Top-Tier Perception Starts From Basic Fist Techniques

Silence fell over the headquarters of the Black Light Merchant Association. Everyone stared at Lu Changsheng as he hovered in the air, unable to believe that he had volunteered to face the Black Light Martial Saint himself.

By now, no one doubted Lu Changsheng's strength or talent. After all, had condensed the immeasurable divine ability and was widely regarded as the strongest martial artist in the Divine Ability Realm. However, being invincible in the Divine Ability Realm was one thing, and challenging a true Martial Dao Saint was another.

With a Saint Body, every single movement carried the power of the divine abilities. Depending on the strength of the Saint Body, those divine abilities could be amplified dozens, or even hundreds of times.

So, if even the weakest Martial Saint could enhance their power by several dozen times, giving them enough strength to bring down heaven and earth with a single strike, how could a Divine Ability martial artist possibly hope to stand against them?

Regardless of the odds, Lu Changsheng showed no fear. If anything, he seemed almost eager to test his strength against a Martial Saint.

"Venerable Lu is far too arrogant. Does he really think he can go head-to-head with a Martial Saint just because he's the best in the Divine Ability Realm?

"He must believe his immeasurable divine ability can bridge the gap between their strength, but throughout history, almost no one in the Divine Ability Realm has ever been able to contend with a Martial Saint. Only True Ones, with the aid of extraordinarily powerful enchanted treasures, have ever come close."

"Lu Changsheng might be invincible within the Divine Ability Realm, but he's crazy if he thinks he can actually fight a Martial Saint. I mean, that's just suicide."

Many of the martial artists shook their heads, unable to wrap their heads around Lu Changsheng's attitude. This was not defiance; this was Lu Changsheng digging his own grave. No matter how strong one was in the Divine Ability Realm, one could not possibly stand as an equal to a Martial Saint.

Only Xiao Cong, the Martial Venerable of the Deep Space Merchant Association, reacted differently. As Lu Changsheng advanced on the Black Light Martial Saint, one measured stride at a time, a sharp gleam flickered in Xiao Cong's eyes, and his face lit with unmistakable excitement.

"Here we go... Lu Changsheng is about to fight a Martial Saint... This is really unbelievable. I know he killed the sacred beast flood dragon in Cloud Chart Mountain Range, but actually going up against a Martial Saint is a different story. The two are not the same, not by a long shot. Could he perform another miracle here in Heavenly Light City and kill a Martial Saint while still in the Divine Ability Realm?"

Xiao Cong could barely contain himself. After all, one did not get to witness such a battle every day. It was the kind of thing one would encounter simply through luck, and now, Xiao Cong himself was fortunate enough to bear witness.

Most of the crowd had no idea just how powerful Lu Changsheng was, but Xiao Cong knew. In fact, the entire Deep Space Merchant Association knew. Strangely enough, it was the Deep Space Merchant Association's martial artists who watched this battle with the keenest anticipation of all.

Lu Changsheng kept advancing toward the Black Light Martial Saint. One step, two steps, three, then four, and five... After about ten steps, he stopped. He had already left the crowd behind him, and now he stood alone in the air, facing the Black Light Martial Saint still from a distance.

The Black Light Martial Saint narrowed his eyes as a flicker of killing intent passed through them. "Old bastard Li, sending a mere Divine Ability martial artist to die for you now?" he murmured.

His gaze swept past Lu Changsheng and settled firmly on Li Zhenggang. From the beginning, Li Zhenggang had been the only person he considered a genuine threat. Now, the Black Light Martial Saint suspected that Lu Changsheng had been sent forward merely to distract him, giving Li Zhenggang an opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

That possibility seemed far more believable than the notion that Lu Changsheng could contend with a Martial Saint. In fact, the Black Light Martial Saint had never taken Lu Changsheng seriously. No matter how powerful a Divine Ability martial artist became, they were ultimately limited to that realm. The difference in strength between a Divine Ability martial artist and a Martial Saint was like an insurmountable gulf.

Even if the Black Light Martial Saint thought highly of Lu Changsheng, he could not imagine him as a real threat. Instead, he firmly believed that this was one of Li Zhenggang's schemes, designed to divide his attention and leave him vulnerable.

Lu Changsheng fixed his gaze on the Black Light Martial Saint. "Come, let me see just how astonishing a Martial Saint's divine abilities truly are."

The Black Light Martial Saint's mouth curled into a sneer, a scornful laugh rising in his throat. However, before he could even make a sound, a loud boom thundered through the air.

Lu Changsheng made his move. With a sweep of his hand, a terrifying black vortex formed overhead. It exerted an astonishing pressure on the mind, so heavy that even the Black Light Martial Saint was affected. He felt as though the moment it fully descended, it would swallow his mind whole.

Before the Black Light Martial Saint could respond, another one of Lu Changsheng's divine abilities began taking shape around him. Forces converged from different directions, rapidly forming the Four Symbols Prison.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Changsheng had already unleashed two immeasurable divine abilities—and he was not stopping there. A five-colored radiance blazed around him as he activated his third divine ability, Five Elements Decomposition, and sent it surging toward the Black Light Martial Saint.

Lu Changsheng had unleashed all three of his immeasurable divine abilities, and they were complementing and reinforcing one another as they enveloped the Black Light Martial Saint.

This was the first time the Black Light Martial Saint felt threatened by a martial artist in the Divine Ability Realm. His instincts, sharpened by countless battles, told him that Lu Changsheng was a real threat, and if the three immeasurable divine abilities struck him, he might actually die.

What unsettled the Black Light Martial Saint most was that he had only ever sensed this kind of danger from other Martial Saints. Lu Changsheng was clearly still in the Divine Ability Realm, so he could not understand how Lu Changsheng could put so much pressure on him.

Nevertheless, the Black Light Martial Saint did not waste time searching for an explanation. White flames erupted across his body as he immediately activated his Saint Body.

"White Flame Saint Body!"

The White Flame Saint Body belonged to the fire aspect of the Five Elements; it was a relatively common Saint Body known for its explosive bursts of power. With it, every move the Black Light Martial Saint made amplified his fire divine abilities thirty-eight times.

That was an exceptional level of amplification. Most Saint Bodies could only increase the power of divine abilities by twenty or thirty times, but the White Flame Saint Body went as high as a thirty-eight-fold amplification.

Now, Lu Changsheng was about to personally experience the power of a divine ability that had been amplified to that tremendous extent.

The Black Light Martial Saint raised one hand and unleashed his fire divine ability. Flames instantly engulfed the surroundings, spreading so far that the entire battlefield seemed to have plunged into a blazing inferno.

Lu Changsheng's Four Symbols Prison was powerful, but it could not withstand a divine ability amplified thirty-eight times by a Saint Body. The surging flames struck it once and shattered it apart.

Lu Changsheng's gaze turned cold. Saint Bodies really are insane. This kind of amplification is out of this world. Unfortunately for you, the White Flame Saint Body and its fire divine abilities are precisely what my Five Elements Decomposition counters.

The moment the Four Symbols Prison broke, Five Elements Decomposition descended with its full power, instantly decomposing the flames unleashed by the Black Light Martial Artist.

By the time the Black Light Martial Saint realized what was happening, the Five Elements Decomposition had already enveloped him. Then, at the same time, the Mental Black Hole above Lu Changsheng's head flickered and vanished. It plunged into the Black Light Martial Saint's mind, frantically devouring his mental strength.

Caught between the two attacks, the Black Light Martial Saint could no longer maintain his Saint Body with perfect stability. The white flames covering him flickered and dimmed, while the Saint Body itself began to waver as though it might collapse at any moment.

At the sight of this, everyone erupted into an uproar, unable to believe their own eyes.

"The Black Light Martial Saint's Saint Body is so powerful!"

"But look, Lu Changsheng's immeasurable divine ability has suppressed it. Is that even possible? Can a Saint Body really be suppressed by the divine ability of a Divine Ability martial artist?"

"This completely overturns everything I thought I knew. A Saint Body should overwhelm any ordinary divine abilities, and yet the exact opposite is happening now!"

"Are immeasurable divine abilities this powerful? Can they really contend with a Saint Body? This is unbelievable!"

Many people in the crowd could not believe their eyes. What they were witnessing defied everything they understood about the Divine Ability Realm and Martial Saints. However, the truth was undeniable: a Martial Saint was losing against Lu Changsheng, the power of his Saint Body suppressed by divine abilities.

The members of the Deep Space Merchant Association were equally astonished, but they did not find it unbelievable. Xiao Cong had already told them how Lu Changsheng had relied on his divine abilities to kill a sacred beast. If not for that, they probably would never have believed that a Divine Ability martial artist was capable of fighting a Martial Saint either.

Li Guang, Li Zhenggang, and the rest of the Li Clan, along with the people of the Sacred Earth Heavenly Sect, were also utterly astounded. They had known that Lu Changsheng was incredibly powerful, but they never expected that he could go up against a Martial Saint in a fight, much less gain the upper hand.

"I can't believe what I'm seeing... I thought earlier Lu Changsheng was only trying to keep the Black Light Martial Saint occupied, and that in the end, I would still have to act. Who knew that he could take on the Martial Saint alone..." Li Zhenggang murmured softly, unable to snap out of his daze.