Chapter 480: Chapter 421: Divine Body Skill

Seeing the change in Ji Zhang, Zhao Lin finally understood why he was so bold. He had cultivated the Divine Body Skill.

There are many forms of magic for strengthening the physical body, collectively known as Body Techniques—for example, the Divine Power Skill, Divine Movement Skill, Light Body Skill, Iron Arm Skill, and Golden Bell Skill.

Body techniques are generally only suitable for close-quarters combat, so aside from the Divine Movement Skill, very few cultivators are willing to specialize in this path.

The Divine Body Skill is a Tier Two Skill that combines the advantages of nearly all Body Techniques, and is even more powerful.

Before he began cultivating, Ji Zhang was a martial arts genius in the mortal world with exceptional talent for combat.

After embarking on the path of cultivation, he still had a special fondness for Body Techniques, and after reaching Foundation Establishment, he put in great effort to cultivate the Divine Body Skill.

Whenever he fought, if the opportunity arose, he would directly use Body Techniques to finish his opponent.

So when Ji Zhang saw Zhao Lin abandon his defensive tactics and attempt to engage in close combat, he was not alarmed but delighted. ’This saves me a lot of trouble,’ he thought.

In the span of a breath or two, Zhao Lin closed the distance and fiercely unleashed a Stone Roar Fist!

Ji Zhang met the blow with his own fist, a hint of contempt on his lips. ’How could mere mortal martial arts possibly compare to a Tier Two Body Technique?’

BANG!

The two fists collided, and the seawater churned violently.

Zhao Lin retreated three steps, barely managing to steady himself.

Ji Zhang only swayed slightly before taking a single step sideways.

Zhao Lin was secretly shocked. Ever since absorbing the bear’s Essence Soul, he had never met his match in terms of strength.

Although the Spirit Beast Scroll had disappeared after he started cultivating, his strength still grew proportionally with every advancement in his cultivation base.

’This man’s strength is even greater than mine! No wonder he dared to fight up close.’

Ji Zhang was even more astonished. He had cultivated the Divine Body Skill for many years and didn’t even take other Body Cultivators seriously, yet he never expected Zhao Lin could actually match him in strength.

’Strength alone isn’t enough!’

With a flicker of thought, Zhao Lin pressed forward again, his fists moving like lightning, faintly emitting the sound of thunder.

Thunder Sound Fist!

Sensing the thunder-aspected Spiritual Power on Zhao Lin’s fists, Ji Zhang didn’t dare to be careless. He swung his fist to meet the attack again, coating it with a layer of water-aspected Spiritual Power.

BANG! BANG! BANG!...

The two exchanged blows rapidly underwater, each move fiercer than the last.

The seawater roiled violently like boiling water, stirring up sand and gravel from the seabed and sending it shooting in all directions.

The surrounding reefs and algae were instantly riddled with holes, and a swath of Fish Demons and Clam Demons that couldn’t escape in time were killed or injured.

As the fight wore on, Ji Zhang’s brow gradually furrowed.

He had always been arrogant, never having lost a single close-quarters battle, but this was the first time he had ever encountered an opponent like this.

Although Zhao Lin’s strength was slightly inferior to his own, his Body Technique was extremely fast. As he moved, his feet seemed to follow some kind of profound and mysterious pattern.

Every step seemed precisely calculated, his movements erratic and unpredictable. Just when he seemed to be within reach, Ji Zhang’s fists would always strike empty air, leaving him exceptionally frustrated.

What gave him a particular headache was that Zhao Lin’s fists carried various types of energy—one moment bone-chillingly cold, the next, like a thunderous cataclysm. By now, both of his arms were going numb.

’If this keeps up,’ he thought, ’I might actually lose this fight.’

"You’ve certainly got some tricks, but this is where it ends!"

Ji Zhang suddenly gave a strange smile. His figure flashed rapidly, leaving behind an afterimage.

After a fluctuation of thunder-aspected Spiritual Power, two identical figures appeared!

’What kind of Illusion Technique is this?’

Startled, Zhao Lin immediately sent out an ultrasonic wave, trying to figure out which was the real person and which was the illusion.

There are many types of Illusion Techniques among the cultivation arts, particularly those of the water element.

For example, the Water Illusion Skill can create illusions realistic enough to be mistaken for the real thing.

And the even higher-level Mirror Body Fractal Skill can even cast fake Magic to confuse an opponent during a fight.

But this situation was a bit strange...

When the ultrasonic wave hit the two figures, it reflected back from both of them!

Sweeping with his Divine Sense yielded the same result.

’Impossible. They can’t both be real!’

With a face full of shock, Zhao Lin watched as both Ji Zhangs attacked him simultaneously, using different moves. He had no choice but to treat them both as real.

Unleashing a "Part the Wild Horse’s Mane," he exchanged a punch with each of them.

THUD, THUD, THUD...

Zhao Lin stumbled back several steps, inwardly horrified.

’The force from both fists felt incredibly real. Both of them... they’re both real!’

’How is that possible?’

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind. Thinking of a possibility, he quickly glanced at his Spirit Cultivation Map.

He saw that in the seventh square of the Spirit Cultivation Map, just above the Thunder Blade Skill, three words had appeared: Thunder Shadow Clone!

In a flash of insight, he understood. ’So it’s a cloning skill!’

Cloning skills were different from Illusion Techniques. The clones they produced not only had the same appearance as the original, but also possessed their own Divine Sense, Mana, and short-term memories, allowing them to think and fight independently.

Only when the skill ends do the Divine Sense and Spiritual Power return to the original body.

This explained why there had been a fluctuation of thunder-aspected Spiritual Power just now, and why both Ji Zhangs possessed offensive power.

One was the main body, and the other was the clone!

In that brief moment of realization, Zhao Lin had already exchanged seven or eight moves with the two of them.

After using the Thunder Shadow Clone, the strength of each of the two Ji Zhangs was clearly a bit weaker than before.

However, the two used different moves and coordinated seamlessly, making them even harder to deal with.

It’s hard for two fists to fight four. Zhao Lin was struggling to fend them off and quickly fell to a disadvantage.

In less than twenty rounds, a palm struck his shoulder, and he staggered back a few steps.

Fortunately, the Pipa Catfish’s Essence Soul helped him quickly recover from the injury. But even so, Zhao Lin could feel the Qi and Blood churning within him, and his punches and kicks felt sluggish.

"You’re a Martial Cultivator, so I will defeat you with martial arts!"

One Ji Zhang laughed heartily, his fists launching a tide-like assault.

The other Ji Zhang, however, had a calm expression, holding back with his moves to prevent Zhao Lin from escaping.

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