Chapter 81: Clash of Divine Might
by xennovelIt fell silent for nearly three seconds!
Water pooled behind the Ogre while raindrops suspended in midair exploded into white surges, as if two overwhelming torrents of life force collided at breakneck speed, unleashing searing, burning energy!
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…
Time itself seemed to stretch out infinitely in that moment!
Old Deng of the Yang Family, a Divine Foundation cultivator whose body resembled a terrifying mountain of flesh, now—his previously deranged will flickered with hints of clarity.
Why…
Shouldn’t a Divine Foundation be enough to block a single punch?
But soon, the rampant divine force of [Xin E Jing Gang] sprouted tendrils from a hovering divine mill behind him, lashing viciously into Yang Jing’s massive, fleshy body.
“Uh… Aaaah… Ogre!”
“How surprising—ahh!”
“Die—!”
A piercing, tormented scream instantly transformed into a terrifying shockwave of sound!
Li Che felt as if his eardrums were about to be torn apart!
Yet beneath his mask, his expression remained impassive, devoid of any emotion!
Xuan Meridian…
Old Deng’s martial cultivation…
is merely at the Xuan Meridian level!
Boom—
A muffled thud!
Countless translucent divine essences, like soft octopus tentacles, coiled around Yang Jing’s mountain-of-flesh body.
The force behind his punch grew ever heavier!
With a resounding ‘hoom’, Li Che’s already imposing body suddenly swelled like a balloon!
The second transformation of the Vajra!
The surge of life energy coursing through his muscles amplified his inner qi, hardening his flesh toward perfection!
His abdomen, chest, and shoulders bulged as his skin turned blood-red, with rippling muscles writhing like a giant earth dragon!
His arms thickened like twisted ropes, and the mass of muscles along his back seemed to sprout two pairs of wings!
Just like a winged sea serpent!
Xuan Meridian…
You are.
So am I!
The Ogre roared as a terrifying torrent of inner qi surged forth, forming a force strong enough to move mountains. The shockwave rippled through the air, shattering countless raindrops and snowflakes!
Boom—
The mountain of flesh was flipped into the air, tumbling gracefully before slamming onto the ground.
Li Che, now even more imposing, felt an unprecedented rush of exhilaration as his hands clamped into fists like sweeping fans!
The Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit matures through combat…
The more fervently you fight, the greater its maturation.
At this moment, Li Che felt better than ever!
He could even sense an extraordinary surge in his maturation.
Yang Jing, flung through the air, showed no surprise; his consciousness had completely vanished, leaving only one thought: slaughter the Ogre, to force a deathly scream from its mouth…
to hear its agonizing scream at the brink of death!
Li Che stared intently at the colossal mass of flesh.
He felt the oppressive force of the Divine Foundation’s divine nature—the three forms in his inner realm frozen like a winter river, unable to flow an inch.
“Is this what rank suppression looks like?”
Li Che murmured quietly.
Divine Foundation… absolutely overpowering when it comes to nurturing inner energy!
He sensed that the colossal divine aura hovering behind his foe was at least ten times stronger than his own, like a river of life force!
Not only ten times in quantity, but of an even higher quality!
It was as if it belonged to an entirely different realm!
However, Li Che sensed no reaction from the divine essence of Unsullied Heart.
Moreover, even the divine aura of [Three-Eyed Furious True Lord Prodigy Temple Spirit] within the Chess Sage Dao Fruit remained completely unaffected…
It seemed… promising.
Yang Jing, the mountain-of-flesh, appeared to realize that the Ogre’s martial prowess was on par with his own as a Divine Foundation cultivator.
But that was all.
His crimson eyes suddenly widened. Clenching his fist, an invisible divine aura surged upward, coalescing raindrops and snowflakes into a crescent-shaped blade!
Spinning at high speed, he slashed at the Ogre with a thunderous blow!
The massive Ogre leapt upward, its feet dancing and twisting as it swiftly dodged left and right!
The bluestone of Long Street shattered in an instant, with fragments exploding like bullets in every direction.
Li Che’s eyes turned cold as a slight chill ran down his spine.
A ranged attack infused with Divine Foundation’s divine essence…
Its power was formidable—surpassing even the single-shot strength of his ‘Nanmu Gatling Muduya’!
Li Che suddenly accelerated, lunging forward as rain burst ahead like a mushroom cap scattering water.
Then he propelled himself backward in a swift, explosive retreat!
Thinking of fleeing?!
“Ogre!”
With his hair flying wildly, Yang Jing roared as his swollen, mountainous body chased after with remarkable agility. His colossal, elephant-like legs pounded in rapid succession, sending splashes like skipping stones, while his massive arms flared out in a burst…
Cloud Hawk’s Sky Dance!
The Yang Family’s divine martial arts!
Glancing back, Li Che spread his arms and executed a striking imitation of the Cloud Hawk’s Sky Dance!
Under the blessing of the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit, Li Che’s martial understanding soared.
Divine martial arts are still martial arts…
He could already employ them; although he couldn’t channel divine essence, his mastery of pure martial skills had taken root!
“Ahhh! Ogre!”
Seeing the Ogre unleash its own divine martial arts, Yang Jing felt a sharp pain—as if his most prized treasure were being insulted. Recalling the Yang Family masters he had slain only fueled his maddened rage!
But this was exactly what Li Che was after!
When facing a Divine Foundation cultivator, he wouldn’t go in unprepared, charging recklessly.
Once racing forward, Li Che’s eyes behind his mask suddenly flashed. He stamped heavily, braked abruptly, buckled his body, and with one arm slashed the ground. In a flash, he pivoted like a whipping tail and hurtled into a pitch-black alley beside Long Street.
Yang Jing, lost in maddened will, paid no heed to this.
He too barreled into the alley.
Inside the alley, Yang Jing’s frenzy remained undiminished as he unleashed a torrent of fearsome Divine Foundation might!
At the end of the alley, the Ogre stood firm, feeling the tempestuous rank suppression of the Divine Foundation cultivator. Behind the Cute Cow Mask, its eyes remained utterly impassive.
It suddenly raised both arms, fingers splayed as though strumming a final note in rapid succession; in the next instant, its hooked fingers yanked sharply!
In that instant…
The entire alley erupted with countless silver threads, fired off at high speed, shattering raindrops into a misty spray!
Like a web spun by a predatory spider!
Sharp as a blade!
Thousand Spider Silk!
The taut, slicing web of Thousand Spider Silk plunged into Yang Jing’s flesh!
Crunch, crunch…
It emitted a grating metallic screech!
Meanwhile.
Li Che pointed his sword, slicing through the void.
One by one, poison-coated mechanical ‘Guanyin Blood Lotus’ devices were flung out by his snapping fingers, exploding midair and showering countless venom-dipped cow-hair needles like rain onto the mountain of flesh!
After setting traps, throwing poison needles, and casting hidden weapons…
The Ogre, with a grab of its five fingers, summoned the ‘Nanmu Gatling Muduya’ from its Qiankun Space, manifesting six thousand Muduya projectiles that hovered like a thousand crows!
They targeted Yang Family’s Old Deng of Divine Foundation.
When it came to mechanical tricks, the Ogre was a true professional!
Celestial Arts & Mechanism Master!
“Welcome to my turf.”
……
……
Rain mixed with icy snowflakes.
Drifting down.
The clamor of Long Street fell silent as white surges crashed onto pairs of black boots, shattering into fragments.
“What an Ogre—its refined might is unparalleled! It’s reached the Xuan Meridian level within the Tongmai. As everyone knows, divine essence is easy to cultivate but refining qi is a challenge. To break through to the Xuan Meridian in such a short time is nothing short of a martial genius!”
Cao Qingyuan, a knife at his waist, watched as the Ogre clashed with Yang Family’s Old Deng and Yang Jing. Even as Yang Jing’s will was overtaken into madness, his Divine Foundation cultivation was undeniable.
The rank suppression was equally real.
That the Ogre hadn’t been instantly obliterated and could still fight back…
“But it won’t resist for long; when Divine Foundation suppresses inner energy—even if martial prowess is at the Xuan Meridian—it only takes a few moves to finish it off.”
Trailing behind Cao Qingyuan was the lone divine constable, Zhang Xiangyang.
At that moment, Zhang Xiangyang, wearing a bamboo hat and head bowed, bore an expression of lingering fear.
This Ogre… is terrifying.
Thankfully, he hadn’t teamed up with Zhou Ruoguan for a counterattack back then; otherwise… his bones would be cold by now.
“Young Lord, so what now…”
Cao Qingyuan chuckled, ignoring the frenzied pursuit between the Ogre and Yang Jing.
“We… head to Li Che’s residence.”
“Li Che as the Ogre… that’s merely my hunch.”
“Three years—from being a lowly nobody to a vicious, ruthless demon like the Ogre. I can hardly believe it…”
Cao Qingyuan shook his head.
If it were true, how could he possibly maintain his composure… he’d be driven mad with envy!
“At this moment, the clash between the Ogre and the Divine Foundation cultivator means one of them won’t last much longer.”
“That’s why we’ll head to the Li residence, using the pretext of having once commissioned Li Che to carve a wood sculpture, to see if he’s still there…”
“If he’s not there…”
“Then the mystery is no longer a mystery.”
Cao Qingyuan paused, then broke into a slightly deranged laugh.
“I’m about to…”
“see the truth.”
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