896 The Panicking Ming Temple (1/2)

Tsk! Tsk!

As it was surrounded by the golden phoenix flames, the green corrosive power that was everywhere within the challenge ring completely evaporated. It had already been unable to withstand Mo Wen's Fire of Nine Yang. Right now, it was like accumulated snow encountering the blazing sun. A large portion of it had already melted in the time it took to take a breath.

”A phoenix illusion. You...”

Heng Xiangguang was totally shocked. He had never imagined that Mo Wen actually could master such martial arts teachings that involved the power of Heaven and Earth Divine Beasts. This was far harder to comprehend than the profound aura of ordinary rite of passage martial arts.

”This could spell trouble!”

Heng Xiangguang grew cautious, immediately dashing backward and preparing to retreat. He knew that it was not wise to attack Mo Wen head-on. Once these martial arts teachings that contained the power of Heaven and Earth Divine Beasts were utilized, their might was rather terrifying.

In terms of might, these martial arts teachings already far surpassed the Gigantic Spirit Blazing Flame Palm that had reached the profound aura realm.

But once the fire phoenix appeared, how could it possibly let him escape? Mo Wen's silhouette was like a trail of smoke, and it trailed behind like a shadow. At the same time, the phoenix illusion in the sky let out a long elegant screech. Then, it dived down and blended into Mo Wen's phoenix flames.

Rumble!

A fire phoenix carrying endless golden flames flew out from Mo Wen and crashed into Heng Xiangguang's body at lightning. The terrifying power exploded and sent him flying. It was like a bomb had gone off, and he was sent crashing out of the challenge ring.

”So powerful! As expected of a magnum opus that channels the power of the Divine Beasts.”

”That instantaneous explosive power is astonishing! Most likely only ultimate warriors can block that.”

...

In the square, the ancient martial art practitioners were shocked. The instantaneous explosive power just now had actually sent Heng Xiangguang flying almost two thousand meters. How powerful was it? However, many people who had good eyesight could see that although Heng Xiangguang was sent flying by the explosion, he had not been seriously injured. After all, Heng Xiangguang was very powerful. After activating the Decaying Technique's corpse manipulation technique to its utmost limit, the power of his flesh was absolutely astonishing. Although the martial arts teachings that contained the power of the Divine Beasts was frightening, it was not possible for it to kill Heng Xiangguang.

However, since Heng Xiangguang had been sent flying out of the challenge ring by more than a thousand meters, he had lost this challenge ring battle.

”You...”

Only after Heng Xiangguang had traveled more than a thousand meters did he manage to stabilize himself. His expression was extremely ugly. Just now, if Mo Wen had not used this terrifying push to send him flying, Heng Xiangguang's ability was enough to allow him to still hang in there. After all, his Decaying Technique was not weak, and his cultivation was far higher than Mo Wen's. However, Mo Wen had not fought him to the death, instead nimbly sending him flying out of the challenge ring. He had already lost that battle.

The golden flames on Mo Wen's body receded and were finally completely extinguished. His expression was somewhat pale. He had also been injured after going head to head with Heng Xiangguang. After all, Heng Xiangguang was very powerful, especially when he was going all out. His attack power was practically unbelievable. It was likely that only ultimate warriors could suppress him.

Luckily, Mo Wen's own body was powerful enough and could take a beating. Otherwise, he would not even have had the chance to unleash the Flame Phoenix Wave.

The Flame Phoenix Wave was one of the two fire attribute rite of passage martial arts that Xiang Buwei had mastered. However, it was far more difficult to practice than the Gigantic Spirit Blazing Flame Palm.

After Mo Wen received some of the inherited memories of Xiang Buwei, he found the Gigantic Spirit Blazing Flame Palm very easy to practice and had even been able to master its profound aura.

However, he could not make head nor tail of the martial arts teaching the Flame Phoenix Wave. When practicing in the Cold Pool Valley for a few days, he had not managed to grasp its essence.

Of course, the Flame Phoenix Wave was far harder to cultivate than the Gigantic Spirit Blazing Flame Palm. After all, this martial arts teaching contained the power of Divine Beasts, and it could slightly activate some of the power of Heaven and Earth. Although it was just slightly, the power of Heaven and Earth was absolutely frightening. That was a power that only ancient martial art practitioners that had become immortal could master. One could imagine how terrifying it would be for an ordinary ancient martial art practitioner to be able to activate the power of Heaven and Earth.

Originally, Mo Wen had been unable to unleash the Flame Phoenix Wave. However, while battling Heng Xiangguang, his understanding of the martial arts teaching's essence of Xiang Buwei's inheritance had increased. He had comprehended the Flame Phoenix Wave. In the past, when Xiang Buwei obtained the Flame Phoenix Wave, he had cultivated it for a very long time before comprehending this martial arts teaching.

It could be said that the Flame Phoenix Wave was Xiang Buwei's trump card magnum opus in the past. It was the reason why he could move freely around the entire world of Hua Xia, meaning that the Huatian Palace had only been able to capture him after several decades. The power of the Flame Phoenix Wave was one of the major reasons.

Also, once cultivated to a high level, the Flame Phoenix Wave could be combined with other martial arts teachings to unleash even more power.

Mo Wen had won, and he came down from the challenge ring. Immediately, 30000 points were automatically deposited into his jade pendant. His point tally instantly jumped to more than 80000. He had broken into the top ten and was now ranked fifth. He had even managed to squeeze out Sword Addict White Dust who had been in fifth place.

Mo Wen did not continue to challenge anyone and instead left the challenge ring. He was not a reckless person. After winning two matches, he knew that if he continued to challenge, he would most likely encounter even more frightening opponents. There was definitely no lack of strong practitioners among these criminals. Also, his current points were enough for him to be ranked among the top ten. He only needed to secure his position among the top ten in order to pass the elimination rounds. His final position did not actually mean much to him.

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”As expected, you have once again surprised me.” Water Deity laughed as she shook her head. This youth called Mo Wen seemed to have endless potential. No matter how much potential was pressed out of him, there seemed to be no end to it in sight.