“If he could acquire an appropriate Divine Seed, he would have the chance to become a Martial Saint in a short time!”

Duanmu Tao understood that this monster possessed Martial Saint potential, especially if he could acquire a Divine Seed that resonated with him, then there would be a chance to refine the Divine Seed, grasp Divine Skills, and cultivate into the body of a Martial Saint!

Of course, it was only a chance to become a Martial Saint, and ultimately only a handful could cross that threshold.

Xie Kui’s face was extremely unsightly, “If my Puppet Star Battle Body could be cultivated to Great Achievement… I wouldn’t be worse than him!”

The Puppet Star Battle Body was a Semi-Ultimate Skill, and cultivating it to Great Achievement would likewise enable reaching the stage where one could cultivate Divine Skills, but even in the Puppet Star Sect, throughout thousands of years, there were only a handful who had achieved Great Achievement!

“Come on, let me see your power.”

Su Changkong stood his ground, his black hair moving without wind as he coldly watched the horror-stricken Xie Kui opposite him.

Xie Kui gritted his teeth fiercely, veins bulging on his forehead, and the violent Spiritual Energy surged around him, “What if it’s Great Achievement in a Semi-Ultimate Skill? Today, I will crush your corpse and ascend to the peak!”

Xie Kui roared, frantically stimulating the Spirit Sealing Talisman within his body, releasing the nature’s spiritual energy it contained.

Xie Kui knew that the chance to run from such a powerful opponent who had cultivated Martial Arts to the stage of birthing Divine Skills was minuscule, and only by leveraging the power of a Spirit Vein and bursting beyond his limits would he have a chance to win!

“If I can take him down… maybe my Puppet Star Battle Body could reach Great Achievement!”

In Xie Kui’s heart, there was also a strong desire to battle, knowing that if he could defeat a Martial Arts Grandmaster who wielded ’pseudo Divine Skills’ head-on, it would greatly strengthen his own Martial Arts conviction, bringing enormous benefits, and possibly allowing him to temper his own Martial Arts further.

Therefore, Xie Kui was ready to risk everything in a desperate attempt to kill the ’pseudo Divine Skills’ Great Grandmaster who had appeared from nowhere!

“Boom, boom, boom!”

As he continuously stimulated the Spirit Sealing Talisman, the nature’s spiritual energy on Xie Kui’s body rampaged, condensing into thick crystals and armor, shining against his dark red skin. Just the energy he emitted was enough to make Innate Martial Artists at the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top stage feel uneasy and terrified, persuading themselves that they couldn’t stand against him.

“Dao Wufeng…was he a Great Grandmaster who cultivated ’Martial Arts Pseudo Divine Skills’? Why have I barely heard his name before? It’s said that when the world is in turmoil, all sorts of ancient beings and monsters will appear, and it seems to be true!”

“That Xie Kui is harnessing the power of an entire Spirit Vein… It’s too terrifying, clearly beyond what an Innate Martial Artist can handle!”

Lian Tianlu and other masters from the Demon Suppressing Department were also deeply concerned. A powerful being who had cultivated ’pseudo Divine Skills’ had emerged, and with Xie Kui fully activating the power of a Spirit Vein, his might was indeed frightening, as if he could plough through ninety-nine percent of the Innate Martial Artists with just one hand!

And who was stronger, the Martial Arts powerhouse who had cultivated pseudo Divine Skills facing off against Xie Kui who could harness the nature’s spiritual energy of a Spirit Vein?

“The Sect Master won’t be inferior to him!” The dark-robed individuals also clenched their fists tightly, knowing that Xie Kui, when drawing upon the full power of a Spirit Vein, should be unmatched by anyone less than a Martial Saint.

Everyone kept their eyes fixed on the two opposites standing off in the deep pit miles in diameter, not blinking, afraid of missing the rare battle of a lifetime.

Xie Kui’s muscles bulged, each strand as thick as a finger, his face contorted, and despite the cultivation of the Puppet Star Battle Body, his body still reached a limit under the tremendous pressure of the nature’s spiritual energy!

“Kill! Annihilating Star Seal!”

Xie Kui brought himself to the peak state, and amidst the thunderous onslaught, he moved his feet, his heavy body like a mobile mountain. Each step he took caused the ground to cave in, the friction between his body and the air sparked bright flames, and the overflowing Spiritual Energy around him surged like layers of tides, the momentum staggering!

In the midst of his charge, Xie Kui’s palms overlapped, forming a seal and then forcefully pushing forward, the air in front of him condensing and compressing, with the force of an entire mountain being shaken and thrust forward, unstoppable.

“Nothing but raw power…”

In the face of this fierce attack, Su Changkong remained calm. His Essence Qi Spirit converged, and the phantom behind him instantly transformed into a Giant Black-Furred Ape, the Demon Ape Capturing Space!

Whoosh!

The Giant Black-Furred Ape’s limb reached out, its large palm opening and closing with the grandeur of plucking the stars and seizing the moon, twisting the space in front of it as if it were an elastic sphere, being tightly grasped and indented.

Xie Kui, caught in the midst of it, stumbled momentarily under the immense pressure, his previously unstoppable aura dissipating.

It was at this moment that Su Changkong, rather than retreating, advanced forward, stepping out in a blur as he used Shrinking into Inches to appear in front of Xie Kui, his right fist seemingly unremarkable, yet containing the concentrated punch of the White Tiger Roars and Kills!

“Bang!!”

Constrained and compressed, Xie Kui, though inclined to change tactics and dodge, was unable to. The unremarkable punch solidly struck Xie Kui’s chest, followed by a succession of cracking sounds. The force of the punch vibrated, leading to disintegration and resonance, causing the Spiritual Energy crystallized into his chest armor to shatter.

He staggered and blasted backward several yards, each retreating step sinking and trembling the ground.

“Damn it!”

Bloodshot eyes showed in Xie Kui as he firmly planted his feet on the ground, twisting his body tight like a bowstring, with his right fist as the arrow leaving the string, forcefully dispelling the pressing void around him, and attacking Su Changkong’s face with his punch.

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