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"King Without a Crown, that's a good title; it's been a long time since I've stretched my muscles and bones, I really wish an Evil Soul Master would bump into me."
Feng Zaixing smiled faintly, then asked, "Is Ma Tianzhao making any moves now?"
Kong Yao replied, "You crippled her cultivation with the power of the Twelve-Winged Angel, and Ya Li couldn't even save her. She had nowhere to go, so she became a gatekeeper at Shrek Academy and has been quiet ever since."
"Very well, she was just a loose pawn anyway."
Feng Zaixing wasn't disappointed that he hadn't found Leng Yulai through Ma Tianzhao yet. After all, her cultivation was still shallow; killing her wouldn't be very satisfying.
Walking past laboratories, he quietly released his mental force, seeing research groups studying new soul tool models, seeing Gu Yue engrossed in drawing, and seeing the young-looking Mu Ye lecturing with his hands behind his back, like a seasoned expert in the industry.
He lectured a group of white-haired old men who didn't dare to breathe, nodding subserviently, constantly saying things like "You are already leaders in this industry" and "Where is the innovation?"
Feng Zaixing's eyelid twitched. He couldn't help but ask, "What is my teacher doing? Not consolidating his cultivation in peace, but running off to open a laboratory and be a mentor?"
He finally achieved a Breakthrough to Demigod, but instead of playing with mechas, he's becoming an expert? Teacher, can you please give me a break?
The Body Sect would be finished without him sooner or later, he thought, feeling weary.
"You've really wronged him this time. He's doing this for you."
Seeing this, Kong Yao, while secretly complaining in his heart about how unreliable Mu Ye used to be, explained, "He wants to create god-level mechas for you Senior Brother and Junior Sister to enhance your combat power. He has almost mobilized all of Mingde Hall's top designers and manufacturers."
"I'm personally overseeing the design, and he's manufacturing and improving it with his team. He's always dissatisfied, feeling that it can be modified and made better."
"After all, you brought back a lot of Materials from the Tang Sect, so there's a lot of room for trial and error. He wants to create the most satisfying work of his life, and so does Mingde Hall."
"That's truly rare." Feng Zaixing breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What stage is the manufacturing at now?"
"Your Senior Brother's god-level mecha is already complete, with remarkable results."
Kong Yao slowly said, "Na'er's is mostly done, but only yours is the most troublesome."
"How so?"
"The mecha is being built for you, but you've been in deep meditation, so he can't have you participate in experiments. The metrics are always hard to pinpoint."
Feng Zaixing frowned upon hearing this, then said, "Let's have a fight. Nothing is better for collecting data than a hearty battle."
"Good." Kong Yao smiled slightly, waved his hand, and led Feng Zaixing to a large stadium on the ground, a vast empty space five hundred meters in circumference.
The next moment, Mu Ye's figure appeared in Feng Zaixing's sight, waving and laughing at him:
"Zaixing, I've been waiting for you for a long time, Teacher! Today, I will suppress myself to Spirit Saint and fight you!"
Kong Yao appeared in the audience seats with a group of white-bearded, white-haired old men, looking relaxed.
Feng Zaixing's pupils widened in surprise: "—"
So he had been waiting for him all along.
Taking a deep breath to adjust his state, the circulation speed of the Qi and spirit power vortices in his chest increased several times over. He laughed loudly:
"Only Spirit Saint? Aren't you underestimating me too much?"
"Don't get too cocky, brat. My combat awareness and skill are extraordinary; even suppressed to Spirit Saint, I can still defeat a Titled Douluo!"
Mu Ye finished speaking, and nine spirit rings, five black and four red, floated around him, with the top two spirit rings dimming.
"Good! Then I'll give it my all!"
Feng Zaixing stomped his foot, and five spirit rings rose from the cracking earth. Three black rings were as deep as ink, the dark golden spirit ring revealed its ferocity, and the orange-gold spirit ring was resplendent and dazzling.
"Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, Myriad Manifestations Divine Guidance!"
With a long roar, he transformed. Dazzling golden light emanated from hundreds of acupoints, and his body rapidly expanded amidst the surging Spirit light, reaching exactly sixteen feet, neither too tall nor too short. Flowing golden essence and particles swirled in his palm, and his Sacred Body was like a golden Buddha, indestructible.
His mental force was unleashed to its fullest, purple-gold radiance shot into the sky, and his Domain attracted the Origin energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into sabers, spears, swords, and halberds. Six tripods hung in the sky, and the youth connected with the heavens through his thoughts, his aura rapidly rising, as if he had achieved unity with heaven and man.
Mu Ye's eyes widened in surprise: "Sixteen-Foot Golden Body, is this a new self-created Spirit Ability?"
"After deep meditation, how could I not create my own unique skill?"
With a faint smile, Feng Zaixing raised his right palm at a forty-five-degree angle, "Five Tripod Seal."
"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!"
Five golden tripods landed one after another, carrying the force of ten thousand jun to suppress and strike at Mu Ye.
Mu Ye's pupils contracted, his Spirit erupted, and he punched the battle tripods, unleashing a deafening shockwave.
"This kid's weapons are even more powerful after his seclusion." Mu Ye, who had repelled the battle tripods, retreated three steps, sweat beading on his forehead, his heart filled with shock.
Deep meditation greatly increased Feng Zaixing's mental force, and his attack power increased accordingly. Each tripod carried the power of the Overlord Way battle Spirit to awe the mind. In Mu Ye's opinion, few Spirit Saints could withstand five consecutive tripod attacks.
"Whoosh!" A sound of air being torn apart arrived as the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body charged like lightning, wielding a twelve-foot heavy sword. His first, third, and fourth spirit rings were already lit.
Mu Ye remained calm in the face of danger, focusing his mind and activating several amplification Spirit Abilities, unleashing a punch that could split mountains and shatter rocks. The boxing technique was precisely the Blood Explosion Punch, most familiar to Feng Zaixing.
"Boom, boom, boom—"
The teacher and disciple each displayed their battle techniques, colliding like thunder. Feng Zaixing, fused with the Golden Behemoth, pushed his state to the Peak with the two Spirit Abilities, Indestructible Golden Body and Holy War Universe. Myriad Manifestations Divine Guidance empowered him as if he were one with heaven and man, and he burst through the air with instantaneous movement, each move carrying the most extreme explosive power and the swiftest speed.
Like a benevolent Buddhist Vajra with angry eyes, like an ancient Vicious Beast returning to fight in human form, he unleashed thunderous methods with wild abandon, and domineering Spirit light swept across the heavens and the earth.
Unlike the heaven-piercing Qi of Feng Zaixing, Mu Ye, with his more profound cultivation, had now become a technical master. Each of his moves was less imposing, but he was not at all at a disadvantage.
He delivered twelve parts of effect with ten parts of strength, reacting later but arriving first, his transitions and counter-attacks were seamless, like a stubborn rock that had weathered a tsunami.
"He truly lives up to his reputation as the continent's number one Prodigy. I can't match this combat power," sighed a researcher with Spirit Douluo cultivation.
"From what we see now, his body can carry a god-level mecha. Our predicted metrics will need to be significantly increased."
A Titled Douluo used precision instruments to collect data. The instruments showed that Feng Zaixing's various physical indicators were close to those of a Titled Douluo, and his strength and meridian toughness had already exceeded the minimum baseline.
Kong Yao smiled, "Boldly hypothesize, carefully execute. Geniuses have their own way of fighting. Today, let's just enjoy a visual feast; this battle will definitely be spectacular."
"The Hall Master is right—"
After a little over half an hour, the teacher and disciple fought until the clouds rolled and dispersed, and that mysterious orange-gold spirit ring shone for the first time.
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Sacred Purity, Domain Descent!"
As the resonant words fell, the ground turned into scorched earth intertwined with lava and sacred runes, and golden Blazing Apricot Blossom petals drifted down from the sky, containing terrifying purifying fire energy. Large amounts of moisture in the air evaporated, creating a misty white haze.
"What?" Mu Ye's feet felt hot, and as his palm met Feng Zaixing's heavy sword, his spirit power seemed to ignite, its consumption sharply increasing. His body became sluggish, and his protective spirit power was scorched, greatly reducing his speed and defense.
"Teacher, have all the necessary data been collected? Your disciple offends!"
Feng Zaixing swept Mu Ye away with his sword. The ethereal image of the Blazing Apricot Blossom appeared in the air, continuously unleashing fire energy. The Sacred Fire Pure Land Domain fused with the Myriad Manifestations Divine Guidance Domain, and the stadium's temperature dramatically rose, turning it into a giant steamer.
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Scorching Sun Burning World Body!"
The orange-gold spirit ring lit up again. Feng Zaixing activated his second Vicious Beast Spirit Ability. The ultimate fire energy of the Blazing Apricot Blossom completely fused with the Origin of his Sacred Body Spirit. Every inch of his flesh and blood transformed into an energy furnace, and the total amount of spirit power he could bear multiplied. Sunlight became a source of power, and every attack brought about cataclysmic destruction.
The Sixteen-Foot Golden Body displayed its greatest utility at this moment. Feng Zaixing controlled his body to its limit, approaching the critical point of self-detonation, and his combat power soared to its strongest.
"Slash!" Feng Zaixing's sword cleaved the universe. Mu Ye's expression instantly changed drastically. His sixth Spirit Ability shone, supporting an orange-red light shield. The sword's momentum engulfed the light shield, carving a hundreds-of-meters-long gully.
"Vicious Beast Spirit Abilities are truly outrageous!"
With his protective shield mostly shattered, Mu Ye's mouth twitched. Seeing Feng Zaixing continue his attack, he quickly lit up his hundred-thousand-year seventh spirit ring and activated his Spirit Avatar.
"Brat, have you had enough?" Mu Ye sent Feng Zaixing flying back a hundred steps with a single blow, letting out a long sigh of relief.
His answer was another ring of Domain light. The Sacred Body Heavenly Kingdom erupted, fusing with the two other Domains to form a Triple Domain.
Amidst the brilliant Holy Light, twelve armored angel warriors surrounded Feng Zaixing, returning to the fray.
Pairs of wings unfolded from his back. Feng Zaixing transformed into an angel and said loudly:
"Of course not. Jiao Jiao brought me two powerful offensive Spirit Abilities of the Radiant Angel. Please, Teacher, allow me to demonstrate them."
Mu Ye's face darkened, preparing to unseal his cultivation.