Heavenly Manifestation, Chonglou the Genius

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

Wave after wave of thunderous explosions reverberated throughout the entire Demon Realm.

Yang Jian and Chonglou were already standing together, the Flame Wave Blood Blade and Three-Pointed Double-Edged Halberd clashing fiercely.

Neither of them used any spells or divine abilities. They merely wielded their weapons, imbuing every simple strike and move with immense power through the force of laws.

The heavens and earth rumbled endlessly, the void shattered like scars across the sky, and rolling demonic energy split the ground apart.

By now, Yang Jian and Chonglou had long since fought to the most intense stage of battle.

Then, with a heavy slash from Chonglou, Yang Jian was sent flying backward. Yet Yang Jian did not rush forward again; instead, he stopped.

Then endless divine light bloomed from his body, shooting in every direction and soaring into the sky.

As the divine light burst forth, Yang Jian's body grew larger and taller!

It did not stop changing until it reached ten thousand zhang in height.

At that moment, Yang Jian stood as tall as heaven and earth, shining alongside the sun and moon. He slowly lowered his head, like a towering giant god gazing down upon all living beings.

In that instant, heaven and earth seemed to merge as one. All living things trembled beneath that enormous figure, while wind and thunder surged and demonic clouds roiled, as though even the world itself was cheering for his majestic form.

This was Heavenly Manifestation!

The ten-thousand-zhang-tall Yang Jian slowly raised his right leg and, accompanied by the roar of wind and thunder, stomped down fiercely at Chonglou.

Though he stood ten thousand zhang tall, he did not appear cumbersome. His descending right leg was so fast that it tore the air apart with piercing shrieks.

Even space began to tremble, fissures appearing one after another.

The sheer terror of its power was obvious.

Yang Jian had achieved sainthood through his physical body, and his Eight-Nine Arcane Arts had reached perfection. Now that he had unleashed the great divine ability of Heavenly Manifestation, his body had been enhanced to its utmost limit.

"...!!!"

Chonglou was completely thrown off by Yang Jian's utterly shameless kick.

Although Yang Jian's primordial spirit cultivation was only at the early Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, he had achieved sainthood through his physical body! Combined with his perfected Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, his physical strength could rival that of a late-stage Quasi-Saint!

How was anyone supposed to fight that?!

Although their battle had looked incredibly fierce just now, Chonglou had actually been unable to break through Yang Jian's defenses at all.

Though Chonglou had been fighting to his heart's content, Yang Jian's shameless use of Heavenly Manifestation still angered him so much that he nearly cursed aloud.

His physical body was already unmatched, and he still used Heavenly Manifestation?!

Was this bastard even human?!

Chonglou only wanted to fight freely; he did not want to be beaten up. Therefore, faced with Yang Jian's terrifying stomp, Chonglou, who was proficient in the laws of space, tore open space and fled into the void to evade it.

As the foot came down, the earth trembled and split apart. Even the surrounding space shattered outright.

The fragmented void made it impossible for Chonglou, who had fled into it, to completely avoid the stomp. He was severely wounded and fell out of the void.

This perfectly demonstrated what it meant for overwhelming strength to break all techniques.

"I'm done, I'm done. I've had my fill. I don't want to fight anymore!"

Chonglou did not intend to continue. What a joke—his opponent had already unleashed his ultimate move, so what was there left to fight?

In truth, both Chonglou and Yang Jian knew that if they relied solely on cultivation and the power of laws, neither of them could do anything to the other.

But Yang Jian's physical body was simply too terrifying because his Eight-Nine Arcane Arts had reached perfection. Chonglou could not break through his defenses at all.

If the battle continued, Chonglou would still lose even if they relied only on cultivation and the power of laws.

Chonglou did not possess such a powerful physical body, one that could keep him from being injured while granting him endless endurance.

At that moment, Chonglou was also considering cultivating the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.

As the Demon Realm Supreme, Chonglou had in fact cultivated body-tempering techniques as well. His physique was not weak, but compared with Yang Jian's, it fell far too short.

Although Chonglou's body-tempering technique was top-tier in his own world, it could not compare at all to the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, the Mysterious Gate's divine art for safeguarding its teachings.

"If we do not rely on the strength of our physical bodies, I doubt either of us can determine a victor."

Yang Jian withdrew his Heavenly Manifestation divine ability, flew before Chonglou, and pulled him up from the ground.

"The strength of your physical body is also your strength, so I lost."

Chonglou did not make excuses for his defeat. He calmly accepted the fact that he had lost.

He had forgotten when he had last been defeated. He only knew that after becoming the Demon Realm Supreme, he had never lost again.

Even Fei Peng had at most only been able to fight him to a draw.

"Once I cultivate the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, I will fight you again," Chonglou said with a serious expression.

"That won't be easy. My Eight-Nine Arcane Arts only reached perfection because of the Immortal Venerable."

Yang Jian smiled, then waved his hand. A streak of white light flew directly before Chonglou.

"This is the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts. It's yours."

Chonglou had not expected Yang Jian to give him the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts for free. He had planned to buy it from the Mall with Saint Spirit Stones.

"You gave it to me, so I'll accept it. But I'll give you some Saint Spirit Stones too, and you are not allowed to refuse."

After accepting the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, Chonglou directly gave Yang Jian a pile of Saint Spirit Stones.

The number of Saint Spirit Stones in that pile was enough to buy the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts from the Mall, with plenty left over.

Chonglou accepted because he knew Yang Jian sincerely wanted to give him the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.

But as the Demon Realm Supreme, Chonglou did not have the nerve to truly accept benefits for nothing.

So, you gave me a cultivation technique, and I gave you Saint Spirit Stones. That was fine, right?

This was not a transaction. It was an exchange of gifts!

Mm, Chonglou felt that he really was a genius!

"..."

Yang Jian was rendered speechless by Chonglou's ridiculous maneuver.

Still, since Chonglou had put it that way, he could only accept the Saint Spirit Stones.

He did not dare give anything back either. Otherwise, Yang Jian truly feared Chonglou would pull another ridiculous stunt.

"Yang Jian, aside from Fei Peng, you are the second opponent who has let me fight to my heart's content. Come, today we drink until we drop!"

Chonglou directly dragged Yang Jian toward the Supreme Hall.

The great demons hiding at the edges of the Demon Realm all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the battle had ended.

It had been too hard! Far too hard!

After looking at one another, they all flew toward the Supreme Hall.

These great demons were all Chonglou's subordinates.

Supreme Hall.

Chonglou immediately ordered the subordinates who had rushed back to prepare a banquet, then began chatting with Yang Jian.

The two began reviewing the battle they had just fought.

After finishing their review, they began discussing the Dao.

Since he knew Chonglou intended to cultivate the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, Yang Jian explained its cultivation requirements in detail during this discussion.

By the time their discussion ended, the banquet had also been prepared.

There was no need to describe the lively scene of Yang Jian and Chonglou drinking and exchanging cups.

Langya World.

When Bai Yu arrived, the resistance of that unfamiliar system had never ceased.

Although the Law Dao Body controlled the Abyss Devouring Banner, it could only seal off the world and suppress the unfamiliar system's Great Dao power. It could not completely subdue it.

Not only that, it also had to devote part of its strength to protecting this world.

Otherwise, this Small Thousand World would likely be destroyed in an instant and return to chaos amid the collision of Great Dao powers.

Even a fragmentary Great Dao was not something a Small Thousand World could contend with.

Touch it, and death would follow!