“What is the Black Iron Cannon Army?” Mei Shan Master and Sword Emperor asked curiously beside each other.
“The Blood Blade Divine Court governs nearly a third of the infinite Divine Realm,” Chen Jiu, who had grown up in the Divine Realm, explained immediately. “To maintain control over such a vast territory, they naturally have many powerful armies, and the Black Iron Cannon Army is one of the most famous. Even the lowest-ranking members of this army are at the peak of the Divine level.”
Mei Shan Master and Sword Emperor exchanged astonished glances.
Even the lowest-ranking members are at the peak of the Divine level? No wonder they are considered a top-tier power rivaled only by the Time-Space Island behind the ‘Time-Space Temple!’
“Once they join the Black Iron Cannon Army, their bodies undergo ‘secret techniques’ of transformation,” Chen Jiu transmitted in a private message. “These are secret techniques exclusive to the Blood Blade Divine Court. After the transformation, each of them can stand at the peak of the Divine level solely based on their physical prowess. After transformation, they all take on this stout and bulky physique. In the Divine Realm, they wore specially designed heavy armor that completely enclosed their bodies, leaving only their eyes exposed. Their destructive power is even greater than that of ordinary peak Divine beings. Each of them is extremely ruthless. Back in my homeland, there was once a soldier from the Black Iron Cannon Army who, in a fit of rage, uprooted a major sect that had existed across thirteen planets, slaughtering countless beings.”
Mei Shan Master and Sword Emperor listened in awe.
“The opponent on the arena, his consciousness should belong to a member of the Black Iron Cannon Army,” Chen Jiu continued, looking upward. “Even though his power is suppressed in this borrowed body, he already shows traces of that style. I’ve heard that the Black Iron Cannon Army fights in exactly this kind of brutal manner.”
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On the arena,
Dongbo Xueying looked at the fat giant before him in astonishment and asked, “So you are a real living being.”
“Of course. I live in Hongshi Mountain,” the fat giant looked at Dongbo Xueying, grinned, and pointed upward with his finger. “Right above, in the space layer on the Liantian Vine.”
“Oh?” Dongbo Xueying suddenly understood.
Inside Hongshi Mountain, besides Senior Qi Wei, there seemed to be many other real living beings as well.
“I’m just here in a projected form to deal with you mortals,” the fat giant said, grinning. “Come on, let’s see if I can defeat you, the little guy who controls illusions and transformations, within the limits set by the Holy Master.”
“Senior, you better be careful,” Dongbo Xueying grinned. In an instant, the arena was filled with Dongbo Xueyings, thirty-seven in total, all clad in white robes and holding long spears. They formed three circles around the fat giant, each grinning at him. “I’m going to attack now.”
“Come on,” the fat giant braced himself cautiously.
Even though his power was restricted and couldn’t exceed the limit, the previous three opponents—Sword Emperor, Chen Jiu, and Mei Shan Master—hadn’t given him any pressure at all. It had been really boring.
But now, Dongbo Xueying gave him a slight sense of pressure.
“Whoosh!” Dongbo Xueying’s original body instantly vanished, merging into one of his illusionary forms.
“Boom!”
A long spear suddenly lashed out like a dragon, spinning and roaring toward the giant. Around it, stars expanded, collapsed, and disintegrated into the ultimate spectacle. The spearhead was the collapsing ‘extreme point,’ carrying a surging, whirlpool-like gravitational pull. And because it was a sudden attack at close range, even though the fat giant was prepared, he still felt the speed was alarming. He quickly swiped his hand to intercept.
Peng!
The fat giant’s counterattack was also very fast. Even though it was a hasty response, he still managed to block it.
“Senior, the illusionary body technique isn’t that simple,” a voice echoed around the arena.
Another illusionary body also launched an attack with the spear, and at this moment, it had already become the main body.
“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Dongbo Xueying attacked from all directions around the fat giant. Using his illusionary body technique to move unseen, his attacks were both fast and sudden, each spear strike swift and ruthless.
“With attacks from all directions without any warning like this, even I can’t block them all,” Mei Shan Master watched in shock and admiration.
“Dongbo Xueying’s strength indeed surpasses ours,” Sword Emperor also felt a bit frightened and wary.
“The Void True Meaning itself isn’t strong in offensive power, but when combined with other True Meanings, it can unleash terrifying attacks. No wonder those who possess this True Meaning are known as the most terrifying assassins,” Chen Jiu also praised. Of course, an ultimate superhuman with First-Rank True Meaning would be even more deadly in assassination. But First-Rank True Meanings are extremely rare.
Second-Rank True Meanings are already very rare in the mortal world’s history.
But in countless mortal worlds and the entire Divine Realm Abyss… there are still many with Second-Rank True Meanings, but First-Rank True Meanings remain only legends! This is also why even the mighty Divine Realm experts would immediately take any individual with First-Rank True Meaning as their personal disciples upon discovery.
The three below, watching in awe,
While the fat giant above was fully focused on defense. His palms were like fans, striking out extremely fast, frantically covering all directions, repeatedly blocking Dongbo Xueying’s spears!
But as the saying goes, prolonged defense will eventually break!
Each time he barely managed to block with great care and effort. After many times, he would inevitably be hit.
“Rip!”
This spear grazed the edge of the fat giant’s palm, sliding along the inner arm, and then struck the seemingly ordinary armor. The armor was indeed just a simple array of condensed energy, purely for show. With a ‘plop’ sound, it was pierced, then piercing into the fat giant’s abdomen.
“Hmm?” Dongbo Xueying frowned. After this spear, filled with terrifying destruction principles, pierced the fat giant’s abdomen, he felt resistance, as if the giant’s body was incredibly tough. It only penetrated an inch deep before stopping.
“Peng!” The fat giant suddenly swung both hands forward.
Dongbo Xueying quickly pulled out the spear and retreated, simultaneously shifting to another illusionary body position.
The fat giant’s palms roared past Dongbo Xueying’s original position before stopping. He looked down at the hole in his chest armor, frowned, and then abruptly pulled off the upper armor, flinging it away. It flew to the far end of the arena, making a crisp, heavy sound.
“This energy-concentrated armor is useless,” the fat giant muttered. “If only I had the Black Iron Cannon Army armor on…”
His bare upper body,
Fat yet muscular.
The wound on his abdomen quickly healed.
“Kid, you’ve got some skill,” the fat giant looked at Dongbo Xueying with a glint of ferocity in his eyes. His body began to show black runes, and his previously fair skin was now covered with mysterious, large black runes, making his aura much fiercer and more violent.
“He’s about to unleash his final burst,” the three below immediately held their breath watching.
Dongbo Xueying grinned. “Is it the final moment, then?”
He had also received information about Hongshi Mountain from Chen Jiu. He knew that in the final moments, this fat giant would unleash his ultimate power, which would be his final counterattack. Of course, the threat would be even greater.
“Take this!” Dongbo Xueying also launched another spear strike. He was also using this battle to test his insights and hone his spear techniques.
In an instant, Dongbo Xueying appeared from all directions around the fat giant, launching spear after spear.
“Hahahaha…” The fat giant, bare-chested and covered in runes, looked ferocious. He wildly struck in all directions. His palm speed was much faster than before. In an instant, the surrounding area was almost completely covered by the might of his palm techniques.
Although Dongbo Xueying could shift between various illusionary positions, for a moment, he was suppressed.
Peng.
As Dongbo Xueying just shifted into one of his illusionary bodies, the fat giant’s palm strike landed exactly on him. It was too fast. In a battle at this speed, instinctual combat reactions had already surpassed the speed of conscious thought.
Dongbo Xueying was sent flying backward by the impact.
“Got him?” The fat giant showed a glimmer of joy.
Whoosh.
Dongbo Xueying’s body in mid-air suddenly dissipated into nothingness.
“Void Body?” The fat giant frowned.
“Senior, take my ultimate move,” Dongbo Xueying’s voice echoed around.
Suddenly, thirty-six white-clad Dongbo Xueyings materialized around the colossal giant, each brandishing a spear. Their strikes unfolded like celestial phenomena—stars swelling, collapsing, and imploding into singular points of annihilation.
Each one aimed at the fat giant!
“This kid,” the fat giant’s expression changed immediately. Of these thirty-six, thirty-five were obviously fake. The scenes of stars collapsing and disintegrating were deliberately created by manipulating the principles of rules. After all, this secret technique was created by Dongbo Xueying himself, so naturally, he could simulate the exact same scene. If someone else tried to imitate, there would be scenes, but without the essence of the rule principles.
With thirty-six, it was impossible to tell which was false.
The fat giant immediately moved at high speed, trying to avoid being surrounded, while desperately blocking every spear strike from all directions.
Under the cover of countless spear shadows!
Thirty-six illusionary bodies attacked simultaneously! Thirty-five of them had the power of a semi-divine peak, naturally only serving to confuse the fat giant. But this confusion was deadly. Because the only real one… was extremely powerful.
“Pu!” A spear pierced his body again.
“Pu.” “Pu.” “Pu.”
With each of the thirty-six spear strikes, one after another pierced the fat giant’s body, hitting him nine times in succession.
Hua~~~
The fat giant showed a helpless smile, then his entire body completely dissipated into nothingness.
Victory!
This arena battle was won!
He passed the Third Vine Leaf World! Dongbo Xueying showed an excited expression.
He immediately leaped off the arena.
“Great! I knew you would win, Dongbo,” Chen Jiu came over and slapped Dongbo Xueying’s shoulder hard.
“You hit so hard on purpose to get back at me,” Dongbo Xueying muttered.
At this time, the fat giant had already reformed on the arena. Looking down at them, he also shouted, “Kid, you beat me not because your illusionary bodies were numerous and confusing, but because your spear technique was fast! If your spear technique wasn’t that fast, I could have blocked all thirty-six of your illusionary bodies with just my two hands! Your spear technique must be a secret technique. What’s its name?”
“Star Collapse Strike,” Dongbo Xueying also turned his head and said.
“A good name, truly powerful. Creating such a secret technique with only the third level of True Meaning,” the fat giant shook his head. “These young kids nowadays are really amazing.”
Dongbo Xueying smiled.
“Dongbo Xueying, congratulations,” Mei Shan Master came over.
“Congratulations,” Sword Emperor also said.
They both felt very complicated.
“I believe that once the three of you break through in power, you can also win,” Dongbo Xueying said.
“Alright, no more nonsense. Let’s get going,” Chen Jiu said. “Don’t get too cocky. There’s still the Fourth and Fifth Vine Leaf Worlds above.”
“Yeah,” Dongbo Xueying unusually didn’t retort.
Although Dongbo Xueying and Chen Jiu had only entered together and gone through many dangers, their personalities were compatible. In fact, when Chen Jiu first volunteered to bring him into Hongshi Mountain, Dongbo Xueying had already developed a liking for him. After interacting more, he could also feel that Chen Jiu was cold on the outside but warm-hearted, a friend worth befriending.
“Three of you, I’ll go ahead first,” Dongbo Xueying said.
Looking at the three standing in a row before him.
Chen Jiu, Mei Shan Master, Sword Emperor…
Dongbo Xueying felt very complicated! Each of them had come here for various reasons, either voluntarily or forced.
“Be careful on the way,” Chen Jiu suddenly said.
“Yeah.”
Dongbo Xueying nodded. “I’ll go first. I believe we’ll meet again above.”
“Of course, definitely,” Sword Emperor shouted.
Whoosh.
Dongbo Xueying turned and flew toward the main trunk of the Liantian Vine in the distance. Then, following the trunk, he soared upward toward the Fourth Vine Leaf World.
Chen Jiu, Mei Shan Master, and Sword Emperor looked up, feeling very complicated.
Now…
They three were blocked here, only Dongbo Xueying continued to move forward.
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