Chapter 141: First Trial of the Ben Ming, Displaying Power!

"You insolent brat!"

As Lu Yang's words fell, the True Person of the Divine Martial Gate instantly flew into a rage. With his fury unleashed, the eight hundred li of Skull Mountain seemed to transform into a blazing furnace.

It must be known that the Divine Martial Gate was now already teetering on the brink of collapse. The sole Gate Master at the late Foundation Establishment stage had been surrounded and killed outside Skull Mountain thirty years ago, and the two Elders at the mid Foundation Establishment stage had subsequently perished one after another, leaving only him, at the early Foundation Establishment stage, to preside over the sect's affairs.

In truth, he also knew that the sect's destruction was merely a matter of time.

Yet, a sense of unwillingness had always been hidden in his heart. Now that this day had truly arrived, rage surged from his heart and malice arose from his courage; he immediately unleashed his entire magic power.

"In that case, I shall come to learn the techniques of this demon!"

As his words fell, this current Acting Gate Master of the Divine Martial Gate, True Person Huan Wu, shook his body, and with a Boom— sound, manifested his Dao Foundation.

It was unmistakably a giant!

Above the vast sky, blood qi surged across eight hundred li, within which a colossal deity clad in armor and wielding sharp weapons, with a dignified face, stood up indistinctly, staring straight at Lu Yang.

"The Divine Weapon Heavenly Martial Dao Foundation indeed lives up to its reputation."

Seeing this, Lu Yang smiled but did not retreat in the slightest, for when he opened the Dharma Eye in his brow, the radiance of the Qiu Tian Yi treasure illuminated everything, instantly revealing the opponent's true and false aspects.

This person bears injuries!

It was to be expected; thirty years ago, when the True Person of Yinshan dug a pit at Skull Mountain, the True Persons of the Divine Martial Gate, one by one, since that day, had either been injured or perished.

However, Lu Yang naturally felt not the slightest psychological burden regarding this; rather, he delighted in fighting such old, weak, sick, and disabled opponents. An opponent like True Person Huan Wu perfectly matched his current needs, and it would also allow him to test his combat power, seeing exactly what level it reached at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

"Come on!"

Lu Yang let out a long whistle and similarly manifested his Dao Foundation. A golden auspicious cloud stretching a thousand li suddenly surged upward, with a true dragon vaguely visible weaving within it.

The next second, the two sides collided.

Boom!

Unlike before when Lu Yang activated the Yan Mo Hall and fought the half-dead Master of the Sky-Repairing Peak, this was a true battle between two Foundation Establishment True Persons manifesting their Dao Foundations!

In an instant, the entire Skull Mountain trembled violently. Below, the crowd of Qi Refining cultivators felt their true qi chaotic and their minds shaken; those with weaker cultivation were even directly knocked unconscious by the sound. Looking up at the sky, they saw the layers of fierce clouds blasted apart by a single strike, revealing the morning sun and blue sky!

At the same time, outside Skull Mountain.

Three streaks of escape light were seen flying; upon perceiving that earth-shattering collision sound, one of the streaks of escape light suddenly split apart, revealing a surprised face.

"Is Duanmu Yuan Tu engaging the True Person of the Divine Martial Gate?"

These three were the Foundation Establishment True Persons selected by the Holy Sect to participate in the campaign to exterminate the Divine Martial Gate, besides Lu Yang, their cultivation also being at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

"This act is somewhat rash!"

"Young people are still too impetuous."

"At the very least, we should wait until all three of us have arrived before taking action. After all, the Divine Martial Gate is like a centipede that does not die even when dead; it still possesses some foundation."

Thinking thus, the three dared not be negligent.

The streaks of escape light flew swiftly; in a short while, they arrived outside Skull Mountain, saw the place where the two sides were fighting, and prepared to intervene and assist Lu Yang should he fall into a disadvantage.

However, the next second, all three were stunned.

Above the vast sky, the auspicious clouds rolled, showing no sign of decline whatsoever; instead, the armored giant had fallen into a wretched state with broken armor and weapons.

"Duanmu Yuan Tu's Dao Foundation is truly formidable!"

"He can actually gain the upper hand?"

One of the True Persons, with a look of astonishment on his face, said: "I heard that Duanmu Yuan Tu achieved the Dao through a Third Grade True Art, with a Dao Foundation pointing directly toward the Jin Dan; having such ability is normal."

Amidst the sighs, the eyes of one of the True Persons, Yu Feng, secretly concealed excitement:

"The Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Driving Dao Foundation truly points directly to the fruit position of City-Top Earth? If Yu Shu's words are not mistaken, this person has even condensed a Ben Ming."

At the same time, Zhao Xuhe below watched in a trance.

Such a collision stretching a thousand li, if it occurred not in the vast sky but within the un-suppressed Skull Mountain, would be enough to exterminate all humans and beasts in Skull Mountain!

They, these Qi Refining disciples, even possessing status, could not withstand the aftershocks!

"Foundation Establishment... this is Foundation Establishment..."

At this moment, Zhao Xuhe's yearning for Foundation Establishment in his heart climbed to the extreme; he felt that if he could achieve Foundation Establishment, even if he died this life, he would truly have no regrets.

Just then, the battle situation in the sky suddenly changed.

Seeing himself retreating step by step and falling into a disadvantage, the True Person Huan Wu of the Divine Martial Gate finally could not hold back: "The First Saint Demon is too oppressive!"

Before his words had even finished, he manipulated his magic power and suddenly formed a Dharma Seal.

The next second, that towering, burly giant suddenly stood still in place, then puffed up his chest and belly, and unexpectedly exploded a booming sound from his throat:

"Zha!"

In an instant, the golden auspicious clouds that had been rolling like waves seemed to instantly gain a burden of a thousand jin, instantly solidifying and losing their original freedom and ease.

The Heaven-Silencing Sound!

This Ben Ming Divine Technique, fully activated by True Person Huan Wu, possesses the wonder of stabilizing qi; no matter how high your magic power, under one roar you will be fixed in place and find it difficult to dodge.

The next second, the giant transformed from True Person Huan Wu leaped, striding and flying, and a great axe-weapon as large as a mountain suddenly appeared in his hand; on the axe body, two flood dragons were coiled, and now they too bared their fangs and danced with claws, spewing fierce fire, causing the axe blade to cleave a crimson arc of light.

The Divine Martial Binding Daoist Jiaolong Axe!

The treasure protecting the sect of the Divine Martial Gate, made from Daoist Jiaolong material, with spiritual nature combined with the Dun Zhang of the Twelve Earthly Fiends, manifesting divine wonders, is a superior killing spiritual treasure!

Not to mention that this spiritual treasure also complements the Dao Foundation of the Divine Martial Gate perfectly.

At this moment, the giant swung the axe-weapon, almost pushing the power of this spiritual treasure to its extreme; with a downward cleave, the momentum was truly like the collapse of the vast sky!

Even Lu Yang, upon seeing this, could not help but exclaim in admiration.

True Person Huan Wu's ability to become the current administrator of the Divine Martial Gate was undoubtedly due to his capability; the Ben Ming Divine Technique combined with the spiritual treasure, a set of combo moves, could be called an absolute kill.

For an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator, without having cultivated a Ben Ming Divine Technique and without a suitable spiritual treasure for protection, facing this set of combo moves, while not necessarily guaranteeing death, would certainly result in damage to the Dao Foundation and a wretched retreat; afterwards, decades of time would be required to recover from injuries, needlessly shortening many years of lifespan.

Therefore, at this moment, the three Holy Sect True Persons watching the battle all showed slight changes in their expressions.

Especially the True Person named Yu Feng, who showed a look of anxiety and immediately drove a streak of escape light to force his way in to rescue Lu Yang.

However, just at this moment.

Facing True Person Huanwu, who wielded a Spirit Treasure and descended with a mighty cleave, Lu Yang remained calm and unhurried; the Jiu Tian Yi in his brow began to turn, and he too uttered a divine sound, commanding:

"Cultivation of conduct and the Way of speech are the essence of ritual."

As the words fell, a manifestation of divine technique appeared within the golden auspicious clouds.

Under Lu Yang's deliberate concealment, the divine technique's light and shadow was shrouded by layers of mist and clouds, unclear and difficult to calculate, with only a vast power spreading forth.

In an instant, blazing white splendor surged out, covering the sky and earth.

True Person Huanwu's figure was swallowed by the Bai Guang; in the blink of an eye, he vanished from his spot, only to reappear thousands of li away, having landed there out of thin air!

The next second, the axe and halberd struck empty space.

True Person Huanwu's expression was filled with bewilderment; the power of his full-force axe strike was unquestionable, yet no matter how strong the power, it was meaningless if it failed to hit a person.

"An innate divine technique?"

The moment this thought flashed through True Person Huanwu's mind, a pair of pupils bearing a cold sneer suddenly reflected in his eyes, and in an instant he felt as though he had fallen into an ice cavern.

He had been displaced back again.

From thousands of li away, in a state of exhaustion where his magic power had not yet recovered from his full-force strike, he was returned to a position right beside Lu Yang!

'What divine technique is this!?'

True Person Huanwu was greatly alarmed in his heart and immediately sought to transform into light and flee.

However, it was too late; Lu Yang, using the Jiu Tian Yi to calculate, precisely seized his exhausted state, and with a single thought, the 【A Bi Sword】 was already in his palm.

Under the frantic surge of magic power, a childish voice was heard issuing from within the sword: "Cut!"

Clang-clang—!

The sword blade emerged from its sheath; boundless killing intent raised a towering sea of blood, which passed effortlessly through the giant god formed by True Person Huanwu.

Rrrrip!

The next second, this towering giant god was cleaved in one go by the 【A Bi Sword】 at the waist; the shattered giant god seemed to splash forth hot blood as if it were a living creature!

For a moment, the array of Qi-refining cultivators below Skull Mountain looked up, but saw only the sky turned blood-red, the sun and moon dimmed; blood droplets the size of stars fell like fiery meteors, like a torrential downpour, leaving behind blackened craters and a stifled groan of pain!

(End of this chapter)