The Celestial Pride List contains twenty names.

They are the most top-tier prodigies of the younger generation in the Spirit Realm!

Among them, more than a dozen are True Lords; the rest are all peak Myriad Phenomena Realm!

It’s no exaggeration to say that the peak Myriad Phenomena Realms here basically all possess the strength to battle ordinary beginners of the True Lord level.

Zhao Fang is clearly not among them!

"What did you say?"

Zhao Fang’s expression instantly turned dark and ugly.

"You didn’t even make it onto the Celestial Pride List—where did you get the confidence to boast in front of me?"

Xu Yang repeated himself. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

The black-robed youth gasped, stunned. "Damn, is this kid really that arrogant?"

"Celestial Pride List? Those are the absolute top prodigies!"

"Zhao Fang, are you up for this? If not, let me handle it."

"Shut up!"

Zhao Fang trembled with rage, burning with fury.

Intense killing intent surged out like a tempest, sweeping across hundreds of feet around him.

Ancient trees shattered, weeds instantly pressed flat!

"Brat, you’ll pay for your arrogance!"

He sneered, "I’ve suddenly changed my mind about killing you outright. I’ll chop off your arms and legs, turn you into a human stick, leave you barely breathing, and drag you past this line—let all your Daqian trash witness it for themselves."

Before he’d finished speaking, he vanished like a ghost from where he stood.

Boom!

Three yards in front of Xu Yang, the ground buckled as if struck by a collapsing mountain. Space twisted, Zhao Fang appeared out of nowhere, arriving with the force of a terrifying giant peak, and smashed out with a fist that weighed down the land itself.

"This guy’s power is even greater than Yie Vajra’s!"

Xu Yang’s eyes flashed.

Keep in mind, Yie Vajra ranks among today’s top ten in Daqian!

Yet this guy is just an insignificant disciple of some great sect!

The strength of Spirit Realm prodigies is evident!

That thought flickered by. Xu Yang’s face remained unmoved; meeting that terrifying fist, he coolly and lightly threw his own punch.

"Courting death!"

Seeing this, Zhao Fang’s eyes were full of ridicule.

Going head to head with me?

Enjoy the pain!

Boom!

Crack!

"Ahhhh~~~"

A piercing scream echoed throughout the mountains.

Where the fists collided, space caved inward; the terrifying shockwave rippled out, as though a towering divine peak crashed into a vast ocean, stirring up thousand-foot-high waves—like a mountain collapsing into a tsunami, the surrounding wilderness blasted into ruins, split and shattered!

Even the black-robed youth’s face changed, and he quickly withdrew in panic.

He had just landed when his face transformed.

"Impossible!"

The one sent flying was actually Zhao Fang!

And the one screaming was also Zhao Fang!

Bang!

Zhao Fang crashed to the earth, his entire arm blown to pieces, a bloody mess at the shoulder!

He gave a convulsive twitch and then went completely still!

"Zhao Fang?"

He dashed over at lightning speed.

As he sensed Zhao Fang’s life force vanish, his whole body froze, as if he’d seen a ghost!

"One punch—instant kill on Zhao Fang...!"

The black-robed youth gulped with difficulty. Staring at the unscathed Xu Yang, his face suddenly turned paper-white!

He and Zhao Fang were about equal in strength!

If Zhao Fang could be killed in a single punch, he could be too!

Damn it!

The black-robed youth turned and ran.

Swoosh!

A chain descended from the heavens!

The mysterious, bizarre ripple made the youth’s heart shudder.

"What kind of technique is this?"

His eyes were full of shock and suspicion, but without a hint of hesitation, his hand curved to draw his sword.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!!

A tremendous wave of sword-energy soared skyward, its light chilling the heavens.

Sword-light scattered like snow, and the black-robed youth’s body shuddered violently as if struck by lightning.

Pff!

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes bulged, and he crashed stiffly to the ground!

Even at his last breath, he didn’t understand how he’d been struck down.

With a casual sweep, two Spirit Realm prodigies had fallen!

All this sent a tremendous uproar through the void.

"This kid’s strength is insane."

"That chain technique seems to be a Spiritual Power Secret Skill, echoing the very power of the heavens—even I can barely see through it!"

"Damn, that bastard must die! He killed two of my Star Nebula Infinite Sea disciples right away!"

"This guy has to be one of the top prodigies from Daqian!"

"I’m going down there to gut him!"

"Hold it!"

An elder halted the Martial Artist ready to charge, his voice icy: "Don’t forget the rules—the disciples and Martial Artists already arranged have gone down. If you go, are you trying to provoke that madman Can Sutian?"

"Look—what is that kid doing?"

As a cry of alarm went out, the crowd all looked over together.

They saw Xu Yang on the mountainside, searching the corpses and taking their Storage Rings, then glancing up at the sky, and flipping off the void with a middle finger!

"Bastard!"

"Notify the rest of the disciples—kill him with everything we’ve got!"

"No, don’t let him die easily, torture him with every trick we have!"

Furious roars shook the void.

Elsewhere—

Xu Yang was already on the move.

Zhao Fang and the black-robed youth were both from the Star Nebula Infinite Sea, one of the Spirit Realm’s three great sacred grounds!

Even as ordinary disciples, their strength was far from weak!

But before Xu Yang, they barely counted at all.

"Those who could threaten me must be the absolute top few, plus some powerful Martial Artists!"

"With the Celestial Refining Divine Scripture, the more I fight, the stronger I become!"

"Pity, those two only had so-so stuff in their Storage Rings."

That left Xu Yang a little disappointed, but he tossed it all into the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod anyway.

Moving onward, Xu Yang spotted several corpses—and traces of fierce battle.

Following the signs, Xu Yang tracked his way forward.

Hunting?

In the end, just who is hunting whom?

A quarter of an hour later—

The sound of battle came from a valley up ahead.

Xu Yang slipped over silently, only to see a familiar figure.

"Yie Vajra!"

Down in the valley, two Spirit Realm Martial Artists were locked in deadly combat with Yie Vajra and another Daqian Martial Artist Xu Yang didn’t know well.

Yie Vajra’s strength was solid; he could fight his opponents head-on.

But his companion was falling behind.

If that companion was killed, the two opponents would join forces—Yie Vajra would be in grave danger!

"Vajra, find a chance and escape!"

His companion suddenly roared, eyes aflame with desperation.

"Planning to sacrifice yourself?"

"In your dreams!"

Their foe’s attacks suddenly intensified, swiftly overwhelming him.

"Go!"

Yie Vajra’s companion gave up all hope, his voice raw and hoarse, his body swelling rapidly.

Yie Vajra’s eyes went blood-red; he gritted his teeth and retreated quickly.

At that moment—

Several chains glittered across the valley’s upper rim.

Buzz!

Heaven and earth froze!

The about-to-self-destruct Daqian Martial Artist, Yie Vajra, the Spirit Realm Martial Artists—their bodies all locked up at once!

"Who’s there?"

"Xu Yang—thank goodness!"

Yie Vajra looked up and was instantly overjoyed!

Xu Yang descended from on high, flicking his sleeve in a grand sweep.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!!

Locking Spirit, Lock God, Heaven Lock—all as one, the chains flashed out like phantoms, wrapping up the two Spirit Realm prodigies.

Pff pff!

In an instant, blood streamed from all five of their orifices, and both collapsed dead!

This overwhelming show of force made Yie Vajra suck in a cold breath.

Just how strong was he now?

"Mr. Xu, thank you!"

Yie Vajra took a deep breath, cupped his fist gratefully.

His companion spat blood, looked at Xu Yang with awe, full of relief at escaping death.

"Thank you, Mr. Xu!"

Xu Yang waved it off, glanced over the two bodies, and said: "The resources those Spirit Realm Martial Artists carry should be decent; you both should level up quickly."

"I’ll go ahead. If you’re lucky, you shouldn’t run into too many people on the way."

Finishing, Xu Yang strode away.

Yie Vajra’s eyes rounded in shock.

"He—he’s planning to..."

"Carve a bloody path forward all by himself?"