Chapter 451: Not a Single Hint of Spirit Transformation Inspiration
The Dharmakaya Sect occupied an extremely vast area. If the elders restrained their power, they could still manage to coexist peacefully.
Before even reaching the destination, Jiang Li heard thunderous explosions accompanied by extreme light and heat, unleashing energy without restraint.
A great sun hung in the sky while a serpent coiled around a tortoise—Jiang Li witnessed two extraordinary phenomena.
“Elder Six possesses dual water and fire spirit roots. He cultivates two Dharma Bodies simultaneously—one representing the sun, the other the Black Tortoise, achieving both offense and defense,” Li Nian’er explained.
“Nian’er, my junior disciple, and… Human Sovereign Jiang?!” Elder Six retracted his Dharma Body, greeting Li Nian’er as usual before noticing Jiang Li beside her.
“I merely came to observe the form of your Dharma Body,” Jiang Li gestured for Elder Six to remain calm.
Having experienced great events, Elder Six took a deep breath… then another… and yet another.
He found it difficult to calm his excitement.
“Why choose the sun as your Dharma Body? Shouldn’t something like the sun be easily manipulated at the Unity Stage? Or are you contemplating the Golden Crow immortal beast through it?”
Golden Crows only resided in the Immortal Realm—none existed in the Nine Provinces.
Though numerous suns existed in the cosmos, the one near the Nine Provinces differed—its core contained a Golden Crow feather enabling eternal combustion. Many low-level cultivators enjoyed borrowing power from it.
“I’ve no interest in Golden Crows. I contemplate the sun to understand how it emits light and heat.”
“Have you discovered anything?”
“Indeed. I obtained results but hadn’t named them until recent contact with Mingzhong World revealed this as nuclear fusion.”
“My Dharma Body no longer manifests as the sun but as nuclear fusion. Any matter contacting it undergoes fusion reactions—like this.”
The nuclear fusion Dharma Body touched a stone, triggering internal reactions where atomic nuclei collided, releasing energy dozens of times more powerful than nuclear bombs.
Beyond weaponization, this Dharma Body could dismantle even spiritual energy, ranking among the supreme destructive forms.
“My Black Tortoise Dharma Body remains peerless in defense.”
Jiang Li grew curious: “What if your nuclear fusion form attacked your Black Tortoise? Which would prevail?”
“Let’s test it.”
Equally intrigued, Elder Six immediately experimented. The nuclear fusion form attempted to decompose the Black Tortoise, which resisted fiercely. Two colossal Dharma Bodies wrestled for supremacy.
The tortoise shell exploded as the Black Tortoise bit the nuclear fusion form, ultimately fusing both. The transformed Black Tortoise abandoned its shell armor for solar radiance.
The Black Tortoise Fusion Dharma Body.
“My gratitude for your guidance, Human Sovereign.” Elder Six bowed deeply. His integrated Dharma Body now surpassed its previous combat capability.
Though Jiang Li hadn’t anticipated a “flaming tortoise” outcome, he nodded mildly, dismissing it as trivial.
Elder Six grew even more awestruck by Jiang Li’s profundity.
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“Here’s Elder Five. His Dharma Body is the Butcher’s Bloodstained Blade—united with his weapon, its slaughtering aura pierces the heavens.”
Elder Five swung his blade, conjuring towering blood tides that betrayed vast killing experience.
“Named ‘Butcher’s Bloodstained Blade’—does he view all creatures as livestock for slaughter? Is he demonic?” Jiang Li wondered.
“No. Elder Five was originally a pig butcher—locally renowned. His blade was originally called Pig-Slaughtering Knife.”
“…”
“Incidentally, he now controls thirty percent of the Nine Provinces’ pork industry, earning the nickname Hog King!”
“That definitely wasn’t self-bestowed.”
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“This is Elder Four. His Dharma Body is his imaginary wife.”
“Meaning?”
“You’ll understand upon seeing, Uncle Jiang.”
Nearby, Elder Four clashed with Elder Three using his Dharma Body—multiple stunning beauties materialized behind him, all female leads from Commander Ma Zhuo’s erotic novels.
Jiang Li inhaled sharply, feeling truly enlightened today.
Unwilling to be outdone, Elder Three roared and activated his own Dharma Body.
“Behold my Seven-Colored Dharma Body!”
Seven gourds appeared behind him, birthing scantily clad dolls shouting “Grandpa!” while charging Elder Four.
Elder Three laughed wildly: “Each possesses unique abilities! One boasts limitless strength—can lift itself! Another sees thousand miles, hears faintest whispers! One has indestructible metal body…”
“Wait—the first one lifts itself?” Jiang Li questioned this paradoxical power.
Then he witnessed the first doll tripping over itself.
Li Nian’er whispered: “That’s the self-lifting ability. Or more accurately, self-tripping.”
The second doll proved more remarkable—only seeing distant events required physically traveling there. Without wind, he couldn’t hear, hence mastering wind spells exceptionally.
The third doll’s metal head and limbs attracted magnets easily.
The fourth spat flame capable of melting anything.
The fifth swallowed floods—resembling someone gulping saliva.
The sixth could vanish completely—rendered unable to attack while invisible, limited to reconnaissance.
The seventh possessed a treasure gourd absorbing all things—except its randomness meant fifty percent chance of sucking itself in.
These dolls’ flaws were glaring.
Jiang Li facepalmed as childhood memories suffered another assault.
Only their combined form redeemed them—merging into a flawless Dharma Body that overpowered Elder Four.
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“Elders One and Two are probably still playing ball in the cosmos. Shall we visit?” Li Nian’er asked—though clearly she wanted to go.
“Ball? Isn’t it called cuju?”
“They say they’re kicking planets—abbreviated as ball.”
Jiang Li noted this differed slightly from conventional ball games—mainly in scale.
Before cosmic departure, Li Nian’er warned: “They dislike each other, both believing the other weaker.”
“That seems unimportant,” Jiang Li didn’t understand the warning.
In a cosmic corner, two elders wielded planet-sized Dharma Bodies, kicking celestial bodies back and forth.
Unfortunately, planetary durability proved lacking—requiring restrained force.
Their Dharma Bodies appeared comparatively normal—Elder One manifested Elder Two’s form while Elder Two manifested Elder One’s.
Li Nian’er explained: “Using their own forms led to stalemates. So they switched—defeat using the opponent’s form counts as the opponent losing.”
“Any outcomes?”
“None. Both Dharma Bodies surrendered immediately—indistinguishably.”
Jiang Li concluded finding Spirit Transformation inspiration here was utterly hopeless.