Chapter 376: The Unprecedentedly Brilliant Battle!
"You created Divine Skills?!" Xing Zirong cried out in shock. "Impossible! How can you create Divine Skills without Reaching the Divine?"
Unlike Martial Arts Grandmasters, who merely touch upon the forces of nature, Reaching the Divine meant one’s Martial Way had evolved to communicate with heaven and earth, to comprehend and utilize the forces of nature. One’s body achieves divine communion, the divine commands the Dao, and the Dao becomes one with nature! That was why it was called the Divine Communion Realm.
However, for Lin Mu to create such powerful Divine Skills at the mere Grandmaster Realm was something Xing Zirong couldn’t believe, not in a million years!
"That’s why I said your knowledge is too shallow." Lin Mu shook his head. This Xing Zirong was born in the mundane world and had never seen a true Immortal; naturally, he couldn’t understand.
"Lin Wudi, you truly are a peerless monster. Your methods are astounding," Xing Zirong sighed deeply, his expression complicated. "If you don’t die, you’re destined to step into the Divine Communion Realm."
Shaking his head lightly, Xing Zirong said, "Sadly, you must die today!"
As soon as he spoke, Xing Zirong waved his hand mightily. The water droplets filling the sky shot madly toward Lin Mu like thousands of arrows. The entire world seemed to be experiencing a downpour of arrows.
Yet, Lin Mu slowly shook his head. He stood upon the Starry Sea, a lake suspended above his head, and flicked his finger lightly.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The lake water surged into a thousand waves! The Starry Sea’s ten thousand paths were cleared! Countless water droplets hung suspended in mid-air, then slowly dissipated into a vast mist.
Lin Mu walked across the Starry Sea, approaching Xing Zirong.
"Lin Wudi, you’ve fallen into my trap!" Facing the approaching Lin Mu, Xing Zirong was not alarmed but delighted. He laughed aloud and clenched his hand.
The rain filling the sky instantly converged on Lin Mu like a tornado, its threads transforming into countless lethal arrows that descended upon him in a flash.
With a smile, Lin Mu stood perfectly still.
BOOM!
In an instant, all the arrows pierced through Lin Mu’s body and plunged into the Starry Sea below.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Lin Mu’s entire form was engulfed by the arrows.
"Master!" Li Lingqing cried out in alarm, tears rolling down her cheeks as her aura surged, ready to charge at Xing Zirong.
"Lin Wudi is dead! Let’s see where you can run now!" Xing Zirong grabbed at Li Lingqing from a distance, intending to drain all her blood essence.
Li Lingqing felt as if she were seized by an invisible hand and began to float off the ground toward Xing Zirong.
However, at that very moment, Xing Zirong’s expression changed drastically, and he retreated in a frenzy.
THUD!
A figure appeared from nowhere, smashing a fist into him. No matter how fast Xing Zirong was, he couldn’t evade the blow.
PFFT!
Xing Zirong was sent flying, coughing up blood, his face a mask of horror.
"Lin Wudi?!" Xing Zirong said gravely. "You’re still alive!"
A figure slowly emerged from the mist. It was Lin Mu.
"I told you, your knowledge is too limited."
Lin Mu stomped on the Starry Sea beneath his feet. The illusion shattered, and the entire Hongfeng Lake, which had been suspended in the sky, came crashing down.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Numerous small islands were instantly crushed, and all the surrounding buildings were destroyed. The vast Xing Family estate was more than half obliterated by this single blow! Countless Xing Family Members were killed or wounded in the impact.
"Lin Wudi, you’re courting death!" Xing Zirong was furious, his eyes nearly cracking with rage as a blood-red tinge filled them. His body began to steam with crimson Internal Energy.
"Lin Wudi, I underestimated you!" Xing Zirong enunciated every word. "But no matter what, you must die today!"
"Xing Tian Battle Axe, come forth!"
Xing Zirong’s body shook violently, his upper garments shattering to pieces, revealing a muscular torso. On his chest was a totem in the shape of a blood-red battle axe!
The Xing Tian Battle Axe!
Xing Zirong slammed his palm onto the totem and slowly began to draw. A massive battle axe was instantly pulled from his body and grasped in his hands.
BOOM!
With the battle axe in hand, Xing Zirong’s aura surged again, climbing several times over.
"Lin Wudi, forcing me to use the Xing Tian Battle Axe means you can die with honor!" The killing intent in Xing Zirong’s eyes exploded. He channeled all his Internal Energy into the Xing Tian Battle Axe, causing it to unleash an even more formidable blood-red power.
Unlike Xing Chong, Xing Zirong was the strongest of the Xing Family and at the peak of the Martial Arts Grandmaster realm. His use of the Xing Tian Battle Axe was several times more powerful than Xing Chong’s. In that moment, Xing Zirong, clenching the Xing Tian Battle Axe, was like the true Xing Tian reincarnated—awe-inspiring and majestic!
"Slash!"
Holding the battle axe, Xing Zirong ferociously slashed toward Lin Mu.
RUMBLE!
The air seemed to split under the strike, as if the entire Hongfeng Lake were about to be cleaved in two. A scar over a hundred meters long appeared between the two men.
At this moment, countless people were rushing over, watching the scene from afar with mouths agape.
"Is that a human? How can he be so powerful!"
"It looks like that’s the Xing Family’s Grandmaster, Xing Zirong!"
"Rumor had it he was in seclusion at Hongfeng Lake. I can’t believe he’s finally emerged after ten years!"
"But who is the one fighting him? I’ve never heard of such a figure in the Southern Sky!"
"Didn’t you hear Xing Zirong call him Lin Wudi? Could that be the one from River City?"
"..."
"Regardless, this is truly a dazzling battle! It will surely rewrite the history of the Martial Arts World!"
One was a veteran Grandmaster who had held his spot as tenth on the Heavenly Rankings for a decade; the other was a newly risen Martial Arts Grandmaster who started his career by slaying Yun Xu. To now be fighting Xing Zirong... he truly was a freak of nature!
"Xing Zirong is too strong. Even if Lin Wudi is a young prodigy, he lacks a weapon. How can he be a match for Xing Zirong!"
"Exactly! The Xing Tian Battle Axe... the Xing Family’s bloodline is truly terrifying. Who would have thought Xing Zirong still had such a trump card!"
Everyone watched the battle in shock, their hearts pounding and their blood boiling with excitement.
「...」
"Lin Wudi, aren’t you supposed to be invincible in the flesh? Do you dare try to take this axe of mine?" Xing Zirong laughed heartily, but his tone was filled with murderous intent. At this moment, he was like a Heavenly God, radiating an unsurpassed, domineering aura. He was unmatched.
Lin Mu’s eyes narrowed as he laughed brightly. "So what if I take on your axe again?"
As soon as he spoke, the crowd watched in shock as Lin Mu actually bolted forward, throwing a punch at the descending battle axe.
"Has Lin Wudi gone mad? He’s actually going to meet it head-on?"
"They say this Lin Wudi is an unparalleled prodigy, who even accepted the challenge from Celestial Master Mansion’s Zhang Daoyun. I didn’t expect that after nearly a year, he’d become so arrogant!"
"Fame at a young age naturally leads to overconfidence. A generational talent is about to fall today!"
"Isn’t that the truth? Xing Zirong is the number one expert in the Southern Sky. Lin Wudi’s challenge is merely a death wish!"
The onlookers’ tones were a complex mix of pity, mockery, and schadenfreude.
Lin Mu, of course, paid no mind to the crowd. He casually launched a punch, striking the Xing Tian Battle Axe directly.
BOOM!
His fist collided with the weapon, and a cyan divine light burst forth, actually sending the battle axe flying away.
The world erupted into an uproar.
He really caught it? Is Lin Wudi’s body truly that powerful?
"The Xing Tian Battle Axe?" Lin Mu slowly retracted his fist, declaring indifferently, "It’s nothing special."