Chapter 286: The Fleshly Body Crushes Saints, the Immortal Slaughter Sword Formation Rises!

Cai Feng Xianzi couldn't help but grumble.

What charm does Chen Ku possess that even Lady Nüwa pays such attention?!

Little did they know, the bond between Nüwa and Chen Ku had, over time, reached an astonishing degree.

When mankind was first created and sainthood achieved, Chen Ku's guidance and help were already there.

Moreover, since the birth of the human race, Chen Ku, in his role as the Holy Father of Humanity, has made many contributions, causing Nüwa to reap immeasurable qi fortune and merit.

The karmic ties involved have long been impossible to sever.

More importantly, Chen Ku repeatedly defies heaven, shocking all beings.

Such unfathomable methods made even Nüwa intensely curious, unable to resist wanting to investigate further.

No matter what Cai Feng Xianzi thinks in her heart.

Nüwa made her decision, without hesitation; with a thought, she vanished directly from the Nüwa Palace.

In an instant, Nüwa descended to the outside of Chaos.

At this moment, within the ancient, deathly silence of Chaos, within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles, shadows already flickered.

Countless Quasi-Saint experts stood outside the arena, eyes unblinking, holding their breath in anticipation.

Laozi Yuan, Jieyin, Zhunti, and Hong Yun, etc., took their positions in the center of the arena.

At the very center, Chen Ku and Tongtian faced each other from afar, the atmosphere faintly tense with the smell of drawn swords, making people's hearts tremble.

Nüwa descended into the arena.

Regarding such a somewhat oppressive atmosphere, she paid it no heed.

Instead, she gave Chen Ku a half‑smile and spoke softly:

"Chen Ku, my nephew‑disciple, you really can't stay out of trouble for even a moment."

"Instead of discussing the Dao properly within the Buddhist Gate, you go around causing trouble."

Nüwa's words were full of teasing.

Only beings of Saint level could dare to joke around in such an atmosphere.

Upon hearing this, Chen Ku's face immediately showed a bitter expression.

"Oh, the suffering, the suffering..."

"Senior Nüwa, your words truly wrong the junior generation."

"After all, I am the Holy Father of Humanity, revered by all human beings; I cannot help but intervene."

After a pause, he turned his interested gaze to Nüwa and continued:

"Or perhaps you, Senior, would have the Holy Mother of Humanity take action?!"

These words having been spoken,

Nüwa's expression instantly froze.

Alright!

This kid really knows how to climb the pole.

In just a few words, he's trying to shift the blame onto himself, dragging disaster eastward?

Nüwa was filled with black lines, unable to help giving Chen Ku a white eye.

"You brat, don't even think about it!"

"Today's affair is your doing; this palace will certainly not intervene."

She said this with an angry, resentful face.

If she could act, she would have done so already; why would she come just to watch the battle?

Chen Ku, however, was not surprised by this.

Obviously, what he said earlier was merely a joke with Nüwa.

Thus, with a light smile, Chen Ku said nothing more.

He turned his gaze toward Tongtian on the other side.

"Tongtian Senior, please!"

Upon hearing this, Tongtian did not immediately act.

Instead, he nodded, and with a thought,

In an instant, the aura around him underwent a drastic change.

It was not an increase, but a continual weakening.

After a moment, the Saint's overwhelming pressure vanished, completely suppressed to the level of a Quasi‑Saint peak.

This was exactly on par with Chen Ku's peak as a Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

Having done all this, the two locked eyes.

A rich, icy battle spirit gradually rose, spreading across hundreds of millions of miles, making hearts tremble with fear.

Watching this scene, Yuanshi's face grew somewhat solemn.

"This... being within Chaos weakens us Heavenly Dao Saints too greatly."

"This time, has Third Brother overreached?!"

"Or else, only by utterly crushing Chen Ku with Saintly power can we be absolutely certain."

Yuanshi couldn't help but say this in a low voice.

At this moment, being outside Chaos, there is no support from the Heavenly Dao.

Even Yuanshi clearly sensed that his power had been greatly diminished.

Not to mention Tongtian's self‑sealed Saintly power.

For a moment, Yuanshi felt another ominous premonition.

But hearing his words, Laozi didn't turn his head, merely saying in a deep voice:

We didn't come into this world just to simply capture Chen Ku.

If we fight using sage power, not only will we not gain fame, but we will instead be looked down upon by all beings.

Hearing this, Yuanshi lowered his eyes, having no words to reply.

He also knew that Laozi was not wrong.

Bullying the small with the great?!

If such reputation were to spread, what face would the Three Pure Ones have to remain lofty?!

Upon further thought, Tongtian also still has the Four Slay-Immortal Swords in hand; he might not necessarily lose to Chen Ku.

Soon after, Yuanshi also felt somewhat relieved.

In the arena!

No need for many words.

At a certain moment, the two finally made a move.

Tongtian wasted no words, directly unleashing a palm.

In an instant, within Chaos, a huge shadow that blotted out the sky and covered the earth stretched forth.

The vast, abyss-like law and order surged violently.

In the blink of an eye, it condensed at visible speed into a colossal law palm tens of thousands of zhang tall, horrifying beyond measure.

The law palm, wrapped in chaotic stars filling the sky, came mightily toward Chen Ku.

Its sound was like thunder, its momentum shocking to the heart and spirit!

Seeing this, Chen Ku was also not careless.

Likewise unleashing a palm, he directly clashed with Tongtian.

And what Chen Ku employed was the Tathagata Divine Palm.

Tongtian's palm was dark and profound, like an endless dark abyss stretching across, gloomy and terrifying.

While Chen Ku's Tathagata Divine Palm was suffused with billions of zhang of Buddha light, holy and peaceful, illuminating the universe.

The two law giant palms collided with a boom, exploding the universe within tens of millions of li!

For a moment, Chaos trembled and the void sank!

Great stars fell in torrents, stirring up a tremendous terror.

Calamity light burst forth, tearing apart the Chaos storm.

After a long while, they gradually dissipated, only then revealing the forms of Chen Ku and Tongtian once more.

But the scene in the field could only be described as explosive!

Only after this collision of theirs,

Chen Ku's figure, swift as lightning, shot explosively toward Tongtian.

In an instant, all beings exclaimed in surprise.

"Hiss...... What is Chen Ku trying to do?!"

"Is he closing in? Is he intending to fleshily clash with the sage Tongtian?!"

"Crazy! This kid is definitely crazy!"

All beings understood Chen Ku's intention; he seized the opportunity to rush forward, wanting to engage in a contest of physical strength.

Without exception, in everyone's eyes, Chen Ku's act was simply shocking to the world and contrary to convention.

Know this: the reason sages are sages is not only their immense magical power but also their profound grasp of law.

Their Dao bodies are also almost like forged immortal gold divine iron, indestructible.

Chen Ku doing this is practically asking for suffering.

But the exclamations of all beings had just faded.

In the arena!

Faced with Chen Ku's such violent fighting style, Tongtian also raised his eyebrows, feeling greatly surprised.

But Tongtian was not panicked.

His body moving greatly, Tongtian also employed the same method, punching head-on against Chen Ku.

Bang!

The collision of physical strength burst with a dull, huge roar.

However, the expected scene of Chen Ku retreating in defeat did not appear.

On the contrary, all beings' pupils suddenly contracted.

The reason is none other!

Under this world-shaking collision, Tongtian's body shuddered violently, then actually kept retreating, stumbling uncontrollably.

At the same time, the aura around him seemed to be completely boiling, rumbling loudly, fluctuating unstably.

"Pfft......"

A muffled groan sounded; from the corner of Tongtian's mouth fell a drop of holy blood.

Although just a drop, at this moment falling in the eyes of all beings, it was enough to be shocking and terrifying, reflecting the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

"Hiss......"

"Hiss......"

Between heaven and earth, only the sound of all beings drawing in cold breaths remained.

How could this be?!

In a clash of physical strength, Tongtian actually could not match Chen Ku?!

This.... This is too shocking to hear.

In fact, Tongtian's suppression of the saint's power is an all‑round suppression.

In other words, his cultivation realm is limited not only to the quasi‑saint peak.

At this moment, his physical strength is also undoubtedly at the quasi‑saint peak.

But know that within Chen Ku's body, the perfected Nine Revolutions Mystic Technique is in motion.

Thus, if it were a pure test of physical strength, how could Tongtian possibly match Chen Ku?!

All beings were shocked to the point of being stunned, speechless.

And outside the arena!

Hongyun watched the battle scene, but grew even more anxious.

"This... this, Fellow Daoist Chen Ku, is truly too reckless!"

"His physical strength is formidable, but Tongtian has not yet used his strongest sword way."

Hongyun could not help but say this.

Not bad!

This strike, although Chen Ku gained the upper hand, in Hongyun's view it is not optimistic.

As for Tongtian, his physical strength was never considered overly formidable.

What most makes beings tremble upon hearing is his peerless, unmatched sword way.

Zhunti beside him also had a solemn expression.

"After this blow, Tongtian will probably go berserk!"

"If it really comes to that... let my junior disciple concede."

Concede!

Zhunti's words are astonishing.

But this is considered for Chen Ku's safety.

Just as Hongyun said, if Tongtian were to unleash his sword way, who knows how terrifying it would be.

And battles of this level often have life and death decided in an instant.

In Zhunti's view, as long as Chen Ku remains unharmed, conceding today is no big deal.

However, Jieyin slightly shook his head.

"Not urgent!"

"Let us temporarily watch and see how things change!"

As Chen Ku's master, Jieyin has sufficient confidence in him.

He believes that since Chen Ku dared to agree, he must have sufficient confidence.

Moreover, his disciple's true trump card has not yet begun to be revealed.

But having said that, the saintly aura around Jieyin has already begun to surge.

If the situation turns bad, he can also act immediately to protect Chen Ku from death.

Amidst the discussion of the few.

In the arena, their battle grew ever fiercer.

"Azure Lotus Sword Technique!"

At some point, Tongtian was already holding the Azure Duckweed Sword.

He gave a soft shout.

In an instant, a profound and mysterious divine resolve was unleashed.

Tongtian rose with his sword, as if dancing in the vast sky.

But each sword strike he unleashed brought forth an ultimate sharp cold light.

Even faintly, the sword intent condensed, evolving into blooming azure lotuses, an indescribable mystery.

Moreover, vast strands of sword light intertwined, also revealing the traces of a formation.

Obviously, Tongtian cultivates both sword and formation, and has already achieved a certain mysterious fusion.

They complement each other!

All beings can sense that beneath that gorgeous, splendid scene lies astonishing slaughter, or rather an unspeakable great terror.

Azure Lotus Sword Technique, so terrifying!

Watching this from afar, beings could not help but sigh repeatedly, unable to hide their mixed shock and regret.

"Hiss... what a profound and mysterious sword way's essence!"

"Tongtian the Saint is truly the strongest sword way practitioner of the present age, none can surpass him."

"These words are indeed not empty!"

"If we cultivators could grasp even one‑tenth of such profound and mysterious sword way, our lives would not be wasted."

"Know that Tongtian the Saint founded the Jie Sect, and the sword way is its transmitted path; its might and profundity are exquisite, beyond our imagination!"

Reverence!

Veneration!

Such thoughts arose in the hearts of all beings.

Only by witnessing it firsthand can one feel how Tongtian's sword way is anciently unmatched, unprecedented and unsurpassed.

Upon hearing the beings' astonishment, Laozi and Yuanshi also showed proud smiles.

Tongtian displayed his sword way mastery, stunning the ages; beings were convinced and held him in high esteem.

That is exactly the effect they wanted.

It goes without saying that after today, Tong Tian's such bearing will inevitably be spread mouth to mouth among all beings, praised without end.

Thus, the reputation of the Three Pure Ones naturally rose as well.

However, such astonishment did not last long.

At one moment, a powerful being let out a cry of surprise.

"Hiss... quick look, what other means is Chen Ku displaying?!"

Hearing this, all beings turned their gazes toward the sound.

All that could be seen was Chen Ku at this moment, his whole body radiating golden light.

Every inch of his flesh and blood emitted a cold, metallic sheen.

Clang!

Clang!

No matter how many sword intents Tong Tian unleashed and struck his body, they only produced ringing metallic sounds, piercing gold and splitting stone, extremely shrill.

Yet Chen Ku's fleshly body suffered no harm at all.

Moreover,

At the same time, Chen Ku also kept launching attacks.

He repeatedly pointed at the void.

And with each point he made, blazing unsurpassed Buddha light burst forth.

The Buddha light from his fingertips fiercely clashed with the Azure Lotus Sword Technique!

The collision of Buddha light and sword intent caused the void to shatter and sink completely.

Between the two, they remained evenly matched, hard to tell superiority.

All beings were even more shocked.

"Using Buddha light against sword intent? What a terrifying method!"

"His fleshly body surpasses even a Saint, and his divine abilities are not lacking either."

"Heavens, we have indeed underestimated Chen Ku all along."

"This guy's hidden cards are simply unfathomable!"

"Not bad, to have fought to this point today, even if defeated, Chen Ku could make his name shake heaven and earth."

Such remarks echoed incessantly.

Compared to Tong Tian's brilliant sword Dao, Chen Ku's performance shocked all beings even more.

Meanwhile, Tong Tian seemed to realize that relying on so-called great divine arts could never defeat Chen Ku.

"Hahaha, since divine arts are of little use,"

"then Junior Disciple Chen Ku, beware of this seat's spirit treasures."

Tong Tian, however, was quite observant of martial virtue, giving such a reminder.

Immediately afterward, he turned to employ even more spirit treasures.

The Water Fire Gourd was unleashed, and for a moment water and fire filled the sky, yet remained distinct, an indescribable eeriness and terror.

The Shang Qing Treasure Pearl shone with divine light, releasing endless Shang Qing divine thunder, equally terrifying.

Nine Dragon Cauldron...

Purple Lightning Hammer...

As a Saint, Tong Tian's foundation is also astonishing.

One spirit treasure after another was unleashed, their divine might unmatched, making scalps explode and bones chill.

Yet, watching this scene, all beings wore rather strange expressions.

"A spirit treasure showdown?!"

"This.... this isn't crashing into Chen Ku's hands?!"

"That kid's spirit treasures are simply beyond imagination!"

A powerful being said this in a low voice.

Chen Ku's accumulation of spirit treasures is plain for all to see.

Indeed!

Faced with Tong Tian's unleashed spirit treasures, Chen Ku became even more calm and composed.

Myriad Buddha Seal!

Dragon Phoenix Zither!

Hong Meng Measure Heaven Ruler, etc!

The spirit treasures Chen Ku unleashed shone with even more brilliant divine light.

Going head-to-head with Tong Tian, he still did not fall behind.

Even, when a Primordial Supreme Treasure-level artifact appears, it can instead suppress Tong Tian's spirit treasure might.

All beings looked at each other, their hearts greatly stirred.

This damn...... could it be that the Saint Tong Tian will end up defeated?!

If we only look at the spirit treasure clash, this is highly possible.

However, immediately afterward, a powerful being said:

"Saint Tong Tian cannot possibly be defeated!"

"Don't forget, the Zhu Xian Four Swords have not yet been born."

These words had just fallen.

In the arena!

It seemed as if to verify this saying.

Tongtian's face suddenly turned grim, and he shouted loudly.

"Slay Immortals Sword Formation, arise!"

At this moment, he truly employed the Slay Immortals Sword Formation!