Chapter 441 -440 – Am I Qualified Now? _1

Red lotuses bloomed one after another over Hanshui City, their immense power causing Lu Yang’s heart to leap with relief, grateful that Sect Leader Qiu bore grudges clearly and did not transfer his resentment towards his father onto the next generation.

Five Lotus Fire blasts plummeted down, and Qiu Jin’an’s spiritual essence was drained to the ground. Governor Lv wielded the power of the State Destiny, rapidly replenishing Qiu Jin’an’s spiritual essence.

In just the blink of an eye, the spiritual essence was restored to its maximum capacity.

With the power of State Destiny, neither injuries nor depletion of spiritual essence were concerns anymore.

In Emperor Xia’s words, whoever possesses the power of the State Destiny would be the least afraid of protracted battles.

Qiu Jin’an was not surprised, as this was not his first experience battling alongside a person who wielded the power of the State Destiny.

“Good, very good!” Wu Youdao, his whole body covered in bruises, was bursting with murderous aura, which made all the people of Hanshui City feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave, with an involuntary shudder.

This was not an attack technique, but rather the result of Wu Youdao’s emotional turmoil impacting those around him due to his extraordinary strength.

“You think you can deal with me with a mere Lotus Fire?” Wu Youdao’s body started emitting white mist, and as it enveloped him, his injuries quickly began to heal.

Qiu Jin’an hadn’t expected to complete the challenge of surpassing realms with a mere Lotus Fire, especially when bridging the gap between the Unification and Transcendance Tribulation Stages, but the effect it had was less than he had anticipated.

Lu Yang was puzzled, not understanding why the Lotus Fire had so little effect on Wu Youdao: “The Lotus Fire is a Buddhist fire used to purge the evil deeds of people. A mere trace of it should ignite and burn fiercely, unless he has never committed any evil acts.”

Man Gu and Zhao Po were equally perplexed.

Meng Jingzhou could explain this, “Have you noticed the Five-color Dragon and Tiger Qi around Wu Youdao? Those are the symbols of an emperor, and how can the actions of an emperor be classified as good or evil?”

Qiu Jin’an and Governor Lv also recognized this and changed their battle tactics.

However, Wu Youdao did not give them time to react and took the initiative to attack, summoning countless chains to materialize behind him.

“Pagoda Hell Palm!”

The chains, like a prison, were dark as ink and seemed to be made from mysterious metal substances or condensed by great spiritual power—its existence was extremely peculiar.

“At the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, one can refine substances not existent in this world. These chains must have been refined by Wu Youdao!” Qiu Jin’an shone with a Five-Colored Divine Light. Under the light’s illumination, the “metal” in the chains quickly dissolved, revealing only shapes condensed by great spiritual power.

Qiu Jin’an’s words reminded Lu Yang of the Mother-child and Twin Rivers created by Fairy Eternity.

Immortals at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage could refine substances not existent in this world, and fairies would be even more adept at this.

The chains were no longer a threat, but Wu Youdao’s palm strike still carried an unstoppable force, making it impossible to dodge.

Qiu Jin’an did not show fear. Five miniature glaze colored flames appeared on the tips of his fingers. He changed his fist to a palm, and the five flames merged, emitting just hints of the fire between his fingers, enough to cause space distortions.

“Glaze Pure Fire!”

The collision between the fire and the Pagoda Hell Palm created a deadlock, like a dragon and tiger in combat. Gradually, Qiu Jin’an was unable to sustain the fiery confrontation with his realm of cultivation. The Glaze Pure Fire began to falter.

“I’m here too!” Governor Lv exerted his spiritual essence into Qiu Jin’an’s palm. The constant infusion bolstered the Glaze Pure Fire with new strength.

“Daluo Triple Strength!” Wu Youdao withdrew his strength abruptly, delivering another palm strike. The three layers of immense Daluo strength overpowered one layer after another, shattered the Glaze Pure Fire, and hit Qiu Jin’an’s chest.

Qiu Jin’an quickly pressed his acupoints to temporarily contain the three layers of strength that were wreaking havoc within his body.

“Three Thousand Weak Water!”

Qiu Jin’an spat out the Three Thousand Weak Water, a cosmic volume of weak water which endlessly gushed forth, submerging Wu Youdao. Wu Youdao tried to break free from the constraints of the weak water, but weak water is the lightest substance in the world offering no buoyancy to even the smallest feather. Even someone as powerful as Wu Youdao found it hard to escape.

“Breath Soil!”

Qiu Jin’an took out a piece of Breath Soil, a legendary Immortal Soil that had been used by an immortal. Each use depleted a bit, but now was not the time to be frugal.

The Breath Soil expanded rapidly upon contact with water and swallowed Wu Youdao whole as it multiplied upon exposure to the weak water.

Pfft—

Only then did Qiu Jin’an cough out several mouthfuls of blood, the result of the immense force from the Daluo Triple Strength. Had he coughed up blood earlier, Wu Youdao would have seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack, leaving him with no chance of winning.

Governor Lv rushed over to heal Qiu Jin’an’s injuries and shared some of the impact of the Daluo Triple Strength.

Crack——

Weak Water and Breath Soil could not trap Wu Youdao for long. He charged towards Qiu Jin’an, fueled by anger.

He realized the most difficult one to deal with at the moment was Qiu Jin’an, even placing Governor Lv behind.

“Five-Colored Divine Light!”

Qiu Jin’an gave it his all, using the Five-Colored Divine Light consecutively, throwing out one item related to the five elements after another. The base of the True Fire he used alone had more than thirty different types!

Wu Youdao also stopped hiding his skills, putting his killer techniques into motion.

“Sky-shocking Finger!”

Though called a finger, it held the strength of the world. This was the power of the Universe in Palm concentrated at the fingertip. The fingermark was broad enough to accommodate four horses running side by side!

“Three Flowers Gather at the Top and Five Energies Return to the Origin”

Qiu Jin’an refined essence into qi, refined qi into spirit, refined spirit into emptiness, finally gathering it at the top, invulnerable to a myriad of disasters. The five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth all returned to their origins and returned to the Yellow Court, reaching the ultimate state of perfection, bringing about a state of wonder that was beyond description.

“Tang Valley Water! Fusang Wood! Golden Crow True Fire!”

Qiu Jin’an took out three treasures, recreating the birth scene of the ten suns, in terms of power, trumping even Mong Tian Monarch’s “Ten Sun Tours”!

“Fusang Wood, so it ended up in your hands!”

The two initiated a fierce battle, both forgoing defenses. They attacked each other at full force, trading damage for damage.

Even Governor Lv couldn’t keep up with the changes in their battle techniques, only constantly healing Qiu Jin’an.

Thump——

Qiu Jin’an was kicked away, countless ribs broken. Even his soul was damaged, wavering.

“Very good, being able to exchange blows with me at the Unification Stage, this is a first for me!” Wu Youdao was somewhat more superior than Qiu Jin’an. Despite his physical injuries, they did not affect his origin, so his soul was unharmed.

“Can you still fight?” While healing Qiu Jin’an, Governor Lv asked through a secret voice transmission.

“Damn it, I’m running out of attacking techniques!” At this stage, Qiu Jin’an was also getting desperate and cursed, “If there was one more person at the Unification Stage like me, or like Old Buyu, we could win!”

“And where do we find that?” Governor Lv widened his eyes in disbelief. If it were just a matter of numbers, that could be discussed. But clearly, this was not a situation that could be solved by having a few more at the Unification Stage.

Wu Youdao laughed loudly, unbothered by their conversation: “I’ve checked all the people in Hanshui City. There isn’t anyone like you’ve described.”

“Oh, have you checked me?”

A strange voice came from below, alerting all three engaged in battle.

“Who’s talking?”

A man wearing a white paper hat slowly emerged from the house where the Sacrificing Ghost ceremony took place, step by step ascending into the sky.

With a single glance, Wu Youdao saw through the man with the white paper hat’s Realm and scoffed at his delusions of grandeur: “Just with your early Unification Stage, you think you’re qualified to join our battle?”

The man with the white paper hat did not respond. At the same time, hundreds of people left their houses in the city and headed towards the street. The street was already deserted so these hundreds of people were hard to miss.

Fierce Ghosts saw them and pounced on them maliciously, intending to kill, but were effortlessly killed by one of their people.

This group of hundreds had different appearances and identities. Some were thieves, charlatans, bookkeepers, tavern waiters, even barbecue stand employees.

As the man in the white paper hat ascended step by step into the sky, these hundreds of people started to soar, one after another, merging into the man in the white paper hat.

The man’s Cultivation Level rapidly increased, like a torrential river flowing upstream, the speed of ascension was startling.

Early Unification Stage, Mid Unification Stage, Late Unification Stage… Half step to Transcendence Tribulation Stage!

Standing opposite to Wu Youdao, he casually questioned:

“Am I qualified now?”