I Can Extract Divine Power-Chapter 170 - 112: Resolution, Peach Opera Garden

The fine rain shrouded Shen Bai’s body like a mist.

The light in Shen Bai’s eyes blazed like the midday sun.

Ever since Shengyun County, this was the first time Shen Bai had felt so evenly matched—the first time anyone had been able to withstand his full power.

In the past, he had found his opponents uninteresting.

Now, he was completely exhilarated.

The Sect Leader saw this and sneered. "You junior, you truly are amusing. Though you can contend with me, your Qi is ultimately no match for the Meridian Realm. How laughable that I have to resort to a battle of attrition, but it will be more than enough to kill you."

The long spear struck out once more.

As if obeying a command, the surrounding fine rain transformed into scorching vapor the instant the spear thrust forward.

The vapor was a dragon, the spear a pillar.

Goosebumps erupted over Shen Bai’s skin.

It was not fear, but exhilaration.

His sword, Cold Moon, moved like the wind; his fists struck like a demon.

In that moment, Shen Bai pushed his sword and fists to their absolute limit.

Shen Bai even unleashed Divine Hundred Miles.

Every afterimage transformed into an attack, blanketing the sky as they surged toward the Sect Leader.

Amid the mist and fine rain, the two figures constantly crisscrossed.

Every blow was a full-force attack from both sides.

Neither held back. This was a battle to the death; holding back was suicide.

Their reserves of Qi were depleting at a rate visible to the naked eye.

But neither Shen Bai nor the Sect Leader showed any sign of retreat.

It had come to this. Only one of them would be leaving here alive today.

"Come on!"

"Again!"

The shouts came intermittently from both Shen Bai and the Sect Leader.

The longer the Sect Leader fought, the more his heart pounded with shock.

He had assumed Shen Bai’s Qi would be insufficient for a protracted battle, but he’d never imagined he could fight for so long.

The time it takes for two incense sticks to burn had passed since the fight began, yet Shen Bai attacked relentlessly, as if he knew no fatigue.

Even his spear-wielding hand ached from the jarring impacts.

"What kind of monster are you!"

The Sect Leader muttered.

Shen Bai glanced at the Sect Leader’s painted mask and said, "We’re both monsters, so what’s the difference?"

All around them, under Shen Bai’s direction, blood-red Sword Qi rained down once more in a frenzy.

Just then, the Sect Leader flicked his long spear, scattering all the Sword Qi, and then rapidly retreated.

"Trying to run?" Shen Bai used Divine Hundred Miles, blurring into an afterimage as he closed the distance in a flash.

The Sect Leader spun his long spear. "It seems I won’t be able to kill you without paying a certain price."

This had dragged on for far too long. The Sect Leader worried people from the Observatory would arrive, so he had to eliminate Shen Bai as quickly as possible.

As he spoke, the long spear began to change.

The first change was to the Sect Leader’s painted mask.

A crimson dot appeared on the mask, right between the brows.

"I shall use the Life and Death Pearl as a catalyst to summon the waters of the earth and the fires of the heavens. How could you possibly withstand this?"

The Sect Leader said faintly.

Flames erupted from the long spear, seemingly capable of incinerating everything, causing the surrounding air to distort.

The fine rain and vapor wrapped around the flames. As the spear thrust out, the opposing forces of water and fire collided, unleashing a powerful shockwave.

Shen Bai’s forward momentum halted abruptly, and he executed a Cold Moon Spin with his sword.

The next moment, Cold Moon met the tip of the long spear.

BOOM!

A deafening roar erupted, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Shen Bai’s figure was thrown backward from the confluence of water and fire, but he landed steadily on his feet.

A trickle of blood ran from the corner of his mouth.

The Sect Leader held his spear with the tip pointing down, regarding Shen Bai with cold eyes. "You’re injured now, but I am still willing to give you one chance."

"Swallow the Life and Death Pearl, and I will grant you an unshakeable position in Fenglin State."

"The Wild Taoist Sect, the Wild Buddha Sect... they will all belong to us eventually. I will split Fenglin State with you. How about it?"

"Mrowr!"

Seeing that Shen Bai was injured, Amber let out a low growl and prepared to pounce, but Shen Bai stopped her.

"Wait!"

Shen Bai wiped the blood from his lips, the excitement in his eyes growing even more intense.

Seeing this, the Sect Leader frowned. "Aren’t you afraid of death?"

Shen Bai had been wounded by that last move. If this continued, the outcome was sure to be grim.

But what the Sect Leader couldn’t understand was why Shen Bai still looked so exhilarated.

Shen Bai took a Wood Token from his robes; it was the one Elder Mu had given him.

The Sect Leader narrowed his eyes. "An item from the Sword King. But it seems to be purely defensive. You could certainly use it to escape, but your fighting spirit would be shattered in this battle. You’d be a broken man from this day forward."

Shen Bai shook his head. "I thought I might need this, but now it seems you’re not worthy enough to force my hand."

The Sect Leader faltered for a moment, not understanding.

Just then, a green light began to flow across Shen Bai’s body.

In the blink of an eye, Shen Bai’s wounds healed completely, leaving him as good as new.

"To think you’d actually force me to use my Poison Avoidance and Rejuvenation Skill," Shen Bai said. "Not bad, not bad at all."

The Sect Leader’s eyes widened. "You have a recovery ability as well? Impossible! For an ordinary cultivator, mastering even one discipline is difficult. Only someone like me can manage to cultivate two. You’re cultivating so many—you should be completely mediocre by now! How can this be?"

Cultivators found it difficult to divide their focus; trying to master too many skills would only lead to mediocrity, to being lost in the crowd. The Sect Leader truly could not imagine how Shen Bai could have so many abilities and still be this powerful.

Shen Bai shook his head. "That is the difference between you and me."

The Sect Leader said nothing.

Shen Bai hefted Cold Moon and strode forward. "Fenglin State is your limit, but it is not mine. Split Fenglin State?"

"Sorry, but I’m not interested."

As his voice fell, Shen Bai’s attack descended once more.

This time, Shen Bai’s fighting style changed completely.

He no longer used Divine Hundred Miles to evade, but to adjust the angle of his attacks.

Relying only on his Bright Jade Evil Body for defense, Shen Bai abandoned everything else and went on an all-out offensive.

"You’re mad! What a completely frenzied way to fight!"