149: A head-on clash between the third-grade and second-grade bodies!

Yue Xiyan, who was hiding her aura in the distance, felt her heart race.

Her jade-like hands clenched into fists, her expression extremely solemn.

A Second Grade expert had appeared…

Could he still hold on?

Yue Xiyan was uncertain. Although Li Shengyuan was very strong, she had never witnessed a Second Grade expert unleash their full power.

Of course, she had also never seen Li Shengyuan fight with his full strength.

Now that a Second Grade expert had revealed himself, it was time for her to act. She had to seize every second.

She could only secretly pray in her heart that Li Shengyuan would be safe and sound…

A moment later, Yue Xiyan’s figure silently entered the underground world.

At the same time, Li Shengyuan, who was confronting the Demon Venerable, smiled indifferently.

“Alright, I can give you the complete poem, but shouldn’t you exchange it for something else?”

“After all, if I want to leave, you can’t stop me! So this can’t be used as a bargaining chip for a trade!”

What he needed to do now was to stall the man in front of him, the longer the better, preferably long enough for Yue Xiyan to poison the Insectoid Queen and bring her into the Locking Demon Tower.

The Demon Venerable was not annoyed by his words; instead, he said with a calm expression, “Actually, I admire your courage. You actually dared to venture deep into the Far North and even confront me face to face.”

“However, your strength is indeed good. You were able to kill five experts of the same rank by yourself, and you even have energy left to chat with me here.”

After speaking, the Demon Venerable smiled slightly at Li Shengyuan, “But if you think you can fight a Second Grade expert just because of that, then you are greatly mistaken! The gap between the Third Grade and Second Grade is far more exaggerated than you imagine!”

“Actually, I don’t like to resort to force, but since you don’t want to complete the poem voluntarily, and you didn’t seize the opportunity I gave you, then I can only use force to make you submit!”

Li Shengyuan’s expression hardened, and he began to secretly mobilize all the power in his body!

The Demon Venerable in front of him raised his right hand, lightly squeezed it towards Li Shengyuan, and calmly explained:

“The most significant mark of a Second Grade expert is the mastery of spatial power!”

As soon as his voice fell, Li Shengyuan felt the space around him crumble inch by inch, trapping him entirely within it, making it incredibly difficult even to lift his hand.

“To defeat a Second Grade expert across ranks, the most basic requirement is to master spatial power. Otherwise, you’ll be like you are now, unable to move, let alone touch a Second Grade expert.” The Demon Venerable said with a calm smile.

This confident display clearly showed that he did not even consider Li Shengyuan an opponent!

Li Shengyuan’s eyes narrowed. The Great Sun hanging above his head emitted waves of scorching power that surged into his body, and the space restraining him began to shatter.

Soon, Li Shengyuan regained his ability to move.

“Is that all you’ve got? If the spatial power a Second Grade expert wields is only this much, it’s not impressive at all!” Li Shengyuan said with a disdainful sneer.

“Or perhaps it’s just that your Second Grade is so weak and useless?”

The Demon Venerable opposite him let out a soft sound of surprise, not angered, but rather looking at the sun hanging above his head and nodding in admiration.

“Not bad, it’s a very good treasure. It can actually influence the surrounding heaven and earth, enhancing your strength while suppressing others’ strength!”

“It’s just a pity that changes in the power of heaven and earth don’t have much impact on Second Grade experts, because we can also control the power of heaven and earth!”

As soon as his voice fell, a portion of the Great Sun’s power that had surged into Li Shengyuan’s body was actually siphoned off, flowing into the Demon Venerable’s hand.

Seeing this, Li Shengyuan’s expression hardened. Second Grade experts were indeed abnormal; they could even forcibly seize the power bestowed upon him by the Congenital Great Sun Diagram!

He couldn’t help but sigh, “Second Grade experts are indeed overbearing, but you’re not the only one who can control the power of heaven and earth!”

The fiery patterns on Li Shengyuan’s body suddenly glowed brightly, and the intensity of his absorption of the Great Sun’s power increased even further!

This time, a hint of shock and surprise finally appeared in the Demon Venerable’s eyes, and he frowned slightly, saying:

“You can also control the power of heaven and earth?”

Soon, a hint of realization appeared, “I heard that when you broke through to the Third Grade that day, you encountered three heavenly tribulations. Presumably, after the baptism of the heavenly tribulations, you gained the ability to control the power of heaven and earth.”

“No wonder you are so powerful at the Third Grade; you are indeed extraordinary!”

Then, the Demon Venerable’s expression became serious, “Since that’s the case, I won’t treat you as a Third Grade expert. You’d better be careful!”

As soon as his voice fell, the Demon Venerable took a step forward, and his entire figure vanished from its original spot, reappearing in front of Li Shengyuan!

Even the fastest speed cannot surpass spatial transfer!

Then he raised a seemingly light palm and struck Li Shengyuan’s chest.

Li Shengyuan’s expression, however, changed drastically. As the Demon Venerable moved, he began to control the power of the fierce wind to retreat, secretly cursing in his heart that the man looked scholarly, but was actually a Second Grade martial brute!

A big brute, pretending to be a refined scholar!

He almost fell for it.

He’s really insidious!

However, controlling spatial power truly made it impossible to guard against!

Seeing Li Shengyuan dodge his palm, the Demon Venerable raised an eyebrow slightly and chuckled:

“A little interesting!”

“Then, can you block this next move?!”

The Demon Venerable’s lips curled into a slight smile, and he raised his palm again. Not only did the vast power of qi and blood within his body rapidly circulate, but Li Shengyuan almost felt that the domain enveloped by the Congenital Great Sun Diagram was about to go out of control!

Clearly, the Demon Venerable was serious and truly controlling the power of heaven and earth. If it weren’t for the high grade of the Congenital Great Sun Diagram, it would probably have been completely useless by now!

The Demon Venerable struck this palm at Li Shengyuan from a distance, and the power of heaven and earth converged towards the palm print, hindering Li Shengyuan’s movements!

Unless he could also use spatial power to break free from the control, he could only take this palm head-on!

Li Shengyuan gritted his teeth, his face grim, and shouted sharply:

“It’s just a mere palm, do you really think I’m afraid of you?!”

The ancient demonic origin within his body began to circulate, and a rich and pure demonic energy surged from his body. Li Shengyuan’s physical body was instantly strengthened!

His eyes were filled with madness and a desire for slaughter!

He raised his fist and smashed it towards the Demon Venerable’s palm print!

Boom!

A loud explosion rang out, and Li Shengyuan’s figure retreated repeatedly, the space torn apart by demonic energy!

But upon closer inspection, he had not suffered any injuries. Instead, the madness in his eyes and his bloodthirsty battle intent grew even stronger!

The Demon Venerable looked at the demonized Li Shengyuan, and a strong surprise once again appeared in his eyes.

He sighed, “You actually possess such pure demonic energy! Those old fellows who have cultivated demonic arts for hundreds of years can’t compare to you. It’s truly a pity if you don’t join my sect!”

“How about I be your introducer to the sect? Your future in my sect will definitely be limitless!”

“Less nonsense, talk after you defeat me!” The demonized Li Shengyuan’s eyes were filled with mad battle intent.

He thought the Demon Venerable’s plan of joining the demonic sect and then going undercover was quite good, but right now, he only wanted to fight a big battle!

A strong interest surged in the Demon Venerable’s eyes, “So, there’s a possibility then?!”

“It just so happens that I haven’t fought in a long time. Today, I’ll test you out!”

The two quickly clashed, without any techniques, both engaging in direct, fist-to-fist combat, a hard-hitting exchange between their physical bodies.

This was the fighting style between true tough men!

The Demon Venerable, however, became increasingly alarmed as they fought!

Li Shengyuan’s demonized Third Grade Undying Golden Body was actually not much weaker than his own Second Grade Dharma Body, which had been tempered by six heavenly tribulations!