Joel's Innate Aura caused the wind to fiercely whip up. His luxurious robes chaotically flapped in the wind, and his long hair wildly danced. His entire presence was like Lightning waiting to strike down on any weak person!
Under this powerful Aura, any half-step Innate Lord would be struggling to breathe. Even the weaker cultivators and World Spirit Masters watching on held their breath over this awe-inspiring presence.
Joel's Aura truly seemed too strong!
And this Aura attempted to crash right down onto Cain, wanting to grind his bones into pieces!
Seeing how Cain was unmoving, Joel had a brief taunting sneer. He wanted to speak and drown him into depths of fear.
However, in that moment, Cain's Soul linked to his Chaotic Emerald.
Chaos Spirit Force-Open!
'Bang!'
A massively powerful Chaos Aura exploded from Cain's body like an erupting volcano. Countless Spirit Stones beneath him were blown away from this overwhelming momentum.
Cain didn't spare any expense, releasing his Chaos Spirit Force to its limit!
Admittedly, in just his base state, even Cain felt considerable pressure facing off against genius Innate Lord prowess.
After all, Innate Qi is the true early form of Heaven and Earth Origin energy. The power behind it is at unimaginable heights when compared to previous cultivation realms. There isn't any more hidden, impossible to disperse impurities in Innate Qi like with Profound, Nascent, or Spirit Qi.
And though it is the lowest of the mystical Heaven and Earth Origin energy, Innate Qi is a true transformation for a cultivator. After all, Heaven and Earth's Origin energy permeates throughout the entire universe!
Just the slightest sliver of its true form is unbelievably powerful!
However, no matter Innate Qi's great strength or the power of Minor Laws, Cain perfectly dealt with it.
With the Chaos Spirit Force, Joel's considerable pressure became nothing but a light breeze to Cain!
'Chiii~!'
Cain and Joel's Auras clashed, causing screeching noise to buzz out. They both fought for dominance, and Cain's Aura was gradually overpowering. His might couldn't be suppressed!
"Tch! Enough!"
Feeling a threat that he had never felt before, Joel loudly bellowed out. He had to revolve nearly all of his Innate Qi to simply resist this sudden tremendous pressure that threatened to crush him to the floor.
Is this truly the power of a Profound Soul genius?
It's too unbelievable!
Joel absolutely couldn't accept that he's inferior to someone far lower in cultivation!
Before anyone could react to Cain's sudden prowess, Joel hurdle forward, turning into a stream of Azure Lightning that shot right towards Cain, his war hammer violently swinging down like a crashing meteorite!
The war hammer was specifically aimed right towards Cain's head!
Joel didn't care about any rules or consequences at this moment. His own Martial Heart desperately wanted to suppress Cain at the very start! Only then could he clear some of this inferiority trying to distort his mind.
As everyone saw how quick and ruthless this attack was, many wondered if Cain would even try to counterattack.
Hammer Spirit Weapons are known to have immense weight behind them, having such power it can crush other Earthen Spirit Weapons with absolute ease!
To be struck by this would be a miserable fate.
Cain, however, went against all expectations. He waited until the war hammer was only a few feet away from his skull. And in that very instance, a faint green light engulfed Cain's body.
He instantly activated his Chaos-Teleportation!
Space seemingly twisted for the briefest of seconds as Joel's vision was nothing but a brilliant green glow. He was astounded, feeling as if there was some sort of powerful suction force trying to pull him in!
There simply wasn't anywhere for him to stop at the speeds he was going. From this powerful suction force, his war hammer violently crashed upon the Spirit Platform.
The whole platform shook, countless bits of Spirit stones shooting out like speeding bullets! Streaks of Azure Lightning mixed within, rippling across the air, slightly distorting the airflow because of the power of Minor Laws!
And as destruction swirled around Joel, he wanted to desperately pull away. A forbidding feeling was striking right in his gut.
But just as he gripped down on his war hammer to move, a massive eruption of power burst from right behind him!
'Zzzt!!'
At the same time, a thunderous defeating boom shook his eardrums. Pain, puzzlement, and horror instantly buzzed within Joel's mind.
But before he had a chance to think upon anything, Cain's cold voice slithered into his ears, sounding no different from a touch f death.
"That's it? Too slow for an Innate Lord…"
As Cain's cruel mocking words rocked Joel's mind, he himself was a few meters above Joel's back. In this moment, he fully released his Draconic Lightning Aura, gaining his radiant Lightning glow.
Simultaneously, he also pulled out his Earthen Spirit Spiral Sword. Golden and blue Lightning lights swirled together, forming into a beautiful cacophony nobody could take their eyes off from.
All Martial cultivators and World Spirit Masters watching were utterly befuddled.
Nobody could tell precisely what happened; not even the old monstrous existence at the peak of Sky Ruler could speak up! And nobody will get the time to try and comprehend anything.
Cain didn't stay his hand. He poured a considerable amount of strength into his Spiral Sword, causing it brightly simmered like a rising sun.
Even though he couldn't yet use Innate Qi, the prowess Cain exuded was enough to ripple the air just like any Innate Lord!
His Spiral Sword sliced through the air, aiming straight down at Joel's back!
In this critical moment, Joel felt a burst of cold sweat pouring down his face, feeling as if the death's scythe was rapidly drawing near to his neck!
With no other option, Joel loudly bellowed, igniting all the base strength he could possibly muster. An Azure Lightning protective shield half-formed and shielded against the sundering Spiral Sword!
'Bang!'
Cain's golden Spiral Sword was an unhindered force, crashing through Joel's Azure Lightning shield like it was fragile paper.
Smashing the Azure Lightning shield absorbed around 70% of Cain's force, but the rest of his Sword Lights and Draconic Lightning energy crashed right upon Joel's back.
Joel miserably coughed, his body shooting out like a withered leaf in the wind. His speed was nearly too fast for anyone weaker to follow.
But before he was blown off stage, Joel ferociously gritted his teeth and crashed his feet into the ground, stopping his momentum.
"Th-what?!? What was that speed?!"
Many in the audience were rapidly rubbing their eyes, unable to comprehend that brief exchange.
The Senior Martial cultivators and World Spirit Masters were tightly knitting their brows as no possible answers were coming to mind.
"How can anyone be that fast?? It's almost like he was teleporting through the air itself!"
"This is insane…could young Spirit Master Cain have high attainments in the Law of Wind? Or have a profound movement skill?"
"Whatever it was, it's too profound for any of us to even see through!"
To have this kind of speed and powerful striking power was quite alarming. If one can have that kind of power at all times, they would be utterly terrifying to fight against!
On stage, flashes of astonishment swirled in Cain's eyes. In all honesty, he was expecting his sword to directly pierce through Joel's back like hot butter.
So it came to his shock when his sword felt like it was striking an iron tree!
Gradually, the shock turned to approval. Indeed, an Innate Lord truly is a whole new world of cultivation. The natural bodily defense of a genius Innate Lord would be highly challenging for any weak Innate Lord to break through.
A battle-hungry suddenly curled Cain's lips. This battle will be a bit more intriguing than he initially thought.
At the same time, Joel stood still, his expression shifting through rapid motions.
During this brief moment, he had to use all of his energy to suppress the rampaging energies trying to ruin his internal body.
And even as he quickly dispersed it, his blood still painfully rumble. He was close to drawing blood from his mouth!
Just what the hell was this ridiculous strength and speed?!
Out of all he faced, this was the first time Joel had ever eaten such a significant loss!
Joel quickly became enraged. His eyes full of hatred glared at Cain as if he was his mortal enemy.
"You! Do you really believe that from a surprise strike, you're better than me?!"
All of Joel's previous momentum had crumbled to dust. Since he couldn't dominate in one strike, he'll pour everything he has into ruining Cain and finally establish his prestige.
But the very moment Joel finished talking, the very millisecond moment of rest, a bright flash of blue blasted right in front of Joel!
An unbelievable scene had occurred.
Cain, who was over 70 feet away from Joel, had suddenly taken a single step forward and vanished like demons and gods. He then instantly reappeared right in front of Joel, his Spiral Sword swinging his into the air!
"What?!?"
Both the audience and Joel were astonished. That speed seemed near-instantaneous!
And at this moment, Joel experienced a horrifying sensation that caused freezing chills to engulf his body.
As he swung his Spiral Sword, Cain stimulated the Earthen Lightning Spirit within him. Instantly, purple Lightning mixed within his Draconic Lightning, causing snakes of purple Lightning to coil around his Spiral Sword.
Cain's strength was greatly enhanced. He seemed like an unstoppable force of Lightning as he swung his Spiral Sword right down towards Joel's bewildered face!
"Ahh! Enough!!"
Being so ruthlessly suppressed finally broke all of Joel's restraints. With an earth-shaking roar, he unleashed his Soul Form!
'Bang!'
Azure Lightning energy rushed out of Joel's body, spirling all around him and instantly forming into an Azure Lightning Aura.
Joel's prowess was magnified by several degrees, releasing a strength that could make any peak Early Stage Innate Lord faint in heart.
And this burst of Aura release attempted to blast Cain away.
However, no matter how much Joel's strength amplified, it couldn't stop Cain's overwhelming force! That release of Aura simply dispersed into nothingness against Cain's incoming Spiral Sword.
The power of Innate Qi and the power of Minor Laws, two high orders of strength that can roll over dozens of weaker Innate Lords, just couldn't suppress Cain at all!
But this was understandable. After all, Cain's base Martial perception already elevates his strength by at least ten times!
At just base, he could already fight across a few boundaries within the Profound Soul Realm.
And now his Chaos Spirit Force was amplifying his prowess dozens of times! Furthermore, his Draconic Lighting Arts is incredibly close to touching the threshold for the second stage. At the peak first stage, Draconic Lightning energy added additional layers of boosted power.
With all this combined, Cain could be counted as an Innate Lord genius!
However, Joel, of course, didn't know about this. His eyes were caught in utter bewilderment on seeing how ineffective his Soul Form was.
But as a genius of his era, Joel still managed to extremely fast. His war hammer smashed right upon the edges of Cain's Spiral Sword.
'Clang!"
Energy exploded all around, cracking the Spirit Stone platform.
Streaks of Lighting interwoven together as Cain and Joel's weapons struggled for absolute dominance.
Staring into Cain's indifferent face that had an infuriating smile nearly drove Joel even more made.
'This damn boy!' From the powerful force tearing through his arm and a great sense of pressure, Joel had no choice but to admit Cain was a terrifying opponent.
Even as he's pouring all of his strength, he couldn't budge Cain's Spiral Sword a single inch!
Joel's arm could barely contend against this force; it continually trembles as if it was going to break off.
While locked in this desperate struggle, Cain's smile suddenly turned into a dark grin.