376: Chapter 376 Taihao Clan's Shock: This guy really broke through to the Saint Realm!

Taihao Clan gritted her teeth.

"Continue!"

She formed seals with her hands repeatedly, and streaks of light surged from her body, condensing into a dozen light swords before her.

These light swords were smaller than the one from just a moment ago, but they were more numerous and more agile.

With a wave of her hands, the dozen light swords shot toward Xu Ruyu like a rainstorm.

Xu Ruyu stood in place, unmoving.

A faint layer of light suddenly surged around his body; that light shield looked as thin as a cicada's wing, yet it was incomparably tough.

The dozen light swords stabbed into it, only stirring up ripples, unable to pierce it in the slightest.

Taihao Clan's eyes widened.

"This... what is this?"

Each of her light swords was enough to severely injure an ordinary Saint Realm Cultivator.

Yet when they stabbed Xu Ruyu, they couldn't even break his defense?

"Senior, it's my turn."

Xu Ruyu's voice rang out.

The next instant, he vanished from where he stood.

A sense of alarm blared in Taihao Clan's heart. She didn't have time to think, and her figure instantly retreated rapidly. But while her speed was fast, Xu Ruyu's speed was even faster.

She had just retreated three steps when Xu Ruyu already appeared before her and threw a punch.

This punch was plain and unadorned.

But wherever the fist wind passed, space began to distort.

Taihao Clan's expression changed drastically. She crossed her hands to block in front of her, and the source energy within her body surged wildly, condensing into a thick light shield before her.

"Boom!"

The fist smashed into the light shield.

The light shield only held on for a breath before shattering with a bang.

The tremendous force passed through the light shield and smashed fiercely into Taihao Clan.

She let out a muffled groan, her entire body flying backward. She flipped several times in the air before barely managing to stabilize her figure.

She landed on the ground and looked down at her hands.

Her hands were still trembling slightly.

If the light shield hadn't blocked that punch just now, she feared this arm of hers would have been crippled.

She raised her head and looked at Xu Ruyu, her eyes full of shock.

"This kid... is he really in the Early Saint Realm?"

No, that's not right.

She was in the Early Saint Realm, and within the Early Saint Realm Realm, she was already considered top-tier.

But the power of that punch just now clearly exceeded the scope of the Early Saint Realm.

Could he already be in the Mid-Stage Saint Realm?

Impossible!

Breaking through from the Qi Refinement Stage to the Mid-Stage Saint Realm in three days? That was simply dreaming!

Taihao Clan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in her heart, and her gaze toward Xu Ruyu became grave.

"Xiao Yuer, I admit, you have indeed had a Breakthrough," she said slowly. "However, I still don't believe you are only in the Early Saint Realm."

Xu Ruyu spread his hands: "Senior, I really am in the Early Saint Realm. Realm is not something I can fake."

Taihao Clan stared at him and suddenly smiled.

There was a bit of unwillingness, a bit of excitement, and a bit of... refusal to accept defeat in that smile.

"Fine, since you are in the Early Saint Realm, then I won't be polite."

She flipped her hands, and two balls of light condensed in her palms. This time, she didn't hold back her strength but mobilized all of her power.

The surrounding air began to fluctuate violently, and the entire Transmission Monument Forest was trembling slightly.

On the ancient stone tablets in the distance, Array Pattern flashed crazily, as if resisting this terrifying aura.

Yue Ling's expression changed, and she quickly retreated a few steps, avoiding them from afar.

She watched Taihao Clan, her eyes full of worry. Was Taihao Clan about to get serious?

Xu Ruyu also felt the pressure.

He looked at Taihao Clan, his gaze becoming serious.

"Senior, you are..."

"Xiao Yuer, let me show you what a true Early Saint Realm is!"

Taihao Clan shouted and pushed her palms out violently. The two balls of light left her hands, intertwined and underwent Fusion in the air, transforming into a huge light Dragon.

That light Dragon was fully a hundred zhang long, its entire body emitting blinding light, as it bared its fangs and brandished its claws, pouncing toward Xu Ruyu.

Wherever the light Dragon passed, space collapsed. This was one of Taihao Clan's ultimate techniques, an all-out strike that incorporated all of her power.

Xu Ruyu looked up at the pouncing light Dragon, a trace of gravity flashing in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, and the source energy within his body began to circulate wildly. He still didn't dodge, but instead raised his right hand and spread his five fingers.

The source energy within his body surged out like a floodgate opening, condensing in his palm. This time, what he condensed was no longer a ball of light, but a sword.

A sword condensed from pure energy.

The sword was completely transparent, with a slender blade; the tip of the sword trembled slightly, emitting a humming sound.

"Go."

Xu Ruyu waved his hand lightly.

The long sword left his hand and flew toward the light Dragon.

The two drew closer and closer, closer and closer—

"Boom!"

An earth-shattering roar.

The entire Transmission Monument Forest shook violently, and the Array Pattern on countless stone tablets lit up simultaneously, forming curtains of light that isolated the violent energy outside.

Even so, the ground still cracked with countless fissures, spreading in all directions like a spider web.

Dust filled the air.

The light dissipated.

Taihao Clan panted heavily, staring fixedly at the center of the dust.

What did she see?

Inside the dust, a figure walked out slowly.

Xu Ruyu was unscathed.

The clothes on his body weren't even wrinkled, though his face was a few shades paler than before. He looked at Taihao Clan and smiled slightly: "Senior, thank you for your courtesy."

Taihao Clan stood there, stunned.

Her all-out strike had just been broken like that?

That light Dragon was her trump card ultimate technique!

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but discovered she couldn't say anything at all.

Yue Ling ran over from the distance and grabbed hold of Xu Ruyu: "Ruyu, are you okay?"

Xu Ruyu shook his head: "I'm fine."

He looked toward Taihao Clan and bowed: "Senior, thank you for the instruction. This battle has given me a clearer understanding of my own strength."

Taihao Clan looked at him, her gaze complex.

After a long while, she suddenly smiled.

There was a bit of bitterness, a bit of unwillingness, but even more of an inexplicable excitement in that smile.

"Xiao Yuer, I concede," she sighed. "You are indeed in the Early Saint Realm, but your combat power is far too much stronger than an ordinary Early Saint Realm."

Xu Ruyu smiled and was about to speak.

Taihao Clan suddenly reached out and interrupted him.

"However—"

She raised her head, a glimmer of light flashing in her eyes.

"I haven't lost yet."

Xu Ruyu was stunned.