Chapter 144 - 126: [Supreme Destruction Cannon] VS [I Alone Am Supreme]

Chapter 144: Chapter 126: [Supreme Destruction Cannon] VS [I Alone Am Supreme]

BOOM!

Elaven transformed into a red streak of light and shot toward Zhang Ji.

"You again!"

Zhang Ji raised an eyebrow, lifted a hand, and pushed his palm out flat.

"Mi~! Om~!"

This time, it was [Flower-Blooming Buddha: Annihilation], the orthodox version of the [Flower-Blooming Buddha].

After obtaining the six forms of the Tathagata Divine Palm, he hadn’t practiced them long enough to grasp their essence. However, apart from the sixth form, [Self-Veneration], which had demanding attribute requirements, he had mastered the techniques for the rest. Using them wasn’t particularly difficult.

An aura of intent manifested around Zhang Ji.

A feeling of merging with nature arose spontaneously.

’Force can affect the tangible, but not the intangible.’

The original [Flower-Blooming Buddha] was a technique that used Spirit and primordial qi to construct an energy field, distributing the impact’s force across the natural world.

This palm strike spread the force of Elaven’s attack across a thousand-meter radius. Zhang Ji only had to bear a tiny fraction of it. He slid back slightly but managed to block Elaven’s punch.

He had actually blocked the attack.

"It worked!"

A look of joy spread across Zhang Ji’s face.

CRACK! BOOM! RUMBLE!

The joyful expression didn’t last a second. The Force Field created by the Palm Skill cracked, and the force erupted in all directions. The shockwave swept across the nearby ground, instantly turning the lush, wild field into a barren wasteland.

Even Zhang Ji was forced back again.

After all, Zhang Ji hadn’t grasped its essence. Even though he had managed to execute the move by relying on his high attributes, it wasn’t effective enough.

"Clown, what other tricks do you have? Go on, use them all!" Elaven sneered, his expression savage.

Crimson Energy Particles rose from his body, and the temperature continued to climb.

BOOM!

Elaven closed in on Zhang Ji and threw another punch.

Rings of crimson energy coiled around this fist, which carried not only immense force but also a scorching heat that could incinerate anything.

Even Zhang Ji found this temperature hard to bear.

His fire resistance should have been very high, but right now, even before being hit and while still under the protection of his Qi Body, he could already feel a burning sensation.

’This punch might actually break through my Qi Body’s defense.’

’Conventional methods of evasion are useless. If I hide in the [Ark of Hope], Elaven will just scan for me with his Spirit particles, find me, and charge right in. My only choice is to face him with my half-baked Tathagata Divine Palm.’

"Ma~!"

Tathagata Divine Palm, Second Form: [Vajra’s Wrathful Gaze]!

An aura of extreme fury, carrying annihilating primordial qi and Spirit particles, blasted outward.

A purple Palm Seal materialized in his hand and slammed directly into Elaven’s fist.

RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE!

The air instantly exploded.

The concussive soundwave vibrated as the crimson energy and purple primordial qi formed a spherical shockwave, expanding into a giant orb.

Both Zhang Ji and Elaven were thrown backward.

They each retreated less than a hundred meters before stabilizing themselves.

Zhang Ji felt a sharp pain in the right arm he had used for the strike. His palm showed faint scorch marks. For that brief instant, his Qi Body had truly been breached, and his physical body was injured.

His primordial qi circulated, and the injury began to heal at a visible rate. But his opponent clearly wasn’t going to give him a chance to recover.

BOOM!

Zhang Ji had no time to heal. He unleashed a new move: [Flower-Blooming Buddha: Destruction].

This was the "Flower-Blooming Buddha" developed by Master Zhengyin’s martial uncle.

A powerful killing technique.

It was also the Tathagata Divine Palm form that Zhang Ji had used the most so far.

An aura of Supreme compassion enveloped Elaven. Zhang Ji intended to pass judgment upon all living things from the perspective of a Buddha and grant them mercy.

"Mi~!"

BOOM!

RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE-RUMBLE!

Zhang Ji was smashed directly into Gesite Lake. The surrounding water dissipated much of the shockwave, but his body still slammed into the lakebed.

While this wasn’t the deepest part of the lake, it was still seventy or eighty meters deep, a testament to the terrifying force of the collision.

Without giving Zhang Ji a chance to breathe, Elaven came at him again.

He tore through the water, the intense heat vaporizing a massive amount of it into mist. He expanded a Force Field as Energy Particles spewed from his mouth.

BOOM!

A crimson energy pillar over a thousand meters long materialized on the lakebed. Zhang Ji was caught head-on. He only had time to execute [Flower-Blooming Buddha: Annihilation] to block part of the energy shockwave, but the Force Field created by his Palm Skill was shattered midway through the impact, forcing him to rely on his Qi Body for a direct confrontation.

Purple primordial qi flowed over the surface of his body, forming a protective barrier. The violent stream of energy blasted Zhang Ji back for nearly two thousand meters. A trench briefly appeared on the lakebed, filled with scorched, crystallized material.

The palms of Zhang Ji’s hands were also charred black, as if they had been seared.

It was only the surface layer of his skin, however.

In the next moment, as his primordial qi circulated, the charred flesh sloughed off. New flesh granulated and grew rapidly, replacing the old.

"Clown, die!"

Elaven laughed savagely as he stomped on the lakebed. The ground caved in and collapsed as violent energy erupted from behind him, creating a huge, ring-shaped crater in the lake floor.

Zhang Ji closed his eyes slightly and pushed out a palm strike.

"Om~!"

Tathagata Divine Palm, First Form: [Merciful Salvation].

This was a suppression and binding technique.

It could make an opponent lose their will to resist while simultaneously using primordial qi to seal their energy flow.

Zhang Ji’s Spirit particles formed an invisible energy field. An aura of serene compassion manifested, seeking to pacify Elaven’s savagery.

Elaven’s spiritual cultivation was, in fact, just a bit lacking. For a moment, he was suddenly dazed.

Zhang Ji’s palm force, made of primordial qi, rushed out and enveloped Elaven, attempting to seal his energy. But as soon as it wrapped around him, it was melted by the searingly hot particles, completely failing to form an effective seal.