Chapter 281 - 307: Hair Transforms into a Dragon! Dragon and Phoenix Immortal Scripture! Subduing a Demon with One Finger

"Legend has it that the Netherworld Venerable Master of that age used a powerful method to capture all the Void Realm and Feather Transformation Realm Great Demons lurking in the Desolate Province. From that day on, no Great Demons remained hidden in the entire province."

"Since then, there have been few Void Realm or Feather Transformation Realm Great Demons in the Desolate Province..."

Jiang Yong muttered to himself, standing at the top of the flying ship.

The moment the words left his mouth, he closed his eyes in mid-air and began to perform a divination. He silently recited a Mantra, his fingers moving in intricate patterns, trying to pinpoint the source of the danger.

WHOOSH!

After a long while, Jiang Yong opened his eyes again, a look of exhaustion on his face. His brow was deeply furrowed. "Strange. There’s nothing out of the ordinary. Inside the Prefecture City, are there only those Daoists gathered together?"

"But if it’s only those Daoists, how could they possibly withstand a single blow from the Sect Leader?"

"Could it be that those Daoists also have a powerful trump card?"

Jiang Yong was filled with alarm and uncertainty.

Earlier, high above the Gui Chen Sect, the Leader of Gui Chen Sect had a brief clash of wills with the master of the Gui Dao Mansion from Yu Province, Qin Wuliang. The ripples from that confrontation had yet to subside.

And that Qin Wuliang, though he hadn’t made a move due to Emperor Yu’s command, was a genuine Feathered Transformation Great Power.

Although Xiao Yu had already made it clear to him that Qin Wuliang was occupied and wouldn’t interfere again.

’But what if?’

’If he really did pass on some technique to that group of Daoists, then this trip will be dangerous.’

’With his Cultivation at only the Third Level of the Returning Void Realm, what right did he have to get involved in a long-distance clash between two Feathered Transformation Great Powers?’

’After all, the Sect Leader was a peak Feathered expert. A single strand of his hair was as heavy as a great mountain, invincible to anyone below the Feathered Transformation Realm. Even someone at the Ninth Level of the Void Realm was in danger of perishing.’

"Sigh... So be it!"

After thinking it over and over, Jiang Yong still shook his head.

He was well aware of the fate that had befallen Chu An and the others. He feared his Divine Spirit being shattered, and he feared death. But compared to that, he was even more terrified of being turned into a witless fool and crushed to death by his master’s hand.

Finally, he made his decision and took a strand of hair from his robes.

This strand of hair was the Feathered Hair bestowed upon him by the Sect Leader.

The dazzling flying ship hovered in the air.

Jiang Yong constructed a high altar in the void, lit incense, and chanted repeatedly. He bowed three times in the direction of the Gui Chen Sect, then knelt and kowtowed nine times.

Only then did he speak respectfully:

"Disciple Jiang Yong requests the Sect Leader to act and vanquish the demon!"

BUZZ!!

On the altar shrouded in incense smoke, the half-foot-long strand of hair seemed to possess a spirit of its own and immediately began to tremble.

When Jiang Yong raised his head again, the strand of hair on the altar had vanished.

"Phew!"

Jiang Yong finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down cross-legged. Still, he felt that it wasn’t safe enough.

With a thought, the golden flying ship immediately carried him away, retreating backward.

At the same time, he raised his right hand, drew a semicircle in the void, and cast the Daoist Skill, Profound Light Mirror.

WHOOSH—

His True Qi surged, and the Profound Light Mirror gradually became clear.

The view zoomed in from afar. The surrounding mountains, rivers, and land flew past at an indescribable speed, as if space itself was being pierced.

His gaze, however, remained fixed on that single strand of hair.

"Now I can finally see what’s so strange about this Desolate Province..."

Jiang Yong muttered to himself, his eyes flickering.

In just a few moments, the strand of hair had already crossed ten thousand li.

He also saw the rolling mountain ranges and, in the deep night sky, a surging seven-colored Divine Light. Faintly outlined around it were a Dragon and a Phoenix.

’What is this? A celestial phenomenon?’

He was slightly stunned. ’Is this the thing that gave me that sense of crisis?’

As his thoughts raced, a sudden change occurred ten thousand li away.

ROAR!!

Instantly, the roar of a dragon echoed like countless thunderclaps in the void. It spread in all directions, clearly audible for thousands, even tens of thousands, of li.

In small towns, large cities, counties, prefecture cities, and even some remote mountain villages, everyone was startled awake. The sound of children crying, men cursing, and the shrieking of chickens, dogs, cattle, and sheep was endless.

"Hm? What is..."

The moment the dragon’s roar sounded, the powerfully cultivated Taixu True Master’s heart pounded wildly, and he couldn’t help but turn to look.

He saw an endless wave of qi pressing down, blanketing the ink-black night.

His gaze focused on a long, ink-black dragon in the night sky, which was stirring up countless air currents.

The dragon, its length impossible to tell—whether a thousand zhang or ten thousand—snaked through the air. With a single roar that shook the heavens and the earth, the void seemed to turn into an ocean, and endless vortexes of air became crashing waves.

"Ah!"

"What is that thing!?"

"Dammit! Who is it?"

In the Gui Dao Mansion, a group of Daoists who had been hovering in mid-air, looking toward Golden Radiance Mountain, were instantly slapped down by this wave of qi.

They were slammed hard into the ground one after another, creating a pathetic sight.

「Golden Radiance Mountain.」

Linjiang Daoist gritted his teeth, his face pale with horror as he watched the direction the qi wave was surging from:

"The Nine Techniques of Gui Chen, Black Dragon’s Roar!"

Black Dragon’s Roar!

This was one of the ultimate moves from the Leader of Gui Chen Sect’s Cultivation Technique. Hundreds of years ago, the Sect Leader had used this very technique to strike across thirty thousand li of storm clouds and kill a peerless Great Demon that had escaped in Yu Province!

Its power was terrifying beyond compare.

’How did this draw out a Feathered Transformation Great Power to make a move?’

Linjiang Daoist’s Heart Spirit trembled, and he quickly hid within the Grand Array of Golden Radiance Mountain.

"You killed my sect members, a debt that must be repaid a hundredfold. You two hundred Daoists who acted that day, why don’t you stretch out your necks and accept your execution?"

Just then, a cold voice boomed from the mouth of the Black Dragon.

"Hah... Leader of Gui Chen Sect, you truly are despicable and shameless!"

Mu Guihai took a deep breath. His True Qi churned as he unleashed a Divine Technique, transforming into a thousand-zhang-tall Daoist Dharma Aspect. He stared at the Black Dragon and roared in anger.

"Leader of Gui Chen Sect! As a Feathered Transformation Great Power, how can you be so shameless?"

The Black Dragon was unmoved, its gaze merely turning colder.

"Dammit! The Leader of Gui Chen Sect’s killing intent is overwhelming! He has no intention of letting us go!"

"Kill! Let’s fight to the death!"

"Attack together!"

Feeling the tidal wave of cold killing intent, more than two hundred Daoists around the Gui Dao Mansion erupted into action, transforming into streaks of profound light and soaring into the clouds.

With a deafening BOOM,

the many Daoists attacked in unison.

Powerful streams of True Qi followed the thousand-zhang Dharma Aspect, weaving together at incredible speed to form a towering, majestic Gui Dao Mansion!

From ancient times to the present, without exception, all Daoists who held a Divine Position used the Gui Dao Mansion as their Dharma Aspect.

This wasn’t a choice they made, but an inevitable consequence of holding a Divine Position. The Divine Position was the foundation of their extended lifespans, but it was also a restraint.

BOOM!

The thousand-zhang giant Dharma Aspect that was Mu Guihai reached up, lifted the Gui Dao Mansion formed from the combined power of over two hundred Daoists, and violently smashed it down toward the Black Dragon.

"A cluster of ants thinks it can overturn the heavens?"

the Black Dragon spoke indifferently, its claw swiping down in an instant.

CRACK!

The next moment, the massive Gui Dao Mansion Dharma Aspect, as large as a great mountain, was torn in two and slammed heavily onto the thousand-zhang giant that was Mu Guihai.

"PUH!!"

All the Daoists, including Mu Guihai, were instantly sent flying backward, coughing up blood unceasingly.

"Old Thief Gui Chen!"

one Daoist cursed while coughing up blood, his body turning transparent.

In that one exchange, they had lost at least half of their Essence Blood, and their lifespans were reduced by nearly half as well.

The other Daoists also began to laugh bitterly.

Mu Guihai roared toward the sky, bellowing in fury:

"Old Fool Taixu! You’ve been a coward your whole life, retreating again and again! When the Gui Chen Sect plundered the Incense, you didn’t dare to act! When the Gui Chen Sect sent people to kill Fellow Daoist Chen, you still didn’t dare to act!"

"Then just keep clinging to your pathetic life! You might as well flee to the Netherworld and find the two Venerables to avenge us!"

Somewhere in the mountains, Taixu True Master’s face shifted between pale and ashen, his body trembling uncontrollably.

He lived in fear of death. Even if he successfully escaped this time, he would probably be hunted down by that old scoundrel Gui Chen, who would steal his Divine Position and kill him anyway.

’It would be better to... it would be better to...’

Hearing the miserable screams of the many Daoists, thinking of Mu Guihai’s furious roar, and looking up at the Black Dragon...

he finally couldn’t hold it in any longer and roared:

"Old scoundrel Gui Chen! You’re nothing but a stupid pig!"

"Even if this old man dies today, I’m taking you with me!"

He let out a furious shout and shot toward the sky.

BOOM!

The void trembled.

Countless waves of purple qi surged out from around his body!

"Commendable courage. A pity..."

"A swarm of ants. No matter how many there are, what use is it?"

Black ripples seemed to spread from the Black Dragon’s eyes as it indifferently raised its claw.

「Meanwhile, on Golden Radiance Mountain in the Desolate Province.」

The seven-colored light flowing around Su Bai’s body instantly dissipated.

At this moment, he was immersed in a state of Returning to the Essence, appearing like an ordinary mortal from head to toe.

But when he opened his eyes, an Immortal Qi Mechanism spread out from him.

Within Golden Radiance Mountain, Linjiang Daoist, the one with the strongest Cultivation, was instantly struck as if by lightning.

"This... This is..."

He trembled uncontrollably, his Heart Spirit enveloped by an immense fear.

At this moment, he felt as if he had encountered an utterly irresistible natural enemy, unable to muster the slightest thought of resistance.

Su Bai, on the other hand, glanced at his gains from this session.

[Divine Technique: Dragon and Phoenix Immortal Scripture! (Immortal Grade!) Level: One! (100,000,000 Points!)]

After burning three million Merit Points, the originally Super Grade Dragon Phoenix Dao Scripture had evolved into an Immortal Grade technique!

And after this evolution, the strength of Su Bai’s physical body doubled, and the intensity of his Divine Thoughts increased several times over!

Now, with a single thought, his incredibly powerful Divine Thoughts instantly perceived the Black Dragon ten thousand li away.

Then, he looked at the Black Dragon.

He raised his right hand.

And slowly extended a single finger!

...

"Ants and worms, no matter how many of you gather..."

At this moment, the Black Dragon watched the charging Daoists and thrust its claw downward with a look of cold indifference.

"...you are still just ants!"

RUMBLE!

The powerful experts watching this battle felt a thrill of horror as they saw the black dragon claw slam down tyrannically.

They could already anticipate that a world-shaking collision was imminent!

However, at this very moment, a golden finger that spanned the heavens and the earth, carrying with it a surging immortal might, smashed down from the farthest reaches of the horizon.

In a single instant, it froze all the attacks from both sides.

Heaven and Earth suddenly fell silent!

"You are..."

The Black Dragon’s eyes exploded, blood seeping from its pupils. Before it could even finish its question, it was crushed to dust by the golden finger!

「Within the Desolate Province.」

Everyone stared at the sky in shock.

They saw the golden finger sweep across the sky, pushing forward for ninety thousand li.

Wherever it passed,

the night receded, and the world became clear and bright!