The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 372 Holding down the old eunuch and beating him
The immense internal energy transformed by the Star Absorbing Technique circulated powerfully within Xu Xingchen's body.

They are in no way inferior to those before tonight's battle!

His battle with the old eunuch quickly escalated to a new level.

His movements were as swift as the wind; his attacks were as fast as lightning!
As they fought, crackling sounds of bones popping rang out from both of them, and they suddenly grew taller, their muscles bulging considerably.

The two fought even more fiercely, their energy becoming increasingly violent!
Before long, their bones and muscles cracked again, and they grew even taller and more muscular.

Xu Xingchen transformed into a giant covered in green mountains and clear waters, unleashing astonishing power as heavy as a mountain with every move he made.

The old eunuch's body did not continue to grow larger, but was instead enveloped in a faint, eerie light; his face was deathly pale, his eyes were cold, and he became thin and emaciated, exuding a chilling aura.

When they strike, they become even more ferocious, vicious, ruthless, and cruel.

A short while later, the two unleashed the power of breaking through to the third realm.

Xu Xingchen's body appeared even taller and more robust, half of his body as black as ink, and the other half as white as jade, with the luster of his eyes being the opposite.

With a flick of the left hand, it becomes as heavy as a mountain; with a flick of the right hand, it becomes as light as a feather.

With hands clasped together, the Yuan Magnetic Rings danced in the air, their whooshing sounds reverberating in everyone's ears.

The old eunuch's body remained the same size, but individual bones grew out of his body, intertwining and weaving into a suit of white bone armor, and a white bone mask covered his face.

The ten fingers on both hands became thin and long, with sharp, white nails that gleamed with a cold light.

The chilling aura emanating from him grew increasingly dense and solid, as if countless ghostly spirits were swirling and dancing around him.

His form is almost identical to Mei Chaofeng's transformation back then, except that his aura is even more astonishing and his bone armor is even more resilient!

Thump thump thump thump thump thump.
The dozen or so magnetic rings swirling in the sky continuously struck the old eunuch, only scattering some white bone fragments, but failing to completely shatter him.

The old eunuch, clad in white bone armor, swayed and transformed into nine spiraling shadows, launching a devastating attack on Xu Xingchen.

Long, white bone claw marks, each ten feet long, tore through the sky, crisscrossing and sweeping across the battlefield like a storm, obliterating everything in their path.

The already uneven ground was plowed into five deep and long cracks.

With both having broken through to the third realm, the duration of their battle was significantly extended.

But as the fight went on, the old eunuch was horrified to find that he was slowly falling into a disadvantageous position and gradually being suppressed by his opponent.

"How can this be?"

"How could his martial arts skills be so formidable?"

"I cultivate the martial arts from the Nine Yin Manual, the most extraordinary book in the world, and I have already mastered it to the highest level; even if I can't say I'm invincible, I should be no weaker than the people before me."

"Why? Why can't I even beat this young junior in front of me?"

"Could it be that my martial arts skills are inferior to the Four Great Masters of the Martial World?!"

"No! This can't be, this can't be real."

The old eunuch was lost in thought, and his movements became increasingly rapid.

Nine spiraling figures surrounded Xu Xingchen, swirling and dancing, crisscrossing each other, with each Nine Yin Divine Claw tearing through the air and shooting out more than three zhang away.

Wherever it goes, everything is divided in two!
However, upon contact with the magnetic ring surrounding Xu Xingchen, it immediately disintegrated into countless white fireflies fluttering in the sky.

Dealing with this kind of ranged attack is a piece of cake for the Magnetic Ring!
After shattering countless powerful claw marks, Xu Xingchen suddenly spread his arms to the sides, and a heavy, mountain-like pressure enveloped an area of ​​three zhang in radius.

The nine spiraling shadows swirling around them immediately stopped, their speed decreasing drastically!

Just as the old eunuch was circulating his internal energy, trying to adapt to this sudden change in environment...

The immense pressure on his body vanished instantly, replaced by a sudden buoyancy that pulled him towards the sky.

The old eunuch had been circulating his internal energy to withstand the pressure; but as soon as the pressure disappeared and the buoyancy increased, he was instead propelled upwards and involuntarily flew up.

The old eunuch's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he quickly adjusted his internal energy, trying to stabilize his body and land back on the ground.

However, the buoyancy around him disappeared again, and a heavy, mountain-like force pressed down on him, slamming his body to the ground along with his own internal energy.

This time, the old eunuch was finally unable to change the flow of his internal energy in time.

His body slammed hard onto the ground.

Thump thump thump thump thump thump.
Nine spiraling phantoms successively smashed nine spiderweb-like holes in the ground, splashing up nine fountains of smoke and dust, creating a magnificent scene.

Suffering from these repeated heavy blows, the nine spiral phantoms finally could not withstand it. After a moment of dizziness and flashing, eight of them disappeared one after another, leaving only a real figure covered in dust, with its legs deeply embedded in the mud below the pit, up to its waist.

"I can't believe I can't beat him?!" The old eunuch, who had always been as calm as a rock, finally lost his composure and was about to fight back when he suddenly heard a deafening buzzing sound.

He quickly looked up and saw more than a dozen magnetic rings swirling in the sky, flying towards him from all directions.

Each magnetic ring moves with lightning speed, faster than the blink of an eye!
The old eunuch was startled and flailed his arms, creating seven or eight afterimages as he frantically grabbed in all directions.

Ding ding ding ding ding ding.
The clanging of metal against metal was deafening; and brilliant sparks bloomed like fireworks.

One after another, rings of energy burst forth, layer upon layer.
Xu Xingchen seized the opportunity when the old eunuch was stuck in the mud and unable to move, and launched a fierce and overwhelming attack, which was very effective.

The magnetic rings that had been knocked away by the old eunuch's Nine Yin Divine Claw spun once in the air and then shot down again with a buzzing sound.

As Xu Xingchen commanded, more than a dozen Yuan Magnetic Rings continuously crashed down, bounced up, crashed down, bounced up.

In a short time, they launched over a hundred attacks!
The powerful energy mixed with the exploding sparks, blooming like a ring.

The sounds of explosive energy bursting forth were incessant!
The scene of such overwhelming and frenzied attacks made Ouyang Feng, Hong Qigong, Zhou Botong, and Huang Yaoshi's eyelids twitch.

They put themselves in the old eunuch's shoes, pondered for only a moment, and couldn't help but shake their heads inwardly.

I feel that apart from using the power of breaking through the fourth realm to break the deadlock, I have no chance to turn the tide.

Those black and white magnetic rings swirling and dancing in the sky were too fast and too powerful. Even when they were in their transformed state after breaking through three realms and unleashing their full strength, they couldn't do anything to them.

At this moment, the four realized that Xu Xingchen, this junior, had actually surpassed them in martial arts.

The absurdity of this matter made it difficult for them to believe for a moment!
But looking back carefully...
Even before this young junior had broken through to the fourth realm, he was already able to fight them on equal footing in the first three realms, showing no signs of being outmatched.

At that time, they already knew that this child was no ordinary person. When he broke through to the fourth realm in the future, and his internal energy was imbued with a trace of spirituality, his martial arts would probably be more powerful than they could have imagined.
Now it seems that it was indeed true!
The initial guess has become a reality!
Let's recall the previous chaotic battle.
The situation was extremely chaotic, with too many people involved. Everyone was focused on their own efforts and used all their abilities to deal with the frenzied attacks from all directions.

Therefore, they did not perceive the fact that Xu Xingchen's martial arts had surpassed theirs.
The free-for-all is now over.

The old eunuch, who had been waiting for the rabbit to run into the tree stump, made his move, and Xu Xingchen stepped forward to continue the battle.

His extraordinary martial arts skills were immediately apparent during the one-on-one combat.

At this moment, the experts on the four walls of the imperial city finally recovered and leaped up from the ground, gathering around the battlements to look once again at the battlefield inside the imperial city.

They witnessed the end of the fierce battle and saw the ruins of the imperial city reduced to rubble.

All of this was within their expectations!

But the fight between the old eunuch and Xu Xingchen left them somewhat bewildered.

Soon, some people realized that the old eunuch probably wanted to take advantage of the chaos and capture the people.

But why is the scene so strange?
Why were those Black and White Impermanence, with their half-black and half-white bodies, and the Cloud-Stepping Immortal, pressing down on that old eunuch and beating him?

The old eunuch could only defend himself and had no chance to fight back!

This unusual situation shook their initial assumptions, leading to another strange and unusual idea.

"Could it be that the Black and White Impermanence and the Cloud-Stepping Immortal haven't had enough of fighting, so they've turned their attention to that old eunuch in the imperial city?!"

Amidst the strange looks from the onlookers, the old eunuch finally erupted in fury, letting out a sharp, long howl.

Light emanated from the old eunuch's body, shining on Xu Xingchen's face and body, bringing a touch of warm water.

A thought flashed through Xu Xingchen's mind: "This power is pure Yang energy, it must come from the Sanskrit general outline of the Nine Yin Manual."

"He's about to unleash the power of a fourth breakthrough."

as expected
When the radiance combined with the white bone armor on the old eunuch's body, it immediately unleashed a massive shockwave.

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!
The dozen or so elemental magnetic rings that were attacking it from all directions like a storm were all blasted away by this shockwave.

Xu Xingchen knew that continuing the attack would be futile.

With a stretch of his arm, more than a dozen magnetic rings immediately swirled and flew around his body, slowly rotating as they watched the situation unfold with him.

The light emanating from the old eunuch's body quickly subsided and merged into the white bone armor he wore.

The texture of the bone armor changed rapidly.

Tiny, translucent colors emanated from it, quickly spreading in all directions and covering the entire armor material.

In the blink of an eye, the bone armor transformed into crystal armor.

Every angle, every turn, every connection is imbued with a soft, lustrous sheen.

Understated yet luxurious!
The old eunuch was surrounded by a chilling aura, which then transformed into a gentle, warm, and harmonious blend of yin and yang.
(End of this chapter)