Chapter 454: Old Monster, You Seem Quite Surprised?

The birds around Xue Luo Manor suddenly scattered in alarm, the forest beasts prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling with fear, and even the distant mountains seemed to vibrate slightly under this overwhelming pressure.

Lu Xiaofeng and the others’ expressions changed drastically; the Internal Energy they had just calmed began to surge again, and the halos surrounding their bodies flickered, clearly making it difficult to fully resist.

“Such a powerful Aura… this is no ordinary expert. Could it be that Indra has come in person?” Chu Liuxiang asked in astonishment.

Yu Xian looked up at the sky, his originally calm eyes suddenly becoming as sharp as an eagle’s. The invisible pressure around him surged instantly, clashing violently with the pressure descending from the heavens.

With a dull “boom,” the ground of the entire Xue Luo Manor shook violently, and the air seemed to be torn into fragments, forming visible waves of Qi that spread in all directions.

A cold arc curled at the corner of his mouth, but a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes: “Indra, you certainly know how to make an entrance.”

Before his voice had even faded, the clouds in the sky churned violently, and an old yet majestic voice exploded like a clap of thunder: “Yu Xian, you brat! How dare you kill my beloved general and seize my Dragon Vein? Today, this seat shall turn your Xue Luo Manor into flying ash and let you know the gap between an ant and a god!”

As the voice fell, a figure slowly descended from the depths of the clouds.

The man wore a dark purple dragon-patterned brocade robe, the hem embroidered with a pattern of a hundred beasts facing a Phoenix, the gold-threaded lines shimmering brilliantly in the light. Over it was a black cloak trimmed with snow-white fox fur, and he wore cloud-patterned brocade boots. Every detail manifested a status of ‘I alone am supreme.’

The man’s skin was a cold white, almost like jade, without a single blemish. His lips were pale, and his mouth held a half-smile that exuded an arrogance that disregarded all living beings.

He floated in mid-air, his cold gaze sweeping over the crowd below before finally fixing on Yu Xian, carrying a hint of playfulness like a cat catching a mouse: “Hand over the Dragon Vein and the great treasures, then submit to me. This old man might spare the lives of these followers of yours.”

Yu Xian sneered, his body slowly rising into the air to face the figure from a distance, his Aura not falling behind in the slightest. “Old Monster, stop putting on an act here. Whatever tricks you have, just bring them out! Today, I want to see just how much weight you, a ‘god’ who has survived for a thousand years, actually carry!”

“Good, good, good! Arrogant brat, today this seat will let you know what true divine punishment is!” Before his voice finished, Indra slammed his palms together. The dark purple dragon patterns around him suddenly lit up, and a terrifying energy capable of tearing heaven and earth apart condensed in his palms. As the clouds churned, countless lightning snakes danced wildly, dyeing the entire sky an eerie dark purple.

The ground of Xue Luo Manor cracked inch by inch, and rubble floated up under the invisible pressure. Lu Xiaofeng and the others were pinned to the spot by this pressure, which far exceeded anything before. Even their breathing almost stopped, and for the first time, an unmaskable horror appeared in their eyes.

However, they and the entire Xue Luo Manor were soon enveloped by a gentle force, and the trembling instantly subsided.

Zhang Sanfeng, holding a fly-whisk, stood calmly above Xue Luo Manor, protecting the entire manor with an invisible Qi shield.

His eyes were fixed on Yu Xian and Indra ahead, a bit of contemplation appearing in the depths of his gaze.

Lu Xiaofeng and the others suddenly felt the pressure decrease and breathed a great sigh of relief. They once again deeply realized the chasm between their strength and that of top-tier existences. Had Zhang Sanfeng not timely deployed the protection, their blood and Qi would likely have reversed under that pressure.

Yu Xian stood in mid-air, his robes fluttering without wind. Facing the terrifying energy condensed by Indra, his expression remained calm.

However, he could feel that the True Qi within this Old Monster was as vast as the sea, far exceeding any previous opponent. A thousand years of cultivation was indeed well-deserved.

Seeing that Xue Luo Manor was already protected by Zhang Sanfeng and that Lu Xiaofeng and the others were safe, he no longer hesitated. The Nine Revolutions Celestial Skill erupted with terrifying power, colliding with the energy released by Indra.

In an instant, a purple-gold energy pillar and the dark purple dragon-pattern energy collided violently in mid-air, producing a deafening roar.

The violent energy shockwave swept in all directions like a tsunami. The clouds in the sky were completely torn apart, revealing the chaotically churned airflow below.

Under the impact of this energy’s aftermath, rocks actually tumbled down from the mountains surrounding Xue Luo Manor, and the entire valley seemed to tremble for it.

Yu Xian’s body swayed slightly, and Indra was also shaken back half a step. The space beneath their feet rippled with circles of distorted waves.

Indra’s face was grim. He hadn’t expected Yu Xian to be such a troublesome opponent at such a young age. He compared himself to a deity, yet Yu Xian was not the least bit weaker than him! How was this possible?

“Old Monster, you seem quite surprised?” Yu Xian said with a smile on his lips, having already gained an understanding of Indra’s strength.

Fortunately, he had been traveling back and forth to various places to sign in recently, not only obtaining various Cultivation Techniques but also accumulating a lot of Internal Energy.

Indra had reached Major Achievement in the Sacred Heart Scripture and had the addition of phoenix blood, giving him nearly two thousand years of Internal Energy. He could freeze tornadoes and was a “pseudo-god” beyond the reach of Mortal Martial Artists, yet he had not reached the true “God” Realm. Indra’s talent was ordinary; he relied on time to grind his way to the pinnacle. It was a “pseudo-god power built by time.” That is to say, he was in the Immortal Realm, incomparable to Yu Xian, who was above the Immortal Realm.

Indra had not expected Yu Xian to dare to mock him. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and his voice carried even more killing intent: “Ignorant brat who doesn’t know the height of the heavens! Once this seat captures you, I will make sure you taste every torture in the world and regret ever being born!”

As his voice fell, thunder suddenly roared in the sky, the air turned freezing cold, and ice and lightning joined together. The entire space was instantly frozen. The dark purple dragon-pattern energy transformed into countless icicles and lightning snakes, interlacing into a giant net that covered the heavens and earth, descending upon Yu Xian’s head.

This strike gathered the essence of Indra’s thousand years of cultivation. It was bone-chillingly cold and domineeringly thunderous, as if it wanted to completely annihilate this piece of heaven and earth along with Yu Xian.

Yu Xian’s eyes narrowed, and the Nine Revolutions Celestial Skill within him circulated rapidly. Purple-gold light surged around his body, forming an indestructible shield.

He formed hand seals and gave a low shout. A highly condensed purple-gold Sword Qi shot from his palm like a meteor piercing the darkness, slicing directly toward that giant net of interlaced ice and lightning.

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, the space rippled with slight fluctuations. Icicles shattered, and lightning snakes dissipated, forcibly tearing an opening in the giant net.

Seeing this, a flash of surprise crossed Indra’s eyes. He then gave a cold snort and changed his hand seals again. The torn giant net was instantly repaired and became even more powerful than before, continuing to crush down toward Yu Xian.

Furthermore, during this time, he also performed the Astonishing Eye Calamity, attempting a mental attack on Yu Xian.

A mental attack?

Yu Xian didn’t care at all. Not to mention that his mind was incredibly powerful after being tempered by spirit refining pills, even the Mental Energy techniques he knew were not the least bit weaker than Indra’s Astonishing Eye Calamity!