Chapter 565: Imperial Spear
"Buzzz!" At this time, Di Zuo was holding a spear without equal in this world. Spear and man became one; Di Zuo was the spear and the spear was he. They were perfectly in sync.
All of his openings and flaws disappeared the moment he wielded this spear. No one would know where to start attacking.
The spear in his hand was neither an emperor's weapon nor an elite treasure. This was his true fate weapon, the infamous Imperial Spear. It was refined from a nine accumulations destiny stone and after many refinements, it finally became an unrivaled spear. 1
In recent years, one famous person after another fell to its edge. He once boldly declared that even without using an emperor's law or weapon, he would still be able to subjugate the world.
Di Zuo was not boasting; everyone who had seen his Imperial Spear all praised it without end and called it unique in this world.
An ancestor who had yet to see his spear technique already started his praise: "To be able to create a spear dao like this… Even if it doesn’t become a Heaven's Will dao in the future, it will still be an unrivaled spear dao. Di Zuo stands tall among all the geniuses today."
A character of the ancestor level could understand the profundity of this dao with a single glance. This person could tell that Di Zuo's dao was formidable just by the way he held his spear.
Di Zuo then pointed the tip towards Li Qiye. Even before he began his offense, a spear intent covered the entire world and locked Li Qiye in place. This world might be vast, but there was no place for Li Qiye to hide at this moment.
Di Zuo's spear seemed to be able to pierce myriad worlds with a single thrust. The spear represented his will — firm and unblockable.
"Take out your weapon!" Di Zuo spoke with an awe-inspiring tone.
At this moment, he was not only one with his spear but also one with the heaven and earth. He had forgotten about hatred, the blood feud, and even the death of the Phoenix Maiden.
The only thing in his eyes, at this moment, was this powerful enemy, Li Qiye. The only thought that plagued him was to defeat Li Qiye, all unnecessary thoughts were dispelled.
He was indeed extraordinary to have such achievements today. It was not an exaggeration when people called him a heaven's proud son or a supreme talent. The most crucial contributor to his success was not his brilliant aptitude, but that he had a focused determination that no one else did.
He had forgotten all things right now; he was only driven to defeat Li Qiye. With the spear in his hand, all the things in this world were at his disposal!
"Dumm!" The lumbering clanking of iron chains resounded as a huge fiery lock sealed Li Qiye's body. Li Qiye then reached out with his hands and presented two divine chains of his own.
This was the refined flame of the sun. It used its supreme essences to conjure a universal law divine chain, a law of fire. This law of fire could melt everything; this chain capable of burning all living beings was now a pair of chains that neatly fitted in Li Qiye's hands.
"This is my weapon." Li Qiye smilingly said as he looked at Di Zuo who was now one with his spear.
Di Zuo's eyes became fixated on the law of fire in Li Qiye's hand as he thunderously shouted: "Take this!" With that, his long spear went forth.
The motion of the spear equated to the shaking of rivers and mountains. His thrust caused others to be startled, and they clicked their tongues with praise. This attack had the style of a great master, an attack that couldn't be rationalized using common sense due to its deep profoundness.
Li Qiye uttered a battle cry as the law of fire clanked together like iron chains. They then flew out directly forward to meet Di Zuo's spear.
"Boom!" The law of fire in the form of chains was like two gates that sealed the Imperial Spear; it closed off the six dao along with the heaven and earth. Li Qiye had managed to stop this extremely brilliant spear attack from Di Zuo.
After the successful block, the law of fire suddenly became soft and lowered itself before pouncing like a venomous snake at Di Zuo's chest with great speed.
Di Zuo responded with a swing of his spear, causing the heavenly river to shake. The movement of his spear also allowed him to easily shift his body since they were one, thus effortlessly evading of the incoming venomous law of fire from Li Qiye.
In a minute, the two of them exchanged many blows, creating a colorful and exquisite battle. Back and forth, blow by blow, all the way until the world became dark.
Di Zuo wielded his spear as if he was the sole ruler of this earth. With it in his hands, he was an unbeatable champion who basked in the nonstop praise from the ancestors.
Li Qiye, on the other hand, was using two fire laws as his weapon. Sometimes they turned into spears, sometimes into chains, and sometimes even into a saber and sword. However, Di Zuo's spear had myriad magical forms, allowing him to fight Li Qiye without suffering from the slightest of disadvantages.
Di Zuo's thrusts were powerful to the point where even the stars shook and lost their glimmer. His precision was excellent and was a cause for admiration. Such a dao of the spear was exceptional if not unique in this world.
The battle continued from the sky, then to the ocean, and then back to the sky. The two of them relentlessly exchanged blows without any consideration for the state of the sky.
Di Zuo's techniques were orderly yet flexible with its remarkable and more-than-sufficient offense and defense. They could be described as without any openings; he was a paragon of the spear dao.
Meanwhile, the fire laws in Li Qiye's hands were just dancing and swinging freely without any discernible structure. It changed freely based on his whim; this complete improvisation made it harder to predict his actions.
He attacked as he liked and had many openings. Li Qiye's skill couldn't compare to the perfect spear dao of Di Zuo, but one after another, he managed to deflect all of Di Zuo's attacks and then some.
If Di Zuo's dao of the spear was a perfect, ornate work of art, then Li Qiye's style was a product of nature; although coarse, it was still artistically refined.
This battle didn't rely on any emperor's weapons or treasures or even the unbeatable laws from the seniors. Nevertheless, their dao and simplistic battle allowed spectators to catch a glimpse of a miracle of the mysterious dao.
The two freely exerted their dao on the other with their own writings without following any prior footsteps. Only a battle such as this would show their monstrous abilities and unparalleled enlightenments.
One spear and two chains danced as the two of them fought violently. All the spectators were lost in this battle. Not even the ancestors were spared from gasps of admiration. 2
Meanwhile, the young ones all felt that they gained a new sense of understanding. Even the previous generation benefited with regards to cultivation from watching this battle!
An ancestor emotionally commented while watching this colorful battle: "Both of them are heaven's proud geniuses of this generation. Anyone who is born in the same era as them is both lucky and pitiable. No matter how brilliant they might be, it would be difficult to surpass these two."
Another old undying watched the fight and softly sighed with sadness. They were not at such a level at the same age. Some of them were glad that they were not born in the same era as these two. Another couldn't help but say: "If both of them survive this battle, then even if one of them reaches Immortal Emperor, the other will surely reach the peak of Virtuous Paragon."
The mesmerized younger generation was without words. No matter how excellent they might be, all were overshadowed at this moment. They were truly far too lacking compared to Li Qiye and Di Zuo. No matter how hard they tried in the future, surpassing these two might be near impossible. They were like two gigantic mountains that were situated on everyone's chests, exuding an unbearable pressure.
Even Tian Lunhui, who was standing in the horizon, had a serious expression as he watched the battle between these two. He imagined the scenario where he was on the stage fighting against either of the two. How long could he hang in there? What method would he use to defeat the enemy?
Not using treasures and invincible arts left behind by the predecessors — this was a real showcase of one's abilities.
The two fought for a very long time. During the fight, they altered old techniques into something new altogether and derived these new forms to their extremes.
Eventually, Di Zuo lost his patience in this long battle and uttered a cry to suddenly change his spear technique. It became chaotic and was out of the ordinary boundary; each thrust was its own world. In an instant, Di Zuo's offensive capabilities skyrocketed to a tyrannical level and were no longer as perfect as before.
It was stained with flaws but its power was much stronger as if a dragon was freed from its chain and was finally able to soar to the nine heavens! With this change of technique, the Imperial Spear in his hand became an awakened dragon as if it had its own consciousness.
At this point, Di Zuo's spear technique had an even further outreach like a bright galaxy in the form of the Imperial Spear that suppressed the sky. However, during its moment of defense, it was like an impregnable darkness. Sometimes, it changed to a state of reversing Yin and Yang as endless ice and fire alternated in resonance…
"Di Zuo finally used his killing move. This is his true refined dao of killing!" Countless people were moved before this scene. Each of his attacks caused their hearts to thump.
565 Teaser"Buzzz!" At this time, Di Zuo was holding a spear without equal in this world. Spear and man became one; Di Zuo was the spear and the spear was he. They were perfectly in sync.
All of his openings and flaws disappeared the moment he wielded this spear. No one would know where to start attacking.
The spear in his hand was neither an emperor's weapon nor an elite treasure. This was his true fate weapon, the infamous Imperial Lance. It was refined from a nine accumulations destiny stone and after many refinements, it finally became an unrivaled lance.
In recent years, one famous person after another fell by its edge. He once boldly declared that even without using an emperor's law or weapon, he would still be able to subjugate the world.
[collapse] Di Zuo name = Imperial Throne; this spear is Di Qiang = Imperial Spear. ↩ Yes, I know. ↩Chapter 566: Myriad Fists
After failing to achieve victory for so long, Di Zuo finally used his true killing technique. He didn't only create a dao of the spear, he also created an invincible technique for this particular dao.
His dao was refined from a nine accumulations destiny stone so it would have nine dao, meaning that Di Zuo also specifically created nine techniques for it.
Until now, cultivators only picked the most suitable destiny stones. Only by doing this would they be able to exert the true power of their weapon as well as themselves.
Di Zuo took it a step further. He used his true fate weapon to create new unbeatable techniques; one for each of the stone's dao. Such a heaven-defying action was only doable by a genius like him.
"Buzzz!" When Di Zuo unleashed his new nine unbeatable techniques, Li Qiye, who was fighting on even ground, suddenly fell into a disadvantage. He was repeatedly pushed back and his fire laws couldn't withstand the ferocious spear techniques anymore.
In just a minute, Li Qiye's freestyle counterattacks became insufficient, so he was pushed into a dead end and couldn't break through.
"It is not looking good for Li Qiye." A person murmured after seeing Li Qiye in this dangerous situation.
The ghost cultivators who wanted nothing more than his death started to sneer despite the fact that none of them was qualified to do so, especially after witnessing this battle.
"Gwarrr!" A dragon roar emerged as a true dragon appeared in the sky while Di Zuo's spear technique turned into countless dragons and the body of the spear itself turned into a golden one.
This particular attack could be described as unbeatable throughout the eras. It pierced through the temporal fabric as well as myriad laws. Even other universal laws couldn't stop its invincible momentum.
The Dragon Spear was the last derivation of Di Zuo's nine invincible techniques, and it was also the strongest. The moment this spear came out, time was no longer a barrier as everything stood still.
"Pluff!" Li Qiye's fire laws couldn't handle this so both of them shattered. The spear then pierced Li Qiye's chest, causing blood to splash up high while he fell down to the ground!
"Boom!" He eventually slammed heavily into the ground as it became red with blood.
"Ah!" This sudden development shocked Lan Yunzhu and caused her to scream.
The crowd glanced at each other while wondering: "Is it over?"
Many people wanted Li Qiye to die, but at this moment, no one dared to gloat since Li Qiye's strength was beyond any capacity for them to gloat.
"Yes! Sir Di Zuo is invincible!" The ghost cultivators applauded with great spirit. They were elated with pride because their oppressor, Li Qiye, might have died at this moment at Di Zuo's hands.
In the far distance, Tian Lunhui became astonished by this last dragon strike from Di Zuo. Even a genius like him dreaded of such an attack. This attack, in terms of both speed and magicalness, was unmatched; this was the pinnacle of the dao of the spear! Tian Lunhui wondered if he could block it using just his own abilities without an emperor's law.
"Sir Di Zuo is indeed amazing. Luckily, he is our number one genius!" The ghost cultivators were jubilant at this new development. The atmosphere was very lively with ghosts jumping in celebration. However, this was stopped short.
Li Qiye's corpse on the ground suddenly stood up and trod on the sky once more. His chest that was pierced by Di Zuo's spear quickly reformed.
The ghosts immediately halted their celebration the moment of Li Qiye's revival. They gasped when they saw him since they realized just how strong and heaven-defying his body had to be to withstand such a blow.
Li Qiye stood in the air while waiting for his wound to completely heal. His leisurely posture made it seem as if the person whose chest was penetrated was not him.
Lan Yunzhu took a sigh of relief when she saw Li Qiye alive and well. Earlier, since it all happened so quickly, she was scared out of her wits despite her confidence in Li Qiye.
"Almost scared me to death. Luckily he is still fine." Daoist Bao Gui and the elders from the river sect also felt relieved. This older generation was also scared to death just now.
Everyone then watched with bated breaths to witness the next part of this great battle.
"Amazing." After his wound closed, Li Qiye praised Di Zuo: "It is indeed amazing to create such a great dao of the spear. Even if you don't become an Immortal Emperor in the future, this dao of the spear will be enough to be listed among the emperors’ laws!"
Li Qiye's praise showed that Di Zuo was a brilliant genius. Very few ever enjoyed his hard-earned approval.
Di Zuo pointed his spear at Li Qiye and tyrannically declared: "Use whatever skills you have left now, or else there won't be another chance. The next spear strike will not penetrate your chest but your head!"
Li Qiye smiled and said: "Since you truly want to duel without using emperor's laws or relying on the dao of those before you, then I should also show some sincerity. I appreciate powerful and gifted enemies such as yourself so even if I kill you, I won't use my ace move lest others call me a bully."
Di Zuo snorted; he was very unhappy about Li Qiye's words. His eyes became serious as his murderous intent became even clearer! Until now, no one had ever called themselves a bully before Di Zuo, Li Qiye was the first!
However, Li Qiye was speaking the truth. He still hadn't used either of his Immortal Physiques.
"The warm-up is over. I have seen your dao of the spear. Now, it is your turn to observe my dao of the fist." With that, the thousand hands appeared behind his back.
This was not the Thousand Hands Against The Nine Worlds from the Myriad Form Tribe but an art that belonged to Li Qiye. Each of his arms was unlike the ones from the old technique. Instead, they were capable of raising a world by themselves.
At this moment, Li Qiye's thousand hands appeared very tangible. It was as if myriad hands made from flesh and blood were on his back.
"Die!" Di Zuo shouted then thrusted his spear. He once again used his strongest dragon strike, wanting to end Li Qiye with one blow.
The moment this dragon strike came out, no other spear existed in this world. This spear was the most fantastic and invincible of them all. It turned into a golden dragon that pierced the spatial fabric.
"Myriad Fists — Solar Fist!" Li Qiye cried out the moment Di Zuo thrusted his spear forward. This fist turned the sky into day. At that time, a never-setting sun appeared in this world.
At this time, Li Qiye and the dragon spear was one horizon away from each other just like the endless shore on the other side. In order to go from one end to the other, one would require an incalculable amount of time.
This sun-creating fist instantly generated a spatial gap. No matter how fast the dragon spear might be, it couldn't pierce the endless daytime.
Right when the spear fell into the boundary of this daytime, a wind-breaking sound could be heard. Li Qiye unleashed a fist with endless buddhist lights and an unstoppable momentum to meet the spear in the daylight.
"Boom!" With a deafening blast, the day's sky was shaken. Right when day disappeared, another fist met the tip of the spear and prevented Di Zuo from harming Li Qiye with the Imperial Spear.
Di Zuo was startled. He knew just how sharp his weapon was. A fist confronted the tip of the spear, a spear that had an invincible momentum… This was unthinkable! Even the most powerful fist should be defeated at this time.
At this moment, Li Qiye finally revealed the name of this second fist: "Myriad Fists — Indestructible Diamond Fist!" These fist variations were created by Li Qiye by using the Thousand Hands technique and the twelve Immortal Physiques as the foundation. The Myriad Fists didn't only have twelve variations, but Li Qiye had created it not long ago so it was yet to be completed.
Di Zuo was taken aback as a third fist came forward like an approaching sun, forcing him to use another unstoppable spear technique to parry it.
"Boom!" This fist slammed into the spear, but it didn't have much of an impact on Di Zuo.
However, with a sizzling sound, the Imperial Spear suddenly became red hot, but because of how amazing it was, it didn't melt under this heat. Nevertheless, Di Zuo appeared to be holding a scorching sun at this moment. If it kept on going like this, then the Imperial Spear would definitely melt.
Myriad Fists — Extreme Yang Fist! This fist was hot to an unbelievable level and could melt absolutely everything. It was not as devilish as the Extreme Yang Physique, but it was still at an unbearable level of heat as it turned one's hand into the sun.
Di Zuo was shaken and wanted to retreat. Although he was swift, another hand of Li Qiye's was even faster.
"Boom!" He couldn't create enough distance before being struck in the chest.
"Crack!" With the sound of broken bones, he was forced to spit out blood due to this fist.
Di Zuo knew that his speed was quick, but this fist just now was even faster, fast to the point where he couldn't even see it. This fist was even faster than his dragon strike!
Myriad Fists — Soaring Immortal Fist! Was there anything faster than the Soaring Immortal in this world? No.
With a battle cry, Di Zuo raised his Imperial Spear once more as a surging invincible aura rushed forth like an endless river. He wanted to use his invincible techniques to stop Li Qiye's continuous barrage.