Chapter 994: The Story Of Kongheng (II)
Kongheng immediately caught on. "I underestimated how much the fall of the Wrathful Subduer of the Four Demon Emperors affected them! And this is a Dharma Body Fuxia cultivated himself! He fell from the position of the Merciful One, with deep experience and cultivation. If not for that, he probably wouldn't even be able to move right now!"
Kongheng wasn’t foolish, just bound by strict principles. He never judged others rashly. But now that the wool was pulled away, realization struck him like lightning, When he rode that piece of deadwood across the lake earlier, was it really just for ascetic practice? I doubt it! The Merciful One’s body is tremendously taxing. He likely feared his mana would run dry if he flew, so he used the wood to conserve as much mana as possible!
Kongheng, after all, had a pure and kind nature. Even now, he refused to believe Fuxia had deceived him from the start, merely thinking the monk had 'not only sought asceticism.'
But even with that charitable assumption, the two of them quickly realized that Fuxia’s drawn-out tactics, such as his use of escape spells and the transformation of his robe into a tiger, was likely mostly bluffing. Their hearts eased.
Boom!
Fuxia arched his back and struggled upward with great effort, letting out a thunderous roar. The radiant pass immediately trembled. But Li Ximing didn’t show any mercy. Seizing this weakness, he channeled the Heaven-Guarding Formation of Five Waters at full power while pulling a small bottle from his robes.
"Profound Patterned Bottle!"
Heavenly light surged from the Profound Patterned Bottle and merged with the Radiant Origin Pass. If the Guiyang disc wasn’t strictly a defensive dharma artifact, Li Ximing would’ve hurled that white disk in as well.
It’s a pity the Chongming Profound Insight Screen is in Zhouwei’s hands, or I’d have a bit more confidence, thought Li Ximing.
The Radiant Origin Pass pressed down like a mountain, gradually stabilizing on top of the monk as the five types of searing fire continued to burn. Li Ximing’s mana dropped rapidly, while Fuxia could no longer move. He realized that his lack of mana and the difficulty of controlling the Dharma Body had been thoroughly exposed.