Refining the Mountains and Rivers

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Shua -

With anger rolling in their chests and unwillingness in their eyes, everyone looked at the large fellow in black armor and suddenly extinguished their rage.

Since they came from the sects of Saints, it was inevitable that their strength was tyrannical. But this didn't mean that people who didn't come from a Saint rank background couldn't be powerful cultivators.

The myriad heavens contained countless trillions of lives, and there were always bound to be exceptions that defied common sense. The East Sea's Black Armor was one of them.

Black was his armor and helm. He wore it all year long and never showed his true face. At the same time, this was also his name.

This person was extremely mysterious. As soon as he appeared, he was entrusted by the Dragon Saint with the important task of guarding the coast of the East Sea and suppressing the evil creatures in the sea region.

Even though he had never taken a single step beyond the East Sea for many years, the name of Black Armor had spread far and wide. He hadn't slain many fierce beasts in the sea region, but each one was a peerless monster beast. If it wasn't for this, he wouldn't have dared to go against the rule of the Dragon Saint.

It was rumored that Black Armor had the strongest combat strength beneath the Saint boundary. If he went all out, he could even contend with a Half-Saint for a few moves.

Of course, rumors were just rumors. They couldn't be blindly trusted.

But there was one point that was without a doubt. For cultivators that hadn't yet become Saints, Black Armor was one of the most terrifying powerhouses.

Today, he challenged Qin Yu. Naturally, no one objected.

There were even some people who thought that the Lord Dragon Saint had come up with this plan beforehand. If Black Armor stepped forward, then the dragon pearl would never leave the East Sea.

But there were also some people who sensed something strange from the moment Black Armor stepped forward to request a duel and the Dragon Saint nodded at him.

How come they thought this seemed a bit arranged? Could it be that the Lord Dragon Saint didn't like this peach garden's Ninth Mister?

What was the reason behind this? Did the Lord Dragon Saint not fear that he would cause friction with the peach garden?

Dragini clenched her teeth. As she thought about the uncontrollable fear she felt before, her complexion turned increasingly cloudy.

Qin Yu, this damned Qin Yu! She actually felt fear towards him? Laughable! Just laughable!

Fortunately, her father allowed Black Armor to take the stage. Dragini was absolutely confident in Black Armor's strength. This bastard Qin Yu, he was dead now. Black Armor only ever listened to her father's orders and didn't care at all about the outside world.

In other words, Black Armor wouldn't be deterred by Qin Yu's reputation as the 'peach garden's son-in-law'!

Good, this was too good!

Bang -

The arena shook. Black Armor appeared in front of him, so fast that Qin Yu wasn't able to lock onto his exact movements.

Strong, this person was very strong!

Qin Yu furrowed his eyebrows. He certainly understood that the reason Black Armor appeared on the arena stage was likely because of orders from the Dragon Saint.

It was true that the Dragon Saint spoiled Dragini, but if someone told him that the Dragon Saint was still trying to find a way to help Dragini vent her anger in this situation, he wouldn't believe that at all.

He was a True Saint who had reached the other shore. Although his personality was strange, he still had to maintain the dignity of a Saint, so it was impossible for him to do that. The most likely possibility was the phantom of the Abyssal Titan he had summoned just now.

When he was at the peach garden, he had discovered through Azure Dragon that his Abyssal Titan aura not only affected Abyssal Demon Dragons, but also all other dragon-type life forms. It had an extremely formidable suppression and fear-inducing force on them.

The Dragon Saint was the peak existence of the dragon race in the vast brightness world. After sensing the aura of an Abyssal Titan, it was normal for him to take action.

But it shouldn't be a big deal, otherwise the Spring Master would have reminded him when he was at the peach garden.

Moreover, with the Dragon Saint's boundary, if he really had some other thought, it would be easy for him to move against Qin Yu within the East Sea Dragon Palace. There was no need for him to go through so much trouble.

The more of a commotion there was, the more it proved that there wasn't a problem.

Thinking of this, Qin Yu relaxed a little. He cupped his hands together and said, "Peach Blossom Spring's Ninth Seat, Qin Yu. Please."

"Black armor!"

Before his voice fell, he already punched out a fist.

Qin Yu had brutalized Xu Shi with a single punch in full public view. Now, Black Armor dared to do the same thing. He either didn't know how to spell the word death, or he was supremely confident in his own abilities.

Qin Yu's eyes flashed. Since the Dragon Saint wanted to confirm the Abyssal Titan aura on his body, he would naturally fulfill his wish. Otherwise, who knew what other methods this Dragon Saint would use on him.

He stepped forward and an Abyssal Titan's roar filled the air. Two fists collided as a heaven-shaking explosion rang out, followed by terrifying shockwaves that spread throughout the world.

Bang -

Bang -

Shockwaves crashed into the spatial barrier, causing it to distort. The complexions of those in the hall changed again and again.

They originally thought that Qin Yu was strong, but they didn't think he would be this strong.

Rice Paper's eyes widened. This was because she discovered that Qin Yu was even stronger than he was at the Endless Sea.

How much time had passed since then?

The peach garden was mysterious and the Spring Master was one of the peak powerhouses of the world, but there was no way that someone could experience so much improvement in such a short period of time…right?

Otherwise, the peach garden would have dominated all other Holy Lands already…in other words, this all originated from Qin Yu himself!

Ruan Jing forced a smile. After that life and death experience in the Endless Sea, he had returned to Guiding Chapter Academy and went into closed door cultivation. It was only when the East Sea Dragon Palace sent an invitation to this longevity feast that he came out. At the time he thought that he had managed to close some of the distance between him and Qin Yu.

But looking at the power of that punch, Ruan Jing became fully aware that not only did the disparity not shrink, it was instead becoming larger and larger.

They were different from other Holy Land cultivators. Those cultivators thought that Qin Yu was unfathomable and mysterious, but they knew that this boy was actually a backwater cultivator who leapt out from some corner of the world.

Still, were all backwater cultivators so abnormally strong?

Zhou Lei stared at Qin Yu with acclaim before he bitterly smiled. There was only one thought in his heart. Once this East Sea longevity feast was over, he would immediately return to Thunder Dominion and go into seclusion.

With Qin Yu's appearance, the world seemed to be entirely different from how it was before. If he didn't work hard, he was afraid he would be thrown away!

Out of the four of them, only Soaring Sky didn't seem too affected. He stared at Qin Yu, his eyes growing increasingly bright.

As a sword path cultivator, he constantly sharpened his sword intent, growing stronger and stronger until the day came when he finally achieved his own Great Dao. To do this he needed to find a sufficiently hard and formidable whetting stone so that he could grow stronger.

Now, Soaring Sky had found this stone!

As everyone was deep in thought, the battle between Qin Yu and Black Armor didn't stop. Their fists rumbled out without any pause. A second, a third, a fourth…the rumbles continued without end, like two bulls engaged in violent competition.

Of course, to the people in the hall, this description wasn't appropriate at all. As they saw the violently distorting spatial barrier, their eyes twitched.

A bullfight? With such a loud disturbance, these bulls had to be the size of mountains. Moreover, it wasn't just one, it had to be at least a herd of them!

Good lord. Although they were outside, the Dragon Saint didn't block their perception. The aftermath of turbulent energy tore at them like knives. Anyone who dared to step onto the arena stage would be torn apart in moments.

They might not die, but suffering was inevitable. And this was just the complementary shockwaves of the fight. The actual eruption of power being aimed at each other was definitely far stronger.

Looking at the spatial distortion, Qin Yu's figure appeared from time to time. Everyone had the same thought - after today's battle with Black Armor, no matter what the end result was, Qin Yu's name would become famous throughout the vast brightness.

The Spring Master's eyesight was truly sharp and ruthless!

Behind the crystal wall, the Dragon Saint didn't have the time to care about the feelings of these juniors. His claws tapped his eyebrows, causing sparks to form.

"Titan bloodline…it really is the Titan bloodline…it isn't complete, but that is already commendable enough…after all, something this abnormal was exterminated long ago…even the clans who inherited a thin bloodline are more or less wiped out…

"Good, this is too good. If my East Sea Dragon Clan can fuse with the titan bloodline, perhaps we can fill in our own insufficiencies and welcome in a new golden era!"

The more he thought about it the more excited he was. More sparks splashed down, causing anyone who looked at him to be filled with terror. At the same time, the giant dragon eyes locked onto Qin Yu from behind the crystal wall, as if they saw the rarest and most precious treasure in the world.

The Dragon Saint who was famous throughout the vast brightness world for being miserly and greedy now only had one thought in his mind - to make Qin Yu stay!

He had to stay! This boy was doomed to become a part of their East Sea Dragon Palace!

After a long battle and with no end in sight, Black Armor frowned a little. A cold light flashed in his eyes.

Crack -

Crack -

The black armor he wore began to emit clear sounds. Black streams of energy poured out, gathering into his hands.

He was going to use his real power!

In the hall, everyone who had heard of Black Armor's name before began to lean in. Black Armor's defensive capabilities were astonishing, but the most astonishing thing was his killing potential!

In these past years, all of the peerless vicious beasts he fought had been cut down by the 'Black Armor' he wore.

Hum -

With a loud hum, the black light that gathered in Black Armor's hands elongated. A terrifying tearing aura erupted.