Stellar Transformation-Chapter 94: Volume 4 - 24 Liu Xing Breaking Space, Twin Moons Hanging High
Overlord Spear!
Close combat spear technique attack!
"Indeed formidable," Qin Yu’s eyes were icy as he forcibly swallowed the fresh blood in his throat. Just now, when he unleashed the attack within the Star Domain at close range, he hadn’t expected that Xiang Yang would directly break it with a Sweeping Thousand Armies.
A cultivator carrying out a close combat attack?
It was indeed odd, as cultivators usually used flying swords for attacks. Xiang Yang was a pure martial artist in terms of his cultivation, and yet he had reached his current realm through solitary contemplation, not like the average cultivation sect. Instead, he had his unique way of attacking.
"Big Brother, this Xiang Yang’s strength is much stronger than we imagined. He is not only proficient in close quarters combat, but also possesses a set of battle armor and a long spear. Both his offense and defense are tremendously powerful," Little Black communicated through spiritual sense.
Qin Yu calmly communicated back, "Find his weakness. If that fails, we can only use our last resort as planned."
"The last move... Okay!" Little Black’s voice was resolute.
Qin Yu stared at Xiang Yang and suddenly let out a cold laugh, "Xiang Yang, when I first made my move, you were saved by your battle armor. Just now, I executed a ruthless strike, and again, you were saved by this Overlord Spear. Next time... I wonder what you’ll use to save your life!"
Both of Qin Yu’s deadly moves had been thwarted because Xiang Yang had something up his sleeve.
Xiang Yang laughed carelessly, "Indeed, your first deceitful move almost got me. Your astounding speed the second time certainly gave me a shock. However... do you think I will give you another chance? Qin... Qin Yu, you must have not enjoyed the feeling of being struck by my spear just now. I advise you not to put on a brave front. Because the feeling to come will be even more delightful."
A strange smile played at the corner of Xiang Yang’s mouth.
Xiang Yang believed that Qin Yu must be severely injured after taking the brunt of his ’Sweeping Thousand Armies’ attack.
However, Xiang Yang miscalculated their relative strengths; not only was Qin Yu’s body extremely tough, but his seemingly ordinary sleeveless undershirt was also actually an item refined by Lei Wei, far from a Mortal Item. Wearing it was exceptionally comfortable, and when attacked, it would turn softness to repel hardness, with more than half the attack power being absorbed by the fabric.
"Oh? The spear technique’s power is adequate, but it’s not a threat to me," Qin Yu’s energy started to surge within him, as steady as a mountain, as fierce as thunder. Qin Yu was very confident in his close combat skills, as he had dedicated most of his heart power to it.
"Pfft!"
The air between Qin Yu and Xiang Yang trembled slightly.
Xiang Yang’s eyes suddenly widened; his right hand holding the spear spun fiercely, and the Overlord Spear’s spearhead broke the air towards Qin Yu at an incredible speed. Due to the high-speed rotation, the spearhead’s location became elusive, and the air within the range of the rotation seemed to have been sucked away.
A black vortex-like Flood Dragon attacked Qin Yu.
"Ha!"
Qin Yu’s body drifted like the wind, and with a sudden extension of his right hand, like a claw emerging from the darkness, he reached out to grab the Overlord Spear. With the Flame Burning Gloves on his hands, Qin Yu’s grasp was definitely strong enough to confront the Overlord Spear head-on.
"Hmph!"
Xiang Yang let out a cold snort, and with slight exertion in his arm, the spear that was originally stabbing at high speed suddenly changed from a direct thrust to a sweep!
No!
It wasn’t a sweep but a series of rapid, high-frequency sweeps!
In the instant Qin Yu’s right hand was about to seize the Overlord Spear’s shaft, the spear fiercely smashed into the palm of his hand, and with rapid back-and-forth sweeps, like elusive illusions, it hit Qin Yu’s arm repeatedly five or six times in a flash.
"A longer reach gives a stronger force, coming in close!"
Ignoring the pain in his arm, Qin Yu immediately closed the distance to attack Xiang Yang. The Overlord Spear was too long; relying solely on his hands, he couldn’t reach Xiang Yang, whereas Xiang Yang could freely wield the long spear to attack him.
"Don’t even think about it." Seeing Qin Yu close in, Xiang Yang sneered and his figure blurred, and the spear in his hands turned into several shadows thrusting at Qin Yu.
"Crack!"
A bolt of lightning struck down, hitting Xiang Yang directly. He couldn’t help but tremble, and his attack went slightly awry, allowing Qin Yu to get close. Qin Yu’s agile hands turned into various weapons and launched an onslaught of blows from all angles.
Once Qin Yu got close, it became extremely terrifying!
Sometimes his hands formed fists, other times palms, and at times he utilized his fingers to strike. Qin Yu transformed into a whirlwind, targeting the areas outside of Xiang Yang’s battle armor, especially spots like the throat, waist, and upper arms.
Xiang Yang’s face showed a trace of disdain.
As the spear danced, for a moment Xiang Yang himself seemed like the muzzle of a cannon, countless spear shadows shot out from his body. The Overlord Spear had already been used to its extreme by Xiang Yang, sometimes like a flood dragon bursting out of a cave, other times like a python coiling through the air...
Actually, in terms of hand speed, Xiang Yang was slightly slower than Qin Yu. However, with just a small movement of his hands, the Overlord Spear would extend into many variations. He attacked using various inertial rebound forces and so forth.
"Snap!" "Snap!" "Snap!"...
Little Black circled high in the sky, striking Xiang Yang with lightning after lightning at extreme speeds. The power of the lightning wasn’t too great, and for the current Xiang Yang, they posed no significant threat. However, they did affect Xiang Yang’s agility.
"Heh!"
A fierce light flashed in Qin Yu’s eyes as the Star Power within his body was put to use, his entire strength concentrated on his right hand. He punched directly at Xiang Yang’s chest, his knuckles even protruding, unleashing astonishing penetrative power through the fist knuckles. This punch was supposed to hit Xiang Yang’s throat, but Xiang Yang dodged quickly.
"Hmph."
Xiang Yang’s complexion suddenly turned pale, while he swung the Overlord Spear and quickly retreated.
"You beast!" Xiang Yang communicated through Spiritual Communication, the angry curse resounding directly in Little Black’s mind.
Xiang Yang was also enraged; this Black Hawk was always as tenacious as a Yin Soul and kept attacking him with lightning. But when it came to speed and agility in the air, he was simply no match for this Black Hawk. Of course, he could have blocked Qin Yu’s punch with his spear, but his movement was thrown off by the lightning strike from Black Hawk.
Containing the power of the stars, along with the strongest penetrating power of Qin Yu’s entire body, even through the battle armor, Xiang Yang felt his breathing suppressed and a throbbing pain in his chest, with fresh blood surging up to his mouth.
"Good job, Little Black," Qin Yu smiled at Little Black and then said to Xiang Yang, "Xiang Yang, you excel in close combat, which is just suited to counter my attack method, well, let’s see how you deal with the Flying Sword attack!"
Qin Yu had figured it out as well.
If Xiang Yang was proficient in close combat, what about attacking him with the Flying Sword from a distance?
A dark gold short sword hovered above Qin Yu’s head, which was the Flame Sword. The Flame Sword’s off-body attack was the Flying Sword, while in hand it was a short sword. With a thought from Qin Yu, the Flame Sword immediately transformed into a streak of dark gold brilliance that shot towards Xiang Yang.
"Whoosh!"
Like a streak of brilliant rainbow, the light emitted by the Flame Sword stunned the spectators below.
"Bang!" "Bang!"...
With his mastery of the Overlord Spear, Xiang Yang was a grandmaster among grandmasters. On the Hidden Dragon Continent, it would probably be hard to find someone with greater spear technique than Xiang Yang’s. A single spear in his hand was employed by Xiang Yang for both close and distant combat.
However, no matter what, the Overlord Spear couldn’t match the agility of the Flying Sword.
"Pfft!"
The Flying Sword stabbed at Xiang Yang’s battle armor. The blood-red energy on the armor rippled easily withstanding the strike. It wasn’t that Qin Yu didn’t want to aim the Flying Sword at Xiang Yang’s vitals, but every time Xiang Yang couldn’t defend, he concentrated on protecting his throat and other vitals.
"Snap!"
Another bolt of lightning struck down squarely.
"Good, you beastly Black Hawk, and you, Qin Yu, a beast who fraternizes with another beast, both of you beasts, today I’ll show you the power of the Overlord Twin Dragon Spears." Xiang Yang truly exploded in fury. With a flick of his hand, the Overlord Spear began to rotate and then split into two, changing from one long spear to two short spears.
Xiang Yang held a short spear in each hand.
"You’re cursing my Big Brother again, damn it, you never learn your lesson."
Little Black, hearing Xiang Yang’s words, raged again, sending a Spiritual Communication directly into Xiang Yang’s mind. Simultaneously, lightning continuously flickered on Little Black’s wings, and Qin Yu suddenly became worried, quickly transmitting, "Little Black, Xiang Yang is already so fast with a single spear, with two short spears his speed will be even greater, and his attack power will be formidable. Don’t be too reckless."
But Little Black simply didn’t care.
"Big Brother, don’t mind me, I want to show him what I’m made of," Little Black directly communicated to Qin Yu, "Big Brother, you were the main attacker just now, now it’s my turn, you attack with the Flame Sword from the side."
As Little Black finished speaking, the lightning on him grew even more dazzling.
"Xiang Yang, you old bastard, you deserve to be struck by lightning!"
Little Black cursed furiously, his wings shaking vigorously, as bolts of lightning rained down on Xiang Yang like a deluge.
"You beastly Black Hawk, I’ll kill you first." Xiang Yang could no longer tolerate the Black Hawk before him. With both hands gripping the short spears, he turned into a streak of light and rushed towards the Black Hawk. With a flutter of its wings, the Black Hawk’s trajectory changed drastically, dodging with extreme speed.
Qin Yu’s eyes brightened, and the Flame Sword suddenly thrust towards Xiang Yang.
"Bang!"
Xiang Yang swirled both short spears like a vortex, instantly wrapping around and deflecting Qin Yu’s Flame Sword while continuing his assault on Black Hawk. Xiang Yang was seeing red in his killing intent, not even bothering with Qin Yu at this moment. His primary goal was to take down the bothersome Black Hawk in front of him.
"You beast, you only know how to run!" Xiang Yang bellowed angrily.
Little Black was a Nascent Soul-stage Demon Beast, and born with an innate pride that made him despise being insulted more than anything. Whether the insults were towards Qin Yu or himself, they would enrage Little Black. Once enraged, Little Black would become—
"Boom!"
A burst of Thunder Fire spewed from Little Black’s mouth. Xiang Yang sensed the power of the Thunder Fire and instantly dodged. A cold glint flashed in Little Black’s eyes, and the Thunder Fire abruptly curved, catching the closely-positioned Xiang Yang completely off guard, giving him no time to dodge.
"Break!"
With a loud shout, the two short spears transformed into two black dragons, circling Xiang Yang’s body at high speed, with surges of blood-red True Essence Power flowing into them. The short spears frenziedly ground the Thunder Fire into nothing.
Qin Yu’s expression changed; he knew the Thunder Fire was one of Little Black’s greatest moves, yet it was just shredded. Xiang Yang’s strength was intimidatingly powerful.
"Big Brother, watch my ultimate move!"
Little Black’s Spiritual Communication sounded in Qin Yu’s mind, causing Qin Yu’s expression to shift dramatically as he remembered the promise he had made with Little Black. The reason Little Black had chosen to fight during the full moon night was that the burden of using that ultimate move would be less on Little Black.
"Coo—"
Little Black spread his wings and soared into the sky. At the same time, a sharp and piercing eagle’s cry suddenly resonated, solidifying and spreading in all directions. The waters of Wujiang immediately erupted into a raging roar.
A bright light flashed from the crown atop Little Black’s eagle head, at the same time, the moonlight began to gather towards the crown, then dispersing across Little Black’s entire body. Suddenly, his body was covered in the light of the moon, dazzling to the extreme.
Xiang Yang’s face turned pale; he too could feel the terrifying power emanating from Little Black.
Wave upon wave of blood-red True Essence Power surged into the Battle Armor, with Xiang Yang instantly boosting his defenses to the fullest, while simultaneously throwing one of his short spears, which flew straight for Little Black. This short spear was also capable of long-range attacks.
"Poof"—the short spear was easily deflected by the moonlight aura.
Little Black stretched out his wings, flapping them slowly and gently. All the moonlight aura then gathered at the tips of his wings, turning into two crescent moon beams of light that plunged towards Xiang Yang below. The two crescent moon beams approached Xiang Yang from two different directions.
Xiang Yang moved quickly, but the crescent moon beams continued to tail him.
There was no escape.
"Ahh—" Xiang Yang roared, his power surging. With no way to evade, he had no choice but to brace for the impact.
"Boom!"
The True Essence Power of an early-stage Nascent Soul was horrifyingly strong, but the crescent moon beams were eerily corrosive, directly eating through Xiang Yang’s blood-red True Essence Power. However, the crescent moon beams started to diminish in size. They even started to corrode the Battle Armor.
The once flawless Battle Armor was now being corroded by the crescent moon beams.
"Xiang Yang, let’s see if you dare to curse again!"
Little Black’s Spiritual Communication echoed inside Xiang Yang’s head. Xiang Yang’s heart was filled with rage, pained by the destruction of his Battle Armor and burning with fury. Meanwhile, a more piercing eagle’s cry rang out, and a lightning-fast bolt shot forth from Little Black’s mouth.
It streaked towards Xiang Yang!
"Lightning?" Xiang Yang looked down on Little Black’s lightning, deeming it harmless. But suddenly, Xiang Yang’s expression drastically changed; he saw a Sharp Cone embedded within the lightning bolt, one that carried the momentum to pierce through everything.
Little Black’s Spiritual Artifact had finally revealed itself!
Even Qin Yu didn’t know about Little Black’s Spiritual Artifact, which had been refined through a secret technique from its inherited memories. Its power was so great that it even surpassed Qin Yu’s expectations. The relentless piercing power of the Sharp Cone forced a complete change in Xiang Yang’s expression.
Xiang Yang let out a furious roar, as he wildly channeled True Essence Power from inside his body. His usage of True Essence Power in such a reckless manner would cause significant damage to his Nascent Soul, but Xiang Yang didn’t care anymore.
"Boom!"
The short spear collided with the lightning bolt Sharp Cone, falling away powerlessly, while the Sharp Cone pierced Xiang Yang once again.
"Boom!" Xiang Yang’s body shook with blood-red True Essence Power, and a stream of blood sprayed directly into his mouth, diffusing into the vast sky. Alas, the piercing spark of lightning weakened significantly due to the impact of the short spear, and this strike only resulted in severely injuring Xiang Yang.
First critically wounded by two crescent-shaped glows, and now hit by the sharp lightning cone, Xiang Yang’s strength had been greatly diminished at this moment.
"Big Brother, it’s up to you now!" As soon as Little Black shot the sharp lightning cone, he immediately communicated with Qin Yu via spiritual sense.
The final move, the one Little Black and Qin Yu had agreed upon. It was Qin Yu who would strike the final, lethal blow against Xiang Yang—the strongest, most desperate deadly strike. At this moment, Qin Yu seemed to burn like flames.
"Star Domain, Meteor Strike!"
Within Qin Yu’s Dantian, the Star Nebula vibrated tumultuously, with all the silver particles igniting instantly, visibly diminishing in number. At the same time, the Star Power formed by the burning silver particles manifested outside Qin Yu’s body, forming a giant Star Nebula.
"Huff!"
A massive Star Nebula appeared over Qin Yu, spanning tens of meters in diameter. The surging Star Power within this nebula was more than ten times stronger than any Star Power Qin Yu had used in his Star Domain before. It even enveloped Xiang Yang completely.
"Huff!"
"Huff!"
...
With a stern face, Qin Yu transformed into nine afterimages, one after another. The enormous Star Nebula formed whirlpools, and within the outermost circular vortex were nine afterimages, each holding a Flame Sword in one hand.
Each Flame Sword was imbued with Star Power, performing a sword technique.
Upon activating his Star Domain, Qin Yu’s speed reached its ultimate limit. The nine afterimages were actually nine successive actions taken by Qin Yu, appearing almost simultaneously due to their incredible speed, and at the same time, the nine sword techniques were also unleashed.
"Nine Stars United!"
The nine afterimages merged into one, with Qin Yu’s entire body wrapped in several meters-thick Star Power radiance, dazzling beyond belief. It could be seen even a hundred miles away, with Qin Yu looking like a meteor, striking directly at Xiang Yang. While it seems slow to describe, in reality, as soon as Little Black wounded Xiang Yang, Qin Yu’s attack was already in front of him, their coordination absolutely perfect.
Xiang Yang had no chance to dodge.
"Ah!"
In a fit of hysteria, Xiang Yang fired his two spears like two Flood Dragons directly at Qin Yu. However, Qin Yu’s body once again transformed into multiple afterimages, holding the Flame Sword. A blinding brilliance flashed past.
Xiang Yang’s body trembled, looking at Qin Yu in disbelief. At this moment, several vital points on Xiang Yang’s body, including his heart and throat, had been pierced by Qin Yu’s Flame Sword. The attack power, enhanced by the fusion of the Nine Stars United and the burning Silver Star power, was horrifyingly strong.
"You..."
Even with his vitals pierced, Xiang Yang did not die instantly because he had reached the Nascent Soul Stage and had formed his Nascent Soul; his soul was also formidable.
Suddenly, a strange smile appeared on Xiang Yang’s lips.
Qin Yu’s expression changed drastically, and he immediately dove down using his Star Domain, while urgently communicating via spiritual sense to Little Black, "Little Black, run!" Qin Yu moved with extreme speed, but in just an instant—
"Boom!"
Xiang Yang completely exploded, his Nascent Soul self-destructing. Such was the self-destruction of a Nascent Soul Stage expert. A terrifying force of destruction radiated in all directions. The cultivators on both shores of the Wujiang River only saw a blinding sun emerging before their eyes.
"Be careful!"
Feng Yuzi and Qin De also immediately activated their True Essence Power for protection and dropped to the ground. The ground on both sides of the Wujiang River shook as if in an earthquake. Ordinary mortals within a kilometer range died instantly with blood flowing from all orifices, and even average Inner Family experts perished in an instant.
Even Innate Experts a kilometer away sustained serious injuries.
The self-destruction of a Nascent Soul Stage expert had reached a terrifying level. Amid the night, that dazzling brilliance was visible to everyone in Ba Chu County. At the moment of the explosion, the whole world experienced a deep rumble.
In other parts of Ba Chu County, people first saw a meteor breaking through the sky, followed by a full moon emerging. For those on both shores of the Wujiang River, it was as blinding as the sun, while those a hundred miles away felt it was as bright as the moon in the sky.
In a flash, it gave the impression of two moons hanging high, reflecting off each other.
"Meteor breaking space, two moons hanging high... This battle is too terrifying, Little Yu, how is Little Yu now?" Qin Feng, who was hurrying back to Thunder Blood County, looked worriedly towards the direction of the battle.
