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Chapter 1279: Zhu Hongwu, You’re Not My Match

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

Zhu Yi’s virtual entity combined with the Higan Golden Bridge. At this point, the Higan Golden Bridge became his body. In terms of strength and power, it was much greater than Zhu Hongwu’s powerful flesh!

Both parties used their Martial Way powers and strength to challenge each other at this point. If not for the Great Heavenly Wheels, Zhu Hongwu would be at a great disadvantage now.

Even so, the frightening force unleashed by Zhu Yi’s fist caused Zhu Hongwu and the Great Heavenly Wheels to be forced back. Zhu Hongwu’s fists that surrounded the Great Heavenly Wheels were crushed by Zhu Yi’s fist.

The Cheng Heaven Great Void Celestial Light lit up and supplemented Zhu Hongwu’s Great Heavenly Wheels. This helped to stabilize his body. Otherwise, Zhu Hongwu would have been harmed under Zhu Yi’s fist. Even so, the Cheng Heaven Great Void Celestial Light still flashed continuously and became dimmer.

Zhu Hongwu lifted his head suddenly and stared at Zhu Yi. His expression turned extremely serious.

The golden giant that Zhu Yi converted into continued to unleash his fists. As he stood in void space, his fist print contained countless way concepts that had been mastered. His fists were filled with immense power as he punched them out.

Zhu Yi had already started to study this fist print during the War of the Two Worlds. At that point in time, he combined Buddhism, Emperor Chen’s Martial Way and the Celestial Sect of Wonders’ own Martial Way to defeat the Azure Sky Dragon King.

Many of the manuals had yet to be truly combined then. Zhu Yi unleashed three fists consecutively and initiated the vital energy of the Heavens and Earth in order to cultivate his fist will.

But now, the true meaning of the Martial Way gathered as he punched out his fist. They instantly formed a fist will that wanted to forcefully tear apart the boundless sea of suffering and guide everyone to the land of fortune. Zhu Hongwu and the Great Heavenly Wheels were forced back by this fist!

“This fist is called Higan and originates from the divine bridge. It brings life to the land of fortune and buries all enemies in the boundless se of suffering.” The golden giant started to speak. Zhu Yi’s voice resonated in surrounding void space.

Shi Zongtang, the Luofu Holy Man, Royal House Lord and the others who surrounded and watched Zhu Yi all turned serious, “With such a power, he can challenge a Vipralopa Stage demon!”

Zhu Hongwu stared at Zhu Yi and said coldly, “Unfilial son, you dare to challenge me in the Martial Way? While you have the strength, can you use them freely? You’re just like a small kid waving a hammer beyond your size!”

“I shall grant you your wish if you want to be humiliated.” As he spoke, Zhu Hongwu’s body flashed suddenly and he combined with the Great Heavenly Wheels again.

He unleashed his fists repeatedly and his vigorous fist will turned into several light wheels. These light wheels hanged onto the Great Heavenly Wheels and caused the Great Heavenly Wheels to have many small wheels hanging around it.

Zhu Hongwu’s figure disappeared and there was a giant that couldn’t be seen in void space. He extended his hand to grab hold of the Great Heavenly Wheels before spinning it!

The small wheels on the Great Heavenly Wheels knocked against one another and also hit the Great Heavenly Wheels. They let out loud banging noises that shook void space. These noises weren’t deep, sharp, resounding or depressing, but they caused the countless worlds to shake at the same time.

At this point, everyone seemed to hear small worlds and alternate planes of spaces being destroyed.

The Great Heavenly Wheels formed a mystical trajectory in void space, as it crashed towards the golden giant formed by Zhu Yi and the Higan Golden ridge.

The trajectory was unpredictable and quick to change. The true meaning of the Martial Way was contained within that trajectory. It didn’t aim in the direction of a head-on collision with Zhu Yi. Rather, it aimed towards Zhu Yi’s weak points.

If Zhu Yi didn’t beef up his defense against this attack by Zhu Hongwu and the Great Heavenly Wheels, the consequences would be very dire if he was struck in his weak points. Zhu Hongwu wanted to use the changes of his Martial Way to curb his opponent and achieve victory. When two parties were very close in their strength, experience and technique would play huge roles.

Everyone nodded their heads as they saw Zhu Hongwu’s transformation.

In the end, Zhu Yi was still fighting Zhu Hongwu’s strength with his weakness even though he used the Higan Golden Bridge as his body.

In such a life and death situation, Zhu Hongwu wouldn’t waste any advantage that he had. It was Zhu Yi’s own problem to deal with if he decided to tap on his own weakness. What Zhu Hongwu needed to do was to exploit his opponent’s weakness and emerge victorious.

Zhu Yi had no intention of retreating. A huge ‘Yi’ word appeared above the golden giant’s head.

In the next moment, the golden giant turned his body around suddenly and converted into golden light. After that, the giant disappeared. He dodged the Great Heavenly Wheels’ attack and even appeared behind it. He extended his palm to grab the Great Heavenly Wheels. His actions appeared very calm and light, revealing a sense of quickness and charm that contrasted his tremendous size. But no one present noticed this conflict; they felt that everything fitted nicely.

The Great Heavenly Wheels rang with Zhu Hongwu’s voice, “Emperor Chen’s Martial Way steps?”

The Great Heavenly Wheels spun in void space and avoided the golden giant’s palm. Both parties clashed several times instantly.

The both of them tore open the skies and the boundaries of the Greater World. They fought all the way into boundless void space outside of the boundaries. They saw luminaries being destroyed along the way as they fought.

Emperor Chen’s Martial Way, Emperor of Violence’s Martial Way, Buddhism’s Martial Way and many other Martial Ways of the different lineages were confidently grasped by Zhu Yi. He even added his own Higan Divine Fist. Everything was adapted on the spot, but there was still a great sense of balance to them. This was the best way of tackling the current situation.

As they fought, even the Martial Way Ultimate Technique, Order of the Dictator, Five Mountains of Heavenly Domination and other ultimate moves from Liang An’s Spellbook of Emperor Tai were unleashed.

Zhu Hongwu’s heart sank. As the battle reached this stage, Zhu Yi was still inferior to Zhu Hongwu in terms of Martial Way skills and close-combat experience. Zhu Yi used his own Way of the Changes to evolve, but these transformations were already a part of Zhu Hongwu’s body. They were even inscribed onto his soul and spirit.

But the problem was that Zhu Yi was stronger than him in terms of pure strength. It was not only just his Higan Golden Bridge. Zhu Yi even supplemented his own strength with different spells and moves. Zhu Yi was ready to clash hard on, but Zhu Hongwu was inferior to him in this aspect.

This made it difficult for Zhu Hongwu to overcome his opponent even though his Martial Way was superior. When he had no choice but to engage Zhu Yi, he had to deplete the Cheng Heaven Great Void Celestial Light in order to regain his footing and prevent Zhu Yi from overcoming his defensive line.

What left Zhu Hongwu terrified was that Zhu Yi’s Martial Way improved at a frightening speed during the process of fighting him. Zhu Hongwu could also sense that Zhu Yi’s understanding of his Martial Way was getting deeper and deeper.

This caused Zhu Hongwu’s advantage to diminish as they continued to fight. He was even the one at a disadvantage after some time.

After the Cheng Heaven Great Void Celestial Light had been totally depleted, his chances became even slimmer.

“Father, you’re resourceful. In terms of power, you’re already better than most Immortal Soul Third Level cultivators although you just formed the Immortal Soul Third Level.” Zhu Yi said gently, “Even the Zhujian Grand Sage can’t win you in a life and death battle”

“In the Divine Lands right now, you’re probably the top 5 cultivators below the Vipralopa Stage, excluding cultivators from the Celestial Sect of Wonders.”

Zhu Yi punched out and forced Zhu Hongwu to retreat. His tone of voice was very calm, as if he was having a leisure conversation with Zhu Hongwu. But his words changed suddenly, “It’s a pity that all this is useless. You’re no longer a match for me now. Defeating you is easy for me.”

The Great Heavenly Wheels disappeared suddenly and only Zhu Hongwu’s figure was revealed. But his aura became fiercer and more vigorous. He burst in front of the golden giant and grabbed Zhu Yi’s belly. He wanted to tear Zhu Yi’s belly apart!

“Yi Zi? Sage? Guide everyone to the land of fortune? You’ve such ideals, but you can’t even do so yourself. How can you guide everyone else?” Zhu Hongwu laughed instead, “I’ve to admit that your development is more rapid than what I expected. But wait till you form the Immortal Soul Third Level before you talk about defeating me. I shall turn your ideals into demons that you’ll never overcome!”

Zhu Hongwu’s sudden attack would have killed the White Tiger Grand Sage, Azure Sky Dragon King, Zhanming Hades and other demons of similar level.

Zhu Yi stood proudly in void space and didn’t seem to be bothered at all. He didn’t dodge and hide. As he shouted lightly, his entire person turned into a huge Qilin. The Qilin’s four feet were on the ground, as it galloped towards Zhu Hongwu. A repressive aura and strength spread at this moment.

Out of the 4 hooves of the Qilin, one was like a Buddha that stood up and walked. Another was like Emperor Tai extending his hand and his five fingers turned into five heavenly mountains that repressed the Earth. The third one was like a heavenly wheel that spun, causing countless worlds to degrade and collapse. The last one seemed like shifting stars as it moved.

The Qilin shone with golden light and 8 light rings lit up with radiances. The vast power of the Qilin seemed to signal Zhu Hongwu that he would be crushed by the hoofs even if he tore the Qilin’s belly apart, if he couldn’t withstand it.

Zhu Hongwu’s gaze flashed and the Cheng Heaven Great Void Celestial Light surged once again, engulfing his entire body.

His figure flashed suddenly. He changed from rapid advancement to a quick retreat. He didn’t delay and avoided the 2 back hooves of the Qilin. After that, he used his palms to hold onto the 2 front hooves of the Qilin. He was prepared to tap on the reaction force to retreat, before rallying himself again.

But at this point, the Qilin turned into a majestic beam of golden light that surrounded Zhu Hongwu’s body.

Boundless radiance shook and Zhu Hongwu’s body was separated from the Great Heavenly Wheels.

The Higan Golden Bridge also separated from Zhu Yi. Zhu Yi’s tone of voice was very gentle and no sense of fury could be felt from him, “It’s not my ideals, but a fact for everyone to see. It’s a truth that you’re unwilling to accept. It seems like you’re the one being stubborn, not me.”

“I don’t need to summon the Nine Luminaries Heaven-Crushing Formation or Fourth Junior’s Saros Magical Tree. I can defeat you and your wheel just by myself and using my bridge.”

As he spoke, streaks of gases surged around Zhu Yi. All types of Great Dao concepts were revealed. There were Buddhism concepts, Heaven’s Gate mantras, Emperor of the Dead’s mantras, Emperor of Violence’s mantras, Emperor Chen’s mantras and Dark Emperor mantras. But as Zhu Yi used his Celestial Sect’s powers to guide, all of them flew in different directions of void space before they were crushed.

A wave of frightening and destructive force attacked towards Zhu Hongwu, who had lost the Great Heavenly Wheels.

The Cheng Heaven Great Void Celestial Light was depleted greatly at this moment. Zhu Hongwu felt his pores shaking, and the fist will that consolidated above his head was destroyed. His energy and powers started to turn maniacal, and they wanted to tear his body apart.

The universes inside and outside of his body seemed about to be destroyed at this point.

“This spell uses my Way of the Changes as a foundation and it’s called Slayer of the Ten Daos. But I’m only in the Beginner Immortal Soul Second Level Stage. I can only slay six Daos so far. I shall grant you the opportunity to be the first to experience it.”