Chapter 371: Fighting Patriarch Ting You!

Lu Yang had always been curious about the true strength of Patriarch Ting You.

If you say he is strong, he is definitely strong; his monstrous comprehension gives him every advantage in magical duels, and his ability to mimic divine arts is extremely exaggerated.

Undoubtedly, he is a perfect opponent to spar with.

Because Patriarch Ting You is not only very strong, but has also seen a great deal of the world, and his comprehension is astonishing, enough to help him accurately judge Lu Yang's current strength level.

"You want to fight me?"

After hearing Lu Yang's request, Patriarch Ting You was slightly stunned, but quickly reacted and nodded: "Mm, it's not impossible now."

He was actually quite curious too.

After all, the Second Grade True Art is a relatively unfamiliar realm to Patriarch Ting You, so just by looking, he couldn't be sure of Lu Yang's current strength.

And there is one more important matter.

'If Lu Yang's strength is sufficient, combined with the Incense System, perhaps... we can try to transmit the true methods of the 【Yanmo Hall】 to him.'

The False Holding of the Golden Position Method!

It was the lifelong masterpiece of Patriarch Ting You, yet it failed to truly show its edge and withered halfway; but now, he saw hope in Lu Yang.

At the same time, Lu Yang rubbed his fists together, a smile on his face:

"Then, Patriarch, I won't be polite!"

With those words, the sharp blade left its sheath!

Although it was a spar, Lu Yang did not take the slightest carelessness; his opening move was 【Li Jie Bo】, and a brilliant starlight suddenly flared on the sword edge.

Just this single point of starlight showed no mountain and revealed no water.

Even the imagery within it was extremely simple: that is, do not yield, do not break; no matter how many difficulties and obstacles lie ahead, strike them all open with a single sword!

"Boom!"

Patriarch Ting You's figure did not block at all; in an instant, he was slashed to death by Lu Yang's sword, but at the moment of death, he turned into a phantom afterimage.

The next second, the afterimage shattered.

And behind it, Patriarch Ting You's true body emerged, his face still bearing a trace of astonishment, as he sighed: "So strong, truly too strong..."

Hearing this, Lu Yang was instantly speechless.

'【Xian Yi】!?'

One of the innate divine arts of the Sword Dao clone; within the coverage of the divine art, it can turn all things unfavorable to oneself into nothingness, taking only what is beneficial.

Of course, Patriarch Ting You could not fully reproduce its essence, but he mimicked its surface, creating a false body to bear the result of being slashed to death by Lu Yang's sword, while his true body calmly escaped, unscathed, and even broke free from the lock of the 【Sword Intent】!

"Be careful, I am going to counterattack."

Before the words had finished, Patriarch Ting You's figure vanished from the spot.

"This is..."

The familiar scene made Lu Yang's pupils shrink instantly; although he had lost this divine art after restarting, he was not to the point of not recognizing it.

'... 【Ding Qin Shu】!?'

The innate divine art that Lu Yang relied on most in the past was now actually cast by Patriarch Ting You through the form of Daoist arts, weakened countless times!

The next second, Patriarch Ting You had already appeared behind Lu Yang.

A true 【Ding Qin Shu】 could achieve movement over extremely long distances, but Patriarch Ting You's weakened Daoist version had a limited range.

'【Xiao Zhu Tian Dun Kong Miao Fa】!'

Patriarch Ting You formed a spell with his hands, pushed it forward, and Lu Yang's figure instantly vanished from the spot, then appeared out of thin air hundreds of meters away.

'Moving hundreds of meters? What's the use?'

Lu Yang was still pondering in his heart when he saw dark clouds suddenly fill the sky around him; lightning snakes intertwined within the clouds, and in an instant, they had turned into a sea of thunder!

Heavenly Punishment Thunder Clouds!?

The next second, the vast sea of thunder crashed down, engulfing Lu Yang's figure.

However, before Patriarch Ting You could even sigh with relief, sword light fiercely slashed out from the thunder sea, directly tearing the dark clouds apart, and Lu Yang walked out easily.

Although Patriarch Ting You had seized the initiative, Lu Yang was not depressed.

Instead, he felt a little excited.

'He can fight!'

Although the current Patriarch Ting You maintained the status of a Foundation Establishment Perfection only through the Incense System, there should still be a certain distance compared to his prime.

But in terms of strength, he is absolutely not weak. Being able to fight him shows that even if placed in a broken place, my strength should not be slaughtered by someone of the same realm; at least I have some ability to resist.

"Again!"

With a thought, Lu Yang withdrew his Sword Intent, and instead lit up the Bai Yu round light behind him; his appearance was solemn and majestic, like a deity, as he formed hand seals and chanted spells with both hands:

'【Cheng Tian Gang】!'

This time, it was not as casual as dealing with Emperor Yan and the Ducheng City God; the true light of the divine art expanded with a boom, revealing scenes of sun, moon, and stars wherever it passed, and images of Shanhe, lakes, and seas; like two hands pulling a bow in opposite directions and then closing together in the middle, it directly enclosed Patriarch Ting You within the splendor of the divine art.

"What is this?"

Seeing this scene, even the well-traveled Patriarch Ting You showed a look of curiosity, clearly having never seen this form of divine art manifestation.

"This is... my world."

Lu Yang grinned, then extended a finger, pointing at Patriarch Ting You: "Patriarch, do you see any difference between my divine art and yours?"

With those words, brilliance suddenly appeared.

'【Ding Qin Shu】!'

The next second, Patriarch Ting You's figure vanished from the spot; he was also sent hundreds of li away by Lu Yang, and also fell into a boiling sea of thunder!

In the blink of an eye, Patriarch Ting You was seen laughing loudly; then he clapped his hands together in prayer, and immediately raised a towering mountain shadow that pressed down from top to bottom upon the surrounding sea of thunder; in an instant, it stabilized and extinguished ten thousand methods, annihilated divine arts, and swept away all Lei Guang and thunderbolts.

'【Bao Shou Shan】?'

Lu Yang understood in his heart; this was another Daoist art evolved by Patriarch Ting You from a divine art; such shocking wisdom seems outrageous no matter how many times one sees it.

Little did they know, on the other side, Patriarch Ting You was equally stunned.

"How did he do it?"

Undoubtedly, Lu Yang had just accomplished the same feat as him, successfully reactivating his innate divine ability that should have been lost!

Yet, the reason he could do it was his high comprehension.

But Lu Yang... Wasn't his comprehension something he knew all too well? Merely average talent, a little bit, but not much. How could he have achieved such a thing?

"Just a small trick."

Lu Yang waved his hand modestly: "It's merely the slight wonder of the 【Cheng Tian Gang】. Didn't I just say, this place is my world now."

My world, my rules!

Within the small realm created by the 【Cheng Tian Gang】, Lu Yang could, to a certain extent, make his thoughts reality; mimicking divine abilities was naturally a piece of cake!

Although it was merely an empty shell, the internal operational logic was entirely different, and the effect, just like the Daoist arts mimicked by Patriarch Ting You, could not compare to the original divine ability, with its power greatly diminished. But it made up for it with variety, and as a means to confront an enemy, it was more than sufficient.

"Like this..."

Lu Yang changed the hand seal in his hand, and a towering mountain shadow materialized, crashing down heavily upon Patriarch Ting You. It was 【Bao Shou Shan】!

"Boom!"

Patriarch Ting You likewise changed his hand seal, clashing the mountain shadows, which annihilated each other. Immediately after, both sides changed tactics simultaneously, switching to new divine abilities and Daoist arts!

"Die!"

Lu Yang spoke with the authority of heaven, revealing the technique of "Words Become Law" from the Xuan Ling Realm.

"Live!"

Patriarch Ting You was not to be outdone. In an instant, he spotted the flaw in Lu Yang's technique, then similarly uttered a thunderous sound, washing away the influence of the divine ability.

"【Jue Ming】! 【Xian Yi】!"

Patriarch Ting You attacked on two fronts. First, he cast a spell to form a fake body, then used it to unleash the 【Jue Ming】 sword, slashing fiercely at Lu Yang!

During this, he even mimicked the 【Zhi Jian Zhang】, briefly blocking Lu Yang's perception of this sword. By the time Lu Yang broke free from the influence, the sword light had already reached his eyes, instantly piercing his flesh, destroying his bones and tendons, and blasting his entire body into a cloud of blood mist.

However, the next second, the scene changed.

The blood mist vanished as an illusion. Lu Yang's true body steadily retreated several hundred meters, his brows slightly furrowed. Continuing like this would only lead to mutual exhaustion, with no way to secure victory.

With this thought, Lu Yang immediately withdrew the 【Cheng Tian Gang】.

'Let's try this move.'

Five divine abilities appeared like stars behind his head, then connected to each other forming a ring, hovering behind him and casting down a beam of light as white as jade.

【Yu Shi Tong】!

(End of this chapter)