"Yahya, my grandson will be upset with me if I hurt you. And so, I will only use forty percent of my power to fight you. Still, be careful." The old ape smiled lightly.
"Ha-ha, sir, you can't hurt me if you only use forty percent of your strength. Use your full power, please. Since I'm a holy emperor, I will only use eighty percent of my strength," Yahya advised.
"Don't be so overconfident, Yahya!"
Without another word, the old ape released an intense force from his body. His big palm transformed into many palm shadows, and rushed toward Yahya.
Yahya didn't even dodge the attack. He stood calmly and waited for the palms to land.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of explosions shook the earth and sky! Clouds of smoke and dust erupted from the ground where Yahya stood.
"Ah! Grandpa, you hit him too hard." The little ape was worried and looked at his grandfather with reproachful eyes.
"What a silly boy! He became too confident of his abilities after he reached the Emperor Realm. Why did he think that he could block forty percent of my strength? He wasn't powerful enough. He should have at least dodged," the old ape mumbled as he peered into the dust with the hopes of seeing Yahya's figure.
"Sir, I told you that you could not defeat me."
All of a sudden, a strong wind dispersed the dust and revealed Yahya's unharmed figure.
"What?! You withstood my blow? You aren't even a little bit hurt?!" The old ape was surprised.
"Wow, master, you are stronger than before." The little ape clapped his hands as relief and excitement coursed through him.
"Of course, I'm getting stronger." Yahya smiled and continued, "Sir, you will be able to judge my strength when I attack you. But be careful!"
Then, he raised his palm and pushed it toward the old ape. His movement was so slow and light that it didn't even cause a space fluctuation.
However, the old ape's face suddenly darkened, and he retreated a few steps. Then, the old ape's body grew by thousands of feet, and he appeared ferocious.
"What?! Is Grandpa using his most powerful strength?" The little ape's eyes widened with astonishment. He knew his grandfather well enough to recognize that his grandfather would never use this move unless he was fighting with powerful cultivators in the same realm.
Just then, Yahya's palm pushed through the layers of space and closed in on the old ape.
"Howl!"
The old ape looked ferocious as he bared his fangs.
He raised his iron-fists and gathered the strongest power to fend off Yahya's attack.
In the instant that their palms and fists collided, the world fell quiet. But, the layers of space around them were annihilated one by one.
The little ape standing beside was frightened to see the scene. If it hadn't been for his grandfather and Yahya, who had simultaneously released their power to protect him, he would have died thousands of times.
The fight lasted for an hour.
In the end, the old ape's body trembled violently as he backed away. But Yahya stood before the two apes, unharmed and composed.
The stronger of the two had been determined in this battle!
"Awesome!" The old ape held his ground, and after some contemplation, he said, "The powers of the three Double Cultivation methods have reached a point where the combined power is thousands of times better than that of a single cultivation method. You've become a peerless master." The old ape's body returned to normal size as he spoke. A deep sense of relief reflected in his expression as he glanced at Yahya.
"I'm flattered, sir. But, I'm afraid I'm not as good as what you say," he looked calm and relaxed as he replied to the old ape.
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