Chapter 72: Mengchen and Shi Hao Spar

Afterwards, Shi Hao temporarily put away the pile of corpses, then cooked another pot of succulent dragon meat, eating until oil dripped from the corners of his mouth.

For this pot of meat, Mengchen, Tianhu Shaonü, and the others were merely companions and did not eat much; the majority was left for Shi Hao.

They could tell that in this battle, Shi Hao had consumed quite a lot and needed to replenish himself well.

After Shi Hao finished eating, divine essence overflowed from his seven orifices and every pore of his body; he patted his bulging belly, revealing a satisfied smile.

Before long, he opened his ten Cave Heavens, formed a Dharma seal, and began to refine the replenished divine essence.

The dense divine essence filled his limbs and bones, continuously nourishing his flesh and skeleton.

Not long after, Shi Hao opened his eyes; he had already recovered to his peak state.

During this time, Mengchen, Heizi, Tianhu Shaonü, and Maoqiu had also finished refining the divine essence they had consumed.

"Brother Mengchen! I have recovered to my peak. Come, let us spar now." Shi Hao woke up, his gaze burning, and said to Mengchen.

"Very well! I couldn't ask for more!" Hearing this, Mengchen was instantly overjoyed.

"Please, Brother Mengchen. Once our battle is over, we shall enjoy a grand meal together," Shi Hao said.

Afterwards, he took out the corpses of the Azure Bird and the numerous divine servants, handing them to Maoqiu, Tianhu Shaonü, and Heizi to clean up.

The moment Mengchen had been looking forward to so much had finally arrived!

The two walked side by side to a wide area.

Mengchen had a slender and strong physique; although he had no hair, he could definitely be called a handsome youth.

Now he stood tall with a smile, his orange monk's robe fluttering, appearing incomparably steady. His pair of eyes were like a galaxy, rich with myriad mysteries, with divine light flashing from time to time.

Shi Hao's appearance was relatively more youthful; his long hair was black and shiny, naturally draped over his chest and back. His eyes were very bright, he looked very sunny, and there was a gentle smile at the corners of his mouth.

The two gazed at each other with smiles, brilliant divine light flashing in their eyes! Many people further away were astonished.

Looking at the stance of these two, it seemed a great battle was about to erupt, yet from their bodies, one could not feel the slightest hostility; what appeared to be there was only mutual appreciation.

At a certain moment, everyone was shocked in an instant, because the aura that the two radiated in that moment was heart-palpitating and truly intimidating.

"Clang!"

Beams of brilliant light shot from their eyes, colliding as if with the sound of swords, erupting into brilliant light rain, like one sword Qi after another clashing, loud and ear-piercing.

This eye-light sword Qi swept and shot wildly, nearly killing some of the living beings watching from further away on the spot.

This was truly horrifying; they were outside the battlefield, yet they were still affected like this. It was hard to imagine what the outcome would be if they were in the middle of the field.

Unknowingly, the gazes of the two changed, both turning from profound to blazing.

Blazing Runes emerged in Mengchen's pupils, golden and brilliant.

Divine light gathered in Shi Hao's pupils, gradually forming a Dao Bell, magnificent and golden, as if the sound of Dao rhymes and divine music were emanating from it.

The Rune light beams surged out, colliding with the magnificent Bell.

"Dong..."

A bell toll, as if descending from the Nine Heavens, was deafening; its sound was lingering, distant and clear, cleansing one's soul.

At this moment, all the living beings further away were terrified and retreated rapidly.

"Dong..."

Another Dao toll sounded, and the Dao waves spread rapidly like ripples. The next instant, ten Cave Heavens rose one by one behind each of them, circling respectively, emitting brilliant golden light like a world-cleansing force, instantly illuminating the firmament and reflecting a brilliant radiance.

Afterwards, Mengchen's ten Cave Heavens aligned and connected, revealing the Eleventh Heavenly Passage, within which small worlds appeared, with occasional True Dragons, Kunpeng, and other massive fierce beasts roaming among the myriad small worlds.

Shi Hao's ten Cave Heavens connected into a divine disk, within which mysterious scenes also appeared; it looked like the legendary Immortal Domain, with immortal energy steaming. It was fascinating.

Under the illumination of this golden light, the two seemed to have transformed into Golden Body gods and Buddhas, their entire bodies shining with golden light, attracting much attention.

At this moment, the eyes of all the living beings suddenly brightened, and they revealed looks of envy.

"Brother Shi Hao! Good technique."

Mengchen watched, affirming with an appreciative face.

This was a contest of their respective Dharma; the way his Dharma transformed into a Bell was stunning to the extreme, leaving Mengchen in awe.

Shi Hao's expression was calm, revealing a hint of a smile, "Brother Mengchen, you are too kind. The path of combining hardness and softness that you follow is also shocking."

Shi Hao felt that his Dharma was natural, combining hardness and softness; he had already perfectly mastered both, and the fusion of strength and delicacy had reached perfection.

As the saying goes, being too rigid makes one easy to break, but combining hardness and softness can often be unstoppable, and one can go further on the path of cultivation.

Hearing the words of the two, the crowd of living beings felt their hearts tremble; the advanced insights and realizations of these two made them feel ashamed.

"As expected of a Supreme youth capable of opening ten Cave Heavens! Truly a divine person!" Some living beings could not help but exclaim.

"Today, we will stop at a point; regardless of victory or defeat, we are only sparring in all aspects," Mengchen said with a light smile, retracting the divine light in his eyes.

"Good!"

Shi Hao replied, the radiance in his eyes receding into his body.

"Brother Shi Hao, be careful."

After Mengchen finished speaking, he arrived through the air with the brilliant Cave Heavens behind him, punching toward Shi Hao, fierce and domineering, pressing forward without hesitation; this was an extremely fierce momentum! "Boom!"

Shi Hao also soared into the air with his magnificent Cave Heavens, not dodging, and raised his fist to meet the attack.

In this instant, the two were like two red suns colliding openly, with countless light rain and huge energy impacts rolling in all directions.

The power of this duel was too fierce; in just a single moment, air waves surged, and light rain scattered like a galaxy, submerging this place.

For a time, everyone could not see inside and did not know who was stronger or weaker in this strike.

When the gorgeous light rain slowly dissipated, the figures of the two finally appeared to the eyes of all the living beings.

At this moment, they were standing on opposite sides, and the incomparably hard stone steps had many cracks, along with a row of footprints as if from retreating.

Looking carefully along those footprints, it was discovered that at the end stood Shi Hao, his right arm twitching slightly, and a trace of blood appearing at the corner of his mouth.

As for Mengchen on the other side, he stood tall and straight, appearing not to have been affected by the slightest ripple.

At this moment, everyone understood, and they already had an idea of the result of the previous strike.

Clearly, in that previous strike, Shi Hao was outmatched and was shaken back nearly fifty meters; and judging from his twitching right arm and the blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, he had truly suffered a not-insignificant impact.

"Brother Mengchen, what formidable physique and strength you have."

Shi Hao was somewhat shaken now; he had broken through to the extreme realm, and along with the increase in his strength, his power was already well over one hundred thousand jin, yet even with his body that had been strengthened time and again, he had still been injured by him.

This duel of physique and strength left Shi Hao completely convinced; he had lost, and thoroughly so.

(End of chapter)