Chapter 1243 - 723: Returning All the Humiliation of the Past—Only in Watching My Enemies’ Despair Do I Feel Ecstatic! (Part 2)
He has always been cautious.
In just over a year and a half, Meng Chuan’s martial arts cultivation has surged from the Second Limit to nearly the pinnacle of the Third Limit, his strength multiplied tenfold, even a hundredfold, and he had become the Abbot’s junior...
Faced with such a person, I absolutely cannot be careless.
"Those three punches I gave him back then, he might have kept in mind all this time.
For the sake of acquiring the fortune of the Iron Body, this humble monk has no regrets in delivering those punches; the retribution of cause and effect is only right and proper. Let’s see if you have the ability to return them..."
Thinking of this, Liao Huo’s gaze gradually became fiery.
He breathed slowly, closed his eyes, and adjusted his state to the best condition.
At ten o’clock sharp.
Liao Huo opened his eyes, the countdown to battle preparation continued for five more minutes.
...
"The two of them are starting to prepare for the battle, everyone, look! Dragon Elephant Master is using weapons and armor for the first time, he’s serious now!
This imposing Shaolin Warrior’s Ring Blade is actually a Fourth Grade Divine Weapon [Elephant Lord], and he wears a golden-scale cassock known as [Dragon Robe], seemingly soft and light, yet its defense is unparalleled!"
The audience, hearing the commentary, understood.
Faced with Meng Chuan, a monstrous existence, hailed as the strongest Martial Arts Master in history, Dragon Elephant Master dared not be careless and prepared himself fully armed.
As for Meng Chuan, he remained the same.
His figure was wrapped in the [Terrifying] armor, resembling a thorny jungle, wielding the exaggeratedly shaped [Demon-Suppressing] Big Halberd.
Black armor, black halberd, standing at over two meters tall, giving a chilling impression at first sight.
The [Terrifying] was merely a Third Grade battle armor, its defensive power was less than one-tenth of his own physical body and should have been eliminated long ago.
However, its effect of enhancing strength was even more critical to him than a Fourth Grade Divine Armor, so it remained in use to this day.
Meng Chuan silently counted down in his heart, the five-minute preparation time passed in the blink of an eye.
As he reopened his eyes, he had already descended upon a land where peaks and plains coexisted.
The atmosphere here was gentle, the Five Elements and Yin-Yang harmoniously coexisted without standing out, just like the human world.
Perhaps it was indeed the human world.
Meng Chuan gazed southward, faintly seeing a figure on the horizon, approaching step by step.
Liao Huo stepped forward a hundred meters, seemingly strolling, yet he descended the mountainside at an exaggerated speed.
With a golden robe enveloping his body and holding a divine blade,
a pale golden aura flowed from his shoulder blades. As he walked, a primitive atmosphere invisibly scattered.
Meng Chuan also moved, striding forward to meet Liao Huo, gathering momentum and adjusting his energy.
The energy surrounding him connected with the elements of heaven and earth, drawing thunder for power, taking rain as nourishment, commanding the winds and gathering energy, igniting fire within his body. Every exhale and inhale resonated with the rhythm of the world; his body, like a furnace, continuously contained transformations of wind, thunder, water, fire, and so on.
The two approached each other in tacit agreement, stopping at a distance of ten kilometers, mutually sizing each other up.
Whoosh——
The mountain wind between them suddenly condensed and disappeared without a trace!
Thump thump thump——
Their heartbeats reverberated like drums, scattering the dust!
The golden robe on Liao Huo’s back hissed and sang; his palm brushed against the knife handle, small elephants appearing like clouds circled around him, then deeply sunk into his brow.
Perfection Level——[Samantabhadra Elephant Body]!
Upon witnessing this scene, Meng Chuan lightly struck his chest. A massive golden elephant burst forth from his body, grandly enveloping his entire form.
Damn it, this is above perfection!
"...Iron Body Sacred Body."
Liao Huo’s face darkened; his left palm slid across the knife blade, emitting a piercing clang, instantly overshadowed by a greater thunderous roar, as if some colossal entity was about to emerge...
Simultaneously, a massive amount of True Gang surrounded him, like primordial mist, attempting to conceal something.
He intended to once again erase everything before Meng Chuan’s eyes, just like that time at the temple!
For a brief moment, the view abruptly changed, Meng Chuan’s eyes flew open wide, lightning and golden fire erupted from the depths, easily piercing through all obstacles.
Even with clouds obstructing my sight, it was because I stood at the highest point!
Possessing True Martial Will, even if the divine eyes did not display their might, the world remained clearly visible to Meng Chuan, unaffected in the slightest.
As he closed and opened his eyes again, Meng Chuan followed the sound.
He saw the mountains quivering, the sea of clouds rolling, a dragon’s silhouette suddenly emerged high above Liao Huo’s head, its tail coiling around the mountain’s waistline, he could even hear the metallic "sizzle" sound of dragon scales scraping against the cliff face.
His foot pressed down, pebbles on the ground trembled, leaves rustled, yet the dragon silhouette grew clearer and heavier, though it appeared even more bizarre.
Its golden hue gradually turned to a ruby-like color; cocoons sprouted between its dragon scales; its soaring claws transformed into thick pillars; its bull of a nose extended long; its hidden ears inflated and bulged, resembling those of wind catchers.
A jeweled crown finally sat upon its head!
No, it was an elephant’s head!
A fusion of dragon and elephant, what kind of monster was this...
It had the taste of True Gang, yet it clearly was a Dharma Aspect...
Integration of Gang and Aspect?
Meng Chuan gazed at it with peculiar interest.
Meanwhile, seeing Liao Huo display his divine power, Meng Chuan did not stay idle.
Rumble!
The slow-moving Five Elements in the sky were instantly harnessed, white waves like a lurking beast suddenly rose, thunder roared!
The wind and rain poured directly overhead, yet they morphed into surging leaden clouds, the dark sky shadowed the dragon silhouette, with flashes of lightning striking the ground, the trembled pebbles struck into dust, the "Dragon Elephant" monster within Meng Chuan’s intention felt a vague unease, letting out a confused roar...
Thunder and fire intertwined into a prison, steam cooking the great dragon.
Liao Huo manipulated the tip of his knife, his pupils contracted to needle size.
Crack crack crack——
Five fingers gripped the halberd handle, black veins erupted like vipers.
Terrifying waves tore at the heavens and earth, a massive golden-white sun unnaturally rising and falling amidst the sea of thunder.
Meng Chuan’s form slowly hunched, yet between heaven and earth it grew more immense.
When he completely "broke free" of all invisible restraints, his form was lifted off the ground, his body ten zhang tall no smaller than the dragon head, his aura violently tyrannical, disdainful beyond measure.