Just after Great Master Ming Feng fell, the âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ who was fighting Duke of Thunder froze momentarily.
For better command in battle, the control token for the âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ was placed with Great Master Ming Feng. With his demise, the âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ suddenly became masterless.
As the two Great Venerables from Da Leiyin Temple were about to step forward to reclaim the âGolden Bodhisattva Protector,â Li Yuanba acted faster and took possession of both Great Master Ming Feng and the âGolden Bodhisattva Protector.â
Li Yuanba also noticed that this âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ resembled Corpse Refining, but was not quite the same.
Due to the influence of Buddhist energy, even if the âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ lost its master, it wouldnât go berserk but would instead lose its ability to act and await new commands.
"Hand over the âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ!" a Great Venerable from Da Leiyin Temple shouted at Li Yuanba, his eyes bloodshot.
His feet stepped into the combat area. Li Yuanba casually pointed, and Duke of Thunder appeared beside him, sending him flying off the battlefield with a single punch.
The Great Venerable was knocked off the battlefield, landing with just a breath left. This was only because Duke of Thunder held back his power, otherwise, this Great Venerable would have been dead with just one hit.
"Since when has something in the hands of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion ever been handed over?" Li Yuanba mocked.
At this moment, the remaining Great Venerable finally remembered what a terrifying existence Li Yuanba was. They had dared to think they could threaten Li Yuanba.
The two invited Peak Great Cultivators had already retreated far away.
They no longer intended to intervene as the battle had escalated to the Half-step Great Power Level, beyond their reach.
"What do you say? Are you coming up for a fight or admitting defeat?" Li Yuanba was eager to examine the âGolden Bodhisattva Protector,â so he asked the remaining three from Da Leiyin Temple.
"We are no match for Mr. Li, so we willingly concede!" The two Peak Great Cultivators bowed and said.
Only that Great Venerable stood there with an unsightly expression, momentarily speechless.
"Come up for a fight!" Li Yuanba said to the Great Venerable.
As he spoke, he used âTelepathy,â and this Great Venerableâs mind was greatly affected. Hearing the words through âTelepathy,â he involuntarily stepped a few paces onto the battlefield.
When the Great Venerable realized what he had done, he understood his mistake.
Duke of Thunder appeared again, sending him flying with a punch.
"Feng Xianzi, can we consider the duel over?" Li Yuanba smiled and asked the Phoenix Palace Master.
"Thank you, Mr. Li!" The Phoenix Palace Master nodded in gratitude.
Even though she knew Li Yuanba had a Half-step Great Power level helper, she hadnât expected Duke of Thunder to be so powerful, nor that Da Leiyin Temple would deploy the âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ in a duel between two superpowers.
What she didnât know was that if Li Yuanba hadnât shown up, even with a loss in the duel, Da Leiyin Temple would never have sent the âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ to participate.
The reason Great Master Ming Feng carried the âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ had a lot to do with Li Yuanba.
The âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ was meant to aid Great Master Ming Feng, a Peak Great Venerable, in regaining face against Li Yuanba, to restore the dignity and reputation Da Leiyin Temple had lost.
"I knew once Mr. Li took action, it wouldnât be our place to interfere!" Master Ren Mu said to the two Female Cultivators beside him.
The two Female Cultivators nodded in agreement with Master Ren Muâs words.
In the battle, Da Leiyin Temple suffered one death and two injuries, and due to the high stakes of this conflict, the onlooking cultivators were greatly shaken.
Many of these cultivatorsâ minds were affected by the Half-step Great Power level battle, leaving them unable to advance further in their lifetimes.
However, a few cultivators, having gone through the baptism of the Half-step Great Power level battle, would progress further in the future.
Li Yuanba did not linger longer; this battle did not present him with a breakthrough opportunity, so he needed to continue exploring.
The Flying Boat cruised automatically, and his mind was focused on Great Master Ming Fengâs body.
With the fall of Great Master Ming Feng, his natal treasure and soul crystal ring had materialized and been taken out.
The natal treasure was a top fourth-grade Buddhist treasure, of no use to Li Yuanba, so he casually stored it for later as a collectible.
His Divine Sense entered the soul crystal ring, immediately discovering a Token.
The attraction to the Token was due to its âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ aura.
The Token was wooden; though the wood quality was only top fourth-grade, it had been nourished by a high-ranking Buddhist monk for a long time. Its true quality surpassed fourth-grade, though it couldnât compare to genuine fifth-grade materials, it was somewhere between fourth and fifth-grade.
The Token was carved with a figure of a Buddhist Bodhisattva, densely inscribed with many runes on the Bodhisattvaâs body.
Looking at the carved Buddhist Bodhisattva, Li Yuanba felt a spiritual resonance, sensing that this Bodhisattva and the âGolden Bodhisattva Protectorâ shared the same origin.
He thought that Great Master Ming Feng, merely at Peak Great Venerable Realm, hadnât been a Peak Great Venerable for as long as him based on the aura.
This suggested that, under normal circumstances, Great Master Ming Feng would be unable to control a Half-step Bodhisattva level combat strength.
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