Beginning with the Five Animals Fist to Become a Saint

Chapter 888: A Clash with the Second Strongest in the World, "Bitter Sea"!

The training ground on the east side of the palace has a gleaming surface paved with blue steel rock.

Eighteen dragon-carved stone pillars surround the arena, standing silently. On the ground, dim reinforcement array patterns spread out in a disordered manner, dividing the training ground into several irregular sections.

In the arena, a distance of ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Jiang Ning was dressed in a black robe, with an official seal hanging at his waist, and his posture was as upright as a pine tree.

Opposite him, Master Kuhai's gaunt body was draped in a kasaya, his eyes lowered, like an ancient Buddha in deep meditation.

The breeze that had been blowing across the training ground suddenly stopped at that moment, as if space itself had frozen.

"Amitabha," Ku Hai said slowly, his voice calm. "My lord, how about we spar and test our skills, stopping short of a duel, limited to three moves?"

As he spoke, the frozen training ground came back to life.

At this moment, Jiang Ning nodded slightly: "Agreed!"

“Good.” Ku Hai nodded slightly.

He then raised his gaze, and in those seemingly gentle eyes, a pale golden light of Buddha shone.

"I've heard that Your Excellency also practiced the supreme martial art of my Vajra Temple, the Vajra Indestructible Body, and that the Vajra Indestructible Body has even forged its own path within Your Excellency?"

“Not bad!” Jiang Ning nodded.

"Then, for the first move, I would like to ask Your Excellency to take action. This old monk will only defend and not attack, and will use my indestructible body to test Your Excellency's immortal power. Your Excellency, please see if my indestructible body is up to par?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ku Hai's aura suddenly subsided, and the original sense of vastness and stability was completely suppressed.

On his gaunt body, billions of golden rays burst forth from his pores.

The robe he was wearing seemed to be supported by an invisible force, unraveling on its own and then slowly floating up and unfolding.

The cassock floated slowly, drifting to the golden cicada outside the coiled dragon stone pillar, where the golden cicada raised its hand to take it.

At this moment, in the center of the training ground, Ku Hai's body had gradually become fuller from its previous withered state, and the wrinkles on his body had been stretched out, becoming smooth and even.

Beneath the skin, streaks of shimmering golden light flashed, and from the pores, countless golden Buddhist rays burst forth like sword beams.

At this moment, Ku Hai's expression became less benevolent and more dignified.

He looks less like a human and more like a Buddha.

On the sidelines, a hint of admiration flashed in the eyes of Abbot Qingxu: "Master Kuhai's Golden Body Indestructible Divine Skill is more than just a physical technique; it's a resonance between the mind and the Buddha. The body is like Vajra, the mind like Vajra. This realm transcends technique and approaches the Dao. With just this Golden Body, he is invincible from the start! Unless that person intervenes!"

Upon hearing these words, Su Qingying, Shen Xiao, Xiang Yuan, and the others also became solemn.

Although they had never fought against the Sea of ​​Bitterness, nor had they ever experienced its indestructible golden body, they had no doubt about the judgment of the Abbot of Qingxu Temple.

After all, that was the true second strongest in the world, far above them.

"My lord, please!" Ku Hai said calmly, without any emotion.

"Then I shall make a fool of myself," Jiang Ning said.

The next moment, his gaze changed.

His left eye was burning brightly, as if it were a blazing sun.

His right eye was deep and dark, as if it held the moon.

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Ripples spread through the void, and an invisible energy flowed.

On the ground, the originally dim array patterns instantly brightened, and countless streams of light shuttled along the predetermined patterns.

At the same time, Ku Hai's body was also stimulated in some way.

The golden light of Buddha manifested as a large bell, which seemed to be stimulated by an invisible force.

dong dong dong-

A series of deep bell tolls echoed across the training ground.

At this moment, the people around the training ground also tensed up slightly, their eyes fixed on the field.

A clash between the old and new world's second-best.

They also wanted to know if Jiang Ning truly possessed the strength to be close to, or even equal to, the second strongest in the world.

After all, Jiang Ning was a Primordial Spirit Immortal. In the long span of several hundred years, there are very few Primordial Spirit Immortals who have been clearly recorded and verified.

Even fewer people have personally witnessed the methods of the Primordial Spirit Immortal.

Aside from the Imperial Guards and the Xuan Tian Army, there were very few witnesses to that battle.

Neither Xiang Yuan nor Xiao Wuque witnessed it with their own eyes.

Just then, Jiang Ning slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers spread wide.

In an instant, the sky above the training ground silently split apart!

Half of it suddenly darkened, becoming as deep as ink. The Yin energy descended from the void, transforming into the cool moonlight, which swirled and coalesced in wisps.

Half of it suddenly lit up, burning fiercely, as if the sun's energy was drawn from the heavens above, transforming into dazzling golden light, rolling like a tide, surging and converging.

“The sun and moon shine together...awakening the origin!” On the sidelines, the abbot of Qingxu Temple murmured to himself, his pupils constricting slightly.

He has studied Yin and Yang for decades and knows the difficulty of directly activating the power of the Yin and Yang.

This is no ordinary supernatural power; it is an invocation that touches upon the level of rules!

Jiang Ning was clearly not using his full strength at this moment, but the purity and vastness of that primordial aura had already shaken him.

"Is this the supernatural power of becoming a primordial spirit immortal by taking yin and yang as the foundation?" he murmured to himself, filled with longing.

Shen Xiao and the others held their breath, filled with anticipation.

"My lord, be careful when you make your move. The array patterns in this training ground can't withstand your antics," Xiang Yuan said hurriedly when he saw what was happening in the center of the training ground.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning, standing in the center of the training ground, nodded slightly, then spread his right hand outstretched.

In an instant, the falling moonlight and the surging golden light suddenly converged!

It was not a simple fusion, but rather, under the guidance of his primordial spirit power, it transformed into a spiral torrent interwoven with black and white.

At the center of the torrent, black and white torrents merge and converge, a point of yin appears within yang, and a point of yang appears within yin.

Yin and Yang merged and pressed down slowly towards Master Kuhai.

It wasn't fast, but it carried an unavoidable momentum.

Faced with this attack, Master Kuhai remained calm and stood with his hands clasped together.

"Amitabha—" he murmured, his eyelids lowered slightly, and the golden bell around him appeared even more solid. His full body also turned into a glassy golden color, as if a true Buddha had descended to the mortal world.

Then, the black and white torrent, carrying a mighty force, crashed into the golden halo.

There was no loud noise, no explosion, no booming sound.

All the onlookers saw was the moment the raging black and white torrent touched the golden halo.

clang--

clang--

clang--

A series of bells rang out from the center of the training ground.

The sound of bells rang out continuously, only to quickly fade away.

The two forces are rapidly diminishing, canceling each other out, and returning to silence.

"What exquisite control!" Xiang Yuan, watching this scene from the side, exclaimed with deep amazement.

Xiao Wuque, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

"Master Kuhai, having immersed himself in the arts for many years, possesses an unparalleled mastery of his own power, which is understandable. I never imagined that Jiang Ning's control over his own power would be so extraordinary."

"Normal!" Abbot Qingxu nodded calmly and continued, "To become a Nascent Soul Immortal, with the power of the Nascent Soul, controlling this amount of magical power is naturally easy and simple! Ku Hai is only able to contend with him now because of the advantages of the times. If it were the previous era, with the foundation of this Marquis of Dongling, he could become a true immortal in an instant. At that time, we would all be nothing but clay chickens and earthen dogs in front of him! Let alone Ku Hai alone, even if the five of us who are known as the second strongest in the world attacked together, we would probably be suppressed by him with a flick of his wrist!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuan clicked his tongue in astonishment. "The difference is really that great?"

"The difference between immortals and mortals is far greater than you can imagine!" Abbot Qingxu shook his head and said.

"I've heard that the Yellow Heaven Daoist has also achieved the status of a Primordial Spirit Immortal," Xiang Yuan added, as if he had just thought of something.

The abbot of Qingxu Temple shook his head: "Top-grade immortal foundations are only one or two out of a hundred. Those who achieve such an immortal foundation are not comparable to ordinary immortal foundations! Although Huangtian Daoist's realm is comparable to that of this Marquis of Dongling, they are actually worlds apart."

As the group talked, the training ground fell silent.

Both the Buddha's light and the torrent of Yin and Yang vanished completely.

The illusory image of the large bell surrounding Master Kuhai slowly disappeared, and the golden halo receded.

He looked at Jiang Ning, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes: "Lord Marquis, you have drawn upon the essence of Yin and Yang, harmonizing Yin and Yang, and transforming it into divine power. Although this strike was not delivered with full force, the purity of its rules and the height of its artistic conception have already broadened my horizons. You truly deserve the title of a superior immortal foundation."

Jiang Ning withdrew his hand, his black and white mysterious light receding: "My attack failed to shake the master in the slightest. The master's indestructible body is truly admirable."

At this moment, he was also secretly alarmed.

Although the attack just now was not at full strength, it still mobilized eighty or ninety percent of the power of his primordial spirit.

These two days of reflection have allowed him to take two more steps forward.

Therefore, even if only 80% or 90% of his power was mobilized, it was still no weaker than the power he displayed when fighting Ji Xuanshi a few days ago.

That day, his move tore apart Ji Xuan's Imperial Extreme World-Suppressing Domain, which was a result of him having a slight advantage.

Today, however, the golden body that has truly failed to shake the sea of ​​suffering remains.

This is enough to show that, in terms of defensive capabilities, the claim that Bitter Sea is invincible by nature, except for that one person, is not just empty praise from the world.

At this moment, Master Kuhai slowly opened his clasped hands: "First move complete!"

His hands hung down at his sides. "I'm about to make my second move. Please be careful, Lord Marquis."

As soon as he finished speaking, Master Kuhai's aura changed drastically.

A peaceful, vast, and boundless aura of vitality rose from his withered body.

It was as if an ancient Buddha, which had been sleeping, was slowly awakening.

He didn't move, but slowly raised his right palm, palm facing upward.

In an instant, golden light shone brightly above the training ground!

It was not a blinding, intense light, but a warm, mellow light, seemingly capable of nourishing all living things. The light converged and condensed behind Master Kuhai, forming a ten-zhang-tall phantom image of a Buddha.

The Buddha's illusory image was blurry, yet it exuded boundless majesty, like a Buddha held high in the clouds, radiating endless Buddha light.

Under the Buddha's light, everyone felt a sense of peace and a desire to enter the Buddhist order arose.

At this moment, the Buddha sat cross-legged in the void, raising his right hand in sync with Master Kuhai, palm facing upward, fingers slightly spread.

"My lord, be prepared! This move is called the Great Sun Tathagata, one of the supreme Buddhist arts!" Ku Hai's majestic voice rang out.

The voice did not come from beyond the Sea of ​​Bitterness, but from the mouth of the golden Buddha head.

The sound was loud and resounded over the training ground.

next moment.

The Buddha's palm moved slowly, and a point of blazing white light was born from it, initially the size of a grain of rice, but instantly expanding into a miniature sun.

Within the great sun lies a vast, scorching, all-encompassing, world-saving, and purifying power—a composite of multiple forces.

The outburst of this power instantly evoked a sense of awe and reverence in everyone present.

"What a demonic Buddha! No wonder it's a Buddhist sect!" Xiang Yuan immediately shouted, taking a step back.

That sound instantly brought the weaker party to their senses.

All of the above happened in a single instant.

Meanwhile, in the center of the training ground.

The Great Master of the Sea of ​​Suffering gently pushed forward with his right palm.

The illusory image of Buddha behind him moved in sync, and the Great Sun broke free from his palm, transforming into a stream of pure golden light that slowly drifted toward Jiang Ning.

Wherever this Buddha's light shines, all darkness is illuminated, all hostility is purified, and all resistance is softened.

This power is so irresistible that one can't resist it; all one wants to do is open one's arms, embrace this great sun, and submit to the Buddha's rule.

Jiang Ning remained calm as the golden Buddha sun slowly approached.

Within the spiritual realm.

His primordial spirit radiated brilliant light, preventing him from being affected by this will.

"Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot?" Jiang Ning smiled to himself.

Then, with a thought, he raised his hands and brought them together in front of him.

The power of the primordial spirit surged forth, the Yin energy descended from the void, and the Yang energy was drawn from the heavens, converging once more.

But this time, it will no longer transform into a torrent of stars.

Under his precise control of his primordial spirit, the Yin energy condensed into the spine of the sword, which was cold and profound.

The sun's energy condensed into the edge of a sword, blazing and dazzling.

The Yin and Yang energies were not simply superimposed, but rather, under his control, they were naturally harmonized and transformed into a three-foot-long black and white sword.

The longsword has no hilt, and the interplay of reality and illusion creates a sense of yin and yang flowing through its blade.

This is precisely the part of the moves he comprehended not long ago when he was studying the Taixu Yin-Yang Sword, combining it with his own Yin-Yang foundation.

It was simply the fusion of yin and yang, transforming into a long sword.

In his view, that was enough.

The Taixu Yin-Yang Sword is the most advanced sword technique among all the skills and techniques he has mastered.

When swordsmanship is perfected, one enters the Dao through the sword, mastering the principles of Yin and Yang and space.

Not to mention, in his hands, this sword technique has taken another step beyond perfection, reaching an even higher level.

Moreover, this sword technique perfectly suits his path.

Because the primordial spirit he achieved was based on Yin and Yang, and was formed through the Nine Transformations of Profound Light.

Regarding Yin and Yang, they naturally grasped the fundamental principles of the universe.

"The sword is complete." Facing the immense pressure of the blazing sun, Jiang Ning uttered these two words softly.

Then, he made a sword-wielding motion with both hands and gently swung them towards the golden Buddha sun in front of him.

The black and white lightsaber slashed out silently.

There was no sharp sound of air being torn apart, only a black and white sword mark that quietly spread through the void.

Where the sword mark passed, space slightly distorted, and the yin and yang energies naturally flowed, forming a temporary "yin-yang sword domain".

The golden Buddha sun and the black and white sword marks met quietly in mid-air.

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It was like ice and snow meeting a branding iron.

The two forces dissolved into each other for a moment, and after most of their strength was worn away, they finally became completely unbalanced.

Boom—

The violent force exploded outwards with a deafening roar, and the aftershocks spread in all directions like raging waves.

The spread of this power was instantaneous, triggering the reinforcement array patterns on the training ground.

In an instant, all the patterns on the granite lit up, and dazzling light shot out from the cracks in the patterns, like golden snakes darting across the entire training ground! (End of Chapter)