Chapter 179: Slap Zhurong! Gonggong Has the Upper Hand?!

The Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire is vast and boundless, endless and limitless.

The intense heat radiated, completely distorting the surrounding space.

Flames surged, and all of humanity turned pale.

In an instant, the sky‑engulfing flames enveloped Chen Ku.

The next moment, miserable cries suddenly rang out from within.

"Ah... ah......"

"Ah, it hurts... ah, it hurts......"

"What terrifying flames... ah... so painful!"

This was unmistakably Chen Ku's voice.

Hearing this, Zhurong and Gonggong were instantly delighted.

"Haha, as expected!"

"My Law of Fire has manifested; even if your flesh is just as strong, it cannot be resisted."

"It will only take a moment to burn you to ashes."

Zhurong's face was full of triumph!

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire became even more violent and blazing.

Chen Ku was completely submerged in the mystic fire, no longer visible.

However, just as Zhurong thought he had secured victory in this battle,

Beside him, Gonggong's expression suddenly shifted.

"Huh? Not right!"

"Something's off!"

Upon hearing this, Zhurong stared blankly, then fixed his gaze in confusion.

In the blazing flames, Chen Ku's miserable cries were piercing.

However, the two clearly saw that, at this moment, the very core of the Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire was visibly vanishing strand by strand, ceasing to exist.

Zhurong was greatly startled!

Could there be a reversal?!

Under the gaze of the two,

Moments later, Chen Ku's figure reappeared.

He wore a Daoist robe that fluttered, his stance unmoving.

That seemingly terrifying Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire surged in great torrents into Chen Ku's body, which he completely absorbed.

Even on Chen Ku's face lay a faint smile.

Calm and composed!

Unscathed!

With such a demeanor, where is there any semblance of continual miserable cries?!

For a moment, Zhurong and Gonggong were utterly dumbfounded.

"How... how is this happening?!"

"How can you absorb my Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire?!"

His earlier triumph vanished in an instant; Zhurong's eyelids twitched wildly, his tone incredulous.

His gaze toward Chen Ku also became extremely strange.

Gonggong likewise wore a look of bewilderment.

On the other side, hearing Zhurong's exclamation, Chen Ku remained calm and responded with a hint of mockery:

"Heh... the Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire is strong, but..."

"But if I command the True Solar Fire, how would you counter?"

Before his words even faded!

"With a "teng" sound, True Solar Fire blossomed in Chen Ku's palm, golden light illuminating the universe, not the slightest bit inferior to the Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire."

This was precisely what Chen Ku had comprehended from Di Jun during the great war against the Demon Race.

Seeing this, Zhurong, although unaware why Chen Ku—who is not a Three‑legged Golden Crow—could command the True Solar Fire,

nevertheless, he also understood why Chen Ku remained unharmed.

"You... you are toying with me?!"

Zhurong's face sank like water, full of anger as he said:

This brat is clearly unscathed, yet earlier he emitted such piercing miserable cries.

Shameless!

Too shameless!

This is nothing but blatant mockery of oneself.

In response, Chen Ku merely gave a strange smile.

"Haha, if not for this, how could I sense the marvel of the Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire?"

In fact, at this moment, a prompt of heaven‑defying comprehension resonated once more in Chen Ku's sea of consciousness.

"【You have absorbed the Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire, integrated it into yourself, and comprehended 10% of the Law of Fire!】"

"【Taking the Law of Fire as your basis, achieving Human‑Dao Unity, you have comprehended the Great Divine Ability of the Nine Heavenly Mystic Fire!】"

"Not bad!"

Earlier, Chen Ku deliberately cried out in misery precisely to confuse Zhurong, prompting him to manifest more of the Law of Fire, thereby aiding Chen Ku's own comprehension.

This wave, I not only comprehended a full ten percent of the fire law, but also mastered such a great divine ability as the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire.

Hearing this prompt, Chen Ku couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, feeling somewhat surprised.

"Ten percent?"

"This comprehension, why so much?!"

"Could it be because the fire law is everywhere visible, and also because it's the most fundamental law of heaven and earth?"

Comprehending ten percent at once!

This has never happened before.

However, Chen Ku didn't dwell on it.

Regardless, the more laws, the stronger one's strength.

The more divine abilities, the more astonishing the battle power.

Furthermore, possessing the Hunyuan True Scripture, Chen Ku has no worry about conflicts among multiple laws.

Delighted!

This exchange was another profitable gain!

Chen Ku didn't know.

Meanwhile, Emperor Jiang and the ten other ancestral witches rushing over were also greatly shocked, their hearts stirred with tumultuous waves.

"Chen Ku actually even immune to the fifth brother's fire law?!"

Emperor Jiang exclaimed in astonishment, also seeing the distant scene.

He didn't know the specifics, and found it even more unbelievable, hard to believe.

At the side, Candle Nine Yin spoke in a low voice:

"We must hurry over, lest the great battle continue to develop."

Chen Ku's strength surpassed everyone's expectations.

Candle Nine Yin also felt some worry; if it continued, Zhuyu and Gonggong might suffer a loss.

The ten ancestral witches immediately didn't linger, sped up and continued forward.

In the arena!

Zhuyu's face sank like water, his head full of black lines.

Can't fight!

Totally can't fight!

This brat Chen Ku, his flesh comparable to an ancestral witch is already enough, but now even his own innate law is hard to display divine might.

He is utterly helpless!

But Zhuyu being like that, the Gonggong beside him is different.

"Kid, although you are immune to the fire law."

"But my Xuanming True Water is not necessarily so."

Gonggong stopped watching the spectacle and immediately continued his attack.

In an instant, the water law flowed and floated above the high heavens.

Whoosh...

Whoosh...

Only to see above Chen Ku's head, an endless ocean surged, mighty momentum, huge waves shocking the heavens, gripping the heart.

In the impression of all beings, water is the utmost gentle force, nourishing all things, full of vitality.

However, the Xuanming True Water that Gonggong now unleashed is completely different.

Violently surging!

Aura fierce!

In fact, this is the water law combined with the earthly turbid qi, concretely manifested.

Such means only pursue the utmost lethal power and offensive force.

Where the Xuanming True Water passes, it no longer nourishes all things, but is capable of freezing three thousand worlds and endless time.

One can imagine how terrifying its power is!

Seeing this, Chen Ku was not startled but delighted.

"Hehe, another one comes?!"

"Good, great!"

Chen Ku smiled, then curiously looked toward the Xuanming True Water in the void.

"Is this the innate technique of the water ancestral witch?"

Muttering to himself, he tentatively extended his palm and touched the Xuanming True Water.

However, at the instant of contact, an abnormality suddenly occurred.

Crack...

Crack...

Only to see large sheets of ice spreading along Chen Ku's arm instantly to his whole body.

Ice crystals emerged, emitting a chill of freezing all things, in contrast to Zhuyu's earlier Nine Heavens Mystic Fire, they are two extremes.

Without any movement, Chen Ku was completely frozen in place, like an ice sculpture, with no further movement.

"Haha, truly my Xuanming True Water, its power is unmatched!"

This time is different from before.

The two could clearly see Chen Ku completely frozen.

Therefore, Gong Gong was overjoyed beyond expectation, his spirits high and his vigor exuberant.

He looked at Zhu Rong beside him, his face showing an undisguised look of proud triumph.

"Fifth brother, among us ancestral witches, you rank fifth, I rank fourth!"

"Only today do I realize that all this makes sense, right?"

Gong Gong said thus.

Usually, although Zhu Rong ranked after Gong Gong, their rivalry and competition never ceased.

Moreover, each contest usually ended in a draw, making it hard to determine superiority.

But today, Zhu Rong had no recourse against Chen Ku; instead, Gong Gong's Profound Dark True Water displayed its mighty power, completely freezing him.

Doesn't this mean that Gong Gong is indeed stronger than Zhu Rong?

Upon hearing this, Zhu Rong's face filled with resentment, yet he had no reply.

After all, the facts lay before him, leaving him somewhat unable to refute.

At that moment, Di Jiang and the others finally arrived.

Seeing the scene in the field, several people were dumbstruck, feeling utterly bewildered.

"The Gong Gong brothers really won?!"

"Haha, it seems that after all, the power of laws of us ancestral witches is superior."

"Although Chen Ku can overwhelmingly suppress Di Jun, Tai Yi and the others, before us ancestral witches he is ultimately not worth looking at."

"Not bad, not bad; speaking thus, the Demon Race is even less worth mentioning to us."

Everyone exclaimed in astonishment.

After reacting, they all rejoiced.

This further highlighted the unmatched might of the ancestral witches.

However, at this moment Hou Tu slightly furrowed her brows, looking with some doubt at the frozen Chen Ku.

Chen Ku really lost like that?!

This kid's record is traceable; he has never suffered a defeat!

How could he possibly fall so easily into Gong Gong's hands today?!