Zhuang Zhiyuan was as his name suggested.
His gaze was calm and profound, his face always carrying a hint of knowing all.
As if nothing in the world could trouble him.
As if no one could pose even the slightest obstacle.
He looked at Ling Fan calmly, his gaze like a celestial deity looking down upon lowly beings of the earth.
This was not Zhuang Zhiyuan posturing.
It was his identity, his strength, his status that had cultivated this bearing and temperament.
Boom!
No wasted words.
Zhuang Zhiyuan struck directly.
A vast power instantly engulfed the area ahead.
A branch of the Longevity Jade Tree extended from the pervasive chaotic energy. It seemed to possess no power, but when it lashed out, it directly shattered the void into silence, annihilating the rules of that extraterrestrial star, turning it into a terrifying vacuum.
Ling Fan's pupils contracted slightly.
Under this strike, even with his current Ultimate Emperor Physique, he felt a threat and a chill permeated his body.
The personal disciple of Longevity Heavenly Venerable truly lived up to his reputation.
This person was likely infinitely close to the Heavenly Venerable realm, an unparalleled figure among Quasi-Heavenly Venerables, his offensive power no less than those two from Yuanwu Palace and Taixu Realm.
However, Ling Fan was not one to passively receive blows.
His blood and qi surged like a furnace, emitting a crimson precious light. Nirvana Tribulation Fires flickered in and out of existence, condensing immense power into his body. With a roar, he unleashed a punch.
Bang!
The two collided instantly.
This immediately triggered a terrifying explosion.
All the powerhouses watched in horror as, centered on the two of them, a visible ring of power ripples rapidly swept across the surface of the entire extraterrestrial star. Countless protruding mountain peaks silently turned to dust.
And in the center of the confrontation.
The jade-green branch was shattered into specks of jade dust by Ling Fan's fist.
Ling Fan's fist was also gashed by the sharp and imposing Longevity Jade Tree, leaving a bloodstain deep enough to see bone.
Since Ling Fan's physical body had been strengthened to this extent.
This was the first time anyone had managed to wound his Emperor Physique!
Zhuang Zhiyuan did not continue his attack.
Instead, he looked at Ling Fan calmly.
As if the previous strike was a test of Ling Fan's strength.
He said with a calm gaze, "To survive my attack without dying, you have the qualification to converse with me. To have come this far from a remote place like Jinzhou to the highest stage of the Central Heavenly Realm, you are quite remarkable. I appreciate you. Are you willing to join my ranks and serve me in the future? I can help you achieve the Supreme Heavenly Venerable realm, to become a ruler in the future, and together we can explore the vast deep space worlds of the Heavenly Realm's myriad frontiers! As for Yuanwu Heavenly Venerable's adopted daughter, she is not someone of your status can covet."
Zhuang Zhiyuan actually wanted to subdue Ling Fan and make him abandon the idea of marrying the Heavenly Venerable's adopted daughter!
Ling Fan smiled. In response to Zhuang Zhiyuan's confidence and arrogance, he had only one sentence: "Why don't you go eat shit?"
Hearing such vulgar words.
Zhuang Zhiyuan's brows immediately furrowed.
"Since you are so defiant and untamable, then I shall let you know the gap between you and me, and make you wholeheartedly submit!"
Zhuang Zhiyuan wasted no more words.
Even more terrifying power erupted. Azure Longevity Immortal Qi engulfed heaven and earth. Zhuang Zhiyuan was like an unparalleled immortal from ancient times, transcendent and detached, his power world-shaking. He made a grasping motion with his palm, and instantly, specks of emerald green crystalline light peeled off from a Longevity Immortal Tree, transforming into a slender immortal sword.
"Screech!"
With a single sword strike.
The sky of that extraterrestrial star was completely torn apart. A vast sword light of immeasurable length traversed heaven and earth, carrying unparalleled sharpness and striking towards Ling Fan.
Hmph!
Ling Fan let out a cold snort. Zhuang Zhiyuan wanted to cut him down like this? Who did he think he was looking down on?
A crimson ancient furnace appeared in Ling Fan's hand, countless dao patterns emitting terrifying flames. He raised the Tianyi Furnace and smashed the sword light that tore through the sky.
"Mere brute force. What do you, a mere Half-Step Emperor Venerable, understand of the Dao?"
Following Zhuang Zhiyuan's cold snort, endless sword light transformed into a resplendent river of sword Dao that swept over.
This strike made many Quasi-Heavenly Venerable powerhouses present feel their scalps tingle. This sword was too powerful! Let alone one Half-Step Emperor Venerable, even ten Quasi-Heavenly Venerables could be annihilated by this single sword.
Those who were not Heavenly Geniuses of the same tier could not resist the Dao charm and sharpness of this sword.
Just as Zhuang Zhiyuan said, this had already surpassed the level of Emperor Arts; this was a true Dao Sword.
Although he had not truly become a Heavenly Venerable, he had profoundly grasped the offensive profound mysteries that only Heavenly Venerables could comprehend. It was no wonder he could escape from the hands of terrifying otherworldly Heavenly Venerables.
Even Gong Yuan of Taixu Realm and Yuan Hong of Yuanwu Palace regarded this sword with solemnity.
As Heavenly Geniuses of the Heavenly Court, they were no strangers to each other, having even clashed many times.
That look in their eyes was the look of seeing a formidable rival.
"That kid is in danger."
"He brought it upon himself."
"Heh heh, just now Zhuang Zhiyuan wanted to subdue him, and he dared to refuse. He will pay the price for his ignorance and arrogance."
Countless people did not favor Ling Fan.
Because Zhuang Zhiyuan's strength was so despairingly powerful, it was truly invincible potential, world-shaking power, not something ordinary individuals could challenge.
Under the gaze of countless eyes.
This magnificent and boundless sword had already swept before Ling Fan.
At this moment, under the watchful eyes of the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Venerables, Ling Fan could not use the Samsara Divine Cauldron. Doing so would immediately expose his identity, which would undoubtedly be a suicidal act.
Ling Fan's mind moved, and he spread his arms, assuming a peculiar posture, like a dragon soaring through the nine heavens.
"Azure Dragon Wrestles Immortal Art!"
This was the supreme ultimate skill of the Dragon Clan!
Legend had it that the Supreme Ancestral Dragon of the Dragon Clan had once used this move to kill fallen celestial gods!
Although this was a legend, it was enough to show the ultimate terror of this technique, and only those who possessed the Supreme Ancestral Dragon Seal were qualified to cultivate and unleash this move.
"What kind of ultimate offensive skill is this!"
At that moment.
Countless powerhouses were shaken.
Even the Yuanwu Heavenly Venerable, shrouded in divine radiance, let out a soft exclamation.
Ling Fan, like a nimble azure dragon, leaped into the sky. Behind him, a phantom of a supreme true dragon, as if suppressing the universe and galaxies, coiled around him. His hands formed claws, and with a fierce tear, the vast river of Longevity Sword Dao was shattered by Ling Fan with his bare hands.
"Supreme ultimate skill of the Dragon Clan!"
Zhuang Zhiyuan, as expected of an unparalleled figure with both wisdom and martial prowess, had astonishing eyesight. He immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of Ling Fan's ultimate skill and decisively did not hold back, unleashing his most proud technique.
"Sword Opens Longevity, Sword Devours Boundless, Sword Proves Ultimate!"
"Great Longevity Sword Dao!"
Zhuang Zhiyuan's expression was extremely solemn, every word resonant, every word a gem, as if carrying the ultimate profundity and rhythm of the sword Dao. He then unleashed a sword strike, which was simply indescribable in its magnificence, for this sword no longer had a specific shape, no specific move, and no specific manifestation.
In fact, few of the countless powerhouses of the Central Heavenly Realm present could even see the trace of this sword, only feeling its vastness, its boundlessness, its ultimate nature!