Protect Our Chief-Chapter 601 - 53: "Old Servant" Shows His Power * Liyao Arrives
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Since being punished by Celestial River Zhenren last year, Shang Jiping has been following Wang Liyao as her old servant, and it has been nearly a year now.
In this year, thanks to the abundant Primordial Water Spiritual Qi on the Nameless Shattered Island, he finally broke through the bottleneck after being stuck at the peak of the Heaven-Human Realm Sixth Layer for many years and advanced to the Heaven-Human Realm Seventh Layer.
Now, he is also a cultivator in the late stage of the Heaven-Human Realm, and his strength is more than a bit stronger compared to a year ago.
At this moment, he stands imposingly in mid-air, fully releasing his powerful aura, causing the whole river section to become turbulent.
Du Tiangang’s deliberately released aura was also forcefully pushed back by him.
"Such a powerful presence!"
At the ferry, on the ferry boat, more and more onlookers were shaken to see Shang Jiping. Such a powerful figure, yet merely an old servant?
"Spirit Slaying Hand" Du Tiangang also showed astonishment. This old man’s aura was not inferior to his in the slightest.
When did the Changning Wang Family gain such a formidable expert?
But after the astonishment, an uncontrollable anger surged in his chest: "Old servant? Well, well, well, I, the head of the household, would like to see how capable an old servant of the Wang Family really is." 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎
As soon as he finished speaking, he also soared up, his entire aura surging.
His jade-like white hands had somehow taken on a jade-like luster, appearing more like sculptures carved from white jade than human hands.
With a furious shout, he flipped his hands, palms forward, and suddenly struck towards Shang Jiping.
"Boom!"
A sudden explosion resounded in the sky.
Du Tiangang’s whole body surged with Profound Qi, which quickly transformed into a giant heaven-covering hand that crashed down with overwhelming momentum.
In the Jiaolong Gang, filled with talented individuals, he could compete for the position of the third in command; how could he be a mere commoner?
His strength and status had forged his unyielding arrogance. It was one thing for the Wang Family to invite experts to assist, but to deliberately claim them as "old servants" to humiliate him? How could he tolerate such insult?
He struck out in anger now, using his full strength from the start.
"Spirit Slaying Hand" is a very special Profound Skill, capable of disrupting the structure of Profound Qi, weakening the power of an opponent’s Profound Skills. It is particularly effective against defensive Profound Skills.
When cultivated to the extreme, it can even allow one to fight against opponents a small realm higher than themselves.
Of course, Du Tiangang’s "Spirit Slaying Hand" was far from reaching the Great Success Realm, but with this technique, he often gained an edge over others of the same realm. It was through this Profound Skill that he stood out among the countless members of the Jiaolong Gang and climbed to his current position step by step.
Accompanied by a series of resounding booms, the heaven-covering giant hand pressed down on Shang Jiping with domineering and fierce force, carrying the momentum of heaven and earth collapsing.
Even the cloud layers in the sky were torn apart.
Under this terrifying pressure, Shang Jiping’s hair at the temples fluttered slightly, but his eyes remained as calm as an ancient well, without a trace of fear.
He merely extended his right hand, and a water-blue Magical Treasure Long Saber appeared in his grasp. In the sunlight, the intricate inscriptions on the blade glimmered mysteriously.
This Magical Treasure Long Saber was the weapon that had made him famous, the Middle-Grade Magical Treasure "Primordial Water Treasure Saber."
Holding the saber firmly, he immediately charged towards the overturning giant hand, lifting the saber to strike out.
As an Academy Elder, Shang Jiping was also a Core Disciple, and his strength was undoubtedly formidable.
The reason he suffered frequent setbacks when confronting Wang Liyao previously was not only due to underestimating Wang Liyao’s strength but also because he had to hold back due to her status, making it difficult to land heavy blows, thus resulting in inevitable disadvantages.
Now, facing Du Tiangang, he had no such concerns.
The long saber swept across, and the overwhelming Saber Intent slashed out like an overflowing Celestial River, majestic and vast, yet fierce and unmatched.
Unlike Wang Liyao’s adaptable Sword Intent, Shang Jiping’s saber technique from the start was about being open and unrestrained, domineering and fierce. Naturally, the Saber Intent he comprehended was also extremely domineering and fierce.
With a burst of Saber Intent, even the air seemed to be torn apart.
Under this fearsome aura, even the surface of the river was stirred up with massive waves.
The ordinary onlookers near the ferry were so intimidated by the aura that they had to retreat ten zhang back, fearing to be caught in the crossfire.
What seems slow in telling happened in an instant.
From the moment the Spirit Slaying Hand struck to the moment Shang Jiping’s Saber Intent launched, it seemed like a long time, but in reality, it only took a brief moment. Before the crowd could react, the domineering Saber Intent viciously collided with the overturning giant hand.
"Boom~~!"
The thunderous roar instantly exploded above.
Both were fierce and aggressive Profound Skills, colliding like ice crashing into ice, shattering almost simultaneously.
The fragmented Saber Intent mixed with the jade-colored Spirit Slaying Hand energy explosively erupted, and a terrifying shockwave swept out. The river surface was instantly churned into countless waves, even causing the ferry in the river’s center to be pushed a long distance by the surging waves.
The spectators on both the ferry and at Dingpu Ferry watched in awe, eyes widened with amazement.
Most of them were at the bottom of the world’s hierarchy, regularly showing utmost respect even to Spirit Platform Realm Cultivators. As for Heaven-Human Realm Cultivators, they were as elusive as divine dragons. Encountering one briefly was enough to excite them for a long time, becoming a lively topic over tea and meals.
