Calamity of Tomorrow-Chapter 579 - 578 skin peeling

"Tu Tianmo..." Zhou Bai, while unleashing his Primordial Spirit power, said contentedly, "You're very good. Only with such spirit and such armor are you worthy of me taking you seriously for a moment."

"I'll give you a chance then. If you can withstand my three strikes without defeat, I'll let you step down safely, otherwise don't blame me for killing you on the spot."

"Defeat me in three strikes?" Tu Tianmo sneered upon hearing this, but he secretly activated his Primordial Spirit power to its full defensive potential.

Across the way, Zhou Bai thought to himself, 'Let's start with my weakest yet most flexible attack of Primordial Spirit to probe what exactly you are relying on.'

"Watch out, here I come."

Before Zhou Bai's words had finished, he saw a pale Primordial Spirit power soar into the sky, turning into a giant palm that fiercely slapped towards Tu Tianmo's towering figure of over ten meters.

When Tu Tianmo opened his eyes, he could see that palm filling the entire sky, resembling the hand of a heavenly god slamming down.

That was not simply a palm formed from Primordial Spirit power, rather Zhou Bai had activated his Primordial Spirit to directly manifest a palm pressing down, a method far more powerful and flexible than using mere Primordial Spirit power.

Thus, Tu Tianmo could see the giant palm in the sky appearing incredibly detailed, even discernible were the layers of skin, muscle lines, pulsing Qi blood, just like a real giant's hand made of flesh and blood.

Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit was far stronger than any cultivator of the same level. His Primordial Spirit had undergone successive enhancements, improving its resistance to hits, its healing ability, and its capacity to interfere with matter.

Especially after the last disaster underwent numerous evolutions with the greenish Qi fortune, it evolved from a regular Primordial Spirit into the "Nine Calamities Primordial Spirit - Soul Suppressing Domain," not only capable of Primordial Spirit Emergence but also far stronger than ever before.

It could be said although Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit power was over 7600, this power was comparable to cultivators in the 8th realm or even some early 9th realm cultivators.

At this moment, a palm violently pressed down, directly creating a shockwave so intense, it felt to Tu Tianmo like the air around him had solidified, giving him an illusion of being unable to move.

Roar! Tu Tianmo roared furiously towards the sky, like a real Black Jade Qilin bellowing, while his arms thrust upwards filled with massive Qilin strength to block the descending palm.

Boom! Amidst the loud collision, waves of Qi blasted radially from Tu Tianmo's arms.

Tu Tianmo's knees slightly bent, feeling as if a mountain was pressing down, his scales vibrating, seemingly dispersing energy in all directions and triggering bursts of Qi explosions.

Nevertheless, Tu Tianmo ultimately withstood that strike.

"What a strong palm, this guy's Primordial Spirit power is impressive. How did he achieve such profound power at the fourth realm?" Tu Tianmo secretly sighed in relief, "But his Primordial Spirit power, strong as it may be, still cannot breach my defense. With the Black Jade Qilin diagram and Divine Demon Qilin Armor's double-layer protection, I truly am in an unbeatable position."

"And about that counter-shock from the strike just now... must not have felt too good."

Tu Tianmo burst into laughter, "Zhou Bai? Is this your full strength? It's laughably weak. Bring out whatever moves you have left, because once it's my turn to attack, you'll have no chance to act."

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Down below, Wen He commented, "He really blocked it. Zhou Bai is still too arrogant. With Tu Tianmo's current state, how could he possibly defeat him in three strikes? He probably doesn't even realize the backlash from the Divine Demon Qilin Armor. He must be suffering from it now."

Zhao Yue, Xiang Haocu and others looked, and indeed saw Zhou Bai standing stationary, seemingly easing the backlash he just received.

…

As Zhou Bai's Primordial Spirit struck Tu Tianmo, he felt a strong counter-shock traveling back along his Primordial Spirit, as if he had struck himself, causing his Primordial Spirit to slightly tremble.

Zhou Bai twisted his neck, the characters transformed from the Guihai Black Evil slightly wriggling, "Is that it?"

Despite the counterattack from the Divine Demon Qilin Armor, under the protection of Zhou Bai's Red Heavenly Armor, Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor, lying like a mountain, and Polluted body, reinforced by numerous celestial enhancements to his Primordial Spirit, there was only a slight tremble, and nothing more happened.

Zhou Bai sneered, 'So that's it. High defense and high retaliation damage, no wonder you provoked me to strike.'

'But Tu Tianmo, you miscalculated one thing... my body, forged through hundreds of refinements, not even I can breach it, let alone your backlash.'

Knowing the opponent's tricks, Zhou Bai felt largely relieved, and upon hearing Tu Tianmo's boasts, he strode meteor-like towards him, very pleased, "Tu Tianmo, you truly are the biggest surprise I've encountered since attending the Daluo Heaven debates."

"With your cultivation in Body Refinement, added to the Ninth Realm armor, your strength indeed represents the pinnacle of what I've encountered in the Daluo Heaven debates..."

"In so doing, I finally..."

"... can truly enjoy myself."

Boom! Behind Zhou Bai, all covered positions by the Red Heavenly Armor, including the back of his head, back, the back of his arms, back of his thighs, and heels, fiercely ejected crimson-gold flames, instantly turning his entire back into a sea of fire and also providing explosive thrust.

But Zhou Bai's feet remained firmly planted, not charging forward with the crimson-gold flames, as if intentionally giving his opponent time to prepare.

"Tu Tianmo, are you ready for the second strike?"

Tu Tianmo's expression twitched, once again feeling his opponent's arrogance and that inherent disdain, but anger aside, since the opportunity to prepare was given, he certainly wouldn't refuse out of stubbornness.

Qilin Shakes Armor!

Vajra Body-Protecting Technique!

He saw Tu Tianmo's body swell up once again, a faint golden light radiating from beneath his skin as his defensive power, with the enhancement from both Primordial Spirit and armor, climbed to a new peak.

Zhou Bai gave a satisfied smile. "Here I come."

Boom! With Zhou Bai stepping forward, his speed instantly increased to fifteen times the speed of sound and continued to increase dramatically.

To his eyes, the air had turned into walls of transparency.

Under the greedy enhancement of an array of magical treasures, the Red Heavenly Armor directly possessed the power of a superior armor like the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor.

With the enhancement of both the Red Heavenly Armor and Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor, Zhou Bai's physical body and Primordial Spirit had a double burst of power converging with the gravitational burst of the Tianhe Star Explosion sword.

The power of Zhou Bai's palm could be described as earth-shattering, enough to level a mountain top.

Yet even with this earth-shattering palm, Zhou Bai still held back, not using any martial arts or swordsmanship, and he did not allow Christina to join in. It was precisely to keep his options open under such a mighty blow.

"Just in case that old fox, Tu Tianmo, still has some tricks up his sleeve."

Zhou Bai moved, sprinted, and struck, all in a flash.

In nearly an instant, he appeared above Tu Tianmo, his palm smashing down.

Even with Zhou Bai holding back, Tu Tianmo still felt a trembling fear from deep within, as the power of this palm was too fierce, too domineering, surpassing any human cultivator he had encountered.

Even before the palms collided, it felt like they were being brushed by a supersonic blast wave, giving him an illusion that his body was retreating.

Tu Tianmo roared angrily, his Primordial Spirit and physical power combined with the armor to unleash all their potential and power, performing every unique skill he had and pushing his defensive power to an unprecedented peak.

Qilin shakes its armor!

Diamond Body Invulnerability!

Qi Blood Explosion Technique!

Ten Thousand Thunder Qilin Fist!

Tu Tianmo's momentum and power soared to their peaks in an instant, all his power focused into one punch that thundered toward Zhou Bai's descending palm.

When fist met palm, the entire space-time of Daluo Heaven seemed to freeze for a moment.

At that instant, Tu Tianmo's mind went blank, then he felt his body uncontrollably falling as if from a height of a hundred thousand meters, landing and involuntarily bending his legs, collapsing, before—boom—he knelt on the Nine Heavens Bronze Arena.

Then his spine made unbearable creaking noises as his whole body was forcibly bent down, his head smashing toward the ground.

Bang!

Under one palm, Tu Tianmo, even with his armor on, was forced to kneel and kowtow violently; the brutal force continued to smash into the Nine Heavens Bronze Arena causing a rumbling noise, slightly tilting the arena by two or three degrees, eliciting cries of shock from the spectators.

Tu Tianmo roared in anger trying to stand up, but felt his body sore and weak, his blood churning, unable to muster his strength temporarily.

"This is still with the protection of the armor; had it been my physical body, I might have been crushed to dust…"

The Divine Demon Qilin Armor roared, sprays of medicine and Qilin's tremendous strength washing over Tu Tianmo's body, Healing it, yet still he felt his armor overwhelmed, with dozens of Arrays damaged, and the material itself sustaining harm.

Initially, the Abyss Nether Dragon Armor was a superior armor among the Nine Realms, yet it had been taken down by a fourth-stage Zhou Bai with a few Galactic Collapses.

Now, the Divine Demon Qilin Armor, merely a lower-tier armor of the Nine Realms, took a direct frontal hit from a fifth-stage Zhou Bai wearing the Red Heavenly Armor and Apocalypse Heavenly Skeleton Armor, and it was damaged by one palm.

"This monster is unbeatable in a continued fight. Once the armor breaks, then I…"

The thought of facing Zhou Bai's horrifying attack with his bare flesh made Tu Tianmo's scalp tingle: "My biggest strength is self-awareness. Zhou Bai is clearly out of my league now."

He desperately wanted to scream his surrender, but felt a palm already pressed against the back of his head, pinning his face firmly to the ground.

"Tu Tianmo, you did well! To withstand my two palms without dying, I hereby declare you the second strongest in physical prowess in this session of Daluo Heaven's doctrinal debates."

Zhou Bai's voice sounded to Tu Tianmo like the whispers of a demon: "Do you still wish to continue the fight? I can feel your raging will to battle, so take my final palm then."

Tu Tianmo: "???"

Feeling a palm gripping the armor at his neck and pulling with force, dragging the armor backward.

Tu Tianmo instantly reacted, breaking out in a cold sweat: "This guy wants to strip off my armor?!"

He opened his mouth to surrender, but found his face pressed hard against the ground, unable to speak. His Primordial Spirit had not even spread out before being suppressed back into his consciousness.

Crack, creak! Feeling a slight looseness in the armor on his back, Tu Tianmo instantly felt a chill.