Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit - Chapter 329

Chapter 329 – Sword Divine Ability

Among the sword skills in [North Ocean Twelve Ultimates], only [Green Jiao Sea Haunting Art] was suitable for one-on-one battles, the rest were more suitable for group fights.

In comparison, although the [True Origin One Essence Sword Art] was less flexible and versatile than the [Green Jiao Sea Haunting Art], it was stronger and more overwhelming, so it was better to use in a face-to-face battle.

Hence, Lu Ping used the Fire-Ice Dual Rings to brace against Wang Zhou’s attack, waiting for an opportunity to strike back with the [True Origin One Essence Sword Art].

Wang Zhou also turned serious—he may be stronger than Lu Ping, but sword practitioners were known for their powerful attacks, not to mention that Lu Ping seemed skilled enough to fully master Sword intent.

Reaching his hands out, he formed two giant energy hands with his true energy. The giant hands wielded the enlarged stone hammer and clashed head-on with Lu Ping’s giant light sword.

Bang—

The two mystic treasures clashed and deflected backwards from the impact. Suddenly, a massive stamp seal appeared in the sky and hurtled towards Wang Zhou.

Landslide was Lu Ping’s oldest and most favorite weapon. The only reason it remained a mystic instrument was because he didn’t have any suitable Mystical Inscriptions for it. Even so, its excellent base quality made it almost as strong as the mystic treasures using Lu Ping’s true energy.

Wang Zhou sneered coldly at seeing a mere mystic instrument, but he continued to keep his guard up. Mounting a defensive mystic treasure, he raised his yellow aegis energy to ward off the invisible Water Specter Sword.

Bang—

Landslide rammed against his defensive mystic treasure, pushing Wang Zhou a dozen feet back, shocking him with its overwhelming strength.

A burst of anger and frustration hit him. Wang Zhou had always been confident in his prowess, so he never considered the others as his equals. But not only did Lu Ping suppress his attacks, he even fought back. This was unacceptable!

Wang Zhou narrowed his eyes, his mind made up—Lu Ping must die, even if it meant revealing his true prowess!

A vortex of spiritual energy started to form around him, while an array formation emerged on his body.

Li Mao-Lin looked carefully at the array formation and suddenly exclaimed in shock, “That’s… a cultivation seal!? You sealed your cultivation base, you’re not a Fourth Layer!”

The patterns in the array formation shone brightly and, as if reaching a limit, shattered into particles of light. Overwhelming aura burst out from Wang Zhou’s body, revealing his true prowess as a Fifth Layer Core Forging Realm Enlightened Master!

Among the five Mid Core Forging Realm Enlightened Masters present, only Qiao Zheng-Yan was in the Fifth Layer, whereas the other four were all in the Fourth Layer. Who would have expected Wang Zhou’s level to be so high?

Not only did their expressions change to worry for Lu Ping, even Qiu Yong-Zhen who was on Wang Zhou’s side looked displeased for being kept in the dark. But Wang Zhou couldn’t care less—killing Lu Ping was all that mattered now.

He continued to wield the enlarged stone hammer with the giant energy hands, as Lu Ping countered back with various sword skills using the Golden Scale Sword. However, the difference in cultivation base wasn’t something easy to overcome. Lu Ping was pushed back from time to time, and if not for the Fire-Ice Dual Rings’ protection, he would’ve long been defeated already.

Water Specter and Landslide also weren’t strong enough to be helpful anymore. And Lu Ping was forced to heavily consume his true energy to defend against the stone hammer’s attacks. If not for his consolidated and abundant cultivation foundation, his energy supply would’ve run out by now.

While he was struggling to hold off against Wang Zhou, little did he know that his performance had shocked those watching the battle.

Qiao Wei-Ying and the others shook their heads when imagining themselves in his position; Wang Zhou would have quickly killed them early in the fight.

Li Mao-Lin and Zhang Feng exchanged a look, they would do better than the younger ones, but not necessarily better than Lu Ping. He was almost as strong as the Mid Core Forging Realm Enlightened Masters despite being in the Second Layer.

Whereas Qiao Zheng-Yan was calm. Wang Zhou was strong, but not a threat. At present, he was inwardly contemplating the situation. As the others had guessed, the Black Mountain Gang’s power was more than that of an ordinary medium-sized party—he was thus more privy to matters of importance.

For instance, the Northern League and Crystal Palace were not the only players in this game. There was one more, another power as strong as them that was collaborating with the Northern League. They appeared to be on the same side, at least in the issue relating to the Crystal Palace.

He found himself considering this mysterious power, the Maiden Pavilion, which was recently under the Crystal Palace’s sights. Qiao Zheng-Yan furtively glanced over at Zhang Feng and Li Mao-Lin, and he wondered which of these two was representing the Maiden Pavilion.

The Zhang Clan has always been known to be loyal to the Northern League, so it has to be the Li Clan, right? Hmm… Three Clans Island, owned by three clans who are backed by three different powers. How interesting.

The [True Origin One Essence Sword Art] was crushed by the stone hammer once again. This time, Lu Ping couldn’t suppress his internal injury anymore and he spat out a mouthful of blood. Chilian Ying’s expression twisted at the sight.

The spiritual sword lights from the shattered giant light sword didn’t reform into another sword skill like before, instead, they swayed randomly in mid-air.

A burst of triumph hit Wang Zhou, who saw this as a sign of weakness, and he quickly stepped up to attack again. Without the spiritual sword lights’ help, an ordinary flying sword mystic treasure could never defend itself from his stone hammer spirit emerging mystic treasure!

Suddenly, the Golden Scale Sword vibrated loudly. The flying sword was reaching its limit, which puzzled the others as the stone hammer had yet to strike, so why was it quivering as if it were close to breaking?

They looked at Lu Ping, only to find he had closed his eyes as if sensing something. What could be happening to him?

In the level of Core Forging Realm, the divine revelation may be more perceptive and sensitive, but an Enlightened Master’s eyesight still served an important role in helping to understand the situation with clarity, especially those who had cultivated their eyes like Lu Ping.

But Wang Zhou paid no mind to his actions. He cast out the blue lights again, this time on the stone hammer to enhance its weight and momentum, as well as distorting the gravitational field around it, making the spiritual sword lights bounce away when it passed by them.

Seeing that the stone hammer was going to hit Lu Ping, Chilian Ying was about to interfere when Lu Ping suddenly opened his eyes. He looked expressionlessly at the incoming stone hammer, then lightly waved his hands to draw a circle in front of him.

Immediately, the 1,296 spiritual sword lights swirled in circles like a column of swirling stars, quavering and resonating with the Golden Scale Sword.

This voice…!

Everyone was shocked, their expressions changing drastically in astonishment. The resonance between the sword lights, the murderous intent emanating from each. There was no mistaking it. This must be it—a genuine divine ability!

This was no longer a mini divine ability, this was an actual divine ability!

Wang Zhou quickly recalled the stone hammer and ignored the internal injury caused by forcibly changing the stone hammer’s course. He looked solemnly at Lu Ping as the spiritual sword lights moved in unison to form a sword formation with the Golden Scale Sword at its core.

Lu Ping thought back to the incredible prowess he felt during his time using the Reverie Pellet, tracing his feelings of casting the sword divine ability. Then, as he opened his hand, the sword formation shrunk for a split second, then bloomed like a flower, swirling outwards in a vortex.

This was the [River Unification Ocean Sword Art], and his first time casting it.

Lu Ping pointed his hand at Wang Zhou and the spiritual sword lights flowed like a river, surging towards Wang Zhou.

His nerves taut, Wang Zhou shielded himself with his defensive mystic treasure while using the stone hammer to deflect the spiritual sword lights.

Suddenly, he did something that shocked everyone present—he turned around and fled!