Chapter 1205: Unrivaled Talent (Third Update!)
Xu Shenghua, born in the Upper Firmament, entered the world and became renowned for his divine abilities.
He possessed astonishing talent, excelling at adapting on the spot, creating various divine abilities and techniques during battles with enemies. The stronger his opponent, the fewer moves he used, yet the greater the power of his abilities!
His wisdom surpassed even his divine abilities. Since his debut, he rarely suffered defeat, losing only to Qin Mu and the disciple of the Nether Emperor.
His defeat at Qin Mu’s hands was due to the heart of the Dao and adaptability. At that time, Qin Mu had been trained by the Nine Elders of the Crippled Village, surpassing Xu Shenghua in both strategy and the heart of the Dao.
His loss to the Nether Emperor’s disciple was his first encounter with techniques and abilities at the Imperial Throne level. Although the Upper Firmament was formidable, its highest techniques only reached the level of the Southern Heavenly Gate, the True God realm. Facing Imperial Throne-level techniques with True God-level techniques, defeat was inevitable.
However, after that, Xu Shenghua was almost undefeated!
He entered the Dao through divine abilities, but it would be more accurate to say he entered through wisdom.
Entering the Dao through wisdom suited him better.
His Great Divine Ability Dao Domain was more a manifestation of his wisdom, with divine abilities merely one expression of it.
At this moment, his Great Divine Ability Dao Domain expanded, standing in opposition to Qin Mu’s Divine Treasury Domain.
Qin Mu only had time to glimpse the myriad Dao principles within his Dao Domain before it abruptly transformed, shifting from chaotic Dao principles to an orderly structure!
Qin Mu saw the Ancestral Court within the Great Divine Ability Dao Domain: the Divine Tree, the Mystic Capital, the Nether Capital, the Primordial Capital, the Heavenly River, the Four Extremes Heavens, and even the Spirit Fetus formed by Xu Shenghua from Dao principles!
In that brief moment, Xu Shenghua had nearly perfectly replicated Qin Mu’s Divine Treasury Domain!
Qin Mu’s face darkened. Xu Shenghua’s Great Divine Ability Dao Domain had now evolved into a domain identical to his own Divine Treasury Domain. This talent was truly extraordinary!
“Just now, I showed off my cultivation realm to him, and he observed it from beginning to end. That’s how he could transform his divine abilities into my Divine Treasury Domain in such a short time!”
Qin Mu’s eyelids twitched. “This is blatant plagiarism! From now on, if anyone dares call Xu Shenghua an honest man in front of me, I’ll give them a thorough beating!”
Granny Si, Si Youyou, also entered the Dao through divine abilities, but compared to Xu Shenghua, her path seemed shallow. Xu Shenghua’s depth and breadth in Dao techniques and divine abilities far surpassed hers.
Granny Si’s treasure was called the Dao Wheel, which concealed her Dao techniques and divine abilities, better named the Myriad Techniques Dao Wheel.
Xu Shenghua, likely guided by the Opening Emperor, had also cultivated a domain. His domain contained even more Dao techniques and divine abilities, and it was highly possible that Xu Shenghua had already comprehended the essence of Dao techniques and divine abilities, earning it the name Great Divine Ability Dao Domain.
Yet Qin Mu possessed immense confidence. Xu Shenghua could at most imitate it closely; without cultivating the Ancestral Court cultivation system, no matter how heaven-defying his talent, he could never match Qin Mu’s strength.
“Imitating me will never let you reach my level!”
The power of his Divine Treasury Domain erupted. This time, Qin Mu took the initiative to attack, unleashing the Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Domain from the start!
Even when facing Lin Xuan or battling the First Ancestor Human Emperor and Yan Qiling in the Ancestral Court, he had never struck first, always countering to defeat his opponents.
Because, in Qin Mu’s mind, aside from beings like the Ten Heavenly Lords, few at the same cultivation level were worth his active offense.
However, Xu Shenghua was definitely an exception.
The moment the Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Domain erupted, Xu Shenghua also moved.
He was not skilled in swordsmanship, yet at this moment, he resembled a grandmaster of the sword, his sword techniques imposing. But in Qin Mu’s eyes, he immediately saw that Xu Shenghua was deconstructing the sword techniques with Dao techniques, differing from true swordsmanship.
The deeper runes forming his sword techniques were still Dao techniques!
Yet this strike from Xu Shenghua pushed the variations of sword techniques to their limits, even faintly carrying the Dao resonance of the sword Dao!
This was no small feat. Sword techniques and the sword Dao were as different as clouds and mud. After Qin Mu created the Tribulation-Severing Sword, his mastery of sword techniques was unmatched for a million years. Whether it was Yan Yunxi, the Village Chief, or the Opening Emperor, they all fell far short in the sword Dao.
However, in the sword Dao, the Tribulation-Severing Sword was merely a beginner.
The Opening Emperor’s Thirty-Four Heavens Sword Domain was the true pinnacle of the sword Dao.
Yet Xu Shenghua managed to simulate the sword Dao with Dao techniques and divine abilities, expressing the deep Dao resonance of the sword Dao through his abilities—truly eye-opening!
His sword Dao clashed with Qin Mu’s Thirty-Three Heavens Sword Domain and immediately faltered.
After all, he was only imitating with divine abilities, not the real thing, but he still blocked Qin Mu’s strike, surprising Qin Mu inwardly.
Xu Shenghua then changed his tactics.
His Thirty-Three Heavens of Sword Dao vanished entirely, replaced by the Thirty-Three Heavens of Divine Abilities, like thirty-three majestic heavens crashing down on Qin Mu. One divine ability, one heaven; thirty-three heavens pressed together, their power vast and surging!
His earlier Thirty-Three Heavens of Sword Dao was not his true skill, merely imitation. But now, the Thirty-Three Heavens of Divine Abilities was a genuine great divine ability born from the foundation of the Sword Dao Thirty-Three Heavens!
This was his real strength!
Qin Mu wished he could crack open Xu Shenghua’s mind to see how he used his wisdom to deconstruct the Thirty-Three Heavens in such a short time, transforming sword techniques into divine abilities!
Recall that when Qin Mu learned the Sword Dao Thirty-Three Heavens, he took it step by step, fighting from the lowest layer of the Carefree Realm, the Supreme Heavenly Heaven, all the way to the top, only mastering it after learning from Yan Yunxi.
Yet Xu Shenghua, in an instant, reconstructed the Thirty-Three Heavens with divine abilities and evolved them into his own techniques!
This talent, Qin Mu admitted, he could not match.
Of course, each had their expertise. Since emerging from the Upper Firmament, Xu Shenghua had walked the path of breaking all techniques with divine abilities. Every one of his abilities was created on the spot, adapting to circumstances, using his powerful wisdom to dismantle all opponents’ techniques, sword arts, and formations.
He had immersed himself in this for decades, experiencing the most glorious years of the Yan Kang Reformation. Entering the Dao through divine abilities, he directly grasped the essence of divine abilities. What seemed impossible to others, even Qin Mu, was achievable for him.
This was the reason for his enduring, undefeated record.
Qin Mu had been constantly improving, and so had he.
Qin Mu’s Divine Treasury Domain expanded, colliding with his Great Divine Ability Dao Domain with a thunderous impact. He laughed, “Brother Xu, with such strength and heaven-defying talent, I am quite gratified. But I promised Dao Lord Lin Xuan that it’s time for you to feel despair!”
He stood like a four-faced deity at the center of the Ancestral Court beneath the Divine Tree. The Nether Capital, Mystic Capital, Primordial Capital, Four Extremes Heavens, and all the Heavenly Lords moved in unison. In the sixteen heavenly palaces, each of Qin Mu’s primordial spirits turned simultaneously, fixing their gaze on Xu Shenghua!
Xu Shenghua charged forward. Their domains intersected, and Xu Shenghua’s Dao Domain immediately suffered crushing pressure, collapsing and disintegrating!