第442章 突破如喝水，破境似逛街！

Chapter 442: Breaking Through Like Drinking Water, Crossing Realms Like Strolling!

The Supreme and the Mortal-Transcending were already two different forms of life; the gap was not only in power... consciousness and spirit were as different as heaven and earth.

If one remained at the peak of the Supreme realm, even knowing the opponent's flaws and the loopholes in their techniques, winning was almost impossible!

Even if he attacked ten more times, he would still be blocked by the opponent.

Unless... he broke through!

With that in mind, Zhang Xuan hesitated no longer!

He had long memorized the Heavenly Dao cultivation technique for the Supreme realm; the reason he hadn't broken through before was mainly due to insufficient spiritual energy and a lack of enough spirit stones to provide power.

Relying solely on absorbing spirit stones, without several hours, it would be impossible, unless he used that treasure—

the Crimson Flame Lotus Seed!

This item, formed from the Crimson Flame Lotus under the Red Lotus Mountain gathering countless years of spiritual energy, each seed contained extremely vast power, even capable of increasing a martial artist's success rate in冲击 Mortal-Transcending by twenty percent.

It was effective even for those at half-step Mortal-Transcending, showing how terrifying it was.

He had not used it before, intending to break through the final shackles when he reached half-step Mortal-Transcending, but now it seemed he could not keep it.

Boom!

The seed entered his mouth and immediately dissolved, a狂暴 power surging wildly along his meridians.

Controlling the energy and circulating it according to the Heavenly Dao technique, Zhang Xuan's aura grew stronger and stronger, and in an instant, he broke through the shackles.

Supreme Middle Stage!

Supreme Late Stage!

Supreme Peak!

...

He had originally been only at Supreme Initial Stage, but now, with sufficient energy, the Heavenly Dao technique was like a whale swallowing the sea; in less than ten breaths, his cultivation soared, breaking through three minor levels in succession to reach the peak.

This, this...

This is the Supreme realm; for others to break through a minor level, without ten years of dedicated practice, it's hard to accomplish... he went from initial to peak in the blink of an eye?

Is he even human? Too heaven-defying...

Ah, it hurts... what are you doing?

I want to confirm if I'm dreaming!

If you want to confirm a dream, why are you pinching me?

Wouldn't pinching myself hurt?

...

...

Everyone who saw this scene went into a frenzy.

Their lips trembled as if convulsing.

They had seen breakthroughs, but never such a crazy breakthrough.

Others couldn't break a minor level even after years of cultivation; he, on the other hand, feeling he was no match for Ding Hong, directly surged from Supreme Initial to Peak...

Could you be any more fierce? Any more arrogant?

No wonder he dared to confront the entire轩辕 Kingdom alone; such methods, if spread, would definitely scare people to death.

...

Breaking through like drinking water, crossing realms like strolling?

The 'young master' also turned pale, his body trembling slightly.

He was the special envoy of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Kingdoms, well-read from childhood, and had seen many self-proclaimed geniuses and超强 figures, but such a heaven-defying person was his first encounter.

Breaking through in battle, boosting his strength dramatically—how did he do it?

This is a Crimson Flame Lotus Seed... even if it contains energy and can help one break through, its effects shouldn't be this great, right?

Gu Mu also widened his eyes.

The seed was obtained by him and the grand-uncle from the Red Lotus Mountains, and he was given one; he knew its effects. Even if it contained vast energy, it was impossible to make someone continuously advance so many levels!

But the man before him had broken the norm, breaking through consecutively...

Was he crazy, or were my eyes playing tricks?

I've only seen such breakthroughs in books. It was said that a nobody, by chance hearing a lecture from an eight-star master, broke through realms consecutively under favorable circumstances... I never thought I'd witness it with my own eyes!

Jin Conghai also swallowed his saliva.

He was a Mortal-Transcending realm expert, well-traveled, yet he was still greatly shocked by this scene.

If he hadn't held back, he would have jumped up on the spot.

The energy of the Crimson Flame Lotus Seed is狂暴 and unruly, like burning gunpowder; once it dissolves, it crazily surges through the meridians. If one deviates even slightly, not only would they fail to break through, but they might even explode on the spot... To break through directly without any hesitation, how familiar must he be with the Supreme realm, and how confident must he be to dare do this? What cultivation technique did he practice to be so heaven-defying?

Elder Wei Yuqing also stiffened.

Breaking through a realm requires not only absorbing energy but also understanding the cultivation technique and controlling oneself.

Breaking through three minor levels in one go without any pause—how deep must his understanding of cultivation be?

You see, using great supplements to冲击 realms is a double-edged sword.

If used improperly, the energy in the body would accumulate more and more, not only failing to break through but also causing immediate death.

In history, many cultivators recklessly swallowed heavenly materials and earthly treasures, unable to digest them, and directly exploded into powder.

Even if the Crimson Flame Lotus Seed wasn't the kind of treasure that could make one explode, its狂暴 energy was definitely not something a Supreme Initial cultivator could enjoy.

This man not only ate it safely but also used its energy to advance by leaps and bounds—what cultivation technique was this?

And how much confidence did he have in this technique to execute it without a single mistake?

Look, he's冲击 half-step Mortal-Transcending!

As he was reeling in shock, he heard shouts from below and hurriedly looked over.

Sure enough, he saw that Zhang Xuan's surging aura had not diminished but was accumulating even more, as if he was about to break through to Half-Step Mortal Transcendence.

A single Crimson Lotus Seed had shattered the Zunqi Realm entirely!

…

The crowd was stunned, while Ding Hong across from him was nearly scared to death.

He had originally said that only Half-Step Mortal Transcendence could harm him to deliberately provoke the other party and show off his own strength—how could he have imagined…

That this guy would actually break through, and so quickly!

With just a moment's inattention, his true qi cultivation had gone from early Zunqi to the peak, and now he was about to charge into Half-Step Mortal Transcendence.

If he had known this guy was this fierce, why had he wasted so many words?

Wasn't he just asking for death?

Judging from the direction of this guy's attacks earlier, if he really succeeded, Ding Hong might very well end up dead today.

"Trying to break through? Dream on!"

With a roar, without hesitation, Ding Hong clenched his fist and punched down.

Ghost-grade Perfection martial art: Luoshang Fist!

Although using a Spirit-grade martial art would be more powerful, as an early Mortal Transcendence cultivator, he was far from mastering such a high-level technique to a minor success level and couldn't unleash its full combat power. Instead, the Ghost-grade Perfection martial art suited him better.

The Luoshang Fist was a fist technique comprehended by a merchant from the Luo River. No one knew the merchant's name, only that the fist technique carried the might of surging river waters, unmatched in power.

Later, before the merchant died, he gave the fist technique to the Xuan Royal Family, and it has been passed down to this day.

With one move, true qi surged like a great river, unbroken and continuous. The entire Sacrificial Altar seemed to overflow with rolling, endless river water, flowing freely, while Zhang Xuan was like a small boat adrift in it, on the verge of capsizing at any moment.

"Shameless!"

"Despicable, attacking while someone is breaking through…"

"And he calls himself a Mortal Transcendence powerhouse? What a disgrace!"

No one expected him to attack at this moment. The onlookers all shouted in urgency.

A dignified Mortal Transcendence expert striking now was utterly disgraceful.

"It's a life-or-death situation. If he lets Zhang Xuan succeed in his breakthrough, he'll be in deep trouble. Attacking now is understandable."

Though angry, they also knew that if he didn't strike now, once Zhang Xuan broke through, it would be too late.

After all, this was a battle involving life and death, not a sparring match where one stops at the touch.

"Young master…"

Seeing Ding Hong's move, clearly intending to 'attack while crossing the river,' Jin Conghai couldn't help but look over.

"Since he dared to choose to break through at this moment, he must have already prepared a countermeasure. Let's just watch…" The 'young master' understood his meaning and waved his hand to refuse.

The young man before him had shocked him time and again. Every time it seemed he had fallen into a dead end, in the blink of an eye, he would turn things around, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

And this time... would the same thing happen?

After all, daring to break through in the middle of battle—without absolute confidence, one would never dare to do so.

"Yes..."

Nodding, Jin Conghai turned to look, then suddenly froze, his body trembling: "Damn it, he didn't even block!"

Below, Zhang Xuan seemed to be immersed in the artistic conception of breaking through to Half-Step Mortal Transcendence, stiff and motionless, letting himself be swallowed by the raging river.

The Luo Shang Fist, though created by a merchant, lacked the merchant's cunning and indecisiveness; instead, it carried an overbearing aura that crushed everything.

He was already at a critical moment of breakthrough, and without any defense, being struck by such power would likely cause him to die on the spot, slain instantly.

Boom!

With an explosion, rubble and dust flew, and the young man's figure was swallowed by the smoke.

"Master Zhang..."

His pupils constricted, "Young Master" trembled, nearly falling.

Having grown accustomed to his unexpected moves, he had thought there would be a desperate counterattack, but never imagined... he was in the middle of a breakthrough, completely defenseless!

Wouldn't this blow kill him outright?

This was the strongest attack from a Mortal Transcendence expert; even another Mortal Transcendence expert would struggle to withstand it, let alone a peak Sovereign!

"It's over..."

Wei Yuqing and Gu Mu also felt their vision go dark.

They were both peak Sovereigns; putting themselves in his shoes, without any defense... it was foreseeable that he would be blasted to smithereens, dead beyond dead.

They had thought they might witness a miracle again, that this young man might truly break all conventions and knowledge, succeed in his breakthrough, and turn the tide... but never imagined he would be killed just like that...

"Impossible... Zhang Xuan, you can't die!"

Her pretty face pale, Mo Yu's eyes reddened.

Zhang Xuan, you were supposed to avenge Lu Chong—how could you die here yourself?

If that happened, how could you face this student again...

No, absolutely not!

"Haha! Breaking through in battle? Playing tough with me? You deserved to die..."

Ding Hong hadn't expected his attack to succeed, and he roared in excitement.

But before he finished speaking, a familiar voice rang out from the smoke.

"Thank you for your help, allowing me to break through to Half-Step Mortal Transcendence!"

Rumble!

As the voice ended, a surge of energy exploded in front, rising like a flood dragon, soaring into the sky.

Half-Step Mortal Transcendence, achieved!