Chapter 477: Flesh and blood (Part 2)

Thousands of miles away on the battlefield, two giant spirit god puppets confronted a Demonic Overlord’s Dharma Idol and a True Dragon’s Physical Body.

Li Qi activated all his analytical methods, trying his best to extract even a tiny bit of information from this battle that could help him, or… help the battle itself.

He had now realized that the two Puppets, which seemed to be imitations of the Giant Spirit God’s divine body, had reached the Fourth Rank, but they had not developed sentience, so there was still a significant gap between them and true Fourth Rank cultivators.

In other words, relying solely on two Puppets would likely make it difficult to directly confront Moro Yan and Ao Guangxiao.

But at this moment, the battle had already begun.

The Giant Spirit God erupted with boundless immense power, axes and giant hammers swung in the air, the air constantly bursting; despite a body tens of thousands of miles tall, its movements were not slow.

Swift, agile, it struck thousands of blows in an instant!

Between hammer and axe, Kan and Li were inverted; within the moves, morning and evening, fire and heat; the body moved, subtly aligning with the Celestial Pivot; only ten thousand feet of golden light burst forth, as if wanting to carve out a divine heavenly court within this Hell!

The surrounding Hell Dao principles seemed to be purged, the clear light from the divine Dao had spread, and the Heavenly Court’s pressure had already descended!

The Giant Spirit God’s attack was so sharp, but Ao Guangxiao was not afraid; this True Dragon spread his claws and scales, revealing a mouthful of Dragon teeth, and directly met it!

In the first three hundred moves, visibly, the giant spirit god puppet’s hammer and axe tore open large gashes on his body, Dragon blood and Dragon flesh splattering everywhere, but Ao Guangxiao acted as if he didn’t notice, rushing straight forward to bite the giant spirit god puppet’s body.

Under the Dragon teeth, even the divine gold and immortal iron forming the giant spirit god puppet’s body were easily bitten through; in just one encounter, he tore off one of the giant spirit god puppet’s hands, countless parts scattering, runes flickering, the aftershocks rippling outwards, seemingly capable of crushing worlds.

No, not seemingly, but truly.

If they were currently in the world clusters outside the domain, merely the aftershocks of these battles would be enough to crush all surrounding worlds, killing countless innocent beings who were unknowingly struck down by sudden Divine Abilities.

However, this was Hell, whose toughness was no less than that of the world; here, the aftershocks of the battle merely created cavities measured in tens of thousands of miles around them.

The Giant Spirits’ attacks continued; after losing a hand, Cang Hou merely lightly pinched a Spiritual Artifact, and behind him, like a King’s Treasury, endless Spiritual Artifacts surged out, assembling like building blocks; in just an instant, these Spiritual Artifact parts had assembled a brand new arm for the giant spirit god puppet.

The advantage of Spiritual Artifacts was precisely this.

As long as there were parts, they were inexhaustible, always maintaining their peak state.

However, in the next moment, the giant spirit god puppet unleashed the rest of its attacks onto Ao Guangxiao’s body, but the scene of Dragon blood splattering earlier no longer appeared; instead, there was the clang of metal striking metal.

After only one round of engagement, in just an instant, the True Dragon’s body had already adapted to the giant spirit god puppet’s attacks.

The giant spirit god puppet’s attacks were enough to shatter mountains and split seas, easily cleaving countless worlds and severing a galaxy.

But now, after only the first round, they could no longer have any effect on Ao Guangxiao; the Dragon scales could already easily resist them without damage, as if what was striking him was not an axe, but a piece of paper.

Li Qi watched with his mind shaken; he found no weaknesses in the True Dragon.

Yes, no weaknesses at all.

The Dragon scales, already healed and regrown, could now take all bombardments without damage; Li Qi could also see the True Dragon’s Physical Body unconsciously twitching, which was an instinctive ‘force dissipation’.

That’s right, no need to learn, no need to spend effort specifically to break it.

To break a spell or Divine Ability, Li Qi needed to first find its root in his mind, then counter each move, based on the opponent’s structure, principle, and form of effect, then gradually dismantle it, and finally create a counter-method to break it.

But for the True Dragon, none of this was important.

It wasn’t that they didn’t need it, but that it wasn’t important; the True Dragon indeed developed counter-methods, whether it was the force dissipation method when the Dragon body’s muscles trembled, or the various Divine Ability characteristics that appeared on the regrown Dragon scales after the injuries healed; these all completed Li Qi’s process; he indeed countered the giant spirit god puppet in a way Li Qi could understand.

But this process was not something the True Dragon actively did themselves.

What accomplished all of this was the Dragon body’s instinct!

That’s right, relying solely on the body’s instinct, it could naturally evolve and develop a set of characteristics in a short time, capable of countering the Divine Ability spells that had previously attacked it.

The True Dragon didn’t even care, nor did it need to see how the opponent did it; as long as the attack struck its body, after being injured once, when it healed next time, by instinct alone, they could evolve a counter-method in an instant!

The battle continued; everything just described seemed long, but in reality, it was just the blink of an eye.

Tens of seconds later, hundreds of thousands of rounds of mutual offense and defense had passed.

Of course, in reality, the True Dragon only attacked, it did not defend.

Ao Guangxiao alone easily suppressed the two giant spirit god puppets; the giant spirit god puppets’ attacks had become completely ineffective against him; in the past tens of seconds, the giant spirit god puppets had switched between thousands of different methods and inflicted thousands of injuries on Ao Guangxiao, but they all healed instantly, and the next time, they would not cause any effect.

And Ao Guangxiao had already dismantled the two giant spirit god puppets dozens of times, averaging one dismantling per second, a true ‘instant kill’.

Fourth Rank Spiritual Artifact Puppets without sentience, unable to cultivate independently, were already quite good for fighting wild Fourth Rank beings outside the domain; it was impossible for them to directly confront a Fourth Rank True Dragon with profound foundations.

Fortunately, there were two Puppets; as soon as Ao Guangxiao dismantled one, the other was already repaired by Cang Hou in a blink of an eye; the scattered parts on the ground could be reused; the True Dragon tore off one hand, but in reality, only a small part of that hand’s components were completely destroyed, the other parts were still good.

These reusable parts, coupled with Cang Hou’s ample spare parts, allowed the two Puppets to be dismantled dozens of times yet still look as good as new, just like when they were first brought out.

However, the repair speed was getting slower and slower; no matter how much the parts were reused, their quantity was gradually being consumed; it was estimated that if it dragged on for another two quarters of an hour, the Puppet repair speed would not be able to keep up with Ao Guangxiao’s dismantling speed.

If Cang Hou could focus solely on repairing and resisting Ao Guangxiao, he might be able to solve this problem.

Unfortunately, he faced not only Ao Guangxiao but also Moro Yan.

When Cang Hou stopped holding his ground and decided to engage in close combat, he had to simultaneously fight two opponents.

The Puppets entangled Ao Guangxiao, and Cang Hou chose to confront Moro Yan with his main body.

This was also the tacit understanding between him and Li Qi, his chosen means of victory!

Li Qi had spent so much time performing the Dharma for him, demonstrating the Dao pulses of the Heavenly Demon and the Demon of the Five Aggregates!

So, as long as the two Puppets held them for a little while, within that time, Cang Hou would use his understanding of the Demonic Dao Dao脉 to seize Moro Yan’s weakness, repel him, or even kill him!

As long as Moro Yan retreated or was torn apart, Cang Hou would only need to deal with Ao Guangxiao wholeheartedly.

Although the True Dragon was strong, Cang Hou was no pushover; in a one-on-one situation, he would certainly not lose; as long as he stalled long enough, the Underworld would send someone to inspect, and then he would not be pulled to the outside domain as a springboard.

If he were pulled to the outside domain, there would definitely be other means; the battle had to end here, this was the only chance of survival!

As a Fourth Rank, Cang Hou’s mind was very clear; he had planned everything from the beginning.

He hadn’t communicated with Li Qi, but… Li Qi wasn’t stupid either; he also saw this sole chance of victory.

Therefore, while the giant spirit god puppets entangled Ao Guangxiao, Cang Hou had already launched his full power, moving to meet Moro Yan!

Li Qi also stared intently, not only to learn, but also to observe Moro Yan’s weaknesses.

He had already restarted the sacrifice, but had not yet begun to activate it.

On the altar, Li Qi’s last few trump cards were laid out.

Those were the treasures Peng Hai Cauldron had left him, used to buy ingredients.

They included a Daoist Divine Talisman and numerous other treasures.

These things could all serve as offerings; with their power, they could forcibly connect to Heavenly Principle, sending these items to Cang Hou through sacrificial means.

Although Li Qi would inevitably suffer from the aftershocks, he couldn’t worry about that much; if Cang Hou couldn’t take down Moro Yan before Ao Guangxiao dismantled the two giant spirit god puppets, then everyone would be finished!

Li Qi focused on the battle between Moro Yan and Cang Hou, ready to activate the sacrifice at any time to add an unexpected reinforcement.

And on the battlefield, after Moro Yan met Cang Hou, he also realized what the other party intended to do.

“I’m really being underestimated, aren’t I?” The Demonic Lord laughed in extreme anger; he really hadn’t expected to be treated as a Breakthrough point.

He could only use actions to show that their choice was extremely wrong.

Cang Hou unfolded his Dharma Idol, Heavenly Principle flowed, and a true Heaven and Earth spread around him, pushing away all Dao principles.

This was a Human Dao technique!

Although Cang Hou was a Fourth Rank of the Dao of Reason, he still seemed to have some Human Dao foundations; when he unleashed it at this moment, the surroundings immediately became orderly, and a framework was established!

What is Heavenly Principle?

First respond to it with human affairs, then follow it with all things, act according to the Five Virtues, respond to it naturally, then regulate the four seasons, harmonize all living beings; every subtle thing, every fleeting action, this is Heavenly Principle.

Heavenly Principle, Qi transforming and flowing, nurturing all things, refers to the laws that guide the operation of things; and these laws can be used as ‘rules’ to regulate all things.

The Human Dao did not acknowledge Heavenly Principle, because the Human Dao believed that Heavenly Principle must also obey humans; but at this moment, Cang Hou’s Dharma Idol expressed another meaning, with the Dao of Reason as the main focus, integrated with the characteristics of the Human Dao.

But no matter what, when it was unleashed at this moment, there were still countless rules and frameworks that, in turn, broke through those black ropes, firmly imprisoning Moro Yan’s Dharma Idol!

The previous Heavenly Principle protective barrier had now become shackles.

But Moro Yan was not afraid; instead, he began to speak: “This is a foundation formed by the combination of the Dao of Reason and the Human Dao… Oh, I understand, you are the part of the Dao of Reason that has sided with the Human Dao, right?”

Li Qi, who had been observing, converted the surrounding fluctuations into sounds he could understand; so, although he hadn’t heard them, he still understood these words by reading the fluctuations.

After all, the essence of sound is vibration.

Upon hearing Moro Yan’s words, Li Qi felt a shock in his heart.

No wonder, no wonder the East Isle he arrived at required identity registration and obedience to arrangements. (See Chapter 437 for details)

In other words, this treasure ship was essentially a matter of the Dao of Reason that had already sided with the Human Dao, which was why there was such a plan to assassinate a True Dragon, then dissect it to understand its structure!

Sure enough… nothing is a coincidence.

After realizing this, Li Qi shook his head and continued to observe the battle there.

No way, it was too late to understand now; he was already tied to the Dao of Reason’s chariot; if he didn’t want to be sent to the outside domain and be kneaded at will by the Demonic Dao, he could only help the Dao of Reason win.

However, Li Qi saw that despite having the Five Aggregates Devil Dao脉 he had previously demonstrated, Cang Hou was not gaining the upper hand!

After imprisoning Moro Yan’s Dharma Idol, he was unable to advance an inch; Moro Yan merely sealed off the five aggregates, twisted his Divine Sense, used the art of creating false human desires, and with the means of bewildering with a hundred arts, he mixed Heavenly Principle and human desires, blending them together, resolving this attack and leaving Cang Hou helpless.

Li Qi was furious, this Cang Hou! How could he be so useless!?

He had thought that once he grasped the root, even if it wasn’t a crushing victory, it would at least be an advantageous match, but it turned out to be a draw.

Ao Guangxiao over there couldn’t stall for too long!

Therefore, Li Qi had to use all his energy to observe what methods Moro Yan was using.

He saw Moro Yan spread his hands, and around him appeared various warrior figures, charming palace concubines, and armed guards, appearing lifelike; each figure constantly transformed, meeting the Heavenly Principle, and actually entangled with it, forming a ‘Human World’.

The Human World has Heavenly Principle, and it also has human desires; human desires follow Heavenly Principle, but they do not necessarily obey Heavenly Principle.

Moro Yan did not directly confront it, but subtly maneuvered, using demonic thoughtss to generate human desires, transforming them into a Human World; in this way, their Divine Abilities became entangled, and their Dharma Idols also became entangled, limiting each other for a while, neither able to move, just like AB glue, once mixed, they become sticky and difficult to separate.

This method was usually useless, but using it now to buy time was perfect.

However… Li Qi was puzzled, why would the Five Aggregates Devil lineage have methods of human desire?

Manipulating human desires should be something the Heavenly Demon excels at; the Five Aggregates Devil’s Dao脉 doesn’t have this.

Did he misinterpret his foundation? And thus caused Cang Hou to make a wrong decision?

In a confrontation between experts, one misjudgment can mean the difference between life and death.

At this thought, Li Qi weighed the protective talisman and activated the sacrifice without hesitation.

It didn’t matter, he still had a way to break the situation!