Chapter 115 Victory and Defeat
"What am I?"
A twist of distortion flashed through Leng Tianfeng's eyes.
Alkaid's words seemed to have stirred some long-buried memories within him.
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How many years had it been!
Ever since he had cultivated his Primordial Spirit, how many years had it been since someone dared to speak to him like that.
But now...
This man of unknown origin, perhaps a Descendant, perhaps a native Loose Cultivator!
Or perhaps...
A native aboriginal who had received some kind of inheritance, actually dared to humiliate him like this!?
Did he really think he, Leng Tianfeng, could not kill a man!?
"Today, I will let you see what I am!"
Leng Tianfeng clasped his hands together fiercely, and behind him, a towering and majestic figure seemed to appear.
That was...
A human figure.
A human figure with a different face from his own body, but one that belonged to his true body.
The figure was ten meters tall, at first glance translucent, but as he violently spread his arms, a terrifying force so immense that it caused the hearts of Martial Saints, Divine Intent Martial Saints, and Primordial Chaos Martial Saints to palpitate began to condense above him.
As Leng Tianfeng raised his hands high, forming a divine seal, the power that condensed from the ten-meter tall majestic phantom behind him seemed to merge with the divine seal formed by his raised hands, heading straight towards the charging Alkaid with a formidable suppression.
"Divine Moon Suppressing Demon Grand Fearless Seal!"
The phantom manifested by the power of Leng Tianfeng's Primordial Spirit was ten meters tall. Combined with his own power, this combined strike was like a ten-meter tall giant, slamming down towards Alkaid who was not even one meter eighty tall.
Ten meters, what a vast size.
It is more than three stories high.
A giant of such size wielding such colossal strength in one strike, not to mention a human body of flesh and blood, even a heavy truck would be smashed to smithereens in an instant.
In fact, it was exactly so.
The instant the two forces collided, there was an explosion in the void like the sound of Shocking Thunder once more.
The visible shockwave at the center of the two men shattered, turning into a shockwave that swept dozens of meters, even hundreds of meters, in all directions.
Who knew how many leaves and blades of grass were blown into the void at that moment.
And who knew how many tree branches and thorns were snapped in the face of this explosive force.
Even Xie Yushu, who was relatively close, and those demon creatures with astonishing combat power, were forced to retreat involuntarily at this moment, dodging the gale.
And for the unlucky ones who couldn't evade in time—the Rebirth Society's president Mo Huang, with his robust body, was completely flung away, flying a good dozen meters before crashing heavily to the ground.
A spurt of fresh blood, expelled.
Already on his last breath and severely injured, there was no longer any chance for him to survive, as the breath of life rapidly left his body.
The president of the Rebirth Society, who had brought great threats to the Salvage Society, including the Red Star Empire, died in a manner that could hardly be called spectacular, and could even be described as suffocating.
...
In the midst of the explosive gales, the figures of the two men retreated once again.
But Leng Tianfeng retreated further than Alkaid.
His blood surged throughout his body.
Clearly, he had suffered more damage than Alkaid.
However, there was not a trace of fear in the eyes of this Soul Commander.
He was well aware that Alkaid could only burst forth with power greater than his through the rush of adrenaline and the Gene Liberation Technique. Such power not only couldn't last but would also bring immense strain to his physical body. When his physical vessel could no longer support his power...
He wouldn't need to lift a finger; Alkaid would simply die on the spot from his body collapsing.
"Good! That's more like it! Come on, let's fight again!"
Alkaid, who had been blasted away, steadied his body and without any hesitation, stepped forward again to attack with his sword.
The momentum invoked by the sword was grand and overwhelming, as if mountains were collapsing and the earth was splitting, rolling in, giving Leng Tianfeng no chance to catch his breath.
"If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"
Leng Tianfeng too had no intention of dodging; he growled and tapped into all the potential of his Celestial Body, meeting Alkaid's onslaught head-on.
Above him, the phantom that looked like his True Body was also drawing on an even more majestic and thick natural force, merging with his offensive moves to ensure that even in the face of Alkaid, who was augmented by the characteristics of a child of the stars, he was not the slightest bit weaker.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Collision! Collision! Constant collisions!
The two Cultivators, whose strength was so great that even real Celestials couldn't do much better, collided head-on without any fancy moves in the void.
The destructive power contained in their attacks was enough to flatten steel tanks on the spot.
Each collision's explosive shockwave could sweep out hundreds of meters.
Every collision's lethal force tore the flora within a hundred-meter radius to shreds.
Luckily, the few onlookers without exception were martial masters who had broken the limits of the human body, existing at the Martial Saint Level. If ordinary people, or even Martial Artists who hadn't yet accomplished Internal Cultivation, dared to approach within dozens of meters of them, they would undoubtedly have their organs shattered by the shockwaves caused by their collisions.
In other words, if the site of their battle was not this mountainous and wooded area but a bustling street instead, their repeated exchanges would have been enough to demolish an entire street. If they fought while moving along, within minutes, they could kill tens of thousands of people on a street.
Not kill, but shock to death.
Just the aftermath alone could cause thousands of casualties.
From this, one could see the extent of a Celestial's destructive power!
Destroying cities and nations was solely a matter of time.
However, amidst the repeated clashes, Leng Tianfeng gradually noticed something was wrong!
He was getting stronger!
Alkaid...
Was getting stronger!
No!
It wasn't just ordinary strength, but...
Some of his memories were resurfacing!
Originally, the attacks Alkaid released, although powerful and using techniques that could be considered exceptional and even peerless, were still a little short of transcending the mundane to reach miraculous realms.
But as the clash with Alkaid continued, he seemed to have become proficient with these techniques, proficient in how to fight a life-and-death battle with him at this moment.
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Just like a veteran driver, who hasn't driven in several months needing a bit of time to readjust, once he completed the adaptation process, he still raced the car so fast that people couldn't even see the wheels spinning.
That was the impression Alkaid gave to Leng Tianfeng.
This was because he was digesting the information originally obtained from the ancient tree and transforming it into combat power.
Turning theory into practice.
But in Leng Tianfeng's view...
This was Alkaid recovering his past combat instincts.
And...
He had figured it out, he was a pure Divine Path cultivator.
But Alkaid...
Not only had he made great achievements on the Divine Path, but he had also achieved an understanding of the Martial Path that could rival a Star Master.
At the moment, the body he had taken over was of a Martial Artist at the Seventh Layer of Body Refinement, not a Divine Cultivator at the Seventh Layer of Divine Refinement, which truly let Alkaid fully master the combat experience of the Star Master Level...
Having reached this realization, Leng Tianfeng made a decision in his heart.
If this vessel was destroyed, he would just change to another, but if he were defeated and captured by this "kindred spirit" before him, the consequences...
Were unthinkable.
In the midst of these rapidly turning thoughts, the body he currently inhabited suddenly became red hot, as if the blood and energy throughout his body had been ignited.
Simultaneously ignited was his essence, energy, and spirit.
In this burning state, the shadow above his head let out a silent, skyward howl, as countless flames converged and burned vigorously above him until finally...
A Great Sun condensed!
A Great Sun that seemed to scorch the soul with its blazing flames.
The mere mortals in the area who hadn't even cultivated Divine Intent merely glanced at the Great Sun and felt an uncontrollable fiery sensation deep within their psyche, as if their bodies were set ablaze.
Even Xie Yushu and other powerhouses who had formed Divine Intent Level felt uncomfortably hot all over, wishing they could find a cool pool of ice water to submerge themselves in to resist this scorching heat.
As the Great Sun formed, Leng Tianfeng's right hand also raised high once more, the burning energy and blood within his body glowing along with the hand seal he was forming, and then, using his own blood and energy as a conduit, he allowed the ten-meter-tall shadow to merge the Great Sun into the Treasured Seal he had formed.
The moment the Treasured Seal came into being, the sound of a bell tolled through the Void.
As if a grand and holy presence was chanting sacred Buddhist scriptures.
Great Sun Tathagata True Seal!
With the pressing down of this hand seal, it seemed as if everyone's spiritual world saw the Great Sun descending upon the world, especially since out of the Great Sun seemed to extend a hand, large enough to cover the sky, reaching directly for Alkaid with the intent to crush him.
In front of such power, not to mention the majestic Shenshan provoked by Alkaid, even a real star...
No!
At that moment, Alkaid also sensed the resolute intent behind Leng Tianfeng's attack and likewise brought the power of Heavenly Demon Disintegration and the Star Pointing Technique to their limits. Surpassing the limits of his essence, energy, and spirit, he overcharged his Life Force Field and combined it with the powers of Star Child and the Great Earth Furnace Secret Technique, and finally...
He transformed into a genuine star.
A star that was boundless, spanning thousands, even tens of thousands of miles, a formidable celestial body.
Particularly since, compared to the rootless fleeting Great Hand from Leng Tianfeng's Great Sun Tathagata True Seal, Alkaid, who transformed into a star, was more solid and grounded.
Because...
What he was invoking was the power of the land below him, the power of this star.
In a trance, Xie Yushu and the others felt as if they had returned to the Cangwu Realm, witnessing the great battles and legends from the realm's history.
Ancient gods and Buddhas who could pluck stars and capture moons, dominating the Nine Heavens.
Before them...
Stood a Great Divine Communicator so powerful that he seemed he could pluck stars and capture moons with a single hand, as if he aimed to cover the heavens and seize this very star upon which they stood.
This scene, how similar was it to the ancient legends!?
But...
The ancient times were ancient times!
The gods and Buddhas were gods and Buddhas!
The current Leng Tianfeng, compared to the true ancient gods and Buddhas, was far from their equal.
At the moment when he presumptuously tried to transform into an ancient god or Buddha to pluck stars and capture moons, the collision with Alkaid immediately triggered a full backlash from the Stellar Power Field.
A power so immense that no flesh and blood could withstand it reversed direction in an instant, sweeping over Leng Tianfeng's body.
Even though Leng Tianfeng instantly realized the force of the Stellar backlash...
Or rather, the force of the direct shock from the clash of Divine Skills, and retreated as fast as he could, the overwhelming surge of power kept rolling over him, causing his body to crack inch by inch on the spot.
It was too much to bear!
Even though he had achieved a Celestial Body, in that moment, he could not bear the strain and was on the verge of collapse!
Luckily, Alkaid's situation wasn't much better than his own, he...
"!!"
Leng Tianfeng's mind reeled.
Unscathed.
Alkaid before him appeared completely unharmed, charging forward again without pause after facing his Great Sun Tathagata True Seal head-on!?
"How is this possible!?"
Disbelief filled his eyes.
He could see that Alkaid's body was severely injured, but he was still able to maintain a combat power nearly at its peak. This...
What technique was this!?
However, whatever technique it was, the victor of this moment was already clear.
"Go!"
Shocked, he dared not hesitate, retreating as fast as he could.
And just as his spirit weakened and he attempted to withdraw, a sword light shot out incredibly quickly from the nearby woods, instantly piercing through his skull.
This was...
Flying Sword!
In the midst of his panicked retreat, Leng Tianfeng came to a sudden halt.
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