Taiyi Dao Fruit

Asuras were originally a specialty Dao Fruit of the Buddha Country, and could even be said to be one of its major characteristics.

The Sixth Rank Asuras, fifth-rank Great Asuras, and fourth-rank Asura Kings, smoothly inherited one after another, unparalleled in their silky nature, the only downside being men would become ugly; it was a classic case of exchanging looks for power and was greatly favored by cultivators of the Buddha Country.

But with the emergence of Karma Tathagata, this characteristic feature of the Buddha Country became that of Fire House Buddha Hell. The current fourth-rank Asura Kings all belong to Fire House Buddha Hell and were also the original betrayers of the Buddha Country who left with Karma Tathagata.

Just like the one in front of them—

"Asura King Tower Double Shadows."

Yin Tulong bolstered his voice with True Qi and sent it into the ears of Jiang Li and others under the double Sound Technique of the opponent, "The right-hand man of Luo Hou, the Asura King of Fire House Buddha Hell."

Kunxu Mountain was located at the far west of the Nine Provinces, close to the Buddha Country. Their understanding of both the Buddha Country and Fire House Buddha Hell far surpassed that of other forces in the Nine Provinces, especially since Yin Tulong was an active man who inevitably had to deal with people from both sides.

The aforementioned Luo Hou was the current manager of Fire House Buddha Hell, the number one follower of Karma Tathagata. Since Karma Tathagata had withdrawn from the world due to an agreement with the Awakened, the major matters of Fire House Buddha Hell were basically handled by this foremost among the four Asura Kings.

As Luo Hou's right-hand man, Tower Double Shadows' abilities were not to be underestimated.

At this moment, the flute sounds became more synchronized with the booming sounds, and also increasingly polarized. One heavy and one ethereal, shaking the intangible spirit and vibrating the tangible body.

Wherever one looked, heaven and earth seemed to tremble, and the air rippled visibly, with tiny dust particles vibrating frequently.

A group of Arhats had already combined their physical bodies with their Dharma Manifestations, forming Arhat Golden Bodies to resist, but still struggled under the polarized Sound Technique, with tiny cracks appearing on their gleaming Arhat Golden Bodies.

As a fourth-rank Asura King, Tower Double Shadows, who had defected from the Buddha Country with Karma Tathagata decades ago, was a former Buddhist Practitioner. Whether in seniority or grade, he overwhelmingly crushed the group of Arhats, forcing them to defend with their Golden Bodies and resist with difficulty.

Although there were nine of them, and they could even form the Arhat array, the gap between the fourth and fifth ranks was inherently grand. At this moment, Tower Double Shadows was using his Sound Technique to defeat the enemy, and their numerical advantage could not be exercised advantageously at this moment. Instead, the gap in strength was infinitely magnified.

Fortunately, Tower Double Shadows' main target was not these Arhats, but—

"Boom!"

Suddenly a Thunder Sound erupted from where Jiang Li and his companions were, causing shock waves to surge and collide with those polarized sound waves, washing out a powerful flow.

Tower Double Shadows' main target was Jiang Li's group.

The Thunder Sound clashed with the polarized sound waves, not falling short of strength. Even Gongsun Qingyue, Shen Hou, and Yin Tulong at Jiang Li's side seemed unaffected, protected within the Thunder Sound.

Tower Double Shadows, who had been pretending to focus on playing the flute, raised his eyelids and revealed a flash of surprise, "Using the immaterial to materialize the Kui Drum Thunder Sound, indeed, the Dao Fruit lies within you."

"Transmuting thoughts into mountains, your mastery of the Moluo Sword Manual is indeed not poor," replied Jiang Li, his gaze landing on the mountain under Tower Double Shadows' feet, his voice clearly reaching the other's ears.

The Ji Family's Kui Drum Thunder Sound, though not world-renowned, had a considerable reputation, so being recognized was not strange. However, the Thunder Sound used by Jiang Li was actually not the Kui Drum Thunder Sound but was directly materialized by "Outer Object Transformation."

Although Jiang Li had slain Zong Zheng and obtained the Kui Niu Dao Fruit and the Kui Drum, he had not truly cultivated the Kui Drum Thunder Sound, simply possessing an understanding of it and originally incapable of executing it.

But the current Jiang Li had reached Dao Fruit Perfection, with Divine Skills coming as naturally as moving his hand; if he couldn't execute it, he would then directly materialize his thoughts, bringing forth the Kui Drum Thunder Sound he had encountered before here to counter the sound waves.

This made it appear as though Jiang Li was proficient in the Kui Drum Thunder Sound, almost indistinguishable.

Yet Tower Double Shadows saw through this, not only seeing through it but also seemingly knowing where such ability came from.

Naturally, this was because Tower Double Shadows practiced the "Moluo Sword Manual," and his accomplishments were quite profound.

'Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit really has a deep connection with the Moluo Sword Manual, as well as with the relationships between Karma Tathagata and the Awakened.'

This was the first thought that crossed Jiang Li's mind.

And the second thought was about the purpose for which Manjusri had led Jiang Li here.

'Tower Double Shadows seeks me because of Zhuang Zhou Dao Fruit; if he finds me, he must act. Manjusri knew Tower Double Shadows was here and hence led me to him. He wants to see something through this confrontation...'

Manjusri cannot act against Jiang Li now, so he chose to find someone who could compel Jiang Li to act. That person is Tower Double Shadows.

Tower Double Shadows is equivalent to the means by which Manjusri is testing Jiang Li.

But what exactly is he trying to test?

As the thought flitted by, the Thunder Sound rose again.

Eight anomalies suddenly appeared around Jiang Li, and one of them materialized, with thunder and lightning intertwining, converging into a large drum—indeed the Kui Drum.

Using the immaterial to materialize, the Thunder Sound vibrated, with the bolt of lightning interlacing, and the sky turned dark abruptly. The Kui Drum vibrated, a Thunder Sound shattered the long sky.

Tower Double Shadows' gaze intensified, his flute sound and the booming sound simultaneously reached two extremes, one extremely high, competing with Heavenly Thunder, the other extremely low, floating and drifting, as if non-existent.

Both sounds moved beyond the sensory perception of the human body, extremely high and extremely low, where great sound is rarely heard, approaching silence, with only the wind-like sonic flow colliding with the Thunder Sound.

"Boom!"

First, a thunderous roar that was deafening, followed by a moment of silence over heaven and earth, with nothing but the sound waves colliding and generating chaotic turbulence, stirring the sky into disarray.