CHAPTER 340: CHAPTER 316: HUNYUAN, INFINITE!

Not good!

A sudden, immense sense of crisis instinctively made Wu Er want to dodge that seemingly inconspicuous, yet intensely brilliant and blazing white light!

However, his hand had already pressed down, and it was far too late to retract his power.

He would have to take the hit! I refuse to believe that a mere Blood-Stained Realm being could turn the heavens upon a Dao Body!

Suppressing the warning in his heart, Wu Er unleashed his power, and his hand continued crashing down towards Qi Xiu.

HISS—

There was no deafening, earth-shattering, terrifying collision as expected.

The white light from the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon struck Wu Er’s hand. The palm visibly caved in and reddened; even the core black hole began to crack and collapse.

Just for an instant!

The ultimate white light directly pierced through Wu Er’s palm!

With a soft sound, most of his palm—everything that touched or came near the white light—turned into blue smoke and vanished, as if directly erased.

After piercing through the palm, the white light continued without losing momentum, tearing another large hole in Wu Er’s shoulder before shooting out, piercing everything in its path until it completely disappeared from sight.

Raw muscle tissue was gruesomely exposed. Accompanied by a world-shaking scream of anguish, the sky-encompassing hand splattered a majestic and boundless river of blood.

How could this be? How could this be possible!

Staring in horror at his mostly vanished palm, a deep shadow of dread and panic filled Wu Er’s originally wild and unrestrained eyes.

Just what is the background of this Daoist? A mere Blood-Stained Realm cultivator, how could he harm my Law of Heaven and Earth!

A single Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon not only pierced Wu Er’s palm but also shattered his worldview and beliefs.

The Blood-Stained Realm... actually able to injure a Dao Body Realm.

He feared that if he were to tell anyone what had happened to him, no one would believe it.

After the initial shock and tremor, Wu Er quickly calmed down, although Qi Xiu’s Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon had thrown his mind into disarray.

He was, after all, the malevolence—the evil thoughts and desires—separated and given form from a Dao Expert.

Such a terrifying Dharma Gate must consume an immense amount. A Blood-Stained Realm cultivator injuring someone of the Dao Body Realm? I refuse to believe you can do it again!

His eyes darted around as he immediately pinpointed the weakness of the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon.

And indeed, just as the Vine Demon suspected, the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon instantly consumed all the Hunyuan Power provided by three hundred and sixty-five Hunyuan Apertures.

Such vast consumption, even Qi Xiu found it somewhat too taxing.

After that one attack, he was completely drained. All Hunyuan Apertures within him worked at full capacity, drawing upon the Power of Heaven and Earth to recover his strength.

"If you can, injure me one more time!" Wu Er’s voice roared like thunder. His body surged with immense demonic energy, like an unparalleled Great Demon dominating its territory. He lifted his intact hand, forming it into a claw, his five fingers as large as mountains, intending to crush the weakened Qi Xiu.

"Sure," Qi Xiu, his expression unchanged, suddenly agreed, lifting both arms with hands cupped before him, fingers facing each other.

It was clearly the starting stance for the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon!

This time, Qi Xiu aimed not for Wu Er’s palm.

But for his head!

"What?!"

His eyes nearly popping from their sockets, having experienced the tyranny of the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon, Wu Er’s gaze shook violently.

Does this brute want to perish with me?!

His thoughts spun a thousand times in an instant. In a flash, Wu Er immediately retracted his hand and retreated explosively, covering several thousand miles in the blink of an eye.

Him, a half-step Dao Body, perish together with a Blood-Stained Realm cultivator? He could dream on!

And just as Wu Er retreated, Qi Xiu let out a hearty laugh: "Hahaha, so easily fooled."

Thousands of miles away, Wu Er, whose senses were already sharpened to an unbelievable extent, heard this, and his face suddenly darkened.

I’ve been played...

In a rage, Wu Er slammed his fist into the ground. The vast earth instantly shattered and undulated like waves. Endless Earthly Sha Force was drawn in, rapidly repairing his damaged palm and shoulder.

"Even if you can hurt me, what of it? I can draw upon the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha Force at any time to repair my body. And you? How many times can you use that Dharma Gate?"

Having calmed down, Wu Er slowly spoke, waving his hand which had been restored to its original, undamaged state. He took thunderous steps towards Qi Xiu.

HUM—

With each step he took, ripples spread through the void within a thousand miles. A terrifying technique was slowly accumulating, causing the Cosmic Bi on all sides to subtly convulse, as if about to be torn apart.

Endless Vines!

Clapping his hands together suddenly, Wu Er spat out a large mass of dark demonic energy. A corner of an ancient world was swiftly unveiled like a cross-realm passage, and billions of horrific vines surged out!

Bloodthirsty Vine, Vajra Vine, White Bone Corpse-Transforming Vine, Fire Silkworm Vine, Dragon Devouring Vine...

Countless vines filled the space, instantly turning an area tens of thousands of square miles into a Great World of vines. These vines were peculiar and frightening, possessing various Divine Marvel Powers. They surged together, forming a terrifying tsunami that crashed towards Qi Xiu.

"What, are you afraid to fight me directly now?" Staring at the vine tide that blanketed the sky and spread across the four cardinal directions and eight wildernesses, Qi Xiu chuckled lightly, having seen through Wu Er’s little scheme.

He fears my Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon, so he wants to use these vines to exhaust me to death?

"I’m afraid that if I accidentally crush you, I won’t be able to torture you properly and avenge my brothers who died so miserably," Wu Er responded with a cold laugh, standing thousands of miles away, arms crossed.

"Hahaha, scared is scared. Why make so many excuses?" Laughing mockingly, Qi Xiu stepped onto the endless fiery clouds, soaring into the sky with hands cupped, as his recovered Hunyuan Apertures suddenly activated.

That sound, akin to the explosion at the dawn of heaven and earth, echoed once again.

HUM—

The exceedingly bright and intensely blazing white light, like a sharp sword, instantly pierced into the vine tide. It effortlessly flattened all the vines in its path, turning them into green smoke that vanished without a trace.

Damn it, where on earth did this kid learn such a terrifying technique?

As an observer witnessing that terribly fearsome white light again, Wu Er’s mouth twitched, and his recently recovered right hand throbbed with a phantom pain.

He has such might in the Blood-Stained Realm; if he were to reach the Dao Body Realm, wouldn’t he turn the world upside down?! I must slaughter him today. Even if it means exhausting all my resources, I must wear him down to death!

Having swept away the surging vine army with one strike, Qi Xiu’s face turned slightly pale. Since cultivating the Hunyuan Apertures, this was the first time he had felt such exhaustion.

The power of the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon was nigh unstoppable.

But each use of it completely drained all of his Hunyuan Power.

While Qi Xiu had just wiped out the oncoming vine army, Wu Er was already sneering as he reopened that ancient vine Great World, summoning an identical vine army once again.

"Kid, you’re destined to die here today!"

Seemingly having found a way to suppress Qi Xiu, Wu Er regained his previous arrogance and wildness, his serpent-like black tongue incessantly flickered and coiled.

"Is that so?" With a flick of his sleeve, he swept away the dust swirling around him. Qi Xiu tilted his head slightly, his calm eyes, their divine light restrained, gazed at Wu Er opposite him.

Meeting this gaze, the smile on Wu Er’s face involuntarily stiffened until he could no longer muster a laugh at all.

"But somehow, I feel the one who’s going to die is you." As his words fell, Qi Xiu slowly raised his hand, fingers clenched. An indescribable light pulsed between his fingers, seeming eager to burst forth.

"Command! Hunyuan... Infinite!"

BOOM—

The world trembled violently!

Countless majestic flows of nature’s spiritual energy, as if attracted by an invisible magnet, cascaded towards the young Daoist.

His body was like an unleashed Spiritual Spring, continuously absorbing these natural essences. The surrounding air filled with heart-shaking fluctuations.

His skin, bathed in spiritual energy, flickered with a faint luminescence. Every muscle and meridian quivered and expanded under the impact of this vast power, then released energy that transcended the mundane.

His pores opened like countless tiny channels, allowing spiritual energy to flood in like a torrent. Even his sweat took on a mysterious seven-colored luster, each drop like a glittering star falling to the mortal realm.

In that instant, his power became unfathomable—like a bottomless abyss or a boundless galaxy—truly endless.

Every action, even the slightest twitch of an eyelid, carried an immense pressure. Every hair on his body shone brilliantly, heralding a glory beyond comprehension.

This power... It’s simply too wonderful.

Gazing down at his translucent, crystal-clear body, feeling the infinite strength within—a power that seemed capable of toying with heaven and earth in the palm of his hand—Qi Xiu took a deep breath, pulling himself out of this descent into feelings of omnipotence.

He knew very well that, at present, he had merely caused the recovery speed of his Hunyuan Apertures to reach an unbelievable level.

It wasn’t true omnipotence.

If he were to become lost in that indescribable euphoria, the moment the Command Talisman’s effect vanished, he would immediately suffer a mental collapse due to the immense disparity, perhaps even instantly becoming a madman.

Under the enhancement of the Command Talisman, Qi Xiu temporarily gained a state of ’infinite mana.’ The sole drawback of the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon completely vanished.

Thousands of miles away, gazing at Qi Xiu who was bathed in radiant light like an Exiled Immortal, Wu Er suddenly felt a chill crawl up his spine. A tremor ran through him, as if countless steel needles were pricking his every pore.

And just as this extremely uncomfortable sensation arose, a white light suddenly flared at the edge of his vision!

Not good!

"Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon!"

Accompanied by a soft shout, a pillar of white light shot forth with a thunderous roar, carrying the sound of the universe’s dawn explosion. Wherever it passed, the earth was instantly plowed into a trench hundreds of meters deep, its sides remarkably smooth and even.

"You!" His eyes nearly bursting, Wu Er frantically dodged, but his huge Law of Heaven and Earth form was now an unspeakable burden.

Even though Wu Er reacted swiftly, his back was still grazed by that terrifyingly immense white light.

HISS—

The flesh on his back vanished in an instant, exposing the stark white, uneven vertebrae beneath. Thick blood gushed out like a great river, flooding hundreds of miles of land.

The next second, a heaven-shaking scream tore through the air.