Wei He heard Tian Xuan Immortal Venerable's question and looked at his master, wanting to know the answer. After all, his master Tian Xuan Immortal Venerable's Supreme Refinement Technique is the best body refinement technique in the world, although it seeks to transform blood and flesh into various divine beasts in the world, which is somewhat different from the pure pursuit of physicality by Jiu Xiao Marshal, but he clearly has much to say on the matter. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝘯𝘦𝘵 "Twelve years ago, I sparred with Jiu Xiao once. Although his Sanctified Prison Body was somewhat damaged by the distortion of the Heavenly Dao, it still retained at least seventy percent of its power. Whether in qi and blood, Gang Qi, or the strength of flesh and blood, it is the top level in the world today." Tian Xuan Immortal Venerable shook his head: "If Zhou Bai only has those few tricks, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to hurt Marshal Jiu Xiao. Unless he brings some aberrant weapons, he should have brought some, right?" Hearing Tian Xuan Immortal Venerable's judgment, many immortals present felt their hearts sink. Earlier, Zhou Bai's display of killing nine True Gods in a row with one sword and one deity was extremely fierce, yet he couldn't even harm Marshal Jiu Xiao, which gave everyone a further understanding of the strength of his Sanctified Prison Body. On the Path to Ascension, Jiu Xiao Marshal looked at the primordial spirit power of Zhou Bai in front of him, transmitting waves of information: "In my life of battles, I never rely on external items, never use any magical treasures or weapons, only face the enemy with this body of flesh and blood. Just because my body, tempered through thousands of trials, is already the strongest weapon." In the midst of the conversation, cracking noises were heard coming from within Jiu Xiao Marshal's body, his bones cracking one by one, each sound accompanied by body tremors and exploding large groups of airflows, resembling the booming of hundreds or thousands of the main cannons of warships. Simultaneously, the sound of rushing rivers was also gradually heard emanating from his body. Amidst the roaring sounds, the Divine Blood within Jiu Xiao Marshal operated violently, continually pushing his Sanctified Prison Body towards its peak state. His primordial spirit power kept condensing, completely merging into his Divine Body, becoming one with his flesh and blood. In fact, his spirit and will all combined as one, forming a kind of red-gold substance, neither blood nor flesh, neither metal nor iron, yet containing an undying essence. Jiu Xiao Marshal looked at his body: "Zhou Bai, from now on, don't even think about advancing another step." "This guy's physique is so strong!" Christina, who had been watching closely, exclaimed: "His body has broken through the limitations of physical structure, merging primordial spirit, flesh, will, and spirit into one, directly forged into a form akin to an Immortal Artifact." Christina sighed: "Is it possible for someone to temper their body to this degree? It seems that the rumors about him refining his body with Heavenly Thunder are true. How much willpower, hardship, and courage does it take...And how many years of persistent, single-minded training of the physique does it require? Incredible... simply incredible..." Listening to Christina's constant sighs, Elsa helplessly shook her head: "Tina, elder sister, you're making an onlooker's comments again." Sitting on a scratching board, Christina hurriedly covered her mouth, finally unwilling to mutter: "Bah, bah, bah, the opponent is really strong! Zhou Bai! What should we do? This act seems untenable, with only half of the Twisted Shadow's strength, and no magical treasures or armor to aid, I'm afraid we really can't beat this guy." "And since you've activated Destructive Calamity, you can't build up power for ten more minutes." The thought of being defeated live across the city made Christina anxious to scratch her head: "If we lose now, it would be public humiliation, utterly embarrassing." In the third layer of the Zuo Family's treasury, where Zhou Bai was fiercely battling with Qing Yun, his expression remained composed, with fleeting insights in his eyes: "You're wrong, Tina... the stronger he is, the better." "It's them who should be afraid." On the Path to Ascension, Jiu Xiao Marshal took a step forward, and his armor shattered layer upon layer. He abruptly grew in size, transforming into a ten-meter-tall red-gold deity. The giant emitted red-gold light from head to toe, with immense power continuously emanating from within, as if hundreds or thousands of volcanoes were erupting inside, whipping up gust after gust of hurricane. At this moment, outside the Path to Ascension, many immortals and deities turned pale in unison, because the physical strength and dominance Jiu Xiao Marshal displayed far exceeded their previous estimates. In front of him, Zhou Bai appeared as small as an ant, with his previously unstoppable force that killed nine True Gods dissipated mercilessly. Tian Xuan Immortal Venerable: "Not good… Jiu Xiao's Sanctified Prison Body has recovered to its consummate state, just one step away from being fully restored to its peak." The Si Yi Heavenly Lord opposite fully anticipated all this, thoroughly understanding to what an astonishing degree Jiu Xiao Marshal's body had been refined. "We've already analyzed Zhou Bai's attacks completely. They're not the effects of any aberrant weapon, and his destructive power relies entirely on his own power. As long as a robust divine body like Jiu Xiao's stands, Zhou Bai won't take another step." "Even if Zhou Bai relies on his previously displayed vitality to withstand Jiu Xiao's attacks, as long as he can't get close to the Immortal Ascension Book, it won't be long before…the God Emperor will surely arrive." "Xiang Tiandi over there... should already be summoning the God Emperor, right?" On the Path to Ascension, the giant strode towards Zhou Bai. As he stepped, successive explosions in the air echoed, and a large foot stamped down on Zhou Bai, like an entire Mount Tai descending from the sky with the momentum of thunder, pressing fiercely down to grind everything in sight to dust. Amidst the sounds of billions of thunders exploding, Zhou Bai's hair vibrated violently. Before physical contact was made, the airflow seemed like a massive hand tightly grasping his body. Zhou Bai's current wisdom: 85% "The great wind arises, and the clouds fly!" Zhou Bai let out a low shout, straightened his back, and his right hand emitted a dazzling sword light like a solar explosion, once again creating a Genesis sword strike that aimed fiercely at the Jiu Xiao Marshal. Attack count +3! Pain sensation bonus! Mental pressure bonus! Fear bonus… A series of star-point enhancements erupted, the power of the void surged into Zhou Bai's sword like a mighty Yangtze River. And as this sword thrust fiercely towards the Jiu Xiao Marshal, a cross formed by the Void Gap on Zhou Bai's back vibrated violently, and the vast void power gushed out, directly pouring into Zhou Bai's sword. Directly turning Zhou Bai's sword light black. Perceiving the change on the scene, Christina suddenly remembered: "In the maniacal stance, gain the blessing of distortion power, destructive power increases, the higher the opponent's cultivation, the stronger the effect of attacking the opponent..." At this moment, she immediately understood what Zhou Bai meant by stronger is better. Because the cultivation level of the Jiu Xiao Marshal far exceeded the previous nine positive deities, at this moment the power erupted by Zhou Bai's sword also far surpassed before, and this enhancement was further quadrupled by the poem. They saw the cross behind Zhou Bai continuously expanding, as if some kind of monster was about to emerge from the void, a strong void pulse centered on Zhou Bai's body transformed into a black torrent and rushed in all directions. Amid the thunderous roar, the entire hall seemed to tremble. Accompanying the fierce clash of the two forces, a golden and a black light fiercely engaged each other. The golden light of the Jiu Xiao Marshal was dazzlingly brilliant like the sun, while Zhou Bai's sword was madly fortified by the power of the void, desperately devouring the silhouette of the Jiu Xiao Marshal like a black hole. Forced repulse activated, forced materialization activated, forced penetration activated! They saw the golden giant momentarily adjacent, then under the incredulous gazes of many immortals and deities present, with a muffled bang, retreating backward. Within the connection of the immortals' primordial spirit power, exclamations erupted incessantly. "Zhou Bai actually forced back the Jiu Xiao?! How is that possible? Jiu Xiao's current body is almost infinitely close to an Immortal Artifact!" "No! Zhou Bai also retreated!" In the next moment, each withdrawing god and human roared madly, rushing at each other once again, colliding fiercely. "I will scale the peak to see the smallness of all mountains!" Continuous attack bonus activated, Zhou Bai's momentum soared again, sword light breaking through the limits once more. In the fierce collision of one punch and one finger, cracks appeared suddenly on Jiu Xiao's golden giant palm, but the next moment it instantly healed. While Zhou Bai's right hand burst into a mass of blood mist, the injury seemingly more severe. Then the god and human once again retreated separately. 'So strong, Zhou Bai's swordsmanship has already reached the level of a Celestial Sovereign, and is still improving in battle… This person's talent is simply astonishing.' Jiu Xiao stared dead at Zhou Bai in front of him: 'Zhou Bai must never become a god… We've paid so much, barely defeating the Spiritual People… How could it be ruined in your hands… Tens of thousands, millions of years in the future, are all in today's battle.' Zhou Bai coldly looked at the Jiu Xiao Marshal blocking him as if a giant mountain: 'What a terrifying body, such defensive power… It's even tougher than after I wore armor, how many years? Hundreds? Thousands? Or tens of thousands of years to cultivate it? But no matter how strong you are… I must see the Immortal Ascension Book today… the secret of the positive deity… Li Tai's identity… I'll see it all! Even if Tian Zun intervenes, I'll slash him with a few swords.' The cross behind Zhou Bai once again tore open a larger space gap, whispers, roars, and shouts echoed in the air. Strands of black sword light constantly expanded with Zhou Bai at the center, occasionally staining the Jiu Xiao Marshal's golden body, then shaken off again. In the next moment, a golden and a black light inflated violently, completely engulfing the figures of both challengers.