Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 166 - 153: The Monk Who Cultivates Both Buddha Martial Arts and the Mysterious Yin and Yang Ring!_2

Chapter 166: Chapter 153: The Monk Who Cultivates Both Buddha Martial Arts and the Mysterious Yin and Yang Ring!_2

"Martial Cultivators have even reached the Three Realms of Body Cultivation: Loyal Heart, Steel, Muscle Realm, and the Three Realms of Soul Cultivation: Iron Bone, Spirit of Hero Realm! Truly remarkable!"

"Martial Cultivators are inherently two levels lower than Taoist cultivators. Though Xie Wenren is at the Clay Figure Realm, that means to fight on par with him, a Warrior must cultivate to the Iron Bone Realm."

"To defeat him, one must at least cultivate to the Heroic Spirit Realm. Brother Mahaparinirvana has already met this requirement, and his Buddhist Cultivation is one realm higher than Xie Wenren’s Taoist Cultivation."

"Therefore, whether it’s Buddhist Cultivation or Martial Cultivation, Xie Wenren is no match for Brother Mahaparinirvana. It seems like I won’t need to make a move and can just enjoy the show in peace!"

Seeing this, Li Ping’an completely let go of his worries and immediately joined the betting taking place nearby, thinking it was a guaranteed win and a chance to make some extra cash.

"I bet ten Taels of Silver on that Monk!"

The crowd turned back and looked at Li Ping’an joining the bets in astonishment:

"Young man, got more money than sense? How could a Warrior defeat a Cultivator? The odds are now five to one!"

"Forget it, forget it. He’s bound to bet on his own people at the same table."

"Yeah, that’s right. Who cares? The bets are placed now, so no backing out!"

Amidst the crowd’s surprised gazes, Li Ping’an just smiled without saying anything, waiting to collect his money!

The fight on the other side resumed. All of a sudden, the Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana clenched his fists and charged at Xie Wenren like a yellow cloud!

This time, the Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana’s attack, whether in speed, strength, or angle, was obviously more ferocious and tricky than before. In the crowd’s eyes, the movements and speed of Mahaparinirvana’s attacks required their full attention just to barely see with the naked eye.

"So strong! So fast!"

Xie Wenren had barely blinked before the Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana had disappeared from sight, and when he reappeared, he was already behind Xie Wenren. With a fist wrapped in a yellow aura, the Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana delivered a swift strike to his neck.

"Fiery Cloud Palm!"

Xie Wenren’s attack and movement speed were not as fast as the Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana’s, but after he subtly touched his ring, he immediately turned and responded with palm against fist.

Another boom, and strangely, Xie Wenren and Mahaparinirvana both sent each other flying again, neither injured nor able to injure the other!

"Such a beast! To remain uninjured! This master doesn’t believe this heresy!"

"A lower-class fellow from the Iron Bone Realm dares to think he can kill a high-ranking member of the Taoist sect? Ridiculous and ignorant! Stupid and unclear!"

Hearing this, the Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana became like a crazed yellow cloud, attacking frantically, but Xie Wenren deflected every blow.

The fight seemed as if a huge rock had hit cotton with a rebounding effect. "I won’t hurt you if you don’t hurt me." The Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana had absolutely no way to get through.

After another thirty plus rounds, they fought to a stalemate, neither victor nor vanquished, uninjured and unharmed!

"This Xie Wenren of the Flame Cloud Sect is really outrageous!"

Laymen watch the excitement while experts watch the technique, but Li Ping’an, an expert from the Taoist sect, couldn’t even discern a single technique of Xie Wenren’s!

He could understand that Xie Wenren remained uninjured due to the superiority of his Taoist Cultivation over Martial Cultivation, but he could not understand how Xie Wenren, as a Taoist Cultivator, could have the same strength as a Warrior, and that it changed following Mahaparinirvana’s strength!

Using Divine Power: Insight into the Hidden, Li Ping’an could see clearly and understand that although the strength in Xie Wenren’s body fluctuated, his Power Attribute did not change at all, which was nothing short of miraculous!

In contrast, Brother Mahaparinirvana’s Power Value obviously increased temporarily after using his Martial Cultivation, but there were no such changes in Xie Wenren!

Unless there was some trickery involved, the scene unfolding before them simply couldn’t be possible!

Four Night Travelers glanced at the time and hurried:

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Less than half an incense stick’s time remains!"

"Indeed, it is still not working! Looks like this is it!"

Mahaparinirvana shook his head with a helpless look and, gazing at the increasingly peculiar Xie Wenren, praised:

"You, are interesting!"

"Overpraising! There’s not much time left. If you don’t kill me now, then I’ll have to kill you, bald thief!"

"Damn it, you’re about to be enlightened today! This moment will be the most honorable of your life! Iron Bone Realm! Ascend! Spirit of Hero Realm!"

Following Mahaparinirvana’s shout, his whole body’s yellow aura abruptly turned into red, and there seemed to be signs of forming a red aura armor!

"Incredible! Incredible! How much hardship did this Monk endure to cultivate to such a Martial Arts Realm! Extraordinary!"

"The gap between the various realms of Buddhist Cultivation, Taoist Cultivation, and Literati Cultivation is like a gulf as wide as the sky and earth. To break through one’s own realm requires Comprehension, Talent, Fortuitous Encounters, and Destiny."

"But the gap between the Martial Arts realms is indeed one of life and death. To break through one’s own realm requires a price as hefty as one’s life itself."

"Many Warriors often cannot endure the agony of deathly breakthroughs and end up dying suddenly. This fat Monk has managed to cultivate his Martial Arts to this extent; his body has endured pains akin to ten cycles of life and death! His Spirit and Will have undergone refinement as rigorous as a thousand foldings and a myriad of chiseling!"

"Just for his arduous Will alone, he deserves his madness! And even more so, he can be called powerful!"

With that moment, everyone present looked at the Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana with a new respect, even genuine admiration, and no longer dared to belittle him; even the four Night Travelers at this moment did not dare to say they could beat Mahaparinirvana.

"Monk, you are quite something! You’ve actually cultivated Red Battle Qi!"