AST 2271 - Yin Yang Fusion, Eight Caves, Slaying the Demon Patriarch (1/2)
Qing Shui was surprised at the shadow. The savage explosiveness within was far too potent, so Qing Shui had to preemptively block as he summoned a sword to receive it. It shone with a golden luster as it generated a golden light to match the sword Qi.
Pai!
The shockwave of the massive collision was like an explosion, as the origin Qi reverberated like sound waves throughout the area, creating a zone where people’s speed and reactions were dulled.
The Demon Patriarch cleaved out another bout of sword Qi aimed at Qing Shui, one even faster than before.
Qing Shui didn’t plan on receiving it head-on anymore as it would explode and disperse more frozen Qi to completely freeze the area.
Qing Shui dodged, expecting it to rush towards him. However, it merely exploded, much to his surprise. The explosive, crazed power even created ripples in space, giving people a strong feeling that they were stuck in a spider web.
Qing Shui prepared to escape the slowing effect, as the Nature Energy swiftly coursed through his veins, completely soothing his discomfort as he used a single Nine Palaces Step to charge towards the Demon Patriarch.
The Nine Continents Mountain already manifested above Qing Shui.
The Demon Patriarch didn’t panic. His Yin Yang Longsword flourished as two streams of Origin Qi began to surround Qing Shui.
Peng peng peng…
The crossing of fire and ice, seemingly turning the entire the area into a living hell. Qing Shui felt simultaneously frozen and scorched. Luckily he could handle the heat due to his body, or else he would be suffering even more.
This kind of power was extremely mystical. It was a very tyrannical Minor Heavenly Technique. If it were even stronger, it would be a true Heavenly Technique. At the Martial Saint stage, this was practically a Sure Kill move.
Qing Shui could ignore 70% of the scorching heat, and was able to withstand the rest. However, there was still the power of the frost. This made Qing Shui half freezing and half burning. If it weren’t for his resistance, half of his body would’ve been scorched.
Though he could block the heat, the frost was only barely manageable due to his bodily strength, otherwise he would quickly freeze and even implode.
This could not be allowed to drag on as Qing Shui would gradually feel the effects. The Demon Patriarch was truly powerful at the Martial Saint stage. This was a bit ridiculous.
“Your strength seems to have exceeded the peak of Martial Saint.” Qing Shui seemed to be in a tight position as half of his body had frozen over, stiff as a rock.
“Haha, it’s already too late. I have a special item capable of stealing the creation of the heavens, allowing my strength to be raised by half a level. I’m at the mid-Martial Emperor Stage because of that.” The Demon Patriarch felt assured of his victory and began flaunting his treasure, smugly presenting it.
He even took it out. It was a beautiful rainbow-colored, chicken-egg sized object.
It was a rainbow stone, perhaps related to the five-colored stone that repaired the Heavens (A legend related to Sun Wukong and Nuwa in Chinese Mythology), which would explain its ability to ignore the Heavenly Dao’s rules.
It had a very pretty exterior. Though it wouldn’t be that useful elsewhere, it was extremely terrifying here as the gap between a peak Martial Saint and a Martial Emperor was simply impossible to bridge.
An immense pressure came from all angles as Qing Shui felt the cold half of his body on the brink of an actual implosion. His movements then dulled.
He couldn’t go up against this pressure, as the gap between them was too big. He had a slight feeling of powerlessness seeing how he couldn’t even escape.
His body was getting even number. He forced himself to calm down. He was getting warmer, and getting colder by the minute. However, he still shocked the Demon Patriarch with his bodily resilience. If his strength hadn’t exceeded the Martial Saint Realm, he would be unable to accomplish this.