Supreme of the Heavenly Realm
Chapter 276 - 273 Dragon Essence Palm

Chapter 276: Chapter 273 Dragon Essence Palm

With his current physical strength, Ye Xuan barely met the conditions for practicing the first palm skill of the Dragon Essence Palm.

The requirement for cultivating the first palm skill of the Dragon Essence Palm was the power of one dragon.

The so-called power of one dragon was not actually that of a real colossal dragon, but rather of a sub-dragon possessing dragon blood.

There was not a single giant dragon in existence throughout the Chaotic Sea Domain.

The power of one dragon, seemingly simple, was in reality far more difficult to achieve than one might imagine. If converted into the strength of fierce horses, it would be the power of five thousand galloping horses.

Once the seven forms of the Dragon Essence Palm were mastered, it would equal the power of seven dragons. This was many times stronger than the power that an average human martial artist could attain. The strength Ye Xuan could now wield was already about two to three times that of a typical Third Grade Martial Sect Master.

The first palm, Return of the Dragon and Elephant.

Ye Xuan reviewed the formulas for the palm skill and then began to practice the first move of the palm technique.

While cultivating the Dragon Essence Palm, every muscle and bone in Ye Xuan’s body writhed with energy, which in turn refined and honed his strength.

The residual power of the Ghost Martial Grass, along with the leftover energy from the Martial Arts Golden Core, was being rapidly refined and nourished his physique.

In the pitch-black cave, Ye Xuan’s True Qi circulated at high speed, and all his strength surged toward the location of his palms.

"Return of the Dragon and Elephant!"

Accompanied by a faint dragon’s roar, Ye Xuan struck out with his palm, and as the palm force traveled, it took the shape of a dragon, slamming hard into the rugged cave wall.

Bang!

Debris flew and the sound of the palm strike echoed, leaving a shallow handprint on the stone wall.

"It’s not enough; the strength is too weak,"

Ye Xuan looked at the handprint he had created, shook his head, and then continued to circulate his True Qi, striking out again and again with his palms.

He continued this way, using both palms to repeatedly strike against the stone walls of the cave.

Unlike swordsmanship, which values talent—where high talent can alleviate much hardship—palm skills are different; there’s no talk of talent here, only power wrought from practiced skill, and the only way to achieve rapid progress is through repeated strenuous practice.

In five days, Ye Xuan averaged ten thousand palm strikes a day, slowly strengthening his foundation for the palm technique, and steadily increasing the mastery of the Dragon Essence Palm.

After five days of arduous practice, the first form of the Dragon Essence Palm, Return of the Dragon and Elephant, finally achieved a minor level of proficiency.

Standing up from the ground, Ye Xuan struck a palm towards the empty air, seemingly casually aiming at the cave wall. The cave shook, and an indistinct dragon-shaped palm force burst through the air, hitting the wall.

Boom!

The rocks exploded, and a dragon-shaped indent appeared on it, the surrounding stone walls already falling away, revealing numerous dense cracks.

"Using the power of one dragon to execute Return of the Dragon and Elephant is sufficient to instantly kill a Third Grade Martial Sect Master,"

Ye Xuan was very satisfied with the power of this palm strike. Being able to achieve such a degree with the power of one dragon, if one day he could wield the power of two or even three dragons and execute this move, the power would likely be frighteningly formidable.

After finishing his palm practice, Ye Xuan also started toward the cave entrance, moving away the large rock sealing it.

He was still located at the base of the same eerie mountain as before. After exiting the cave, Ye Xuan proceeded in the opposite direction.

Along the way, Ye Xuan saw numerous desiccated exotic beasts, a chill rising in his heart.

Whatever kind of monster that Evil Demon was, it was extremely brutal. He now had to meet up with Nangong Yao and the others as quickly as possible to inform them of the situation here.

Otherwise, if that Evil Demon found them first, the consequences were unimaginable.

Ye Xuan’s figure flitted, speeding towards the direction of the previous quagmire. With Qin Qi’s extensive experience, he should have left some signals for him to catch up with the main group.

Indeed, Ye Xuan found the marks Qin Qi left for him near the previous quagmire, then quickly followed them.

...

The Suspended Air Secret Realm, Wilderness.

This was a vast barren territory with mountains of varying sizes resembling camel humps standing all around. Faintly, Earth Evil energy emanated from the peaks, enveloping heaven and earth.

Amongst those mountains was a huge basin densely covered with rock forests. Right in the center of the basin, the earth appeared to be forcibly torn apart, revealing a terrifying crevice from which a wild energy seeped, forming various exotic beast patterns in the air and displaying miraculous phenomena.

At this moment, in this basin, disciples from various Sects had already gathered, all attracted to this place by the extraordinary phenomena of heaven and earth.

Under such extraordinary phenomena, there must surely be heavy treasures to be born.

From the crevice in the earth, everyone could feel an extremely thick and powerful fluctuation. From time to time, dazzling lights scattered from within, as if something was about to emerge into the world.

Many disciples who arrived here were waiting in the basin.

However, at this time, not far from the crevice in a vacant area, two groups of people were in a tense standoff.

These two groups of people stared at each other with extreme enmity, clearly harboring deep grudges.

"Qin Qi, your people from Xuanbing Mansion have been hiding for so long, it’s about time you showed up. I thought you were going to keep hiding like little mice forever."

One group, all dressed in black robes, radiated a domineering aura. The leaders were two young men who, if Ye Xuan were here, he would likely recognize with ease: Xue Wuheng of Heaven Evil and Sikong Xin of Earth Evil.

The disciples from Evil Wind Cave Heaven standing behind them also had cold, cruel smiles on their faces as they stared at the group of people before them.

"Hiding?"

Li Ziting let out a cold laugh, "What are you two to be talking about hiding? Who’s hiding from whom, that’s still up for debate."

"Oh?" Xue Wuheng started to laugh, a chilling intent flashing in his eyes, "Li Ziting, with your paltry skills, you dare to speak to me like this, do you think the lesson you got last time wasn’t enough..."

"Bastard."

Hearing these words, Li Ziting’s expression changed. During his last exchange with Xue Wuheng, he had indeed been thoroughly defeated. This incident had always been a scar in his heart, and he hadn’t expected Xue Wuheng to tear it open to his face.

"Why not let Brother Xue make another move and teach him a lesson in being human?" Sikong Xin sneered from the side, looking at Li Ziting disdainfully.

"Teach him to be human? I’m no master of his, I have no such duty. If he really wants to court disaster, I’d be happy to send him to King Yan. I’m just afraid he doesn’t even have the guts to challenge me," Xue Wuheng said with a grim smile.

"It wouldn’t go that far. Although this kid doesn’t amount to much in our Evil Wind Cave Heaven, he’s still considered a top talent in Xuanbing Mansion. If he doesn’t even have that courage, he’s truly an utter coward," Sikong Xin continued to mock.

"Shut up!"

Li Ziting’s face turned grim, anger flashing in his eyes. With a burst from his feet, he charged toward Xue Wuheng, holding his spear.

"Junior Li, don’t be reckless!"

Qin Qi’s expression changed. However, when she tried to stop Li Ziting, it was already too late; he had already rushed out.

Xue Wuheng’s strength was formidable; even she wasn’t sure of winning. How could Li Ziting possibly be a match?

"Idiot."

A murderous intent gleamed in Xue Wuheng’s eyes. As one of the four inner disciples of Xuanbing Mansion, if Li Ziting were to die by his hand, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to Xuanbing Mansion.

As he pondered, the spear’s glint was already upon him, thrusting fiercely toward his face.

Xue Wuheng grinned, unconcerned. He raised his palm and suddenly brought it down, a streak of blood light slashing through the air and booming against the incoming spear’s point.

Boom!

The blood light struck the spear tip hard, creating a massive shockwave. In the next instant, Xue Wuheng’s figure flickered, leaving behind only an afterimage as his true body appeared in front of Li Ziting, striking him forcefully in the chest with his palm.

Wounded by Xue Wuheng’s palm, Li Ziting felt his blood boiling uncontrollably and a crushing sensation in his chest, as if he was about to vomit blood.

Holding back the sweetness in his throat, Li Ziting roared and swung his black spear, tearing through the air with a sharp, slicing wind,

"Breaking Army Tyrant Emperor Spear!"

Li Ziting swept his long spear out, the formidable attack aiming directly at Xue Wuheng’s vitals.

"Child’s play."

Xue Wuheng easily dodged, evading the successive spear techniques with apparent ease.

"Defeat!"

After a series of dodges, when Xue Wuheng found his opportunity, he struck Li Ziting’s chest with his palm at the moment when Li’s moves were disjointed.

Pff!

This time, Li Ziting spewed a mist of blood, his entire body sent flying backward.

After sending Li Ziting flying with one palm, Xue Wuheng did not stop. A fierce killing intent flashed in his eyes as he steeled his palm, aiming straight for Li Ziting’s neck with a hand chop. Clearly, he intended to finish him.

But before the bloody hand chop could land, a powerful sword Qi suddenly swooped in, colliding heavily with the hand chop, and a loud boom resonated.

Qin Qi had made her move. She had anticipated Li Ziting’s certain defeat. When he sustained injuries, she had already struck in advance, blocking Xue Wuheng’s fatal blow.

"Junior Li, fall back!"

Qin Qi called out loudly to Li Ziting, then unleashed her sharp swordsmanship, entangling Xue Wuheng in battle.

"Kill!"

As Qin Qi took action, Sikong Xin signaled to the disciples behind him. The disciples of Evil Wind Cave Heaven charged into battle, while he himself moved with lightning speed, streaking towards Li Ziting.

However, Nangong Yao and Zhuo Yanyun were already in front of Li Ziting, blocking Sikong Xin. Li Ziting managed to prop himself up but was immediately faced with a heavy punch. Standing in front of him was none other than "Barbarian Demon" Tuoba Ye, who without a word pressured him to defend with his spear.

Within the basin, the sounds of the disciples’ clashes rose to the skies. For a moment, everywhere one looked, it was filled with people locked in violent combat, with some being blown away, spewing blood, landing on the outskirts, their fate unknown.