The Primordial Law

Chapter 394 Peerless Governor, Emperor's Dragon Soul

“Very big!”

Tai Shiyu said, "Xie Chucai's true strength lies in his physical body. Song Lin, you are a top expert at the sixth level of Lingxiao City. How much combat power can you exert with just your physical strength?"

Song Lin said, "My Song family has abundant resources, and we have not neglected physical cultivation. It is no problem for us to fight a martial artist at the fifth level of the Dao Seed Realm with our bare fists."

“Xie Chucai doesn’t need magical energy, Taoist techniques, or magical artifacts; his body alone can withstand some weaker seventh-level martial artists. He appears to be a sixth-level martial artist, but calling him a seventh-level martial artist isn’t wrong. Because the physical body can also be considered an independent path of power cultivation,” Taishi Yu said.

Song Lin was shocked: "Only martial artists at the ninth level of the Heavenly Realm have such a physical physique!"

Ge Xiantong walked over: "This is the bloodline of the Holy Dark Family! Even the young emperor's physical strength and power are no match for him at the same level. Otherwise, how could he have defeated a seventh-level Dao Seed Realm martial artist so many times? To fight against him, I need to reach the sixth level. Only by reaching the peak of the sixth level will I have a better chance of winning."

The imperial court's powerful figures at the Longevity Realm, along with the armies of the city defense camp, Luantai, and Lintai, headed towards the Six Thoughts Zen Temple in various directions.

Some imperial experts, hidden among the spectators, carrying heavy weapons, ventured towards the six demonic mountains.

Our goal tonight is to uncover the hidden secrets of Liunian Temple and find the root cause of the ghost baby incident.

Before long, Li Weiyi and Xie Chucai had risen five or six thousand meters above the ground and reached some branches of the Earth Demon Pine. Looking down, their figures were like dust.

The city lights are all visible, and the fairyland outside the city can be seen disappearing into the night.

Martial arts practitioners on the ground need to channel their magical power into their eyes in order to see their battles clearly.

Li Weiyi had already summoned the Staff of All Things and affixed a Swiftness Talisman to his body, unleashing beams of golden crow flames to continuously attack from a distance, not giving Xie Chucai a chance to get close.

Xie Chucai knew that Li Weiyi's Swiftness Talisman was powerful, so he was well prepared. His blood-stained clothes contained special scriptures, and when he activated them at full power, he could unleash a speed that was no less than that of the Swiftness Talisman.

In a life-or-death battle, there can be no underestimation of the enemy or carelessness.

Li Weiyi landed on a tree branch that was tens of meters in diameter. He changed the direction of the Myriad Things Spear in his hand, with the Earth Spirit at the end of the spear pointing upwards and the spearhead pointing downwards.

He looked at Xie Chucai, who had caught up with him: "Do you really think that my challenge at Liunian Temple was just to help the imperial court investigate your secrets?"

Xie Chucai traversed the void and appeared on a tree branch, the two of them twenty feet apart.

He said, "I know you're very cunning, but today I won't leave you any openings. Where's your immobilization charm? Why don't you come out?"

Li Weiyi raised the Staff of All Things above his head, and immediately the Earth Spirit Child and the staff frantically absorbed the Yin energy of the earth contained in the Earth Demon Pine, condensing into a gray-black energy storm that gathered around him.

"So that's how it is! Your weapon can actually absorb the power of the Earth Demon Pine for its own use."

Having already exchanged blows dozens of times, Xie Chucai dared not underestimate Li Weiyi.

"Wow!"

The ancestral field opened, and an ancient silver knife flew out.

The blade was covered with dense, blood-red scriptures, releasing terrifying power, and the blade energy flew everywhere.

He swung his sword and slashed out.

The blade's edge, like a bright silver moon, illuminated the night sky, cleaving through the earth's yin energy storm unleashed by Li Weiyi.

The magical weapon in his hand was no ordinary weapon; it was called "Blood Pool Silver Sea," a blade that the Martial Emperor had used in his youth, which had nurtured his consciousness and the spirit of the Emperor.

The swing of this blade contains an invisible power that can intimidate the soul and will of the opponent.

Li Weiyi realized the power of the silver knife; he had clearly felt a blade's light slash into his mind. Any other martial artist would probably have suffered a mental breakdown or fled in fear.

However, Li Weiyi had the protection of his mind and the divine spirit of the Fusang Divine Tree to resist, thus dissolving the sword light in his mind.

"boom!"

"Boom!"

……

With the shifting of offense and defense, Xie Chucai, wielding the Blood Pool Silver Sea, was filled with soaring energy. His spirit and momentum reached their peak as he continuously changed his form and slashed out with his sword.

Li Weiyi mobilized the Yin energy of the earth, wielding the staff of all things to launch attacks from afar time and time again.

"He is closing the distance between us, trying to use his superior physical strength to attack the weaknesses of the mind master. I cannot sit idly by and wait to die."

"fight!"

A crimson-gold flame armor appeared on Li Weiyi's body, and his internal magical energy circulated wildly.

The Dharma energy resides within, while the power of thought manifests without.

Combining internal and external approaches.

"boom!"

Li Weiyi swung the Staff of All Things, and star patterns erupted from its blade. The earth's yin energy surged wildly, colliding head-on with the blood pool and silver sea that Xie Chucai had cleaved. Countless blood-red scriptures exploded.

The overwhelming force of the impact hit the two of them.

Li Weiyi's blue robe, which was just an ordinary magical artifact battle garment, was torn to pieces in an instant.

His body flew backwards into the void, landing on slender branches and silver leaves a hundred meters away.

Extremely far from the main trunk of the Earth Demon Pine, Li Weiyi's body was tossed up and down by the cold wind in mid-air, as if he might fall to the ground thousands of meters below at any moment.

This was Li Weiyi's first time engaging in close combat with Xie Chucai, and he truly felt the immense physical strength of his opponent.

Xie Chucai's eyes were filled with disbelief. Li Wei, a mere mind master, had taken a blow from his blade and appeared to be completely unharmed.

The martial artists watching below were also stunned. "Didn't you say that Xie Chucai could withstand a martial artist at the seventh level of the Dao Seed Realm with just his physical body? Now, with his physical body plus his magical energy, plus his magical weapons and combat weapons, it seems that he didn't even seriously injure Li Weiyi, let alone kill him with a single strike." Song Lin felt that Tai Shiyu was exaggerating too much and overestimating Xie Chucai.

Tai Shiyu frowned: "Li Weiyi's weapon is very strange. It can mobilize the power of the Earth Demon Pine and is proficient in the combination of mental and martial arts. He uses internal martial arts and external mental arts to catch up with the gap in some realms."

Ge Xiantong said, "In my opinion, it's because Li Weiyi's physical strength is not weak to begin with, so he was able to withstand it."

“That’s right! A normal mind master doesn’t have his combat reaction speed and physical strength. Formations and talismans, the main attack methods of mind masters, become dispensable to him,” Tai Shiyu said.

Song Qingli stood beside Princess Yunchang's carriage, gazing up at the sky: "Is he wearing an official's robe from the imperial court?"

Inside the carriage, an aged voice rang out: "These are the three hundred governor robes that Emperor Wu of the Mist forged after he slew the flying dragon. The dragon's soul was divided into three hundred parts and sealed within the robes to guard the three hundred states."

After Li Weiyi's outer robe burst open, the governor's official robe was revealed.

The official robe was made of a lustrous, iridescent material, and the rank badge on the chest featured a dragon and cloud motif. The dragon was depicted as agile and powerful, soaring through the clouds.

The belt is adorned with gemstones and jade pendants.

The long-winged official hat was taken out, put on, and straightened.

The handsome young governor, perched atop a cloud-covered branch, resembled some of the most brilliant martial arts champions of the time, during the era of the Mist Emperor a thousand years ago. Such a figure has not been seen for a millennium.

"Snapped!"

Xie Chucai swung his knife and cut the tree branch.

Li Weiyi did not fall with the tree branch; his body was enveloped in a cloud of purple mist and disappeared into space. The next instant, he appeared dozens of feet above Xie Chucai's head, wielding the Staff of Myriad Things from afar, leaving a trail of fiery light.

"So your spatial treasure is an official robe."

After Xie Chucai shattered the light trail, he immediately released the external manifestation of his Dao Heart.

He knew very well that against spatial escape treasures, only the external manifestation of his Dao heart and battle intent could restrict them; otherwise, Li Weiyi would seize the initiative in the attack.

"The outward manifestations of his Daoist heart have spread for nine miles. Xie Chucai is only one small step away from becoming a young emperor," Yao Qingxuan, who was hiding among the crowd watching the battle on the ground, said.

Normally speaking, the inferior root of the Dao seed realm is the external manifestation of the sixth heaven's Dao heart, which is Dali.

A person like Shi Jiuzhai, who is at the sixth level of the Dao Seed Realm, can have their Dao Heart manifest in external forms that reach three miles.

Those who inherit the legacy can reach more than five miles in the sixth heaven, and their strength far surpasses that of martial artists of the same realm, allowing them to overcome adversity and defeat those above them.

Young emperors could typically travel ten li (approximately 5 kilometers).

The extent to which the external manifestations of one's Dao Heart can reflect the difference in combat power among martial cultivators to some extent. However, it is not absolute, and it is not exaggerated to a difference of several times, or even ten times.

An Xianjing said, "Given Xie Chucai's physical advantages, at this level, his combat strength won't be inferior to the young emperor. Do you think he has a chance of winning?"

"It depends on whether his martial arts can break through to a higher realm. Once he breaks through and condenses the Dao Lotus, his martial arts techniques can unleash their full combat power. It's too difficult for him to break through Xie Chucai's defenses with just mental power!" Yao Qingxuan said.

Many people with exceptional insight could see that Li Weiyi was refining some kind of treasure, and the martial arts fluctuations within his body were out of control. That's why the Feng Mansion behind his head was constantly shining with golden light, and his magical energy was constantly vibrating.

"boom!"

Blood-stained clothes and official robes mingled, and Xuanbing energy clashed with Golden Crow flames.

The governor's official robes are rare treasures, greatly enhancing both speed and defense through spatial powers. Even when restricted by the opponent's powerful Daoist manifestations, one can maintain distance and attack from afar.

Xie Chucai said, "With your fighting style, you will never be able to break through my defenses, let alone defeat me. My cultivation is deeper than yours. If I adopt a delaying tactic, you will be the one who exhausts your magical energy and mental power first."

"Alright, then you try taking one of my moves."

Li Weiyi directly activated the dragon soul within the governor's robe, and instantly, a giant dragon in the form of mist flew out. Its head, claws, scales, and tail were all very solid, exuding the aura of an ancient emperor.

A dragon's roar resounded, and thunderclaps exploded in Xie Chucai's mind.

Xie Chucai's expression changed drastically. He immediately activated the silver blade in his hand with all his might, stepping on the blood pool and raising a silver sea above his head to resist the ancient emperor's aura contained within the dragon soul. Then, he strode forward and swung his blade with domineering power.

Li Weiyi stood on the dragon's head, his spear descending from the sky like a dragonfly skimming the water, pointing directly at Xie Chucai's head.

Xie Chucai sensed danger for the first time. He abandoned his attempt to fight the dragon soul head-on and used the force of the dragon claw's strike to fly away from the Earth Demon Pine in the void. In doing so, he also avoided the Golden Crow Flame Spear that was thrusting towards his head.

This was arguably the first time Xie Chucai had been truly defeated and put on the defensive since the start of the battle.

It is the power of the dragon soul within the governor's robe.

"He can actually summon such a powerful dragon soul. Just how far has he progressed in cultivating the Dragon Awakening Technique?"

Among the martial arts practitioners watching the battle below, Tai Shiyu believed that the Dragon Awakening Technique was passed down to Li Weiyi by Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning believed that it was Li Weiyi who was passed down from the Taishi family.

In any case, this life-or-death battle representing the top geniuses of Lingxiao Realm and Du'e Temple has far exceeded the expectations of countless people.

Who would have thought that Li Weiyi, who was never favored, could achieve such a result with only the initial stage of a six-star spirit master?
Even the martial artists at the seventh level of the Dao Seed Realm in Lingxiao City were no match for Xie Chucai in such a close fight.

The Third Palace Master, atop the Lintai Peak, gazed at the Earth Demon Pine, his willow-leaf eyebrows slightly furrowed.

When the dragon souls burst out of the governor's robes, she clearly felt that Li Weiyi's Dragon Awakening Technique was all show and no substance; it was impossible for him to mobilize so many dragon souls.

This feeling was very subtle, but as the Holy Spirit King's Mind Master, she noticed it!
"What secret is this little guy hiding?"

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