RUMBLE—
The void continuously arched and burst open, as divine light trembled over the arena, which spanned hundreds of miles.
With surging qi and blood, and his physical strength continuously recovering its aweso might, Zhong Gu, resembling a descended divine demon, shattered the Cosmic Bi with pure force and brazenly charged into the four Great Formations arranged by Qi Xiu.
Thunder and fire crisscrossed, accompanied by thick columns of lightning that pierced the extremities of the world. Zhong Gu, with his incredibly domineering and undying body, neither dodged nor evaded, directly withstanding the onslaught as splendid golden light coursed over him. Despite the turbulent clash of heavenly thunder and earthly fire, he sustained not a single injury.
CACKLE...
An eerie laugh brimming with malevolent intent swept over them as the Twelve Yuanxu White Bone Demons gathered. With green hair and red eyes, they exuded a boundless light of slaughter. The twelve massive White Bone Demons, towering like mountains, danced wildly, summoning an ancient and enigmatic fire with their mysterious powers.
The void twisted, and clusters of tadpole-like, dark-green sparks revived from the river of ti, surging toward Zhong Gu in waves. This fire was very peculiar; though it burned fiercely, one could not feel its heat.
"Hmm?"
Sensing the strange green fire approaching, Zhong Gu, who could withstand even heavenly thunder and earthly fire, swayed and directly evaded it.
"Yuanxu Youtu?"
Keeping his distance from the strange green fire, Zhong Gu raised an eyebrow and uttered an ancient, obscure na: Yuanxu Youtu. Legend has it that in ancient tis, when cultivators did not exist, the frail and insignificant Human Race relied on a special thod to control the Divine Marvels between Heaven and Earth. They used this to contend with Heaven and Earth, fight demons, and protect their tribes and progeny. Those who could wield these Divine Marvels in that era were called Witches!
Compared to the current era, where all kinds of teachings flourished and nurous paths contended, the ans available to ancient Witches were very few. Each Witch could only master one or two forms of witchcraft in their lifeti. Those who could create witchcraft were revered as Great Witches. The Yuanxu Youtu that Zhong Gu had just invoked was one such Great Witch, and this strange green fire was a form of witchcraft he had created.
This peculiar green fire looked ordinary and did not even possess a trace of heat. But it held an extrely terrifying Divine Marvel: it burned the soul!
The Twelve Yuanxu White Bone Demons continued their chaotic dance. Under their control, the strange green fire began to split incessantly. One bloom beca two, two beca four, four beca eight, and eight beca sixteen...
In the blink of an eye, the space beside Zhong Gu had transford into a dark-green sea of fire. The great fiery waves rolled and surged boundlessly, rushing up like pairs of giant hands reaching from Qing Tian to the earth, clutching at Zhong Gu.
Before Zhong Gu could counterattack, thunder roared. Hulking figures draped in Magical Treasures, wielding divine hamrs and thunder drums—the Thunder Drum Strongn—strode forward. These Thunder Drum Strongn, based on Yellow Turban Strongn, were soulless and spiritless, fundantally lacking a divine soul. The strange green fire that burned souls was like air to them.
They barged into the sea of fire. As the Thunder Drum Strongn’s right hamrs fiercely struck their left thunder drums, layer upon layer of resplendent glow burst forth. These sonic waves shook the void and instantly spread throughout the entire arena with the force of a tsunami.
"Ugh!"
Zhong Gu suddenly groaned, as if struck by thunder in both ears. The sonic waves from the Thunder Drum Strongn also targeted the soul. Compared to the peculiar green fire, the colorless and formless thunder drum waves were even harder to defend against. More critically, he now faced not just one, but hundreds of Thunder Drum Strongn.
Layer upon layer of thunderous sonic waves surged and cascaded, amplifying one another, then echoed back and continued to stack. In just a few seconds, the power of the thunder drum waves had beco so terrifying that they solidified into visible waves within the arena.
Four Formations! Two to blast the flesh, two to annihilate the soul!
With such tactics, an ordinary Blood-Stained Realm cultivator entering these Formations would likely have been reduced to ashes in an instant, their body and soul obliterated.
"Qi, your elder brother has indeed underestimated you," Zhong Gu said, shaking his head to clear the ringing caused by the thunder drum waves. He exhaled a long breath of foul air, his arms outstretched as his body emitted a resonant sound akin to a great bow fully drawn.
Although he had sensed Qi Xiu’s unusual composure from their first eting, and knew that Dongfang Qing assigning him to the match ant the man must be extraordinary, years of wandering, surviving countless life-and-death battles, and even calmly walking away from confrontations with Dao Experts, had inevitably fostered a bit of pride in his heart.
"No injustice in taking these hits," Zhong Gu said with an easy smile, offering a fist salute to Qi Xiu from a distance.
In the next instant, an earth-shattering aura erupted from the body of the Domineering Body Sect’s genius.
ROAR! ROAR! ROAR!—
Amidst the world-shaking collisions, a series of fierce and brutal figures burst out from Zhong Gu’s body. They transford into streaks of gold and crimson rainbow light, forming a glaze-colored ancient saber that split Heaven and Earth, its savage majesty perating the Nine Heavens.
A Magical Treasure? Qi Xiu’s eyes flickered slightly, his gaze landing on the long saber in Zhong Gu’s hand, composed of countless ancient, brutal figures. A wisp of purple flashed deep within his eyes.
In an instant, the long blade transford into myriad colossal figures, brimming with a murderous aura that pierced the heavens. These were extrely ancient beasts, each an unrivaled sovereign of Heaven and Earth. The blade was forged from their vital essence and ancient blood. This was no ordinary Magical Treasure!
"This blade is nad Abyssal Swallower. It is a treasure of attainnt my ntor bestowed upon . Be careful, Qi," Zhong Gu warned.
Holding the Abyssal Swallower, Zhong Gu’s aura increased a hundredfold. Standing blade in hand in the void, the re pressure of his presence continuously forced back the Twelve Yuanxu White Bone Demons and the legion of Thunder Drum Strongn. Even the endless expanse of dark-green fire was forcibly extinguished by more than half.
BOOM—
Zhong Gu transford into a martial demon that seed to hail from a savage age. His sturdy and towering physique, reminiscent of a divine mountain, surged with boundless and scorching vital blood. His spine rose like a great dragon. With a montum that seed to split Heaven and Earth, he swung the Abyssal Swallower, slashing towards Qi Xiu.
CRACK-BOOM!—
The sound was earth-shattering; the Abyssal Swallower’s might was domineering and supre. With a single strike, it seed as though it would truly cleave the world asunder. Streaks of ink-like, pitch-black light blood from it, causing the four Great Formations before it to crumble inch by inch, teetering on total collapse.
"A True Venerable’s disciple is indeed extraordinary."
As the Formations shattered, the Primordial Sword Gourd flew out from Qi Xiu’s waist. Streaks of rainbow-like sword light whistled out, transforming into the Primordial Sword Circle that firmly protected him at its center.
CLANG!—
The ground of the entire arena instantly spiderwebbed with cracks.
Zhong Gu, wielding the Abyssal Swallower, continued to press down on the semi-circular Primordial Sword Circle. The Primordial Sword Gourd vibrated crazily, ancient and mysterious characters surfacing on the gourd’s skin. The void erupted with countless, dazzling lightning bolts—a phenonon created by the friction of two different levels of power.
The sword circle began to dent inwards. Zhong Gu’s power was simply too imnse, possessing the might to move mountains and seas. Coupled with the Abyssal Swallower’s weight, the Primordial Sword Circle was already showing signs of struggling to bear the load. Had the Primordial Sword Circle not been absorbing Zhong Gu’s power, it likely would have already shattered.
If I can get close, this boy will surely be defeated, Zhong Gu thought. Realizing the Primordial Sword Circle was close to collapsing, he took a deep breath, his qi and blood roaring within him as he prepared to make one final push to break Qi Xiu’s defense.
But at this mont, Qi Xiu, who had stood with his hands clasped behind his back, suddenly lowered them. From within his wide sleeves, a frightening surge of purple and green light erged.
Nine Heavens Thunder King Greatsword!
Purple Cloud Boundless Sword!
Purple-green fusion!
Descent of the Golden Crow!
He unleashed the Heaven and Earth Imperial Sword Skill. Accompanied by a sky-piercing, malicious howl, a colossal vermillion rainbow swept out. It emitted an endlessly brilliant radiance, akin to a great sun bursting forth from Qi Xiu’s hands, its tyrannical power directly flinging Zhong Gu away.
HISS! HISS!—
Billowing white smoke rose from his body. Zhong Gu looked down at the extensive burns on himself; first, he was taken aback, then his gaze fixed piercingly on the titanic vermillion rainbow hovering above Qi Xiu’s head.
"Exciting! Now it’s getting interesting!"
The burns, deep enough to expose bone, healed instantly. As fighting spirit thickened in his eyes, Zhong Gu let out a low roar and charged toward the colossal vermillion rainbow, Abyssal Swallower in hand.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
In an instant, the two collided countless tis!
The void above the entire arena shattered madly, as colorful shockwaves spread and thunderous vibrations shook the area. Had it not been for the arena’s restrictive enchantnts, everything within a thousand miles would have been pulverized by this terrifyingly extre force.
Struck in the center of his back by the Golden Crow, Zhong Gu vomited black blood with a WAH!, his body crackling and blazing with intense flas. Despite such a grave injury, this scion of the Domineering Body Sect felt no fear. Instead, he grew more excited, the qi and blood around him becoming even fiercer and more turbulent.
"Eh?"
Standing off to one side, Qi Xiu seed to notice sothing, looking at Zhong Gu with a peculiar glint in his eyes.
"Heh, this guy... is he using as a whetstone?"
Keenly sensing the subtle changes in Zhong Gu, Qi Xiu’s lips curved into a faint smile.
Initially, whenever Zhong Gu collided with the Golden Crow Sword Rainbow, his body would be scorched to a bloody ss by the power of the Taiyang—a horrific sight. But after several exchanges, although he began to cough up blood, the burns on his body were decidedly less severe. Even a direct hit from the Golden Crow Sword Rainbow only caused a patch of blood blisters, nowhere near as grotesque as before.
This Undying Golden Body is no ordinary body-refining technique. It seems that once it has experienced a certain type of attack, the Undying Golden Body gradually adapts to this force, using it to temper itself and continuously strengthen. Not dying, hence achieving indestructibility. Zhong Gu is quite clever; fearing I would catch on, he even spat out so waste blood from his body to muddy the waters.
Grasping Zhong Gu’s little ploy, Qi Xiu didn’t expose it; instead, the purple in his eyes deepened.
The Undying Golden Body is the unrevealed secret of the Domineering Body Sect. All disciples upon entry are imbued with a secret prohibition; should anyone dare to divulge even half a word about "The Indestructible Body" manual, even a Dao Expert would perish on the spot.
Taiyang, today’s opportunity is rare. This lad is using his Undying Golden Body, leveraging my Golden Crow Sword Rainbow to temper his own body. I will now use the Observing Qi Skill to scrutinize the secrets of his qi circulation. Rember as much as you can, Qi Xiu said indifferently to the Taiyang Daoist within his Ancestral Aperture, then lifted his gaze towards Zhong Gu, who was fiercely battling the Golden Crow Sword Rainbow.
So, you want to use my hand to temper your flesh? In that case, I, Qi Xiu, will gladly accept the secrets of your Undying Golden Body.
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