Chapter 180 - 153: Severing Karma

Chapter 180: Chapter 153: Severing Karma

Seeing Zhang Ji unleash his palm energy, another golden sword flew out from around Yu Kang to attack the purple palm.

Zhang Ji wasn’t using the full power of his Palm Skill; he was still holding back.

As a result, it only held the golden sword at a stalemate for an instant before being shattered. The sword continued toward Zhang Ji without losing any momentum.

Zhang Ji twisted his body, swiftly dodging the incoming golden sword while simultaneously striking out with his palm to engage it.

’A few hundred Spirit Coins a month? Why would I risk my life for that?’

’Tying up one of the opponent’s Spiritual Artifacts is more than enough.’

At that moment, the rest of the personnel from Eternal Steed Immortal Ship Technology arrived and began to fight the cultivators from the Ascetic Order. They bombarded each other in mid-air as vibrant Spirit Skills and the brilliant glow of Spiritual Artifacts blossomed. Booming explosions and their aftershocks echoed from time to time.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Zhang Ji’s palm strikes forced the golden sword to constantly change direction in mid-air, preventing it from harming him or turning back to attack Yan Jiulin and Huo Chuan.

Huo Chuan’s strength was limited, and he could only manage to tie down a single golden sword, which forced him to constantly be on the run.

Yan Jiulin, on the other hand, seemed to handle his opponents with ease. He held his own against two golden swords and could even spare a hand to summon a Spiritual Artifact to help the other members of the Ascetic Order.

Two golden swords still circled around Yu Kang. Seeing the situation, he didn’t help his own cultivators. Instead, he dispatched a golden sword to attack Kong Jue, Cui Wei, and the others who were breaking the Array.

"Don’t even think about it!"

Yan Jiulin’s expression tightened. The skin on his body began to peel away, revealing another layer of human skin beneath it.

This new skin had the appearance of a decrepit old man. After Yan Jiulin donned it, he raised a hand. A metal ring flew out, spinning, and shot directly toward Yu Kang’s golden sword to ensnare it.

CLANK! CLANK! CLANK!

The Vajra Ring looped around the golden sword, glowing with an azure spiritual light that bound it tightly.

Yu Kang’s expression changed dramatically the moment he saw the Vajra Ring. He exclaimed, "Cultivator Nong’s Yuan Storage Ring!!"

He knew instantly. ’This group isn’t just a band of ordinary pillagers. They’re top-tier marauders, capable of taking down an expert of my caliber. I have to get serious.’

"Return!"

Yu Kang formed a hand seal and pointed his fingers. The six golden swords erupted with intense golden light, flying back to his side even faster than they had attacked Zhang Ji’s group.

Zhang Ji made a token attempt to block, but his palm strike was instantly shattered.

After the six swords flew back to Yu Kang, they circled him once, connecting head to tail. Their Spirit Patterns linked together as a vast amount of Spiritual Power surged toward the heavens. A golden beam of sword light shot straight up into the sky.

"Strike!"

Yu Kang spat out a single word. His voice carried a ripple of Spirit that shook the soul, causing even Zhang Ji’s Qi and Blood to churn slightly upon hearing it.

"Be careful," Yan Jiulin warned via voice transmission.

The transmission had just arrived when, in the next instant, the massive, kilometer-long beam of sword light slashed down at Huo Chuan.

Its sheer speed and immense power made even Zhang Ji raise his eyebrows.

As the sword light fell, Huo Chuan didn’t dare to hesitate. He condensed layers of protection around himself, and spiritual light erupted from his flesh and blood. Still, his body was overwhelmed by the sword light and slammed down into the surface of the Floating City.

RUMBLE!

With a tremendous roar, the ground split apart. An entire section of the floating architecture was cleaved in two, revealing a massive chasm.

As for Huo Chuan, a deep gash had been carved into his body.

The entire section from his left shoulder to his left hip was sliced clean off, revealing flesh and blood that had the texture of steel.

Fortunately, however, he had managed to survive and had not died on the spot.

Yu Kang flicked his sword-fingers, and the kilometer-long beam of light swept horizontally toward Zhang Ji.

"Hm?"

Zhang Ji hadn’t expected to become the target.

In an instant, he fully activated his Qi Body and Spiritualization. He then pointed forward and unleashed a spiraling, seven-colored beam of Yuan Qi from his fingertip.

[Super Spirit Indication: Breaking Army]!

It was the same technique, but in Zhang Ji’s hands, its power was far beyond what Cyril could produce.

The seven-colored Yuan Qi cycled through the five elements in a generative sequence, which then gave rise to yin and yang.

A single cycle of this transformation produced such intensity that even a Divinity Transformation Stage master would have to call it "impressive."

Zhang Ji truly wanted to test his current strength and see how he measured up against the top-tier experts of the same level from this flourishing Otherworld.

In the blink of an eye, the beam of Yuan Qi from Zhang Ji’s finger collided with the golden sword light.

One was peerless in its piercing power; the other was incomparably sharp.

The energies of the Yuan Qi and Spiritual Power annihilated one another. Then, the sword light trembled and shattered the equilibrium of the Yuan Qi beam, causing Zhang Ji’s attack to erupt violently.

RUMBLE!

Rampant Yuan Qi energy spilled out in all directions. The intense shockwave sent nearby cargo and buildings flying into disarray.

"Your Spirit Skill is a bit outdated! You can’t control it in real time with your Divine Thought, which makes it easy to counter!" Yan Jiulin transmitted. "Leave this to me! The Array has been broken. Hurry and help Cui Wei’s group move the supplies! The Celestial Sword Alliance’s law enforcement Spirit Puppets are on their way!!"

Zhang Ji didn’t hesitate. The moment he received the message, he headed straight for Kong Jue’s group.

Yu Kang was about to strike with his sword to intercept him, but as the massive golden sword light slashed down, Yan Jiulin changed his skin yet again.

He transformed into a burly-looking man.

This was one of his three strongest skins: the skin of the ancient Divinity Transformation Body Cultivator, [Luo Xiu].

As the golden sword light descended, countless crimson Spirit Patterns appeared all over Yan Jiulin’s body. He reached out and grabbed the beam of light with his bare hand.

Logically, a beam of light formed from Spiritual Power should be impossible to grasp.

But he did.

He was using his physical body to forcibly manipulate energy!

This was the very source of a Body Cultivator’s strength.

A Body Cultivator’s body was remolded by Spiritual Power, undergoing a fundamental transformation. They were wreathed in their own personal Spiritual Power Field. Within this field, a Body Cultivator could catch any kind of Spirit Skill with their bare hands, shatter it, and even destroy its fundamental properties.