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Chapter 136: Giant vs. Vengeful Ghost, Dharma Form vs. Dharma Form!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Li Ran stomped down on Gan Ye, his palm mercilessly unleashing golden flames.

Under the mighty assault of the Buddhist Radiance, the Soul-Devouring Black Mist shrieked in agony. What was once thick as ink had now become thin and wispy.

As the black mist on Gan Ye’s face dissipated, his true visage was revealed.

His face was withered and skeletal, his narrow, sinister eyes gleaming with malice.

“No wonder you kept your face hidden behind that mist. Damn, you’re ugly as hell!”

Li Ran grimaced in disgust and intensified his Buddhist strikes.

Gan Ye’s eyes flashed with a dark light, and his body suddenly shrank, slipping away from under Li Ran’s foot like a slippery fish.

Freed from the suppression of the Buddhist light, he finally caught his breath, landing far away, his eyes filled with wariness.

"A dual cultivator of martial arts and Dao, with such pure Buddhist power… Is this guy even human?"

Even if he were a genius, he was barely twenty years old!

Reaching such a level at this age was simply impossible!

Gan Ye panted heavily, his expression grave, his laughter completely gone.

That Buddhist force, so pure and overwhelming, was a natural counter to his Yin Corpse Dao!

Even his own body had been nearly blasted to shreds!

"Who the hell are you?! How could a disciple of the Hidden Gauze Sect possess Buddhist techniques?" Gan Ye’s voice was hoarse with disbelief.

That kind of power—not even the sacred Buddhist Sons of Wuwang Temple could necessarily achieve it!

"You can call me Namo Gatling Bodhisattva."

Li Ran blew the smoke off his palm.

"…Huh?"

Gan Ye didn’t understand a single word.

Li Ran grinned wickedly. "Are you ready to be sent off?"

Gan Ye’s expression turned icy. He clenched his teeth. "You don’t actually think you can beat me, do you?"

"A mere Nascent Soul cultivator…"

"You are nothing to me!"

Gan Ye soared into the air, his black robes billowing violently. A boundless black mist erupted outward.

It was as if a curtain of darkness had been drawn across the sky, sealing the heavens and the earth.

The temperature plummeted to freezing. The flowers and grass on the ground withered instantly.

Day turned to night. The sun and moon lost their light.

Gan Ye’s figure vanished.

Even spiritual senses couldn’t locate him.

Sinister laughter echoed in the air, but its source was untraceable.

"Within my Eternal Night Dharma Form, your lifeforce will be drained dry, turning you into nourishment for vengeful spirits!"

"This is the difference between the Soul Division Realm and Nascent Soul! No matter how talented you are, you cannot overcome my Dharma Form!"

Li Ran frowned.

He could feel a strange energy gnawing at him, trying to strip away his vitality.

And in this pitch-black mist, he couldn’t see a thing. There was no sense of direction—no matter where he flew, it seemed endless.

"Heaven-Seizing Art!"

Golden ancient runes surged across his entire body.

A soft, radiant golden light pierced through the black mist.

The feeling of having his vitality drained vanished.

Instead, the Heaven-Seizing Art activated on its own—

It was absorbing the black mist’s energy in reverse!

Gan Ye was shocked beyond belief. "W-What kind of technique is this?! How is this possible?!"

The mysterious runes… they were stealing power from his Dharma Form?!

"This brat is too strange. I must end this quickly!"

Gan Ye’s cold, sinister voice rang out—

"Eternal Night Unending, Vengeful Ghost Devours the Heart!"

"Awooo!"

The black mist churned violently as countless crimson eyes lit up.

A horde of vengeful spirits howled and shrieked, swarming toward Li Ran like a tidal wave.

Boom!

Li Ran stood tall, his entire body enveloped in radiant Buddhist Light.

Under its sacred illumination, the vengeful ghosts let out agonized wails before dissolving into wisps of blue smoke.

Seeing their attacks rendered useless, the remaining spirits hesitated. They ceased their suicidal charges and instead formed a circle around Li Ran, staring at him with hungry, ferocious eyes.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, a massive ghost emerged from the crowd. It was two or three times the size of the others, its form towering over the rest.

Without hesitation, it grabbed a smaller ghost nearby and stuffed it into its mouth, crunching it to pieces.

The surrounding spirits trembled in terror, but not a single one dared to flee. They stood rooted in place, shivering.

The vengeful ghost devoured more and more of its kin, growing larger and larger until it transformed into a towering, monstrous specter over ten meters tall!

Its entire body was composed of dense black mist, and its two crimson eyes glowed like giant lanterns. Six muscular arms thrashed wildly, its terrifying form striking fear into all who beheld it.

Opening its massive, gaping maw, it inhaled deeply—sucking in all the surrounding black mist and lesser ghosts!

Its body swelled even further, the dark energy around it surging like demonic flames!

Lin Langyue was stunned.

"So this... is the true power of a Soul Division cultivator?"

The sheer aura of this entity was suffocating—it sent chills down the spine!

"ROAR!"

The monstrous ghost bellowed and swung a massive fist at Li Ran, its strike powerful enough to snap trees in half with the force of the wind alone.

Gan Ye laughed wildly, his voice filled with arrogance.

"In the face of a Soul Division Dharma Form, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator is nothing more than an ant! Keh keh keh—huh?!"

His laughter abruptly stopped.

He stared, dumbfounded, at the scene before him.

A golden giant had materialized behind Li Ran.

One enormous hand effortlessly caught the vengeful ghost’s fist!

The giant was bare-chested, its muscles sculpted like cast iron!

A dragon coiled around its left arm. An elephant was gripped in its right hand. Behind its back, what seemed like an entire galaxy shimmered!

BOOM!

The golden giant swung its fist.

With a single punch, the vengeful ghost was sent flying, crashing through countless trees!

Gan Ye swallowed hard.

"This… is a Dharma Form?!"

The vengeful ghost crawled up and charged again, roaring furiously.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Man and ghost clashed head-on, golden light and spectral energy colliding violently!

Every strike sent hurricane-force winds howling through the battlefield.

Every step shook the earth, as if the land itself might crack apart!

The heavens trembled, the seas churned.

"ROAR!"

The ghost’s six arms flailed wildly, unleashing a frenzied barrage against the golden giant.

But the giant remained unfazed. Its entire body blazed with radiant golden light, and suddenly—

The dragon on its left arm opened its eyes!

With a deafening, world-shaking dragon’s roar, the giant’s form expanded dramatically!

Antlers, a lion’s mane, a serpent’s body, eagle-like talons—every intricate scale glistened with divine brilliance.

The dragon’s colossal body coiled tightly around the vengeful ghost!

The golden giant let out a mighty battle cry, gripping the ghost’s skull with its massive hand.

Then—

"ROAR!"

With a single brutal motion, it ripped the ghost’s head clean off!

The ghost’s body went rigid.

Its six arms fell limp, its form dissolving into black mist that scattered into the heavens.

"PUH!"

Gan Ye coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.

"My Eternal Night Dharma Form… was destroyed?!"

"And by a mere Nascent Soul cultivator’s Dharma Form?!"

He stared at the golden giant, now stepping calmly back into the sky.

A deep fear began to creep into his heart.

Now, he finally understood—

No wonder Bai Jiangye refused to fight Li Ran.

No wonder Bai Jiangye had said even he wasn’t a match for him.

"This guy’s cultivation level… is just a façade."

"This… is not the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Then suddenly—

Gan Ye’s expression changed.

"Wait— where is Li Ran?!"

Just as he turned to look around—

BOOM!

An unfathomable pressure slammed him into the ground!

It felt as if the entire world was collapsing onto his back!

Gan Ye looked up in horror.

There—floating high in the sky—was Li Ran.

Above his head, a massive storm vortex churned violently, swirling with terrifying divine power!

An aura from ancient times rippled outward, engulfing everything.

"—There is thunder within, the name of the Thunder God hidden —  Golden Light Thunderous Wrath: Annihilation!"

With a single, thunderous cry—

BOOM!

From the swirling vortex, divine lightning gathered and coalesced.

"Wait—! Wait!!"

Gan Ye screamed, struggling desperately.

But it was too late.

The wrath of the nine heavens' divine thunder came crashing down!

Under the Golden Light Thunderous Wrath Divine Skill, all shall be destroyed!