
"Heavenly Flame!"
"Bone Spirit Cold Flame!"
On the Qifeng Mountain square, exclamations erupted.
Wind Honored One on the high platform even stood up abruptly, his expression changing unpredictably.
In his understanding, Bone Spirit Cold Flame was almost synonymous with Yao Chen, and only Yao Chen possessed this Heavenly Flame.
And now, Bone Spirit Cold Flame was in Chen Xiao's hands!
This made Feng Xian unable to help but think of the worst-case scenario: had Chen Xiao killed someone and stolen it from Yao Chen?
This thought made Feng Xian unable to calm down.
Fortunately, at the last moment, he remembered something Yao Chen had mentioned.
Yao Chen had said that Chen Xiao was very well-informed and possessed many secrets, including some Heavenly Flames!
Even the Yin-Yang Dual Flames that Yao Chen and Xiao Yan found on the Eastern Sea Coast were based on accurate information provided by Chen Xiao.
Thinking of this, Feng Xian forced himself to calm down as much as possible.
Perhaps, this was another Heavenly Flame that Chen Xiao had found!
But no matter what, he had to ask for clarification afterward!
In the distant sky, after neutralizing all of Thunder Venerable's attacks, Chen Xiao glanced at Thunder Venerable's dark, pot-bottom-like expression and couldn't help but chuckle.
"It's impolite not to reciprocate. I have a killer move that I haven't had a chance to use. Thunder Venerable, allow me to test its power on you."
As his voice fell, Chen Xiao beckoned with his left hand. The sky-covering cold white flames immediately swept back, and under his mental control, they transformed into a giant fireball floating in his palm, like a pale sun.
The next moment, Chen Xiao extended his right hand again. The extreme cold Dou Qi within his body surged, and vast ice-blue Dou Qi poured out like a raging river, all compressed into his palm. A destructive aura immediately emanated, causing the surrounding space to constantly annihilate and recombine.
At this moment, looking up from the ground, Chen Xiao held two different colored orbs of destructive power in his hands, as if holding the sun and moon.
Behind him, space was torn and shattered, a dark and strange void.
"This is..."
"Sun Moon Same Sky!"
A calm voice came from Chen Xiao's mouth, and then, under the horrified gaze of everyone, Chen Xiao suddenly slammed the extreme cold and extreme heat powers in his hands together!
Everyone thought that this encounter of mutually repulsive energies would instantly explode.
However, it did not.
Under Chen Xiao's powerful Soul Power control, the two destructive powers seemed to fuse, but in reality, they remained distinct, forming a strangely colored Tai Chi ball shape, which then rushed towards Thunder Venerable.
Half of it was cold white, filled with unparalleled extreme heat power, while the other half was brilliant ice blue, carrying extreme cold power that could freeze ten thousand miles!
Everyone saw that wherever the two-colored light sphere passed, large swathes of space shattered, like plowed land. Heavenly energy was completely swallowed, and everything turned into the purest void!
Seeing this, Thunder Venerable's eyes widened, his face filled with terror. He could no longer care about his dignified image and, without any hesitation, unleashed Three Thousand Lightning Movement to flee.
He had a strong sense of crisis; facing this blow head-on might lead to his death on the spot!
However, no matter how fast he was, he could not escape the destructive power that had locked onto him.
"Explode."
A soft sound came from the sky behind him, like a death knell ringing in Thunder Venerable's ears.
"No..."
"Chih!"
Thunder Venerable cried out in horror, but his desperate shouts were drowned out by the steaming fusion of ice and fire.
Terrifying white energy waves swept across the sky and earth, obscuring everyone's vision, even their soul perception could not penetrate.
After a very, very long time, when the energy waves gradually dissipated, eyes immediately looked towards the high sky.
They could only see a handsome youth in a white robe standing in the sky, his expression as usual, his collar slightly disheveled.
In contrast, Thunder Venerable's soul perception scanned the surrounding hundreds of miles, but he could not find any trace of him.
Even his aura could no longer be sensed.
It was as if this person had never existed!
"Thunder Venerable... is dead?"
On the high platform, Yellow Springs Venerable murmured.
No one responded to him, and no one dared to confirm this fact. Gazes were cast towards the youth in the sky, their expressions varied.
At this moment, all was silent!
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