198: Powerful Qingyun Sword

Magician Qing, the Southern Growth Heavenly King, whose Buddhist dharma name is Virūḍhaka, protects Jambudvīpa and holds the Seal of Wind, making him the foremost deity of favorable winds and rains.

The Qingyun Sword in his hand is an even rarer supreme treasure. It is rumored that this sword has talismans inscribed with the four characters 'Earth, Water, Fire, Wind.' It can summon black winds and ignite fierce flames. If a person encounters this blade, with the aid of wind and fire, it can tear their limbs to shreds, as if they were ground up by a large meat grinder.

Back in the Battle of Investiture of the Gods, if it weren't for Bing Linggong Huang Tianhua's assistance, using his Master's Soul-Piercing Nail, the Four Heavenly Kings would have been truly formidable foes. Among the Four Heavenly Kings, Magician Qing had the highest martial skill, but he was still no match for Tang Ku.

Therefore, the Qingyun Sword had to be used!

Although their factions were different, he bore a heavy responsibility and could not afford to fail.

So, even for a Personal Disciple of the Buddha, it had to be done.

"Karma Buddha, be careful. The Qingyun Sword shows no mercy once it's unleashed, and even I can't fully control it..."

As he spoke, he transferred his long spear to his left hand, and with his right hand, he fiercely drew the Qingyun Sword from his back, shouting, "Hurry!"

Swish!

The Qingyun Sword instantly flew from his hand. In an instant, the air seemed to thicken.

Immediately after, the four talismans on the Qingyun Sword suddenly lit up. A violent gale, without any warning, swept outwards, followed by golden flames tinged with green. These flames, carried by the gale, instantly enveloped Tang Ku's figure.

"Hmm, this power is indeed not to be underestimated. If it were in the mortal realm, it would probably cause immense disaster! And even an ordinary Golden Immortal cultivator, entering this wind and fire, would only be able to wait for death!"

Tang Ku instantly understood the power within this wind and fire. Because he was in this massive tornado, all his magic power seemed to be isolated outside his Physical Body, and he couldn't mobilize his energy at all, only letting it be slaughtered. Moreover, within this wind and fire, a silver-white light suddenly flashed. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the Qingyun Sword transforming into thousands of Incarnations, hidden within the gale. This made the huge tornado truly become a giant meat grinder, and the sharpness of the Qingyun Sword goes without saying. Even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, if their Physical Body wasn't strong enough, would be taken care of with a single sword strike!

However, Tang Ku was not an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal. He was now even more than just an ordinary Buddha.

With all six physical attributes reaching 30 points, his Physical Body strength alone was not something the Qingyun Sword could easily break through. And... "And the abilities granted by the System are not so easily restricted!"

Tang Ku smiled faintly, and the Xuanwu True Skill instantly activated!

The Xuanwu True Skill is an evolved version of the Turtle Shell Divine Skill, capable of instantly condensing all magic power into the two forms of a turtle and a snake, protecting the entire body. It provides a fixed ten times the original defense. The truly formidable aspect of the Xuanwu True Skill lies in its other ability, which is like a bug.

However, since the Qingyun Sword is a Magic Treasure, its attack, which is powered by magic power, would not harm Magician Qing's main body even with reflected damage. But now, to directly confront this move, he could only rely on the Xuanwu True Skill to resist it.

"And... I also want you to see that I, Tang Sanzang, am not so easily bullied..."

Tang Ku sneered slightly, and then saw the massive tornado suddenly shrink towards Tang Ku at its core.

Buzz!

Outside his body, the phantom of a giant turtle suddenly appeared, and entwined around this giant turtle was a huge python, about seventy percent similar to a Dragon.

These two Divine Beasts were demons subdued by the True Martial Great Emperor in the past, who eventually became the Great Emperor's personal generals, achieving righteous fruition and joining the ranks of Immortals.

Some people in the mortal world often ask what Xuanwu is. Some say Xuanwu is just a turtle, but that is not the case. Only when these two generals, the turtle and the snake, integrate can they be called Xuanwu.

The turtle, with its thick shell and high defense, represents defense, while the snake, agile and with fierce venomous fangs, represents offense. Combined, they can be said to be proficient in both offense and defense.

In an instant, the terrifying energy of the Qingyun Sword violently acted upon the phantom outside his body. Immediately after, as flames scorched and gales swept, countless long swords, Incarnations of the Qingyun Sword, like a true meat grinder, slashed at the phantom of the turtle and snake... Ding... Ding ding ding ding... Boom... Boom boom boom boom... The air was filled with raging winds, the dark clouds in the sky were instantly swept away, and in mid-air, a sound like a giant thunderclap, as if lightning and thunder were intertwined, flashed with intense sparks. And besides that, the exterior of the turtle and snake forms actually became red-hot due to repeated intense friction, as if they were solid and began to glow red, and seemed to become increasingly solid.

And in fact, it was not just that, because at this moment, those long swords, which were a size smaller than the original Qingyun Sword, also became like red-hot branding irons, glowing crimson. And due to their excessive number, half the sky looked like a vast, moving 'burning cloud,' dyeing half the sky red.

Not far away, Magician Qing, who was controlling the Qingyun Sword, almost bit his tongue.

Magic Treasures like the Qingyun Sword are almost always effective, but at this moment, he felt his hands trembling a little. The scene before him was completely beyond his expectations; the Qingyun Sword had never shown such a strange condition.

What he didn't know was that although the Qingyun Sword appeared to be attacking at this moment, it had already suffered tens of thousands of attacks itself, and these attacks all came from itself!

Once the Xuanwu True Skill is activated, there is a one-fifth chance of generating 100% reflected damage when defending against an opponent's attack.

The most formidable aspect of this Cultivation Technique is this bug-like powerful ability, and since the attack was not from Magician Qing himself, all this reflected damage fell upon the Qingyun Sword.

It can be said that due to the fast attack speed of the Qingyun Sword, the reflected damage ability of the Xuanwu True Skill acted upon the long swords tens of millions of times in an instant.

There is only one main body of the Qingyun Sword, and each of the ten million swords was reflected damage tens of millions of times, and this energy was fed back to the main body. The main body then turned crimson due to the powerful energy and high temperature, and this redness was instantly returned to those Incarnations, thus creating this 'burning cloud' phenomenon.

Finally, after countless attacks, the Qingyun Sword's endurance reached a certain limit. The sky-filling gale and flames vanished almost in the blink of an eye, and the Qingyun Sword had now transformed back into a single sword, its blade glowing fiery red, like molten steel just out of a steel furnace, shining and sparkling with redness.

Magician Qing was secretly alarmed and quickly recalled the Qingyun Sword, only to see the originally vibrant Divine Sword wobbling unsteadily, flying back into his hand as if drunk. The moment it made contact, Magician Qing instantly retracted his hand, letting the Qingyun Sword fall.

"Damn... it's too hot..."

Magician Qing almost started cursing and jumping.