Chapter 1319: Chapter 1318: Lu Yang vs. Wu Yao

"Pass Tribulation Peak?" Wu Yao was quite surprised; Lu Yang’s realm had suddenly surged, elevating him to the Pass Tribulation Peak, and without the slightest instability in his foundation.

Such a brilliant secret technique, is it similar to the Sky Demon Disintegration Technique?

However, these are all trifles of cleverness. Even the most ingenious secret technique has its duration and side effects. The backlash from a technique that stabilizes and improves one’s realm will only be more severe.

Ultimately, this is just a temporary measure, one that won’t last long.

"How does striking first change anything, thinking that reaching Pass Tribulation Peak allows you to stand as my equal?" In Wu Yao’s view, Lu Yang was merely in a futile rage, not worthy of consideration.

Boom—

Both took action at the same time; Wu Yao had intended to take the initiative, but to his surprise, Lu Yang shared the same thought, and the two clashed amidst the stars, their figures blurring, seeming like thousands of illusory shadows dueling in this place.

Their auras turned into star systems, vast and colliding continuously, displaying unmatched divine might. The stars trembled, and the cultivators and warships, like fish in the tide, could only drift along, unable to control themselves.

Shi Wumian was shocked. Since the Heavenly Emperor’s reign began, he had never encountered an opponent worthy of his second move. Even the terrifying power displayed by the Cultivation World paled in comparison to the Heavenly Emperor; yet now, the Heavenly Emperor had actually met an equal.

Shi Chan and others were also astonished; they were fortunate to have witnessed a battle of Pass Tribulation Peak powerhouses, but the impact of this scene was unparalleled.

A battle between Semi-Immortals could go no further than this.

"Quickly contact the elders!" Shi Chan said, now was not the time for admiration; the priority was to call for help.

Those in the second line of defense at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage received the distress signal, but they couldn’t determine their position.

Integration Period Cultivators could tear open wormholes as they had chased closely behind the fleet that had just left; they could find the wormhole’s entrance by following the residual spatial fluctuations. But after so much time, the leftover spatial fluctuations had long since vanished, and the stars that were used for positioning had changed their trajectories in this battle.

They could not find the way and could only watch the battle through quantum communication devices, gasping in amazement.

"This is a battle at the Pass Tribulation Stage?!"

"Every aspect has been honed to the extreme."

"The state of consummation that Immortals talk about before achieving their way probably looks something like this."

"Heavenly Gang Emperor Fist!"

"Arhat Fist!"

Behind the two of them, the Heavenly Emperor’s and Arhat’s illusory figures vaguely appeared, with the Heavenly Emperor holding the sun, moon, and stars in his palm, and the Arhat chanting the Original Buddhist Scripture.

Then Wu Yao found his hair falling out in clumps.

"Greetings, Bald Heavenly Emperor." Lu Yang bowed respectfully.

"You’re courting death!"

Wu Yao, utterly furious, had always valued his appearance, and becoming bald was more unbearable than being killed, especially with subordinates watching here, and even the Cultivation World witnessing this scene through the communication device!

Wu Yao’s hair danced wildly, and astonishingly, it grew back, to Lu Yang’s great surprise.

His Arhat Fist was enhanced by the Trace Origin Dao Fruit Prototype, so regrowing hair could only be countered using a Dao Fruit Prototype.

Meaning, Wu Yao definitely possessed a Dao Fruit Prototype.

Lu Yang wasn’t surprised that Wu Yao had a Dao Fruit Prototype. Who was Wu Yao? An Immortal reincarnated, proficient in the Hundred Skills of Cultivation, his life legendary and rich in experience; it would have been surprising if he hadn’t formed a Dao Fruit Prototype.

However, Lu Yang still wasn’t sure of the effects of Wu Yao’s Dao Fruit Prototype.

Surely it’s not just about having long hair, right?

"Little Yang fought well, just keep hitting him like that!" Fairy Eternity cheered for Lu Yang in the Spiritual Space, waving her flag and throwing two punches into the void. Wu Yao’s disrespectful words towards Little Yang had long irritated her.

He deserved it.

Fairy Eternity’s attire was even more revealing than usual, not resembling the style of the Cultivation World but more like that of a cheerleader from the Interstellar Alliance.

While Lu Yang was learning about the basic situation of the Alliance in the library of the Interstellar Alliance, Fairy Eternity wasn’t idle either; she chose to read magazines with fewer words and more pictures.

It wasn’t clear whether it was Fairy Eternity’s cheering that was effective, or if Lu Yang was just riding the high of battle, but his fighting became more fluid and smooth.

"Refine!"

Wu Yao summoned the stars from the sky, using the Artifact Refining Technique to refine them into Immortal Treasures and revisited his old trick by constructing a double-layered Gravity Great Formation with the stars as nodes, trapping Lu Yang in the middle, immobilized. Then the stars fell in layers, suppressing Lu Yang once again.

Being able to naturally integrate Artifact Refining Technique with Array Methods was a rare talent in the world.

Wu Yao had already figured out the limit of Lu Yang’s fist’s power; to exchange blows again would only damage his image. It was better to suppress Lu Yang with Array Methods.

The Stars Gravity Array was even more potent than the previous one and would certainly not allow breaking through with Arhat Fist.

"Be careful!" Those senior cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage couldn’t help but shout when they saw this scene. This move was extremely clever; probably only those who were experts in both Array Methods and Artifact Refining, or purely Body Cultivators, could break this seal.

And Lu Yang was neither.

However, Lu Yang seemed to be unaffected by the seal, as he swam through the Stars seal freely like an earth spirit born from the soil, naturally affiliated with the earth.

Wu Yao frowned, not understanding how Lu Yang was doing it.

The magic skill "Earth Shrinking" allowed one to move freely through soil, untrapped by it.

The Golden Crow’s call echoed through the galaxy, and traces of True Fire appeared on the surface of the seal, conjuring a golden bird’s Illusory Shadow above, which landed on Lu Yang’s shoulder, resembling the extinct Golden Crow.

The golden bird split from one to two, and two to four, in the blink of an eye, forming a complete firebird, making an airtight net of fire, melting the stars wherever it went.

"Three Thousand Weak Water." Faced with True Fire, Wu Yao raised his hand to summon the Ruishui River, with roaring waves transforming into dragon shapes, pouncing towards the golden bird.

The dragon-shaped Ruishui River was sliced into countless droplets of water by the fire net, scattering across the universe, merely slowing the firebird’s flight speed slightly.

Wu Yao was startled, the power of the golden bird’s flame was beyond his expectations. By the time he realized this, the golden flames engulfed the sky, swallowing him, burning his skin and flesh.

Wu Yao shed his outer shell like Jin Chan, leaving behind his skin to escape from death, and fixed his gaze on Lu Yang, no longer underestimating him.

"It seems I have underestimated you. Are you a Semi-Immortal who has condensed the Yin-Yang Dao Fruit Prototype?"

As these words were spoken, everyone was shocked, staring at Lu Yang in disbelief.

In their eyes, Lu Yang was a peerless prodigy who had cultivated to the Middle Tribulation Stage and had methods to temporarily elevate himself to the Pass Tribulation Peak.

But no one had thought that he had quietly condensed a Dao Fruit Prototype?

How many cultivators at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage were stuck at the Dao Fruit Prototype, languishing their whole lives? With the talent Lu Yang demonstrated, everyone believed he would become a Semi-Immortal, but they could never have imagined he had already become one!

Those elders in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage felt that compared to Lu Yang, they had wasted thousands of years in cultivation!

Lu Yang stared at Wu Yao, a hint of a smile on his lips: "I never thought that the senior would discover my deliberate concealment of my Semi-Immortal identity. You have good insight, senior."

Since he had been revealed, Lu Yang simply and generously admitted: "Indeed, I am a Semi-Immortal who has condensed the Yin-Yang Dao Fruit!"