In an instant, every eye on Golden Ao Island turned toward Dingguang Xian and Lu Changsheng.
The battle between the two had finally begun.
But wasn't the gap between their cultivation levels a little too great?
One was at the Golden Immortal Peak, the other at the Mysterious Immortal Peak.
A whole major realm separated them.
Could Lu Changsheng really win?
Dingguang Xian stopped three meters in front of Lu Changsheng.
He formed a Seal Method, and several streams of magical power converged around him.
Then he pointed at Lu Changsheng with his right hand.
"It's over."
Countless streams of magical power shot toward Lu Changsheng at once.
That was what made Dingguang Xian so ruthless.
Though he hadn't taken Lu Changsheng seriously in words, he held nothing back once the fight began.
And Dingguang Xian had a very clear understanding of himself.
He knew perfectly well that his greatest advantage over Lu Changsheng was his cultivation!
Every stream of magical power contained the strength of the Golden Immortal Peak.
Several streams surged forward at once, sealing off every angle Lu Changsheng could use to dodge.
He meant to force Lu Changsheng to take his attack head-on.
To crush Lu Changsheng outright with the difference in their cultivation.
In the next instant, countless streams of magical power swallowed Lu Changsheng.
Many onlookers couldn't even react to what they saw.
"What?"
Bixiao couldn't believe her eyes.
"Why isn't he doing anything?!"
Even if there really was no room to dodge Dingguang Xian's attack,
he couldn't just do nothing. He should at least use a divine ability to block some of it.
But Lu Changsheng just stood there without moving?
"Was he pinned in place by Dingguang Xian's pressure, unable to move?"
"No, the suppression from a Golden Immortal Peak against a Mysterious Immortal Peak shouldn't be that overwhelming."
Bixiao couldn't make sense of it.
Whatever the reason Lu Changsheng hadn't responded,
one thing was certain: if a Mysterious Immortal Peak took those attacks from a Golden Immortal Peak head-on,
he would either die or be injured.
The outcome of this battle was already decided.
"Eldest Sister, did Lu Changsheng really lose just like that?"
Yunxiao gazed at the streams of magical power and spoke calmly.
"Look carefully. You're a Grand Supreme Golden Immortal—how can you not understand something so obvious?"
After Yunxiao rebuked her, Bixiao looked again toward where Lu Changsheng stood.
"What is there to understand? He's a Mysterious Immortal taking an attack like that..."
She had only spoken halfway when she suddenly noticed something.
As the Spiritual Light faded, Lu Changsheng came back into view.
Dingguang Xian, standing closest to him, looked as if he had seen a ghost.
He stared at Lu Changsheng, eyes bulging as if they might pop out of their sockets.
"Impossible!"
Dingguang Xian cried out.
At that moment, Lu Changsheng's eyes had become thunderous pupils, and arcs of lightning danced all around him.
He wasn't grievously injured, as everyone had expected.
Apart from a little damage to his Daoist robe, he could be described as completely unharmed.
The sight was far beyond anything Dingguang Xian could comprehend.
The many Interception Sect Disciples watching were just as stunned.
A Mysterious Immortal had taken a Golden Immortal's attack head-on, and nothing had happened?
"How did he do that?"
Bixiao looked puzzled.
"He cultivates an exceptionally powerful Body Tempering Divine Ability. His cultivation is still at the Mysterious Immortal level, but his physical strength has long surpassed that of a Mysterious Immortal."
Zhao Gongming smiled.
"Lu Changsheng is rather interesting. There shouldn't be a Body Tempering Divine Ability like that in the Interception Sect."
"Little Sister, have you heard of it?"
He turned to Yunxiao.
In his view, since Yunxiao had arranged this battle for Lu Changsheng, she might know something about his divine abilities.
But Yunxiao simply looked at Lu Changsheng and shook her head.
"I don't know either."
It wasn't that she hadn't been worried about Lu Changsheng.
After all, she didn't know what he was relying on to fight Dingguang Xian.
Now that she had seen Lu Changsheng's Body Tempering Divine Ability, Yunxiao felt a little more at ease.
"So you don't know either."
"I'm becoming more and more interested in him."
"I want to see whether he has any other means."
Zhao Gongming watched Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng, meanwhile, looked at Dingguang Xian with amusement and brushed the dust from his Daoist robe.
"Is that all a Golden Immortal Peak can do?"
Last time, he might have needed to use a few tricks to defeat Dingguang Xian.
But this time?
His Indestructible Thunder God Body had reached perfection.
With the power of his perfected Indestructible Thunder God Body, ordinary attacks from a Golden Immortal Peak couldn't break through his defenses.
And that was with his Indestructible Thunder God Body constrained by his Mysterious Immortal Realm cultivation.
Lu Changsheng's piercing words jolted Dingguang Xian out of his earlier shock.
"Don't get carried away!"
"You only blocked one move. Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd already won."
"I'd like to see how long that Body Tempering Divine Ability of yours can protect you!"
Dingguang Xian had, after all, served by a Saint's side.
He quickly composed himself.
So what if Lu Changsheng had a Body Tempering Divine Ability?
There were limits to what a person could endure. Dingguang Xian refused to believe Lu Changsheng could keep blocking his attacks forever!
Dingguang Xian pointed with his right hand, and several bolts of Shangqing Divine Thunder struck Lu Changsheng in succession.
The successive bursts of Lightning Power made the onlookers shudder.
Forget Mysterious Immortals—even Golden Immortals couldn't imagine what would happen if they had to withstand an attack like that.
"Is Dingguang Xian stupid?"
Bixiao couldn't stand watching any longer.
"Lu Changsheng's Body Tempering Divine Ability is clearly related to lightning, yet he's using Shangqing Divine Thunder against him."
Though she had never seen the Indestructible Thunder God Body before, its nature was obvious from the signs.
"He's not stupid at all,"
Qiongxiao explained.
"No matter how strong Lu Changsheng's Body Tempering Divine Ability is, he can't change the fact that he's a Mysterious Immortal."
"Little Sister, you need to understand that divine abilities and spells alike require magical power to sustain them."
"Dingguang Xian is wearing Lu Changsheng down."
"Shangqing Divine Thunder consumes very little of its caster's magical power, but when Dingguang Xian casts it with his Golden Immortal Peak cultivation, its power far surpasses what an ordinary Golden Immortal could withstand."
Bixiao's expression changed.
"Then once Lu Changsheng runs out of magical power and can't maintain his Body Tempering Divine Ability, won't he lose?"
Zhao Gongming nodded.
"That's right."
"But we'll have to see whether Lu Changsheng has any other means."
High above, Shangqing Divine Thunder rained down on Lu Changsheng in ever denser volleys. Dingguang Xian's smile grew more and more smug.
"Lu Changsheng, if you had mastered an Attack Divine Ability, I might have been a little cautious."
"But so what if you have a Body Tempering Divine Ability? It only lets you take a few more spells."
Dingguang Xian was utterly contemptuous.
What did it matter if Lu Changsheng could withstand attacks from a Golden Immortal Peak? As long as Lu Changsheng couldn't hurt him, wearing him down was only a matter of time.
Under Dingguang Xian's taunts, Lu Changsheng gave a derisive laugh.
"So you think this is the only Body Tempering Divine Ability I know?"
"You really have underestimated me."
"Then let me show you what I can do!"
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