Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 190 - 168: A Battle that Shocks the Heavens, Sky Lightning Clashes with Earth Fire!_2

Chapter 190: Chapter 168: A Battle that Shocks the Heavens, Sky Lightning Clashes with Earth Fire!_2

Pei Yuanjing had also witnessed the might of this Earth Immortal and knew it was truly incomparable to that of an ordinary cultivator, realizing his current strength was utterly insufficient to resist.

In his hesitation, he glanced at the Immortal Slaying Sword beneath his feet, and then raised his head to look at the five mountains about to crush him into dust. The proud and arrogant Pei Yuanjing immediately made a decision, deciding to treat this contest with the Earth Immortal Li Ping’an as a trial, as an act of cultivation, thus he chose not to use the Immortal Slaying Sword for the time being!

"Four Red Suns Formation!"

As Pei Yuanjing bellowed, he deployed the same formation technique that Xie Wenren had used against the Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana in the past. However, the Four Red Suns Formation that Xie Wenren created was merely ten meters in scale, while the one Pei Yuanjing deployed stretched to fifty meters in breadth and was cast midair.

"Fiery Cloud Palm!"

Li Ping’an, Cen Fuda, and Wang Lang then saw Pei Yuanjing’s formation beneath his feet suddenly burst with endless flames. Those flames, following the lifting of Pei Yuanjing’s Fiery Cloud Palm, converged rapidly, forming a massive fiery palm in an attempt to support or even push away the five mountains above his head.

"Hmph, overestimating oneself!"

Li Ping’an sneered as he looked on, waiting for Pei Yuanjing to be crushed to dust by the five mountains. Then, the Immortal Slaying Sword would become his possession. Upon further thought, destroying a mere iron sword to gain a fine sword seemed a good deal indeed!

No matter how large the fiery palm, it was no match for the might of the mountains. The Fiery Cloud Palm, even augmented by the Four Red Suns Formation, was simply unable to exceed the enormity of five mountains.

Just as Li Ping’an had anticipated, Pei Yuanjing only held on for a moment before the five spell-cast mountains effortlessly shattered his Fiery Cloud Palm, scattering the fiery giant palm instantly and pressing the still-airborne Pei Yuanjing down to the ground, into the ruins of abandoned residences.

With a thunderous crash, it was as if the Tathagata Buddha had suppressed Sun Wukong with the Five Fingers Mountain five hundred years ago. The five spell-cast mountains not only demolished a portion of the ground’s abandoned residences but also pressed Pei Yuanjing directly beneath the surface of the ground. To Li Ping’an’s amazement, this Pei Yuanjing was still able to endure this long without dying, which was truly extraordinary.

The five mountains were as still as an old monk in meditation, immovable as mountains, continuing to press down relentlessly. As long as Pei Yuanjing wasn’t dead, the five mountains would not disappear!

And beneath the mountains, Pei Yuanjing who could not resist any longer, came up with another plan.

"Flame Lotus Refining Heaven!"

With the enhancement of the Four Red Suns Formation and following Pei Yuanjing’s explosive shout, the formation burst forth with astonishing might, like a great storm blowing alongside, stoking the flames within the formation. The flames surged powerfully, enveloping Pei Yuanjing within, merging him with the fire.

The surging flames, following the path of Pei Yuanjing’s resisting hands along the five mountains, swiftly climbed and spread, forming lotus-shaped flames that blossomed step by step, a sight both beautiful and magnificent.

The speed at which the surging flames climbed and spread over the five mountains was so fast that in just a moment, they completely enveloped the entire five spell-cast mountains.

Everyone saw that the five mountains had turned into five mountains of flames, and these flames were covered with blooming fire lotuses, which illuminated the entire Fallen Dragon Pit’s dwelling area—creating a spectacular sight that could’ve been considered a natural wonder had it not vanished.

"Is this the clash between a Cultivator of the Guxuan Realm and an Earth Immortal? It’s inconceivable!"

Hiding in the shadows, Xie Wenren couldn’t help but look up in shock at the Five Peaks ablaze with fire lotuses!

"This beast wants to burn my Tiangang Five Peaks? Wishful thinking!"

Li Ping’an wasn’t worried; he felt it unnecessary to waste any more time, so he pulled out one of the three Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talismans he had previously drawn at the Drunken Immortal Residence from his sleeve:

"I never thought an action I took without much thought would come into use now. Indeed, everything is predestined! Quick!"

Li Ping’an made his move once again, throwing a talisman brimming with mana and infused with Essence, Qi, and Spirit straight at Pei Yuanjing’s face.

"Oh no!"

Pei Yuanjing never expected that Li Ping’an, an Earth Immortal with no sect affiliation, would have such a diverse array of techniques—at his disposal were orthodox Taoist hand seals capable of suppressing gods and banishing ghosts, along with the talisman magic of the Kunlun Sect. The variety was indeed staggering.

But he didn’t know the extent of the power behind Li Ping’an’s talisman magic; however, could the power of an Earth Immortal’s magic be underestimated?

"Flame Sea Fury Wave!"

While struggling to maintain the mountains, Pei Yuanjing swiftly freed one hand and waved at the talisman that Li Ping’an had thrown, unleashing the power of the Four Red Suns Formation. An invisible maelstrom seemed to blow a gust towards Li Ping’an’s side, part of the Four Red Suns Formation’s flames shooting towards Li Ping’an and the Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman.

As the flames left the confines of the Four Red Suns Formation, it resembled a landslide erupting from the earth or raging waves atop the ocean, suddenly transforming into an endless sea of flames, sweeping towards Li Ping’an and the Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman.

"Explode!"

Seeing his Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman about to be burnt by Pei Yuanjing, Li Ping’an pointed at Pei Yuanjing, causing the talisman to instantly burrow into the ground and then self-ignite.

Boom!

The Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman immediately unleashed its full power, the ground around it cracking open—whether it was rocks, dust, soil, or the debris of the damaged dwellings, everything mixed into the upheaval, turning into rolling Earth Waves, resembling an earth-shattering landslide.

A mudflow seemed to burst forth from Li Ping’an’s Earth Wave, while Pei Yuanjing’s fiery tide surged mightily. The two waves, each with their own attributes, collided in an instant, unleashing a force powerful enough to shake heaven and earth.