On the surface, Gu Zheng's performance in the first round of battle seemed to be inferior to Tathagata's! After all, Tathagata had used his divine ability to hit him more often.
However, Tathagata did not feel happy just because he had hit Gu Zheng more often. On the contrary, his mood was particularly solemn. Gu Zheng's Damage Absorption divine ability had been revealed. This divine ability was also at the Immortal level. The few times that Tathagata had hit Gu Zheng did not have any effect. On the contrary, Gu Zheng had already made a few holes in Tathagata's powerful Buddhist robe.
"Senior Sister, based on the battle just now, what do you think Junior Brother's chances of winning are?" Illusory Sound Fairy asked.
"Fifty percent." Xuanyue Fairy said.
"In the battle just now, Junior Brother actually had the upper hand! After all, his Five-colored Divine Light and Damage Absorption are too powerful. Even so, Senior Sister still thinks that Junior Brother's chances of winning are only fifty percent? "Illusory Sound Fairy said.
"Junior Brother's Five-colored Divine Light is powerful, but the consumption of Dao Power cannot be ignored! What's more, Junior Brother did not really hurt Tathagata! "Xuanyue Fairy said.
"Junior Brother still has more powerful divine abilities that he has not used!" Illusory Sound Fairy said again.
"Tathagata definitely has his own trump cards. At the very least, he hasn't revealed his two famous Buddhist artifacts yet. Although Junior Brother has incredible divine abilities, he doesn't have any powerful immortal artifacts. This is a disadvantage that cannot be ignored," Fairy Xuanyue said.
"Let's hope that Tathagata does not have any powerful divine abilities in the two Buddhist artifacts that he has not used yet!"
Illusory Sound Fairy said with a worried look. During the first Chaos Tribulation, Tathagata was considered a great hero of the Chaos Era. After that, when the Heavenly Dao rewarded him, the divine abilities in his Buddhist artifacts naturally became even more powerful! Although Gu Zheng had stolen most of Tathagata's Buddhist artifacts with Space Theft, he did not steal the two Buddhist artifacts that Tathagata had heavily blessed by the heavens and earth. As for what the divine abilities in those two Buddhist artifacts would become after being heavily blessed by the heavens and earth, it was really a big variable.
"What do you think your chances of winning are?"
Tathagata opened his mouth and asked the same question as Fairy Huan Yin! However, Fairy Phantasmal Sound was asking Fairy Xuanyue, while Tathagata was asking Gu Zheng himself.
"Sixty percent!" Gu Zheng said.
"60%?" Tathagata frowned.
Even though they had already fought, and even though Gu Zheng's strength was much stronger than Tathagata had imagined, Tathagata still didn't think Gu Zheng had any chance of winning. In his heart, if he wanted to kill Gu Zheng, it was only a matter of how much he would lose.
"Originally, I had a 50% chance, but after the fight, my chances of winning have increased by 10%!"
Gu Zheng's voice paused for a moment before he continued, "However, the so-called 10% increase is just a feeling. I also hope that you can make me feel a change in my feelings. Even if you make me feel that my chances of winning are only 30%, it's fine!"
"Don't worry, you won't know what conceit is in the future."
Tathagata sneered, and with a wave of his hand, a three-foot-long, golden Demon Subduing Pestle appeared in his hand.
The Demon Subduing Pestle in Tathagata's hand was extraordinary. It didn't look like an ordinary Demon Subduing Pestle. The head of the Demon Subduing Pestle was a lifelike beauty.
It was said that when Tathagata was comprehending the Dao under the Bodhi Tree, his inner demon had turned into a Heavenly Demoness to tempt him. Tathagata, who had survived this calamity, had created this demon-subduing pestle called Thoughtless under the Bodhi Tree.
The Demon Subduing Pestle was one of the two most famous Buddhist weapons in Tathagata's possession. It was known that after the Demon Subduing Pestle was used, every long-range attack would be accompanied by the Path of Great Strength. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it had the power to shake the heavens and shatter the earth. Moreover, the Demon Subduing Pestle itself had the property of "Weapon Shattering". If an ordinary top-grade Immortal Weapon was hit by the Demon Subduing Pestle, it would be smashed into pieces in two or three times! During the First Chaos Tribulation, Tathagata had used the Demon Subduing Pestle to smash several Sky Traversing Ships belonging to outside factions.
However, the Demon Subduing Pestle's properties were only known to the public before the First Chaos Tribulation. Gu Zheng didn't know what the Demon Subduing Pestle's properties would be like after the First Chaos Tribulation.
"The previous battles were only trials. The next battle will be the real beginning!"
Tathagata didn't just take out the Demon Subduing Pestle. The white hair between his eyebrows was shining with a strange light.
"You're using your divine sense?"
Gu Zheng frowned. Tathagata's actions were beyond his expectations.
When one's cultivation reached the Demi-Saint realm, their divine sense no longer had a "tail" connection with their physical body. This meant that most of their divine sense could be separated from their body to assist their physical body in battle. However, in a real battle, it was rare for one's divine sense to be separated from one's body to assist in battle, especially in a one-on-one battle like this. After all, there was no need to do this when facing an enemy below the Demi-Saint realm. When facing an enemy of the Demi-Saint realm, the divine sense wouldn't be very powerful if it was separated from one's divine sense less. If it was separated from one's divine sense more, it would be more powerful, but the Immortal Domain created by the divine sense would be affected. Moreover, since both sides were Demi-Saints, it was meaningless for both sides to be able to separate their divine sense. It was better to leave it for the Immortal Domain.
Tathagata's Divine Consciousness had transformed into a Bodhi tree that was thirty feet tall. It looked extraordinary at first glance. However, if he separated his divine sense into a Bodhi tree, it meant that he had given up on the Immortal Domain. His remaining divine sense wasn't enough to display the Immortal Domain. It wouldn't work even if he took back the Bodhi tree.
"You're not an ordinary Demi-Saint. You've mastered the Advanced Space Dao, and you have elementary control of the Seventh Sense. In these two aspects, we're exactly the same! Therefore, I don't think my Immortal Domain can do anything to you, and you shouldn't expect your Immortal Domain to do anything to me. "Tathagata laughed.
"Your words make sense, but I think the Immortal Domain is the Immortal Domain. I'd rather leave it than separate a divine sense body like this!"
Gu Zheng shook his head. If he wanted to separate so much of Tathagata's divine sense, his divine sense body could also transform into a huge object. However, he didn't intend to do so.
"Sure! I'll wait for you to use your Immortal Domain against me! "
Tathagata laughed, and the Bodhi tree behind him disappeared.
Gu Zheng frowned. With the activation of the Space Seal, the Bodhi tree that had disappeared was forced to reappear in the air.
Tathagata used his divine sense to transform into a Bodhi tree, which put Gu Zheng in a very disadvantageous situation. He couldn't give Tathagata and the Bodhi tree a chance to attack him together. That would be very difficult for him. After all, divine sense was a very strange thing. There were many methods that were useless against divine sense. However, no matter how strange divine sense was, it still couldn't escape the category of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. Gu Zheng also had a way to deal with it. However, the price to deal with it wasn't small either.
Weighing the pros and cons in his heart, Gu Zheng made a decision. In the end, between the Immortal Domain and the Five-colored Divine Light, he still chose to use the Five-colored Divine Light to destroy Tathagata's divine sense.
The dazzling Five-colored Divine Light burst out from behind Gu Zheng, and the Bodhi tree formed by Tathagata's divine sense was completely wiped out by Gu Zheng.
As there was no longer a 'tail' connection between divine sense and the body, Tathagata didn't suffer from the backlash of losing most of his divine sense. On the contrary, he couldn't help but cheer.
Tathagata understood that by dividing most of his divine sense to assist, Gu Zheng's method of neutralizing the attack was very likely to be from the Five-colored Divine Light and the Immortal Domain. Between these two choices, Tathagata hoped that Gu Zheng would use his Five-colored Divine Light. Once Gu Zheng used the Five-colored Divine Light, the Five-colored Divine Light that could destroy his divine sense would definitely exhaust Gu Zheng's power of the Way that belonged to the Five-colored Divine Light. This would make it impossible for Gu Zheng to use the Five-colored Divine Light again in the following battle.
After using his divine sense to replace Gu Zheng's Five-colored Divine Light, Tathagata laughed and swung the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle in his hand. The air rippled with his movement, and the characteristic of the Path of Great Strength that followed a long-range attack was revealed.
"Boom!"
There was a strange sound in the air, and a meteor-like golden ball of air flew towards Gu Zheng. This was the effect of the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle's long-range attack.
Gu Zheng's eyes were filled with excitement. He wanted to see how powerful the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle was. He also wanted to see how strong the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle was to see if it could withstand Tang Mo's sharpness. However, just as Gu Zheng was about to make a move, the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle flashed with golden light. Tathagata had activated the first additional mystique of the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle after receiving the blessings of heaven and earth.
An indescribable female voice suddenly sounded in Gu Zheng's mind. The Mind Calming Art that had always been successful had almost no resistance to this spiritual attack. The meteor-like golden ball of light was already within reach!
The Five-colored Divine Light exploded from Gu Zheng's body. Gu Zheng had activated the Five Elements Shield at the critical moment.
"Bam!"
With a loud sound, Gu Zheng was hit by the golden ball of light, and his entire body flew out like a kite with a broken string.
Both Gu Zheng and Tathagata were shocked.
The spiritual attack produced by the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle's first mystique was the strongest Gu Zheng had seen so far. If not for the Five Elements Shield being able to dispel the negative effects, the moment of distraction and the golden ball of light that followed would have been a sure-kill blow! After all, the golden ball of light under the Path of Gigantic Strength was just too terrifying. Even with the protection of the Five Elements Shield, Gu Zheng was still being kited. If it had landed on his body, it would have really smashed a hole in his body.
Gu Zheng had shocked Tathagata again and again. After seeing Gu Zheng's damage absorption mystique, Tathagata's decision to use the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle's first mystique was actually a trade-off.
Due to the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle's special nature, the two additional mystiques it had after receiving the blessings of heaven and earth were also extraordinary. This could be seen from the fact that the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle, as a Buddhist weapon, could produce indescribable sounds! It was precisely because of this that Tathagata wouldn't have used them at all if he hadn't met an enemy like Gu Zheng. Using them would not only consume Tathagata's providence, but also have special negative effects.
After weighing the pros and cons, Tathagata still used the first mystique of the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle. Although it would have some negative effects on him, it wasn't too serious.
Tathagata also knew that Gu Zheng wasn't ordinary. He didn't think that he could really smash Gu Zheng to death, but Gu Zheng actually did something else! The appearance of the Five Elements Shield divine ability almost made Tathagata bite his tongue! He never thought that Gu Zheng's Five Elements Dao hadn't reached a high level yet, but he still had such a sick immortal mystique like the Five Elements Shield!
It was no wonder that Tathagata was so shocked. Immortal mystiques were originally very difficult to comprehend, especially Great Daos like Yin and Yang and the Five Elements! Even an existence like Tathagata only had a Great Dao Mystique of the False Immortal level. And the reason why Gu Zheng could comprehend so many immortal mystiques of the Five Elements Dao was related to the rare Five Elements Immortal Sphere in his body.
Although he was shocked, Tathagata swung the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle at Gu Zheng for the second time. He wanted to see how strong Gu Zheng's Five Elements Shield was and how long it could withstand the attacks of the Demonic Sound and how many times it could withstand the attacks of the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle.
With the Five Elements Shield, Gu Zheng didn't have to worry about the interference of the Demonic Sound. This allowed him to fully dodge the attacks of the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle and get closer to Tathagata faster. Moreover, Gu Zheng had to quickly get closer to Tathagata. The Demonic Sound was very taxing on the Five Elements Shield, and the power of the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle couldn't be underestimated. If he couldn't get rid of Tathagata or break his Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle before the Five Elements Shield ran out, it would be very troublesome.
Getting closer to Tathagata sounded simple, but it wasn't! Tathagata's attacks with the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle were fast, accurate, and ruthless. Even though Gu Zheng was a veteran, he couldn't avoid being hit. And once he was hit by the golden light of the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle, Gu Zheng would definitely be kited and the distance between him and Tathagata would increase again.
After being hit by the golden light four times, Gu Zheng finally got close to Tathagata. His voice was squeezed out from between his teeth. "Let's see how you're going to send me flying this time!"
Tathagata was more relaxed when fighting from a distance. He could use the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle's light balls to stop Gu Zheng from getting closer. And once Gu Zheng really got close, the original advantage of fighting from a distance would naturally disappear. Under the high-speed attack frequency, there wouldn't be much time for him to use the light balls with repelling characteristics again.
"Too naive! It's just the Path of Great Strength. Do you really think I can only use the characteristics of a Buddhist weapon? "
The air rippled with Tathagata's voice. Using his own Path of Great Strength, Tathagata swung the Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle at Gu Zheng.
"In close combat, you have your 'Path of Great Strength', and I have my own countermeasure!"
Without fearing Tathagata's Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle, Gu Zheng swung Tang Mo and slashed at it.
In the previous battle between Gu Zheng and Tathagata, although he had repeatedly attacked Tathagata with his blade, he had never used the Five Elements Transmogrification. Now that Tathagata had used the Path of Great Strength, if Gu Zheng didn't use the Five Elements Transmogrification to neutralize it, he would still have to face the situation of being sent flying repeatedly.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out. The Thoughtless Demon Vanquishing Pestle collided with Tang Mo, but Gu Zheng's body didn't fly backward.
Tathagata also grasped the complete Dao of the Five Elements. Among them, the Dao of True Fire, Dao of True Water, and Dao of True Earth were all at the high level, while the Dao of True Wood and Dao of True Metal were at the intermediate level. Therefore, he naturally understood that the light attached to Guzheng and Tang Mo was a high-grade divine ability of the Five Elements Dao, the Five Elements Transformation.
Although Great Strength was also a Path, it still couldn't escape the scope of the Five Elements. It wasn't strange that its power could be neutralized by the Five Elements Transmogrification. However, Tathagata also mastered the Five Elements Transmogrification. If the Path of Great Strength was combined with the Five Elements Transmogrification, then it would be unrealistic for Gu Zheng to neutralize it again.
"Again!"
Tathagata shouted. He, who had also used the Five Elements Transmogrification, smashed the Demon Vanquishing Pestle with several kinds of flames at Gu Zheng.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing rang out again. Not only was Gu Zheng not sent flying, but after Tang Mo suppressed the Demon Vanquishing Pestle, he actually changed his move and slashed at Tathagata's protective body.
"You …"
Tathagata was dumbfounded. He really didn't know what to say. Although the exchange just now wasn't earth-shattering, what he saw shocked him once again.
Using the Five Elements Transmogrification to deal with the Path of Great Strength was a fixed combination of the Five Elements. After all, the Path of Great Strength was the Path of Great Strength. It wasn't as complicated as the Path of Five Elements, which could have many combinations and changes.
However, when Tathagata also used the Five Elements Transmogrification, the original Path of Great Strength was no longer ordinary. If Gu Zheng didn't want to be sent flying, he first had to neutralize Tathagata's Five Elements Transmogrification. Then, he had to neutralize the Path of Great Strength.
It was very difficult to do this. The difficulty wasn't that he didn't know how to neutralize it, but that the time of the exchange was too short. There was no time to make effective targeted changes. At least in Tathagata's eyes, he couldn't do such a change. Gu Zheng couldn't do it either.
However, Gu Zheng had done it inconceivably. How could Tathagata not be shocked? Moreover, this wasn't the only thing that surprised Tathagata. In the exchange just now with Gu Zheng, both of them had used the Path of True Metal in order to control each other's weapons and maximize the damage.
The damage was indeed maximized. Gu Zheng's Tang Mo hit Tathagata, but Tathagata's demon subduing pestle became incomparably heavy in an instant, missing the opportunity to attack Gu Zheng. The reason for this was that Tathagata's Path of True Metal was actually useless against Tang Mo, which seemed to be made of metal!
Tang Mo wasn't an ordinary immortal weapon. It had the characteristic that it couldn't be affected by the Path of True Metal. This was a fact that had existed for a long time, but Gu Zheng had never met an enemy who wanted to use the Path of True Metal to control Tang Mo. It was only now that this characteristic had been revealed.
Tathagata didn't understand how Gu Zheng could make targeted Five Elements Transmogrification in an instant. He also didn't expect Tang Mo's material to be a strange metal that the Path of True Metal couldn't affect. Therefore, he was going crazy.
No matter how crazy Tathagata was, no matter how fast he thought, his attack wasn't careless. As he changed the Five Elements Transmogrification, he smashed the demon subduing pestle towards Gu Zheng.
Tathagata was a little delusional. He thought that Gu Zheng's targeted Five Elements Transmogrification was just a coincidence.
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