I Cheated While Cultivating

This Divine Body only existed in the legends of the ancient mythological era, and it is said that those born with this Divine Body naturally interwove the rhythm of the Dao within their bloodlines, possessing supreme might.

In the Middle Ancient period, there once appeared a Tao Lord with the Solar Divine Body who even had the power to fiercely confront a Divine First Rank Tao master. Although he was defeated, he was still able to preserve himself.

Such a feat was already considered world-shocking and unconventional.

There are even legends that the Solar Divine Body is actually the offspring of that immortal deity who sat within the sun during the Ancient Mythological Era and wielded great powers of the Dao, a true child of gods.

The title of “Child of Gods” for Gu Xiao originated from this.

However, under normal circumstances, Gu Xiao would not easily display the power of his Divine Body, since in the state of the Divine Body, his Inner Qi would rapidly deplete.

With his current cultivation realm at the Peak of the Seventh Rank, he simply couldn’t sustain it for a long duration.

But at this moment, Gu Xiao was awakening the power of his Divine Body!

His stature quickly grew taller, and soon he was approaching ten feet in height, becoming immensely huge. His pupils were also rapidly expanding, and as his height exceeded ten feet, his eyes turned golden.

At the same time, the red glow that enwrapped him became thicker and thicker, as if forming a red torrent, emitting endless light and heat, and eventually, it even condensed into a sun radiating golden light that hovered behind his head.

Now Gu Xiao, over ten feet tall, with a red sun and golden light behind his head, eyes of golden light, and his body also emitting a faint golden glow like crystal-clear glass, as hot as the great sun, invoked involuntary reverence, as if one were facing a deity.

“Divine Body! Is this the Divine Body? Unbelievable, just unbelievable!”

“So powerful, incredibly powerful. Just by looking at Gu Xiao’s present form, I feel like I can hardly breathe!”

“The Solar Divine Body, this is the Solar Divine Body, he is the Son of Gods indeed! But is Zhou Heng really his match?”

“Although Zhou Heng is ranked sixth on the martial artists’ list, ahead of Gu Xiao, they’ve never actually fought, and victory or defeat remains uncertain.”

“It’s said that Zhou Heng also has the Pure Yang Body, but compared to the Solar Divine Body, it’s probably worlds apart.”

“I wonder if Zhou Heng can still find a way to cope, he wouldn’t become the shortest reigning sixth-ranked martial artist in history, would he?”

The crowd on site whispered amongst themselves.

They generally weren’t very optimistic about Zhou Heng.

After all, with Gu Xiao displaying the power of the Solar Divine Body, the impression he gave was just too shocking.

Invincible, grand, radiant…such auras could be felt on Gu Xiao’s being.

This made the onlookers, even with a single glance at him, think that he was an invincible Divine King, destined to dominate the mortal realm, unbeatable by anyone.

Wang Xiuye, upon seeing Gu Xiao’s form, was also astonished and intimidated by his spiritual presence.

With just one glance, he felt as though his spirit was trembling, and he couldn’t help but want to submit; he quickly circulated his Inner Strength to steady his spirit, only then regaining his composure.

Gu Xiao at this time seemed like a child of immortal deities from an ancient mythological story, with the bloodline and power of a god.

“Zhou Heng!”

Gu Xiao suddenly roared, like a thunderbolt exploding, truly causing the walls of nearby buildings to shake, making it difficult for people to stand steady, swaying back and forth, and many even directly fell to the ground.

At the same time, he transformed into a brilliance interwoven with gold and red, sweeping across and fiercely rushing towards Zhou Heng, as if teleporting to appear right in front of Zhou Heng.

Once again!

Elbows shining with golden light, he slammed down violently, as if the Great Sun was crashing into the Heavenly Gate!

“Take this move of mine again!” Gu Xiao let out a long howl, his eyes wide open, overflowing with golden light, and the red sun suspended behind his head shone even brighter with intense, fiery brilliance.

The reason he used this move again was that Zhou Heng had just mocked it, countering with a martial arts technique similar to releasing Sword Qi from his fingers, which knocked off Gu Xiao’s hair crown—a humiliation beyond compare.

In Gu Xiao’s view, only by using the Great Sun crashing into the Heavenly Gate to knock down Zhou Heng again could he truly avenge the previous disgrace.

Boom! Roll! Roll!

This time, as Gu Xiao dropped his elbow, the power was far greater than before. The void itself seemed to shriek, and the clouds in the sky scattered, allowing the sunlight to shine even more intensely.

Bathing in such bright sunlight, Gu Xiao’s momentum seemed to climb further, as if he was connected to the sun in the sky, becoming a proxy of the Solar Divine in the mortal realm, a Punisher!

“I want you to see how you can block this move!” As Gu Xiao’s palm was about to hit, it aimed perfectly at Zhou Heng’s neck.

“Die!”

Gu Xiao’s roar, like a heavy hammer, crashed into the hearts of Wang Xiuye and the others present, causing them to worry about their own futures.

Now Zhou Heng was without the strong protective Golden Light he possessed earlier, while Gu Xiao had awakened the power within his body. With such a shift in power, could Zhou Heng truly withstand such an elbow strike?

Wang Xiuye and the others present were deeply concerned for Zhou Heng’s safety, and some had already closed their eyes, unwilling to witness the scene that would follow.

After all, Gu Xiao’s elbow strike was simply too powerful, more than ten times stronger than before!

A Lower Third Rank martial artist simply couldn’t block such an attack!

They might not even have a chance to evade!

Clang!

Just at that moment, suddenly a bell chimed from Zhou Heng’s body, identical to the previous ringing, but much louder.

Yet it did not form a shockwave, nor did it spread outward.

What’s going on?

The crowd followed the bright red light coming from Gu Xiao and saw the “Son of God” bending his arm, elbowing towards Zhou Heng. But the elbow strike did not make contact.

It was halted mid-air, unable to fall any further.

“My goodness, how is this possible?”

“This can’t be real, am I dreaming?”

“Such a thing is actually happening!”

Everyone present couldn’t help but cry out in surprise, gaping, their faces filled with disbelief, almost doubting whether they were experiencing a hallucination.

Zhou Heng was actually supporting Gu Xiao’s strike with just one finger, blocking the move of Great Sun crashing into the Heavenly Gate, a move that was more than ten times stronger than the one before.

It was simply inconceivable.

“How is this possible, how can this be?”

Gu Xiao was the most shocked of all, his heart overwhelmed with astonishment. He could clearly feel an incredibly terrifying, immensely powerful force contained within that one finger of Zhou Heng.

And this power was not from Inner Qi or some special martial arts technique; it was clearly Zhou Heng’s own bodily strength. Could Zhou Heng’s physical strength actually contend with a Divine Body?!

Additionally, Gu Xiao had felt that Zhou Heng had seen through all the variations of his move, “Solar Slam to the Heavenly Gate,” and had pointed exactly at the weakest spot of his strike.

In an instant, he had neutralized seventy percent of the move’s power.

“I don’t believe you can neutralize every move, nor do I believe you have such a strong body that it can contend with a Divine Body!” Gu Xiao roared fiercely, bending his left arm and smashing “Solar Slam to the Heavenly Gate” towards Zhou Heng once again.

Bang!

With just a muffled sound, Zhou Heng had once again stopped the move with a single finger, his posture relaxed as if he were merely picking flowers, with a faint smile on his face.

Flower Picking Finger!

Bang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!!

Gu Xiao’s attack came like a violent storm, and the elemental Qi of heaven and earth within a radius of over ten zhang was drawn and gathered, transformed into streams of red light and golden radiance, enhancing the strength of his attacks, doubling their power.

However, no matter how much he strengthened his attacks, no matter how he changed the angles, none could truly harm Zhou Heng. The exquisitely brilliant finger technique, along with the terrifying bodily strength, filled him with dread and left him unable to achieve success.

“Is this the power of the Solar Divine Body?” Zhou Heng laughed lightly while performing the Flower Picking Finger technique, and at the same time executing the Lingbo Weibu steps, he said, “You surely don’t really think that with this level of power, you can defeat me, do you? No way, no way, right?”

On the surface, he was fighting Gu Xiao, but in reality, he was leisurely listening to the reward notifications.

…

“Congratulations! You have successfully defended against Gu Xiao’s Martial Art ‘Red Sun Nine Forms: Solar Slam to the Heavenly Gate’ [Secret Six Rank], proficiency +2.”

“Congratulations! You have successfully defended against Gu Xiao’s Martial Art ‘Red Sun Nine Forms: Solar Slam to the Heavenly Gate’ [Secret Six Rank], proficiency +3.”

…

“Congratulations! Since you have continuously defended against Gu Xiao’s Martial Art ‘Red Sun Nine Forms: Solar Slam to the Heavenly Gate’ [Secret Six Rank], as fortune favors the diligent and the heart perceives, proficiency +100.”

…

When Gu Xiao had previously bombarded the Golden Bell Cover with “Solar Slam to the Heavenly Gate,” Zhou Heng had begun to comprehend this martial art.

Right when the Golden Bell Cover shattered, he had completely mastered this martial art, and with the proficiency enhancer from his already learned skills, his proficiency reached the fourth level.

Now, after some “practice,” he had reached the fifth level.

Therefore, in Zhou Heng’s eyes, the various changes and techniques of this martial art no longer held any secrets. He could easily counter each move and style.

At this time, Gu Xiao had lost his use, especially since this fellow was still insisting on using “Solar Slam to the Heavenly Gate,” unwilling to change his moves. It made learning new martial arts impossible.

“As a proud Son of God, do you only know how to slam doors?” Zhou Heng suddenly sneered, his hand technique changing, instantly transitioning from finger techniques to palm techniques.

Boom!

As soon as this palm struck, a genuine explosion echoed in the void, as if his fair and slender right hand had become extremely heavy, like he was smashing down with an ancient divine mountain, threatening to shatter the heavens and split the earth.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The air surged like a raging river, spanning the long street, causing the wind and clouds to change color and turn dark, as a horrific power of destruction coursed through Zhou Heng’s palm, almost as if it were bringing the apocalypse!

Absolute Fourth Rank Art!

Overturning Heaven Three Palms!

Heaven and earth were overturning!

As the palm struck down, everyone present was shocked, such a blow was so powerful that even a real Secret Sixth Rank innate expert would likely not be able to ignore it. It was truly too strong!

It simply didn’t seem like an attack that a Seventh Rank Warrior could unleash.

Are all the top ten on the Renowned Warrior List such monsters?

However, upon seeing this palm attack, Gu Xiao was not alarmed but instead delighted. With a slight sway of his body, he retreated backwards, at the same time spreading his arms wide and laughing loudly, “Hahahahaha! You finally show your true skills, but do you think I’m unprepared?”

Before he finished speaking—

One saw the son of the god Zhou Heng’s body suddenly burst into intense red light, his figure becoming blurry, and the red sun that hovered behind his head instantly merged into him.

In the next instant, the light of the red sun turned into an incredibly pure and scorching golden color, and the sound of a crow, yet one imbued with supreme majesty, rang throughout heaven and earth.

A giant crow over nine meters tall, with golden feathers all over its body, carrying red fire in its beak, and with three legs, flew out from the fiery golden “sun”.

Like a golden rainbow, it charged at Zhou Heng!

Whoosh!

Wherever the golden rainbow passed, high temperatures swept over, instantly hardening the ground.

The moment it reached Zhou Heng, three extremely sharp claws extended from the golden rainbow, shining with golden light and engulfed in red flames, aiming for Zhou Heng’s right hand that struck with the heaven and earth overturning blow, his left hand ready to strike, and the head of the leader of the Six Yang!

“This is the true supreme technique of the Solar Divine Palace, the first form of Golden Crow Slaughter God Great Law, Three-Legged Split Heaven God!”

The voice of Gu Xiao came from within the golden rainbow, laughing heartily, “Hahahaha! Zhou Heng, do you know, the attack from the Great Sun Crashing into the Heavenly Gate stacks, and after one hundred and eight strikes, if struck again, the body will instantly be torn apart!

“You’ve endured two hundred and seventeen of my strikes, and now you have no chance left! Die under my hand, Zhou Heng!!”

“Pitiful trick! Too much nonsense, die!” Zhou Heng sneered coldly, his palm strength not diminishing in the slightest.

At the same time, the blood and qi within his body boiled, and the smoke above his head soared like beacon fires straight to the heavens, and his entire body emanated golden light. This was not only the power of the Golden Bell Cover but also the power of his own body, radiating an aura of a Vajra Unbreakable Divine Body!

At this moment, Zhou Heng was like a deity wielding the Overturning Sky Seal, wrapped in the boundless mighty force that could overturn heaven and earth, smashing towards the Golden Crow that fancied itself a “God Slaughterer”!

“Burst apart for me!” Gu Xiao bellowed furiously, one of the three legs failed to grasp the hand that caused heaven and earth to overturn but still caught Zhou Heng’s head and left hand.

He tried fiercely to tear them apart, but it felt as though he was ripping apart an unbreakable Vajra, utterly unable to tear it open, as if those previous two hundred and seventeen Sun Crashing into Heavenly Gate strikes had all been in vain.

“How is this possible?” Gu Xiao was puzzled and suddenly conceived a possibility, exclaiming, “You’re also a Divine Body? An Indestructible Divine Body?! No, this power, is Vajra Unbreakable!!”

Boom!

At that moment, the heaven and earth overturning strike had already descended, the golden rainbow was crushed beneath the collapsing “heaven and earth” and shattered in an instant, all miraculous phenomena dissolving away, as Gu Xiao’s original form was revealed.

But he was already powerless to counterattack, his vision went dark, his head in pain, as if he was struck by a mountain holding up the heavens, his consciousness instantly plummeting into darkness.

Gu Xiao’s last thought was—such tremendous power, such a formidable physique. Zhou Heng, you bastard, so low and shameful, with such a Vajra Unbreakable Divine Body well-concealed, unknown to everyone!

At the same time, Zhou Heng also received a reward notification.

“Congratulations! You have thwarted the attack of the martial arts ‘Golden Crow Slaughter God Great Law’ [Absolute Fourth Rank] incomplete version, fortune comes to the mind that understands, proficiency +0.0000001.”

“Congratulations! You have defeated an equally matched opponent ‘Gu Xiao’, Silver Fortune Bag +1.”