"Xuanwu King, an old friend calls, please come out for a chat!"
At this moment, a powerful and rough voice echoed from outside the Guo family villa.
"Ye Wentian?"
"Why is he here?"
Upon hearing the voice, Xuanwu King frowned and asked.
"What? Ye Wentian is here?"
Hongwu also trembled. He hadn't expected that Xuanwu King's breakthrough would attract Ye Wentian.
"Let me go out and have a good fight with Ye Wentian. He defeated me back then, and I've always remembered that grudge. Today is the perfect day to get revenge!"
Hongwu declared, rushing out.
"Letting the two of them spar is not entirely out of the question!"
Xuanwu King smiled slightly and slowly walked outside.
"Ye Wentian, do you still remember me?"
Hongwu stood at the entrance of the Guo family villa, looking up at Ye Wentian and shouting loudly.
"Hongmen's Ancestor Hongwu? I didn't expect you to still be alive?"
Seeing Hongwu, Ye Wentian was startled for a moment, then said calmly.
"Hmph, if you haven't died, how could I die?"
"You drove me out of China back then and severely injured me. I will settle this score today!"
Hongwu said coldly.
"Settle the score?"
"I didn't kill you back then, showing mercy. Instead of gratitude, you seek revenge. Very well, then I shall kill you first before I settle matters with Xuanwu King!"
Ye Wentian was not afraid of Hongwu at all, his eyes filled with indifference. A spear instantly appeared in his hand. The spear was entirely purple-black, looking immensely powerful and terrifying.
"Kaitian Spear?"
"This is your Ye family's heirloom, isn't it? I didn't expect you to bring the Kaitian Spear. Good, good, let us have a good duel today!"
Hongwu sneered. With a wave of his hand, a weapon appeared in his hand. It was a large axe, the Qingxuan Flower Axe. This was a magical artifact that Hongwu obtained by chance, possessing immense power and weighing a hundred and fifty pounds. Most people couldn't even lift it, but in Hongwu's hands, the Qingxuan Great Axe felt incredibly light. After all, he had cultivated the art of body tempering, possessing an exceptionally strong physique, making him a match for few martial artists. Now that Hongwu had entered the Divine Realm, his power was even greater.
"Kill!"
Ye Wentian wasted no words. Gripping the Kaitian Spear, he directly attacked Hongwu.
Hongwu's Qingxuan Great Axe also moved, and a terrifying aura emanated from it. He tapped his foot and swung towards Ye Wentian.
"Their cultivation levels are both at the peak of the Divine Realm. Such a monumental battle should be quite exciting!"
Xuanwu King stood a short distance away, watching the two fight, a dismissive smile on his lips.
Ye Wentian hailed from the military, and his cultivation techniques were based on military fist arts. In essence, they shared similarities with Lu Yang's Eighteen Black Dragon Forms, though not as domineering. However, Ye Wentian's ability to cultivate his techniques to the utmost limit made him a rare genius.
As Ye Wentian's Kaitian Spear stirred the wind and clouds, it aimed directly for Hongwu's brow. Hongwu's Qingxuan Great Axe was equally formidable, instantly blocking the Kaitian Spear. The two engaged in close-quarters combat, a spectacular display.
"Heaven Splitting Earth Shattering!"
Ye Wentian unleashed his signature move, Heaven Splitting Earth Shattering. The Kaitian Spear carved a bolt of lightning through the void. This lightning descended from the heavens, striking directly at Hongwu.
"Well met!"
"Myriad Axe Slaughter!"
Hongwu sneered and roared. The myriad of Qingxuan Great Axe glows converged into a single massive axe, smashing towards the bolt of lightning.
With a "bang," the lightning and the axe collided, erupting in a fierce explosion. Both were forced back two steps, and they resumed their fierce engagement.
The entire area at the foot of Mount Yan shook as if an earthquake had struck.
Ye Wentian held the Kaitian Spear in one hand, while the other hand unleashed a stream of green light towards Hongwu.
"I didn't expect you to hold back, but do you think I only have these tricks?"
Hongwu remained unfazed. He thrust the Qingxuan Great Axe into the ground, then formed hand seals. A Tai Chi diagram appeared, blocking the stream of green light, which instantly dissipated into nothingness.
Hongwu sneered, then drew the Qingxuan Great Axe again and swung it at Ye Wentian.
Ye Wentian, holding the Kaitian Spear, once again clashed with Hongwu. Their battle raged from dawn till dusk, shaking the heavens and earth, moving from the foot of Mount Yan to its peak, and then back down. They fought over three hundred rounds without a clear victor.
This demonstrated that both their cultivations were profound and evenly matched.
"Ye Wentian, I can't believe that after all these years, your cultivation is still so strong, so domineering. However, during my twenty years of secluded cultivation, I refined an item. I wonder if you can withstand it!"
As Hongwu spoke, he took out a black treasure box from his person. Flashes of lightning emanated from within the box, making it look incredibly fearsome.
"Tianshi Dao's Thunder Seal?"
"I never expected you to possess such an item. Are you a successor of Tianshi Dao?"
Seeing the flickering item, Ye Wentian's eyes narrowed, and he asked coldly.
"Haha, Ye Wentian, you actually recognize such a magical artifact. Since you do, why don't you surrender quickly?"
"The Tianshi Dao's Thunder Seal is merely a spiritual artifact I obtained by chance. I have been refining it for twenty years, and I can finally control it with ease. I'll give you one last chance: kneel before me and beg for mercy, or I will ensure you have no place to be buried!"
Hongwu held the Thunder Seal aloft and roared at Ye Wentian.
"Hongwu, even if I die, I will not surrender to you!"
Ye Wentian gripped the Kaitian Spear tightly and said coldly.
"Since that is the case, then die!"
Hongwu chanted, and the Thunder Seal was instantly activated. Under its amplification, the myriad of lightning bolts in the sky converged above Ye Wentian's head.
"Lightning Arts, Kill!"
Hongwu roared again, and countless lightning bolts poured down, intending to obliterate Ye Wentian.
At this moment, Xuanwu King, who had been watching from the side, made his move. He opened one hand, instantly absorbing all the lightning into his palm, then forming it into a ball of lightning, which Xuanwu King swallowed in one gulp.
Such a feat not only stunned Ye Wentian but also turned Hongwu pale with fright.
How could a living person swallow lightning, especially a ball of condensed lightning? It was simply incredible.
"Xuanwu King, what are you doing?"
Hongwu looked at Xuanwu King and asked coldly.
"Ye Wentian is my old friend, and his life cannot be destroyed by you!"
Xuanwu King looked at Hongwu and said coldly.
"He is my enemy now. If I don't kill him, he will kill me. What do you want?"
Hongwu looked at Xuanwu King and continued to ask.
"It's simple. His life can only be taken by me!"
Xuanwu King sneered, took two steps forward, his eyes glowing crimson as he looked at Ye Wentian.