The momentum of Guo Ran's strike was exactly the same as the First Form of Heaven Opening, and the aura was almost identical to Long Chen's.
Long Chen was stunned. Long Chen had once taught Guo Ran the heart technique of the Kaitian Divine Sect—not just Guo Ran, but even others.
Long Chen didn't expect them to learn the Nine Heaven-Opening Techniques, but rather to learn its principles and that invincible will. This is crucial for a strong person, as it can serve as a benchmark for their cultivation.
Back on the Tianwu Continent, the Dragon Blood Warriors often drank and sparred with disciples of the Kaitian Divine Sect, and their times were almost never secreted. So, although Guo Ran and the others couldn't use the Nine Techniques of Heaven-Opening, they were very familiar with them.
What Long Chen didn't expect was that Guo Ran could actually use the Nine Heaven-Opening Techniques in the Immortal Realm. With the support of the Dragon Blood Battle Body, even Long Chen was surprised by the power of this strike.
"Rumble rumble... One
slash pierced through heaven and earth, even the barrier was split open by this strike. This momentum of cleaving heaven and earth and slaying gods was the essence of the Nine Heaven-Opening Techniques.
Wang Zixu was terrified. Before Guo Ran's strike even landed, the terrifying aura had already locked him tightly. Heaven and earth froze in an instant. At this moment, there was no escape from the sky or earth. To survive, he could only resist with all his might.
Guo Ran had poured all his strength into this strike. Clearly, after the blow, victory or defeat was decided, and life and death were decided. This strike was relentless—either you die, or I die.
"Heavenly Roar: Wrath of the Heavenly God Slash."
Wang Zixu roared in fury, the Heavenly Roar armor roaring. Countless runes lit up, and light surged like a tide onto his long blade, creating a shadow stretching thousands of miles. He slashed down at Guo Ran, his blade also filled with murderous intent, soaring straight into the blue clouds.
"Boom!"
The two divine weapons clashed under the shocked gazes of countless onlookers. After a deafening explosion, it was as if they saw a sun shatter at the center of the arena. The divine light made one's eyes ache sharply, and in an instant, they lost their sight.
"Rumble... The
terrifying gale raged. Without thinking, people summoned their battle armor. As soon as they summoned their armor, they were involuntarily blown away by the gale.
The viewing platform was as fragile as paper amid the terrifying fierce winds. After the raging wind, the platform was reduced to dust.
On the entire viewing platform, only Long Chen and Xue Yifan remained motionless; the others had been blown far away by the fierce wind.
As the fierce wind weakened and the divine light gradually dimmed, people saw that the entire arena was shattered beyond recognition, with the protective shield hanging above completely vanished.
People saw that the black armor runes on Guo Ran had completely extinguished, and this strike had completely drained the entire armor's power.
Not far ahead of Guo Ran, at the edge of the shattered arena cracks, Wang Zixu was coughing up blood. His armor had vanished, half his body shattered, his face full of terror, and his only remaining hand propped him backward.
At this moment, he was no longer as spirited as before; he was lofty and aloof, trembling all over, blood still flowing out.
"Defeated, Wang Zixu actually lost." For a moment, people couldn't believe what they saw.
Wang Zixu was the leader of the Four Heroes of Tianlong and had inherited the family's most powerful Tianhou Battle Armor. His strength was unimaginable, yet he was now defeated by Guo Ran, and for a moment, the entire arena fell into a deathly silence.
"The leader of the Four Heroes was defeated by the last."
"And... Still a move... Countless
disciples' voices trembled. These people had always looked down on Guo Ran before, provoking him, even verbally insulting him. Guo Ran's strike had made them feel fear.
Xie Liuer and Leng Hui also wore expressions of terror. Although they were confident, their strength was indeed slightly inferior to Wang Zixu's.
Even someone as powerful as Wang Zixu was defeated by Guo Ran with a single strike. His armor shattered, he was gravely wounded and near death. They looked at Guo Ran, then at the calm-faced dean, and then at Long Chen standing in the distance, hands behind his back, his face calm and unruffled. Their hearts skipped a beat—the sky at Tianlong Divine Armor Academy was about to change.
Thinking about how they had constantly opposed Guo Ran, suppressing him at every turn and limiting his development, they broke out in a cold sweat.
"Step tap ..."
The battle boots stepped onto the arena, producing the sound of steel striking like thunder striking people's hearts. Guo Ran raised his long blade and stepped toward Wang Zixu.
"You... Don't come over... Grandpa... Come save me... Seeing
Guo Ran approaching, Wang Zixu screamed in terror, his voice choked with tears, and hurriedly called for help from his clansmen.
"Stop..."
A figure flew through the air, rushing straight at Guo Ran. It was a late-stage Realm King clad in golden battle armor, coming to rescue Wang Zixu.
At this moment, although Guo Ran had defeated Wang Zixu in one move, the runes on his armor were dim, clearly exhausted and unable to withstand a strike from a late-stage Realm King.
Judging by the old man's speed and aura, it seemed he intended to kill Guo Ran. Tu Hu, Xie Qianqian, and the others cried out in alarm, wanting to rush forward to help Guo Ran, but the distance was too great to make it in time.
"Pfft"
As the late-stage Realm King approached the arena, a flaming longsword slashed down. The figure and his armor were split in two by a single strike. The shattered armor and charred corpses fell to the ground.
"Clang, clang, clang!"
Two sounds rang out—a late-stage Realm King was killed just like that. People looked up in terror at midair, and at some point, a beautiful young woman dressed in black, wielding a blazing longsword, surrounded by endless flames, appeared.
"I already said victory and defeat are decided by life and death. Do you think this contest is a joke?
Of course, if anyone gets tired of living, they can come up to save them at any time and see if your necks are tough, or Huo Ling'er's true fire sword is tougher. Long Chen stood with his hands behind his back, speaking coldly.
Huo Ling'er stood above the void, myriad flames intertwining beneath her feet. At this moment, she was the God of Flame, looking down on the world, devouring the fire of Yanxu. With the True Fire Sword in hand, her strength was not much inferior to Long Chen's.
People stared at Huo Ling'er in terror. They had never seen the Spirit of Flame before and had no idea who this beautiful girl wrapped in flames really was. But from Long Chen's tone, it was clear that this girl was also part of their group.
For a moment, everyone's hearts raced. Guo Ran was already terrifying enough, and Long Chen was Guo Ran's leader, so his skills were certainly not weak. Now, a flame girl had appeared out of thin air and effortlessly killed a late-stage Realm King from the Wang family. Everyone was terrified.
"Guo Ran, I beg you, please spare me. Since we're fellow disciples, spare my life... What no one expected was that Wang Zixu, seeing no one come to save him, knelt down, kowtowed like garlic, and begged Guo Ran for mercy. For a moment, everyone was stunned.
"Crack, crack, crack... The
armor on Guo Ran's head was withdrawn, revealing his face. Guo Ran glared fiercely at Wang Zixu.
"Pfft!"
The black broadsword pierced through Wang Zixu's chest and emerged from behind.