Chapter 448 - 245: Suppression
Chapter 448: Chapter 245: Suppression
BANG!
The Silver Gang Qi surged outwards with a metallic clang, like a hammer striking an anvil. Those standing close felt a piercing pain in their eardrums, their faces twisting in agony.
Both men shuddered. The sound of their bones and sinews cracking like popping beans echoed once more, and their skin rippled from the impact.
’This Silver Gang Qi from the Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Technique is no weaker than the Golden Gang Qi from the Golden Gang Skill!’
It was Xu Yang’s first time encountering the Silver Gang Qi cultivated from Li Chuyang’s Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Technique. He found the Gang Qi to be condensed and pure, carrying an icy chill that felt like it could freeze his very blood.
If not for his powerful Physique and vigorous blood qi, he might have suffered a hidden loss.
Of course, the Silver Gang Qi from Li Chuyang’s Three Yin Silver Palace Profound Gang True Technique was nowhere near the level of his own Gang Qi. His current Golden Gang Qi was the result of a transformation that occurred after he reached Great Success in the Golden Gang Skill and comprehended Sword Intent, putting it far beyond the limits of the original technique.
As the two streams of Force collided, Xu Yang remained as unshakable as a mountain.
Li Chuyang, however, felt a power greater than his own surge from Xu Yang’s hand. It shattered his Gang Qi, leaving his palm numb and his blood and qi in turmoil.
His long hair whipped about as he stumbled back—STOMP, STOMP—leaving two inch-deep footprints in the ground before he managed to steady himself.
"You..." A brilliant light erupted in Li Chuyang’s eyes. His aura boiled, and his robes whipped about in an unseen wind.
He had taken the initiative, yet Xu Yang had sent him back two steps with a single palm.
’I was worried about killing him, so I held back,’ he thought. ’But for him to be able to push me back proves his strength isn’t much weaker than mine.’
He had held back, but hadn’t Xu Yang also retaliated in haste?
WHOOSH!
An uproar swept through the surrounding Purple Sun Sect disciples, who were all staring dumbfounded.
Many of them had thought Xu Yang was about to be severely injured by Li Chuyang; they could almost see him coughing up mouthfuls of blood. They never expected the final result would be Xu Yang meeting the attack head-on and forcing the arrogant Li Chuyang back with a palm strike.
"Marrow Cleansing Great Success! Xu Yang has reached Marrow Cleansing Great Success!"
Many people realized this with astonishment. Without anyone noticing, Xu Yang had already achieved Marrow Cleansing Great Success.
"Li Chuyang was forced back? How is that possible?"
"Is Li Chuyang weaker than Xu Yang? He’s the second of the Ten Prodigies! Shouldn’t Xu Yang be the one who was sent flying?"
"So Li Chuyang is all bark and no bite, despite his arrogance."
...
What was even more shocking was the outcome of their clash. The one forced back was actually Li Chuyang. For all his arrogance, he was pushed back by Xu Yang—and Xu Yang hadn’t even used his Golden Gang Qi. It seemed he had repelled Li Chuyang with his physical body alone.
"Junior Brother Xu just wanted to keep a low profile, but no, you had to force his hand. Now you’ve lost face," Sun Tao said, shooting a gloating look at Li Chuyang.
He knew that Xu Yang had probably held back; otherwise, Li Chuyang wouldn’t have gotten off with just a few steps back.
"He’s reached Marrow Cleansing Great Success!" Zhang Yong’s expression was complicated.
A sense of defeat welled up in Lu Ren’s heart. ’Xu Yang is a step ahead. It’ll be too hard to catch up now.’
"’You’ what? For someone with such an arrogant tone, your skills are surprisingly mediocre. Seems your second-place ranking among the Ten Prodigies is full of hot air. I hear the only reason you’re ranked so high is because you have a good daddy."
Xu Yang stepped forward, his large hand striking out. "Why don’t you try taking a palm from me."
As his voice fell, a booming sound came from his bones and sinews, and a jade-like palm tore through the air.
The onlookers all wore strange expressions. Probably not even Jiang Fan would dare to call Li Chuyang’s skills mediocre. Only Xu Yang, the man who had just forced Li Chuyang back with a single palm, would dare make such a bold claim.
However, the rumor that Li Chuyang’s ranking was inflated had long circulated among the Purple Sun Sect disciples. It was said that his and Du Chuan’s talents were average at best; their high rankings were purely due to their powerful backgrounds.
Everyone knew that Jiang Fan, at least, had an A-class Root Bone. But as for Li Chuyang and Du Chuan, no one knew what their Root Bone grades actually were.
BOOM!
The air exploded. A fierce wind lashed out as Xu Yang’s palm struck like a bolt of lightning, aimed straight for Li Chuyang’s face.
"I held back before. Did you really think that was all I had?" Li Chuyang’s face was so dark it could have frozen water, his expression a mixture of shock and fury.
He couldn’t believe Xu Yang had dared to attack him proactively, much less claim his rank was due to his family, looking at him with such disdain.
’This mud-legged peasant dares to look down on me!’
A vicious glint flashed in Li Chuyang’s eyes. His aura erupted like a volcano, and he channeled the entirety of his Marrow Cleansing Great Success cultivation into a single palm strike, determined to show Xu Yang that pushing him back before was nothing but a fluke.
He had held back, but in Xu Yang’s eyes, it had been interpreted as him being mediocre. At this moment, how could Li Chuyang possibly endure it?
Silver Gang Qi exploded from his pores, cracking the ground around him and kicking up a fierce wind. In a flash of silver light, his palm had already slammed into Xu Yang’s.
BOOM!
The Silver Gang Qi shot out like a bursting river dam. As Force pulsed between them, the sound was like rolling thunder.
Both men shuddered, their bones and sinews ringing in unison. The earth beneath their feet shattered as their bodies sank, and the dissipating Vigorous Energy formed silvery ripples in the air.
Xu Yang looked at the increasingly flustered and exasperated man before him with a gaze tinged with mockery and disdain. His opponent’s face was a mask of disbelief.
Because he still hadn’t used his Gang Qi, while his opponent was already going all out.
Although neither had used a Martial Technique, and they appeared to be evenly matched, the difference in their abilities was already clear.
"A Body Refining Technique... Minor Achievement Unmoving Bright King Body!" Li Chuyang said, enunciating each word.
’This peasant actually cultivated the Unmoving Bright King Body, a Superior Body Refining Technique, to the Minor Achievement Realm! No wonder his physical body alone can contend with me. That’s a Superior Body Refining Technique capable of withstanding a Half-Spirit Weapon!’