Chapter 92: True Person Duel!

As the 【Yanmo Hall】 hung high in the sky, a gust of chilling wind instantly swept across the eight-hundred-li Skeleton Mountain, its mournful wails unceasing, as if the place had transformed into a human realm of ghosts.

The Peak Master of Buxian, standing amidst it, had a face that looked as grim as it possibly could.

"With such tricks, you think you can kill me?"

He was so angry he nearly laughed; regardless of whether Lu Yang was the reincarnation of a True Person from the Holy Sect, to think of killing him so easily was to underestimate him far too much!

On the other side, Lu Yang remained calm and indifferent, while within his dantian, the Su Nu who had transformed into a Dharma-Protecting God was drenched in sweat, unreservedly lending her status to him, making his appearance seem increasingly solemn and holy, as if he had become the center of the eight-hundred-li expanse of Skeleton Mountain.

"I shall merely try; I am eager to witness the supernatural powers of the senior."

Hearing this, the Peak Master of Buxian looked deeply at Lu Yang, then nodded: "Very well, let me see which former colleague you truly are!"

Clearly, he had already identified Lu Yang's identity.

He must be the reincarnation of a True Person from the Holy Sect!

As for why he did not say so outright, it was actually quite normal; every single True Person of the Holy Sect carried some troublesome great karmic debts on their backs.

Such as enemies, enemies, enemies, and so on.

Now that he had finally been reincarnated, it was the perfect time to shake off the karmic debts of his past life; who would voluntarily admit to their past identity and accept the karmic debts of their past life?

As the words fell, the Peak Master of Buxian bent down, picked up a handful of yellow earth, and used his magic power to refine it for a moment before scattering it; the dust hit the ground and took root, instantly transforming into a large clump of earth. The soul of the Peak Master of Buxian entered it, and in an instant, that clump of earth took on his own appearance.

"Although it is a body of earth and stone, it will barely suffice."

The Peak Master of Buxian murmured softly; as his lips moved, sand and gravel continued to roll out, but regardless, his soul finally had a temporary place to dwell.

Boom!

Just as the Peak Master of Buxian was casting his spell, Lu Yang did not stand idly by; within the 【Yanmo Hall】, cries of battle rolled forth, and one after another, witch ghosts appeared behind Lu Yang.

These witch ghosts now all held weapons, clad in armor and wielding sharp blades, revealing faces of green skin and fangs, with fierce and hideous features; moreover, they were neatly arranged in clear ranks, with ghost soldiers and ghost generals, their movements and advances all orderly. With a thought from Lu Yang, they immediately charged toward the Peak Master of Buxian.

"Demons and monsters, dare you approach my Dharma body?"

Seeing this, the Peak Master of Buxian sneered coldly, and then a beam of spiritual light rose slowly from his head, dividing yin and yang, manifesting the black and white qi.

Looking closely, it was actually a scroll.

He cultivated the Buxian True Scripture, and the Dao foundation he finally built was named the "Great Dao Map of Yin and Yang"; the map had two sides, one of Jueyin and one of Mingyang, using yin and yang to explain the myriad phenomena of Guan Qiankun; no matter what supernatural powers or wondrous techniques you unleashed, once they fell into the map, they would be decomposed, refined, absorbed, and even used for oneself.

At this moment, the scroll unfolded, revealing the "Jueyin" side facing upward.

And the 【Yanmo Hall】 was primarily based on evil yin, while the various witch ghosts belonged to yin as well, perfectly countered by "Jueyin"; no matter how many you sent, it would be futile.

The next second, the scroll reversed.

Jueyin turned to Mingyang, and a vast heavenly light instantly illuminated all four directions and above and below of the 【Yanmo Hall】; wherever it passed, all ghost soldiers and generals were ignited, instantly turning to dust.

However, at the same time, several beams of dark light, like thunder and lightning, struck into the Yin-Yang Map, causing the Peak Master of Buxian to grunt in pain, and cracks suddenly appeared on his body of earth and stone.

Nine Heavens Du Lu Secret Demon Yin Thunder!

The Venerable Master You had once used this supernatural power to suppress Lu Yang's soul; now Lu Yang was repeating the same trick, using it against the soul of the Peak Master of Buxian!

"Indeed, you have some skill."

The Peak Master of Buxian's expression grew gloomy; although in the recent clash, Lu Yang had undoubtedly suffered deeper injuries, he himself had inevitably sustained some minor wounds.

The clash between Foundation Establishment True Persons was vastly different from that of Qi Refining.

When True Persons duel, they borrow qi to manifest images, using their own magic power to manifest their respective Dao foundations; as the Dao foundations operate, countless supernatural powers are refined every second.

Therefore, when both sides' Dao foundations manifest and collide, it is equivalent to each side deploying a great army; every soldier is a supernatural power, and every collision is a confrontation between two armies; whoever is slaughtered until they drop their armor and weapons, whose troops are depleted until they can no longer manifest their Dao foundation, is the one who loses.

And this kind of duel tests one's ability to calculate extremely, which is to say, one's cultivation.

Simply put, it is like arranging troops and setting up formations: where to concentrate heavy forces, where to bluff, where to send a lone army deep, where to set an ambush on all ten sides.

With high cultivation, one can anticipate the enemy beforehand, arrange calmly, and maneuver and change at will.

With low cultivation, one will be played with in the palm of one's hand.

Therefore, duels between Foundation Establishment True Persons, unless the gap is too great, cannot be decided in a short time, and even if one wins, it is difficult to kill the opponent.

Lu Yang's cultivation was undoubtedly incomparable to that of the Peak Master of Buxian.

But his condition was better.

The Peak Master of Buxian's physical body was now destroyed, leaving only his soul, and his Dao foundation was already unstable, while Lu Yang's 【Yanmo Hall】 had just been formed and was at its peak.

It was as if Lu Yang held an army of one hundred thousand, while the Peak Master of Buxian had only ten thousand elite troops; the numerical gap between them was so great that Lu Yang did not even need to engage in any troop arrangement; it was simply a tactic of exchanging pieces, trading injury for injury; given enough time, the Peak Master of Buxian would naturally be defeated.

Boom, boom!

Lu Yang gave the Peak Master of Buxian no chance to catch his breath; within the 【Yanmo Hall】, the ghost soldiers and generals rose from the dead again and swarmed toward the Peak Master of Buxian.

For a moment, the crack of thunder echoed above Skeleton Mountain.

The Peak Master of Buxian's face grew even more grim; the cracks in the temporary body of earth and stone he had molded became increasingly clear, as if it would completely disintegrate in the next second.

"You want to destroy us both?"

The Peak Master of Buxian looked at Lu Yang, feeling some surprise and doubt, because compared to him, Lu Yang's condition was far too good, showing no sign of injury at all.

But in fact, that was indeed the case.

'After all, it is not I who is injured.'

Lu Yang glanced at his dantian and saw that the Dharma-Protecting God Su Nu was now covered in wounds, her entire body cracked, her condition clearly far worse than that of the Peak Master of Buxian.

'No big problem.'

Lu Yang remained calm and composed, continuing to ruthlessly squeeze the power of Su Nu; after all, she was not yet dead, and since she was not yet dead, she could be used until she died.

After all, dueling is too dangerous; it is better to let others bear the burden.

Finally, the Peak Master of Buxian could no longer hold on.

He had thought that a young True Person like Lu Yang would cherish his life more, valuing his own Dao foundation, but who would have expected Lu Yang to be so fierce, almost willing to perish together with him!

"I can no longer delay!"

Thinking this, the Peak Master of Buxian immediately shifted his mind; the Great Dao Map of Yin and Yang immediately closed, Jueyin and Mingyang met, and finally a point of mixed void radiance was born.

This point of radiance was initially no brighter than a spark, but as the Peak Master of Buxian poured his magic power into it, in an instant the spark became a prairie fire, emitting boundless light; wherever it passed, whether ghost soldiers and generals or Secret Demon Yin Thunder, all turned to nothing; rising into the sky and piercing through, it even pierced through the 【Yanmo Hall】!

Boom—!

In an instant, the color of the Chaos Void flowed both inside and outside the Firmament, black and white blending into one, indistinguishable; in the flickering light, it suddenly cleared away the boiling Yin Fiend entirely.

Seeing this scene, the Peak Lord of Mending Heaven dared not be negligent and immediately leaped into the air.

The great technique he had just unleashed was named "Yin-Yang Chaos Void Supreme Profound Divine Light"; in the past, he had relied on this great technique to break through to Foundation Establishment.

After Foundation Establishment, with the status of Foundation Establishment as support, the great technique of the past could generate many profound changes different from Qi Refining; for instance, the "Yin-Yang Chaos Void Supreme Profound Divine Light" he unleashed could only swallow and absorb all phenomena during Qi Refining, but now it could destroy spiritual energy in an instant, possessing the might to wash away turbidity and cleanse filth.

However, where there is gain, there is loss; such a technique naturally consumes a tremendous amount.

If he were still in his peak state, it would not matter, but given his current condition, once was fine, but three times or more would likely exhaust him.

Therefore, unleashing it now was purely to break the stalemate.

As long as he escaped the 【Yanmo Hall】, the sky would be high enough for birds to fly and the sea wide enough for fish to leap; at that time, the Peak Lord of Mending Heaven could advance or retreat, leaving room for maneuver.

However, the moment he flew out of the Yanmo Hall, his expression changed drastically in an instant.

Outside the 【Yanmo Hall】, Lu Yang's figure quietly appeared; yet this time, the Dharma Protector Goddess Su Nu did not accompany him, but remained in her original place.

"Two people!?"

The Peak Lord of Mending Heaven's pupils contracted sharply; he instantly understood: "An External Body! You are not yet at Foundation Establishment, but have merely managed to refine a Foundation Establishment-level avatar!"

Lu Yang paid no attention and silently extended a single finger.

Generally, he could only duel the Peak Lord of Mending Heaven when he and Su Nu were merged into one, but if limited to a single move, he was not without a trump card.

This move was taught to him by Ancestor You.

The next second, Lu Yang began to break through to Foundation Establishment, ascended, and then fell!

Lu Yang's expression was calm; his qi and mechanism shifted, and then, enveloping the immense, majestic power of a failed ascension and a fall from the Foundation Establishment realm, he pointed down at the Peak Lord of Mending Heaven—

"Heaven Collapse!"

A shadow descended from the sky; Lu Yang's single finger completely caught the Peak Lord of Mending Heaven off guard, intercepting his flight-escape movement in mid-air!

Immediately after, the 【Yanmo Hall】 opened and closed its gates once more.

Boom!

Only the sound of a tremendous crash was heard; the Peak Lord of Mending Heaven's eyes bulged to the point of bursting yet he was helpless, and was actually struck down by Lu Yang's single finger, falling back into the 【Yanmo Hall】 once again!

(End of this chapter)