"Why do these villainous bosses always make themselves so big? It's like they're afraid someone can't hit them."
Hongyu and Yan Chixia, standing to the side, were clearly caught off guard by this joke. After all, in cultivation, there are also supernatural powers such as the Dharma Body. The centipede demon's Buddha incarnation is actually a variant of the Dharma Body. For most cultivators, that is already an extremely powerful supernatural power.
The colossal stone giant clasped its hands together, ready to crush the three Heavenly Palaces vying for its authority. Having sacrificed its accumulated resources over millennia, this creature's power had reached an incredibly terrifying level. While it was unknown how long it could maintain this state, if it were to fully integrate with the laws of the Underworld, it would likely endure indefinitely.
This is a huge gamble. If Black Mountain fails to completely devour that portion of the Netherworld's laws within this timeframe, he will essentially be doomed. But if he succeeds, he will recoup all his losses a hundredfold.
The azure light from the three tokens shone even brighter. The azure light emitted from the tokens of the three celestial beings floating in the air merged directly with each other. Then, they rose from the ground and formed a golden Dharma body of roughly the same size.
It was a figure dressed in a long robe, wearing a square crown, holding a tablet in his right hand in front of his chest, with wide-open angry eyes and tightly closed lips.
The two enormous golden statues of Dharma bodies, simply standing there, already made everyone feel breathless. However, after seeing the Underworld's response, Lu Xuan immediately began preparing his own spells.
"Brother Lu, you seem to have little faith in the three Heavenly Palaces of the Underworld."
"It's not that I don't think they'll win, it's that they're destined to lose."
"...But seeing this magnificent and awe-inspiring golden body, it doesn't seem like it's going to lose." Yan Chixia clearly didn't believe it. At this moment, Hongyu spoke up. The golden cicada had been unsheathed and was hovering around her. Clearly, she agreed with Lu Xuan's assessment.
"The Dharma Body is one of the strongest supernatural powers for every cultivator. To use this power, one must have a complete fusion of essence, energy, and spirit. Only with an unwavering belief in victory can one manifest one's Dharma Body. These three fellows are completely lacking in essence, energy, and spirit, and have no fighting spirit whatsoever. Their Dharma Bodies are merely summoned with the help of magical treasures."
On the other hand, for Black Mountain, this was a life-or-death battle. Losing meant utter destruction. Naturally, it was giving it its all; this moment might be the strongest it had ever been in its entire cultivation. Those three useless individuals had absolutely no chance of winning.
Hongyu's words were quite impolite, causing the surrounding ghost generals to glance at her. But before they could retort, a scream came from the sky. Everyone looked up and saw that the three Dharma images summoned by the Heavenly Palace had been shattered by Black Mountain.
The three goofballs plummeted from the sky in terror, repeatedly pleading for help from fellow Daoists.
Yan Chixia was still in a daze when Hongyu made her move.
The golden cicada transformed into a beam of golden light, piercing through heaven and earth. It was none other than Hongyu's signature divine power, the Divine Sword Technique.
Yan Chixia then realized what was happening. He immediately bit his finger and drew a Tai Chi Yin-Yang symbol on his palms.
"Heaven and Earth are boundless, borrowing the power of Heaven and Earth." His signature Palm Thunder Machine Cannon. With a wave of his palms, hundreds of palm thunderbolts struck Black Mountain's physical body. At this moment, he noticed that Red Jade's Divine Sword Technique hadn't targeted Black Mountain's vitals, but instead severed one of his legs.
He seemed to understand something and turned to look at Lu Xuan. He saw a streak of azure lightning flashing in Lu Xuan's hand. It was unlike any lightning he had ever seen before. It was an extremely pure azure, emanating a destructive power. It was a bolt of heavenly lightning.
Lu Xuan hasn't truly mastered Heavenly Thunder yet. However, he previously intercepted Heavenly Thunder Qi. He can use this as a catalyst to gather Heavenly Thunder, but it requires a significant amount of preparation time. This technique is almost impossible to use in actual combat unless the enemy remains stationary. Simply condensing Heavenly Thunder is extremely difficult for him, making accuracy impossible to guarantee. Unless the enemy is exceptionally large, large enough to hit even with eyes closed.
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Chapter 394 Encounter
Heavenly lightning is something that shouldn't normally appear in the underworld. But in reality, Lu Xuan actually managed to conjure heavenly lightning by hand.
That unique azure lightning instantly transformed the entire sky of the underworld into a hazy blue. In a dreamlike state, that destructive bolt of lightning streaked across the darkness.
A crack appeared on the massive body of the Black Mountain Demon. Visible to the naked eye, a bolt of lightning was rapidly spreading within the crack. Wherever the lightning struck, the Black Mountain Demon's massive body was quickly disintegrating. The physical form created by the City of the Wrongfully Dead crumbled instantly under the strike of the heavenly lightning.
Before the entire physical body could completely disintegrate, the head of the giant black mountain exploded. A grotesque creature, entangled with a skull and shrouded in black mist, burst forth. This time, its target was Lu Xuan.
Black Mountain's last hope was shattered by Lu Xuan. It wasn't originally this fragile. While the technique of conjuring heavenly lightning by hand was powerful, it couldn't possibly kill its physical body instantly. Unfortunately, all its energy was actually focused on fusing with the fragments of the Underworld's authority, leaving its physical body somewhat outwardly strong but inwardly weak.
Ultimately, it was his obsession that ruined him. If he had gathered all his strength and fought Lu Xuan and the others to the death, although the chances of winning were slim, he could certainly have inflicted casualties on them. But he chose to have it all, and in the end, he got nothing.
Hundreds of skeletons formed an even larger abyss, surrounded by black mist, with flickering will-o'-the-wisps within. This was the true form of Black Mountain. It wasn't a monster with any special constitution, but rather countless ordinary souls that, through some fortuitous coincidence, merged together, giving birth to a higher level of intelligence. It then continuously devoured other souls, eventually forming a monster. Most of the deceased souls harbored deep-seated obsessions. This might be the reason for Black Mountain's profound and intense attachment.
"Golden Cicada, Moon Slash!" Hongyu sneered. The golden flying sword beside her soared into the sky, drawing a golden sword light in the air. It struck Hei San's main body.
Countless ghostly skulls exploded instantly, only to recombine in another location.
"Hmph!" Hongyu snorted coldly. The golden cicada froze in mid-air, then trembled slightly. The next second, the golden flying sword split into countless phantoms, which quickly solidified into thousands of golden flying swords.
"The Blazing Myriad Swords Technique!"
This is a refined version of the sword technique she developed after cultivating with Lu Xuan. Having learned Lu Xuan's Five Elements arts, Hongyu sometimes incorporates the variations of the Five Elements into her swordplay. This is mainly to target certain special monsters. For example, most monsters in the underworld are countered by the Yang Fire of the human world.
Countless sword lights flashing with red flames blanketed the space within a radius of several hundred meters.
The skeletal aggregate of Black Mountain suddenly opened its mouth, unleashing a piercing sonic wave that swept towards Lu Xuan and the others. Along with the shockwave, a gigantic ghostly phantom could even be seen forming. Then it opened its mouth, seemingly about to devour them all.
"Be careful to protect your soul!" Lu Xuan shouted, summoning a mirror-shaped magic artifact. He found a beam of pure white light and shone it between himself, Yan Chixia, and Hongyu.
The roar scattered a portion of Hongyu's boundless sword energy. However, hundreds of sword energies still struck Heishan's body.
A painful roar echoed from within the horde of skeletons.
Then, hundreds of skulls spontaneously dispersed, ultimately spitting out all sorts of magical treasures. The Black Mountain Demon's millennia-long dominance on this land was finally unleashed.
Hundreds of magical artifacts were unleashed simultaneously, unleashing countless rays of black, red, and purple light. A deluge of poisonous mists, gales, curses, blood curses, and even some elemental spells swept over the crowd.
The army of the underworld hastily defended themselves, and Lu Xuan also managed to block various incoming magical treasures. His expression then changed slightly. He then transmitted his thoughts to Yan Chixia.
"Brother Yan, be careful. The old monster might not be fighting for its life; it might be trying to escape."
"Run away?"
“That’s right, pay attention to these magical artifacts. They are all top-grade magical weapons, but throwing them out all at once is actually useless. Because Black Mountain simply cannot control so many magical artifacts. It’s just interfering with us. Focus on searching for its true form.”
Yan Chixia instantly understood Lu Xuan's meaning. He formed several hand seals and used the Five Elements Escape Technique to disappear from the spot.
Crimson Jade's golden cicada, wreathed in crimson flames, soared and tumbled among countless magical treasures, breaking through numerous obstacles and striking Black Mountain's true form once more.
This time, the cicada pierced right through her chest. Hongyu's expression changed slightly.