Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence - Chapter 541

Chapter 541: Chapter 239: Did You Steal My Heavenly General Great Divine Power?_2
 

In this life-and-death crisis, Xu Hao exerted all his strength to unleash this strike. His spirit soul, mana, and physical body merged into one, shattering the divine skill barrier that had confined him for hundreds of years, successfully stepping into the second realm of the Wondrous Tao Divine Power.

Facing the Wondrous Divine Power displayed to the extreme, Shen Yuan’s eyes rose with a hint of respect. He raised the Darkness-Light Sword in his hand and spoke softly,

“This sword, Zhuming Chengye!”

All the power of the Yang God within him poured into the Darkness-Light Sword, the union of the sword and Elemental Qi merging with the Qi of heaven and earth. A rising sun took the place of the fragmented Great Sun that had resulted from the explosion of the Sun God Dharma Image, as celestial phenomena changed.

The longsword traced a profound arc, and as the Bronze Ancient Sword hummed gently within the path of the sword mark, it was as if the passage of time had turned, meeting the world-opening axe with the might of the dazzling Great Sun.

The collision between the Wondrous Tao Divine Power and the Earthly Destroyer Divine Power caused heaven and earth to roar. The night sky, turned daylight, was ripped apart in a moment, a pitch-black crevice tearing through the firmament, reflecting the profound endless void.

Even though Xu Hao held the advantage of cultivation, the collapse of his Sun God Dharma Image, the shattering of his spirit soul, and the disconnection from the power of heaven and earth had driven him to a dead end.

Conversely, Shen Yuan was still in his prime, and the killing power of the Earthly Destroyer Sword Technique, which was on the verge of entering the third realm, far surpassed that of the Profound Realm Genesis. The outcome was decided the moment that sword was unleashed.

The scattering Sword Qi pierced his body, tearing through his flesh. The dazzling Great Sun evaporated his blood, and his proud figure fell from the clouds.

The wonders of Profound Realm Genesis were completely shattered by this sword. Beneath the chaos, order re-emerged, and henceforth, only the Zhuming Chengye Sun remained in the sky.

The noise of the battle above the sea of clouds had long since spread throughout the entire Secret Realm Square-Inch, drawing the gaze of all trialists within the secret realm.

That power, which surpassed the limit of the Spirit Refining True Being, had also caught the eyes of many powerful experts, instilling fear in the many trialists.

“A Spirit Refining True Being can make full-force moves in this Secret Realm Square-Inch by exploiting the loopholes in the laws of heaven and earth, but a Return-to-Void Great True Being has already crossed the limit, how can such a powerful expert exist?”

“Even the Netherworld Commander Leopard Tail, who had reached the peak and ascended to the Immortal Realm, was constrained by the laws of heaven and earth and could not wield the power of the Return-to-Void Stage.”

“The Return-to-Void Realm could not cross the three thousand years of Spirit Energy Exhaustion era; such powerful experts should not exist in this world!”

The various questions that surfaced left many powerful experts full of doubts, wishing they could be on the battlefield to see for themselves.

However, as a Return-to-Void Great True Being could leverage the power of heaven and earth, getting close to any location could potentially turn it into a battlefield, which was far too dangerous.

Even the Spirit Refining True Beings from the 10 Great Grotto Heavens Sacred Lands dared not tread lightly into it and could only watch from afar.

But even if they couldn’t know the specifics of the battle, when that Zhuming Chengye Sword fell, a name simultaneously surfaced in the minds of all those who watched.

“Supreme Taoist!”

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Xu Hao, who had fallen from the clouds, looked at the sky in a wretched state. By this time, his body was riddled with holes, his Sun God Dharma Image had collapsed, and his spirit soul had already burnt out like a lamp running out of oil. All that supported him was his remaining unwilling will.

He looked up at Shen Yuan in the sky and murmured in a daze,

“He had already dominated our generation, why has he appeared again after ten thousand years?

Could it be that even after we’ve hidden from the world for ten thousand years, we cannot escape his shadow?”

A look of confusion and fear flashed momentarily, but in just the next moment, the fierce determination reappeared on his face.

“No! He must not suppress us for another lifetime, the Supreme Taoist must die!”

With these words, Xu Hao forcefully squeezed out the last bit of mana from his depleted body, taking out a golden scroll from the Storage Ring.

High above, Shen Yuan’s eyebrows suddenly furrowed. The golden scroll in Xu Hao’s hands gave off an ominous aura.

The Primordial Spirit Sword Control Method fell towards Xu Hao once again, but before the sword light reached him, the blood-spewing Xu Hao had already recited a venerable name.

“Disciple has followed the Exalted One’s Decree, searching for anomalies in Heaven and Earth’s Primordial Elemental Qi and has found the creator of this place to be the Supreme Taoist Shen Yuan.”

“Disciple respectfully welcomes the arrival of the Clarity Void Exalted One’s law carriage!”

Immediately, that golden scroll transformed into a beam of golden light ascending above the firmament. The scroll unfolded to reveal the words “Clarity Void Exalted One’s Decree” hanging high above the sea of clouds.

One by one, auspicious clouds within the vast sky began to converge, and the ordinary clouds that lacked any trace of the divine easily swallowed the sword slashed by Shen Yuan. Then, the myriad of clouds began to morph into a magnificent palace.

The palace spanned across the sea of clouds, resembling the Celestial Vault Tao Palace from mythical legends, where rays of rosy light transformed into Immortals in feathered garments, moving through the halls, as if in the Ninth Heavens Immortal Realm.

In the next instant, an indifferent gaze descended from the Cloud Firmament Tao Palace, its sense lofty and remote, as if looking down upon the mortal world, overseeing the life and death of all realms.

Xu Hao, nearly at the end of his strength, propped up his body and crawled on the ground, calling out loudly:

“Disciple pays his respects to the Clarity Void Exalted One!”

Hearing Xu Hao’s address, Shen Yuan’s brows had already been tightly knitted, his gaze warily fixed on the Cloud Firmament Tao Palace.

The imposing presence of the Cloud Firmament Tao Palace was undeniable, and Shen Yuan did not doubt that a projection of a powerful being beyond the Immortal Realm was seated within.

This powerful being could be anyone, but it definitely would not be the Clarity Void Exalted One!

The Clarity Void Exalted One, a disciple of the Yuqing Tao Ancestor, ascended to the Realm of the Exalted One by refining Elemental Qi as a great path, revered by Qi Refiners of all realms.

But no one knew better than Shen Yuan that the Clarity Void Exalted One had fallen thousands of years ago, and even his fundamental Heavenly General Great Divine Power, Nine Breaths Qi Absorption, had returned to heaven and earth, ultimately acquired by Shen Yuan himself.

If the Heavenly General Great Divine Power was anything other than unique in all the worlds, Shen Yuan would have had no chance to learn it if the Clarity Void Exalted One was not dead.

The existence of the Heavenly General Great Divine Power was enough to prove that the Clarity Void Exalted One mentioned by Xu Hao was nothing but a fake!

Taking into account Xu Hao’s status as the reserve Sacred Sage of the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens and the fact that the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens were passed down by the Clarity Void Exalted One himself.

The truth then became self-evident.

This fake Clarity Void Exalted One had somehow deceived the entirety of the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens and was worshipped as the Exalted One by this contemporary foremost Grotto Heavens, with Xu Hao merely being his pawn.

And since this fake had the audacity to impersonate a Taoism Exalted One, he must be aware of the true Exalted One’s death, making it very likely that this imposter came from the Upper World.

As thoughts swiftly clarified, a slight curve appeared on Shen Yuan’s lips as he said to Xu Hao:

“To prostrate oneself before a counterfeit, the Little Clarity Void Grotto Heavens has truly fallen to such pits, truly lamentable.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Hao’s eyes bulged, and he said sharply:

“Shen Yuan, don’t think that with a little ability, you can disrespect the Exalted One.

If the Exalted One becomes angry, even if you control this Secret Realm Square-Inch, you will still inevitably face death!”

Shen Yuan paid no attention to Xu Hao’s reaction, but turned his gaze towards the Clarity Void Exalted One.

The indifferent gaze from within the Cloud Firmament Tao Palace finally responded.

A great hand formed of rosy clouds reached out from the palace, Xu Hao’s face lighting up with joy, about to speak.

But in the next moment, Xu Hao abruptly realized that the rosy cloud hand was not reaching towards Shen Yuan, but towards himself, who had fallen from the cloud firmament.

As the rosy cloud hand grasped him and pulled him back into the Tao Palace, Xu Hao’s voice rose in confusion.

“Exalted One, what is this… Ah!!!”

A pitiful scream echoed throughout the Cloud Firmament Tao Palace, followed by the eerily crunching sounds gradually rising.

The colorful rosy clouds shrouded the Cloud Firmament Tao Palace, which, in the fading light of the day brought by Zhuming Chengye, took on a tinge of blood red.

After a long while, accompanied by the sound of swallowing, an old voice finally rose in the clouds.

“The flesh collapses, the Spirit Soul exhausted, such food can only be considered barely better than nothing.”

Afterward, Shen Yuan felt a cold gaze fall on himself, as if an invisible bloodthirsty beast was breathing beside him, the sense of danger causing Shen Yuan’s Spirit Soul to instinctively shudder.

“The Elemental Qi in this realm is exceptionally active, using the Qi of heaven and earth to evolve myriad rules and thus create worlds, a method all too familiar!”

The next instant, a young Taoist wearing a white Taoist robe, with auspicious clouds at his feet, slowly emerged from the Cloud Firmament Tao Palace, smiling lightly and slowly said:

“Is it you, the one who has taken away my Heavenly General Great Divine Power?”