280: Chapter 277 Fang Yu and Shang Xiu [Third Update]

Most of the participants were wandering around the mountain range, but Fang Yu's "routine" instead became regular, as he ventured deep into Yunwu Canyon every day to slaughter a large number of patrolling Vicious Beasts within.

In every battle, one or even two early-stage patrolling Vicious Beasts were killed by him.

The plant-based life form hidden underground also attacked time and time again, but Fang Yu possessed powerful perception and had long since known the approximate location of its true body, never getting close to its true body at all.

Therefore, even though that plant-based life form repeatedly tried to command Vicious Beasts to surround and kill Fang Yu, it ended in failure.

Moreover, Fang Yu was extremely cautious; in every battle, as long as his Star Power dropped to around eighty percent, he would rush out of the canyon, hide dozens of kilometers away, and then recover his Star Power while harvesting the spoils of battle.

Battle after battle of life and death brought him tremendous gains.

Every single day.

Such a scene would be staged seven or eight times in Yunwu Canyon... Perhaps the special clouds and mist of Yunwu Canyon greatly masked the fluctuations of the power of heaven and earth.

Or perhaps it was purely luck.

For four consecutive days, Fang Yu only distantly perceived a single participant passing by. He restrained his aura without disturbing the other party, instead focusing on deducing his own saber technique.

In the blink of an eye, the time came to the seventh day.

Inside the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range.

Inside a secretive cave of a mountain range.

"Indeed, it still has to be life-and-death battles."

"These past few days, through dozens of consecutive battles and bloodshed, those patrolling Vicious Beasts have desperately besieged me every time." Fang Yu sat cross-legged on the ground, thinking silently, "Their various moves are certainly vicious enough."

"But it has also allowed me to make tremendous progress."

Fang Yu felt that in these seven days since entering the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range, his insights on the path of water-fire Fusion were even greater than a month of bitter cultivation before.

Now, he could already skillfully execute the Fenyuan Eightfold Waves, and furthermore, as his insights improved, he was getting closer and closer to executing the Fenyuan Ninefold Waves.

"The path of Fusion for the power of heaven and earth is truly strong enough."

"The Void Flood Dragon Star Phase is extremely compatible with this path." Fang Yu sighed inwardly, "However, if I Cultivate like this, the time for me to become a Starry Sky Martial Artist will probably be rather late."

Expending a massive amount of time and energy on the combination of water and fire did indeed affect Fang Yu's progress on a single separate path.

If Fang Yu had focused on the Power of Fire, he would most likely have already comprehended a fraction of the mysteries of the source intent of fire.

"Being a bit later, but able to walk more steadily." Fang Yu was still very satisfied with the choice he made back then, thinking silently, "After so many days of bloodshed, the harvest of points is not small either."

"What a pity."

"Next to that nebula fruit, it is too close to the true body of that plant-based life form, and it has gathered over 40 early-stage patrolling Vicious Beasts. It is simply too dangerous."

Through many consecutive days of bloodshed and dozens of incursions into Yunwu Canyon, Fang Yu had already confirmed that there was indeed a nebula fruit tree deep within the canyon, and it had already borne three nebula fruits.

Every single nebula fruit had an extremely high value.

However, Fang Yu did not take risks to snatch them. He seemed arrogant, but in reality, his actions were all under control.

"One only has a single life."

"If I fall into a siege, especially getting too close to the true body of that plant-based life form, even if I deploy the water-fire boundary wings, I might not necessarily survive." Fang Yu's mind was very clear.

If Williams and Zhuang Yiliu were both present and the three of them joined forces to charge in, Fang Yu would still be willing to give it a try.

Alone?

The risk was too great.

"According to the instructions in the rules, during the last two days of the outer region, 'Tianlan Gift Boxes' prepared by the Tianlan Civilization will randomly appear across various parts of the mountain range, and their value might not be lower than the nebula fruits," Fang Yu thought silently.

He glanced at his bracelet again.

Participant: Fang Yu (Blue Moon Civilization)

Points: 84523

Base points: 20000

District: District 21

...

"The frantic slaughter of early-stage patrolling Vicious Beasts these past few days has indeed made the growth rate of my points not slow at all." Fang Yu thought silently, "It's a pity that although the patrolling Vicious Beasts in Yunwu Canyon are extremely numerous, the ones easy to kill have already been killed. The remaining patrolling Vicious Beasts are becoming more and more cautious when facing me, making it increasingly difficult to kill them."

Furthermore, slaying Vicious Beasts could yield a maximum of 50,000 points.

Fang Yu was almost reaching the upper limit.

"Stay for another half a day, and then go hunt other participants." Fang Yu made his decision. Having already condensed eight Golden Beasts, he naturally hoped to meet the requirement to exchange for a supreme treasure.

To exchange for a supreme treasure, the minimum requirement was 10 Golden Beasts, which meant 100,000 points.

Time flowed by.

An hour later, just as Fang Yu was preparing to enter Yunwu Canyon again, he suddenly raised his head, perceiving two slight fluctuations of the power of heaven and earth transmitted from the edge of heaven and earth.

In just a few seconds.

The fluctuations of the power of heaven and earth drastically increased, becoming more and more obvious.

"Participants are fighting, and moreover, they are moving in my direction." Fang Yu instantly made a judgment: "The fluctuations of the power of heaven and earth are changing so fast... Their flight speed is very fast, likely top-rated participants."

"Let's go take a look."

Swish!

Fang Yu restrained his aura and rapidly rushed toward the source of the fluctuations.

...

Inside the spectator hall of Baishou City.

At this moment.

General Nanduo, Ming Bei, and numerous Starry Sky Martial Artists were all staring at the image in the broadcast projection.

"Zhuang Yiliu is still fleeing."

"Having stepped into the Unity of Heaven and Man for only half a year, she has already comprehended a fraction of the mysteries of source intent in the power of wind. This skill and talent is truly astonishing."

"Her frontal strength can rank at least in the top ten among all participants, or even the top five."

"Her movement technique and speed are definitely in the top two. Previously, in multiple clashes with top-rated participants, she easily retreated every time and even slew one."

"But right now, what she encountered is Shangyuan Xiu, who restrains her the most." Numerous Starry Sky Martial Artists watched this battle. In the projection, Zhuang Yiliu had already deployed her Astral True Body, dodging Shangyuan Xiu's crazed attacks time and time again like an agile butterfly.

Shangyuan Xiu's entire body diffused lightning, his sword light was bizarre and unpredictable, launching wild attacks time and time again.

Zhuang Yiliu dodged time and time again.

Occasionally, Zhuang Yiliu would also counterattack, but Shangyuan Xiu didn't care at all and easily blocked it.

"She is in danger."

"How could Zhuang Yiliu run into Shangyuan Xiu?" Aida wore an anxious expression: "She couldn't possibly be in mortal danger encountering anyone else, yet it just had to be Shangyuan Xiu."

The Hundred Beasts Mountain Range was so huge.

In just ten days, the probability of Zhuang Yiliu running into Shangyuan Xiu was extremely low.

"There's no other way."

"Zhuang Yiliu still has an advantage." Li Jue's expression was solemn: "What Zhuang Yiliu has comprehended is the source intent of wind. Combined with her Star Phase, the 'Rift Star Butterfly', her instantaneous burst and maneuvering and dodging abilities are extremely strong, even surpassing Shangyuan Xiu."

"And Shangyuan Xiu walks the path of lightning, utilizing his innate Divine Ability to manifest the Thundercloud Star Phase, stepping on thunderclouds, and is best at extreme speed."

Aida couldn't help but nod.

The so-called speed and movement technique referred to two aspects: speed referred to extreme speed bursts, while movement technique referred to dodging and close-combat ability... This was also the reason why Zhuang Yiliu, even when at a disadvantage, could still entangle with Shangyuan Xiu.

However, Shangyuan Xiu's flight speed was even faster.

Even if Zhuang Yiliu shook off and dodged his attacks time and time again, stepping on thunderclouds, he would burst forth again to catch up with Zhuang Yiliu and continue his attacks... The two sides had actually fallen into a war of attrition.

Most participants were unwilling to engage in a war of attrition for fear of others picking up easy scraps.

Yet Shangyuan Xiu was the one least worried about this point. His strength was strong enough and his speed was fast enough... Even with only twenty or thirty percent of his Star Power left, it would still be very difficult for anyone to kill him.

"Both of them possess Super-grade Star Phases, and their Divine Ability Foundations are extremely strong. It all depends on whose Star Power fails to hold up first," Li Jue said.

Suddenly.

"Someone else has appeared."

"It's Fang Yu!"

"Fang Yu of the Blue Moon Civilization. He is approaching Zhuang Yiliu and Shangyuan Xiu," a Starry Sky Martial Artist said in surprise, and other Starry Sky Martial Artists also looked over one after another.

"Fang Yu?" Li Jue and Aida's eyes lit up.

...

Inside the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range.

Over the undulating mountain ranges.

"This guy actually has the Purple Lightning Thundercloud Star Phase." Zhuang Yiliu had been fleeing: "My frontal combat strength is still inferior to his... My arrows also pose very little threat to him."

However, Zhuang Yiliu wasn't too panicked. After all, she still had a trump card she could use.

Her tier-four Star Power weapon could make her flight speed greatly increase once again, and she completely had hope of shaking off Shangyuan Xiu... It's just that her worry was the same as Fang Yu's.

Once exposed, she would likely be recognized by the external spectator Starry Sky Martial Artists, and the trouble would be huge.

You must know that tier-four Star Power weapons were extremely precious, enough to make Starry Sky Martial Artists turn red-eyed and risk their lives... Under normal circumstances, even peerless powerhouses surpassing the Starry Sky Realm would not bestow such treasures upon their Disciples.

For those peerless powerhouses, the weapons they used themselves were only at this level.

"Zhuang Yiliu."

"Stop fleeing and stay to fight." Shangyuan Xiu's voice rumbled, rolling over through the power of heaven and earth. Zhuang Yiliu turned a deaf ear.

"Hmm?" Zhuang Yiliu's expression suddenly stirred.

Swish!

She transformed into a streak of light, fighting while retreating, constantly dodging Shangyuan Xiu's attacks as she rapidly rushed over a dozen kilometers and arrived at the top of a mountain peak.

Atop the mountain peak, a figure was standing, looking at her with a grinning smile.

"I'm not late, am I?" Fang Yu smiled and said.

"If you were any later, I would have been killed." Zhuang Yiliu glanced at Fang Yu.

"Haha, my bad, let me vent your anger for you." Fang Yu smiled, then his gaze fell on Shangyuan Xiu, who was standing on that cluster of purple thunderclouds a few hundred meters away.

"You're from the Shangyuan Family? To actually be able to Awaken the Purple Lightning Thundercloud Star Phase, your strength is indeed extraordinary. No wonder you can become the leader of the Shangyuan Family's team," Fang Yu said indifferently.

Fang Yu didn't know the other party's name.

However, back in the plaza, from the other party's standing position, he could deduce Shangyuan Xiu's identity.

"Fang Yu?" Shangyuan Xiu stared at Fang Yu.

He recognized Fang Yu at a glance.

"You know me, yet you're not fleeing?" Fang Yu said calmly, "Could it be that you think you alone can defeat the two of us?"

"What's the use of having more people?" Shangyuan Xiu laughed: "The ones cooperating with you are the Molu Family, right? They also had two top-rated participants join forces, and I still slaughtered one of them anyway."

"Oh? Is that so?" On the surface, Fang Yu remained calm and collected, but inwardly he grew even more vigilant.

If what the other party said was true, then this strength truly could not be underestimated.

However.

Fang Yu was still unafraid.

"Someone paid money to buy your lives." Shangyuan Xiu laughed: "Zhuang Yiliu truly lives up to being the Rift Star Butterfly Star Phase; her speed and movement technique are not inferior to mine at all, making her very hard to kill... But you, Fang Yu, if the intelligence I obtained is correct, the power of heaven and earth you have comprehended is water and fire, right? You are not good at speed."

"Besides."

"Your price is the highest. No more wasting time, I'll kill you first." Shangyuan Xiu's voice still reverberated between heaven and earth, and his entire person had already transformed into a streak of lightning, charging in to kill.

"Remember! The one who kills you is Shangyuan Xiu!"