Chapter 492
His essence stemmed from the projection of the Great Sage. No matter how strong the divine intent, it was merely unrestrained, let alone advantageous; and as for battle experience, that was another story entirely. The only possible edge he had was his physical prowess.
She was right; this was Little Li. His physique was stronger than that of a disaster beast, his defenses comparable to a mystical artifact. His hammer technique was divine, and his swordsmanship had taken others decades to comprehend. He possessed five Xuan Dan (玄丹, mystical pills), true essence of the inferno, fallen star flames, and was indestructible like a diamond. He could manifest external avatars and had eight or nine Xuan functions that multiplied his strengths exponentially...
Which peer could match his stats?
This hammer strike was the culmination of sweat and effort! Monkey head!
Li Mo leveraged the recoil, soaring into the air, then crashing down like a meteor. His blood ignited the fallen star flames, causing the hammer treasure to erupt in explosive fire.
It looked like a forceful strike, but in reality, it was the Heavenly Killing Hammer.
The Great Sage's projection twisted its wrist, dissipating the overwhelming force of the previous blow.
Then it gripped the weapon and struck upward.
Clang!
The energy burst forth, a resonant sound like a giant bell, echoing far and wide.
Logically, such force would flatten a small hill, yet the ground of the dojo remained unscathed.
This was not due to the special material of the Yin-Yang dojo, which was too sturdy.
Rather, the power had been neutralized, seemingly absorbed. The long staff bent slightly, using the force against itself, instantly clearing the dust and smoke.
In the blurred shadows of the staff, the winds and clouds stirred.
Li Mo attacked with both hands, the hammer treasure leading the charge, while the Tianren Divine Sword occasionally struck from the side.
The clash of weapons reverberated through the heavens.
This was his first real exchange with the Great Sage's projection; in the past, he had always been struck down by that seemingly effortless staff, and this time, he was only able to hold his ground because the projection was, after all, just a projection, suffering from a disadvantage in physicality.
It turned out...
All those previous battles had been mere teaching sessions.
He simply hadn’t realized his own level, often feeling smug for being able to take a few more hits, like solving a difficult problem on a test.
He had no awareness of the gap between himself and the one setting the questions.
He had taken every advantage.
What he needed to consider now was how to survive...
Because up to this point, what the Great Sage relied on was pure martial skill.
Once divine powers were unleashed, the balance of battle would tip in an instant.
"Fifty strikes..."
Suddenly, a shadow of the staff appeared in Li Mo's vision, like a giant mountain pressing down.
Behind the staff shadow were those eyes burning with flames, now filled with an interest that had never existed before, along with an even stronger sense of pressure.
Block with the hammer?
Counter with the sword?
No, there wasn’t time for that...
Fortunately, the little genius had developed instinctive reactions through numerous sparring sessions, using the Taiyin essence to slow the staff's momentum.
Li Mo crouched low.
He rolled on the ground!
Was it to win? He shivered...
Of course, if many people were watching, Little Li the swordsman would never lower himself to use such a move.
No one would have expected it.
The number one hidden dragon of the nine heavens and ten earths, the pinnacle of the Observer Realm's youthful spirit (besides Bing Tuozi), rolling around in obscurity like a tumbleweed.
But this roll of Little Li was no ordinary roll.
After flipping over, he sprang up like a spring.
The five Xuan Dan within him spun in the fallen star flames.
True essence and blood essence merged in this roll, his spirit and energy adjusted to perfection, flowing into his divine intent.
"Earth Killing Hammer!"
Well, Little Li only silently recited it in his heart; he didn’t shout it out loud.
The earth trembled, mountains shook!
The hammer surged like a dragon or snake, roaring upward.
Now it was the Great Sage's projection that was about to cleave the mountain, the thousand-pound staff striking down on the hammer.
The hammer treasure was forcefully blocked, and while Li Mo stepped back, he hung upside down.
Sword light surged.
A single hair was severed, silently drifting to the ground, but no one would notice, for within the sword ball, hundreds of sword intents emerged, all remnants of the Tianren Divine Sword, activated at this moment.
The sword intent flowed like a river, and Li Mo slipped into it.
"This doesn’t resemble the techniques I learned, but..."
It said, for the first time gripping the staff with both hands:
"Interesting."
Before the words had left its mouth.
Amidst the surging sword tide, a staff rose to the heavens, piercing the river, stirring the sword tide and... the winds and clouds of the four corners.
This was also a force, but it overshadowed the master of this realm, becoming the center of the universe.
"Until just now, it was still holding back?"
Li Mo suddenly realized.
It had merely thought it was growing, so it had swapped the elementary school questions for middle school ones.
That didn’t mean he was getting closer to its level.
At this point, he had no choice but to use this move...
"Monkey steals the peach!!"
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Chapter 553: The Last Piece of Armor of the Great Sage
Indeed, Little Li had long been prepared.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t normally use his external avatar; rather, since he had switched from one-sided domination to double-sided domination, he had completely abandoned the conventional use of this divine ability.
Thus, he had left a strand of hair on the ground, always ready.
As soon as there was a moment of vulnerability, he could catch his breath and launch an attack!
Taking advantage of the element of surprise, he would strike!
The value of the fighting king's ultimate technique was still on the rise!
But before that, he had to find a way to catch that earth-shattering blow.
Li Mo gritted his teeth, urging the sword intent while replicating the sword strike from that day.
His body, enhanced by the eight or nine Xuan functions, emitted a groan of reaching its limit, all distractions suppressed by the Taiyin essence, while the Taiyin divine intent manifested behind him, shining alongside the Great Sage's divine intent.
The hammer treasure, drawing on the sword intent invoked by the Tianren Divine Sword, brewed the killing intent of the Divine Sword of the Heavenly Demon.
The human unleashed killing intent.
The shadow of the staff danced, momentarily stalling.
The Pangu Falling Star Hammer now bore an indescribable terrifying force, the spirit within the sword intent serving as fuel for the hammer treasure.
Thus, the hammer replaced the sword, and the sword replaced the hammer.
Both divine techniques simultaneously showcased their most exquisite aspects, yet not with matching weapons.
The hammer and sword intertwined, like the sun and moon following each other.
"Hahahaha..."
Laughter echoed from the turbulent winds and clouds, as if it too found this strange technique somewhat amusing.
The staff gripped in both hands suddenly swelled.
This staff technique was never just about turning the tides.
It could reach the heavens above and penetrate the depths below.
It seemed to rise from the dark mist, a dormant dragon breaking free from its cage, or like something from beyond the heavens, elusive yet brimming with an overwhelming presence.
The small world trembled incessantly, with cracks appearing in some places, revealing unfathomable mysteries, an endless array of bizarre lights, and lightning dancing wildly.
The hammer and sword collided.
Then they were struck down to the ground.
Li Mo once again saw those burning golden eyes, the fuel within them seemingly a mix of joy and defiance.
Whoosh—
The staff ultimately did not strike him.
All that force was swallowed by the small world, causing it to fracture.
Li Mo had a visceral feeling.
If that blow had landed, it wouldn’t have been like before, where he lost the battle but remained unscathed as the master of the small world.
No, it would have truly resulted in both him and the small world turning to ash.
"Fifty-one."
It quietly stated the reason for stopping.
It also revealed the purpose of that strike: to make him see clearly.
Heaven unleashed killing intent, and humanity wielded the killing hammer.
These two martial arts, he had merely taken shortcuts to use together, not truly integrating them.
This was the right way to do it.
The surging battle intent extinguished silently, and Li Mo understood its thoughts.
But just as it withdrew its strike, after the golden battle intent extinguished, a figure appeared behind it, crouching low, extending a hand of sin...
"?"
"...He’s just wandering around."
Li Mo nonchalantly picked up the unfinished peach and took a bite.
People tend to find something to do when they feel awkward.
The Great Sage's projection ignored his excuse, looking instead at the hollow that had just been pierced in the small world.
The hollow was growing larger.
Like a terrifying vortex, it was devouring everything from all directions.
The endless depths and bizarre lights blurred everything around.
This caused the small world to shake even more violently, the stars hanging in the sky swaying erratically. As the master of the small world, Li Mo felt it in his bones.
The small world seemed...
To be on the verge of collapse.
"I was hoping to use the small world as my inner landscape."
Li Mo sighed, his feelings complex.
"Alright, alright, I admit I wanted to steal the peach, and you accidentally wrecked my Wanxiang Xianzong. We’re even now..."
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