Free Web NovelThe whipping wind, originating from an unknown place.
The burning fire, boiling the sky's layers of clouds.
His Small World, which should have been entirely his, now seemed to tremble, beyond the control of its owner, and at the end of the surging wind and clouds, a figure emerged, shedding its rough stone form and awaiting the latecomer.
The weapon named Ruyi Golden Cudgel entered his hand, and an inexplicable Divine Intention surged forth.
Li Mo could no longer open his eyes; even with them closed, the outline of that Divine Intention slowly became clearer.
He was as tall as He.
He had clearly stood at the forefront of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Qianlong Ranking, defeated countless former heroes, and if he only opened the Guan Shen Nine Apertures, he might become the foremost among mortals, yet at this moment, he still found himself... incredibly small.
His resolve was called invincibility.
No enemy was unconquerable; a heart that could shatter the heavens.
This was why the Great Sage Divine Intent could only be honed through the Qi Tian Dou Zhan Intent, time and again revealing its might against enemies, and triumphing over one powerful foe after another.
The Guan Shen method of observing the divine was merely imitation, learning, nurturing a deity in one's heart, and thereby borrowing its Divine Power.
But the Great Sage Divine Intent wanted you to shatter it, to shatter the god in your heart, to shatter those things that could not be transgressed.
Now, He beckoned to you, as if saying:
"Latecomer, let me see if your heart possesses this resolve."
"..."
Li Mo's throat was dry; for the first time in his own Small World, he felt so powerless.
He was already in the Guan Shen Realm; now his opponent was the Great Sage?
He painstakingly took out a bottle of immortal's intoxication, planning to drink alcohol to bolster his courage, an unprecedented move.
Ding—
Suddenly, the air around him became as hard as divine iron; he was fixed in place by a faint golden light, unable to move, unable to even blink.
He slowly moved forward, the long staff making a clear sound as it dragged on the ground, each step seemingly traversing an infinite distance.
The porcelain bottle reached His hand; He shook it twice, brought it to His ear, and seemed to hear the sound of good wine.
The last drop was drunk, and it was thrown back.
The golden light suddenly shattered.
"This is a hammer fight..."
Li Mo gathered his courage and gripped his Forty.
But before he could exert his strength, he felt that Great Sage Divine Intent descend like an avalanche, instantly crushing him, and that figure, which distorted the Small World, filled his vision... The next morning.
At the entrance of Buyun Tower.
"Oh? He looks like a dog."
The passing woman said with a giggle.
"Shh... My dear, don't talk nonsense. This person is Xie Xuan, Qianlong Second."
The man beside her's expression changed slightly.
"Ah?"
The young couple quickened their pace and left.
Xie Xuan still sat there, holding his legs, looking utterly distraught and dejected.
Yesterday, God Hammer Little Overlord, holding Han Xianzi's hand, said, 'She doesn't love you at all,' and those words still echoed in his ears.
He hadn't recovered since then and had sat there all night.
"How could I... lose so thoroughly?"
As he spoke, someone suddenly sat down beside him.
"Hmm?"
Xie Xuan, who had been expressionless, was startled.
Because the newcomer was Li Mo.
Li Mo had the same vacant eyes and unsteady steps, as if he hadn't slept all night. He also propped his chin with one hand, staring blankly into the distance.
He muttered to himself:
"How could I lose so thoroughly?"
Last night, Li Mo challenged for three hours.
And guess what?
He gave it his all, and then there was no 'then'; he never lasted beyond the second move, eventually becoming numb.
"Give me back my sunglasses."
Li Mo reached out, took the sunglasses from Xie Xuan's face, and put them on himself.
Xie Xuan: "?"
So the sunglasses changed wearers, and the entrance of Buyun Tower transformed from one dog into one monkey and one defeated dog.
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"Oh, I sparred all night and didn't win a single match."
Xie Xuan's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, as if he understood something.
God Hammer Little Overlord must have sparred with Han Xianzi yesterday!
She was even more terrifying than his own Master, so it was not difficult to understand why Li Mo would be beaten to the point of doubting his life.
"I knew yesterday that you couldn't win against her."
"?"
Li Mo's eyes were strange; did you misunderstand something?
Xie Xuan couldn't possibly know that he had been beaten by a monkey.
But it was also difficult to explain this matter... Xie Xuan saw that Xiao Li wasn't responding and still looked self-isolated, which made him feel a little better:
"Do you want to know why you can't beat her?"
"No."
"..."
Xie Xuan choked for a moment.
This unshakeable second on the Qianlong Ranking was also in a rebellious phase; the more Li Mo said he didn't want to know, the more Xie Xuan wanted to tell him:
"Yesterday, when I saw your swordplay, I could tell there was her shadow in it."
"You haven't even fully learned her techniques, so it would be a miracle if you won. But I estimate it'll be tough for you to win against her in this lifetime..."
"!"
Upon hearing this, Li Mo was startled, and a flash of lightning streaked through his mind.
That's right.
Everything he relied on came from the Great Sage's Heaven-Shattering Diagram.
And his mastery of it was far from complete.
From the very root, there was no chance of victory.
"So where should I start anew?"
Li Mo murmured to himself.
"There's no way. With her martial arts attainments, even if Senior Martial Uncle Shi were resurrected, he might not have a chance of winning."
Seeing Xiao Li's confused look, scratching his ears and cheeks, Xie Xuan felt a little better, but he didn't know why.
Was it because he realized that Li Mo, facing Ying Bing, also had no chance of winning in terms of martial arts attainment?
"One must be strong oneself to forge iron."
Xiao Li's eyes, behind his sunglasses, {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} lit up again.
What he needed to do now was to first land a blow on the Great Sage Projection, to shake off that innate fear and oppressive feeling.
And to achieve this, the first step was to have the ability to deliver that hammer blow.
Otherwise, the Great Sage Projection would be an Indestructible Diamond with boundless golden light, while he was merely a firefly.
The Great Sage Projection, with its Heaven and Earth Dharma Form, was like a Heavenly God, while he was like someone with a crippled leg and a Qilin arm.
Without the foundation for victory, where would the resolve and confidence come from?
Physique!
"Thank you, you're quite kind."
Li Mo clapped his hands, thanked Xie Xuan, and then quickly stood up and went upstairs.
"??"
Xie Xuan had more question marks on his head that day than in his entire life.
At this moment.
Li Mo had returned to his room and took out several booklets from his System space.
These were all horizontal martial arts techniques from investment feedback.
"Extreme Soldier Slaughtering Body is already at Perfection; I need to find another Body Tempering martial art..."
Looking at the booklets, his eyes suddenly moved slightly.
"The Second Set of Broadcast Gymnastics"
Emmmm.
This was something he had created based on the morning exercises he learned in school in his previous life, combined with his understanding of Body Tempering in this life, for the people of the Southern Border.
It seemed to work quite well.
"At least, this is my own path."
Li Mo felt a little curious in his heart, took out a stubborn stone Heavenly Book Seal, and slowly pressed it onto the booklet.
The characters flowed in, rapidly wriggling.
Its name also changed:
"Eight-Section Brocade"
...PS: Sorry for writing slowly. I want to try my best not to make the Great Sage sound too much like a monkey, so the wording needs to be as precise as possible.
