Chapter 195: Thunder of Heaven and Earth

Whether it be a conspiracy or a calculation.

Without sufficient strength to support it, it is all vanity.

Take the current Jin Feihai for example; Li Heng killed him, so he killed him. Never mind what backup plans or calculations he might have had.

The gathered Second Heaven experts finally reacted, realizing what had happened. They all gasped, feeling that Li Heng was even more ruthless than a ruthless person; he could simply be called a werewolf.

To actually dare to kill a Division Chief of the Demon Suppression Division in full view of everyone!

But now, there is indeed a good show to watch.

They did not make a move against Li Heng immediately, but instead cast their gazes in unison toward the silent Xuan Dao; this Grand Division Chief of the Demon Suppression Division was the one who would bear the brunt of it.

Finally, Xuan Dao patted his head and spoke helplessly.

"You simply do not put me, this Grand Division Chief of the Demon Suppression Division, in your eyes. Even if you truly dislike this fellow Jin Feihai, you could have slaughtered him in secret; why be so open and aboveboard, leaving me unable to step down?"

"Forget it, it seems I have to fight today."

As soon as his voice fell, Xuan Dao's aura shook violently; the materialized aura even shattered the thick ceiling of the Bell Tower, revealing the ink-like dark clouds in the sky caused by the change in celestial phenomena.

"Come, let me test your cultivation."

His helpless tone shifted, becoming cold, and his figure shot into the sky, leaving behind this sentence: "Come up and fight. Remember to use your full strength, otherwise I might really beat you to death!"

Li Heng raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this.

This Xuan Dao is quite an interesting person.

"Kong Que, take this."

He smiled slightly, tossed the Jinhua Bell in his hand to Kong Que, and his figure leaped into the sky, arriving above Jinhua City.

The gathered Second Heaven experts could not help but be stunned at the sight.

This person is actually fighting Xuan Dao without the Jinhua Bell?

Xuan Dao is, after all, at Second Heaven Peak.

Is this confidence, or is he courting death?

They had been wondering before if this person was able to kill Ye Zhangfeng and Jin Feihai in one strike perhaps only by relying on the blessing of the divine object Jinhua Bell, and that his actual cultivation was not that high.

But now, they were a bit uncertain again.

Originally, they were thinking about whether they should let the snipe and the clam fight so the fisherman could profit. If this person's strength is truly this strong, added to the power of the Jinhua Bell...

It seems they really cannot afford to provoke him.

Some Second Heaven experts who had originally wanted to sneak an attack on Kong Que to directly snatch back the Jinhua Bell also suppressed their small movements, hesitating.

Above Jinhua City.

Seeing Li Heng fly up, yet empty-handed, Xuan Dao could not help but raise his eyebrows in surprise, "Didn't the Jinhua Bell recognize you as its master? Why didn't you bring the Jinhua Bell?"

Li Heng smiled upon hearing this, "Not really needed."

Xuan Dao frowned directly.

"Do you mean to look down on me? That is truly interesting. I have reached Second Heaven Peak, only one step away from the Dharma Aspect Realm. Without relying on external objects, who gave you such confidence?"

"Even if you are also at Second Heaven Peak, facing me would be a fifty-fifty split at best. Or are you some monstrous genius from a major power who thinks you can kill across realms, so you dare to apply such things to me?"

As he spoke, he let out a cold snort.

"I originally thought you were just impulsive and disregarded the big picture, thinking I would beat you up first to restore the majesty of the Demon Suppression Division. But now it seems I really have to use ruthless methods."

"Otherwise, where would I put my face?"

As soon as his voice fell, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi boiled majestically.

Then it instantly squeezed toward Li Heng.

Li Heng's expression was calm; he circulated the Taiyuan Scripture, allowing his control over the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to increase greatly. Then, with a slight thought, the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi that had been squeezing toward him instantly froze in place.

Hmm? Xuan Dao was somewhat surprised.

He had intended to use the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi to test Li Heng's caliber and see how Li Heng would deal with it. He did not expect him to directly compete for control of the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi?

Both sides' powers acted upon the surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi.

It was like a tug-of-war; both sides pulled constantly, but because the forces were too even, they canceled each other out and came to a standstill.

"It seems your strength is truly not bad."

Xuan Dao evaluated him thus, showing no signs of anxiety.

The so-called control of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi has its limits. As someone aspiring to the Dharma Aspect Realm, he naturally would not be discouraged by the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi; at most, he was excited.

All along, he had been considered the second strongest in Jinhua City.

However, because that old fellow with the Dharma Aspect never appeared, he could find no opponents to challenge, and because he was the Grand Division Chief of the Demon Suppression Division, he had to guard one place and could not roam the world challenging the strong.

Thus, he had always been incomparably lonely and chose to go into seclusion.

But this unexpected exit from seclusion really gave him a surprise; apart from those weakling family Second Heaven experts, such a strong person had appeared, who might truly be able to trade blows with him.

"You must understand that human power has its limits; it is impossible to control infinite Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, hence it is a dead end. Then let me see, do you possess the key to mastering Innate Above?"

Xuan Dao moved his mind slightly, and he actually faintly distorted the Heaven and Earth Principles.

Immediately, a phantom slowly emerged behind him.

This was a vast Thunder Pool.

Within the ten-mile Thunder Pool, monstrous thunder flashed and leaped, occasionally jumping out of the pool and flashing across the long sky; one could faintly hear the sound of rumbling, shaking the Evil Demons in all directions.

It made one feel as if needles were pricking their back, and a chill suddenly rose.

This was precisely his embryonic Dharma Aspect, which had already constructed Dharma Law.

If not for the current Heaven and Earth Mutation, which requires a glimpse of the World Truth.

Otherwise, he would have already ascended to the Dharma Aspect Realm!

Above the Bell Tower, the many Second Heaven experts watching this battle were incomparably shocked. The Xuan Dao of the past was already strong enough, having no equal in Jinhua City; they did not expect him to have advanced even further after this exit from seclusion.

His Thunder Pool Dharma Form had actually become even more terrifying and vast!

At the same time, they were secretly astonished at Li Heng's power.

In the past, there were hardly any who could force out the Thunder Pool Dharma Form of Xuan Dao; now that Xuan Dao had advanced further and his strength was even greater, it was likely that not a single one of them could force out the Thunder Pool Dharma Form.

Yet Li Heng was able to force out Xuan Dao's Thunder Pool Dharma Form...

The group of Second Heaven experts felt fortunate that they had not jumped out to oppose Li Heng just now; otherwise, Ye Zhangfeng and Jin Feihai would have been their fate.

"Thunder is the might of Heaven and Earth."

"Now I act as Heaven's agent to punish; can you block it?"

Xuan Dao stood with his hands behind his back, incomparably arrogant. He hoped this person before him would display power that would make him sit up and take notice, such as a prototype of a Dharma Aspect similar to his own, even if it had not yet constructed Dharma Law.

Otherwise, they would be nothing more than a weakling unable to withstand a single strike of his thunder.

Seeing this, Li Heng raised his eyebrows slightly.

It really is rare; a Thunder Dharma Aspect, not bad at all.

He chuckled, and a magnificent Great Sun emerged in the sky, blooming with immeasurable light and immeasurable heat, illuminating all directions; even the thick dark clouds in the surrounding sky were dispersed, revealing a clear, sunny scene.

"Good! So you walk the path of the Great Sun."

"Respectable, but also a fool!"

Xuan Dao laughed loudly, and the thunder within the Thunder Pool erupted violently, transforming into towering divine thunder that took the shape of thunder dragons, tearing through the sky and striking toward Li Heng; he had already unleashed his full strength.

This person could be his opponent, which was why he laughed.

But since his Dharma Aspect was actually the Great Sun, it was destined that he would not be his opponent. For no other reason than the common knowledge of this world: the Great Sun cannot be tainted, and taking the Great Sun as a Dharma Aspect will not yield the Great Sun True Intent!

However, the next moment, he was astonished.

Because after the thunder touched the light emitted by the Great Sun Dharma Image, it was actually being consumed, starting to shrink and shorten. Before it could even strike in front of Li Heng, it had already been extinguished by the Great Sun Radiance.

"Passable thunder, but it has not touched the might of Heaven and Earth."

Li Heng shook his head and evaluated it as such.

His Great Sun Dharma Image could truly touch the essence of the Great Sun.

Therefore, if this thunder did not touch the might of Heaven and Earth, it was just like the high-voltage electricity of his past life on Earth—man-made rather than naturally formed, not the pivot of Heaven and Earth—and it posed absolutely no threat to him.

The gap in essence destined this point.

Xuan Dao was stunned upon hearing this, his expression Strange.

This was the first time his invincible divine thunder had received such an evaluation. However, this wasn't bad, was it? It meant this was an opponent worth fighting, one who might truly allow him to break through that boundary.

Atop the Bell Tower, the Second Heaven experts were deeply shaken, wondering if their thought of seizing the Jinhua Bell was a bit overestimating their own capabilities? No! Not just a bit, it was absolutely overestimating their capabilities!

In their hearts, they did not exclaim that this person was terrifyingly powerful and must not be left alive, but rather that he must not be provoked.

Few in Jinhua City had seen Xuan Dao's thunder, and those who had did not last long; one strike of thunder left them severely injured, and two strikes left them lying directly on the ground.

Yet this person could ignore Xuan Dao's thunder?

Is this really just a prototype of a Dharma Aspect that can only possess its form but not its spirit, walking the path of the Great Sun? Is it certain there is no Great Sun True Intent?

Originally, when they saw Li Heng use the Great Sun Dharma Image, they had already concluded that Xuan Dao would definitely win, but they had not expected Li Heng's Great Sun Dharma Image to be so fierce, capable of breaking through the limits of their common knowledge.

Could it be that everyone throughout history who condensed a Great Sun Dharma Image was wrong?

Is the power of the Great Sun not impossible to taint, but rather that the method was wrong?

Seeing this, Kong Que gripped the Jinhua Bell in her hand and smiled slightly. She had never worried about Li Heng, even though Li Heng was facing the thunder that symbolized the might of Heaven and Earth.

Even though she had seen with her own eyes her father fall to the Heavenly Tribulation.

Because her master was the deity in her heart.

"What a critique, 'failed to touch the might of Heaven and Earth'."

Xuan Dao spoke softly upon hearing this.

"However, during this seclusion, I did comprehend a bit of the might of Heaven and Earth. I can barely act as Heaven's agent to punish; you had better be serious in a moment, or you can concede now."

"Otherwise, if I strike you to death, it's none of my business."

His aura erupted violently once more, his figure floating in the air; between closing and opening his eyes, his originally gentle and slightly sharp gaze instantly transformed, becoming indifferent, nearly ruthless.

Immediately, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Principles shifted drastically.

"Boom—!"

Above the sky, thunder resounded.

This thunder was not the thunder in his Thunder Pool, but true thunder of Heaven and Earth. Above Li Heng's head, a thin Tribulation Cloud slowly emerged, with a bolt of thunder weaving through it.

There was only one bolt of thunder, yet it radiated the Terror of the might of Heaven and Earth.

Even though they were not facing the thunder directly, the Second Heaven experts on the Jinhua City Bell Tower could feel infinite pressure, their hearts trembling faintly, reminding them of the Dharma Aspects they had seen in the past...

"The might of Heaven and Earth is present; acting as Heaven's agent to punish, the path is not bad."

Li Heng nodded in approval.

"However, you act as Heaven's agent to punish. I, however, am Heaven."

With a soft sigh, he pressed his palm down.