Chapter 564 - 77: Supreme Nine Heavens Profound Light

"Congratulations, School Principal Fang!"

Within Chongxuan Academy, the various School Principals rose one after another to congratulate Fang Cheng.

Shuang Ling, in whom the Ji Jiu had placed high hopes, had not broken into the top ten. However, her performance was still the best result Chongxuan Academy had ever achieved in the Spirit Ruins Magic Competition.

As for Fang Cheng, he had far exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Including the academy’s Ji Jiu.

At that moment, a halo of light swirled across the Ascension to Immortality List. Fang Cheng’s name shifted up three rows from seventh place, settling into the fourth position.

Lu Qingyang of the Moon Python Lu Family, who was originally in fourth, was pushed down to fifth.

The Moon Python Lu Family was a titan of the Immortal Race in Qianyu Heaven. Several Spirit Immortals had appeared among their ancestors. Although their Clan’s Foundation Method, the *Divine Firmament Thunder Control True Scripture*, was not a Spirit Immortal inheritance, it was still top-tier in this world and was particularly suited for the Lu Family’s cultivation.

Compared to a Spirit Immortal inheritance, this Cultivation Technique did not demand as much from a cultivator’s comprehension, making it easier to cultivate to a profound realm.

The Lu Family controlled an Outer World. One can only imagine how astonishing the family’s power was, with the resources of an entire World Heaven sustaining them.

Besides his own cultivation, another reason Lu Qingyang was able to break into the top five on the Ascension to Immortality List was that he possessed a pair of fifth-grade top-quality magical artifacts.

This pair of Purple Thunder Hammers came from the World Heaven controlled by the Lu Family. They were supreme treasures born when that World Heaven first emerged from chaos. They were etched with thirty-six Innate Thunder Patterns, and Lu Qingyang might one day be able to refine them to the sixth tier.

In terms of the power of his magical artifacts alone, Lu Qingyang was without a doubt number one in the Spirit Ruins Magic Competition.

After that, the changes in the rankings on the Ascension to Immortality List slowed, with almost no major shifts.

After a round of competition, the names of eight people remained lit.

This session of the Spirit Ruins Magic Competition was drawing to a close. Only three more rounds were needed to determine the world’s number one Dharma True Monarch.

The eighth battle began.

The first match was between Xiao Yunyi, first on the Ascension to Immortality List, and Lu Qingyang, who was fifth.

Lu Qingyang’s pair of Purple Thunder Hammers were incomparably powerful. Under his control, their might approached that of a Fifth Tribulation Cultivator.

Xiao Yunyi cultivated the Taixu Sword Manual from Taiqing Academy. His Magical Power was immense, his Swordsmanship exquisite, and his Sword Intent was unmatched in the current era.

He moved through the void, his position ever-changing. Even with his unparalleled combat strength, Lu Qingyang found it difficult to touch him.

On the contrary, Xiao Yunyi’s sword light was incomparably sharp, its power in no way inferior to the Purple Thunder Hammers.

The two fought fiercely for over a hundred moves, but in the end, Lu Qingyang was a step behind. Xiao Yunyi beheaded him with a single sword strike, defeating him.

In Fang Cheng’s view, Xiao Yunyi’s Cultivation Divine Techniques had already returned to a state of profound simplicity.

In terms of the vastness of his Magical Power, no one in the Dharma Realm could match him. Furthermore, the Magical Power refined through the Taixu Sword Manual pointed directly toward the Spirit Immortal Realm, making it of extremely high quality.

In terms of Divine Techniques and Sword Technique, Xiao Yunyi’s skill was simply sublime, possessing the profound mystery of breaking ten thousand techniques with a single sword.

In terms of his Flying Sword, its grade was no less than any other in this Spirit Ruins Magic Competition, only a notch below the Purple Thunder Hammers.

As for whether he had other Magical Treasures, no one knew.

After all, no one had yet been able to force him to use a second magical artifact.

Seeing this man, three words couldn’t help but surface in Fang Cheng’s mind: "Child of Fortune."

The only area where he wasn’t inferior to this person was, perhaps, his ’comprehension’.

Xiao Yunyi had apprenticed himself to a Spirit Immortal’s avatar, cultivating a Spirit Immortal inheritance for many years to gain his skills.

Fang Cheng, on the other hand, relied entirely on his Creation Golden Talisman...

After Xiao Yunyi and Lu Qingyang’s battle ended, it was Murong Qing from Nine Heavens Academy’s turn. The woman’s performance remained as stable as ever. Her Supreme Nine Heavens Profound Light manifested ten Ancient Celestial Dragons, which directly tore her opponent to shreds.

Next was Li Xinghe from Celestial Secret Academy. With a wave of his hand, he formed an Array that gained sentience. Amidst the swirling constellations, it refined his opponent.

Finally, it was Fang Cheng’s turn to enter the stage.

His opponent for this round was ranked eighth on the Ascension to Immortality List. Like Lu Qingyang, he also came from a prominent family.

However, this person seemed a bit lazy. After getting on stage and exchanging a few pleasantries with Fang Cheng, he smiled and said, "There’s no need for this match. I concede."

Fang Cheng was taken aback and couldn’t help but study the man for a few moments.

The man chuckled and said, "I’ve fought Meng Changqing in private a few times, and I lost all three bouts. Since not even Meng Changqing was a match for you, fellow cultivator, there’s no need for me to come up here and embarrass myself."

With that, he clasped his hands in a salute and strode gracefully off the stage.

Fang Cheng had won a round with ease.

But he didn’t step down. A cyan brilliance suddenly emerged from his body, keeping him in place.

In the distance, atop the mountain where Nine Heavens Academy was located, a cyan light also appeared on a beautiful female cultivator of peerless grace.

Murong Qing!

Now, only four names remained shining brightly on the Ascension to Immortality List.

Xiao Yunyi, Murong Qing, Li Xinghe, and Fang Cheng.

Evidently, the Ascension to Immortality List had chosen Murong Qing to be Fang Cheng’s opponent.

Murong Qing descended from the sky without a word. An endless torrent of Supreme Nine Heavens Profound Light surged forth, transforming into more than ten Ancient Celestial Dragons that pounced toward Fang Cheng.

These Ancient Celestial Dragons were condensed as if they were real, their auras vast and surging. Each one was comparable to a Tier Two Celestial Demon.

Fang Cheng acted with composure, striking out with a single palm to meet one of the Celestial Dragons.

The Celestial Dragon was dispersed by the blow, and Fang Cheng’s body trembled slightly as a dark golden light flickered around him.

Immediately after, more Celestial Dragons charged at him. He punched and kicked, weaving and dodging. Although each of his strikes could shatter a Celestial Dragon, the divine light would just swirl, and the Ancient Celestial Dragon would re-form and attack again.

Each time these Celestial Dragons revived, they seemed slightly stronger than before. Their bodies grew to a hundred zhang in length, majestic and vivid, their divine techniques astonishing.

After a round of probing, Fang Cheng already had a strategy to defeat his opponent.

With a flash of lightning around his body, the tall and imposing Profound Gold Body of the Feather Divine Soldier appeared where he stood.

The sky suddenly darkened!

The next moment, blinding lightning covered the entire Four Symbols Sacred Platform.

Within the ocean of lightning, ten Ancient Celestial Dragons raised their heads and flew toward the Feather Divine Soldier.

Countless brilliant sword lights rose around the Feather Divine Soldier. Streaks of sinuous sword light flashed like shooting stars, crisscrossing to form the Great Inference Celestial Net Sword Array.

The Ancient Celestial Dragons charged into the Sword Array and were annihilated in the blink of an eye.

Then, a dark red Demonic Light flickered on the Feather Divine Soldier’s chest. Taishi Demon Qi, like a great river, surged out and fell upon the Supreme Nine Heavens Profound Light.

The two reacted violently in an instant. The dark red Demonic Qi rose like a mist, tangling with and tearing at the holy, transcendent divine light. As the Ancient Celestial Dragons formed, they were covered in blood-red spots, only to be instantly corroded into mist and flow back into the Thunder Pool on the Feather Divine Soldier’s chest.

Murong Qing stood in the void, wreathed in divine light, her noble and elegant face expressionless.

She pointed a finger, and dozens more Ancient Celestial Dragons formed from Profound Light flew out of the void, crazily swarming into the Great Inference Celestial Net Sword Array.

The pressure on the Sword Array increased dramatically, and it seemed to begin to stagnate.

Several Ancient Celestial Dragons broke through the Taishi Demon Qi and pounced on the Feather Divine Soldier. With their breaths and claws, they tore it apart in a moment.

It was an incredibly gruesome scene.

The towering Profound Gold Giant stood at the center, surrounded by a swirling dark red Demon Fog. On the periphery, brilliant sword light formed a Sword Array suffused with overwhelming killing intent.

Dozens of Ancient Celestial Dragons seethed within the Sword Array and the dark red Demon Fog. Their mangled bodies constantly formed and dispersed under the assault of the sword light and fog, yet they still stubbornly charged toward the Profound Gold Giant.

Behind the Profound Gold Giant, a hundred-zhang-wide Yin Yang Vortex appeared, and an immense Cyan Lotus grew out from its center.

The Cyan Lotus blossomed, and from its stamen burst forth a beam of light like an axe creating Heaven and Earth, slashing abruptly toward Murong Qing.

Murong Qing waved her long sleeve. Nine Ancient Celestial Dragons appeared in the void, instantly gathering into an array to collide with the axe light.

A deafening roar echoed through the void.

Layers of spatial ripples spread out, shimmering with a brilliant, multicolored luster.

In the blink of an eye, all nine Celestial Dragons were destroyed by the axe light. A hint of shock appeared on Murong Qing’s beautiful face as she flew backward, then pointed a finger once more.

From the void, thirty-six Ancient Celestial Dragons formed from the Supreme Nine Heavens Profound Light emerged. They coiled and spiraled, each growing to a hundred zhang in size, and formed an array.

The Heaven-Opening Axe Light slashed down, landing right in the middle of the array formed by the Ancient Celestial Dragons.

The array was like a giant furnace, or perhaps a great millstone, emitting an unparalleled refining power. After the axe light fell into the Grand Array, the Celestial Dragons danced, and the qi between heaven and earth trembled. The axe light’s power was completely contained within the array.

The next moment.

The Heaven-Opening Axe Light, as if being ground down by a great millstone, began to collapse and dissolve.

Just as Murong Qing was defending, the dozens of Celestial Dragons besieging Fang Cheng’s Feather Divine Soldier suddenly vanished.

’Just as I thought! The number of Ancient Celestial Dragons she can command is limited!’

Fang Cheng had a sudden realization. Even so, this woman’s talent and strength were enough to leave countless prodigies from other World Heavens in the dust.

The twenty-eight Spirit Flame vents on the Feather Divine Soldier’s back suddenly spewed a blinding blaze. The Feather Divine Soldier shot into the air, bringing with it a sky full of sword light and dark red Demon Fog as it slammed a palm down toward Murong Qing.

As this palm descended, the phantoms of five majestic mountains appeared in the air, and a tyrannical intent that could suppress all things spread out.

The Celestial Dao, qi, Spiritual Qi, living beings, the void, divine sense, and even time itself—it seemed all could be suppressed by these five mountains!

As the palm fell, the void collapsed and caved in, like an invisible abyss swallowing everything around it.

The second form of the Mixed Element Seven Tribulations Diagram: Five Mountains Qi Suppression!

Fang Cheng’s opponents in the Spirit Ruins Treasure Realm had been powerhouses the likes of which no one else in this competition had ever faced.

Though he had been defeated countless times, the combat skills he had honed in those innumerable moments between life and death were enough to completely transform him.

The timing of his palm strike was at the peak of profound skill, landing at the exact instant Murong Qing finished grinding away his Primordial Light-Splitting Giant Axe technique.

After the Feather Divine Soldier’s Thunder Pool devoured countless amounts of Spiritual Qi, it was all converted into Thunderbolt Magical Power to fuel this ultimate Spirit Immortal technique.

Murong Qing remained calm in the face of danger. A Seven-Color Treasure Pagoda appeared before her, blooming with myriad wondrous lights to block the Feather Divine Soldier’s palm.

BOOM!

The Seven-Color Treasure Pagoda spun wildly, its light dimming abruptly as it shrank countless times over, suppressed.

The Feather Divine Soldier’s right palm also shattered with a loud bang.

The terrifying aftershock of qi spread out. Murong Qing’s entire body trembled violently, and her face turned pale.

The next moment, before Murong Qing could react, countless sword lights surged out, slashing at her a thousand times in the blink of an eye!

Under the relentless assault of the sword light, Murong Qing’s Protective Spiritual Light was annihilated. Immediately after, a grim sword light pierced through her head, and she fell on the spot.

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