Chapter 695
Among the palace guards, those who seized the opportunity to escape when they saw the situation was not right managed to avoid disaster, while those who were thinking of catching the thief and gaining merit were caught up in it. Even those who were not affected by the residual force were hit by flying bricks and tiles, and were beaten until their heads were bleeding, and there was a chorus of groans.
"Um... should we go up and help?"
Seeing this tragic scene, the guards couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow, hesitating to move forward, and involuntarily taking a few steps back as they spoke.
"Go up there my ass! When gods fight, mortals suffer. How could we lowly soldiers possibly get involved in a battle of this level?"
"But what if the Emperor blames us..."
"Isn't there a rumor that the Emperor is being controlled? Who knows who's giving the orders? If the rumor is true, and we go to help, we'll end up being accused of being accomplices. Why invite trouble upon ourselves?"
"That makes sense. Let's just watch from the sidelines. It's not like before when we talked about being loyal and dutiful. Now it's about how much money you're paid to do your job. The royal family's money isn't enough for me to risk my life for them."
There were skilled guards among the imperial guards, but the more skilled they were, the better they understood the difference in strength between themselves. Naturally, they kept their distance from the battle between Si Ming and the God of Law, fearing that they might get involved.
From the human-shaped pit, a hand reached out and, gripping the edge, flipped himself out. Si Ming was covered in dust; when he shook his head, half a pound of dirt fell from his hair. He looked disheveled, but he wasn't injured at all. His flexible Mercury Alloy Body had absorbed all the force of the impact onto the ground.
At the same time, a great deal of divine power surged from all directions and re-condensed in mid-air into the body of the God of Law.
"Tsk, another opponent with superhuman regenerative abilities. Can't you come up with something different?"
Si Ming immediately realized that the God of Law was completely different from the God of Blacksmiths he had beaten up in the Barbarian Continent. The latter was a manifestation of Artifact Spirit, which would disappear once it was killed, while the former's true form was the aggregation of the France people's beliefs over hundreds of years. What stood in front of him was only a part of the aggregation, similar to a avatar of a god.
Other deities must break through dimensional barriers to send out avatars, which consumes a great deal of energy. The God of Law, being a native deity, does not suffer from any loss of energy. Unless all of its divine power is exhausted, it can continuously regenerate.
"Therefore, simply killing the guy in front of us won't work; we must damage the main body behind him."
Si Ming's heart stirred, and he stepped into the Big Dipper formation, forming hand Method Formula to activate the Technique Method in the "Taiyi Scripture of Deliverance from Sin". His True Qi stirred up the power of wind and thunder, gathering on the Wheel-Turning King Sword.
"Heaven and earth are boundless, wind and thunder obey their commands. The sword of wisdom is drawn, to slay demons and vanquish spirits!"
As if summoned, the Wheel-Turning King Sword emitted a buzzing sound, leaped upwards... and then fell back into Si Ming's palm, along with the gathered wind and thunder power that quickly dissipated.
"So it still doesn't work? I thought that after one of the Divine Pillar was severed, the power of the Eternal Barrier would be weakened, and I could use Technique Method. It turns out we didn't destroy enough."
At that moment, Si Ming felt that his buttocks were sitting a little crooked.
The God of Law, of course, wouldn't just wait idly. He descended from the sky, seemingly realizing that he couldn't defeat his opponent by sheer strength. So, his size rapidly shrank, quickly transforming from a three-meter-tall inhuman giant into a one-and-a-half-meter-tall figure.
The incarnation of a deity does not need to conform to human anatomy, so the notion of being large and clumsy or small and agile does not apply. However, as the body size decreases, the area of force application also decreases, making it easier to dodge attacks. This is the real reason for the change in body size.
The God of Law immediately crouched down, like a king cobra poised to strike, and suddenly lunged forward, his water and fire staff flashing left and right, its movements unpredictable, but his target firmly locked onto Si Ming's forehead.
No matter how well someone practices flexibility, they cannot make their forehead flexible, because while a person's flesh, blood vessels, and internal organs can be compressed, the brain cannot.
"Oh, so you know martial arts too. I thought you were only good at rough work!"
When it comes to martial arts, Si Ming is not afraid at all. He uses the Dunjia Heavenly Movement to move around, and the Buddhist weapon in his hand emits a golden Sword-Ray as he moves. The sword body trembles and resonates like a Buddhist chant. There is no killing intent in it. On the contrary, it has the effect of calming the mind. Moreover, the effect is not limited to Si Ming. Anyone who hears the sound of the sword, whether friend or foe, can benefit from it.
Because this was never intended to kill, the Glazed Temple forged the Wheel-Turning King Sword to quell the scourge of war. Countless monks' prayers were embodied in the sword, making it a sword that prays for peace. The abbot of Glazed Temple said that the Sword Intent was "to pacify the four seas, to govern the world with righteous law, and to enable the people to live in peace and prosperity, free from the invasion of external demons." Therefore, Si Ming rarely used it against enemies, but it was perfect for dealing with gods.
The God of Law is the God of Incense and Faith; His will is immense and unaffected by external things, so naturally he cannot enjoy any benefits.
Si Ming immediately discerned his opponent's strengths and weaknesses, and thus avoided the strong points while attacking the weak ones. He thrust his sword forward, the Buddhist sword twisting and turning like a dragon, its light instantly filling the square, pressing towards the weakness of the God of Law.
The God of Law missed with his staff, his body suddenly lunging backward. This reverse turn completely eliminated any sense of inertia, barely dodging the Wheel-Turning King Sword. Then, he drew a simple yet powerful arc with his water and fire staff, unleashing a sweeping attack called "Sweep Away a Thousand Soldiers."
Seeing this, Si Ming neither dodged nor evaded, but instead channeled his True Qi into the Buddhist weapon in his hand, meeting the sweeping force of the staff head-on.
If the opponent were using a real iron rod, Si Ming would never have been so reckless. Even though the sharpness of the Wheel-Turning King Sword was no less than that of the Moon God's Tear and it was a divine weapon, in Si Ming's heart it was a flawless work of art, and he naturally couldn't bear to let it suffer the slightest risk of wear and tear.
Although the water and fire staff in the hands of the God of Law looks incredibly real, it is actually formed from divine power and is not a physical object, so it has no hardness.
As their weapons clashed, the Wheel-Turning King Sword paused slightly, and the Nirvana Sanskrit Seal on its blade suddenly shone brightly. Then, as easily as cutting tofu, it sliced through the Water and Fire Cudgel.
This turn of events took everyone by surprise; neither the God of Law nor Si Ming anticipated it.
But the God of Law was in a state of absolute rationality, devoid of the emotions of living beings, so he was not surprised. He reacted in time, retreating while gathering divine power on the broken staff again to restore it, and then unleashed his staff techniques, smashing it down one blow after another.
As Si Ming retreated, he once again channeled his power to sever the staff with One Sword strike. However, the God of Law had clearly found a way to counter it. The staff was restored with divine power as soon as it was broken, and the God continued his attack. Each of His blows was imbued with powerful divine energy, making Him resemble a raging giant ape. Each strike had the power to split the heavens and the earth, treating ordinary moves as ultimate techniques and expending energy extravagantly.
It should be understood that when martial artists engage in conventional combat, they only circulate their True Qi within their bodies to minimize energy consumption. While releasing True Qi externally can certainly increase power, this fighting style cannot be sustained for very long.
"Tch, do you think you're the only rich guy?"
Si Ming did not back down, and continued to pour his True Qi into the Wheel-Turning King Sword, repeatedly severing the opponent's regenerating Water and Fire Staff.
The Blazing Yang Battle Art and the Vacuum Zero-Energy Furnace were operating at high speed, frantically absorbing solar energy and vacuum Zero-Point Energy. The speed at which True Qi was replenished was even faster than the speed at which it was consumed, with 70% of the energy coming from vacuum Zero-Point Energy.
The so-called vacuum is not empty. Vacuum does not mean nothingness. It is a system composed of rotating wave packets of positrons and electrons. The energy associated with this phenomenon is called Zero-Point Energy, which is essentially a quantum fluctuation.
Quantum theory predicts that a vast amount of background energy is contained in the vacuum, which still exists under absolute zero conditions. If the vacuum state is described using quantum field theory, then the vacuum is a volatile sea of energy with an unimaginable density.
After a fierce battle, Si Ming's skill level actually increased from 20% to 80%, and he became more and more confident as the battle progressed. Moreover, he was able to quickly analyze his opponent's martial arts techniques during the fight.
After gaining a thorough understanding, he struck the weak point of the staff with a Mighty Vajra Palm, forcing the God of Law back with a single blow. Then, Si Ming spun his sword into the air, the Buddhist swords clashing, golden light shining brightly, the Brahma seal glowing, and the sharp and swift Sword Qi poured down like a celestial river.
"Louguan Ten Thousand Swords!"
Once again, he exhausted all his internal True Qi, unleashing thousands of Sword Qi. The palace ground, originally made of fine stone, was solid and hard, but now, under the influence of the Sword Qi energies, the ground immediately emitted a continuous cracking sound, with spider webs forming and cracks appearing inch by inch. It hummed and trembled, scattering sand and dust everywhere.
"Dharma Illumination Lamp Brightness!"
The God of Law swayed, seemingly transforming into the Thousand-Armed Guanyin, with countless arms sprouting from his back. Each hand held a water-and-fire staff, wildly wielding them to meet the Sword Qi shooting from the sky. The violent collisions produced sounds like dragon roars, causing the palace to tremble and roof tiles to fall off, shattering with a crashing sound like exploding firecrackers.
"Now! Wolf Shadow Thousand Kills!"
Suddenly, the Sword Qi transformed into Si Ming's figure, hurtling towards the God of Law, while his true form remained hidden within, piercing towards him like a cold, sharp lightning bolt.