Chapter 70 Blood Tiger Splits the Mountain

Yun Bai and Wang Er clashed head-on once again.

The heavy mountain-splitting blade and the compact short sword collided fiercely, erupting with a harsh metallic roar and dazzling sparks.

Wang Er's pupils constricted violently, and turbulent waves surged in his heart!

His cultivation was clearly a cut above, and having tempered the Divine Power in his arms since childhood, he was confident that he could crush anyone in the same Realm with his strength.

Yet at this moment, Yun Bai was actually able to block his powerful, heavy strike!

Previously, Yun Bai had been avoiding his edge, and Wang Er had assumed this direct strike would be enough to knock the sword from Yun Bai's hand.

He had not expected this heavy blow to fail to achieve its goal.

This could only mean one thing: Yun Bai's Physical Body strength and instantaneous Qi explosive intensity were by no means weaker than his own, and perhaps... even stronger!

After all, his opponent was only in the Middle Stage of the First Realm!

Yun Bai knew this clearly.

The mysterious black hole deep within his Sea of Consciousness ruthlessly compressed and refined his Qi time and time again, making it far more pure and dense than the Qi of other Cultivators in the same Realm.

It was like forging loose sand into hard alloy.

This granted him instantaneous explosive power that exceeded his Realm.

However, the advantage brought by this qualitative change could ultimately not bridge the chasm-like gap in "quantity" between the Middle Stage and the Late Stage!

The absolute gap in the total amount of Qi was a fundamental hurdle that could not be overcome.

"From this perspective, the existence of that black hole in my Sea of Consciousness does more harm than good."

Yun Bai muttered bitterly to himself.

Huff—huff—

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Yun Bai's forehead, his breathing becoming rapid and heavy.

The absolute disadvantage in cultivation meant that every perilous dodge and every head-on block consumed a massive amount of his physical strength and Qi, making it as difficult as trudging through a quagmire.

He could not go on like this!

Thoughts raced through his mind like a high-speed machine.

A head-on fight was a dead end; he had to win by a surprise move!

His gaze, sharp as lightning, swept over Wang Er's eyes, which were slightly impatient from the prolonged attack, and a plan formed instantly.

Now is the time!

Yun Bai deliberately let his figure falter slightly, his footsteps revealing a hint of sluggishness, as if he were lacking strength and stamina.

"A chance!"

A fierce light surged in Wang Er's eyes, like a starving wolf that had caught the scent of blood!

He roared, his voice shaking the arena: "Go down!"

Pouring his entire Qi into the blade without reservation, the muscles in his arms bulging, he unleashed the most rigid and fierce technique of the Blood Tiger Arts — "Blood Tiger Rends the Mountain"!

The mountain-splitting blade transformed into a shrill, blood-colored streak!

Before the blade even arrived, the violent Aura capable of cleaving mountains and tearing the earth rushed towards him!

It was fast to the extreme, ruthless and precise to the limit; under the shroud of the blade's momentum, it seemed as if all space for Yun Bai to dodge had been completely sealed off!

There was no way to dodge!

Yun Bai's eyes turned sharp, and he made a decision in an instant — trade injury for injury!

He twisted his body to the limit, attempting to use his left shoulder, which would relatively not affect his right hand's combat, to take the hit, while simultaneously storing power in his right arm, preparing to borrow the force to spin the moment the blade reached his body, his short sword striking out like a poisonous Dragon, aiming straight for Wang Er's relatively weak waist!

"Rip—!"

The cold blade grazed Yun Bai's left shoulder fiercely!

Intense pain surged; a large piece of flesh along with torn clothing was sliced off, and blood instantly stained half his body red!

Yun Bai let out a muffled groan, forcing himself to endure the intense pain, his body spinning fiercely with the borrowed force, the long-prepared short sword turning into a cold light that struck straight at the target!

However—

"Clang!"

Wang Er's reaction was astonishingly fast!

The advantage brought by his cultivation was fully displayed at this moment—his internal Qi exploded instantly, his speed increased sharply, and the heavy hilt of the blade returned to defend with precision as if it had been anticipated, narrowly parrying this tricky counterattack!

"Hmph! Petty tricks!"

Wang Er sneered, his blade sweeping horizontally, "I saw your assessment in the Thousand Machine Attraction; I know you're as slippery as a loach! But in the face of absolute strength, your little cleverness is just a joke!"

Ding-ding-dang-dang!

After several more rounds of fierce exchanges, several more wounds of varying depths were added to Yun Bai's body, blood soaking his clothes, leaving him in a wretched state.

In fact, Wang Er was secretly alarmed as well.

Yun Bai was like a slippery loach that could not be grasped; despite his raw strength, it was hard to deliver a fatal blow.

He could not end the battle quickly and had to rely on his Realm advantage to bleed Yun Bai little by little with continuous attacks, slowly dragging the opponent down through massive exhaustion.

Yun Bai's strength, Qi reserves, and sustained combat ability were all inferior to his.

Victory would ultimately belong to him, Wang Er!

He was sure to win!

Yun Bai also clearly felt this fatal trend.

A burning, stinging pain came from several wounds on his body, and the loss of blood took away his body heat and strength.

If this continued, let alone counterattacking, the blood loss and exhaustion alone would be enough to make him collapse.

He could not wait any longer!

"Activate!"

Yun Bai roared in his heart, hesitating no longer, and finally activated the long-dormant "Black Hole Evolution" program!

Hum—!

An invisible, violent suction force suddenly erupted with Yun Bai at its center!

The Qi of Heaven and Earth around him seemed to receive the summons of a king, converging crazily into his body.

It even formed a visible vortex of Qi.

Wang Er, being the closest, bore the brunt of it.

He was horrified to discover that the Qi within his own body was faintly agitated, as if it had been subjected to some terrifying traction, wanting to break out of his body and rush in Yun Bai's direction.

This eerie pulling sensation made his hair stand on end.

"What the hell is this?!"

Wang Er was greatly alarmed, instantly putting away all his contempt and mockery, as a strong sense of threat gripped him.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit!

He dared not hold back the slightest bit anymore!

"Roar—!"

A flash of blood-red light flickered in Wang Er's eyes, and a beast-like roar erupted from his throat.

The Qi and blood throughout his body boiled violently, blood-colored patterns seemed to emerge beneath his skin, and an Aura even more fierce and vicious than before soared into the sky!

This was the true killer move of the Blood Tiger Arts — "Blood Evil Tiger Roar".

On the blade, thick blood-colored Evil Qi condensed, as if the phantom of a blood-colored tiger, ready to devour people, was roaring on the blade, emitting a heart-palpitating, terrifying pressure and Aura of destruction.

The temperature of the entire arena seemed to drop suddenly.

At the same time, the changes in Yun Bai were even more astonishing.

His plundering of the Qi of Heaven and Earth was a violent, whale-like swallowing.

Just like a dying star in the Universe collapsing crazily at its final moment, turning into an infinitely greedy black hole, ruthlessly devouring all matter and energy in its surroundings.

Even the constant, bright light of the crystals seemed to undergo an imperceptible distortion around him, as if the light itself was being sucked in by that invisible "black hole"!

However, the energy for this activation of the "Black Hole Evolution" program was only 16.9%, far less than the 43.8% during the last counter-kill of the Magic Boar in the trial grounds.

Therefore, although the resulting vortex of Qi and the phenomenon of devouring were eerie, their scale and terrifying degree were far inferior to the last time, and they did not reach a shocking level.

Yun Bai felt slightly reassured.

This was the degree he was betting on!

Similar explosive secret techniques were not rare among high-level Cultivators; although they were relatively rare for Innate First Realm Cultivators to master, they were definitely not unheard of.

With his status as a "Mysterious Grade" talent of the State Religion, combined with his background as a Loose Cultivator, it was completely reasonable for him to have one or two desperate secret techniques hidden as trump cards, and it was not enough to make those with ulterior motives among the onlookers lose their face and harbor thoughts of seizing them.

The facts were exactly as Yun Bai had expected.

The Enforcement Elder in charge of the adjudication just raised his eyelids slightly before returning to calm.

Elder Yin Xin, who was watching from in front of the Spirit Pool Formation light screen, also just had a flash of understanding in his eyes, nodding slightly without too much surprise.

They had long seen that Yun Bai's Foundation was damaged and his state was extremely poor; daring to accept this gambling match, he must have had something to rely on.

Seeing this explosive secret technique now, they instead felt it was reasonable.

On the arena, Wang Er was also not too surprised.

He had rich practical experience and understood the principle of a trapped beast fighting back.

He had seen many such secret techniques that stimulated potential.

"Hmph! At the end of your rope, let's see how long you can hold on!"

Wang Er sneered in his heart, the blade momentum of the Blood Evil Tiger Roar becoming even more intense.

He made up his mind that as long as he withstood this most fierce wave of the opponent's outburst, victory would still be within reach.