"Heh, looks like you're also a master of body cultivation. Let me have a go at you!"
Seeing Zhang Fan sheath his weapon and prepare for close combat, Qin Hao's fighting spirit ignited. He too sheathed his own weapon and stepped forward, a powerful surge of qi rippling outwards, causing the onlookers' robes to billow.
Under their gaze, his already formidable physique grew even larger, transforming into a giant nearly six zhang tall. The protective battle armor he wore also expanded, fitting him perfectly.
"Rumor has it that the Shattered Star Domain's Giant Spirit Hall was built upon the corpse of a mighty Giant Spirit clan elder. Every Giant Spirit disciple undergoes a bloodline baptism from such an elder, possessing at least a trace of the Giant Spirit bloodline. They have a significant advantage in body cultivation," Canglan Mingyue remarked, a hint of gravity in her eyes as she sensed the power emanating from Qin Hao.
Canglan Qiuyue nodded, clearly familiar with the Giant Spirit Hall. "The ancestor of the Giant Spirit Hall, after comprehending the corpse and bloodline of a fallen Giant Spirit elder, eventually created a King Body cultivation technique, naming it the Nine Zhang Giant Spirit Body. Once cultivated to the peak, it can rival a peak Nascent Soul cultivator."
"Judging by Qin Hao's current state, he must be close to completion."
Generally, body cultivation techniques are divided into four stages: Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, Perfection, and Transcendence.
To cultivate a King Body technique to the Transcendence stage is several times more difficult than advancing from Nascent Soul to Spirit Transformation. In the nearly a million-year history of the Giant Spirit Hall, only its founder managed to cultivate this technique to Transcendence, capable of battling Spirit Transformation cultivators with physical strength alone.
King Body techniques are extremely rare in the Wu Shan Star Domain, likely only possessed by the top six major powers. However, even among King Body techniques, there are differences in quality.
Some ordinary King Body techniques, even when cultivated to Perfection, can only match a typical peak Nine Tribulation realm cultivator. But top-tier King Body techniques, like the Giant Spirit Hall's Nine Zhang Giant Spirit Body, when perfected, can rival a peak Nascent Soul cultivator who has merged their divine soul and laws, placing their combat prowess on an entirely different level.
"A mere King Body technique, and you dare flaunt it before my master? You're courting death!" Lin Haotian sneered upon witnessing this. He himself practiced a Saint Body technique, and his master, of course, wouldn't even consider a King Body technique that wasn't yet perfected.
Luo Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement, much to the exasperation of Xiao Yi and Shen Feichen standing beside them. Their Six Kings' Manor was renowned for body cultivation, yet their most powerful technique was merely a King Body technique.
These two juniors, however, were becoming more arrogant by the moment.
Of course, if they knew that Lin Haotian practiced a Saint Body technique, and Luo Xiaoxiao possessed the innate Dark God Body, they would be even more flustered.
Qin Hao floated in the air, his gaze haughty. His nearly twenty-meter height made him appear like an ancient giant, exuding a heavy sense of pressure.
"Not bad, your blood energy is quite potent. It should make for a decent batch of Qi and Blood Pills!" Zhang Fan, instead, seemed pleased, nodding with satisfaction.
The crowd was left speechless. Facing such a formidable King Body nearing perfection, even a peak Nine Tribulation realm cultivator would likely tread cautiously. Yet, Zhang Fan spoke of refining him into Qi and Blood Pills.
"Truly arrogant! Let's see if you have the ability!" Qin Hao advanced through the air. Despite his giant stature, he moved with surprising agility, closing the distance to Zhang Fan in a single step, as if traversing space.
Against the backdrop of his massive frame, Zhang Fan's less than two-meter height seemed minuscule.
As his thick arm swung, his fist, larger than a sandbag, was hurled directly at Zhang Fan. The punch was simple yet seemed to contain the Great Dao, compressing space itself, manifesting ripples of spatial distortion that spread towards Zhang Fan, trapping him.
"They say that pure-blooded Giant Spirit clan members are naturally attuned to spatial forces, possessing terrifying talent in that regard. I didn't expect that Qin Hao, even before perfecting the Nine Zhang Giant Spirit Body, could already utilize spatial power to this extent. It's no wonder he was chosen to be sent to the Great Luo Realm," Canglan Qiuyue murmured, looking at the Giant Spirit Hall disciple with newfound respect for the first time.
"Given that the Giant Spirit Hall has a True Immortal of the Spirit Transformation realm overseeing it in this era, their disciples are naturally not to be underestimated. We should shed our dismissiveness," Canglan Mingyue agreed.
Time and space are two profound Great Daos that are extremely difficult to cultivate. Many cultivators only begin to explore them after forming an immortal Nascent Soul. Against techniques derived from the Dao of time and space, cultivators below the Spirit Transformation realm find it hard to counter.
However, for Zhang Fan, Qin Hao's spatial confinement technique seemed too rudimentary.
Divine light shimmered on his body, and an invisible force of disintegration emanated outwards, integrating into his Sword Dao domain. Layers of spatial ripples vanished into nothingness.
The Myriad Prisons Suppressing God Body that Zhang Fan cultivated incorporated numerous spatial techniques, such as gravity fields, repulsion fields, and disintegration fields. Now that his divine body had achieved Minor Accomplishment, the power of the disintegration field was terrifying. When combined with his Sword Dao domain, the oppressive force was enough to instill fear even in peak Nine Tribulation realm cultivators.
After revealing his Nine Zhang Giant Spirit Body true form, Qin Hao felt like a fish in water. Even while still within Zhang Fan's Sword Dao domain, he felt no restraint and could fully exert his strength.
The Nine Zhang Giant Spirit Body was one of his trump cards. He rarely displayed his body cultivation techniques in normal combat. However, Zhang Fan was undoubtedly the strongest opponent he had encountered since reaching the Nine Tribulation realm. While he admitted inferiority in Qi cultivation, he had no fear in a contest of physical strength.
"How is this possible?"
He had expected to heavily injure Zhang Fan with a single punch after unleashing his spatial confinement technique. But before his fist could land, he realized his spatial confinement had inexplicably dissipated. Furthermore, a powerful force of disintegration was pulling at his body, causing him to lose balance unexpectedly and making it difficult to control his power perfectly.
As the massive fist descended, a low, heavy thud echoed, causing the hearts of the onlookers to pound violently.
Their eyes widened in utter shock.
Zhang Fan, forming his palm into a shield, firmly grasped Qin Hao's enormous fist. The punch, capable of shattering mountains and overturning seas, was easily blocked by him. His body remained as steady as a mountain, his expression calm, clearly not having exerted his full strength.