29: Taurus's ultimate move

“Shi Jingmo, put on your Saint Cloth, or you will die!”

Hasgard clenched his fists, directly sending Shi Jingmo flying dozens to hundreds of meters away.

Shi Jingmo, however, said calmly, “It’s not a fight to the death, so why wear a Saint Cloth? Besides, I am currently Cultivating Buddha Dharma, and I don’t care much for external possessions. I’m not showing off, nor do I need defense, so I don’t need to wear a Saint Cloth!”

Hasgard’s mouth twitched, unsure of what to say.

Yang Jian, who was nearby, laughed heartily, “I was wondering what you guys wear all that gold for. So it’s for showing off… Hmm, I don’t know what ‘showing off’ means, but it’s definitely not a good word!”

Hasgard roared, “You’re looking for death…”

His arms suddenly retracted, then wrapped around himself, and immense energy instantly gathered in his hands.

Yang Jian’s pupils immediately constricted. Before he could react, two powerful shockwaves, indiscernible to the naked eye, suddenly blasted towards him.

Clang!

The Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade let out a deafening sound, like a brass gong. If he hadn’t reacted in time, he would have been severely injured by that move.

“What kind of strange move is this? Breaking the air with his fists? And the speed is actually so fast?”

With his hands numb from the impact, Yang Jian finally began to seriously regard his opponent, “This guy is strong even without using that strange power to suppress our True Qi!”

“Hasgard, your Great Horn has become faster, but its power hasn’t increased much!”

Shi Jingmo slowly approached him, then turned to Yang Jian and said, “True Monarch Benefactor, could you let Poor Monk take this fight? After all, since we became that person’s subordinates, we haven’t fought each other. I also want to see what level the current Golden Saints are at!”

Yang Jian was slightly startled, then nodded, saying, “Be careful, his punches are very fast!”

“I know that!” Shi Jingmo chuckled, “Rumor has it that Golden Saints can achieve light speed in their attacks, but that’s not true. Our training allows our attack speed to reach the limit humans can achieve, but in physics, an object itself cannot actually reach the speed of light, no matter how fast it is… So we can only approach the speed of light infinitely through our understanding of power… Well, of course, this wasn’t possible before; this power was only achieved after becoming that Master’s subordinate!”

Hasgard narrowed his eyes slightly and said, “What exactly do you want to say?”

“What I want to say is very simple!”

Shi Jingmo said calmly, “Your power is illusory, completely different from the power you Cultivate yourself! Therefore, you will lose to me!”

“My direct power is the strongest among the Twelve Palaces; you have never been my opponent!” Hasgard said as if stating a very ordinary fact.

“It’s different now!” Shi Jingmo actually began to slowly descend to the ground.

Hasgard was slightly startled, then followed him down to the ground. The range of their three-person battle was quite wide, especially since their own flying speed was not slow, so they were already far from Flaming Mountain!

Hasgard said in a deep voice, “You should know, I have an even greater advantage on the ground!”

“Hmm, I know!” Shi Jingmo put his palms together, solemn and reverent, “Just attack!”

Hasgard laughed heartily, “Good, I didn’t realize you were such an arrogant person. Then I won’t hold back… Take this, Titan Blast!”

Cosmo gathered in his giant fists, then he slammed them down towards the ground. The violent power erupted in the blink of an eye, giving Shi Jingmo no time to react.

Boom!

With a violent tremor, the ground in front of them was instantly overturned. Terrifying power, carrying a shockwave, surged towards Shi Jingmo. Immense golden energy erupted from the ground, almost engulfing Shi Jingmo.

Yang Jian, watching from mid-air, couldn’t help but click his tongue, “Oh, this guy’s power lies in the power of the Earth… Hmm, if I were to take this head-on, I might also suffer some damage… Hmm, but, at full combat power, I might be able to easily break it!”

While Yang Jian was secretly weighing things, Shi Jingmo smiled slightly, opening his right palm outwards, forming the Buddhist Fearless Mudra. With this gesture, a faint protective shield seemed to slowly expand from his body, and the violent shockwave and powerful energy, that immense force that seemed capable of overturning the entire Earth, completely lost all sound within the area covered by this shield.

Yes, that’s right, all sound disappeared, and along with the sound, all potential and kinetic energy of all existing objects also disappeared.

The advancing energy completely lost its power when it reached him, as if frozen in the air.

Hasgard’s heart trembled as he watched all his attacks turn to nothing. The thin film spread out, stopping only when it reached a radius of two hundred meters, and all power that entered that film-like protective shield became completely silent, as if space itself had been frozen.

“This is impossible! Your Soundless Space cannot reach this level; it’s an offensive move, not a defensive one, it can’t defend against powerful Cosmo attacks!”

Hasgard looked at the scene before him in shock, retracting his hands.

“Amitabha, you speak of Soundless Space, but this move changed after I became a Disciple of Buddha Dharma. I call it ‘Imageless Space’!” Shi Jingmo said calmly, “I said long ago that your current power is illusory, because it is not power that you have comprehended and Cultivated yourself! And by relying on external things, you will never reach the strongest Realm. I was previously called the closest to a deity; in reality, they were exaggerating. The current me is truly in the state closest to a deity!”

“Became a Disciple of Buddha Dharma? Hmph, was the Buddha Dharma you Cultivated before fake then?” Hasgard sneered.

“The Buddha Dharma is real, but the Buddha-nature was fake!”

Shi Jingmo said, “Without a compassionate heart, one can never understand the profound subtlety of Buddha Dharma, and so my power stagnated. That’s why I, like you, was immersed in that illusory power, unable to extricate myself, and believed that person would bring us back to save Lady Goddess. Think carefully, if he truly cared for us, would he let us slaughter wantonly in this world? Don’t forget, although the gods are somewhat scoundrels, they would absolutely not approve of what we have done, especially the Goddess. Do you think she would truly be happy if you killed and set fires to resurrect her?”

“I can’t concern myself with such matters!”

Hasgard said angrily, “This is our only chance; I can’t think of any other possibilities… Shi Jingmo, perhaps you are indeed smarter than us, but sometimes, you also can’t see through my thoughts… Take this! This is my last remaining ultimate technique!”

He clenched his fists, the same action, the same move, but the power was incomparable.

It is said that this punch was enough to strike the Earth’s core, causing the Earth to crack. He called this move: Titan Nova!

However, a flash of brilliant blade light suddenly swept past, directly striking his carotid artery. Hasgard’s blood splattered, and he completely fainted.

Yang Jian emerged from behind him, spreading his hands helplessly, “Sorry, I didn’t want to intervene originally, but you two are really a bit too long-winded!”