233: Savage Immortal Cultivator

A giant thunderous palm descended from the sky, carrying an aura of destruction. The deep purple Soul fires within the eye sockets of the Fifth-Rank Bone Demon suddenly trembled violently. It jerked its head up, and an undead roar that seemed to tear through heaven and earth erupted from its throat.

That sound was by no means ordinary; it was a Divine Soul shockwave mixed with the resentment of ten thousand remnant souls.

Even Li Yichen and the others, who were several miles away, felt their blood and Qi surge, and their spiritual power nearly collapsed. They subconsciously raised their hands to cover their chests, their faces turning pale.

However, Su Ling had the High Grade Spiritual Artifact, the Glazed Pure Light Tower, presiding over his Sea of Consciousness. Let alone the undead roar of a Fifth-Rank Bone Demon, even the Divine Soul attack of an Integration Stage Cultivator might not be able to shake him in the slightest.

Having experience fighting Lu Tao, the Bone Demon clearly didn't expect this roar to heavily injure its opponent. A flash of crimson suddenly flickered within its Soul fire, and the ten-foot-long bone blade in its hand began to glow with an eerie red light.

The Soul patterns on the blade seemed to come alive, frantically breathing in and out the surrounding Death Qi.

It gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, its joints making a "crack-crack" sound, and slashed fiercely at the giant thunderous palm!

A Saber Qi interwoven with black and red instantly shot out like a demon scar splitting the sky, crashing heavily into the giant thunderous palm.

"Damn! This skeleton was actually hiding such a Move!"

Looking at that Saber Qi, which was several times stronger than before, Lu Tao couldn't help but curse under his breath, his tone carrying a hint of annoyance at being underestimated. "It's looking down on people way too much!"

"Senior Brother Lu."

Li Yichen added faintly from the side, his eyes filled with helplessness. "It seems... you didn't give your all just now either."

"Uh, that's true."

Lu Tao was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and chuckled. However, his tone became much more certain. "Against me, it can still last a few Moves. Against Su Ling? That's purely seeking death."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Yichen and the others fell silent.

They had never seen Su Ling go all out and could never quite grasp his true strength. At this moment, they could only stare fixedly at the battlefield, even their breathing becoming a few degrees lighter.

This duel was precisely an excellent opportunity to catch a glimpse of Su Ling's strength.

While they were talking, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

The moment the giant thunderous palm collided with the dark red Saber Qi, a heaven-shaking boom caused the rubble in the valley to fall incessantly.

But just one breath later, that giant thunderous palm, which condensed Su Ling's casual strength, was actually sliced in half by the dark red Saber Qi and dissipated into the air.

The next moment, Su Ling's figure appeared like a teleportation in front of the dark red Saber Qi, which had not yet lost its momentum.

"Heh!"

A low shout escaped his throat, and a ten-foot-long azure dragon phantasm suddenly emerged behind him.

Its scales shimmered with a blue-purple luster, and its dragon claws were as sharp as divine weapons. This was precisely the Eight Forms of the Azure Dragon, improved by Mo Chen and Zhan Wuwei!

What was even more remarkable was that he integrated his Azure Heaven Thunder magic power into it, causing the azure dragon phantasm's body to be entwined with fine streaks of blue lightning, doubling its power.

Su Ling's hands formed claws and slashed across each other; the azure dragon phantasm swung its claws in sync.

That dark red Saber Qi, which was enough to shatter thunder, was instantly shredded into a sky full of black and red light spots by the dragon claws, vanishing without a trace.

Immediately after, his body transformed into a streak of blue thunder dragon shadow and dived down. He crossed the hundred-foot distance in an instant, arriving above the Fifth-Rank Bone Demon's head in the blink of an eye.

Azure Dragon Reaches Out!

With Su Ling's low shout, the phantasm's dragon claw merged with his palm, carrying crackling lightning as it fiercely grabbed toward the Bone Demon's skull.

The Soul fires of undead creatures were mostly hidden within their skulls. If this claw landed solidly, even if it couldn't break through the Bone Demon's defense, the attached thunder power could heavily damage its Soul fire, greatly diminishing its strength.

The Bone Demon reacted extremely quickly. It swung its ten-foot bone blade upward, using an incredibly tricky "Head-Wrapping Blade" Move to slash directly at the approaching dragon claw!

"Oh? You even know some blade techniques?"

A flash of surprise crossed Su Ling's eyes. He flicked his wrist, suddenly retracting the extended dragon claw, and spun his body with the momentum, sweeping his left leg out with the Azure Dragon's tail phantasm.

Azure Dragon Swings Its Tail!

"Bang!"

Lightning exploded as the dragon tail phantasm slammed heavily into the joints of the Bone Demon's raised right arm.

Under the immense force, the Bone Demon's massive body was actually swept away. Its right arm bones made a "crack" sound, and several fine cracks appeared.

It crashed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a sky full of bone fragments and filling the air with dust.

How could Su Ling give it a chance to breathe?

With a flash of the azure dragon phantasm, he already appeared above the Bone Demon. His hands formed a seal, and the phantasm simultaneously stretched its four claws. The majestic Azure Heaven Thunder magic power drew in the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, transforming into a several-foot-large dragon-shaped seal.

Azure Dragon Suppresses the Mountain!

The giant seal crashed down with the momentum of a collapsing mountain!

Unable to climb up in time, the Bone Demon could only hurriedly raise its arms to block.

But with a muffled "bang," its breastbone instantly collapsed, and its massive body was smashed directly into the ground.

A giant pit fifty feet wide and over a dozen feet deep was formed. All the bones at the bottom of the pit shattered into powder.

In the pit, the Bone Demon's Soul fire flickered frantically, and countless golden lightning bolts darted between its bones, making it unable to Move for a moment. Su Ling's figure hovered over the pit, looking down at the struggling Bone Demon with an indifferent gaze, his expression completely calm.

"Thi—this is way too fierce!"

Li Yichen and the others watched with agape mouths, their jaws nearly dropping to the floor.

Lu Tao's Immortal Golden Body Art being able to go head-to-head with the Bone Demon had already shocked them.

But Lu Tao ultimately couldn't break through the Bone Demon's skull with his Physical Body; only his life Flying Sword could leave a mark.

Yet Su Ling, using pure Body Refining Moves, had actually crushed the Fifth-Rank Bone Demon's breastbone.

The gap between them was definitely not something that could be summarized by just "Peak Nascent Soul" and "Late Nascent Soul Stage."

Only at this moment did they truly believe that Su Ling indeed had the strength to battle a Spirit Transformation Cultivator.

"Roar!"

The Bone Demon in the pit finally broke free from the lightning's restraint. It let out an unwilling roar toward the sky, and Death Qi surged frantically from its body. Its bones were actually dyed with a thick layer of dark red; it had clearly been forced to use its trump card.

Its feet slammed against the ground, and its massive body leaped up like a cannonball. It held high the half-broken bone blade and charged straight at Su Ling in mid-air.

"That's all there is to it."

Su Ling shook his head slightly. Instead of dodging, he clenched both fists and dove down toward the Bone Demon.

The Bone Demon had nothing but fifth-rank brute force, but its combat techniques were ultimately too crude.

Against an ordinary Cultivator, it might be able to overwhelm them with sheer power, but against an opponent like Su Ling, who possessed both Body Refining and technique, only defeat and death remained.

The dark red Saber Qi was slashed out again, but the azure dragon phantasm behind Su Ling struck first. A dragon punch carrying the power of thunder slammed fiercely into the bone blade.

With a crisp "crack," that incredibly hard bone blade, which shared the same origin as the Bone Demon's body, actually shattered upon impact!

The dragon punch's momentum didn't slow as it slammed directly into the Bone Demon's skull.

"Bang!"

The Bone Demon flew back like a broken kite, crashing heavily into the giant pit. Its Soul fire flickered violently, nearly going out.

The azure dragon phantasm then pounced down, its four claws pinning the Bone Demon's limbs firmly so it couldn't Move.

Su Ling landed on the Bone Demon's forehead. His fists condensed thunder as he frantically smashed at the skull.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

Loud noises like metal clashing echoed through the valley. With every punch that landed, several more cracks appeared on the Bone Demon's tough skull.

This scene made Li Yichen and the others' eyelids twitch and the corners of their mouths convulse.

They had never seen such a "savage" fighting style from a Cultivator. For a moment, they thought it was two prehistoric beasts tearing at each other with instinct. Where was the slightest bit of a Cultivator's elegance?

"Too—too brutal!"

Only Lu Tao's eyes shone brightly. His fists subconsciously clenched as he muttered to himself, "But... I love it!"

In the past, when he saw Su Ling fight, it was always using thunder techniques to teleport and Move around, supplemented by Ghost Soul Arrows and the Soul Capturing Art. It was agile enough but lacked a bit of fierceness.

This was the first time he had seen Su Ling use such a fist-to-flesh fighting style.

As someone who also practiced Body Refining, he felt his blood and Qi boiling. He had already made up his mind: after this battle, he must ask Su Ling for guidance on this Azure Dragon Combat Style!

"If I combine the Immortal Golden Body Art with the azure dragon phantasm... maybe I can evolve a radiant golden dragon!"

The more Lu Tao thought about it, the more excited he became, his eyes full of longing.

Just thinking about that image made his blood boil.

It was simply too cool!