I Pick up a Lost Godhood

Chapter 392: Chapter 375: The Might of Minor Perfection

Amidst a series of roars, Zheng Dasheng grabbed Sanmao and snatched away its Flame Encyclopedia. "What the hell is this thing? Where’s the Celestial Fire Cauldron!"

Sanmao struggled desperately, even spitting fire, but the flames were instantly suppressed and extinguished by immense Elemental Power.

Zheng Dasheng was no Yu Zimo on the verge of death; he was a true fighter.

WHAP...

A vicious blow landed on Sanmao’s head, hard enough to nearly snap its neck. "You little bastard! The Life Artifact isn’t on you? That means you’re useless!"

Sanmao glared in fury, its three tufts of flame bristling. If it could breathe fire, it wouldn’t have minded roasting Zheng Dasheng to a crisp like a suckling pig.

Just as Zheng Dasheng was about to finish off Sanmao and go after Wang Meng, he suddenly froze. Gazing into the distance, a smile spread across his face. "Tsk, tsk. Who would’ve thought? An idiot like this actually exists in the world. Your master actually came back for you. Haha."

Sanmao snarled, its anxiety palpable. It sensed him too and began to struggle and bite frantically.

Zheng Dasheng squeezed Sanmao’s neck, applying immense pressure. "Heh, it seems the more you suffer, the faster he’ll get. Oh, how touching."

In a flash of light, Wang Meng appeared. "This is the Celestial Fire Cauldron you wanted. Let it go. Is this how the Extreme Dao Alliance operates?"

"Haha, Wang Meng... Wang Meng... hmm, I’ll remember that name. You could have taken the Life Artifact and run, used it to change your pathetic life. Yet you actually came back for a pet. Tsk, tsk, what am I to say to that?"

Zheng Dasheng laughed and casually tossed Sanmao aside. As far as he was concerned, he had everything under control.

Sanmao snatched up its Flame Encyclopedia and scurried over to Wang Meng’s side, shaking a tiny fist at Zheng Dasheng.

Zheng Dasheng was in high spirits. "Little guy, do you think this idiot can save you? Let me tell you, you’ve doomed him!"

Sanmao froze, blinking its large eyes as it looked up at Wang Meng. Wang Meng patted its head. "Don’t listen to that guy’s nonsense. I was just taking a lap to warm up. Let’s finish this bastard together!"

"Haha, that’s the funniest joke I’ve ever heard! You, a piece of trash, want to challenge me? Zheng Dasheng, a Protector of the Extreme Dao Alliance, the future Alliance Leader, the Saintess’s man! Hahaha!"

Zheng Dasheng roared with laughter.

Ignoring his opponent’s arrogance, Wang Meng knew the situation was dire. It wasn’t just the gap in their strength; it was also awkward. Having to fashion a crude skirt out of sand, he looked like some ancient barbarian. This had to be a hit-and-run battle, but first, they needed to cause some trouble.

Wang Meng and Sanmao were old partners. A single look passed between them, and they attacked in perfect unison.

Sanmao slapped its Flame Encyclopedia, and in an instant, the area for miles around was engulfed in flames. This was its true power; its earlier attacks had been a bluff. Without Wang Meng, it stood no chance even at full strength, but now, things were different.

Seizing the moment of Zheng Dasheng’s surprise, Wang Meng unleashed a sword strike with all his might, channeling the power of his forty-fifth-layer Five Elements Technique into his perfectly honed One Sword Cuts the Edge of Heaven and Earth.

A dazzling beam of light shot toward Zheng Dasheng, threatening to tear space asunder.

It was a perfect strike, from any angle.

Amidst the roar, a rain of fire fell from the sky. But at that very moment, Wang Meng and Sanmao were already fleeing into the distance at top speed.

SHING...

The sword light enveloped Zheng Dasheng. Sanmao’s indiscriminate Flame Hell had a vast range and a terrifying presence, but it couldn’t breach Zheng Dasheng’s defenses. Such was the power of the Minor Perfection stage. Wang Meng’s strike, however, broke through.

The sword sliced a deep gash across Zheng Dasheng’s chest, drawing a line of blood.

Zheng Dasheng stood stunned. That a mere forty-fifth-layer cultivator could break his defense was simply unheard of.

But the wound healed almost instantly, and a cold sneer touched Zheng Dasheng’s lips.

His figure flickered, vanishing from sight only to reappear in an instant directly in front of the fleeing Wang Meng and Sanmao.

Zheng Dasheng stood with his back to them. He turned around slowly, looking at Wang Meng with curiosity. "Before I kill you, I have a question."

Wang Meng’s expression grew grim. ’I can’t believe he’s completely unharmed by that last strike,’ he thought. ’And his speed... it’s unreal.’

"Do you not understand the gap between us? You stand no chance. Be cooperative, and I’ll make your death quick. Otherwise... well, you know there are fates far more terrifying than death."

A smile played on Zheng Dasheng’s lips, as if he were discussing a perfectly fair transaction.

Wang Meng slowly gathered his power. "Go ahead."

"Very good. Your power is unique, but it’s not enough to kill Yu Zimo. Tell me, how did he end up in that state?"

"He used his own Elemental Power for Alchemy."

"How did you withstand the refinement process of the Celestial Fire Cauldron?" Zheng Dasheng was very interested in this. Yu Zimo had been refining a Life Pill, only to be killed by his own Furnace Cauldron. If word of that got out, it would be the joke of the century.

"Maybe I’m just naturally hard to refine!" Wang Meng’s Elemental Power was nearing its absolute peak. ’Looks like there’s no escaping without a desperate fight,’ he thought.

He mentally commanded Sanmao to flee the moment the fighting started, but Sanmao gave no sign of agreement.

"Heh, last question. You had a chance to escape, so why come back? Did you actually think you could defeat me? Or does this little guy have some kind of treasure?"

Wang Meng broke into a smile. "We’re partners in battle!"

"Partners?" Zheng Dasheng looked as if he’d heard the joke of a lifetime. "You can die now!"

KILL—

Wang Meng’s Elemental Qi erupted. The Elemental Power bursting from his forty-fifth-layer Five Elements Body was not much weaker than that of an average Minor Perfection cultivator, and his Sword Technique was flawless.

Zheng Dasheng extended his right hand. SHING! A Sword Screen materialized before him.

The Sword Screen shattered, but Wang Meng’s attack was halted by a second one that appeared in its place.

"Your Sword Technique is special, and the Elemental Power from your Five Elements Body is indeed impressive. You might have been a promising talent, but unfortunately, now you must die!"

A Long Sword appeared in Zheng Dasheng’s hand. With a single thrust, it felt like divine punishment descending. Wang Meng felt as if the very heavens and earth were being devoured by this one, unstoppable strike.

Gritting his teeth, Wang Meng could only charge forward with all his strength. Beside him, Sanmao swung its Flame Encyclopedia and unleashed a massive pillar of fire.

Zheng Dasheng simply extended his left hand, effortlessly blocking Sanmao’s raging attack.

As their Sword Qi clashed, Wang Meng felt as if a sledgehammer had slammed into his heart. His breathing instantly became labored.

BOOM...

He was sent flying dozens of meters, crashing heavily onto the Yellow Sand.

With a flick of his left hand, an invisible force struck Sanmao’s head. The small creature was sent flipping backward, its head visibly deforming from the impact for an instant.

Zheng Dasheng shook his head slightly. "What is it that makes you so bold? What gives a lowly creature like you such courage?"

His gaze fixed on Wang Meng. Clearly, Zheng Dasheng believed Wang Meng possessed some kind of treasure. In truth, Zheng Dasheng was inwardly shocked. ’An attack like that should be impossible for someone who hasn’t reached Minor Perfection. And that Sword Technique... It’s not that I didn’t want to dodge it; I couldn’t. I had to rely on the absolute advantage of my cultivation stage to defend. The gap between us is enormous, yet he has a Sword Technique I can’t evade. This kid is definitely hiding some secret.’

’That must even be why the Celestial Fire Cauldron couldn’t refine him.’

Zheng Dasheng extended a hand, and Wang Meng’s body floated into the air. With a wave, he sent a blast of Elemental Power into Wang Meng’s Sea of Fate. Under the heavy blow, Wang Meng spat out a mouthful of blood. His Sea of Fate destabilized, and the Celestial Fire Cauldron flew out.

The Celestial Fire Cauldron had already been tamed by Wang Meng. It instantly grew to the size of a giant cauldron and bore down on Zheng Dasheng.

Zheng Dasheng pressed his left hand against the Celestial Fire Cauldron. With a sudden twist, the cauldron landed in his palm. "Not bad, kid. In such a short time, you managed to tame another’s Life Artifact. I’m getting more and more interested in you."

The Celestial Fire Cauldron struggled in his grasp, but it was unable to break free from the shackles of his Elemental Power.

Zheng Dasheng was a genuine powerhouse, not some run-of-the-mill Minor Perfection cultivator. He was an elite Cultivator nurtured by the Extreme Dao Alliance, one who rarely met his match even among those of the same level, let alone one so far beneath him.

Blast after blast of Elemental Power slammed into Wang Mmeng. He summoned all his strength to try and break free, but it was completely futile.

Zheng Dasheng was genuinely surprised. ’This kid’s resilience is truly extraordinary. Anyone else would have had their organs pulped and been dead long ago after taking so many of my Elemental Power attacks, yet this kid is only spitting up blood.’

Sanmao, frantic, desperately unleashed torrents of fire, but to Zheng Dasheng, they were no more than fireworks.

With each invisible blow, Wang Meng’s body convulsed. He was already covered in blood, yet he remained paralyzed, his body feeling as if it were about to be torn apart. ’I thought that by reaching the forty-fifth layer, even if I couldn’t win, I could at least run. But now... it looks like my only option is to take him down with me.’

’He’s not using any Enchantment Class spells, so my Divine Sense is only useful for scouting. From the looks of it, he has no intention of doing so either. The only way out now is to activate my Godhood and trigger a Celestial Tribulation!’

Within the Heaven and Earth Spirit Locking Array, the Godhood began to rise. Heaven and earth trembled. Zheng Dasheng froze, the hair on his arms standing on end as if he had seen the impossible.

But in that same instant, the Heaven and Earth Spirit Locking Array flared with a brilliant light. Countless runes materialized, forcefully suppressing the Godhood and pushing it back down.

Wang Meng desperately tried to activate the Godhood, but to no avail. He... had underestimated the power of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Locking Array.

The moment of alarm passed in a flash. Zheng Dasheng smiled; it must have been his imagination. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Three more heavy blasts of Elemental Power slammed into Wang Meng.

CRACK.

Wang Meng knew a bone had broken. His vision began to blur. ’I was prepared for this,’ he thought. ’Ever since I stepped onto the path of Cultivation, I knew I was destined to be killed one day. But to die at the hands of someone like him... I can’t accept it.’

WHOOSH...

A blast of power shot toward Wang Meng’s Sea of Fate, intended to rip it wide open and see what other secrets it held—though Zheng Dasheng doubted trash like this had anything else of value.

Just then, a flash of red light appeared, shielding Wang Meng.

BOOM...

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