Chapter 1975 — Wielding Celestial Qi

"H-Ho-How dare you... a mere mortal... MOCK ME?!"

The God Ascension expert trembled in anger as he felt a sense of humiliation he hasn’t experienced for a long, long time.

In his eyes, it was akin to an elephant being crippled by a single ant whom he could easily crush with a finger.

"I’ll fucking skin you alive!"

The man suddenly released a beastly roar as he abandoned his human form and grew into a massive whale that could cover the entire underwater city.

When a beast reverts to its original form, its overall strength would rise exponentially but at the cost of greatly reduced mobility, a trait many regarded as the most critical advantage in battle. For this reason, most chose to remain in their human form, even in the face of death.

However, the God Ascension expert wasn’t worried about losing his mobility since his opponent couldn’t penetrate his defenses without trickery.

"I don’t know what trickery you used just now, but it will not work a second time!"

Even as he stood before a colossal entity capable of swallowing an entire city with a single breath, Yuan’s expression remained unchanged with a calm smile on his face.

In the very next moment, the whale unleashed a barrage of Celestial Qi, shaped into countless thin needles, but in reality, each "needle" was massive, towering like skyscrapers as they rained down toward Yuan with devastating force.

Though consumed by rage, the whale had not lost his reason and remained aware of his comrades battling nearby. As such, he restrained his power, opting for these compressed, controlled attacks to avoid causing collateral damage amidst the chaos.

As for Yuan, since there was nothing he could realistically do to the Celestial Qi, he was forced to dodge the incoming strikes.

However, he purposefully didn’t completely avoid them and would allow the Celestial Qi to land on some parts of his body so he could train his comprehension.

"Looks like you’re having trouble. Need some assistance?" Yu Ning suddenly asked.

"What do you have in mind? Unless I can get through his Celestial Qi, it won’t matter."

"Only Celestial Qi can cut through Celestial Qi. Although my cultivation has dropped to Golden Immortal, I can still sense and manipulate Celestial Qi to a certain extent," she said.

"Though I have never tried this before, I can theoretically help you gather Celestial Qi through your Dantian, allowing you limited use. It’s a very reckless thing to do, and I wouldn’t have even brought this up if I weren’t in your Dantian, or I think your body couldn’t handle Celestial Qi. However, it’s clear that your body is beyond common sense."

An excited smile appeared on Yuan’s face after hearing Yu Ning’s suggestion.

"Let’s try it!" He quickly said without an ounce of hesitation in his voice.

"Okay. Give me a moment."

A few seconds later, Yu Ning said, "I’m gathering Celestial Qi now."

Yu Ning began collecting Celestial Qi while using Yuan’s Dantian as its storage.

The very next moment, Yuan coughed up a mouthful of blood as searing pain tore through his body, feeling as if every inch of him was swelling beyond control, on the verge of bursting apart from within.

Upon witnessing this, Yu Ning was overwhelmed with fear and immediately ceased her actions, unable to bring herself to continue.

"Keep going!"

Yuan suddenly said.

"B-But..."

"It’s only a little painful. I can handle it."

Despite her reluctance, Yu Ning began gathering Celestial Qi again, albeit slowly.

"What is he...?" The whale stopped attacking Yuan when he noticed Celestial Qi was being gathered around him.

"No! It can’t be!"

His voice shook when he realized what was happening.

"He’s a mortal! Mortals cannot wield Celestial Qi! It shouldn’t be possible!"

It took some time, but Yuan eventually adapted to the Celestial Qi coursing through his body and managed to move again. Of course, the pain remained intense, but it was now bearable.

"Ah... It’s been a while since I last felt like this..."

In this moment, the Celestial Qi surging through Yuan made him feel nearly invincible—a sensation reminiscent of when he wielded Heaven’s Supremacy, as though nothing in the world could stand in his way.

"You... you... WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU?!?!?!" The whale roared in confusion and fear as he continued bombarding Yuan with Celestial Qi.

Now that he could wield Celestial Qi, Yuan no longer avoided it. Instead, he met it head-on, clashing with it directly and without hesitation.

With the Dragon God’s Vengeance cloaked in Celestial Qi, Yuan bore through his opponent’s Celestial Qi with almost no effort.

Yu Ning swallowed nervously as she watched how skillfully Yuan wielded the Celestial Qi like it was part of his own body.

’Even though he may have wielded Celestial Qi in his previous lives, to do so in a mortal’s body is really something else...’

Yu Ning had already regarded Yuan as a monster of boundless potential, but what he was doing now defied even her wildest expectations, leaving her utterly stunned.

"What’s wrong?! Not so confident in your Celestial Qi now, are you?!" Yuan laughed maniacally as he shot toward the whale that loomed above like a mountain.

The sight of Yuan wielding Celestial Qi was so utterly shocking that even those locked in fierce combat froze in place, their eyes fixed on him in disbelief, needing a moment to confirm that what they were witnessing wasn’t some illusion.

"H-He’s wielding Celestial Qi with the body of a mortal?!" Jiao Binglan and the others from the Azure Dragon Clan were utterly speechless.

"S-Stay away from me, you monster!"

The whale suddenly returned to his human form and began running away in a panic.

"How dare you run after starting this fight yourself?! Get back here, you damn coward!" Yuan shouted as he chased after him.