I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1206 - Chapter 1206 Chapter Four Hundred Ninety-Nine Sparring

Chapter 1206: Chapter Four Hundred Ninety-Nine: Sparring Chapter 1206: Chapter Four Hundred Ninety-Nine: Sparring The midday of a frigid winter, the bright sun shone high and offered not a sliver of warmth.

In the southern skies where Chaochang’s inner city bordered the north, Yanyun Grandmaster certainly gave Tang Luo enough face.

This courtesy stemmed not only from the reputation and strength of the First Divine Child of Ten Thousand Clans but also from a deep wariness of the Longxi Alliance behind him.

With the current cloud summit council using the matter of Liu Qingzong to pressure the Xiang Family, it would only exacerbate an already chaotic situation if they also provoked the Tang Clan of Longxi.

So even though Xiang Yan was inwardly irked, he still responded in a gentle and polite manner, hoping Tang Luo might be persuaded to leave. If so, that would indicate there was still room to de-escalate tensions with the Tang Clan, and that would be good news.

But since Tang Luo had shown up, how could he leave so easily? He wasn’t in any rush to start a fight, if he could prolong this delay a bit longer.

Since exhausting his spiritual power to rebuild his body at the beginning of February, today was the last day of December. Over the course of eleven months, with Star Pavilion’s twenty-seven Mortal Star Children operating at full capacity and Tang Luo’s own relentless cultivation, he had accrued 31291.2 units of spiritual power.

That was his greatest confidence in showing up to intervene, but whether he could win the fight, he truly had no certainty.

Although Xiang Yan was only a master from a noble family with only two remarkable skills–Hundred and Eight Cloud Divine Chains and Square Heaven Unfixed Divine Pupil–he still possessed robust spiritual power, coupled with a fully spirit-qualified body. Even though he may fall a bit short of Luo QingChi and Victorious Venerable Liaoyin, whom Tang Luo had encountered before, the difference wasn’t to the extent of whole classes of combat power.

And since Tang Luo had reconstructed his body, it had been strengthened from the Mortal Realm by the Two Ambiguity Qi; naturally, his physique had improved considerably. Still, how effective this increase in physical strength would be against a master-level powerhouse remained an unknown. Therefore, if he could keep the conversation going and avoid a fight, that would be ideal.

Tang Luo, clutching the Great Dao Thunder Chanting Staff, raised an eyebrow, “Where is the Grandmaster hurrying to?”

Evasively talking about other matters, clearly stalling for time, Xiang Yan’s tone suddenly turned cold, “Is Longxi’s Pride unwilling to make way?”

The ninety-six normally stagnant dark clouds chains rose once again, Xiang Yan’s right hand shining with a dazzling white light as the spiritual power in the surrounding space seemed to follow some command, immobilizing Tang Luo.

“Hum.”

The Zen staff vibrated lightly, and the ringing of the gold rings at the head of the staff echoed, emitting one of the six true words of Zen.

“The thunder of the Great Dao,” the chant of the Buddha. This “Hum” shattered the spatial constraints, and the head of the staff flipped to point directly at Xiang Yan.

Knowing full well that Tang Luo came with ill intentions, Yanyun Grandmaster didn’t waste words, strengthening the dark clouds chains with Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul, covering the skies like countless rolls of silk, sweeping towards Tang Luo.

The Square Heaven Unfixed Divine Pupil shone with gem-like luster, brewing a divine light capable of obliterating everything.

Facing Yanyun Grandmaster’s ferocious attack, Tang Luo kept his composure, wielding the heavy Earth Level Divine Weapon, dashing into a whirlwind of movement.

Push, flick, charge, burst, grind, sweep, lean, bump, chop!

Fully controlled by spiritual power, his body was like some precise instrument, the cyclic exertion of specific muscle groups made each swing of the staff create a powerful thunderous sound of the Great Dao.

Like a Gang Wave, the thunderous sounds slashed through the air like a fierce autumn wind, dozens and hundreds of strikes in a single breath.

“Boom Boom Boom Boom Boom.”

“Clang Clang Clang Clang Clang.”

The Mysterious Cloud Chain, reinforced by the Divine Artifact, clashed incessantly with the Thunderous Gang Wind, the booming rumble causing the firmament to shake and the sun and moon to lose their light.

The shattered Gang Wind turned into cutting gales, slicing apart the sky full of drifting clouds and clarifying the boundless blue.

Initially courteous, it was but a show of reverence for the Longxi Alliance; yet, now upon engaging in combat, Xiang Yan felt that beneath the renowned reputation was no idle pretender, as the resilience of the Mysterious Cloud Chain, strengthened by the Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul, had neared that of a low-tier treasure.

Even the peak power from the Fierce Realm, disguised as Yun Huan, had fallen to such a signature technique. For Xiang Yan, who valued victory so dearly, to use such a supreme technique against a rising star involved a significant inner struggle.

Originally intending only to control Tang Luo, Xiang Yan had held back some strength, but unexpectedly found herself countered by the opponent’s chaotic dance of Thunderous Gang Wind and pushed back, what surprised her even more was the rebounding force transmitted through the Cloud Chain.

Though the Mysterious Cloud Chain was tenacious, its strength did not match that of the Gang Wind unleashed by the staff’s swings, so with each lash that shattered a wave of Thunderous Gang Wind, the Cloud Chain was uncontrollably flung far away.

By the time Xiang Yan regained control, Tang Luo had already cast countless more Thunderous Gang Winds.

If it weren’t for the fact that Xiang Yan had refined eighty Cloud Chains and the Great Dao Thunder Chanting Staff had only one handle, the Yanyun Grandmaster even felt that she would have been suppressed by her opponent.

But how could this be possible? Doesn’t the opponent ever tire?

What kind of terrifying physique must one possess to continuously supply such dense Thunderous Gang Wind with vigor, without a single miss?

Even those top-tier physical cultivators from ancient times couldn’t achieve this extent.

Even if the technique was unmatched, the muscles were bound to fatigue eventually, because vigor is the energy stored within the body.

Yet the person before her had shattered this common knowledge of the martial path with a dance of Thunderous Gang Wind, redefining the level of a top Martial Ancestor.

But to think of fighting a Martial Ancestor with just this much is far too arrogant!

The Hundred and Eight Cloud Chains failed to achieve a quick victory, so Xiang Yan sought another method, transforming into a spirit cloud and, dragging along the Hundred and Eight tentacles, she fiercely attacked the giant wielding the staff.

The sudden change in position and rhythm broke the original equilibrium, and Tang Luo was immediately put at a disadvantage. Meanwhile, within the rapidly spinning spirit cloud, two deep blue radiances grew ever stronger, like a pair of gems in the sky, tracing a perfect circle in the blue.

Occupied with fending off the Cloud Chains, Tang Luo naturally could not spare the effort to restrict Xiang Yan’s movement, nor could he interrupt the charge of the Square Heaven Unfixed Divine Pupil.

After rotating three thousand times, the deep blue radiance shone as brightly as the full moon, the Hundred and Eight Cloud Chains concentrated just as the Divine Pupil burst forth, pouring towards Tang Luo’s back.

Awaiting this divine ability, Tang Luo showed a hint of joy. His hitherto idle left hand was raised behind him, and the black and white Innate Yin-Yang Grinding Plate transformed into a grey vortex, swallowing the Square Heaven Unfixed Divine Light whole.

It’s unfortunate that the Divine Grind ability is so rare, with even fewer records of its might in the world. Xiang Yan, who intended to settle the fight with one strike, ended up exerting herself in vain.

The Yanyun Grandmaster swiftly cut off the output of the Square Heaven Unfixed Divine Light, but by that moment, Tang Luo had already amassed sufficient energy.

Having absorbed the Divine Light into the Yin-Yang Grinding, Tang Luo then channeled a vast amount of Innate Qi from within his body into it; the Square Heaven Unfixed Divine Light, having taken in the Two Ambiguity Innate Qi of metal and earth, became even more formidable. Then Longxi’s Pride raised the Divine Grind and released the enhanced Divine Light at the sky full of Cloud Chains.

The Square Heaven Unfixed Divine Light, which was already highly lethal against spiritual power forms, was first-rate for breaking techniques. Even the Mysterious Cloud Chain, reinforced by the Divine Artifact, met with obliteration upon contact with the azure Divine Light.

Following a burst of dazzling blue light, the Hundred and Eight Mysterious Cloud Chains were all extinguished. Tang Luo retracted the Yin-Yang Grinding, performed a flourish with his staff, and charged at Xiang Yan, not far away.