297: Chapter 297: A Challenge Beyond One's Level, The White Dragon Makes its Appearance

The emotionless mechanical announcement echoed across the square.

In the absolute instant the white-clothed figure holding the immortal sword stepped out from the billowing dust, the frigid immortal sword in his hand actually transformed into a brilliant streak of light and merged uncannily into his right arm!

Immediately after!

A dense series of tooth-aching bone-cracking sounds exploded. His originally cold and slender frame expanded rapidly within a single breath! His muscles swelled frantically, tearing through his white outer robes and transforming him into a terrifying, towering brute of a man nearly thirty feet tall!

This was an extremely overbearing Ancient Body Cultivator secret technique that completely fused the Origin of an immortal sword into the Physical Body!

The terrifying pressure of the True Immortal Fifth Layer, mixed with physical blood qi of the utmost purity, transformed into a tangible storm that raged wildly across the bluestone square! Under the impact of this blood qi storm, the surrounding space distorted and warped, letting out an overburdened wail.

At the same time.

At the very top of the Heavenly Ladder, before that magnificent and vast Heavenly Palace gate.

Relying on the highest authority of the 'Heaven' Token in her hand, Chang Xiyue summoned a massive Water-Moon Light Screen. Within the screen, the scenes on the Trial Square below were being reflected with extreme clarity.

Looking at that stalwart, tower-like brute, Chang Xiyue's cold face was filled with extreme gravity.

“That is the White Flood Dragon Body Refining Art, one of the top inner sect techniques of the Ancient Heavenly Court!” Chang Xiyue stared intently at the screen, her hands involuntarily clenching. “By fusing the immortal sword's Origin into the flesh, one can erupt with physical strength far exceeding those of the same Rank! An inner sect Body Cultivator at the True Immortal Fifth Layer could completely leapfrog and kill ordinary Cultivators at the True Immortal Seventh Layer during the ancient era!”

Chang Xiyue's heart instantly leaped into her throat. She knew Su Xuanchen's Physical Body was invincible, but this was the trial death-ground of the Ancient Heavenly Court; these Puppet Disciples who knew no pain and only lived to kill were absolutely the most difficult monsters to deal with!

“Husband must not be careless! Once these Puppets strike, they use lethal moves that won't stop until death!” Chang Xiyue spoke anxiously from above the clouds, her ice-blue eyes filled with worry.

On the Trial Square.

The White Flood Dragon Disciple, who had transformed into a towering brute, didn't waste any words at all.

His hollow, lifeless eyes locked onto Su Xuanchen, and his thick legs suddenly kicked off the bluestone ground!

“Boom!”

The indestructible bluestone floor was directly stomped into a massive deep pit, and countless gravel fragments shot into the sky.

Using this terrifying counterforce, the White Flood Dragon Disciple's massive body turned into a heavy artillery shell, charging straight for Su Xuanchen's face!

He swung his right arm, which had fused with the frigid immortal sword Origin, and launched an incredibly violent punch containing terrifying power!

As this punch was thrown, even the surrounding Void Realm was brutally and completely drained!

The violent fist-wind instantly whipped up a destructive hurricane that blotted out the sun, and the air along its path emitted piercing sonic booms. White, frigid blood qi converged frantically on the fist, transforming into a massive, snarling White Flood Dragon phantom that smashed down toward Su Xuanchen with a terrifying pressure meant to crush everything!

Facing this killing punch capable of shattering a Star Domain.

Su Xuanchen's white robes fluttered loudly as his hands hung naturally and casually at his sides.

On his handsome face, his expression was calm to the extreme; he didn't even blink.

“With just this bit of limp strength, you dare call yourself a Body Cultivator?”

Su Xuanchen let out an extremely disdainful cold snort, his lips curling into a sneer of absolute arrogance.

“Today, I shall be merciful and teach you what a real fist looks like!”

The absolute instant his words fell!

Su Xuanchen neither dodged nor retreated, his right fist suddenly clenching!

Buzz!

At this moment, the Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Primordial Demon Body and the Chaos Immortal Bone within him—which broke the taboos of the Great Dao—erupted without reservation!

Vast immortal and demonic qi of the utmost purity surged frantically through his Meridians into his right fist. One half was dazzlingly brilliant while the other was pitch-black and profound; the two distinct, extreme powers intertwined perfectly, emitting a destructive Aura enough to make the All Heavens and Myriad Realms tremble!

Without any fancy movements, Su Xuanchen threw a punch with extreme composure and simplicity, meeting the sun-blotting White Flood Dragon phantom head-on!

“Bang—!!!”

The two fists, completely disproportionate in size, collided solidly in mid-air!

A terrifying explosion, loud enough to shatter the stars of the Nine Heavens, erupted in the empty square!

A destructive energy storm centered on the point of impact swept out frantically in all directions!

The aggressive White Flood Dragon phantom, which looked as if it could swallow everything, failed to last even half a breath upon touching Su Xuanchen’s fist. It let out a shrill wail and was brutally blown apart on the spot, crumbling inch by inch!

Immediately after!

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

A dense series of scalp-numbing bone-shattering sounds rang out!

Under the absolute suppression of the immortal and demonic power, the True Immortal Fifth Layer White Flood Dragon Disciple's massive right arm was twisted into an uncanny angle before exploding into a mist of blood!

“Get lost!”

Su Xuanchen’s fist force did not diminish, and the terrifying, unstoppable power directly pierced through the opponent's chest!

Boom!

This stalwart, tower-like stone figure was sent flying backward by the punch!

His body traced a sharp arc through the air at extreme speed, slamming violently into a massive bluestone pillar at the edge of the square!

“Bang!”

The ancient stone pillar, which would have taken ten men to encircle, collapsed and shattered on impact!

The White Flood Dragon Disciple, at the moment of smashing the pillar, could no longer withstand the rampaging immortal and demonic power within him. His entire body exploded, turning into countless tiny particles that completely dissipated into the world!

One punch!

An effortless instant kill!

It displayed an absolute crushing dominance!

As the gale subsided, Su Xuanchen casually withdrew his right fist and lightly brushed the dust from his sleeves, his expression remaining as calm as water.

“Is that it? Not even worthy of being a warm-up.”

At the top of the Heavenly Ladder.

Chang Xiyue’s rosy mouth hung wide open as she stared blankly at the pristine white-clothed figure in the Water-Moon Light Screen, her brain falling into a state of complete shock.

“One punch... he only used one punch...”

Chang Xiyue took a deep breath, her full chest heaving violently, her ice-blue eyes filled with extreme shock and disbelief.

“That was a True Immortal Fifth Layer Prodigy who Cultivated the White Flood Dragon Body Refining Art! Yet he was turned into powder along with his Martial Skill using nothing but pure physical strength! Just how Heaven-Defying has my husband’s Myriad Tribulations Indestructible Primordial Demon Body become?!”

Chang Xiyue's heart raced frantically. In the gaze she directed at Su Xuanchen, besides awe, there was now an irrepressible fervor and adoration.

On the Trial Square.

With the complete fall of the White Flood Dragon Disciple.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz!”

The massive pit on the ground and the collapsed bluestone pillar at the edge began to emit ripples of strange green spiritual light.

Under Su Xuanchen's surprised gaze, the broken stone fragments quickly flew back to their original positions. Within just a few breaths, the entire heavily damaged square was completely restored to its original state by the miraculous power of the Heavenly Court's Formation, leaving not a single crack behind.

“This auto-repair function is quite good; it would be quite suitable to move back to the Su Family as a Martial Arts Arena.” Su Xuanchen stroked his chin and nodded with great satisfaction.

Just as he was secretly calculating how to pack up the square and take it with him.

Above the square, that emotionless mechanical announcement actually boomed once again!

Only this time, the voice unexpectedly carried a hint of extremely urgent alarm!

“Warning! Warning!”

“Detected that the trial-taker's actual combat power seriously exceeds the limit! The current Realm is extremely inconsistent with the actual destructive power!”

“Regular trial procedures are being forcibly terminated!”

“Re-evaluating the trial-taker's combat power Rank...”

“Evaluation complete!”

“Directly skipping the sixth, seventh, and eighth statue challenges!”

“Leapfrogging Challenge mode, officially activated!”

Hearing this series of announcements, Su Xuanchen raised an eyebrow, his lips curling into a look of interest once more.

“Oho, this broken System is quite intelligent. It knows that sending those small fry out is just sending them to their deaths, so it activated Leapfrogging mode for me?”

Su Xuanchen cracked his neck, an extremely fervent Battle Intent flashing deep within his eyes.

“Rumble!”

Following the conclusion of the mechanical announcement.

To the exact east of the square, the giant statue ranked fifth suddenly began to undergo extremely violent and frantic vibrations!

This statue was several times larger than the previous White Flood Dragon statue!

“Crack!”

The surface of the statue exploded, and an extremely brilliant, blinding white light pillar shot straight through the clouds into the Nine Heavens!

“Roar—!!!”

An extremely high-pitched, earth-shaking dragon roar imbued with supreme Dragon Clan majesty erupted from the white light pillar, echoing throughout the trial space!

The terrifying pressure contained within those sound waves caused the bluestone ground of the entire square to tremble violently.

The light pillar slowly dissipated.

The second challenger stepped out from the void with great momentum!

This man had a face as handsome as jade and long hair draped over his shoulders, wearing a luxurious white robe embroidered with a nine-clawed white dragon. With his hands behind his back, he walked through the air and slowly descended directly in front of Su Xuanchen.

Although he likewise had no Soul and his expression was numb and hollow.

However!

The terrifying cultivation fluctuations radiating from him had transformed into a vast and boundless ocean, directly crushing the previous White Flood Dragon Disciple by an unknown number of levels!

True Immortal Ninth Layer Perfection!

He was only half a step away from the lofty Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm!

Furthermore, the white dragon embroidered on the corner of his robe marked his extremely honored and absolute status within the Ancient Heavenly Court—a Core White Dragon Disciple!

The White Dragon Disciple had just landed and did not pause at all.

His hollow eyes shot out two beams of blinding divine light, and his hands quickly formed an ancient and profound hand seal before his chest.

“Buzz!”

As soon as this White Dragon Disciple moved, he directly channeled the vast spiritual power of this world!

The Spiritual Qi within a radius of tens of thousands of feet was instantly drained, converging frantically between his hands. In the blink of an eye, two massive, crystal-clear palm prints condensed entirely from materialized heaven and earth spiritual power took shape in mid-air!

Complex Dao runes flowed upon these palm prints; the palm technique was refined to the absolute Peak, leaving no flaws whatsoever.

Even more terrifyingly, the interior of those crystal-clear palm prints contained a destructive fluctuation capable of directly erasing a True Immortal Peak expert, radiating a heart-palpitating and fatal danger!

Seeing this, Su Xuanchen's eyes lit up with excitement; he had finally encountered an opponent who could provide a bit of a warm-up.