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Chapter 192 Five Refinements Showdown
"Thank you for your mercy, Senior Brother Wu."

After regaining his senses, Liu Guangyuan bowed to Wu Ming with a somewhat complicated expression, changing his address from junior brother to senior brother.

Now that Wu Ming had already reached the fifth level of primordial spirit refinement, he knew that he had been too reckless. It was also because Wu Ming had held back that Wu Ming had shown mercy. Otherwise, based on that collision just now, it would have been much more than just knocking him back.

There is a qualitative difference between the fifth and fourth refinements, especially for a master of Daoist arts like Wu Ming, who is no ordinary person. He was already a prodigy in the fourth refinement, and naturally, he would quickly grow into one of the top figures in the fifth refinement.

now,

With Liu Guangyuan's concesion, the atmosphere in the arena suddenly became quiet.

Although it is not uncommon for the geniuses who cultivate in the Hidden Dragon Academy to break through to the fifth level of refinement or the fifth level of blood, Wu Ming's defeat of Liu Guangyuan with the methods of the fifth level of refinement means that this debate has finally reached the fifth level of refinement!

at last.

After a brief silence, a voice rang out.

"Brother Wu has only been in the academy for a little over a year, yet he has already broken through to the fifth level of cultivation. He is indeed no ordinary person. I am Meng Zhan, who entered the academy a year earlier than Brother Wu and is a year older than him. I wonder if I could experience Brother Wu's skills?"

Upon hearing this, everyone on the island in the middle of the lake turned to look. They saw a young man dressed in a magnificent robe and wearing a purple crown walking out of a pavilion on one side of the island, looking at Wu Ming with a leisurely expression.

He was Meng Zhan, a prodigy of the Dao Academy, and the only cultivator on the island besides Bai Qiulan who had reached the fifth level of the Primordial Spirit Refinement. Although the fifth level of refinement and the fifth level of blood were the same, there were still more martial artists with blood condensation. There were as many as six martial artists with the fifth level of blood present, but there were only three Dao cultivators with the fifth level of refinement, including Wu Ming.

"Please enlighten me, Brother Meng."

Wu Ming looked at Meng Zhan who came out and cupped his hands in a calm gesture.

Meng Zhan took two more steps forward, then smiled at Wu Ming and said, "Then I'll make a fool of myself."

The words fell.

hum! !

Meng Zhan's body swayed, and his primordial spirit instantly left his body, rising into the air. Immediately afterward, a series of incantations emerged from his primordial spirit, and the lake water at the edge of the island in the center of the lake began to violently tremble.

"The water overflows the golden mountain!"

Meng Zhan's eyes flashed, and he unleashed his first Daoist technique!
This magical technique was incredibly powerful, a water-controlling art. When used on this island in the middle of the lake, it was terrifying, causing the water around the island to surge and creating giant waves that stretched for seven or eight zhang.

"oops!"

"Oh no, Senior Brother Meng is going to flood the island!"

Upon seeing this, the people on the island immediately panicked, but since those present were all martial artists who had reached the fourth level of blood coagulation, they did not panic and each used their own methods to avoid the waves.

Only Wu Ming could not escape; he was locked onto by the waves, and his location was the center of the massive wave's impact.

Faced with this surging wave, Wu Ming remained calm and fearless. A yellowish-brown light suddenly emanated from his body, and in an instant, an astonishing power of earthly evil surged forth, and a massive earthly evil elemental magic image, measuring two zhang and three zhang in length, suddenly appeared!
This is the third level of the Yuan Magic Form, activated at the level of the Fifth Refinement of the Yuan Spirit. It is extremely astonishing. Its mighty power bursts out all at once, directly withstanding the raging waves. It is like a reef in the sea, standing firm and unmoving.

"Hahaha."

"It's actually an Earthly Fiend Dharma Form! If this were anywhere else, I would definitely be at a disadvantage, but here, I have the advantage!"

Meng Zhan's physical body disappeared into the water, while his primordial spirit floated on the surface, letting out a loud laugh. Then, his primordial spirit plunged into the water, and with a burst of surging waves, an eight-armed divine magic form appeared, its form composed entirely of water, containing an astonishing pressure.

Water element law!

Essentially, this is also a type of 'Earthly Fiend', but it belongs to a branch of the water vein. At this moment, the environment of the island in the middle of the lake is exactly the terrain most suitable for Meng Zhan to perform. As soon as this Dharma Image appeared, it showed an extremely amazing power, which was much larger than Wu Ming's Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Image, almost three zhang and three fen long!
Without further ado, Meng Zhan rode his Dharma form across the water and arrived directly in front of Wu Ming. His eight arms circulated, each clenching its fist, and he fiercely struck Wu Ming's Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Dharma form.

Wu Ming remained unfazed and manipulated his Earthly Fiend Dharma Form to meet the attack head-on.

boom! boom! boom! ! !
A 23-foot-tall Dharma image and a 33-foot-tall Dharma image collided with each other, as if two gods and demons were fighting in the world. The six-armed and eight-armed figures swung at each other, and each collision caused the water flowing on the shore of the island in the middle of the lake to burst into waves that stretched for dozens of feet.

Having reached the fifth level of refinement and blood cultivation, one gradually exhibits some inhuman signs. In such a collision of Dharma forms, each punch contains at least hundreds of thousands of kilograms of immense force, which is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

Ordinary armies, such as the city guards of Jingye City, even if they are lined up with 100,000 men, would almost certainly be unable to stop a master of the fifth level of cultivation and the fifth level of blood, and would be able to rampage and destroy them at will.

At this moment, the giant wave stirred up by Meng Zhan had receded, and the island in the middle of the lake was revealed again. Bai Qiulan, Yan Luo, Xue Lin and the others returned to their original positions and all looked at the confrontation between Meng Zhan and Wu Ming.

"Senior Sister Bai, who do you think will win?"

Yan Luo approached Bai Qiulan and whispered a question to her.

A faint, piercing golden light flickered in Bai Qiulan's eyes as she discerned the clash between the two colossal Dharma figures on the island's shore. She calmly stated, "Junior Brother Wu shouldn't have broken through to the fifth level of cultivation not long ago, and the environment of this island in the middle of the lake is even more suitable for Junior Brother Meng to unleash his Daoist arts..."

At this point, her judgment was self-evident.

After all, although Wu Ming was exceptionally talented, Meng Zhan was no ordinary person either. More than a year ago, he had entered the Fifth Refinement stage and cultivated his supernatural abilities and techniques to a considerable level. He was among the stronger ones in the Fifth Refinement stage and was not much worse than her. Moreover, Meng Zhan had the advantage of location, so it would be quite difficult for her to defeat him.

Meng Zhan's deliberate display of his skills at this moment is likely not just about defeating Wu Ming, but more about demonstrating his power to her. It's probable that Meng Zhan will challenge either her or Xue Linzhong next.

however,
The next moment, Bai Qiulan's expression suddenly froze, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.

Right there in the arena, the Earthly Fiend Magic Avatar, which was originally suppressed by Meng Zhan's Water Element Dharma Avatar and was clearly at a disadvantage and retreating step by step, suddenly trembled. Its originally huge body of 23 feet did not continue to expand, but instead suddenly shrank, shrinking from 23 feet to 18 feet!

Meng Zhan's Water Element Dharma Form was 33 feet tall, already much larger than Wu Ming's Elemental Magic Dharma Form. At this moment, Wu Ming's Elemental Magic Dharma Form shrank further, and the difference in size between them became even greater. From the naked eye's perspective, it looked like a giant beating a child.

However, when this suddenly shrank Earthly Fiend Dharma Image swung its six-armed fist again, both its speed and power increased significantly, and it actually managed to block Meng Zhan's Water Element Dharma Image's attack!
even,

With each punch from the shrunken Yuanfa Avatar, a section of Meng Zhanshui's eight-armed fist shattered!
"Huh?" "This..."

Those around the island in the middle of the lake, including Xue Lin, who had thought the outcome of the battle was already decided, all showed surprise upon seeing this scene.

"What a strong control!"

Bai Qiulan's eyes also showed a look of shock. She could see that Wu Ming's Earthly Fiend Dharma Form itself had not increased much, nor had the Earthly Fiend power become more abundant. However, Wu Ming used a more powerful control method to force the Earthly Fiend Dharma Form to shrink and compress inward, making the power more concentrated. This kind of control power was undoubtedly quite amazing!

This requires an extremely thorough understanding of this Dharma form, reaching a state of true mastery, and one's own primordial spirit and soul power must also be extremely refined. Only in this way can one perceive the significant in the subtle details and forcefully elevate the power of a Dharma form!

How old is Wu Mingcai?
He had probably only cultivated this Dharma Form for a few years at most, yet he had managed to comprehend and master it completely. This was somewhat unbelievable to Bai Qiulan, since her understanding of Dharma Forms was far from reaching this level.

However, what Bai Qiulan didn't know was that Wu Ming's understanding of the Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Form hadn't reached that pinnacle level. It was just that with the Fighting Word Technique, he could control any magic form to the extreme and unleash its ultimate power.

boom! boom! boom! ! !
In a short moment, the offensive and defensive positions shifted. Wu Ming's Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Avatar continued to unleash a barrage of punches. With each punch, Meng Zhan's Water Elemental Avatar was forced to swing its arm to defend, and then its entire arm exploded.

Although the Dharma Body is immortal and indestructible, and its broken arms can be quickly repaired, this repair is not without limits. It will continuously consume soul power. Once the soul power is exhausted, the Dharma Body will be unable to be maintained and will completely collapse.

Meng Zhan was naturally aware of this as well.

"Good! Good! Good! As expected of the prodigy who broke through seven gates upon entering the academy, Brother Wu's comprehension of the Dharma Form is truly admirable. However, with just this Dharma Form, it won't be so easy for Brother Wu to defeat me!"

Seeing that he was at a disadvantage, Meng Zhan burst into laughter. He controlled the primordial spirit of the Water Element Dharma Form, and a dark blue light flashed in his eyes. Then, with a loud shout, he split his soul and pointed forward with a hand seal.

hum.

When his Water Element Dharma Form swung its arm again and collided with Wu Ming, the water on the shore of the island in the middle of the lake suddenly surged and rose up, condensing into several water balls the size of human heads. With his arm swing, they fell sharply towards Wu Ming.

boom! boom! boom! ! !
The water sphere, the size of a human head, shattered and exploded as soon as it approached Wu Ming's Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Form, revealing itself to be a series of water mines. Their power was astonishing, causing the martial artists and Dao cultivators on the island in the middle of the lake to change color.

A difference of one realm is indeed worlds apart. Such a water mine is enough to kill them on the spot. Even if they rely on some self-defense measures or inner armor to resist most of the power, being hit by it will inevitably cause them serious injuries.

The water flow collapsed.

It reveals the form of its primordial magic form.

Wu Ming's Earthly Fiend Yuan Magic Avatar had withstood the explosion of the three water mines. His shoulders were completely shattered, and both arms were also destroyed. At this moment, light surged on the avatar, rapidly repairing the broken parts.

Meng Zhan, however, pressed his advantage and, taking advantage of Wu Ming's injured Dharma Form, suddenly launched another attack, this time controlling his Water Element Dharma Form.

"It is impolite not to reciprocate, Brother Meng, you shall also accept my move."

Wu Ming stood in the center of the Earthly Fiend Dharma Image, his expression utterly calm, as he cast a spell forward.

hum.

When this technique first appeared, nothing was visible, but in just a moment, it suddenly expanded, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth, and instantly transformed into a vast and mighty ball of lightning!

The lightning roared and surged, weaving together a powerful arc of lightning that actually condensed in the air into the shape of a lightning serpent. This lightning serpent was enormous, nearly ten feet long, and suddenly pounced towards Meng Zhan's Water Element Dharma Image.

"Thunder magic? Oh no!"

Upon seeing this, Meng Zhan's expression finally changed drastically.

If the Water Element Dharma Form is only slightly disadvantaged against the Earth Element Dharma Form, then it is a huge disadvantage against the Thunder Dharma Form!
He knew some information about Wu Ming and had heard that Wu Ming had mastered thunder magic, but that was before Wu Ming entered the Hidden Dragon Academy. Just now, Wu Ming had not used any supernatural powers, so he thought that Wu Ming had only recently broken through to the fifth level of refinement and had not yet had time to cultivate. But when this thunder magic came out, he immediately realized that he was very wrong.

After all, just sensing the power of this lightning technique was already astonishing. Meng Zhan even felt that, in terms of power alone, this move was already at the top level of the fifth level of refinement, and was at least several times stronger than his water and lightning Dao technique!
boom!
Despite Meng Zhan's best efforts to manipulate the Water Element Dharma Form to resist, the entire Dharma Form was still violently shaken by this thunderous attack, and even the primordial spirit inside the Dharma Form was affected, causing him to let out a loud cry.

At this moment, Wu Ming's Yuan Magic Form went straight forward, his six arms swung and punched out six times.

Wow.

The enormous water elemental dharma image, which was three feet and three inches tall, was smashed apart by Wu Ming, turning into a stream of water that exploded!

Meng Zhan's primordial spirit appeared in the Water Element Dharma Image. At this moment, his aura was extremely weak and his soul power was almost exhausted. He retreated rapidly without hesitation, his primordial spirit quickly retreating to a distance of several dozen feet before disappearing back into his body.

When he opened his eyes again, he looked at Wu Ming with a deep look of shock and exhaustion in his eyes.

He lost!
They didn't just lose by a little bit; they lost miserably.

If it were a life-or-death struggle, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape and would be taken down by Wu Ming and destroyed, body and soul!

"Brother Wu is exceptionally talented and possesses extraordinary magical abilities. I am no match for him."

Meng Zhan gave a wry smile and bowed to Wu Ming, admitting defeat.

Swish.

The Earthly Fiend Primal Magic Image that stood on the shore of the island in the middle of the lake quickly faded and disappeared in an instant, revealing Wu Ming's body again. Wu Ming looked at Meng Zhan from afar, nodded slightly to him, and said, "Brother Meng's strength is extraordinary. I was just lucky to win by a small margin."

“Brother Wu is too modest. Even on this island in the middle of the lake, where I can take advantage of the terrain, I am still no match for you. How can I say that I was lucky? If we were in other places, I would be far inferior to you.”

Meng Zhan shook his head repeatedly. He accepted his defeat wholeheartedly. After all, he had the advantage of terrain and had entered the Hidden Dragon Academy a year earlier than Wu Ming. If he still couldn't win, what else was there to say?

Moreover, the Hidden Dragon Academy itself is just as its name suggests, a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers reside. It encompasses the most outstanding geniuses of a country and an era. Among these geniuses, there are also differences in their levels. Wu Ming is undoubtedly among the top tier, incomparable to him.

(End of this chapter)