103: Chapter 102: A Battle of Laws!

Chapter 102: Lawful Embodiment Showdown!! (First update, requesting subscriptions and monthly passes)

"Huo Wuji, how long has it been since we last met?"

Li Yuan plopped down side by side with the middle-aged man named Huo Wuji on the south-pointing chariot, like an old farmer taking a break in the fields,

looking at the scenes in the mirror left behind by Ranger Xuanyuan.

Huo Wuji looked somewhat somber and said, "Cut the small talk. Now that I'm back, Li Jiancheng definitely won't survive. If you want to fight, we can start right now."

Li Yuan, however, burst into laughter:

"You, Huo Wuji, have already taken that step. How could an old man like me beat you in a fight?

As for Jiancheng? He was merely fighting for a slim chance at survival.

If he fails to fight his way through, he dies. That has always been the way of our Li Family. No need for further words."

Hearing this, Huo Wuji seemed somewhat troubled, yet he unhurriedly took off the standard-issue wristwatch on his right hand and said:

"With this south-pointing chariot here, I can send you back at any time.

Not long—I'll beat you for half an hour today. Remember to clean up your son's mess."

The smile on Li Yuan's old face froze: "Huo Wuji, I XXXX..."

Meanwhile, inside Jinyang City.

Wuzhiqi transmitted his voice into Sun Po's mind: "Master, the enemy's fire is powerful.

It can clash against my Ren Water Divine Power without falling behind. Be careful not to let it touch you."

Sun Po acknowledged this. Naturally, he could tell the enemy's fire was extraordinary, especially since Nezha was legendary for being a master of fire.

The two quickly pulled apart after trading a blow, and then both soared into the sky.

"[Divine Ability - Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth]!!"

"[Divine Ability - Water Element Lawful Embodiment]!!"

Both deities closed their eyes, and immediately, powerful divine energy radiated from their bodies.

On one side was towering crimson demonic flame, while on the other was vast, deep cyan divine light.

The sky over Jinyang City was split in two by cyan and red, while at their boundary,

black fissures constantly twisted and tore open.

Sun Po finally witnessed a true clash between deities.

Take the Evil Dragon from before, for instance; although its divine energy was nearly infinite, it was far too impure, and combined with its clouded mind, its attack power was greatly reduced.

Otherwise, an existence that had condensed a colossal divine body, possessed a godhead, and commanded infinite divine power

would have undoubtedly crushed the sliver of Door Gods' divine power produced by fusing two purple cards.

It was precisely because its divine power was too impure that the Evil Dragon's divine body lacked sufficient strength, allowing it to be breached by the combined attack of Sun Po and the other two.

But right now, whether it was the extreme heat of the crimson flame or the vast momentum of the cyan divine light,

both instilled a sense of terror and reverence akin to facing divine wrath, leaving one unable to even summon the thought of resistance.

One had just escaped suppression from the golden tower, while the other had just successfully ascended to godhood. Both were at a stage where their divine power was far from abundant, so the Lawful Embodiments they condensed were only around a hundred meters tall, comparable in height to Dagon.

Wuzhiqi was different from the deep-blue violent ape from before; this time, with [Divine Ability - Water Element Lawful Embodiment],

the [Divine Ability - Water Element Lawful Embodiment] Wuzhiqi used was precisely the move he had used back when he was Changyou and had not yet become a deity.

Back then, this move was already immensely powerful, helping Sun Po kill the [Orange 7-Star] Marquis of Wufang Yang Wu in one fell swoop.

Now that Changyou had advanced into the ancient deity Wuzhiqi, this move naturally possessed even greater power.

"Rumble!"

In the still sky, a sound like roaring mountains and crashing seas suddenly erupted.

Radiant cyan divine light surged around Wuzhiqi's body, leaping and condensing,

until a hundred-meter-tall giant divine ape manifested.

Unlike the deep-blue violent ape phantom condensed during his time as Changyou,

this giant divine ape looked identical to Wuzhiqi's own form.

Golden eyes, snow-white teeth, wielding a water staff, and boasting a lean, powerful physique,

behind its head was a peculiar ring shaped like flowing water, along with fluttering ribbons.

Yet its entire body was condensed from cyan divine light, appearing dazzling and brilliant,

and radiating a vast, surging ancient aura.

Compared to the deep-blue violent ape,

this cyan-light divine ape form lacked the wild savagery of a primordial beast

but gained more of the ancient divinity of a deity.

However, Demon Pill Nezha on the opposite side possessed an even more terrifying aura. His [Divine Ability - Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth] condensed the surrounding crimson flames into a crimson flame deity.

Its form was also no different from Nezha himself—

complete with the Red Arm Ribbon, fire-pointed spear, and Lotus Armor.

Likewise condensed entirely from crimson fire, pitch-black spatial cracks crackled around its body,

while the ground below was scorched to the point of catching fire, and white steam billowed relentlessly off the surface of the canal.

But in the next second, Demon Pill Nezha's fiery eyes snapped open, and the crimson color on the flame deity rapidly faded,

changing into colors identical to Demon Pill Nezha himself, as if a monochrome crimson figure had been fully painted in full color.

Its terrifying heat stopped dissipating and instead drew inward, but the hundred-meter Nezha Lawful Embodiment's aura surged dramatically.

Sun Po was somewhat worried. [Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth] was a famous Daoist divine ability;

in legends, immortal deities and powerful demons like the Four Heavenly Kings, Nezha, Yellow Brow, and Blue Lion all seemed to master this divine ability.

This showed that it was a versatile divine ability that was relatively easy to pick up.

However, being versatile did not mean it was low-grade; versatility often meant high adaptability and cost-effectiveness.

Judging by how Demon Pill Nezha's Lawful Embodiment aura far surpassed Wuzhiqi's cyan-light divine ape, this [Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth] was still superior to [Water Element Lawful Embodiment].

But thinking about it, that was normal. [Water Element Lawful Embodiment] was a skill used by Changyou when condensing an incomplete [Dao Fruit of Water]. With lower requirements, its power naturally couldn't compare to [Lawful Embodiment of Heaven and Earth] used by genuine deities.

"This way, Wuzhiqi might not be a match for Demon Pill Nezha."

Just as Sun Po was pondering how to break the deadlock, another change occurred on the battlefield.

Wuzhiqi was also completely enveloped by the cyan-light divine ape, his eyes tightly closed.

Sun Po thought to himself, 'No way? Is he learning on the spot right before the battle?'

In the next second, Wuzhiqi's golden eyes abruptly snapped open, shining with brilliant cyan light.

While the entire cyan-light divine ape had originally been composed of cyan divine light energy,

as Wuzhiqi opened his golden eyes, the cyan divine light slowly condensed and pulled inward,

and the cyan-light divine ape gradually transformed into a physical-looking giant white ape.

It was as though a pure cyan giant ape had been filled with color, its appearance mirroring a proportionally scaled-up Wuzhiqi.

On this side, Wuzhiqi's Lawful Embodiment also solidified, its powerful divine aura instantly pulling them back to the same starting line.

Seeing the Lawful Embodiment opposite him whose aura was not the least bit weaker than his own, Demon Pill Nezha felt like he was going crazy.

'What was the point of me cultivating so hard in that damned purgatory for so long then? To prove I can endure hardship?'

'Fine if I couldn't beat the Spirit Pearl, but why was I suppressed so thoroughly by that golden tower,

and now even pushed to this point by a monkey that just ascended to godhood?!'

The aura on Demon Pill Nezha gradually turned violent and tyrannical, and immediately following that,

the two massive divine Lawful Embodiments slammed violently into each other.