Chapter 1186: Senior Yang Kongdong, do you know from whom it's best to borrow power?

The seven emotions and ruthlessness are inherently two sides of the same coin; condensing the nascent form of the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit, the next step is to condense that nascent form into a true Dao Fruit.

Perhaps you attempted and failed in the ancient era, so in the Great Xia era you sought to perfect the nascent Seven Emotions Dao Fruit through the Path of Ruthlessness, which is why you established the Ruthless Sect, observing how ruthless individuals act and comprehending the Path of Ruthlessness.

Yang Kongdong's expression tightened; he never expected Lu Yang to deduce so much from his own changes, and his killing intent toward Lu Yang grew ever stronger.

In his ruthless state, he pushed the Heart Sutra of Slaughter to its highest realm—the stronger the killing intent toward his target, the stronger he himself becomes!

He came from the ancient chaotic era and deeply understood the importance of concealing one's sharpness; he would reveal his trump cards as little as possible—for instance, in his earlier battle with Mu Baiyi and the others, he didn't need to use the Dao Fruit nascent form, and with his Tribulation Crossing peak posture he could defeat the three of them.

Battle hinges on surprise; if he used the Dao Fruit nascent form this time, the next opponent he encounters would know he possesses it and would be on guard threefold beforehand, making the fight much more troublesome.

How does the other party know so clearly about the Dao Fruit matter?

Could it be that the Hanhai Dao Lord took him as a disciple and often imparted knowledge of the Dao Fruit?

As he entered the ruthless state, Yang Kongdong's thoughts became extraordinarily clear, and in an instant a hundred or so ideas flashed through his mind.

But none of that matters anymore—Lu Yang must die, and then he will bury the entire city with him, so the matter of the Dao Fruit nascent form will not leak out!

"Ice Shattering Break."

After entering the ruthless state, Yang Kongdong's heart was like still water, perfectly matching the conditions for Ice Shattering Break; compared to just now, its power has risen another level, and if it encounters ice arrows, it will directly freeze them!

Facing the endless ice arrows, Meng Jingzhou strode forward, Lu Yang's Golden Bird True Flame and his own Nirvana True Flame both bolstering his Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Aspect.

Since he entered the Jibei, the severe cold has had a considerable suppressing effect on his pure yang spiritual root; thanks to the severe cold, Meng Jingzhou has lived extremely comfortably in the Jibei, easily suppressing his desires.

Now he no longer suppresses them.

The Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Aspect erupted with scorching firelight, making the sun in the sky appear dim in comparison; the citizens of Mu Xue City, who had never known the concept of seasons, now for the first time had a concept of summer.

Snow melted, ice pillars turned to water, and the blue stone brick-paved roads, buried for a thousand years, reappeared in the world!

The Dharma Aspect danced with six arms, like six fire dragons; the ice arrows were seized by the six arms and instantly evaporated, not even getting a chance to turn into water.

Yang Kongdong never expected Meng Jingzhou's Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Aspect to be this exaggerated; even the pure yang immortal body of the ancient era could not achieve this!

"To offend immortal might is to exhaust one's fate!" Meng Jingzhou said in a deep voice; his voice was not loud, yet it carried throughout the city, leaving the citizens dazed, as if Meng Jingzhou were truly an immortal.

The Sovereign Solo Supremacy Fist!

At this moment Meng Jingzhou's mind rose to an unprecedented height of arrogance, and the six fists of his Dharma Aspect flashed with golden light.

Facing Meng Jingzhou's overwhelming aura, Yang Kongdong prepared to strike without panic or haste, and at that moment Lu Yang appeared behind him like a ghost.

"Immortal Sword Decree!"

Front and rear pincer attack!

Even if Yang Kongdong could neutralize Meng Jingzhou's attack, he could not withstand Lu Yang's sword technique!

However, at this moment Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou's auras declined in succession, directly dropping to the Unity Realm!

"Damn it, how is the realm fluctuating now!" Meng Jingzhou cursed loudly, struck flying by Yang Kongdong's palm and shattering the snow mountain outside the city.

Lu Yang also fared no better, using his sword to block Yang Kongdong's attack, barely able to stay airborne.

Seeing this, the hearts of the city's citizens sank, and Mu Baiyi and the others were no exception.

Not to mention their injuries haven't healed yet, making them unable to fight; even if they had recovered, could they be a match for Yang Kongdong, who possesses the Dao Fruit nascent form?

There's no time left to run.

"Now, what will you do?" Even though Yang Kongdong spoke these words without emotion, Lu Yang could still detect a strong sense of mockery within them.

"Let's fight him to the death!" Meng Jingzhou shattered the mountain peak and charged forward, only to be stopped by Lu Yang's outstretched hand.

"Old Meng, wait a moment—I still have one move."

Meng Jingzhou had no suspicions, so he withdrew from the battlefield.

Yang Kongdong also wanted to know what tricks Lu Yang could have.

Under the gaze of all, Lu Yang slapped his identity jade tablet, and three burlap sacks with small wooden swords flew out, neatly arranged behind him.

Yang Kongdong sensed the sword qi on the small wooden swords and speculated: "So the beast tide I summoned was killed by you."

He planned to use beast-taming arts to create a beast tide, then have all of Mu Xue City enter the ruthless state, letting the bloodthirsty, death-defying demon beasts slaughter the emotionless cultivators, to see which side would win—this would aid him in comprehending the Path of Ruthlessness.

He never expected that as soon as his plan began, the beast tide would be wiped out by an unnamed sword cultivator.

Swish—

Countless small wooden swords flashed through the air, tearing open spatial rifts and slashing toward Yang Kongdong.

Yang Kongdong was utterly shocked—this was nothing but a spent force; he drew his bow and shot arrows, rapidly firing in succession, continually knocking down the incoming small wooden swords.

Lu Yang tried to have the small wooden swords advance in rows to kill Yang Kongdong, but Yang Kongdong dodged them by treading the Carefree Step.

Those small wooden swords not blocked by the ice arrows were also dodged by Yang Kongdong using the Carefree Step.

Lu Yang had no other choice but to continually control the small wooden swords to fly toward Yang Kongdong, hoping to drain his spiritual power.

But Lu Yang's idea was doomed to fail—the number of small wooden swords was about to run out, yet Yang Kongdong's spiritual power continued to flow endlessly.

Lu Yang gritted his teeth, controlled the small wooden swords to provide cover, drew his Azure Edge Sword, and charged forward to attack; his exquisite, peerless sword technique came effortlessly, and his mysterious arts were endless in number.

Yet it was all in vain.

"Plucked Plum Immortal Palm."

Pfft—

Lu Yang couldn't dodge this palm; it pierced his abdomen, blood flowed nonstop, and his breath grew feeble.

"Old Lu!" Seeing this, Meng Jingzhou shouted excitedly.

"Teacher Lu!"

The martial arts academy students, seeing this, burst into tears and could not bear to continue watching the battle.

Yang Kongdong looked down at Lu Yang from above: "If you only have this much ability, you can go die."

The gap in their realms is too great; no technique can surpass it.

"Rest assured, everyone in this city will bury you with them."

Lu Yang suddenly lifted his head, blood filling his mouth as he stared at Yang Kongdong, his eyes full of mockery.

"Senior Yang Kongdong, I heard you like to borrow power using the Golden Core of the harem—how coincidental, I also like to borrow power. Do you know from whom it's best to borrow power?"

"What?" Yang Kongdong froze for a moment, not understanding what Lu Yang meant by saying this.

Suddenly his face changed, seeing a scene he could not comprehend in this lifetime.

Lu Yang's realm kept rising—early Unity, mid-Unity, late Unity, early Tribulation Transcendence, mid Tribulation Transcendence, late Tribulation Transcendence, Tribulation Transcendence... peak!

What situation—did the Void Refinement stage just fluctuate to the peak of Tribulation Transcendence?

How could there be such a coincidence!

In an instant, Lu Yang's injuries healed, his aura soaring to an unbelievable height.

Lu Yang stepped closer to Yang Kongdong, who felt he was not facing Lu Yang, but an insurmountable immortal mountain!

"The answer is borrowing power from oneself is easiest!"

Tofu Heavenly Venerable's Form-Shaping Fist, borrowing the power of the Buddha-Realm Immortal Body.