Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 520 The Three Elixir Secret Method, The Battle Ends

Inside Purgatory Valley, a fierce battle raged.

As the battle continued, the frequency of volcanic eruptions increased significantly, and the temperature inside the valley became increasingly scorching.

The Heavenly Demon Lord's attacks became increasingly fierce, each strike carrying earth-shattering power, causing space to continuously shatter and reform under his attacks.

However, Lin Yuan was like a small boat, stubbornly going against the current in the raging storm.

Although he was always at a disadvantage in a direct confrontation, his powerful perception allowed him to accurately detect his opponent's fatal blow. He would then either dodge with agile movements or counterattack with his powerful strength and physique to neutralize the attack.

Fu Xuan sat in his Qi Sea, precisely manipulating the Three Thousand Burning Flames to heal Lin Yuan's injuries sustained in the fierce battle.

The three natal pills replenish Lin Yuan's battle qi with medicinal power, keeping him at his peak condition.

Under these circumstances, Lin Yuan firmly maintained his undefeated record.

At the same time, Lin Yuan's essence, energy, and spirit were slowly transformed under the tempering of the scorching flames of war, gradually rising to a mysterious and profound realm. His control over his own power became increasingly exquisite, and every move he made carried a natural and effortless charm.

As time went on, he went from initially putting up a weak resistance to entering a stalemate, and was even able to occasionally find opportunities to counterattack.

"This kid's getting stronger with each battle?!"

Tianming Old Demon was filled with doubt and surprise. He had thought he could quickly capture Lin Yuan, but he did not expect the opponent to be so troublesome.

The kid he was fighting was quite strange. His soul perception was extremely sharp, his strength was extremely powerful, and his physique was extremely tough. Ordinary attacks were of little use, and his fatal blows were always accurately blocked or dodged.

The spatial solidification technique, which had previously been invincible against Dou Zun, was completely ineffective against this boy.

As time went by, the Heavenly Demon King had a vague feeling that he had fallen into his opponent's rhythm in this battle, which made him feel a little irritated.

However, Lin Yuan ignored what the Heavenly Demon was thinking and continued to launch his attacks.

His eyes gleamed with excitement; each clash with the Heavenly Demon gave him a deeper understanding of his own strength.

In a flash, he dodged a fierce claw attack from the Heavenly Demon, and at the same time threw a punch with his backhand. The fist wind howled, carrying scorching flames, and went straight for the Heavenly Demon's face.

The Heavenly Demon dodged the punch by sidestepping, but the scorching flames still grazed his cheek, leaving a shallow burn mark.

He reached up and touched his cheek, looking at the trace of blood on his fingertip, his anger intensifying.

"Boy, you have completely enraged this saint!"

Tianming Old Demon roared, his aura suddenly surged, and his fighting spirit burst forth from his body, forcibly forcing Lin Yuan, who was attacking fiercely, back.

Since prolonged fighting isn't working, let's try a different tactic.

On the other side, Lin Yuan vaguely sensed the change in his opponent's emotions, and his eyes immediately became slightly serious, but he showed no intention of backing down. On the contrary, his fighting spirit intensified. He took a deep breath, and his internal fighting energy circulated wildly, causing his aura to rise steadily.

The volcanoes in Purgatory Valley seemed to sense the change in atmosphere at this moment, and they began to tremble violently, with lava shooting into the sky like fountains.

With a thought, the Heavenly Demon locked onto Lin Yuan with his own aura to prevent the latter from escaping.

Then, he formed hand seals with lightning speed, and a vast and cold gray battle aura, mixed with an ominous crimson, surged out from his body.

"Blood Darkness and Profound Netherworld - Qi Transformation of Heaven and Earth!"

The moment the seal was formed, the old demon Tianming's eyes suddenly sharpened, and then he let out a fierce shout.

In an instant, the energy of heaven and earth in the valley surged violently, then rushed towards him and converged rapidly. A huge, towering phantom, nearly a thousand feet tall, quickly condensed behind him, with black ghostly energy and blood-red baleful energy swirling around it, exuding an extremely terrifying aura.

The Heavenly Demon King looked at Lin Yuan and said coldly, "Boy, you're good at dodging and resisting, aren't you? Next, I'll show you what it means to be caught in your own trap!"

After saying that, he gave a cold laugh, and then his hand seal suddenly changed.

Behind him, the towering phantom opened its massive maw, spewing forth a vast mist of blood and gray that enveloped and filled the valley sealed by the array.

The air in this place became extremely cold and stagnant at this moment.

The eerie mist, as fine as silk threads, relentlessly assaulted Lin Yuan, corroding his fighting spirit while hindering and slowing his movements, making it impossible for him to dodge at will.

At the same time, an extremely terrifying crimson energy condensed in the palm of the giant phantom.

"This level of energy fluctuation... is it a Heaven-Rank Battle Technique?!" Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately understood: "It seems that he doesn't want to continue the war of attrition, but wants to win with an absolute power in one strike."

"Boy, I might not be able to control the force of my next strike. It's not too late to surrender now!"

The Heavenly Demon King's lips curled into a cruel smile, and the aura of his enormous phantom locked onto Lin Yuan. The crimson energy between his palms grew increasingly intense, as if it could devour all light.

He seemed to feel that victory was within his grasp, and at this moment he was extremely smug.

With the cultivation of a high-level semi-saint, coupled with a low-level Heaven-rank battle technique... who below the level of a battle saint could withstand such power?! Let alone a mere boy who hasn't even entered sainthood yet!

"A decisive move, huh... What a pity, a rare whetstone!"

Faced with the pressure of this powerful force, Lin Yuan showed no sign of panic, only a faint look of regret, and sighed softly.

"Using me as a whetstone?" The old demon Tianming frowned and sneered, "Your arrogance is truly deeply ingrained! It seems you want to die here."

"Heh, you don't have the ability to take my life." Lin Yuan chuckled, a hint of arrogance flashing in his eyes, and calmly said, "Old Demon Tianming, feel honored! Next, you will have the privilege of witnessing my true strength..."

"The Three Elixir Secret Techniques: The Lifeblood Elixir - Essence Transformation!"

"The Three Elixir Secret Method: The Natal Qi Elixir - Qi Transformation!"

"The Three Elixir Secret Techniques - Natal Soul Elixir - Divine Essence Transformation!"

As a shout rang in his mind, Lin Yuan swiftly formed several profound hand seals, and the three natal cores within his body trembled slightly, each releasing a burst of medicinal power in unison.

The three pure medicinal energies converged at one point, then ignited, transforming into an extremely mysterious energy that completely merged into Lin Yuan's body.

In that instant, a mysterious rune rapidly condensed between Lin Yuan's brows. Lin Yuan's body trembled slightly, and his aura surged to a level surpassing that of a high-level half-saint, much to the disbelief of the Heavenly Demon.

Lin Yuan spent a great deal of time, experience, and resources perfecting the Three Elixir Secret Method, and finally performed it in its entirety before the public for the first time.

This Three Pill Secret Technique, which uses the power of high-level pills to temporarily boost one's strength, has an improvement in each pill's magnitude that is almost comparable to the clan pattern secret techniques of ancient lineages.

When the three secret techniques of Dan are unleashed simultaneously, the boost to combat power among those at the same level is almost unprecedented. As for the extremely powerful battle qi surging through his meridians, if Lin Yuan had not cultivated the Body of Ten Thousand Tribulations and completed the tenth stage of entering sainthood, he probably wouldn't have been able to easily bear it.

Feeling the unprecedented power within his body, a hint of intoxication flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes—such power was truly intoxicating!

"This situation cannot be maintained for long... We need to finish this quickly!"

Shaking his head, Lin Yuan took a deep breath, dispelling the intoxication he felt for power. His gaze cleared again, and he made a decision.

"This...how is this possible?!" On the other side, Tianming Old Demon felt Lin Yuan's surging aura, a terrifying aura that had surpassed his own. The sneer on his face instantly froze, replaced by deep shock and disbelief.

He could understand secret methods to enhance strength, but he truly couldn't comprehend a secret method with such a terrifying increase in power.

Even the secret techniques of those ancient clans could never achieve this level, right?

Lin Yuan raised his eyes, his cold gaze falling on Tianming Old Demon's face, and said indifferently, "Tianming Old Demon, I will grant your wish and let us... decide the outcome in one move!"

Before he finished speaking, he clasped his hands together and swiftly formed a series of profound hand seals.

A surge of powerful battle qi and icy blue flames erupted from Lin Yuan's body, then intertwined and converged to form a gigantic hand a thousand feet tall, unleashing a destructive wave.

"You pretentious brat, I don't believe such secret arts exist in this world!"

The Heavenly Demon King took a deep breath to calm his restless mind, then changed his hand seals and suddenly struck out with a palm towards Lin Yuan.

"Blood Dark Profound Nether - Heavenly Nether Blood Palm!"

With a sharp shout, the enormous phantom behind the Heavenly Demon solidified completely, transforming into a towering, pitch-black demonic figure. The crimson energy on its massive palm condensed completely, carrying a terrifying and chilling force as it furiously blasted towards Lin Yuan.

Sensing the terrifying energy gathering on the phantom's palm, Lin Yuan smiled calmly and unleashed a palm strike at the dark demonic figure.

"Great Compassionate Hands!"

With a low shout, the intermediate-level Heaven-rank combat skill created by the Pure Lotus Demon Saint finally reappeared in the mortal world.

The icy blue fiery palm, carrying astonishing heat, appeared above the giant shadow in a flash, and then slammed down towards the dark demonic shadow and the Heavenly Nether Demon.

The icy blue fiery palm collided with the blood-red giant palm, and in an instant, the world lost its color.

The violent energy shockwave emanated from the point of collision, spreading wildly outwards like a surging tide. Wherever it passed, space shattered inch by inch, and dark spatial rifts spread like the jaws of ferocious beasts.

The volcanoes in Purgatory Valley exploded violently under the impact of this force, with lava shooting into the sky like fireworks and pouring down like a torrential rain.

The entire valley was instantly engulfed in a sea of ​​fire and raging lava.

The stalemate lasted only a moment before the balance of power between the two became immediately clear—under the pressure of the icy blue fire palm, cracks rapidly spread from the blood palm, gradually covering the entire dark shadow.

Feeling the terrifying power rushing towards him, the Heavenly Demon was filled with horror.

He exerted all his strength to activate his fighting spirit, attempting to repair the towering phantom. However, the power of the Ice Blue Fire Palm was too great. Under the impact of this power, his body trembled like a withered leaf in the wind, and a trace of blood involuntarily spilled from the corner of his mouth.

In contrast, Lin Yuan remained calm and slowly clenched his fist, causing the thousand-foot-long fiery palm to retract and gently grasp the towering giant.

"How can this kid be so powerful?!"

Tianming Old Demon secretly groaned inwardly. He had thought that with his cultivation advantage and the sect's top-tier fighting technique, he would be able to easily suppress his opponent, but he never expected that the opponent's strength would be so terrifying.

As time went on, he gradually felt powerless.

"No, I can't lose!" Tianming Old Demon roared inwardly. He gritted his teeth, a resolute glint in his eyes. Suddenly, he bit his tongue, spitting out a mouthful of his life essence blood, which merged into the blood-red giant palm.

With the blessing of his essence and blood, the blood-red giant hand shone brightly, and its strength in resisting was also increased.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful smile.

"A boring, death throes... Break through!"

His eyes sharpened, and his outstretched hand clenched suddenly. The icy blue fire palm then released a dazzling light, and a scorching heat capable of burning everything erupted.

The terrifying temperature seemed to turn everything in the world to ashes.

The power of the soft hum and the terrifying temperature, like surging waves, layered upon each other, instantly suppressing the light rising from the blood-red giant hand.

The Heavenly Demon felt a terrifying destructive force surge into his body through the connection between him and the illusory figure. His body trembled violently, as if his internal organs were being shattered by this force. He coughed up blood and his face turned as pale as paper.

In his despairing gaze, the icy blue fire palm completely crushed the blood-red giant palm and the pitch-black demonic shadow, its remaining power still falling towards him.

The fiery palm gripped the Heavenly Demon King tightly, then erupted completely, engulfing him in scorching flames.

Inside Purgatory Valley, lava churned, and the volcano continued to erupt, with smoke and flames mingling together, making the whole world chaotic and unbearable.

Before long, the flames gradually dissipated, and the figure of the Heavenly Demon slowly emerged.

At this moment, he was covered in charred soot, his clothes were tattered, and his hair was burned into a mess, making him look extremely wretched. His body swayed precariously, as if a gust of wind could blow him over, and his breath was extremely weak, like a candle about to be extinguished in the wind.

Looking at Lin Yuan not far away in disbelief, the Heavenly Demon's face once again showed unconcealed horror.

Lin Yuan stood calmly in the void. Although his aura was somewhat depleted, it was still extremely strong, clearly indicating that he still had the ability to continue fighting.

The outcome of the contest between the two has now been clearly determined.

"This kid is too strong, let's go!"

After giving Lin Yuan a deep look, the Heavenly Demon transformed into a streak of blood-red light and flew out of Purgatory Valley. It was said that he forcibly mustered his last remaining strength in an attempt to break through the light barrier sealing the valley and escape from this place.

Lin Yuan watched the figure fleeing in panic, waved his sleeve, and slowly uttered a cold voice.

"Lotus Fire Sealing Heaven Formation - Combine!" The moment these words left his mouth, the enormous lotus-shaped light screen trembled slightly, then suddenly contracted like lightning, transforming into a light screen several meters wide but extremely sturdy, trapping the Heavenly Nether Demon within.

The heavy palm strike, imbued with the last of the Heavenly Demon's power, only caused a few faint ripples to appear on the light screen.

The high-level semi-saint Tianming Old Demon has been successfully captured!

(End of this chapter)