The Sims: I Open the Immortal Path for All Beings

Chapter 2000: Chapter 1946–1947: Taoist Monarch’s Opponent, Hou Tu Blocks the Way

A sparring partner at the level of a Taoist Monarch?

Such treatment is difficult to encounter even for the direct disciples of a Taoist Monarch.

Even for the direct disciples of a Taoist Monarch, it’s already good if their cultivation can receive the pointers of a Taoist Monarch; getting the Taoist Monarch to practice moves with them is out of the question.

One must know, even Pei Xuanjing, usually, focuses on closed-door cultivation, giving Pang Hong only a few pointers, always letting him realize and ponder things on his own, never truly guiding him in every detail, let alone others.

But no matter how much you ponder, it can’t compare to actually sparring with a Taoist Monarch, gaining insights from practical combat.

Especially during a fight, when unaware of the opponent’s status as a Taoist Monarch, exerting all one’s strength leads to even more significant gains.

However, even with Pei Xuanjing’s high status, he couldn’t just invite a newly ascended Dao Lord to serve as a sparring partner for his disciple; it wouldn’t be following the rules.

Now encountering Zhu Jiuyin making a move, isn’t it perfectly meeting a good sparring partner?

Especially now as Zhu Jiuyin is still restraining himself, unwilling to expose his Taoist Monarch-level combat ability too early, so the opponent wouldn’t directly suppress him, thus giving Pang Hong a greater opportunity to prove himself.

“But this is also a test; if the opponent doesn’t display Taoist Monarch combat power and still loses against many, it will surely have quite an influence,” said Pei Xuanjing.

Everything has pros and cons; if Pang Hong could force the opponent to use Taoist Monarch combat power, even losing in the end wouldn’t be a disgrace.

However, if he exerts all his strength and still doesn’t defeat Zhu Jiuyin when partnering with the Law Enforcement Heavenly Monarch, then knowing the opponent’s Taoist Monarch power, the blow would be considerable.

Yu Zhenzi has a different view, believing Pang Hong wouldn’t be so fragile: “It won’t happen. If he is so easily influenced, he wouldn’t have come this far.”

Perhaps others think that due to his current status, Pang Hong would hold himself dear and couldn’t afford to lose.

But Yu Zhenzi knows Pang Hong well; the experiences of his youth are a precious treasure to him, and even at his current level, he doesn’t regard himself as Heaven’s Proud nor believes he cannot lose.

In Pang Hong’s view, his achievements today are hard-earned through effort, with the support and guidance of his master. Knowing his average aptitude, losing to others is normal, and he could simply continue cultivating to improve himself, as he has a chance to start afresh.

Pei Xuanjing smiled slightly, making no comment.

Since he allowed Pang Hong to make a move, he was prepared to accept any result, confidently able to provide support for his disciple as a master.

Pang Hong stepped forward, divine light suddenly emanating. After fighting for so long, he began to feel cautious, realizing that despite all the divine abilities he displayed, his opponent was still at ease, clearly not to be underestimated.

Although Pang Hong had some suspicions, the opponent’s combat power refuted them, and reaching this point in the duel, he couldn’t easily retreat.

He could rely only on his numerous years of battle experience, reminding himself to be doubly cautious. With Thunder Brilliance enveloping him, he looked down on The Heroes, gazing arrogantly in all directions, his robes fluttering, the Thunder God Whip in his hand becoming more ferocious.

The Law Enforcement Heavenly Monarch, also feeling Zhu Jiuyin’s terror, found that engaging with him slightly longer made him perceive things more clearly than Pang Hong, yet retreating was no option, forcing him to persist grit-bitingly.

Fortunately, these two weren’t unfamiliar, and with both garnering Divine Position, with Pang Hong’s Divine Power support, the Law Enforcement Heavenly Monarch could exert even greater combat strength.

“Let me see if you have the strength to back your words!” Zhu Jiuyin’s eyes, one black and one white, intertwined like day and night. Without using any weapon, he relied solely on his formidable physique to throw a punch.

The punch seemed to exhibit various Chaos Demon Gods simultaneously, manifesting the figure of a soaring Flying Dragon, the form of a roaring White Tiger, and even a grand figure of Opening the Heavens and Splitting the Earth, continuously transforming. A punch that defined the sun and moon, carrying formidable Divine Power aiming at the two in the void. This punch, even an ordinary True Immortal couldn’t withstand, truly containing astonishing world-shaking force.

As an Innate Demon God of ancient times, Zhu Jiuyin, though mastering the Time Dao and famous for Time Laws, doesn’t mean his physical strength was weak. On the contrary, every Innate Demon God from ancient times possessed an extremely formidable physique.

Being born innately as a Divine Demon Body, living in the chaotic spiritual energy era of ancient times, even without refinement, their physical bodies could rival some Martial Artists on the Path of Human Immortal.

Pang Hong watched the punch tearing through the sky, with the might of Opening the Heavens and Splitting the Earth, with an indifferent expression. His God-beating Whip swept horizontally, the Golden Core inside him spinning rapidly, Three Flowers on the Top and Five Qi in the Chest also appearing in succession.

Three Flowers burst forth, with Essence, Qi, and Spirit appearing simultaneously, while the Five Qi in the Chest whirled like five white dragons circulating around his internal organs.

Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and Five Qi Chaoyuan.

This is a phenomenon achieved when cultivation in the path of Golden Core reaches a certain realm, a powerful protective Divine Ability that can mobilize mana throughout the body, unleashing unimaginable power.

The Law Enforcement Heavenly Monarch was no exception; his God-beating Whip tapped several times, sketching a small talisman. This talisman then burst into divine radiance, shooting towards the Heavenly Court, resonating with the Gods Sealing List, originally concealed within the Heavenly Court, starting to shimmer brilliantly.