219: Chapter 219 [Rusty Dragon Corroded Halberd], The Implications of Rust

Just as Wang An felt that this battle was about to be ended by this sudden counterattack.

The bronze war halberd in Jiuli Bingjian's hand let out a dragon roar that shook the universe, suppressing this extreme thunder-cold sword intent.

Regaining his senses, Jiuli Bingjian moved his stiff limbs, gripped the bronze war halberd tightly, and asked Wang An, who had retreated to a distance after landing his strike.

"Real Person, what kind of technique is this?"

"Even an old-timer like me, a Tier 2 Intermediate powerhouse, would basically be as good as dead if struck by that sword attack of yours, were it not for the spiritual protection of my sacrificial artifact."

Wang An, holding the long-handled Dharma sword interwoven with thunder light and cold aura, stood in the void and spoke indifferently.

"This is a sword intent condensed from Dharma principles and the true meaning of divine abilities. Although it is still just a prototype and cannot display the full power of its laws, it may be called [Thunder-Slaying Clear-Cold Sealing-Severance Sword Intent], which has the effect of stagnating thought and paralyzing the body."

"Fellow Daoist Jiuli, facing it for the first time, it is inevitable to be caught off guard. Next time you face this sword of mine, if you are prepared early on, it will not have this effect."

Hearing this, Jiuli Bingjian frowned and pondered deeply.

"With such power, it is actually not even in its complete form. If this sword intent completes the construction of its laws, I fear it would be an outstanding talent even among Tier 3 Intermediate powerhouses, and ordinary powerhouses would find it difficult to resist."

Feeling the sword intent coursing through his body, Jiuli Bingjian did not use his full strength to activate his sacrificial technique to slowly wear down this sword intent, but instead compressed and suppressed it.

"However, perhaps I can use this sword intent this time to comprehend a method that conforms to the true meaning of our Bronze Human Race. Gaining this alone is already enough."

Immediately, his gaze fixed, he looked at the Incarnation standing quietly in the distance, tapped his bronze war halberd heavily in the air, thought for a brief moment, and said apologetically,

"Fellow Daoist Tianhe let me experience the wonder of this sword intent, and I have gained much. Since you have come here as a guest to spar and discuss the Dao with me, you naturally cannot return empty-handed. I hope that this next sacrificial technique of mine, [Rust Dragon Corrosion Halberd], will allow you to gain something as well."

As these words fell, the golden dragon patterns originally coiled around the bronze war halberd quietly took on a bronze luster, completely merging with the halberd. Subsequently, a cyan dragon shadow coiled around Jiuli Bingjian's body.

This dragon shadow, looking at it, was different from the sharpness and dominance of the previous attack; its entire body was covered with bronze rust marks, and a concept rose up: as time flows, all things in the world will decay, and even Dharma and divine abilities are no exception.

Jiuli Bingjian danced with the bronze war halberd in his hand, performing the battlefield killing stance of a dragon soaring through the nine heavens and fighting across the world with wide, sweeping movements.

Under the movement of this halberd technique, the [Overlord Unstoppable] aura around him climbed further, completely eliminating the suppression of Wang An's Purple Mansion Divine Ability [Return-to-One Heavenly River], and his aura became increasingly intense.

"Roar!"

Until it reached its peak, a dragon roar resounded, and Jiuli Bingjian, carrying an unmatched aura, flashed and charged towards Wang An.

When he approached, he still had the silver Heavenly River coiled around his body, but this time, facing it, there was not the sharpness that shattered everything as before.

Under the scouring of this bronze rust dragon, all blocking divine abilities, Dharma, and weapons began to be affected by this special corrosion concept of his, as if they had experienced millions of years of changes in the Dao, shifts in Dharma, and modifications in techniques; everything under this power became as brittle as rusted copper and dissipated with the wind.

However, for this kind of [War Sacrifice Dao] head-on melee attack, as long as one cannot pre-judge the next location of Wang An's virtualization, it is truly difficult to attack the main body.

Under this attack, another phantom remained in place, only this time it was not scattered, but infected with the concept of decay, as if it wanted to trace back to the original entity along this phantom.

However, after all, it had not yet achieved the profundity of laws, so even with this tendency, it could not be realized.

But Wang An felt that this corrosive power was truly strange. With the methods he currently grasped, if it hit his main body, he could not think of any way to resist it.

"Bronze is inherently rust; it contains the corrosive power of time. Whether it is the Five Elements or sword intent, at their realm, it is extremely easy to be corrupted by this rust."

Seeing this, Jiuli Bingjian missed again, withdrew the bronze war halberd in his hand, and adjusted his breath.

He was also somewhat helpless and shook his head with a bitter smile.

"Fellow Daoist Tianhe, this divine ability is truly unpredictable and difficult to capture. This match counts as my loss."

Seeing this, Wang An sheathed his Dharma sword and comforted him, saying.

"I observe that Fellow Daoist Jiuli still has more to show with this sacrificial technique. When you cultivate the relevant laws in the future, I fear my ability to virtualize will be broken by you. Moreover, this corrosive power is extremely powerful, and I cannot find a way to confront it head-on. Fellow Daoist, there is no need to be like this; we can consider it a draw."

"We cultivators need not be in a rush to contend for momentary gains or losses; the intention is to be continuous and ascend step by step. A slight setback is also a form of tempering."

Hearing this, the frustration and depression Jiuli Bingjian felt from his two sacrificial techniques missing dissipated a little, and he adjusted his mood and laughed heartily.

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to comfort me like this; I have gained a lot from discussing the Dao with you today. It has also made me understand my shortcomings in this area. When I go into seclusion and achieve Tier 3 Intermediate, I must fight you again."

Immediately, the two complimented each other and landed in the pavilion in the center of the lake in the valley.

The various Intermediate powerhouses welcomed them again. Seeing the two stop fighting, Shennong Yinmu could not help but praise.

"Fellow Daoist Tianhe, this divine ability is truly extraordinary, with very comprehensive capabilities. It has really opened up a whole new perspective for us."

Other professors and mentors also nodded in agreement.

Wang An also understood that the two extraordinary systems, divine abilities and sacrificial techniques, were ultimately different.

The priest system of the Bronze Human Race requires relying on one's own natal sacrificial artifact to perform sacrificial techniques; this is people controlling artifacts, and artifacts then triggering techniques.

The Purple Mansion Divine Ability of Zifu True Person is directly controlled by the person; the reaction speed and flexibility in this are much faster than people controlling artifacts.

Of course, if one were to duel them bare-handed, one would suffer from not having a weapon of the same tier. Even Wang An, using a weapon one grade weaker, would not dare to use his Dharma sword to block their sacrificial technique attacks.

Just as everyone was discussing the previous battle with Jiuli Bingjian, and exploring schemes on how to deal with the divine abilities of Zifu True Person, and how to counterattack and suppress them.

Gaoyang Zhenkong spoke up at this moment, while pointing to the 7 young members of the Human Race at Tier 1 Beginner level beside him to introduce them to Wang An.

"Fellow Daoist Tianhe, these few are very interested in your extraordinary system. Even while enduring the life-level suppression of us Intermediate powerhouses, they insisted on staying here to patiently watch and comprehend."

"Fellow Daoist, you may consider taking a few suitable ones under your tutelage. There is no need to force it for our sake; feel free to give them any tests you wish."

Wang An raised his eyes to look at these 7 young men and women. Among them, the most eye-catching was a loli girl wearing a cyan lotus dress, who was leading them and leaning on a large bronze sword. Her gaze was fixed straight on the [Star-Slaying Thunder Punishment Dharma Sword] that Wang An carried. The others were also spirited and eager to try, each with their own yearnings and thoughts.