Free Web NovelDijin seemed to have no night.
The jiangshan sheji map was like a screen for the imperial city, its soft glow like a canopy, displaying myriad phenomena; between the city and the setting sun, it seemed more like a celestial palace than the human world.
Li Mo stood on the top of Buyun Tower, leaning on the railing and gazing into the distance. The higher one went in this tower, the more luxurious it became, and the room Li Mo stayed in was second only to the very top floor, costing one xuan crystal per day—it was essentially an otherworldly seven-star presidential suite.
Looking down from here, pedestrians were like ants, the clamor below distant, a profound silence.
In a trance, it felt as if all the prosperity of Dijin lay beneath his feet.
“Slurp, slurp—”,
Xiao Li sat on a stool with a large bowl, his left foot propped on a wide Grand Tutor's chair, slurping braised beef instant noodles.
Me, fight the Great Sage Projection?
Li Mo decided to eat three large bowls first to calm down.
Before long, he meditated for a moment and entered the Small World.
It was still that Yin Yang Dojo.
“It’s indeed full.”
“So much power of all beings, all from the Demon Summoning Sect?”
Li Mo took out the kongming myriad colors pagoda and pondered with downcast eyes.
His progress in observing Divine Intention had slowed down, as he had recently defeated quite a few extreme form projections, no longer struggling as he once did.
He needed a stronger opponent.
The power of all beings, surging like the eastward-flowing great river, flowed into the Hun Tian Fan Zhen Mirror, causing it to emit an unprecedented brilliant glow.
Beside the Yin Yang Dojo, the bluestone he often leaned on shed rustling stone powder.
At this moment, amidst a roar, a Stone Monkey rose from the ground.
Its body was dark green, its eyes like torches, a zhang tall. Yin and Yang Qi converged from the rock-formed patterns, spreading across its entire body. The surging power distorted the surrounding space, and its abyssal, prison-like figure blocked the moonlight.
“Is this the Great Sage Projection?”
Li Mo vaguely felt it looked familiar; it bore a striking resemblance to Wuzhiqi from his Seventy-Two Transformations.
But at this very moment.
The Stone Monkey Divine Mark on his Dantian’s miniature figure lit up, and the Great Sage Divine Intent manifested behind him, gazing at the Stone Monkey across the whistling wind.
For the first time, it revealed a hint of human-like emotion.
“Fight, and you shall know the outcome.”
He took off his pure yang long gown; ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) the young man’s body was robust, holding a hammer weapon.
Facing this Stone Monkey, which was likely the Great Sage Projection, he dared not be careless in the slightest.
No sooner had the pure white garment landed than the Stone Monkey leaped high, its shadow enveloping the young man. The heavy starry pestle in Li Mo’s hand felt weightless, yet it seemed to propel his body into a spinning aerial maneuver, bringing a hammer down.
Hammer met stubborn rock, a deafening clash.
In terms of a contest of strength, Li Mo, relying on the power of his Mystic Weapon and the Divine Might bonus from his Hammer Technique, was almost evenly matched.
The Stone Monkey dug its feet into the ground to stop its momentum, its tail wagging slightly as it quickly adjusted its posture. Its coiled body, like a springing coil, lunged forward.
It seemed to know no martial arts.
But a single punch, though seemingly simple, clearly carried the essence of simplifying complexity between its stillness and movement.
At this moment, Li Mo’s intention and body, body and intention, were highly synchronized. Every hammer strike from his blacksmithing and practice gleamed in his mind.
Strike!
He did not retreat a single step, his hammer seemingly light yet heavy, delivered effortlessly, landing on the Stone Ape’s arm joint.
However, this poised hammer strike was divided by that simple punch.
Not only did it fail to achieve anything, but it seemed to boost the opponent’s force, leaving him caught in a vortex-like surge of power, his mid-section wide open!
Not good... A Colored Glaze golden light shone on Li Mo’s body. In the second round of their exchange, he was forced to use Indestructible Diamond.
Clang—
Sparks flew as he took a solid punch, being knocked back to the edge of the Yin Yang Dojo.
Had it not been for Indestructible Diamond, this battle could have already been declared over.
Li Mo suppressed the surprise in his heart, endured the pain, and pulled out two strands of hair. Three figures, all holding hammers, simultaneously struck at the Stone Monkey’s body.
But facing the young man split into three, the Stone Monkey became even more at ease, making the two extra Incarnations a burden.
Finally, with an Incarnation’s hammer blow to its elbow, it instead rose with renewed momentum, clasping its hands and striking down from the air, equally light and slow.
It also knows “Seven Cycles of Qiankun”?
Li Mo was startled, only able to dodge.
No, that’s not right.
The Stone Monkey didn't know any martial arts; instead, it relied on simplifying complexity, turning decay into wonder purely by combat instinct. This wonder could be martial arts or other things.
But what was its fundamental essence?
Its ordinary fists, elbows, and even its tail were like a sudden storm.
Li Mo barely resisted, even being forced to use Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, but he still couldn't gain an advantage.
Clearly, their strengths were similar, and he had more techniques.
Yet, he was the one unable to fight back.
Li Mo’s breathing grew heavier.
Since his debut, he had never faced such a suffocating enemy. Even against those of higher Realms, he could always find their weaknesses or use other means to close the gap.
But at this moment, facing a Stone Monkey whose Physical Body, physique, and even Divine Intention were similar, he felt a sense of powerlessness.
If this continued, he would surely lose... Just then, a streak of moonlight suddenly shone brightly.
The Taiyin in the Small World lit up.
Everything around seemed to slow down, and the anxiety and powerlessness in Li Mo’s heart were suddenly washed and cleansed by the cool, gentle Taiyin Divine Intent.
In the moonlight, the Stone Monkey’s movements seemed to slow down. He could see every strand of its fur, every flow of its power. ƒreewebɳovel.com
The Stone Monkey disappeared.
Only the most fundamental and simplest things remained.
The Stone Monkey was like this, and so was Li Mo. He had never felt himself so clearly, felt the existence of his Physical Body.
A realization surged into his heart.
“It seems I’ve never truly understood my own heart.”
Li Mo’s mind was calm, casting aside all Moves, unique skills, and Supreme martial arts.
Clang—
Another collision.
An ordinary, unpretentious hammer met a bluestone fist, not like combat, but rather like blacksmithing.
Li Mo activated Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, and his arm suddenly swelled.
He swung the hammer again, and suddenly, a dazzling golden light flashed before his eyes.
Boom—
The immense recoil caused his body to shake violently. Shattered air currents swept through, and his swollen arm vanished into thin air at that moment.
Li Mo almost lost his grip on the hammer.
A gilded long staff was planted before it, blocking the Heaven and Earth Dharma Form’s hammer strike, unmoving.
The Stone Monkey stood still, ceasing all its movements.
Its expressionless face seemed to come alive.
Bits of shattered rock peeled off its body, vanishing like dust. Golden light seemed to break free from its restraints, flowing onto the long staff, illuminating the characters on it.
The hum of what seemed to be a weapon stirred the winds and clouds in the Small World.
【Ruyi Golden Cudgel】
