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Chapter 546: Suppression
🕑 Added 2024-12-25 14:01:01 +0000 UTCThe titan reared its fist back and punched, but the beast ignored it, allowing it to land and shake his body. The beast rushed forward and slammed its shoulder into the titan, sending it flying backward. It wasn’t for long as the titan regained its stability and rushed forward once more.
There was a certain heaviness to the titan, as if its colossal size weighed it down. The realm beast showed no such symptoms, displaying speed belaying its massive mass.
Inside the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan, Tianyi frowned. His titan’s reaction time could not compare with the realm beast’s reaction time. In fact, it was several levels lower. He wasn’t surprised. His current situation was akin to a child wielding a sword. No matter how skilled the child was, his body was not developed enough for him to use the sword as he liked.
Just like the previous confrontation, the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan only managed to land a minor attack, only to be countered with greater force. It wasn’t bad, per se. Unless the realm beast had a trump card, it would never be able to break through the Nebulous Negation skin protecting the titan, and qi consumption was not an issue.
As long as enough time passed, the realm beast would fall to Tianyi, even if it ran away. Unfortunately, Tianyi did not know how much energy the realm beast had. There had never been a record of a realm beast losing because of the overconsumption of energy. Some theorized that realm beasts received an endless amount of energy from the Three Thousand Immortal Realms System.
However, a beast would forever remain a beast.
After several confrontations, Tianyi discovered most of the realm beast’s patterns and thought process. The beast could not see into the future, but its instinct guided by the Heavenly Dao achieved an effect similar to clairvoyance. Because of this, the realm beast could always pinpoint his weaknesses and see through his feints.
‘I should develop an ability similar to clairvoyance,’ Tianyi thought. He had already tried it but failed. Attempting to see the future of the realm beast was akin to peeking at the Heavenly Dao. It wasn’t as hard, but there was still a major hurdle to leap over. Especially for Tianyi, who mostly focused on the spatial aspect of spacetime.
Before the realm beast even struck, Tianyi had already moved. He didn’t attack, but entered into a defensive stance. When the beast’s claws neared him, he reached out and locked the realm beast’s front legs in a lock with its foreleg.
The realm beast immediately stiffened his arm as Tianyi attempted to break his joint. At this time, a whip-like tail slammed into the nebulous titan, but there was not even a ripple on the titan’s body. If anything, his grip tightened around the beast’s foreleg.
The Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan continued to grapple with the realm beast. Any unlucky demon or immortal who got close to them perished under the aftereffects of their clash. So great was their primal power that it exceeded the techniques of those that mastered a worldly law. Those unlucky fools could only blame their bad luck. Especially the sword immortals. Because they fled far away, when Tianyi and the realm beast relocated, they happened to be the closest.
After the first few moments, the immortals and demons learned their lessons and steered clear of the two colossal beings.
‘I didn’t expect that my ultimate reliance would be the martial arts I learned before I became a foundation establishment disciple,’ Tianyi thought. The realm beast had freed itself and was attacking him voraciously.
The more time passed, the more ease Tianyi felt. From being on the receiving end with only a little ability to fight back, the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan secured its advantage over the realm beast. In terms of pure power and speed, the realm beast was actually superior to the nebulous titan. It was only through his ability to think and skill that he could hold an advantage over the realm beast.
But it was only that, an advantage. After a certain point, he could not increase his advantage over the realm beast. He couldn’t turn it into suppression, much less victory.
Tianyi could see it. The realm beast would only give up when it was defeated or had devoured him. ‘I feel like Tang Sanzang with how much he wants to eat me.’
The Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan socked the realm beast in the face, concussing it for a brief moment. During that window of opportunity, it unleashed a series of punches and elbows, knocking the realm beast back. The realm beast roared in anger after regaining its bearing and charging at Tianyi.
Tianyi waited for the realm beast to come near him before counterattacking. Once again, the realm beast would be knocked back, but the injuries dealt to it were negligible, and it would quickly charge toward the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan again.
Through each interaction, Tianyi perfected his control of the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan. Granted, he would suffer a loss if he fought a different opponent, say a divinity. A divinity would not be so stupid as a realm beast, and could unleash sublime techniques. Even if Tianyi’s power outstripped a divinity’s, they could still flee, with Tianyi unable to chase after them.
He knew that he was still far from mastering the power of the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan. Although it was a stopgap measure until he could reach the Divine Realm, it did not mean it was not powerful or without potential. At that time, even if he couldn’t defeat divinities, they would likely be unable to hurt him.
Still, that was all for the future. Right now, he had a headache dealing with the realm beast.
The Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan was too weak to defeat the realm beast. And it was impossible to trap the realm beast into his inner universe. Teleporting the realm beast was not an option either because its power interfered with the process. He couldn’t open a portal large enough into his inner universe without summoning heavenly punishment because the realm beast was simply too large.
Tianyi’s eyes gained a cold tint. Since that was the case, he should cut the realm beast down to size. Even if there was only a head left, it should be able to survive, right?
A plain sword appeared in the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan’s hand. No, that wasn’t quite the right word. It was closer to appearing in its palm. Compared to the nebulous titan, the sword was not even a speck of dust. Yet, the realm beast halted its movement for a slight moment, sensing great danger. The plain sword that was not even as large as a speck of dust in the nebulous titan’s hand grew at a swift rate. Only when its size matched the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan did it stop.
The titan tightened its fingers around the Immortal Confining Sword and brandished it toward the realm beast. The realm beast roared at Tianyi’s provocation and pounced on him.
In response, the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan swung its sword. It was a simple slash, containing no essence of the worldly laws or extraneous effects. All in all, it was a simple swing even a mortal could imitate. Yet, it held an indescribable charm.
That slash, which was full of flaws, slashed into the belly of the realm beast, causing it to bend nearly one hundred and eighty degrees and cry out in pain. Only against this realm beast and at that moment would the slash reveal such power. Because it was a single sword art created moments prior to deal with that exact situation. Even if the beast attacked again, that same slash would never exhibit the same power because the factors would change, no matter how minute.
In the distance, Bao Ling’s eyes flashed with sharpness. And he nodded with appreciation. “He can be taught.”
No one noticed his words. Although people paid attention to him, it was only because he was an immortal emperor. Compared to the other emperors, both immortals and demons, he was only average in terms of performance and contribution.
The absolute advantage the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan had over the realm beast transformed into suppression. Because he had to maintain the Nine Heavens Nebulous Formation, the Immortal Confining Sword was in an inactive state. Its power did not reach the same level as when Tianyi used it against the two demon emperors. But with the absolute might of the nebulous titan, the power it displayed was several times greater.
With the powerful force of the titan and the innate sharpness of the Immortal Confining Sword, it cut through the realm beast’s scales and hide, reaching into his muscles. Like when Tianyi’s Nine Heavens Cosmic Titan was injured, it did not leak blood but mist. Though they lacked the shimmering motes of light like Tianyi’s immortal qi of primordial chaos.
After several rounds, countless wounds appeared on the realm beast’s body. After the first clash, it learned to be more cautious. Now, most of the wounds on its body were light cuts that would heal soon, and Tianyi had not successfully wounded its head once.
The clash between titan and beast raged on.
The immortals who saw this felt their morale surge, while the demons’ morale plummeted. It was an inevitable conclusion. The realm beast could not be said to be their ally, but it was undoubtedly their strongest trump card. In their plans, the realm beast should have occupied a large percentage of the humans’ combat forces, but now it was being beaten by one person. How could their morale not plummet?
Tianyi saw none of this. Although he was beating the realm beast, it was not as simple as it appeared. He was dedicating his entire mind and body to the process. Well, not entire, but it was the same in spirit. He was waiting, waiting for when the realm beast reached its weakest point.
The two continued to clash. As more injuries appeared, the realm beast became more savage. It was as if a veil of madness had covered his eyes. Despite abandoning all defense, its rate of accumulating injuries had decreased. It was a classic case of using offense for defense. Not that the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan couldn’t withstand its attack, but that the attack frequency increased too much, decreasing the windows of opportunity it could attack.
Over a month later, most of the realm beast’s scales had fractured or disappeared from the long and drawn out battle between the two. Even the intensity of battle between the humans and demons subsided. Although it never ended, the demons focused more and more on defending than attacking.
In sharp contrast, the black titan still resembled a hole in reality, the crown formed of nine stars still shone brightly without any signs of dulling.
The offense of the realm beast had subsided. Although it lost all its scales, it only represented a decrease in its defense. Its body was still full of energy, seemingly endless. Still, the madness that blinded its eyes had receded. True, it was willing to fight Tianyi to the death in order to elevate its level of life.
However, that was only if it could see hope. Before, no matter what Tianyi did, it posed no threat. But now?
The realm beast had no sapience, but that didn’t mean it couldn’t differentiate what was impossible. According to its instincts, the end result of continuing to fight with Tianyi would only end in its defeat and possible death. How could the realm beast be willing to give up?
It roared once more, but this time it was different. Tianyi could feel something stick to the Nebulous Negation skin of the titan, attempting to penetrate. ‘This is a mark? Does the realm beast want to mark me and come find me after regaining its strength?’
The truth was as Tianyi thought. The realm beast had many abilities, such as placing a tracker on its target. Unfortunately, it did not work. The tracker was based on the Heavenly Dao, and since the Heavenly Dao could not penetrate the Nebulous Negation, neither could the realm beast’s ability, but it didn’t know that.
The Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan took the initiative to attack. The realm beast showed no signs of retreating yet. It was waiting for its mark to penetrate the titan’s skin and merge with Tianyi’s soul. Not knowing it was impossible, it raised its claws and slashed at the black titan.
Unlike the previous times, the nebulous titan did not counter attack and opened its arms, as if to receive the attack. Warning bells rang in the realm beast’s mind, but it couldn’t figure out why. So, it increased the power of its slash. As long as he destroyed the foe before it, the danger would disappear.
Contrary to the realm beast’s expectations, his claws didn’t bounce off or slide harmlessly off like before. Instead, they sank into the titan’s body. It tried to pry its claws out, but like an insect trapped in amber, it couldn’t. Its actions caused the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan to shake in synchronicity with its movement.
A hint of panic appeared in the realm beast’s eyes. It tried every means to free its claws, but it was useless. In fact, the more time passed, the more of its arms sunk into the Nine Heavens Nebulous Titan. The Immortal Confining Sword had disappeared from the nebulous titan’s grasp. Its humanoid form had also shifted, deforming into a slime, one that encroached upon the realm beast’s body without end.
The realm beast roared and continuously attacked, but its defeat was inevitable. Even when the slime-like Nine Heavens Nebulous Formation covered it entirely, it would deform under the realm beast’s struggle. It only stopped when the Nine Heavens Nebulous Formation returned to its original sphere form.
Silence filled the battlefield.
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KaiserBlak
He improved
sas ti
Wasn't it said earlier that realm bast was too big for tianyi to swallow due to heavenly Dao restrictions. How it got swallowed then?
