Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 590 Destroying Taiyi, Capturing the Immortal Soul

"This……"

Murong's eyes widened, completely unexpected that Wei Zhong's methods had extended into this special space.

He intended to repeat his old tricks, but Wei Zhong was well-prepared and came at him unexpectedly. This time, he was truly caught off guard.

Wei Zhong, holding a red-tasseled spear, stepped into the Realm of Truth.

Looking at the demonic dragon with its wide-open eyes and emanating an aura of spatial laws, he said mockingly:

"Where are you headed, fellow Daoist?"

Murong's expression changed, and he tore through space again, returning to the void. However, when he reappeared, he was also shrouded in a silver cage.

Since Wei Zhong intended to trap them here, he naturally wouldn't leave any loopholes.

The "Void Prison and Diamond Strike Technique" was laid out in the void and even within the true realm, leaving no chance for the demon dragon Wuyai or even the mysterious Taiyi of this space to escape.

Murong manipulated the dragon's body to shuttle between the true realm and the void, trying to find a weakness.

But all of this was ultimately in vain, and because it consumed too much energy, it aroused boundless discontent.

It regained control of its body and returned to its original form as a dark, demonic dragon.

Hovering in the void, a pair of golden dragon eyes fixed on where Wei Zhong was:
Why must Fellow Daoist Wei press this so hard?

"Forcing him relentlessly?" Wei Zhong's eyes revealed a hint of mockery as he shook his head and said:
"It's not about forcing you, it's just a struggle for interests. If Fellow Daoist Wuyai were to relinquish control of the demon realm, I wouldn't need to go to such lengths."

"Now I can give Fellow Daoist Wuyai one last chance. As long as you give up the struggle for this world, I will let you leave safely. What do you say, Fellow Daoist Wuyai?"

Wei Zhong's words caused Wuya to fall into deep thought, and after struggling for a long time, he finally sighed:

"Enough. My skills are inferior to yours, so I should withdraw. This Middle Thousand World is now completely in the hands of Fellow Daoist Wei."

"This king is willing to swear an oath to ascend to the immortal realm..."

However, before he could finish speaking, the sentence was abruptly cut off, and a completely different voice rang out from the dragon's belly:
"Young man, don't be fooled by this old dragon. His immortal oaths are as baseless as the gossip of the old woman at the village entrance—not a shred of truth!"

"Humph!"

Wuya interrupted rapidly.

Wei Zhong had already clearly understood the meaning behind the words. Looking at the belly of the demonic dragon, he naturally realized that these were the words of another Taiyi residing in Wuyai's body.

Murong reminded Wei Zhong that he was asking for trouble.

He was restrained by Wuya. If half of the demon dragon's power had not been distributed across the Nine Provinces and the Demon Realm, he would probably have been refined long ago.

With the tides turning and the tides shifting, Murong can't hold out for much longer.

Given another ten thousand years, Murong's soul will eventually perish, and all his Dao fruits will be transformed into nourishment for the demonic dragon.

This was an outcome that Murong could never accept.

In comparison, it would be better to die cleanly at Wei Zhong's hands.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, do not listen to this person's nonsense. The Dao oath of the Immortal Rank is something that none of us Immortal Realm cultivators can evade."

Although he didn't know which of the two was telling the truth, Wei Zhong had already taken a precaution.

"It's alright. As long as Fellow Daoist Wuya withdraws from the world competition, there's no need to make a mere oath."

Wuya's face lit up with joy upon hearing this, but Murong struggled to unleash a torrent of curses:

"You're foolish, young man. If you let this scoundrel go, you'll face endless trouble in the future..."

Murong tried his best to explain, which caused Wuya's expression to change constantly.

He immediately cast a spell on the spot and completely suppressed it.

After his ears were cleared, he looked up at Wei Zhong:
“The matter of oaths cannot be ignored. I hereby swear to withdraw from the world competition. I beg Fellow Daoist Wei to show leniency and keep your promise.”

Wuya was worried that Wei Zhong would be unreasonable and would still attack him after he made the oath. Wouldn't that be losing both the watermelon and the sesame seed?

Soon, Wuya promised Wei Zhong that he would no longer fight for the ownership of the demon realm.

As this vow was made, a wisp of law imprint immediately rose into the air, its destination unknown.

Wei Zhong watched all this with a smile in his eyes. After the other party finished swearing, he turned to look at Wei Zhong:
"Friend Wei?"

Wei Zhong clenched his fist:
"Is it really as that fellow Daoist said, that Fellow Daoist Wuya is untrustworthy?"

Upon hearing this, Wuya was taken aback, wondering how Wei Zhong had figured it out.

This method of avoiding the wrong path is an innate divine ability of their clan. Outsiders cannot see any flaws in it. Only afterward, when they discover that the breach of contract has been made, can they discern some clues.

'This Wei Zhong…'

After Wei Zhong finished speaking, he raised his hand and squeezed, and the void cage immediately moved inward and collapsed, shrinking in size. Threads of the law of time instantly spread throughout the entire cage.

After a long period of preparation, Wei Zhong no longer hesitated when unleashing the "Void Prison and Diamond Punishment Technique".

The setup was completed in just a moment.

My conversation with Wuyai just now was merely a delaying tactic.

"Young man, you've broken your promise!"

Seeing Wuya's exasperated expression, Wei Zhong shook his head slightly:
"Each each other!"

With a flick of his sleeve, Wei Zhong immediately withdrew from the void cage, leaving Wuya alone to deal with this spatial magic.

Inside the cage, Wuya was filled with shock and rage.

The power of the threads of the Time Law was experienced in a single encounter.

In the Taiyi realm, no one can escape the power of time.

Even with an invincible physical body that far surpasses others of the same level, it's still not enough.

The once domineering demon race's physical body, under the erosion of the threads of time, is not much different from that of an ordinary human.

Soon the latter's body degenerated in large quantities, or became old and decayed.

His intention was to break free from the void, but all of this was in vain.

Wei Zhong held the Void Bracelet in his hand, and with the blessing of this primordial treasure, the cage was incredibly sturdy.

With boundless abilities, a breakthrough is absolutely impossible.

The entire silver cage barely trembled under the latter's attack.

After his efforts to attack proved fruitless, and with his own condition deteriorating, Wuya had no choice but to humble himself and beg Murong for help once again.

"Fellow Daoist Murong, is there any other way?"

The latter grunted:
"Brother Wuya has quite the thick skin. When he doesn't need me, he uses magic to suppress me."

"When things get critical, they come to us for help again."

Faced with Murong's mockery, Wuya showed no shame or hesitation.

Losing face is much easier than losing your life.

"This fiend's skills are extraordinary, and I am not yet able to defeat him in my current state. I still need Brother Murong's help."

"If you want to leave this place, I am willing to pay with three drops of my precious blood."

In the past, Murong would have been overjoyed to hear such a promise.

But now, a hint of boredom suddenly appeared in the other person's eyes.

Rather than living a life of darkness and being bound by others, it would be better to seize this opportunity to annihilate Wuyan and break free from this cage...

Murong let out a sneer:
"Brother Wuya is overthinking things. I am a Taiyi cultivator at the same level as you, not a Daluo Venerable. Where would I get so many tricks up my sleeve?"
"This cage is one that I cannot break free from."

"you……"

Wuya wasn't sure if what the other party said was true or false, but he understood that Wei Zhong's methods were indeed much more sophisticated than before.

In particular, the aura emanating from the magical artifact held by the opponent caused his soul to tremble. Judging from its grade alone, it was definitely not low.

"Can't get out? I don't believe it!"

Wuya no longer placed his hopes on Murong, but instead manipulated his own demonic dragon body, constantly accumulating power through the laws within his body. The opponent's entire body emitted black power of laws, so dense that it resembled hellfire burning on his body.

For a moment, Wei Zhong's threads of law couldn't even get close to the latter.

The boundless aura continued to rise, a situation that even Wei Zhong, outside the cage, felt somewhat horrified.

"This demonic dragon... if it were in full power, it could probably suppress 99% of Taiyi cultivators, making it one of the closest to the Daluo level."

Wei Zhong wasn't sure how much power the other party could muster, but a deep intuition told him otherwise.

This "illusory prison and annihilation technique" cannot withstand it.

It wasn't that the Void Bracelet wasn't powerful enough, but rather that it contained the upper limit of the immortal techniques that Wei Zhong had imitated and learned.

"In that case!"

Wei Zhong put the Void Bracelet on his wrist and activated the spatial laws at full speed. A "Void Prison Strike Technique" that had grown larger immediately covered the original cage.

This process takes no more than three breaths, and the entire cage is then completed.

The two, one inside and one outside, envelop the boundless within.

However, this was not the end; Wei Zhong continued to exert control over the laws of space.

The third layer of the cage was reinforced again...

The fourth and fifth floors.

The fight only ended when Wei Zhong felt somewhat tired and exhausted.

The Time Capsule lit up with a silvery light in Wei Zhong's sea of ​​consciousness, restoring Wei Zhong's state while also adding threads of the law of time to the interlayer of the cage.

At the heart of the cage, Wuyan has completed its preparations.

Its enormous dragon body has shrunk, transforming into a half-human, half-dragon form twelve feet tall.

His physique was robust, with thick arms and legs that exuded boundless power.

The laws of cosmic erosion solidified into a fiery cloak, hanging around his body.

With a flick of his wrist, he retrieved a trident from the flames of law.

Wei Zhong looked closely and saw that the trident was incomplete, with only the central prong intact, while the two outer prongs were damaged.

"Is this the dragon's natal artifact? It's really hard to see it unless you force it into a corner."

This artifact is so powerful that it surpasses all the sacred objects Wei Zhong has ever seen. Even in its incomplete state, it is far superior to Wei Zhong's Red Tassel Immortal Spear and other sacred objects.

“This fellow…”

As Wei Zhong gazed upon him, Wuya seemed to be separated by layers of void cages, noticing Wei Zhong's exact location.

A cold glint appeared on his face as he grabbed the trident and transformed into a black whirlwind, charging forward.

The first layer of the void cage blocked the way, and the laws of cosmic erosion and space collided violently, annihilating each other.

Tiny dents kept appearing on the cage.

Wei Zhong hurriedly increased the supply of spatial laws, but how could this belated attempt to salvage the situation compare to the power unleashed by Wuya in a desperate struggle?
In just a few breaths, Wei Zhong's first void cage was broken.

Wuya looked delighted, but upon seeing the now larger void cage, he was momentarily stunned:
"besides?"

In an instant, he gathered all the power of the laws within him and charged forward once more.

"So strong!"

Wei Zhong was amazed; Wuya was indeed ridiculously strong at this moment.

His body transformed into a half-human, half-dragon form, like the sun compressed to its extreme.

Every gesture he makes exudes immense power, making people afraid to confront him directly.

The "Void Prison and Diamond Strike Technique," a celestial art that leaves most Taiyi cultivators feeling helpless, is no different from a slightly sturdier wall in its presence.

"But I'd like to see just how many layers you can break through."

Wei Zhong raised his arm, which was adorned with the Void Bracelet, and began setting up the sixth layer of the "Void Prison Diamond Strike Technique".

Inside the cage, Murong saw Wuyai's invincible demeanor and seemed to recall the past.

A flash of terror crossed his eyes:
'If I'd known, I wouldn't have come to this godforsaken place. With my talent, I could have broken through to the Great Luo realm long ago. Why bother with the Thousand Worlds within a Thousand Worlds?'

Murong sighed repeatedly, while at the same time, Wuya had already broken through the second layer of the cage.

What awaited them were drifting threads of time and the third layer of the void prison.

"besides?"

Wuya's eyes widened, his anger rising, causing even the latter's flames of law to flicker wildly.

No need for further words, charge!

Wuya crashed into the air like a meteorite, his trident spinning rapidly like a drill piercing the sky.

While the opponent fought hard to break through, Wei Zhong remained relaxed on the outside.

Every now and then, they would add a "fire" to the cage, and then look at Wuyan's desperate struggle with amazement.

"Amazing, amazing! The Law of Erosion can actually be used like this."

"Positive forces erode, negative forces strengthen. A comprehensive understanding is also an excellent principle for amplifying the power of the physical body..."

Borrowing the essence of the Return to Truth principle, Wei Zhong learned Wuya's moves while imprisoning the latter.

And so, as time went by, the third, fourth, and even fifth layers of the void prison were all broken by Wuya.

However, after causing such destruction, Wuya, like a sun that had been extinguished, became dim and exhausted.

His body trembled, and it felt as if earth dragons were crawling beneath his skin.

Unable to maintain this posture any longer, Wuya transformed back into a demonic dragon.

He looked outwards with resentment, where a void cage still enveloped him.

As for whether there is a next level beyond this one, Wuya has no way of knowing.

Completely exhausted and unable to fight any longer, he could only roar in anger:
"You junior bullied me!"

Upon hearing the latter's angry roar, Wei Zhong merely picked at his ear:

"It's as if the village kids are bullying you because you're old and weak..."

Wei Zhong rubbed his temples and yawned to relieve the fatigue from overusing the spatial laws.

With a wave of his hand, the Time Capsule appeared in his palm.

With his fingers plucking the strings of a musical instrument, Wei Zhong sent strands of the laws of time into the "Void Prison Diamond Strike Technique".

The threads of law filled the interior once more.

At this point, Wuya had no strength left to resist and could only watch helplessly as these threads pierced through his flesh and soul, pulling him step by step toward death.

The demonic dragon writhed and crashed into the void cage, making it bang loudly.

Unfortunately, all of this was a futile struggle.

Wei Zhong and Wuyai remained deadlocked for ten days, with no further movement from within.

However, Wei Zhong sensed that the internal energy was still present, so he continued to maintain it.

After another ten days, Wuya let out a final, powerless roar, and his life force was extinguished, his Dao vanished from life and death.

Seeing this, Wei Zhong still did not remove the cage, but instead maintained it for another ten days.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he broke free from the spatial constraints, his eyes fixed on the blank void. The Void Bracelet flew over and imprisoned a phantom soul:

"Where are you headed, fellow Daoist?"

Murong Xian stepped forward, looked at the jade bracelets around his body, and gave a wry smile:
"A supreme treasure of the Primordial Chaos? Fellow Daoist, what a fortunate encounter!"

(End of this chapter)