Zhou Tong's Greatest Weakness

"I... have lost!"

Ji Zi's voice came out, but it lacked both her usual high spirits and composure; instead, it conveyed an indescribable sense of loss.

Zhou Tong did not imprison his head, but he did not resist, nor did he reassemble his body. Instead, he seemed to be petrified, looking up at the sky with utter despair.

Ji Zi was defeated, utterly defeated, incomprehensible and unprecedented.

Zhou Tong's final blow was truly terrifying, completely shattering Ji Zi's confidence. It made him feel that his father's sealing him into this Lifetime was utterly meaningless.

The defeat was without any suspense. Even though he used the most trump card in the Void Scripture, even though he used the strongest move created by his father in his later years that had never been recorded in the Void Scripture, he still lost. He lost without any suspense.

The difference is too big!

Ji Zi knew very well that even if they fought again, with Zhou Tong's incredibly terrifying Divine Ring appearing, she still wouldn't have any chance of winning. That kind of power was completely beyond her comprehension.

"As agreed, those Immortal Metal are mine!" Zhou Tong said calmly.

His face was also somewhat pale at this moment. His own essence had been severely damaged in the battle with Ji Zi. The last few forbidden secret techniques of the Void Great Emperor were truly terrifying.

In this battle, Zhou Tong also figured out where his current weaknesses were.

He lacks time.

He acquired far too many scriptures and secret techniques, especially after his extensive soul-searching recently, which yielded almost half of the entire Big Dipper's resources. However, he only glanced at most of the scriptures and never even studied them.

He needs a lot of time to study those scriptures and secret arts.

If a secret technique is not suitable for you, you only need to study it a little; if you encounter a secret technique that suits you, you must learn it and even directly re-deduce it in your own way.

The Ten Evils Treasure Art also require a great deal of time to study and explore.

The upper limit of the Ten Evils Treasure Art is far higher than those Great Emperor's secret techniques. I need to study them myself, and I can't be limited to just one of the Ten Evils Treasure Art. Instead, I need to integrate Ten Evils Treasure Art to fully unleash the absolute advantage of the Hegemon Body in terms of Divine Form.

Furthermore, the profound meanings of the scriptures also require time to study. Without mastering the Five Great Secret Realms, when facing Imperial Son and Imperial Son, one's foundation will be far surpassed by their opponents, leaving one at a significant disadvantage.

If there's time, I even want to study my own Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings.

This is his true trump card. It doesn't enter the secret realm, but it's also completely different from ordinary supernatural powers. It belongs to the Sky Shrouding Method system, yet it seems to exist outside of this system. Once used, it's equivalent to having half a secret realm more than others.

If Zhou Tong were to use this item in battle, he was confident that even the Wu Shi the Great, who was of the same level, would be no match for him.

Zhou Tong casually tossed Ji Zi's head onto his body.

However, Ji Zi still did not use her divine power to repair her physical body. Her eyes were lifeless. "What exactly is that Divine Ring?"

"I figured it out by accident, and I can't even say what it is myself." Zhou Tong said as he took out a medicine bottle and stuffed a bunch of stuff directly into his mouth.

For example, he swallowed all the Dragon Marrow, the Minor Medicine King, and elixirs in one go.

After using the Immortal Phoenix Treasure Art to refine the medicine, its powerful medicinal effects quickly began to repair Zhou Tong's body, and even his damaged essence was slowly recovering.

"Your Divine Ring... it's impossible... such a thing shouldn't exist..." Ji Zi still couldn't accept this fact. Just a Divine Ring had instantly defeated her. What level of secret technique was this? Such a thing shouldn't exist at this level.

"I didn't want to use such methods. The Void Great Emperor's forbidden secret techniques are indeed very powerful, but it's a pity you haven't Dao Severing, so you couldn't fully unleash the power of these secret techniques. The Void Great Emperor has done a great service to all living beings, so I won't kill you. Let's fight again after you Dao Severing!" Zhou Tong glanced at Ji Zi and said calmly.

Zhou Tong really didn't want to win by such means, but the powerful figures from the Ji Family were still there. If he didn't use the Ten Cave Heaven Divine Rings, even if he won this battle, he would definitely have revealed all his trump cards and even suffer damage to his origin, requiring a long time to recover.

Moreover, if Zhou Tong's prediction is correct, the Void Mirror is definitely "watching" this place, and if Ji Zi is in mortal danger, the Void Mirror will definitely not stand idly by.

Even if I'm prepared to fight the Void Mirror, I'm in terrible shape right now; and there's no need to fight the Void Mirror to the death right now.

To survive in the cultivation world, especially when the entire cultivation world cannot accept you, you must reserve a little room for maneuver when necessary!

Otherwise, even if he defeats Ji Zi, he might still perish due to the Ji Family's machinations.

By sparing Ji Zi's life, they could completely restrain any possible clandestine actions by the Ji Family; but if they were to kill them all now, they would be in even greater danger facing the enraged Void Mirror.

"..." Ji Zi fell completely silent, not even replying.

The other party kept referring to himself as the "Void Great Emperor," completely disregarding him, which made Ji Zi feel an indescribable sense of frustration.

It was as if the other party didn't consider him an opponent at all, but only valued his father's Dao and Dharma.

"Next time, I will defeat you with my own way and method!!" Ji Zi silently said to herself.

After a moment of silence, he casually waved his hand, and all the Immortal Metal appeared in front of Zhou Tong.

"See you again sometime!" Zhou Tong put away the immortal Immortal Metal, glanced at Ji Zi one last time, and then opened the Domain Gate.

"One last friendly reminder: after a day of fierce fighting, it's very likely that someone has already noticed what's going on here. If you don't want to be noticed by the Assassin Divine Dynasty, you'd better get lost!" After saying that, Zhou Tong stepped into the Domain Gate and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Little Ancestor!!" After Zhou Tong left, the powerful figures of the Ji Family also gathered around.

"I have lost..." These were the only words Ji Zi could utter as she looked at her people.

He could imagine what problems he would face after returning to his family.

His failure could shatter the confidence of the entire Ji Family, and Ji Haoyue and Ji Ziyue, the most promising members of the Ji Family in this generation, might also become despondent as a result.

One's own defeat could affect the rise and fall, honor and disgrace of the entire family.

"Young Ancestor, this person is already a great enemy of our Ji Family, and he will surely cause trouble for our Ji Family in the future. Why didn't we use the Void Mirror to destroy him just now?" A powerful elder asked in bewilderment. "If we wait until he attains enlightenment in the future, how will our Ji Family face the consequences?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the scenery on the other side after Zhou Tong opened the Domain Gate should be near the Undying Mountain ... If we hurry, we might be able to force him into the Undying Mountain!" another powerful figure suggested. "If we don't hurry now, how will we find him once he changes location?"

Ji Zi glanced at the two powerful figures but said nothing more.

Seeing that Ji Zi didn't react, the two wanted to continue, but the Ji Family Holy Lord tugged at the two elders and shook his head slightly.

"This battle has had too great an impact; let's return to the family first!" said the Ji Family Holy Lord.

Meanwhile, at the Undying Mountain.

As soon as Zhou Tong came out, Pang Bo and Ye Fan immediately looked over.

"Zhou Tong, did you win?" Pang Bo was very curious. This was the Imperial Son, the legendary invincible Imperial Son.

Ye Fan also looked at Zhou Tong with a questioning expression.

Zhou Tong nodded and smiled, "We won!"

"We went out this morning, and now the Sun Emperor is almost setting. Have you been fighting for that long?" Ye Fan, somewhat curious.

"After all, he was the Imperial Son. I almost died at his hands. Fortunately, I was more skilled..."

Zhou Tong didn't say much or describe any specific details, but Ye Fan and Pang Bo both fell silent. They could imagine just how terrifying this battle would be.

The two of them couldn't even imagine how strong Zhou Tong was, because every time they saw Zhou Tong make a move, it was almost always overwhelming, powerful and domineering.

Even Zhou Tong, who was in such a state, said that he almost died at the hands of the other party, which shows how fierce the battle was.

"The auction is in a couple of days... You guys better get ready, I won't be joining you!" Zhou Tong took a deep breath, walked directly to a cave not far away, and set up a protective barrier.

"It seems this battle was even more arduous than Zhou Tong's." After Zhou Tong left, Ye Fan pondered for a while, "Zhou Tong must be healing his injuries now. The fact that he's in such a hurry to heal means his injuries must be quite severe."

Pang Bo nodded in agreement. "That's for sure, after all, the opponent is the Imperial Son, the son of the Void Great Emperor. To be honest, I was quite surprised that Little Tyrant could win. I was prepared for Little Tyrant to lose and for us to move to another location."

"If word got out about his record, the whole world would be shocked. It's unrealistic to think he could defeat the Imperial Son without a scratch! I just don't know how bad his injuries are!" Pang Bo was also a little worried.

"He has the Sacred Fruit and the Immortal Divine Medicine on him, so his injuries will definitely heal quickly without any aftereffects. There's no need to worry too much," Ye Fan continued.

"It's such a pity that I couldn't witness this battle!"

Ye Fan felt a little regretful for missing such a wonderful battle. This battle would have greatly broadened his horizons and made him realize just how powerful combat strength at the same level could be.

"Forget it, we definitely can't go and watch this kind of battle!" Although Pang Bo was also disappointed, he understood that if there was an ambush on the other side, Zhou Tong would probably be fine, but he and Ye Fan would definitely not be able to escape.

"But I bet Little Tyrant hasn't revealed all his cards!" Pang Bo guessed. "This kid is cunning, he keeps coming up with new tricks. He dared to come to the appointment, so he must be prepared to fight the Void Mirror! I just don't know what his trump cards are..."

Ye Fan shook his head. "I don't know what it is either. But I agree with your opinion. Zhou Tong must have made preparations to fight against the Void Mirror, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to the appointment so directly."

I knew it; as soon as I wrote about a major battle, those martial arts practitioners who only cared about cultivation methods would jump out again.

Combat strength isn't determined by just a few techniques; there are many factors involved. These include basic physical constitution, the compatibility between cultivation techniques and physical constitution, the compatibility between secret techniques and foundational methods, and the combination of scriptures and secret techniques.

There are so many factors that affect combat power, why do you insist on focusing on just one advantage of the protagonist? Compared to Ji Zi, the protagonist has only one advantage in terms of the Ten Evils Treasure Art, and apart from their comparable physical constitution, he is at a disadvantage in all other aspects!

Why are the Imperial Son so strong? They have strong physiques and bloodlines. Their cultivation techniques and secret arts are complete sets and highly compatible with their physiques. Unless someone creates their own ancient scriptures and secret arts, they are inferior to them. Even if the scriptures they create are slightly weaker, they are still inferior to them.

The Imperial Son 'Imperial Son was born without any defects, which is why he was revered by everyone.

What does the protagonist have? He has a comparable physique, but his physique and cultivation technique are mismatched, and his cultivation technique is incompatible with the Ten Evils Treasure Art. More importantly, his cultivation technique is not fully mastered! What use is an advantage at the level of the Ten Evils Treasure Art?