"Kill!!"
The stone giant uttered no unnecessary words. Locking his gaze on Yi Tianxing, it seemed to have marked him as its sole target. With its body restored, it didn't hesitate for a second. Gripping a massive stone rod, it brought it down in a crushing blow. The enormous rod resembled a heavenly pillar falling from the sky, carrying with it a suffocating, terrifying pressure.
"Fight!!"
Yi Tianxing didn't back down. A flash of light revealed the bronze battle spear in his hand. With a mighty sweep of his arm, the spear thrust upward to meet the descending stone rod. On the spear, nine jade-like stars sparkled brilliantly as a **sharpened spear intent erupted—**the Shattered Jade Spear Intent.
Compared to the size of the stone rod, the battle spear looked laughably small—like a flower needle confronting an elephant, or a toothpick against a chopstick. But the aura it gave off was in no way inferior to the giant weapon.
Clang!!
RUMBLE!!
Each of the nine stars on the battle spear gleamed continuously, and spear intent surged forth like a raging tide—fierce, unrelenting, boundless. Backed by 90,000 catties of raw physical force and further enhanced by the Heavenly Emperor Tower's Cave World energy, the combined might of Yi Tianxing's spear intent exploded with terrifying power.
When the spear met the rod, their clash unleashed a force of equal magnitude.
Both weapons shattered apart from the impact.
The resulting shockwave reduced nearby city walls and buildings to rubble. Cracks split the ground in all directions—a horrifying sight.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
The stone giant's face remained blank. In its hands, the massive rod felt weightless as it unleashed a barrage of strikes toward Yi Tianxing, each swing causing the very mountains to tremble. Its strikes were not random—each one maximized its brute strength. The rod shimmered with earthy yellow light, increasing its weight and hardness to a terrifying degree.
But Yi Tianxing was not at a disadvantage.
His spear, empowered by the Heavenly Emperor Tower, combined with his own strength and refined spear intent, clashed evenly with the stone giant's assault. His smaller frame gave him superior agility, allowing him to move deftly in tight quarters, dodging and weaving through gaps in the giant's offense.
He struck again and again, aiming his battle spear at the stone giant's vital points.
The techniques of the Shattered Jade Spear Art continued to unfold, and Yi Tianxing's comprehension of the spear intent visibly deepened.
Shattered Jade Spear Art – Crimson Jade Burns the Immortals Like the Sun!! ✴️
The bronze spear danced in his hands. Seeing more soldiers and civilians fall under the claws of the alien races, his anger surged. That fury poured into the spear, fusing with the Shattered Jade Spear Intent. Facing another incoming blow, he thrust his spear straight ahead.
In that instant, the spear glowed with a layer of crimson jade radiance. The weapon seemed to transform into a blazing red sun, its flames devouring everything, as if it were burning heaven and earth, even the divine and immortal.
This thrust carried overwhelming destructive power.
To onlookers, it was as if a miniature sun had collided with the stone rod. Within that sun surged an all-consuming wrath, a terrifying resolve to incinerate all in its path—immortal or not.
"Even in death, I'll become a flame that burns down every enemy before me."
BOOM!!
The miniature sun exploded with deafening force, unleashing a destruction many times more powerful than before. The flames swallowed the rod and engulfed the stone giant in an inferno of red.
One layer after another, the giant's rocky hide shattered and crumbled like peeling an apple. In mere moments, a third of its massive body had been incinerated—an appalling sight.
Other cultivators watching from the battlefield couldn't help but gasp.
"Such tyrannical spear intent—unyielding and ready to die for the strike. The spear thrust forward, never bending, never retreating. Truly terrifying."
"The power is horrifying—spear intent manifesting as a crimson sun, sweeping through the world. And that unwavering 'mutual destruction' spirit behind it… it's unstoppable."
"These two are monsters. Every punch and strike sounds like thunder. The destruction is unreal. There's barely a single building left intact in the area they're fighting in."
Yi Tianxing's spear intent continued to evolve under the pressure of battle.
Inside his Spear Intent Sigil, a Blood Jade Battle Spear stood tall. Though still illusory, it now measured three inches long. Upon it were inscribed two ancient characters:
"White Jade Shines Across the Land."
"Crimson Jade Burns the Immortals Like the Sun!!" ✴️
Each phrase represented a dominant spear intent, further condensing the Blood Jade Spear, making it more defined. This signified that Yi Tianxing's understanding of the Shattered Jade Spear Intent had grown stronger—imbued now with the fiery resolve to burn oneself to destroy the divine. Death meant nothing if he could strike true.
The Shattered Jade Spear Art consisted of only three techniques.
The final one was:
"Blood Jade, Unrepentant, Shatters the Firmament!!" ✴️
ROAR!!
Though severely wounded, the stone giant was far from defeated. A surge of yellow light burst from its body, and its broken parts regrew at a visible rate.
The moment it recovered, it stomped on the ground. From that step, a wave of earthen yellow light spread in every direction like a tidal surge.
A terrifying scene followed.
All nearby land turned to stone. Plants became stone sculptures, and trees, even homes made of wood, transformed into lifeless stone in an instant.
Humans caught in the wave became stone statues, their expressions frozen in time. The same happened to aliens. While it might be a spectacle in another setting, here it was sheer horror.
✴️ Innate Ability – Petrification!! ✴️
In the hands of the stone giant, this divine power was devastating. Wherever the petrifying light reached, all life turned to stone. The ability spread rapidly, without warning, and with no way to avoid it.
Yi Tianxing, the closest to the giant, was instantly engulfed in yellow light.
His skin began to stiffen and chill. A strange power invaded his flesh and blood.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The black cauldron inside his body trembled furiously. Vital blood surged, trying to suppress and destroy the petrification energy. But the force was stubbornly unyielding—an aura intent on turning all things cold and lifeless.
It wasn't just a technique—it was law, it was Dao.
All divine abilities represented manifestations of heaven and earth's laws. That was why they rivaled martial intent.
Even Yi Tianxing's vast life force could only delay the transformation.
But just as it reached critical levels, a surge of spear intent burst from his Sea of Consciousness. The Shattered Jade Spear Intent rushed into his blood and flesh, turning into countless tiny blood jade spears. Like an army, they tore through the invading petrification force.
The petrifying energy quickly crumbled and was flushed out by his qi and blood.
Spear intent as the blade. Qi and blood as the tide. In moments, the petrification was fully suppressed.
"What a terrifying divine ability," Yi Tianxing thought.
If he hadn't awakened martial intent, that power would have turned him into stone in a blink. And even with it, if he were weaker, it would've made no difference.
All of this happened in an instant—life and death decided in a heartbeat.
As Yi Tianxing stood frozen for that brief moment, the stone giant didn't hesitate. It raised its rod and brought it down.
Even space trembled under the blow. If it connected, it would mean certain death.
Yi Tianxing had no time to dodge.
"You want war? Then war it is. I'd rather shatter like jade than survive as clay. As a human, I must stand tall!"
Faced with the enormous weapon, a fierce battle spirit erupted from Yi Tianxing's chest. Even in death, he would fall fighting.
Even in desperation—he would fight!
Even in death—he would strike his hardest blow!
In that instant, the Blood Jade Spear within his mind seemed to awaken, vibrating violently, resonating with his soul.
Kill! Kill! Kill!!
Fight! Fight! Fight!!
The intense will imbued in the Blood Jade Spear fused into his mind and body.
BOOM!!
The bronze battle spear, driven by instinct, thrust forward—not to defend, but to attack the stone giant directly.
A life-for-life strike. Mutual destruction.
White jade flawless—prove the Dao by shattering jade.Rather break than bend.This is the Shattered Jade Spear Art: face death, and fight with all.