Yue Xi had not imagined that someone would be able to save her from such a dangerous situation. After all, the Guangling Palace did not have many participants in the Heaven Battling Ranking Competition. She might have her own dao protectors with her, but the aliens kept most of them busy. Some had even perished to the god-grade formation.

As she felt the arm around her and sensed the masculine aura she had never felt before, an unprecedented sense of security rose within her, giving her incomparable comfort.

She blinked her eyes and looked at her savior, her attention instantly pulled toward the flawless face before her. She knew who the man was. The man was none other than Xiang Shaoyun, whose name was known far and wide in the dominion.

In fact, Xiang Shaoyun had made his name as one of the top geniuses of the new generation. He had fused nine different astral energies and created history. If it wasn't for Ge Yi's protection, he would have been long captured by the Gods of the various organizations and turned into a research target. After all, the strongest physique he had forged was a fabled existence. Nobody had ever completed such a feat.

"Here comes another mouse. You, too, shall die!" roared the stoneman. As he swung both his arms, a torrent of stones was sent toward Xiang Shaoyun and Yue Xi.

The dreadful torrent was strong enough to kill them with a single hit. After all, that was the attack of a second-stage God. With the stoneman's brutish strength, his attack could kill even a regular third-stage God. Relying on his speed, Xiang Shaoyun flickered about repeatedly. Not even space itself could obstruct him. He was able to rapidly evade the entirety of the attack.

"Take care of yourself. I'll kill that fellow," said Xiang Shaoyun as he pushed Yue Xi away with a gentle force before shooting toward the stoneman.

"You're actually taking the initiative to come up against me? Interesting," said the stoneman with a sneer. A dreadful gravity field was released around him, instantly slowing Xiang Shaoyun's movement.

His gravity field was much stronger than what an ordinary person could release. After all, it was the stoneman's innate ability. Xiang Shaoyun was someone who had comprehended the profundity of earth, but not even he could easily break free of the field. The stoneman charged over and threw a simple punch at Xiang Shaoyun.

In the past, Xiang Shaoyun would absolutely take the punch head on, but he definitely couldn't do the same. Mustering all his strength, he used the Phantom Shift and barely avoided the punch before swinging his Primal Inception Saber at the stoneman's heart. The greatest weakness of a stoneman was the heart. The moment the heart was destroyed, the stoneman would die as well.

Thus, Xiang Shaoyun held nothing back and bombarded the position of the stoneman's heart with primal chaos lightning, sending countless pebbles flying everywhere. The stoneman might be slightly slow, but he was deceptively fast when it came to mounting his defense. With one hand, the stoneman grabbed the Primal Inception Saber. He would not allow a puny human to kill him.

Pain was the last thing a stoneman would fear, so he ignored the primal chaos lightning as he held the Primal Inception Saber in his grip. He sneered, "Watch how I break your weapon!"

With his boundless strength, he could easily snap an ordinary god-grade weapon with his bare hands. Unfortunately for him, Xiang Shaoyun would not give him the opportunity. A different god-grade weapon appeared in Xiang Shaoyun's hand, and Xiang Shaoyun swung it toward the stoneman's head. Powerful yin and yang energies flowed out in a stream, unleashing an unstoppable, domineering attack. The stoneman's head was instantly shattered.

Xiang Shaoyun did not wait for the stoneman to recover before releasing his Imperial Nether Domain. Inside the domain, he suppressed the stoneman with both his Divine Yin Yang Sword and nine-colored lotus. The two divine weapons worked together to unleash a domineering might that could slay everything in their path.

The stoneman appeared unharmed despite losing his head. He mustered up countless stones around him to form a defensive shield, blocking two of Xiang Shaoyun's attacks.

"My defenses are unbreakable. It's impossible for you to kill me," declared the stoneman. After regrowing a new head, he erupted with a terrifying force and brandished both his arms yet again.

Skybreak Punch!

His fists contained an extreme might that caused the entire Imperial Nether Domain to shake. It almost seemed like the domain's suppression was unable to affect the stoneman. Not even Xiang Shaoyun's Three Lives Fist could meet such terrifying punches.

"Screw it!" Retreating wasn't an option. Even if Xiang Shaoyun withdrew the Imperial Nether Domain, he still wouldn't be able to avoid the attack. He could only take a gamble.

Spatial Suppression!

He started compressing the space within the Imperial Nether Domain, strengthening the suppressive effect on the stoneman. The massive suppression successfully slowed the stoneman down, giving Xiang Shaoyun the chance to make a slash with the Divine Yin Yang Sword. As he attacked, the nine-colored lotus knocked into the stoneman from a tricky angle.

Rumble! Rumble!

The dreadful energy undulations nearly collapsed the Imperial Nether Domain. Xiang Shaoyun was forced to utilize his soul clone and stabilize the domain with his God Realm energy. Meanwhile, his main body coughed up blood and was sent crashing into the border of his domain. His aura became chaotic, proof of the rather heavy injury he had sustained.

The stoneman wasn't any better than him. The Divine Yin Yang Sword was a top-tier weapon, and it had managed to shatter both the stoneman's arms. The nine-colored lotus had also unleashed a wave of primal inception energy that slammed into the stoneman's heart. His heart was where his defenses were the strongest, and not even the nine-colored lotus could penetrate his defenses with one hit.

"You won't be able to get through my defenses. I'll stomp you to your death!" declared the stoneman. This alien was monstrously strong, much stronger than the tentacled monster. He was no weaker than the jadeflesh demon, and despite the damage done to his body, he stomped at Xiang Shaoyun as though uninjured.

His leg seemed to skip through space itself and instantly reached Xiang Shaoyun. It carried no less strength than the stoneman's previous punches, and things would probably end badly for Xiang Shaoyun if he couldn't avoid the attack.

"In that case, let's die together," Xiang Shaoyun gritted his teeth and gathered all his strength into the Primal Inception Saber, which had dropped onto the ground. He then stabbed at the stoneman's heart.

Xiang Shaoyun was bound to the Primal Inception Saber, and the bond allowed him to reach the pinnacle of the dao of the saber. He steered the saber with his will alone as the saber, powered by primal inception energy, stabbed through the opening that was previously left on the defenses protecting the stoneman's heart.

At the same time, the nine-colored lotus flew over once again. Instead of aiming for the heart, it slammed into the handle of the Primal Inception Saber, helping push the saber right into the stoneman's heart.

Pu!