Chapter 440 VS The Incarnation of the Peach Blossom Village Lord 1
Although I previously judged that "Shangri-La" itself might not pose a danger to me, this place is, after all, the heart of Peach Blossom Village and a crucial part of its future vision. I wouldn't be so careless as to think I could act as if I were entering my own home; I would most likely encounter other threats. The most obvious one is the powerful guards stationed here.
I am well aware that my rash intrusion into this place was an impulsive choice, but I made this risky move only after recognizing that fact.
The gigantic, cyan-glowing hand that appeared before me was clearly an avatar set up by the Peach Blossom Village Lord within the "Shangri-La" isolation zone to intercept invading enemies like myself. I had encountered it once before during the battle at the Humanitarian Division's main stronghold, where I killed Ying Lingyun and nearly fell victim to its attack. Had it not been for the simultaneous intervention of Fazheng, Shenzhao, and Mingzhuo, I would have been overwhelmed long ago.
Now I have to face this formidable foe alone. It seems this is the bitter pill I must swallow for my impulsive decision. However, I don't think I can process this lesson.
Facing an enemy I had once been powerless against filled me with both fear and excitement. Perhaps this was what I had been hoping for all along—to confront the dangerous Lord of Peach Blossom Village once again during my invasion of "Shangri-La."
Incidentally, I also checked if my escape route was still intact. I'm not sure if this is good news, but I'm clearly locked in place, unable to escape this isolated "paradise" via fire teleportation. A battle is inevitable.
The Peach Blossom Village Lord, in the form of a giant hand, stretched out his five fingers, then clenched them tightly. In an instant, a blue thunderstorm descended upon my area. I immediately took cover. Thousands of bolts of lightning fell like a torrential rain, and the surrounding rubble, falling like a waterfall, evaporated instantly in the destructive light.
Amidst the seemingly impenetrable barrage of thunderbolts, there were gaps that were barely wide enough for me to slip through. I navigated these gaps with great difficulty, miraculously avoiding the strikes.
However, whether these gaps and flaws can be found by others, or even whether they objectively exist, are highly questionable issues. Although discussing objective existence within the spiritual alternate dimension of the "Shangri-La" isolation zone seems contradictory, it's possible that even the avatar of the Shangri-La village chief himself is unaware of these gaps and flaws in his attack.
At the level of the Great Impermanence, the ability to evade an opponent's attack no longer depends entirely on factors such as speed, reaction time, and the frequency of the opponent's attacks, but rather enters a more mysterious realm. Luck, cause and effect, logic... Demon hunters at the Great Completion level can already begin to interfere with these factors to determine whether they can hit their opponent or whether they will be hit, and the Great Impermanence will only utilize them to a deeper level.
Zhu Shi's "Mount Buzhou" can forcibly "find" weaknesses in an enemy that might not exist in the first place. These weaknesses could be attribute weaknesses or skill weaknesses, and this ability itself is a simplified version of the power of Great Impermanence. Now I can do something similar, forcibly "find" enough gaps to hide and dodge in a saturation attack that originally had no gaps.
At the same time, based on my previous experience and this observation, I have also been able to make a rough judgment about the level of this incarnation of the Peach Blossom Village Master.
The opponent's actual strength should be roughly equal to that of Ming Zhuo. If even his avatar possesses this level, his true form is likely at least at the level of Xuan Ming.
As for whether the other party is a descendant of the Azure Dragon, I still can't figure it out. Perhaps it's because in the Five Elements, there is no relationship of mutual restraint between fire and wood, so I can't easily determine whether the other party is a descendant of the Yin and Yang based on the mutual restraint relationship as I did when fighting the Water Master Xuanwu.
As far as I know, although there is no destructive relationship between fire and wood, there is a generating relationship. Specifically, wood can generate fire. I don't know how the power of the Yin-Yang lineage changes according to the generating relationship upon contact. Does a simple collision not cause any change in the generating nature of the relationship?
Or were my past speculations just wishful thinking, and the Lord of Peach Blossom Village not a descendant of the Azure Dragon? In fact, one cannot see the "power of wood and cultivation" that a descendant of the Azure Dragon should possess from the opponent's attack methods; he merely displayed the boundless destructive power of lightning.
However, this alone is insufficient to prove that the other party is not a descendant of the Azure Dragon; on the contrary, it increases suspicion. This is because in the traditional theory of the Four Symbols and Five Elements, thunder is a force belonging to the element of wood.
Many people may associate the violent and intense heat of "thunder" with the destructive power of "fire," but in ancient times, thunder often appeared alongside rain and frequently struck trees, symbolizing "the power of stimulation and growth." "Thunderstruck wood" is also a classic material considered to have sacred and protective properties.
In a flash, the Peach Blossom Village Lord unleashed his second attack. This time, instead of unleashing a storm of thousands of thunderbolts, he gathered countless bolts into a single point, transforming it into a massive lightning bolt that fell from the sky, its width enough to cover an entire street.
Not only that, but a force directly bound my body. It was as if the surrounding space had been strengthened and solidified, making it incredibly difficult to even move my limbs, let alone make any dodging movements.
This is the same ability he used on me last time, but this time there's no one around to help me.
Fortunately, I no longer need anyone else to intervene in this battle; I can now use my trump card for a desperate counterattack.
A slag weapon in the form of a straight sword appeared in my hand. The moment it appeared, the power of the solidified space around me recoiled as if struck by a branding iron. I gripped the slag straight sword and aimed it upwards. Without even making a slashing motion, the lightning bolts falling like a vast river of light were cleaved apart by the blade.
Upon seeing this, the avatar of the Peach Blossom Village Lord paused slightly, as if in astonishment.
The surface of the slag straight sword showed spots of reddish-brown color, reminiscent of coal slowly releasing heat to the outside world.
Over the past period, I've sealed countless flames within the slag straight sword. Though its black exterior obscures them, it holds enough power to obliterate the entire Luoshan headquarters. I've applied pre-set commands to the internal flames to control their intensity, yet I still can't achieve perfection. The reddish-brown spots adorning the black blade are proof that the power is uncontrollably leaking out.
It is precisely because of this immense concentrated heat that this sword becomes a terrifying weapon capable of annihilating everything with a mere touch. Even a massive lightning strike is utterly powerless upon contact with it.
Unfortunately, this kind of compressed magical energy, created for the sake of compression, has significant flaws if used to truly harm the soul of the Great Impermanence. If I were to add my own killing intent to it further, it would be diluted to nothing in the blink of an eye. In the end, I would still have to release the internal flames step by step to kill the enemy.
Even so, I, with my slag straight sword, am far superior to me without it.
The Peach Blossom Village Lord's avatar changed his attack method once again. He unleashed a massive pillar of lightning from his palm, which then branched out in the air. Countless bolts of lightning seemed to possess their own will, able to surround and attack me from all directions.
While dodging the pursuit, I wielded the slag straight sword, cleaving and destroying the lightning strikes that I couldn't avoid, and at the same time moved towards the avatar of the Peach Blossom Village Lord.
"Aren't you planning to use your main body?" I asked.
Even if I'm only fighting an avatar, the true body of the Peach Blossom Village Lord must have already sensed my intrusion, yet he hasn't come in person. To label this as negligence would be to greatly underestimate the Peach Blossom Village Lord. His actions during the Humanitarian Division's main stronghold battle could be explained as not wanting to fight multiple Luoshan Great Impermanences simultaneously, but the same thing this time—does he have some reason preventing him from coming in person?
If it were just fighting this avatar, I wouldn't say I'd have a sure victory, but it wouldn't be a hopeless situation. The fact that his true form wouldn't come is certainly good news, but it also leaves me feeling somewhat disappointed.
In addition, I also realized something else: the Lord of Peach Blossom Village probably doesn't know that I am the so-called innate spirit manifesting itself.
Thinking about it carefully, although many people know that I can transform into elements, it seems that only those close to me and a few people who have fought me can truly confirm that I am a manifestation of nature. It seems that the Old Fist God somehow found out that I am a manifestation of nature, while the Peach Blossom Village Lord does not seem to have such a channel.
For example, it would be difficult for me to directly kill the Great Impermanence with the bare body of the Slag Straight Sword. If the enemy does not inject the consciousness of "attacking the true spirit of the other party" into their attack, their attack will hardly be effective against me.
This seems like a point that can be exploited. However, just as the Fate-Staining Demon discovered my characteristics after only "killing" me once, this information gap probably can't be used repeatedly. I must be careful about when to play my cards.
The Peach Blossom Village Lord in his giant hand form did not respond to my question. I don't believe he was incapable of speaking; he did pronounce my name at the beginning.
So I asked again: "Are you the Two Elements of the Mountain?"
This time, he spoke, but his answer was irrelevant.
“Zhuang Cheng…the successor of the Vermilion Bird.” He said to himself, “Although I don’t intend to harvest your Vermilion Bird seed right now, since you’ve come to me of your own accord…then don’t blame me for being impolite.”
(End of this chapter)
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