Arts Against Arts, Skills Against Skills
Arts Against Arts, Skills Against Skills
Just imagine it, what would become of the competition if a demon god was one of the participants?
Although Shi Buyi was shocked as well, it was not surprising at all. It took them four years to arrive here from the Ancestral Star, and during this four years, Zhong Yue didn't waste not even a single second.
Achieving the Imminent Deity level was beyond guaranteed to him, but he has been suppressing his cultivation base because he has no intention of ascending into the next level without cultivating the Innate True Soul.
He was literally just one step away from cultivating the Innate True Soul, but there seemed to be an invisible barrier coming from the heaven and earth that stopped him from achieving it.
However, there was no doubt that he was already in the domain of the gods as he had clearly demonstrated the qualities of a god—cutting through space.
The ability to cut through space was a clear line that divided the Qi Practitioners and gods.
The demigods can break into the space but wouldn't be able to cut through it. For example, Zhong Yue had pulled out a godly spirit from the space rift in the Divine Battlefield.
Whereas the ability to break into the space and cut out through another end could only be achieved by the gods!
Hence, it was evident to the demon gods that Zhong Yue has the prowess of a god!
"Shi Buyi, is he really your disciple?" Chan Dongyuan's face turned darkly as he said frigidly, "He is no weaker than you at all!"
Shi Buyi was feeling helpless deep in his heart, but remained placid ostensibly as he answered, "It's fairly common for the disciple to surpass his teacher, isn't it?"
"A True Spirit Qi Practitioner who possess the godlike powers, even the Sun Moon Twin Spirits couldn't have done it! Such a talent, do you think I will believe that you are the one that taught him?"
Shi Buyi's face quickly turned solemn, "He is really my disciple, I can swear to the Realm Lord! If I lied, I will never be able to reborn for eternal!"
The demon gods were moved, and they commented, "If he dares to make such a grave vow, then he must be telling the truth!"
Indeed, Shi Buyi was not lying at all. Zhong Yue had personally picked up the identity of Long Yue during the early days and was taken in as the closed door disciple by Shi Buyi. It was only after he has cultivated the [Mystic Duplication Technique] that he created a dragon incarnation to take over as the identity of Long Yue.
Whichever way, it was not a lie that Zhong Yue was his disciple, which was why he dared to make such grave vow to the Realm Lord.
"His power is strong enough to be in the top ten." An old demon god said in a quivering voice, "Seems like our Little Friend Shi Buyi here is going to win."
What? Master Zhong's godlike power is not even the strongest?
Shi Buyi was shocked and he exclaimed, "Are there still cultivators stronger than him?"
"Without doubt." The same old demon god replied, "The Left Fang Galaxy has many talented Qi Practitioners as well. The strongest and most talented one was Li Tianxing. Other than him, there is also a reincarnated demon emperor, the Reverse Emperor who killed more than countable living beings. Even the Realm Lord treats him with equal statuses. He only reincarnated himself because his life is running out. Emerald Heaven Dharma King even said that he is strong enough to compete with the other Six Paths Worlds' experts."
Shi Buyi's heart sterned up.
"There is also a pair of twins, Bi and An, they have already reincarnated for nine times." The old god lowered his head and continued, "These two are real incredible, every time they reincarnate, they will always reborn as a pair of twins. They might have something greater shrouding around their fate that stopped even the Six Paths Reincarnations from altering the conditions of their rebirths. Even the Emerald Heaven Dharma King has been exceptionally good to them, the drunken Emerald Heaven Dharma King once said they are possibly two strong gods from a higher world that descend into the lower realms to experience a hundred lives, an ancient ritual known as the Renascence Within A Hundred Tribulations. Every reincarnation was a new round of tribulation. As for who are this Bi and An, and what kind of cultivation they are at, even the Dharma King dare not question further."
Shi Buyi was even more shocked.
Whereas on the other hand, a demon god said, "Other than them, there is also Emerald Heaven Dharma King's most treasured son, Prince Shi Yun. Although he is the reincarnate of the crown prince, Emerald Heaven Dharma King still took him as his son, showering him with unlimited resources. The other nine experts might fall out from the list of top ten, but Prince Shi Yun will definitely be in the list!"
"Also, there is a lady, Zhen Yao. She was said to be an undying existence whose soul has been tumbling in the Six Paths Reincarnations for over 50 thousand years."
"Then, there is also a consort to the Realm Monarch who was banished to the Prison Realm. Hehe, this alluring Consort Han belongs to the Realm Monarch, no one dares to touch her. Furthermore, no one knows if this was a chance Realm Monarch has created to free her out from the Prison Realm."
The more Shi Buyi knows, the more shocked he gets. A few moments later, he gave a cold sneer and criticized, "Seven out of the ten slots are taken up, doesn't that mean our disciples are all just fighting for only three slots?"
"It's already good enough to have three slots. We are weak and can do nothing other than accept it." The old god replied, "I heard that some of the other galaxies have their ten slots decided even before the competition. Making the competition to be nothing but just a show of strength by the ten defaulted candidates! Furthermore, the candidates of the seven slots are all powerful themselves."
Shi Buyi's face grew anxious and he thought, "Oh no, Master Zhong is surely in the top ten, but Jun Sixie, Bai Canghai and the others are not that strong. If he wants to let them all enter the top ten, he will surely have to clash with the seven experts!"
On the bluish planet, Jun Sixie, Qiu Jin'er and Bai Canghai hovered in mid-air while glancing at the surrounding.
Three suns hung high in the sky, scorching the land. But the heat was in a bearable range that there were still plants growing in the planet.
However, it was still a barren place with no signs of any civilizations.
"The spiritual energy in here is abundant!" Qiu Jin'er tried to utilize the power of heaven and earth, and immediately, she could feel her power growing exponentially. She exclaimed, "Why did the demon gods said the spiritual energy in the Prison Realm are weak and faint? Isn't the spiritual energy here much stronger than the Ancestral Star?"
She was the Wood Innate Spirit Body, her senses on the spiritual energy in the heaven and earth was far greater than the others. The more abundant the spiritual energy around her, the stronger she would get.
Whereas Jun Sixie and Bai Canghai also felt the thick spiritual energy around them, they also had the same questions in their mind like Qiu Jin'er.
Zhong Yue mulled and said, "The Ancestral Star is also known as the waste star, it seems like not only that its Six Paths Reincarnations is incomplete, the spiritual energy is also weaker, in turn causing our skills to be impaired inherently. But in here, our skills will be able to be fully unleashed, and when we arrived in the Zi Wei Galaxy, they will grow even stronger!"
"Then, the Qi Practitioners of the Ancestral Star and Prison realm, who will be stronger?" Bai Canghai thought and asked, "The Prison Realm has a complete cultivation heritage, the various ways to open the extreme states, the complete Six Paths Reincarnations, and they can even rebirth and retry whenever they like. These are all conditions the Ancestral Star Qi Practitioners never had. The disparity is huge, it is very unlikely we will be able to win."
Rays flashed across Zhong Yue's eyes as he raised a different opinion, "It takes hardship to forge a strong man. Although the conditions in the Ancestral Star is much harder, our cultivation base will turn out to be firmer than those out here. Furthermore, if we could've cultivated to this stage now even in such harsh conditions, it's already a solid evidence that we are stronger than them! Jin'er, Senior Martial Brother Bai, don't hold back when battling with your opponents! Your training starts here and now!"
There were already battles going all around the planet. The Qi Practitioners that could enter the competition were all elite cultivators with incredible strength. The aftermath of a single battle could reverberate through a thousand miles of distance, it was impossible to keep things low and quiet. As long as there was a battle, it would surely alert those around.
When Zhong Yue and the others arrived at the closest battlefield around them, the battle had long ceased. The winner was smart as well as he had left right away after he won the battle, flashing away like a red light.
Bai Canghai intended to chase after, but Jun Sixie suddenly shook her head, "There is no point to chase after him, we will just wait here."
"Wait?" Bai Canghai startled for a second, and immediately understood her meaning.
The battle would not only attract their attention, but the other Qi Practitioners around will also come over. Instead of chasing after the winner, it would be more efficient if they stopped here and wait for the other Qi Practitioners to come.
Right in the next second, a huge patch of shadow covered them as a ten thousand feet tall giant crashed down from the sky like a meteor. It was a Qi Practitioners who has utilize the power of heaven and earth to enlarge his Avatar, and he struck out a palm at them!
"What a marvelous skill!" Jun Sixie's and the others' eyes brightened up as they look at the Qi Practitioner's palm. There were the totem patterns forming around his fingers and palm. The totem patterns were in different shapes like the clouds, dragons, snakes, mountains and many others; each resembling a skill!
In that one palm strike, there were more than a thousand skills happening around it!
"A True Spirit magnate, Brother Bai, I'll leave him to you." Zhong Yue pulled Jun Sixie and Qiu Jin'er back to evade the palm strike's coverage while leaving Bai Canghai on the spot.
Bai Canghai instantly hollered, "Brother Zhong, the Bai Zhe Clan are no masters of battles!"
However, Zhong Yue smiled and said, "The Bai Zhe Clan's [Million God Ice Saint Art] is an incredible art with topmost power, don't tell me you did not cultivate it! In addition to your Pure Yin Yuan Shen, you are no weaker than anyone else!"
Immediately, rays flashed across Bai Canghai's eyes; the [Million God Ice Saint Art] was Lord Bai's cultivation technique which Zhong Yue has adapted and used as the base to create his own [Mystical Infinite Transformation], another incredible art that allows him to morph into any races. However, while the [Mystical Infinite Transformation] grants one the ability to changes form incessantly, the [Million God Ice Saint Art] was created with only one purpose—to counter every arts and skills in the world!
The [Million God Ice Saint Art] was said to be an art that counters all arts!
In the Ancestral Star, Bai Canghai's fame might not be as grand as Zhong Yue or Jun Sixie, but he was no doubt a strong cultivator as well!
It was only that he was more widely known as the embodiment of bad luck instead of his true prowess!
Bai Canghai yelled, and the Yin God True Spirit emerged behind him, spanned his wings out and rushed for the incoming palm while lashing out skills like a stream of river!
As the two clashed together, ice started to form in mid-air, and the Prison Realm Qi Practitioner's skills were frozen within the ice. The sun shone on the ice and reflected lights out into the surrounding!
It was truly stunning!
Right after, the Yin God behind Bai Canghai turned into a huge snake and blasted out a wave of black smoke at the Prison Realm Qi Practitioner!