377: Chapter 377 Even at the peak of the Saint Realm, he still couldn't defeat Xu Ruyu.

Taihao Clan took a deep breath, and the aura on her body suddenly began to soar.

That aura was like a volcanic eruption, rising wave after wave.

The surrounding air began to vibrate violently, the cracks on the ground grew larger and larger, and the distant monuments emitted an overwhelmed creaking sound.

Yue Ling's expression changed drastically: "Senior Taihao! You..."

Taihao Clan ignored her, only staring at Xu Ruyu, saying each word with emphasis: "Xiao Yuer, this next move is my true strength as an Artifact Refiner."

Saint Realm Peak."

As her voice fell, she formed hand seals with both hands.

A brilliant light burst out from her body, condensing into an object above her head.

It was a Cauldron.

Three legs and two ears, it was pitch black all over, with its surface covered in dense Array Pattern.

Those Array Pattern flickered with an eerie light, slowly moving as if they were living things.

This was Taihao Clan's Natal Spiritual Artifact.

It was a supreme treasure she had refined with hundreds of years of painstaking effort as an Artifact Refiner.

Once the Natal Spiritual Artifact appeared, Taihao Clan's aura instantly surged.

The strength of that aura made Yue Ling nearly unable to stand steady, forcing her to retreat repeatedly.

Xu Ruyu also felt immense pressure, and the circulation of the source energy within his body became sluggish.

"Xiao Yuer, take this!"

Taihao Clan shouted loudly, her hands suddenly pressing down.

The Cauldron above her head crashed down like a massive mountain, suppressing Xu Ruyu from above.

Even before the Cauldron arrived, that terrifying pressure had already caused the ground to cave in by several feet.

The ground beneath Xu Ruyu's feet shattered with a bang, and his legs sank into the rubble.

Xu Ruyu looked up at the descending Cauldron, a strange look flashing in his eyes.

He could feel that the power of this Cauldron was more than ten times stronger than the Light Dragon from before.

This was the power of a true Saint Realm Peak, enough to destroy heaven and earth.

He took a deep breath, the source energy in his body circulating frantically.

This time, he did not dare to be overconfident.

Forming hand seals, the source energy in his body erupted like a volcano, all of it gushing out.

The light around him grew brighter and brighter, finally transforming into a pillar of light that shot into the sky, directly colliding with the falling Cauldron.

Boom!

Heaven and earth shook violently.

The entire Transmission Monument Forest was swaying, and the Array Pattern on countless monuments flickered wildly, emitting a blinding light.

Several monuments even failed to withstand this force, and cracks began to appear on their surfaces.

The light dissipated.

Xu Ruyu stood in place, his feet deeply embedded in the ground, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

That Cauldron hovered three feet above his head, blocked by the protective light around him, unable to descend any further.

Watching this scene, Taihao Clan's pupils suddenly constricted.

He blocked it?

Her Natal Spiritual Artifact, a full-power strike from the Saint Realm Peak, was blocked by him?

Although Xu Ruyu's mouth was bleeding and he looked injured, he had indeed blocked it!

Moreover... Taihao Clan suddenly noticed that Xu Ruyu's eyes were still calm.

It was a calm that suggested he was doing so with ease.

As if he still had strength to spare.

As if he had not yet used his true strength.

A monstrous wave of shock surged in Taihao Clan's heart.

She gritted her teeth and formed hand seals again.

The Cauldron shook violently, its light intensifying, and the downward pressure grew several degrees stronger.

The protective light shield around Xu Ruyu began to tremble violently, and countless fine cracks appeared on its surface, looking as if it would shatter at any moment.

Xu Ruyu looked up at the Cauldron and suddenly sighed.

"Senior, that's enough."

He gently waved his hand.

The protective light shield suddenly expanded, and a terrifying force erupted from within, knocking the Cauldron flying.

The Cauldron somersaulted several times in the air before flying back above Taihao Clan's head.

Taihao Clan stood there stunned, staring blankly at Xu Ruyu.

She was knocked back?

Her Natal Spiritual Artifact was sent flying by a mere wave of his hand?

This... how is this possible?

Xu Ruyu pulled his legs out of the rubble, patted the dust off his clothes, looked at Taihao Clan, and smiled slightly: "Senior is indeed formidable. If Senior hadn't held back, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to withstand that move."

Held back?

Taihao Clan's mouth twitched.

She hadn't held back. She had used her full power.

Yet Xu Ruyu said she had held back.

This was clearly giving her a way out to save face.

Taihao Clan looked at Xu Ruyu with an incredibly complex gaze.

After a long time, she suddenly started laughing.

There was bitterness, unwillingness, and helplessness in that laughter, but more than that, it was the sound of being completely convinced.

"Xiao Yuer, you won."

She withdrew her Natal Spiritual Artifact, and the aura on her body slowly receded.

She walked up to Xu Ruyu, looking him up and down, her eyes full of disbelief.

"Just what kind of monster are you? At the Early Saint Realm, you could actually block a full-power strike from my Saint Realm Peak?"

Xu Ruyu smiled and did not answer.

In truth, he didn't know why either.

He just felt that although the strike just now was strong, it didn't make him feel a fatal threat.

He still had a lot of energy in his body; he still had strength to spare.

Perhaps this was what was special about the True Explanation of Taixu Source Energy?

After the energy was purified a hundredfold, the difference in quality was enough to make up for the deficiency in Realm?

Taihao Clan looked at him and suddenly asked: "Xiao Yuer, tell me honestly, how much of your strength did you use just now?"

Xu Ruyu thought for a moment and answered honestly: "About... seventy percent."

Seventy percent!

Taihao Clan almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

She used a full-power strike of the Saint Realm Peak, and he blocked it using only seventy percent of his strength?

And from the look of it, he still seemed to have room to spare?

Taihao Clan took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in her heart, looked at Xu Ruyu, and said solemnly: "Xiao Yuer, remember, do not tell anyone about what happened today."

Xu Ruyu was stunned: "Why?"

Taihao Clan gave him a look: "Are you stupid? You're so young and yet so strong. If word got out, wouldn't those old monsters go crazy?

When the time comes, they'll come one by one to challenge you. Could you handle them all?"

Xu Ruyu thought about it, felt that she made sense, and nodded.

Yue Ling walked over and gently took Xu Ruyu's hand, her eyes full of pride.

This was her man.

Taihao Clan looked at them and suddenly sighed.

"Damn heavens, it's too unfair. I've toiled in cultivation for thousands of years, yet I'm not even as good as him breaking through in three days. Is there any justice left?"

Xu Ruyu smiled and said nothing.

The sun set in the west, dyeing the Transmission Monument Forest in a blanket of gold.

The shadows of the three were stretched very, very long.

In the distance, those ancient monuments stood silently, witnessing it all.