Chapter 946: Each Show Their Ultimate Skills

Clash of champions, spear against spear!

The moment Wang Chen took the Seven-Pronged Spear from his storage space, he simultaneously activated the powers of the Corpse Dog, Hidden Arrow, Sparrow Shade, Thief Swallowing, and Non-Poison—the Five Bloodshed Wheels. The overwhelming murderous energy surged into the spear instantly.

This profound weapon spear suddenly radiated an unprecedented brilliance, with its tip emitting a blade-like gleam three feet long, directly meeting Huang Jue’s Soul-Snapping Spear without deviation.

The spears collided fiercely, then both bounced back.

Wang Chen’s body shook, and he staggered backward three large steps, feeling the Seven-Pronged Spear tremble slightly in his grip.

Huang Jue retreated a step, steadied himself, and his expression grew extremely serious. For the first time, the wrinkles on his old face showed surprise as he gazed deeply into Wang Chen’s eyes.

Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit. Since joining the Qianlong Society, Huang Jue had faced hundreds of tasks and had never once faltered.

The enemies he encountered ranged in strength, but he never underestimated any target, no matter how weak.

Even if his opponent was just a first-level martial novice, he would still go all out.

The thrust he delivered just now had nearly nine-tenths, or even ten-tenths, of his strength behind it. The fusion of man and spear resonated with the Resonance of Justice, so even peak-level martial artists of the same rank dared not take it lightly.

And yet it had been blocked by Wang Chen.

Moreover, Wang Chen used a spear as well!

Huang Jue had not even seen where Wang Chen had obtained this long spear; it had simply appeared before him.

This fifth-level martial sect master finally understood why the Qianlong Society’s previous two assassination attempts against Wang Chen had ended in failure!

“Excellent skill!”

Though internally shocked, Huang Jue’s battle intent surged rather than diminished, and the previously murky light in his eyes sparkled with a Blade-like Gleam.

A sixteen-year-old youth possessed such ability; his martial arts talent was astonishing.

To be able to pierce such a genius with his own spear excited Huang Jue, and his Qi and blood boiled within his body!

Wang Chen keenly sensed the overwhelming killing intent from his strong enemy ahead and immediately held his spear and assumed a Defend stance.

“Die!”

Huang Jue suddenly stepped forward again, thrusting his spear toward Wang Chen, the tip quickly blossoming into a massive spray of Spear Light.

One became two, two became four, four became eight…

In the span of a breath, Wang Chen’s vision was engulfed by layers upon layers of pale golden spear flames pressing down on him.

If Huang Jue’s first thrust was simple and direct, returning to simplicity, then his second thrust was complex and profound, instantly eclipsing the sun, moon, and stars, transforming his own strength and killing intent into a multitude of stars that blanketed the earth.

This made it impossible to counter or evade!

This spear had already acquired the meaning of “the Way.”

“Ha!”

Facing such a brilliant strike, Wang Chen lifted his spear and swept it, the blade flickering unpredictably as he created a flurry of spear shadows. Fierce gusts of wind roared to life, sweeping through the heavens and merging with the starlight.

His battle intent and killing intent merged into this thrust, embodying an unyielding confidence and determination!

Sweep away a thousand armies!

Without a doubt, this battle against Huang Jue was the cornerstone for Wang Chen’s ascension to the fifth level of the martial sect master realm.

With me, there is no enemy; with the enemy, there is no me—he had no other choice!

As Wang Chen swung his spear to engage, a blood-red deathly moon silently emerged behind him. Five silver lights arranged themselves evenly from top to bottom, forming a peculiar balance with the deathly moon.

This was the manifestation of the Bloodshed Wheel, cultivated to a profound level, where energy was externalized into martial methods!

Huang Jue, too, manifested his own martial methods, though they were obscured by the dazzling brilliance of the spears.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The sound of collisions, as relentless as rain battering banana leaves, echoed ceaselessly. In an instant, Wang Chen’s Seven-Pronged Spear and Huang Jue’s Soul-Snapping Spear clashed countless times, sending shivers down the spines of those who heard it.

Though Huang Jue’s thrust carried immense momentum, its destructive power overwhelming, he could never breach Wang Chen’s defense. It seemed as though he held the upper hand, but in truth, he was ensnared in a grueling stalemate.

And the two were evenly matched!

Again and again, until exhaustion…

Despite Huang Jue’s high cultivation level and vast experience, even after unleashing his full Life energy and employing every technique at his disposal, he still couldn’t overpower Wang Chen. Even his ironclad resolve began to falter.

Or rather, doubts about his own strength crept in.

Am I truly growing old?

This fleeting thought crossed Huang Jue’s mind, like a tiny sprout taking root in his heart, burrowing into a crack in a massive boulder.

In contrast, Wang Chen, enduring the relentless assaults of this strong enemy, felt his confidence and battle intent grow stronger with each passing moment.

As the saying goes, youth fears no strength; even the mightiest martial artists, as they age, inevitably experience a decline in their Qi and blood. No matter how pure their skills, they cannot escape the gradual erosion of time.

Huang Jue’s true age far exceeded his outward appearance.

This was why he always sought to end battles swiftly, never allowing himself to be dragged into prolonged struggles.

What Huang Jue feared most was that his weakness would be exposed by Wang Chen.

It was only a matter of time!

“Kill!”

The fifth-level martial sect master roared with fury, suddenly unleashing a surge of power that instantaneously forced Wang Chen’s Seven-Pronged Spear aside.

At the same time, it sent Wang Chen stumbling back several steps.

Wang Chen quickly retreated two more steps, widening the gap between himself and Huang Jue, while retracting his spear.

In the next moment, he spun around and thrust his Seven-Pronged Spear, which transformed into a roaring azure dragon, hurtling through the air toward Huang Jue’s chest.

A counterattack!

This was Wang Chen’s first counter since the battle began.

Yet, his strike elicited a sinister smile from Huang Jue. The fifth-level martial sect master neither dodged nor retreated but instead thrust his Soul-Snapping Spear straight at Wang Chen.

In the blink of an eye, their spearheads crossed, the tips separated by a mere three fingers.

A mutual destruction, a double defeat!

But the distance between Wang Chen and Huang Jue exceeded the reach of their weapons; even with three feet of spear blade, they could not touch each other.

As Huang Jue’s Soul-Snapping Spear reached the end of its thrust, he twisted his right hand, and the spear’s tail suddenly split apart, connected by a slender golden chain.

This allowed the Soul-Snapping Spear to extend further, its momentum undiminished!

An inch longer, an inch stronger—Huang Jue’s Soul-Snapping Spear concealed a hidden mechanism. He had used this trick to defeat many strong enemies, keeping it a closely guarded secret.

Yet, to the fifth-level martial sect master’s utter astonishment, as he separated the Soul-Snapping Spear, Wang Chen’s spearhead detached from the shaft, piercing directly into his chest!

Thud!

The half-foot-long spear blade effortlessly pierced through Huang Jue’s protective Qi, penetrated the Inner Armor beneath his cloak, and ruthlessly drove into his flesh, straight through his heart!