Chapter 1026: Late-Stage Deific Yin

Within the white life hidden realm, over a vast expanse of the sea, silver moons were scattered all throughout the sky. Each had transformed into an enormous eye. Their eerie gazes were locked firmly on a section of the sea radiating tri-colored light. That area was completely surrounded by a horde of white-furred monsters, and a formation sealed the area off to prevent any escape.

"Xiao Nanfeng, let's see how you'll escape this time around!" a silver moon roared triumphantly.

A deafening chorus of roars erupted from the countless white-furred monsters, who shook the air with their collective fury.

The Superior had managed to force Xiao Nanfeng into a dead end, then mobilized an endless swarm of white-furred monsters with the sole purpose of ensuring his death.

Suddenly, the ocean churned violently. Light erupted, ten times more dazzling than before. A powerful aura surged outward, causing the silver eyes to contract in unease.

"You're not hiding—you're breaking through!" one of the silver moons exclaimed.

With a deafening boom, the sea erupted into an overwhelming tidal wave, blotting out the sky. In that instant, three luminous moons—red, purple, and blue—rose into the air, flooding the ocean and sky with radiant brilliance. The dazzling light was accompanied by violent tempests sweeping through the battlefield, sending the weaker white-furred monsters hurtling away.

"Late-stage Deific Yin?!" a silver moon exclaimed.

Xiao Nanfeng slowly ascended from the depths of the sea, waves surging around him. He threw his head back and laughed. "I have to thank you for relentlessly hunting me down all this time, Superior!"

As he laughed, he retracted his three moons and instantly launched himself at the horde of white-furred monsters.

"Hegemon's Fist!"

A colossal explosion rocked the battlefield as an innumerable number of white-furred monsters were obliterated by a barrage of fists. Their bodies were sent flying through the air before vanishing altogether, absorbed into Xiao Nanfeng's world of the heart to be used as nourishment for the giant nine-colored tree.

"Kill him!" one of the silver moons bellowed.

"Die!" Countless white-furred monsters charged at Xiao Nanfeng once more.

Due to the silver moons' influence, the strongest white-furred monsters continued to grow ever stronger. While Xiao Nanfeng had been starting to find it difficult to take them on, all that had changed again.

So what if there were many white-furred monsters in the vicinity? Xiao Nanfeng seemed to possess endless strength.

A group of silver moons roared, "Spiritual cultivation is far harder to advance than physical cultivation. How could you break through so quickly? What other secrets are you hiding?!"

Xiao Nanfeng laughed as he took down a group of white-furred monsters. "Why don't you figure it out yourself?"

The silver eyes glared at him. "I know you can refine the energy within these white-furred monsters, but how can that be? It's a chaotic mess that even includes my spiritual energy. It should be like poison to you—but you're only growing stronger!"

"Even you don't know everything, do you? That's fine. Once I kill you, I'll explain it all."

He obliterated yet another horde of white-furred creatures and smashed through a group of silver moons in the air. He had no intention of revealing anything to them—keeping the Superior in the dark worked to his advantage.

With each passing moment, his power surged. He massacred an entire army alone. Even as the monsters swarmed him from all sides, they were crushed beneath the might of his fists.

Before long, a third of the white-furred monsters had been annihilated, leaving the silver moons seething with fury.

One of the white-furred monsters anxiously said, "Master, we can't keep fighting! Xiao Nanfeng isn't tiring at all, while our forces are dwindling. The longer this goes on, the more we'll die! He's only getting stronger!"

Another pleaded, "Yes, Master! Let's retreat for now! Once we've gained enough strength, we can ambush him again!"

The silver moon growled in frustration. "You think I don't know we're feeding his power? But his growth rate is outpacing yours! If we don't wear him down now, there will be no stopping him in the future! I refuse to believe he can keep getting stronger mid-battle! Hold him down! Wear him out! I've already summoned more reinforcements—if I have to bury him under mountains of corpses, so be it!"

The white-furred monsters paled. They understood all too well that the silver moons didn't care whether they lived or died. Their lives were simply tools with which to exhaust Xiao Nanfeng. Powerless to resist, they continued their assault.

A storm of blades slashed toward Xiao Nanfeng. He dodged with ease and retaliated with another earth-shattering fist. A mass of white-furred creatures disintegrated, their remnants scattered across the battlefield.

Even the strongest among them could only delay the inevitable. Against Xiao Nanfeng's relentless attacks, all would eventually fall.

𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

With every kill, Xiao Nanfeng's aura grew even more terrifying.

Soon, the battlefield was in disarray—many white-furred monsters lost their will to fight and turned to flee instead.

"Hold the line! I'll kill any coward who dares to retreat!" a silver moon roared.

It unleashed its dreadful power. The white-furred monsters leading the retreat exploded in a rain of blood, their bodies torn apart by an unseen force.

The gruesome display shocked the remaining creatures into submission. The escape attempt came to an abrupt halt.

"Kill him!" the Superior howled.

Terrified but helpless, the white-furred monsters threw themselves into battle with newfound desperation.

Xiao Nanfeng had no sympathy for them. If their positions were reversed, would they show him mercy? He hardened his resolve—there was no room for hesitation.

With every attack, another swath of white-furred monsters was obliterated. Before long, more than half of them were dead, yet Xiao Nanfeng's strength remained undiminished.

Just then, a tremor shook the void. A white portal abruptly appeared, causing a golden figure to shoot out and crash into the sea with a thunderous impact. The resulting shockwave sent towering waves surging in every direction.

The white portal vanished as the battlefield fell into stunned silence. The golden figure emanated an overwhelming aura, striking terror into the white-furred monsters.

Xiao Nanfeng narrowed his eyes. He knew exactly who had arrived.

The golden figure slowly rose from the water.

"Another Xiao Nanfeng?"

"What terrifying fighting spirit!"

The white-furred monsters cried out in alarm.

The silver moons immediately ordered the remaining white-furred monsters to retreat. They were more than happy to do so, leaving only Xiao Nanfeng and the golden figure in the center of the battlefield.

Xiao Nanfeng frowned. "How did you get in here, Superior? And why is my physical body so badly injured?"

The golden figure—none other than the Superior's avatar—had seized Xiao Nanfeng's physical body but had been severely wounded by the three Qing Grandmasters before barely escaping into the hidden realm with his life.

The Superior wiped the blood from his lips, eyes burning with hatred. "I did end up back here—but so what? I'll finish you off right now."

The Superior had no intention to reveal what was happening in the world at large to Xiao Nanfeng. Rather, he shot toward him with killing intent. A single punch allowed him to unleash a storm of flames.

"My physical body has grown stronger..." Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed, retaliating with a punch of his own.

With a deafening boom, their fists collided, shattering the void in a large area around them. The massive storm of flames swept outward, sending the nearby white-furred monsters flying.

With a loud bang, Xiao Nanfeng was sent hurtling backward by the Superior's punch. In midair, he coughed up a mouthful of blood before finally stabilizing himself.

Although he was now a late-stage Deific Yin cultivator, the Superior had taken over his physical body and made it even stronger. Even though he was currently injured, he still had overwhelming power, making it difficult for Xiao Nanfeng to resist his blows.

"You raised my physical cultivation to the peak of the Boundless Immortal realm?" Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed in astonishment.

"I didn't do it for you—I did it for myself. This body belongs to me. And since I've returned to the white life hidden realm, it's time for you to die." The Superior's voice was cold.

He charged forward once more.

"Hegemon's Fist!"

"Die!"

The two unleashed earth-shattering might as they clashed fiercely. The shockwaves from their attacks tore through the void and shattered an entire sea. The white-furred monsters nearby were instantly ripped apart by the residual force, while the rest fled in terror.

All the remaining silver moons floated higher and higher to avoid the shockwaves from their battle.

Though Xiao Nanfeng's Deific Yin cultivation wasn't as strong as his physical body's, the injuries that the Superior had sustained were enough to give him some breathing room.

Seeing that he couldn't take down Xiao Nanfeng immediately, the Superior grew more and more frustrated. "You don't know your place. Let's see just how much longer you can last!"

A colossal golden tree, thousands of meters tall, appeared behind the Superior. It was riddled with cracks and evidently heavily damaged by the three Qing Grandmasters. Even in this state, however, it radiated dazzling golden light and absorbed immense energy from the surroundings. All that energy was channeled into the Superior, causing his strength to surge exponentially.

Xiao Nanfeng couldn't afford to be careless. He too summoned his own world tree.

A towering nine-colored tree suddenly appeared behind him. It was somewhat ethereal and almost seemed to flicker, but it emitted nine-colored light that illuminated the entire world.

The nine-colored tree absorbed boundless energy from its surroundings, pouring it into Xiao Nanfeng and causing his power to skyrocket.

Their fists clashed once more, creating a black hole ten times larger than before. The resulting storm of flames shot into the sky, sending the silver moons careening in all directions.

The Superior's eyes widened in disbelief. "The giant nine-colored tree? Impossible!"