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

Chapter 66 Battle with Li Rui (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
If someone had reminded him at that moment, perhaps Li Rui would have realized what was happening.

However, everyone present had their own thoughts and no one spoke up to offer a word of advice.

There are only a few spots available for the Holy Son, so the competition is already fierce, and Li Yao has been making too much of a splash lately.

Let Li Rui curb Li Yao's momentum, preferably by breaking his composure and causing him to break free of his inner demons. In this way, they will have one less competitor.

As for the person who instigated it, when he looked at Li Yao in the martial arts arena, he was also filled with jealousy.

In the Holy Land of Yao Guang, Li Rui was not the only one who admired the Holy Maiden. After the news of Li Yao and Yao Xi's close relationship spread, countless disciples wished they could skin Li Yao alive, tear him apart, and hang him up to beat him.

……

At this moment, in the martial arts arena, after defeating Li Lei, Yu Jiwen, and Yun Tianhe, Li Yao prepared to turn and leave.

After relaxing for two days, he prepared to go into seclusion and begin his attempt to break through to the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

Before he could even leave the training ground, he noticed a figure rapidly approaching. The figure was incredibly fast, and gradually he could see that the figure's feet didn't touch the ground, his shoulders didn't move, and he was three inches off the ground, walking through the void.

In the blink of an eye, the person was almost upon them, their figure and features clearly visible. They didn't walk fast, but their speed was remarkable.

With each step he took, it was as if he vanished from his original spot and quickly reappeared in front of him, displaying the profound skill of shrinking the distance to an inch. The newcomer was no ordinary person.

This was a man around twenty years old, very young, but his cultivation had already reached a certain level. He was dressed in blue, with an extraordinary temperament, a restrained heroic spirit, and occasional flashes of brilliance in his eyes.

He had long, jet-black hair and sharp, piercing eyes that gave him a sense of pressure and even a touch of aggression.

When Li Yao met his gaze, he immediately sensed that this person harbored great hostility towards him.

But he was puzzled, because before today he didn't even know this person, so where did such deep hostility come from?

"Li Rui, Li Rui of the Holy Lord's lineage, one of the four candidates for Holy Son!"

"He's come to the Holy City? Why does he seem so aggressive!"

"Could it be that they've come to challenge Li Yao?"

"Impossible. He broke through to the Dao Palace Secret Realm two years ago. The Holy Land has a rule that prohibits disciples of different realms from fighting."

The training ground erupted in chaos. Li Rui's arrival caused a stir among everyone. He was one of the most powerful young people in the Yao Guang generation, and he was usually elusive and rarely seen.

Li Yao's eyes flickered slightly. He recognized Li Rui, the candidate for Holy Son, and had heard his name before.

However, he did not remember any conflict between himself and the other party that would cause Li Rui to harbor such strong hostility towards him!

But it doesn't matter. Since he can't figure it out, he won't think about it anymore. As for Li Rui's hostility, he is not afraid at all.

After his transformation, Bi An Jiu's strength increased to an unimaginable level. As another peak-level being from the Other Shore, he only needed to use 30% of his power to defeat him with overwhelming force.

It should be noted that Li Lei and the others are not ordinary peak-stage cultivators. As the top ten elite disciples and the best of the younger generation of each faction, although they only have the cultivation of the Other Shore Realm, they can all challenge the Dao Palace Secret Realm and can fight them for more than a hundred moves before being defeated.

Even with such a formidable opponent, Li Yao annihilated him in a single move, without even using his full strength.

Although Li Rui was a candidate for Holy Son, his cultivation level was only at the Dao Palace Secret Realm, so Li Yao was not afraid of him at all.

"brush"

Li Rui stopped abruptly, standing three feet off the ground in front of Li Yao, his eyes shooting out two terrifying beams of light, like two sharp swords.

"You are Li Yao."

Li Rui spoke with a powerful and resonant voice, like the buzzing of a golden bell, making everyone's eardrums tremble and causing the training ground to shake.

"Your hostility towards me shows that you know me. Since you know me, why are you asking questions? Are you just going through the motions?" Li Yao smiled nonchalantly, exposing the other party without giving him any face.

Li Rui remained silent; the other party's unpredictable actions caught him off guard.

No, I'm asking who you are. Shouldn't you normally give your name?
At this moment, the onlookers were also confused. Li Yao said that Li Rui was hostile towards him! What was going on? Could there be some history between the two?
The disciples were all curious, their gossip-loving hearts burning brightly, eager to hear what grudges the two had.

Whether it's Li Rui or Li Yao, they are both big shots to them, and big shots are very rare to them.

"I just can't stand your arrogance; you're ruining the reputation of Yao Guang in public." After a long pause, Li Rui finally managed to say these words.

"Are you the Holy Lord? What I am is none of your business. If you want to interfere, at least become a Holy Son first. Holy Son... a candidate." Li Yao showed no mercy in his words.

"Haha, good, well done." Li Rui laughed angrily, his eyes instantly turning gloomy.

He already disliked Li Yao, and now that the other party was so ungrateful, he decided that he would break Li Yao's limbs and shatter all his bones.

Li Yao raised his head and said, "Speak, what the hell do you want?"

Li Rui's gaze darkened: "Your strength is nothing special, but your mouth is vicious. I am your senior brother, yet you don't even have the respect you deserve. You really deserve to be punished."

"Enough with the nonsense. If you want to punish me, just do it." Li Yao stared at the person in front of him. Li Rui was indeed extraordinary, putting him under some pressure.

This feeling was undoubtedly unfamiliar to him. Among his peers, only Yao Xi and Li Rui could put pressure on him.

The former is definitely stronger than the latter, but Yao Xi never revealed her aura during their time together, so Li Yao didn't notice it. "The Holy Land has a rule that higher-level disciples cannot attack lower-level disciples without cause. If it weren't for that, you wouldn't be able to get up now." Li Rui's gaze was piercing, and a divine light flashed in his eyes.

Li Yao looked at Li Rui with a strange expression and said, "You said it yourself that it was not without reason. I have already offended you like this, so if you take action, no one should say anything."

Li Rui frowned. That...makes sense!

"You're so silly, I'm starting to suspect you're being used as a pawn by someone else because you're hostile towards me," Li Yao teased.

“You’ve been spouting nonsense, so you deserve to be taught a lesson.” Li Rui paused, then sneered, “You are indeed arrogant, but as your senior brother, I will not bully the weak. Next, I will suppress my cultivation to the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm and teach you how to be more humble in front of your senior brother.”

As he spoke, a divine light flashed between his brows, and he actually suppressed his cultivation, causing his aura to plummet to the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm.

"This...this is going to be a fight! My God, a candidate for Holy Son versus Li Yao?"

“Li Rui is at least a candidate for Holy Son. How can he bully the weak? He should at least wait for Senior Brother Li to break through to the Dao Palace.”

"Li Yao is too arrogant. He dares to offend anyone. Now someone needs to teach him how to behave in the future."

The onlookers immediately started discussing among themselves. Some were watching the spectacle, some were indignant that Li Rui was bullying the younger generation, and some were envious of Li Yao.

At this moment, in the training ground, Li Rui suppressed his cultivation to the peak of the Other Shore Realm, looking down at Li Yao with disdain in his eyes, as if to say: "He doesn't take Li Yao seriously at all, and disdains to bully others with his higher cultivation level."

"You'll definitely regret this." Li Yao strode forward.

Li Rui did the same; the distance between them, which was hundreds of meters, was reduced to only a few feet in just a few steps.

At that moment, the two raised their hands simultaneously, formed fist seals, and charged at each other.

"boom!"

When Li Rui threw a punch, it was as if an earthquake had occurred; the ground beneath his feet trembled violently. His arm moved like a dragon, powerful and fierce.

"boom!"

Li Yao also swung his fist and went to meet it. Their fists collided with each other, making a loud bang, like a thunderclap.

The earth shook violently, and the disciples watching felt as if a bolt of lightning had struck them, deafening them and causing their ears to ring.

"Such a strong physique, is this really a human? It feels like two savage dragons colliding." The disciples with lower cultivation levels felt tinnitus and chest tightness, and were extremely uncomfortable.

Although his cultivation was suppressed, Li Rui's physique remained unchanged. With the physique of a Dao Palace Level 3 cultivator, his combat power was astonishing. Li Yao's powerful physique did not give him any advantage.

With a loud bang, both of them staggered back several steps.

Li Rui's face showed surprise. He didn't expect that his physique would not have given him an advantage!
"How is this possible? I have been tempering my body with the blood of a dragon since childhood, for ten years without fail, yet I cannot suppress the body of a disciple of the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm!" He was extremely shocked.

"Why? How can a mere brat who has just entered the Holy Land possess such a powerful physique? Is it because of some rare and precious treasure?" Li Rui was filled with jealousy and could not accept it.

It's understandable that Yao Guang, having been nurtured by the Holy Land since childhood and given access to countless valuable resources, including the blood of various ferocious beasts and divine pills to enhance his foundation, was outmatched by the other party. Li Rui found it perfectly normal.

But how did Li Yao manage to possess such a powerful physique in just one year?
His jealousy towards Li Yao erupted completely at this moment; his eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could tear the other man apart.

At the same time, Li Yao was also extremely surprised. Although he was a mortal, his origin was powerful, and he had absorbed the essence of the Heavenly Book for twelve years to nourish his body, making his physique incredibly amazing.

After opening up the Sea of ​​Bitterness, Li Yao became even more aware of the importance of the physical body. During his cultivation, he would use pure essence to strengthen his physical body, accumulating an incredibly profound foundation. Furthermore, he used Vajra Bodhi Liquid to make his body flawless and impure, creating an indestructible Vajra body.

Despite having such an exaggeratedly large physique, it hasn't gained any advantage in the collision!
"As expected, as a candidate for Holy Son, second only to Yao Guang and Yao Xi, he is indeed incomparable to elite disciples," he thought to himself.

"I will tear you to pieces!" Li Rui roared, charging forward like a savage dragon.

This time, he shielded his body with divine power and activated a secret physical technique. His joints cracked and popped like popping beans, emanating an extremely terrifying aura.

Li Yao was startled and raised his hand to unleash a thick, dazzling divine light. He had not yet cultivated any protective divine skills and dared not continue to collide with the object with his body.

However, his greatest strength was never his physical body, but his unparalleled divine power.

The Yao Guang Emperor Scripture, derived from the Heavenly Book, was absolutely perfect and perfectly suited to him. The divine power he cultivated was incomparably pure and vast as the sea, enough to make him stand out from everyone else.

"Hmph, Hao Ri Shen Hui!" Li Rui looked at it with disdain, completely disregarding it.

The divine radiance of the Sun, powered by the divine power of the Other Shore Realm, could not cause him any harm at all; it could be shattered with a mere wave of the hand.

"Watch me break you..." Li Rui shouted, but before he could finish speaking, he realized something was wrong.

The divine power was as vast and profound as an ocean, and the divine radiance of the sun was also strange... How could its power be so terrifying!
"No, I can't stop it!" At the critical moment, Li Rui hurriedly activated his divine power to form a holy light shield in front of him.

"boom!"

A blinding light exploded in the training ground and then shot straight into the sky. The disciples watching only felt a blur before their eyes and quickly covered their eyes with divine power, straining their eyes to keep their eyes fixed on the training ground.

The sun in the sky seemed to dim, and the intense holy light illuminated the surroundings.

PS: I've written 7,000 words, one more chapter to go, please vote... Godfathers, seeing me working so hard, are you really not moved at all?
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