Chapter 985 - 424: Ning Qi Battles Mountain Ancestor

The dragon-faced cultivator felt a chill on his face, suddenly realizing that the mask he wore had been taken off by the young man before him.

Instantly, his hands transformed into dragon claws, sweeping out like scythes towards Ning Qi, who had taken off his mask.

However, the newly appeared Ning Qi shifted his steps slightly, moving swiftly like a startled swan, and instantly distanced himself.

The dragon-faced cultivator only swept through Ning Qi’s afterimage.

At this moment, everyone could see the true face hidden behind his mask, astonishingly identical to that of the Mountain Ancestor.

The only difference was a vicious scar crisscrossed across that face, appearing extremely frightening.

"!!!"

Everyone looked at that face, and couldn’t help but feel a trace of fear.

At this point, no one dared to deny the Mountain Ancestor’s strength.

But what was with those terrifying scars on this avatar?

Within the shadow of Buzhou Mountain.

Because the shadow of Buzhou Mountain had completely adhered to the Vast Realm, previously the Vast Realm Will had been sealed, causing Buzhou Mountain’s shadow to nearly devour the intersecting Boundary Wall, leaving only a final layer, as thin and transparent as glass.

Therefore, within it, the scenes projected onto the Vast Realm’s sky could also be seen.

The Saint Ancestor and Sea Ancestor looked at the face of the dragon-faced cultivator after his mask was removed, their expressions changing.

The Sea Ancestor immediately glanced towards the Mountain Ancestor at the top of Buzhou Mountain, comparing him with that dragon-faced cultivator.

"How could this be..." Sea Ancestor muttered.

The Saint Ancestor was puzzled and asked, "What have you discovered?"

The Sea Ancestor seemed very troubled, pointing at that face of the Mountain Ancestor on the Vast Realm’s sky, saying:

"I remember those scars on that face; it was the same look when Haoshan first received the Buzhou Mountain heritage back then."

"What?"

The Saint Ancestor’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

"Are you saying that the scarred face is the true body of the Mountain Ancestor?"

The Sea Ancestor glanced at the Mountain Ancestor within Buzhou Mountain’s shadow again, discovering that this Mountain Ancestor’s face was perfect and flawless, like sculpted by a knife and axe, extremely well-defined.

She shook her head and said, "I am not sure, but one of them must be the avatar, so the one with the scars must be the true body!"

Her expression appeared extremely distressed, finally understanding that all these years she had been struggling with an avatar.

What puzzled her further was, at their level, after so many thousands of years, why were there still scars on the Mountain Ancestor’s face...

The Saint Ancestor heard this and frowned.

"We must inform Ning Qi of this news!"

...

Inside the cavern space.

The dragon-faced cultivator gazed deeply at the two forms of Ning Qi ahead.

No, he should be called the true body of Mountain Ancestor now, and his gaze swept back and forth between the two figures.

"Avatars just like mine?"

The thought flashed quickly in Mountain Ancestor’s mind.

The art of creating avatars for cultivators of their level was not considered an impressive Divine Technique.

But the avatars created can vary vastly!

Some people’s avatars are merely energy-consolidated images, only capable of tricking others’ sight a bit.

Some people’s avatars have one-tenth of the true body’s power, such avatars are already quite good.

But at their level, weak avatars, except for dealing with those inferior, are a complete waste of one’s energy.

Thus, neither Mountain Ancestor’s nor Ning Qi’s avatars are simply ordinary avatars.

Mountain Ancestor thought of many things in an instant.

His dragon-shaped mask had been torn off by the newly appeared Ning Qi, and he showed no intention to use magical power to create another mask to wear.

He seemed to enjoy having everyone see the scars on his face, grinning with that fierce face.

"Interesting!"

"I’ve long used the World-Devouring Roaming Dragon to seal the entire cavern space, and the spatial passage was built by me and my avatar together. Yet you managed to bypass the two of us, easily seal the spatial passage I established, and broke into this space.

Who are you, actually?

Or perhaps, you truly are Ning Qi, but the one appearing before us previously was always your avatar?"

Mountain Ancestor questioned again.

Since Ning Qi’s new appearance, he quickly changed his previous guess, which now was remarkably close to the reality.

Ning Qi’s avatars stood on both sides, confronting Mountain Ancestor.

That avatar made from heart blood, Ning Qi No. 2, still protected the Saint Ancestor’s avatar and Vast Realm Will behind him. His offensive power wasn’t strong, but he could wield the Path of Yin and Yang, neutralizing all of Mountain Ancestor’s attacks.

The newly appeared Ning Qi was Ning Qi’s reincarnated body.

As for Ning Qi’s true body, it was manipulating the True Martial Spirit Realm, quietly merging from the other side with the entire Vast Realm.

Clearly, Mountain Ancestor’s doubts were shared by everyone.

Ever since the Spirit Realm War began, Ning Qi had been very active, but his power was known to everyone as stepping up gradually.

But now, Ning Qi’s power advancement had clearly surpassed everyone’s understanding, making them suspicious of Ning Qi’s identity.

Ning Qi’s reincarnated body took a step forward, realizing it was time to reveal the truth.

Opposing Mountain Ancestor didn’t matter, but the Vast Realm cultivators and Sword Ancestor Zhao Yujun definitely needed this answer.

Ning Qi said, "You guessed correctly, I was indeed just an avatar previously."

He chuckled and continued, "Now I no longer need to pretend, I’m laying all my cards on the table!"

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this.

The Saint Ancestor’s avatar and Vast Realm Will frowned slightly, glancing at the Ning Qi before them.

The avatar secretly transmitted sound to the two of them, thoroughly explaining everything, just as previously informed to the Mountain and Sea Realm Will.