CHAPTER 534: CHAPTER 534. CONTEST BETWEEN TWO CULTIVATORS WITHOUT PEERS AT THE SAME CULTIVATION LEVEL

Despite seeing the five water rings, Da Niu didn’t pull back his punch. It continued toward Huang Er. The first water ring hit his arm and shattered into a splash of water. The second ring hit the same spot as the first. The third was the same. When the fourth ring hit, Da Niu winced. The pain induced by the fifth ring caused his punch to veer involuntarily.

Da Niu’s punch missed his mark. It cruised past a hairbreadth from Huang Er’s cheek. Her hair turned into a mess due to the wind from the blow.

Huang Er didn’t waste this save. She kicked Da Niu’s giant torso and flew away.

Da Niu only moved back a little from the kick. He didn’t chase Huang Er. Instead, he turned to where the five water rings came from. Amon was floating there.

Amon used Concealed Ghost Body to sneak close. With how Da Niu and Huang Er were focused on killing one another, they didn’t realize Amon was close until he executed an arcane art.

"You...?" Da Niu frowned. His reaction was the same as when Huang Zhan met Huang San. "How are you an Intermediate Spirit Stage?"

Da Niu didn’t think Amon was using a trick because he already felt the power behind Amon’s water rings. It was the genuine power of the Intermediate Spirit Stage, even when the power was much stronger than a normal Intermediate Spirit Stage cultivator. That was because Amon had used the body-strengthening meridian points technique while he was on his way here.

"Do you want me to tell you the tale of how I increased my cultivation?" Amon asked.

"Hmph! Doesn’t matter. Even if you become a Peak Spirit Stage, you are still not my opponent," Da Niu said. While speaking, he noticed something that drew his attention. In the distance where Lei Shao was, someone was attacking him. He looked in another direction and saw that Yong Kang experienced the same thing.

Amon glanced in the same direction as Da Niu. It seemed Xin Wuming and Wu Di had successfully ambushed their first targets.

Xin Wuming used the same method as Amon, using Concealed Ghost Body. Wu Di got as close as possible until the range of a Mystic Sense cultivator. After that, he used Jet Dash. When Lei Shao sensed him, he was already very close.

Combining the ambush with their improved Beginning Spirit Stage power, they quickly defeated Lei Shao and Yong Kang. They proceeded to chase the remaining two, Gan Xi and Xian Lu. Gan Xi and Xian Lu fled, but their flying speed was slower. It was only a matter of time before the two were caught.

"Those are your people?" Da Niu asked. They were too far away even for his Spirit Sense. But from how swiftly they took out Lei Shao and Yong Kang, they should have the power-up like Amon. Could their cultivation also increase to the Spirit Stage? Such a thought was distressing.

Amon grinned at the question. He replied, "You have missed your chance to take us out during our last encounter. Now, the chance is mine."

"You are still too early a thousand years if you think you can defeat me!" Da Niu exclaimed. His body vanished from sight.

The same as the others, Amon’s Spirit Sense failed to detect Da Niu’s movements, but his more potent danger sense did. He swayed to the back just as Da Niu’s fist came sweeping from the side. He slashed the ceremonial dagger up as he swayed.

A loud clank sounded when the dagger hit the furry arm. It was the sound of it hitting metal rather than flesh. Da Niu suffered no wound, but he felt the slash. He remembered then that this dagger once drew his blood. Now that he was in bull form, his defense was greater, but Amon was also not the mystic stage cultivator like before.

Amon’s skin turned into scales as he activated the Great Virulent Serpent. His power increased further, and he performed the Infinite Phantom Slash.

Da Niu was surprised his prey successfully dodged his burst assault and perfectly performed counterattacks. Before he could respond, an infinite number of sharp lights covered his view. He placed his arms over his head for cover as the sharp lights landed on him.

He felt stinging pain as Amon’s ceremonial dagger slashed his body repeatedly. Different than before, each slash drew blood.

"Haahhh...!!" Da Niu opened his crossed arms, and an explosive shockwave radiated out. This shockwave broke all the remaining sharp lights and knocked Amon away.

Amon stopped beside Princess Huang Er, who displayed a look of disbelief. Not only did Amon exhibit a power he should not have, but he could even fight Da Niu to such an extent.

Da Niu looked at his furry bull body. It was filled with small cuts that leaked blood. Those cuts were all superficial wounds. He wasn’t in any danger. But since he learned the Great Bull King transformation art, no one had ever wounded him to such an extent.

He huffed and stared at Amon with eyes full of rage. Usually, he was unmatched against cultivators of the same level. Even a cultivator with a higher cultivation level had difficulty fighting him. Amon had a lower cultivation level than he did. Thus, for him to shed blood by such an opponent was an intolerable disgrace.

Da Niu didn’t know that Amon was also mostly without peers among cultivators of the same cultivation levels. His altered physique was stronger than most, added with his body-strengthening meridian points technique and transformation art, his strength was even greater than average Peak Spirit Stage cultivators.

Da Niu was not an average Peak Spirit Stage cultivator, though. His giant body special constitution and great bull king transformation art turned him into a legitimate monster. That’s why Amon already knew he couldn’t win against Da Niu by himself.

Da Niu punched forward with rage. The image of a raging ox manifested following his punch.

"Move!" Amon grabbed Huang Er and moved away before Da Niu completed his punching motion. When the punch was completed, it was as if the air before the fist collapsed. The space where Amon and Huang Er were a moment ago imploded. Air was sucked inside as everything within the affected space was violently compressed.

Huang Er was speechless. If Amon didn’t pull her away, she didn’t believe she could survive that blow.

"Support me from a distance. I will face him," Amon commanded. He threw her away before she could respond.

She didn’t have the time to complain about such rough treatment. She spread her arms and used her earth-element arcane art, the Drilling Rock Spears. Long cones of rock like the one she conjured earlier materialized before her, but with a greater quantity.

Amon rushed forward to take Da Niu’s attention. He threw his ceremonial dagger forward and controlled it using the Xian Cloth.

Da Niu swept his gigantic arm to the side. The wind from the blow smacked the dagger aside. His other hand shot forward to catch the Xian Cloth. He knew the black dagger was special. It was sharper and more powerful than any weapon he had ever encountered. That’s why it could wound his bull-form body. If he could disarm Amon from that dagger, Amon would lose much of his edge.

He failed to catch the Xian Cloth. The yellow cloth was as if alive. It swerved when Da Niu’s hand came grabbing. At the same time, the cloth threw the black dagger back at him. Its sharp tip targeted one of his eyes. Da Niu ducked. The bull’s horns on his head clashed with the dagger and smacked it away.

Huang Er’s rock spears came at this time. They advanced and spun like drilling rockets. Previous engagement had proved that these rock spears could pierce his thick hide, so Da Niu didn’t tank them. His fists performed rapid punches. Each punch caused a small implosion at the point of impact. The rock spears that flew into the imploded areas broke into dust.

These rapid punches also blocked the ceremonial dagger that slashed from all directions. With the help of the Xian Cloth, the Infinite Phantom Slash could cover a much larger area.

"Begone, fly!!" Da Niu exclaimed. A powerful repulsive force exploded out of him. The ceremonial dagger couldn’t compete in strength. It was tossed far away.

A giant ox image appeared behind Da Niu as he abruptly charged forward. Everything in his vicinity was destroyed, even the air he passed through was reduced to nothingness.

Amon flew to the side before Da Niu started charging. He warned Huang Er when he moved. Thanks to his warning, and because she was positioned further, she could avoid the abrupt charge. However, she felt her body become heavier after Da Niu passed her by. Her Spirit Sense quickly identified that an art had been placed by Da Niu when he passed by. It was an earth-element arcane art that affected a large area.

Amon was hit by the same arcane art. He couldn’t move freely. His ceremonial dagger was still away after getting smacked by Da Niu. He couldn’t do anything when Da Niu stopped his charge and used the Instantaneous Burst. He zoomed toward Huang Er.

He planned to finish the princess before dealing with Amon.