Starseizing Hand Unleashed

Ji Ning’s brow suddenly furrowed. “Why are the Northsea Swords in my Zifu space trembling?”

He immediately sent his divine sense inward to carefully inspect his Zifu. Hovering within that space were various treasures, including the three Northsea Swords. Under his divine sense examination, he could easily detect thin streams of gray and blood-red killing intent and baleful aura flowing in from the outside world, continuously surging toward the Northsea Swords and being absorbed by them.

The Northsea Swords were Fiendgod Blood-Refined weapons. They absorbed killing intent and baleful aura so eagerly that they actually trembled from it.

“It seems I’ve killed too many Wanxiang great demons this time, and the killing intent is strong enough. The last time I killed two Wanxiang Adepts, the resultant killing intent and baleful aura wasn’t this powerful,” Ji Ning mused. Only great demons that he personally slew would have their resultant killing intent and baleful aura cling to him before being absorbed by the Northsea Swords. If the Northsea Swords weren’t there to absorb them, these streams of killing intent and baleful aura would cling to him indefinitely, gradually fading over time, but some residue would always remain.

Even with the Northsea Swords absorbing them, some killing intent still lingered on Ji Ning.

This was why those who committed mass slaughter had such astonishing accumulations of killing intent and baleful aura.

The enormous Dragon Whale, three thousand zhang long, blotted out the sky and sun as it hung high above. It gazed down with cold, green-glowing eyes, its voice booming like thunder: “Human, prepare to die!”

Ji Ning looked up, a faint sword-light flickering in his eyes.

“Hmph.” Ji Ning let out a cold snort.

BOOM!

His divine sense, empowered by the Soul-Shattering seal imprint, erupted outward like surging waves, rolling upward with crushing force. In an instant, it slammed into the soul of the massive Dragon Whale above.

Though the Dragon Whale great demon had been on guard, it still felt its soul tremor violently. Its enormous body, hanging high in the air, dropped sharply downward before quickly stabilizing.

“Oh?” Ji Ning was startled. “He shook it off that quickly?”

BOOM!

Ji Ning willed it, and his divine sense pressed upward again.

The Dragon Whale great demon in the sky took the divine sense impact, but its eyes were filled with madness. Clearly, it had maintained its clarity.

“What a powerful divine sense secret art!” The Dragon Whale great demon boomed down from on high. “Human, your divine sense secret art is already comparable to that of a Primal Daoist! But I am a godbeast of extraordinary natural gifts, and I have lived for over ten thousand years. Those long years have tempered my Dao-heart and strengthened my soul. If you rely solely on divine sense secret arts, you won’t be able to do anything to me.”

Ji Ning was secretly startled. This Dragon Whale really was extraordinary, able to stay lucid under his divine sense assault.

He had anticipated this possibility.

Among Wanxiang Adepts, some were capable of matching Primal Daoists. Since they could match Primal Daoists, they could generally withstand a Primal Daoist’s divine sense assault. For example, his senior apprentice-brother ‘Bloodshadow.’ Senior apprentice-brother Bloodshadow practiced Fiendgod Body Refining and possessed divine abilities; he was a two-clawed Yinglong Guard!

He cultivated the most agonizing Bloodshadow Indestructible Art. Being able to train in such a technique to this level showed how unshakable Bloodshadow’s Dao-heart was. For this reason alone, Senior apprentice-brother Bloodshadow at least wasn’t afraid of a Primal Daoist’s divine sense assault.

Also…

Previously, when Ji Ning had dealt with Snowdragon Mountain’s ‘Dong Yi,’ Dong Yi had managed to escape with his life, apparently able to barely stay lucid as well.

After all, a Primal Daoist was merely one major realm above a Wanxiang Adept. Though their power was far greater, simply relying on divine sense blasts to sweep the field wasn’t enough—at least not against some of the truly top elites at the Wanxiang level. And this Wanxiang great demon, the Dragon Whale great demon, was clearly one such existence with an extremely strong Dao-heart.

“Haha, you can withstand my divine sense secret art, but don’t get cocky,” Ji Ning shouted. “Take this sword!”

The seven hundred-plus flying swords floating around him instantly lit up with light. The jade sword formed in front of him suddenly blazed, as if breaking through layers of obstacles, flying upward with extreme difficulty. The jade sword-light seemed to move very, very slowly, as if cutting through countless barriers. But this slowness was an illusion of the mind; in truth, it was absurdly fast!

Second stance of the Three-Foot Sword—Thorns Everywhere!

“Hmph!” The Dragon Whale great demon in the sky let out a cold snort. Its two long dragon whiskers instantly lengthened, winding toward Ji Ning’s incoming sword-light.

The jade sword-light was breathtakingly beautiful. It traced a completely flawless arc through the air, easily evading the entangling whiskers and striking directly toward the Dragon Whale’s head.

“Such a fast sword. What terrifying swordplay.” The Dragon Whale great demon was secretly alarmed. Its dragon whiskers were its lifebound treasure for binding and blocking enemies, yet they couldn’t even touch the opponent’s sword-light?

BOOM!

The Dragon Whale great demon suddenly let out a furious snort. Two streams of visible green-cold baleful aura shot out from its nostrils, directly engulfing Ji Ning’s sword-light.

The sword-light was like a ghost. It traced a huge curved arc through the air, dodging the cold baleful aura, then stabbed downward from above straight into the Dragon Whale great demon’s head.

CHII!

Too fast.

The Dragon Whale great demon couldn’t block in time. The sword-light pierced into its head.

This sword was powered by early Wanxiang-level Yuan force, formed by the ninth layer of the Lesser Thousand Sword Formation, using Ji Ning’s current strongest sword technique. The power was self-evident! CHII! CHII! CHII! It tore through layer after layer of obstruction. But the Dragon Whale’s body was simply too tough; its entire body was like a magic treasure. After carving more than ten zhang deep, the jade sword-light finally exhausted itself.

“Damn it,” Ji Ning cursed inwardly. “Its hide is this thick?”

The Dragon Whale great demon was a full three thousand zhang long; its head alone was several hundred zhang in size. Piercing only a dozen or so zhang deep? That was barely scratching the surface!

“Tiny human, even if I stood still and let you attack, you couldn’t hurt me. That sword-light of yours… it’s just an itch.” The Dragon Whale great demon burst into wild laughter, its booming voice echoing for hundreds of li.

Ji Ning finally witnessed firsthand just how troublesome a peak Wanxiang godbeast great demon that had also used a divine ability could be.

With a body like this, no wonder it could escape with its life from a Primal Daoist.

“Just an itch?” Mu Northson’s face turned pale. “Senior apprentice-brother’s Soul-Shattering Art was useless, and even his sword formation is just an itch? This Wanxiang great demon is too terrifying.”

“Young master Ji, if we can’t beat it, we need to flee quickly! If we’re late, we won’t be able to escape,” the green-robed maiden also urgently sent.

“Senior apprentice-brother, should we flee?” Mu Northson sent as well.

Ji Ning glanced at the two of them, a look of confidence in his eyes. He spoke loudly: “You Dragon Whale great demon, I was just playing with you earlier.”

“Playing?” The Dragon Whale great demon’s two eyes, each as large as a small lake, gazed down from above. “If you have any other tricks, use them all now. Otherwise, you’ll never get the chance again.”

“Blind and arrogant.”

Ji Ning’s hands suddenly held two Northsea Swords.

“Oh?” The Dragon Whale great demon stared at the human youth below holding longswords, as if seeing something unbelievable. “You… you truly intend to fight me in close combat? Hahaha, are you joking? Human child, if you flee now, with your divine sense secret art, I might not be able to stop you. But if you fight me up close, you’re just delivering yourself to death!”

As a Fiendgod Body Refining great demon, close combat was naturally the Dragon Whale great demon’s greatest strength.

“Young master Ji, it’s a peak Wanxiang Fiendgod Body Refining great demon with divine abilities, and a Dragon Whale at that!” the green-robed maiden cried out in alarm.

But by now, Ji Ning had already pushed off the ground, soaring into the air as a streak of light, leaping hundreds of zhang high as he charged toward the Dragon Whale great demon above. Ji Ning’s eyes were icy cold as he soared upward, one Northsea Sword in each hand. As he flew through the air, his body was instantly shrouded in a red-gold light, rapidly expanding until he became a three-zhang-tall giant—an enlarged version of Ji Ning!

“Fiendgod Body Refining! Heavenly Transformation?” The green-robed maiden gasped. She quickly sent to Mu Northson, who also bore a tense expression, “Young master Ji is going to fight the Dragon Whale in close combat. Does he have a chance?”

“I don’t know.” Mu Northson stared upward, sending back, “But I heard that before Senior apprentice-brother ever entered the Black-White College, he made his name through close combat. I’ve heard he’s exceptionally skilled in it… but I’ve never actually seen him fight up close.”

“Exceptionally skilled?” The green-robed maiden stopped asking, because the battle above had already riveted her attention.

As Ji Ning soared upward, especially as he activated the divine ability ‘Heavenly Transformation,’ the Dragon Whale great demon’s two dragon whiskers lashed toward him, and with another furious snort, two streams of cold baleful aura burst from its nostrils, wildly spreading and freezing the air solid as they engulfed Ji Ning.

Earlier, the sword-light could dodge, but even with his Windwing Evasion, Ji Ning couldn’t match the speed of sword-light.

Unable to dodge?

Then… cut through!

“Break!” Ji Ning swung the Northsea Sword in his hand, unleashing the second stance of the Three-Foot Sword—Thorns Everywhere. Wherever the sword shadow passed, the layers of cold baleful aura were sliced apart. Even the entangling whiskers were sent flying, though his speed was reduced. Still, he reached the front of the Dragon Whale’s head.

“Die!” The Dragon Whale’s entire massive body suddenly twisted. Its enormous tail, blotting out the land, swept toward Ji Ning.

Ji Ning leaped onto the Dragon Whale’s colossal body, using his Windwing Evasion to dash straight toward its head.

His divine ability, Heavenly Transformation, had already massively increased his speed.

Combined with Windwing Evasion, his speed and agility were astonishing. However, the Dragon Whale great demon’s body was three thousand zhang long; enemies often climbed onto it during battle. It was completely contemptuous of this tactic. It had plenty of ways to deal with such pests, and most enemies couldn’t even pierce a single layer of its hide.

In an instant, Ji Ning shot from the tail all the way to the head.

“Die!” Ji Ning’s eyes exploded with terrifying battle intent. Three years had passed since he had last used his greatest divine ability—the divine ability that ranked among the top ten of all divine abilities since Pangu split heaven and earth: the Starseizing Hand! At this moment, Ji Ning could feel his blood boiling and roaring within him.

It had been so long—far too long—since he’d encountered an opponent that drove him to truly fight with abandon.

Even when he was much weaker, a single Starseizing Hand strike had killed Xu Li Adept. He had never been able to truly push the Starseizing Hand to its limits in a satisfying fight…

“Come!” Ji Ning’s aura was like a dragon.

“Something’s wrong.” The Dragon Whale great demon suddenly felt the presence of that ‘little ant’ of a human youth on its body skyrocket, becoming terrifyingly powerful, giving it a sense of deadly threat. It only ever felt this kind of threat when facing a Primal Daoist.

“Begone!”

A dense, cold baleful aura burst directly from the Dragon Whale’s body surface, wildly freezing Ji Ning.

BOOM!

Ji Ning’s twin swords instantly transformed into two rivers of sword-light, tearing through the baleful aura with irresistible, demolishing force. With a piercing CHII, they plunged into the Dragon Whale’s body. The Dragon Whale’s flesh, tough as a magic treasure, shattered under Ji Ning’s sword-light.

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[To be continued]