Published: February 19, 2025
The once lush valley had turned into ruins, filled with large craters of ten to twenty meters in diameter and cracks everywhere.
At this moment, a giant eight-tailed celestial fox, standing over ten meters tall with a total length exceeding fifty meters including its tail, loomed over the scene. The surrounding energy of heaven and earth was converging, creating an overwhelming aura.
Compared to Lin Xiong's true martial shadow when he had just broken through, the true martial shadow of Qing Qiu Ming Hui at the late stage of the seventh level of heaven was even more terrifying.
That powerful momentum was nearly equivalent to a real seventh-level late-stage giant beast.
At this time, Qing Qiu Ming Hui stood quietly before the giant beast's shadow, radiating a white glow that stirred the energy of heaven and earth, synchronizing with the giant beast behind him. With each breath, it seemed as if the very world was trembling.
Moreover, this giant beast's shadow merged with his aura, making every movement appear as though two late-stage seventh-level entities were overlapping.
This demonstrated the terrifying power of high-level human cultivators, far surpassing that of ordinary seventh-level giant beasts.
Of course, as a descendant of a king, Qing Qiu Ming Hui was stronger than others of the same level, as a typical true martial shadow at the seventh level wasn't this powerful.
Qing Qiu Ming Hui slowly said, “Sorry, Brother Chu, I lost control for a moment just now.”
During the fierce battle earlier, the seals he had casually laid down shattered, and he momentarily couldn't help but unleash a sword strike with his late-stage seventh level cultivation.
In a crater with a diameter of several dozen meters, Chen Chu, standing at two and a half meters tall and surrounded by explosive waves of energy, held a massive battle spear, emanating an aura that suppressed the heavens and the earth.
Chen Chu replied in a deep voice, “No need to apologize, Brother Qing Qiu. It’s normal for things to get out of hand during a spar.”
Whether it was truly a loss of control or an attempt to push him to his limits was something only Qing Qiu Ming Hui would know.
As he spoke, the burning blood energy on Chen Chu slowly extinguished, and his robust figure seemed to shrink as his battle armor adjusted with a series of clicks.
Simultaneously, the battle spear in his hand returned to a length of three meters and eight centimeters under the golden glow.
Regardless, this encounter with Qing Qiu Ming Hui had allowed him to accumulate some combat experience against high-level cultivators, particularly in terms of their control over the energy of heaven and earth.
Every movement of theirs stirred the energy of heaven and earth, unleashing attacks that surpassed the norm by several times or even tenfold compared to the sixth level, and their combat power was sustained and endless.
This was because each of their strikes consumed very little true power; the majority of their strength came from the enhancement of heaven and earth energy.
In addition, Chen Chu's current strength also had a more precise positioning.
Against mid-stage seventh-level cultivators, he could hold his ground, and in the state of divine might dragon elephant, he could even match them in strength.
However, there were three concepts: fighting, defeating, and killing, so he still wasn't strong enough.
At that moment, Qing Qiu Ming Hui retracted his true martial shadow, and with his aura fading along with his battle armor, he transformed back into that handsome young man, gentle and refined.
Looking at the domineering Chen Chu, Qing Qiu Ming Hui praised, “I didn’t expect your strength to be even greater than I imagined, Brother Chu. I lost this battle.”
As a descendant of a king, he had actually been suppressed by Chen Chu under full power at the same level, hence he had inevitably unleashed a strike of true power when the seals broke.
So, in a way, it could be counted as his defeat.
“However, this way, I can entrust Miss Yan's safety to you with peace of mind.”