Boom, boom, boom!
The jade seal soared into the air as azure dragons roared across the sky. Cihang had nearly exhausted all his strength before barely blocking a strike from the Heaven Measuring Ruler.
"Not bad. To block even ten percent of my strength—perhaps not even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal could accomplish such a feat.
"A Grand Unity Golden Immortal body. Is that your reliance?
"But forcibly raising your strength like this must come at quite a cost, mustn't it?"
Randeng withdrew the Heaven Measuring Ruler and scrutinized Cihang with great interest.
That seemingly powerful attack earlier had actually used only ten to twenty percent of Randeng's strength.
"Cihang knows he is no match for you, Senior. If you have any instruction, please speak plainly."
A divine seal hovered above Cihang's head, while azure dragons howled and roared around him.
Even if his opponent was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Cihang would never wait helplessly for death.
He truly could not defeat Randeng, but that did not mean he lacked means of preserving his life.
His fortune was currently at its peak. Though this calamity was perilous, there was still a chance of survival.
"To possess such strength while still a Golden Immortal, you clearly carry no small opportunity. Would you mind letting me have a look?"
Randeng no longer concealed his purpose. Though Cihang's combat power was formidable, the gap between their realms was simply too vast.
He had never come for Kunlun's honor in the first place, but for the opportunity Cihang had hidden away.
Daring to refuse Yuanshi while possessing such strength, Cihang's opportunity was surely extraordinary.
"What opportunity could Cihang possibly possess? I merely obtained some body-tempering methods from the Witch Race.
"If Senior needs them, I can give them to you directly."
Cihang's heart sank. As expected, Randeng had come for his opportunity.
Precisely because he had guessed this, Cihang had not brought out an Innate Spiritual Treasure to fight. Instead, he used the Creation Cauldron to suppress himself.
The gap between a Golden Immortal and a Grand Unity Golden Immortal was too immense, a gap even an Innate Spiritual Treasure could not bridge.
Besides, Cihang possessed spiritual treasures, but Randeng was not without them either.
Cihang took out the bone jade recording the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, hoping to use it to dispel Randeng's suspicions.
"Hmph. The Witch Race's body-tempering inheritance? Do you take me for a fool?
"The Witch Race cultivates the power of bloodlines. Their inheritance is utterly useless to people like us.
"I advise you not to entertain any other thoughts, or do not blame me for being impolite!"
Randeng's face instantly darkened.
"If Senior does not believe me, there is nothing I can do."
Cihang put away the bone jade, and protective divine light rose before him at the same time.
"Since you refuse to hand it over, then I will take it myself.
"Let me show you the true strength of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"
Randeng's Grand Unity Golden Immortal aura erupted in full, his chilling killing intent forcing Cihang steadily backward.
"Five Elements Creation Divine Thunder, descend!"
Cihang shouted at the same time. Thunderclouds enveloped him as he used the supremely hard and blazing power of divine thunder to resist the pressure of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Boom, boom, boom!
As soon as the pressure around him eased, Cihang directed the divine thunder down at Randeng.
At the same time, hundreds upon thousands of azure dragons howled as they charged toward Randeng.
"Overestimating yourself!"
Randeng tapped the Heaven Measuring Ruler. In an instant, it split into countless copies, releasing divine light that filled the heavens.
Bang, bang, bang!
Before the azure dragons and divine thunder could even strike the Heaven Measuring Ruler, they were already obliterated by the boundless divine light.
Cihang's expression instantly darkened.
The Heaven Measuring Ruler did not pause in the slightest. Carrying a shriek through the air, it shot straight toward Cihang.
Its overwhelming might forced the thunderclouds to continuously contract, producing deafening explosions.
"Starlight Divine Water, emerge."
With a gesture of his hand seals, Cihang sent purple Starlight Divine Water surging forth like a sea of stars toward the ruler shadows filling the sky.
Bang, bang, bang!
The Heaven Measuring Rulers that had seemed incomparably mighty moments ago were annihilated one after another within the Starlight Divine Water.
"Starlight Divine Water?"
Randeng's expression changed as he instantly recalled the Heaven Measuring Ruler.
Though the contact had been brief, the spiritual radiance on the Heaven Measuring Ruler had noticeably dimmed.
The Starlight Divine Water had not attacked the Heaven Measuring Ruler itself, but Randeng's true spirit imprint branded within it.
That single strike had destroyed several thousand years of Randeng's refinement efforts.
If Randeng wished to unleash its full power again, he would have to refine it anew.
"I truly underestimated you. I did not expect you to possess such an opportunity, but how much of such a divine substance could you possibly have?"
Now that he understood the Starlight Divine Water's power, Randeng no longer let the Heaven Measuring Ruler leave his hand. Instead, he swung it, manifesting countless sword qi attacks.
Boom, boom, boom!
Under Cihang's control, the river of stars grew ever more dazzling, annihilating wave after wave of sword qi.
Cihang did not answer, but his actions proved that his divine water was nearly inexhaustible.
"Spirit Coffin Lamp, ignite!"
An ancient lamp appeared above Randeng's head, pouring down endless Netherworld Divine Fire and transforming into a sea of flames.
Seeing that sword qi was ineffective, Randeng finally brought out his Companion Spiritual Treasure.
The Netherworld sea of fire arrived in an instant. Like realms divided between them, it clashed violently with the river of stars formed from Starlight Divine Water, as water and fire could not coexist.
The Netherworld Divine Fire and Starlight Divine Water were of nearly equal rank. Neither held an overwhelming advantage, and they constantly dissolved one another.
"I would like to see how long you can hold out!"
At the center of the Netherworld sea of fire, Randeng watched Cihang with a relaxed expression.
The stronger Cihang proved to be, the greater the opportunity on him must be.
Leaving everything else aside, the Starlight Divine Water alone was a rare treasure.
At this moment, Cihang had no energy to speak.
He appeared to be evenly matched with Randeng, but in truth, he had already gone all out.
This was only possible due to the Creation Cauldron's support and the Three Lights Divine Water continuously replenishing his mana.
Randeng, meanwhile, had been holding back all along and might not even have used half his strength.
I cannot keep this up. The longer this drags on, the more disadvantageous it becomes for me!
Cihang's thoughts shifted, and he once again activated the Five Elements Creation Divine Thunder. Thunderclouds gathered anew, forming countless bolts of divine lightning that struck at Randeng.
At the same time, Cihang formed hand seals, blending specks of concealed spiritual light into the divine thunder as it fell alongside the Five Elements Divine Lightning toward Randeng.
Bang, bang, bang!
Yet the moment those bolts of divine thunder entered the sea of flames, they were all swallowed by the endless Netherworld Divine Fire.
"You are merely wasting your strength!"
Randeng looked at Cihang with disdain.
Cihang remained unmoved, continuing to direct divine thunder into the sea of flames, even though it could not harm Randeng in the slightest.
"It seems this is already your limit. Then die!"
Seeing that Cihang had no other methods left, Randeng's patience was exhausted as well.
No matter what opportunity Cihang possessed, once he died, it would all belong to Randeng.
Watching the Starlight Divine Water continuously deplete, Randeng could not help feeling a little distressed.
"Explode!"
At that moment, Cihang suddenly let out a furious shout.
In the next instant, hundreds upon thousands of points of light rose from the sea of flames. They were spiritual treasures of all different shapes.
Boom, boom, boom!
Hundreds upon thousands of spiritual treasures self-destructed at once, setting off monstrous waves within the sea of flames.
"Ah! Self-destructing spiritual treasures? Cihang, you deserve death!"
He had never imagined that Cihang possessed so many spiritual treasures, much less that he would actually be willing to self-destruct them.
Randeng roared furiously from within the sea of flames.
"Heavenly Thunder God Punishing Array, rise!"
The hand seals Cihang had prepared for so long were finally complete. Hundreds upon thousands of spiritual treasures rose again along the edge of the sea of flames.
This time, those spiritual treasures did not self-destruct. Instead, they formed a profound formation that trapped both Randeng and the sea of flames within it.
"Myriad thunders descend together, punish immortals and destroy gods!"
Cihang shouted again, activating the formation as tens of millions of divine lightning bolts crashed down.
Boom, boom, boom!
"Ah! Damn it! Do you think this can harm me?"
"You underestimate the strength of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"
"Cihang, the moment I break this formation will be the day you die!"
"Today, I will make your soul scatter and your spirit perish!"
Boom, boom, boom!
Randeng's furious roars and the thunderous impacts of his attacks against the formation rang out without end.
Yet Cihang was completely unaware of it. The instant the formation activated, he had already transformed into a streak of escaping light and fled.
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