At the center of the desolate island.
The snowstorm raged even fiercer.
Cold winds howled across the barren, lifeless landscape.
On the Battlefield
The ground was in utter ruin, with fallen, withered trees scattered everywhere.
The once-pristine white snow was now stained black by the soil beneath.
Jiang Ning cast a glance at the Six-Armed Divine Scion the Wind God Envoy before his figure flickered into motion once again.
Roar
In the eyes of the two combatants, Jiang Ning seemed to transform into a blazing tiger, pouncing toward the Six-Armed Divine Scion.
The tiger's deafening roar echoed through the heavens.
As he moved at breakneck speed, a towering wave of fire erupted behind him.
"This fist technique… It seems even stronger than when the fight began!" A thousand meters away, the Star Guardian watched in silent shock.
The visible speed of Jiang Ning's progress left him awestruck.
At the Same Time
Seeing the flaming tiger hurtling toward him, the Wind God Envoy in his Six-Armed Divine Scion form launched a flurry of punches, aiming to seal off the tiger's forehead, eyes, and chest.
But the moment the punches landed, they shattered his mental defenses, imprinting the fiery tiger into his mind.
At this moment, Jiang Ning and the fire tiger had become one in his perception.
He couldn't dispel the image forced upon his mind.
Even though he knew the tiger was merely an illusion…
His strikes still weakened by three-tenths.
Boom!
The instant their attacks clashed, a powerful shockwave rippled outward.
The force swept away the falling snow, displacing both the snow-covered ground and the buried stones and branches.
Faced with the full force of Jiang Ning's explosive power and blistering speed, even the Wind God Envoy, in his divine form, struggled to withstand the impact.
The tremendous force instantly tore through the aged, wrinkled skin on his fist skin as rough as the bark of an ancient tree.
Though the wound wasn't large, just three fingernail-sized tears in the flesh…
Through these small wounds, his bones were now visible.
His crystalline bones are translucent, almost like jade.
The two combatants separated the instant they clashed.
Jiang Ning retreated swiftly, dispersing the force of the recoil.
Thud
Thud
Thud
The Wind God Envoy also staggered back, his feet shattering the rocky ground beneath him with each step, sending thunderous echoes through the battlefield.
Suddenly
His expression changed.
The wounds on his fist, which had only exposed his bones, should have healed instantly.
Yet, not only did the injuries fail to close… they were spreading rapidly up his arm.
In just a split second, the damage expanded, his flesh gradually eroding.
Only now did he realize there was a destructive force lingering in his wounds.
This force wasn't just consuming his flesh… it was actively preventing the wounds from healing.
Meanwhile
A few dozen feet away, Jiang Ning saw the ever-worsening injuries on the Wind God Envoy's fist.
His heart leaped with excitement.
"It's working!"
Before using his Water-Fire True Force, Jiang Ning had landed similar attacks, causing minor injuries.
Just like before, their fists had clashed, breaking the enemy's skin and revealing the bones underneath.
But such wounds were insignificant.
For the Six-Armed Divine Scion, with his near-immortal body, these injuries should have healed in an instant.
Yet now, things were different.
With his Water-Fire True Force circulating through the enemy's body…
It was like a grinding mill, eroding the Scion's flesh and expanding his wounds.
"If it works… then I have to finish this while he's weak!"
Jiang Ning's gaze turned sharp.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Explosive sounds rang out in rapid succession.
Jiang Ning unleashed his full speed.
The Six-Armed Divine Scion had no choice but to endure the relentless assault.
In no time, new wounds appeared all over his body, each one growing larger by the second.
The Water-Fire True Force lingered within him, continuously grinding away at his flesh, suppressing his regeneration.
Every time fresh flesh tried to grow over a wound…
The remaining energy instantly ground it away again.
After Dozens of Breaths
Huff
Jiang Ning stopped, exhaling deeply. His breathing had become labored.
"Damn… these Divine Scions are too hard to kill!" he muttered to himself.
Despite the flurry of brutal attacks, the Six-Armed Divine Scion still stood tall.
His body was riddled with over a dozen wounds, some spanning mere inches, others more than a foot wide.
But to a being over ten feet tall, with a waist broader than a water tank…
These were minor injuries.
Insignificant.
And the moment the lingering Water-Fire True Force dissipated from a wound…
The Scion's overwhelming vitality and regeneration kicked in instantly sealing the wound shut.
In other words…
Even if Jiang Ning continued attacking for days and nights on end, he would still fail to kill this foe unless something changed.
On the Other Side
The Wind God Envoy slowly lowered the four arms protecting his head.
A cruel grin spread across his face, his pitch-black eyes gleaming with malice.
"Tired, are you?"
"I suppose it's my turn now."
The moment his words fell
Boom!
The Six-Armed Divine Scion sprang forward.
The ground beneath him shattered, stones and soil exploding in all directions as he shot toward Jiang Ning like a cannonball.
His massive frame stirred up a terrifying shockwave.
The surrounding snow and dirt were instantly swept up in the violent gusts.
Jiang Ning glanced at the charging Wind God Envoy
Then, without hesitation, turned and bolted.
The Wind God Envoy wasn't wrong.
This fierce battle had exhausted him.
And he had realized… his current techniques weren't enough to kill his opponent in this form.
Which meant he had only one option left.
But before he could execute it, he needed to recover.
He had to restore himself to peak condition.
Right now, his inner energy was nearly drained, his stamina more than half spent.
Fatigue weighed on him.
His muscles ached, overworked from constant bursts of power.
He could still exert nine-tenths of his full strength…
But if he kept fighting, he would eventually burn himself out completely.
"Trying to run?!"
Watching Jiang Ning turn to flee, the Wind God Envoy, now transformed into a six-armed divine Scion, let out a sinister laugh.
With a swift movement, he chased after him.
Suddenly
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The sound of objects tearing through the air came from behind Jiang Ning, creating sharp sonic booms.
Each stone cutting through the air left behind a visible white vapor trail an unmistakable sign of a sonic boom cloud.
Such clouds only appear when an object nears or surpasses the speed of sound.
The stones hurled at Jiang Ning were already approaching supersonic speeds.
In the next moment
Jiang Ning, without even looking back, dodged repeatedly.
His evasive maneuvers caused his speed to drop.
Seeing this, the six-armed divine Scion smirked.
He had been fighting Jiang Ning all this time, waiting for him to exhaust himself.
In this divine form, he never tires, never weakens.
In his eyes, no matter how formidable Jiang Ning's combat skills or speed, everything relied on stamina.
Once Jiang Ning was exhausted, the balance would tip.
The gap between them would widen, stripping Jiang Ning of his ability to keep up in battle.
His speed would inevitably decrease.
At that point, the roles of attacker and defender would reverse.
Jiang Ning would be forced onto the back foot, stepping into his domain.
All he had to do was keep up the chase and bombard Jiang Ning with ranged attacks until he collapsed from sheer exhaustion.
Besides, the shoreline of Luoshui Lake was still far away, giving him plenty of time to wear Jiang Ning down.
Meanwhile
A kilometer away
The Star Protector watched the battle unfold on the island with growing astonishment.
"Wind God Envoy is pushing this hard? Looks like the divine decree was an absolute kill order!"
On the battlefield
Jiang Ning continued to dodge the incoming attacks from behind.
With six arms and four legs, the Wind God Envoy's divine form allowed him to pursue while simultaneously launching relentless assaults.
With a single kick, he could send debris flying at near-sonic speeds.
Such high-speed projectiles carried immense kinetic force, strong enough that even Jiang Ning dared not block them with his bare body.
His only choice was to dodge.
Behind him, the ground erupted as stones blasted through the air.
Some were launched with powerful swings of the Wind God Envoy's arms, while others were massive hundred-pound boulders hurled toward him.
Jiang Ning could only keep weaving left and right, evading attack after attack.
With his spiritual force field, he sensed everything happening behind him with perfect clarity.
No matter how dense the incoming barrage, he could predict their trajectories and dodge them effortlessly.
Moments later
The chase continued.
Jiang Ning reached the cliff from earlier.
Without hesitation, he leaped off.
As he adjusted his posture midair
Boom!
The thick layer of ice shattered into massive chunks as he plunged into the water.
A towering splash erupted several meters high.
The moment Jiang Ning entered the water, he felt everything return to him.
His exhausted body, like a parched desert receiving life-giving rain, was instantly rejuvenated.
A wave of comfort spread through his entire being.
He felt his stamina rapidly recovering, his fatigued muscles regaining vitality.
The empty dantian within him began to replenish its internal energy.
Up on the cliff
The Wind God Envoy in his divine form reached the edge.
"He fled into the water?" He sneered. "You think that'll save you? My swimming skills are just as good!"
Without hesitation, he leaped down.
Meanwhile
On the icy surface above
The Star Protector furrowed his brows as he watched the scene unfold.
"Both of them went underwater…?"
"If they're in the lake, I won't be able to monitor them…"
"Should I stay… or leave?"
A sense of hesitation and unease crept into his heart.
Beneath the water
The moment the Wind God Envoy plunged into the freezing lake, his gaze locked onto Jiang Ning.
"Got you!"
He grinned.
All six arms and four legs kicked into motion.
His immense strength propelled him forward like a torpedo, rapidly closing the gap.
Jiang Ning sensed him approaching and
With the slightest shift of his body
He slipped through the water like a fish.
For ordinary people, water resistance is significantly greater than air resistance.
Without a solid surface to push off from, speed drops drastically in the water.
But for Jiang Ning, things were different.
With six consecutive limits broken in aquatic movement, he moved as if the water was an extension of his own body.
He effortlessly rode the water's flow, darting at a terrifying speed.
Not to mention
His control over water had long since transcended its previous limits.
Beneath the waves, he was at his strongest.
"This is my domain now."
Glancing back at his pursuer, Jiang Ning smirked.
Behind him, the six-armed divine Scion was frantically paddling.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't close the distance.
"So fast!"
"No wonder he chose to flee into the lake!"
"But swimming burns stamina far faster than running on land…"
"Let's see how long you can last!"
Not long after
Above the ice
The Star Protector noticed movement below.
He frowned.
"The Wind God Envoy surfaced again?"
"Why are they just circling beneath my feet?"
A bad premonition crept over him.
Underwater
"Almost there."
Jiang Ning clenched his fist.
He could feel it.
All his previous exhaustion
Gone.
His stamina was restored.
His spirit was sharp.
His blood surged with power.
His inner energy roared through his dantian like a raging river.
His muscles no longer held a trace of fatigue.
"It's time to end this."
His gaze sharpened as he glanced back.
Immediately, a weapon appeared in Jiang Ning's hand a spirit blade named Longyuan.
This was no ordinary blade; it was infused with spirit and intelligence, making it a true spirit weapon.
After testing all his martial arts techniques earlier, Jiang Ning realized that his strongest means of attack still lay in this blade and his Woodchopping Blade Technique, which had undergone six limit-breaking refinements.
At first glance, the Woodchopping Blade Technique seemed simple it consisted of just a single move, the Chop.
However, after breaking his limits six times, Jiang Ning had already mastered blade momentum, and what's more, he had achieved it upon his fifth limit break before pushing through to the sixth.
The sixth limit-break had brought about a complete transformation in his blade momentum, elevating it to a new level.
It had reached the point where it could affect reality, drawing upon the forces of heaven and earth.
Unlike fist momentum, which merely imprinted itself upon an opponent's mind and shook their spirit, blade momentum had surpassed that level.
Although Jiang Ning didn't fully understand the deep intricacies of momentum, through his own experience and verification of his martial arts, he was certain of one thing.
While both fist momentum and blade momentum were forms of momentum, his blade momentum had reached a higher realm.
It could manipulate the forces of nature and alter reality.
This made it vastly superior.
Coupled with his spirit weapon, which he had nourished with blood daily, rendering it indestructible, Jiang Ning was confident.
Even if the Wind God Envoy in his Six-Armed Divine Scion form possessed terrifying regeneration,
With his blade, his advanced blade momentum, and an indestructible spirit weapon
If he cut the Six-Armed Divine Scion into dozens of pieces, there was no way he wouldn't die!
With this thought, Jiang Ning gripped his blade and turned to face his opponent.
"You're not running anymore?"
The Wind God Envoy was momentarily stunned, his gaze locking onto the weapon in Jiang Ning's hand.
A blade?
Just then
Jiang Ning moved.
The distance of several meters vanished in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, he was a mere three meters away from the Wind God Envoy.
"So fast!"
A chill ran through the Wind God Envoy's heart.
In the next instant
The world plunged into darkness.
All around, above and below, there was nothing but an endless void.
Then suddenly
A streak of blade light tore through the darkness.
It was the sole light in the abyss.
A brilliant, dazzling, utterly radiant arc of blade energy.
"This is..."
The Wind God Envoy froze, and then his heart filled with terror.
"Escape!!!"
That was his only thought.
Within that blinding blade light, he felt an overwhelming, unprecedented fear.
Blade Momentum!
This was the second realm of blade momentum!
Unstoppable!
Irresistible!
If he had only been facing the first realm of momentum, the kind that imprinted upon the mind, he could still fight back with his undying body.
But against someone who had mastered the second realm
His only choice was to flee!
A force that could summon the power of heaven and earth…
This level of momentum could truly alter reality, unleashing unparalleled destructive force.
And this particular blade momentum
It was pure, refined to the extreme, a momentum forged solely for killing.
This strike could carve open his flesh and guts.
Yet, just as he moved, he realized something was wrong.
The surrounding lake water, which should have been fluid, had become as thick and viscous as a swamp.
His movements were instantly restricted.
Boom!
All six of his arms erupted with power, finally shattering the water's resistance.
But the very next moment, he felt an excruciating pain tearing through him.
The blade light descended upon him from above, nearly cleaving him in half from head to abdomen.
"What a resilient body!"
Jiang Ning's heart filled with astonishment as he observed the deep blade wound running down the Wind God Envoy's form.
When his blade struck the creature's flesh, he felt an immense resistance.
It was no longer like slicing through tofu but rather hacking into a wooden barrel packed with sand.
Because of this resistance, his strike had failed to split his opponent in two.
Before his eyes, flesh tendrils sprouted from the wound, rapidly knitting the body back together.
Jiang Ning unleashed his blade momentum once more.
At the same time
The Wind God Envoy, trapped in that endless abyss of darkness, saw another arc of blade light appear.
Despair flooded his heart.
Slash!
The long blade sank into the flesh, following the same wound as before.
This time, the Wind God Envoy was completely severed in half.
"Not enough!!"
Sensing that the lifeforce had yet to fade,
Jiang Ning unleashed his blade momentum yet again
A third strike, aimed directly at his opponent's thick neck.
In the face of an indestructible spirit blade infused with second-realm blade momentum, even an unbreakable Jade Bone could not withstand the force.
And with this third strike
The already bisected head was completely severed.
Thick, black blood poured into the lake, spreading like ink dissolving in water.
"Finally… it's over!"
Sensing the Wind God Envoy's lifeforce completely extinguished,
Jiang Ning let out a deep breath.
For the first time, he had encountered an opponent so incredibly difficult to kill.
The title of the immortal body was not an exaggeration.
Had he lacked either his spirit weapon or his advanced blade momentum, this battle would have ended very differently.
Only by combining the two had he achieved this victory.
From this battle alone, Jiang Ning understood
A weapon that perfectly suited its wielder was of immeasurable importance!
If he had only relied on blade momentum without his spirit weapon,
Even with his mastery, he would not have been able to cut down his opponent so cleanly.
Then
He looked up.
"Now it's your turn!"
"The battlefield is mine now."
"You'll be the perfect subject for my next test!"
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