457: Chapter 472 Overcoming the Five Calamities [Part 2]

Facing this scene that seemed to overturn the heavens and cover the seas, Lu Ming's pupils constricted, and his figure instantly transformed into a streak of cyan light, shooting straight up into the sky!

But how could the mysterious water let him off so easily?

The pitch-black ocean suddenly contracted, transforming into a giant bowl that inverted over the sky, descending from above, swearing to trap Lu Ming completely within it!

In an instant, mysterious water was everywhere, in all directions.

It could truly be said that there was no road to heaven and no door to the earth.

But the speed of the Xun Wind was unparalleled in the world!

A pair of wind wings condensed behind Lu Ming, and he wove and dodged between the overturning mysterious water, attempting to break out!

His speed reached the extreme; although the mysterious water was overwhelming, it could not even touch the corner of his clothes!

At the same time, he waved his hands repeatedly, and countless cyan wind blades shot out!

Each wind blade was enough to tear apart the Void Realm!

The mysterious water was cut by the wind blades and splashed everywhere, but it continued to surge in endlessly, quickly filling the gaps, as if it were inexhaustible!

Lu Ming frowned slightly, knowing that continuing like this was not a solution.

Although he did not fear the mysterious water, he did not want to waste time pointlessly.

Thus, he formed hand seals, and the human emperor banner slowly appeared behind him, flapping loudly in the Void Realm.

Gray-white smoke began to rise from the surface of the banner, and a phantom slowly emerged from within.

He was dressed in a mysterious black python robe, wearing a flat-topped crown, his face dignified, his body surrounded by a thick aura of the netherworld, and in his hand, he held a jet-black seal, emitting a heavy pressure that made one's heart palpitate.

It was none other than Li Daoxuan!

However, Lu Ming was not summoning him out to fight.

The Three Tribulations and Five Calamities could not be substituted by others; one had to rely on oneself to undergo the tribulation.

But as the master of the human emperor banner, with Li Daoxuan as the Banner Spirit, he naturally counted as his personal property.

At this moment, being forcibly borrowed by Lu Ming for his Thick Earth power, it did not count as borrowing the hand of another!

That's right, what Lu Ming was aiming for was the "Thick Earth Law".

The Five Elements generate and overcome each other; this is the supreme principle of heaven and earth.

Metal can chop wood, wood roots break through earth, earth can block water, water can extinguish fire, and fire can melt metal.

All things in the world circulate and are born and perish within the Five Elements; none can transcend beyond them.

The nature of earth is heavy and thick, capable of absorbing all waters; the virtue of earth is to carry, capable of suppressing rivers.

Although the mysterious water is strong, it is ultimately a water-element object, while Thick Earth is the Dao of the earth element, which happens to be the natural nemesis of the water element.

Just like in the legends of the past life, where the ancient Great Yu controlled the floods by using breathing soil to fill the deluge, that was the supreme ingenious use of earth overcoming water.

At this moment, what Lu Ming wanted to do was to follow the legend and suppress the mysterious water with Thick Earth!

Li Daoxuan's "Thick Earth Law" also happened to come in handy at this moment!

Seeing the phantom of that Thick Earth seal slowly condensing in Lu Ming's palm.

A dazzling yellow light bloomed from the seal; the light was heavy and steady, as if an entire land was pressing down!

This was the manifestation of the "Thick Earth Law" in the present world, and even more so, the crystallization of Li Daoxuan's hundreds of years of Dao practice.

"Go!"

Lu Ming gently raised his hand and sacrificed the Thick Earth seal phantom.

The seal grew in the wind, instantly transforming into a hundred-zhang size, like a towering mountain peak, suspended above the mysterious water!

"Boom!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Thick Earth seal crashed down!

The overwhelming mysterious water seemed to have encountered its nemesis, and began to churn and struggle violently!!

At the same time, the mysterious water in various tributaries also turned into several black dragons, crazily pouncing over and biting at the Thick Earth seal.

But the power of the Thick Earth was too heavy, so heavy that the mysterious water could not shake it at all!

Every inch the seal sank, dozens of black dragons were crushed, turning into a sky full of water mist!

Earth overcomes water; when water meets earth, it stops; when it meets earth, it dries up.

This is the authority granted to Thick Earth by heaven and earth, the fundamental Law of the Five Elements' operation, which cannot be resisted by human power!

Boom!!!

Finally, the Thick Earth seal landed completely, firmly suppressing the entire ocean of mysterious water underneath!

The mysterious water churned but could no longer stir up any waves, only able to emit unwilling whimpers, gradually falling silent.

The mysterious water calamity, broken!

However, it did not give Lu Ming any chance to catch his breath.

The third calamity followed closely!

The earth began to tremble; the trembling came from deep underground, becoming more and more violent, more and more raging!

The ground began to crack, and countless bottomless fissures spread in all directions!

The cliff walls on both sides of the canyon began to collapse, and countless giant rocks crashed down, smashing into the ground and splashing up a sky full of dust!

The Earth Suppression Calamity.

This calamity uses the power of the earth to suppress the Cultivator's essence source, Luck, and Divine Soul.

The earth is thick and heavy, capable of bearing all things, and also capable of overturning all things.

The Earth Suppression Calamity is to transform this heaviness into a destructive force, intending to grind the Cultivator into powder!

Boom!!!

A terrifying gravity suddenly descended!

That gravity was as if the entire earth were pressing down on Lu Ming's shoulders!

Under his feet, the ground instantly collapsed, and countless broken stones were ground into powder!

At this moment, he only felt his entire body's bones making creaking sounds, as if they would break at any moment!

His Divine Soul was also incomparably heavy, with a sense of restriction as if shackled, giving Lu Ming a drowsy urge.

At the same time, his spiritual thoughts in his mind gradually became turbid, as if covered by a layer of shadow, making him unable to see with his eyes, unable to hear with his ears, and all five senses seemed to have fallen into silence.

Lu Ming, who had practiced and comprehended the Dao of Heavenly Secrets and Karma, naturally knew that this was a sign of his Luck being obscured.

Once unable to break free for a long time, it would inevitably lead to tribulation qi clouding the heart, resulting in Qi Deviation.

However, blessings do not come in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly.

Just at the moment the Earth Suppression Calamity appeared, the Thick Earth seal phantom in Lu Ming's palm began to tremble violently!

That Thick Earth seal, which had just been incredibly brave and had suppressed the mysterious water, now seemed to have encountered some irresistible power; the light on it flickered, and its aura began to wither rapidly!

"The earth of heaven and earth returns to heaven and earth; the Thick Earth is governed by the earth; how can it dare to resist?"

In the darkness, Lu Ming seemed to have some realization.

The power of Thick Earth is essentially a type of earth power. Now that the earth is lashing back, the Thick Earth Law bears the brunt of it!

Lu Ming sighed inwardly; Li Daoxuan's Thick Earth Law was ultimately just ordinary earth, not the legendary "Central Wu-Ji Earth".

One must know that among the Five Elements directions, earth governs the center and commands the four directions.

And the Central Wu-Ji Earth is the ancestor of all earth.

If Li Daoxuan had comprehended the Central Wu-Ji Earth, even when facing the Earth Suppression Calamity, he would never have been defeated so easily.

Unfortunately, ordinary earth is ultimately ordinary earth; being countered by the power of the earth is merely the inevitable result of a gap in status.

Just as Lu Ming realized this point, the Thick Earth seal phantom in his palm shattered with a bang and was forcibly pressed back into the human emperor banner by the terrifying power of the Earth Suppression Calamity!

And Li Daoxuan's figure also dissipated, falling silent within the banner, and could no longer be used for a short time!

Lu Ming's expression was somewhat solemn, but he was not panicked.

Since "Thick Earth" was suppressed, he would just change to another method to deal with it.

Among the Five Elements, wood overcomes earth, and metal also overcomes earth.

The wood element is full of vitality and can break through the earth, like spring bamboo shoots breaking through the soil, like grass and trees taking root; it is naturally the opposite of the earth element.

And metal and earth have a generating relationship; earth generates metal, and metal is hidden in earth, essentially one body.

The metal element is sharp and unparalleled, capable of cutting earth and splitting land, like a sharp blade opening a mountain, or an axe chiseling stone.

Both can overcome the earth element, but the methods are completely different; wood overcomes hardness with softness, while metal overcomes hardness with hardness, breaking firmness with sharpness.

And the Tiangang Law happened to possess a portion of sharp metal power!

Although the metal element's overcoming of the earth element is not as naturally endowed as the wood element.

But the strength of the Tiangang Law lies in the fact that it does not rely on the Five Elements' generation and overcoming, but validates the Dao through power!

As the saying goes, one power breaks ten thousand Laws; no matter what power of heaven and earth it is, just charge forward!

Lu Ming took a deep breath, and the Tiangang Law was fully activated!

Golden light surged out from within his body, condensing into an indestructible layer of Protective Aura on his body surface!

That Protective Aura was sharp and unparalleled, like a suit of armor forged from the purest metal-element power!

In an instant, Lu Ming felt a sense of relief on his Divine Soul and Dharma Body, and the suppression of the Earth Suppression Calamity on his essence, Qi, and spirit was reduced quite a bit.

Metal overcomes earth; the power of sharp metal can cut off the shackles of the earth!

This is not some mysterious principle, but real, tangible Law suppression!

"Come!"

Freed, Lu Ming let out a low roar and advanced instead of retreating!

He stomped the ground to pieces, and his whole body shot up into the sky like a cannonball, facing the descending gravity, and threw a punch!

This punch condensed all his Tiangang power!

The golden fist aura tore through the Void Realm and collided with the invisible gravity with a bang!

Boom!!!

With an earth-shattering loud noise, the entire land was trembling! The descending gravity was actually knocked into a slight pause!

Lu Ming's figure did not stop, and the second punch followed closely!

Boom!

Then came the third punch, the fourth punch!

Boom, boom, boom!!!

Each punch carried the one power that breaks ten thousand Laws of the Tiangang Law!

Each time, it blasted a crack on the invisible gravity wall! The golden fist aura and the earthy yellow gravity light collided crazily, erupting with earth-destroying shockwaves!

On Lu Ming's fists, the skin was torn and flesh was mangled, blood splashing. But in his eyes, a crazy Battle Intent was burning!

Punch after punch, hard-hitting, shaking heaven and earth!

This is the Tiangang Law!

Breaking Laws with power, overcoming hardness with hardness!

Metal overcoming earth does not rely on tricks, but on an indomitable sharpness!

"Break—for me!!!"

Lu Ming roared, both fists shooting out together, transforming into a golden meteor, blasting towards the core of the gravity!

Rumble!!!

That invisible gravity barrier finally collapsed completely under this strike!

The sky full of earthy yellow light splashed and scattered, and the power suppressing the earth retreated like the tide!

Lu Ming stood in the Void Realm, his blood boiling, intertwined with the golden Tiangang light, reflecting him as if a god or demon had descended to the world!

The Earth Suppression Calamity, broken!

However, seemingly angered by Lu Ming's disrespectful behavior, the fourth calamity followed closely!

Between heaven and earth, endless golden light suddenly shone!

The golden light surged out from the Void Realm, fell from the clouds, and rose from the depths of the earth!

Countless golden blades condensed out of thin air, dense and numerous, covering the sky and blocking the sun!

Each blade emitted a sharp aura that made one's heart palpitate!

The Metal Slaughter Calamity.

This calamity uses the power of Geng Metal to slaughter the Cultivator's Physical Body. Geng Metal is sharp and breaks everything.

The Metal Slaughter Calamity is to transform this sharpness into a destructive attack, intending to slash the Cultivator into a thousand pieces!

"Zheng—"

The next moment, those countless golden blades poured down like a rainstorm!

Each blade was enough to severely injure a Mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator!

And thousands of blades were enough to make any Cultivator facing all this feel fear in their hearts!

However, Lu Ming only slowly raised his head, examining the overwhelming golden blades, his eyes calm and unruffled, the corners of his mouth even slightly raised.

He slowly raised his hand, and a ball of purple-black flame appeared in his palm.

As soon as the flame appeared, the surrounding Void Realm began to twist, and the temperature dropped to the freezing point!

This flame appeared cold, but actually contained extreme heat, with Yang hidden within Yin; it was an anomaly among the fire elements.

This was the Peak Third Tier demonic fire, Nether Profound Yin Fire!

This fire fused the Three Yin Nether Fire, contained the power of the Nine Nether Yin, and could burn everything!

Among the Five Elements, fire overcomes metal.

The fire element is blazing and can melt all metal; although the metal element is hard, it softens when it meets fire, just like a blacksmith forging a blade; no matter how hard an Ore is, it cannot withstand the high temperature of the furnace fire.

This is the most direct relationship of overcoming between heaven and earth.

And his Nether Profound Yin Fire happened to be an exotic species among fires, which could very well overcome the Metal Slaughter Calamity!

However, Lu Ming, who had sacrificed the Nether Profound Yin Fire, did not let his guard down.

He knew that just relying on this Peak Third Tier demonic fire to deal with the Metal Slaughter Calamity was still a bit lacking.

Thus, with a thought from Lu Ming, the Xun Wind Law was activated simultaneously!

The cyan Law of Wind intertwined and entangled with the purple-black Nether Profound Yin Fire, instantly transforming into a cyan-black fire tornado connecting heaven and earth!

The tornado spun crazily, sweeping everything within tens of miles into it!

Fire borrows the momentum of wind, wind assists the power of fire!

This is the ingenious use of the Five Elements generating each other!

Wood generates fire, and wind belongs to wood; the wood Qi of the Xun Wind combined with the fire Qi of the Nether, wood assisted the fire's momentum, fire borrowed the wind's power; the two generated and complemented each other, their power more than doubled!

The golden rain falling into the tornado was like moths to a flame, instantly swallowed by the violent flames!

Under the roasting of such a heaven and earth furnace, the golden blades quickly twisted, melted, and evaporated in the cyan-black flames!

Countless golden light spots flickered in the tornado, as if it were raining a gorgeous golden liquid!

Fire overcomes metal; metal melts when it meets fire.

This is the supreme authority of the Five Elements Law; no matter how sharp your Geng Metal is, it cannot escape the refining of the fire!

But how could the Metal Slaughter Calamity be broken so easily!

The golden liquid in the sky suddenly contracted, as if being forged, transforming into a hundred-zhang giant sword!

The giant sword was brilliant with golden light throughout its body, and countless profound runes were engraved on the sword body, emitting a terrifying aura of destroying heaven and earth!

The sword body shook, and it actually split into nine sword shadows, slashing towards Lu Ming simultaneously from nine directions!

Lu Ming's pupils constricted, but he did not dodge or avoid.

He formed seals with his hands, and the cyan-black fire tornado suddenly contracted, condensing into a flame barrier around his body!

The Xun Wind Law was activated to the extreme; the flame barrier spun crazily, like a fire tornado protecting him in the center!

The nine sword shadows slashed onto the fire tornado, erupting with an earth-shaking roar!

"Boom, boom, boom!!!!"

The fire tornado trembled violently, and Lu Ming felt his blood churn.

But ultimately, it was a close call; although it looked a bit precarious, the giant sword phantom did not hurt him at all.

"Hehe, had your fun? Now it's my turn!"

Lu Ming sneered, and the Yin-Yang Law was activated simultaneously!

Black and white Qi surged into the fire tornado, and the fire tornado suddenly solidified a bit!

Yin and Yang are harmonized, combining hardness and softness!

This is the Fusion of the Five Elements and Yin and Yang.

Fire belongs to Yang, wind belongs to Yang within Yin; the two Qi of Yin and Yang intertwined, combining hardness and softness, giving the originally violent flames a bit of resilience and a bit of longevity.

Fire borrows the wind's momentum, wind assists the fire's power, Yin and Yang complement each other, Five Elements generate each other; this is the true Dao follows nature!

Boom!!!

The fire tornado suddenly expanded and collided with the nine sword shadows with a bang!

The two forces crazily tore, collided, and annihilated each other!

Countless black flame fragments and golden sword shadow fragments splashed and scattered, like a rainstorm intertwined with black and gold!

And Lu Ming stood in the Void Realm, his robes flapping, unscathed.

The Metal Slaughter Calamity, broken!

Four calamities have passed, only the last one remains.

It is also the most dangerous one.

The Bi Wind Calamity.