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Chapter 886: Chapter 180: Wind and Cloud Transformation Technique

The palm-sized shutters clapped together, emitting a colossal clang akin to metal striking metal, and flattened the blood curtain, releasing a wisp of corrosive blood fiend vapor eating away at the flesh.

Disguised as a giant, Tang Luo murmured in admiration, “What a fine movement technique.” Instantly he spread his clasped hands apart, yet Wang Han’s figure was nowhere to be seen within; only a crimson short blade, like a roaming dragon, flew back to the hands of the warrior who stood proudly in the void.

Receiving the short blade named Underworld, Wang Han, who had escaped from the clasped hands, was no longer as carefree as before; not to mention the large hole piercing through his chest, both of his shoulders and upper arms were severely corroded by the blood fiend, revealing the underlying muscles and bones. However, the battle spirit of the injured Wang Clan’s Saint Child remained as high-spirited as ever, earning him onlookers’ respect.

Even with nearly half of his spiritual power depleted, all thirty-six thunder patterns of Divine Thunder and yin thunder exhausted, and the blood sea of the Underworld nearly dried up, he still felt he would be the final victor!

After complimenting, Tang Luo, transformed into a giant, commanded the heavenly dragon and Mysterious Serpent Phantom behind him, stirring up the wind and clouds in the half sky towards Wang Han, only to be stopped by two ferocious blades undulating in a fierce clash, even the powerful gusts from the giant’s swings were blocked by the blood curtain and lightning.

Casting aside his twin blades, the Wang Clan’s Saint Child from the south once again formed seals and chanted:

“Advance, warriors, fighters!”

“All, forming arrays, in front.”

“The nine secrets unite, reveal my giant spiritual body!”

Tang Luo saw nine types of spiritual powers surge between heaven and earth, converging behind the blood curtain, and within a few breaths, a dharma aspect of a giant nearly as tall as the silver-gray giant appeared on the horizon, enveloped by clouds that evoked a sense of familiarity.

“Wind and Cloud Transformation Technique?” disguised as a giant, Tang Luo frowned and thought to himself.

He had felt something was off when Wang Han managed to escape from the clasped hands, and seeing the exclusive secret of the Yun Clan only deepened his confusion.

Although Wang Han seriously referred to it as the giant spiritual body, Tang Luo’s martial arts cultivation was profound enough to see that this dharma aspect was a fusion of multiple secret arts.

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Included within were the Great and Small Wishful Incantation he dearly longed for, the Wang Clan of the south’s supreme secret art of Qimen Dunjia’s Nine Character Mantra, and, most surprising of all, the Yun Clan of Chaochang’s Wind and Cloud Transformation Technique.

It was only after viewing ancient texts from the Four Imperial Spirit Realms that he realized how formidable a figure Yun Zu, founder of the Yun Clan of Chaochang, truly was. No wonder the descendants of the Four Imperial Spirit Realms hold the Yun Clan in such high esteem.

And Yun Zu’s signature techniques were the Wind and Cloud Transformation Technique and the harmonizing Yun Clan Soft Technique. In that dark era, if one were to rank the strongest practitioners of body techniques and spirit art masters, Yun Zu would be in the top five of both lists, not in the least bit inferior to the ancient saints whose fame lasted through the ages.

Logically, secrets like the Wind and Cloud Transformation Technique would be the utmost hidden treasure of a clan, never to be obtained by other families unless the clan were to be destroyed.

Just like the various supreme Sword Bodies of the Xu Clan of Yuanzhou, the supreme mantras of Wuxiang Zen Temple, the Yin-Yang Divine Art of the Wang Clan of the south, and the Ten Great Wonders of Martial Saint Mountain.

And according to what Yun Piaopiao said before she died, it should have been the Xu Clan from Yuanzhou that destroyed the Yun Clan. But how did this Wang Clan Saint Child acquire the Wind and Cloud Transformation Technique?

However, there was no time to ponder this now, because Wang Han, transformed into the Wind and Cloud Giant, had already launched an attack. As the shikigami nourished by his very life, Divine Thunder and the Underworld Blades sensed their master’s transformation and began to grow in size as well.

The three-foot blade of Divine Thunder turned into a two-zhang long great sword, and even the short blade, the Underworld Blades, transformed into a long blade over a zhang long. When wielded in Wang Han’s hands, the two weapons exuded an indescribable aura of solemnity and domination.

But this time, Tang Luo, transformed into a giant, was very calm. Not to mention the defensive boost that activating the Undying Battle Body array would bring to his physical body, the bronze head and iron arms of the Undying Battle Body, coupled with the Heaven-gifted Divine Armor, would not be easily severed by the lengthened blades.

The two giants clashed in the sky, each with a drastically different fighting style. The silver-gray giant, bearing the images of the celestial dragon and the Mysterious Serpent Phantom, was the epitome of extreme yang and force. The massive arms, as thick as temple columns, whipped through the air, so powerful that the gusts they created could lift buildings off the ground. Each blow carried the fusion of three types of forceful energy, augmented by the unmatched divine strength of the silver-gray giant. It made even Mount Aran, standing for a million years, groan in anguish.

In contrast, Wang Han’s cloud giant epitomized the ultimate in soft and feminine beauty. No matter how ferocious the attacks of the silver-gray giant were, he always managed to float away and dodge. Even those attacks he couldn’t evade failed to harm his nebulous and ever-changing form crafted from the wind and clouds. Though constantly dodging, he was never wounded by the silver-gray giant, maintaining an air of ease.

From an outsider’s perspective, the silver-gray giant, with his aggressive and intense style, seemed to have a significant advantage. But only Tang Luo knew in his heart that his Undying Battle Body was being counteracted by the massive spirit body. And the only reason he still held the upper hand and was aggressive in his attacks was merely due to the special characteristics of his technique.

Because Wang Han’s massive spirit body had not only integrated the Wind and Cloud Transformation Technique but also fused the Yin-Yang transformations of the Yun Clan Soft Technique. It was as if it was specially designed to counter the Undying Battle Body. All the force in his attacks had already been dissipated and scattered by the opponent’s cloud body before they could land, like a sponge absorbing energy relentlessly. It absorbed his own force and then used that absorbed energy to attack him back.

Having personally experienced the secret methods of the Yun Clan, once highly esteemed in ancient times, Tang Luo could only sigh in admiration of the unique insights of these ancient sages.

Even when appraising the secret technique with a perspective a thousand years after the great prosperity of martial arts, one couldn’t help but feel a profound respect for the extensive and deep martial arts cultivation of the ancestors.

However, the user of this secret technique was ultimately Wang Han, not Yun Zu. While the Wind and Cloud Transformation Technique was so powerful, Tang Luo had still found his opponent’s weakness.

Just like a cloth that can absorb water, the more it absorbs, the heavier it becomes. Once it reaches a certain point, it can’t absorb any more.

Wang Han’s massive spirit body was similar. Perhaps due to a lack of experience in fighting as a giant, though his massive spirit body design could counter the Undying Battle Body, Wang Han’s rate of transforming energy was simply not fast enough to keep up with the speed at which Tang Luo injected his force. And on the other hand, while having to dodge the attacks, the two fearsome blades were entangled by the celestial dragon and the Mysterious Serpent Phantom, unable to assist, which made Tang Luo appear to have a tremendous advantage to the onlookers.

But to truly determine the victor, Wang Han’s spiritual power would need to be exhausted, otherwise, the battle would remain deadlocked, at most maintaining a stalemate.

The battle between the two men had transformed from a mere exchange of martial prowess to a full-blown contest of resilience and spirit, spiritual power and control, making it extremely intense.

Naturally, Tang Luo was full of confidence, while Wang Han was also brimming with the will to fight.

The battle of the two colossal giants lasted from dawn to dusk, and the southern part of Lanshan City was reduced to ruins, transformed into a deep valley.

It was as if Mount Lan had prepared an octagonal arena for the two giants.