Shrouding the Heavens: Starting by joining the Holy Land of Yao Guang

Chapter 45 Battle on the Other Shore

The training ground was vast, stretching over three miles from north to south. The ground was paved with blue bricks and stones, upon which were many ancient patterns—Daoist runes carved by powerful figures. Once activated, these would raise an array, enveloping the battleground.

The two groups arrived at the training ground one after the other, and the atmosphere immediately froze when they met.

Li Yao then saw his next opponent, a man around twenty years old, with a burly build, a pointed mouth and monkey-like face, and hands that were almost twice the size of an average person's, resembling a palm-leaf fan.

"You must be Li Yao. You have quite the talent. At such a young age, you already possess formidable cultivation." Unexpectedly, Yang Tianfeng praised Li Yao upon seeing him.

"Your Excellency Yang is too kind," Li Yao said in a neutral tone.

Now that he had confirmed that the other party was not one of his own, Li Yao did not tolerate it and even skipped the formalities of bowing.

After today, the two sides will definitely become enemies, and he is not worried that Yang Tianfeng will hold a grudge.

Yang Tianfeng sighed inwardly at Li Yao's perfunctory attitude; in truth, he really didn't want to come this time.

Li Yao is exceptionally talented, and his future achievements will definitely surpass his. Offending such a genius means that if the other party becomes powerful in the future, there will be plenty of ways and means to settle the score for today's cause and effect.

Unfortunately, sometimes one's desires are not one's own to do what one wants. If he doesn't do what the Holy Lineage has entrusted to him, he may not even have a future.

The Holy Land of Yao Guang forbids fighting among themselves, but what's the point? They can just wait for you to leave the Holy Land before killing you.

"You probably already guessed why I'm here. You're still too weak. Keeping the immortal gold in your hands is useless. Why don't you hand it over? We're willing to compensate you with cultivation resources."

Having already offended one side, Yang Tianfeng decided not to consider the possibility of reconciliation in the future and went straight to the point.

Li Yao laughed in anger. He stepped forward, faced Yang Tianfeng, and said, "These are my things. I can decide whether to keep them or not. Why should I hand them over?"

"Immortal gold belongs to the strong. You are not strong enough to possess it." Before Yang Tianfeng could speak, his disciple stepped forward first, looking at Li Yao with disdain.

"Heh, so you're quite strong then." Li Yao turned his gaze away from Yang Tianfeng and looked at the disciple, saying, "But I don't know you at all. Where did this human-faced ape come from?"

"A mere Divine Bridge dares to be so insolent? Believe me or not, I'll smash you to death!" the disciple roared.

It's no wonder the disciple was so angry, because Li Yao really hit a nerve.

The human-faced ape is a very common monster in the Eastern Wilderness. It is humanoid with a pointed snout and monkey-like cheeks, and huge hands. The disciple's appearance is exactly like that of a hairless human-faced ape.

What he can't stand the most is being described as a human-faced ape.

"You clown, you have no recourse other than your impotent rage." Li Yao showed no restraint whatsoever.

He never hesitated to verbally attack his enemies; the more his defenses were breached, the more energetic he became.

"That's still better than you. What good is getting the Immortal Gold? You still can't keep it. You can only watch helplessly as it's taken away and becomes someone else's wedding dress."

The human-faced ape disciple seemed to have unlocked his full potential, and his verbal attacks suddenly became much more powerful.

But Li Yao had no reaction to this. He had already anticipated this when Zhang Chong reminded him to quickly forge the Divine Mark Purple Gold into a weapon.

What happened today will come sooner or later. "What, you can't stand it already?" Seeing that Li Yao was silent, the human-faced ape disciple became smug.

"You overestimate yourself. The weak will wail and even feel fear and anxiety, but to me, it's just a little hardship... I'm not answering you simply because I'm too lazy to bother with you." Li Yao pouted.

"You're so stubborn! Just wait until I defeat you and take the Immortal Gold, then you won't be so arrogant anymore." The human-faced ape extended its right palm, flawless as white jade, and shouted, "Go to bed and rest for a few years!"

His arms were very long, and he slapped his hand right in front of you. His palm was completely transparent, and you could clearly see the blood vessels and bones inside. You could also see divine power flowing and weaving into a screen of light.

Around the jade palm, a strong wind trembled, as if a divine wall was pressing in, trying to crush Li Yao.

Li Yao was fearless. His palm instantly turned golden, as if it were cast from Geng metal, and collided directly with the jade palm.

"boom!"

A muffled sound rang out, causing the void to tremble slightly, and a visible surge of energy spread out like waves.

Yang Tianfeng, who was watching the battle, changed his expression. Although it was only a brief clash, he had already noticed that Li Tianqi was at a disadvantage.

Sure enough, the outcome was decided in the next moment.

"Thump!" "Thump!"...

The light curtain shattered, and Li Tianqi's body shuddered violently, staggering backward for more than ten meters before regaining his footing.

"How is this possible!" Li Tianqi was shocked. His physical strength, which he was so proud of, had actually been put at a disadvantage in the previous exchange.

"Since they sent you here, your strength must be quite good in the Other Shore Realm. After dealing with you, no one should dare to come looking for me for a while," Li Yao said calmly.

Li Tianqi's face darkened: "Don't be too smug. I admit that your physical body is very strong, but the power of the Other Shore Realm is beyond your imagination."

With surging divine power, Li Tianqi abandoned his physical fight with Li Yao and instead planned to use divine magic to kill him.

"I'd like to see just how powerful the Other Shore Realm is." Li Yao sneered, then moved his body with the agility of the wind, rushing forward like a bolt of lightning.

Li Tianqi retreated swiftly, leaving behind a series of afterimages. He had already witnessed the power of Li Yao's body and did not want him to get too close. He wanted to rely on powerful divine arts to suppress Li Yao.

However, Li Tianqi underestimated Li Yao's speed. Although he was fast enough, like a shooting star, Li Yao followed closely behind!
"Hiss!" Yang Tianfeng took a deep breath. He wasn't shocked by Li Yao's speed, but rather amazed by Li Yao's superhuman strength.

In that instant, Li Yao's powerful divine strength erupted, and his speed suddenly increased to a new level.

Yang Tianfeng, Zhang Chong, and Yun Shang all sensed that the immense and vast divine power was something that a cultivator at the Divine Bridge Realm could not possibly possess.

"Just how high has this child cultivated in the Sea of ​​Bitterness and the Spring of Life to possess such terrifying divine power!" Yang Tianfeng had a vague sense of unease.

The outcome of the battle has already been decided by physical strength; Li Tianqi is no match for him. If he can't even match divine power, then this battle is in jeopardy.

"You really think I'm afraid of you?" Li Tianqi's face was ugly. He didn't expect Li Yao to be able to catch up and make it impossible for him to shake him off.

(End of this chapter)