Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 849 - 832: Battle Against the Sea-covering Spirit Saint

"In the 'Spirit Realm,' none of the active Tier Seven existences can resist the allure of ascension. No one can!"

After Zhouyang raised the banner of [True Monarch Donglai], the [East Sea Dragon Saint] quickly chose to compromise.

His avatar dispersed voluntarily and even helped Zhouyang deliver the battle invitation to the [Sea-covering Spirit Saint].

Without needing any persuasion or explanation, the war-loving [Sea-covering Spirit Saint] quickly accepted the battle invitation and came to meet Zhouyang.

Only to see the [Sea-covering Spirit Ape], standing a hundred feet tall, stepping out of the waves, locking eyes with Zhouyang in mid-air, and shouting in a voice like thunder, "When we last met on the [East Pole Grassland], I knew you'd come find me sooner or later. I've been waiting for quite some time!"

"You've only waited a hundred years, but Zhou and his son have waited for this day for nearly a thousand!"

With an icy gaze, Zhouyang stared coldly at the four-armed giant ape on the sea's surface, his tone chilling as he said, "Zhou has waited nearly a thousand years, finally waiting for this day. Today, I'll make you pay a bitter price for your arrogance and foolishness back then!"

"Hahaha, you arrogant brat! Who do you think you are? Do you think just because you've ascended by luck, you're invincible?"

Above the waves, the four-armed giant ape laughed wildly, his eyes full of ferocity as he shouted threateningly at Zhouyang, "Today, I'll teach you a lesson, young brat. I'll show you who truly has the say in the East Sea!"

Before his voice fell, he grasped with his large hand; with a flash of black light, a hundred-foot-long ebony battle halberd appeared in his hand, then with a sweep of the blade, a blade light over ten feet long streaked through the sky toward Zhouyang.

Where the ebony blade light passed, the void tore open, creating a narrow spatial rift!

At this sight, Zhouyang's expression remained unchanged as he extended his hand, releasing a seven-layered golden tower from it, casting a thick golden light to shield himself.

The ebony blade light fell on the protective golden light, causing only a violent tremor before becoming silent.

"Impressive!"

A flash of surprise appeared in the four-armed giant ape's eyes, then radiant treasures emerged from his other three arms, revealing three magical artifacts: the Golden Spear, Silver Ring, and Blue Seal.

Though these artifacts weren't Tier Seven Immortal Artifacts like his lifebound battle halberd, they were formidable Tier Six Upper Grade Artifacts, capable of triggering a scramble among late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

As one of only two Tier Seven True Spirits of the East Sea Demon Race, despite the demon race's lack of expertise in artifact refining, the wealth accumulated by the East Sea Demon Race over tens of thousands of years ensured a few powerful treasures for top-tier existences like him without any issue.

After flaunting these artifacts, he aimed the Golden Spear at Zhouyang, casting it like a golden lightning bolt that instantly traveled a hundred miles to reach Zhouyang.

Unknown what material was used in its refinement, the spear seemed to possess an extremely potent barrier-piercing effect.

The protective golden light encasing Zhouyang, capable of blocking attacks from Tier Seven Immortal Artifacts, was penetrated by it all at once.

But just then, Zhouyang reached out, grabbing the spear shaft with a lightning-fast motion, stopping it mid-air before its tip could pierce his chest.

"This spear is quite nice; Zhou will accept it with gratitude!"

Zhouyang's face showed a slight smile as he unleashed a surge of golden true flame from his hand, burning towards the Golden Spear.

Seeing this, the four-armed giant ape let out an angry roar, lifting the ebony battle halberd to strike furiously at Zhouyang.

A hundred-mile distance was but a moment for the Tier Seven existences.

"Since you're so stingy, I'll return it to you then!"

The Golden Spear, swaying in Zhouyang's grasp, was suddenly swung horizontally and struck against the descending ebony battle halberd of the four-armed giant ape.

In an instant, the sharp halberd blade cleaved the Golden Spear into two pieces.

Yet as the battle halberd meant to cleave Zhouyang himself into halves, his other hand suddenly manifested a sharp blade glove, punching precisely at the descending halberd blade from the side.

The ebony battle halberd was a hundred feet long, with a blade broader than Zhouyang himself.

Seen from afar, it looked like someone wielding a great sword to strike at a mouse.

Yet when Zhouyang's small fist struck the halberd blade, it forced it away several feet!

His strength rivaled that of a Tier Seven True Spirit!

After deflecting the halberd blade with a punch, Zhouyang abandoned the half-broken spear, leaping to the side and appearing at the four-armed giant ape's flank.

Then he beckoned with his hand, morphing the originally several-foot-tall seven-layered golden tower into a gigantic tower over a hundred feet tall, crashing towards the four-armed giant ape for suppression.

Roar!

The four-armed giant ape felt humiliated, roaring as he threw out the Silver Ring, transforming into a silver light maneuvering around the golden giant tower to encircle Zhouyang.

Simultaneously, the giant ape's originally griping hand clenched into a fist, emitting a blue radiant glow as it punched at the golden giant tower.

Boom!

With a mighty crash, the four-armed giant ape was forced to fly backward by the impact from the golden giant tower.

Meanwhile, the silver collar wrapped around Zhouyang, with lightning bolts bursting forth from it, crackling as they coursed around him.

Roar!

Zhouyang, his full head of black hair standing on end from the electricity, let out an animalistic roar as his body swelled massively, transforming into a dragon-man standing ten feet tall!

"Break!"

With a shout tinged with fury, Zhouyang's purple-gold dragon-scaled arms stretched outward forcefully, breaking the silver collar encasing him into pieces, shattering it into countless fragments in a blink.

"Azure Dragon Sky Splitting!"

Freed from restraint, Zhouyang, resembling a god or demon, slashed vertically with his hand, sending a cyan-golden blade light through space towards the four-armed giant ape.

This cyan-golden blade light tore through space just as well.

The four-armed giant ape was astonished momentarily at Zhouyang's form but reacted swiftly, spitting out a blue light column to hit the cyan-golden blade light, blocking this sky-splitting strike.

After blocking the strike, the four-armed giant ape did not rush to counterattack; instead, he gazed solemnly at Zhouyang and spoke in a serious tone, "I've heard you tempered your physical body under the full force of tribulation thunder during your celestial tribulation. I thought it was just hearsay and couldn't believe it. Today, it seems it's truly the truth!"

Upon hearing this, Zhouyang coldly replied, "The True Spirits of the demon race should not be of such standard. If this is your true capability, then Zhou will indeed sever your head as a warning to all demons today!"

"Arrogant!"

The four-armed giant ape's expression turned furious, its black battle halberd suddenly raised high. A lively blue light emerged swiftly on the halberd's edge, quickly forming into a blue water sphere that struck towards Zhouyang as the halberd fell.

"This is more interesting!"

Watching the blue water sphere shoot rapidly towards him, Zhouyang raised a fist and punched out. A golden firebird leapt from his fist and charged forward fiercely.

Bang!

The blue water sphere and the golden firebird clashed in midair, incompatible elements that instantly exploded upon contact.

The frenzied fire attribute law and deep water attribute law contended against each other in the air, painting the sky in hues of gold and blue.

But the sea was ultimately the domain of the water attribute law, and soon the blue light overwhelmed the golden flames.

Seeing this scene, the four-armed giant ape couldn't help but sneer coldly at Zhouyang, saying, "You shouldn't have, you really shouldn't have challenged me here above the East Sea!"

Then, it roared aloud, "Today, let me show you the might of the [Sea-covering Spirit Ape]!"

Accompanying the roar, the four-armed giant ape raised all four arms and shouted, "Heaven and Earth Overturning."

Instantly, Zhouyang felt as though heaven and earth had inverted, with the sky beneath his feet and the sea above his head!

This spatial disorientation struck him with a deep, instinctual panic, similar to how even expert swimmers momentarily panic if they unexpectedly find themselves underwater.

Yet, just as an expert swimmer wouldn't truly drown in a pool, Zhouyang couldn't be easily overpowered by a simple innate immortal technique divine technique.

After the initial panic, Zhouyang quickly chose the correct response, which was to also unleash his own innate immortal technique divine technique acquired after refining his True Immortal Body!

Suddenly, a blazing golden light erupted from Zhouyang's body, instantly transforming him into a massive golden glowing figure.

The golden light that burst from him was scorching and overbearing, consuming everything in its path, appearing in the form of light yet behaving like the hottest fiery flame!

This particular immortal technique divine technique could both attack and defend, with defense substituted by offense, perfectly aligning with Zhouyang's usual combat philosophy.

Meanwhile, the assault from the inverted heaven and sea soon descended.

As Zhouyang saw it, the ocean appearing overhead suddenly cascaded down towards him, boundless seawater falling from the sky, aiming to submerge him in the ocean's deepest depths.

But under the impact of the scorching golden light, not a single drop of seawater could truly touch Zhouyang's body.

He resembled a perpetual sun, illuminating the skies, unshakable!

After roughly half a quarter hour of this stalemate, the [Sea-covering Spirit Saint], realizing it couldn't defeat him, opted to dispel the divine technique first.

Even though the ocean was its domain, the massive consumption of the "Heaven and Earth Overturning" divine technique was too burdensome!

Although it had cultivated for thousands of years before Zhouyang, the growth in cultivation and magical power for a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal and a Tier Seven True Spirit was exceedingly slow, so in terms of cultivation and magical power, it wasn't significantly stronger than Zhouyang.

If they continued to deplete each other's strength, it might not outlast Zhouyang in the end.

Especially since the [East-Coming Dragon Saint] had warned it before coming, saying that Zhouyang's avatar might also have elevated to Tier Seven!

It definitely didn't want Zhouyang's avatar to suddenly appear and deal it a heavy blow once their magical power was exhausted.

Maintaining the advantage of initiative, the [Sea-covering Spirit Saint] let go of the divine technique and immediately brandished its lifebound immortal artifact, the [Sea-Splitting Halberd], striking towards Zhouyang, who still upheld his divine technique in midair.

The long halberd pierced through the sky, breaking through the endless golden light, targeting the figure at the center.

But just then, a golden lamp flew out from Zhouyang's forehead, releasing a vivid three-legged firebird.

The three-legged firebird spread its wings, merging into the blazing flames in the air, instantly emerged behind the four-armed giant ape, and transformed into a mass of golden flame that settled on the four-armed giant ape.

Immediately, like its eyebrows had caught fire, the four-armed giant ape cried out miserably, hurriedly trying to pat the flames off its body, its mind and strength scattered.

At this moment, Zhouyang leapt up, punched the descending battle halberd with inertia, again deflecting it aside.

Then he made a great gesture, a vermilion feather fan appearing in his hand, as he infused it with magical power, he fiercely fanned towards the four-armed giant ape busy putting out the fire, sending a vermilion fire pillar to strike the four-armed giant ape from afar.

Sensing the impending powerful danger, the four-armed giant ape hastily raised the battle halberd horizontally to block in front of itself.

Bang!

With a booming explosion, the four-armed giant ape uttered a pained howl, and plummeted towards the ocean.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Zhouyang, knowing the formidable nature of the True Spirit Dharma Body, struck with such force could injure the four-armed giant ape, but the severity of the injuries was uncertain.

The four-armed giant ape now clearly realized it couldn't triumph over Zhouyang above the sea, and intended to retreat into the ocean for an advantage.

If they actually battled in the ocean, Zhouyang truly might not be able to capture the [Sea-covering Spirit Ape].

Therefore, as he roared furiously, his lifebound immortal artifact, the [Qianyang Golden Tower], suddenly opened its tower gates, releasing intense golden light to envelop the four-armed giant ape, attempting to draw it into the tower.

Though the golden giant tower couldn't fully subjugate the ape due to its fierce resistance, it succeeded in stopping its intention to flee into the ocean.

At this moment, Zhouyang's avatar, which hadn't joined the battle, suddenly separated from his body, directly clenching thunderbolts, merging [Wood God Thunder] and [Water God Thunder] into a super strong divine thunder, turning it into a long thunder whip, harshly lashing at the four-armed giant ape.

After ascending to Tier Seven, the avatar finally reverse-engineered the cultivation technique of [Wood God Thunder] using the [Wood Thunder Element Token] as the foundation, and utilizing its unique roots and the vigorous Wood Essence Qi in the "Kurong Valley" for assistance, successfully cultivated both [Wood God Thunder] and [Water God Thunder] to the Perfection Realm, creating the powerful [Supreme Wood Divine Thunder] no less potent than any immortal technique divine technique.

At this time, the thunder whip formed from [Supreme Wood Divine Thunder] struck the four-armed giant ape, instantly tearing its true spirit body to pieces, causing it to howl in unbearable agony.

Yet Zhouyang felt dissatisfied still, again his hands caressed the spell, directly using his own [Qianyang Immortal Flame] as material, infused with the fire attribute law, condensing a golden flame chain wrapped around the four-armed giant ape, suspending it midair.

This humiliating attack, more symbolic than harmful, drove the four-armed giant ape to madness.

Its eyes, bloodshot, stared fiercely at Zhouyang, letting out a roaring howl like a summon.

Splash!

The next moment, Zhouyang understood what it was calling for.

Beneath, the ocean seemed to boil, seawater suddenly spiraled upwards, forming a heavenly water column thousands of feet in diameter, soaring skyward to merge with the four-armed giant ape situated at ten thousand feet in the air.