chapter 975 thoroughly trampled
at this moment, the aura of a peak-stage dao king around huang yun was nothing like niu rong's.
no, huang yun's aura was more similar to jiang chen's, liu mei's, and even shun long's own. it was the aura of someone who had absorbed the immortal qi inside the 'city of immortals' and used it to strengthen his foundations in the dao king realm!
inside the foggy space in the 'stone of time', even the slumbering little black opened his azure eyes and turned to look at the young master of the huang family with a curious gaze.
in the end, other than shun long and his group, there had also been others who had made use of the profound immortal qi in this place to strengthen themselves.
although huang yun was only ranked 3rd in the 'heavenly rankings', just with this aura of his, he was qualified to be called one of the strongest dao kings in the entire central continent!
at least in terms of foundations, there were very few people who could be his match anymore.
as for the crown prince of the tianxuan dynasty, xuan bo, although little black had sensed traces of immortal qi around him after his fight with jiang chen, it was obvious that xuan bo hadn't fortified his foundations in the dao king realm as thoroughly as jiang chen or huang yun had done.
of course, this was only natural as well. as a dao emperor, a mere ten years inside the 'city of immortals' wasn't enough for him to do so. how could it be ample time for someone with a near-endless dantian to absorb sufficient immortal qi and fix his foundations from the start?
even if xuan bo did nothing for 10 years and merely absorbed the immortal qi in this place, it wouldn't be enough to strengthen even a tenth of his foundations to the same extent as jiang chen or huang yun had done... let alone shun long.
and yet, young lady niu didn't appear deterred in the face of huang yun's aura. stepping forward, she retrieved a short knife from her spatial ring and thrust it towards the beam of light around huang yun without holding back. a moment later, the two young geniuses vanished from the mountain peak, leaving behind a scene of desolate silence.
eventually, the purple-robed old man at the peak of the mountain shook his head and let out a dejected sigh as he muttered in a low voice
''what a shame. that little girl was born with a blessed unique physique but she was in too much of a hurry to increase her cultivation. if she had taken better care of her foundations she may have had a chance against that brat, but now...?''
the remaining geniuses at the peak of the mountain weren't surprised by the old man's words. after all, everyone in the entire central continent had heard of young lady niu's meteoric rise in cultivation in the past couple of years.
nevertheless, both jiang tianfang and chen xuefeng were on the brink of death after their fight, both of them breathing hoarsely with grievous injuries all over their bodies, and if it wasn't for the purple-robed old man swiftly intervening, they may even had lost their lives as a result.
this was how deadly a battle between two peak-stage dao emperors was.
by the end of the day, the 'heavenly rankings' had changed significantly from their original order and now looked like this:
'heavenly rankings'
1st place: shun long
2nd place: xuan bo
3rd place: huang yun
4th place: fan de
5th place: jiang tianfang
6th place: liu mei
7th place: chen xuefeng 8th place: niu rong
9th place: wei guoyang
10th place: jiang chen
finally, it was liu mei's turn to pick her opponent, her gaze nestling on a familiar, grey-robed youth!