Chapter 1218: Chapter 1218: Battle Against Luangu
Denor Star System, Slaughter Battlefield, around Tu City.
Xu Nian punched a peak-level Earth Immortal Realm powerful enemy to death, then turned towards Tu City without looking back.
During this period, he had been cultivating in Tu City.
As soon as he ran out of points, he would go out of the city, and at that time, strong challengers would voluntarily come to him.
Their result, however, was to be ruthlessly slain by Xu Nian in the end.
"This is already the seventy-second one," Xu Nian murmured to himself.
Watching the points on his token suddenly increase by over 800,000, his eyes showed no sign of fluctuation.
Over the past half month, he didn’t know how many powerful enemies he had killed.
Although the news of him vanquishing the Black and White Double Killers had spread across the Slaughter Battlefield, there were still those who feared nothing and came to challenge him.
However, most of these people only had their Profound Argumentation comprehension at the fourth or fifth level and couldn’t withstand a single punch from Xu Nian.
Soon, the name of the Divine Demon rose powerfully once again.
Those who originally planned to target Xu Nian’s 8.5 million points had to weigh their strength, questioning if they were truly a match for Xu Nian.
Apart from Xu Nian’s own rising reputation, during this period, Xu Nian also heard that Situ Jue was gaining fame over in Gold City as well.
He had frequently reached the point list, with the highest being the thirtieth place.
If Xu Nian guessed correctly, Situ Jue should have broken through to the sixth level of Profound Argumentation.
As for the seventh level of Profound Argumentation, it would be dangerous, but definitely not too far off.
As Situ Jue’s reputation soared, Yang Dong’s name, Dongyang, remained silent.
For a time, Xu Nian specifically asked people from Fire City, and they hadn’t heard of the name Dongyang.
This puzzled Xu Nian, but he dared not underestimate him.
It was evident that Yang Dong was lying in wait, and once he erupted, he would certainly be shocking and brilliant.
"I wonder if this Yang Dong has reached the seventh level of Profound Argumentation," Xu Nian murmured to himself as he continued toward Tu City.
There’s still more than a month until the Immortal Order Competition.
In the next month, he must enhance his strength once again.
Otherwise, trying to rank in this gathering of geniuses would be as difficult as reaching the heavens.
"Currently, my Wind Attribute Profound Argumentation has reached the peak of the sixth level, my Snowy move has been honed to perfection, and although my Earth Attribute Gravity Space Profound Argumentation remains at the fifth realm, the Heavy Bomb move has also been perfected. Of course, my greatest gain this month has been my Earth Guardian."
"Currently, my Earth Guardian Profound Argumentation has reached the fifth realm, and the Earth Pulse Protection has already formed nine layers. Under eighteen layers of defense, attacks below the sixth level of Profound Argumentation have no hope of breaching my defense. Even for those at the sixth level, without sufficient Profound Argumentation comprehension, they cannot break through my eighteen-layer Pulse Protection." Xu Nian murmured as he sorted through his achievements in cultivation over the past month.
However, he knew that the advancement of Pulse Protection was actually not very significant.
Resisting attacks below the sixth level doesn’t really help much for the upcoming Immortal Order Competition.
Unless his Pulse Protection could reach the sixth level of Profound Argumentation, allowing the defense to stack to eighteen layers — in that case, below the seventh level, there would be no possibility of harming him.
Of course, if he could reach the seventh level, stacking the defense to thirty-six layers, that would be truly monstrous.
By then, even if Xu Nian stood there and let people hit him, few in the entire Immortal Order Competition would be able to shake his defense.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, just as Xu Nian was about to arrive at the base of Tu City’s city tower, his brow furrowed.
His eyes sharply looked forward, seeing a robust middle-aged man standing under the tower.
This man was dressed in simple coarse clothing, with skin as dark as iron, yet his arms and legs appeared as if made of steel, containing terrifying strength.
On this man’s body, Xu Nian sensed an incredibly terrifying power.
Xu Nian’s gaze instantly became serious, as the person in front gave him a sensation of extreme danger.
On this man’s body, Xu Nian sensed an aura of death.
"Isn’t that Luangu? Why is he here?"
"Yes, Luangu is ranked fifteenth on the point list, with terrifying strength. It’s said that his Profound Argumentation has reached the eighth level. I wonder if it’s true?"
"It should be true. It looks like he’s here to challenge Liuxing, and this time Liuxing might be in trouble. With Luangu making a move, no matter how invincible Liuxing was before, he is bound to be defeated."
"Luangu’s world-shaking divine strength is indeed frightening. No matter how flashy your attacks are, he can break them with brute force. It seems he cultivates the Earth Attribute Power and has pushed the power to its utmost."
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The surrounding crowd discussed animatedly, looking at the middle-aged man in coarse clothing with eyes filled with fear.
Xu Nian was also somewhat astonished, not expecting this middle-aged man to be Luangu, ranked fifteenth on the point list.
He had heard of this guy before, knowing his horizontal combat skills were very formidable.
It now appeared that the rumors were not false.
Luangu indeed contained explosive power within.
If he wasn’t wrong, Luangu used to train in Body Cultivation and only after Tribulation Crossing, shifted to Spirit Cultivation.
But even as a Spirit Cultivator, he still practiced in the manner of Body Cultivation.
This led him to create a path entirely his own.
Of course, this path ultimately remains minimal tricks compared to Jiang Han’s Divine Demon Refining Body.
Divine Demon Refining Body is the true method of Body Cultivation.
Luangu opened his eyes and looked at Xu Nian, his gaze calm and without waves, devoid of killing intent or any ridicule.
Yet, precisely because of this, Xu Nian paid even more attention.
This demeanor of Luangu showed he didn’t regard Xu Nian at all.
"I am not here for your 8.5 million points, but for your Divine Demon Refining Body Technique. Earlier, I wasn’t sure, but now I’m very sure that the technique you cultivate is the Ancient Demon Body Refining Technique," Luangu stated, his eyes fixed on Xu Nian.
Xu Nian was stunned, then smiled.
This Luangu came for his Divine Demon Refining Body.
It seems this guy is truly a Body Cultivator fanatic!
But lunatics are often the most terrifying beings.
"I am a Divine Demon Body Refiner, but I won’t give you my Divine Demon Refining Body Technique," Xu Nian said flatly.
"Then I’ll fight until you do," Luangu retorted with a cold shout, and in the next moment, his figure stepped into the void with one foot.
"Boom!"
With a loud explosion sound, Luangu’s figure appeared directly in front of Xu Nian.
Xu Nian was startled by the explosively amazing speed.
Without thinking, Xu Nian immediately activated his Pulse Protection.
"Boom!"
A loud explosion.
The nine-layered earth-yellow Pulse Protection burst completely with a thud, and Xu Nian was blown back by the terrifying force.
This retreat sent him traveling seven thousand feet!
The surrounding crowd was dumbfounded; Luangu’s prowess was truly extraordinary.
It seemed Xu Nian was going to fall!