As someone with a pseudo-god body and soul, Xiang Shaoyun could contend against pseudo-Gods in terms of physical strength. Unfortunately, his astral energy was still somewhat weak. Thus, he couldn't fully utilize the strength of his body. Only when he managed to form God Realm energy would he be able to fully unleash the strength of his body. However, he could still display a terrifying strength as a third-stage Heaven Battling Realm cultivator with his primal inception energy. 

Cosmos Dao Destroying Fist!

The overbearing fist shot toward Liu Qingchen like a falling star and collided against the massive palm. However, Liu Qingchen was strong enough to be compared to a fifth-stage pseudo-God. Thus, Xiang Shaoyun's punch was only able to match the palm evenly. To punch through the palm, he still needed more strength.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged over 1,000 moves. Space cracked above the ring while the surrounding onlookers could feel the entire ring shaking. If it weren't for the god-grade seal around the ring, a massive amount of destructive power would have leaked out of the ring.

"The Great Han Dynasty's fifth prince is truly terrifying. I'm afraid he's strong enough to challenge even Gods."

"Yeah. But Xiang Shaoyun is still able to remain standing. Is that multicolored energy the rumored fused energy?"

"That energy greatly resembles primal chaos energy. If he had used it earlier, none of his previous opponents would survive more than one move against him."

"From how things are looking, it seems Xiang Shaoyun will still suffer defeat. The fifth prince's Indestructible Avatar is unequaled."

...

At this point, Xiang Shaoyun's defeated opponents had no choice but to accept their defeat. The two currently battling it out in the ring were truly far stronger than them.

"Xiang Shaoyun, this is probably the most you can do. I know you still have your devil abilities. Use them as well, or your defeat will come soon," said Liu Qingchen as he unleashed even more strength, reaching a level comparable with a sixth-stage pseudo-God.

His Indestructible Palm was truly powerful. Any Great Saint would have been slapped to death already. Even a fresh pseudo-God would have a hard time against the current Liu Qingchen. The pressure Xiang Shaoyun felt was becoming greater and greater.

After about 10 more exchanges, Xiang Shaoyun's energy was finally blasted apart, and a palm struck him, smashing him onto the ground. If it weren't for his pseudo-god body, he would have suffered a serious injury from that one attack.

After gaining the upper hand, Liu Qingchen pressed on as he sent palm after palm at Xiang Shaoyun. All the palms imposed upon each other before descending upon Xiang Shaoyun with an unstoppable might. Devil Concubine broke out in cold sweat, worried that something would happen to Xiang Shaoyun.

"Sure enough, he still lacks experience," said Mo Xuwu with a sigh.

Whatever the result of this battle, Xiang Shaoyun had already displayed enough strength to become the strongest among those with the same cultivation level as him. Faced against someone with a far higher cultivation level like Liu Qingchen, Xiang Shaoyun would inevitably be defeated.

By the time Liu Qingchen's attack reached Xiang Shaoyun, Xiang Shaoyun had already retreated toward the border of the ring. He formed the Yin Yang Shield and tried his best to divert the attack away, but the attack was able to deal him damage faster than he could unload the damage. Eventually, even the Yin Yang Shield broke apart.

Pu!

Xiang Shaoyun coughed up a mouthful of blood, finally sustaining a heavy injury.

Liu Qingchen did not stop. He smiled and said, "Xiang Shaoyun, you're not my match. Surrender."

With the look of a superior, Liu Qingchen gazed at him as though Xiang Shaoyun was already his underling.

"You're too naive," said Xiang Shaoyun before vanishing into thin air. At that moment, Liu Qingchen found himself unable to detect Xiang Shaoyun.

Even so, he remained calm and pushed his senses to the maximum as he scanned his surroundings. He immediately sensed Xiang Shaoyun behind him. Without any hesitation, he spun around and unleashed a palm attack only to hit Xiang Shaoyun's afterimage. Unknowingly, Xiang Shaoyun had appeared to his right before throwing a punch out.

Instantly, 81 punches were thrown. All 81 punches struck the same spot, blasting Liu Qingchen away before he could react. Even the golden armor on Liu Qingchen's body cracked from the punches and formed an indent at his waist. He coughed up a mouthful of blood. It was obvious how strong Xiang Shaoyun's punches were.

Not giving Liu Qingchen the chance to recollect himself, Xiang Shaoyun dashed over at an extreme speed that even pseudo-Gods would have a hard time keeping up with. That was the true might of the Sky Measuring Step. It allowed Xiang Shaoyun to fully utilize his footwork intent and reach the so close yet worlds apart stage of footwork intent.

Making full use of his speed, Xiang Shaoyun attacked Liu Qingchen again and again from numerous different directions. Each barrage of attacks was launched at the same spot, smashing through Liu Qingchen's defenses. Xiang Shaoyun was clear that with only one punch, he wouldn't be able to get through the Indestructible Avatar's defense. Thus, he had decided to stack his punches.

The onlookers were in disbelief as they watched the one-sided beatdown. Liu Qingchen had proved his incredible strength, but Xiang Shaoyun seemed even scarier. At this rate, wouldn't he gain the ability to slay Gods at the Great Saint Realm?

"Scram!" Liu Qingchen finally lost his patience. With a roar, he unleashed even more energy from his body and shone with a dazzling golden radiance. His figure started enlarging.

He had been two meters tall before this, but now, he had grown to over ten meters in height. From afar, he looked like a goldman. His transformation caused all the onlookers to gasp in shock.

"I-is this the final transformation of the Indestructible Avatar? What terrifying defenses!"

"Yeah. The fifth prince has actually mastered the Indestructible Avatar. After entering the God Realm, he'll be able to form a 100-meter-tall body. At that time, he can probably crush everyone in the same cultivation level."

"With his ultimate defenses, one wouldn't be able to harm him without the best of weapons."

"Looks like Xiang Shaoyun is not going to win, after all."

...

Xiang Shaoyun was slightly dumbstruck by the transformation. Even so, he quickly resumed attacking and roared, "However strong your defenses become, I'll still smash through them!"

He threw 130 punches out before stacking them together, aiming to punch through Liu Qingchen's defenses yet again. Alas, he would be met with disappointment.