We made you practice martial arts, and you've mastered the Great Golden Body?

The golden dragon danced wildly, its power and majesty resounding.

Shen Bailian's gaze tightened, his blood boiled, and his agile figure moved like a gust of wind, constantly shuttling through the streaks of light in the sky.

However, Fahai's true essence was too pure, and the dragon he condensed was just like a real dragon, faintly carrying a dragon's might that could awe all living beings, and it was incredibly powerful.

Ordinary martial arts masters, even some powerful demons with profound cultivation, would be severely injured if they were grazed by the golden dragon radiating Buddhist light.

Even with his strength restrained, Shen Bailian was unable to get close to Fahai's true form.

bang bang...

Amidst a thunderous roar, the surrounding air vibrated violently, and the shattered golden light rain, like descending starlight, pierced straight through trees as thick as water vats.

In an instant, the thick tree trunk burst open violently, with an exceptionally powerful and thunderous sound.

All living things within a radius of dozens of miles, as long as they had legs or wings, had already scattered in all directions.

As for the monsters that were closer, Fahai extinguished them directly.

This behavior made Shen Bailian's lips twitch slightly. How dare this Fahai say that he was bloodthirsty?

however.

Congratulations! Your skill "Swift Wind" has been upgraded. Experience points +2

Congratulations! Your character level experience has increased by 2.

[Congratulations! Your skill "Primordial Chaos" has been upgraded. Experience points +1]

【…】

As Shen Bailian listened to the pleasant notification sound in his mind and watched the notification messages flashing in front of him, the smile on his face gradually became more and more intense.

After such a long time, someone can finally give him some serious training.

Even the experience bar for the Steel Body skill twitched slightly.

It's really gratifying.

While the strength isn't exactly exceptional, it's better to have something than nothing.

"What a pity, I can't fully enjoy this battle." As Shen Bailian dealt with the soaring golden dragons, many thoughts raced through his mind:

"It seems that those behind the scenes have begun to notice my unusual behavior."

During today's battle, Shen Bailian activated the full scanning state of his Divine Eye, bringing everything within a radius of tens of thousands of miles into his field of vision.

Although there were various scenes and sounds... it was quite chaotic.

However, the experienced Shen Bailian still managed to capture some useful information and also saw a familiar deity—the compassionate and merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering in the South China Sea.

Abbreviated as Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Almost every citizen of the Great Xia Dynasty knows something about this deity, more or less.

Compared to other Bodhisattvas, Guanyin is far too famous.

Its position in Mount Ling is like that of the benevolent Taibai Jinxing in the Heavenly Court.

"However, this is normal, after all, the commotion this time is really quite big." Shen Bailian looked at the golden dragons flying all over the sky. Although the current progress is still within his plan.

But I was really a little scared.

Without him.

The reputation of Guanyin is truly immense.

After Sun Wukong knocked down Zhenyuan Daxian's ginseng fruit tree, he asked all the gods in Heaven for help, but none of them could do anything about it.

He was even forced to return to Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.

However, when it came to Guanyin, she only used a few drops of an unknown liquid from her jade bottle, and with a slight sprinkle, she successfully revived the ginseng fruit tree.

This one incident alone is enough to reveal the whole picture.

Shen Bailian had long been mentally prepared for the fact that he would be exposed to the eyes of all the gods and Buddhas.

Because he wanted to acquire as much merit as possible, he could not, and could not, continue to hide in the shadows like a rat.

Otherwise, those countless gods and Buddhas wouldn't waste even a tiny bit of their merit.

Instead, they will devour it completely, leaving not a single bit.

All Shen Bailian could do was minimize the number of immortals and Buddhas who would discover him.

His plan had several key steps. The first step was to establish a relationship with Xiaoqing, preferably involving a debt of gratitude for saving her life.

We have successfully passed this hurdle.

The second point is the current hurdle.

"I won't commit suicide as long as Guanyin doesn't make a move." Shen Bailian carefully observed Guanyin's every move. This level of combat could be handled with just muscle memory.

As for activating the skill "Close to the Ends of the Earth" to escape this world, that's the last resort.

After all, the power of merit in this world is to the divine power in the Zhenyuan universe what the iron ore in Australia is to the iron ore in Daxia.

Whether in terms of quality or quantity.

The former is far superior to the latter.

Shen Bailian would not easily give up on this world until the very last moment. At worst, he could use his skill points to upgrade his skill [Primordial Chaos] by one level to enhance its ability to conceal the secrets of heaven.

however.

Shen Bailian's attitude, in Fahai's eyes, did indeed represent a different meaning.

"This guy!" Fahai felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation as he looked at Shen Bailian's nonchalant attitude.

what is this?
This is utter contempt for him!
Since Fahai began his cultivation, apart from those who came from heaven, he has never met a worthy opponent among his contemporaries.

After the crowning ceremony, even those highly skilled predecessors were no longer able to last three rounds against Fahai.

Therefore, Fahai's only pleasure was hunting demons. He sought both pressure and an opportunity to achieve enlightenment.

Before today, Fahai had never experienced being humiliated; he had always relied on others to help him cultivate. But today...

But it became someone else's whetstone.

Tolerable or unbearable!
"Great Luo Mantra, Move Mountains!" The veins on Fahai's face bulged violently as he let out a powerful and furious roar that echoed for dozens of miles around.

boom!
A golden mountain, shimmering with the glow of rosy clouds, suddenly appeared.

Above the golden mountain, the dragon's might surged, dancing wildly in the sky, before plummeting downwards with a destructive force.

"That person is..." Bai Suzhen, hidden atop a mountain peak, her eyes gleaming white, her gaze piercing through the vast Buddhist light and the booming air, directly seeing the man confronting Fahai, and exclaimed in surprise:

"Shen Lian!"

After speaking, he quickly covered his mouth and concealed his aura.

They were afraid of being discovered by the monk.

"How could it be him?" Bai Suzhen was quite familiar with Shen Lian, as he often visited Xu Xian's house after get off work.

In reality, he was just asking Li Gongfu for martial arts lessons and drinking for fun.

but.

"Is Officer Li really that strong?" Bai Suzhen thought about it carefully for a moment, but finally shook her head and rejected the ridiculous idea.

If Li Gongfu were truly that capable, he wouldn't have remained a lowly constable in Lin'an City for decades.

Furthermore, Bai Suzhen saw the shadow of the dog in Li Gongfu.

But why would such a powerful figure associate with Li Gongfu? If we're going to admire someone, we should admire someone like Xu Xian, who saves lives and doesn't charge for his services.

Bai Suzhen couldn't understand it at all.

"But if Xiaoqing isn't here, where could she have gone?" Bai Suzhen wondered, looking up at the golden mountain bathed in Buddhist light in the sky.

"Mountain?"

"Mountain!" Bai Suzhen clapped her hands, her eyes brightening, and excitedly murmured, "I've got it, Xiaoqing must have gone there."

Then, without looking back, she flew away into the distance.

She had no intention of watching the fierce battle, after all, she needed to rush back to prepare for her wedding with Xu Xian after finding Xiaoqing.

……

"Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger. Now that you've come with the Dragon's Might, I'll unleash the Tiger's Might. Let's see who's stronger!"

Shen Bailian glanced at the descending golden mountain, abruptly increased the distance, took a deep breath, and his calm, unwavering eyes flashed with an unusual light, suddenly turning cold.

Breathtaking!

Thump! Thump! Thump thump thump...

Shen Bailian's internal organs trembled violently, his blood surged forth like a long river, and the primal force stored within his cells was once again activated.

The surrounding air vibrated, spiritual energy surged, and multicolored light appeared among the mountains.

boom!
The moment the Force surged, Shen Bailian lightly stomped on the ground, and his speed increased again, breaking through to a terrifying 200m/s, almost breaking the sound barrier.

stomping on...

Amidst the hurried footsteps, Shen Bailian stepped onto the flowing light, appearing dreamlike and ethereal, rapidly approaching the direction of Jinshan.

At the same time, the primal force within his body surged, drawing the dense metal elemental energy around him to converge towards his legs, causing his muscles and bones to resonate and his strength to surge.

Between the lightning and flint.

In the blink of an eye, the situation reversed.

Shen Bailian suddenly turned around, the power from the twist of his waist, combined with the surging force and the gathered metal element power.

boom!
Amidst the deafening roar of violently vibrating air, Shen Bailian's right leg, like a cannonball fired from a gun, suddenly created a huge wave, breaking the sound barrier in an instant.

On its lower leg, due to violent compression and the influence of the metal element, it solidified into a majestic and enormous white tiger.

Golden threads entwined around its body, and it opened its blood-red maw.

After letting out a long roar to the sky, it went against the descending golden mountain, swimming upstream and soaring straight into the heavens.

The Seven Refinements of the Hundredfold Perfection – Daytime Tiger!
A daytime tiger in the truest sense!

In the instant the two met.

Tigers roared and dragons howled, and a fierce battle ensued.

Boom! Boom! Boom!
The heavens and earth were shrouded in darkness, while the sun and moon shone brightly together. The oppressive force from all around increased steadily, materializing and whipping up a fierce wind that caused the surrounding trees to bend and prostrate themselves on the ground.

"Alas~" Guanyin, who stood on the eighteenth heaven, saw this situation and waved her hand slightly. An invisible force immediately spread out like ripples.

The violent gale caused by the collision between the daytime tiger and the golden mountain and golden dragon was also confined to a three-mile radius around the two.

After a while.

Amidst the scattered rubble, looking into the distance, the once towering mountains are almost leveled, and countless fallen and bent trees lie scattered about.

Everywhere there were scenes of what would have been after the three plagues and the end times.

"I have lost." Shen Bailian looked at Master Fahai, who was suspended in the air, bathed in Buddhist light. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, then clasped his hands and said:

"What I have done and said today is all to draw out Master Fahai's full strength. Please do not take offense, Master Fahai."

"Hmm." Fahai's expression was calm; he simply nodded and didn't say anything more.

"After today's battle, I have gained some insights, so I'll head back home first." Shen Bailian glanced meaningfully at Fahai, who was in good condition and remained silent, before walking into the distance.

This battle is now over. (End of Chapter)