Starting as a Grandmaster, all of my cultivation techniques are at max level.

"Young Master!!"

A group of alien prodigies shouted at the same time, their voices filled with fear.

They watched helplessly as Xia Jin's fist pierced through Shi Chu's abdomen, a sight that nearly stopped their hearts.

Not far away, the two elders of the alien race suddenly stood up at the same time.

Elder Wuhuan's eyes twitched violently, and even his breathing became rapid.

No, absolutely not.

Shi Chu must not die here.

If the young master were to die, the consequences... they dared not think any further.

According to the rules of the Huangjing lineage of the Stone Clan, even if they manage to return to their clan safely, they will never be met with forgiveness.

"Let's attack together!!"

Wu Huan glanced at the old woman beside him. The ground beneath his feet had begun to crack, and an extremely powerful, earthy-yellow spiritual light burst forth from his body, clearly indicating that he was preparing to make a forceful move.

"Wuhuan, you need to understand one thing before you take action."

The Second Hall Master, Zhan Tiangang, had already fixed his gaze on this alien elder.

He stood with his hands behind his back, without any spiritual light emanating from him, nor did he exude any aura. He just stood there quietly, yet he was like a towering mountain stretching between heaven and earth, giving everyone a sense of insurmountable suffocation.

"On the platform, life and death are irrelevant."

"This is a rule tacitly agreed upon by the high-ranking officials of both sides. Since you alien races and our human race have agreed to resolve disputes in this way, then you must abide by this rule."

"If you dare to interfere..."

The Second Palace Master didn't finish his sentence; he simply tilted his head slightly and glanced at the distant, ethereal horizon.

"At that time, not only will all of you die here."

"Even your entire Stone Clan must be punished."

"You..." Wu Huan clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his palms, drawing blood.

The old woman next to her, dressed in black armor, was the same.

The two of them had faces as black as the bottom of a pot.

Meanwhile, the Second Palace Master was all smiles.

He glanced back at the Fifth Palace Master beside him.

The Fifth Palace Master, Xiao Juechen, was stroking his beard, his wrinkles crinkling into a smile like a chrysanthemum.

"How was it?" The Fifth Palace Master raised an eyebrow, his tone full of smugness. "Wasn't my decision back then brilliant and wise? Did I have the foresight to recognize talent?"

"Alright, alright," the Second Temple Master waved his hand, interrupting his self-praise, "If you keep going, you're going to start praising yourself as the greatest talent scout in the history of the temple."

"Isn't that right?" The Fifth Palace Master glared defiantly.

The Second Palace Master didn't reply, but simply smiled and shook his head, his gaze returning to the figure on the battle stage.

That figure, as upright as a pine tree, standing proudly.

A hint of genuine admiration flashed in his eyes.

This child... is truly remarkable.

On the other side of the platform, the reaction of the Marquis of Chu and others was much more direct.

"I... this Junior Brother Xia! It seems he still held back some of his strength when he fought me back then!"

The Marquis of Chu took a deep breath, but he still could not calm the shock in his heart.

It took him quite a while to finally find his voice.

"This...this is too intense..." His voice trembled slightly, not from fear, but from excitement. "One punch...one punch that went straight through that guy's stomach?!"

"I've never admired many people in my life, but Junior Brother Xia, I admire you! I admire you completely!"

He stood with his hands on his hips, chest puffed out, looking even more smug than if he had actually won.

"See those alien races' faces? Hahaha! Like they've eaten shit! So satisfying! So damn satisfying!!"

On the battle stage.

Xia Jin pulled her arm back.

With a dull thud, his fist, which had pierced Shi Chu's abdomen, slowly retracted.

The moment the fist was pulled out, it kicked up a cloud of crimson blood mist, which evaporated and dissipated in the residual heat of the white flames.

Shi Chu lost his balance, like a puppet with its strings cut, staggered back two steps, and then...

"Bang."

He fell heavily to the ground.

Lying face up to the sky.

The wound on his abdomen was conspicuous; a fist-sized hole pierced through his body.

But he did not die.

It wasn't even a fatal wound.

The Stone Clan's physique far surpasses ordinary people's imagination. Especially the direct descendants of the Yellow Crystal lineage, their vitality is almost abnormal. A wound that pierces the abdomen would be enough to kill an ordinary person ten times over, but for Shi Chu, it is merely a "serious injury".

"I...won't lose..."

"This young master... cannot possibly lose..."

A powerful, earthy-yellow spiritual light suddenly erupted from his body.

The spiritual light, like a volcanic eruption, enveloped his entire body. At the wound on his abdomen, the flesh began to writhe and grow wildly, healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His bones were making a "crackling" sound, and his muscles were taut to the limit.

But he stood up.

He stood up, swaying unsteadily.

He stood before Xia Jin, his chest heaving violently, his breathing heavy and labored. Although the bleeding from the wound on his abdomen had stopped, the gruesome bloody hole remained, and the new flesh at the edges was still wriggling slightly.

He raised his hand and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Then, he raised his head and stared intently at Xia Jin.

In those golden eyes burned an almost insane will.

"Three moves... are over."

"Now……"

He suddenly spread his arms wide and roared to the sky.

The howl contained boundless anger, humiliation, and murderous intent.

"I want you dead!!!"

The yellow crystal on the back of his right hand suddenly burst forth with a dazzling light.

The light spread along his arm and quickly covered his entire body.

Then, amazing changes began.

Shi Chu's body began to twist and shrink in a bizarre way.

His flesh and blood seemed to have been drained away in an instant, and he quickly withered.

On that withered skin, dense golden lines appeared, which were the bloodline runes of the Huang Jing lineage.

Then, the runes began to glow.

Yellow crystals grew out of his body and covered his skin.

The crystals exhibited a perfect hexahedral structure, each one crystal clear, with golden light flowing within. They were stacked layer upon layer, completely enveloping Shi Chu's entire body.

When the changes stopped, Shi Chu had completely transformed.

He was no longer the strange young man he once was.

At this moment, he looked more like a skeleton encased in yellow crystals.

That layer of yellow crystals covered every corner of his body like armor.

His eye sockets were deeply sunken, and two golden flames flickered within them—those were his eyes.

Xia Jin frowned slightly.

He looked Shi Chu up and down, his eyes filled with a mixture of disdain and curiosity.

"What the hell has this guy turned into?"

Xia Jin secretly grumbled to herself.

Shi Chu did not answer.

Moreover, by the time Xia Jin was looking him over, his figure had already disappeared.

"So fast!!"

The Duke of Chu, who was watching the battle, changed his expression and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

While Shi Chu's speed wasn't slow before, it was nowhere near this level. But now, in his Yellow Crystal form, his speed has increased more than tenfold!

The gaunt figure enveloped in yellow crystals left a trail of afterimages in the void, like a golden lightning bolt.

The next moment,

He had already appeared beside Xia Jin.

His right hand reached towards his chest, his five fingers digging into the crystal armor beneath, then he pulled it out sharply.

A clear, metallic clang resounded through the sky.

He pulled a large sword made entirely of yellow crystals from his chest cavity.

The large sword was over four feet long, with a semi-transparent blade. The hilt was integrated with Shi Chu's hand, as if the sword was originally part of his body.

Without any hesitation.

Shi Chu raised his sword in a single stroke.

"die!!"

A flash of light appeared.

That blade of energy was a bright gold color, like a crescent moon rising from the earth, carrying a world-destroying momentum, heading straight for Xia Jin's head.

Wherever the sword energy passed, even though the space of the Three Heavens was extremely stable, the void shattered at this moment.

It wasn't cracking, it wasn't twisting, it was utterly and completely shattered.

The void of the Three Heavens was incredibly fragile before this single strike.

A pitch-black crack, thousands of meters long, suddenly burst open in the void, following the trajectory of the sword energy.

The power of this strike is absolutely enough to kill any expert at the ninth level of the Creation Realm.

However, this does not include Xia Jin.

Xia Jin simply turned slightly to the side.

But that blade of energy, powerful enough to cleave through the void, just grazed past the tip of his nose.

The golden blade energy continued to fly forward, crossing the boundary of the battle arena and rushing into the distance.

"boom!!"

A distant mountain peak was struck head-on by the blade's energy.

The entire mountain peak is divided in two from the middle.

This scene made everyone gasp in shock.