Cultivating with Top Enlightenment Chapter 782 - 328: Saint Ancestor’s Strike (Part 2)

In that instant, Ning Qi abruptly regained his awareness, immediately sensing all that transpired around him.

Within a mere moment, as the two Cyan Dragons unleashed their Four Symbols slashes upon him, Ning Qi opted against any evasion methods. Rather, an overwhelming sense of arrogance welled up inside him, urging him to defy the heavens themselves!

He activated the Taiyin Sun God Technique, where the circulation of Yin and Yang enveloped his form, manifesting a protective Tai Chi Diagram that shielded him completely.

Already, the forelimbs of the two Cyan Dragons had collided with Ning Qi.

"Roar!"

Dragon roars echoed once more, and the impact from the two Cyan Dragons sent Ning Qi reeling backwards continuously.

From afar, the scene resembled two dragons toying with a jewel, Ning Qi utterly at the mercy of the Cyan Dragons' talons.

Kuang Shanqing watched in near disbelief!

Even as he observed Ning Qi being relentlessly driven back by the duo of dragons, Kuang Shanqing remained suspended in the emptiness.

"How is it possible for him to break free from the Saint Ancestor's spiritual confinement?"

Kuang Shanqing whispered to himself, his face displaying even greater astonishment than upon witnessing Ning Qi's clash with the dragons.

To him, Ning Qi ought to have been inescapably trapped within the Wind God Painting, crafted personally by the Saint Ancestor with his full might embedded inside.

The Saint Ancestor commanded reverence from every cultivator across the Vast Realm, many even ready to lay down their lives for him!

In Kuang Shanqing's mind, the Saint Ancestor gleamed divinely, unmatched by any foe, incapable of being withstood even in a single assault!

Yet at this moment...

Despite the two Cyan Dragons striking Ning Qi, accompanied by the onslaught of wind, thunder, rain, and lightning,

the freshly invoked Tai Chi Diagram appeared impervious to every force. Be it the wind dragon or the elemental forces of wind, cloud, thunder, and lightning, none could pierce his safeguards.

Ning Qi's sole setback stemmed from the unexpected assault by the dragons just as he recovered his wits, unable to brace fully against the first onslaught, which propelled him a full ten miles distant!

Upon withdrawing ten miles through the void, Ning Qi at last came to a halt.

The pair of Cyan Dragons exhibited a semblance of awareness, and upon noticing Ning Qi's stabilization, they both appeared startled.

"Ha, is this the might behind a single blow from the Saint Ancestor?"

Ning Qi lifted his gaze, fixing it upon the two Cyan Dragons along with the enveloping wind, cloud, thunder, and lightning.

Having spanned those ten miles, the two Cyan Dragons now loomed like twin celestial columns flanking Ning Qi.

With wind, cloud, thunder, and lightning blanketing the ten-zhang vicinity around the dragons, the whole region felt like a realm dominated by the Cyan Dragons.

Ning Qi, positioned amid it all, seemed utterly insignificant.

Nevertheless, his diminutive frame blocked every force, barring the two Cyan Dragons from pressing onward.

Kuang Shanqing still gripped the Wind God Painting, his appearance now more vacant than Ning Qi's had been.

He kept repeating under his breath, "Impossible, no individual can overcome a strike from the Saint Ancestor... The Saint Ancestor reigns supreme!"

In the distance behind, the forces from the Profound Truth, Fuyao, and Langya Domains let out a collective breath of relief.

Moments ago, they had been gripped by intense worry, pushed to the brink of dread.

Witnessing a Domain Master enter the war realm was alarming enough, yet being pulled into such a horrifying painting by Kuang Shanqing escalated the terror.

Merely the two Cyan Dragons possessed power exceeding that of Kuang Shanqing!

Though ignorant of their background, they recognized these as supreme artifacts from the Vast Realm.

Thankfully, regardless of the artifact's fearsome nature, Domain Master Ning had halted it, revealing prowess beyond their wildest dreams.

Ning Qi scrutinized the two Cyan Dragons intently, pondering deeply the concealed assault within the painting by the Saint Ancestor, acknowledging that he had countered it with formidable strength.

Not only did Ning Qi employ his most potent cultivation method at present, the Taiyin Sun God Technique, but he also linked to his primary body, drawing forth the original realm power under his exclusive command.

As such, the two Cyan Dragons merely displaced him ten miles without inflicting any damage.

Should Ning Qi have depended solely on his reincarnated form's abilities, he couldn't assure unscathed survival, potentially facing severance by that blow.

With his sharp intuition, Ning Qi detected that the energy embedded in the Saint Ancestor's hidden strike within the painting vastly outstripped the realm power wielded by Domain Master Kuang Shanqing!

Ning Qi harbored a notion that within this strike, half consisted of the Saint Ancestor's intent that lorded over the entire Vast Realm, with the other half drawn from the Vast Realm's own will, fusing together into such a devastating force.

This sparked his uncertainty, probing the actual bond between the Vast Realm and the Saint Ancestor?

Why did it seem as though they were co-ruling the Vast Realm in tandem?

Ning Qi couldn't confirm if his perception was mere fancy, but since he had endured the strike, pursuing further seemed unnecessary.

Suddenly, Ning Qi disappeared from his position.

The two Cyan Dragons, towering like sky-piercing pillars, promptly detected Ning Qi's motion. They whirled around as one, directing their gaze toward Kuang Shanqing, and surged ahead, hurtling straight for him.

Ning Qi crossed through the void and materialized next to Kuang Shanqing.

"Lend me your painting scroll!"

Ning Qi's words pierced his hearing, jolting Kuang Shanqing back to reality. He regarded Ning Qi with sheer horror and exclaimed, "Don’t come any closer!"

Ning Qi narrowed his eyes faintly, having focused solely on repelling the Saint Ancestor's assault without noting Kuang Shanqing. What had transformed Kuang Shanqing into this state, as though his convictions had shattered?

He was unaware that withstanding the Saint Ancestor's strike had inflicted a profound wound on Kuang Shanqing, not to body or soul, but utterly demolishing the faith he harbored deep within.

That faith centered on the Saint Ancestor's supremacy, that none could endure even one attack from him!

Ning Qi had no leisure for such concerns; as Kuang Shanqing dashed toward the Cyan Dragons, Ning Qi pursued relentlessly. In a flash, he seized the treasured painting scroll that Kuang Shanqing revered and pondered endlessly.

By then, the two Cyan Dragons were midway in their return, borne upon gales, thunder, rain, and lightning.

With the painting scroll now in Ning Qi's possession, it acted as if alive, frantically attempting to wrench free from his hold.

Yet Ning Qi simply unleashed realm power, instantly quelling the scroll with ruthless suppression.

Next, Ning Qi clutched the scroll in one hand, aimed it toward the oncoming Cyan Dragons, and it quivered, unleashing an immense devouring force.

The two Cyan Dragons, accelerating beyond their incoming pace, saw their colossal, pillar-resembling forms contract swiftly, vanishing into the scroll in an instant.

The tempests, thunder, rains, and bolts across the expanse faded away, every disturbance ceased. Solely Ning Qi and Kuang Shanqing lingered, hovering in the void.

Ning Qi flicked his right hand once more, causing the full Wind God Painting to reform into a scroll, which he promptly stored.

Ning Qi's eyes settled on Kuang Shanqing.

The scroll had been taken, and the Cyan Dragons inside retrieved by Ning Qi through mighty sorcery.

Kuang Shanqing's frame shook uncontrollably, words failing him entirely, as he gaped at Ning Qi in stunned silence.

Ning Qi declared: "Don’t think pretending to be dumb will make me let you go!"

He extended his reach once again, conjuring a gigantic five-hued palm that clamped down and sealed Kuang Shanqing.

Ning Qi paid no mind to whether Kuang Shanqing's shock was genuine or feigned; securing a live Domain Master from the Vast Realm proved immensely beneficial to him.

Moreover, the painting scroll, hailing from the Vast Realm's Saint Ancestor, promised even greater worth. Ning Qi intended to examine it thoroughly soon, to unravel the mysteries surrounding the Vast Realm's Saint Ancestor.

Undoubtedly, the Mountain Ancestor and Sea Ancestor of the Mountain and Sea Realm mirrored the Saint Ancestor in nature.

These three Ancestors, alongside the wills of their respective realms, would become Ning Qi's forthcoming goals, entities to subdue.

Upon subduing them, the True Martial Realm could fully escape peril, perhaps even assimilating the two realms entirely!

As Ning Qi subdued Kuang Shanqing, the troops from the Profound Truth Realm no longer concealed themselves and swiftly approached him.

The forces of the Profound Truth Realm and Langya Domain trailed after, yet held back from action, harboring some discomfort.

Meanwhile, the Fuyao Realm's army, rescued single-handedly by Ning Qi, brimmed with appreciation for him at that juncture.

During their flight, discussions broke out among them.

Within the Fuyao Realm's ranks, a known elder abruptly addressed Commander Qi Keqing in a clear voice:

"Senior Sister Qi, we have been rescued by Domain Master Ning on multiple occasions. I propose we offer three-tenths of our obtained treasures to Domain Master Ning."

This was none other than Elder Li, full name Li Chikui, who had clashed with Qi Keqing before.

Now, he proactively urged yielding three-tenths of their gains to Qi Keqing, proclaiming it openly before the group—a remarkable shift!

Qi Keqing felt surprised and responded: "Elder Li, are you serious?"

Li Chikui surveyed the Fuyao Realm's members, then pressed on: "I am serious. And it's not only me; I trust nobody present would oppose, correct?"

The others regarded him, truly agreeable, yet somehow sensed exploitation by this elder.

They harbored no resentment toward donating spoils to Domain Master Ning, but Li Chikui's interjection made it feel like a swindle!

Indeed, this crafty elder always sought personal gain. By stepping forward now, he aimed to curry favor before Domain Master Ning.

Given Domain Master Ning's immense abilities, how could he miss their exchange?

Qi Keqing didn't dwell on that; she pondered instead why Li Chikui had altered his stance so abruptly?

With brief reflection, she grasped Elder Li's underlying intent.