Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 275 - 208: There is Always Someone Stronger

Chapter 275: Chapter 208: There is Always Someone Stronger

"Indeed, the techniques he used earlier in his matches against others don’t seem to be from Zhengyi Temple, so strange!"

"Whether Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao is unorthodox or weird, we’ll find out soon!"

"That’s right, as long as one can beat up that shameless Li Ping’an, even if a Devil Lord from the Sword Qi Great Wall came over, it would be fine."

"You can’t just say anything carelessly; if a Devil Lord from the Sword Qi Great Wall really came here, we’d all be doomed!"

Under everyone’s watchful eyes and amidst their buzzing discussions, Li Ping’an finally clashed with Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao.

"Nangong Zhidao, didn’t you say I have a blood feud with you? Come on, take your revenge, kill me!"

Li Ping’an made a provocative gesture and then shouted,

"Come at me!"

"Li Ping’an, don’t rush; I won’t kill you easily. I want to slowly torment you to death. Today’s Grand Ritual of the Heavenly Master is just the beginning! We have a long road ahead of us. Let’s take our time," said Nangong Zhidao with a smirk.

Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao raised one hand and pointed a finger at Li Ping’an’s face:

"Mysterious Yin Finger! Swiftly!"

Everyone saw a streak of black Qi shooting out from between Nangong Zhidao’s fingers, which suddenly turned into a pointed finger. Its power was great, like a knife or a sword, encompassing a whirlwind, and in the blink of an eye, it flew towards Li Ping’an’s face.

"A mere trifle, and here I thought you were a formidable opponent, hmph."

Li Ping’an looked disdainful, casually waved his sleeve, and directly sent the black Qi flying away, landing outside the arena and creating a deep pit.

"So this shameless and worthless Li Ping’an is actually this strong!"

The other cultivators present exclaimed in shock, unaware that this was still Li Ping’an not even putting in the effort—if he made a move, it would surely be astonishing.

"Not enough! Not enough! Keep going!"

Flame Cloud Sect’s Master Zhuge Junchen shook his head in disappointment, feeling that Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao’s techniques were not enough to threaten Li Ping’an or force him to reveal his true strength.

"Netherworld Palm!"

Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao, having failed in his first strike, switched from finger to palm, his wrist whirling for a moment, before he fiercely struck out again.

As he launched this palm, a huge palm made of yin and yang energies rushed towards Li Ping’an.

"How boring!"

Li Ping’an mobilized a vast mana with a sword technique from his right hand, made a cutting motion in the air at the giant palm, and suddenly it split in two and then disappeared.

Li Ping’an somewhat annoyed, said;

"Nangong Zhidao, if that’s the extent of your spells, I advise you to surrender now! I don’t want to waste any more time with you!"

"Hehehe! Like I said, this is just the beginning!"

After saying so with a smile, Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao shouted:

"Qiankun Infinite Strike!"

Before the words even fell, Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao’s figure suddenly vanished.

"Where did this Nangong Zhidao go?"

Before the crowd of cultivators could even blink, they saw Nangong Zhidao reappear right in front of Li Ping’an. However, countless afterimages appeared behind Nangong Zhidao. With every strike he made at Li Ping’an, his figure elegantly danced around him, like an Immortal, and simultaneously more afterimages appeared.

These afterimages, later in action but arriving first, all turned into streaks of white light, at first shooting towards Li Ping’an one by one, and then together becoming white light, attacking Li Ping’an simultaneously.

At this moment, as many afterimages as Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao produced, there were just as many rays of white light.

The scene appeared as if Nangong Zhidao’s afterimages were like a violent snowstorm or fierce waves crashing onto the shore, incessantly shooting towards Li Ping’an, who was immovable like a mountain.

"Nangong Zhidao, are you trying to tickle me?"

Facing such a level of attack, Li Ping’an simply couldn’t be bothered to move. He stood still, like the eternal pine trees on Mount Huang, or a million-year-old rock in the deep sea, unmoving and unresponsive. Relying on the sturdy Hundred Plays Coin-Embedded Shirt, Hundred Plays Arm Guard, and Hundred Plays Nuo Mask, he just absorbed these seemingly formidable but actually weak and soft blows.

As white light continued to flash upon the stage, all the cultivators, except Wang Tianran, were not only dazzled but also incredibly astonished:

"I don’t know whether to say Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao is strong or Dragon Tiger Mountain Cultivator Li Ping’an is strong. They are both too formidable!"

"It’s getting interesting now! Judging from the current battle, Li Ping’an’s cultivation seems to be in the Guxuan realm, one of the lower four realms of Taoist cultivators: Qi Gathering, Clayey bricks, Guxuan, Mysterious Heart. However, this seems far from the strength of an Earth Immortal. Nangong Zhidao, keep forcing out Li Ping’an’s true capabilities!"

Flame Cloud Sect’s Master Zhuge Junchen squinted his eyes, not wanting to miss a split second.

"This Li Ping’an has some skills!"

Flame Cloud Sect’s Eldest Senior Brother Jiao Chujun and his junior brother disciples all cried out in amazement.

"It seems I have underestimated Li Ping’an..."

Head of Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, focused on Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao and said with some surprise:

"Mysterious Yin Finger? Netherworld Palm? These are not Zhengyi Taoism techniques at all, not even this Qiankun Infinite Strike seems to be a Dao technique."

Upon seeing this scene, Head of Heavenly Mist Sect, Mo Liqi, sighed deeply:

"This Orthodox Zhengyi Temple Cultivator Nangong Zhidao is indeed unorthodox! Could it be that Zhengyi Temple’s Sect Master has brought in a Dao expert from outside to vie for the Imperial Court Offering position? But that’s not right either. If Nangong Zhidao was a Dao expert invited by the Sect Master, why would he forego the Imperial Court Offering and target only Li Ping’an?"

"Weird! Weird! Weird!"