123: Chapter 123 Linley's Challenge!
Tianji Mountain Range.
The coalition of The Eight Great Clans had been routed without a shred of dignity.
The mountain pass of the Tianji Mountain Range was crammed with figures fleeing in panic.
No one dared to look back.
The posture of that black-haired young man standing casually had become a nightmare etched deep into their Souls.
Clan Chief Bolin was in the ruins.
Even when guards pulled him up, his legs were still trembling uncontrollably.
Behind the mountain range, Patriarch Gaisersen was stunned.
The high-ranking members of the Four Divine Beasts Clan were as if frozen by a spell.
A full half-hour passed.
The oppressive silence was shattered by a wild roar.
"They've retreated!"
"They've fled!"
The camp of the Four Divine Beasts Clan erupted instantly.
Countless clansmen embraced and wept.
The Elders, who had once thought death was certain, were now laughing like children.
The blood debt that had tortured the Four Divine Beasts Clan for over ten thousand years had vanished in this short moment.
Beirut stroked his beard.
He looked at Allen in mid-air, his eyes full of admiration.
Linley stood behind the crowd.
He clenched his fists, veins bulging on the back of his hands.
Back in the Yulan Continent, the other party had changed his destiny with just a few casual gestures.
Now, in Hell, the other party had actually crossed a chasm unreachable by ordinary people, achieving Great Perfection!
The following few days, the Four Divine Beasts Clan fell into a frenzy of celebration.
Endless banquets filled the plaza.
Patriarch Gaisersen worshipped Allen like a god, wishing he could empty the Family treasury to offer it to him.
Allen, however, had little interest in this.
One morning, the courtyard gate was gently knocked.
Linley stood outside.
He had not brought Bebe, nor had he brought Delia.
In his dark golden eyes, an undisguised Battle Intent pulsed.
"Big Brother Allen." Linley's voice was somewhat tight.
"I would like... to ask for your guidance."
Allen turned around.
He sized Linley up.
The current Linley, having experienced many hardships in Hell, carried a dense aura of blood.
"You want to test the power of Great Perfection?" Allen punctured his thoughts.
Linley nodded without hesitation.
He had learned the ultimate move of Leijinsi in the Amethyst Mountains.
He even felt that after his Dragon transformation, he was enough to contend with a Seven-Star Fiend.
He was too eager to become stronger.
He was even more eager to understand exactly how much distance lay between him and Great Perfection.
"Alright." Allen did not refuse, flying into the high sky first.
Linley followed immediately.
The two stopped above the clouds.
Violent winds howled, causing their robes to snap loudly.
In the distance, Beirut appeared out of thin air.
He followed behind, peeking out.
"Boss is asking for a beating," Bebe muttered.
Beirut tapped Bebe on the head.
"Just watch. It's good for him."
In the sky, Linley did not hold back at all.
Blue-black Dragon scales covered his entire body, and sharp bone spikes protruded from his joints.
The Dragon transformation was complete.
The soft sword, Purple Blood, let out a crisp ring and landed in Linley's palm.
His dark golden vertical pupils stared fixedly at Allen.
"Big Brother Allen, forgive me!"
Before the words fell, Linley's figure vanished from where he stood.
The gravitational field of the Blackstone Space erupted.
The space within a hundred miles was instantly distorted.
Terrifying gravity pulled all matter downward.
Even if a Seven-Star Fiend fell into this region, they would find it difficult to move.
Allen, however, did not even lift an eyelid.
He hovered quietly in the center of the gravity field, not even the frequency of his fluttering robe hem changed.
Linley appeared on Allen's left.
The soft sword, Purple Blood, slashed toward Allen's shoulder with a piercing screech that tore through space.
This sword strike fused four Mysteries of the Laws.
Allen did not draw the zhan tian sword.
He simply lifted his right hand lightly.
His index and middle fingers were pressed together, pointing toward the edge of the soft sword, Purple Blood.
"Ding!"
A crisp sound of impact rang out.
Linley only felt his hand tremble violently.
A long, yet irresistible force surged into his body along the sword.
He was forced back over a hundred meters, and ripples of white air waves were stomped out in the Void Realm.
Linley was not reconciled.
He let out a Dragon roar and charged again.
The Pulse Mystery of the Laws of Earth was pushed to the limit.
Layers of thick, earth-yellow ripples were superimposed on the sword blade.
Allen was still in that leisurely, strolling posture.
Linley's sword strikes were as fast as lightning.
Allen's defense, however, was always just right.
No matter from which blind spot Linley attacked, those two fingers could always steadily point at the weakest position of the sword spine.
Several hundred rounds passed.
Linley was panting.
Fine beads of sweat seeped out from the Dragon scales on his forehead.
He couldn't even break through Allen's defensive circle, let alone cause any substantial threat.
This feeling was too desperate.
It was like a child wielding a wooden stick facing an insurmountable iron wall.
Linley stopped attacking.
He gripped the sword handle tightly, his chest heaving violently.
"Big Brother Allen!" Linley bit the tip of his tongue, forcing himself to stay awake.
"Please, be serious!"
He didn't want this kind of guided practice.
He wanted to feel true despair.
"As you wish."
Allen put away his nonchalant posture.
An invisible ripple spread from his body.
That was the Willpower unique to a Great Perfection expert!
The elements between heaven and earth instantly stagnated.
Linley felt his heart being grabbed tightly by an invisible hand.
The surrounding air became harder than steel.
The Blackstone Space collapsed instantly.
Linley could not move even a single finger.
That trembling from the depths of his Soul made his breathing stop.
This was true suppression!
In front of this Willpower, any Mysteries of the Laws or Dragon transformation were all jokes.
Allen slowly lifted his right hand.
The movement was so slow it was like watching a slideshow.
Yet Linley could only watch helplessly as that hand approached.
He couldn't escape.
He couldn't dodge.
Allen's palm pressed gently against Linley's chest.
"Bang!"
Linley was like a cannonball fired from a chamber, smashing directly into the earth below.
The entire Tianji Mountain Range shook crazily under this impact.
A giant pit a hundred meters deep appeared in the valley, and dust shot into the sky.
At the bottom of the giant pit, Linley lay in a pile of rubble.
He had not suffered fatal injuries.
Allen had withdrawn most of his strength at the last moment.
But Linley could not care about checking his injuries.
His mind was filled with that moment when Allen struck.
Space was frozen.
The Laws were dominated.
Under that absolute pressure, the taut string in Linley's mind suddenly snapped.
The previously obscure Laws of Earth became incomparably clear at this moment.
Pulse, Gravity, Earth Element, Endless Life.
The boundaries of these four Mysteries began to blur.
A wonderful sense of Fusion spread in the depths of his Soul.
Linley closed his eyes.
He let that epiphany flow through his entire body.
Just then, the wind and clouds in the sky changed drastically.
A vast, ancient, irresistible aura of the rules descended upon the Tianji Mountain Range.
Allen slowly raised his right hand.
The movement was as slow as a slideshow.
Yet Linley could only watch helplessly as that hand approached.
He could not escape.
He could not dodge.
Allen's palm pressed gently against Linley's chest.
"Bang!"
Linley was like a cannonball fired from a chamber, slamming directly into the ground below.
The entire Tianji Mountain Range trembled violently under this impact force.
A massive crater, a hundred meters deep, appeared in the mountain valley, with dust billowing into the sky.
At the bottom of the crater, Linley lay amidst the pile of rubble.
He had not suffered any fatal injuries.
At the final moment, Allen had retracted the vast majority of his power.
But Linley could not bother to check his injuries.
His mind was entirely filled with that moment when Allen attacked.
Space had been frozen.
The Laws had been dominated.
Under that absolute sense of oppression, the taut string in Linley's mind suddenly snapped.
The previously obscure and difficult-to-understand Laws of Earth became incomparably clear at this moment.
Pulse, Gravity, Earth Element, Everlasting.
The boundaries of these four Mysteries began to blur.
A wondrous feeling of Fusion spread deep within his Soul.
Linley closed his eyes, allowing that epiphany to flow through his entire body.
Just at this moment, the winds and clouds in the sky suddenly shifted.
A vast, ancient, and irresistible aura of the Rules descended upon the Tianji Mountain Range.
Allen looked at Linley's stubborn gaze, which looked exactly like that youth who had practiced swordplay with his life on the line back in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
"As you wish."
Allen put away his nonchalant demeanor.
An invisible ripple spread out from within his body.
That was the Willpower unique to a Great Perfection expert!
The elements between heaven and earth froze instantly.
Linley felt his heart being tightly gripped by an invisible giant hand.
The surrounding air became harder than steel.
The Blackstone Space collapsed instantly.
Linley could not even move a single finger.
That trembling originating from the depths of his Soul caused his breathing to stop.
This was true suppression!
Before this Willpower, whatever Mysteries of the Laws, whatever Dragonform transformation, all became a joke.