On the giant peak, destructive fluctuations swept out from Mu Chen's body one after another. Low and deep thunderous roars continued to ring out from within his body. Under those low and deep sounds, even the heavens and earth seemed to have darkened.
Countless gazes converged on Mu Chen's body, which was flowing with black lightning liquid. Due to the repeated shocks, the faces of many people gradually calmed down. However, the gazes they used to look at Mu Chen were slightly strange. The latter's performance had far exceeded their expectations.
"Are the freshmen now already this strong?"
The gazes of Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan were also somewhat strange. They were truly unable to imagine that a freshman, whose strength was merely at the Heavenly Transformation Stage Initial Phase, would actually be able to force Gu Tianyan into such a miserable state.
Shen Cangsheng exchanged glances with Li Xuantong from afar. Obviously, even they did not know about the hidden cards that Mu Chen had up his sleeves.
However, no matter what, to them, this was a pretty good piece of news.
From the looks of it, the situation seemed to be tilting towards Mu Chen's side, bit by bit.
Gu Tianyan's gaze turned grave as he looked at the somewhat frightening appearance of Mu Chen. The destructive fluctuations radiating from the latter's body caused his heart to tremble.
That degree of power should not appear on the body of a Heavenly Transformation Stage Initial Phase freshman.
Taking a deep breath, scarlet-red Spiritual Energy curled around his arms like flames. Boundless scarlet-red Spiritual Energy swept out from the horizon, akin to heavenly flames setting a prairie ablaze.
At this moment, it was already impossible for him to hold back.
"Boom!"
As boundless Spiritual Energy swept out from within Gu Tianyan's body, Mu Chen, whose entire body seemed to be wrapped within black lightning liquid, had already taken a step forward.
As the earth trembled, thunder resounded. Seemingly transforming into a black bolt of lightning, he explosively shot out.
Gu Tianyan looked at the black bolt of lightning that brought along destructive fluctuations as it shot over.
His eyes narrowed, and with a clench of his hand, scarlet-red Spiritual Energy swept out. Within his palm, it transformed into a flaming spear condensed from Spiritual Energy.
Whoosh!
With a shake of his arm.
The flaming spear transformed into a streak of fiery light as it tore through the air. Accompanied by berserk fluctuations, it ruthlessly shot towards Mu Chen.
However, in the face of the berserk flaming spear, Mu Chen did not give in at all. Clenching his five fingers into a fist, black lightning covered his fist as he ruthlessly smashed it against the flaming spear.
Bang!
The two fiercely collided, and the flaming spear, which was powerful enough to pierce through a Heavenly Transformation Stage late-stage expert, was blasted apart by a single punch from Mu Chen.
The sky was filled with scarlet specks of light.
Mu Chen's figure shuttled back and forth.
With a flash, he appeared in front of Gu Tianyan.
Boom!
Boom!
Without the slightest bit of politeness or hesitation, Mu Chen's fist that was covered in black lightning whistled through the air.
They turned into numerous afterimages, covering the sky and covering the earth as they smashed towards Gu Tianyan.
Every one of his fists was exceptionally terrifying.
Even the surrounding space faintly showed signs of warping.
If it was before, Gu Tianyan might have said that Mu Chen was a fool when he unleashed his attacks from such a close distance. After all, the disparity between the two was too great. Mu Chen could only rely on some tricks to obtain victory. If he faced him head-on, he would undoubtedly lose.
However, at this moment, Gu Tianyan did not dare to show the slightest bit of neglect. That's because the black-coloured lightning covering the surface of Mu Chen's body was too frightening. That kind of power caused him to feel a sliver of dread.
Boundless scarlet-red Spiritual Energy crazily gushed out from Gu Tianyan's body. At this moment, a thin layer of scarlet-red crystals covered his arms. This was the manifestation of Spiritual Energy being condensed to a certain degree.
After activating the Spiritual Energy within his body without the slightest bit of restraint, Gu Tianyan's eyes started to blaze. Fighting intent gushed out as a low roar rang out from his throat. Similarly, he took a step forward, fist winds howling out. Seemingly bringing along a torrential sea of flames, he violently rumbled out.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The fist winds of the two people collided in an instant. The collision was akin to a meteor smashing into the ground, causing extremely astonishing and erratic fluctuations to erupt.
Everyone could only see the black-coloured lightning liquid and the scarlet-red Spiritual Energy violently sweeping out. The two figures fiercely clashed against each other. As the winds from their fists spread out, the surrounding ground was directly blasted into deep craters.
Countless people were dumbfounded as they looked at the two crazed figures that were concealed within the erratic Spiritual Energy. This kind of fist to flesh fight caused people's hearts to palpitate with fear and trepidation.
Who would have thought that this fight would actually be so ferocious and ruthless?
Bang!
Under the countless gazes that were filled with fear and trepidation, within the erratic Spiritual Energy, the fists of the two similarly scarlet-red people violently smashed against each other once again.
A circular shock wave that was visible to the naked eye swept out, causing the ground to instantly crack apart.
Rumble!
Destructive black lightning seemed to flash within Mu Chen's eyes. Black-coloured lightning squirmed about on his arm, while destructive energies gushed out in an instant.
Bang!
Mu Chen's fist, which was covered in black-coloured lightning, smashed against Gu Tianyan's fist, which was covered in a scarlet-red crystal layer.
Black-coloured ripples rippled out, causing Gu Tianyan's expression to instantly change. At this moment, some cracks had unexpectedly started to quietly appear on the scarlet-red crystal layer on the surface of his fist.
The destructive fluctuations contained within the black-coloured lightning continued to seep in. Upon coming in contact with those destructive fluctuations, the Spiritual Energy within his body rapidly collapsed.
"Retreat!"
A low and hoarse roar furiously rang out from Mu Chen's throat. As the black-coloured ripples violently shook, the crystal layer on Gu Tianyan's arm started to shatter layer by layer, while his body was sent flying back thousands of metres by the fist.
Gu Tianyan was sent flying back, while Mu Chen's feet were deeply embedded into the hard and rock-like ground due to the recoil, reaching almost his waist.
"He sent Gu Tianyan flying again!"
Cries of astonishment rang out from the surroundings of the Spiritual Light Mountain once again, as the eyes of countless students were filled with excitement and emotion. Who would have imagined that the current Mu Chen would be so frightening? He was actually able to send Gu Tianyan flying back in a head-on confrontation.
Under the seemingly boiling atmosphere, Mu Chen pressed his hands on the ground, pulling his body out from the ground, while the black-coloured lightning flowed out bit by bit.
Raising his head, he looked towards Gu Tianyan, who had been sent flying across the horizon. At this moment, the latter no longer had the calmness he had at the very beginning. Blood continuously dripped down from his arms. Not only were his clothes in tatters, even his fiery red hair had become disheveled and charred black.
The power brought about by the detonation of the Divine Black Lightning Bead had far exceeded Mu Chen's expectations. That power was too terrifying. Even though he had cultivated the Lightning God's Physique, at this moment, not light injuries had still appeared within his body.
Thinking about it, if he had not cultivated the Lightning God's Physique, and possessed the ability to absorb the power of lightning to temper his fleshly body, the current him might have been blasted into ashes by the power of the Divine Black Lightning.
However, even if that was the case, he was unable to maintain this state for too long. If not, his body would not be able to endure the devastating Divine Black Lightning.
"I have to end this fight as soon as possible."
The intense pain within his body had instead caused Mu Chen to maintain his calm and cool-headedness at all times. He did not let the upper hand before him occupy his mind. As his eyes sparkled, he had already decided not to drag things out for too long.
Bang!
Just as this thought flashed across Mu Chen's mind, exceedingly berserk Spiritual Energy fluctuations suddenly rushed towards the heavens in the distant sky. Raising his head, he saw that the horizon in the distance had already been set ablaze with flames.
Under the fiery horizon, Gu Tianyan stood in the air. The latter's eyes were scarlet-red, appearing as though flames were gushing out from them. Staring tightly at Mu Chen, his hoarse voice resounded across the horizon.
"Mu Chen, to be able to force me to this step with the strength of a Heavenly Transformation Stage, you're the first to do so!"
"I admire your ability. In today's fight, if you're able to receive this move, it'll be considered your victory!"
As Gu Tianyan's roar rang out, without the slightest bit of hesitation, he rapidly formed a seal with his hands. Following the change of his seal, the scarlet-red Spiritual Energy that blotted the horizon hid the skies and covered the earth as it converged towards his hands.
Bang Bang!
As the scarlet-red Spiritual Energy crazily condensed, it transformed into a scarlet-red long halberd that was approximately a dozen metres long within Gu Tianyan's hands.
The long halberd appeared like a Yan Long, with a malevolent appearance. Its entire body was scarlet-red, appearing as though it was forged from a fiery-red crystal. As the Yan Long slowly wiggled about, indescribably berserk fluctuations rippled out.
Roar!
As if a Yan Long's roar had resounded, the entire stretch of the world was immersed in a fiery-red and dry heat.
"He's even used this move." Lin Zheng and Zhou Qingshan's eyes contracted. Both of them had an extremely good understanding of Gu Tianyan. Naturally, they knew that this move was the latter's strongest attack.
At the start, who would have expected that Gu Tianyan, who had victory within his grasp, would be forced to such a state?
Shen Cangsheng and Li Xuantong raised their heads and looked towards the horizon. Anyone could see that, with the fight reaching this stage, both parties had used all of their cards. Even if Mu Chen were to lose today's fight, there would absolutely not be a single person who would question him.
"Let's see this final move."
Following the appearance of the Yan Long halberd across the horizon, Gu Tianyan's face turned slightly pale. Staring at Mu Chen with scarlet-red eyes, he furiously took a step forward. With a tremble of his arm, scarlet-red light that blotted the skies erupted from the long halberd.
"Great Sky Yan Long Halberd!"
Roar!
Within the sea of flames that blotted the skies, a dragon roar seemed to resound. As the flames that blotted the skies swept out, the Yan Long Halberd transformed into a scarlet-red ray of light. Shooting across the horizon, it enveloped towards Mu Chen.
Within the scarlet-red ray of light, the Yan Long Halberd bared its fangs and brandished its claws, while a dragon roar shook the heavens and earth.
Mu Chen raised his head. At this moment, the scorching gales caused the earth around him to crack and shatter. Within his black pupils, the destructive black lightning present grew increasingly berserk.
Clasping his palms together, black lightning liquid flowed within his palms. In the next instant, he furiously formed a seal with his hands.
Spiritual Energy gushed out from behind him, seemingly transforming into a starry sky. Within the starry sky, torrential Spiritual Energy swept out. A tiger and a tortoise, stepping within the starry sky, appeared at the same time.
Roar!
Moo!
Long roars rang out at the same time. Under the countless nervous and excited gazes, they explosively shot out, while black lightning arcs revolved around the surface of their bodies.
A dragon, a tiger and a tortoise.
Tearing through the horizon, under the seemingly suffocating gazes of countless people, they collided with a bang!