Battle Intent Soared to the Heavens, Wheel of Life and Death of the Heavens! (Please Bookmark, Please Vote)

[Under these betting battle rules, no Purple Mansion cultivator in the world could kill...]

Qu Changqing stared blankly at Xia Manggan's retreating back.

In the end, he could not hold it in.

Just as the private room's door was about to close, he clicked his tongue and muttered, "That's quite a boast."

Outside the door.

Xia Manggan smiled calmly.

Was it?

He did not think so.

According to Cave of Carefree's betting battle rules.

Both sides had to be at the same cultivation realm.

Nor could they have spirit beasts assist them.

It was even stipulated that Dao talismans and special one-use protective treasures refined by elder immortals, such as Thunder Beads and Fire Talismans, could not be used.

In other words.

The two combatants could rely only on their own divine bodies and Origin Force, wielding the magic treasures, divine abilities, and secret arts they could control...

Under such circumstances.

Even the most heaven-defying Purple Mansion prodigy could at most erupt with the strength of an ordinary Wanxiang Daoist at the perfected stage.

Yet even a Wanxiang Daoist at the perfected stage generally could not damage a top-grade human-tier magic treasure.

Unfortunately.

Xia Manggan's Body Refining Divine Ability had already reached the second level.

His body was now comparable to a top-grade human-tier magic treasure.

Inside the main hall.

Lady Ziyi watched the approaching Xia Manggan with curiosity.

A mere Purple Mansion cultivator could casually produce an Essence Card containing a thousand jin of Essence Liquid.

Even within Cave of Carefree, she had only seen Hun Wuqi, known as the Little God of Wealth, do such a thing.

Of course.

It was not that the young masters and misses of other clans and factions lacked such wealth.

There was simply no need for it.

Even at the most extravagant places like Cave of Carefree and Heavenly Treasure Mountain, a single night's expenses only came to around a hundred taels of Essence Liquid.

Even if one participated in a Treasure Contention Meeting.

The human-tier and earth-tier magic treasures accessible at this realm would cost, at most, several hundred jin of Essence Liquid.

Treasures worth a thousand jin of Essence Liquid only appeared in the higher-level Primordial Spirit Hall, which was specifically for Primordial Spirit Daoists.

Or in the highest-level Immortal Hall, which was specifically for immortals.

"Is this crystal used to examine one's strength?"

Xia Manggan looked at the crystal before him. Without waiting for Lady Ziyi to reply, he placed his hand on it.

Immediately.

A needle-like force emerged and pricked Xia Manggan's palm. Then the crystal burst forth with light.

"Oh, yes." Lady Ziyi came back to her senses and quickly announced, "This young master's Fiendgod Body Refining realm is at the late Purple Mansion stage..."

After speaking, she waited a moment. When the crystal did not emit the light representing a Qi Refining realm, she could not help but remind him, "We still need to examine your Qi Refining realm. Please inject Origin Force into the crystal."

"I do not practice Qi Refining. There is no Origin Force in my body." Xia Manggan shook his head slightly and withdrew his hand.

"You do not practice Qi Refining?" Lady Ziyi froze, then confirmed again, "Young master, please do not joke with Zi Yi. If one deliberately conceals one's cultivation during a betting battle, Cave of Carefree will not let it slide."

"No means no." Xia Manggan smiled. "If you find that I concealed my cultivation, count it as my loss immediately."

Because the Body Refining Divine Ability he cultivated had consumed a great deal of True Sun Fire's divine power.

In truth, his Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map had only reached the seventh level, placing him at the early Purple Mansion Fiendgod stage.

However, this crystal sphere clearly judged cultivation realms by the purity of divine power.

As the publicly acknowledged foremost Fiendgod Body Refining method across the boundless land, a Fiendgod cultivator practicing the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map possessed divine power at the early Purple Mansion stage equivalent to that of other methods at the late Purple Mansion stage.

This was why it was said that those cultivating the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map could crush all other Fiendgod Body Refining cultivators at the same stage.

By that measure, not only had Xia Manggan not concealed his cultivation, the realm he displayed was actually inflated.

Lady Ziyi stared at Xia Manggan in astonishment for a moment. Once she confirmed that he did not seem to be pretending, she loudly declared again, "This young master cultivates only Fiendgod Body Refining. His realm is the late Purple Mansion stage, and he meets the betting battle requirements..."

Whoosh~~~

The entire hall instantly erupted into commotion.

The uproar was even greater than when Ji Ning had previously revealed his Domain of Dao comprehension.

"He only cultivates the body and not Qi Refining? Did I hear that right?"

"Does this man think this is still the ancient era, when there were only Fiendgods and no Qi Refining immortals?"

"Haha, what an eye-opener! A real eye-opener! This is my first time seeing a cultivator who refines only the body and not Qi. Does he rely on his legs whenever he goes out?"

"What nonsense! Perhaps he possesses an escape divine ability that is even faster than our Flying Boat magic treasures."

The formidable figures in the private rooms above.

Upon hearing that Xia Manggan cultivated only Fiendgod Body Refining, most wore expressions of surprise and amusement.

Many of them even had a thought arise in their hearts—

Could this extravagantly wealthy youth be mentally ill?

No wonder they thought so.

Compared to Qi Refining, Fiendgod Body Refining methods placed greater emphasis on aptitude.

Many ordinary people might have poor talent for Fiendgod Body Refining and fail to become Innate Fiendgods even after cultivating their entire lives.

But if they practiced Qi Refining, as long as their comprehension was not too poor and they had a little in the way of resources, becoming Xiantian would not be overly difficult.

And once one stepped into the Xiantian realm, one could wield unranked magic treasures.

Setting aside whether they were powerful, at least flying and traveling would become much more convenient.

Yet when everyone's gazes gathered upon the arena, an inexplicable chill rose in their hearts.

Xia Manggan merely stood there casually, as though waiting for the betting battle to begin, or perhaps lost in thought.

When the Sealing Array activated, the Origin Force fluctuations it released were like a great wind, howling through the entire killing ground.

Yet Xia Manggan's plain mortal clothes, which bore no trace of anything extraordinary, were as motionless as cast iron.

The chaotic clamor of discussion abruptly vanished.

The hall fell into an eerie silence.

Only then did Xia Manggan seem to emerge from his thoughts. He raised his eyes and swept his gaze around.

Boom!

At that instant, the souls of everyone who met his gaze felt as though they had been struck by lightning.

Their minds seemed to be instantly filled by those eyes.

Within their minds.

The Xia Manggan from moments ago seemed like a God King who commanded all the gods of Heaven and Earth, suddenly descending into the mortal world.

Surveying his territory with a lofty gaze that looked down upon all creation.

Naturally, Xia Manggan knew nothing of what the others felt.

The moment he entered the killing ground, he had briefly fallen into memories of his previous life.

Almost instinctively, he regarded himself as still being in the Yang God World, still the supreme ruler of the Great Gan Dynasty!

[Xuanji, in this world, I am about to begin my first battle...]

Before Xia Manggan's eyes appeared a towering figure, like the king of all gods.

In every battle before.

That figure had stood before him like the sturdiest of barriers.

But now—

He thought of how his previous life had ended, with all his soul thoughts and flesh devoured by Hong Yi, becoming nourishment for his enemy.

And only Hong Xuanji had been left to face the final ending alone...

[Beginning with this battle, I will embark upon my road to the peak.]

Xia Manggan thought to himself, points of light flickering in his eyes.

In this life, he would reach the peak.

He would return to the Yang God World with invincible might.

On the other side of the Sealing Array.

A White-Clad Woman filled with seductive charm looked at Xia Manggan with pitiful eyes.

"Young master, this servant was forced to come here. Please show mercy."

The White-Clad Woman bowed slightly.

Yet twelve tiny Gu insects, invisible to the naked eye, flew out from her body.

They silently drifted toward Xia Manggan.

Beishan Hu had called her a female attendant merely to deliberately belittle her and trick Xia Manggan into accepting the betting battle.

Her true identity was the holy maiden of the White Witch Sect, another major faction outside Anchan Commandery.

Although she was only at the perfected Purple Mansion stage of Qi Refining, with Witch Gu and several bizarre secret arts.

Even a Wanxiang Daoist could suffer a hidden attack if they encountered her.

"A paltry trick." Xia Manggan moved his will.

His invisible divine sense instantly enveloped the twelve Gu insects.

Then effortlessly crushed them to death, as though pinching ants.

"My Gu insects!?"

The White Witch Maiden was horrified.

Even a Wanxiang Daoist's divine sense would be unable to detect her Gu insects without careful examination.

How had they suddenly died the moment they left her body?

More importantly, she had not sensed any fluctuations of divine sense around her at all.

How could she have known that Xia Manggan's soul strength had possessed the realm of "opening the heavenly eye and manifesting divine sense" from the moment of his birth, a realm ordinary immortal cultivators reached only after forming a Primordial Spirit?

After cultivating the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map and that Body Refining Divine Ability, his soul had been further nourished.

At present, the power of his divine sense alone was comparable to that of a Fiendgod at the perfected Purple Mansion stage.

[Since the Gu insects are ineffective, I can only use my binding secret technique.]

The White Witch Maiden gritted her teeth. The black hair trailing down to her hips suddenly began to flow with an eerie red glow along every strand.

Then, her now-red hair rapidly lengthened. In the blink of an eye, it covered the sky and earth like a vast net, descending upon Xia Manggan.

"This is bad."

Qu Changqing, in a private room above, was alarmed. "This woman truly possesses a binding secret technique. Brother Xia has no Origin Force and cannot activate magic treasures. If he is bound, it will be troublesome."

But the moment that thought arose, Xia Manggan moved.

His eyes narrowed slightly. He clenched both fists, forming a fist seal that opened in all directions. Without even looking at the net of eerie hair descending over him, he merely pointed the fist seal toward the White Witch Maiden and softly spoke:

"Gods of Heaven and Earth, life and death of the heavens, turn!"

Rumble!

As the final word, "turn," left his lips.

In the eyes of the White Witch Maiden, and even all the spectators outside the Sealing Array.

An enormous black-and-white wheel rose from the void above Xia Manggan's head.

This enormous black-and-white wheel was supported by an unknown number of gods.

The phantom figures of the gods opened and closed their mouths, some saying "life," others saying "death."

Everyone's heads buzzed.

At the same time.

A fierce, masculine aura mixed with overwhelming battle intent surged skyward from Xia Manggan's body.

The Sealing Array, capable of completely blocking the combat fluctuations of Primordial Spirit Daoists, along with the countless formations and restrictions within Cave of Carefree, seemed to lose all effect before that soaring battle intent.

At this moment.

So long as one was within Cave of Carefree, regardless of cultivation realm, one's ears were filled with the sounds of "life" and "death."

[Xuanji, the Wheel of Life and Death of the Heavens is the crystallization of all your Martial Dao experience, the work of your lifetime.]

[In this life, I will use it to ascend to the peak and ultimately bring you back from the river of time!]

Xia Manggan threw a punch.

Whoosh~~~

The White Witch Maiden's entire body.

Along with the eerie long hair driven by her secret technique.

Became like a desiccated corpse that had been scorched by fire for countless years.

In an instant, she turned to dust and scattered with the fist wind.

The terrifying fist intent and spirit.

Even caused the barrier of the Sealing Array to erupt with violent ripples.

As though a Wanxiang Fiendgod were striking it with all its strength.

"What was that just now?"

"Was it a divine ability, or a secret art?"

The formidable figures in the private rooms all rose to their feet as one.

Some of the more impatient ones even transformed into streaks of light and flew straight out through the windows.

They could not wait to find out.

What exactly had they just seen?

The first update was here.

While I'm at it, a word about Hong Xuanji. I wonder whether any of you who have read Yang God dislike him. Let me make this clear as well: I am not praising one person while putting another down. I said Hong Yi was not good because Suifeng's protagonist was Yang Pan. I said Hong Xuanji was good for the same reason—because the protagonist was Yang Pan. One's identity and position determined one's side, as well as one's likes and dislikes. Anyone in the world could say Hong Xuanji was bad, but Yang Pan alone would not. In my view, the feelings and bond between the two had already gone beyond those of ruler and subject, so I hope you understand.