Yin and Yang Divergent Sword is a technique, which integrates into Sword Intent when melded with Yin-Yang Dao.
For the Grandmaster Path, one becomes the Dao itself, hence every action is a technique.
It’s easy to cultivate techniques through the Dao, but to comprehend the Dao via techniques is as difficult as sailing against the current or climbing to the heavens.
However, with the support of the system panel, Li Hao had already grasped the principles of the Yin-Yang Dao while cultivating this swordsmanship.
Therefore, everything the opponent was saying at the moment, he could understand completely. Moreover, he knew that the opponent had hidden some core aspects, namely their peerless technique.
After all, that’s a trump card to be conscientiously passed down even to a disciple.
As the first Grandmaster finished expounding his Dao and threw out a “please advise” to the audience below, a brief silence was soon broken by another Grandmaster stepping onto the stage to refute with their own Dao, arguing that the Yin-Yang Dao was not perfect.
And the Dao of this Grandmaster was the Ape Dao.
He named it himself for the very reason that since his youth he had observed monkeys, discerning the principles of heaven and martial arts from them, which led him to the Dao.
For his disciples, the first step upon entering his school was often to start by observing apes, too.
The cultivation techniques he created were all related to apes.
When Grandmasters discussed the Dao, it was not just a matter of eloquence, but also of physical prowess.
Soon, the two Grandmasters sparred with each other, both highly restrained, aiming just to touch upon their techniques. It was the kind of spar where it was difficult to tell who was superior.
The Ape Dao Grandmaster wielded an iron staff with agile and unpredictable moves, devoid of any patterns, while the Yin-Yang Dao Grandmaster’s attacks, merging the illusory with the real, were also enigmatic and elusive, each with their own strengths.
While sparring with each other, they were also learning and thinking, and after the exchange, both reaped considerable benefits.
But this Dao debate took up an entire hour.
Previous Grandmaster Dao debates lasted for at least three days, with some even lasting half a month—they were not conferences that could be completed in just a day or two.
Li Hao thought it would be fascinating at first, but as he watched, he began to feel somewhat bored.
He immediately understood the Dao discussed by the two, but they kept going on and on, elaborating over and over with lengthy speeches, as if afraid others wouldn’t understand.
He just wanted to slide the progress bar or click on double speed, but alas, this was reality, and he had no power to manipulate time.
He could only sit restlessly, fidgeting uncomfortably.
Finally, the next Grandmaster took the stage.
Some practiced the Feather Transformation Tao, entering the Dao through observing the metamorphosis of butterflies.
Some followed the Five Elements Tao, using their five viscera as a foundation, developing into five great mountains with stable and endless offense and defense.
Some delved into the Crimson Flame Tao, utilizing the offensive prowess of the fire element among the Five Elements to break through all techniques.
With just a bit of listening, Li Hao could understand the concepts of these Grandmasters’ Dao realms. The types of cultivation techniques he practiced were diverse, and many of these had also been established by various Grandmasters, encompassing numerous martial art concepts.
It was precisely because of this that he could cultivate an expansive mindset and martial knowledge that embraced all things.
And upon listening, Li Hao discovered the simpler the Grandmaster Path, the easier it was to comprehend to an incredibly profound level, thus stepping into the Great Grandmaster Realm more quickly. ѕҽε-
For example, the Grandmaster of the Crimson Flame Dao even managed to gain a slight advantage over the Grandmaster of the Five Elements Dao.
The previous Ape Dao Grandmaster, when sparring with the Yin-Yang Dao Grandmaster, also saw that the span of Dao Intent in Yin-Yang Dao was broader, but regretfully, the Grandmaster had not comprehended it to the deepest level.
“The great Dao is the simplest…”
Li Hao had an epiphany.
This was also what he was seeking here. He could grasp the Dao realms of all things one by one, but it would take a lot of time, and the effect on his own power would not be significant. In short, the cost-benefit was not high.
Hence, what he sought was the core of all things, a process from complex to simple.
If he continued to pursue complex Dao realms, he would find himself in the same situation as the Yin-Yang Dao Grandmaster, spending time expanding the breadth of his Dao realm, only to ultimately hinder his cultivation and be overtaken by those Grandmasters with a singular Dao realm.
The principle of “one move fresh beats all” applies everywhere.
If it doesn’t work, it means this move hasn’t been practiced to perfection.
But if one could condense the complex Dao into a single move, then this move would undoubtedly be incredibly formidable, beyond imagination!
Li Hao silently listened, seeking the flash of inspiration in their conversation.
This flash was the commonality he sought in all things.
Regrettably, that hint of inspiration showed no signs of emerging.
“Amitabha.”
“The Grandmaster Path I cultivate derives from the roots of human nature, the Wrath Dao, being one of the three poisons: greed, anger, and delusion!”
The Kasaya-clad young man stepped onto the stage, his garment symbolizing a certain existence that quieted the whispers of the Grandmasters sitting below.
“The Wrath Dao?”
“Can one enter the Dao through emotions?”
“Worthy of being a direct disciple of the Buddha Lord, what an ingenious angle for entering the Dao!”
Hearing the other party’s speech, many Grandmasters were astonished, experiencing a sudden understanding.
Most Grandmasters entered the Dao by observing the heavens and earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, and all creatures. But this young man had entered the Dao through human nature, which was somewhat peculiar and rare.
Seeing the Kasaya on the other person, Li Hao frowned slightly, a subtle sharpness flashing in his eyes.
Mount Wuliang.
The poison behind the pill sought by that vile woman was facilitated by Mount Wuliang.
In fact, it was very likely that Mount Wuliang intended for this to occur, or even actively enticed it!
Otherwise, even if that venomous woman had the inclination, without knowledge of such a pill, she would have had to choose another method.
“As long as there is life, there are the primal thoughts of greed, anger, and delusion. Demons crave blood, characteristic of greed. Aggressive temperaments signify wrath. Even plants follow suit; growing towards the sun is greed, rooting deeply and spreading is wrath…”
On the platform, the kasaya-clad young man continued to expound slowly.
His voice was mild and peaceful, like a ray of Buddha’s light shining amidst the cold winds by the Dragon River, which made everyone feel as if they were basked in the warm breeze of spring.
Li Hao listened quietly to the other’s words. He had not cultivated the Buddha’s cultivation techniques, but as he listened now, he quickly grasped their essential ideas.
This also added a new line of thought to his Dao of All Things.
Even human nature could be incorporated into the Dao.
But what commonality did greed, anger, and delusion share with birds, beasts, and plants?
Li Hao fell into contemplation.
What, after all, was that common element?
Or to put it another way, do all things truly share something in common?
If not, then the unity he had been ardently seeking would be an ephemeral phantom, and he would be doomed to never fully realize his Grandmaster Path, only to step into the Three Immortal Realms with the status of an ordinary Great Grandmaster.
While Li Hao was in contemplation, the young man above continued to speak ceaselessly.
When he reached the end, he looked towards the many Grandmasters below, but his gaze suddenly shifted to Li Hao, and with a smile, he said,
“I’ve heard that Dayu has produced a genius once in a millennium, who entered the Grandmaster Realm at the age of fourteen, unparalleled in history. May I have the honor of learning a thing or two from him?”
Upon hearing his words, everyone snapped back to reality, and their gazes turned in unison towards Li Hao.
They showed expectation and mockery in their eyes, having long wished to see if this legendary youth was truly as remarkable as his reputation suggested.
They had been curious before, but the noble surname of this young man had deterred them from rashly offending him.
“He is one of the direct disciples of the Buddha and is also ranked first on the Qian Dragon List!”
Shen Yunqing’s expression shifted slightly as he warned Li Hao.
Being from Qingzhou, he understood the process of that great battle and also knew of Li Hao’s friction with Li Qianfeng, who was a disciple of the Buddha. This young man before him was actually Li Qianfeng’s senior fellow disciple.
Suddenly being called out by him was most likely an attempt to win some face for his junior brother or perhaps to stand up for the Buddha himself.
Although Shen Yunqing and the other disciples of Tan Palace did not participate in the real dragon competition of the Li Family that day, the events that took place at the subsequent banquet had already been widely circulated.
Li Hao had nearly killed a direct disciple of the Buddha with a mere chopstick.
This news was too shocking and had spread far and wide, impossible to suppress.
If it had been merely a rumor, it would have already been quelled, but it was the truth, and all the guests at the banquet were witnesses, which led to the story being discussed with gusto and spreading everywhere.
Li Wushuang, who was sitting to the side, also had a change in expression, with anger flashing in her eyes as she stared at the young man on stage.
She had just felt that his Grandmaster Path had opened up new perspectives for her and had even secretly admired him, but his words had now directly moved to target Li Hao.
She could not fail to see that he was deliberately provoking them. story-source-MvLeMpYr
Li Hao’s gaze met with that of the young man on stage, and although both of them wore smiles on their faces, Li Hao could see the coldness in the other’s eyes.
Greed, anger, and delusion—it seemed that the other was committing the error of anger.
Li Hao felt an urge to laugh; he had not yet sought trouble with the other, but here the other was coming to him first.
“If it’s just for a discussion of the Dao, I’m not interested,” Li Hao said indifferently.
This was not a retreat but rather a provocation to the other party.
Debates on the Dao were supposed to stop at the point, but he had no interest in dragging things out with the other. If he made a move, it would be best if he could disable the other altogether.
“Could it be that Li is not here for a Dao debate?” Qin Wuque narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled.
He was a revered figure in the Buddha’s faith, at the Heaven-Man Treasure Aspect Realm, just half a step away from reaching the Grandmaster Great Perfection, with a pure and unified Dao heart.
Coming here to debate was for the purpose of confirming his Dao’s perfection.
He recognized Li Hao when he saw him beating the drum at the gateway.
“Whether I debate or not depends on my mood,” Li Hao said, also smiling, “I just feel that your Dao is too rudimentary to be considered a genuine path, that’s all.”
At these words, everyone was stunned.
Qin Wuque, a direct disciple of the Buddha, had expounded a Dao heart that was anything but simple. Merely using anger as an entry point into the Dao demonstrated its profundity, yet Li Hao was calling it rudimentary?
The smile on Qin Wuque’s face remained unchanged as he said,
“Since Li believes my Dao heart to be rudimentary, I would like to ask about Li’s Dao heart. I’ve heard that you attained the Heavenly Human Realm during a sword fight with your father, Duke Xing Wu. Could it be that Li’s Dao heart is one of murderous intent towards kin and patricide?”
At these words, the room fell into a slight silence.
People had heard of the incident, but no one dared to mention it in front of the Divine General Mansion, as it was a scandal for the Li Family.
Now that Qin Wuque had brazenly brought it up, many looked at the young man with expressions of ridicule and amusement.
They wouldn’t dare to provoke the Divine General Mansion, but Mount Wuliang would, and so these words that only someone from Mount Wuliang dared to utter became their voice by proxy.
Li Wushuang’s expression shifted subtlety, and rage burned even more in her eyes. The incident was a scandal for the Divine General Mansion, but she understood the circumstance and knew it was not Li Hao’s fault. Hence, her indignation at it being publicly mentioned was equivalent to a slap in the face to the Divine General Mansion.
Li Hao locked gazes with the other, but the smile on his face had disappeared.
“Do you really want to discuss the Dao?” Li Hao asked softly.
Qin Wuque’s smile widened slightly, “Please enlighten me, Li.”
Li Hao did not respond. Lifting his hand, he beckoned for a pebble from the ground to rise into his palm.
The pebble spun rapidly, polished to a shine, and became a snow-white chess piece.
“All things in heaven and earth can enter the Dao. If you can catch this piece of mine, it will prove that there is still something redeemable in your Grandmaster’s Dao,” Li Hao said calmly, his words clearly reaching everyone present.
As people watched in amazement, Li Hao lifted his hand as if playing chess, pinching the chess piece, and gently pressed it.
The chess piece flew out, heading straight for the Debate Platform. The nail-sized piece suddenly became the focal point for countless energies that gathered around it, encapsulating the chess piece with a soft inner strength and a hard outer layer, radiating divine halos and streams of luminescence.
At the same moment, Li Hao’s back emitted an astonishing presence, revealing a majestic phantom figure, it was the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation.
The hundred-zhang-tall Law Manifestation loomed over the entire inner area, exuding an aura of dominance that seemed godlike and unapproachable!
The Law Manifestation raised its hand, and its massive palm, large as a giant fan, seemed to pinch that dust-sized chess piece.
At that moment, the chess piece gathered energy, shining like a sun emitting aurora light, and with the Law Manifestation’s fingers, it pressed down directly onto Qin Wuque’s head!
Like placing a piece on a chessboard, with no regrets once set.
Qin Wuque’s face changed abruptly as he felt a terrifying momentum from the towering Law Manifestation, as if facing mountains and rivers, the sun, moon, and stars!
The falling piece was not merely a small stone but appeared to be a mountain with no visible edges!
Such a spirit left him shocked and unable to fathom.
“Immeasurable Golden Body!”
Sensing danger, Qin Wuque bellowed furiously, issuing a thunderous Buddhist chant, no longer caring to maintain the solemn and gentle demeanor from before.
His Divine Soul was summoned behind him, radiating golden light, donning a kasaya, and wearing Buddha Beads, looking compassionate as if delivering all beings, but at this moment, as he exerted power, his expression twisted ferociously.
His Wrath Tao was merciless and brutal in its offense, filled with towering rage, like a Vajra consumed by fury!
“Heaven-Opening Divine Palm!”
The radiant Immeasurable Golden Body Divine Soul burned with intense divine might, flames seemingly wrapping around his body, and with both hands raised, he fiercely slapped towards the white chess piece above.
But the chess piece at that moment, like a micro sun emitting ultimate dazzling light, illuminated heaven and earth, flashing an unbearable brilliance.
As the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation’s fingers pressed down, carrying an aura that could penetrate the Nine Nether, the entire Debate Platform shook, and the waves of the Dragon River beside it surged, as if they were being drawn and swept across the Debate Platform!
A massive roar erupted.
Under the dazzling light between the Law Manifestation’s fingers, the splendid divine palm was forcefully eroded, that one finger was not merely a chess move but contained the Dao and the Object Control Realm power cultivated by Li Hao!
His power of Object Control surpassed that of the royal family, even if the opponent was a Direct Disciple of the Buddha Master, the Object Control Qi Circulation Skill he practiced was incomparable to that of the royal family.
“Great Buddha Golden Body!”
“The Buddha is immeasurable!”
Under the collapsing divine palm, Qin Wuque’s eyes were about to split as he roared to the sky.
From his body’s 84,000 pores burst waves of energy, as the major meridians surged, and an opened Yang Meridian was also stimulated to its limit, turning the Object Control power into a divine palm that once again struck towards that finger.
However, the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation’s finger seemed unstoppable, pressing down mercilessly with supreme rules.
The breath of a mountain’s collapse and a tsunami’s fury blew Qin Wuque’s kasaya into the air; he glared fiercely, only to see his own palm, gathered with all his strength and infused with the rage of his Dao heart and Wrath Tao, crumbling and shattering inch by inch under that relentless finger’s pressure!
The brightly shining chess piece, like a comet from beyond the skies, was reflected in his pupils.
It pressed down straight to between his eyebrows!
The chess piece was an ordinary stone, untouched by the fierce exchange, protected by the massive and potent Object Control power surrounding it.
This power still had the strength to spare and protect the chess piece from shattering, indicating that it was not Li Hao’s full effort!
At that moment, this overwhelming force landed directly on Qin Wuque’s shoulder; with a cracking sound, his shoulder bones were compressed as if shattering, his legs trembling under support, his feet already deeply embedded into the stone slabs of the Dao Platform, even causing the vast stone platform to crack slightly.
In the end, his physical body was not strong enough, his knees gave way abruptly, and he knelt hard on the ground, blood splattering from his knees onto his face and kasaya.
After that, the force continued without abating, still pressing down with the chess piece relentlessly.
His body was forced onto the Debate Platform, his limbs lying limp, as if paralyzed, pressed tight against the stone floor of the Debate Platform.
From below the platform, it looked as though he was pinned down by a finger of the Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation, unable to move!
Like a flailing toad!
This scene erupted abruptly, extremely sudden, and everyone had not yet reacted.
It wasn’t until they saw the huge Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation burning with divine might, and the Buddha’s direct disciple being suppressed by the flick of a finger at the tip of the manifestation, that everyone was shocked and dismayed.
This was the Buddha’s direct disciple who ranked first on the Qian Dragon List!
Famous at a young age, he entered the Grandmaster Realm at nineteen and suppressed the Qian Dragon List for a full three years!
During this period, the title of number one young prodigy in the world was unshakable!
And now, just a few months shy of turning twenty-two and leaving the list, he was suppressed on the platform by a single finger, motionless like a dead dog!
“Please show mercy!”
In this deadly silence, where not even the sound of a pin drop could be heard, the only thing that seemed unaffected was the sound of sand and waves from the Dragon River, still surging and scouring the Debate Platform.
Hermit Tianji was the first to react, moving quickly to bear a part of the force of the chess piece. The moment he made contact, he felt an unimaginable terrifying power contained in the seemingly ordinary stone, with the burning divine flame intense like the sun, seeming to incinerate everything!
While he was secretly alarmed, he hurriedly said to Li Hao:
“Grandmaster debating should stop at the point of contact, please don’t take a life!”
As an Immortal of the Three Immortal Realms, he naturally couldn’t stand by and watch the Buddha’s direct disciple be crushed into a pulp by that young man’s finger in full view of the public.
Otherwise, the Buddha seated in the Brahma Pure Land World would be furious, and his anger was something Tianji Tower wouldn’t be able to bear!
Blocked by Hermit Tianji, the other four companions accompanying Qin Wuque also came to their senses. One of the middle-aged Arhats clad in Red Gold Kasaya suddenly stepped forward, rushing to Qin Wuque’s side and angrily said to Li Hao:
“This is just a debate, do you also intend to kill?!”
Li Hao sneered lightly and said, “I’m simply debating as well, why are you so agitated?”
His response was almost a mirrored retort.
Although he indeed harbored the intent to kill, he would not kill a Buddha’s son in public, or else the Buddha would have a justified reason to trouble him openly.
Moreover, this Buddha’s son also probably had a noble rank for protection; unless the opponent agreed to an unruly sparring, to kill him publicly on the Dao Platform would also be a violation of the Dayu Divine Dynasty’s laws.
Upon hearing Li Hao’s words, the middle-aged Arhat’s eyes bulged in fury, like an enraged Vajra.
A debate? Is pressing someone down on the ground and rubbing their face in it considered a debate?
However, this was indeed within the scope of a Grandmaster’s debate—blame it on Qin Wuque’s incompetence or, rather, the terrifying might of this young man!
The towering Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation even made the middle-aged Arhat feel a trace of palpitations, having never seen such a colossal Divine Soul. To simply let the Divine Soul swell to such a size, he might be capable, but when it came to power, he was perhaps inferior to its condensed ferocity!
“In debating, one should stop at the point, you’ve gone too far!”
The middle-aged Arhat’s chest was bubbling with anger, but his expression was solemn and austere, extremely restrained, like a dignified elder advising Li Hao. MVLeMpYr-reader
Li Hao’s response was indifferent: “You said yourself, ‘stop at the point.’ I focused my power at one ‘point’ on the chess piece. It’s a pity he couldn’t catch it. Is this your Buddha’s son? He’s not much different from the one I defeated with chopsticks before.”
Hearing Li Hao’s words, the middle-aged Vajra and the other three Mount Wuliang venerables were so furious it felt like their lungs might explode.
Years of cultivating their temperament meant that at this moment, they all felt the fury rushing to their heads, their bodies trembling.
The one mentioned by Li Hao was naturally Li Qianfeng, the youngest direct disciple of the Buddha.
He was also Qin Wuque’s junior apprentice brother, and the two had a good relationship on ordinary days.
Qin Wuque’s challenge to Li Hao was also to seek justice for Li Qianfeng and to salvage Mount Wuliang’s face, especially since the aftermath of that True Dragon battle where Li Qianfeng lost terribly, causing great damage to Mount Wuliang’s reputation.
But to their dismay, Qin Wuque personally stepped up and ended up losing even more embarrassingly than Li Qianfeng had!
Moreover, this was under the scrutiny of all, witnessed by the grandmasters of the world. They could hardly imagine the amount of mockery and ridicule Mount Wuliang would receive behind closed doors from this one battle alone.
“So young, yet so arrogant and rampant, is this the behavior of someone from the Divine General Mansion? No wonder your father has to personally suppress and sort you out!”
The middle-aged Arhat said angrily: “Withdraw your hand at once, such bullying is unlike a Grandmaster’s demeanor!”
A flash of cold light appeared in Li Hao’s eyes, which then quickly disappeared, as he spoke with a chill tone:
“Are you saying this to beg for mercy on his behalf?”
“Beg for mercy? Debate inherently has winners and losers, don’t be so unreasonable now that you have the upper hand!” said the middle-aged Arhat, restraining his anger.
At this moment, Qin Wuque was still sprawled on the ground, struggling in vain. The longer he was delayed, the more Mount Wuliang’s face was lost.
Li Hao sneered: “If I have the upper hand, why should I show mercy? You seem to know you’re in the wrong. If so, just apologize properly. If you want to beg for mercy and admit defeat, let him say it to me himself!”
“You!”
The eyes of the middle-aged Arhat were filled with furious fire, yet his expression remained stern and solemn.
If it weren’t for concerns about Li Hao’s identity and fear of breaking rules, leading to Mount Wuliang losing even more face, he would have personally suppressed Li Hao by now.
“Fine! Since it’s a debate, then let us have a debate as well!”
At this point, another venerable from Mount Wuliang spoke up.
Besides the middle-aged Arhat, the three other Mount Wuliang venerables also came along with Qin Wuque to attend this Grandmaster’s conference.
In Mount Wuliang, the Vajra rank is of the Fifteen Li Realm, the venerables are of the Tianren Sect Grandmasters, and the Arhats are of the Three Immortal Realms.
Above that are the Bodhisattvas seated before the Buddha.
“Let me demonstrate the folly of your arrogance!”
One of the middle-aged venerables had already made a daring move. His eyes bulged with anger, his body bathed in Buddha’s light, and strings of Buddha Beads floated up, encircling him.
These Buddha Beads contained the formidable might of a Spiritual Treasure, able to bestow upon him half of his strength. He offered up his Divine Soul and, along with his own body, employed the Grandmaster technique. With a punch, he smashed towards the chess piece atop Qin Wuque’s head!
That chess piece was like a condensed sun, emitting the ultimate brilliant light, too dazzling to look directly at.
The middle-aged venerable’s fist contained the doctrine of stillness, the essence of using calm to conquer motion. At this moment, although he struck out in anger, his motion seemed extremely slow; however, his power was not to be underestimated!
With a resounding boom, the earth-shattering punch that blasted with a sonic boom ferociously struck the chess piece.
Just when everyone thought he was about to shatter that fingertip’s brilliant light, suddenly, the middle-aged venerable seemed to have been severely hit. The sleeves of his arms burst apart, his Kasaya flowing and his body thrown backward!
Blood dripped down profusely from his fist, his skin split open, revealing ghastly White Bone!
Pupils constricted, everyone was shocked beyond measure.
The middle-aged venerable kept retreating, only stopping when the middle-aged Arhat supported his back. However, there was a surge of blood flowing in reverse in his face; he violently spat out a mouthful of blood, his pale complexion staring in shock at that chess piece, which was gathering the world’s brilliant light.
He had felt an incredibly strong reflective force emanating from this small chess piece, like punching an iron plate. At the same time, all the force he had exerted was returned to him in full!
He was caught unguarded, which was why he suffered such a severe injury. Although the toughness of his physical body was stronger than an average person in the Heavenly Human Realm, thanks to the Buddhist golden elixirs that fortified his body, it still fell short of a true Body Refinement practitioner’s.
At this moment, his internal organs were shaken, his blood flowed erratically, causing his eyes and nose to seep with blood.
“Impossible, what kind of Dao is this?”
He said, trembling and in disbelief.
The middle-aged Arhat, hearing his words, had an ugly expression on his face.
The other two venerables were also stunned, not expecting that the young man could suppress Qin Wuque with one move and still have the power to fend them off.
Without further ado, the two of them attacked one after another.
Both were in the Buddha Nature Realm, their Divine Souls like coated with a layer of gold sand, burning with divine flames, their Buddha Natures dignified, radiating immense oppressive force.
Out of consideration for Mount Wuliang’s reputation, they did not attack Li Hao at the same time, but rather one after the other.
One tried to lift that placed chess piece, while the other intended to take the opportunity to pull out Qin Wuque.
Li Hao had seen through their intentions. The more Mount Wuliang behaved this way, the more he wanted to ensure they lost all face!
The power to control objects transformed into an invisible, insurmountable high wall, and at the same time, Li Hao integrated all the ways of the world that he had comprehended into this force.
Yin Yang and the Five Elements, revolution of the sun, moon, and stars, mountains, rivers, birds, and beasts, and so on.
It could deflect power, reduce damage, transfer attacks, redirect strength elsewhere, and even conceal deadly moves in an attack, emerging unpredictably like mushrooms after the rain!
With various concepts and martial thoughts merged, his attacks became unpredictable, far surpassing the simple Yin-Yang Dao or that of the ape technique, encompassing too many variations!
Even an ordinary practitioner from the Three Immortal Realms would be slain by his sword, unable to resist the myriad changes in his attacks, let alone these Grandmasters.
Boom!
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The venerable who swung the Demon-Subduing Pestle at the chess piece felt a surging power collide with him, and he hastily deployed the Buddhist Peerless Technique, the Nine Heavens Demon-Suppressing Skill!
The Demon-Subduing Pestle sought to crush the small, ordinary stone with the might of countless mountains pressing down!
But as he struck his attack, he felt as if his Demon-Subduing Pestle was stuck in an invisible swamp, the great power seemingly disappearing into the sea, devoured, absorbed!
Before he could react, an even more ferocious force rebounded back.
Caught off guard, the hand that held the Demon-Subduing Pestle trembled, his palm split open, and then an invisible force struck his chest, sweeping him and the Demon-Subduing Pestle out of the Debate Platform and crashing to the ground!
On the other side, the venerable with the kind face of an old man attempted to drag Qin Wuque out while his companion occupied Li Hao, but when it was time to make his move, he saw his companion being repelled.
His expression changed dramatically, and then he heard the whistling sound of the wind approaching.
It was another hand of Li Hao’s Heaven and Earth Law Manifestation slapping down, the fingers flicking a shot!
The flicked middle finger was like a sweeping mountain ridge, carrying the momentum of severing heaven and earth as it charged towards him.
The old man’s face went pale with fright, a trace of terror in his eyes. He hastily threw out a golden disc that grew as the wind caught it, rapidly expanding and spinning in front of him. A beast’s head shadow leaped from the disc to roar at the approaching attack, but as it revealed itself, it was immediately struck by the Law Manifestation’s flick.
The beast’s head crumbled, the disc resonated like a gong, blown away and hitting the old man’s chest, propelling him into the air along with it. He plunged into the Dragon River.
The waves of the Dragon River instantly engulfed him, but not long after, he re-emerged, staggering back onto the Debate Platform, soaked through, his face deathly pale.
In just a brief moment, two venerables had made their moves and both been defeated. All the spectators were in shock. Li Hao, while pinning down Qin Wuque with a single move, also managed to defeat three Mount Wuliang venerables effortlessly. What sort of monster was this young man?!
Tianji Tower had previously ranked him fifth on the Qian Dragon List, and many thought it was inflated. But now, it seemed clear that it was the list itself that was undervaluing him!
Such terrifying strength, yet only ranked fifth? It was simply a joke!
The original number one was now suppressed by a single finger from Li Hao, and they couldn’t imagine where Li Hao should be ranked.
“You!”
The middle-aged Arhat looked at Li Hao in shock and anger, having never expected the Qilin son of the Li Family to be so terrifying.
When he initially heard that Li Qianfeng had been nearly killed by a chopstick, he thought it was an exaggeration, but now it seemed that this young man might be even more fearsome than they imagined!
At the tender age of fourteen, could this young man already be invincible in the Grandmaster Realm?!
The middle-aged Arhat clenched his back teeth tightly, his face turning ashen as he watched the youth down below who wore a cold smile. From the latter’s eyes, he saw coldness and mockery. He knew that unless he took action himself, this youth was going to cost Mount Wuliang their face!
But if he were to make a move, even if he won, it would be no glorious victory!
Taking a deep breath, the middle-aged Arhat looked toward the crowd and loudly said, “The Grandmasters debate the Tao. Esteemed Grandmasters, who is willing to enter a debate with this Qilin son of the Li Family? If you can defeat him, Mount Wuliang will reward you with a precious treasure!”
In his extreme rage, his words still managed to retain decorum as he used the debate as a reason.
But everyone could hear that this was a call for help, hoping someone would assist in defeating Li Hao and redeem Mount Wuliang’s honor.
The so-called precious treasure was likely to be an enormous favor from Mount Wuliang.
Suddenly, many spectators’ eyes began to shine.
After all, we’re talking about Mount Wuliang!
If the True Persons of Gan Tao Palace do not step forward, even the Buddha Lord who suppresses the world cannot face this edge!
If they could earn the favor of Mount Wuliang, as long as they did not kill a prince in public, it would be an absolute talisman for survival!
“Haha, since it’s about debating the Tao, let me bolster the excitement. The vigor of youth, eh? Allow me to experience it for myself!”
Soon, an inspired Grandmaster jumped onto the Debate Platform and said with a big laugh.
Then, he suddenly drew his sword and with his Peerless Technique, a divine aura covered the blade, revealing his majestic presence as if he could split mountains and rivers. He aimed a direct slash at Li Hao’s finger.
The sword’s blade contained an annihilating force, a power of decay that seemed could wilt all things!
This too was an extremely strong expression of the Grandmaster Path.
But where there is decay, there is also rebirth.
Like the growth of grass and the blooming of flowers.
The decaying force did not affect Li Hao; on the contrary, under the reversal of Yin and Yang, an even more overwhelming philosophy enveloped him, instantly oppressing the sword-wielding Grandmaster and shaking him off the Debate Platform.
Defeat!
“I’ll give it a try too!”
Immediately, another Grandmaster stepped up to the platform. Without firsthand contact, it was difficult to sense the mystery within Li Hao’s finger, but soon, this second Grandmaster to ascend was also flung away by Li Hao’s Grandmaster ambience and the Power of Controlling Objects. MVLeMpYr-only
One after another!
Grandmasters continued to climb onto the platform from the crowd below, and some had already seen that the young man’s strength was unimaginably powerful, likely unbeatable within the same realm.
But then they thought, after so many people’s consumption, even a Grandmaster has moments of exhaustion!
If they could take advantage of a weakness and earn Mount Wuliang’s favor, then offending this young master was of no concern.
As one Grandmaster after another ascended, they too were rapidly sent flying back.
“It’s Lin Qingfeng!”
“The Great Grandmaster from thirty years ago, is he going to step onto the platform too?”
The crowd looked toward a person, a thin old man who upon standing up seemed to be shouldering the world, his presence as a Grandmaster stepping forth from remote snowy mountains, lofty and untainted.
Many grew tense, uncertain whether the young man could withstand the challenge.
Soon, the old man took to the platform. He carried no weapon but simply reached casually toward the brilliant light at the tip of the finger, as if plucking a fruit with ease.
However, many Grandmasters who saw his action had a change in their expression.
That effortless bearing, that sense of perfection, impregnable, was indicative of the Grandmaster Perfection Realm!
Perhaps with just a sliver of opportunity, he could break free and step into an even higher realm!
That was a realm on the verge of transcending the worldly dust!
The seemingly casual plucking by his hands was teeming with myriad changes, surely no bird could escape his grasp as if it were a caged sparrow.
His palm was like a realm itself, capable of suppressing everything!
However, as his palm approached the vibrant light of the chess piece, suddenly, his hand began to blister and burn, his skin seemed to rot, slashed by countless blades, blood splashing forth.
The casual look on Lin Qingfeng’s face faded, his eyes growing serious, but his hand did not shrink back and continued to reach out.
As he drew closer, more wounds appeared on his arm; the magnificent light in front seemed like myriad sharp blades!
His fingernails fell off, and the nails flipped, the sleeves on his arms completely burst, torn apart!
Until at last, just as his hand was about to touch the chess piece, a wild force surged out, roaring like a tiger, reverberating in his eardrums.
Lin Qingfeng’s pupils contracted sharply, his spirit shaken, his aged body, suddenly sent flying like a burst burlap sack, as if brutally kicked away.
With a thud!
Lin Qingfeng’s body fell outside the Debate Platform, his arm a bloody mess, flesh laid open, a sight too ghastly to endure!
He rose, his formerly otherworldly robes and carefully groomed flowing hair now in disarray and tattered, making him appear utterly disheveled.
Lin Qingfeng lifted his head, a wisp of blood seeping from his mouth, concealed by the disordered hair, shocked beyond words deep in his heart. His gaze moved slowly away from the Debate Platform and landed on another youth seated elsewhere.
He suddenly realized that all along, the true self of that young man had not made a move!!
