I Flick, Then I Flick Again

This move is not about using softness to overcome hardness or borrowing force to strike, but rather about changing the balance of power and feints, allowing the strong to strike the weak. The Netherworld Insect Princess's fist force seems as solid as a wall, impenetrable, but in reality, there are differences in timing. He passes through the gaps in the fist force, like a fish encountering an undercurrent in the ocean. It seems like it's going to collide head-on, but in reality, it just flicks its tail fin and gently dodges.

Of course, the prerequisite for doing this is being able to withstand the unparalleled Foundation of the Netherworld Insect Princess. Each of her punches is imbued with nearly forty levels of Internal Cultivation True Qi, causing the void to tremble constantly. No matter how skillfully you use your technique to avoid a direct impact, just being grazed by her will cause your physical body to collapse.

For Si Ming, who possesses the Tathagata's Indestructible Body of the Tathagata, this is no longer a problem. The Tathagata is indestructible and impervious to all laws. As if protected by the Principle, Si Ming is now completely unharmed and shielded from all external forces. No matter how strong an opponent's power is, they cannot force it upon him.

The Netherworld Insect Princess quickly adapted to the situation, transforming her fist into a palm and her strength into softness. Every bit of force was evenly spread out, enveloping Si Ming and pressing him without leaving any gaps. This kind of area-of-effect attack, which leaves no blind spots, is useless no matter how skillful your Movement Method or how clever your techniques of avoiding the real and attacking the weak, because there is no distinction between the real and the weak.

You've fallen for their trap!

Si Ming smiled, activated the Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand, and met the enveloping force with both palms. He separated Yin and Yang, and with a pull and a snap, he intercepted half of the force.

The Netherworld Insect Princess's previous fist energy condensed into one point, forming a round, perfectly smooth steel ball with extremely high density, making it impossible to attack. Even using the Yin-Yang splitting effect of the Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand, only a very small portion could be intercepted.

However, when she transformed from hard to soft, the strength of her force decreased significantly. Although the surface remained smooth, it was as if she had turned from a steel ball into steel paper. Si Ming's Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand could forcibly tear it apart and turn it into his own.

In a flash, Si Ming, like Butcher Ding's Ox-Carving an ox, pierced through layers of palm strikes and slammed them into the Netherworld Insect Princess's chest. The force, after multiple stacks, was no less than the explosive power of a special move, rising like thunder from the ground, with billowing smoke and gunpowder.

However, the Netherworld Insect Princess was unharmed. A jet-black protective Gang Qi emanated from her body, as if a black dragon were coiling around it. This protective Gang Qi, created with nearly forty levels of Internal Cultivation, perfectly blocked Si Ming's fully charged palm strike. However, she was inevitably knocked back by the immense force of the impact.

Faced with her first counterattack, the Netherworld Insect Princess remained calm. She raised her foot and stomped the ground, unleashing a surge of True Essence that blasted a large crater into the earth beneath her feet, shattering the soil into dust. At the same time, she unleashed Qi of Decline that mixed into the sand and gravel, making each grain of sand as sharp as a flying sword, whistling through the air. Even the slightest touch would extinguish the life force of Spirit Transformation Grandmaster.

"Good timing!"

Si Ming swept his arms around the sand, unleashing the Return Evil, Turn Radiance, Shift the Stars. Power erupted from the acupoints on his arms, as soft as cotton, absorbing, transforming, strengthening, and returning it all in one smooth motion. All the sand was gathered into a sand ball, its surface shimmering with sword light. With a push of his hands forward, it instantly transformed into a heaven-splitting, earth-shattering sword of energy, soaring out proudly.

Faced with the counterattack, the Netherworld Insect Princess expressionlessly stretched out her hands to block. The dense Qi of Decline shook violently, and the earth burst open with a bottomless black fracture. She was also thrown dozens of feet away by the residual force, and the protective Gang Qi on her body vibrated violently.

Si Ming pressed his advantage relentlessly, quickly following up with both palms. His right palm struck first, hitting the strongest point of his protective Gang Qi. The Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand activated in response, instantly intercepting a large section of the protective Gang Qi. His left palm followed, striking the Netherworld Insect Princess's shoulder. The palm strike appeared weak, but upon contact, a hidden force erupted, penetrating her body like the vibration of a heavy hammer.

The Netherworld Insect Princess let out a muffled groan, suffering her first injury since the start of the battle. She took a step back, but she seemed oblivious to the pain, immediately launching a counterattack. Her arms swung like iron clamps, interlocking as she tried to lock Si Ming in place.

Si Ming's figure suddenly stopped, barely dodging the attack. And just after Netherworld Insect Princess crossed her arms, he immediately changed from stillness to movement, slipping into the gap in the defense, and struck out with both palms. The front palm struck the vital point, dispersing the protective Gang Qi that was trying to restore itself to its original state, while the rear palm struck from a distance, shaking the internal organs.

With a clap of her hands, the Netherworld Insect Princess took another step back. She swung her fist in retaliation, but still failed to hit Si Ming and was struck by both palms again, forcing her to retreat once more.

Repeating this process over and over, Si Ming's figure was elusive and unpredictable, seemingly on the left but actually on the right, seemingly in front but actually behind, and his speed varied, sometimes suddenly stopping and sometimes suddenly going at high speed, without any warning or pattern. He brought the Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand to its extreme, intercepting his opponent's power and turning it into his own, thus bridging the gap in their Foundation.

Even if his opponent was a naked, delicate young girl, Si Ming showed no mercy whatsoever, nor did he dare to. Every palm strike was delivered with full force, unleashing both yin and yang energies. Each strike left a bright red mark on that body, which was as perfect as a work of art, leaving a series of palm prints from her shoulder to her chest, which had a rather obscene feel.

"Hmph, fried egg."

After striking his opponent's chest with both palms, Si Ming delivered a Fist Intent.

Suddenly, the Netherworld Insect Princess waved her hands like butterflies, unpredictably wrapping herself around him. Si Ming tried to avoid her by using the Dunjia Heavenly Movement Path of Escape Technique, but the Netherworld Insect Princess followed up with a series of rapid footwork, using the same footwork as well.

Left with no other choice, Si Ming could only try to forcefully borrow the opponent's strength by engaging in direct combat. However, at the moment of contact, he suddenly felt a force intercepting him from both of his opponent's hands. The two forces canceled each other out, and neither gained any advantage, causing them to be pushed back.

"You also know the Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand!" Si Ming blurted out in surprise.

The battle then took a dramatic turn. Not only did the Netherworld Insect Princess unleash the Great Yin-Yang Heaven-Severing Hand and the Dunjia Heavenly Movement, but she also copied all the moves that Si Ming had used before. It was as if she could immediately learn any move or technique she had seen before.

Si Ming once again tasted the bitterness of "fortune's wheel turning." In the past, he was the one who used his sudden enlightenment talent to secretly learn his opponents' martial arts on the spot, and secretly enjoyed watching his opponents' shocked and flustered expressions. He never expected that today it would be his turn to be the one whose skills were learned and used on the spot.

"Didn't you say that 'only the Tao is eternal, ever-changing, and everlasting'? How come you're now stealing other people's techniques?"

Abandoning the great principles for petty ones—do you not feel ashamed to act as the will of the world?

My dear son, your father is very disappointed in you!

When things didn't go well in actual combat, Si Ming decisively unleashed a three-part barrage of verbal taunts.

The Netherworld Insect Princess did not respond. The expressionless face showed no emotion. He simply focused on attacking, and his fists became even more ferocious, with his true True Qi becoming even stronger.

"Earth-Piercing Annihilation Tyrant Wave!"

Seeing this, Si Ming decisively unleashed his ultimate move to retaliate. The immense force shook the area within a seven-zhang radius around him, causing the ground to sink three feet in an instant, and a burst of destructive white light erupted forth.

Chapter 847 I Play, I Play Again

The Netherworld Insect Princess used both hands to block the Earth-Piercing Annihilation Tyrant Wave, but was pushed backward by the white light. Her legs left a deep groove a hundred meters long on the ground. Then, with a flick of her right hand, the swastika Buddhist seal appeared on the back of her hand. It was a move called Vajra Gate, which forcibly dispersed the destructive white light with a single palm strike.

"It's one thing that you can use Buddhist School martial arts, since you don't seem to be Devil Race, but the fact that you can receive the blessing of the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda means you should be suppressed by it, right?"

The Netherworld Insect Princess is neither evil nor wicked, a fact already verified by the Evil-Slaying Sword Art. Just as she herself claims, although her mission is to destroy the world, this is merely a link in the cycle of Heavenly Dao's Way, and is natural. She is completely different from those madmen who are unable to extricate themselves from killing and destruction.

However, when she used the Vajra Gate, the Buddhist light emitted by the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda enhanced the power of her moves without affecting her in any way. This surprised Si Ming, who had to abandon his plan to use all Buddhist School martial arts from now on.

"You may have misunderstood. I have never been suppressed by the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda. The tower's function is to block anything that does not abide by the established Principle. To enter the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda's territory, one must abide by its established Principle. My Foundation weakens because the parts that violate the Principle are rejected—"

Upon hearing this, Si Ming suddenly thought of the Eternal Barrier. The Eternal Barrier shields all laws, which is essentially its own set of Principle. Within the barrier, Technique Method is forbidden; anyone who wants to enter must abide by its Principle, and once they leave, it has no further control over them.

The essence of the Eternal Barrier should be the same as that of the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda, except that the former is larger in scale, enough to cover the entire Sea Continent, and is maintained by four Divine Pillar, so it does not need to be replenished with additional Primal Qi. Given that the Heavenly Dragon World-Delivering Pagoda was created by the so-called "Boundless Buddhist School", the Eternal Barrier was probably left behind by a major sect to resist the erosion of the Black Tide.

While explaining, the Netherworld Insect Princess did not stop fighting. She raised her hands, and a destructive white light gathered in her palms. She pushed forward and Earth-Piercing Annihilation Tyrant Wave, which was stronger, larger, and more dazzling than the one released by Si Ming.

"Plagiarism is shameful! Plagiarism by a 'Wu' official is even more shameful! He should commit suicide to atone for his sins!"

Si Ming cursed without realizing it, summoned the Dragon Scale Sword, and with a flick of his finger, he condensed the power of purity and holiness at his fingertip. He then slashed through the air, scattering the destructive white light. He was knocked back more than ten steps, his inner energy surging. Fortunately, he was protected by the Tathagata Indestructible Body and was not injured. Without the Tathagata Indestructible Body, he would not have dared to act so recklessly.

"Snow melts, a thousand peaks burn, a crimson dragon blazes!"

The sword drew forth raging flames, melting the earth as if boiling. The Sword Qi and fiery aura condensed into a roaring fire dragon, burning broken branches and trees into charcoal, turning the world crimson.

Since his opponent could instantly learn his moves, Si Ming deliberately used martial arts that could be amplified by external objects to take advantage of his opponent's lack of equipment—if the Vermilion Bird Profound Armor hadn't been damaged by the Demon Emperor and hadn't been repaired yet, he would definitely have worn it too.

As expected, the Netherworld Insect Princess frowned slightly upon seeing this, raised her palm to unleash her power, and the Qi of Decline soared into the sky, covering the heavens with dark clouds as if pressing down on the ground, creating a stagnant and heavy atmosphere.

Then the dark clouds detached and contracted, condensing into a jet-black longsword that fell into the palm of the Netherworld Insect Princess. She then imitated Si Ming's previous action, lightly tapping the sword, and a black fire dragon rose up. Relying on her own strong Foundation, she followed up with the same move, "Snow Melts a Thousand Peaks, Crimson Dragon Burns!"