170: Chapter 170 Defeating Li Cangqiong

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

Under Han Ming's powerful Thunder Rule attack, Li Cangqiong's nine Fire Dragons could not last for even ten breaths before shattering with a loud boom.

"Old thing, you're nothing special after all!"

Han Ming looked at Li Cangqiong with disdain.

It was fortunate that he had used the power of his Cave Heaven World; otherwise, that last move would have drained him dry.

"Hmph, you only managed to block a casual strike from this old man, and you think that's something to be proud of?"

Li Cangqiong snorted coldly, his expression unchanging, though his heart was in turmoil.

The 'Nine Dragons Burning Heaven' move just now was one of his ultimate techniques. Not only had Martial God Han Qingcang blocked it, but he had also broken it so cleanly and efficiently.

This old thing had been in seclusion for many years, and his strength had truly advanced significantly.

More importantly, he was currently suppressing his strength to the Peak Martial Venerable realm. To be able to take his move without revealing his full strength made him even more terrifying.

He no longer held back and slammed his hands together.

The Perfection Law of Fire compressed crazily in his palms. The dark red flames turned from crimson to scorching white, and then from scorching white to ghostly blue. The temperature was so high that it even burned black holes into the Void Realm.

A long spear, entirely condensed from the Law of Fire, formed in his hands. The spear shaft was only twelve feet long, yet it emitted an aura more terrifying than the nine Fire Dragons combined.

"Burning Heaven Spear!"

In the distance, Wei Changan, who was watching the battle, felt his pupils constrict, and his expression changed drastically.

"It seems this Li Cangqiong is about to get serious."

Vice Principal Ouyang Hai's expression also became grave.

He secretly worried for Han Ming in his heart. Could he block it?

They were all too familiar with this move; it was Li Cangqiong's strongest ultimate technique.

Back then, Li Cangqiong had used this spear to kill two Peak Martial Saint-level exotic beasts on the Void Battlefield in succession, becoming famous in a single battle.

With the spear thrust like a dragon, burning the heavens and boiling the seas, the number of people in the entire Modu Base City who could take this strike head-on while at the same rank could be counted on one hand.

Li Cangqiong thrust his spear.

There was no roar of a dragon or howl of a tiger, no surging sea of fire; there was only a ghostly blue thin line that silently streaked across the Void Realm.

Wherever that thin line passed, space was silently annihilated, and the laws of heaven and earth slightly distorted before this spear.

The speed was extreme, making it unavoidable.

The spear's momentum had already locked onto the space within a radius of several dozen miles; it would be useless even if Han Ming used his Perfection Space Profound Truth to escape into the Void Realm.

Han Ming's eyes narrowed.

This spear really had some substance to it. Li Cangqiong had been famous for a hundred years, and he certainly didn't have a reputation for nothing.

He took a deep breath, clenched his right hand in the air, and the power of his Cave Heaven World surged into his body like a great river.

Eighty percent of the Metal Rule and sixty percent of the War Rule intertwined on his right fist, while the Perfection Thunder Rule coiled around it like silver-purple dragons and snakes, transforming into a three-colored fist beam that tore through the heavens and earth.

"Break!"

The fist beam and the spear beam collided violently in mid-air.

The earth-shattering roar that was expected did not appear; instead, a black hole the size of a soccer ball appeared at the center of their collision.

The space there was completely annihilated by the two forces, and even the sound was swallowed up entirely.

Immediately afterward, the black hole exploded violently, and a berserk shockwave swept across hundreds of miles, causing mountains to collapse and rivers to evaporate.

The Martial Saint experts watching the battle retreated one after another, while a few Martial Venerables with slightly weaker cultivation were struck by the aftermath and vomited blood as they were sent flying on the spot.

As the dust settled, Han Ming had retreated three steps, each step sending ripples through the Void Realm, as if the Void Realm would shatter if even a fraction more force were applied.

The Rule power on his right fist had been scattered, and a trace of blood seeped from his knuckles.

Li Cangqiong did not fare well either; he had retreated more than a dozen steps, his hair was somewhat disheveled, his clothes were torn, and a charred fist print was left on his chest.

The difference in their strength was immediately apparent.

"Such a strong impact! Is this the power of a Peak Martial Saint?"

The onlookers widened their eyes as they looked at the two in the arena, revealing expressions of shock.

Even just the aftermath forced them to retreat.

"Phew..."

Seeing that Han Ming had blocked Li Cangqiong's attack and even made Li Cangqiong suffer a muffled loss, Han Tianlin and the Han Family Elders all breathed a sigh of relief.

"What? Impossible! How could the Old Ancestor fall into a disadvantageous position?"

The experts of the Li Family were not calm at all. Seeing Li Cangqiong at a disadvantage, they all revealed expressions of fear.

"Impressive! It seems another remarkable figure has appeared in our Modu Base City!"

Wei Changan exclaimed as he watched this scene.

The last time this happened was over a hundred years ago, with the current Vice Principal of Modu Martial Arts University, Vice Principal Qi Xuanzhou, who had just broken through to Martial Saint, opened up a space within his body, and fought a Peak Martial Saint while being a one-star Martial Saint without falling into a disadvantage.

Today, Han Chunming was even more formidable, fighting a Peak Martial Saint with the strength of a Peak Martial Venerable, and even making that veteran Peak Martial Saint, Li Cangqiong, suffer a secret loss.

Vice Principal Ouyang Hai nodded in deep agreement without saying a word.

"This, how is this possible?"

Li Cangqiong looked down at the charred fist print on his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief.

His strongest ultimate technique, which he relied on for his fame, had been broken by Martial God Han Qingcang so simply?

And he was clearly at a disadvantage.

One had to know that decades ago, when he fought Martial God Han Qingcang, although he could block this move, he had paid a significant price.

"There is nothing impossible about it, old dog, go to hell!"

Han Ming did not give him time to be shocked. He grabbed the air with his right hand, and eighty percent of the Metal Rule instantly condensed into a golden spear.

A silver-purple lightning dragon, formed from the Perfection Thunder Rule, coiled around the spear shaft.

Han Ming raised the spear high, and the majestic power of the Cave Heaven World surged into the spear shaft like a heavenly river pouring backwards. The space at the spear tip was silently annihilated, forming a fist-sized black vortex.

"This spear, I return it to you."

Han Ming threw the spear.

The golden spear tore through the Void Realm at an extreme speed; even the watching Martial Saint experts could only see a blurry golden afterimage.

Wherever the spear tip passed, space shattered inch by inch, and the laws of heaven and earth groaned under the burden of this spear.

Li Cangqiong's expression changed drastically; he felt the threat of death.

The power of this spear was even stronger than the 'Burning Heaven Spear' he had just used; it had even exceeded the scope of the Peak Martial Saint realm and faintly touched upon that Domain he had failed to step into despite a hundred years of bitter cultivation.

He wanted to dodge, but the spear's momentum had already locked him firmly in place. There was no avoiding it; he could only take it head-on.

"Nine Dragons Burning Heaven!"

Li Cangqiong once again activated his Perfection Law of Fire, and nine dark red Fire Dragons roared out from his body.

The nine Fire Dragons roared in unison, meeting the golden spear that tore through the heavens and earth.

Li Cangqiong had just used 'Nine Dragons Burning Heaven', but feeling it wasn't enough insurance, he used another 'Burning Heaven Spear', meeting the golden spear.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

The Thunder Rule inherently had a suppressive effect on the Law of Fire, and with the added blessing of the Cave Heaven World's majestic power, the golden spear was like a hot knife through butter, piercing through the nine Fire Dragons in succession.

It then slammed into the Burning Heaven Spear. The spear shaft, condensed from the Rule of Fire, let out an unbearable groan as cracks spread across its body.

With a loud "Boom", Li Cangqiong's 'Burning Heaven Spear' shattered with a bang.

Although he had successfully neutralized Han Ming's attack, Li Cangqiong was sent flying backwards by the shock, spitting out a mouthful of blood that turned into a burning blood mist in mid-air.

His body crashed through a mountain behind him, his momentum undiminished, and he only managed to stop after plowing a charred trench hundreds of feet long into the ground.

"Pfft..."

Li Cangqiong's clothes were tattered, and he clutched his chest, spitting out another mouthful of blood.

The entire scene was deathly silent.

The Li Family Old Ancestor, Li Cangqiong, a Peak Martial Saint entity, had just been defeated like this?

"Father (Old Ancestor)!"

Patriarch Li Beicang and the Li Family Elders saw Li Cangqiong vomiting blood and flying backwards, and their expressions changed drastically.

Patriarch Li Beicang was the first to rush over to support Li Cangqiong, followed closely by the other Elders, all looking at Li Cangqiong with worried eyes.

At the same time, a sense of fear rose in their hearts.

The strongest person in their Li Family, Li Cangqiong, had actually been defeated.

"Cough, cough... I'm fine!"

Li Cangqiong waved his hand, shaking off Patriarch Li Beicang's support, and looked from afar at Han Chunming in the sky. "Old Ghost Han, you win. How do you want to settle this? Name your terms!"

At this moment, Li Cangqiong was even more convinced that Han Chunming was a disguise for Martial God Han Qingcang.

That was why he directly called him Old Ghost Han.