Counters

"To think you also possess a rudimentary Dao fruit!" Daoist Lord Wanfa wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb, the wound in his abdomen swiftly restoring to its original state. The ability of the rudimentary Everlasting Dao fruit—Undying. "Time acceleration, wound recovery..." Daoist Lord Hanhai did not possess Immortal Fairy's vast reservoir of knowledge, so he could only rely on clues gleaned during the battle to analyze the abilities of Daoist Lord Wanfa's rudimentary Dao fruit. "The only question is how many times he can heal his wounds. It will be troublesome if he can keep doing it endlessly." "Reverse Scale Dragon Summoning Art!" "Ten Thousand Trees Symbiosis!" "Sun and Moon in Conjunction!" "Azure Lotus Deliverance!" Within the accelerated flow of time, Daoist Lord Wanfa cast more than a dozen techniques in a single breath. This was the advantage of time acceleration: in the time it took another person to cast one technique, he could overwhelm his opponent through sheer volume! A dragon's silhouette spiraled forth; a bodhi seed struck the earth and took root, growing into a towering tree that merged with the dragon phantom to become an ancient bodhi dragon that roared across heaven and earth. The sun and moon appeared together—a celestial anomaly only seen in ancient times, the power of yin and yang dazzlingly bright. The petals of an azure lotus condensed from pure magical power drifted out, each petal brimming with destructive might. "Go!" Daoist Lord Wanfa truly lived up to his title of "Wanfa"—Ten Thousand Arts. He commanded a comprehensive variety spanning more than a dozen disciplines; mastering even one would demand an immense amount of time, and only Daoist Lord Wanfa had had the time to learn such an overwhelming number of techniques. Even if someone could defend against several types of techniques, defending against all of them was impossible. Yet to his surprise, Daoist Lord Hanhai merely chuckled unconcernedly, letting the techniques rain down upon him without suffering the slightest scratch. "Not good!" Daoist Lord Wanfa immediately sensed danger. Accelerating time once more, he hastily shifted his position. An instant later, all dozen-plus techniques crashed onto the spot he had just vacated, unleashing an earth-shattering explosion! "Purple Firmament Divine Lightning!" Daoist Lord Hanhai turned ice into water. Radiant heavenly thunder crashed into the waves, filling the entire expanse of water with the power of lightning. No matter how fast Daoist Lord Wanfa was, faced with an unavoidable attack, he had no choice but to defend passively! "What, is this all the legendary Daoist Lord Wanfa is capable of?" Daoist Lord Hanhai chuckled softly. He possessed a Lightning Spiritual Root and excelled at lightning arts, but had wisely not made lightning arts the foundation of his Dao fruit. When it came to fame, Daoist Lord Hanhai, the Ancestral Restorer, was certainly not as renowned as the timeless prodigy Daoist Lord Wanfa, but greater fame did not equate to greater strength. Rudimentary Dao fruits also had counters between them. Evidently, the rudimentary Everlasting Dao fruit held no advantage over the rudimentary Spatial Dao fruit. "I take it that back in the early Great Yu era, the second Imperial Preceptor always kept you under his thumb," Daoist Lord Hanhai remarked as he strolled through the water. Endless lightning rained down from the sky without pausing for a single moment, blasting Daoist Lord Wanfa into sheer torment. Realizing he could no longer fight in the water, Daoist Lord Wanfa cast the Water Avoidance Art, parting the waters of the East Sea in two so that he would have room to dodge the lightning. "What are you implying?!" Daoist Lord Wanfa's temper grew erratic. "Did I strike a nerve?" Daoist Lord Hanhai continued to tear at his sore spot. "The second Imperial Preceptor possessed the rudimentary Karma Dao fruit, which could erase his own existence—the ideal tool for assassination. "Though you can automatically regenerate from your wounds, that recovery isn't limitless. In the end, there would always come a moment when the second Imperial Preceptor wore you down to death. "His rudimentary Dao fruit naturally countered yours from the start!" "Shut up!" As if reminded of some unbearable past, Daoist Lord Wanfa let out a furious roar. Manifesting Three Heads and Six Arms, he brought about a Time Stop for several breaths. "Live and Die Together!" Daoist Lord Wanfa unleashed a curse, binding his life to Daoist Lord Hanhai's. This move bypassed spatial defenses entirely; both of them would suffer injuries together and die together! Yet he possessed the trait of "Undying." Only Daoist Lord Hanhai would perish! This move was effective against the vast majority of half-immortals, but it still could not work against the second Imperial Preceptor. To speak of curses before a rudimentary Karma Dao fruit was nothing short of a joke.