Boom!!
In the sinkhole.
Meng Qingzhou was panting heavily, his dozen or so incarnations had all collapsed, but thanks to his Primordial Creation Bloodline, he could recover instantly unless mortally wounded, like an indestructible cockroach.
As an ancient god, Huotu’s recovery ability was naturally beyond doubt, but right now, he was feeling a bit troubled.
This tiny ant in front of him was extremely tricky and hard to deal with!
Sword cultivators were known for their offensive prowess, and this ant wielded the Sword Sense of Time and Space, a power so terrifying it had inflicted significant injuries on him. The key issue was that this guy’s recovery ability was comparable to that of an ancient god!
It had to be noted that Huotu’s heaven-defying recovery ability was due to his former status in the Sky-Reaching Realm. Although his realm had fallen, some things had remained.
“Something’s not right.”
“Ant, you are not at the peak of Morning Glow. Your inner universe is clearly perfected, and the principles of Time and Space have been fully integrated into your body. The only thing left is to embody the Dao.”
“But your combat power has clearly reached the Sky-Reaching level. Why…”
Huotu was puzzled and wary, taking a few steps back while keeping a close eye on Meng Qingzhou.
Meng Qingzhou wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, raised his sword, and said calmly, “Don’t ask so many questions. Come on! I can fight you all day.”
Huotu shook his head slightly, helplessly saying, “I admit you are not an ant and are worthy of my attention. I originally wanted to conserve some energy, but it seems you have underestimated me.”
As he spoke, he paused slightly, then suddenly grinned eerily, “Do you know?”
“Just now, I only used less than thirty percent of my strength. Next, you will witness the true form of an ancient god.”
“You will witness what it means to be a god, what it means to be the incarnation of power.”
Huotu’s body began to shrink, step by step approaching Meng Qingzhou, until he was almost the same height as the latter.
But his pressure grew even more terrifying, countless times more than before!
Huotu’s black hair flowed like a waterfall, his angry brows and knife-like eyes exuding indifference.
Meng Qingzhou braced himself, taking the situation seriously. He did not doubt the truth of Huotu’s words in the slightest.
If gods were so easy to deal with, they wouldn’t have ruled the ancient times. Even the first Human Emperor and other powerful beings could only lie in wait, waiting for the gods to encounter an unknown catastrophe and enter the Twilight of the Gods before daring to lead the human race to slaughter the half-crippled gods. And even then, they couldn’t kill them, only strip their divinity and imprison them.
“Power. Calamity!”
With a sound like the profound notes of the Great Dao, Meng Qingzhou’s body suddenly shook violently, his veins bulging, his skin turning green, and his flesh withering and decaying.
Pfft!
He spat out a mouthful of burning blood, which pierced through the ground.
“Die!”
Huotu took a few steps forward, instantly closing the distance, his fist like roaring thunder, smashing into Meng Qingzhou’s chest, breaking his ribs and shattering his internal organs.
“Calamity—Corrosion.”
Just as Meng Qingzhou was about to resist, Huotu once again unleashed his power.
This time, the power of calamity invaded his inner universe, the entire universe being corroded by an unknown disaster, stars dimming in large swathes, even the principles of Time and Space becoming infected.
He tried to expel it, but it was to no avail.
This was not an ordinary divine power or principle, but the power of the heavens! Like a judgment from the Heavenly Dao.
Boom!
Huotu followed up, pressing Meng Qingzhou’s head down, delivering a knee strike that exploded with a thunderous sound.
Meng Qingzhou was sent flying, his body cracking inch by inch like shattered porcelain, even his Primordial Creation Bloodline struggling to keep up, the repair speed greatly slowed.
“Motherfucker!”
“Hand-to-hand combat, huh? Come on! I can play with you all day!”
Meng Qingzhou was furious.
This bastard was playing this game, huh.
A strong control + enchanted power corrosion, followed by a punch, trying to beat him to death.
But he had to admit, the power of a god was indeed unsolvable, impossible to break, only to endure.
Boom!
Meng Qingzhou decided to go all out, dodging Huotu’s spear-like punch with a swift bend, then delivering a powerful whip kick, his leg like a blade, imbued with the principles of Time and Space, almost slicing Huotu in half, blood splattering everywhere.
[Time and Space. Reversing Time].
Huotu’s eyes glazed over for a moment, a brief distraction of less than half a second, but he quickly snapped out of it. The sword strike aimed at the past didn’t cause him much harm, but that half-second distraction was enough for Meng Qingzhou to land hundreds of punches.
Huotu coughed up blood, his body covered in hundreds of fist marks.
“So you can play this game too, huh?”
“My Great Dao of Time and Space is no less than your divine power! I can’t dodge your power corrosion, but can you dodge the principles of Time and Space?”
“Today, let’s see whose health bar is thicker. Come on! Let’s see who dies first!”
Meng Qingzhou roared, putting away his Cicada Song sword, baring his chest, and engaging Huotu in close combat.
Huotu remained calm, inspecting his injuries while fighting, then scanning his opponent.
Both were similarly injured, their conditions rapidly deteriorating.
He had the heaven-defying recovery ability of a god, while the other had some powerful bloodline support.
He had the power of calamity, while the other had the Great Dao of Time and Space.
The advantages of being an ancient god were completely nullified in front of this person.
“This…”
“After the Era of the Human Sovereign ended so many years ago, how could such a person still be born?”
Huotu was getting frustrated, wanting to end the fight.
Rationality told him that continuing this battle would yield no good results. The Wilderness had more than one Sky-Reaching expert, and there was a Buddha watching from the west.
Even if he could win, it would be a pyrrhic victory, likely to be harvested by the onlookers.
“Ant, I will come for your life once I recover.”
Huotu forced Meng Qingzhou back with a punch, then turned and stepped out of the sinkhole, catching sight of a giant beast squatting at the edge.
Bloodlines of Glutton and Undying Phoenix, half-step Sky-Reaching?
The Sunlight Lord’s eyes widened, retreating a few steps in fear, then realizing something, he bared his teeth and prepared to pounce to stop Huotu from escaping.
“Scram!”
Huotu frowned, slapping the giant beast’s face, completely deforming it and sending it flying far away.
Then, he shattered the Time Domain’s blockade and shot towards the Great Jin Dynasty.
There were many life forces there. If he could devour them all, he could recover to the late Sky-Reaching stage. By then, this troublesome ant and the western Buddha would all become his prey.
Just as Huotu left, Meng Qingzhou, like a god or demon, rushed out, scanning the area with his Time Domain, and happened to find the Sunlight Lord, who was almost beaten to death.
The Sunlight Lord, with all his teeth knocked out, covered his face and squatted on the ground drawing circles, casting a resentful glance at Meng Qingzhou, whimpering as if complaining:
I wanted to help you, but I almost got killed. You have to stand up for me.
“Where is he?”
Meng Qingzhou asked.
The Sunlight Lord immediately shouted, eagerly leading the way. His keen nose guided them in the direction Huotu had fled.
Fortunately.
Meng Qingzhou found the four-legged beast too slow, so he directly used the River of Time and Space to drag him along, tracking Huotu.
Before long.
In a populous medium-sized country, they found Huotu spreading calamity.
Meng Qingzhou’s spirits lifted, and he shouted angrily:
“Scoundrel! Where do you think you’re going!”
Before he arrived, his fist had already struck, breaking through the air and sending Huotu flying, crashing through a series of mountains.
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