Chapter 186 - 157: Subjugation

Chapter 186: Chapter 157: Subjugation

[Xinggu Gong] Cui Wei.

A late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

He specialized in arrays and Spirit Pattern inscription.

The cultivation technique he practiced was the Taiyi Bone Inscription Skill.

This technique allowed him to temper the bones within his body, inscribe them with numerous Spirit Patterns, and transform them into Spiritual Artifacts. He could then use his bones as weapons for attack.

The path Zhang Ji wanted to take was similar to his, only it wasn’t just limited to bones, but also included flesh and skin.

On the vast, high platform, Zhang Ji and Cui Wei stood facing each other.

Cui Wei spoke up. "If a man isn’t smart enough, all the strength in the world just makes him a brute ox pulling a plow."

He was subtly hinting that Zhang Ji was being used, but Zhang Ji didn’t care.

"You jest, Fellow Daoist Cui. Who uses oxen to plow these days? Even Ten Thousand Birds Heaven has switched to digging vehicles," Zhang Ji replied.

"Hmph!" Cui Wei snorted coldly. "I’d like to see just how powerful these Ancient Body Cultivators are."

With a wave of his hand, the flesh and blood on Cui Wei’s entire arm split open. The bones within jutted out, covering his whole right arm. The next instant, a bone-spiked spear appeared in his palm.

Spirit Patterns manifested all over the spear, forming Energy Gathering Spirit Rings.

BOOM!

The air cracked as Cui Wei lunged at Zhang Ji with his spear.

The spear was ferocious and immensely powerful; even Zhang Ji had to take it seriously.

In an instant, Zhang Ji entered his Spiritualization state. The Qi Body flowed over his skin as he gathered and focused his power. He extended his right arm, the primordial Qi at his fingertips swirling and shining with light.

[Super Spirit Indication: Breaking Army]!

SHIIING!

RUUUUMBLE!

As the two attacks collided and energy surged outward, Zhang Ji suddenly spun and threw out a palm strike.

BOOM! BANG!

Golden light scattered as Zhang Ji shattered several incoming bone swords.

The shattered bone swords spun and gathered in mid-air, reforming into their complete shapes.

They had clearly disintegrated intentionally to disperse and neutralize the force of the impact.

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!

Streams of spiritual light shot out from Cui Wei’s body, transforming into different Spiritual Artifacts that attacked Zhang Ji.

Flying swords, spears, scimitars, and short awls—there were at least three thousand of them.

Although he had expected it, Zhang Ji was still puzzled as to where Cui Wei got so many bones from inside his body.

Zhang Ji’s figure shot into the sky like a bolt of lightning. After dodging a few pursuing attacks, he pressed his palms together. Primordial Qi coursed rapidly through his Qi Veins as if it were free, and the pure, condensed energy was compressed and gathered.

"Divine Dragon Wave—Five Thousand Combo!"

BOOM! ROOOOAR!

In an instant, seven-colored, dragon-shaped waves of primordial Qi erupted from Zhang Ji, spreading out to attack in all directions.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!

In mid-air, nearly all the bone weapons were hit. Most were destroyed, with only a few breaking through the primordial Qi waves to continue their assault on Zhang Ji.

Among them was Cui Wei, still holding his spear.

At this moment, Cui Wei was covered in bone armor, making his entire frame a size larger. The bones, densely packed with Spirit Patterns, had given him numerous buffs, elevating his flight speed, strength, burst power, and defense to a whole new level.

He fiercely thrust the spear in his hand toward Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji formed a finger-sword and shot out a spiral of Breaking Army Finger force. With a slight flick of his spear, Cui Wei actually managed to knock the finger attack aside.

The finger attack tore through the air, traveling far into the distance and shredding dozens of miles of simulated clouds above the pocket dimension.

The spear drew ever closer, yet Zhang Ji showed no intention of creating distance.

He clenched his fist slightly and brought it smashing down right onto the tip of the spear.

BOOM!

CRASH!

BANG!

The spear instantly disintegrated. Cui Wei was sent flying back several thousand meters by Zhang Ji’s punch.

Zhang Ji’s fist was completely unscathed, his expression indifferent.

’Ever since the Saint King War, I’ve been relying on primordial Qi to fight, but my physical body has always been my greatest strength.’

Whether it was the Circulation Qi Body Divine Origin Skill, the Primordial Divine Qi Scripture, or the Celestial Silkworm Rebirth Scripture, they all had significant body-strengthening effects.

This was especially true for the Celestial Silkworm Rebirth Scripture.

Its primary function was to strengthen the physical body.

The True Solar Flame and the Instant Thunder Without Delay Skill also had the auxiliary effects of tempering the body with true fire and lightning.

Ferguson’s physical body was never weak; he was also capable of close-quarters combat.

Zhang Ji hadn’t engaged in close combat before simply because no one he had faced could force him to that point.

But Cui Wei was barely qualified.

’He has some skill, being able to easily deflect my Breaking Army Finger force.’

’In that case, I can get a little more serious.’

BOOM!

Zhang Ji shot forward in an instant. A sonic boom erupted as the air before him was torn apart, creating a terrifying shockwave that spread outward.

At the same time, he had already closed in on Cui Wei.

"Shield!"

Cui Wei formed a hand seal. In an instant, his bones formed twenty Bone Shields, their overlapping Spiritual Light Shields interweaving to create a remarkably stable defensive structure.

But—!

BOOM!

CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK!

One punch!

The twenty Bone Shields shattered in succession, and the fist landed squarely on Cui Wei’s chest.

BOOM!

Cui Wei’s body plummeted to the ground, smashing out a huge, ring-shaped crater.

The protective bone armor on his chest was mostly shattered, with only a thin layer remaining.

High above, Zhang Ji moved again.

He grinned as he descended from the sky, using his momentum to throw a punch!

For this move, he used the "True Buddha Descends to the Mortal World" technique from the Tathagata Divine Palm.

Before he even arrived, the force of heaven and earth preceded him. A massive amount of air was gathered and compressed, creating immense downward pressure. The ground around Cui Wei instantly collapsed and caved in.

Just as the punch was about to land on Cui Wei, a crimson light suddenly appeared, and a palm caught Zhang Ji’s fist.

The Spirit Patterns all over Yan Jiulin’s body linked together and flashed with light. Zhang Ji’s immense power came to a halt, completely neutralized and absorbed by Yan Jiulin.