Chapter 222 - 186: Floating... The Fall

Chapter 222: Chapter 186: Floating... The Fall

Nine top-tier, Epic-grade combat crystals for Cultivation Techniques.

A single one possessed A+ attributes.

Zhang Ji had nine.

And the nine crystals had complementary attributes. When stacked, it wasn’t just a quantitative increase; the qualitative boost was significant as well.

Fighting two top-tier masters at once while only being A-rank—a truly legendary feat—was something he could actually accomplish!

"You’ve hidden so much of your strength?" Ling Xuzi exclaimed. "It seems I’m truly a poor judge of character. It was the same with Xiang Zhe, and now with you."

Zhang Ji naturally felt no need to explain that he had only recently grown to his current level.

He cupped his fist slightly and grinned. "Origin Star, Zhang Ji!"

Dugu Yunfeng’s eyes narrowed. He understood Zhang Ji’s intent. Facing such a powerful opponent, he was willing to show his respect. He formed a sword finger and held it before his chest, declaring, "Celestial Sword Pavilion, Dugu Yunfeng!"

"Celestial Essence, Xiao Duanyue!" Ling Xuzi also raised a sword finger and announced his name.

He didn’t state his affiliation with the Celestial Sword Pavilion, nor did he use his Daoist title.

But even so, he couldn’t sever his connection to the Celestial Sword Pavilion.

Just as most people only remembered his title and not his real name.

After they exchanged names, Zhang Ji moved in the very next instant.

He was never one to wait for his opponent to strike first, which was why he had always focused on augmenting his speed.

Instant Thunder Without Delay Skill, Celestial Wind Body Surrounding Skill, Earth-Suppressing Divine Gang...

Behind Zhang Ji, Gang Qi detonated, propelling his body forward. With the momentum, his figure became a blur of lightning. The Divine Wind coiled around him, empowering his movement. In a flash, he crossed the void. Having shrunk himself with his bloodline talent, Zhang Ji smashed his fist downward.

BOOM!

The airflow for dozens of li around him condensed, and immense power was poured into this single punch.

Even Ling Xuzi and Dugu Yunfeng were shocked by his speed.

From the countless blades of the Sword Sea, they only had time to mobilize a fraction. Spiritual Power linked between them, forming a massive protective barrier in an attempt to disperse and nullify the force of the punch.

BOOM! CRASH!

A huge crater, fully forty li in diameter, appeared in the Taichu Heaven.

Inside the Sword Array, Dugu Yunfeng and Ling Xuzi were both slammed into the foundation of the Xuanji Array of Ten Thousand Transformations.

In an instant, the second punch arrived.

Ling Xuzi didn’t let Dugu Yunfeng face the attack. His sword transformed into a razor-sharp beam of light, stabbing straight at Zhang Ji.

The speed of this sword light was indeed extraordinary, faster than even Zhang Ji. It was incomparably sharp, enough to pierce his defenses and cause some damage.

But Ling Xuzi himself, the one wielding the sword, was not that fast.

Zhang Ji’s Mystic Rhinoceros Skill allowed his Spirit to perceive the slightest disturbance, giving him advance warning.

Thus, the sword light only grazed past him as his fist landed once more on the protective Sword Array.

This time, more Spirit Swords had joined the defensive formation.

But Zhang Ji’s power was also greater.

BOOM! CRACK! CRACK! SMASH!

The foundation of the Xuanji Array of Ten Thousand Transformations... shattered.

They were knocked all the way from the Taichu Heaven, the thirty-third of the Thirty-Three Heavens, down to the Taiyao Heaven.

SWOOSH!

Ling Xuzi shot out another beam of sword light, but Zhang Ji dodged it again.

His speed was just too fast; Ling Xuzi and Dugu Yunfeng couldn’t compare at all.

BOOM!

This punch struck the Sword Array, sending ripples across its surface.

"Use the Splitting Sword Formulas!" Dugu Yunfeng gritted his teeth and shouted a reminder.

Hearing this, Ling Xuzi no longer hesitated. With a flick of his blade, he poured a massive amount of Spiritual Power into the Seven Tribulation Sword. From the supreme-grade Tier Five Spirit Sword, countless sharp streams of Sword Gang burst forth. They numbered in the thousands, then tens of thousands, and continued to multiply in the void.

This technique was incredibly flashy. In the current era of thin Spiritual Qi, it was considered more for show than for actual use.

After all, a single stream of Sword Gang was enough to kill someone; splitting it into thousands was a complete waste.

However, against an opponent as fast as Zhang Ji, a single stream of Sword Gang obviously wouldn’t hit him. Only a dense barrage of Sword Gang had any chance of landing a blow.

The Sword Gang that filled the entire sky did make Zhang Ji frown slightly.

He threw a punch. His Gang Qi collided with two streams of Sword Gang, and they annihilated each other. The streams of Sword Gang quickly wove themselves into a net, trapping him inside. One stream descended, broke straight through his defenses, and left a bloody gash on his body.

But it was just a gash. It couldn’t cut any deeper.

If they wanted to inflict a wound that cut to the bone as before, they would need Zhang Ji to stand still and let them hit him.

Seeing more Sword Gang bearing down on him, Zhang Ji gathered the Cyan True Water and True Solar Flame within his body. He supported his right palm with his left hand and pushed forward.

Super Spirit Indication: Water-Fire Explosive Spiral Force - Thousand Chain!

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!

Crimson-gold and cyan energies of fire and water spiraled together, shooting forward. They blasted a path straight through the Sword Net. Zhang Ji’s figure shot through the opening. Elemental power and Gang Qi coiled around his right leg as he kicked out.

Wind God Kick: Five-Element Gang Qi!

It was the same move as before, but the application was different.

Once you completely master a technique, you no longer need to be bound by its form.

BOOM!

Layer upon layer of ripples spread across the protective Sword Array. The kick sent the two figures and the entire array plummeting toward the ground. The impact made the whole of Taiyao Heaven tremble. Dugu Yunfeng, who had just been about to drop the protective array to attack, grew solemn, no longer daring to entertain such a thought.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Zhang Ji relentlessly hammered the Sword Array, punch after punch. He intended to shatter this array of countless Spirit Swords just as he had shattered the Sword Bone’s defense before.

Ling Xuzi and Dugu Yunfeng both understood that if this continued, their defeat was inevitable.