: Vajra Divine Sense

"Admit defeat!" Huaguzi's entire magical power was severely depleted.

Wood Element — Floral Tidal Wave!

Petals converged into massive waves, sweeping across the entire battlefield and surging toward Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo's face was stern as he pushed both palms forward.

Wood Element — Pine Forest Emerald Waves.

Wood elemental mana surged forth, forming a massive green tide that rushed back against the pink floral tidal wave.

Boom...!

The two colossal waves collided, wave after wave, continuously, with astonishing momentum that shook the entire battlefield and the hearts of the spectators!

However, the stalemate did not last long. The pink floral tidal wave overwhelmed the emerald giant wave, pushing the front line wave after wave toward Ning Zhuo's position.

The situation on the battlefield was clear.

Spectators buzzed with discussion.

"Ning Zhuo is being suppressed!"

"He practices a certain Five Elements technique. Using only the Wood Element to attack doesn't allow him to display his true combat strength."

"His cultivation method is quite profound, allowing him to freely convert the Five Elements' mana, with a twofold amplification through mutual generation. Such an excellent technique should be used to convert into Fire and Metal Elements for battle."

"He's young and spirited, wanting to compete with Huaguzi using the Wood Element. Understandable, haha."

Ning Zhuo's face remained stern.

His proficiency in the Wood Element was only rudimentary, achieved through rapid comprehension aided by enlightenment diagrams.

But his choice of this tactic was not to compete with Huaguzi in the Wood Element. Instead, he wanted to verify his true positioning through actual combat.

Huaguzi primarily cultivated Wood Element techniques, using them as her main method. Her combat strength ranked among the top ten on Little Struggle Peak.

Ning Zhuo was well aware that the time and effort he had spent on the Wood Element were far less than Huaguzi's. Relying on this to defeat her would be quite difficult.

He had never underestimated the talents of the world. He simply wanted to test himself first, to see how his limited skills measured up against an established Wood Element cultivator like Huaguzi.

"Huaguzi designed a tactic to counter me!"

"Using a reactive strategy to deal with my aggressive assault tactic."

"Much of my Wood Element mana is being eroded and absorbed by her, converted to enhance her combat strength."

"Lesson learned."

"Her mastery of Wood Element spells completely surpasses mine, which is why she can use Wood Element spells to counter Wood Element spells."

"The use of this reactive tactic also has prerequisites."

Ning Zhuo was not panicked.

Only when the floral tidal wave advanced to within five steps of him did he unleash his mechanical limbs.

The mechanical limbs were made of Foundation Building-level materials, their inherent quality capable of withstanding the floral tidal wave.

Moreover, they were inscribed with defensive formations and talismans, making each one exceptionally sturdy and robust.

They circled around Ning Zhuo once before charging out.

Various punches and kicks were unleashed, blasting countless gaps into the floral tidal wave.

Ning Zhuo pressed his advantage, using twenty mechanical limbs to completely scatter the pink wave.

"Mechanism Art!" The crowd was stunned.

They had assumed Ning Zhuo would use Five Elements spells to fight.

Instead, Ning Zhuo suddenly brought out Mechanism Art, and his proficiency far exceeded the ordinary.

"Go." After using the mechanical limbs to extricate himself, Ning Zhuo immediately wiggled his fingers, manipulating the suspension threads to control the mechanical limbs, driving them deep into enemy lines to attack Huaguzi.

Huaguzi revealed a cruel smile, took a deep breath, and cast a Wood Element spell.

Thorny Flower Wall!

Thorns spread rapidly, forming several flower walls in front of Huaguzi within a few breaths.

Ning Zhuo stepped forward while controlling the mechanical limbs to execute martial techniques.

Martial Technique — Suffering Body!

Martial Technique — Frostbite Fist!

Martial Technique — Aching Leg!

The mechanical limbs charged recklessly, their combat style strikingly similar to Han Zhou's, completely disregarding their own safety. They crashed directly into the thorny flower walls.

If they were flesh-and-blood bodies, such recklessness would inevitably result in torn skin, gaping wounds, and profuse bleeding.

The thorny flower walls were both offensive and defensive, quite ingenious.

But these mechanical constructs were not flesh, nor were they cultivators. Ning Zhuo wielded them without any restraint.

Bitter cold energy raged! The flower-blooming thorn walls were breached one after another, the thorns and flowers frozen and killed by the bitter cold.

Not only that, because they were enhanced with Suffering Body, these mechanical constructs, when injured, became faster, their attacks fiercer, and their defense more outstanding.

Huaguzi's expression changed slightly. She retreated rapidly while casting spells.

Wood Element — Purple Flower Blaze!

Wood Element mana surged forth, condensing into several purple flowers the size of millstones in mid-air.

The purple flowers bloomed, their petals spinning like windmills, spraying jets of flame from their centers.

The flames were purple tinged with red, red tinged with purple. When they landed on trees and flowers nurtured by Wood Element mana, they caused no harm, but when they landed on the mechanical constructs, they clung tenaciously, burning incessantly.

Martial Technique — Pouring Bitter Water!

Ning Zhuo had sparred with Han Zhou for many days and had absorbed bitter water refined from bitter cold mana. He had a good grasp of various martial techniques.

Immediately, he controlled a mechanical fist from a distance, changing its hand form into a Drunken Fist posture, and executed a martial technique toward the other mechanical limbs around it.

Instantly, the bitter cold energy compressed and condensed, turning into handfuls of bitter water that drenched the other mechanical limbs, extinguishing the purple flames.

The mechanical limbs aided each other, not only resolving the burning purple flames but also enhancing the power of the Suffering Body martial technique with the bitter water.

Bam bam bam!

The mechanical limbs' speed increased dramatically. Previously like flying birds, they now resembled cannonballs.

The mechanical limbs closed in on Huaguzi.

Wood Element — Fragrant Flower Vanishing Trace.

Seeing that her speed was far inferior and she couldn't buy time by dodging, Huaguzi had no choice but to cast a spell, disappearing on the spot, leaving only wisps of fragrance, her whereabouts unknown.

Bang bang bang!

The mechanical limbs smashed into the spot where she had vanished, shattering countless floor tiles, sending fragments flying in all directions. Dust billowed, and the ground trembled continuously.

The spectators fell silent.

They hadn't expected the battlefield situation to change so quickly!

The moment Ning Zhuo brought out these mechanical limbs, he reversed the situation. Now he was on the offensive, forcing Huaguzi to flee.

"Isn't he a Five Elements spell cultivator?"

"How is he so proficient in Mechanism Art too?!"

"No, I feel his skill in controlling mechanisms is far more adept and experienced than his Wood Element spells!"

Countless gazes focused on Ning Zhuo, many with complex expressions.

Ning Zhuo was only sixteen.

At such a young age, mastering Wood Element spells like Tree World Descent was already very rare.

Everyone had thought that was the main part of Ning Zhuo's combat strength. But in this battle, Ning Zhuo displayed his mechanical limbs and his incredibly natural, effortless control...

People realized they couldn't quite figure Ning Zhuo out.

They began to sense that Ning Zhuo might still be hiding something, giving him an air of unfathomable depth.

Huaguzi was forced to flee everywhere!

The training ground was only so big, and the mechanical limbs were fast. Even though Huaguzi could teleport short distances, she was often quickly hunted down.

"Ning Zhuo! Don't get too arrogant!!" Huaguzi shrieked.

She knew the situation was very unfavorable for her. If she didn't use her trump card now, she would truly be defeated.

Wood Element — Flower World!

The next moment, Ning Zhuo's vision suddenly changed. The training ground vanished completely. He found himself in a world composed of countless blooming flowers.

"An illusion!" Ning Zhuo understood immediately.

Inside the Mechanical Wandering Dragon, Sun Lingtong also grew tense. His eyes emitted spiritual light, piercing through the disguise. He saw Huaguzi charging toward Ning Zhuo.

"Little Zhuo..." Sun Lingtong felt somewhat worried and prepared to act. If Ning Zhuo fell into danger, he would activate the Mechanical Wandering Dragon to protect him.

But the next moment, Buddhist light suddenly erupted from the mechanical limbs.

Rays of Buddhist light, like giant hands, easily tore apart the entire Flower World.

Huaguzi was greatly shocked, feeling that the divine senses were terrifyingly strong, extremely solid and hard, like giant Vajra clubs smashing directly into her sea of consciousness.

"How can there be such a powerful divine sense?! Aiyah!" Just as Huaguzi was about to reach Ning Zhuo, blood suddenly spurted from her seven orifices. She was severely wounded.

It turned out her Flower World spell was a technique that required her full mental participation. It used her divine sense to cover the target's five senses and divine sense.

However, Ning Zhuo's divine sense had suddenly increased tremendously. It was like water being able to extinguish fire, but a cup of water against a raging fire not only was useless but would be evaporated by the flames.

"Hmm?!" At this moment, Sun Lingtong also widened his eyes, pleasantly surprised.

He hadn't expected Ning Zhuo to have such a method.

"What's going on?"

He used the Thousand-Mile Wandering Dragon to investigate and instantly discovered that all twenty mechanical limbs Ning Zhuo controlled were erupting with intense divine sense impacts.

"Oh! Vajra Mirrors!!" Sun Lingtong suddenly realized.

Back in the mountain village of Misty Hidden Mountain, he had once competed with Ning Zhuo in divine sense and learned that the Mirror Platform Spirit Communication Art's inherent divine sense needed to be paired with external objects to undergo a qualitative change.

Later, after leaving Misty Hidden Mountain and coming to Ten Thousand Herb Valley, he was also aware that Ning Zhuo was crafting Vajra Mirror magical instruments.

"So, these mechanical limbs have Vajra Mirrors hidden inside them."

Sun Lingtong found it ingenious.

These Vajra Mirrors could receive Ning Zhuo's divine sense, relay it, and then emit it.

Ning Zhuo's Mirror Platform Spirit Communication divine sense, after being converted by these mirror instruments, became extremely solid and hard, directly shattering Huaguzi's Flower World. The strategy relied on overwhelming force and sheer power!

Huaguzi's divine sense was severely wounded. Her sea of consciousness was in turmoil, her head spinning, nearly causing her to faint on the spot.

Her combat experience was very rich. She immediately switched from offense to defense, retreating frantically.

Ning Zhuo didn't seize this opportunity. A step too slow, his vines once again grasped at empty air.

Huaguzi took out dumplings from her storage bracelet, swallowing them whole one by one. Her condition quickly recovered.

This reminded Ning Zhuo of related intelligence — Huaguzi was not only skilled in combat but also a spirit chef, proficient in the culinary arts among the hundred crafts of cultivation.

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