"roar!"
A wave of soreness washed over him, and his hand gripping the iron rod was so numb it was almost losing all feeling. Sun Yuansheng was filled with rage and let out a loud roar, which burst forth from his mouth like tangible ripples.
Splat!
Just as the ferocious giant ape finished its roar, behind the giant clad in azure armor and wielding the Purple Thunder Halberd, endless waves transformed into a sky-high curtain, crashing down with unstoppable force.
As a demon that reveres bloodlines and prides itself on physical prowess, Sun Yuansheng couldn't even hold on for a moment before being overwhelmed by the massive ocean waves and crashing headfirst into the vast sea.
Just as this mischievous monkey was feeling dizzy and lightheaded, a strong sense of crisis surged into his heart. When he finally regained his senses, he felt an inescapable binding sensation throughout his limbs.
He suddenly opened his eyes in the vast ocean, and the dazzling golden light could not be obscured even by the turbid seawater. It shot straight for dozens of feet, reaching into the empty space, or rather, it was everywhere.
At this moment, what binds his demonic body and makes it difficult for him to move is the omnipresent seawater around him. The vast and boundless power of the ocean, even if only a portion of it is mobilized, is enough to make it hard for him to breathe.
"Control the water!"
Sun Yuansheng struggled in the water, his heart heavy. He had just been happy that he didn't have to worry about the laws of the Zhanmeng Islands, but now he realized that he had been too happy.
He not only lost his geographical advantage, but also the divine lightning his opponent possessed. The iron rod he had painstakingly crafted was not only of no help to him, but would instead guide the divine lightning to strike him precisely.
"Master, this fellow is no match for you!"
"That's right, that monkey is truly ungrateful, daring to challenge your authority, sir!"
"Serves you right for this!"
The outcome of the battle was quite obvious. Even the weaklings around Feng Bingwen could see that the giant wielding the thunder halberd calmly stepped onto the vast ocean, with surging waves beneath his feet. In the chaotic sea, a giant ape struggled desperately but could not break free.
"To teach this monkey a lesson in this vast ocean would be a bit too much of an insult!"
Seeing the almost one-sided battle, Feng Bingwen couldn't help but shake his head. Sun Yuansheng was a Tongming Golden Ape, who had nothing to do with water. If he fell into the ocean, he would not be able to exert most of his strength and could only be trampled. After all, he was not a water monkey.
"My lord, you are all-powerful. No matter where you try to discipline this monkey, he always ends up like this!"
As soon as Feng Bingwen finished speaking, a majestic and magnificent golden lion came up to him with a fawning smile and offered its flattery.
There's no way around it; opportunities to meet this gentleman are extremely rare. Since we finally got this chance today, we naturally can't let it slip away easily and must try our best to make our presence felt.
"If only this monkey could think like you!"
Feng Bingwen sighed helplessly. Even from dozens of miles away, he could see the monkey struggling in the vast ocean. It never stopped resisting, and its ferocious face was still full of arrogance, never yielding!
Clearly, this monkey was still resentful, or rather, it had never submitted to him from the beginning. Its initial submission was merely a temporary act of forbearance. It wanted to use the power of this master to obtain resources from the Supreme Dao in order to improve its cultivation level.
After enduring countless hardships without obtaining the resources he truly needed, this monkey has turned on him today.
Feng Bingwen didn't care about this. He needed a target to test his various skills, and this monkey with good bloodline was quite good. He could take this opportunity to beat him into submission.
No matter how unruly a monkey may be, it ultimately follows the natural law of survival of the fittest, the law of the jungle. As long as it demonstrates the absolute power to defeat it, even the most arrogant monkey will have to bow its head.
Why not admit defeat?
With the idea of tempering the monkey's temper, Feng Bingwen manipulated the ocean currents, holding the monkey underwater for four or five hours, until he was half-dead before finally pulling him out of the water and asking him gently.
"I refuse to accept this!"
Sun Yuansheng, whose enormous demonic body had swelled up even more from being submerged in seawater, raised his swollen eyelids and responded weakly.
He is in a very bad state. The omnipresent water elemental power has permeated his limbs and all his bodies, which means that he has lost control of his body. His life and death are now entirely in the hands of others.
"What else do you have to complain about? I didn't use any magical restrictions in this battle with you!"
Feng Bingwen's tone remained gentle, and his gaze towards the monkey was calm, as if he were disciplining a bratty child who didn't know his place. It was difficult for him to show any particular emotion.
"If you weren't relying on this ocean, even if you possessed the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, you would never have been able to defeat me so easily. If we were on land..."
The monkey tried to find excuses for his miserable end. He was very unwilling to admit that after only a few rounds of fighting, he was completely outmatched and had no way to fight back. He had the brute strength to move mountains and fill seas, but had no outlet for his power.
However, he knew that his excuse was shameless. After all, this was a direct confrontation, and a loss was a loss. Attributing it to the advantage of terrain was simply laughable.
This vast ocean, stretching as far as the eye can see, occupies more than half of this land, not to mention the rivers and lakes that dot the land.
"Alright, Yuan Sheng, I understand what you mean. Since you think I have the advantage of location, then I'll give you that advantage!"
The giant, whose face was not much different from Feng Bingwen's original form, did not waste any words. With a wave of his thunder halberd, a huge wave rose from the ocean beneath his feet, carrying him and the extremely disheveled monkey, whose fur was soaking wet, to... the Mountain Gate Continent.
Just kidding. Even if this level of combat is more of a contest than a life-or-death battle, it will still cause considerable damage. His little cave dwelling can't withstand this kind of ordeal. The ground at the mountain gate is much more solid.
What do you think of this place?
The Dharma Giant looked around. This was a barren land, a rare desolate area in the Mountain Gate Continent. Of course, the desolation was only on the surface. In fact, there were extremely rich spiritual gold deposits beneath the rocks here.
However, this precious resource, which would cause sects in the outside world to fight over, was completely ignored within the Taishangdao sect. It was a typical desolate place that no one would even glance at.
Are you sure you want to fight me here?
Sun Yuansheng got up from the ground, and during this process, his hair kept dripping water, and his swollen body gradually returned to normal. He had regained control of his body and no longer had to worry about his body suddenly exploding.
"nature!"
The giant's dark armor remained unchanged, and the deep purple thunder halberd in his hand, even without exerting any force, caused the sky to darken, thunder to rumble, and endless lightning to surge between the rocks, occasionally bursting into sparks.
Despite the commotion, no one came out to take a look, not even a single cultivator was watching. Only some rare birds and beasts living nearby, who were bored enough to crane their necks and peek around.
And that was it. Even the curious beasts looked at each other with calm eyes. It was just children playing house, something to pass the time.
"Then you'd better not regret it!"
Having completely expelled the water elemental energy that had invaded his body, Sun Yuansheng's face contorted with rage. Although he didn't know what had gotten into this lord that had chosen such an excellent spot for him, if he didn't seize this opportunity to get revenge, he would never have another chance.
"Enough with all that nonsense!"
The giant, somewhat impatient, raised his thunder halberd. Thousands of thunderbolts intertwined in the dark clouds, then converged in the air into a pillar of lightning several tens of feet long, which crashed down and engulfed Sun Yuansheng's body.
crackling sounds~
Arcs of electricity crackled through the air, and a strange odor permeated the mine. A crater was formed by the lightning strike, and in the center of the crater stood a giant ape with charred black fur, holding an iron rod, its eyes gleaming with golden light.
"Master, choosing to fight me, Old Sun, here is absolutely your biggest mistake!"
Having withstood a near-devastating blow, the giant ape, looking utterly wretched, grinned, revealing its gleaming white fangs and massive teeth. Although it had taken the lightning head-on, it channeled most of its power into the ground.
Not only is this place far from the ocean, but its unique environment also, to some extent, reduces the power of lightning magic. At the very least, when he is resisting lightning, he can channel some of it out, giving him a place to vent.
"You little monkey, you're getting a bit too cocky too soon!"
The Dharma Giant shook his head with amusement. Beneath his feet, black powder was floating up and continuously gathering into the Thunder Halberd in his hand, where it was directly fused into one under the terrifying power of the divine thunder.
What was originally a weapon formed from lightning now truly possessed a physical form, and the light leaping on it became even more dazzling and blinding.
boom!
As the giant finished speaking, an endless raging torrent erupted, transforming into a raging gale that swept in all directions. The giant ape, with its jet-black fur and a pungent smell of burnt lake, vanished from its spot, its iron rod slamming down on its head, completely ignoring the raging lightning.
Because he also has the advantage of terrain, given to him by the other side!
clang!
With a slight twitch of its arm, the giant halberd that had blocked the iron bar sent the grinning giant ape staggering back several steps, each step leaving a deep crater.
"Your strength is not bad. No wonder that elder gave you some pointers back then. However, you are still far inferior to me, even if this is just my Dharma form!"
"Ha!"
Despite being in such a favorable home environment, the monkey, unable to gain the upper hand in a direct confrontation, let out a low growl. His mood became even heavier, and he couldn't help but have some bad thoughts.
Even so, he did not intend to give in. After all, this was just a Dharma Image. For ordinary cultivators, a Dharma Image was all they had, but for the Supreme Dao cultivators, it was at most a part of their power.
Sun Yuansheng could accept his defeat, but he could not tolerate losing so miserably. He had to inflict damage on the opponent no matter what.
boom!
The battle erupted once again, with endless lightning bolts raining down from the sky almost without pause, and the raging torrents that erupted with each collision swept in all directions.
However, such a visually striking battle did not cause any permanent changes to the surrounding environment, leaving only a few shallow scratches.
On the one hand, this is the gate of the Supreme Dao, which is shrouded by even stronger Dao principles, making everything here more solid than the outside world. On the other hand, the terrain here is inherently more difficult to leave traces than ordinary areas.
"That's about it!"
Not far away, atop a verdant mountain surrounded by lush trees and clear water, Feng Bingwen gazed at the distant battlefield, watching the two colossal figures locked in combat, and murmured to himself.
Beating up this monkey was just a coincidence; the main purpose was to test the power of the Dharma form, since it was the first time and there needed to be an adaptation period.
The result was satisfactory. This Dharma image perfectly inherited his control over the five elements of spiritual energy. Theoretically speaking, it has the advantage of terrain no matter where it goes, except for some extremely special dangerous places.
On the other hand, this Dharma form did not inherit his powerful physique, which was strong enough to fight a true dragon in the sea. Although it could suppress the Spirit Golden Ape in terms of strength, it could not overwhelm it.
This made Feng Bingwen feel a little regretful, but there was nothing he could do. After all, the essence of the Dharma Form was a mass of "Qi," a mass of "Qi" that carried the cultivator's understanding of cultivation, not flesh and blood.
Rumble!
As Feng Bingwen softly chanted, the Thunder Halberd in the hands of the Dharma Giant, who had been fighting the giant ape to a standstill, shattered into a stream of light that merged into his armor. Before the giant ape could react, Feng Bingwen flipped it over, grabbed its ankle, and slammed it against the surrounding mountains that shimmered with metallic light under the lightning.
The earth shook violently, and rocks rolled down, flattening the peaks of some smaller hills, but the overall terrain remained largely unchanged.
"Yuan Sheng, that's enough!"
The giant released his grip and slammed the giant to the ground, then stepped on his chest, looking down at him from above. Purple lightning crackled between the two children.
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance. I'm asking you one last time, do you submit?"
"Clothes!"
The giant ape, covered in wounds and with scarlet puddles scattered throughout the mountains, finally lowered its arrogant head.
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