Living in the deep palace

When Su Chen's calm yet arrogant words reached the ears of the Four Seas Dragon Kings through the Dragon Emperor's will, these four supreme beings, who were already simmering with anger, were instantly ignited!

"Insanity!"

"You brat! How dare you insult my dragon race like this?!"

"How dare a mere True Immortal compare to the Supreme Dragon King of my Dragon Clan? One is at the First Realm, the other is a quasi-Fourth Realm cultivator, are you kidding me!"

"court death!"

The tyrannical dragon roar of Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South Sea, transformed into a tangible sonic storm, causing the surrounding spacetime to distort violently!
"Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor! Please allow this humble general to go into battle!"

"This humble general will tear that old human's soul, along with that arrogant brat, to shreds! I will use their blood to wash away the shame of my dragon race!"

"A mere True Immortal? This humble general will surely subdue him!"

He was the strongest and most fierce of the Four Dragon Kings, and could not tolerate his race being so despised!
The Dragon Emperor's will fell silent.

He squinted.

He too felt an unprecedented rage, but after all, he was an old monster who had lived for countless eons.

He forcefully suppressed his anger, and that majestic will resounded in Su Chen's mind once more, his voice now icy cold.

Can a true immortal defeat the supreme dragon king?

This can't be a joke!
"you sure?"

The Dragon Emperor whispered.

"I am sure."

"My new path is not without limitless potential, and its methods are extraordinary. Although the strongest is only a True Immortal, it is no weaker than a dragon of the Dragon Clan." Su Chen's answer was still calm and composed.

"it is good!"

The Dragon Emperor's will, enraged to the point of despair, turned into a laugh!

"What a 'New Path of the True Self'! What an arrogant thief of the future!"

"I'll see just how confident you are!"

"Ao Qin!" The Dragon Emperor's will was instantly conveyed, "This battle is entrusted to you."

"Remember..." The Dragon Emperor's voice carried a chilling killing intent devoid of any emotion.

"No matter life or death!"

He changed his mind.

He was no longer satisfied with simply handing Su Chen over to the Heavenly Dao.

He wanted to personally capture this madman who dared to humiliate the dragon race, personally pry open his mouth, and squeeze all the secrets out of him!
If Xindao loses, Su Chen is unwilling to fulfill the agreement.

Then it's time for him to have a big fight in the fourth realm!

The fourth realm is the Great Luo of Immortals, the Ancestral Blood Dragon Emperor, and the True Supreme Heavenly Demon, which is worlds apart from the pseudo-fourth realm.

"As ordered!"

Having received permission, Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South Sea, let out a roar filled with cruelty and pleasure!

His enormous dragon body slowly flew out from the army and hovered in the center of the Milky Way and the ancient star Jianmu.

A pseudo-fourth-realm dragon might, powerful enough to suffocate even a Golden Immortal giant, erupted without reservation!

The entire starry sky trembled at his rage!
And in the ancient star of Jianmu, in the city of Buqu.

Feng Canyun, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation, suddenly opened his eyes!

His face showed no fear, but rather excitement and honor at being entrusted with such an important task!

He overheard Su Chen's conversation with the Dragon Emperor!

He knew he had been chosen!
He was chosen by the "Taoist Master" who led him onto a completely new path to fight an epic battle that would be recorded in history!

"Disciple... Feng Canyun!"

He bowed deeply towards the direction of the Jianmu sacred tree.

"We will never dishonor the illustrious name of the 'Way of the True Self'!"

He couldn't understand it.

How could a true immortal possibly defeat a terrifying dragon that could easily destroy a star field?

but.

He believed that Su Chen, who was standing before him, had led him out as a new white-robed Daoist!

There must be a reason why the Taoist master did this.

He will obey.

After saying this, he looked up to the sky and roared, and a brilliant spiritual light full of "new life" and "fighting spirit" burst forth from his old body!
He transformed into a faint yet incredibly resolute stream of light, soaring into the sky, flying out of the emerald green protective shield, and arriving before Ao Qin, the South Sea Dragon King who resembled a god or demon!

In an instant, all eyes in the universe converged on this place.

On one side is a mythical figure whose body stretches for thousands of miles, whose dragon might crushes the ages, a pseudo-fourth realm supreme dragon king!
On one side was an elderly human, his body withered, his aura only at the True Immortal level, as insignificant as dust!
This is a duel that is a foregone conclusion from any angle!

However, for some reason, all the creatures that witnessed this scene couldn't help but feel a strange sense of anticipation.

I'm looking forward to a miracle that will defy all expectations!
after all.

This battle, between the New Path on one side and the Dragon Clan on the other, was enough to attract the attention of all living beings across the fourteen star seas.

……

……

"Ants."

The Dragon King of the South Sea, Ao Qin, looked down at the insignificant Feng Canyun with his two enormous, blood-red sun-like eyes, his voice filled with the cruelty and amusement of a cat playing with a mouse.

"I must admire your courage."

"Tell me, how do you want to die?"

Feng Canyun slowly raised his head, his eyes, now reborn, calmly staring at the terrifying presence that brought endless pressure.

His voice was old, yet strong and resonant.

"I did not come here seeking death."

"I came here in search of truth."

"I want to use the sword in my hand to verify whether the 'path' I have taken is correct."

"The new path is not weak!"

"I am now a Tenth-Level True Immortal!"

"I also want the Dragon King to see this..." A pure "self" will surged up from Feng Canyun's body!

"Look at your so-called 'nobility' and 'power'—how false and fragile its foundation truly is!"

"court death!"

Ao Qin was completely enraged!
Without further ado, his enormous dragon claw, imbued with the "Gengjin" law that could tear apart space and time, slashed fiercely down at Feng Canyun!
He will crush this arrogant ant, along with his ridiculous "Dao," into cosmic dust!
Faced with this deadly attack, Feng Canyun neither dodged nor evaded!
An ancient, broken bronze sword appeared in his hand, and he slowly closed his eyes.

In his mind, Su Chen's calm yet seemingly profound voice echoed.

"The core of the 'Way of the True Self' lies not in 'force,' but in 'mind.'"

"When your heart merges with the hearts of all beings, you can borrow the most powerful force in the world."

"Then you will be able to borrow the power of all the beings of the New Dao, and even the power of me, the Heavenly Ancestor of the New Dao!"

"And the latter, even if you can borrow just a portion of it, would be enough to propel you to new heights and slay this pseudo-fourth-realm dragon king with your sword!" "Heart? All living beings?"

"Borrowing the power of the Dao Ancestor?"

Feng Canyun's will soared to new heights! He "saw" the millions of pairs of eyes on the emerald planet below, eyes filled with tension, worry, and anticipation!
He "heard" their cries from the depths of their souls!

"Survive!"

—"For freedom!"

—Defeat him!

Buzz—! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

At this moment, Feng Canyun's "self" and the "all living beings" of Jianmu Ancient Star completely merged into one!
An unprecedented, even unexpected, vast "power of all living beings" surged wildly into his body through an invisible connection!

His bottleneck in the True Immortal realm shattered with a roar!

At this moment, Feng Canyun broke through.

He became the first second-realm, three-talented Xuan Yu Immortal of the new Dao! At this moment, colorless human immortal power erupted from his body.

Although he had broken through to the second realm and unleashed colorless human immortal power capable of contending with Xuanxian, he was still incredibly weak in front of the terrifying Dragon King.

"Breakthrough?!"

"hehe."

"They are still ants in the second realm, with no chance of winning."

"Whether it is a True Immortal of the First Realm, a Profound Immortal of the Second Realm, or a Profound Jade Immortal, there is no difference between them in front of the Supreme Dragon King of the Pseudo-Fourth Realm."

The Dragon Emperor narrowed his eyes.

but.

What caught his attention was something else entirely. Whether it was Feng Canyun's previous Ten Refinements True Immortal cultivation or the Human Immortal power that erupted from his body during his breakthrough, both of them made him take notice.

After breaking through the void, achieving great success, and transcending tribulation, isn't the True Immortal just a ninth-rank immortal? And isn't the second realm divided into two types: Mysterious Immortal and Mysterious Jade Immortal?
This new road does look quite impressive.

No wonder the Heavenly Dao of Mythology is so crazy, wanting to kill this kid! Given time, he will surely become a threat.

Rumble!
As Feng Canyun stepped into the realm of Human Immortal Power, another new power, far surpassing Xuan Yu Immortal, formed by the convergence of 100,000 kinds of mottled power, and nearly reaching the threshold of "Golden Immortal", suddenly awakened within him!
"cut!"

Feng Canyun suddenly opened his eyes and unleashed the most brilliant and dazzling sword strike of his life!
That sword strike lacked earth-shattering brilliance and earth-shattering power; it possessed only the purest and most unwavering will.

"I will make you lose!"

The wind howled and the clouds roared.

Also at this time.

His sword strike finally triggered the surging power within Su Chen, and in an instant, the 100,001st power erupted from Feng Canyun's body.

Although it was only a wisp, it was enough to shake the pseudo-fourth realm. At this moment, Feng Canyun surpassed the Golden Immortal.

scoff!

That terrifying dragon claw, powerful enough to tear apart time and space, was as fragile as rotten wood before this ordinary sword light, and was easily... split in two!
Golden dragon blood, like a burst dam, sprayed wildly into the dark universe!
“Ouch——!!!”

A mournful dragon roar, filled with pain and disbelief, resounded throughout the starry sky!
The indestructible dragon claws of Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South Sea, were actually... severed!
He was cut in two right in front of an army of millions of aquatic creatures by what he considered an "ant" and the "sword" he despised the most!

This is not just a physical injury, but also the most thorough trampling of his pride and dignity as the "Supreme Dragon King"!
"No! Impossible!"

Ao Qin roared hysterically, his blood-red dragon eyes filled with a frenzied killing intent! He could not accept this outcome!
"I want you dead! I want you dead!"

"kill!"

He opened his enormous maw, capable of devouring stars, and a "dragon pearl" condensed from his life's essence, shimmering with seven-colored divine light, slowly rose up!

He was actually going to use his primordial power to annihilate the ant in front of him who had brought him such a great humiliation!

However, just as the "Dragon Ball," which contained the power to destroy the world, was about to explode!

Feng Canyun's ethereal voice slowly rose.

“Dragon King…”

Have you truly understood yourself?

As he spoke, Feng Canyun slowly raised the ancient bronze sword in his hand once more.

This time, what he unleashed was no longer a domineering sword strike that gathered the "power of all living beings," but a faint, illusory strike that seemed capable of severing all illusions and pointing directly to the "origin"...

The sword of "truth"!
At this moment, Su Chen's power was once again borrowed, and it was even more immense than before.

Rumble!
The Dragon Emperor's will showed signs of fluctuation. He stared intently at Su Chen, but still made no move.

because.

He realized that this wasn't a violation of the rules, nor was it that Su Chen was secretly helping Feng Canyun; it was simply that a cultivator of the New Path could borrow power from Su Chen.

Even he couldn't help but sigh.

"This... the new path, and the master of the new path, are truly remarkable!"

"If this is the way, the entire Star Sea will probably have to be reshuffled, and the Mythical Heavenly Dao will be in danger."

The sword light unleashed by Feng Canyun did not strike the Dragon King's body, nor the Dragon Pearl, but instead lightly struck the Dragon King's seemingly flawless... "Dao Fruit"!
"I said."

Unconsciously, Feng Canyun uttered two syllables whose true meaning he himself did not understand.

Your "perfection" is actually "imperfection".

Buzz—!!!! ...

In an instant! Words were spoken, and the law followed!

Ao Qin's pseudo-fourth realm Dao fruit, which should have been perfectly perfect, suddenly trembled!
Then, in his "inner vision," he was horrified to see!
A tiny, yet incredibly conspicuous, gap suddenly appeared on his prized Dao Fruit!
It was as if his entire life's cultivation, his existence, his very essence... had been incomplete from the very beginning!

An indescribable sense of "falseness" and "self-doubt" originating from the deepest part of his soul, like the most vicious inner demon, frantically grew and spread within his Dao heart!
"No... My path... How could my path be flawed?!"

"Am I not considered to be in the fourth realm?"

"And only... the third realm?"

"Damn it, what exactly is this so-called Supreme Dragon King, this pseudo-fourth realm?!"

Boom!

The moment the last thought of self-doubt surfaced, Ao Qin's unbreakable Dao heart... completely collapsed!

The "Dragon Ball," pushed to its limit, instantly dimmed its divine light! The enormous dragon body, as if having lost all its power, fell helplessly from the high starry sky...

lost.

Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South Sea, a pseudo-fourth-realm supreme dragon king who had dominated for several eras, did not die by the enemy's sword, but... was defeated by the collapse of his own Dao heart!
This is more cruel than killing him!
……

……

The entire universe was deathly silent.

All living beings who witnessed this scene, whether it was the vast army of aquatic creatures or the ancient beings hiding in the shadows, were completely... petrified.

Their faces were filled with endless bewilderment and... disbelief.

What... exactly happened?!

When the enormous, star-like dragon body of Ao Qin, the Dragon King of the South Sea, fell helplessly from the starry sky like a boulder that had lost all its support, time seemed to be paused.

The entire universe fell into a strange, suffocating silence.

The vast army of aquatic creatures, their faces which should have been contorted with ferocity and bloodlust, now wore only a blank, sleepwalking expression. Their minds were completely incapable of processing this absurd scene before them, a scene that shattered all their understanding accumulated over countless eons… (End of Chapter)