Chapter 104: with translation of chapter title

Qi, can we spar now? I want to see the gap in our cultivation.

Taiyi was somewhat curious; now that Qi has achieved perfection as the Luo Tianzun God, what kind of divine might does he possess, and to what extent has his Dao progressed?

Qi will naturally satisfy Taiyi's demand, after all, this is a rare opportunity to suppress Taiyi.

Chaos, meet.

With a casual flick of his sleeve, a spatial rift leading straight to Chaos was torn open; Qi turned into a beam of pure light and fled into it, with Taiyi closely following.

Fuxi, Nüwa, and Di Jun exchanged glances; they wanted to watch but feared a repeat of the last incident and suffering an unjust disaster, yet they could not restrain their curiosity and also followed into Chaos.

Taiyi was extremely excited at this moment, even though he knew he might face a crushing defeat.

Qi was in Chaos, feeling the surrounding chaotic currents; the pure light of the World-Opening White Jade Node flared, directly turning the entire area into nothingness.

So this is the transformation of being and non-being!

Only then did Qi realize that Chaos is the first step in the transformation of being and non-being, and only within Chaos can he unleash his fullest strength.

Taiyi paid no heed to these trivial details; the bell of the Chaos Bell rang throughout Chaos, and within its sound's range, all changes were forcibly halted, whether in time or space.

Qi revealed his true form, his back wings unfolding rarely; at this moment he finally felt the power contained in those wings.

In the Primordial Wasteland, Qi always felt his wings were of little use, as if bound and entangled by something.

A slight tremor of the wings sent forth the sound of wind and thunder, yet Qi's figure vanished.

Taiyi took the Chaos Bell as a shield, and his whole body was flung backward.

Only when Taiyi was attacked did the place where Qi had stood seem to react, countless fissures appearing and sucking in the chaotic currents.

Taiyi had no time to notice; the Chaos Bell blazed with spiritual light, the sun, moon, and stars evolving within Chaos, suppressing the entire space, whereupon he saw Qi's afterimage as he moved.

As the bell tolled, countless suns' true fire swept along with the sound waves, the originally stable space scorched into twisted eeriness, yet under the suppression within Chaos it did not shatter.

Qi's expression remained unchanged; the Purifying Dao manifested, and Taiyi's attack dissipated in Chaos before it could approach, even the sun, moon, and stars manifested by the Chaos Bell scattering away.

Taiyi's eyes filled with disbelief; the sun's true fire again spread uncontrollably, while he formed a seal with his hand, a scarlet spirit sword coalescing and shooting violently toward Qi.

Before the outcome could be seen, Taiyi drew seven talismans, turning them into a short arrow which he stabbed into his own chest; his aura instantly waned, the arrow pierced his heart and then vanished.

Qi's World-Opening White Jade Node's pure light crashed down, shattering the spirit sword while also splitting the sea of fire in two, leaving Taiyi nowhere to hide within the flames.

Qi had not yet launched another attack when he suddenly felt a pang in his chest; probing with his divine sense, he discovered a short arrow transfixing his heart.

The Purifying Dao manifested again, dispelling the spirit arrow; Qi, somewhat puzzled, said:

"What technique is this, that it can bypass the defense of the Innate Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus and directly harm my divine body?"

Taiyi laughed and said:

"This is precisely the technique I developed especially for you; the Innate Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus's defense is unparalleled, so a frontal assault would be unwise."

"This technique uses karmic qi as a guide; if unprepared, no matter how sturdy your golden body, you will surely suffer grave injury."

"It's a pity that your Purifying Dao is too unscrupulous, causing this heart-piercing spirit arrow to not last long; if an ordinary person took this blow, even if they didn't die they'd struggle to retain fighting strength."

Previously, due to the defense of the Innate Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus, Taiyi had suffered much at Qi's hands; thus he devoted himself to arduous training, exchanged ideas with Panwang, and thereby arrived at this heart-piercing spirit arrow technique.

This technique harms others by first harming oneself; it is exceedingly sinister, specialized in breaking through strong defenses, and without deliberate preparation or special means, it cannot be resisted.

The Chaos Bell tolled again, a spatial seal pressing inward on Qi; the chaotic currents were compressed to the point of explosion, yet they could not affect him in the slightest.

Qi swayed his serpent tail, striking the Water Hua Awakening Drum; the compressed space seemed to have found a loophole and shattered easily.

Within Chaos, rippling water seemed to appear, while countless Zixiao divine thunderbolts exploded in the void like lightning snakes, filling the entire space.

Qi's figure vanished once more; in the air, only the sound of wind and thunder propagated.

The Chaos Bell hung down spiritual light, isolating these attacks from the outside; Taiyi seized the moment to catch his breath while forming hand seals.

Countless suns' true fire gathered, condensing into a small golden crow that struck the surrounding thunder, clearing the battlefield anew.

"Qi, in Chaos I feel more suited to exert our divine power."

"I even feel no restraint at all, especially your wings; back in the Primordial Wasteland I never noticed they could be this fast."

Taiyi felt surprised by his own changes in Chaos; it seemed Chaos was more suitable for them, the innate divinities, yet he could not sense the Dao's presence, making cultivation impossible there.

"I never imagined we would feel this at ease in Chaos; after the Great Dao returns to Chaos, we could instead come here to cultivate."

"Although we cannot directly refine the chaotic currents, relying on treasures such as the Three Lights Divine Water is enough to sustain us for a long time."

At this moment neither of them moved; the outcome was decided. The gap in cultivation, given that their spirit treasures are comparable, cannot be bridged even by the Chaos Bell, especially since Taiyi has not yet fully refined it.

If they continued fighting, they would likely have to resort to true fire, employing tactics inappropriate for a sparring match.

For example, the Golden Crow's Rainbow Transformation technique and the Three-Legged Golden Crow Dharma Aspect—these life‑risking divine powers would violate the purpose of sparring and their friendship.

Qi's current strength is not inferior to that of the present Ancestral Dragon, of course only for now.

Once the Ancestral Dragon again surpasses the Luo Tianzun God, their gap will become worlds apart.

Moreover, only the Ancestral Dragon can do this; beings like Yuan Feng are utterly incapable, given that the Divine Staff of Subduing Water Gods targets only water deities.

Seeing the two stop, Di Jun, Fuxi, and the others approached, all shocked by Qi's present battle prowess and also chilled by Taiyi's strange arts.

After all, to bypass the defense of the Innate Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus and the perception of innate divinities—such a method is virtually unheard of.

Taiyi still feels some regret that his technique remains unfinished and cannot be used in this encounter.

Otherwise he believes that technique could directly break Qi's defense, eliminating the need for the expedient heart‑piercing spirit arrow.

Having missed this opportunity, Qi will likely not spar with him casually again.

Offering up a Douluo fanfic, *Reborn in Douluo: Starting by Swallowing Tang Three's Martial Spirit*, hoping to completely absorb his fortune.

(End of chapter)