The Supreme Being Against Heaven
Chapter Summary
That was why none of them could see through his real strength and mistakenly believed that Tan Yun was challenging Qiu Yongchong, Guo Zhengshou, and Cao Cheng with only the power of the 5th level of the Nascent Soul Realm. At the same time, everyone clearly remembered that when Tan Yun was still in the Nascent Soul Infant Realm, his ability to fight across levels had already shocked the entire outer sect! Thinking of this, the elders’ gazes turned toward Cao Cheng on the battle stage, whose cult...
The scene of the Enforcement Elder being killed by Tan Yun with a single kick left over 1,000,000 disciples, including all the elders, stunned as if they had been cursed into immobility.
After a brief moment of silence, an uproar erupted across the entire battle arena.
“My heavens! What just happened?! The Enforcement Elder was actually killed by Senior Brother Tan with a single move!”
“That’s right! It’s unbelievable! Senior Brother Tan is actually this powerful!”
“I…I understand now! Before stepping onto the battle stage, Senior Brother Tan’s fearful behavior in front of the 10 elders and the Enforcement Elder… it was all an act!”
“...”
Amid the shocked cries of the disciples,
aside from Mu Mengyi, Zhong Wu Shiyao, Xue Ziyan, and Rong Rong, who remained relatively calm,
even the 13 elders standing beneath the battle stage, including Shen Qingqiu, felt as though stormy waves were raging inside their hearts.
Shen Qingqiu’s cloudy eyes stared fixedly at Tan Yun on the stage, filled with shock.
“So what the girl Mu said was true… this kid is at the 7th level of the Nascent Soul Realm!”
After the other 12 elders regained their senses, they instantly understood everything.
Only now did they realize that Tan Yun’s previous actions—
from concealing his cultivation level to provoke Qiu Yongchong and Guo Zhengshou,
to pretending to accidentally reveal a secret and challenging the two of them to a life-and-death battle—
all of it… had been a carefully laid death trap!
A trap that led to the deaths of Qiu Yongchong and Guo Zhengshou.
Once the truth became clear,
the 12 elders felt chills run down their spines.
Their gazes toward Tan Yun were filled with undisguisable fear.
They all speculated that Tan Yun must have cultivated some kind of secret technique capable of concealing his true cultivation level.
That was why none of them could see through his real strength and mistakenly believed that
Tan Yun was challenging Qiu Yongchong, Guo Zhengshou, and Cao Cheng
with only the power of the 5th level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
At the same time,
everyone clearly remembered that when Tan Yun was still in the Nascent Soul Infant Realm,
his ability to fight across levels had already shocked the entire outer sect!
If back then Tan Yun had challenged the three of them
with only the strength of the 7th level of the Nascent Soul Infant Realm,
the 3 of them would certainly never have agreed.
Thinking of this,
the elders’ gazes turned toward Cao Cheng on the battle stage,
whose cultivation was at the 8th level of the Nascent Soul Realm, the same as Qiu Yongchong.
Each of their expressions was different.
Some secretly felt pleased,
while others showed a trace of pity…
On the life-and-death battle stage,
Tan Yun revealed a mocking smile.
His gaze locked onto Cao Cheng and Guo Zhengshou.
Guo Zhengshou’s eyes narrowed, his expression heavier than ever before.
The anger of being manipulated like a puppet surged violently in his chest.
“You little bastard! You’re truly cunning! Challenging us to a life-and-death battle… that was never a slip of the tongue!”
“Elder 10 is right!”
The 70-year-old Cao Cheng hurriedly retreated to stand beside Guo Zhengshou in panic.
He glared at Tan Yun, forcing himself to gather courage.
“You scheming brat! If the Enforcement Elder hadn’t been careless, do you think you could have killed him so easily?!”
The corner of Tan Yun’s mouth curved into a cold smile.
His gaze swept toward Cao Cheng with icy indifference.
“Old man, this was originally a grudge between me and Qiu Yongchong and Guo Zhengshou.”
“But you jumped out and insulted me in front of everyone.”
“You deserve to die!”
Suddenly, Tan Yun’s eyes fixed firmly on Guo Zhengshou.
His voice was cold and resolute.
“You can call me cunning if you want.”
“But in the end… today you will die.”
Then he smiled coldly.
“But don’t worry yet. I won’t let you die so easily.”
“Let me deal with that old dog Cao Cheng first.”
“Then it’ll be your turn, and we’ll settle our accounts!”
“Primordial Divine Steps!”
Tan Yun’s figure flashed and vanished in an instant, like a ghost.
In a blink, he crossed a distance of 200 feet, appearing directly in front of Cao Cheng and launching a powerful punch straight into his chest!
Tan Yun’s speed was simply too fast.
Even though Cao Cheng was at the 8th level of the Nascent Soul Realm, he couldn’t dodge in time and was struck squarely in the chest!
“Crack!”
“No—!!”
The sound of bones shattering was instantly drowned out by Cao Cheng’s dying scream.
With just 1 punch from Tan Yun, his body exploded into pieces.
Amid a cloud of blood mist,
numerous fragments of his corpse fell crashing beneath the battle stage with a loud boom.
“Such speed… such strength!”
Seeing this scene, Guo Zhengshou felt a chilling cold rush straight down his spine.
Even if it were himself…
Even he himself would still find it difficult to kill Elder 9 so easily!
Suddenly, a crafty glint flashed across Guo Zhengshou’s eyes.
He turned around and immediately leapt off the battle stage to flee!
“I know I’m not Tan Yun’s match! I’ll escape from the stage right now. Even if I’m punished according to the sect rules, it’s still better than dying at the hands of that shameless little bastard!”
“Trying to run now?”
Tan Yun snorted coldly.
He stomped heavily on the ground, causing the battle stage to tremble.
Spiritual power surged around his body,
propelling him forward as he chased after Guo Zhengshou at 2× his previous speed!
300 zhang…
200 zhang…
100 zhang…
When Tan Yun closed the distance to less than 50 feet,
the cunning and ruthless Guo Zhengshou suddenly stopped running!
He abruptly turned around.
At the very moment his withered hands, resembling skeletal claws, thrust forward,
2 streams of brown earth-attributed power, each as thick as a water barrel, burst from his palms.
They instantly expanded
and swallowed Tan Yun’s figure!
The entire massive battle arena was instantly covered by surging dust and sand,
blocking the sky and the sight of all the spectators!
“Tan Yun, you little brat! You think you can deal with this old man? You’re still far too inexperienced!”
Guo Zhengshou revealed his vicious nature as he laughed loudly.
“Wood Prison!”
He clasped his hands before his chest and slowly rotated them.
In an instant,
streams of green wood-attributed energy, each as thick as an arm, appeared in the air before him.
They twisted like green pythons
and shot into the sandstorm that covered the sky,
before tightly binding Tan Yun’s arms, legs, and entire body!
“Tan Yun, be careful!”
Mu Mengyi, standing beneath the stage, shouted anxiously, because she could no longer see Tan Yun.
Zhong Wu Shiyao clenched her fists tightly.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with deep worry.
After witnessing the battle stage completely covered in swirling dust,
the more than 1,000,000 outer sect disciples immediately realized
that Elder 10 had intentionally pretended to flee!
He had done it to lure Tan Yun into reckless pursuit
before suddenly launching a counterattack!
Today, the disciples were truly shocked.
Earlier, they had just witnessed Tan Yun conceal his strength and plot to eliminate 3 elders.
And now, they had seen with their own eyes
how the cunning Elder 10 set a trap, lured his enemy deep inside, and launched a swift counterattack!
The life-and-death battle between Tan Yun and Elder 10
was not merely a clash of power,
but also a contest of intelligence and strategy!
At this moment,
the rising genius was facing off against an outer sect elder.
Everyone held their breath,
staring at the battle stage without blinking,
waiting to see how this life-and-death battle would end!
On the life-and-death battle stage,
Guo Zhengshou’s white hair fluttered wildly.
His body shot upward into the sky to a height of more than 100 zhang, leaving numerous afterimages behind.
At the same time, his Qiankun Ring flashed.
A magical long sword appeared in his hand!
Guo Zhengshou gripped the long sword tightly, his expression solemn.
He frantically poured the surging metal-attributed power within his body into the blade.
In the blink of an eye,
the long sword erupted with brilliant golden light!
“Golden Power Shatters Mountains, Blade Cleaves Heaven and Earth!”
Guo Zhengshou roared loudly.
Then he dove down from the sky,
charging straight toward Tan Yun, who was bound by the green wood python within the swirling dust storm!
As his body pierced through the air while descending,
his right arm holding the sword moved with incredible speed and unfathomable mystery.
When the motion stopped,
a 50-foot golden sword beam burst forth,
slashing toward Tan Yun with terrifying force!
That blade strike
seemed to contain destructive power capable of shattering heaven and earth themselves!
--Translated by likesnovel--