553: The struggle for the Earth Vein Dragon Heart Fruit

Meanwhile, in a valley within the Secret Realm.

"Di Shiyu! Does your Tianxu Di Clan want to make an enemy of my Dragon Suppression Heavenly Sect? Put down the Earth Vein Dragon Heart Fruit!"

Inside the valley, a mass of earthy yellow halo floated. In the center of the halo, a fruit the size of a fist, shaped like a heart and covered in dragon-scale patterns, hovered quietly, emitting an extremely dense Earth-element Origin Aura and majestic vitality!

It was precisely the Saint-Grade High Grade Heaven And Earth Treasure—the Earth Vein Dragon Heart Fruit! This item contained the essence of the earth's dragon veins and had supreme utility for cultivating Earth-element Cultivation Techniques or tempering the Physical Body!

At this moment, Di Shiyu of the Tianxu Di Clan stood beside the light sphere. He reached out his right hand, the Power of Time and Space flowing at his fingertips. He actually ignored the protective barrier of the light sphere, as if penetrating the surface of water, directly reaching out to grab the Earth Vein Dragon Heart Fruit!

Opposite him stood a burly man, built like an iron tower, carrying a huge dragon-patterned war saber on his back. He was the True Disciple of the Dragon Suppression Heavenly Sect, the Little Dragon King, Long Zhan.

He had clearly also set his sights on this item, but Di Shiyu had beaten him to it. Instantly, he was filled with rage, his violent Aura pressing down on Di Shiyu like a landslide or a tsunami, locking onto that fruit!

Notably, a phantom of a Dragon-Elephant faintly appeared on Long Zhan's body!

"Dragon-Elephant Battle Physique!" someone exclaimed, recognizing Long Zhan's spirit body.

Di Shiyu's movements paused slightly. He withdrew his hand and looked at Long Zhan opposite him. His handsome face still carried that indifference and arrogance characteristic of the Tianxu Di Clan.

"Brother Long Zhan, you are mistaken. Treasures have no owner; they belong to whoever arrives first. How can you speak of making enemies?"

"Bullshit!" Long Zhan of the Dragon Suppression Heavenly Sect clearly had a much more fiery temper, his voice like a clap of thunder.

"I've been staring at this thing for ages, and your Tianxu Di Clan wants to swoop in and pick the fruit? Have you asked this saber of mine first!"

He backhandedly gripped the hilt of the massive dragon-patterned war saber on his back. A terrifying Saber Intent that could split mountains erupted, locking onto Di Shiyu.

Di Shiyu's eyes turned slightly cold, but he was not overwhelmed by the other's Aura. Instead, he took a step forward, the fluctuations of time and space around him intensifying, invisibly neutralizing that violent Saber Intent.

"Brother Long Zhan wants to fight? Fine, but a struggle here would involve the innocent, which is not what either of us desires. Why don't we make a bet?"

"Bet on what?" Long Zhan's war saber unsheathed half an inch, its cold light glinting.

"Ten moves." Di Shiyu held up two fingers, his tone flat yet carrying an unquestionable confidence.

"Within ten moves, if you can harm me even slightly, I will hand over this Earth Vein Dragon Heart Fruit. If not, this fruit belongs to me, and no one else may interfere. How about it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding onlookers were in an uproar!

Both Di Shiyu and Long Zhan were at the tenth level of the Profound Venerable Realm, and Long Zhan even possessed the Dragon-Elephant Battle Physique, making his combat power comparable to an ordinary Earth Venerable! Not even being able to harm Di Shiyu within ten moves? This was a blatant slight against Long Zhan!

"Arrogant!" Long Zhan was furious, veins bulging on his forehead.

"Fine! I'll see for myself if your Space-Time Bloodline is really as uncanny as the legends say! Ten moves it is! If I lose, I won't say another word! Anyone who interferes will be an enemy of my Dragon Suppression Heavenly Sect!"

His blood and Qi boiled, the Dragon-Elephant phantom solidified, and his Battle Intent soared to the heavens!

"First move! Dragon-Elephant Mountain Trample!" Long Zhan roared and took a step forward!

Boom!

The entire valley seemed to shake!

His massive figure, carrying the momentum of a mountain collapsing and the earth splitting, crossed dozens of yards in an instant and threw a punch!

Pure physical strength compressed the air, forming a visible white airburst. A solidified Dragon-Elephant phantom roared as it charged toward Di Shiyu!

This was pure brute force overcoming finesse!

Facing this punch capable of shattering mountains, Di Shiyu did not dodge or avoid it; a faint, indistinct smile even played on the corners of his mouth.

At the very instant the Dragon-Elephant fist force was about to hit him, his figure swayed slightly like a ripple on water.

Swish!

Long Zhan's incomparably violent punch actually passed directly through Di Shiyu's body and slammed into the rock wall behind him!

A thunderous boom echoed as rubble flew everywhere, leaving a deep fist print on the rock wall!

Yet Di Shiyu's figure still stood in the same spot, as if he had never moved! It was as if what had been pierced just now was merely an illusion!

"Second move! Earth-Splitting Slash!"

Long Zhan reacted extremely quickly, and without the slightest hesitation, the massive dragon-patterned war saber finally left its sheath completely!

The blade was heavy, yet the edge shimmered with a cold light that could tear through anything!

With a single slash, the earthy-yellow saber energy transformed into a heaven-opening giant blade, carrying a terrifying will to split the earth. Even before the saber energy arrived, the heavy pressure made the surrounding spectators' breath hitch!

Di Shiyu's eyes narrowed slightly. He pointed his fingers like a sword, silver Power of Time and Space swirling at the tips, and lightly tapped toward the falling saber energy.

"Instant · Freeze!"

Buzz!

A strange fluctuation spread out.

That menacing, giant saber energy that seemed capable of splitting everything suddenly slowed down drastically less than three feet above Di Shiyu's head. Even the light flowing on the saber energy seemed to have frozen!

"Third move! Mad Dragon Break!" Long Zhan's pupils contracted in shock, but his combat experience was extremely rich, and he immediately changed his move.

He abandoned his saber and struck with both fists. The Dragon-Elephant power within his body roared frantically. Two even more solid Dragon-Elephant phantoms coiled around his fist energy, like mad dragons breaking free from their shackles. They tore through the frozen space from the left and right, violently smashing toward Di Shiyu's Physical Body!

"Spatial Layers."

Di Shiyu traced his hands through the air in front of him. Layers of spatial ripples, difficult to detect with the naked eye, instantly stacked in front of him like folded paper.

Boom! Boom!

Two fierce Dragon-Elephant fist energies slammed violently into the Spatial Layers!

The violent energy impacted frantically, producing deafening explosions!

The layers fluctuated violently and shattered one by one, but each shattered layer neutralized a large amount of power.

By the time the last few layers shattered, the power of the fist energy was less than a tenth of its original strength, easily neutralized by the Power of Time and Space flowing naturally a foot in front of Di Shiyu.

"Fourth move! ..."

"Fifth move! ..."

"Sixth move! ..."

Long Zhan was completely driven mad. The Dragon-Elephant Divine Power he took such pride in—violent attacks enough to crush those of the same rank—actually felt like hitting cotton before Di Shiyu's mysterious and unpredictable Power of Time and Space!

Six of the ten moves had passed, and he hadn't even touched the corner of Di Shiyu's clothes! The opponent remained standing in the same spot, calm and composed!

Humiliation! An unprecedented sense of humiliation burned through Long Zhan's nerves!

His eyes were blood-red, and the blood and Qi throughout his body seemed to ignite. The Dragon-Elephant phantom became almost tangible!

"Seventh move! Dragon-Elephant Unity · Heaven Collapse!"

Long Zhan poured all his strength into the war saber. The blade emitted a heaven-shaking dragon roar, and the Dragon-Elephant phantom merged into the blade. A saber beam that seemed capable of shattering the firmament, carrying Long Zhan's unyielding will and towering rage, slashed toward Di Shiyu!

This was his Peak slash, concentrating his essence, energy, and spirit!