I Can See Your Combat Power
Chapter 1799 - 230: Playing

Chapter 1799: Chapter 230: Playing

The Grandmasters of the Medicine God Sect glanced around; each was a cultivator deeply rooted in their original path of spiritual cultivation. Their gaze turned upward to the crisscrossing formation lines, flickering with dangerous and dazzling spiritual light.

"Chief Jiang, was that really necessary? If you truly wish to hide secrets from the public, the discussions in the underground palace should be conducted more quietly."

With a smile on his face, Tang Luo lightly tapped his earlobe and said, "I only proposed those conditions after overhearing all of you stuck on the matter of cranial spiritual transformation. If Chief Jiang finds my actions too presumptuous, The Academy can retract my earlier words."

"Do you think this sect takes you for a three-year-old child?"

Jiang Fuling’s voice grew cold. "The underground palace indeed hosts research conducted by Grandmasters, but with ten miles of solid mountain above it and layers upon layers of the Mountain Protection Array sealing it, unless someone has achieved mastery of the Heaven’s Ear technique, it would be absolutely impossible to overhear anything. Judging by the foundation of your lecturing and demonstrations over the past three days, you do not seem like a mighty presence from the Buddha’s Country!"

The unknowing Grandmasters from Suspending Pot Peak finally grasped why the hall crackled with such a tense and confrontational atmosphere. Those originally suspecting a misunderstanding paled as their expressions stiffened, stepping forward to tighten their encirclement.

Though martial arts transcend the boundaries of regions, martial artists always have their allegiances. Even a sect as prestigious as the Medicine God Sect would never tolerate external spies — not even a Human King could be exempt.

Dozens of types of original spiritual power diverged, transforming the space into an array of clearly distinct colors, its formidable spiritual pressure locking the surrounding spiritual energy in place. The cage-like domain pressed upon Tang Luo.

Spiritual energy manipulated by Grandmasters cares little if you’re a Human King. The unreasonable overlay of dozens of spiritual pressures could pulverize ordinary Fierce Realm warriors into dust. And yet, Tang Luo’s figure merely swayed lightly, his garments not even slightly ruffled.

"Only mastery of the Heaven’s Ear technique can overhear it? Chief Jiang has far too much faith in your sect’s formation."

Waving his finger at Jiang Fuling, Tang Luo stomped his foot. Instantly, the ground quaked, as though a colossal giant grabbed the mountain’s foundation and was shaking it. The spiritual power of the Mountain Protection Array, active for millennia, suddenly went haywire. The spiritual force erupting from dozens of formation eyes transformed into comet-like beams, surging toward the hall.

Jiang Fuling’s expression briefly shifted. Though he had invoked the Divine Armor’s true name to activate the array, it was merely intended to signal the sect’s resolute stance, not to initiate actual combat with Tang Luo, let alone at Suspending Pot Peak.

Yet now, the Mountain Protection Array seemed to have gone mad, launching an outright attack—something Jiang Fuling had never anticipated.

If a battle truly broke out, considering Tang Luo’s demonstrated martial arts realm at He Shou Peak, this could very well become the most perilous situation in the Medicine God Sect’s thousands of years of existence.

More crucial was that such a formidable King Realm figure would hardly be without deep roots. If he escaped alive, the consequences would be unfathomable.

Who exactly wanted to thrust the Medicine God Sect into such a dangerous predicament?

A long list of names flashed through Jiang Fuling’s mind within his Sea of Consciousness. Without hesitation, he worked to halt the operation of the Mountain Protection Array.

Despite his swift actions, the array’s rainbow-like beams had already descended into the hall.

It was too late to undo. Realizing the imminent outbreak of battle, Jiang Fuling’s figure retreated swiftly, his only thought being to disperse the people at Suspending Pot Peak, as this place was about to become a battlefield for kings.

Truthfully, Jiang Fuling didn’t need to take action. As soon as the quaking and rumbling began, countless disciples of the Medicine God Sect soared into the skies, seeking the epicenter of the disturbance.

Then they witnessed a baffling sight: their Mountain Protection Array engaging in combat with their own Grandmasters?

Seeing this absurd scene unfold before their eyes, the disciples were unsure how to react.

It’s said that outsiders see clearly, while those within the situation are confused. But at this moment, even the outsiders were bewildered. One can imagine what the great figures within the hall must be feeling.

Initially, they assumed the activation of the Divine Array was Chief Jiang’s response to the arrogance of the King Realm figure. Some had even prepared to coordinate their attacks.

Yet, when the dozens of rainbow-like beams struck them, these skilled members of the Divine Sect could only react instinctively while their minds went blank.

They could not fathom how the array’s target could possibly be them.

One brutal beam after another, and unable to discern the reasons, the Grandmasters had no choice but to defend against the attacks. Even those who knew the location of the array core didn’t consider striking back.

It felt like returning home, only to be harshly beaten with a cane by their enraged mother. Even with a blade at their waist, they wouldn’t immediately draw it to strike back.

These dumbfounded Grandmasters now sought to piece together their shaken emotions and discern why they were under attack.

However, relying on the Mountain Protection Array crafted upon Suspending Pot Peak’s spiritual veins, reinforced over millennia by hundreds of formation experts, the spirit strikes were ferociously strong. Though scattered into over thirty beams, they had undergone more than three tiers of qualitative transformation. Unable to counterattack and unable to flee, the resulting onslaught left the Divine Sect’s Grandmasters profoundly embittered.

With Divine Light swirling within his pupils, Tang Luo took a step forward, grasping Jiang Fuling’s Divine Armor, and smiled. "Let the Grandmasters play with the Mountain Protection Array for a while, so The Academy can have a pleasant chat with the Chief."

The retreating figure of Jiang Fuling was held in place with just Tang Luo’s two fingers. The supposedly indestructible immortal armor was dented by his slender fingers. Along the grooves of his fingerprints, web-like cracks stretched across the chest plate.

"Who exactly are you!?"

Though in a precarious position, Jiang Fuling maintained the composure befitting the sect leader, staring directly into Tang Luo’s eyes as if he held the advantage: "Using eye techniques to bypass the formation’s eyes and array core to control it—such a feat can only be achieved by a bloodline Dao cultivator. Are you perhaps the Pavilion Master of Yiren Pavilion in Yuanzhou? Why not reveal your true face?"

"Chief Jiang misunderstands. The Academy has little connection to Yuanzhou. If revealing my true face reassures the Chief about the transaction, then what harm is there in unveiling my identity?"

Upon seeing Jiang Fuling halt his attempts to leave, Tang Luo released his grip on the immortal armor, laughing lightly. "I only hope the Chief can keep my identity confidential after knowing it."

"If your identity holds no shameful secrets, why treat it like a mystery...? How can it be you! How is this even possible!?"

The previously commanding Jiang Fuling, resolved to rebuff all requests, found himself overwhelmed when he saw Tang Luo’s unveiled face. As if tidal waves had erupted within his heart, the sweeping currents obscured the sun and moon, crashing ashore to shatter every preconception of martial arts the sect leader had built.

"Chief Jiang, the conditions I proposed remain valid," Tang Luo said with a smile, as he resumed his original appearance. "The complete method for forging a Void Spiritual Body, including the subsequent Sealing King Technique—I can even promise this: if the Heaven Dragon Dao Child agrees to purge the poison from your clan patriarch, I will assist him in completing the forging of the Void Spiritual Body!"

"Furthermore, Chief Jiang, rest assured that under my leadership, the Tang Clan will never again repeat the calamities of the Ghost Weeping Warship or the Longjiang flooding. Please consider my offer carefully. I’ll be awaiting your decision at my estate on He Shou Peak."

With those words, Tang Luo vanished, the trembling Suspending Pot Peak instantly stabilized, and the spiritual array attacking the Grandmasters ceased its assault.

The Grandmasters who had unwittingly regained possession of the hall no longer saw Tang Luo but instead turned their gazes toward the sect leader of the Medicine God Sect—Jiang Fuling, who stood there in utter disarray.