Chapter 1174: How Can You Say You Have No Clothes?

With three sword strikes exchanged for three saber slashes, he forced Qin Zhizhen, whose saber technique surpassed the peak by a margin, to vanish into the void.Then, he spread the Fire Realm, preventing Qin Zhizhen from approaching for a time.Afterward, while Qin Zhizhen attacked the Fire Realm, he directly unleashed his Eye Technique, seeking a decisive battle on the soul level.Every choice was nigh on perfect.The combat talent Jiang Wang displayed in this battle was astounding!As the victor of the first half, Huang Sheli naturally paid close attention to her opponent in the final. In her aesthetic standards, Jiang Wang now counted as a "beautiful woman with a refined temperament," so she watched him with even more interest.However, as she observed Jiang Wang's series of responses, she admitted that even with the Bodhi State activated, her grasp of opportune moments would be no better. Yet, Jiang Wang had clearly not used any divine abilities!Relying solely on himself...Relying solely on his innate combat talent!How terrifying was this?Many spectators, including Chu Yuzhi, couldn't grasp the full extent of Jiang Wang's strength on the soul level. But simply considering Xiang Bei was enough to make an educated guess.Could it be that the highly anticipated cultivator from Tianfu was destined to fall here?As this thought arose, he was startled. Why, after consistently believing that Qin Zhizhen and Huang Sheli would meet in the final and even analyzing the victory of Tianfu against the peak, did he now feel that Jiang Wang was going to win?As a Chu man, he naturally wished for the Qin man to lose, but Qin Zhizhen's Five Mansions Shining Simultaneously was on full display, coupled with a saber technique that surpassed the peak of his realm. By all accounts, he shouldn't lose!Zuo Guangshu, who sat beside him, whispered to Qu Shunhua, "And that's not all!"His tone held a hint of pride.Qu Shunhua lifted her chin, remaining silent.The only Eye Technique Jiang Wang had learned from the Qian Yang Eye was "Setting West."However, he used this single technique to its absolute limit.Borrowing from the incomplete "Single Rider Breaking Formation Diagram," he forcefully invaded Qin Zhizhen's Tongtian Palace, pouring out all his soul power, aiming for a decisive victory in one blow.The scene of "the great sun falling, heaven and earth utterly destroyed" scorched Qin Zhizhen's body and mind.Facing this scene and power, he couldn't help but feel a sense of bewildered fear. Had his soul been dragged into the Fire Realm as well?If his body was in the Fire Realm, was his mind also in the Fire Realm?But Qin Zhizhen was Qin Zhizhen after all. This fear and bewilderment lasted only a moment before being instantly severed.He was keenly aware that he was within his own Tongtian Palace, and at this very moment, it was a matter of life and death!Vanishing into the void at this point wouldn't allow him to escape the soul attack, and being limited by the Fire Realm meant that disappearing into the void was no longer seamless. At this critical juncture, even a slight delay was the difference between life and death.However, in his soul state, Qin Zhizhen's right hand reached out and directly tore off a thin, cicada-wing-like black garment from his body!This "black garment" was different from the one he wore in the real world. It existed between the tangible and the intangible, thin but not transparent, with a faint aura of malevolence flowing upon it.When he tore off this "black garment," the entire Tongtian Palace was instantly emptied!The "Single Rider Breaking Formation Diagram," the scene of the scorching sun falling upon the world, the terrifyingly powerful soul energy, all were imprinted on this thin layer of black garment, becoming the images upon it, and were torn away with it!This was a divine ability: "Without Garment"!Who says we have no garments? Our battle souls are our robes!This garment, formed from battle souls, acts as an offense when released and a defense when worn.When used for offense, it manifests outside the body, and every punch and saber strike, in addition to their original damage, also carries soul damage.When used for defense, it is worn over the soul, resisting attacks on the soul level.Just like at this moment, with a single tear of this soul garment, Jiang Wang's terrifying soul offensive vanished into thin air!In his battle with Bei Gongke of the Yong Kingdom, he held the absolute initiative and was completely at ease, watching Jiang Wang's battle with Xiang Bei with composure.Only then did he deliberately display the Five Mansions Shining Simultaneously, attempting to crush Jiang Wang's fighting spirit and extinguish the confidence he had gained from defeating a powerful enemy.Why, after having witnessed Jiang Wang's battle with Xiang Bei and knowing that Jiang Wang's soul power must be formidable, did he still give Jiang Wang the opportunity to engage in a soul battle?Because while this was Jiang Wang's opportunity, it was also his opportunity!While Jiang Wang plotted against him, he was also plotting against Jiang Wang!People are most dangerous when they are complacent, and most likely to fall at their peak. Because they stand too high, and are too relaxed.Jiang Wang sought to achieve victory in one blow, to kill him with his soul.This was the moment for him to counter-kill Jiang Wang!A battle of souls is a battle of instants.With the soul garment torn off, removing all attacks encountered on the soul level, the Tongtian Palace was now clear. Still holding the saber stance within the Fire Realm, Qin Zhizhen's saber suddenly accelerated, quickly completing the "World Destruction," and slashing a gap in the Fire Realm!Rumble!Meteors scattered, flaming sparrows fell.The world of fire began to collapse.After all, Jiang Wang's Fire Realm technique hadn't reached the realm where creation and destruction obeyed his will. Though full of vitality, once a "heavenly flaw" appeared, it lacked the ability to repair itself automatically and could only rapidly descend into collapse.It wasn't that the Fire Realm wasn't strong, but that its opponent was too terrifying.With his right hand holding the saber, Qin Zhizhen's left hand again grasped a phantom black garment and pressed it onto his body.Wearing the garment of battle souls!A very light sound, like a bubble bursting.On that phantom black garment, the scene of the setting sun falling upon the world continued, but then it abruptly disintegrated, and along with the "black garment," it turned into countless fragments and vanished.Qin Zhizhen had only miscalculated this one point—That Jiang Wang's soul attack was stronger than he had imagined, strong enough to approach the limit of his "Without Garment" divine ability!Although he had erased it with the "Without Garment" divine ability, the manifested soul garment also shattered on the spot, and it would be difficult to reassemble it for a time.In the clash just now, if Jiang Wang's soul offensive had been a little stronger, his "Without Garment" divine ability might not have been able to erase it, and his feigned defeat would likely have become a true defeat!Fortunately, this round was over, and a new confrontation was about to begin.His intention to wear the garment of battle souls was simply out of his regard for Jiang Wang.In fact, by seizing the moment when Jiang Wang's soul attack failed, he had gained a significant advantage.Destroying the Fire Realm was just one aspect.Just like in countless previous battles, he took each step steadily, building upon one advantage after another, moving towards an unshakable victory.As seen in the eyes of the spectators—Qin Zhizhen's attempt to don the battle soul garment failed, but his movements did not falter in the slightest. He still leaped forward, traversing the shattered world of fire.Boom boom boom boom boom!Five sources of light suddenly ignited within his body, activating the Five Mansions Shining Simultaneously!The vast distance between the two vanished in an instant.Passing through scattered petals, broken feathers, and shattered rocks, in the apocalypse of the Fire Realm, he charged towards the master of the Fire Realm!This was the demeanor of a peak prodigy!Just escaping a killing formation, he unleashed another killing formation.The tide of victory and defeat shifted in an instant.People could see, within the magnificent and broken landscape, a black figure flashed past, a dark saber blade slicing through the air.Qin Zhizhen, in the doomsday of the Fire Realm, charged out!Hoo...Something blew in his face.His soul felt a chill.In his ears... that was the sound of a gentle wind.A wisp of frost-white wind transformed into a long nail, utterly black with a frost-white tip, and suddenly appeared before Qin Zhizhen, aiming for his heart!Against Qin Zhizhen in the Five Mansions Shining Simultaneously state, Jiang Wang met him head-on with the Killing Life Nail!Among the Eight Winds divine abilities, the Buzhou Wind held the greatest killing power.The Yan Xiao is immortal and indestructible, and the beak of the Yan Xiao obliterates all life, thus forming the Killing Life Nail.The combination of these two was unparalleled in killing power. It had, on Crescent Island overseas, in front of numerous cultivators near the sea, nailed and killed Ji Shaoqing, leaving even a contemporary True Person who had spent a great deal of resources setting up an altar unable to provide timely rescue.Could Qin Zhizhen, in the Five Mansions Shining Simultaneously state, possibly withstand its edge?People were destined not to get the answer.Because in the next moment...In the spectators' view, Qin Zhizhen suddenly vanished!After the Fire Realm was destroyed, he could once again freely move in the void.Moreover, in the Five Mansions Shining Simultaneously state, he was even more at ease and faster in the void, able to ignore many dangers.The Killing Life Nail was unleashed to no avail, turning back into frost-white wind and swirling.And from behind Jiang Wang, a dark long saber extended.Clang clang clang!The sound of iron chains!Dark iron chains also drilled out of the void, crossing behind Jiang Wang.The secret transmission of the Legalist School: Prisoner Binding Chains!Jiang Wang was well prepared, using bindings from the void to counter attacks from the void.But the dark horizontally and vertically held saber merely turned.Crack!Two dark chains broke into four pieces and scattered.Jiang Wang's Prisoner Binding Chains were actually found in the void and severed by a single saber stroke!The long saber continued forward but was blocked by a bright sword edge.Jiang Wang, person and sword combined, was forced back threezhang!This was absolute power suppression. With the Five Mansions Shining Simultaneously and five intertwined power sources, Jiang Wang was simply unable to resist!But as he retreated rapidly, he tapped his feet, and the Qingyun mark appeared and then disappeared.There was a sense of graceful and unhurried beauty.It seemed as though he was being forced back, and yet it also seemed like a deliberate retreat, in anticipation of another battle.Making it difficult to gauge his true intentions.Having already suffered in close combat, Qin Zhizhen did not linger. He retracted his saber and once again concealed himself in the void.The training platform was empty for a moment.Only Jiang Wang remained, retreating with his sword, his posture ethereal and distinguished.A wisp of frost-white wind drifted in the distance.And the sky-filled fire rain was falling, as if weeping for someone, or singing for someone—This was the process of a brilliant world collapsing.Spectators could perhaps appreciate such a painting, overlooking its cruelty and admiring its beauty.Those on the platform, however, sought only life and death, victory and defeat.Swish swish swish!Suddenly, piercing sounds rushed in.Above, below, left, right, and behind.A full five bone-like, pale white chains, traversing between reality and void, coiled towards Jiang Wang.Binding the body, shackling the soul.Also among the Ten Great Chains of the Legalist School, named the Soul Binding Chains!Jiang Wang attacked with Prisoner Binding, and Qin Zhizhen returned the favor with Soul Binding.And it was evident that in cultivating the Ten Great Chains of the Legalist School, he was more than just a level above Jiang Wang.These five Soul Binding Chains were incredibly fast, appearing and disappearing in an instant.But the crimson Qian Yang Eye merely glanced, and the Soul Binding Chains hurtling between reality and void noticeably paused, and then... disintegrated!Jiang Wang's gaze swept around, and a full five bone-white Soul Binding Chains successively dispersed!In the eyes of the spectators, this scene was simply terrifyingly powerful!In reality, it was naturally not that simple.Among the Ten Great Chains of the Legalist School, the Prisoner Binding Chains imprisoned the physical body, offering no escape upon contact. The Soul Binding Chains shackled the soul, rendering it powerless when imprisoned.With this technique, Qin Zhizhen also possessed the ability to contend with souls. Of course, it was more binding than killing.He was not, after all, a core direct disciple of the Three Punishments Palace. The Soul Binding Chains he cultivated, like the Prisoner Binding Chains cultivated by Jiang Wang, were "outward transmission" versions. Although precious, they were not top-tier and not enough to truly match the reputation of the Legalist School's Ten Great Chains.Although Qin Zhizhen had cultivated this Soul Binding Chains technique to a certain level, coupled with the "Without Garment" divine ability, it was sufficient to handle most situations of soul warfare.But it was still far from being comparable to Xiang Bei.And even less comparable to Jiang Wang.The use of the Soul Binding Chains at this moment was clearly out of fear of Jiang Wang's soul combat power, intending to temporarily seal his soul power.But Jiang Wang merely used the Qian Yang Eye to look at them.A gaze has weight.Having cultivated to this point and activated the Qian Yang Eye, he was now capable of influencing the weight of his gaze to a certain extent.Therefore, when he looked, the speeding Soul Binding Chains paused. That was precisely because they were forced to stop by the power of his pupil and soul.Of course, a single glance alone could not do anything to the Soul Binding Chains.What truly had an effect was that in that instant, they were imprinted into the "Single Rider Breaking Formation Diagram." Jiang Wang used the secret technique left by Xiang Bei to help them "enter the formation," and then tore them apart with a vast number of soul-devouring snakes and soul-flaming sparrows.However strong the Soul Binding Chains were, there were only five of them. Jiang Wang's soul-devouring snakes and soul-flaming sparrows, however, numbered in the thousands. There was simply no way to bind them all!But because the clash on the soul level was difficult to perceive, even with numerous twists and turns and fierce offense and defense, in the eyes of many, it just looked like Jiang Wang glanced at the Soul Binding Chains, and they disintegrated.Making it difficult not to be startled.Qin Zhizhen's deployment of the Soul Binding Chains was ineffective, and he was once again hidden in the void.At that moment, the Fire Realm had not yet completely collapsed.Jiang Wang, who had shattered the soul bindings with a single glance, surveyed his surroundings with sword in hand.In... out.The entire world seemed to have fallen silent, as if only breathing remained.But in reality, all sounds submitted to Jiang Wang's ears.Those that could be heard, those that could be heard...The tiny, crackling sounds as the sparks of fire were extinguished.The unwilling lament of the collapsing flame sparrows...The flame flowers bloomed and withered, yesterday's departure and today's farewell.The soft, slightly sorrowful rustling of his clothes as they gently stirred. And...The sound of blood flowing within the other person's body!Jiang Wang spun around and unleashed a horizontal sword strike!The "Scholar in Distress, Life and Death Entwined" style!Between heaven and earth, a horizontal line emerged.This horizontal line divided heaven and earth, separating life and death.It precisely intercepted the rolling night before it.Saber and sword clashed.Jiang Wang once again retreated, stepping on the Qingyun!Qin Zhizhen disappeared into the void again.In... out.His vital energy surged, contained within his body.The Dao vortex spun, replenishing his true essence.Despite being at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, Jiang Wang's expression remained composed.Colliding with Qin Zhizhen in the Five Mansions Shining Simultaneously state like this naturally resulted in some hidden injuries.Using the Cloud Stepping Immortal technique to dissipate the force could be considered luxurious.But the abundance of the Auspicious Cloud technique was inexhaustible, and he didn't care about this slight consumption at all.Facing Qin Zhizhen who had activated the Five Mansions Shining Simultaneously and also amplified his Void Refining divine ability, under the terrifying power suppression, merely suffering some unavoidable hidden injuries after the clashes was already a good result.Ultimately, it lay in his ability to capture Qin Zhizhen's elusive saber!Since he could grasp it, resist it, and not die, there was nothing to worry about.Every confrontation now was adding to his "knowledge."The more rounds of confrontation, the more precise his "capture" became.Until...Every one of Qin Zhizhen's saber strikes was seen through by him.