Chapter 102 - Jiang Ming’s True Strength
Chapter 102: Jiang Ming’s True Strength
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Jiang Ming stopped at the fifth stage last time, so he could start directly from the sixth.
It went without saying that he could start anew, but other than honing his own battle skills, he wouldn’t get any points for the first five stages.
“I want to start over!”
Jiang Ming walked through the corridor and came to the first stage.
His opponent this time was a man with long black hair. He was holding a sword in his hand, and he was in the early Primal Spirit Realm. In other words, he was two realms ahead of Jiang Ming.
‘The battle started. A sword tore through the sky and homed straight at him.
Jiang Ming did not dodge, nor did he activate his mana. He just stretched his arm forward and smashed the sword into pieces. Riding on the momentum, he punched the man through his chest, and the man’s body exploded.
‘As soon as his Primal Spirit came out, Jiang Ming crushed it in one clean slap.
On the second stage, he defeated his opponent with a punch, and the same thing was repeated on the third stage.
Luo Heng, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn’t help but shudder in fear.
“all of them are two realms ahead of him, yet he defeated them with just a punch? He didn’t even use his special ability or activate his mana! He’s a monster! Just how strong is his physical body?”
It was only now he saw Jiang Ming’s true strength. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed it.
On the fourth stage, Jiang Ming’s opponent was a Paradis martial artist this time.
Jiang Ming activated the Physical Body Divine Astral Transformation.
This was a new special ability after he had fully comprehended the Three-fold Astral Transformation. Initially, the Three-fold Astral Transformation had only three stages, yet he had developed the fourth stage, so he changed the name.
His body began to undergo extreme changes, and he grew 1,665 cm in height, turning himself into a giant.
A storm of aura erupted from him and surged through the battlefield.
This was the fourth stage of the Three-fold Astral Transformation, and his physical strength had been enhanced by 16 times.
In the meantime, his opponent activated the Paradis projection, bringing forth a world of destructive lightning that enveloped the entire battlefield.
Lightning whips appeared and wrapped around him one after the other, restricting his action. Without giving him a chance to take his breather, human figures made of lightning appeared and dashed toward him.
Jiang Ming exerted some force through his body and broke himself free from the restriction of the lightning whips.
He brandished his arms rapidly, throwing one punch after another at the human figures and destroying them in the process. At the same time, the Paradis projection couldn’t sustain his immense strength anymore and collapsed.
The Paradis projection was gone.
“He’s strong!” the young man wearing a pink robe exclaimed. He seemed to be someone real. He activated the Paradis projection again in the next second, enveloping the entire battlefield.
“Thunder God Strike!”
As the voice rang out, a dense cluster of finger shadows appeared in all directions. The power of thunder that could pierce through everything was being gathered around them.
A Paradis martial artist was on a whole different level compared to a Primal Spirit martial artist. They were far stronger and harder to deal with.
“Unlimited Killing Punch: Sky Dawn!” Jiang Ming roared and threw a punch at the young man. The power of the punch was so great that even the energy in the surrounding area resonated with him. It shattered the entire sky. The lightning disappeared, and the fingers vanished.
This was the physical special ability he had comprehended. It condensed the killing intent and unleashed it in a destructive force. Jiang Ming was hoping to develop this special ability further, so he took on the path of infinity.
Although the finger shadows had disappeared, one suddenly appeared behind him. A purple light that would fill one’s heart with fear began to form around the fingertip.
Just when the finger was about to touch Jiang Ming’s head, a hand appeared and stopped it.
“Within the Paradis projection, you can elementalize and blend into each lightning as if you’re the lightning itself. This is a powerful technique, and it can’t be countered. Unfortunately, you’re up against me this time!”
Jiang Ming turned his head around and grabbed the finger, crushing it in the process.
“Now, die!”
He threw another punch at his opponent, the force of the punch so great that it distorted space.
“Exploding Blood Thunder!”
‘The young man unleashed a powerful move in an attempt to break himself free and escape. However, his effort was futile. Jiang Ming grabbed him and destroyed him in one punch.
“Thunder God Slaying Explosion!”
Even though Jiang Ming had destroyed the young man’s physical body, his Primal Spirit remained unscathed. It gave off a bright light, turned into lightning, and entered Jiang Ming’s forehead.
This was an attack that could only be used by Primal Spirit martial artists. It could be considered as a last resort, and they wouldn’t use this move until the very last moment.
‘The young man was very close, so Jiang Ming couldn’t evade in time.
Inside his sea of consciousness, the lightning crashed into the membrane. It tried to annihilate Jiang Ming’s soul but to no avail. The membrane was so thick that it couldn’t even leave a dent in it. A circle of light appeared on the membrane, and the lightning was gone.
This was Jiang Ming’s spiritual special ability, the Spiritual Arcane Light!
It had the ability to defend as well as the ability to deflect one’s attack.
At present, Jiang Ming had a plethora of special abilities in his arsenal, and he doubted there would be anyone who he couldn’t defeat.
He moved on and came to the fifth stage.
The opponent this time was different from the last time as well. It was also a young man, but the robe on his body was peculiar. One side of it was black, while the other side was white, and his entire body was filled with Life-and-Death Dao rhythm.
Black and white represented Yin and Yang, respectively, but it represented death and life here.
Since the opponent did not do anything, Jiang Ming stayed put as well.
He was going to give it his all this time. He flicked his finger and sent a wisp of mana forward. Compared to the power he used to forge the Chaos Dao Seed, his power skyrocketed by nearly a hundred times.
‘The Paradis projection appeared, and the energy of life and death filled the entire battlefield. At that moment, countless seedlings sprouted from the Akasa and grew rapidly.
Seedlings were growing from Jiang Ming’s shirt as well.
He felt itchy, and the feeling was akin to something was going to burst out of his skin.
“The power of life is truly mesmerizing!”
He exerted some force, and both the seedlings and the strange feeling disappeared.
Suddenly, the seedlings wilted and a surge of death energy swept across the entire area.
“Die!”
No sooner had the word spilled out of the young man’s mouth than he vanished into thin air. Then, 16 human figures appeared around Jiang Ming. Each of them had the same aura, and they were pointing their swords at him.
This time, Jiang Ming did not use the Physical Body Divine Astral Transformation. Instead, he dashed toward one of them and shouted, “Mountains Seal!”
At the same time, the swords turned around and charged at him.
He formed a hand seal without wasting any second, and nine black divine mountains appeared in the air. They all descended at the same time and crushed the Paradis projection. All of the 16 human figures vanished, leaving only one that got pushed down by the mountains.
The nine divine mountains that he had conjured were also a formation, increasing his power to a shocking degree.
“Great Akasa Divine Hand! Die!”
Jiang Ming delivered a palm strike at the young man, causing the young man to explode in a mist of blood.
Jiang Ming thought he had defeated his opponent, but the blood mist twisted around, and a sudden surge of life energy burst forward. As it glowed dazzlingly, the blood mist began to come together and formed into a new body.
“This is… reincarnation?” Jiang Ming exclaimed.
“That’s right,” His opponent replied. “I’ve comprehended the Life-and-Death Dao to perfection. I can come back to life once after dying. It’s just that I’ve underestimated you. I didn’t expect you to kill me in just a few hits. Come, show me what you’ve got!
“With the sword of life, everything will be reborn! With the sword of Death, everything will wither away! Life and death is a never-ending cycle. Come forth, Sword of Life and Death!”
‘The sword in the young man’s hand was shaking as he pumped the forces of life-and-death into it. He then held the sword and threw himself at Jiang Ming.
Even if he did not activate the Paradis projection, Jiang Ming was not going to take him lightly.
Squinting his eyes, he took a step back and held the tip of the blade with his finger. Then, nine Dao burst from his finger and formed into a beam on his fingertip.
“Infinite Technique Fusion Strike!”
This was one of the moves Jiang Ming had developed, as well as one of his trump cards.
Bam!
‘The beam shattered the sword and pierced through the young man’s body.
Without giving the young man a second to catch his breath, he formed a hand seal and activated the Mountains Seal. Nine divine mountains descended and crushed the young man into a blood mist along with his Primal Spirit.
On the sixth stage, the opponent was the same as the first time this time. He was at the peak of Paradis Realm, and he wielded the Light-and-Dark Dao.
He summoned his Paradis projection, and darkness descended, enveloping Jiang Ming whole and masking his senses.
Suddenly, a light burst out of Jiang Ming’s forehead and shattered the darkness like countless arrows of light.
“Unlimited Killing Punch!”
He activated the Physical Body Divine Astral Transformation, and his body grew 1,665 cm in height. He leaped into the air and delivered a total of 36 punches in quick succession. The darkness crumbled, the Paradis projection collapsed, and even the fabric of space cracked like a mirror.
‘When Jiang Ming saw his opponent, he charged at him.
However, his opponent was not going to go down just like that. As soon as he saw Jiang Ming was rushing toward him, he turned into a streak of light and shouted, “Light Purification!”
Suddenly, a dazzling light filled the entire battlefield. It banished the darkness away and purified the dark side, the murderous intent, the fury, and the fighting spirit in one’s heart.
“Do you think you’re the only one who can wield the power of light? I can too! It’s just that I’m not as strong and proficient as you, but it’s going to take more than that to purify my fighting spirit!” Jiang Ming shouted.
‘The Spiritual Arcane Light burst out and enveloped him whole. After that, he leaped into the sky and charged at the man.
While he was charging at the man, he formed a hand seal, and nine divine mountains descended. It sealed the area and prevented the man from running away.
That being said, his opponent was powerful.
In just the blink of an eye, both of them had exchanged more than 100 blows.
They used one after another special abilities against each other, yet neither of them could take their opponent down.
Eventually, Jiang Ming saw his chance and defeated the man in one strike.
On the seventh stage was an Extreme Path martial artist.
Jiang Ming’s face turned serious. He knew very well how powerful an Extreme Path martial artist was. They were a bunch of people who stood at the top of the world, and they represented the ultimate form of Dao.
He did not have the slightest confidence in defeating him.
He was given a chance to pick a top-grade Dao Vessel.
“Dao Seed, Nascent Soul, Primal Spirit, Paradis, Extreme Path… If I can kill someone who’s four realms ahead of me…”
Jiang Ming stopped the thought and shook his head..