Duel with Liu Junyi

On the War Fortress, Li Qi arrived at Gansong City at his fastest speed.

Unexpectedly, the moment he arrived, a fifth-grade aura rose up.

Very competitive.

That was a Dharma image.

Faxiang... looks exactly like Liu Junyi.

Just like him, perfect.

A gentleman is a man of both gentleness and integrity, whose virtue is cultivated with grace and refinement, whose ambition is unyielding and whose understanding of the nature of things is profound and clear.

Upholding propriety is the hope of the people; harmonizing the voice is to guide the people's spirit; and blending flavors is to understand the people's feelings.

A sense of righteousness is enough to broaden one's own understanding, and the teachings of classics are enough to convince others.

The best pottery can last for generations, and the best leader can lead the masses.

Diligence and self-discipline are sufficient to maintain self-control; solemnity and respect are sufficient to maintain composure.

Loyalty and diligence are sufficient to convey sincerity, and careful attention to detail is sufficient to clarify one's true intentions.

Tranquility and unity, steadfast in their principles;

Exaggeration and change, all stop at their inception;

Its radiance is pure white, shining through the mirror;

He was treacherous and ruthless; I felt ashamed before him.

A peaceful and tranquil life depends on one's happiness;

Through hardship and adversity, their sincerity was revealed;

The true source is vibrant, as evidenced by its essence;

Devastation and ruin are Heaven's will.

His reading and discussions of the world were profound and insightful;

His observations of the heavens and the earth were clear and thorough;

His benevolence towards the people and love for all things were profound and compassionate.

Its body is excellent, its resources are abundant, its words are comprehensive, and its actions are detailed.

When faced with a major crisis, one's learning is sufficient to investigate, and one's righteousness is sufficient to make a judgment.

When it comes to political affairs, his considerations are sufficient to reach a conclusion, and his abilities are sufficient to accomplish them.

When faced with a major disaster, their achievements are sufficient to make up for it, and their spirit is enough to overcome it.

When encountering a treacherous villain, their stillness is enough to observe them, and their movement is enough to eliminate them.

His will is unwavering, his benevolence is approachable, his words are trustworthy, his character is clear, and his virtue is pure.

Throughout the universe, wherever boats and vehicles go, they are all convinced.

Carefully observe the numbers of the sun and moon, observe the movements of the stars, and order the seasons. Cut the twelve pipes to determine the upper and lower, clear and turbid sounds of the eight tones.

The law resides in the yin and governs the yang, while the calendar resides in the yang and governs the yin. The law and the calendar govern each other in turn, with no room for error between them.

Therefore, a virtuous person is one who can uphold morality and law; one who can practice morality and law is one who can act; one who can manage morality and law is one who can manage; and one who can perfect morality and law is one who can achieve merit.

With virtue already fulfilled, skill will soon be accomplished; hence—this is the Dharma image that Li Qi saw.

With just one glance, Li Qi knew that Liu Junyi had made a new breakthrough in his Dao heart.

However, unlike Liu Junyi, Li Qi now possesses the ability to vaguely discern cause and effect.

He could sense that someone was behind this.

Someone is using this to hone Liu Junyi, while he himself is Liu Junyi's whetstone.

However... manipulating fate doesn't always work, and the other party was clearly interrupted by another force before they could finish.

The third-rank soldiers were also fighting very hard, but Li Qi couldn't see their battle.

This war is not a war of strength at this moment. In fact, in the realm of material warfare, Li Qi and his theater commanders are at the pinnacle; ordinary warfare ends here.

Further up, when those powerful beings fight, you can't even see them move; they don't actually touch the ground, but the traces of their battles are everywhere, just like now...

Even the battle between Li Qi and Liu Junyi seemed to have others standing behind them.

However, a third-rank official is not omnipotent, at least not in the face of other third-rank officials.

Therefore, the break in this connection ultimately led to Li Qi and Liu Junyi meeting again, which was ultimately a choice made by the two of them themselves.

But... Li Qi sometimes asks himself this question.

Really?

At least Li Qi seems to be genuine, so we don't need to worry about anything else.

As Li Qi pondered these thoughts, he faced the Dharma image, and then, behind him, Li Qi's own Dharma image began to unfold.

Moreover, it's not just the Dharma form, but also the Inner Gods.

The Star Official spread their arms, covering the sky.

Li Qi's image also stood tall and imposing.

Having grasped the essence of the 'web of cause and effect,' they also made corresponding changes.

But Li Qi's Dharma form still resembled a yin-yang symbol, with his feet embracing the interplay of Buddha and demon, human and sorcerer, only...

These intersecting sections now have many transparent lines.

Li Qi's appearance resembled a marionette that had been chopped up and stitched together.

Or perhaps, like a 'puppet' in Shaman Path.

Oops, right. Earth and wood are used as human beings, and the object is the human form.

Witchcraft, Curse, blessings—all these powers are essentially manipulations of 'puppets,' and what manipulates these puppets is the thread of cause and effect.

Ultimately, these threads of cause and effect converged and appeared on Li Qi.

This is Li Qi's current Dharma form.

He gently tugged at the Dharma image, and saw that within it, Technique Method condensed, and the Buddhist Heavens suddenly descended.

The extraordinary phenomena of the Buddhist Heavens, combined with the Star Official, led to a swift and decisive attack without any preamble or pleasantries!

On the other side, Liu Junyi's Dharma form also moved accordingly.

That perfect image of the Buddha was like a gentle spring breeze.

A Qingfeng blew by, graceful and elegant, easily deflecting the Star Official's attacks and Technique Method.

Like a gentle spring breeze, free from the threat of war.

"Student Li..." Liu Junyi seemed to want to exchange a few pleasantries.

But the next moment, Li Qi's Dharma Image rushed over directly, and the two Dharma Images, which were tens of thousands of miles tall, collided head-on, shattering Liu Junyi's 'Qingfeng' and causing that perfect elegance to fall to the ground.

Li Qi made no preparations for pleasantries.

He could exchange a single word of pleasantries and tens of thousands of people would die on the battlefield.

Saying even one more word to Liu Junyi could have irreversible consequences.

Therefore, there's no need for further words; just fight for your life.

Once they start fighting, they unleash their ultimate moves!

There was no testing, no Divine Ability, and no fighting like exchanging blows.

Because it's meaningless.

Li Qi knew that both of them were knowledgeable and had a deep foundation. Even though they had only just broken through to the fifth rank, they had already accumulated enough knowledge and skills. All they lacked was the final push.

That's always been the case with the most outstanding geniuses.

Therefore, in a battle of magic, the two sides probably won't reach any conclusion. It's just a matter of you figuring out the origin of the Technique Method and then dismantling it, and then me figuring out the origin of your Technique Method and then dismantling it.

If this continues, there will be no end in sight; it could take a year or two to determine a winner.

It would be better to abandon those fancy Technique Method and supernatural Divine Ability, and decide the outcome directly based on the depth of one's cultivation, fighting head-on, exchanging injuries until one side dies.

However... Li Qi didn't want to drag things out and wanted a quick victory, but Liu Junyi didn't think so.

For Liu Junyi, dragging it out was best. As long as Li Qi couldn't determine a winner within a day, then Liu Junyi would have won.

The situation has reversed again.

When Liu Junyi took the initiative, Li Qi and Shen Shuibi had to hold on for a Chen before Liu Junyi had no choice but to retreat.

But now that Li Qi has taken the initiative, Liu Junyi has to hold out for a day. After that day, Li Qi's front line will collapse, and he will be unable to continue.

It really is... full of twists and turns.

Therefore, Liu Junyi did not hesitate to use defensive Technique Method.

The easiest way for Li Qi to break the spell is to figure out its origin and dismantle the Technique Method.

In that case, we'll be back to fighting each other. As long as that's the case, even if Liu Junyi breaks through to the fifth rank temporarily and doesn't have time to stabilize his cultivation, he can drag it out until the end of time.

However... the 'Star Official' behind Li Qi, the Inner Gods him, suddenly condensed the Chaos Qi of the Heavenly Court lineage in his hands.

This caught Liu Junyi completely off guard!

Li Qi can actually condense chaos?! When did he learn that? It's so pure, did he go to the Heavenly Court for further studies?

How did he manage to condense the Star Official into chaos?

It's important to understand that the Star Official and the Heavenly Court are not on the same side. Although both are divine entities, the Star Official represent the Heavenly Dao Will, while the Heavenly Court is populated by the Primal Gods. In reality, they are not related.

Fortunately, Li Qi is best at using unrelated combinations. He even dares to practice both human and witch, Buddhist and demonic arts. Why can't he use the techniques of Star Official and the Heavenly Court?

Moreover, there are things that should be said but shouldn't be said...

Li Qi did indeed go to the Heavenly Court for further studies, and was personally taught by a fire official.

The Great Fire occurred at Shinto Kindergarten.

Having gathered Chaos Qi, that Star Official, including Li Qi himself, suddenly used crude martial arts.

That's right, it's very crude; it's only an eighth-grade Carp Flowing Intent.

An eighth-grade technique is truly a low-level tactic in a fifth-grade battle.

But so what?

What is the Chaos Qi combined with martial arts techniques?

The answer is, martial artists get close.

Who says Shaman can't practice boxing?

Not only must you fight, but you must also use the Inner Gods, and the colossal body of the Star Official, to fight!

With a punch, Chaos Qi and Martial Dao Inner Qi appeared simultaneously, devouring the composition of the Technique Method and forcibly breaking through the protective Technique Method, slamming the punch into Liu Junyi's body.

Perfect hit! Right on the bullseye!

The punch sent Liu Junyi's Dharma form staggering, leaving him utterly shocked.

This is the way martial artists fight, ignoring all Technique Method, regardless of your background, origin, the powerful figure you symbolize, how much natural power you borrow, or how much divine intent you gather.

I don't care at all!

Before the Martial Dao Inner Qi, everything else is meaningless; this is the greatest reliance of a martial artist.

A martial artist cannot use any type of Technique Method, but as a special characteristic, he can also break any type of Technique Method. In the face of Martial Dao Inner Qi, nothing is different.

Liu Junyi was punched away.

Li Qi did not stop; he continued to deliver powerful punches to the Inner Gods!

One punch after another.

Carp Flowing Intent was the only martial art Li Qi had ever learned, but it was enough for him.

Because Liu Junyi knew absolutely no martial arts, for people from other Dao Lineage, especially for these chosen ones, learning martial arts was completely unnecessary.

Anyway, it's useless, practicing it is a waste of time, because no one can cultivate martial arts Cultivation Method. Practicing that stuff will merge all the energy in your inner world into one, eventually causing all your cultivation to turn into Martial Dao Inner Qi.

The result is either to start over with scattered attacks or to switch to martial arts.

Only a few practitioners can cultivate both martial arts and military arts. For example, some Military School cultivate both military and Martial Dao Inner Qi. They only practice the martial arts skills and techniques, because the concept of 'conquest' in martial arts is similar to that in Military School.

As for Martial Dao Inner Qi, it naturally conflicts with all other cultivation methods of other Dao Lineage, including the divine path, because Martial Dao Inner Qi cannot even coexist with Chaos Qi.

This was also what surprised Liu Junyi.

But...

For Li Qi, the coexistence of different Dao Lineage and even the use of completely opposite Divine Ability were commonplace.

Nothing special, it's just durable.

This is how we've been playing since we reached the eighth rank; even our Dharma images were created this way.

In just one exchange, Liu Junyi was brutally beaten to the ground by Li Qi's fists!

Who wants to play mind games with you?

Before Liu Junyi could react, the Star Official had already expanded again.

Fists rained down on him.

It started with raindrops the size of beans, then small streams of water, and then it turned into a massive torrent of thunder and rain!

The torrent crashed down on Liu Junyi, shattering his Dharma form and pinning Liu Junyi physical body to the ground!

An immense force, carrying Martial Dao Inner Qi and Chaos Qi, surged from the knuckles and fingers to Liu Junyi's limbs and bones, and the Star Official's huge body formed an absolute size suppression at this moment!

Every punch felt like a planet crashing down on him!

Li Qi did not deliberately hold back; in fact, he was intentionally expanding the scope of the destruction!

The Star Official's enormous body was just enough to smash Liu Junyi and the surrounding Gansong City together, destroying as many of Gansong City's buildings and facilities as possible, and damaging the tributaries of the Dragon Vein below.

The entire War Fortress is powered by Gansong City!

If Gansong City is in a bad state, the entire front line will be in a bad state!

Liu Junyi is incredibly strong. You must know that at the very beginning of the Vanguard Battle, Liu Junyi used a little trick to control the Executioner Squad, and completely outmaneuvered Li Qi in terms of legion operations. His strategic and tactical dominance forced Li Qi to send Rabbit to fight desperately.

In the end, they almost lost. In the battle with the detector, Liu Junyi was also watertight and arranged things perfectly. It was Li Qi who cheated, awakening a third-grade trait with a sixth-grade body and manipulating cause and effect, which made it a narrow turnaround.

If Li Qi didn't possess the ability to cause and effect, he would have already been pushed back to his hometown by the other party.

Even now, Liu Junyi can forcefully break through and drag Li Qi's victory down here.

Therefore, Li Qi dared not underestimate his opponent in the slightest. Even though Liu Junyi's foundation was unstable due to his breakthrough in battle, he still had to go all out!

At this very moment, a World-Class Giant Ship is witnessing all of this from hundreds of millions of miles away.

Hundreds of millions of miles sounds like a long distance, but in a battle of this magnitude, it's practically the same as face-to-face.

The captain of that World-Class Giant Ship, a world lord of a Seventh Rank World, was watching this scene with trepidation.

He was lucky, because neither Li Qi nor Liu Junyi noticed him, and he was unaware of the Human-Shaman War; he was simply passing by.

These World-Class Giant Ship, these monsters floating in the endless void of space, are both the eternal prison for the crew in the outer realms and the only island for the inhabitants inside to survive.

The massive hull provided everything necessary for survival, sustaining all life within it.

This is a newly emerging ship civilization, one that broke free from the World Barrier, transformed its own world into World-Class Giant Ship, and began to travel through the boundless starry sky.

They hadn't been a ship civilization for very long, but this clearly saved their lives, preventing their world from being destroyed by Human Path forces.

Therefore, he was both extremely lucky and extremely unlucky to witness this spectacular scene.

He saw it, a giant so enormous that it would take light more than ten minutes to travel from head to tail.

Those are Star Official.

The giant's body was almost transparent, and stars and the sun and moon seemed to be faintly visible within it, and within it... was the entire world.

And this giant is relentlessly bombarding a massive void city.

The city was enormous, even larger than this World-Class Giant Ship, but it appeared tiny in front of the giant, only the size of the giant's fist.

The giant's hands moved with incredible speed, carrying a mysterious aura he couldn't understand as they slammed down, sending the void city flying to the side of his other hand, which immediately caught it and struck back.

The speed was extremely fast; the city and the Dharma image standing on it were completely suppressed and unable to rise.

The terrifying explosion, which traveled from millions of miles away, sent chills down their spines.

Judging by the looks of it, that city is about to be demolished, isn't it?

However, the ship soon witnessed the next scene.

The void city unleashed a terrifying power that blasted the giant away!