What a Battle Shura

A hundred miles away from the barren valley, atop a mountain peak shrouded in clouds and mist.

Xinglan, clad in a simple gray robe, stood quietly amidst the mist, as if he had merged with the surrounding heaven and earth.

His gaze was fixed intently on the earth-shattering duel taking place in the barren valley a hundred miles away.

From Xiao Ruobai's sudden eruption of peak Celestial Realm cultivation, to his bare-handed clash against an Emperor Sutra Buddhist weapon, and finally to that tyrannical, tragic, and decisive God of War's World-Slaughtering punch...

Every single detail fell flawlessly into his eyes, which were as profound as a sea of stars.

When Xiao Ruobai finally shattered the Reincarnation Millstone with a single punch, beating Fakong until his golden body shattered and his Buddhist heart cracked, the hand Xinglan used to hold his compass paused imperceptibly.

An extremely faint ripple appeared in his ethereal and otherworldly aura, an aura that seemed capable of calculating all heavenly secrets.

In those eyes that reflected the trajectories of the cosmic stars, an unconcealable shock and solemnity was revealed for the very first time.

"Such combat prowess can no longer be described with the word 'stunning'. This is a defiance of common sense, a subversion of cognition."

Xinglan's pupils shrank slightly.

Although he had previously found Battle Asura mysterious and evaluated his potential as extremely high, because his cultivation was still only at the Celestial Realm and his whereabouts were secretive, he had ranked him in his heart behind King Realm monsters like Wang Zhan, who had long been world-renowned.

But at this moment, this battle had completely overturned his judgment!

"Defeating a late-stage King Realm Buddhist Son as a Celestial Realm cultivator, the battle record is true. The profoundness of his foundation, the purity of his battle intent, and the exquisiteness of his power control all far exceed his peers. He has even touched upon the taboo domain of breaking all laws with pure strength."

Xinglan's thoughts raced like lightning, rapidly deducing.

"Wang Zhan has the aptitude of a Great Emperor and unmatched sharpness, but his battle records are mostly against those of the same realm or utter crushing victories; he lacks such heaven-defying proof."

"The Jiang family's God King Body has experienced an atavistic bloodline awakening, possessing monstrous divine power, and in his battle with Shi Man, he did not use his full strength."

"Ji Xuanye is unfathomable, blessed with Emperor Dao Dragon Qi, but his battle with Fakong was merely a probe. With no clear victor, it is hard to estimate his limits."

"Only this Battle Asura, with the invincible posture and heaven-defying combat power displayed in this battle, has surpassed all the geniuses who have currently shown their edge! The number one of this generation!"

He arrived at this conclusion that even made his own heart palpitate slightly.

"The waters of the Eastern Region are much deeper than what Master deduced. Such a variable has completely stirred up the heavenly secrets.

"A golden age of prosperity, the struggle on the Emperor's Path, it seems it is not just a simple accumulation of destiny, but a true rising of dragons and serpents, a generation where monsters emerge in large numbers."

He took one last deep look in the direction Xiao Ruobai had left, and his figure slowly dissipated into the mist, as if he had never been there.

Only a trace of solemn starlight lingering in the air proved the violent shock in someone's heart.

The Eastern Region was surging with undercurrents.

The news of Battle Asura bare-handedly defeating the Western Region's Buddhist Son across realms and nearly shattering his Buddhist heart swept through the minds of everyone who heard it like a silent tsunami. The battle record itself was enough to explain everything.

For a time, the gazes of all geniuses focused on the name Battle Asura, but their states of mind were complex and hard to describe.

It was a silence born from facing an absolute gap in strength.

Defeating a late-stage King Realm expert, and a top-tier Buddhist Son like Fakong at that; such a battle record was like an isolated peak rising out of nowhere, making the vast majority of their generation feel suffocated just looking up at it.

To live in the same era as such a figure was a blessing, as they could witness a legend, but also a curse, as an insurmountable name seemed to have already been carved in advance upon the Emperor's Path.

Beneath this massive shock and silence, the eyes of the younger generation involuntarily began to turn toward another upcoming, seemingly more reachable pinnacle.

The battle between Wang Zhan of the Ancient Wang Family and Qilinzi of the Southern Region's Demon Race at the former site of the Demon Heaven Sect!

Battle Asura's combat power defied the heavens, while Wang Zhan and Qilinzi were like two massive stars about to collide, their radiance equally dazzling and eye-catching.

The victor between them was still unknown, and their clash also represented a fierce struggle of dragons and tigers that ignited the hot blood and expectations of this era!

The anticipation of the entire Eastern Region thus quietly converged.

The Demon Heaven Sect ruins a few days later were destined to attract all eyes.

...

Eastern Region, atop a solitary peak.

Wang Zhan stood at the edge of the cliff with his hands behind his back, his dark battle robe completely still amidst the howling heavenly winds.

He had just finished comprehending a battle technique, and the baleful aura lingering around him had yet to be fully restrained, making his presence even more profound and terrifying than before.

A follower's figure flashed like lightning, sweeping up to the peak and respectfully dropping to one knee, his voice carrying an irrepressible excitement.

"Young Master! There's news! There's news of that Battle Asura!"

Wang Zhan abruptly turned around, a daunting gleam instantly erupting from his eyes, which were as sharp as heavenly sabers. The majestic battle intent that had been restrained around him rippled slightly, causing the surrounding void to ripple as well.

"He has finally appeared again?"

Wang Zhan's voice was deep, carrying a trace of imperceptible urgency. "Speak, what news?"

"Reporting to the Young Master!"

The follower took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement, and spoke at a rapid pace: "Just yesterday, in the Northwest Barren Valley, Battle Asura encountered the Western Region's Buddhist Son, Fakong!

"A great battle broke out between the two. That Fakong used the Emperor Sutra ultimate art 'Great Sun Tathagata Seal', and even sacrificed the Buddhist weapon, the Subduing Demon Pestle!"

Wang Zhan's eyes narrowed slightly. "Fakong? That bald donkey from the Western Region has passable strength. What was the result?"

"The result..." The follower's voice trembled slightly due to extreme shock.

"That Battle Asura clashed bare-handed against the Emperor Sutra Buddhist weapon. With a peak Celestial Realm cultivation, he forcefully blew up Fakong's Tathagata Dharma Idol and cracked his Buddhist weapon!

"Fakong's golden body shattered, and his Buddhist heart nearly cracked. If not for his Dao Protector using a secret technique at the last moment to forcefully save him, he would have almost been killed on the spot!"

"What?!"

Even with Wang Zhan's composure, his pupils suddenly shrank at this moment!

The suppressed, terrifying battle intent around him could no longer be controlled. It erupted into the sky with a boom, acting like a physical force that instantly shredded a massive hole in the churning sea of clouds above!

"Clashing bare-handed against an Emperor Sutra Buddhist weapon, fighting across realms, and beating Fakong to the brink of death?"

Wang Zhan muttered these keywords in a low voice, each word seemingly carrying the crushing weight of a thousand pounds.

The calmness on his face completely vanished. From his eyes, sharp as heavenly sabers, an unprecedentedly brilliant light suddenly erupted, followed by a scorching battle intent that surged out like an erupting volcano!

"Good! What a Battle Asura!"

His voice sharply rose, carrying irrepressible excitement and ecstasy.

"I originally thought he was stunning enough, but I didn't expect that I still underestimated him!"

Although he had valued Battle Asura before, he mostly saw him as a future opponent with immense potential that needed to be surpassed.

After all, in his eyes, there was an insurmountable chasm between the Celestial Realm and the King Realm.

He previously even believed that the other party was ultimately lacking a bit, needing to break through to the King Realm before having the qualifications to fight him.

But at this moment, this earth-shattering battle record had completely overturned his cognition!

Fakong was no ordinary King; he was the Western Region's Buddhist Son, bearing an Emperor Sutra. Wang Zhan knew exactly what his strength was.

To be able to fight and defeat him bare-handed was no longer a simple cross-realm challenge; this was defying the heavens!