Chapter 561: Chapter 431: The Final Battle—Hong Mingyue Defeated in One Move
"Believe it or not, I’ll only need this number." Hong Shisan held up three fingers, smiled, and his white teeth shone in the sunlight, instantly hurting Hong Mingyue’s eyes with their brilliance.
Hiss—
Even the Ye Family Disciples who had been desperately cheering for Hong Shisan under the stage couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
Just now, Hong Mingyue had said something similar.
Who exactly is this Hong Shisan, where does he come from? Could it be that he no longer values his life? Does he not realize who he is facing? That’s Hong Mingyue!
The former third-ranked on the Qing Province Elixir Ranking and the most promising female disciple of Three-Life Valley today.
This reckless Hong Shisan actually claimed he could defeat Hong Mingyue in just three moves, isn’t this a slap in the face to both Hong Mingyue and Hong Residence?
On the seats of the Hong Residence, Hong Fang and Zhuge Rou’s complexions have already turned so grim as if they were about to wring out water.
Especially Hong Fang, he recognized Hong Shisan.
That man who had auctioned a mysterious Spirit Pill in the Treasure Cave and forcefully snatched the Elixir Book Iron Scroll from his hands.
At the time, Hong Fang searched throughout the Xia Capital and could not find a trace of him, only to have him suddenly show up at the Imperial Examination.
In the venue, people couldn’t wait to open the Qing Province Elixir Ranking booklet, trying to look up information on someone named Hong Shisan.
But from the first to the thousandth rank, let alone Hong Shisan, there wasn’t even a name including the character ’three’.
This person, who claimed he could defeat Hong Mingyue within three moves...
Hong Mingyue’s beautiful face turned murderous, and her beautiful eyes wished they could bore hundreds of holes all over Hong Shisan’s body.
"Hong Shisan, say that one more time, I dare you!"
Her voice was gnashing teeth filled with hatred, wishing to tear Hong Shisan apart and devour him.
Seemingly frightened by Hong Mingyue’s fierce expression, Hong Shisan suddenly touched his nose, glanced at his fingers, and said in a low voice.
"It seems I misspoke."
The three fingers he had raised earlier slowly retracted... no, two fingers slowly retracted.
It was as if Hong Mingyue had been slapped across the face.
One move, what a boast from Hong Shisan!
Hong Shisan is Ye Lingyue!
On the stage, the air twisted instantaneously, and around Hong Mingyue, due to rage, the fluctuations of Primordial Power were like ripples, wave after wave.
Hong Mingyue placed the Canghai Three-Life Flute to her lips, and notes flowed out like running water, pouring down.
Over the entire Imperial Palace’s training grounds, there were sounds of mourning and sorrowful rain.
The music was unlike what Hong Shisan had heard outside of the Taiyi Secret Realm, even more mournful than what he heard in Xingxiu Cave, devoid of the gentle breeze and pretty colors of the past days, replaced only with a chilling intent to kill.
Hong Mingyue’s cultivation, it has risen even higher.
Just listening to the music, Hong Shisan could tell that, apart from the flowing Reincarnation Water Power, there was an added layer of a killing intent strong as ironclad cavalry. This power, cold as ice to the bones, seemed like it could instantly freeze one’s blood. It was still Reincarnation Water Power.
Hong Mingyue had broken through the Reincarnation Second Realm. Her second Reincarnation Tribulation was still the Reincarnation Water Tribulation. She faced the Double Reincarnation Tribulation!
Realizing this, those who knew the true identity of Hong Shisan, their hearts leapt to their throats.
Ye Huangyu couldn’t help but want to stop this competition.
Everyone could see that Hong Shisan, just an Elixir Realm Martial Artist, could not possibly withstand the Double Reincarnation Water Power.
But before she could rise, Ye Huangyu found that her feet were nailed to the ground.
Looking down, strands of Water Power, like water grass, emerged from the ground, trapping her feet.
Inside the venue, everyone was the same, countless threads of Water Power were penetrating everywhere, immobilizing every step of each person.
The sky was filled with a cold wind, and at some unknown time, snowflakes began to fall, with hexagonal ice crystals fluttering down.
Those almost exquisitely beautiful ice flowers, as soon as they reached mid-air, turned into lethal blades that could seal one’s throat at the sight of blood, slicing through the air with a hiss, streaking towards Hong Shisan.
If one move was all it took, then she would end this foolhardy fanatic with a single move.
Hong Mingyue’s lips moved rapidly, playing the flute with urgency and speed.
Hundreds of ice flowers roared through the air, as Hong Shisan stood rooted to the spot, with his hands, feet, and entire body tightly bound by the Reincarnation Water Power, leaving no chance for escape.
Hong Shisan’s face, now slightly bluish from the freezing ice and snow, contorted into an expression.
An expression caught between laughter and tears.
Then, he spat out a sentence.
"Hong Mingyue, let it end here."
Suddenly, from Hong Shisan’s body, an overwhelming flood of power burst forth like a breached dam.
It was a surge of Primordial Power, ancient and desolate, its Qi shooting straight to the heavens and earth, making the whole world seem to tremble.
The terrifying Primordial Power instantly tore apart the Reincarnation Water Power binding Hong Shisan’s limbs.
Looking again at Hong Shisan’s figure, he had already shot into the sky, where the wind howled fiercely, and the numerous ice flowers, just as they approached, were instantly shredded by the mysterious Primordial Power surrounding him.
Suddenly, an astonishing golden light exploded from between Hong Shisan’s fingers.
That golden light, vast and imposing, lit up the entire sky, where above, there seemed to be a golden-bodied Buddha.
The Buddha sat cross-legged with his eyes tightly shut.
When the Buddha opened his eyes, they were filled with a desolate compassion for the world.
The Buddha raised a finger, and with that one finger, it gently descended.
It was a finger from the Buddha’s head, and as it fell, a golden light column powerful enough to shake the heavens and earth tore through the sky.
Wherever the light column passed, the wind stopped, and the music from the Canghai Three-Life Flute suddenly ceased, with only the long-standing sound of a Buddhist Chanting filling the sky.
The chanting lingered on, never-ending.
The golden light column, carrying the vast Chaotic Power, thundered towards Hong Mingyue.
"Little Infinite Finger’s third strike, Devil Suppression!"
Everyone felt as if a soft sigh had landed by their ears.
After that sigh, the platform blew apart.
In the past few days, hidden in the Ancient Forest, Ye Lingyue had repeatedly practiced only this one technique.
After breaking through the first layer of the Chaos Heaven and Earth Tribulation, Ye Lingyue finally realized that the Primordial Power within her was different from the Power of Reincarnation.
She possessed an ancient Divine Power known as Chaotic Power.
This Divine Power made her twice as effective when learning and cultivating the Martial Arts of the Buddhist Sect, which shared a lineage with the Divine Buddha.
It was with this newly born Chaotic Power within her that she comprehended the final finger of the Little Infinite Finger, the decisive third finger that could dominate and defeat an opponent.
Hong Mingyue was a respected opponent. Facing such an opponent, one must give their all, and she was worthy of this finger.
The Little Infinite Finger was an orthodox Martial Art of the Buddhist Sect, and as the finger descended, though light yet heavy, the onlookers felt as if the earth shook.
The platform was blown away before their eyes in an instant.
Atop the platform, Hong Mingyue, who had once been invincible, didn’t even have a chance to dodge before she was engulfed by the terrifying Chaotic Power.
Hong Mingyue’s body, like a torn sack, was flipped onto the ground by the powerful Chaotic Finger Force.