The golden man's name was Jin Chensuo. He was a prince of the goldjade race and was a ninth-stage God. He was a cultivator with powerful offensive capabilities. When Gongsun Sanyang stepped forth to challenge him, he attacked unhesitatingly. Each punch of his carried the peak of gold profundity, granting him the might to penetrate all defenses.
Gongsun Sanyang and Qin Jiu had been competing against each other since young. The two had always been similar in strength. Gongsun Sanyang was displaying a strength no weaker than Qin Jiu during his state of emptiness. He surrounded himself with his three suns and swung his halberd incessantly, sending clump after clump of miniature suns flying forward.
When Gongsun Sanyang was born, a phenomenon of three suns had accompanied his birth. He was thus Sanyang, which meant three suns. The technique he cultivated was the Divine Extreme Sun Technique, a technique no weaker than the Solitary Empty Heart.
Gongsun Sanyang had cultivated the technique to an extreme level of mastery. Like the son of the raging sun, he attacked with overbearing flame energy and clashed against Jin Chensuo repeatedly.
Colossal Sunbreak!
Golden Lock!
The two top-tier young Gods clashed intensely, creating a scene that looked even more dangerous than Qin Jiu's battle with Huan Lexuan. The explosions from their clashes could shock even those in the Nine Revolutions Realm.
What a surprise. Even the humans have such talented young Gods, thought the Nine Revolutions expert inwardly.
Gongsun Sanyang, so you have been hiding your strength all this time, thought Qin Jiu to himself.
He was forced to face the reality that Gongsun Sanyang also posed a threat to him. Gongsun Sanyang and Jin Chensuo did not fight for long. Neither wanted to drag the fight on, so they quickly used their trump cards, resolute to kill the other party.
"You're thinking of restraining me with excessive firepower? You're too naive. Even if a true sun is before me, I'll still be fine!" said Jin Chensuo. With a roar, his body enlarged. He sent a pair of golden fists out. The fists combined, becoming a golden bottle that descended upon Gongsun Sanyang.
Descending Gold Bottle!
The mouth of the bottle aimed at Gongsun Sanyang before shooting a massive torrent of vicious gold energy toward him. The gold energy turned into countless sharp blades that streaked forth with unstoppable momentum. The Primal Chaos Armor appeared around Gongsun Sanyang's body, protecting him completely as he swung his halberd with all his strength.
Three Suns Splitter!
The three suns around Gongsun Sanyang erupted with dazzling radiance. The two torrents of energy clashed again and again, creating numerous shockwaves that warped and twisted the space around them. Even some nearby lifeless planets were destroyed by their collision. Those observing the battle were forced to retreat far away to avoid the violent shockwaves.
"Truly worthy of being a candidate trained by the Guardians Guild. The Guangling Palace is truly not comparable to them," said Ling Ziruo with a sigh.
"If I was also at the ninth stage, I wouldn't be weaker than them," said Song Tiandao confidently.
The collision ended; the two combatants were seen flying away from each other. Filling their surroundings with blood, both seemed to have suffered serious injuries.
"Without your armor, you would have died!" said Jin Chensuo, unwilling to accept the draw.
His skin had cracked open, and he couldn't even mend it. The three suns had ultimately proven themselves to be capable of posing a threat to him.
"Hmph. If you were even a tiny bit slower in running, I would have burned you to death," said Gongsun Sanyang coldly.
Of course, Gongsun Sanyang wasn't any better off. The parts of his body not protected by his armor were riddled with cuts. It was true that things would be much more dangerous for him without his armor. The battle had ended in a draw. Even if they continued fighting, neither would be able to do anything substantial to the other.
"Alright. I'll be the next combatant. If you humans still have anyone you can send, bring it on. I also don't mind fighting those from the older generation," said a souleater beast.
The souleater beasts were the nemesis of the celestial soul race. However, they were able to coexist peacefully in the allied alien army. One ought to admit that the aliens' command truly had powerful strength and control. Only then would these two races be willing to work together. Perhaps the aliens' almighty leader was even an existence beyond the Nine Revolutions Realm.
The faces of all the young Gods fell when the souleater beast came out. They could all feel the sense of danger the souleater beast was emanating. The one to accept this challenge would probably find their soul suppressed, subjecting that person to an unfavorable position in the fight.
Shi Gong of the Nine Palace Academy accepted the challenge with a nine-revolutions grade weapon in his hand. Shi Gong had not been able to enter the ninth-stage God Realm. Thus, he immediately utilized his nine-revolutions grade weapon to kill the souleater beast.
Unfortunately for him, the souleater beast also had a nine-revolutions grade weapon. The beast spat out the Souleater Cauldron from his mouth. The cauldron covered Shi Gong's pagoda while the souleater beast utilized his soul abilities to suppress and ultimately defeat Shi Gong.
The ninth-stage God from the Nine Palace Academy wanted to save Shi Gong, but it was too late. He could only watch as Shi Gong's soul was devoured.
"Damn it!" For daring to kill our academy's strongest disciple of our academy, I'll kill you!" furiously roared the grand elder from the Nine Palace Academy. He mustered all his strength and attacked.
Soulshock Roar!
The souleater beast roared at the grand elder, sending the roar's soundwaves rumbling toward the grand elder's soul. The elder was momentarily stunned, and the souleater beast took the chance to rush over and swallow the grand elder whole.
The other Nine Palace Academy members felt immense sorrow. Unfortunately, they could only shout with grief. The young alien Gods were too strong. Only a few of the young human Gods could deal with them.
A hot-blooded young God was about to rise up to the challenge but was stopped by Dugu Qiubai.
"Don't throw your lives away. None of you will be his match. Let me deal with him," said Dugu Qiubai indifferently.
At this time, the True Martial Academy's grand elder said anxiously, "Qiubai, don't be rash!"
Dugu Qiubai was the person with the highest chance to enter the Nine Revolutions Realm from their academy. They did not want to see anything bad happen to him.
"Don't worry. I can deal with this," said Dugu Qiubai calmly.
Xiang Shaoyun stepped out and said, "Let me fight instead. He has a way to suppress all souls. He won't be a good opponent for you."
Dugu Qiubai smiled and said, "Young Master Xiang, fight only after I'm defeated. You shoulder the hope of humanity."
Qin Jiu and Gongsun Sanyang looked unhappy when they heard his words. They knew that Dugu Qiubai had the powerful Primal Chaos Physique, but Dugu Qiubai had always been rather indifferent toward status. Thus, they had never viewed him as a competitor. That did not mean in any way that Dugu Qiubai was weaker than them. Thus, they couldn't accept the fact that Dugu Qiubai viewed Xiang Shaoyun so favorably.