Chapter 444: 300: A Desperate Battle, The 3rd Saint Master's Shock_2
Chapter 444: Chapter 300: A Desperate Battle, The 3rd Saint Master’s Shock_2
“Since it’s a contest of three moves, and the third move has yet to be made, what makes you so certain, Saint Master, that your junior cannot force you to retreat?” Lu Qing said with a faint smile.
“Good, very good, indeed youthful vigor, like a calf unafraid of tigers.”
Seeing such confidence in Lu Qing, the Third Saint nodded his head, his gaze becoming icy.
“If that’s the case, then make your third move.”
Upon saying this, the long sword trembled lightly, and a cool aura arose from within his heart.
Everyone witnessing this felt a sudden chill in their hearts.
Knowing that Lu Qing had repeatedly shown no deference, it seemed the Third Saint was truly angered.
The next clash was feared to be unlike the previous ones.
“Then, please be cautious, Saint Master.”
Lu Qing assumed a starting position but didn’t immediately attack.
Instead, he closed his eyes slightly, his heart and spirit immersing within his body, sensing finely.
This sensing lasted for more than a dozen breaths.
Seeing that Lu Qing had maintained his stance for so long without action,
At first, the crowd found it somewhat strange.
However, gradually, everyone felt an indescribable chill.
For a terrifying aura had suddenly risen around Lu Qing.
It felt as if a fearful power was awakening within him, sending shivers down everyone’s spine.
This youth still had hidden strength?
Even the Third Saint, feeling the aura rising from Lu Qing, began to look more somber.
For he realized that the aura being emitted by Lu Qing was giving even him a sense of danger.
What did this mean?
It meant that Lu Qing was now truly a threat to him.
Stimulated by Lu Qing’s aura, the Third Saint’s sword also began to slowly gather strength.
As Lu Qing’s aura became increasingly terrifying, some of the weaker Cultivation of the Innate Realm felt intimidated by his presence and even thought of fleeing.
Finally, under the shocked gazes of all, Lu Qing opened his eyes.
There was an inexplicable light in his eyes, ghostly and soul-stirring.
“Saint Master, please.”
Lu Qing spoke, his voice like jade striking a plate, carrying a unique melody.
The Third Saint’s heart grew colder, but his expression remained unchanged, “I didn’t expect you to have reserves left, then come.”
Boom!
With that word, Lu Qing’s figure instantly disappeared from where he stood.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of the Third Saint.
The War Saber in his hand, unbeknownst to when, had already reached within three inches of the Third Saint’s throat.
The Third Saint’s pupils suddenly constricted.
With his realm of Divine Soul, he had not been able to react to Lu Qing’s speed in that instant and had been so easily approached.
Seeing Lu Qing’s saber tip about to pierce his throat,
Without thinking, the Third Saint tapped the ground and, in an instant, moved backward with explosive speed.
At the same time, the Divine Soul Power from his third-eye chakra surged out, integrating into the surrounding Heaven and Earth, manipulating its rules, creating a mysterious force to restrain and squeeze Lu Qing, attempting to limit his speed.
This move proved effective; as the restraining force of Heaven and Earth took hold, Lu Qing’s speed slowed significantly.
Ultimately, by a hair’s breadth, the saber did not pierce the Third Saint’s throat, as he retreated and dodged away.
At that moment, the intense sound of whooshing finally arose, reaching everyone’s ears.
Behind Lu Qing, a long trail of mist appeared.
That was due to Lu Qing’s physical body breaking the atmosphere at such high speed, creating the phenomenon.
This scene shocked all the spectators.
Not only because of the superhuman speed Lu Qing had shown.
More importantly, they saw that the Third Saint had retreated.
This was the first time since the Third Saint appeared that he had been forced back by Lu Qing.
And according to the agreement between him and Lu Qing, once he retreated, he could no longer prevent Lu Qing from slaying Xuanming.
In other words, the bet between the two, Lu Qing had won.
Fear flashed in Xuanming’s eyes.
However, just when everyone thought the battle was over,
Lu Qing showed no intention of stopping his attack.
Despite the continuous pressure from the Heaven and Earth Power around him, his gaze sharpened, and with a jolt throughout his body, he instantly shook off all restraints and regained full control over his physical body.
Then, with a stomp, his powerful force tore the ground asunder, distorting it out of shape, as he once again broke through the air and chased after the retreating Third Saint.
However, the Third Saint, who had just managed to catch his breath, also reacted.
Divine Soul Power surged forth once more, merging with the surroundings and leveraging the Heaven and Earth Power to restrain Lu Qing.
At the same time, the long sword in his hand stirred the storm, mobilizing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi from within tens of meters to strike at Lu Qing.
This time, the Third Saint held nothing back, exerting his full strength in a clash with Lu Qing.
After sensing the terrifying might of Lu Qing’s previous strike, he understood.
If he held back any longer, he would lose this battle!
Defeated by a youngster who had just entered the Innate Realm?
Even if that person could summon Tribulation Clouds, the Third Saint could not tolerate such an outcome.
At this moment, he cast aside thoughts of Suspended Mountain and Xuanming, as his pride as a Saint Master did not allow for defeat here!
In the piercing gaze of the Third Saint, his long sword precisely touched the edge of Lu Qing’s war saber.
Boom!
At the collision of saber and sword, the overwhelming force caused another explosion in the atmosphere.
The shockwave this time was many times more powerful than before, stirring up once more.
As it raised a cloud of dust, it shook everything in the vicinity to pieces.
After the clash, Lu Qing and the Third Saint instantly parted from the impact, each retreating over a dozen steps.
In this exchange, the two were evenly matched.
However, the moment they retreated was brief; the next instant, they simultaneously charged at each other, engaging in fierce combat once again.
This time, the confrontation turned into a complete entanglement.
Sword and saber clashed continuously, and the mighty rumbling raised countless waves of Sword Qi and saber Qi, shooting out in all directions.
While piercing the earth, these also sheared everything around them.
“Look out, retreat!”
The Innate Realm Experts watching the battle changed color and hastily retreated.
Only after falling back over a hundred meters did they stop, watching the scene before them with hearts still pounding.
Meanwhile, at the epicenter of the blast, Lu Qing and the Third Saint were thoroughly engaged in their fight.
Wherever they went, almost nothing could withstand the sharpness of their erupting combat.
“Is this really a struggle between Innate Realm cultivators?”
One of the Innate Realm Experts, feeling the potency of their battle, spoke with a trembling voice.
“Do you really think that these two can be considered normal Innate Realm cultivators?”
His companion looked at him with some speechlessness.
That Innate Realm Expert immediately fell silent.
Others who overheard their conversation also lapsed into silence.
Indeed, neither of the battling individuals could be viewed as ordinary Innate Realm cultivators.
Not to mention the Third Saint – the three Saint Masters of Holy Mountain have always been enigmatic and beyond normal Innate Realm measures.
There were even speculations that the true realms of the Saint Masters had long exceeded that of the Innate Realm.
After all, individuals in the Innate Realm typically live for several centuries at most.
Yet the eldest of the Saint Masters had already lived for over a thousand years.
Even the Third Saint, though not as old, had lived for three to four hundred years, significantly older than the eldest Innate Realm cultivator.
And as for Lu Qing, there was no need to mention.
The first Tribulation Crossing after the changes of Heaven and Earth.
That title alone was enough to highlight the anomaly that he was.
Understanding this was one thing, but feeling the might emanating from their clash, everyone’s hearts were filled with complex emotions.
They all cultivated, yet the gap between them and these fighters was simply too wide.
Boom!
While the observing experts were caught in their complex moods, the battle between Lu Qing and the Third Saint finally shifted.
Amidst the storm of dust and debris, a figure suddenly flew out, smashing through a house.
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