Stranger Danger-Chapter 1301: Yin and Yang Becomes One

“In any case, I’m so glad I came to the East Radiance Mountain today. Not only did we see the Mad Lord single-handedly battle the heroes of the world and using their pressure to climb up to the heavens, we were even treated to a battle between Sages. Ah, it’s so worth it!”

Yuan Zhantian suddenly asked in an excited voice, “Say, do you think we can defeat the Mad Lord one-on-one? What are the odds?”

“If it was before he became a Half-Sage, then it would be a sixty to forty odds in my favor,” Mei Qihe answered after some quick thinking. “I can’t say how it’ll go after he becomes a Half-Sage though. Let’s say that it’s a fifty-fifty chance.”

“I think so too,” Bai Huaxian echoed in agreement.

“What if it’s a fight to the death?” Yuan Zhantian pressed.

“In that case...” Mei Qihe mulled over the question seriously. “It’ll be all up to fate!”

“You might as well say nothing!” Yuan Zhantian harrumphed loudly before looking in Li Qingping’s direction. “What do you think, Li Qingping?”

“I...”

Li Qingping rubbed his nose before answering, “I can’t say since I’ve never fought him before. However, my senior brother says that I am peerless under the Sage stage.”

“You know how to brag if nothing else!” Yuan Zhantian gave Li Qingping a thumbs-up, though he did not doubt the young man’s words one bit. Just looking at his earlier performance alone, Li Qingping absolutely possessed the power to utterly crush any one of them. Hell, they might not be able to beat him even if the three of them joined hands.

In fact, if Li Qingping wasn’t born good, kind, and pacifistic, Yuan Zhantian suspected that he could have given even Papersmith a run for his money.

In other words, Li Qingping was at least on the same level as Papersmith, a Sage.

That was the true strength of the champion of the Earth Champions Ranking.

Three Origins Householder had not been exaggerating when he said, “After I met Uncreated, I realized that my path was all for naught.”

“Ah, all this talk is making me wish I had seized the opportunity to kill him.” Yuan Zhantian stopped paying attention to Li Qingping and looked at Ye Qing.

“You’re too late,” replied Li Qingping.

“Huh? What do you mean?”

Even before Yuan Zhantian finished, they all suddenly looked at the sky as if sensing something.

The mirages that had been dispelled by the Sages’ clash earlier had manifested once more. Not only that, it was growing increasingly grandiose.

At the same time, a man wearing yin and yang as his crown and dark yellow as his robe stepped out of Ye Qing’s body. Sun and moon nested in his eyes, and Paranirmita Vasavartin Heaven supported his feet.

The yang god took one step. The next moment, he became so big that his head touched the heavens.

“Damn... what an incredible yang god!”

Mei Qihe stared at the gigantic yang god with sparkling eyes.

Yuan Zhantian was scratching his head in confusion though. “I thought he’s becoming a Half-Sage via his body? Why is he manifesting his yang god?”

The group was still talking among themselves when Ye Qing’s physical body began growing taller as well. His skin became rugged and dark yellow, and patterns resembling mountains and rivers spread throughout his body.

Rumbling noises began resounding from Ye Qing’s body. It was the sound of his blood running.

Thunderous noises began popping in everyone's ears. It was the sound of his bones and muscles popping.

Powerful drumbeats began echoing throughout heaven and earth. It was the sound of his heartbeat.

The sounds blended into a cacophony of noises as Ye Qing continued to grow bigger and taller by the second. At the same time, a vast, primal, dense, and fiery surge of energy filled up the sky.

In just the blink of an eye, Ye Qing had become exactly as big as his yang god. His head was touching the heavens, and his feet the earth.

Facing each other, his yang god looked as mysterious and profound as the moon, while his Earthly Sovereign True Body looked as great and candid as the sun. It looked like they were utterly incompatible with each other, but the fact was that their Daos were merging together.

The next moment, an invisible tremor rippled across space, and both the yang god and the Earthly Sovereign True Body opened their eyes.

It was like the sky had gained a pair of suns and moons when the four eyes opened. They rose and fell like the cycle of yin and yang. The light and bright, yang and clear shifted to the left, and the heavy and dark, yin and murky moved to the right.

The light and bright, yang and clear poured into Ye Qing’s physical body like a river. The next moment, Ye Qing’s Earthly Sovereign True Body grew another three hundred meters. He wasn’t just bigger and stronger, his vigor was so immense that it could be felt from thousands and thousands of kilometers away.

The heavy and dark, yin and murky also transformed into a river and poured into Ye Qing’s yang god, causing it to grow a hundred meters. Its presence grew even more profound and mysterious than before, and its qi seemed to span the entire Heaven’s Gate, infinite and unending.

This was not the end though. No, it was just the beginning.

The Earthly Sovereign True Body and the yang god began consuming the ambient energies. Just like before, the yang energies poured into the Earthly Sovereign True Body, and the yin energies the yang god.

However, there was a saying that went something like this: “The lone yin is short, the singular yang burns fast.” As the Earthly Sovereign True Body consumed more and more yang qi, it grew hotter and hotter until terrible flames were shooting out of his pores. They dried his blood, cracked his skin, and scorched his flesh.

On the other hand, the yang god was becoming colder and colder. A yang god did not possess a tangible form, and yet blue-colored ice was growing on top of it. Ye Qing’s mind and soul were slowly but surely sliding toward death and extinction.

“What on earth is he doing? It’s just a Half-Sage breakthrough. Why is he creating this dance of ice and fire?” Yuan Zhantian exclaimed in confusion.

“The Mad Lord is quite the ambitious one, it seems. He desires to ascend the heavens in one step and enter the Half-Sage stage in both physical body and yang god.”

Mei Qihe’s tone was indifferent to the point where it was impossible to tell if he was impressed and disappointed. “From what I can tell though, it seems that he is shouldering an immense amount of risk.”

“No.”

Li Qingping was shaking his head though. “It’s not what you guys think.”

“What do you mean?” Mei Qihe, Yuan Zhantian and Bai Huaxian all looked at Li Qingping.

“The body is yang, the mind is yin, and yin and yang makes one. The body is earth, the mind is heaven, and earth and heaven makes Dao.”

Li Qingping explained, “He is trying to make the ultimate leap in one go; to enter the Half-Sage stage in both body and yang god. This is because his existing martial arts are too mixed including his main cultivation arts. Because of this, there exists deep incompatibilities between his body and mind despite their immense strength.”

“The Mad Lord believes that this is his opportunity to resolve the problem. By making yin and yang his roots, and using heaven and earth his guide, he’s going to unify his physical body and yang god and merge them into one singular entity. Take the heaven and earth, sun and moon, yin and yang for example. Strictly speaking, they are all very different from one another. However, they are also inseparable. They complement each other and add to each other’s strength.”

“That is why the Mad Lord is doing this. Assuming he succeeds, not only would he gain the greatest possible power boost from this ascension, there will be no limit to his future as well.”

“Are you sure you’re not exaggerating things?” Yuan Zhantian asked with a furrowed brow.

“Let me put it this way. Without exaggeration, the Mad Lord would join the ranks of the strongest Half-Sages as soon as he completes his ascension.”

Li Qingping said while looking at the group. “Yes, he would absolutely be stronger than you lot.”

“...”

I thought we’re talking about the Mad Lord?

“What about you then? How would he compare to you?” Yuan Zhantian asked.

“Mm. He would still be a tad inferior to me.” Li Qingping mulled over the question seriously before answering.

“Fine, fine. You’re amazing. You’re the most awesome...”

Yuan Zhantian harrumphed. Look at this braggart!

Buzz!

While they spoke, Ye Qing’s Earthly Sovereign True Body and yang god had reached their most critical point.