Chapter 1746 - 684: The Dao Fades, the Demon Rises

Chapter 1746: Chapter 684: The Dao Fades, the Demon Rises

Above the Nine Heavens, bone-chilling Fierce gusts of wind surged in stormy torrents, unleashing terrifying peals of thunder. Outer Heaven Fire poured down with a howling roar, like one comet after another bombarding the earth.

A Great Saint enraged, killing intent revealed—he truly seemed capable of shifting stars and changing constellations.

At this moment, the three of them all unleashed killing intent together, their combined momentum shaking heaven and earth.

Kong Yuanxing was truly infuriated. He considered himself rather steady, not one to easily fly into a rage, yet today he had been forced again and again into murderous thoughts by this Great Saint who claimed to be a Loose Cultivator.

Who dared threaten him like this?

If he didn’t sit, he would be cut down?

As a Great Saint, he had once traversed all corners of the Yewu World alone for many years, and had never met anyone so狂妄. They had all trod upon this Domain—who was inferior to whom?

Kong Yuanxing rose directly to his feet; he truly did not believe in such intimidation.

Having reached this level, though he was no longer as arrogant as in his youth, he had not become so low-key that he would let others threaten him.

Moreover, he took the initiative to attack. With a thunderous boom, a vast portion of the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest exploded; around his body, resplendent flames of light shone in all directions, forming a Light Wheel.

He looked like a Heavenly God descending to the mortal world, illuminating heaven above and earth below.

This was his Pure Yang Consciousness, dispersing all darkness. The Night Fog Sea above the Nine Heavens collapsed, and the terrifying Fierce gusts of wind rose and fell with his emotional fluctuations, accompanied by flashes of lightning and claps of thunder.

From him there shot out sheets of light-bolts, densely packed; more terrifying than Arrays formed by Flying Swords, because they seemed to carry faint strands of the Power of Time.

For a moment, everyone felt their eyes sting unbearably.

The dense swarm of light-bolts was too dazzling, like a burning starry sky, shaking loose uncountable meteors wreathed in blazing flames of light, as though heaven and earth were about to topple.

Qin Ming’s expression was indifferent as he sat cross-legged upon the Tai Chi Meditation Mat wreathed in rotating Black and White Light, without moving a hair. Yet behind him, nine towering Sword Mountains that connected heaven and earth swung in unison to cut forward.

The Nine Swords came forth together, as though to Open Heaven itself!

Within them were encompassed the Nine Domains of Yin Yang, Five Elements, Wind, Thunder. Nine-colored Sword Qi expanded boundlessly, reaching everywhere, utterly crushing the dense light-bolt Array ahead.

The entire canopy of the sky became ragged and torn, split open by those nine sword lights as tall as mountain ranges.

Many people’s pupils contracted; naturally they could see that Kong Yuanxing’s light-bolts slightly touched upon the Time Domain, and were far from ordinary.

Yet Emperor Qin was actually able to suppress them with sheer brute force.

The Nine Colored Sword Domain he constructed rendered those faint strands of the Power of Time utterly unable to erode it; the Nine Swords whirled and slashed, crashing through the densely woven threads of Time in an explosion.

Before Kong Yuanxing, a region collapsed, an endless darkness shrouding it—he was unleashing another Miao Technique.

However, with a thunderous boom, that Abyss-like Earth Realm was blasted through.

The Nine Swords hung in the sky, seeming capable of annihilating All Laws.

Kong Yuanxing retreated at extreme speed; his resplendent protective Light Wheel was actually torn open, and Sword Qi surged through, cutting off the Pure Yang Consciousness Flower surging above his head.

His pupils shrank; just now he had almost had his Heart Lake illuminated by the Nine-colored Sword Qi.

This sword light was truly fearsome—one misstep and it would manifest within one’s heart, able to sever Spirit and Soul Light.

Kong Yuanxing’s expression grew solemn. Under his feet golden radiance emerged, like an arched bridge bearing his weight, granting him a stance of Immune to All Techniques.

This was still a special method of the Traveler Civilization.

Even Qin Ming’s Primordial Element Golden Bridge had originally been inspired in part by the Traveler Civilization’s Escape Skill.

Kong Yuanxing traversed the heavens, darting abruptly to the left and right, his speed pushed to the utter limit.

At the same time, he was forming a Magic Seal; behind him also manifested a vast and unfathomable Magic Body.

When the full night re-blanketed the sky, he seemed all the more sacred and transcendent.

Especially as a strange Dawn light arose from him, then revolved into a scene of Dusk—that was the Time Dao Pattern blooming in glory, making all the scenery around him seem to flow with the passage of time.

Kong Yuanxing took the initiative to kill, closing in at ultra-limit speed, bearing the Power of Time. Flecks of light-rain fell; from the Dawn breaking the darkness of early morning to the blood-soaked Dusk of crimson, myriad Divine visions layered upon him, truly terrifying.

Qin Ming never underestimated an opponent. Facing such a Great Saint who had stepped into a special Domain, he held him in high regard, went all out, and launched his most powerful offensive.

In an instant, he lit his Heart Lamp, revealed his True Form, transformed his Spirit Field; like rebirth through Nirvana, he Displayed Saints above the firmament.

This was the method of five realms unification.

Within his body, the Heart Lamp ignited, illuminating his True Form; various Divine scenes manifested all at once, the Spirit Field revolved, the old overturned and renewed, and All Technique surged forth.

Qin Ming’s skin was covered in Tao Patterns; the Divine Radiance he emitted blazed to the absolute extreme. rebirth, Outer Saint, Spirit Field, Heart Lamp, True Form—these five realms resonated together; once unified as one force, All Laws shook in unison, exploding forth.

He was like an Immortal Proud Sun, still seated cross-legged, yet bearing the might to illuminate and break ten thousand things.

Under Qin Ming’s full eruption, the power radiating outward was extremely terrifying.

Even Kong Yuanxing, who came with the power of ten-thousand-jun behind him, saw his pupils suddenly contract.

He felt a discomfort; the Magic Seal he formed grew sluggish, the Dawn light of morning was driven away, the Dusk scenery was severed. Even the vast Magic Body he had manifested was corroded into a thousand wounds.

His nascent Time Domain was actually being restrained, seeming on the verge of collapse.

Qin Ming used the five realms unification to expand All Laws outward, like Divine Light purifying fiends and demons.

When the two met, Qin Ming sat cross-legged upon the Black and White Meditation Mat and struck out with a single palm; the faint strands of law between Kong Yuanxing’s fingers exploded apart with a boom.

The Great Saint from the Traveler Civilization felt his hair stand on end; in an instant he retreated, using a golden arched bridge to pierce through the sky.

From Qin Ming’s side, dazzling light burst forth; All Laws resonated together, and the Nine-colored Sword Qi reappeared. Yet it no longer took the form of Sword Mountains, instead transforming into a Light Wheel that flew out.

With a metallic ring, the silver Treasure Banner Kong Yuanxing had offered up was cut apart.

At the critical moment, he once more condensed a Tao Rhyme Flower to bloom outside his body, yet it was still cleaved the very first instant by the Light Wheel formed from Nine-colored Sword Qi.

With a cutting hiss, Kong Yuanxing’s right arm was severed, dissolving into mottled rain of light-time, exploding with a thunderous blast, finally managing to slightly hinder the sword wheel.

Kong Yuanxing possessed extreme speed, and ultimately escaped Qin Ming’s Ten Thousand Laws Domain, evading the Light Wheel’s resplendent follow-up spin-cut.

Everyone drew in the Night Fog in shock. This Loose Cultivator Great Saint, Emperor Qin, had said he would cut down the Great Saint of the Traveler Civilization—and he truly did shear off his arm.

Xuan Tu immediately stepped forward to intervene.

Kong Yuanxing’s expression was ugly; he had actually fallen into the disadvantage.

The three of them manifested in the sky in the form of Pure Yang Consciousness. Although this was not Kong Yuanxing’s True Body, it was enough to explain the problem—he was not a match in this Battle.

Qin Ming’s expression was solemn; he did not underestimate the other side. After all, rarely could anyone make him connect his rebirth Five Realm and directly attack with his strongest means.

"What do you mean?" He stared at Xuan Tu. Was the other trying to break this up in a biased way? If not for being in the Xuanhuang Martial Hall, he would simply act as a madman and kill his way through to the end.

Xuan Tu felt the pressure. He heard the voice transmission of the old Sect Master of the Innate Sect, telling him to calm the situation as quickly as possible, and not to personally intervene in this battle.

He stared at Qin Ming. Where did this Loose Cultivator Great Saint come from? So overbearing—he really wasn’t giving any face.

"Brother Qin, let’s stop here." Xuan Tu felt extremely stifled in his heart.

Being in the Xuanhuang Martial Hall, he felt bound hand and foot, always needing to consider the bigger picture. He couldn’t help his friend step onto the field for a full-force fight—truly unsatisfying.

He also had to secretly explain to Kong Yuanxing, saying, "Brother Kong, be a bit more patient. Temporarily leave that Five Elements Ring with him. When Great Saint Mu and Saint Si arrive, this fiend will naturally feel the pressure. With the four Great Saints present, no more words will be needed; he will definitely bow his head and return the treasure."

Kong Yuanxing’s face was very cold; he did not say anything more.

He naturally still had Forbidden Skill, a kind of extraordinary method that belonged to blood-duels in the Great Saint Domain. However, even if the battle continued, he still might not be able to win. A long fight held no advantages.

After an instant of weighing the gains and losses, he simply withdrew.

"It was just a simple spar. Great Saint Qin, Brother Kong, don’t let it turn into real Fire." Xuan Tu came forward to mediate, asking Qin Ming to put away the sword wheel and return to drinking tea.

On the Highland, the Demoness Jiang held the green lotus and swept out multiple Miao Technique in succession, knocking Kong Yuanxing’s incarnation head over heels four times, and even scattering him three times, shocking all the spectators from every side.

"How is that possible?"

Ning Zhenxue was lost in a daze, unable to believe what she saw before her eyes.

In her heart, that Senior Brother of incomparable grace, a Great Saint who had become famous many years ago, had actually lost.

The most crucial point was that the Loose Cultivator Great Saint had not even shown himself. Just凝聚出 a single Secret Method Green Lotus had such might—it truly frightened her.

In the end, Jiang Ran successfully took the Five Elements Ring, but did not press too hard, allowing that incarnation condensed from Primordial Essence Qi to leave the battlefield and vanish into the depths of the night sky.

The Five Elements Ring shone brilliantly, cast from five kinds of Exotic Gold, worth a fortune.

It tried to fly away several times, but each time was suppressed by Jiang Ran using Controlling All Things. By now the treasure had become completely well-behaved and directly changed owners.

Jiang Ran spoke: "Ning Zhenxue, right? All this time, you’ve wanted to have a Battle with me. Now that the external factors interfering with a fair duel have disappeared, I’ll give you the chance."

She put away the green lotus that凝聚诸法 and faced the top Saint of the Traveler Civilization bare-handed.

Outside, many people showed looks of astonishment.

A Saint from Chengping Sect sighed in admiration: "The Demoness Jiang is indeed confident, fearing no challenge. Clearly holding a Big Killer in her hand, yet she doesn’t rely on it to make her move. If Ning Zhenxue hadn’t violated the rules by using a Great Saint incarnation, Dai Sect wouldn’t have brought out the green lotus."

Green Phoenix also spoke: "My Dai Sect has the bearing of a Master of Xuanhuang. However, Great Sage Qin is also absurdly powerful. Just by gifting a Secret Method Green Lotus, he crushed a Great Saint’s incarnation."

Many people, after hearing this, felt the same way, their hearts unable to calm.

What exactly was the background of the Great Saint standing behind the Demoness Jiang?

Could he really, as the rumors said, have walked out from the ruined Demon Sect Ancestral Court?

"A decisive battle between you and me is something I couldn’t ask for more!" After adjusting her mindset, Ning Zhenxue immediately began to fight Jiang Ran.

In an instant, she stood upon a golden arch bridge, traversing between heaven and earth, unleashing the fiercest offensive.

Jiang Ran did not use the Spiritual Domain Miao Technique she was most skilled in, nor did she use Controlling All Things. She relied on other methods of the Ten Thousand Laws Sect to face her opponent.

After a bout of fierce fighting, she used the Ten Thousand Laws Chain to lock her opponent, then smashed a punch into Ning Zhenxue’s chest, blasting out a delicate little fist-sized hole.

In truth, Jiang Ran had held back. Otherwise, under the pull of the Ten Thousand Laws Chain, Ning Zhenxue would definitely have been torn apart.

Ning Zhenxue’s chest was bloody, the pain bending her over so that she couldn’t straighten her body.

This was a huge blow to her. Today, she had actually been utterly defeated.

Many people had an admiration for Strength. Jiang Ran’s clean and decisive victory immediately set off a landslide-and-tsunami-like cheer.

Most importantly, Dai Sect was one of their own. Defeating the top Saint of another Supreme Martial hall made everyone excited and proud, sharing in the glory.

Earlier, during the Great Saint’s sparring, although many people had also wanted to shout a few times, they had ultimately held back, because among the two Strong Person that the Loose Cultivator Great Saint Emperor Qin faced, one was the current eldest senior brother of their Xuanhuang Martial Hall.

"What was the result of Ning Zhenxue going to interfere? Her own chest was pierced through, a miserable defeat!"

"How can she compare to the Demoness Jiang? They aren’t on the same level at all."

"Dai Sect is as brilliant and dazzling as ever!"

"Speaking of which, my Yingxu Sect’s Brother Bai Yuan never needed her to come down to help. She was only a burden."

As a Saint, how keen was Ning Zhenxue’s perception? Hearing those comments, her face instantly turned deathly pale, so angry she felt as if her whole body was about to catch Fire.

"Bai Yuan, it’s your turn." Jiang Ran spoke.

In the distance, that white-haired youth walked over step by step with his blade in hand.

At the same time, Jiang Ran blew her flute. Her entire person seemed clear and detached from the mundane, transcendent and otherworldly. In a trance, her Spiritual Domain expanded outward infinitely far.

Bai Yuan’s hand holding the Heavenly Blade trembled. He saw that the road beneath his feet actually led down into the Abyss...

Everyone’s hearts sank. Bai Yuan would not be able to walk up to the Demoness Jiang!

In the night sky, within the South Sea Purple Bamboo Forest, Qin Ming spoke: "Since Taoist has already put down your obsession and no longer covets my Five Elements Ring, then everything is easy to talk about. Let’s end it here for today."

Even with Kong Yuanxing’s forbearance, he almost exploded into action at this moment.

"The Tao wanes and the Demon flourishes; I will endure you for two more days for now!" Great Saint Kong Yuanxing silently recited the True Scripture, calming his mood. When the day came that the four Great Saints strode through the air, would this fiend still be able to be so arrogant and domineering?

By then, how could he dare not bow his head?

(I’ll try to update before dark in the near future. Recommending Chaoju Shen’s new book "As a Super Rich Man I Just Want to Be a Prosecutor" by Lushi Cangjun, which has just gone on shelves. You’re all welcome to have a taste!)