Chapter 403: False Holding Golden Stature Method!
As the last divine ability expanded, Lu Yang’s figure became blurry, while the ring of light behind him suddenly magnified countless times in this moment.
Countless web-like patterns spread out with the ring of light as the center.
Then, they distorted.
This time, facing the dao art launched by Patriarch Nether Whisper, Lu Yang did not evade. Instead, he let it fall, and the distorted radiance swallowed all things.
The next second, Patriarch Nether Whisper abruptly stopped his movements. He glanced at Lu Yang in surprise, then looked around…
Without a doubt, Lu Yang was uninjured. His dao art wasn’t ineffective, nor did it miss; rather, the damage that should have taken effect had been transferred by him.
Transferred to where?
In an instant, Patriarch Nether Whisper felt the incense on his body begin to dissipate violently. A strong, formless anger locked onto his aura out of thin air.
Heavenly Punishment…!?
A look of realization instantly dawned on Patriarch Nether Whisper’s face. When he looked at Lu Yang again, a look of amazement finally surfaced in his eyes. Then, he actually withdrew his spiritual power on his own initiative.
“…I lost.”
Patriarch Nether Whisper smiled freely and easily, while Lu Yang cupped his hands solemnly:
“What are you saying? Patriarch let me win.”
[One with the World]. As the name implied, this divine ability bound oneself together with heaven and earth, letting heaven and earth bear the damage one received.
Just now, Patriarch Nether Whisper’s dao art was exactly like this. All damage was transferred out by Lu Yang, and it was transferred into the earth veins of the Seven Luminaries Heaven.
The result was that Patriarch Nether Whisper, who destroyed the earth veins, immediately incurred the hostility of the Seven Luminaries Heaven, causing his incense to show a trend of dissipation.
If Lu Yang hadn’t stopped the subsequent changes of the Seven Luminaries Heaven…
At this moment, Patriarch Nether Whisper would probably have already lost the support of incense and fallen from the cultivation of Late Stage Foundation Establishment. That was why he frankly admitted defeat.
And this was only in the Seven Luminaries Heaven.
After all, the Divine Ability [One with the World] isn’t limited to just the Seven Luminaries Heaven. It works across all worlds. Even in that wretched place, it can be used.
Under the enhancement of the divine ability, Lu Yang could be called a humanoid earth vein.
Any injury could be directly transferred to heaven and earth, thereby attracting heaven’s punishment. Yet because he could transfer injuries, it was meaningless for heaven and earth to punish him.
Naturally, the result was that it could only punish his opponent.
The function of this Divine Ability is to force heaven and earth to stand on my side and help me deal with my enemies. Truly disgusting to the enemy and disgusting to heaven and earth…
So brutish. I like it!
Lu Yang smiled slightly and withdrew [One with the World]. The white jade round light behind his back was also restrained again, hanging behind his head like an ordinary full moon.
“Patriarch, how strong do you think I am now?”
Patriarch Nether Whisper pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded: “Very good. Strength is secondary; mainly, the wondrous uses of your divine abilities make you very difficult to fight.”
This sentence was put very tactfully.
Lu Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, hearing the implication behind these words. Strength was secondary… did that mean if they really discussed it, his strength was still insufficient?
“I can’t call it weak either.”
Seeing this, Patriarch Nether Whisper hurriedly tried to make amends, continuing: “Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones born outside the four major powers are about on par with the current you in strength.”
“Even if I recover to my peak period, I would actually only be slightly stronger than you.”
Lu Yang nodded upon hearing this, then asked curiously: “Where exactly is the difference?”
“The difference is in dao arts!”
Patriarch Nether Whisper explained: “As far as I know, the four major powers all have dao arts specially prepared for Foundation Establishment Perfection. One must use Golden Nature to refine them in order to cultivate them successfully.”
“Your [Sword Intent] is one of them.”
This was the benefit of a famous sect.
In comparison, small sects couldn’t obtain true teaching. Without the accumulation of countless years of a great sect, even if one’s talent was high, they would at most reach Patriarch Nether Whisper’s level.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang frowned again:
“I have also condensed [Sword Intent] now, but I don’t feel its enhancement on me is that exaggerated. It is very strong, but it seems not strong enough…”
“[Sword Intent] is just the foundation.”
Patriarch Nether Whisper shook his head: “Do you have sword techniques that can bring out its full potential? Sword techniques are the key, and the reason why sword cultivators rank first in combat power.”
It must be known that [Sword Intent] was not the exclusive property of sword cultivators.
Take Lu Yang for example. His main body wasn’t a sword cultivator, yet he still condensed sword intent. Essentially, this was just an extreme application of soul and divine sense.
Of course, this was only temporary.
Once the Sword Pavilion truly attained the [Sword Dao Fruit], under the influence of the Dao Fruit, [Sword Intent] would completely become something exclusive to sword cultivators.
“In short, your strength still has room for improvement.”
Patriarch Nether Whisper poured a basin of cold water on Lu Yang, then comforted him: “But your divine ability is very insidious. I estimate no one will want to fight you either.”
“Moreover, strength in combat is actually not important.”
Speaking of this, Patriarch Nether Whisper sighed with emotion again: “For example, I am not good at combat, but deficiencies in combat can be made up for with realm.”
Lu Yang: “…”
Patriarch Nether Whisper wasn’t good at spiritual combat?
Was that human language?
But soon he reacted, his eyes lighting up slightly. Indeed, if combat power wasn’t enough, make it up with realm.
Cultivation always put realm first!
Fighting with force is inferior to fighting with dao comprehension!
“…[Yama Hall]?”
False Holding Golden Stature Method!
With this thought, Lu Yang immediately waved his hand, summoning Yan Taizu, the Capital City God, and the Unborn Venerable Mother, who had already been refined into banner spirits, one after another.
Next were the Heaven-Mending Peak Master, the dragon girl Sui Ling, and the protector god Su Nü.
Plus Long Yue and Patriarch Nether Whisper.
The above eight people could all use the incense offering divine dao enhancement to obtain the stature of Foundation Establishment Perfection. Adding Lu Yang himself, there were a full nine Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones!
The conditions for [Yama Hall] had been met!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately rubbed his hands together.
“Don’t celebrate too early.”
Seeing this, Patriarch Nether Whisper said somewhat helplessly: “[Yama Hall] itself doesn’t point to any Dao Fruit. How do you think it falsely holds the golden stature?”
Once these words came out, Lu Yang instantly regained his calm.
…That’s right.
He hadn’t felt it before, but thinking about it now, the method of falsely holding golden stature in [Yama Hall] was actually very strange. Just gathering nine Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones was enough?
Did it not require a Dao Fruit?
But without even a Dao Fruit, what false holding could be discussed?
“The key lies in Golden Nature.”
Patriarch Nether Whisper explained: “In my deduction, [Yama Hall] is essentially very similar to the ‘Heaven’s Collapse’ technique during the Qi Refining stage.”
“Heaven’s Collapse…”
Lu Yang quickly recalled. The so-called Heaven’s Collapse was actually a killer move where a Qi Refining cultivator climbed in stature, reached the Foundation Establishment realm, and then crashed down, achieving lethality through this method. Patriarch Nether Whisper had used it on him before, and he relied on [A Few Tricks Up Your Sleeve] to block it.
“[Yama Hall] is the same.”
“Its principle is to elevate oneself to a ‘height’ similar to a Dao Fruit, thereby allowing [Yama Hall] to exert mighty power similar to it.”
“This is actually quite similar to the process of Seeking Golden Core.”
“Therefore, both require Golden Nature.”
Speaking of this, Patriarch Nether Whisper finally stated the biggest restriction of [Yama Hall]: “Every time [Yama Hall] is displayed, it is equivalent to one attempt at Seeking Golden Core.”
“Seeking Golden Core requires consuming Golden Nature.”
“In other words, if you want [Yama Hall] to falsely hold golden stature, it requires consuming Golden Nature. Once the Golden Nature is exhausted, [Yama Hall] will disintegrate along with it!”
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