Chapter765:TheStormDragon’sShadow

Justasthemomentarrived,XuChenswiftlysidesteppedandstompedhisfootontheground.Aswirlingwhiteauraentwinedbetweenhishands,formingasolidhandprint.Aclaw-shapedmarkdirectlydescendeduponSuYi’sshoulder,seizinghiminitsgrasp.

Thisclawmarkwasincrediblypeculiar.Withintheundulatingwhiteaura,itlookedlikeahazycloudofmist,asiftheclawmarkwasbornfromtheclouds,evokingasensationresemblingthatofadragon’sclaw.Itexudedanimmensepressure,unlikeanythingordinary,itsauracausinganinexplicabletremorinone’ssoul.

Astheclawmarkreachedout,SuYifeltawaveofsurprise.Inthatmoment,heswiftlyexecutedtheHundredTransformationsSteptoperfection,takingadvantageoftheopportunitytostepawayfromthedragon-likeclawmark,thusbreakingfreefromitsgrasp.

TheclawmarkhadneverlandedonSuYi’sshoulderasheskillfullyevadedit.However,asharpgustofwindgrazedpasthisneck,causingapricklingsensationonhisskin.Afewstrandsofhishairweremercilesslysevered,faintlyrevealingatraceofbloodstainsonhisneck.

UponwitnessingSuYievadehisattack,XuChengrewevenmoreastonished.

"MyDragonCloudHandisnoteasytohide!"

XuChenspoke,hismovementsmysteriousandinexplicable.HisvoiceseemedtowhisperinSuYi’searasheonceagainclosedin,hisclawmarktransforming.Withaflickofhiswrist,thewhitemisttrembled,resemblingtheswirlingclawsofadragonastheydirectlyreachedforSuYi’sthroat.

"Isitso?ButIreallydon’tplantohide!"

AlthoughSuYiwasamazed,atthismoment,eventhoughtherewereonlytwomoves,heincreasinglyrealizedtheterrifyingpowerofXuChenbeforehim.Thetruefightingspiritwithinhisheartwasalsoignited.Withaswingofhisarm,afistenvelopedinacrimsonglowofvitalitydirectlyclashedagainstthatclawmark.

Thetwocollided,amuffledsoundresonating.Inaninstant,adazzlingauraofvitalityandundulatingenergywavesburstforth.Agustofwindsweptthroughlikearagingstorm,andthetwoyoungfigureseachretreated,separatingfromeachotherwithjustonetouch.

Bothofthemstaggeredbacksimultaneously,liftingtheireyestomeeteachother’sgaze.Theireyeslocked,revealingamixtureofastonishmentintheirexpressions.

SuYicouldn’tcontainhisastonishment.XuChen,whohadahandsomeappearancethatcouldmoveevenmen,seemeddelicate,buthisstrengthwasunexpectedlypowerful,almostdeviant.ItwassurprisingthatSuYihadn’tgainedanyadvantageagainsthim.

AndcomparedtoSuYi,XuChen’sastonishmentinhisheartatthismomentfarsurpassedSuYi’s.

Theireyesmet,andbothofthemfellsilent.

Atthismoment,bothofthemunderstoodintheirhearts.Atthebeginning,althoughtheydidn’tunderestimateeachother,theydidn’ttrulyregardtheiropponentwithimportance.

Andnow,bothofthemunderstooddeepdownthatthechallengetheywerefacingatthismomentwasatrueformidablerival!

Thetwofiguresstoodfacingeachotherfromadistance.Theatmospherearoundthemfluctuatedandsenttremorsinalldirections,creatingasenseoftenseunease.

"Comeon!"

Atthatmoment,itseemedasiftheysharedacertainunderstanding.Theyswiftlydartedforwardinunison,theirsilhouettesleavingbehindatrailofafterimages.Theytransformedintostreaksoflight,collidingwithastonishment.

Twofiguresintertwined,thesoundofbreakingwindreverberated,carryingapowerfulgustandunleashingburstsofelementalenergy.Amuffledexplosioneruptedamidstthecollisionofelementalforces.

Thetwoofthemkeptclashing,theirfiguresconstantlyshiftingandunpredictable.Theymovedwithincrediblespeed,sofastthattheirpeerscouldonlycatchglimpsesofblurryshadows.

Allaround,sandandstonesflew,shatteringastheyexploded.Thestrongwindwhippedupcloudsofdust,andthesoundofrumblingechoedcontinuously.

Twoyoungpeoplewereenvelopedinradiantenergy,surroundedbyetherealauras.Energysurgedfromtheirhandsastheyswiftlydartedandclashedwitheachother.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩И)

Withadeafeningcollision,energysurgedasthetwofigureswereforcefullypushedbackinoppositedirections.

SuYi’sfeetskimmedthegroundashetookafewstepstosteadyhimself,finallycomingtoahalt.Hisdisheveledhairaddedtohisdeterminedappearance,andhisgazebecameevenmoreintense,filledwithastrongsenseoffightingspirit.

Throughouttheconfrontation,SuYirefrainedfromusinghisfullpower.Hehadn’tevenemployedthetechniquesoftheSupremeChaoticYuanTechnique.However,heexertednearlyallofhisinherentstrength,yetastonishingly,hegainednoadvantage.SuYicouldn’thelpbutfeelshocked.Theyoungmanbeforehimappearedtobeonlyafewyearsyounger,yethestillhadtosurpassOuyangJinwei,evenontheSacredMountain.

EvenSuYicouldsensethat,upuntilthispoint,XuChen,justlikehimself,probablyhadn’tusedhisfullpower.

"IneverexpectedyoutobeevenstrongerthanIimagined.Youtrulysurpriseme!TheCentralRegionisindeedagatheringplaceforhiddentalents!"

XuChencametoahalt,unabletogainanyadvantage.HesteadiedhimselfandfixedhisgazeonSuYi.Inthatmoment,hewascompletelymoved.ThesightofYiSufromtheOverlordSectwasevenmoreformidablethanhehadknownbefore.

"Boom!"

Asthewordsfell,XuChen’shandsomefacetightenednoticeably.Energysurgedwithinhim,hispalmformingintricatehandseals.Astormofwhiteenergyburstforth,causingafiercewindtohowlandgustsofpowerfulenergytoswirlaround.

Thescenewastrulyastonishing.Aterrifyingstormsweptacrosstheland,andXuChen’sfigureseemedtodefygravityasheascendedintotheair,appearingattheverycenterofthetempest.

"Becareful,fromnowonIwon’tholdback!"

XuChenlookeddownatSuYi,toweringabovehim.Thesurroundingstormsurged,causingtheairtorepeatedlyemitawhistlingsound.

"TheDragonoftheStorm!"

XuChenmadeamoveonceagain.Theterrifyingstormsweptin,transformingintoafaintlyvisiblephantomofasnakedragonwithintheturbulence.Faintechoesofdragonroarsfilledtheair,carryinganintensepressureandcausingtheairtotrembleviolently.ItchargeddirectlytowardsSuYiwithtremendousforce.

"Hahaha..."

Withsuchforce,thelandcrackedalongitspath,causingearthquakesandtremendousshockwavesthatshookeverythingaround.

Atthatverymoment,SuYi’seyesquietlyshimmeredwithswirlinglight,gleamingandvibrant.Adreadfulaurafilledtheancientatmosphere,asifitpossessedthepowertosuppressalldirectionsandspreadoutward.

"ScarletAncientSeal!"

Inthenextmoment,alowgrowlescapedfromSuYi’sheart,asafiercesurgeofelementalenergyburstforth.Ablazingaurabegantowhirlatophispalm,accompaniedbytheroaringsoundakintocrashingwaves.Itswiftlyconverged,gatheringlikecountlessflamesintoasmallseaoffire.

Theauraofthehandprintwasscorchinglyhotandterrifying,incineratingtheair,andcarryingasenseofancientpressurethatsweptacross.

Inaninstant,thetwocollided,fiercelycomingintocontact.

"Splash..."

Allaround,brilliantburstsofenergyerupted,envelopingeverything.Anominousaurasweptinalldirectionsasthegroundcontinuouslytrembledandcrackedfromthepowerfulimpact.

"Cluckcluck..."

Cracksbegantoformonthegroundlikeaspider’sweb,spreadingoutfromthesurface.Theboomingsoundechoedcontinuouslyasthecollisionstookplace.

"Ouch..."

Adragonroared,causingchaosinthevastexpanse.

Anastonishingcommotionlastedforafewbreaths’timebeforefinallysettlingdown.

"Stomp,stomp!"

Asthedustsettled,thetwofiguresstumbledbackwardinahurry,retreatingseveralsteps.Witheachstep,thegroundcrumbledandsank,turningthescatteredrocksintopowder.

XuChenandSuYi’sfacesturnedpale,theireyesfixedoneachother,silentlypulsating.

Thesurroundingsgraduallycalmeddowncompletely,whiletheauraaroundthetwoofthemsurged.Unknowingly,theairbecametense,reachingacriticalpoint.

"Iunderestimatedyou,itseemsthatit’snotthetimetodeterminethewinner.IfeelthatifIwanttodefeatyou,Iwillneedtopayasignificantprice.So,let’ssavethisbattlefortomorrow!"

Afteramomentofsilence,XuChensuddenlylookedtowardsadistantdirection,thensaidtoSuYi.Assoonasthewordswerespoken,hemovedinhiswhiteattireandactuallyleftdirectly.

WatchingXuChen’sdepartingfigure,SuYi’seyesflickered,andhealsoturnedhisheadtolookinthesamedistantdirection.Afterward,hisfigureswiftlyflewaway.

AsSuYiandXuChendisappeared,notlongafter,severalfiguresemergedfromadistance.Theywereallpeoplewhohadbeenalarmedbythetremendouscommotion.

"Therehavebeenstrongoneswhohavefought,withverystrongpower,likelyamongthemosteliteones."

Someonelookedaroundatthewreckage,feelingthelingeringauraofdevastationwithasenseofawe.Withtheirpower,theyknewtheycouldn’thavecausedallofthis.