Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 752 - 318: Reaping Integration Perfection (Part 2)

A faint smile tugged at the corners of Chi Xiazi's mouth; his strike was undoubtedly more powerful!

Ning Qi appeared to have foreseen this move.

Within his massive five-colored hand, he had woven in just a single strand of Mountain and Sea Realm Power.

By treating that small amount like a vast fortune, he maximized its potential completely.

Of course, Chi Xiazi could shatter the five-colored giant hand with his Vermilion Bird Claw, since he had pulled in a substantial amount of Vast Realm energy to this spot.

Ning Qi then infused another strand of Mountain and Sea Realm Will-granted power into the five-colored giant hand.

The crumbling edges of the five-colored giant hand swiftly stabilized, turning unbreakable again.

Instead of shoving away the seized Vermilion Bird Claw, Ning Qi reshaped the hand into a confining cage, compressing it without mercy to seize it entirely.

Chi Xiazi held back from any further assaults; it was evident he aimed to triumph with this one claw alone.

The energy inside kept flowing into the Vermilion Bird Claw, determined to obliterate Ning Qi's defense for good!

Now locked in actual combat, Chi Xiazi at last pierced through Ning Qi's true capabilities.

The force manipulated in the foe's five-colored giant hand wasn't abundant, so he just had to ramp up his own output to claim victory.

Blazing flames from the Vermilion Bird Claw engulfed Ning Qi's five-colored giant hand like surging tides, driving it back step by step.

But right then, the five-colored divine light swirling across the five-colored giant hand underwent a dramatic shift!

These five hues stood for the Five Elements: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth; together, they formed five distinct shades: gold, green, blue, red, and brown.

Out of those five colors, all but the red one symbolizing fire began to fuse together.

Earth generates gold, so the brown blended into gold, causing the gold to swell twofold.

Gold produces water; as gold combined with blue, the blue expanded by a factor of one and a half.

Guided by the Five Elements' cycle of mutual generation, the fusion proceeded fully, until wood finally merged into fire, rendering the five-element giant hand purely the crimson of the Vermilion Bird Divine Claw!

The secret art behind the five-colored giant hand was actually the Great Five Elements Divine Light technique, which shifted endlessly under Ning Qi's command.

At this instant, it was no longer fitting to call it the five-colored giant hand; it had become the Fire Giant Hand.

Chi Xiazi sensed an explosive surge of power, growing at an alarming rate, crashing toward him abruptly.

The advance of his Vermilion Bird Claw came to a stop and was forced backward without pause.

A shiver ran through Chi Xiazi's heart unbidden!

Facing Ning Qi, he held the edge in both cultivation level and Realm Power volume, yet Ning Qi's grasp of Daoist Skills vastly outstripped his.

Through Ning Qi's clever reshaping of the divine light via mutual enhancement, the technique's might doubled in a flash, now strong enough to repel him.

Still, Chi Xiazi couldn't grasp one key point: why had Ning Qi opted to clash with him using the fire element over water?

Wouldn't water overpower fire more effectively?

This idea raced across his thoughts in a moment, and Chi Xiazi poured more Realm Power into his attack, halting the withdrawal at once.

His Realm Power outmatched Ning Qi's; there was no way he'd let himself be overwhelmed!

Yet in the very next instant, flames on the Vermilion Bird Divine Claw roiled across the skies.

Deep within Ning Qi's Fire Giant Hand, a fearsome pulling force had formed, steadily devouring the strength of the Vermilion Bird Divine Claw.

The Fire Giant Hand kept expanding, subtly overtaking the size of the Vermilion Bird Divine Claw.

Chi Xiazi's eyes nearly popped from their sockets, as if he refused to accept what was unfolding.

Pa-dah!

The Fire Giant Hand streaked through the heavens in a heartbeat, smashing the Vermilion Bird Divine Claw with irresistible might, then hurtling straight at Chi Xiazi.

Chi Xiazi got smacked down toward the earth by the palm, streaking like a comet trailed by fire, scorching the ground beneath.

The battle's turnaround happened so fast that the cultivators from the three sides stared in stunned silence.

Those from the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect and Qi Keqing's Fuyao Realm forces couldn't fathom how Ning Qi's Fire Giant Hand managed to overpower Chi Xiazi's Vermilion Bird Claw.

Even among the Yu Domain army, the majority remained baffled.

To them, Chi Xiazi's prowess was immense, and his Fire Path, embodied by the Divine Beast Vermilion Bird, ought to reign supreme in all things fiery!

But the fight's result flipped that expectation entirely, leaving everyone utterly confused.

Just the folks from the Infinite Sword Sect observed with lifted spirits, particularly the Sword Ancestor, whose sword-sharp gaze gleamed with thrill.

Sword Shocking had previously instructed the Infinite Sword Sect disciples in two sword paths.

One involved One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Techniques, while the other was Sword Dao Commanding All Paths.

The move Ning Qi just unleashed was exactly the Sword Dao Commanding All Paths method from his teachings, though it appeared not through Sword Dao but by wielding Fire Path to dominate the enemy's Vermilion Bird flames!

This explained why Chi Xiazi fell to Ning Qi's counter.

Since Ning Qi's mastery of the Fire Path went far beyond Chi Xiazi's, paired with the art of shattering myriad paths, Chi Xiazi's strike could only end up subdued by Ning Qi!

Ning Qi hovered in the empty sky, eyeing the Fire Giant Hand as it faded away, and let out a soft sigh.

Down below, Chi Xiazi emerged from the blaze, soaring back to the heights in an instant.

Though he endured Ning Qi's palm strike, his form remained unscathed, shielded by Vast Realm Power.

Ning Qi quickly realized that his reincarnated physique could only push things this far.

To truly overcome Chi Xiazi, who wielded Domain Power, he'd need to deploy matching Mountain and Sea Realm Power.

All of a sudden, Ning Qi lifted his hand and hurled it skyward with force.

An item plummeted into position overhead in a flash, radiating endless brilliance.

This was the Node Pearl of this area, seized from the five demon kings by Ning Qi, which he'd never managed to evolve into a Heavenly Star before.

With the Heavenly Star now activated, its glow spread out, wiping away the suppressive aura that had arisen following Chi Xiazi's arrival.

The Fuyao Realm army and the Profound Truth Realm army's cultivators regained their full strength from earlier, whereas the Vermilion Bird Immortal Sect members—whose power had been boosted by Chi Xiazi—now felt their enhancements stripped back to baseline.

Chi Xiazi's features twisted slightly; he shot a look at the Heavenly Star and grasped that the Mountain and Sea Realm Will had become aware of this place.