972. I Can Also Summon Lightning
The Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body is, in essence, no different from the Talisman Cult's enshrined statue of the Talisman Ancestor. However, while the statue itself possesses no offensive power, it becomes an entirely different matter when imbued with power.
A Dharma Body, on the other hand, is an entity summoned through secret arts, wielding immense destructive power. The stronger the summoner, the more formidable the Dharma Body conjured.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the summoner must retain the ability to control the Dharma Body. If the summoner loses control, the Dharma Body will not only fail to unleash its destructive power but will also rapidly dissipate.
Most deities worshipped by their followers are offered their Dharma Bodies. Only a select few divine beings do not use their own Dharma Bodies as statues. "Deities" here do not exclusively refer to those with a divine position; they also include powerful individuals who have yet to attain one.
Though these powerful figures do not possess their own divine positions, they harbor aspirations of becoming gods. Thus, they will preemptively create statues for their followers to worship and collect Faith Power, much like the Spiritual God of today. He is not a true god, yet he possesses his own statue, and his followers can even employ secret arts to summon a Dharma Body to confront enemies!
However, even among Dharma Bodies, there are distinctions in their power. A True God's Dharma Body is undoubtedly more powerful than a Pseudo-god's Dharma Body.
But the summoner's own strength is also crucial. If the summoner is not strong enough, even if they summon the Dharma Body of a True God while their opponent summons that of a Pseudo-god, the former's Dharma Body will still be shattered into pieces by the latter.
The Talisman Ancestor is a divine being who possesses a divine position, so his Dharma Body is naturally stronger than a Pseudo-god's. However, the Golden Talisman Master's current state is extremely dire, making it uncertain how much power he can draw from this Dharma Body, or how long he can sustain it.
Under the Golden Talisman Master's control, the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body opened its eyes. The moment those eyes opened, Yang Haoran sensed an intense pressure.
Though the oppressive aura was potent, it did not alter Yang Haoran's expression; a faint smile still lingered on his face.
Since he dared to grant the Golden Talisman Master time to summon the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body, he undoubtedly possessed the means to counter it and was confident in destroying it.
If he couldn't even achieve that, he certainly wouldn't have acted this way, for he wasn't foolish enough to seek his own demise.
As for his offer to let the Golden Talisman Master give him time to summon the Death God's Law Aspect, that was merely a jest, a deliberate provocation to infuriate the Golden Talisman Master. He knew that the Golden Talisman Master, having successfully summoned the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body, would never be so foolish as to allow him to summon the Death God's Law Aspect.
For once he too summoned the Death God's Law Aspect, the Golden Talisman Master would surely feel he had no chance of victory. After all, the Death God's Law Aspect is also a True God's Dharma Body, and Yang Haoran was stronger and in better condition than the Golden Talisman Master. It was only natural for the Golden Talisman Master not to grant him time to summon the Death God's Law Aspect.
As the Golden Talisman Master's furious roar, laden with killing intent, faded, the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body above his head opened its eyes, then abruptly raised an arm, towering over Yang Haoran, and unleashed a downward palm strike.
The massive palm descended rapidly, causing space to ripple in its wake. Yang Haoran watched the falling palm and felt the immense pressure. Instead of dodging, a surge of daring rose within him, prompting a desire to clash head-on with the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body.
He frantically channeled the Spirit Power within his body, enveloping himself in dense Yin Qi. Then, his body shot forth, actively rushing towards the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body, and likewise, unleashing a palm strike!
Boom! ! !
The two disproportionate palms collided, unleashing a deafening roar. Space vibrated as black and gold energies intertwined, then violently surged outwards.
Yang Haoran's body was like an ant before the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body, yet the power he unleashed was incredibly formidable, actually managing to block the overwhelming palm strike from the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body.
The Golden Talisman Master's face contorted in shock. When he saw Yang Haoran actively confront the Death God's Law Aspect, he believed Yang Haoran was courting death, as the power fluctuations Yang Haoran had initially released should have been utterly incapable of blocking that attack from the Death God's Law Aspect.
But the subsequent scene left him utterly dumbfounded. When Yang Haoran clashed palms with the Death God's Law Aspect, the power fluctuations erupting from his body suddenly increased significantly, and he actually managed to block the descending palm of the Death God's Law Aspect!
"I didn't expect him to have hidden his strength earlier. To have become an Emissary of Death for only a few years, successfully opened his Earth Soul, and to possess such terrifying power. . . how did he do it? !"
The Golden Talisman Master was utterly astonished. He simply couldn't comprehend why Yang Haoran's strength was so formidable, or how he could possibly possess such terrifying power.
Amidst his shock, terror resurfaced, for the power fluctuations Yang Haoran was currently unleashing were too immense. If even the Death God's Law Aspect couldn't subdue Yang Haoran, then he truly couldn't imagine what other means he had to fight him.
The terror in his heart had only just begun to well up when the next scene made it vanish. Yang Haoran only managed to block the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body for a few seconds before being sent flying.
This sight reignited hope in the Golden Talisman Master. He felt that things might not be as bad as he had thought. The pleasant surprise erased the tense expression on his face, replacing it with sheer delight.
Yang Haoran was sent flying, crashing into the ground below and creating a large crater, kicking up a massive cloud of dust. However, his body soon shot out from the dust, hovering in mid-air.
Although he had been struck down by the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body, Yang Haoran appeared unharmed, not only showing no wounds but not even a speck of dust on his body.
When the Golden Talisman Master saw that Yang Haoran was completely fine, the joyful expression on his face instantly froze. The drastic emotional fluctuations caused him to utterly collapse, and after spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, the Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body hovering above his head immediately became unstable.
Summoning and controlling a Dharma Body in combat consumes an enormous amount of energy from the caster. Therefore, under normal circumstances, no one would resort to such a technique prematurely. While saving such a trump card for the end can be life-saving and even alter the final outcome, it also has a drawback: if one's own condition is too poor, not only will the Dharma Body's power not be fully realized, but it will also become unstable, failing to achieve the desired effect. Thus, when it is appropriate to summon a Dharma Body must be determined based on one's current situation.
The Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body summoned by the Golden Talisman Master at this moment failed to display its full power precisely because his physical condition was dire.
As a Golden Talisman Master, he naturally knew the most suitable time to summon a Dharma Body for battle. Even with his poor physical condition, controlling the Dharma Body for a short period was not an issue.
However, he hadn't anticipated that Yang Haoran had been hiding his strength. Already in a terrible physical state, coupled with his emotional collapse, the summoned Dharma Body naturally became unstable.
"Hehe, Senior, have you forgotten something? I can also summon lightning."
Yang Haoran glanced at the unstable Talisman Ancestor's Dharma Body above the Golden Talisman Master's head, then turned his gaze to the Golden Talisman Master. With a smiling wave of his hand, something slowly rose from the swirling Yin Qi beside him, and as it ascended, the rolling Yin Qi gradually dissipated.
Yang Haoran extended his hand with a smile. The object stopped ascending, hovering just above his palm. Streaks of black electrical arcs pulsed around it, emitting crackling sounds.
This was a black lightning bolt, not large in size, but exuding an utterly terrifying power fluctuation. This black lightning bolt was precisely the second Soul Armament Yang Haoran had obtained after opening his Earth Soul.
"I've named this 'Black Lightning. ' I couldn't think of anything more imposing, so I just settled for this common name. Though it sounds rather unrefined, its power is quite decent. Out of respect for Senior, I'll let you have a taste of it today. Hehe, it's never drawn blood before, so Senior, you're not getting a raw deal."
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