Chapter 471: Chapter 284: Invincible in This World, My Fist Like the Midday Sun, Venerable Purple Fate Grid: World’s Pride
An ethereal, resonant voice echoed throughout the valley.
All the trees and wild grass were flattened in a single glance. Sui Yuqing rode the wind to a stop, gazing at the center of the vast Sword Array where peerless figures stood. He sighed with emotion.
"The day has finally come. It was inevitable."
The Champion Marquis, Huo Qing, holding the Three-foot Prince with its Green Blade Hidden Qi, agreed from the side. "Since His Majesty has given the order for us not to interfere, it means he intends to face this head-on. In the great tide of fate, those who can even ride the current are already heroes. It is the common masses who are truly powerless to change anything. His Majesty was right just now. Whether they are friend or foe isn’t important. What matters is pressing forward with one’s blade—that’s what’s truly exhilarating."
Sui Yuqing glanced up at the indifferent figures in the sky: Bright Moon Immortal, Cyan Deer Great Immortal, East Ao Dragon King...
He thought to himself.
’The Great Powers of the Upper Three Grades have yet to act. They must be wary of Great Yan’s top experts.’
’If the Prides of the Six Nations can’t determine a victor, the outcome of this battle will remain uncertain.’
"But are we really not going to intervene?"
Taiwei True Monarch asked in a low voice, watching as numerous Twelfth Realm Cultivators began to make their moves.
The Champion Marquis, Huo Qing, pondered for a moment before saying, "Let’s see how it plays out. For now, we’ll get ready. His Majesty sent a message earlier telling us not to act."
With Lu Mingyuan absent, Huo Qing had become the brains of the Great Yan Army.
The Champion Marquis had another identity: he was Lu Mingyuan’s father-in-law.
The Great Yan Imperial Father-in-Law.
This forced other Cultivators to be more cautious when dealing with him.
In truth, Huo Qing didn’t understand Lu Mingyuan’s intentions in taking on so many people by himself, but he respected the decision Lu Mingyuan had made.
Within the Sword Array, the battle had already erupted.
The eight experts from the Six Kingdoms were all keenly aware that none of them could defeat Lu Mingyuan alone. Only by combining their strength could they kill him.
Of course, some among them, like Cao Zongxi, were more interested in suppressing and killing Lu Mingyuan outright.
"First, we break Lu Mingyuan’s Martial Dao Body! Attack together and tear his Dharma Body to pieces!" Luo Lingxiao said.
The eight experts unleashed their Dao Domains simultaneously. Techniques from the three religions—Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism—were released one after another, filling the world and squeezing out all the nature’s spiritual energy.
How could Lu Mingyuan let them have their way?
Lu Mingyuan stood in the void, his gaze shifting through the Sword Array to land in front of Luo Lingxiao.
Yang Su, now an Innate Treasure, spun rapidly before the blazing Dharma Body. Tens of thousands of streams of Saber Qi condensed around its blade.
"SLASH!"
Yang Su swung down, the True Meaning of the Way of the Blade and Primordial Qi both infused within it.
Myriad streams of Saber Qi surged forward.
Luo Lingxiao sensed an extremely dangerous aura. From his sleeve, a mottled, green-rusted Ancient Bell flew out again, expanding to the size of a hill to meet the incoming battle saber.
BOOM!
Lu Mingyuan had put his full power into this slash. With overwhelming force, it shattered Luo Lingxiao’s Protective Sword Gang. The blade collided with the Cyan Bell, forcing it back into Luo Lingxiao.
PUFF!
Luo Lingxiao formed a hundred-zhang-wide Daoist True Seal with his hands, but he still couldn’t block the attack. The Cyan Bell, driven back into him, made him spit out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Just as Lu Mingyuan was about to strike again to completely incapacitate Luo Lingxiao...
...a whistling sound came from both his left and right.
Attacking from the left was the Eldest Prince of Great Wu, Chu Longxiang.
His body was as massive as a mountain, radiating a majestic golden aura that kicked up enormous waves. Tyrannical, brilliant gold patterns appeared on his body, instantly turning the hundred-li area into an earthen swamp.
He cultivated the Great Wu Dynasty’s secret martial art, the Supreme Emperor Bone Scripture.
It was a set of Martial Arts that included the Venerable Emperor Bone Fist and the Venerable Emperor Bone Palm, all of which were endlessly powerful and considered supreme Martial Arts.
It was rumored in the Mortal World that the Royal Family’s ability to continuously produce Middle Fifth-Grade Martial Artists was all thanks to this Body Refining martial art.
Attacking from the right was Li Muwan. Her Great Sword was heavy yet edgeless, carrying a heaven-toppling power. From her small mouth, she spat licks of flame that converged into a ferocious fire dragon, which then coiled around the Great Sword. She leaped up, lifting the heavy weapon as if it were light, and brought it down toward the head of Lu Mingyuan’s Martial Dao Body.
This sword was named the Great Li Dragon Sparrow. It was her Lifebound Treasure and contained thirteen thousand Spiritual Runes.
Together with her Southern Ming Lihuo Armor, it was a personal item that had been with her since birth.
She hadn’t wanted to act, but with all the Prides of the Six Nations making their move, her inaction would be seen as favoritism toward Great Yan, undoubtedly putting her in an even more dangerous position.
WHOOSH!
WHOOSH!
The Great Li Dragon Sparrow and the Southern Ming Lihuo Armor were activated, both erupting with a searing Yang flame of a million degrees as they flew toward the left and right hands of the Dharma Body.
The light from the Great Li Dragon Sparrow flared, and it grew to an immense size, resembling an earth-brown Flying Ship. It joined forces with Chu Longxiang’s Venerable Emperor Bone Fist.
Lu Mingyuan’s expression was calm as he casually slashed out with his saber.
A hundred-meter-long trail of fire streaked across the sky like a meteor.
Finally, it struck Chu Longxiang heavily.
"AHH!"
A low, wretched scream escaped Chu Longxiang’s lips as his massive body was sent flying out of the valley.
How terrifying was this strike? It was a full-power blow from the supreme Dharma Body. Although Chu Longxiang’s Flesh Body was powerful and he cultivated the Supreme Emperor Bone Scripture, he could not withstand it. While flying through the air, terrifying cracks appeared all over his flesh, and one of his arms dissolved into a bloody mist.
When he crashed into the sea, his skeleton and the bloody mist began to converge, but his Flesh Body could not reform in a short time. Thus, his right hand, trailing a cloud of blood, rapidly fled outside the Sword Array, completely devoid of its earlier prestige.