Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 656 - 089 Gucheng versus Ji Wu

"Do you think who is stronger between the two, and who could ultimately win?"

Faced with the great battle between Zhou Gucheng and Xiao Ji Wu, the cultivators spectating privately discussed among themselves. Such a battle, even Saints said was worth watching, stirred everyone’s heart.

"I think Zhou Gucheng will win. This Xiao Ji Wu, I heard that he experienced quite a humiliating incident during his previous fight with Zhou Yan. Now that he’s popping up, isn’t he also trying to find troubles of Zhou Yan’s faction?"

A cultivator with some knowledge of Xiao Ji Wu’s past thus spoke.

However, this cultivator did not know that Ji Wu had already perished, and the current Ji Wu was actually ’Wu Ji’.

"This isn’t necessarily the case," someone else shook their head in disagreement.

"Zhou Gucheng will win! Xiao Ji Wu is bound to lose!"

Li Mingcheng waved his fists as he spoke. Since entering the Yuan Ci Secret Realm and joining Zhou Gucheng’s cultivation training group with Li Mingqiu, Li Mingqiu had witnessed Zhou Gucheng’s dedication and hard work, and therefore, he had long taken Zhou Gucheng as his role model to learn from and emulate.

At this moment, seeing the two engaged in battle, he clenched his fists, appearing very unsettled.

The cultivators around him gave him a strange look. Those who were originally sighing and looking disdainfully at his tense attitude, after seeing his appearance, paused in surprise, and then seemed to remember that Li Mingcheng was also from Zhou Yan’s faction. They immediately silenced themselves and respectfully made way for him.

Even those who had been saying Zhou Gucheng was bound to lose now suddenly inexplicably agreed and nodded, saying Zhou Gucheng was sure to win.

Apart from the change happening around Li Mingcheng, similar incidents were occurring elsewhere, without exception, people of Zhou Yan’s faction were respected wherever they went.

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"Boom!"

Sword Light burst forth with a ferocious roar.

Zhou Gucheng concentrated the power of one of the Ancestor Thunder Nine Swords, and with one strike, it seemed like heaven and earth were pierced through.

Xiao Ji Wu’s figure flashed, avoiding the strike with ease, not at all like Fang Yuting and others who were sitting ducks.

"Thwap—"

Zhou Gucheng’s strike missed Xiao Ji Wu’s body and penetrated into the mountain behind him, causing it to collapse with a loud rumble; the mountain was cleaved by a chasm akin to a grand trench.

Stones tumbled, trees were cut in half, gravel soared into the air, and dust exploded in all directions.

In the forest, countless birds and fierce beasts suddenly took flight, rushing towards the sky in a desperate escape.

Now and then, native fierce beasts and demon beasts roared as they soared skyward but then exploded in mid-air, turning into clouds of blood mist.

Though one sword had already been unleashed, its residual power was still earth-shattering, bringing destruction to all living beings.

At that moment, Xiao Ji Wu also launched a thunderous sword strike of his own.

The blade moved so quickly that it was like a beam of light entering the pupils of all witnessing cultivators, causing them to be deeply moved as their eyes instinctively contracted sharply. They then saw Zhou Gucheng suddenly disappear and reappear in another direction, just like instantaneous movement.

At the spot where Zhou Gucheng had previously stood, the sky dome was sliced open by the blade, collapsing into a void-like black hole.

"This... what kind of combat power is this? How can these people be so strong and invincible? Even Pang Wanchuan, who was previously judged by Saints as having the fifth overall combat power, had no such astonishing methods! Could it be that the Saints’ ranking isn’t based on combat power at all?"

A cultivator wondered in frustration and awe.

Some cultivators’ lips quivered, feeling that such a battle couldn’t just be between two insignificant individuals. It must be a competition between two great young supremes!

"I never believed it when people said that everyone from Zhou Yan’s faction was exceptional... But now, having had it confirmed so quickly, the stark reality makes me realize that living in a world of my own imagination and denying the abilities of others is quite pathetic."

A cultivator sighed, looking forlorn, their confidence shattered by the dominating display.

"Zhou Yan really lives up to his reputation. As the saying goes, ’Hearing is false, seeing is believing,’ I never thought much of them, but now it seems true, they’re indeed very strong, surpassing a certain limit!"

"Indeed, they must have surpassed the limits of the Nine Prohibition; otherwise, they couldn’t be so defiant of the natural order! But before this generation, it was unimaginable to Break Nine, and now why are they appearing in batches? Could it be that the Heavenly Dao is really changing? Or is this generation’s geniuses exceptionally strong?"

"This generation belongs to the era of Nine Origin Reincarnation, and it’s not surprising that there are brilliant individuals from all walks of life. After all, Nine Origin Heavenly City gathers geniuses from the entire Nine Origin Universe. Therefore, a few of them breaking the limits of the Nine Prohibition and shattering the shackles of the body and soul is quite normal."

...

Some far-sighted cultivators began analyzing.

These words made the cultivators around them tremble with shock, each beginning to break out in a cold sweat.

While they were still worrying about the Void Nine Battle Line and struggling bitterly to Break Eight in combat power, others had already broken through the Xuan Restriction of the Nine Prohibition, unlocked the human body’s limits, and freed the innate restraints; what an overwhelmingly powerful existence!

Yet such beings, these two had previously been so unremarkable and ordinary!

At this time, the great battle between Zhou Gucheng and Xiao Ji Wu had commenced, and their movement techniques interwove, their shadows flickering ceaselessly. In moments, they had already exchanged blows over a hundred times.

From the collision of their bodies to the clash of the Sword Dao, from diving from the sky to beneath the ground, and then into the mountainside within the Fighting Divine Domain, they battled deep into the mountains.

Mountains were cleaved in half, dust filled the void, and wild energies and forces obscured the sky, dazzling the eyes.

The world was in disarray, with most mountains disappearing after their fight, leaving behind a region of ravines.

The spectacle of this battle far surpassed the previous one where Fang Yuting was slain.

"Hum—"

Suddenly, the void vibrated intensely as Zhou Gucheng brought forth a Tao, manifesting the illusory image of the Thunder Dao Ancestor.

Xiao Ji Wu had actually killed his way to forming a Heavenly Tribulation Dao with myriad embryonic forms of Heavenly Tribulation shaped as if he was wielding the tribulations themselves.

These two combat powers were manifested at the same time, causing countless cultivators to be emotionally moved, secretly feeling trepidation.

"Ready!"

Zhou Gucheng suddenly shouted clear and crisp, and the phantom of the Thunder Dao Ancestor burst out with a massive surge of Xuan Guang, transforming into a Thunder Sword that slashed in all directions.

Like a divine thunderbolt, it was blindingly bright, tearing through the dark sky and shaking heaven and earth to its core.

Xiao Ji Wu let out a cold shout, with thunderlight bursting forth from his body, divine power boiling, his whole person like boiling water bubbling up with a multitude of energy bubbles.

These bubbles layered upon one another, manifesting myriad anomalies, each anomaly containing a law so powerful that everything in his vicinity came to a still, pausing in time.

With such a technique deployed, Xiao Ji Wu was invulnerable, incredibly invincible.

"Is this... the Heavenly Sword Law of All Techniques?"

"If it’s the lost Heavenly Sword Law of All Techniques, then it would indeed be invincible, for once this art is used, it immediately places one in an unbeatable position!"

"Indeed, this Xiao Ji Wu was once the first person of the Southern Wilderness, comparable to a figure like Zhou Yan; I had not expected him to be much more formidable than imagined."

"Those cultivators from the Northern Prefecture who thought the cultivators of the Southern Wilderness were just natives, I don’t know what mindset they had before, but now they must be shocked! Good thing I didn’t align myself with them before, although I didn’t make connections with those of Zhou Yan’s lineage, I didn’t offend them either."

Some cultivators discussed among themselves, but at this moment, the battle erupted even more fiercely, causing their discussions to stop abruptly. They held their breath, not daring to even breathe out loud, watching the fight tensely.

"Boom boom boom—"

The fierce clashes showed themselves from time to time.

Xiao Ji Wu’s body was now bubble-cloaked in splendid brilliance, as if wearing a mantle of starlight, his black hair flying freely, tracing the trajectory of the Tao. His presence engulfed mountains and rivers, and engulfed the sun and moon, shrouded in mystique.

At this moment, every gesture of his manifested the might of the Heavenly Dao laws, creating an entity within itself, harmonizing with the Great Dao Resonance.

He derived a peculiar Sword Spirit that suppressed everything downward, causing entire mountain ranges to collapse into dust, shocking heaven and earth.

Zhou Gucheng’s arm trembled, and from one Sword Spirit, he derived the Ancestor Thunder Nine Swords, Nine Swords United, portraying stars and sun, earth and mountains, reversing rivers, a forest of voids, as if the vast Starry Sky itself were dimmed by their brilliance.

The United Nine Swords, released in a Suppressing Kill, countered Xiao Ji Wu’s murderous intent, while also tearing down old trees, striking back with aggression. This one sword, not only shattered the Void but was also on the verge of severing the Star River itself, Xiao Ji Wu’s body clad in invincible divine aura and starlight bubbles all burst to pieces.

Yet Xiao Ji Wu was also without a scratch, his body shocked, exhibiting the immense strength of his flesh, like that of a powerful Fierce Beast.

At this time, his body was also like being poured of steel, glistening with ancient charm.

Around his body, endless energy bubbles derived stars and moonlight, circling around him. It seemed as if the entire Star River had descended enveloping him, leaving all four directions shrouded in whiteness.

Within this misty ambiance, ancient stars appeared all around, revolving around Xiao Ji Wu as the core.

This scene stunned the eyeballs of countless cultivators, what kind of shocking cultivation technique was this, capable of such magical yet terrifying Tao derivations?

"Boom!"

With a relentless surge, as Xiao Ji Wu derived such a unique anomaly, he used his arms as swords, executing a cut at Zhou Gucheng that aimed to split the Heavenly Que.

Zhou Gucheng erupted with unmatched divine strength of the body, which in this battle had already merged with the Ancestor Thunder Sword Body, deriving from cellular patterns similar to the Emperor Qi Sword Body and Thunderflame Sword Body. At last, it also permeated the Ancestor Thunder Sword Body, the Sword Body formidable, simultaneously undergoing a Transformation, and displaying peerless elegance in an instant.

Zhou Gucheng confronted with his physical body, his blood burning, his combat power climbing to the ultimate limit. He engaged Xiao Ji Wu in a fierce collision!

"Boom crack—"

Another ear-shattering boom echoed.

It was as though heaven and earth themselves had exploded, and all cultivators felt as if they had been deafened and blinded by the earth-shattering noise, nearly fainting from the shock.

Countless cultivators were horrified, no longer seeing either of the two as lesser in strength.

This explosion shocked many cultivators into trembling, some who were on the fringes of the Void even fell to the ground, unable to help feeling a chilling fear, their souls hurt by the shock, unable to move at all.

Many other cultivators affected by this burst of energy didn’t dare to breathe, as if they were being watched by the eyes of a deadly beast.

"Too horrifying! Are these human-formed Divine Beasts?"

"One Hou Chen is already capable of reigning supreme, and there comes another Zhou Gucheng, another Xiao Ji Wu!"

"People from the Xiao family are all extraordinary, and Xiao Ji Wu in particular, the son of the Void Double Saints, is a true Saint Heir, naturally possessing extraordinary strength!"

"If Xiao Ji Wu is so powerful, then Zhou Yan, who dominated Xiao Ji Wu in a fight, how heaven-defying must he be?"

"It’s a pity we can’t witness Zhou Yan in action; that’s somewhat regrettable." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

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A group of cultivators was both shocked and frightened.

All of them were geniuses, but the difference between geniuses was vast. In the face of Zhou Gucheng and Xiao Ji Wu, they were not even qualified to be considered ’trash’.

Such a blow, how could it not be extremely brutal?

At this time, Xiao Ji Wu merged with the Heaven and Earth Dao, his every move naturally Transforming, every gesture a derivation of the Tao Rules, with more powerful attacks.