Chapter 954

Chapter 954: Battle

In a place where celestial energy of the five elements converged,

Xu Gang followed his instincts and arrived here, spotting a figure standing before a formation from a distance.

“I’ve been waiting for you for a long time,” said a man draped in a purple Dragon Robe adorned with nine lightning dragons, looking at Xu Gang.

“Lightning Punishment Heavenly Sect, Tan Xiu.”

Xu Gang had a deep impression of this individual, especially with his masterful thunder techniques that had ignited his battle intent long before in the audience.

“It seems you know me,” Tan Xiu replied, and two virtual images of the Five Colors Peaks appeared behind him.

“The third Five Colors Peak should be with you; I sensed it slightly back in the spatial arena,” Tan Xiu continued, looking at Xu Gang.

A miniature Five Colors Peak appeared in the palm of Xu Gang’s hand.

“A top-tier Postnatal Spiritual Treasure; I haven’t had the chance to harness the power of this Five Colors Peak yet,” Xu Gang’s battle intent flickered in his eyes.

“Neither have I, but by gathering the Five Colors Peaks and condensing them into a top-tier Postnatal Spiritual Treasure, with just a slight transformation, it can be converted to thunder techniques.”

“So, the current situation is that I want your Five Colors Peak, and you want the two I have.”

“Our battle is unavoidable,” Tan Xiu said as he summoned two Five Colors Peaks, placing them directly on the formation in front of him.

The ancient formation glowed with spiritual light and slowly fused the two Five Colors Peaks into one, reaching the level of a top-notch Celestial Tool; it just needed one more step to become a Postnatal Spiritual Treasure.

“Let’s fight with all our strength; whoever wins gets to take the Five Colors Peaks from the formation. How about that?” Tan Xiu proposed, looking at Xu Gang.

Xu Gang tossed the miniature Five Colors Peak into the formation as well, and the three Five Colors Peaks completely merged into a Postnatal Spiritual Treasure.

Tan Xiu glanced at the newly formed Postnatal Spiritual Treasure with a gleam of fervor in his eyes.

This could be the opportunity for him to advance to Golden Immortal.

Xu Gang, however, appeared calm; he was more focused on his battle with Tan Xiu.

As for the Postnatal Spiritual Treasure, that was just a bonus.

Having an artifact great master or future Divine Craftsman was not something he was overly eager about.

At this moment, a cloud floated a hundred miles away in the sky.

Xu Fan sat on the cloud, munching on roasted meat and sipping wine, preparing to enjoy the battle between Xu Gang and Tan Xiu.

“Looking at fighting strength alone, my big brother is slightly weaker, but just slightly. As long as he plays it smart, defeating Tan Xiu won’t be a problem,” Xu Fan commented while taking a sip of wine.

“This Tan Xiu is also a rare talent; if things get dire, I’ll step in. If my big brother really gets beaten to death, the karma he holds won’t be small.”

Xu Fan picked up a piece of juicy roasted meat with his chopsticks.

He tasted it, nodding approvingly; his culinary skills had improved lately.

Suddenly, a clap of thunder erupted in the sky, and nine lightning dragons floated above, all glaring angrily at the thousand-hand illusion conjured by Xu Gang.

At this moment, the thousand-hand illusion unleashed its full power, emanating a fierce aura, as if a great being had descended upon the world.

Behind the thousand-hand illusion, five celestial pearls reflecting the path of the five elements revolved in a swirl of black and white light.

“Not bad, you truly are worth the wait,” Tan Xiu remarked.

Watching the thousand-hand illusion, Tan Xiu laughed heartily. This time, he could finally go all out and fight with everything he had.

Three lightning dragons merged into Tan Xiu’s body.

Then, a towering thunder giant, standing one thousand feet tall, emerged, wielding a thunder spear like the God of Thunder himself.

The sky for tens of thousands of miles around was completely covered in thunderclouds.

The great battle was about to begin.

At this moment, Xu Fan also moved above the thunderclouds, watching Tan Xiu with keen interest.

Six lightning dragons spiraled around the thunder giant, fully empowering the thunder spear in his hand.

Just as Tan Xiu was building up his power, the thousand-hand illusion had already cast hundreds of defensive techniques around itself.

A thunder spear capable of piercing heaven and earth was instantly thrown by the thunder giant, shooting straight at the thousand-hand illusion.

It crossed space in an instant, piercing through over fifty layers of defensive techniques before finally losing strength and dissipating into the air.

By this time, the thousand-hand illusion had finished its spellcasting, revealing ten East Wind divine technique missiles behind it.

“I always thought the Lightning Punishment Heavenly Sect’s spells were the most powerful in the Immortal Realm. Today, I realize I’ve been narrow-minded,” Tan Xiu said, eyeing the ten divine technique missiles behind the thousand-hand illusion with caution.

Xu Gang didn’t respond; instead, he launched all ten divine technique missiles at once.

Then, all the hands of the illusion moved together, slowly forming an even larger divine technique missile.

Far from the battlefield, Xu Fan watched this and retreated a thousand miles to observe from a distance.

Sure enough, a series of deafening explosions erupted, echoing for millions of miles.

Every cultivator within millions of miles turned their attention to the source of the thunderous noise.

The shockwave from the East Wind divine technique explosion weakened even the protective spells around Xu Gang by several layers.

After the explosion, Xu Gang controlled the large East Wind missile behind him, his eyes fixed warily on the area where the lightning flashed in the distance.

He saw a massive egg of lightning forming, swelling and contracting as if it were breathing and about to hatch.

At that moment, bolts of lightning struck down on the giant egg from the sky.

As the strikes increased, the giant egg grew larger and larger.

Xu Gang kept the East Wind divine technique missile hovering behind him, calmly watching the lightning giant egg.

“If my master knew I was giving you this chance, I’d be scolded to death when I return to the sect,” Xu Gang said with a slight smile.

Since childhood, Xu Fan had taught him never to leave any advantage to his enemies, whether in sparring or battle.

A dead enemy is the best enemy.

Xu Gang’s actions were already a departure from that lesson.

This scene was witnessed by Xu Fan from a distance, and he couldn’t help but stroke his chin, saying, “I’ll need to reinforce the lessons when we get back; playing the hero isn’t a good sign.”

Behind Xu Fan stood the black-robed true immortal, looking at everything in shock.

The man radiating a world-destroying aura in the distance turned out to be the disciple of the man before him!

Just then, as a bolt of lightning several feet wide struck the giant egg, a dragon’s roar echoed through the entire Ruins World.

A true dragon, stretching several thousand feet, hovered in the sky, its gaze toward Xu Gang’s thousand-hand illusion as commanding as the gods themselves.

“Your look isn’t very friendly; I even gave you time to prepare your ultimate move,” Xu Gang’s voice rang out.

“That’s my life-or-death divine technique; the thunder giant egg is nearly indestructible. Even if your techniques hit it ten more times, you won’t break through its defenses,” a voice resonating with the dragon’s roar replied.

“You’re the strongest opponent I’ve faced since becoming immortal. At first, I thought I could hold back, but it seems I underestimated you.”