In the blood, starlight flickered, mixed with many fragments of internal organs.
Situ Xing’s aura had faded to its lowest point at this moment, then suddenly erupted with a surge of unwilling fighting spirit.
"Zhu Fenxiang, even if you can summon a Great God, don’t think you can win easily!" he shouted, his entire being exploding into starlight, transforming into a human-shaped comet, leaving a long, fiery tail as he charged towards the Divine Body of the Great God.
Body and sword as one, advancing with relentless courage!
Even if it meant mutual destruction, it was worth it!!
Under this intense, resolute battle intent, Zhu Fenxiang and the Prison Guardian True Monarch’s wills conflicted.
Zhu Fenxiang wanted to dodge, but the Prison Guardian True Monarch considered it an affront, merely an avatar, a loss was just a loss.
If Zhu Fenxiang and the Prison Guardian True Monarch could separate, it wouldn’t be too bad; the key was that the two were merged, fighting as one, their wills conflicting with each other, creating a flaw.
This flaw was relatively small, yet Situ Xing happened to attack with full force, capturing it precisely.
At the critical moment, the Prison Guardian True Monarch still raised his palm, just releasing a virtual image of a giant mysterious yellow hand, which was pierced by Situ Xing’s human-shaped comet.
Boom!
A deafening explosion sounded! The dazzling yellow light and starry light mixed together and erupted violently.
The light dissipated.
The virtual image of the Earth God True Monarch unwillingly vanished, leaving only specks of mysterious yellow dust.
Zhu Fenxiang was covered in blood, her right arm had a comminuted fracture and hung down powerlessly. The wound ran through her right chest, almost reaching her heart, blood gushing wildly.
Zhu Fenxiang’s face was full of lingering fear as she glared at Situ Xing angrily, but helplessly found that despite Situ Xing’s even weaker aura, close to dying, hanging by a thread, the jade token for life protection had already activated, enveloping him in an incredibly hard light sphere.
Having dealt with Situ Xing before, Zhu Fenxiang naturally knew how solid this defense was. The killing intent that emerged for a moment could only dissipate.
A petite divine statue still hovered beside her.
It was the treasure she just used to summon the Earth God True Monarch. But now this treasure was in a rather peculiar state, with the earth-yellow light constantly circulating, the aura fluctuating, affecting the surroundings, forming a distorted mysterious yellow light shadow.
The light shadow was still expanding.
Zhu Fenxiang’s expression changed drastically, she didn’t bother to declare victory to Situ Xing, but directly called for help toward the Martial Arts Hall: "It’s bad, the divine statue is about to be transformed, someone quickly come and handle it!"
The Martial Arts Hall immediately mobilized the formation for full suppression.
Zhu Fenxiang quickly distanced herself, with a look of dread.
Fortunately, the formation of the Martial Arts Hall was powerful enough, after a stalemate for several breaths, successfully suppressed the transforming divine statue.
But in the short term, this Martial Arts Arena couldn’t be used.
The transformation was ongoing, although suppressed, it was merely controlling the scene, requiring time for a cool resolution.
Zhu Fenxiang had won, but the cost was significant, losing a precious divine statue.
This was a bitter victory!
Ning Zhuo finished reading the first time, then read it a second time.
He gained a profound understanding of the combat power and temperament of Situ Xing and Zhu Fenxiang.
Undoubtedly, his mood became somewhat heavy.
"If my combat power were leveraged out, it would be stronger than what they both exhibited in this battle!"
This was beyond question.
"But the key is, I achieved this through military battle formations and through the Heroic Return Skill in the military arts."
"On this point, I can’t utilize it within the Myriad Images Sect."
Although Ning Zhuo could rely on Qing Chi’s soldiers, the limitations of the soldiers prevented him from deploying his mechanical troops.
Without this crucial leverage, it was quite pressuring for Ning Zhuo to deal with Situ Xing or Zhu Fenxiang.
"Of course, if I employ the Life Hanging Divine Power, or my Buddha Heart Demon Seal, and other trump cards, victory could be possible."
"But the cost would be too steep!"
"In the short term, I cannot accept it."
To some extent, once Life Hanging or my Buddha Heart Demon Seal were exposed, Ning Zhuo would indeed have lost.
Why lose a significant part of the future for a duel in the Martial Arts Arena?
Clearly, this wasn’t a worthwhile deal.
"But I must prove myself in the Martial Arts Arena!"
"This is very necessary."
"Situ Xing leveraged Golden Core combat power through swordsmanship and formation. Zhu Fenxiang elevated her combat power to Golden Core level through the Divine Summoning Technique."
"Such Foundation Establishment talents can leverage Golden Core combat power. I should also showcase such power to truly gain recognition."
"Otherwise, no matter how great my reputation, it remains hollow."
Without thorough testing in actual combat, it won’t trigger complete recognition; the public will maintain a degree of skepticism.
Ning Zhuo examined his own combat power: "Excluding the military arts, my combat power mainly depends on Mechanical Techniques and Five Elements Magic. I excel in the Five Elements realm and can augment spells using the Five Viscera Divine Skill to reach Golden Core level."
"But truly reliable, are all kinds of mechanical artifacts."
Buddhist Doctor Meng Yaoyin cannot be easily deployed, Yuan Dasheng, Meng Yaoyin, Snow-colored Girl·Hui, Snow Core Control·Xie are the conventional four major Golden Core level combat powers.
"This is what I can rely on."
"Just like Zhu Fenxiang, who summoned four Golden Core level divine avatars in succession. One was even a Great God."
Ning Zhuo decided, now that his strength has significantly advanced, to try resolving Yuan Dasheng and Mengye Tiger’s predicament.