Cangling Immortal Clan

This was destined to be a brutal battle. Even though the major half-step Void Refinement cultivators of the Nine Heavens Ancient Realm were at their peak, and even though they all carried repaired and incomplete Xuan Tian spiritual treasures, they were still at an absolute disadvantage.

Because the difference in numbers was too great—hundreds of Asura Guards and dozens of half-step Void Refinement cultivators—even though they needed to spare some of their strength to suppress the mountain-protecting formation, the sheer number of them made everyone feel hopeless.

Not to mention, among these Asura Guards and those at the half-step Void Refinement stage, there are also top-tier experts who possess incomplete Xuan Tian spiritual treasures.

"Even if the sun burns the heavens, I will not regret it even if I die!"

At the start of the great battle, the Golden Crow Emperor resolutely unleashed his power, burning his bloodline and primordial spirit with the forbidden techniques of the Golden Crow clan, briefly unleashing a strike comparable to that of a Void Refining Supreme, and urging a flawed Xuan Tian spiritual treasure to strike horizontally.

With just one move, he broke through the Asura Clan's battle formation, blasting more than ten Asura Guards to death at the gap in the formation.

As a price, the Golden Crow Emperor's soul perished, leaving him with almost no chance of reincarnation.

The Golden Crow Emperor's fatal blow terrified the Asura Guards and the other half-step Void Refinement cultivators. However, seeing Ye Linyuan's breakthrough becoming increasingly intense, they still forcefully fought their way towards the gap.

"Gentlemen, we have no room to retreat in this battle."

As the Asura Guards and the assembled heroes charged in, the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor, wielding his Heavenly Blade, stepped forward. This former supreme giant of the Southern Ridge Crimson Cloud Continent swung his blade, resembling an ancient Heavenly Demon Supreme facing off against the assembled heroes.

Ao Xuan, the Fighting Golden Ape, Ye Chongyun, and other powerful figures fought with all their might, each displaying astonishing strength.

Unfortunately, they were too few in number, and faced with the siege of hundreds of equally powerful enemies, they were ultimately outmatched.

"what--"

In the fierce battle, the Seven Absolute Saint King burned his life essence and fought relentlessly, forcefully killing several ancient demons and powerful enemies, but he himself was also nailed to the sky by several Asura War Spears.

The Longbow Heavenly Prison's Sun-Shooting Heavenly Skill had been cultivated to a level surpassing that of his ancestors. At this moment, he activated the Sun-Shooting Arrow Soul to fight four great enemies, but was pierced through the brow by a dark arrow that shot from afar.

The Double-Pupiled Celestial Maiden's double pupils split the heavens and earth, annihilating five ancient monsters who were old and weak, but her soul was destroyed by a Shura Battle Blade.

The ancestral bloodline of the Undying Golden Ape has been deeply awakened. Relying on the repaired Thunder Emperor Battle Armor for protection, it wielded the Immortal Iron Cudgel and charged into the deepest part of the crowd.

Even when surrounded by dozens of Asura Guards, he still roared across the heavens and killed thirteen powerful Asura Guards in succession. However, he was bound by chains forged from dark demonic iron and was eventually pierced through the chest by seven spears.

Ye Chongyun's Xuanhuang body was completely boiling. His unparalleled immortal body, which was unprecedented in history, swept across all directions. He was alone in the Asura Battle Formation. In the end, he killed more than ten Asura Guards before dying from exhaustion.

Jiang Xuanni broke through the boundary and brought the Vermilion Bird Clan's Xuan Tian Spiritual Treasure, the Vermilion Heaven Fan, which swept across the mountains and rivers, burning a group of Asura Guards to death, but she also burned up her last bit of lifespan.

Shui Hanqing unleashed the power of his sword soul, burning his divine soul power in battle. With the perfect sword soul power empowering the Xuan Tian Ancient Sword, he swept across the eight wastelands, unleashing power nearly comparable to that of a Refining Void Supreme.

She slew more than twenty half-step Void Refinement Supremes, but because she had once devoured the Dao, she was restrained by the Asura Devouring Heaven Dao and ultimately perished...

Deep within the cave, Ye Linyuan's breakthrough had reached its final stage.

He could clearly sense everything in the outside world, and a few tears welled up in his eyes.

The opponent chose a very tricky time to strike, precisely at the most critical moment of Ye Linyuan's breakthrough. They deliberately waited until Ye Linyuan was at the last moment and had nowhere left to retreat before making their move.

In fact, these Asura Guards had been dormant for millions of years, and Xuanming Daozun and others had been forced to emerge and engage in fierce battles one after another, so their condition was not at its peak.

Shui Hanqing and the others have mastered the Soul of Divine Power, and they all possess either incomplete or repaired Xuan Tian Spiritual Treasures, making them invincible among their peers in terms of combat strength.

If we choose to fight and retreat, we only need to maneuver and fight for a while until they are exhausted, and we may be able to turn defeat into victory.

Unfortunately, Ye Linyuan was right behind them, so they had no choice but to fight the Shura Guards and the rest of the group to the death.

This resulted in an extremely brutal battle, with one Asura Guard after another falling on the scene, and the peerless geniuses of the human race also perishing like rain.

The war lasted only half a day, but both sides had already paid an unbearable price.

Ao Xuan's nine-colored scales were covered in cracks. He was entrenched in the very center of the gap in the array pattern, surrounded by a dense array of Asura Guards and ancient demons.

He was too strong, with invincible talent comparable to a Dao Ancestor in the Integration Realm, and combat power almost on par with the level of a Dao Ancestor. In addition, with the Xuan Tian spiritual treasure 'Heavenly Flame Dragon Spear' in hand, he had already killed forty-two Asura Guards and ancient demons.

This invincible fighting power terrified his enemies, but it also made him a target of everyone's hatred.

Ao Xuan considered himself invincible, but when he looked back at the few people around him, his eyes filled with boundless pity.

This battle was too brutal; almost all the heroes of the Nine Heavens Ancient Realm have perished.

Among them are the heroes of Haotian, the outstanding talents of Zhutian, and the peerless geniuses who have risen from the other nine ancient realms over thousands of years. There are more than thirty people who are at the half-step Void Refinement stage, and hundreds of people who are at the Primordial Spirit Heavenly Monarch stage.

However, by this time most of these people had already died in battle, and most of their former acquaintances were no longer around. Only a handful of people, such as the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor, remained.

Of course, the Asura Guards are not having an easy time either. Their battle formation has already consumed a lot of energy in order to break the formation, and they are having a very difficult time fighting against the people who have Xuan Tian spiritual treasures. So far, more than half of them have been killed in battle.

As for those ancient half-step Void Refinement cultivators, only seven of them are still alive today.

This shocked everyone. These six-armed Asuras were the elite of the Asura clan, each of them comparable to the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor and the Undying Golden Ape who possessed the bloodline of the progenitor.

Almost every ancient monster that has survived to this day possesses a great treasure, and none of them are easy to deal with.

Each of them was an unparalleled genius, and there was a tenfold difference in numbers, yet they still managed to achieve a one-for-six exchange, which was truly unbelievable.

This was only because everyone fought to the death and refused to retreat. If everyone relied on their supernatural powers and peak blood energy to fight and delay, it would be uncertain who would win in the end.

"Can we still fight?"

Ao Xuan looked around at everyone and saw only two old acquaintances who were still breathing.

One of them was the Demon Lord Mo Yuan, who stood at the very back, using the Yin-Yang Wuji Diagram to protect Ye Linyuan's secluded cultivation place, becoming the last refuge and defense.

The other person was the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor, who had been pierced through the chest by the broken spear and was now in a state of near collapse.

But when he lowered his head and looked at the broken Seven-Colored Heavenly Blade in his hand, a bitter smile appeared on his face.

But a moment later, his eyes revealed a resolute determination. He calmly drew his spear, and with his broken body, gripped his sword and walked on: "Even if I die in battle today, I will not fail the glorious name of the Heavenly Demon Clan."

"Brother Jiuji, I'm here to help you!"

The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor abandoned suppressing his injuries and dragged his crippled body along slowly. Every step he took was slow, but his aura was as blazing as the sun, and an invisible sword spirit slowly condensed.

After years of cultivation, the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor finally brought his self-generated sword soul to perfection at this final moment.

The sword spirit is difficult to cultivate, but once it is cultivated to perfection, one can be like a prodigy who has mastered the sword spirit, possessing the most invincible combat power among those of the same level.

To this day, besides Ye Linyuan, only Mo Yuan Demon Lord, Shui Hanqing, and Ye Xuqiu have achieved a perfect sword soul. No other weapon soul has reached perfection. The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor was the first to achieve a perfect blade soul, which also granted him unparalleled combat power among those of the same level.

"The sword is the king of weapons; once it is drawn, there is no turning back, and its power is earth-shattering."

"If I can cultivate a sword spirit at the end of my life, then I can say that my life has not been in vain."

The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor spoke calmly, looking at everyone with a serene expression.

Then, a glint of sword light flashed in his eyes, and endless sword intent slowly condensed in his palm, eventually transforming into a forest-like hellish realm—the Heavenly Sword Forbidden Realm.

"Come and fight!"

With a final roar, endless sword intent swept across the Nine Netherworlds. The Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor's final strike was earth-shattering, unleashing a killing power nearly comparable to that of a Void Refinement Supreme.

The boundless sword intent swept away everything in its path, and combined with Ao Xuan's Heavenly Flame Dragon Spear, it completely annihilated the souls of more than ten Asura Guards.

The power of this strike seemed to completely shatter the balance. The Asura Battle Formation, which was originally enough to suppress Ao Xuan, was now barely able to hold him back, plunging the war into an even more brutal and stalemate.

"The Nine Extremes Dragon Emperor has the potential to merge into one; if he were alive, he would likely become a great calamity."

"That person from the Heavenly Demon Clan is also an unparalleled genius, worthy of being one of the top ten strongest clans in the Eternal Heaven Realm."

Meanwhile, within the dark rift, the eight-armed Asura King finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He himself could not extricate himself from the void rift, but he still spared no effort to get the last four fallen Xuan Tian Divine Weapons from the revival array, and urged the four ancient artifacts to tear through the sky and suppress the Hao Tian Ancient Realm.

These four ancient artifacts, as one of the twenty-four divine artifacts of Xuantian, became the core of the Garuda Demon Lord's revival array after their fall. Dismantling them now would slow down the Garuda Demon Emperor's revival time, but the Eight-Armed Asura King couldn't care less about that now.

"boom--"

At the same time, the four ancient artifacts soared into the sky and suppressed everything, instantly shattering the void and unleashing an overwhelming and devastating attack.

In an instant, the attack bypassed Ao Xuan and the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor, severely injuring Mo Yuan Demon Lord, who was sent flying and finally crashed into Ye Linyuan's secluded cultivation spot.

"Do not--"

In an instant, Ao Xuan revealed boundless rage, but was blocked by the Asura Guards and unable to go to his aid.

Upon seeing this scene, the Fallen Demon Lord and the Six Hell Spider Kings in the sky smiled. The Fallen Demon Lord spoke, "What use are all your elaborate schemes?"

"In the face of absolute power, all plans are in vain."

Unexpectedly, the remnant spirit of the Heavenly Transformation Realm Lord said, "Is that so? Why don't you take another look?"

Upon hearing this, the Fallen Demon Lord looked over and was immediately horrified.

At the very center of the battlefield, Ye Linyuan, protected by the Myriad Transformations Immortal Pagoda above his head and clad in an indestructible Xuanhuang Armor, withstood the attack of the four ancient artifacts without flinching, only a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"To withstand the Xuan Tian Divine Weapon with one's own body."

"impossible--"

The Fallen Demon Lord's expression changed drastically, and he immediately wanted to provide full support.

The eight-armed Asura King from that distant time and space also changed his expression and once again forcefully activated the four ancient artifacts to break through the air and suppress them.

The force of this strike was even more terrifying, causing Ye Linyuan to bleed even more from the corner of his mouth, but it ultimately did not cause fatal damage.

"I do not believe!"

Seeing that Ye Linyuan was still alive, the Eight-Armed Asura King was enraged and remotely activated the four ancient artifacts to unleash their full power, generating countless chains of laws and order that crashed down on Ye Linyuan.

Even Ye Linyuan's physical body, comparable to the Xuan Tian Body, began to show cracks under such a violent attack.

Given the intensity of the attack, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand it for long and would likely explode and die from the backlash and attack of the Transformation Law.

"Fire refines true gold, laws temper the body, and I forge my Great Dao!"

In times of crisis, Ye Linyuan did not back down in the slightest. Instead, he used external forces to continuously temper his own laws and physical body.

Finally, under the relentless bombardment of endless chains of divine laws, a nascent form of law within his body completed its final transformation.

It was a piece of golden divine iron imbued with immortal laws, which gradually took shape under the tempering of endless chains of divine laws, and finally transformed into an immortal golden ancient sword that traversed the sky.

"The Law is in its initial stages—Primordial Ancient Gold."

Ye Linyuan spoke slowly, and then the golden ancient sword instantly severed everything, sending the four Xuan Tian ancient artifacts flying backward.

In an instant, the celestial phenomena of the entire Haotian Ancient Realm changed dramatically, and countless strange phenomena appeared between heaven and earth.

Golden lotuses sprang from the earth, celestial light descended from the sky, the stars of the nine heavens gathered, and the endless black tide was pierced by golden light, revealing the vast and boundless void.

Ye Linyuan strolled calmly. Now that a Nine Heavens Emperor had descended to the mortal realm, he casually shielded Ao Xuan, the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor, and others to the side before raising his eyes to look at the battlefield in the sky.

As his gaze pierced through the air, the four ancient Xuan Tian artifacts trembled slightly, and both the Fallen Demon Lord and the Six Hell Spider King showed expressions of horror.

"Supreme Law - Primordial Ancient Gold".

The Fallen Demon Lord revealed an expression of extreme apprehension. The laws of heaven and earth are all-encompassing and can be broadly divided into four levels: ordinary laws, superior laws, top-level laws, and supreme laws.

Although they are all laws, the differences between these four levels of laws are enormous.

Generally speaking, higher-level laws are 50% more powerful than ordinary laws, top-level laws are 50% more powerful than higher-level laws, and supreme laws are about twice as powerful as top-level laws.

Most Void Refinement Supremes only master ordinary laws. A few Void Refinement Supremes can cultivate the power of superior laws, but those are basically beings at the fifth or sixth level of Void Refinement who can master a superior law.

Top-tier laws are extremely rare. Those who can master top-tier laws are usually unparalleled geniuses at the eighth level of Void Refinement or the half-step Integration level, and even then, they can only master one or two.

As for the supreme laws, they are different. Legend has it that the supreme laws are transformed after the laws have been cultivated to perfection. Each of these laws can serve as the core for synthesizing a superior Dao.

Even among Dao Ancestors at the Integration level, only a small number can master the supreme laws.

Legend has it that the Great Dao, cultivated through the supreme laws, is the foundation for reaching the realm of a Mahayana Immortal Venerable. (End of Chapter)