This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!-Chapter 387 - 95: The Battle of Divine Skills, The Grandmaster’s Stratagem

Chapter 387 -95: The Battle of Divine Skills, The Grandmaster’s Stratagem

When Datong Prefecture Officials finally resolved to take action against the Iron Blade Sect, Bian Jingru sought help from Wuda, hoping Wuda could send two Martial Arts Masters to eliminate “Sword King” Gu Xianfeng.

But in the end, only Xu Jing came.

Although the perimeter was guarded by four Great Mages from the Righteous Law General Institute and supported by two hundred Imperial Camp soldiers, there was little confidence in killing Gu Xianfeng at that time.

After all, this was a Martial Arts Master, moreover, he possessed the Cloud Ascension Divine Power, capable of entering the Qing Ming and fleeing thousands of miles away.

Ultimately, Xu Jing triumphed over Gu Xianfeng in a one-on-one duel!

Even though his Divine Power specifically countered Gu Xianfeng’s, such an achievement was terrifying, proving his combat power was far beyond that of an ordinary Martial Arts Master.

On the square, Xu Jing’s palm struck towards Hao Yi’s chest when suddenly a surge of Black Water emerged, instantly swallowing Hao Yi’s Protective Force.

Hao Yi’s expression remained unchanged as he swiftly retreated.

But his blade, aimed at Xu Jing, got stuck in the Black Water that surfaced around Xu Jing’s body, and even with Hao Yi’s explosive power, he could not withdraw it for a moment.

He decisively chose to abandon his sword.

But the Black Water in Xu Jing’s palm also exploded with a formidable suction force, like a black hole, instantly drawing in all the surrounding smoke and dust!

Hao Yi’s retreat was hindered, and Xu Jing’s palm struck his chest, the Black Water enveloping it.

The next instant, Hao Yi’s inner Force, his flesh, and even his Life Force were devoured at an exceedingly fast pace!

“Do you think you can defeat me just because you managed an On-Site Breakthrough?”

Xu Jing, with a crazed look, laughed loudly.

Divine Skill—Black Water!

This was a Divine Skill capable of devouring everything!

After successfully establishing the Martial Arts Foundation, cultivating Martial Arts Divine Power, and stepping into the Master Realm, a Martial Artist needed to continue absorbing strength by incorporating Implants.

In the first stage of cultivation, to maintain balance and construct the Tao Foundation, one could only choose Lower Third Grade for the five types of Implants.

After becoming a Martial Arts Master, one progresses to the second stage of cultivation, where Mid Third Grade Implants can be incorporated.

This time, it isn’t necessary to combine them according to the Five Elements Attribute but to choose Implants that match one’s own Tao Foundation to strengthen it, thereby cultivating new Divine Powers.

Next, by combining various Divine Skills, a unique Martial Arts Domain is formed, and one can step into the Grandmaster Realm.

Xu Jing not only possessed Water Control Divine Power but also Black Water Divine Power; his rise to a Martial Arts Master was not a recent development within the last two years, but he had been preparing for a long time.

Black Water Divine Power can devour everything, even other people’s Divine Powers!

Xu Jing could use Black Water Divine Power to devour Divine Powers that matched his Tao Foundation, thus bypassing the lengthy and arduous process of slowly incorporating Implants and nurturing them to merge into his Tao Foundation.

This was a shortcut, but equally challenging.

That’s the reason why Xu Jing and the provincial city collaborated to target the Iron Blade Sect.

Because the Cloud Ascension Divine Power of “Sword King” Gu Xianfeng matched very well with his Frost Cloud Heaven Tao Foundation. If he could devour this Divine Power, he might have a chance to break through to the Grandmaster Realm!

To achieve a Great Grandmaster, spending over a decade to slowly plot, assassinate a Court Official, or even destroy a Martial Arts Sect was all worthwhile!

Xu Jing initially took Li Fei to challenge the sect, confronting Gu Xianfeng openly and fairly, assessing his strength while also giving Gu Xianfeng the impression: he was only newly entered into the Master Realm and his combat power was not considered high.

With this misconception, combined with his Divine Power counteracting Gu Xianfeng’s, Xu Jing used Black Water Divine Power unexpectedly at a critical moment, thereby swiftly taking down Gu Xianfeng and successfully devouring his Divine Power!

Every Martial Arts Master could be considered as a “regional lord,” inherently difficult to eliminate. Martial Arts Masters like Gu Xianfeng, who had Cloud Ascension Divine Power, could easily flee if they couldn’t win, making it all the more difficult to kill.

If not for the cooperation with the provincial city using the power of Datong Prefecture Officials, Xu Jing might not have had the chance to devour the Cloud Ascension Divine Power in his lifetime.

Now, with Water Control Divine Power and Black Water Divine Power, having devoured a Cloud Ascension Divine Power, Xu Jing had the potential to impact the Grandmaster Realm!

But he still needed an opportunity.

He needed to resolve a longstanding inner conflict—Hao Yi.

That was why Shangguan Xiao was captured, leading to the situation today.

Previously, with Shi Caiming, a Great Grandmaster, in the way, Xu Jing couldn’t directly move against Hao Yi, so he and the people in the provincial city plotted targeting Shangguan Xiao, baiting Hao Yi to come to Datong Prefecture himself.

At this moment, Hao Yi, held by Xu Jing’s Black Water Divine Power, had Divine Powers that entirely clashed with Xu Jing’s Frost Cloud Heaven, so Xu Jing only planned to drain his power and life.

Faced with this sudden great twist, Hao Yi still maintained his calm.

He immediately employed the Refining Objects Divine Power to transform his internal Force into the Earth Attribute and actively threw it into the torrent of Black Water on his chest.

This Divine Power theoretically could devour anything, but its essence was primarily based on the Water Attribute cultivation foundation. It still had to follow the mutual generation and restraint principles of the Five Elements.

Earth conquers Water; this principle remained unchanged!

Thus, at equivalent levels, Black Water Divine Power devouring something of the Earth Attribute versus other attributes would undoubtedly yield different results.

Moreover, while Divine Powers might have no limits, humans do.

Black Water Divine Power might be able to devour everything, but that doesn’t mean Xu Jing, wielding Black Water Divine Power, could as well.

Hao Yi chose to transform his Heaven and Earth Furnace Power into Earth Endless Force, characterized by its robust, thick, and enduring nature!

He transformed the quality of his Force into quantity, hoping to fill Xu Jing’s Black Water as quickly as possible.

In sudden adversity, Hao Yi thought of the best counter-strategy in an instant and executed it with utmost speed.

Such battle intelligence was even more precious than a Core Level Extraordinary Ability!

Ordinary people can only exert 60% or less of their combat power, while geniuses can exert 100%.

But Hao Yi was the kind of exceptional talent who could repeatedly perform beyond expectations in desperate situations, turn the tide against the odds, and create miracles!

Such people were born for battle!

In just one second, a massive amount of Force was actively filled by Hao Yi into the Black Water on his chest.

Because he actively filled in Force, the Black Water’s devouring of his flesh and Life Force dramatically decreased.

Soon, the suction from the Black Water also significantly weakened.

Hao Yi seized the opportunity to break free and retreated, increasing the distance.

Puh—

He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, multiple blood vessels throughout his body burst!

He had fully infused his force into the chest-front Black Water, letting his guard down momentarily, which allowed Xu Jing to seize the opportunity and severely wound him with Water Control Divine Power.

Hao Yi also possessed core-level healing extraordinary abilities, and he was now fully utilizing this ability to heal himself.

Xu Jing did not give him time to heal slowly, disappearing instantly from his spot and charging towards him.

Hao Yi raised his hand, and the Heaven and Earth Furnace Power was once again refined into Earth Attribute Force, forming invisible walls in front of him.

Iron Cavalry breached, and Iron City blocked.

But the next second, hole after hole burst through the walls as Black Water devoured them, and Xu Jing shot through them.

He pointed at Hao Yi, and a large mass of blue clouds mysteriously appeared, enveloping Hao Yi.

This was Gu Xianfeng’s Cloud Ascension Divine Power.

Working in conjunction with Water Control Divine Power, Xu Jing’s control over the clouds was even stronger than Gu Xianfeng’s!

However, he had only recently acquired this divine power and needed some time to adapt before he could unleash its full potential.

His use of the Cloud Ascension Divine Power wasn’t to injure Hao Yi but to exert greater psychological pressure and drive him into further despair.

“How about it? Do you now see the gap between us?” Xu Jing asked loudly while compressing the clouds inward.

The next second, a shining sun rose from the mist, evaporating all the clouds.

Xu Jing sneered coldly, his body wrapped in Black Water as he charged straight ahead.

Boom, boom, boom —

Before Xu Jing got close, the ground around them suddenly exploded, kicking up dust and huge rocks.

These massive stones, like small mountains, pummeled towards Xu Jing from all directions, trying to crush him among them.

Xu Jing withdrew his Black Water Divine Power, using Tao Power to freeze these stones before shattering them.

His Black Water Divine Power had limits; if he used it to devour these objects, it would be a huge loss.

Hao Yi used this technique to once again halt Xu Jing’s charge.

Xu Jing repeatedly charged at Hao Yi, attempting close combat while Hao Yi used various methods to block him and regain distance.

“Scared?”

“Did you think you were the only one pushing boundaries all these years?”

“The gap that started to form between us more than thirty years ago has only grown wider since!”

“Now you must—”

“Look up to me!”

As the last three words left his mouth, Hao Yi staggered, and blood sprayed from his mouth.

Not only that, his body burst open with hundreds of wounds, each gushing with blood!

In the flip between offense and defense, Hao Yi had to guard against Black Water Divine Power, constantly be vigilant of Water Control Divine Power, and prevent Xu Jing from approaching.

Xu Jing, no lackluster individual and a battle genius himself, eventually seized the opportunity to severely injure Hao Yi with Water Control Divine Power!

In a flash—

Xu Jing appeared in front of Hao Yi, a large mass of Black Water enveloping him.

“Die—”

Xu Jing’s eyes were crazed.

If Hao Yi tried to adapt the same trick and convert his force into Earth Endless Force before filling it into the Black Water like before, he would undoubtedly die!

Because the mass of Black Water was vast, Hao Yi’s output had to be substantial at that instant.

That would inevitably cause his personal defense to drop, giving Xu Jing the opportunity to strike fatally with Water Control Divine Power.

This time, Xu Jing would cause all of Hao Yi’s vital veins and brain blood vessels to burst!

Although he was also a peerless talent back then, Hao Yi had only slightly outdone him.

Hao Yi had spent more than thirty years starting over, while he had always been progressing upwards.

Even though traumas from Hao Yi had hindered his breakthroughs, his advancement far exceeded Hao Yi’s restart.

Thus, more than thirty years later, today, he truly had left Hao Yi far behind!

Even though Xu Jing had long been clear about this reality, it wasn’t until this moment, as he finally overshadowed Hao Yi with his strength, that his state of mind felt unprecedented relief.

The shadows lurking in his heart for over thirty years were swept clean!

“After you die…”

Xu Jing was ready to bid Hao Yi farewell.

But the next second, he found himself trapped in a boundless Blood Sea!

With his realm, he almost instantly broke free from the Blood Sea.

“Magic?”

Xu Jing showed a puzzled look.

This was not the time for people from the Righteous Law General Institute to act against him.

The next second, he realized who had intervened.

Li Fei, carrying Yan Shijin, was charging towards him from the stands!

Over the past thirty-seven years, Hao Yi indeed had slowly fallen behind Xu Jing.

But he also had something Xu Jing didn’t.

He had mentored a student.

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