Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 420 - 375

Perhaps no one had anticipated that there would be a Dharma Gate in this world capable of directly peering into the trends of qi energy changes. Even Yang Jingzhe watching from the stands did not realize that, under his very eyes, Qi Xiu was brazenly stealing the secrets of "The Indestructible Body."

Qi Xiu’s gaze trembled slightly. Under the special black-and-white vision of the Observing Qi Skill, Zhong Gu before him had entirely transformed into a human-shaped cultivation diagram. The pathways and essence of the qi flow in the Undying Golden Body were laid bare before him.

This, too, was a matter of destiny, as natural as cause and effect.

If Zhong Gu had not intended to use the power of the Golden Crow Sword Rainbow to temper his body, he would not be circulating the Undying Golden Body here, and Qi Xiu would naturally not have seized the opportunity to peer into the profound mysteries of this physical Dharma Gate.

With an unspoken agreement between them, the fight fell into a deadlock. Zhong Gu suppressed his combat power, progressively using the Golden Crow Sword Rainbow to polish his physique. Qi Xiu, on the other hand, was even more delighted with this situation, calmly and meticulously scrutinizing the essence and mysteries of "The Indestructible Body."

This continued until the Golden Crow Sword Rainbow could no longer leave burn marks on Zhong Gu’s body. At that moment, the prodigy from the Domineering Body Sect suddenly exerted his strength. His golden vital energy and blood surged out like floodwaters bursting through a dam, pouring into the Great Abyss Devouring Heaven in his hands.

Sweep Through the Immeasurable!

With one horizontal slash, heaven and earth trembled. Vaguely, the roars of countless savage ancient beasts echoed as the blade of the Great Abyss Devouring Heaven began to swirl with a dense black light.

BOOM!

The Golden Crow Sword Rainbow was forcibly shattered by this slash. The unrivaled blade’s radiance transformed into a devastating force that swept over everything, its momentum unabated as it charged toward Qi Xiu.

A flicker of purple appeared in his eyes. Suddenly, Qi Xiu saw primordial savage beasts towering over him, their bloodthirsty and cruel gazes looking down, engulfing him in boundless killing intent, determined to destroy and slaughter him.

Is this blade... alive?

Feeling the tyrannical intent within the blade’s radiance, Qi Xiu raised an eyebrow. With a grand wave of his sleeve, the Universe in the Sleeve technique suddenly unfolded. The massive robe unfurled, obscuring the sky, and the mountain-splitting blade’s radiance vanished in an instant. The next second, however, Qi Xiu’s sleeve bulged with ferocious heads, which he then flattened with a palm strike.

"Impressive technique!" Zhong Gu exclaimed, seeing Qi Xiu easily neutralize his blade’s radiance with Universe in the Sleeve. Many could block his slash, but only Qi Xiu could do so with such nonchalant ease, as if simply taking something from a bag.

"Junior Brother, let’s see if you can block this slash," Zhong Gu declared, now thoroughly excited. He suddenly gripped his saber with both hands, lifting it above his head. His physique, terrifying as a god or demon incarnate, was pushed to its utmost limit. His crown chakra erupted with dreadful divine light, and his surging vital energy and blood dyed the heavens, seeming to merge with the Great Abyss Devouring Heaven, brewing an unparalleled force of slaughter.

BOOM!

In the next instant, Zhong Gu’s figure vanished. The entire fighting arena was suddenly enveloped in a heavy and oppressive domain.

"Physical reconstruction, Thousand Changes and Transformations?!" Dongfang Qing, watching from the stands, exclaimed as his eyes suddenly narrowed. He turned his head to glance at the smiling Yang Jingzhe beside him. "No wonder you are so confident. This kid must already be a quasi-Dao Expert, right?"

"Hehe, without ample confidence, how would I dare to bet against you, Sect Master Dongfang?" Yang Jingzhe chuckled. "That’s right. Although this kid’s cultivation is still at the Blood-Stained Realm, he has already endured the Great Tribulation of Dao Body. To advance to the Dao Body Realm with our Domineering Body Sect’s Undying Golden Body, one must not only survive the Great Tribulation of Dao Body but also break through several layers. This kid has not yet successfully passed the seventeenth layer of the Undying Golden Body, so he remains in the Blood-Stained Realm. He has merely grasped some of the Dao Body Realm’s Divine Marvel methods in advance."

As he slowly revealed Zhong Gu’s foundation, Yang Jingzhe’s gaze flicked toward Dongfang Qing’s right hand.

The Hua Sheng Thunder Pond. Finally, it’s mine.

Sensing Yang Jingzhe’s confident gaze, Dongfang Qing chuckled lightly. "A Dao Body Realm cultivator fighting my Blood-Stained Realm disciple—you sure have some nerve. But the outcome is not yet clear. Can you stop your eyes from darting around?"

"Not clear? You think there’s still suspense?" Yang Jingzhe snickered, appearing completely at ease. Although Zhong Gu was not a true Dao Expert, having endured the Great Tribulation of Dao Body, he had already mastered some of the Divine Marvels of the Dao Body. The Blood-Stained Realm was still the Blood-Stained Realm. Against the Divine Marvels of the Dao Body Realm, there was no possibility of victory. There was no precedent for this, and there never would be.

"Don’t be hasty; the fight isn’t over yet," Dongfang Qing said, sitting calmly, his gaze steady.

That big oaf probably doesn’t know. Forget a quasi-Dao Body Realm cultivator, my disciple has even taken down an Outer Realm Evil God from the Primordial Spirit Realm. I just wonder if this kid is willing to use that technique of his in front of everyone.

In the fighting arena, Zhong Gu had deployed the Divine Marvel of physical reconstruction, Thousand Changes and Transformations, enveloping the entire area. Instantly, the atmosphere of the primordial wilderness surged wildly with brutal and tyrannical auras. Figures that once roamed the ancient wilderness emerged one by one from the shadowy depths, their thundering footsteps causing the void to tremble.

ROAR!

The earth-shattering roars sounded like ancient war horns, as this domain seemed to transmute into a corner of a savage world. The brutal figures, with blood-red eyes, had auras that ripped through space, charging towards Qi Xiu with an immense will to kill.

"How is it?" Qi Xiu communicated via voice transmission with the Taiyang Daoist within his Ancestral Aperture, seemingly unfazed by the savage behemoths charging menacingly toward him.

At this moment, inside the Ancestral Aperture, the white-robed Taiyang Daoist sat cross-legged on the ground. He was surrounded by countless golden figures in various poses, each subtly changing every second. The Taiyang Daoist watched these golden figures calmly, then suddenly began to recite a series of obscure and ancient, yet forceful scriptures. At first, his recitation was slow, even a little hesitant. However, as the golden figures changed more quickly, his speech became smoother. In the end, countless characters of golden light emerged with his recitation, forming a golden river that wound around him.

If anyone from the Domineering Body Sect were present, they would be struck with shock. These golden figures and the profound essence uttered by the Taiyang Daoist were none other than the core of "The Indestructible Body"!

Reciting the final character, the Taiyang Daoist took a deep breath, and the golden figures and text around him surged into his body simultaneously. At that moment, his eyes shimmered with golden light, intense and piercing.

"Close enough," the Taiyang Daoist replied.

Hearing this, Qi Xiu, in the outside world, slowly smiled.

If that’s the case, then this contest should come to an end.

Closer!

Even closer!

The oppressive, brutal aura transformed into sharp blades of light. The Hunyuan Sword Circle was forcibly torn apart by numerous large hands. With his black hair flying and Taoist robe fluttering, the pale and handsome young Daoist stood exposed before the horde of savage behemoths, yet he remained immovable.

"If this is all of Senior Brother’s tricks, then your Junior Brother shall boldly... take this round."

BOOM!

An intensely brilliant white light suddenly erupted, illuminating the entire fighting arena.

Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon!

A mu-wide, dazzling white pillar of light, accompanied by an explosion like the dawn of creation, swept across the field. The savage behemoths charging at him didn’t even have time to dodge. They were forcibly obliterated from the waist up, dissolving into surging black mist and vanishing into nothingness.

UGH!

A muffled sound of disbelief emanated from the depths of the void.

But the next second, even more numerous and powerful savage behemoths stepped out from the depths of the void. Their terrifying and heavy presence blurred the empty space, as if a savage world was forcefully descending!

RUMBLING!

The brutal figures released layer upon layer of horrific, vicious aura, ripping through the fabric of empty space. They roared in unison, desiring to suppress Qiankun, the sun, and the moon, to slaughter the heavens and the world.

CRACK-BOOM!

The arrival of the savage behemoths caused the white jade and golden stone paving the fighting arena to crack open with large fissures. It was clear that Zhong Gu was now displaying strength comparable to the Dao Body Realm.

"Damn, is this really a fight between two from the Blood-Stained Realm?!"

In the spectator stands, the Dao Experts of the Shenxiao Sect and the Domineering Body Sect were stunned. Since the start of the fight, Qi Xiu and Zhong Gu had displayed terrifying methods far exceeding the Blood-Stained Realm. Both being top talents of their respective sects, it was somewhat normal for their combat power to be exceptional. But as the fight progressed, the various techniques they used became increasingly outrageous, and their power soared ever higher.

By this moment, whether it was Zhong Gu’s Thousand Changes and Transformations, conjuring endless savage behemoths, or Qi Xiu’s Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon, the power displayed had severely exceeded the standard for their realm.

"It’s hard to imagine; if a normal Blood-Stained Peak cultivator encountered these two, they would probably be gone in a single exchange, right?"

"A single exchange? In the span of a breath, they would likely already be reduced to ash. Monstrous, truly monstrous! If these two reach the Dao Body Realm, wouldn’t they turn the world upside down?"

The surrounding Dao Experts murmured among themselves, while in the arena, the newly emerged savage behemoths were already closing in on Qi Xiu.

"Kill!"

The cries of slaughter rolled across, shaking the starry sky, as the savage behemoths launched their attacks in unison. The combined assaults even evolved into the terrifying spectacle of the sun and moon falling into oblivion. Vast power crushed down, twisting the void into a tangled mass, as if to compress it flat.

As Qi Xiu slowly stepped forward, his muscles began to glow faintly, and strands of immortal light rose from his body. He slowly raised his right hand, assuming the starting posture of the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon once more. But just as that intensely radiant light began to shine again, Qi Xiu suddenly lifted his left hand as well. The fingertips of both palms faced each other, and then he abruptly pulled them apart.

HUMMM!

The continuous explosions turned into a piercing hum. Suddenly, a pure white cube, glowing with a misty radiance, enveloped the entire fighting arena. A white glow, akin to a supernova, was born in the center, its brilliance illuminating all directions.

This is...

A strong sense of imminent danger surged within Zhong Gu. He instantly willed his physical body to consolidate, attempting to gather all his power to withstand this fearsome attack.

But it was too late.

Hunyuan Annihilation!

Unlike the Suppressing Heaven Seal, which came with a suppression effect on its target, Hunyuan Annihilation was an evolved area-of-effect attack. As long as one was within this pure white cube, everything would endure a continuous barrage from the Hunyuan Ultimate Cannon for ten full breaths!

This move was slow to activate, giving other enemies ample time to escape the coverage of Hunyuan Annihilation.

But used here and now, it was perfect.

As the incandescent white light at the center of the cube completely erupted, the entire fighting arena plunged into a blinding maelstrom of white brilliance. The roar of explosions surged wildly within.

In the spectator stands, Yang Jingzhe had, at some point, stood up, his gaze solemn.

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