Chapter 858 — Dragons and Serpents Rise in the Southern Wasteland
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
And within the Lanjiang Academy of Learning, Niu Sanduo and Green Ox stopped beating Dragon Qilin and Water Qilin, looked up, and praised in unison, "Fine blade art, fine divine power! Libationer Bashan is remarkable; the Fusion of Combat and Dharma is truly extraordinary. If it were applied to martial divine powers, it could raise martial might another level!"
Green Ox, both hooves on its hips, was smug. "My lord beats your lord, my godfather makes you yelp. Fat Dragon, let us see how you contend with me from now on!"
The old farmer and Zaifu came over and looked up. The old farmer said, "Your disciple's skill is not bad, but he is going to lose."
Yu Zhaoqing, his robes flowing with radiance, walked over and gazed up at the sky. "Why does the Martial Combat Heavenly Master say so? Libationer Bashan's Fusion of Combat and Dharma is a wonder of Jingping. In sheer power, few among the venerable gods are his match. I saw him contend with the Tiger Venerable, and even the Tiger Venerable could not take him down."
Zaifu explained, "To have brought the Fusion of Combat and Dharma this far is already no small feat. But to enter the Dao through blade art, to enter the Dao through martial arts, to enter the Dao through divine powers — to enter the Dao by all three paths at once is truly difficult. Though he is the founder of the Fusion of Combat and Dharma, his aptitude is not the equal of the Sixth Princess of the Ling family. As soon as Shen'er unleashes a divine power that has entered the Dao, he will be defeated."
The old farmer said, "He is too greedy. To achieve entry into the Dao by a single path already makes one rare in the world; how hard is it to enter the Dao by three? To say nothing else, those who have entered the Dao through martial arts are few. The Shen boy is one of them."
Even as he spoke, a clatter of footsteps came, and several more people climbed the mountain. A handsome youth stood atop a chest, and the chest had six legs and climbed the slope as though walking on flat ground.
Behind this strange chest was a youth with deer's legs, following at the side of a young man in purple.
"Xing Han." Zaifu gave a cold snort, and behind him his divine blade rang clear as it left its sheath.
The chest ran forward and came to a sudden halt before the crowd.
The youth on the chest had been gazing up at the battle in the sky all along; only at the sound of the blade did he withdraw his gaze. He said calmly, "Heaven Blade, you are no match for me."
Zaifu laughed heartily. "Who was it that year who had you running all over the ground? I hear you went to the South Sea to beg the Crimson Bright Divine Son to use his Creation divine power to recast your body for you. So you no longer go about seizing other people's bodies? Your body has only just grown out, has it not? I will not take advantage of you. If you want revenge, you may come find me at any time!"
Xing Han shook his head. "I have no interest in you. I have come to see Cult Master Shen... such a fascinating body..."
A feverish look came into his eyes as he gazed up at Shen Mu, who was trading fierce blows with Libationer Bashan in the sky.
The Crimson Bright Divine Son walked over and said with a smile, "Heaven Blade, do not misunderstand. Xing Han heard that Cult Master Shen had arrived, and he has a difficult problem he wishes to ask him to solve. His attainments in the Creation Mystic Art are not inferior to mine. He went to the South Sea to consult me, and though I helped him solve part of his problem, there were still flaws left in his wish to remake his body. I told him that Cult Master Shen is the highest master of the Way of Creation, and so he came as soon as he heard."
Xing Han said calmly, "In the Way of Creation, Cult Master Shen is first under heaven; the Crimson Bright Divine Son and I are tied for second."