Chapter 372: Legend

The demonic god shattered from the impact.

Xiao Qianyuan roared in fury, "Li Pin! You're only humiliating yourself!"

Starlight erupted, and in the blink of an eye, the shattered phantom of the demon god fully restored itself.

As Xiao Qianyuan's demon god form stabilized, a sword emanating waves of astral energy—equal in strength to a top-tier astral equipment—materialized in Li Pin's hand. At the same time, dark golden armor enveloped him.

The hearts of the Master Astral Cultivators observing from afar stirred at the sight of the powerful aura emanating from the dark golden armor.

"Legendary astral equipment?!"

"Li Pin actually possesses legendary astral equipment? What's more, it's the rarest of them all! A natal spirit armor!"

"Shouldn't we be more surprised by how his astral equipment sword and legendary armor appeared? He has a storage-type divine relic!"

The Master Astral Cultivators' eyes glowed with fervor.

One of them spoke blunltly. "Li Pin's bold challenge to our empire's capital cannot go unpunished. Even if he's the pioneer of the Martial God, he must face the consequences. His astral equipment, legendary armor, storage-type divine relic, and the Black Gold Mine—all of it must be seized as compensation!'"

He quickly signaled to the others, forming a tight encirclement around the battlefield. They knew they had to keep Li Pin in sight at all times. If he managed to escape and masquerade as one of the millions of people in the capital, it would be impossible to find him again.

Now, as Li Pin flaunted his arrogance by facing off against their empire's Legend and twenty-three Master Astral Cultivators, it was their best opportunity to capture him.

The twenty-three Master Astral Cultivators completed the encirclement.

Xiao Qianyuan's demon god body reformed, this time maintaining a ten-meter height to ensure its solidity. As the demon extended his arm, his halberd, originally just over two meters long, quickly grew to match the length of his enlarged form.

This was the legendary astral equipment—the Rage Halberd!

A layer of sturdy battle armor appeared on him, with a black cape fluttering behind, snapping sharply in the wind.

This was the pinnacle of natal spirit armor technology at present—the War God Armor!

With both a natal spirit weapon and armor, coupled with the opulent astral equipment of an imperial legend, Xiao Qianyuan now had the power to confront even a supreme expert.

"Come!" roared Xiao Qianyuan.

Xiao Qianyuan appeared as if piloting a mecha formed entirely of starlight, almost completely encased in it. He pointed his halberd at Li Pin. "Let's see what gave you the courage to challenge a Six Extremities-level nation!"

"Come, Legend!" Li Pin gripped his Sword of Destiny, feeling the dark magic and astral energy from his Heavenly Demon Divine Armor surge within him, enhancing his physique. "Let's see how long your fighting spirit lasts."

Li Pin shot forward, thunder crackling about him.

Using the Celestial Assassination Technique, he turned into a streak of light, breaking the sound barrier as he accelerated. He surged forward like a fifth-generation fighter jet, creating a visible shockwave, and appeared right before Xiao Qianyuan.

"Gaia's Celestial Force Field is lifeless, following only fixed trajectories. You really think such crude tactics will work on me?" Xiao Qianyuan scoffed.

His demon god form, composed of pure starlight, swiftly evaded to the side.

However, just as he dodged, the distant, ever-present celestial phantom suddenly sharpened into clarity, surging forward with an overwhelming, unstoppable force

Xiao Qianyuan's pupils dilated as he realized the overwhelming power coming at him.

"There's no way you can stop me!"

With a furious roar, the starlight within Xiao Qianyuan surged to its peak. His demon god body flared, and he raised his Rage Halberd, striking it down at the descending Celestial Force Field.

In a flash, a colossal rift tore open the sky, and an unprecedented power exploded, shooting forward in a blinding beam like a colossal laser cannon.

However... it was useless.

In the face of the Celestial Force so overwhelming that it could level the entire capital, no mortal body stood a chance. Even with Xiao Qianyuan's legendary rank and the Rage Halberd, his strike could not even dent the crushing power of the celestial phantom.

When the astral energy from the Rage Halberd shattered, the full force of Gaia's Celestial Force Field descended. Despite being a Legend, Xiao Qianyuan felt a suffocating, despairing pressure.

This was a power no cultivator could resist alone. Not even a Legend could withstand it! Not even the mightiest among them![1]

"Damn it!" Xiao Qianyuan cursed bitterly.

Now that he had missed the only window for escape, he could only transform into starlight. His physical form turned into dazzling energy, fleeing from the crushing power.

"It seems you have come to finally understand the gap between us," Li Pin said.

He quickly regained his balance and shifted position.

As Xiao Qianyuan, now a streak of starlight, sped away, Li Pin extended his hand.

The Celestial Magnetic Field within him erupted, and a force akin to a black hole began to pull part of Xiao Qianyuan's Starlight Body into it.

Yes, it only tore away a part of Xiao Qianyuan, not his entire starlight form.

Li Pin knew that with Xiao Qianyuan's mental spirit at the Legendary level, he couldn't destroy him as he had with Zhang Dongwang. The only thing he could do was obliterate part of his starlight form.

Buzz, buzz!

Sparks crackled and roared! Despite struggling fiercely, the starlight trapped by Li Pin's Celestial Force Field remained bound, unable to escape.

Meanwhile, Xiao Qianyuan quickly reconstructed his form after avoiding Gaia's Celestial Force Field.

However, he was missing an arm.

As he reformed, the portion of starlight that Li Pin had trapped also began to take shape, forming Xiao Qianyuan's severed arm.

With a burst of electric sparks, that arm disintegrated into dust.

Xiao Qianyuan's expression grew darker.

He re-entered his starlight form for a brief moment. When he emerged from it again, his arm had fully regenerated, appearing as good as new.

"Is that all?" Xiao Qianyuan sneered and moved his newly formed arm without any sign of hindrance. "You could kill me ten times, a hundred times, even a thousand times, and I would come back unscathed. But I only need to kill you once, and the result for you will be absolute...."

A wave of murderous intent surged from Xiao Qianyuan.

Before he finished his words, he had swung the Rage Halberd, slashing fiercely toward Li Pin

Li Pin's Celestial Magnetic Field exploded within him. Electricity arced, and he shot sideways like an electromagnetic projectile.

Xiao Qianyuan's halberd slashed through the air. "You think I wouldn't notice you trying to align with the trajectory of the Celestial Force Field?"

The starlight surrounding the halberd stretched out for hundreds of meters, like a divine weapon cleaving the heavens, aiming directly for Li Pin.

As the halberd cut through the air, the high-speed friction ignited visible flames, making the strike appear like a fearsome meteor streaking across the sky.

Bang!

Sparks flew.

Li Pin slashed the Sword of Destiny horizontally, meeting the Rage Halberd with perfect precision, instantly intercepting the strike aimed at him.

In an instant, a violent surge of energy erupted at the point of contact between the two spirit weapons, resembling the explosion of a fuel-air bomb in midair.

A terrifying blast of flame, mixed with a blinding shockwave, exploded outward, sweeping across a radius of several hundred meters. Starlight, sword light, and everything in the shockwave's path were crushed and torn apart.

Though the battle took place a thousand meters in the air, the force of the impact still shattered windows in buildings below, sending glass shards cascading down.

The force of the legendary strike was undeniable.

Despite Li Pin's perfect counter with the Sword of Destiny, he was still sent flying hundreds of meters by the power of the Rage Halberd.

However, as the energy from the halberd surged over him, it was gradually dissipated by the layers of dark magic and astral energy in his Heavenly Demon Divine Armor. The remaining force was enough to rattle his qi and blood, but with his regenerative abilities, the injury was insignificant.

Furthermore, the purpose of his counter wasn't to nullify the halberd's force, but to guide it. He ensured that as the shockwave sent him flying, he would be propelled in the direction he desired.

As he was blasted backward, he instantly aligned with Gaia's Celestial Force Field.

Celestial Assassination Technique!

Just as Xiao Qianyuan thought he had successfully blasted Li Pin away and was about to press the advantage, a streak of electric light, brimming with overwhelming force, slammed into his ten-meter-tall demonic body.

The armor-piercing attribute of the Sword of Destiny nearly bypassed his War God Armor entirely!

The sword aura tore through him with destructive force, relentlessly advancing toward Xiao Qianyuan.

Xiao Qianyuan's face changed dramatically. "No!"

As the sword aura approached, he instantly entered his starlight form.

Buzz, buzz!

Starlight erupted! Xiao Qianyuan transformed into pure light.

Still, he couldn't fully avoid being partly restrained by Li Pin's magnetic field.

However, if even a Master Astral Cultivator could record their life imprint at the atomic level, how could a Legend not do the same?

In an instant, Xiao Qianyuan reformed his body, and the parts restrained and obliterated by Li Pin's field were restored.

"Li Pin!" Xiao Qianyuan roared.

An icy, bone-chilling killing intent radiated from him.

Xiao Qianyuan was engulfed by an overwhelming murderous intent.

Technically speaking, Li Pin had already delivered a lethal blow to me just now! To a Legend like me! How... humiliating!

He thought.

With a storm of rage crackling through him, he swung the Rage Halberd with all his might, aiming to strike Li Pin down. "Die!"

1. implies the supreme expert. ☜