The peerless divine weapon, Zanpakutō, floated in mid-air, enveloped by a faint glow – the power emanating from its soul, Long Feicheng.
Yu Luming looked up at Zanpakutō, a flicker of envy in his eyes.
Peerless divine weapons were true treasures in this era. Even Mount Longhu only possessed a few, and not all of them were under Yu Luming’s control.
Yet, Yan Shouyi not only possessed a peerless divine weapon but one that was born from him, entirely under his command.
If Yu Luming could obtain a true peerless divine weapon, his combat power would undoubtedly increase by several notches.
Thinking this, Yu Luming suddenly felt his willow branch to be utterly tasteless…
“Brother Yan, Brother Yan, are we really going to beat up the Heavenly Master?”
Long Feicheng circled Yan Shouyi, asking, “Are we hitting him for real or faking it? What if someone gets killed, who’s responsible?”
Yan Shouyi said helplessly, “Don’t worry, even if we go all out, we can’t easily kill Old Yu… but giving him a lesson is possible!”
“Then I’m going for real?”
“Go ahead.”
With Yan Shouyi’s permission, Long Feicheng pointed the tip of the sword directly at Yu Luming.
His soul materialized behind Zanpakutō, shouting towards Yu Luming from a distance, “Heavenly Master, forgive me! If anything happens to you later, remember to find Brother Yan, don’t blame me!”
Yu Luming snorted coldly, pointing his willow branch at Long Feicheng, “Bring it on!”
This Heavenly Master didn’t need to fear a mere sword!
Seeing that Yu Luming was mentally prepared, Long Feicheng retreated back into Zanpakutō.
Instead of controlling Zanpakutō to fly towards Yu Luming, he directly plunged into the dark clouds overhead.
Yu Luming seemed to sense something, staring intently at the sky with a solemn expression.
Yan Shouyi also intended for Long Feicheng to test Yu Luming, so he merely stood by and watched, not intervening.
*Boom—*
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky.
Immediately afterward, it began to rain.
But this was no ordinary rain; it was a rain of swords!
Zanpakutō was straight, with a blade edge only at the tip, making it perfectly suitable for thrusting.
At this moment, tens of thousands of Zanpakutō clones, like a torrential downpour, all flew towards Yu Luming on the ground!
“Truly worthy of being a peerless divine weapon!”
Zhang Shantong, who was trapped, exclaimed. With Long Feicheng’s skill alone, ninety-nine percent of the people on Mount Longhu wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
Yu Luming’s expression was grave, but he showed no fear.
He formed a hand seal and pointed upwards. The last golden flower on his head flew into the sky, rapidly expanding until it transformed into a colossal golden lotus with a diameter of over twenty meters!
The storm of Zanpakutō clones landed entirely on the golden lotus, clashing with a continuous ding-dong sound.
The immense force pressed down on Yu Luming, making him bend over involuntarily. However, Yu Luming refused to yield easily and forced himself to straighten his back.
The golden lotus, however, could not withstand such power and began to show cracks.
Seeing the golden lotus about to shatter, Yu Luming roared, “Break!!”
The golden lotus instantly disintegrated but did not vanish. Instead, it transformed into countless golden light fragments that counter-attacked upwards!
The dark clouds were instantly dispersed by the golden lotus, revealing the true form of Zanpakutō.
Yu Luming seized the opportunity and threw his willow branch.
The willow branch, like a sharp arrow, pierced the sky, whistling towards Zanpakutō.
What was terrifying was that the willow branch was enveloped in a green glow, clearly empowered by Yu Luming’s strength. Being struck by it would undoubtedly be a painful experience.
Thus, Long Feicheng could only retreat temporarily, withdrawing all his Zanpakutō clones, dodging the willow branch, and flying back to Yan Shouyi’s side.
“Brother Yan, you should make a move. I can’t fight the Heavenly Master alone!” Long Feicheng recognized the gap in their strength.
Yan Shouyi reached out and caught Zanpakutō, while Yu Luming also controlled his willow branch to fly back.
Their eyes met, and in the next second, they charged at each other, engaging in close-quarters combat.
Yu Luming, wielding the willow branch, surprisingly did not fear Zanpakutō. The two fought back and forth, their battle a spectacular sight.
The injured Liu Yiren watched their fight with “greedy” eyes, not wanting to miss any detail.
Yan Shouyi and Yu Luming were likely the strongest among the younger generation, representing the present and future of the Xuanmen.
Even setting aside some old monsters, Yan Shouyi and Yu Luming might already be the strongest of their time.
In the battles of supreme experts, every detail was fraught with hidden complexities.
After some exchange of blows, Yu Luming was subtly gaining the upper hand over Yan Shouyi.
This made Yu Luming excited. Before the fight, he had already prepared himself for a draw or even a loss.
It seemed Yan Shouyi wasn’t as formidable as he had imagined!
Yu Luming felt a surge of joy and decided to press his advantage, aiming to defeat Yan Shouyi first before they could “reason” properly.
So, during a brief opening in their exchange, Yu Luming took out a small gourd from his Daoist robe.
He threw out the small gourd, which, like Zanpakutō, floated in mid-air. Even a soul drifted out from the gourd – a baby with a peach-shaped topknot, about the same size as the small gourd, looking adorable as it held onto it.
“Is this… the peerless divine weapon of Mount Longhu, the Lingbao Gourd?” Yan Shouyi recognized the treasure’s origin at a glance.
The Lingbao Gourd was a peerless divine weapon nurtured by the Heavenly Master from three generations prior. Yan Shouyi had heard of its fame but didn’t know its capabilities.
To be safe, Yan Shouyi strategically retreated, warily awaiting Yu Luming’s move.
After summoning the Lingbao Gourd, Yu Luming reached out and touched the baby’s head, saying gently,
“Good boy, Xiao Bao, let me borrow your treasure!”
The spirit of the Lingbao Gourd pouted, “What about the benefits?”
“I’ll give you three good swords!”
“Seven swords!” The spirit actually haggled with Yu Luming.
Yu Luming shook his head, “No, only five!”
“Then six!”
“No, four!”
“Five is also possible…”
“Only two!”
“Then I want three, no less!”
“Deal.”
Their rapid exchange left even Yan Shouyi somewhat bewildered.
This spirit of the Lingbao Gourd seemed extraordinary, but it didn’t seem to be good at arithmetic.
No, it was more likely its brain wasn’t quite right…
Seeing that Yu Luming and the Lingbao Gourd had settled on terms, Yu Luming immediately pulled out the wooden stopper of the Lingbao Gourd.
The spirit then shouldered the Lingbao Gourd and shook it out as if pouring wine.
Following this, countless weapons flew out from the Lingbao Gourd – swords, spears, clubs, axes, hooks, halberds… the sheer number of weapons dazzled Yan Shouyi. Some of these weapons, he had never even seen before, let alone known how to wield them!
And these weapons were no ordinary items; the worst among them was a magical treasure, incomparable to ordinary weapons or ironware!
All the weapons converged, pouring down on Yan Shouyi like a waterfall!
“This… could this be the Heavenly Master’s Mansion’s entire stock!?” Yan Shouyi exclaimed in surprise. “Good heavens, with so many treasures, the Heavenly Master’s Mansion truly has deep reserves!”