thefictionvixens Chapter 42 The Crane-Releasing Taoist
Chapter 42 The Crane-Releasing Taoist
"kill!"
Both of them are half-step Supremes, and are among the strongest people in the world besides Jiang Ling, who is a flawless Supreme. Their combat power is terrifyingly unparalleled.
In an instant, the runes of the Great Dao intertwined, spanning the past and present, and the river of time appeared between the two.
This is an epic battle!
Mountains collapsed and seas churned, stars shattered, laws and Dao runes intertwined, the void shattered, and for a time the two fought fiercely, evenly matched.
The two fought for thousands of rounds, their battle so fierce that the heavens and earth seemed to collapse and time seemed to flow backward. In the end, they plunged into the endless starry sky.
Chuanying was covered in blood, some from Yu Zhe and some from himself.
The same was true for Yu Zhe; he continuously unleashed his five-colored heavenly blades, cleaving the universe in two and creating a terrifying and boundless spectacle.
With a single stroke of his hand, Chuan Ying unleashed an endless chaos, seizing a piece of chaos from the void, where Dao runes flickered.
Refining objects from the void!
The secrets of the military strategy, combined with the art of weapon forging, instantly condensed chaos into a shield, which rapidly expanded to block the heavenly blade unleashed by Yu Zhe.
boom!
As chaos dissipated, the light from the Heavenly Blade also vanished.
"Sizzle!"
With the bow drawn into a full moon, Chuan Ying shattered a celestial mark, absorbed the heavenly tribulation laws within it, and condensed them into an arrow.
Using the laws of heavenly tribulation and the boundless lightning as arrows, Chuan Ying's aura increased several times over at this moment.
"boom!"
The arrow shot out, shattering everything, aimed directly at Yu Zhe, who had manifested his true form.
Draw your bow and shoot down the phoenix in the sky!
"Clang!"
Nine divine feathers appeared behind Yu Zhe, extremely bright and radiant.
Nine divine feathers condensed together, transforming into a feather sword that seemed capable of cleaving through the universe, slashing towards the heavenly tribulation arrow shot by Chuan Ying.
Chaos vanished, the void shattered, and the feathered sword and arrows scattered simultaneously.
In this state, both of them are half-step supreme beings with similar combat power, making it impossible for them to break each other's moves.
It's simply impossible for such powerful individuals to determine a winner in a short time.
However, the situation was still not favorable for Yu Zhe. In addition to Chuan Ying and Tian Jie, Yan Qi and others were waiting outside in comfort.
One can imagine what he will face once the heavenly tribulation dissipates.
"kill!"
Just then, several figures appeared again on the edge of the universe, attacking Yan Qi and the others.
Kun Tian's long hair stood on end like sword blades, each strand pointing upwards, and his entire body was ablaze with surging battle aura.
With a single punch, the endless void shattered, and the attack hurtled towards Nightless City.
That punch was too domineering, terrifyingly fierce. The heavens and earth collapsed, and the area was shaken and disintegrated by that punch, falling into silence.
The intent of the fist reaches the heavens!
Boom!
With a single punch, the sun, moon, stars, and rivers reversed their course, surging and turbulent across the sky with the force of his blow!
In addition, several other figures also attacked the other people in the Heavenly Palace.
Yu Zhe's followers arrived and came to greet him.
"court death!"
Yan Qi's face turned cold as he looked at Kun Tian and the others who had come to guide him.
Given the current situation, it's already quite generous of them not to take the initiative; they never expected that Yu Zhe's followers would dare to wield their swords against them.
"kill!"
Despite their advanced strength after hundreds of years of arduous cultivation, Kun Tian and his companions still suffered a great loss when facing Yan Qi, who wielded the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, and were unable to defeat him.
In particular, the Netherworld Demon God, who fought against Yan Qi, was severely injured by the Immortal Ascension Cauldron in the very moment of their exchange.
"Fellow Daoist, let us old bones have a chat. Let the young people decide who is better among themselves."
Just then, an incomparably loud voice resounded throughout the heavens! With that voice, the Great Dao resonated in harmony.
An old man descended from the sky. Beneath his feet, the Milky Way reversed and time flowed. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the battlefield.
He sat high on his divine throne in the midst of the battlefield. He created living beings and breathed in the sun and moon. Behind him rose endless divine light, which soared hundreds of millions of miles high, illuminating the entire sky. When his laws descended, they faintly exuded the might of a supreme being.
At this moment, he was like an unparalleled deity, sitting high in the heavens, reigning supreme over the world, making people feel breathless. In front of this person, even a powerful quasi-emperor would feel as insignificant as an ant.
"Supreme?" Sensing this person's aura, someone couldn't help but murmur to themselves.
The moment this person appeared, the world changed color, which surprised many people. They felt that this person actually had a supreme aura, a situation that was terrifying.
This was a thin old man, seemingly aged, but full of spiritual energy, like an immortal riding a crane to a distant land. He seemed to be one with heaven and earth, so light that it was difficult for people to feel his presence.
However, when people sense his presence, they also feel that he is an unapproachable being, making it hard for them to breathe.
"Who is this person?" When the old man appeared, no one knew his origins for a moment, but when they sensed his aura, their expressions changed drastically.
"Master Fanghe, I never expected it to be you!"
Looking at his opponent, Yan Qi spoke in shock and anger. This was an ancient relic of this era, with unparalleled strength.
"What?"
"It was him! Wasn't he supposed to have passed away?"
Upon hearing Yan Qi's words, the leaders of various major religions across the universe showed expressions of astonishment and disbelief.
The Crane-Releasing Taoist!
An unparalleled genius who rose to prominence after the end of the mythological era, he cultivated the Dao for eight thousand years, possessing unfathomable strength, and became a powerful figure who achieved Dao in an unconventional way more than five thousand years ago.
Now, after thousands of years of accumulation, their strength is even more terrifying.
Even the Supreme Being of the Forbidden Zone was wary of the Crane-Releasing Daoist, because people of his level were powerful and had little lifespan left, so they had nothing to fear.
Yan Qi stepped forward, holding the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, and walked towards the Crane-Releasing Daoist. Among everyone present, only he could stop the Crane-Releasing Daoist; anyone else who went up would only die in vain.
However, before he could make a move, an extremely terrifying aura appeared in the starry sky again, and soon, a roar resounded throughout the universe.
"Awooo..."
A black dragon, ten thousand feet long, appeared, its dragon might boundless. With a single tail strike, it crushed a quasi-emperor-level expert from the Heavenly Palace, staining the starry sky with blood.
"What is that?"
"A real dragon?"
Across the starry sky, gasps of surprise rang out as people gazed upon the black dragon reflected in the magic array.
It was a five-clawed black dragon whose body was filled with stars. Its horns were crystal clear and shimmered with purple light. Its body was entirely black, with a dark, shimmering light, and its scales shimmered with mysterious light in the darkness.
"Black Dragon King, you deserve to die!"
Upon seeing the black dragon that appeared, Yan Qi's expression turned extremely ugly. This was a powerful figure on par with the Crane-Releasing Daoist.
Unlike the Phoenix Taoist, the dragon race has an infinitely long lifespan. Although the current Black Dragon King is over six thousand years old, his blood and energy are still at their peak.
The Black Dragon King was born into the Dark Dragon Clan, a lineage with an incredibly long history. In the mythological era, his clan was a renowned and supremely ferocious race.
Fortunately, the Dark Dragon lineage is cursed by the heavens, and the entire race is extremely small. Nowadays, the number of members of the Dark Dragon clan can be counted on one hand.
"This is getting more and more interesting. I never expected there would be a Dark Dragon in this lifetime!"
In the Dao Court, Jiang Ling looked at the Black Dragon King, a strange light flashing in her eyes.
Ancient Dao runes were flashing within the Black Dragon King's body. Jiang Ling recognized them at a glance as Dao symbols from the Immortal Ancient Era, just like the ones he had seen in the Chaotic Ancient Ruins.
boom!
The Immortal Ascension Cauldron shone brightly. Yan Qi made his move, and the appearance of Fang He Dao Ren and the Black Dragon King filled him with shock and rage.
Only the Heavenly Palace's profound resources could stop these two unorthodox enlightened beings.
"Daoist Fanghe and Black Dragon King, I never expected that beings like you would become Yu Zhe's henchmen."
Yan Qi spoke, his voice extremely solemn.
"Henchmen—no, it's just that our young friend Yu Zhe promised to provide us with the essence of the Celestial Phoenix to prolong our lives!"
"That's right, unlike you who have such a powerful organization behind you that can provide you with immortal resources and divine medicine to prolong your lives."
The Crane-Releasing Taoist and the Black Dragon King spoke one after the other, stating their positions.
"Fellow Daoist, if you can produce a Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, we'll turn around and leave immediately, and we won't cause you any trouble!"
The Black Dragon King spoke, his voice filled with greed.
"A Nine-Turn Immortal Pill? You really dare to dream of that!"
Yan Qi sneered, his eyes turning icy cold. The Heavenly Palace did indeed possess Nine-Turn Immortal Pills, but they were extremely rare, numbering only two or three.
Hundreds of years ago, Chuan Ying consumed one, and now only two remain. There aren't even enough to go around for the sealed gods, let alone for anyone else.
"Then there's no other way. Since you can't offer anything more valuable than the Immortal Phoenix's essence blood, we have no choice but to fight you!"
When the Crane-Releasing Daoist spoke, his expression was calm. Even though he knew that Yan Qi possessed an unparalleled immortal weapon belonging to an Emperor, he was still not afraid.
"The Ascension Cauldron, one of the four great immortal weapons in the world!"
Hei Longtian looked at the Immortal Ascension Cauldron with intense fervor in his eyes.
"Hmph! You're courting death! Let me show you the power of a celestial artifact!"
Yan Qi also saw the greed in the Black Dragon King's eyes and was furious. Although his blood energy was declining and he was entering old age, he was not someone who could be bullied.
"Old man, this isn't your era anymore. You still want to fight the two of us?"
Hei Longtian was extremely arrogant, and although the Immortal Ascension Cauldron was terrifying, neither of them were pushovers.
Even if they were to face a fully revived Immortal Cauldron, they might not be unable to escape once they reached their level.
Moreover, it requires a large amount of blood energy to activate the Immortal Ascension Cauldron, and given Yan Qi's current state, it is impossible for him to activate the Immortal Ascension Cauldron for an extended period of time.