Free Web NovelChapter 197.3: Lesser Five Elements Annihilation in Action! (III)
Buzz!
A thunderous rumble sounded as a pagoda appeared in the air. Lightning crackled across it, and with each flash, dark clouds gathered rapidly overhead. A moment later, the dark clouds pressed down from above, and a terrifying aura spread through the battlefield.
Everyone stared in shock.
"The Lightning Pagoda!"
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian's expressions changed at once. They stopped fighting, and the two Dao Lords facing them did the same. A moment later, all four cultivators broke away and retreated to the sidelines in panic.
The Lightning Pagoda was a renowned treasure. The lightning released by it carried incredible destructive power, and whenever Dao Lord Qing Xuan used it, his victory was guaranteed.
Crackle! Boom!
A bolt of lightning shot out from the Lightning Pagoda, piercing through Lu Changsheng's Principles and Mind Space in an instant. He tried to block it with Flame Current, but even that could not stop the strike completely. The remaining power forced its way through and crashed into him.
Bang!
Half of Lu Changsheng's body was blown apart from the impact. However, such an injury was not fatal to a Dao Foundation martial artist. Their life force was incredibly tenacious, especially within their own Mind Space. As long as they were not completely annihilated, they would not die.
So this is the power of a supreme Dao Lord, Lu Changsheng thought, narrowing his eyes. They're really difficult to deal with when they have a supreme enchanted treasure in hand.
Having experienced the Lightning Pagoda firsthand, Lu Changsheng realized just how terrific this enchanted treasure was. Even so, he was not afraid. In his eyes, a Dao Lord with an enchanted treasure was no different from a martial artist with divine techniques—and he was not a martial artist who lacked divine techniques.
"Lesser Five Elements Annihilation!" Lu Changsheng shouted.
The moment the Lesser Five Elements Annihilation was activated, everything started collapsing as though the world was about to end.
What? Dao Lord Qing Xuan's eyes widened. What kind of divine technique is this?
As a Dao Lord of the Great Sun Immortal Sect, he knew about most of the divine techniques. However, he had never seen anything like this before.
As the five-colored radiance spread through the air, Dao Lord Qing Xuan could tell that this was a divine technique formed from five Principles. That alone was shocking enough, since five-Principle divine techniques were extremely rare even among Dao Foundation martial artists.
However, what was even more shocking, and what Dao Lord Qing Xuan could not possibly know, was that Lu Changsheng had created this divine technique himself and practiced it all the way to Perfection.
The Lesser Five Elements Annihilation was currently Lu Changsheng's strongest divine technique. However, this was the first time he had displayed it before others, and the first time he had used it against an enemy. Only now did he finally see how powerful it truly was.
This divine technique was formed from a total of five Principles, the Fire Principle being the core. The five-colored radiance surged outward in all directions, annihilating everything in its path. What made it especially fearsome was the fact that it consumed what it destroyed and converted it into its own power, causing its might to surge continuously.
At this moment, countless thoughts flashed through Lu Changsheng's mind.
Power conversion! As long as something belongs to the five elements, it can be directly converted by Lesser Five Elements Annihilation as power. Apart from the earth element, all other matter related to the remaining elements can be converted!
And considering most things in the world are essentially composed of the five elements... most things can be devoured and converted into power!
Lesser Five Elements Annihilation swept across the hall, and in an instant, every structure and object it touched was reduced to nothing. They did not collapse, burn, or shatter. They simply vanished, leaving not even ashes behind, devoured by the divine technique.
It was a ghastly sight to behold.
"Wh-What divine technique is this? Are there really techniques like this in the Ancient Region Heavenly Sect?"
"This divine technique..."
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian were deeply shaken, and they could hardly believe what they were seeing. They were certain they had never seen this divine technique before; the sect simply did not possess a divine technique this terrifying.
Seeing Lesser Five Elements Annihilation in action, Dao Lord Qing Xuan also panicked. Lesser Five Elements Annihilation was like a black hole, turning everything in its path into nothingness.
Dao Lord Qing Xuan no longer dared hold back. "Lightning Pagoda, ten thousand lightning calamity! Descend!"
Multiple lightning bolts shot out from the Lightning Pagoda once more and rained down on Lu Changsheng in a frenzy.
However, it was useless.
Many would assume lightning did not belong to the Five Elements, but in essence, it was connected to fire. More specifically, it was a variation of the Fire Principle, and any power that belonged to the five elements would only be devoured by Lesser Five Elements Annihilation.
The more fiercely the Lightning Pagoda attacked, the more power Lesser Five Elements Annihilation absorbed. Instead of weakening Lu Changsheng's divine technique, the lightning only made it stronger.
How is this possible? How is my Lightning Pagoda useless against his divine technique? What kind of divine technique is this?
Dao Lord Qing Xuan's panic quickly gave way to fear. I have to get out of here... If I stay any longer, I'll die!
Dao Lord Qing Xuan wanted to crush his Teleportation Talisman, but Lu Changsheng's Mind Space had already enveloped him. Unless he broke out of the Mind Space first, the talisman would be useless.
At the same time, Dao Lord Qing Xuan’s two companions were also trying to break out of Lu Changsheng's Mind Space. Fearing for their own lives, they could no longer care about Dao Lord Qing Xuan.
However, it was already too late. Lu Changsheng's Mind Space had enveloped the entire Tai Cang Sacred Land. With a single thought, the Lesser Five Elements Annihilation instantly swept over and engulfed the two Dao Lords. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
"Ahhh! Nooo—"
"Dao Lord Qing Xuan! Help—"
The two supreme Dao Lords had plenty of enchanted treasures, but none of them mattered before Lesser Five Elements Annihilation. The moment they were swallowed by the divine technique, they vanished completely.
Just like that, the two Dao Lords were dead. Dao Lord Qing Xuan could not have helped them even if he'd wanted to.
After witnessing the death of his two companions, Dao Lord Qing Xuan drew in a deep breath.
"Retract," he said, putting away the Lightning Pagoda. He knew there was no point in keeping it active.
Then, three beads appeared in his hand. "Lightning Sun Beads! Explode!"
The beads detonated at once. In that instant, the explosive force reached the very limit of what any Dao Foundation cultivators could withstand. However, that power lasted for only that single moment.
Treasures like this could only be used once. They were extremely precious and meant to serve as a final life-saving measure.
Lu Changsheng’s Mind Space was blasted open.
Taking this chance, Dao Lord Qing Xuan vanished from where he stood and reappeared beyond the range of Lu Changsheng's Mind Space.
"Lu Changsheng, I have lost this battle. Before I leave, would you tell me what that divine technique was?" Dao Lord Qing Xuan asked from far away.
Lu Changsheng looked at Dao Lord Qing Xuan in the distance. With the Lightning Sun Beads in play, killing him had become far more difficult.
"Lesser Five Elements Annihilation," Lu Changsheng replied. "It's a technique I created myself."
"A self-made Divine Technique..." Dao Lord Qing Xuan muttered with a complicated expression. He never expected that this martial artist before him could have created such a terrifying divine technique.
Dao Lord Qing Xuan looked at Lu Changsheng for a long while, before continuing, "I heard that back when you were a Divine Treasury martial artist, you dominated both the Immortal Dao and Martial Dao. It seems like your domination continues. Even at the Dao Foundation Realm, you still continue to dominate both the Martial Dao and Immortal Dao.
"In any case, I've lost today. Do what you like in this secret realm. I'll be returning to my sect now."
Dao Lord Qing Xuan was someone who could take a loss as well as a victory. After saying what he had to say, he simply turned and left.
Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian watched him leave, then looked at each other in disbelief.
"Wh-What just happened?"
Lu Changsheng had not only defeated Dao Lord Qing Xuan; he had forced him to run away from the secret realm. This was one of the peak experts of the third layer of the Ancient Region, and yet he had been made to admit his defeat and return empty-handed.
After this, Xia Chengfeng and Zhao Yujian realized that they had known nothing about Lu Changsheng's strength—and perhaps they still did not know much.
