On the eastern side of the Imperial Palace, the Martial Arts Arena, paved with Blue Steel Rock, gleamed with a polished sheen.
Eighteen Coiled Dragon Stone Pillars encircled it on all sides, standing silently. On the ground, dim reinforcement Formation Patterns spread in a disorderly state, dividing the Martial Arts Arena into several irregular sections.
In the arena, ten zhang apart.
Jiang Ning wore black robes, the Imperial Seal hanging at his waist, his figure straight and tall as a pine.
Opposite him, Master Ku Hai's gaunt body was draped in a kasaya, his brows and eyes lowered, as though he were an ancient Buddha sunk in meditation.
The breeze blowing across the Martial Arts Arena suddenly stopped at that moment, as if space had frozen solid.
"Amitabha." Ku Hai slowly spoke, his voice calm. "Marquis, this is only an exchange to test and verify our arts, stopping at first touch. How about we limit it to three moves?"
As he spoke, the frozen Martial Arts Arena began to flow once more.
At this moment, Jiang Ning gave a slight nod. "Very well!"
"Good." Ku Hai also nodded slightly.
Then he lifted his gaze, and within those seemingly gentle eyes flowed a pale golden Buddhist light.
"I have heard that the Marquis once cultivated the supreme Peerless Art of my Vajra Temple as well, the Indestructible Vajra Body, and that the Indestructible Vajra Body has also carved out its own path through the Marquis?"
"That's right!" Jiang Ning nodded.
"Then for the first move, please strike, Marquis. This old monk will only defend and not attack. I shall use the Indestructible Vajra Body to test the might of an immortal, and the Marquis may see whether this old monk's Indestructible Vajra Body can still be considered passable."
As his words