Chapter 215: Clash of Titans in the Grand Pavilion

Crack! Crack!

Thunder roared and lightning flashed!

The magnificent pavilion trembled violently in that instant, its wooden floorboards groaning under the unbearable strain.

“Who do you think you are?”

Long Tai, with a chicken leg stuffed into his mouth and eyes blazing, fixed his gaze on Ogre the moment his words fell.

With a savage bite, Fangya chomped down so forcefully that even the chicken bone shattered, swallowing it whole.

Yet within him surged an awe-inspiring martial will!

It was the indomitable spirit of an Inherent Grandmaster at the peak of unison with heaven and man, so powerful it seemed to pull down the entire sky and press upon the soul!

Heavy, oppressive, claustrophobic…

Body and spirit sunk into inertia, even thoughts slowed to a crawl.

Ogre bore the brunt of that concentrated martial will.

Beneath his mask, Li Che’s 【Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit】 pounded furiously. The tremendous pressure shattered his mental defenses, his own martial will barely forming a three-inch barrier against the onslaught.

It was as if the power of heaven and man had been summoned!

This is the true terror of an Inherent Grandmaster—their strength is bolstered by the very force of the heavens and earth!

Li Che’s heart raced, his blood boiling, while the searing intensity in his Star Plucking Gaze burned like molten fire. That subtle sense of imminent crisis spurred every muscle and tendon into action!

His flesh expanded, growing ever more robust, like a mountain rising steadily from the earth.

Boom—!

Ogre lunged forward as if a razor-sharp steel blade had sliced through the oppressive martial will of the grandmaster.

His force slammed onto the wooden floor of the pavilion, causing it to cave in instantly with splintering cracks and shards flying everywhere.

“What guts! To stand up against my commander’s martial will, defying the very forces of heaven and earth—you could be proud among the Divine Guts Grandmasters!”

Long Tai stood nearly nine feet tall, his muscles bulging, exuding an air of domineering authority.

Before City Lord Su Huai Li, he towered like an ancient fortress, unyielding against the elements!

This was…

Heaven-Man Unity!

An Inherent Grandmaster!

One in tune with the cosmos!

Boom—!!!

Outside, the torrential spring rain seemed to hold its breath.

Long Tai charged forward; in a heartbeat, his rushing qi and blood roared like thunder, accompanied by a terrifying, serpentine vortex of power weaving through the heavens and earth.

Amidst it all, a streak of dazzling white energy emerged.

It burst forth with overwhelming light and heat!

An unseen ripple of qi spread violently from the lofty floor of the pavilion, its waves extending ten feet beyond.

In an instant, the spring breeze and rain evaporated into mist, swirling like drifting clouds!

Then, that murky vapor, carried by a rebellious air current, flooded into the pavilion.

In that moment, it was as if the very heavens changed hue.

Long Tai had struck!

A surge of oppressive power, blistering in speed—within a blink, his fist seemed destined to crush Ogre!

Ogre’s foot tapped the ground, unleashing his Lingxu Baqi Steps!

Shattered afterimages erupted, with one ghostly image after another materializing as if made tangible.

Long Tai’s fearsome punch was swiftly followed by his Inherent Divine Guts, manifesting like a semi-transparent, living python, complete with glistening scales and flowing whiskers.

Dominating!

Unparalleled!

The pressure…

Was unlike anything ever felt before!

Heaven-Man Unity Grandmasters truly surpassed the Divine Guts masters, and Long Tai’s martial arts were no ordinary styles—they were raw, brutal power!

In Li Che’s eyes, countless surges of fierce emotion churned.

His fingers clenched into a fist; a massive muscle fiber along his back trembled as torrents of blood and exuding qi burst from every pore, intermingling in a turbulent display!

Roar——!

Dragon and Elephant in Unison!

A Thousand Dragons Roar!

Primordial Chaos!

Three martial techniques fused into an explosive outpouring of Divine Guts, culminating in the Threefold Divine Guts!

Three become One!

In an instant, it was as if the mythological Dragon-Elephant had descended!

Amid roars, collisions, and brutal clashes!

Hm?!

Long Tai’s eyes flickered slightly…

“Divine Guts?!”

“What kind of Divine Guts is this?!”

Thud—!!!

After tearing through five afterimages of Lingxu Baqi Steps, Long Tai’s punch collided head-on with the counterattack that Ogre had unleashed!

Rumble!!

The terrifying impact shattered with a blast, sending surges of churning waves in all directions.

The grand pavilion’s roof was ripped away, reduced to endless splinters and dust, flung clean by the raging wind!

As the explosion faded, swirling air battered around Long Tai and Ogre.

Where the two had stood, the wooden floor was blown into a massive crater, yet they remained unfazed—as if suspended in midair.

In their fighting stances, the Threefold Divine Guts and Inherent Divine Guts crashed against each other like twin bolts of lightning!

Bang, bang, bang—!

The searing, fearsome torrents of qi erupted continuously!

Long Tai’s eyes widened in utter astonishment.

“Impossible!”

“How can Divine Guts possibly withstand Inherent Divine Guts?!”

Long Tai roared low in disbelief.

He was utterly incredulous.

What sort of Divine Guts could be so perfected? Within Ogre’s unleashed Divine Guts, Long Tai sensed an overwhelming blend of qi and the true essence of martial technique!

It proved that Ogre’s mastery of his Divine Guts technique was no lowly rank—it was, at the very least, Martial Saint True Intention!

But even Martial Saint True Intention shouldn’t be able to counter Inherent Divine Guts, right?!

Unless…

It wasn’t just one, but several Martial Saint True Intentions at once!

How could that be?

Martial Saint techniques are notoriously difficult—many spend ten years just to grasp the basics, another ten to make minor progress, and achieving mastery can be lethal; attaining true essence and refining Divine Guts might be an impossible dream in a lifetime!

Every Martial Saint technique is nurtured from a young age…

Who would raise a child to study multiple Martial Saint arts simultaneously?

Wouldn’t that drive a child insane?!

Long Tai, boasting top-tier martial talent, had taken a full ten years to progress from the pinnacle of Divine Guts to Inherent Grandmaster level…

Imagine if he had to master three Martial Saint arts at once—it might be better to send him back to the womb!

Meanwhile, behind Ogre’s mask, Li Che was experiencing pure bliss!

It was sheer pleasure and indulgence—the raw taste of martial combat!

He had finally discovered the unadulterated essence of the martial way!

The genuine clash of flesh and power!

Yet Li Che well knew that his true objective was not merely to battle Long Tai.

It was…

To kill!

To kill Su Huai Li!

At that moment, Su Huai Li had already retreated to the edge of the pavilion, turning to smash through its walls and escape using his divine prowess!

Crazy!

Absolutely mad!

That Ogre… has truly gone mad!

It hadn’t been long since they’d met, yet Ogre was already capable of taking on an Inherent Grandmaster!

What kind of demon is he?!

Run!

And Su Huai Li knew Ogre all too well…

Ogre was deviously cunning and would never fight honorably!

There’s no way he would engage Long Tai in a straightforward, head-on battle!

Ogre’s target… would surely always be him!

Su Huai Li had long anticipated that Ogre would mark him, coming to kill him—his life claimed by the Underworld!

And now, it had finally arrived!

Behind Su Huai Li, his Divine Essence Golden Pill flared vibrantly!

Suddenly…

A chill crept up from his every pore!

It surged along his spine, enveloping him like a hidden venomous serpent stalking from the dark!

Darkness…

Su Huai Li’s eyes narrowed.

His shadow!

Looking down, he saw his shadow writhing; emerging from it was a figure so dark it absorbed all light—a dagger inches from his neck!

A top-tier assassination move!

“Divine Guardian!”

Su Huai Li’s scalp prickled as he howled. His Golden Pill jerked, then burst forth, unleashing staggering waves of divine power!

Before he knew it, a silver spear materialized in his hand, pressed hard against his neck!

Clang—!!!

Sparks flew in all directions!

They burst forth relentlessly!

Su Huai Li was blasted by the terrifying force of the Grandmaster’s strike, sending him flying.

Yet barely had he landed than his Divine Guardian sprang from his own shadow, flinging four ebony chess pieces…

Chess pieces?

Su Huai Li loved chess, but at that moment, seeing these black pieces evoked a sense of mortal doom!

As the black pieces swelled in the stormy wind, they transformed into three twisted, dark silhouettes that enveloped him, all wearing ink-black masks!

They were minions of Bai Wuchang!

Additionally…

A terrifying, overwhelming slash of blade-light swept in—a dazzling white cut!

“Xue Dufu—!”

Su Huai Li’s voice sharpened with anger!

They were familiar faces—damn familiar…

Yet these ‘familiar’ figures had long been dead!

How could they all be alive?!

Did they all join the Underworld behind his back?!

Xue Dufu, wearing a pure white mask, bore a gash from a fingernail that was chilling to behold. With a swing of his Crescent Blade, terrifying lunar energy erupted.

Thirty streams of Divine Guts erupted in unison, leaving Su Huai Li almost too weak to move!

His Divine Essence Golden Pill trembled visibly.

Su Huai Li knew that with his current divine cultivation, nothing could stop—

Absolutely nothing!

A Grandmaster…

Damn, a Grandmaster!

Four Grandmasters in all!

Is this the true might of the Underworld?!

What a lineup!

Has he reached the Underworld’s stronghold in Daocheng?!

The Underworld even has forces stationed in Daocheng?!

Rumble, rumble—!!!

Suddenly.

A terrifying peal of rolling thunder exploded, tearing through the barrier of the Cosmic Chessboard with blinding speed!

It was as if heaven itself had split in two, the curtain of the sky ripped open!

The surging heavenly river poured forth!

“Divine Archer!”

In the distance, behind Ogre’s mask and clashing with Long Tai, Li Che’s eyes narrowed.

There was a Divine Archer…

And his arrow’s power even surpassed the sniper-like precision of Ma Mian!

The arrow carried qi, martial will, and divine essence far beyond that of a Divine Guts Grandmaster!

A Divine Archer of Heaven-Man Unity level?!

An Inherent Grandmaster… doesn’t come for free!

But Li Che knew he was fortunate—a survivor’s bias indeed. Grandmasters in Daocheng were exceedingly rare.

This Grandmaster was clearly the backup arranged by You Liqing!

In the military camp, he was among the elite!

Bang—!