"Chu Ge!"
Luo Lingtian let out another furious shout!
The phantom figure behind him seemed to open its mouth as well, mirroring his roar of rage!
Ripples spread outward from his body in waves, shaking the entire martial arena to its core!
A trace of seriousness appeared in Chu Ge's eyes, and his arms—which had been folded across his chest—finally moved.
He slowly extended one hand, forming a sword-finger gesture!
A barren, annihilating aura gathered at his fingertip as the spiritual energy throughout his body poured into it as if it cost him nothing at all!
Ancient spiritual technique—Eight Desolations Annihilation Finger!
Although the point of light at his fingertip was no more than an inch in size and appeared utterly inconspicuous,
the intent of annihilating the Eight Desolations contained within it made one's heart go cold at even the slightest contact!
The killing power carried within was so terrifying that even some of the Sixth Heaven inner elders present felt their hair stand on end, gripped by fear!
"Is this really a spiritual technique that a Third Heaven cultivator can unleash?"
An inner elder watched intently, sensing the annihilating finger light at Chu Ge's fingertip, and couldn't help but sigh in awe.
"Phew! I actually feel shaken just by the aura of the techniques these two are unleashing! The younger generation of this era is truly terrifying!"
A Sixth Heaven elder wiped nonexistent cold sweat from his brow, marveling in astonishment.
"Huangji Extinguish-Life Seal!"
In the blink of an eye, as Luo Lingtian chanted under his breath, the spiritual energy in his hands condensed to the extreme.
A brilliant pillar of light burst forth from the hand seal he had formed, blasting straight toward Chu Ge in a killing strike!
What met it was a slender, pale-white finger beam!
The moment the light pillar and the finger beam collided, the entire martial arena trembled violently!
The blue stone tiles on the ground cracked inch by inch, and in the blink of an eye were ground into dust by the aftershocks produced by the clash of their spiritual techniques!
"Roar!"
Luo Lingtian roared once more. In his state of surging battle intent, he had completely lost his former refined, noble bearing, and the aura around his body skyrocketed yet again with his furious shout!
The output of spiritual energy in his hands increased sharply, and the light pillar he unleashed suddenly expanded by another full circle, forcibly suppressing Chu Ge's Eight Desolations Annihilation Finger back!
Seeing this, joy surged in Luo Lingtian's heart—he knew he had gained the upper hand.
Although this battle had somewhat exceeded his expectations.
He had never imagined that he would be forced to fight Chu Ge to such an extent, and he now admitted that he had indeed underestimated him.
But the final outcome was still favorable—victory was now within reach.
'Chu Ge… the Huanglong Seal, I'll be taking it—… hm?'
As this thought crossed his mind, Luo Lingtian suddenly caught sight of the faint smile at the corner of Chu Ge's lips far away in midair.
'What is he smiling for? He's about to lose, and he can still smile?'
Luo Lingtian's heart jolted violently, a vague sense of unease rising within him.
Not far away, seeing the all-out stance Luo Lingtian had taken, Chu Ge's playful mood finally receded a little.
He decided to give this Son of Fortune whom he had just met a small taste of true "cheat-level" shock.
Around his body, specks of starlight began to spread and glow.
Within him, all 216 star apertures began to stir. Inside each one, a power distinct from ordinary spiritual energy—the power of the stars—was mobilized.
Star energy circulated and converged at his fingertip, infusing itself into the Eight Desolations Annihilation Finger beam.
And then, everyone saw it—
The finger beam that had fallen into disadvantage and been suppressed was suddenly like it had been infused with new life, as if it now possessed infinite power!
Carrying strands of dazzling starlit glow, it tore through Luo Lingtian's light pillar with unstoppable force!
For a split second, Luo Lingtian was completely stunned.
And then, his eyes cracked open in rage and disbelief!