Chapter 1068: Rules Ineffective
“Liu Tianyang, we must determine a winner between us today!”
“Ye Zheng, do you think I’m afraid of you?”
The two Fusion great cultivators locked horns, neither yielding an inch. Every move was ruthless, and the shockwaves from the battle rippled through space in expanding rings.
They fought as they flew, eventually reaching an idyllic location. As if by prior agreement, they halted and chose to battle there.
“Seniors, please wait. Could we perhaps move this fight somewhere else?” Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou quickly stepped forward.
Fusion cultivators were, after all, a minority. In addition, as Lu Yang was the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s disciple, he had long since familiarized himself with the faces of nearly all Fusion cultivators in Great Xia, including these two. Their names were Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng, and they were both at the Intermediate Fusion Stage. One was skilled in earth-element spells, and the other in water-element spells.
The two also recognized Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.
Lu Yang, the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s disciple, and Meng Jingzhou, the eldest young master of the Meng Family.
Although Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng recognized them, they showed no intention of stopping. They were in the middle of an intense battle. One misstep could mean total defeat. Whoever stopped first would lose.
Besides, though these two are very famous and talented, they’re ultimately juniors. What right do they have to interfere in our matters?
“Earth Dragon Churning...” Liu Tianyang murmured, drawing talismans with one hand and forming seals with the other. The earth roared and shook, cracking open as an earth dragon emerged from the ground.
Lu Yang watched helplessly as the terrain they had painstakingly restored was destroyed. The Three Flavor True Fire and the Golden Bird True Flame fused into a supreme true fire, which flew between Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng and detonated.
The spell was disrupted, and the earth dragon, which had just protruded its head from the ground, crumbled away.
Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng had been fully immersed in their exhilarating battle. The sudden interruption by the true fire caused their expressions to darken instantly.
“Lu Yang, I recognize you. You’re the old Taciturn scoundrel’s little disciple. You spoke out of turn earlier and interfered in the battle between your elders. On account of the Dao-Seeking Sect, I can overlook it. But you directly attacked. This matter won’t be so easily settled!”
“This junior has no intention of interfering in your battle, seniors. Could you perhaps fly into space to fight?”
“You're meddling too much.” Liu Tianyang frowned. Why should I be told what to do by that old Taciturn scoundrel’s disciple?
Even if the pingshu performances have praised Lu Yang to the heavens, I know that those stories were written by the old Taciturn scoundrel, and not a single word of his can be trusted. Since Lu Yang is his disciple, there is bound to be exaggeration. Lu Yang indeed has some skill, but he’s nowhere as powerful as the stories made him out to be—and certainly not more powerful than I am!
“Earth Dragon Overturning Heaven!” Liu Tianyang murmured, reconnecting with his earlier spell. The scattered earth dragon recoalesced, tore open the earth, and burst forth from the ground, charging straight at Lu Yang.
Lu Yang swept two fingers, and countless sword qi surged from behind him, forming a colossal sword wheel. Anything that touched it would be shredded by sword qi.
The moment the earth dragon touched the sword wheel, it showed signs of collapsing again.
“Heavenly River Flows Backward.” Ye Zheng also acted. In an instant, heavy rain poured, moistening the earth, as well as the earth dragon, making its body solid enough to withstand Lu Yang’s sword wheel.
Lu Yang’s eyes focused. He transformed into a small mound of earth and collided with the earth dragon.
A scene that nearly caused Liu Tianyang’s and Ye Zheng’s eyes to pop out of their sockets unfolded. The small mound of earth that Lu Yang had turned into was consuming the earth dragon bit by bit. The earth dragon struggled in agony but couldn’t break free.
“What kind of sorcery is this?!”
Lu Yang devoured the earth dragon until nothing remained, then transformed into a titan hundreds of zhang tall.
“Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation?” Liu Tianyang was flabbergasted. He began to regret taking action. Even I haven’t mastered this mighty divine ability. If I fail to teach juniors a lesson and end up defeated instead, it’d be utterly humiliating.
“Raindrops to Ice!” The rain turned into hail, pelting Lu Yang and forming a layer of ice on him.
“Old Lu, I’m coming too!” Meng Jingzhou had never been so protective of the environment before. He enveloped Lu Yang with his dharma manifestation, whose blazing pure yang flames blocked the hail.
“A dharma manifestation?” Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng were both startled. A Divine Transfiguration has mastered a dharma manifestation?
“Quaking Earth Swaying Mountains!”
“Iced Over Ten Thousand Li!”
Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng struck simultaneously, creating a towering iceberg out of thin air that glinted coldly.
Even the fusion of Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation and a dharma manifestation can forget about withstanding this move!
The iceberg was hurled at Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou. From the other side of the iceberg came several muffled grunts, deep like thunder. The iceberg shattered, and icy mist scattered everywhere.
A titan emerged from the ice mist. Hanging from the dharma manifestation were countless golden arhats in the lotus position, forming a patchwork of armor.
Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng were originally brimming with battle fervor, but the sight before them left them dumbfounded. Why does this look like Lu Yang is a leader of the diabolic path who has slaughtered a group of monks in the Buddhist Kingdom and is now hanging them on himself as trophies?
Even the old Taciturn scoundrel didn’t have such sinister techniques.
Lu Yang didn’t care about his appearance as long as it boosted his combat power. Now with the dharma manifestation and with the Sixteen-Foot Golden Bodies as armor, this combination granted him astonishing defense. Fusion cultivators absolutely can’t hit us.
He strode forward, each step rippling through space, as though invisible steps were supporting him beneath his feet.
“Arhat Fist!”
Lu Yang coated the dharma manifestation with Three Flavor True Fire and Golden Bird True Flame before executing Arhat Fist, driving Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng back step by step.
Every punch was deafening, breaking the sound barrier.
“My hair!” Liu Tianyang and Ye Zheng cried out in dismay. They retreated as they fought, all the while losing hair. Their appearance couldn’t have been worse.
“Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation, Three Esse True Fire, Golden Crow True Flame... You do have some skill and are indeed prodigies. But you shouldn’t have attacked us!”
“You’ve forced our hand!” Ye Zheng laughed in fury. The gap between the Divine Transfiguration Stage and the Fusion Stage isn’t just about magical power and physical strength.
“I hereby establish Rule: Lu Yang cannot use Heaven-Earth Dharma Manifestation!”
I’ll restrict his moves with rules. Let’s see what he can do then!
The massive fist continued to descend. Ye Zheng and Liu Tianyang heard Lu Yang’s resonant voice in their ears.
“Arhat Fist!”
“I hereby establish Rule: Lu Yang cannot use Three Esse True Fire!”
“Arhat Fist!”
“I hereby establish Rule: Lu Yang cannot use Golden Crow True Flame!”
“Arhat Fist!”
“I hereby establish Rule: Lu Yang cannot use Arhat Fist!”
“Arhat Fist!”
“Why isn’t it working?!” Ye Zheng and Liu Tianyang had never been so dumbstruck. They took turns applying rules, yet Lu Yang seemed immune to all laws and spells. Rules simply couldn’t take effect on him.
Isn’t the old Taciturn scoundrel’s disciple too absurd?
Lu Yang’s fists rained down, battering Ye Zheng and Liu Tianyang into a miserable state as hair scattered all over the ground.
The two were smashed into the earth. Lu Yang’s fists were relentless, carving out a large pit.
“Stop, stop, stop. We admit defeat.” Ye Zheng and Liu Tianyang crawled out of the ground.
Lu Yang withdrew, returning to his normal size, and Meng Jingzhou also retracted his dharma manifestation.
“Why exactly did you want us to fight somewhere else?” Ye Zheng asked in exasperation.
Lu Yang swept his gaze across the mountain range that was ravaged by the battle and said solemnly, “This junior wanted to say that this place has some beautiful scenery. Wouldn’t fighting here ruin it? I was worried that you might not believe me, so I demonstrated it once, seniors.”
“If it gets ruined, can’t you just restore it?!” Ye Zheng was furious. Is this trivial matter really worth coming to blows over?!
Meng Jingzhou thought that Ye Zheng had a point. “Now it’s your turn to demonstrate, seniors.”
