Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique

"He’s here at last."

Indeed, the newcomer was none other than Mu Chen, who had been rushing over frantically. From a distance, he spotted Qin Wu just as she was about to be attacked by the Exotic Beast. Panicked, he immediately ordered Iron Armor Steel Fang to fire an Elemental Power Cannon, saving her in the nick of time.

"AOOOO!"

An enraged roar echoed from within the mountain below. In an instant, the Exotic Beast was beside Iron Armor Steel Fang. Having already detected its approach, Iron Armor Steel Fang immediately swept its massive iron tail out at the beast.

"BAM!"

The expected scene of the Exotic Beast being sent flying by the blow never came to pass. Instead, the moment Iron Armor Steel Fang’s bladed, giant tail swept over, the Exotic Beast firmly caught it with its two massive claws. With a grin, the creature’s arms tensed, and it began to swing Iron Armor Steel Fang around in circles by its tail.

The surrounding scenery blurred into black streaks. Iron Armor Steel Fang roared in defiance, but the powerful inertia made it impossible to break free. After a few moments, the Exotic Beast abruptly let go, and Iron Armor Steel Fang shot toward the ground like a comet.

"BOOM!"

As expected, the inertia was too great. Iron Armor Steel Fang barely had time to curl into a ball, protecting Mu Chen at its center, before it slammed violently into the ground. Debris flew everywhere, and a massive crater one hundred meters in diameter and several hundred meters deep appeared in the earth.

"ROAR!"

The intense pain made even Iron Armor Steel Fang cry out. A crazed, bloodthirsty light flashed in the eyes of the airborne Exotic Beast. Before Iron Armor Steel Fang could even get up, the beast’s form flickered and reappeared in the massive crater. It scooped up the still-balled-up Iron Armor Steel Fang, completely ignoring the sharp, bladed scales digging into its flesh. It tossed Iron Armor Steel Fang up, spun, and viciously lashed out with its thick Flood Dragon tail, sending Iron Armor Steel Fang flying into the air again.

"ROAR!"

Roaring in pain again, a crack appeared in Iron Armor Steel Fang’s supposedly steel-hard Scale Armor. Silver blood seeped out, splattering onto the Exotic Beast’s tail. The beast howled, its form flickered and vanished, then it reappeared directly in front of Iron Armor Steel Fang. A tail whip, a teleport. Another tail whip, another teleport. It repeated the sequence again and again, batting Iron Armor Steel Fang back and forth as if it were a toy.

Fifteen minutes later, Iron Armor Steel Fang’s body was covered in wounds. Huge cracks spiderwebbed across every part of its body, and its blood had stained the ground silver.

"Groan..."

After taking so many hits, Iron Armor Steel Fang could no longer maintain its spherical form. Its body subconsciously uncurled. The movement pulled at the cracks in its armor, causing the wounds to flare and forcing another pained groan from it. Hidden within, Mu Chen had no idea what had been happening in the Outer Realm. When he saw Iron Armor Steel Fang’s shattered Scale Armor, he couldn’t believe his eyes for a moment.

For the entire year, Iron Armor Steel Fang had been a proud Emperor, capable of vanquishing any enemy that stood in its way with a mere flick of a finger. But at this moment, Iron Armor Steel Fang lay weakened, its eyes closed. Its once-invincible bladed scales were now all shattered. There was no trace of the Emperor’s majesty left.

Although they were technically in a Contract relationship, after spending the past year together, he had come to see Iron Armor Steel Fang as his brother. Watching the beast that had saved him numerous times lying blood-soaked in the deep pit, he knew. Iron Armor Steel Fang had taken all this damage to be his Guardian, to protect him from harm.

Something felt like it exploded in Mu Chen’s chest. "AHHH! I’LL KILL YOU!"

At that moment, a sigh echoed in Mu Chen’s mind. An unprecedentedly gentle voice spoke, "Silly boy, you are no match for it. This Exotic Beast already has one foot in the Venerable Realm. Leave the rest to your Master."

After the voice finished speaking, Mu Chen’s vision went black, and he collapsed stiffly to the ground. In the distance, Qin Wu had already been on edge. Seeing Iron Armor Steel Fang defeated, her greatest worry was for Mu Chen. But now that Mu Chen had suddenly collapsed, her heart leaped into her throat.

But strangely enough, Mu Chen, who had just fallen, suddenly stood up again as if time were reversing. His posture was extremely stiff. Wisps of Primordial Power began to seep from his body, and his entire aura underwent a massive transformation. A blue, snowflake-shaped Ice Crystal materialized behind Mu Chen, with six diamond-shaped pieces of Bingling floating around it.

All at once, the surrounding temperature dropped again. Some of the Martial Artists could no longer withstand such a low temperature and began to shiver. Suddenly, seven red Martial Rings appeared at Mu Chen’s feet. Then, another Martial Ring appeared outside the red ones, followed by ring after ring. Soon, the Martial Rings at Mu Chen’s feet began to change color from red to orange, yellow, and then green. The instant the green Martial Rings turned cyan, a pair of white Elemental Wings abruptly sprouted from his back.

This transformation was still ongoing. Everyone stared in horror at the black-clothed man, whose Primordial Power fluctuations were constantly expanding, completely unaware of what was happening. Soon, the cyan Martial Rings suddenly shifted, and a blue Martial Ring appeared at Mu Chen’s feet. At the same time, the white Elemental Wings on his back slowly dissolved, replaced by a pair of blue ones. But that wasn’t all. The changes that followed made everyone’s eyes widen, including the Dark Attribute Martial Artist hiding in the shadows.

"Third-Ring Martial Sect... Fifth-Ring Martial Sect... Ninth-Ring Martial Sect..."

"First-Ring Martial Emperor!"

The other Martial Artists began to whisper in awe, "Second-Ring Martial Emperor!"

"Third-Ring Martial Emperor!"

For some reason, the shock of watching his Cultivation Realm continuously climb was no less than seeing the Ice Attribute Extreme Spirit emerge from the mountain—in fact, it was even more astounding.

"Fourth-Ring Martial Emperor!... Fifth-Ring Martial Emperor!... Sixth-Ring Martial Emperor!..."

"Ninth-Ring Martial Emperor!... Nine-Ring Martial Emperor Peak!"

Shock. It was absolute shock. It was a known fact on the Extreme Martial Continent that no one possessed a Secret Skill that could hide their Cultivation Realm. You could compress the purity of your Primordial Power, but you could not change your Martial Artist Realm. The moment you unleashed your Primordial Power, the number of Martial Rings corresponding to your Martial Artist Level would instantly appear at your feet. But what had they seen today? They had seen a Seven-Ring Martial Artist break through consecutively to the Nine-Ring Martial Emperor Peak in a matter of moments! That was the Nine-Ring Martial Emperor Peak!

"A Secret Skill. This must be a Secret Skill from the Ancient Era, a Secret Skill that’s Defying the Heavens," a Martial King Strong Person said, staring at the scene in disbelief.

"Such a powerful Secret Skill, and a Guardian Royal Beast... just who is this person?" another Martial King Strong Person added.

Among the crowd, only one person watched the man in black without a word: Qin Wu. Xiaoyu, having recovered from her shock, stared at the distant black-clothed man and murmured, "Is that really that rascal?"

Qin Wu shook her head. "I don’t know. A moment ago, I could clearly feel it was him, but now... this person feels so foreign, so powerful."

Xiaoyu was at a loss for words and could only watch the changes silently. The Exotic Beast was also staring blankly at the man in black below. It couldn’t comprehend it. How had an ant it could have crushed with a single finger suddenly become an elephant? It even felt a faint sense of suppression.

’Is this the limit? No matter, it’s enough.’ The black-clothed man suddenly clenched his fist. With a POP, one of the pieces of Bingling on the blue, snowflake-shaped Ice Crystal behind him shattered, turning into motes of blue dust that flowed into his body.

"CRACKLE!"

A thunderclap echoed as lightning arced through the air, and the black-clothed man’s figure vanished into the night. The Exotic Beast froze, not because the attack was too fierce, but because it hadn’t even seen its opponent move.

Suddenly, a dark figure appeared behind its head. A fair-skinned fist, wreathed in snowflake-like arcs of electricity, slammed heavily into the Exotic Beast’s skull.

"BAM!"

Caught off guard, the Exotic Beast pitched forward and slammed into the ground, sending ice shards flying. As the punch landed, another piece of Bingling on the Ice Crystal snowflake behind the man shattered. Blue crystals coalesced in his hand, and a massive, blue Profound Ice Greatsword appeared out of thin air. This Profound Ice Greatsword was vastly different from the Profound Ice Sword Mu Chen had seen before. It was a more thorough, deeper blue, and tiny snowflakes danced along its Sword Blade.

"CRACK!"

The black-clothed man brandished the sword, and another piece of Bingling shattered. This time, all the shattered blue crystal fragments seeped into the Profound Ice Greatsword. He swung the massive blade behind him with a single hand, and with a great shout, he slashed down. The Profound Ice Greatsword itself transformed into a pure blue beam of Sword Qi that cut down at a bizarre angle.

"SLICE!"

"BOOM!"

"AARGH...!"

As the Sword Qi descended, it kicked up a storm of debris, leaving a long, narrow blue afterglow on the ground. The beam of Sword Qi had cut straight across the Exotic Beast’s entire left shoulder, and a huge trench now extended for a kilometer into the distance. With a wretched howl, the Exotic Beast scrambled to its feet. As it rose, a massive, clean-cut wound was visible, running from its left shoulder down to its abdomen.

"AWOO!" The Exotic Beast was utterly enraged. How could it tolerate this detestable human daring to inflict such a grievous wound upon it?

"So it dodged?" the black-clothed man said indifferently, his voice devoid of any emotion.

’Time is short. In that case, I’ll just have to crush you completely,’ he thought. "Release!"

A low shout, like a Brahma Sound, echoed from the distant heavens. The black-clothed man suddenly rose into the sky. The three remaining pieces of Bingling on his back shattered completely, transforming into countless blue crystals that flowed into his body. A dragon-shaped shadow flickered for an instant behind him.

A boundless ice mist billowed out from the black-clothed man’s body. The mist expanded rapidly, shrouding half the sky in a mere instant. The dragon-shaped shadow flickered faster and faster within the mist, its form shifting from illusory to solid. The moment the slender, dark silhouette fully formed, a terrifying surge of Primordial Power erupted from the fog. The space around the mist began to crackle like shattering glass. Finally, unable to withstand the immense impact of the Primordial Power, space itself began to rupture. One after another, deep Spatial Rifts appeared out of thin air, devouring and tearing apart everything around them.