Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 655 - 291: Suppressing All Foes (Part 4)
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The might of his divine techniques had become utterly unmatched compared to those days!
At the same time, one more Giant from the Feather Transformation Upper Sect geared up to strike at Sword Shocking, yet upon witnessing this sight, he halted abruptly in the sky, hesitating on whether to advance.
Ning Qi stood right next to Sword Shocking, and should Ning Qi unleash another assault like that, charging forward would surely spell doom.
Once Sword Shocking delivered his single sword strike, a brief spell of frailty seemed to overtake him.
He had planned to boost his cultivation by force and release the evil qi inside him to battle the seven foes, but then a message from Ning Qi arrived unexpectedly.
The young man's message remained remarkably steady, consisting of just a single line.
"Sword Ancestor, trust me, just strike down that Pharos Divine Net with your usual cultivation strength."
Sword Ancestor followed the advice without question, as he had meant to cleave the Pharos Divine Net initially before letting loose the evil qi.
Yet at this point, such a step appeared pointless...
Damn it, Ning had concealed his true power the whole time; he wasn't anywhere near this powerful in our training bouts over the last five years!
Sword Shocking felt torn between gratitude and reprimand toward Ning Qi—had you merely toyed with this elder for those five years?
Still, considering the ongoing stalemate, a wave of ease washed over Sword Shocking.
Hiding one's power proves wise; it shatters this impasse!
Over those five years of training, Ning Qi certainly progressed far; his reborn body's cultivation advanced from early Integration to mid-period Integration, and he hadn't even tapped his maximum power when eliminating Ye Wuxin earlier—dealing with that elite Sovereign Qin Zijin now posed no real challenge.
Furthermore, the three-hued Rule Divine Dragon represented a divine technique devised by Ning Qi himself, called True Dragon Gold Wind Thunder Slash!
It merges the True Dragon Stance along with the concepts of gold, wind, and thunder that he grasped as a child.
Even deploying just one aspect could overpower rivals at the same rank, so unleashing all four? Unimaginable.
For instance, five years back, Ning Qi employed the Qiu Niu Divine Form from the True Dragon Stance to overcome Niu Dingtian, whereas the True Dragon Divine Form emerges from fusing the nine divine forms together.
Ning Qi shifted his gaze toward the sole surviving Giant from the Feather Transformation Upper Sect.
The fellow recoiled several paces in terror right away, his stare fixed on Ning Qi, dreading a repeat of that divine technique.
In this realm, that divine technique moved with blinding speed, leaving him utterly defenseless against it.
Ning Qi extended his hand straight out and clenched it in an enigmatic manner, precisely as the man tried to flee toward Feng Feiyu and company—his body slammed into an unseen barrier of air.
Bang!
Before any reaction could form, a sensation of his whole form seized by an unseen force hit him.
Feng Feiyu, the four companions, and Hundred Colors True Monarch watched it all unfold: a colossal hand of Five-Colored Divine Light clamped down on him securely.
"Five Elements Annihilation Hand!"
Ning Qi gripped his extended hand with iron resolve.
A tremendous burst of blood sprayed forth into the emptiness.
The enormous hand crafted by the Five Colors Annihilation Hand swung about, flinging the bloody shower in the direction of Feng Feiyu and the rest.
Hundred Colors True Monarch already teetered on the edge of panic—who was this supreme powerhouse?
He unfurled his wings and bolted rapidly toward Feng Feiyu and the group!
The four released their auras, which linked together, broadening the unseen barrier to encompass Hundred Colors True Monarch as well.
The blood shower swept by, imprinting just the bloody character for "death" on their forms, but carrying no further impact.
As the five exhaled in temporary relief, fury bubbled up within them unavoidably.
Ning Qi treated them with utter contempt!
Nevertheless, confronted by Ning Qi's overwhelming aura following the defeat of two opponents, none of the five dared voice any defiance.
In particular, the four with Feng Feiyu, once brimming with arrogance, now displayed only faces etched with doubt and dread.
They simply failed to grasp how Ning Qi, evidently at mid-period Integration, wielded such horrifying might?
By contrast, as Sovereigns themselves, why did an profound dread coil deep in their cores?
Sword Ancestor's gaze gleamed with sacred radiance; each move Ning Qi employed before had been tested on him in their practice fights, yet none ever unleashed such devastating force.
"Sword come!"
The blade he held abruptly slipped free, seized by Ning Qi.
Clad in white robes amid them, Ning Qi accepted the sword, quietly stroking its edge with his palm before lifting his sight to Feng Feiyu and the five.
Sword Ancestor felt bewildered, torn between amusement and exasperation—what words could fit? It went beyond even his own prime!
Then came Ning Qi's voice:
"I have one more divine technique yet to reveal, don’t disappoint me now."
Feng Feiyu and the five others' throats bobbed faintly as they gulped down their retorts, utterly unwilling to hurl any bold challenges back.
The four from Cyan Profound Sect appeared to shield Hundred Colors True Monarch, positioning him safely in their midst to prevent an immediate demise.
The four alongside Feng Feiyu shared a unified method, harmonizing in resonance, shielded by a protective array.
Despite this, even uniting their strengths, the four harbored serious uncertainties about blocking Ning Qi's next divine technique, heavy skepticism lingering.
"Ning Qi, we hail from the Cyan Profound Immortal Sect in Fuyao Realm—will you really strike without mercy?"
A faint smile tugged at Ning Qi’s lips. "What’s this Cyan Profound Immortal Sect? Never heard of it. Plus, wasn’t this whole mess kicked off by you lot?"
"If you want to play, then we’ll play until the end! If that’s not enough, let your Cyan Profound Immortal Sect continue to come, I’ll take it all on!"
He brandished the sword through the emptiness, resembling a celestial being cast down to the earthly plane, sending a sword flick hurtling at the five.
Zheng!
The sword's resonance boomed through the void, akin to a hidden celestial melody chiming amid clear spring stones.
The four with Feng Feiyu promptly summoned multiple layers of Rule Divine Chains, erecting a sturdy triangular barrier; even Hundred Colors True Monarch channeled his mastered seven-colored rule radiance into it.
Ning Qi declared: "Slash Formation Technique!"
This move served as a compact adaptation of Ning Qi’s foundational Slash World, tailored especially for his reincarnated form.
Slash World had the power to sever spaces in the Sea of Realms as it fused with the True Martial Realm; Slash Formation Technique, meanwhile, Ning Qi invented purely to dismantle arrays.
One tied to spatial realms, the other to arrays—which, despite their variety, always connected back to space.
Therefore, Ning Qi devised the Slash Formation Technique.
Within his grasp, the sword morphed into a coiling dragon, bursting with lifelike vigor, its draconic eyes aglow with profound insight, as if seeing through every core truth.
The five with Feng Feiyu locked their gazes on the approaching sword-light dragon, bracing for the collision.
Yet the dragon didn't charge aggressively, exerting no pressure on the seven-hued barrier they had raised.
The sword-light dragon wound through the void, rapidly encircling the triangular array.
From its vantage overhead, its scales parted, abruptly firing a torrent of scales straight into the array.
These scales, packed thickly, acted like myriad tiny blades, striking with pinpoint accuracy at each flaw in the triangular array.
As if through its draconic gaze, it had fully grasped the array's makeup—discerning the strongest sections, pinpointing vulnerabilities, locating the core, and identifying entry cuts...
Loud crack!
Beneath the barrage of scales, Feng Feiyu and the five stared in shock as the triangular array crumbled apart.
The leftover scales and the dragon's form from the sword-light then surged with greater force, carving into the five ensnared within.
Myriad bloody gashes streaked the void, resembling rising scarlet vapors.
The five endured the onslaught, though scarred deeply in many places.
At the Integration Realm, their forms had been tempered by rules; they could scarcely recall the last time wounds befell them, evoking memories of their former fragile states.
Ning Qi’s inner Five Organs shimmered brightly, in that instant breathing out a Five Elements Divine Chain that rushed at the five.
Of the five, Feng Feiyu and the four others got swiftly ensnared and constricted by the divine chain, ultimately bursting like fireworks and scattering away.
Solely Hundred Colors True Monarch remained, deliberately overlooked by Ning Qi.
A mole like this, Ning Qi figured, best left for the Niu Mo Upper Sect folks to handle themselves.