Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, if you don't use the Sunlit Immortal Sword, you are no match for me!"

"My victory was also dishonorable!"

Upon hearing that Zhou Ling was not planning to use the Sunlit Immortal Sword, Qin Yi hurriedly spoke up.

The reason they wanted to compete with Zhou Ling was because they were after his Sun-Shining Immortal Sword.

If Zhou Ling doesn't use the Sunlit Immortal Sword, then there's no point in competing.

This is completely different from his strength when he doesn't use the Divine Ape Thunder Body; they are on entirely different levels.

Offstage, Qi Jianzhi was also taken aback upon hearing Chen Ling's words.

He knew that Zhou Ling killed the fifth-tier Star Sea alien with the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

If he hadn't used the Sunlit Immortal Sword, he might not have been able to defeat Qin Yi.

After all, Qin Yi's ability to rank second among the four great prodigies of the Heavenly Caves indicates that his strength is definitely not low.

He has now received several hundred high-grade spirit stones as bets.

If Zhou Ling loses, then I'll have to compensate him.

I was also a little panicked.

"To think you can deal with Qin Yi without using the Sunlit Immortal Sword is just too arrogant, isn't it?"

"If Qin Zhizheng were to transform into a divine ape, he could easily knock down a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator."

"It is said that Zhou Ling was able to rank so high because he killed a fifth-tier Star Sea alien with the Sunlit Immortal Sword."

"Exactly, without the Sunlit Immortal Sword, they would probably all be ranked behind me."

The others also started to discuss what Zhou Ling had said.

In their view, Zhou Ling's main fighting strength comes from the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

After all, he currently appears to be only at the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

Qin Yi was already at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

If the Divine Ape Thunder Body is activated again, the combat power will be at least at the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Zhou Ling was naturally no match for him.

"That's not necessarily the case!"

Zhou Ling said calmly.

He now needs to use the opponent's lightning energy to activate his new talent, so naturally he won't use the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

"This kind of competition is meaningless."

Qin Yi wrinkled his nose and said somewhat listlessly.

"I wonder how Fellow Daoist Zhou intends to conduct the competition?"

But he didn't want to give up like that, so he asked again.

"Any way of comparing is fine, but I certainly won't use the Sunlit Immortal Sword lightly."

Seeing that the other party seemed to be retreating, Zhou Ling immediately relented and said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yi chuckled and said, "Alright, then I'll see if I can let you use the Sunlit Immortal Sword?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Yi moved his hand, and a ball of lightning with blazing light condensed, releasing an extremely violent aura as it roared toward Zhou Ling.

As he watched the surging electric arcs and the ever-expanding ball of lightning, Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened, and the lightning-attribute golden core within his body shone with lightning light.

As the Purple Heaven Thunder Technique rapidly circulated, a bolt of purple lightning roared out, condensing into a giant thunder fist that slammed into the lightning ball.

"Boom!"

The next moment, the lightning ball and the giant purple lightning fist collided heavily.

Amidst the intertwining of lightning, a tremendous explosion erupted into the sky.

The entire arena was filled with purple and black lightning.

Two bolts of lightning, each several tens of feet long, intertwined and struck each other.

As if a heavenly tribulation had descended, the entire arena trembled violently.

[You are observing the Lightning Blast spell, Intermediate Observation +1]

[You are analyzing Lightning Explosion, Intermediate Analysis +1]

[You are currently under attack by lightning energy; lightning energy amplification +1]

"Lightning Explosion Technique".

With his talent, Zhou Ling quickly learned about Qin Yi's spellcasting.

This Thunder Explosion Technique already possesses the power to enhance and amplify, and when combined with Qin Yi's Divine Ape Bloodline, its power will be increased even further.

Under the [Intermediate Analysis], Zhou Ling quickly discovered a weakness in this Thunder Explosion Technique.

With a surge of magical power, the Purple Lightning Giant Fist instantly transformed into a giant hand of thunder, which then slammed down, annihilating the thundercloud.

The black thunderclouds suddenly dissipated, leaving only faint wisps of black lightning.

"Interesting, you actually blocked my Lightning Explosion Technique so easily!"

"And I never expected that he had cultivated such a powerful lightning-attribute divine ability!"

Qin Yi was not surprised but rather pleased that the Thunder Explosion Technique was broken so easily.

Based on the information obtained, Zhou Ling's swordsmanship is extremely advanced.

It is suspected that he has already reached the fifth level of swordsmanship.

That's why I was able to control the Sunlit Immortal Sword.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ling's lightning-attribute technique was also so powerful.

He truly deserves to be called a genius.

Such astonishing achievements can be made in both the sword path and the thunder path, two techniques with extremely powerful attack capabilities.

"What? Zhou Ling is actually fighting Qin Yi with lightning-attribute techniques? I can't believe my eyes!"

"His lightning-attribute techniques are so powerful!"

"Completely on par with Qin Yi, how is that possible?"

"Using a lightning-attribute technique that you're not good at to fight Qin Yi's most powerful lightning technique is just too disrespectful to Qin Yi!"

The other prodigies watching all wore expressions of disbelief upon witnessing this scene.

If it were a competition between ordinary disciples, the other disciples might not pay much attention.

After all, these people were all handpicked, the chosen ones from various celestial realms.

This kind of competition has already happened countless times.

There won't be any major upheavals.

However, Zhou Ling and Qin Yi have different identities.

Both of them were the top students in their respective grotto-heavens, representing the strength and prestige of their respective grotto-heavens.

This naturally aroused everyone's interest.

Moreover, watching such a contest between two people of such strength can be of great help to the cultivation of others.

However, there are no tricks to this kind of lightning-attribute magic when it comes to head-on confrontation.

It all comes down to who has the stronger abilities.

But that's precisely what horrified them.

It should be noted that Zhou Ling was able to rank fourth on the list of prodigies because of his swordsmanship.

But now, in terms of the Dao of Thunder, he is actually no less skilled than Qin Yi, who ranks second and possesses the Divine Ape Thunder Body.

This is truly unbelievable.

Can I place another bet?

Xia Ruohe hurriedly smiled at Qi Jianzhi.

It seems that this ranking on the Prodigy List is not very reliable!
"No, the betting odds will close once the competition begins!"

Qi Jianzhi shook his head and said.

"It's not that strict. See if I can bet three more bottles of pills on Zhou Lingying!"

Xia Ruohe felt that Zhou Ling seemed to have a better chance of winning at this moment.

Putting everything else aside, his seemingly nonchalant attitude alone makes him worth investing in.

The Xia family started as a business association and has an extremely accurate eye for investment.

But to my surprise, I was fooled this time.

Qin Yi's Divine Ape Thunder Body is really quite attractive.

Of course, the competition has only just begun, and it's still uncertain who will win or lose later.

But this also made her more convinced of Zhou Ling's strength.

Given Qin Yi's lightning attribute cultivation and physique, the fact that Zhou Ling was able to block it like this clearly shows that Zhou Ling's lightning attribute technique is of a high grade!

"no!"

Qi Jianzhi shook his head decisively.

If it's a matter of continuing to bet on Qin Yiying, he might consider it.

He still had a lot of confidence in Zhou Ling and didn't want to make a losing deal.

"OK then!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Ruohe could only smile and continue watching the competition. City Lord Chen, Wu Daoyuan, and the others around her also showed expressions of surprise.

No one expected that Zhou Ling would actually have an advantage in lightning-attribute magic.

"interesting!"

Wu Daoyuan smiled and said.

"These disciples are quite strong!"

Lord Chen also showed a look of approval.

With his discerning eye, he could naturally tell at a glance how strong the two were.

Meanwhile, on the competition stage,
After the giant purple lightning palm shattered the lightning ball, lightning flashed and then a deafening dragon roar was heard.

In an instant, it transformed into a purple thunder dragon, swirling in the air.

The Thunder Dragon was covered in rolling purple lightning, and as its body flashed, purple lightning burst forth.

This is the Myriad Forms of Thunder from the Purple Heaven Thunder Technique, which can condense into various different combat forms.

Chen Ling himself possessed the Five Elements Thunder Body, cultivated the Purple Heaven Thunder Technique, and was further aided by talents such as [Meticulous Observation].

His lightning-attribute techniques are quite powerful.

At this moment, he has not yet condensed the Purple Heaven Emperor's Image.

Once the Purple Heaven Emperor's Image is condensed, the power of this thunder technique can be doubled.

"boom!"

With a roar, the Purple Thunder Dragon unleashed a torrent of purple lightning, its ferocious maw lashing out at Qin Yi.

"Well done!"

Sensing the surging power of thunder within, Qin Yi's eyes seemed to crackle with lightning.

A surge of lightning erupted from his body, and a golden lightning pattern suddenly flashed on his forehead.

His entire body suddenly swelled up.

In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a thunder ape nearly three zhang tall, its body crackling with lightning.

Two arms, like giants splitting mountains, slammed into the purple thunder dragon.

"Boom!"

The purple lightning dragon that had been striking down collided violently with the giant arm before disintegrating.

"hiss!"

"hiss!"

"This is the true power of the Divine Ape Thunder Body."

"That attack just now was merely an appetizer!"

"This casual strike shattered the purple lightning dragon, which was comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator's attack!"

Seeing the terrifying aura emanating from the Thunder Ape, the disciples watching from below the arena couldn't help but gasp in shock.

This is the power of the Divine Ape Thunder Body.

[You are observing the Divine Ape Thunder Body, Intermediate Observation +1]

[You are analyzing the Divine Ape Thunder Body, Intermediate Analysis +1]

[You are absorbing Thunder Qi, Five Elements Thunder Qi +3]

[You are currently under attack by lightning energy; lightning energy amplification +1]

As Lei Jiaolong was defeated, Zhou Ling's gaze sharpened.

His body surged with thunderous magical power, and a thunderous dharma image condensed, instantly reaching a height of over two zhang.

Purple lightning rolled, and the Emperor's aura was majestic, its power in no way inferior to Qin Yi's Divine Ape Thunder Body.

Through intermediate analysis, Zhou Ling also realized the terrifying power of Qin Yi's Divine Ape Thunder Body.

Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator were to use a spell attack on his current Thunder Ape body, it would pose no threat to him whatsoever.

However, this is also what Zhou Ling wants. The stronger Qin Yi's Divine Ape Thunder Body is, the more it will help him condense his talent [Thunder Amplification].

"Is this the Thunder Emperor's Prime Minister?"

"A Golden Core cultivator can actually condense such a powerful thunderous dharma form?"

"Hiss, isn't he skilled in swordsmanship? How come his lightning attribute is so powerful too!"

"Exactly! Wouldn't it be even more terrifying to unleash the Sunlit Immortal Sword directly like that!"

Upon seeing Zhou Ling's Thunder Emperor Form, the cultivators couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

It should be noted that generally only Nascent Soul cultivators can condense a Dharma Image.

Moreover, the Dharma image condensed by a cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm is limited to a range of one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

The thunderous dharma form that Chen Ling condensed directly exceeded two zhang in length, which is at least the power of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Zhou Ling appears to be only at the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

This is what shocked people.

"Roar, let's fight to our hearts' content this time!"

As the Thunder Emperor's Image coalesced, an exhilarating roar erupted from Qin Yi's mouth. With a wave of his hand, rolling thunder instantly condensed around his body, transforming into a colossal mountain of thunder that swept down upon Zhou Ling.

"I am the master of the thunder of heaven and earth!"

"The Purple Heaven Emperor's Form can break all laws!"

Seeing this, Zhou Ling roared and formed a magic seal in his hand.

Suddenly, the image of the Thunder Emperor pushed out with his palm.

Immediately, a purple lightning palm struck out, like the Buddha's palm, fiercely colliding with the rolling thunder mountain.

"Boom!"

The two thunderous spells, each with tremendous power, clashed violently, like two meteors from outer space striking each other, producing a deafening roar.

The lightning bolts spread out like a sea of ​​thunder, engulfing the entire arena.

The defensive light shield surrounding the arena was shaken and crackled loudly, as if it might shatter at any moment.

After a fierce bombardment between the purple lightning giant hand and the lightning mountain, the lightning light trembled violently.

It seems like they're evenly matched.

Under such an offensive, Zhou Ling, with his [Intermediate Analysis], was able to see through the relative weaknesses of the opponent's lightning magic.

Immediately gathering his magical power, Emperor Zixiao pointed his finger, and a bolt of purple lightning shot out like a lightning sword.

It struck Leishan with extreme precision, piercing through it in an instant.

"boom!"

The once awe-inspiring thunderous mountain suddenly flashed and then collapsed with a deafening roar.

The giant purple lightning hand then slammed down on the thunder ape with overwhelming force.

Seeing this, Lei Yuan's eyes flashed with shock. He took a step forward and threw a punch to meet the giant purple lightning hand.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the Thunder Ape's massive body was blasted backward by the giant purple lightning palm.

A deep trench, several tens of feet long, was carved into the competition platform.

The giant purple lightning palm then dissipated.

"What kind of thunderous divine power is this?"

"Its power is not only comparable to my lightning magic, but it also has the ability to suppress lightning domains, significantly suppressing my lightning power!"

After regaining his balance, Qin Yi was filled with shock and anger.

He really hadn't expected Zhou Ling's purple lightning attack to be so powerful.

You must understand that the magical attack just now was a divine power evolved from his lightning body; how could it be so easily broken by the opponent?
It should be noted that the power of this Thunder Body Divine Ability is no less than that of a divine ability condensed from a Heavenly Grade cultivation technique.

Moreover, the Purple Lightning Giant Palm still possessed such immense power after piercing through his Thunder Mountain.

His arms were feeling sore and numb.

What shocked him even more was that Zhou Ling's Purple Heaven Lightning Power was actually several times stronger than his own.

If he hadn't condensed into the form of a Thunder Ape, his physical body comparable to a mid-grade fourth-tier magic weapon, he would probably have already been blasted into mincemeat.

[You are currently under attack by lightning energy; lightning energy amplification +1]

[Effect: After accumulating 3 uses, the talent requirement is met, and the Thunder Aura is increased by 3/10]

"The Thunderous Amplification has been completed!"

Seeing the system notification, Zhou Ling was overjoyed.

At this moment, he could feel that as the [Thunder Amplification] condensed, the Purple Heaven Emperor Image he had condensed underwent a significant change.

Then, he looked at Qin Yi and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Qin, do you still want to continue the fight?"

Now he could see that Qin Yi was simply using himself as a test of his supernatural abilities.

It's just a contest of strength, not a provocation.

And he had already achieved his goal.

The [Thunder Amplification] has been successfully formed; it's time to call it a day! (End of Chapter)