Chapter 128: Clash with Wuzhiqi
Above the ancestral land of the Jiang family, the island floated, and Jiang Li stood atop the mountain, gazing into the west. He saw the Qi mechanism covering the sky, accompanied by heavy clouds, descending like a collapse of the heavens. A golden light flashed across the sky, initially the size of a pinpoint, but in the blink of an eye, it became like a pillar holding up the sky, striking down from above.
The air was displaced by the Vigorous Force, surrounding the Jingu Bang and erupting in waves of Qi mechanism, with the shadow of the pillar-like structure pounding down, striking out a piece of True Void. Wherever the Vigorous Force reached, nothing could withstand it.
In an instant, the True Void was in front of Jiang Li, with the mountain-like shadow about to crush him.
Jiang Li, however, stood with his hands behind his back, motionless, with no intention of resistance. In front of him, a graceful figure flashed, and the Primordial Lord Rain Master blocked the towering pillar-like Jingu Bang with a palm in a moment of lightning and fire.
Jiang Li needed to maintain the island's suspension and seal the Drought Demon Ba, even with the aid of the Military God's Five Weapons, it was still quite draining. Hence, the Rain Master naturally took the initiative to take this strike for Jiang Li.
Dragon scales appeared densely on the palm, the eyes transformed into dragon eyes, and the Yinglong Transformation was unleashed. The Dragon Palm resisted the One-Strike-Through-the-Sky, with the True Qi twisting and turning, flowing like soft water into a massive plane.
If this One-Strike-Through-the-Sky was focused with force in one point and was overwhelmingly strong, the Rain Master's palm, which evolved soft water, was to convert point to plane, using the plane to receive force, embodying yin's softness.
Converting softness to hardness, the Vigorous Force diffused over the vast plane and was thus weakened. One could see the fierce dance of Wind Force in mid-air, intimidating as it was, yet the island remained stable, unaffected by any external force.
The strike that seemed to break the sky was thus received.
Subsequently, dragon scale patterns emerged on the Rain Master's cheeks, turning softness into hardness, the Yinglong exploded with great strength, about to retaliate.
Yet at the same time, a force was transmitted through the Jingu Bang, striking again, the two forces colliding—
"Bang!"
The floating island suddenly sank downward. This collision of forces finally affected the island.
The Jingu Bang was also repelled by the tremendous force, swiftly transforming, watched by a figure in white in the air as it retracted.
The Rain Master's eyes clearly reflected the white ape, its eyes flashing fiercely, its form rising, whipping up a storm.
"Aoo—"
The Yinglong transformed into a dragon shape, its enormous wings folded, enveloping the Rain Master's body. Then, as they spread outward, the elongated dragon body had replaced the human form.
The Rain Master's form rose, becoming the Divine Dragon soaring through the sky, its head unseen, its energy stirring the transformation of the sky dome. Suddenly, torrential rain poured down, with countless raindrops transforming into Sword Light, piercing through the clouds.
"Water technique?"
The White Ape laughed maniacally, its furred face full of ferocity, "Showing off in front of an expert."
He was the Huai River True God, Wuzhiqi. In terms of the Water Element Technique, few in the world today could surpass him.
"Jiang Li, don't hide, come out for this god! For slaying this god's body in the past, now this god will repay you tenfold."
At that time, Wuzhiqi shouted holding the staff towards the sky, and the Jingu Bang enlarged once more like a pillar holding up the sky. The shadow of the staff shattered countless raindrops, transforming into innumerable water flowers in the air, mixing into the rain clouds, stirring the sky and forming a massive vortex.
The rain clouds changed, and the shattered raindrops also transformed into long streams, being drawn back into the sky by the Jingu Bang's stirring, but at this moment, fierce wind and raging thunder suddenly appeared, a clap of thunder resounded.
"Boom!"
The Yinglong manifested four light masses around itself, each displaying the breath of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, unmistakably the Dao Fruits of the Four Gods of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning of the Taiping Sect.
Invisible threads connected the four light masses, and through them, Primordial Lord Rain Master linked to the Dao Fruits, executing the Three-Phases Transformation Skill, further coordinating with the Yinglong Transformation.
The Yinglong, being the Heavenly Phenomenon God, had mastery over wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. It was observed that the heavenly phenomena underwent dramatic changes, wind and thunder arrived simultaneously, bombarding Wuzhiqi. The previously clear sky was now overcast, as if a calamity had descended upon the earth.
"To simultaneously wield four Fourth Grade Dao Fruits as Dao Artifacts, this former Six Halls elder of the Dinghu Sect is indeed of extraordinary strength."
On the mountain peak of the island, the Heavenly Charm Demon God, with her smoke-like eyes and languid demeanor, twisted a jade smoke pipe and slowly exhaled a blue mist, her slender eyes revealing obscured meaning, and vaguely, a divination flowed in her pupils, "Yet compared to her, that water monkey is truly surprising."
The Heavenly Charm Demon God seemed to have a considerable understanding of Wuzhiqi, for despite Wuzhiqi undergoing significant changes, she still discerned his true body.
As she spoke, the Heavenly Charm Demon God's gaze shifted subtly, seemingly sensing something, looking toward Jiang Li.
Jiang Li, at this moment, turned his head to look, his eyes revealing the Eight Trigrams Image, and his gaze, like a torch, locked onto the divination reflected in the Heavenly Charm Demon God's eyes.
'Does this woman carry the technique of the Feng family?'
Jiang Li's gaze met remotely with the Heavenly Charm Demon God, causing the divination in her eyes to immediately vanish. Then, she gave him a meaningful look before continuing to look into the air.
The arrival of Wuzhiqi was utterly abrupt. Though Jiang Li perceived it in advance, he did not know why Wuzhiqi had come to attack him. This monkey was now an underling of the Awakened, hardly free, and any move could carry instructions from the Awakened, brimming with deep significance.
Therefore, he temporarily chose to observe, wishing to get a sense of the situation.
And at this time, the battle in the air intensified, with the Rain Master carrying wind, rain, thunder, and lightning to attack, her form rising, the Yinglong roaring in the void, using the stance of the Divine Dragon Claw to strike towards the figure shrouded by wind and thunder.
In front of the Dragon Claw, the wild wind and thunder transformed into a watery vortex, attaching to it, condensing into a massive claw shadow, reaching towards Wuzhiqi.
As the wind and thunder separated, Wuzhiqi's silhouette also became clear, revealing his body clad in armor of white with a hint of golden light, untouched by any traces of thunder strikes or lightning burns, the wild wind rolling but entirely unable to harm him.