Chapter 310: Earth Civil War, Xiao Yan vs. Meng Qi, Xiao Yan Needs Anti-Inflammatory
Xiao Yan stood with his hands clasped behind his back, gazing up at the sky at a perfect 45-degree angle. His voice was ethereal and melancholic, filled with the vicissitudes of a worldly master.
"You've come…"
"I've come…" Meng Qi replied, his voice flat.
"You shouldn't have come…" Xiao Yan sighed, his robes fluttering mysteriously.
"I'm already here!" Meng Qi snapped, his patience wearing thin.
"Since you've come," Xiao Yan's gaze sharpened, "are you prepared for failure?"
"Damn it, I gave you face… are you really going to act it all out?"
Meng Qi rolled his eyes, utterly speechless. This guy was addicted to roleplaying.
He stood in the Void Realm, his own aura bursting forth, solid and unmovable.
"Let's just fight directly, no more nonsense!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yan awkwardly dropped his 45-degree sky-gazing pose, clearing his throat.
"Isn't this how masters exchange blows? To set the mood… It's all about the atmosphere."
He had just fought Lin Dong and was almost crippled by that maniac's unending, reckless assault.
However, this was a virtual space.
Refreshing his state to peak condition was an easy matter.
"Then let's fight…"
The familiar, terrifyingly beautiful Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus once again illuminated this space, its colorful flames causing the air to warp.
[Inorin's Note: The Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus is Xiao Yan's signature, ultimate attack from Battle Through the Heavens, created by fusing multiple Heavenly Flames.]
"Amitabha!" Meng Qi instinctively made a Buddhist gesture. Countless golden lights shone behind him, his entire Physical Body seemingly plated in a layer of brilliant, divine gold.
He looked solemn and dignified.
Law of Gold!
...
"Fellow countryman meets fellow countryman, Five Finger Piercing Heart Sword!"
Xiao Yan instantly launched an attack. He didn't use his fire lotus yet; instead, he swung the long sword in his hand, a standard-issue weapon from the arena.
The Law of Gold instantly attached to the long sword. The blade hummed, its edge glowing with a blinding sharpness.
The next moment, the Law of Fire permeated it, and raging flames instantly ignited on the golden sword.
A sword across the Void Realm!
White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash!
[Inorin's Note: The White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash is one of the 3,000 Great Daos from Fang Han's Eternal Life novel, representing the ultimate sharpness of the Gold Law.]
The Great Five Elements Technique was already formidable, and in the world of Swallowed Star, due to the external manifestation of Law, the technique was amplified to an extremely exaggerated degree.
A flash of fiery, golden sword light.
The long sword had already reached Meng Qi's face.
Seeing this, Meng Qi remained unhurried. He adopted the serene posture of the Buddha plucking a flower.
His fingers, shining with golden light, moved with impossible precision.
He easily pinched Xiao Yan's long sword in his hand.
The next instant, a strange, profound force poured out from his hand.
KACHA!
The long sword instantly shattered into a thousand pieces, and even the Law of Fire and Gold attached to it was annihilated by a superior, heavier force.
Seeing his long sword shattered, Xiao Yan's face showed no expression.
This thing was purely a standardized weapon generated by the virtual space.
He hadn't even used this useless prop when he fought Lin Dong just now.
Now that his state had been refreshed, this thing was re-generated.
Adhering to the principle of recycling, Xiao Yan only used it for a moment.
Now that it was broken, it was broken.
The sharpness of a long sword was not as good as his own sharpness!
Xiao Yan used his palm as a sword, his hand glowing with the same blinding golden light. He directly employed the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash and charged towards Meng Qi!
Lin Dong's fighting style was unbelievably fierce, a whirlwind of pure, primal destruction. Xiao Yan did not dare to engage in close-quarters combat with him.
However, the opponent was Meng Qi, which was different.
Although Meng Qi was also fierce, his speed was his known weakness.
Xiao Yan had the confidence to perform micro-operations!
He instantly arrived in front of Meng Qi.
Facing his blindingly fast palm-sword, Meng Qi showed no weakness either. Golden Qi flowed over his Physical Body, slowly fluctuating.
Suddenly, the surrounding space seemed to solidify.
A suffocating pressure, as if the air itself had turned to thick mud, came over him.
Xiao Yan's expression changed instantly: "Space Domain? When did you also comprehend the Space Domain?"
Meng Qi's move clearly, and perfectly, fused the Origin Law of Space with the Origin Law of Gold.
As soon as one approached him, the space seemed to congeal.
The White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash, an attack of pure, ultimate sharpness, instantly cut through.
But when the attack entered Meng Qi's surrounding Domain...
The speed of the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash, which was bursting with Geng Metal Qi, visibly decreased.
It was as if it had entered some kind of deceleration field.
By the time the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash completely approached Meng Qi's body...
Its speed had already slowed down to 1/10th of its original speed.
Its power was also less than one-tenth!
Meng Qi gently flicked his golden hand, directly sending the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash flying, its energy dissipating harmlessly.
A heavy, unshakable aura instantly erupted from his Physical Body.
Earth Domain!
The Origin Law of Earth was heavy and integrated, with extremely strong defense.
The Origin Law of Gold was solid and unbreakable, impregnable!
The Origin Law of Gold, the Origin Law of Earth, and the Origin Law of Space, combined… created the current Meng Qi!
[Inorin's Note: This is Meng Qi's core trait. Though he should be a fast attacker, his 'Overlord' nature from his main body warps his comprehension of Laws, turning even the 'sharp' Gold Law into an ultimate 'hardness' and defense.]
He stood there, using himself as a focal point, and within several miles around him, golden and yellow light permeated everywhere!
This was the Gold-Earth Domain.
The two great Domains, combined with the Space Domain, directly formed an invincible, absolute defense.
Meng Qi standing there already represented invincibility.
Anyone who approached him would be bound by the decelerating Domain!
Speed would be restricted.
No matter how strong an attack hit him, it would be like a mud ox entering the sea, never to return!
Xiao Yan originally wanted to leverage his speed advantage and micro-operate Meng Qi, thoroughly toying with him.
As a result, Meng Qi's first move directly suppressed him with his Domain!
The next moment, Meng Qi moved. His Physical Body suddenly expanded, his muscles bulging under his robes. He seemed to transform into a furious Ming King, and every step caused the entire arena to shake!
A mountain-like aura swept towards Xiao Yan.
Two massive golden palms appeared in the Void Realm, and then these two palms slammed down towards Xiao Yan's position!
"RUMBLE RUMBLE!"
Terrifying sound waves swept outwards, shaking the entire virtual space.
It was easy to imagine how terrifying the power of this strike was!
Xiao Yan's pupils contracted. He quickly dodged, using his movement technique!
His gaze towards Meng Qi was filled with helplessness!
Damn it!
How am I supposed to fight this?
High attack, high defense…
He finally had a weakness, slow speed…
But there was also a "slowdown aura"?!
"Watch me smash this turtle shell of yours!" Helplessness aside, Xiao Yan wouldn't admit defeat. He roared, and his Divine Thought instantly erupted.
His Divine Thought combined with the Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist, instantly transforming into a vast, dark ocean pressing towards Meng Qi!
[Inorin's Note: The Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist is another of Fang Han's Great Daos (Water Law), known for its continuous, heavy, and pervasive power.]
With Meng Qi's slowdown aura, burst attacks clearly wouldn't cause him much damage.
After all, burst-type Divine Abilities, like his, mostly relied on speed to gain an advantage.
Instant Kill Technique.
White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash. Both required speed!
These speed-dependent attacks, when they reached Meng Qi's side, directly slowed down, their power less than one-tenth.
Clearly, they wouldn't work.
The best way to deal with a "turtle shell" like Meng Qi…
Was to directly suppress him with a grand and majestic, continuous force.
You're a turtle shell, aren't you?
Then my attacks will be continuous, wave after wave, each wave stronger than the last. How will you respond?
Xiao Yan no longer used his specialty Fire Domain, but instead used the Water Domain!
The Water Domain, combined with his Divine Thought, transformed into a vast, crushing ocean, fiercely suppressing Meng Qi.
Meng Qi used his Earth Domain and Gold Domain to block it.
But the most important characteristic of the Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist was its heavy and continuous nature!
Xiao Yan's Water Domain was like the waves of a river, constantly surging, wave after wave striking Meng Qi!
Each wave stronger than the last!
Xiao Yan's move, at first, wasn't very strong.
But the 'momentum' within it would continuously stack.
The ocean waves grew stronger with each successive wave, each wave more formidable than the last!
With the intensity constantly stacking, could Meng Qi, this turtle shell of yours, still hold out?
...
Could he hold out?
Others might not.
But Meng Qi could definitely hold out.
Others' Law of Gold, when applied to a blade, made it incredibly sharp, doubling its power!
Meng Qi's Law of Gold, when applied to his own Physical Body, made him incredibly hard, like a hundred-forged steel!
Your waves are stronger than the last?
Sorry.
My defense will also get stronger and stronger!
If someone else were to face Xiao Yan's move, it would be like a river embankment. After being impacted by waves multiple times...
Even the most solid river embankment would collapse.
But Meng Qi was different!
His Law of Gold was hundred-forged steel.
Any form of attack was a kind of forging for this hundred-forged steel.
After countless tempering.
The hundred-forged steel becomes thousand-forged steel.
Xiao Yan wanted to continuously stack his offense, stacking his attacks until they reached Meng Qi's defensive limit.
But Meng Qi was also stacking his defense.
Every impact of Xiao Yan's waves was a form of tempering for him!
You get stronger the more you hit?
I just happen to get stronger the more I get hit.
It's a perfect match!
The Black Emperor Water Emperor Fist was continuous, like torrential raindrops falling on Meng Qi's Physical Body.
After the offense continuously stacked, Xiao Yan felt that he had become incredibly formidable!
However.
Looking at Meng Qi, who just stood there, exuding an even heavier, more solid aura.
He couldn't help but curse: "What the hell is this Law of Gold of yours? It gets harder the more you hit it! Is this how you're supposed to use the Law of Gold?"
As he spoke, he directly applied the Law of Gold to his own Physical Body, and his hands instantly became incredibly sharp, glowing with blinding light.
"Law of Gold! Sharpness! Killing intent! Understand…?"
Xiao Yan, who had been unable to break through the defense, was a little broken himself!
Meng Qi chuckled clearly upon hearing this, his voice calm from within the storm. "I don't know. I just practiced and it turned out this way."
"You've been fighting for so long, your Origin Qi should be almost depleted, right? How about taking a break?"
Xiao Yan was speechless upon hearing this!
Damn it, why are you pretending to be innocent?
"Let's decide the winner with one move!"
Xiao Yan pulled away from Meng Qi, his aura shifting. He switched to his fire form, and then spoke, his expression grim.
Meng Qi nodded, his golden-earth domain still solid. "Do whatever you want to me. I won't resist…"
Xiao Yan: …
A lotus phantom, breathtakingly beautiful and terrifyingly destructive, emerged.
It appeared once again in the arena!
Raging flames burned on Xiao Yan's Physical Body, and he was completely covered by his Fire Domain.
This was the move he used against Lin Dong before.
Buddha's Angry Fire Lotus, Pro Max version!
The flames on his Physical Body combined with the fire lotus manifested by his Divine Thought. It integrated his Domain, his virtual Heavenly Flame, his Physical Body, and his Divine Thought.
To this world, he would present the most magnificent... explosion!
This was his strongest strike.
If even this couldn't deal with Meng Qi.
Then he truly had no other options.
This move was a kind of all-encompassing, mutual-destruction move.
Using it basically meant a mutual destruction scenario.
However, Xiao Yan had gone too far in the Fire Domain aspect.
Plus, he had comprehended a certain degree of the Space Domain.
He could perform pinpoint explosions.
Therefore, he could avoid some of the damage.
Let the enemy take the full damage!
This was also why, in the previous round, Lin Dong was directly beaten to dust, while he barely survived!
Now, he was using this move to deal with Meng Qi!
The enchanting fire lotus bloomed.
Terrifying waves of heat swept outwards, turning the entire area into a sea of fire!
Xiao Yan used his Space Domain to move the center of the fire lotus's explosion... directly onto Meng Qi's Physical Body.
Pinpoint explosion.
The arena violently vibrated. After the extremely dazzling flame storm dissipated, a figure appeared, stumbling back.
This was Xiao Yan!
His face was pale, and he was coughing. He stared miserably at the center of the storm.
As the flame storm weakened, a figure entirely covered in golden light appeared.
Meng Qi!
He withstood it!
His golden-yellow domain was cracked and shattered, and there was a trickle of blood from his mouth, but his condition was clearly much, much better than Xiao Yan's.
"Alas... you even blocked this move. So this round, it's my…"
Xiao Yan was about to concede defeat.
But Meng Qi suddenly moved.
At this moment, his figure was as swift as lightning, crossing the distance and reaching Xiao Yan in an instant!
A hand the size of a large cushion, still glowing with a faint golden light, went straight for Xiao Yan's face!
"I…"
Xiao Yan hadn't even finished a sentence when his entire face was grabbed by Meng Qi!
"Boom!"
The next instant, Xiao Yan, like a basketball, was suddenly lifted by Meng Qi and then slammed hard onto the ground!
The arena shook violently.
Xiao Yan only felt his head blur, his vision spinning.
The next instant.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Meng Qi, while wildly slamming Xiao Yan's head into the arena floor, feigned innocence and asked:
"Old Xiao!"
BOOM!
"Hurry up and concede…"
BOOM!
"If you can't beat me, just concede, don't be stubborn!"
Xiao Yan, whose entire face was being held and repeatedly smashed: ...
...
The people watching this scene below the stage all had strange, horrified expressions!
"This person named Meng Qi... he can actually use the Origin Law of Earth, the Origin Law of Gold, and the Origin Law of Space to such an extent. It's truly terrifying!"
"Even Xiao Yan's terrifying explosion couldn't harm him. If it were us, our attacks probably wouldn't even qualify to tickle him…"
"Xiao Yan lost… but why does it feel like this Meng Qi has a deep, personal grudge against him? Hiss, this is too brutal!"
"This Xiao Yan is so miserable… look at his face! It's swollen like this. He must need anti-inflammatory medicine, right?"
"Hmm?"
Voices of discussion arose.
Looking at Xiao Yan, who was being brutally beaten on stage...
The crowd in the chat group below burst into laughter.
They quickly opened the chat group interface and started recording the video!
One had to admit, Meng Qi's flurry of punches—or rather, "slams"—was truly satisfying!
Lin Dong felt his entire body's bones and muscles relax after watching.
Although he had injured Xiao Yan in their previous fight, it wasn't as satisfying as this kind of direct, bone-jarring, face-slamming impact!
"Today is a good day…"
Lin Dong began humming a song.
...
Earth Civil War.
Meng Qi wins!
Meng Qi ultimately didn't directly destroy Xiao Yan's Physical Body.
Instead, he beat him into a pig's head.
Watching Xiao Yan, who had been beaten into a swollen pig's head, step off the stage.
Everyone gave him a warm, friendly greeting:
"Wow! Old Xiao, you're so swollen! You must need anti-inflammatory medicine."
"Here's some anti-inflammatory medicine for you!"
"Don't worry, I have pills!"
Xiao Yan, his face a mess: ...
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