Looking at Wuji, who was already on the verge of a rage, Mingqi calmed down considerably. In his eyes, this guy was already dead.
"I will not kill nameless men. Tell me your name!"
Wuji chuckled in anger, and raised his head to question Mingqi in front of him.
"Nameless and surnameless."
As Mingqi spoke, he had already summoned the Book of Life and Death. He didn't intend to waste time on Wuji. The act of plundering the origin of the Heavenly Desolate had already filled him with murderous intent.
"Good, good, good!"
Wuji shouted "good" three times, clearly furious. He soared into the air, like a dragon, charging towards Mingqi.
Sensing Wuji's powerful and strange aura, Mingqi did not dare to underestimate him. Although his strength had greatly increased after obtaining the Book of Life and Death, this man's cultivation was no less advanced, and he had the right to be arrogant.
Seeing Wuji charging, Mingqi didn't immediately activate the Book of Life and Death. Instead, he began to maneuver. He wanted to first observe the opponent's moves. This was his usual fighting style: he wouldn't attack rashly until he knew his opponent's strength.
Wuji seemed extremely confident in his own strength and immediately attacked aggressively. He punched with both hands, sending streams of gray light scattering and stirring the surrounding waters, creating a turbulent undercurrent.
The two men were at such a transcendent level that the water had no effect on their movements. Although they were fighting underwater, it was no different from fighting on land.
Wuji's punches were fierce, while Mingqi's dodging was even more skillful. Both were experienced warriors. For a moment, Mingqi had no time to attack Wuji, and Wuji couldn't reach Mingqi either.
"Hmph! All you can do is dodge?"
Wuji was surprised by Mingqi's acrobatic movements and sarcastically commented. If Mingqi simply dodged, it would be impossible to determine the winner.
"I'll strike when the time comes."
Ming Qi remained calm. Wuji couldn't escape in this situation, and that was exactly what he wanted. He didn't unleash his blistering power right away, so he wouldn't let Wuji even think of escaping.
Arrogant people are inherently conceited, and even profound cultivation couldn't change that. Since Wuji looked down on Ming Qi, he wouldn't flee and would fight to the bitter end.
"I want to see what you're capable of!"
Wuji was furious and attacked again. His divine power surged like a sea, and his fists shone brighter. Every swing tore through the surrounding waters, along with the very air.
After observing for a few minutes, Ming Qi had a rough idea. He then put away the Book of Life and Death and slowly drew the Fire Emperor Sword. With a flick of the sword's edge, pale divine fire rapidly rose, instantly transforming the surrounding waters into a white mist before boiling.
The reason he chose the Fire Emperor Sword instead of the super-artifact Book of Life and Death was because he wanted to preserve Wuji's body.
If Wuji, a man so arrogant to the extreme, could not be defeated, he might rage and detonate his soul in a desperate attempt. His body would be utterly destroyed, and Mingqi would be unable to draw energy from him to replenish himself.
Wuji had a way of seeking his own death, so Mingqi naturally sensed something was amiss.
The boiling seawater obstructed their view, and the two of them had to distract themselves from the turbulent waves.
After a brief pause, Wuji dodged and attacked again. Seeing Mingqi clutching a longsword, he couldn't help but sneer. A man who relied on weapons, even if he was strong, couldn't be much stronger.
Wuji struck with lightning speed, and Mingqi's sword trembled, divine fire emanating from the blade and transforming into a rocket, charging directly at him.
Wuji, having roamed the heavens and the void, had seen a great deal and was naturally familiar with divine fire, but he wasn't particularly afraid of it. He didn't even try to dodge, but swung his fist directly at the rocket.
The divine fire instantly dissipated as their fists collided. Wuji frowned, quickly manipulating his divine power to expel the flames that had stained his body.
Divine fire has its strengths and weaknesses, and he had clearly underestimated Mingqi's power. Although he expelled it quickly, it still left burn marks on his arm.
Looking at his blackened forearm, Wuji suddenly flew into a rage. With a roar, he leaped up, clasping his hands together. With a movement of his fingers, a black sun quickly rose behind him. The sun was as large as a house, its radiance inward, like a black hole.
"Is he finally going to show his true power?"
Seeing Wuji's actions, Mingqi pondered inwardly and quietly retreated. Even if he had the upper hand, he would not attack rashly. He wanted to see the full power of Wuji's move.
As he retreated, Ming Qi noticed that after the black sun rose, Wuji continued to chant his hand seals. Then, a blinding white light rose behind him, followed by another halo the same size as the black sun, this one pure white and slightly softer.
"Let me show you my Wuji Samsara Path!"
Wuji laughed wildly and stopped chanting. The black and white haloes behind him spun rapidly, merging into one, forming a strange halo of black and white, with the two colors alternating within. Seeing this, Ming Qi couldn't help but laugh. This guy's signature skills didn't seem very impressive. The first page of the Book of Life and Death was the Path of Samsara, and the second page was the Path of Nirvana, which was several times more powerful than Samsara. However, he wasn't yet proficient in using Nirvana.
"Well, then, let's fight Samsara against Samsara."
Thinking of this, Ming Qi grasped his sword in his right hand and summoned the Book of Life and Death with his left. The first page shimmered with light, and then, from it, black and white energy rose. These two energy quickly transformed into two black and white swords, which flickered before Ming Qi's eyes. Wuji was astonished to see Mingqi could also control both black and white energy, but he didn't take Mingqi's two small swords seriously.
The world was vast, and he didn't think he was the only one qualified to comprehend the Way of Reincarnation. It was the same Way of Reincarnation; what mattered was who had the deeper understanding.
Wuji's black and white aura was as large as a house, so he naturally didn't think his attainments in this way were inferior to Mingqi's.
"Excellent, excellent!"
Wuji laughed heartily. "You're also a practitioner of the Way of Reincarnation. Let's see who's stronger!"
As he spoke, the massive aura behind Wuji trembled. Wuji clenched his hands, and in an instant, the black and white aura transformed into a hundred-foot-long black and white blade, slicing through the waves and charging towards Mingqi.
Mingqi paused, then directed his black and white swords to meet him.
In a duel of magical powers, size doesn't matter. Although Wuji's condensed blade of light stretched a hundred feet, while his own black and white sword was less than two inches, that didn't mean he couldn't defeat him.
Instantly, the blade and the small sword collided, and the entire seawater was completely lifted up, throwing huge underwater rocks into the air. Simultaneously, Wuji and Mingqi retreated rapidly in different directions.
This collision allowed Mingqi to clearly feel Wuji's true strength. Honestly, Wuji was very powerful.
The two retreated for seven or eight miles before they regained their balance. Once they did, Wuji seemed unwilling to give Mingqi a moment to breathe. He charged forward again, condensing another hundred-foot blade of light at a rapid speed.
Mingqi frowned slightly. In the previous clash, he had been at a disadvantage. Wuji's path of reincarnation was his own, while Mingqi's reincarnation power came from the Book of Life and Death. This was the surprising difference between the two.
Without giving it any time to think, seeing Wuji rushing up again, Ming Qi quickly used the primordial wings to fly into the air. At the same time, the light on the Book of Life and Death flashed, and the second page slowly opened.