Chapter 179: Devouring Lightning To Grasp The Dao, Tyrant Body Perfection! Physical Body Limit At Eighteen Transformations, Ji Qing Crushes Jiao Ling!
“Consume Origin Points and raise the Nine Reversals of Fate to its limit for me!”
Ji Qing’s Origin Points exceeded a million!
Raising the Nine Reversals of Fate by one stage only consumed ten thousand Origin Points.
Therefore, his Origin Points were very abundant.
The Nine Reversals of Fate could be raised to any level.
“Boom.”
As Ji Qing finished speaking, images appeared in his mind.
These were images of him cultivating the Nine Reversals of Fate.
He cultivated the Nine Reversals of Fate day after day, year after year.
His physical body underwent regeneration time and time again.
Finally, Ji Qing completed the tenth stage.
His physical body completed another regeneration.
But it didn’t stop.
Ji Qing’s physical body regenerated again.
Eleventh stage, twelfth stage, thirteenth stage!
Ji Qing was surprised.
How terrifying was the limit of his physical body?
It stubbornly held out until the thirteenth stage!
After his physical body completed thirteen stages, Ji Qing vaguely sensed that it seemed to have reached its limit.
His physical body stopped regenerating.
However, even though his physical body stopped regenerating, it seemed to have triggered some “rules.”
Ji Qing had a vague premonition of impending disaster.
“Swish.”
Ji Qing opened his eyes and looked up sharply at the sky.
Ji Qing was currently in the cultivation room of the Immortal Mansion.
Above him was the secret chamber of the Immortal Mansion.
But he knew that outside the secret chamber, outside the Immortal Mansion, terrifying power was brewing.
“Hmm?”
At this moment, a Flood Dragon appeared.
Upon its appearance, the Crab Spirit and Turtle Spirit were both surprised.
“Brother Flood Dragon, why have you appeared?”
The Jiao Ling looked in the direction of Ji Qing’s seclusion, its expression grave, and said solemnly, “Don’t you sense it? A lightning tribulation is forming, and it seems to be somewhat similar to a demon’s form-transformation tribulation.”
“Form-transformation tribulation?”
The Crab Spirit and Turtle Spirit exchanged glances.
They even found it inconceivable.
“Could it be that a demon on the island is about to undergo a form-transformation tribulation?”
the Crab Spirit asked.
“Foolish!”
“The one undergoing the form-transformation tribulation is that Heavenly Human Martial Artist within the Immortal Mansion!”
The Jiao Ling cursed at the Crab Spirit.
The Turtle Spirit, Crab Spirit, and even True Monarch Baoyue widened their eyes.
“Impossible, Fellow Daoist Ji is a Human Race martial artist, not a demon, how could he undergo a form-transformation tribulation? This is absolutely impossible!”
“Even if a lightning tribulation were to strike, it must be the lightning tribulation that made a mistake!”
True Monarch Baoyue stated with conviction, her expression firm.
Ji Qing is a demon?
She was the first to not believe it!
“Uh…”
The Crab Spirit and Turtle Spirit opened their mouths, unable to speak.
The lightning tribulation made a mistake?
That would be utterly preposterous.
How could a lightning tribulation make a mistake?
“Wait, I seem to recall the master mentioning another rare situation where a lightning tribulation would also appear. If a cultivator’s physical body becomes strong enough to a certain extent, a lightning tribulation will also descend, appearing just like a demon’s form-transformation tribulation, but it’s different. Form-transformation tribulation has nine stages of lightning, while a physical body tribulation only has three stages of lightning.”
The Turtle Spirit said slowly.
Everyone’s eyes lit up.
Physical body tribulation?
True Monarch Baoyue had never even heard of it.
After all, which Human Race’s physical body could become so strong as to attract a lightning tribulation?
Even Martial Saints were strong.
But Martial Saints didn’t rely solely on their physical bodies.
“If that’s the case, we’ll know by seeing how many stages the lightning tribulation has…”
The Jiao Ling looked at the lightning tribulation above the Immortal Mansion with a grave expression.
Even though it was separated by the Immortal Mansion.
Lightning tribulations were unreasonable.
Whether separated by a Great Formation or a Magic Treasure, a lightning tribulation could descend from nowhere.
It was absolutely unavoidable.
At this moment, inside the secret chamber of the Immortal Mansion.
Ji Qing felt a great terror from the void, as if it were about to arrive.
He looked up, already having a guess in his heart.
“Lightning tribulation…”
Ji Qing sensed the lightning tribulation.
A perception from the void.
He hadn’t heard of Heavenly Humans needing to undergo lightning tribulations.
However, he had encountered one!
What was special about him?
Ji Qing looked down at his physical body.
He roughly understood.
Physical body!
This was his physical body tribulation!
His physical body was too strong, and Heaven and Earth could not tolerate it, so a lightning tribulation descended.
But lightning tribulation, while a tribulation, was also an Opportunity.
Once the lightning tribulation was endured, the path of the physical body would be smooth sailing.
In other words, his current physical body had reached its limit at thirteen stages.
If he endured the lightning tribulation, could he continue to fourteen stages, fifteen stages?
There was such a possibility.
However, the prerequisite was to endure it.
If he couldn’t endure it, he would perish.
“Rumble.”
Finally, the lightning struck.
The terrifying lightning from the physical body tribulation, in a flash, pierced through countless obstacles, seemingly ignoring the Immortal Mansion, ignoring the Great Formation, ignoring the secret chamber.
It directly struck Ji Qing.
“Bang.”
Ji Qing’s physical body instantly cracked.
The terrifying Lightning Power unscrupulously destroyed Ji Qing’s physical body.
Ji Qing’s physical body possessed extremely terrifying Vitality.
The Power of the Five Elements was dispersed throughout every inch of his physical body.
As long as the Power of the Five Elements remained within his body, Ji Qing would not die.
However, Ji Qing had underestimated the lightning tribulation.
This physical body tribulation was born specifically to destroy physical bodies.
It was pure destruction.
What Power of the Five Elements.
What inexhaustible Vitality.
At this moment, they were of no use in front of the physical body tribulation.
The terrifying Lightning Power rampaged within Ji Qing.
Ji Qing’s formidable physical body, capable of tearing apart a Nascent Soul’s physical body, was now so fragile.
It seemed unable to withstand the Power of the Thunder Tribulation at all.
This was merely the first bolt of lightning.
No wonder Ji Qing had sensed danger from the void; his situation was indeed perilous.
Once the physical body was destroyed, it was truly destroyed.
To be destroyed by a lightning tribulation, and then to recover, would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
For a moment, Ji Qing actually felt the arrival of death.
Ji Qing thought of various methods.
His Domain?
It seemed useless; the lightning directly acted upon his physical body.
The Domain couldn’t block it either.
Magic Treasure?
Ji Qing had Magic Treasures.
But it was the same principle.
Even if he unleashed the Thirteen Layered Flame God Treasure Pagoda, the lightning would pass directly through the pagoda, unable to be blocked.
“With my physical body’s strength, enduring two bolts of lightning wouldn’t be difficult, but if it’s three bolts or more…”
Ji Qing’s heart sank.
If there were truly three bolts of lightning, then it would depend on Luck.
Whether he could survive would depend entirely on Luck.
Ji Qing did not want to place his Hope on Luck.
“No, there’s another method: cultivating the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body!”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
He had been considering what kind of lightning the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body should devour to cultivate this martial art.
And now, the lightning from the physical body tribulation was so terrifying, pure destructive power; using it to cultivate the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body would undoubtedly lead to cultivating the strongest Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body!
At that time, what did it matter if it was a physical body tribulation?
It still wouldn’t be able to kill him!
Ji Qing acted as soon as he thought of it.
There was still a large amount of lightning residual within him, constantly destroying the Vitality of his physical body.
Lightning of this intensity was precisely suitable.
“Devour!”
Ji Qing immediately circulated the Method of the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body.
He attempted to devour the residual Power of Thunder Tribulation within his body, using the Power of Thunder Tribulation to achieve the Beginner stage of the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body.
“Buzz.”
Ji Qing’s whole body trembled.
A vortex suddenly appeared from within his body.
Then, these vortices madly devoured the Power of Thunder Tribulation within him.
But this Power of Thunder Tribulation was too overbearing.
These vortices devoured the Power of Thunder Tribulation, attempting to Merge with the physical body.
But since it was born to destroy the physical body, how could it easily Merge?
As soon as Ji Qing circulated the Method of the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body, it was equivalent to accelerating the destruction of his physical body by the Power of Thunder Tribulation.
If Ji Qing’s physical body and Vitality were considered as a whole, then previously, only ten percent of Ji Qing’s physical body had been destroyed.
But now, as Ji Qing actively devoured the Power of Thunder Tribulation, attempting to cultivate the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body, the destruction of his physical body rapidly accelerated.
Twenty percent, thirty percent, forty percent, fifty percent…
In an instant, nearly fifty percent of his physical body’s Vitality was lost.
With this fifty percent of his physical body, could he still withstand the second bolt of lightning?
Ji Qing seemed to have shot himself in the foot.
However, his mind was extremely calm.
The more this was the case, the calmer Ji Qing had to be.
The Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body still needed to be cultivated.
If the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body was not mastered, Ji Qing would likely not be able to cross the lightning tribulation.
Now he had to replenish his vitality.
At the very least, the second lightning tribulation must be overcome!
With this thought, Ji Qing immediately activated the Heavenly Human Artistic Conception.
“Hum.”
The spiritual energy within a radius of tens of miles rapidly poured into his body.
At the same time, Ji Qing focused on absorbing wood-attribute spiritual energy.
A phantom image of a towering divine tree appeared above his head.
That was the Green Wood Divine Tree!
The phantom image of the Green Wood Divine Tree madly absorbed the wood-attribute spiritual energy, transforming it into vigorous vitality that nourished every inch of flesh and blood in Ji Qing’s physical body.
The rate at which Ji Qing’s physical body was annihilated slowed down.
“Rumble.”
The second lightning tribulation descended.
This lightning tribulation was even more terrifying than the first one.
It reached Ji Qing’s head in almost an instant.
The phantom image of the Green Wood Divine Tree above Ji Qing’s head shattered instantly.
As the power of the lightning tribulation entered his body, the vitality within Ji Qing vanished rapidly, like ice and snow encountering sunlight.
Sixty percent, seventy percent, eighty percent, ninety percent…
In a short time, Ji Qing’s physical body had lost nearly ninety percent of its vitality.
Jiao Ling, in control of the Immortal Mansion, naturally knew Ji Qing’s condition within it.
“Just two lightning tribulations and he’s already at his limit. This physical body tribulation is truly terrifying…”
Jiao Ling’s words caused True Monarch Baoyue’s expression to change drastically.
Gritting her teeth, she immediately threw some life-attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, along with some pills, into the secret chamber where Ji Qing was, giving them all to him.
As long as it could enhance vitality and life, no matter how precious, she would give it to Ji Qing.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, you must hold on!”
True Monarch Baoyue’s voice reached into the secret chamber.
If it weren’t for the fact that the physical body tribulation couldn’t be interfered with by others, she would have spared no expense to help Ji Qing cross it.
Unfortunately, the physical body tribulation could only be overcome by Ji Qing himself.
Ji Qing received the pills and some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures containing life force.
He didn’t stand on ceremony and threw them all into his mouth.
His physical body also rapidly devoured these spiritual objects containing life force.
Although his physical body only had one percent of its vitality left, Ji Qing still did not give up cultivating the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body.
He knew very well that only by reaching the beginner stage of the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body would he have a sliver of a chance of survival!
The power of the two lightning tribulations filled Ji Qing’s body with a large amount of lightning.
Finally, Ji Qing’s body trembled.
The Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body cultivation method, which had been running all along, finally devoured a trace of the lightning tribulation’s power.
Although it was only a trace, seemingly insignificant, it was crucial to Ji Qing.
Because, with this tiny bit of lightning tribulation power being devoured, it meant that the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body had reached the beginner stage.
Now that it had reached the beginner stage, it could be improved!
The third lightning tribulation was still brewing.
But Ji Qing did not hesitate, immediately using Origin Points to upgrade the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body!
“Boom.”
The Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body rapidly upgraded.
Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, Perfection!
With another consumption of thirty thousand Origin Points, images flickered through Ji Qing’s mind.
That was his Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body!
Devouring the power of lightning tribulations day after day, year after year.
How terrifying was this?
The power of lightning tribulations was the power of destruction.
But extreme destruction could also give birth to vitality.
As Ji Qing’s Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body reached Perfection, a large amount of vitality surged within him.
Thus, the vitality of his physical body began to recover.
Twenty percent, thirty percent, forty percent, fifty percent, sixty percent…
Soon, Ji Qing’s physical body was completely restored to its original state.
No, it was not just restored.
It was even stronger!
“Rumble.”
The third lightning tribulation struck.
This lightning tribulation was extremely terrifying.
The previous two lightning tribulations combined were not as powerful as this one.
In fact, when the lightning tribulation descended, Crab Spirit, Turtle Spirit, Jiao Ling, and even True Monarch Baoyue felt a primal sense of dread.
The lightning tribulation was not targeting them.
But just by being inside the Immortal Mansion and near the lightning tribulation, they felt a sense of fear.
Let alone the pressure Ji Qing was facing at this moment.
“Why is the power of this lightning tribulation so great?”
True Monarch Baoyue’s face turned pale.
Even she could feel the might of the lightning tribulation, how could Ji Qing withstand it?
After all, Ji Qing had already endured the might of two lightning tribulations, he was likely already seriously injured, how could he possibly resist?
Crab Spirit, Turtle Spirit, and Jiao Ling looked solemn.
In their opinion, this human martial artist was surely going to die this time.
He would be reduced to ashes under the lightning tribulation.
“Hmm?”
“That is…”
Suddenly, Jiao Ling seemed to sense something, its eyes instantly filled with surprise and uncertainty.
In the secret chamber, Ji Qing kept looking up at the void.
In the unseen depths, a terrifying bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere and instantly struck down at him.
Ji Qing, however, was fearless.
“Excellent!”
Ji Qing abruptly stood up and opened his mouth wide.
His mouth seemed to transform into a gaping maw, and he forcefully swallowed this bolt of lightning!
Ji Qing actually swallowed that bolt of lightning power.
It was simply unbelievable!
But Ji Qing had already cultivated the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body, and it was to Perfection.
What did it matter if he faced the lightning tribulation?
He could just swallow it directly.
This lightning tribulation was no longer a force that made Ji Qing fear, but rather like a tonic, a great medicine.
As the power of the lightning tribulation entered his body, Ji Qing’s Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body was further elevated to an unparalleled level.
The Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body continuously transformed the power of the lightning tribulation into pure life essence, integrating it into his physical body.
The “shackles” that had made his physical body unbreakable were suddenly broken open.
Ji Qing had an epiphany, realizing that his physical body could be further improved.
He looked closely and indeed, the Nine Reversals of Fate, which had reached its limit and could not be improved, could now be upgraded again!
This was breaking the ceiling.
“Nine Reversals of Fate, continue to improve!”
Ji Qing once again upgraded the Nine Reversals of Fate.
He had already reached the thirteenth transformation, and now that Ji Qing had crossed the physical body tribulation, the physical body’s constraints had disappeared, greatly expanding his physical body’s upper limit, thus allowing for further physical transformation.
Fourteenth transformation, fifteenth transformation, sixteenth transformation, seventeenth transformation…
Finally, Ji Qing felt the limit again.
However, this was not the limit of his physical body, but the limit of the Nine Reversals of Fate.
This martial art ultimately had its limits.
Ji Qing fixed his gaze.
“Nine Reversals of Fate: Eighteen Transformations （ Perfection ）”
The limit of the Nine Reversals of Fate was eighteen transformations!
This meant Ji Qing’s physical body had undergone eighteen growth cycles.
How powerful was his physical body now?
Moreover, Ji Qing had also cultivated the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body.
His physical body naturally possessed a trace of “lightning tribulation” power.
Ji Qing couldn’t imagine how strong he was now?
Perhaps, if he faced True Lord Tiansheng again, Ji Qing would no longer have to worry about True Lord Tiansheng escaping with his evasion technique.
Because, perhaps he could destroy True Lord Tiansheng with a single punch!
Ji Qing immediately got up and left the secret chamber.
In the Immortal Mansion, Jiao Ling and True Monarch Baoyue clearly felt the tribulation luck dissipate.
“As expected, there were only three lightning tribulations, and the human martial artist was crossing a physical body tribulation!”
Turtle Spirit said.
Three lightning tribulations were enough to determine that Ji Qing was crossing a physical body tribulation, not some demon transformation tribulation.
“Fellow Daoist Ji has passed the third lightning tribulation?”
True Monarch Baoyue was a little tense.
The cultivation secret chamber was blocked by formations, so she could not know Ji Qing’s condition.
Only Jiao Ling could see through the formations and know Ji Qing’s situation.
But where was Jiao Ling now?
It had its mouth wide open, its expression very shocked.
What had it just seen?
Ji Qing had actually opened his mouth and directly swallowed the third lightning tribulation.
This was simply unheard of.
Was there anyone who could swallow a lightning tribulation?
Moreover, no matter how it sensed, Ji Qing was still just a Heavenly Human Realm martial artist.
But since when were Heavenly Human Realm martial artists so powerful?
“He… has passed the physical body tribulation…”
Jiao Ling’s expression was somewhat complex.
“Whoosh.”
At this moment, Ji Qing had already flown out of the secret chamber and appeared beside True Monarch Baoyue.
“Swish.”
All eyes fell on Ji Qing.
Anyone could feel the terrifying oppressive aura emanating from Ji Qing.
That was pure physical pressure.
Just looking at it could make one’s heart palpitate.
True Monarch Baoyue, a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, felt the same.
In front of Ji Qing, she actually felt a trace of pressure.
How was this possible?
“Fellow Daoist Ji, have you perhaps broken through to Martial Saint?”
True Monarch Baoyue couldn’t help but ask.
Ji Qing shook his head and said, “How could that be? I am still far from Martial Saint… It’s just that my physical body has undergone some improvement. Those three lightning tribulations just now should have been a physical body tribulation.”
“Right, I was able to pass the physical body tribulation thanks to the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body that Fellow Daoist Crab and Fellow Daoist Turtle gave me. Otherwise, I probably would have had a hard time crossing this physical body tribulation.”
Ji Qing actually hadn’t expected that cultivating the Nine Reversals of Fate would lead to a physical body tribulation?
The martial arts manuals of the Wind Thunder Sect did not describe it.
Even those Martial Saints had not experienced it.
“Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body, you’ve mastered it?”
Crab Spirit was slightly taken aback.
“Yes.”
“You’re not going to tell me you cultivated the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body using the power of the lightning tribulation, are you?”
Ji Qing smiled faintly.
He raised his hand and pointed.
“Boom.”
A bolt of lightning instantly struck the Crab Spirit.
Even in its puppet form, the Crab Spirit could feel the terrifying destructive power contained within.
It was almost exactly the same as the power of the lightning tribulation just now.
It was just that the “amount” was much less than the power of the lightning tribulation.
This was normal.
Even if it merged with the power of the lightning tribulation, the amount would definitely not be comparable to a true lightning tribulation.
“It’s actually true… cultivating the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body with the power of the lightning tribulation, I’m afraid even the person who created the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body technique doesn’t have a Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body as strong as yours…”
The Crab Spirit was dumbfounded.
The Turtle Spirit and Jiao Ling also had shifting expressions.
Was this truly a Heavenly Human?
Daring to cultivate the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body with the power of the lightning tribulation, they truly didn’t know how to write the word ‘death’.
Yet Ji Qing had succeeded.
“Is this Jiao Ling?”
Ji Qing looked at Jiao Ling.
“Yes.”
Jiao Ling also looked at Ji Qing.
Their gazes collided in the void.
In fact, without needing to be told, Jiao Ling knew what Ji Qing meant.
“What, you want to help Baoyue refine the Immortal Mansion?”
“Yes.”
Ji Qing did not hide it.
In fact, all that talk of followers was merely a matter of circumstance.
“Alright, defeat me, and Baoyue can refine the Immortal Mansion and become its master! We three puppets will also recognize Baoyue as our master. However, the prerequisite is that you must defeat me!”
Jiao Ling was also proud.
In fact, it had stayed in the Immortal Mansion long enough.
It also wanted to leave the small island and naturally hoped the Immortal Mansion would have a new master.
But it had to follow the rules left by the Immortal Mansion.
This third trial had to be overseen by it.
After so many years, True Monarch Baoyue was the only one who had passed the first two trials.
Only the final trial remained.
“Fellow Daoist Baoyue, this time, let me fight Jiao Ling alone first. If I fail, we can challenge it together for the third time later!”
Ji Qing now also wanted an opponent to test his current strength.
Jiao Ling was clearly a good opponent.
In the Immortal Mansion, no one would die.
Ji Qing could also go all out without any reservations.
Where could he find such a good opponent?
“Good.”
True Monarch Baoyue agreed.
“Brother Jiao, let us observe as well.”
The Crab Spirit couldn’t help but ask.
The Crab Spirit was very aware of Jiao Ling’s strength.
But now it was very curious about Ji Qing.
A powerhouse who could endure the physical body tribulation and cultivate the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body using the power of the lightning tribulation, it truly wanted to see how strong Ji Qing was now.
Although the Turtle Spirit said nothing, it looked at Jiao Ling, its meaning self-evident.
“Alright.”
Jiao Ling fulfilled the requests of the Crab Spirit and the Turtle Spirit.
“Cut off the battlefield!”
As Jiao Ling’s voice fell, an invisible force distorted the surroundings.
Ji Qing watched the environment around him change rapidly.
Eventually, it formed a vast, boundless wasteland.
This was the power of the Immortal Mansion.
It could change into various spaces.
The various wondrous abilities of this Immortal Mansion probably exceeded the scope of “Spirit Transformation.”
True Monarch Baoyue, the Crab Spirit, and the Turtle Spirit could all see the battle between Ji Qing and Jiao Ling.
Jiao Ling was a powerful existence comparable to a Martial Saint.
True Monarch Baoyue, in fighting it, had even lost the courage to fight.
And Ji Qing was even more extraordinary.
Merely a Heavenly Human, yet he could induce the physical body tribulation and cultivate the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body with the power of the lightning tribulation.
And earlier, when the Crab Spirit and Turtle Spirit fought Ji Qing, they were completely crushed.
They also knew Ji Qing’s strength was terrifying.
However, if it was Ji Qing’s strength from before, he would probably not be Jiao Ling’s opponent.
But it was different now.
Ji Qing had passed the physical body tribulation, and his strength had long since undergone earth-shattering changes.
This battle made the Crab Spirit, the Turtle Spirit, and True Monarch Baoyue very expectant.
Within the wasteland battlefield, Ji Qing and Jiao Ling faced each other across the void.
“Whoosh.”
Jiao Ling moved.
This puppet of its belonged to the “Flood Dragon” lineage.
And it was a “Fire Flood Dragon.”
Although flood dragons were not true dragons, they possessed a trace of “True Dragon” bloodline.
They often possessed some abilities of true dragons.
Even if they only possessed a trace of their might, it was already very terrifying.
After all, true dragons belonged to the level of “immortals.”
The Fire Flood Dragon’s figure flashed, its speed extremely fast.
It instantly appeared before Ji Qing.
Then, it opened its mouth and spewed out a mass of flames.
The flames were extremely terrifying.
But Ji Qing was completely unafraid.
He didn’t even make a move, letting the flames burn him. Ji Qing remained motionless in the flames.
“What?”
Jiao Ling was greatly shocked.
The flames couldn’t kill Ji Qing?
The next moment, Jiao Ling simply extended its massive claw and fiercely swiped at Ji Qing.
True flood dragons actually fought with their bodies.
Their bodies were incredibly tough.
Jiao Ling’s claw strike just now, its might had definitely climbed to the Martial Saint level.
It was even very powerful among Martial Saints.
Ji Qing made his move.
He simply extended his palm, shooting out like lightning, and grabbed at Jiao Ling’s claw.
“Snap.”
Jiao Ling felt its entire body shake.
Its claw was actually caught by Ji Qing.
Moreover, no matter how hard it tried, Ji Qing’s hand did not budge.
“How is this possible?”
Jiao Ling’s mind was greatly shaken.
Its claw strike could shatter a mountain.
A large city could be destroyed.
Even with its full power, it could easily sink this island to the bottom of the sea.
Yet such a terrifying claw strike was gently caught by Ji Qing, making it impossible to even move.
Ji Qing, however, shook his head.
For some reason, he was somewhat disappointed.
The Jiao Ling before him was too weak!
Perhaps compared to his previous self, Jiao Ling was strong.
But now, with its physical body having undergone the Eighteen Transformations of Reversing Fate, its physical body’s strength was incredible.
And with the enhancement of the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body.
Yet Ji Qing hadn’t even used the Seven Deities or the power of the lightning tribulation. Merely relying on the physical body from the Eighteen Transformations of Reversing Fate, he could already suppress Jiao Ling.
“Go.”
Ji Qing grabbed Jiao Ling’s claw and then swung it with great force.
“Rumble.”
Jiao Ling’s massive body was fiercely smashed into the ground.
Although it didn’t actually sustain any damage, Jiao Ling felt utterly humiliated.
But before it could get angry, Ji Qing closed in again and threw a punch.
With this punch, Jiao Ling seemed to see seven deities above Ji Qing’s head.
Ji Qing had augmented the power of deities with the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique.
“Bang.”
With the punch, Jiao Ling’s entire body trembled.
Then, Ji Qing punched Jiao Ling’s head, again and again.
It was like an adult hitting a baby.
Effortlessly.
“Ahhh…”
Jiao Ling was very angry.
It let out roars of rage.
Its physical body was very tough.
It had taken so many punches without showing any signs of cracking.
But Jiao Ling could not endure such “insult” from Ji Qing!
“Boom.”
Ji Qing activated the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body, and his fist carried the power of the lightning tribulation.
This power of the lightning tribulation possessed terrifying destructive force.
Jiao Ling, just about to break free from Ji Qing’s restraint at all costs, felt its entire body tremble as the power of the lightning tribulation entered its body.
It became obedient.
The power of the lightning tribulation rampaged within Jiao Ling’s body.
If it was just a little bit of lightning tribulation power, Jiao Ling might still be able to suppress it.
But as Ji Qing threw punch after punch, the terrifying power of the lightning tribulation continuously bombarded its body, and Jiao Ling could no longer withstand it.
“Crack.”
Finally, a crack appeared on Jiao Ling’s body.
“Stop… you win…”
Jiao Ling finally calmed down.
How could it continue fighting?
Its body was its strongest point.
Even its body had cracked, so the outcome was decided.
Inside the Immortal Mansion, the Turtle Spirit, the Crab Spirit, and True Monarch Baoyue were all dumbfounded by this scene.
It surrendered… just like that?
They had originally expected a fierce battle, a heaven-shattering war.
But what did they see now?
Ji Qing was completely overpowering Jiao Ling, and Jiao Ling? It had no power to fight back…
Was Jiao Ling not strong?
No, the Crab Spirit, the Turtle Spirit, and even True Monarch Baoyue knew how powerful the Jiao Ling was.
Especially True Monarch Baoyue, she found it hard to reconcile the Jiao Ling, whose head was now smashed into the ground, with the figure that had made her despair during their previous fight.
Was that truly the same Jiao Ling?
How powerful was the Jiao Ling before? Its body was practically indestructible. No matter what magic or magic treasure she used, she couldn’t harm the Jiao Ling one bit.
Yet, the Jiao Ling could easily tear apart her magic and shatter her magic treasures.
Even evasion techniques, the Jiao Ling had ways to restrict.
It made True Monarch Baoyue think “invincible.”
It seemed no matter how much she cultivated, she couldn’t defeat the Jiao Ling.
It seemed no matter how one looked, the Jiao Ling had no weaknesses.
But now?
The Jiao Ling, without any weaknesses, was beaten into submission.
Its indestructible body was also cracked by Ji Qing’s relentless blows.
Its unparalleled power was suppressed by Ji Qing with just one hand.
No matter how one looked at it, the Jiao Ling was completely defeated by Ji Qing.
The two were not comparable at all.
Ji Qing released the Jiao Ling.
The Jiao Ling looked at Ji Qing.
They puppets were often called monsters.
But facing Ji Qing, the Jiao Ling really wanted to ask, who was the monster?
“Your physical body is outrageously strong… let alone Heavenly Humans, even among Martial Saints, I doubt anyone’s physical body can match yours.”
The Jiao Ling looked at Ji Qing with a complicated expression.
How could a Heavenly Human’s physical body be this strong?
Even though it had followed the Immortal Mansion master to battle many geniuses and monsters.
It had never encountered a martial artist like Ji Qing.
Simply a freak.
The Jiao Ling retreated from the battlefield, and the two returned to True Monarch Baoyue.
The Jiao Ling said helplessly, “Baoyue, you have passed the third trial and officially become the master’s disciple. You need to formally become her disciple, receive the legacy, and the legacy contains the method to refine the Immortal Mansion.”
“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ji, and thank you, Fellow Daoist Jiao Ling.”
True Monarch Baoyue’s face lit up with joy.
After all, this was an Immortal Mansion.
Her greatest opportunity.
Now she had finally passed the three trials.
“Go.”
The Jiao Ling waved its hand, and True Monarch Baoyue disappeared.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, it may take several months for Baoyue to receive the legacy and refine the Immortal Mansion. You will have to wait here within the Immortal Mansion.”
The Jiao Ling explained briefly.
Ji Qing nodded.
At this time, the Crab Spirit and the Turtle Spirit also walked over.
They looked at the Jiao Ling with strange expressions, then at Ji Qing.
“Boss Jiao, we followed the master for a shorter time, you followed the master the longest. Tell us, can Human Race Heavenly Human realm martial artists be this strong?”
The Crab Spirit couldn’t help but ask.
“Perhaps not in the Barren Domain, but there are some geniuses in the Central Region. And there are even more outstanding heavenly talents from the Outer Domains. However, even so, purely in terms of physical body achievement, even those Outer Domain heavenly talents might not compare.”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
“Outer Domain?”
Ji Qing only knew about the Barren Domain, and then places like the Eastern Region and Central Region.
As for the Outer Domain?
Ji Qing had never heard of it.
“May I ask, Fellow Daoist Jiao Ling, what is the situation in the Outer Domain? I have never heard of it.”
The Jiao Ling thought for a moment before speaking, “The Outer Domain… it’s normal that you haven’t heard of it. Baoyue and you should both be disciples of the Wind Thunder Sect, and the Wind Thunder Sect is located in the Barren Domain, where Spirit Transformation is the limit. As for beyond Spirit Transformation? The Barren Domain cannot produce beings beyond Spirit Transformation, while the Central Region might be able to.”
“To advance beyond Spirit Transformation, one basically has to go to the Outer Domain. After all, strong cultivators beyond Spirit Transformation are extremely rare even in the Central Region, far fewer than in the Outer Domain. The Outer Domain is the true great era of cultivation, where the path to immortality lies!”
Ji Qing was greatly shaken.
The Outer Domain is the true great era of cultivation?
The path to immortality lies in the Outer Domain?
This was the first time he had heard such news.
Clearly, this was a secret.
The Wind Thunder Sect might have records of the Outer Domain, but disciples at the Golden Core or Heavenly Human realm clearly couldn’t access them.
Even Ji Qing, as a true disciple, couldn’t access them.
Perhaps, only upon reaching the Nascent Soul or Martial Saint realm, could one access information about the Outer Domain in the Wind Thunder Sect.
“So that’s how it is…”
Ji Qing pondered thoughtfully.
However, the Central Region and Outer Domain were all quite distant from him for now.
He wasn’t even a Martial Saint, so talking about beyond Spirit Transformation was useless.
Right, Ji Qing remembered what the Spirit Transformation Divine Lord had told him.
“Fellow Daoist Jiao Ling, a Spirit Transformation Divine Lord once told me that eight thousand years have passed in the Barren Domain without the birth of a Martial God. And regarding Martial Gods, he said it’s too difficult to achieve Martial God status now, almost impossibly so, to the point where the path to Martial God is considered broken. What is going on?”
Ji Qing still remembered the lament of the Spirit Transformation Divine Lord of the Wind Thunder Sect when facing him.
He lamented that Ji Qing was not a Foundation Establishment, but a Dao Foundation.
He said Ji Qing was born in the wrong era.
In this era, it was too difficult to become a Martial God.
But Ji Qing didn’t know why it was so difficult to achieve Martial God status in this era.
Thus, he asked this question.
“The Barren Domain hasn’t seen a Martial God in eight thousand years…”
The Jiao Ling had followed the Immortal Mansion master for a long time.
It might know many secrets.
After a long pause, the Jiao Ling slowly said, “Spirit Transformation is the condensation of the Primordial Spirit. Once the Primordial Spirit is condensed, one’s ability to survive greatly increases, and the Primordial Spirit can split into countless forms, possessing all sorts of incredible abilities. As for Martial Gods, they are beings who have a trace of immortal divinity. As long as immortal divinity is born, a Martial God can also control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the might of their martial arts can increase tenfold, a hundredfold, truly possessing terrifying power capable of destroying heavens and crushing earth!”
“It is incredibly difficult for immortal divinity to be born. Theoretically, divinity can be born through personal comprehension, but the probability of this is extremely low. There are hardly any martial artists who achieve immortal divinity through personal comprehension anymore. Generally, Martial Saints would hunt Divinity Creatures. In the past, the Barren Domain and other major domains had many Divinity Creatures. By hunting these Divinity Creatures and extracting their divinity, one could study and comprehend this divinity, which would greatly increase the chance of comprehending one’s own immortal divinity.”
“There is only one reason why the Barren Domain has not produced a Martial God in eight thousand years: there are hardly any Divinity Creatures left in the Barren Domain. Without Divinity Creatures, comprehending immortal divinity on one’s own would be more than a hundred times more difficult.”
Ji Qing’s heart stirred upon hearing this.
What the Jiao Ling said was most likely the real reason.
Divinity Creatures?
He had never heard of them before.
Perhaps one would only come into contact with such information after reaching the Martial Saint realm.
“Then am I truly unable to become a Martial God? Is there any way?”
Ji Qing asked.
The broken path to Martial God was not good news for him.
The Jiao Ling smiled slightly, “Solving this problem is actually very simple. If the Barren Domain has no Divinity Creatures, then go to other major domains, like the Central Region. If the Central Region also has no Divinity Creatures, then go to the Outer Domain. In the vast Outer Domain, there are inexhaustible Divinity Creatures, so comprehending divinity would be a piece of cake?”
The Jiao Ling did not find this problem particularly difficult.
Could he really be trapped to death in the Barren Domain?
“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Jiao Ling, for resolving my doubts.”
Ji Qing had a good impression of the Jiao Ling.
Although it was a puppet, its attitude towards him was gentle, and it answered almost every question.
“By the way, why is your physical body so strong?”
The Jiao Ling hesitated for a moment, but couldn’t help but ask.
It knew that this might involve Ji Qing’s cultivation secrets.
Inquiring rashly was not a good thing.
But it really couldn’t help it.
How could Ji Qing, whom it saw as an ordinary Heavenly Human realm martial artist, have such an outrageously strong physical body?
This was not normal!
The Crab Spirit and the Turtle Spirit also perked up their ears.
They also wanted to know the reason.
Ji Qing hesitated for a moment, but then said, “My physical body is strong because I have cultivated many martial arts that enhance my foundation, such as the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique, Nine Reversals of Fate, and the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body.”
“As long as these martial arts are cultivated to perfection, it shouldn’t be too difficult. Other martial artists might focus on improving their cultivation, not too focused on strengthening their physical foundation.”
Ji Qing did not conceal this statement.
Except for the Five Prisons Samsara Saint Body.
That was a Saint Body, which Ji Qing naturally could not reveal casually.
But apart from the Saint Body, Ji Qing had revealed almost everything.
Moreover, the three martial arts he cultivated were all traceable and could be easily found with a quick search.
However, these words caused the Jiao Ling, the Crab Spirit, and the Turtle Spirit to fall silent.
Perfection in three divine skills?
They were unclear about Nine Reversals of Fate and the Big Dipper Divine Illumination Technique, so they couldn’t comment.
But they knew the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body all too well.
Even the beginner stage was difficult, let alone reaching perfection.
And Ji Qing could equate those two divine skills with the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body, which meant those two martial arts were no worse than the Thunder Devouring Hegemony Body, and he had managed to cultivate them to perfection.
It was no wonder Ji Qing’s physical body was so strong.
The three puppets exchanged glances.
They could see the shock in each other’s eyes.
Clearly, Ji Qing was an out-and-out “freak.”
What kind of inhuman comprehension and talent was this?
It was as if martial arts had no bottlenecks for him.
He could just pick them up and practice.
And practice them to perfection.
“By the way, Fellow Daoist Jiao Ling, have you heard of the Five Elements Void Sacred Law?”
Ji Qing asked.
The Jiao Ling shook its head.
Ji Qing was somewhat disappointed, but then he thought, the Jiao Ling didn’t know everything.
He immediately took out two Guixu Sacred Law Fragments.
The Jiao Ling looked closely, and its eyes narrowed sharply.
“Power of Return to Void? This martial art is truly terrifying! It’s not inferior to the divine skills of top sects in the Outer Domain. Unfortunately, there are only two fragments, and the technique is incomplete, so it cannot be cultivated.”
The Jiao Ling shook its head.
It seemed to consider it a great pity.
If even the Jiao Ling, with its discerning eye, thought the Five Elements Void Sacred Law was good, then it must be a top-tier divine skill.
“Fellow Daoist Ji, actually, it’s not that there’s no way. The master once had a magic that could track for ten thousand miles, providing a vague indication even from a great distance. As long as this magic is used with these two fragments as a guide, finding the other fragments should not be difficult.”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up.
Ten Thousand Mile Tracking?
This magic sounded incredibly powerful just by its name.
“However, this magic requires the Primordial Spirit to cast. If one is at the Nascent Soul stage, it can be barely used, but each cast will cause a slight damage to the Nascent Soul. Although it can be slowly recovered later, it will still cause some damage to the Nascent Soul. I’m afraid Fellow Daoist Baoyue would not be willing…”
The Jiao Ling made it very clear.
The Ten Thousand Mile Tracking Technique would damage the Nascent Soul.
Each cast would cause damage.
No Nascent Soul cultivator would be willing to use this self-damaging magic.
“Ten Thousand Mile Tracking Technique? What’s so difficult about that? Baoyue is naturally willing to lend a hand to Fellow Daoist Ji…”
At this moment, a familiar voice rang out.
Ji Qing and the others turned their heads sharply.
True Monarch Baoyue had appeared behind Ji Qing at some unknown time.
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