Fire Sacrifice Sword, a sword to break fire with fire, was indeed devised to counter Jiang Li's Fire Element.

Yet the Yitian Absolute Sword from "Minister Fu Shan" is inherently based on Yi Dao; logically speaking, it should not be reversed and restrained by Wind Queen's Strange Gate.

However, Jiang Li cannot be judged by conventional wisdom.

"Why?" Witch Di couldn't help but ask.

"Heaven and earth were born alongside me, and all things are one with me. If all are already one, what more is there to say?" Jiang Li replied with a smile.

If heaven and earth were born together and all things are one with me, what is there left to say, indeed?

Could I possibly harm myself?

The white mist rising from his head had turned into smoke; the acupoint between his eyebrows slowly opened a crack, revealing a clear light within. All meridians unfolded before Jiang Li's eyes with crystal clarity.

"Minister Fu Shan!" Witch Di said in a deep voice.

It wasn't him using the "Minister Fu Shan"; instead, similar traces appeared on Jiang Li, but the part of "Minister Fu Shan" Jiang Li learned was only superficial.

Yet now, he was continuously tracing back to the root, gradually completing it.

The reason he could do this was all due to the Yitian Absolute Sword demonstrated by Witch Di.

Jiang Li had been more defensive than offensive, seemingly because Witch Di's Yitian Absolute Sword countered him, but now it seemed he wanted to personally experience the intricacies of "Minister Fu Shan" to complete his own Magic Door.

His eyes harbored infinite mysteries; below his crystal-like skin, countless runes and divinations circulated. Jiang Li's right hand lightly lifted, Innate Qi filled the fire clouds, and spread to the Viper.

"Yin Talisman Seven Skills·Real Intent Technique Viper."

Though called Yin Talisman Seven Skills, it was actually a combination of Innate Qi and Minister Fu Shan, assimilating with the Qi Tomb's energy and steering with the Mountain Tomb's methods.

"Lurking within its mountain is the image of a minister."

The fire clouds rolled back, the Viper moved about; a sword light burst forth from its body—the Viper Sword.

"Roar—"

The flaming Viper let out a fierce howl, turning its head and charging straight at Witch Di.

The raging blaze spread wildly across the banks, forcing Witch Di to swiftly leap away. The tail of the snake swept through the air like a Divine Dragon stepping the void, and in a blink, it flew above the river's surface.

"Absolute Sword·Water Passage."

The Viper Sword gathered water and took shape, manifesting once again as the form of a Viper, but this time it was made of water, countering the fiery Viper.

The two colossal beings charged at each other, water and fire collided; in an instant—

Boom!

Steam rose, flames shot into the sky, the fire encountered water yet did not extinguish, completely unaffected by the counterforce. Water and fire clashed, the Vipers tangled in wild dance, stirring the river's waves, engulfing everything in a spectacular scene.

'The reason why Wind Queen's Strange Gate can reverse life and death is that it was created by the descendant of Fuxi, the Wind Queen herself. Now, as I gradually restore 'Minister Fu Shan,' my grasp on Wind Queen's Strange Gate grows even more profound.'

Jiang Li's figure was now standing on the head of the Viper, white smoke still billowing from his head, but he was unfazed. A Daoist's wisdom, clear and profound in mysteries, he raised his right hand above his head, and a vast Primordial Qi shot straight into the heavens.

The wind began to howl; moisture turned into clouds, spinning with the wind into a vortex, like a dragon sucking water, causing the river to rise into a tornado.

A foreboding Qi Mechanism suppressed everything below; its grandeur made one recall a scene above Jun City three days prior—the Heavenly Tribulation.

Jiang Li was actually wielding his power to move heaven and earth, recreating the majesty of the Heavenly Tribulation.

The Viper howled to the sky, carrying Jiang Li towards the clouds; on another Viper above the water's surface, Witch Di looked up at this spectacle, his sword-like Mental State stirred with surging emotions.

"Boom!"

The storm roared, the waters raged, and the Primordial Qi connecting to the sky vaguely formed the shape of a sword. He spoke slowly, his voice spreading far and wide: "When the time rebels and the spirits rage, merciless slaughter to abandon the plains."

Wind, water, fire, heaven—using Heavenly Qi as the pivot, Jiang Li created a Heavenly Tribulation killing move.

The heaven-reaching Sword Light wrapped in water and fire, including wind and clouds; Jiang Li's right hand descended, and the world seemed to split at that moment.

"Absolute Sword·Heavenly Punishment."

Witch Di still refused to give up; he controlled his sword to rise, riding the Viper into the sky, his Sword Light severe and splitting, one sword into ten thousand swords, ten thousand swords into one, forming a sky-bearing sword aimed at the high heavens.

One above, one below, one heaven, one earth—the swords collided, instantaneously the sound of furious thunder echoed among the clouds, light and shadows cleansed, the sky-bearing sword formed by the ten thousand swords crumbled in the face of overwhelming force, its Sword Qi shattered and scattered wildly.

Powerful!

Overwhelmingly powerful! Before Jiang Li's sword, Witch Di's full-powered move had no power to resist and was promptly crushed. The Sword Light fell, as if stealing all the brilliance of the world, the water-formed Viper vanished in an instant, and even Witch Di's figure was about to be engulfed.

Yet in an instant, the dazzling sword that seized all the brilliance vanished into nothingness; a wild wind swept through, bringing with it a falling figure.

Witch Di's feet touched the surface of the water, splashing droplets in all directions, and he instinctively controlled his Sword Qi to steady himself.

"I..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a surge of blood rushed up to his throat, prompting a fit of coughing, with blood flowing down from the edges of his bone mask.

"I lost," Witch Di uttered blandly.

Behind him, Jiang Li stood with his hands behind his back, and a wisp of white smoke still lingered above his head, giving him an air of transcendence.

Mastering the heavens to form a tribulation, he shaped the sword that epitomized slaughter, yet dispersed the tribulation sword at the moment of impact, moving fluently and displaying flawlessness.

Under extraordinary wisdom, the only thing that could go out of Jiang Li's control was the wisdom brought by the Dao Fruit; everything else was within his grasp.

"It seems the outcome has been decided."

A lofty voice echoed, and from the lingering clouds above, a dragon shadow, winding like a mountain range, slowly emerged, its crimson scales radiating a holy light in the winter sun.

"An unconventional battle. It seems the Jiang family will not fade into obscurity just yet."

The Great Venerable, with a casual air, gazed down through the mist with dragon's eyes, watching the scene below with meaningful interest.

He knew Jiang Li had not shown his full strength. Jiang Li hadn't even revealed his Dragon and Snake form, yet he still defeated Witch Di.

'Even if one were to contain the Uniqueness Dao Fruit, this would be the extent...'

As he assessed Jiang Li's strength, the Qi Mechanism fluctuated, lifting Witch Di into the air while speaking, "Even if it were I at the Fifth-grade Realm, I might not be your match. At the Fifth-grade Realm, I would acknowledge you as the strongest."

This Great Venerable, once again stirring the waters.

Jiang Li, standing above the water, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid Qi, his Divine Light withdrawn, revealing a somewhat pale face, and said, "Great Venerable is too kind in his praise. In truth, I only narrowly defeated Brother Witch Di, and it was not without considerable exhaustion."

As he breathed, Jiang Li's True Qi had already fully recovered. The divine skill of the One-foot Hammer allowed Jiang Li to quickly recover as long as he didn't deplete more than half of his True Qi in an instant.

If it were more than half, the next threshold would be half of half, which is one quarter.

If it exceeded one quarter, it was to be half again, which is one-eighth.

The One-foot Hammer, halved daily, inexhaustible. There would always be a half left, such was the divine skill of the One-foot Hammer.

Among the various Divine Skills from the Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit, the effect of the One-foot Hammer was the simplest, yet it was also the most unfathomable, completely defying the law of conservation of mass—it was utterly unscientific. In theory, as long as Jiang Li could keep his consumption within half, he could continue to fight indefinitely.

Because of the Qi Refiner's Five Qi Chaoyuan, Jiang Li could refine Qi to spirit, using True Qi to replenish Divine Essence, and the Nourishing Life Master allowed Jiang Li to reverse essence energy, constantly replenishing the consumption of his Physical Body.

Of course, although reality was such, Jiang Li still showed a level of Qi weakness and kidney deficiency as if he had overdone his Qi Refinement to the point of debility.

"Considerable exhaustion? Ha."

The Great Venerable chuckled but did not continue to play the role of a troublemaker. If he pushed further, he feared Heavenly Thunder might strike again.

The massive Candle Dragon surveyed the surroundings from its lofty perch, proclaiming, "The first battle for the defense has been won. The next battle will be of the fourth rank. When do both sides plan to have the next battle? Personally, I suggest setting it for three days from now, to give both parties time to engage in the overt and covert struggles typical of the Jianghu."

Before the first battle, Jiang Li was under Tianxuan's protection and had not suffered any attacks; at most, his overactive thoughts caused him to have a bit of a fiery temper.

But the second battle would not see Wuzhiqi's side continue to hold back.

They had already lost the first battle; losing the second would mean that even a victory in the third could not secure a significant advantage.

They had to win the second battle.

Both sides understood the critical nature of the second battle; thus, as the Great Venerable's words settled, a yellow light descended onto the embankment and said, "Thanks to the Great Venerable's kind intentions, but this king feels it's best not to delay. Let us conclude the second battle today as well."

Within the yellow light, King Shu stood tall, calling out to the distant giant ape, "Wuzhiqi, do you dare to fight?"

The waves suddenly surged tumultuously, and amidst the mountains yonder, a white-haired, green-bodied giant ape slowly rose. With earth-shaking footsteps, it advanced.

"Gaga, since the old fool is courting death, this god will grant it."

Ferocious Qi roared like a tide, forming tangible gales; the water level rose rapidly, waves crashing against the surrounding mountainsides with a thunderous roar.

Jiang Li immediately retreated and flew to Tianxuan's side, his Qi Mechanism collapsing, displaying the demeanor of someone unable to withstand the fierce Qi due to excessive True Qi consumption.

Tianxuan next to him saw this and immediately reached out to support Jiang Li, her jade-like fingers resting on his right arm, gently sliding across his palm.

Not now, surely they aren't playing this game now?

His overly active mind began to run wild, easing the pressure, but in the next moment, the reality proved that Jiang Li had indeed overthought.

Those fingers gently traced across, the strokes forming characters, causing Jiang Li's heart to stir.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.