Shrouding the Heavens: Starting by joining the Holy Land of Yao Guang

Chapter 67 The True Phoenix Treasure Technique Makes its Debut
Disciples with lower cultivation levels couldn't see what was happening in the arena at all; the light was too dazzling, and all they could see was a white blur.

"Crack!"

It was as if something had shattered, and then, amidst the blazing divine light, a loud roar was heard, echoing in all directions.

With a deafening roar, the blazing divine light vanished, and the world suddenly darkened. The disciples, not even having time to adjust to the change, hurriedly looked towards the training ground to see how the attack had gone.

The floor of the training ground was cracked, spreading like a spider web and extending straight out for a long distance.

At the end of the cracked ground, there was a huge pit, about three or four zhang wide from east to west, and nearly one zhang deep.

He looked at the deep pit, then at Li Yao, who was standing there perfectly fine.

"Gulp!" The sound of swallowing rose and fell, and at this moment, everyone was stunned.

Did Li Yao win this confrontation?!
"Impossible! That's a candidate for Holy Son, whose cultivation has already reached the third level of the Dao Palace. Even if he suppressed his cultivation, his physical body is already extraordinary. It's impossible for the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm to suppress it!"

The disciples felt their worldviews were about to collapse. They had naturally heard of defying immortals, but to defy the Dao Palace in the Sea of ​​Wheels and cross a great secret realm was simply too exaggerated.

Moreover, Li Rui himself is someone who can defy immortality and fight against immortals; he is no ordinary disciple. Now, with a higher realm against a lower realm, how could he possibly lose!

"The Eight Forbidden Zones! This is definitely the Eight Forbidden Zones! Only in this realm can one defeat an opponent across a great secret realm!" A disciple exclaimed loudly, recalling the legends about the Eight Forbidden Zones that he had read in ancient books.

Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted in uproar. Many of them knew about the legend of the Eight Forbidden Things, but it had always felt so distant from them. Now that it was being mentioned, they felt dizzy, because the term was simply too shocking.

The Eight Forbidden Realms represent the potential of an emperor, an incredibly dreamlike realm. In the present Eastern Wilderness, no one has yet been heard of stepping into this realm.

"No, it's not that exaggerated. Li Rui suppressed his cultivation level. His combat strength is definitely not comparable to that of the Other Shore, but it won't be that much stronger."

“That’s right, it can’t be the Eight Forbidden Realms. From ancient times to the present, no one has ever reached the Eight Forbidden Realms in the Sea of ​​Wheels. Even the legendary Emperor Wushi, according to the Yao Guang Ancient Book, only entered the Eight Forbidden Realms when he was at the peak of the Four Extremes.”

The battle here was too intense, and finally, powerful figures arrived. Several renowned elders from the Yao Guang Holy Land descended to the edge of the training ground.

"Shh!" Suddenly, the sound of tiles colliding rang out, attracting everyone's attention.

They looked in the direction from which the sound came and saw a figure emerging from the deep pit.

The earth trembled, and with each step that figure took, it was as if mountains were shifting, its aura incredibly powerful and terrifying.

A dazzling holy light burst forth, and Li Rui's body became holy, as if a blazing holy fire was burning, seemingly impervious to all magic.

"This is... the Primordial Holy Light Technique!" an elder exclaimed in shock.

This secret technique is a closely guarded secret of the Yao Guang sect, and only a few people in the younger generation can learn it; it is all kept in the hands of the older generation.

It's not that the Holy Land is stingy and unwilling to pass it on to its disciples; as one of the most powerful defensive secret techniques in the Eastern Wilderness, the Primordial Holy Light Technique is extremely difficult to learn.

Throughout the ancient history of Yaoguang, countless people have wasted their entire lives without ever mastering the technique. Therefore, in order to prevent their disciples from coming into contact with this secret method too early and thus delaying their cultivation, the Holy Land set requirements that could be met before they could learn this divine art.

Unexpectedly, Li Rui mastered the Primordial Holy Light Technique in the Dao Palace Secret Realm!
Li Yao narrowed his eyes slightly. He was not surprised at all, because at the last moment, Li Rui had used this secret technique and lifted his cultivation restrictions. Otherwise, he would have been burned to ashes long ago.

"Li Rui hasn't lost yet. I knew it. As a candidate for Holy Son, how could he be defeated so easily?" The disciples who had just said Li Rui wouldn't lose looked up, proud of their accurate judgment.

"No, he has already lost. His cultivation restriction is gone. With that attack just now, he was unable to suppress his cultivation any longer and had to release the restriction, otherwise he would have been burned to ashes." An elder calmly stated the facts.

"Well, it's over. The victor of this great battle is..." The elder was about to announce when suddenly a voice rang out, interrupting him.

"Elder, please wait," Li Yao stopped the elder.

"What's going on?!" Everyone was confused, not understanding what Li Yao was trying to do. He had already won, so why was he stopping the elders at this time?
"I never asked you to limit your cultivation. It was your arrogance that made you so. I'm giving you a chance. You don't need to suppress your cultivation. Use your full strength. This time, I'll make you admit defeat." Li Yao said domineeringly, reaching out his hand.

boom!
It was like a thunderbolt striking; the disciples were utterly shocked, some even wondering if there was something wrong with their ears.

"Li Yao said he would fight Li Rui, who was at the peak of his third level of the Dao Palace, with his Other Shore Realm cultivation?" A disciple looked at the person next to him with suspicion, because he felt as if he were dreaming, and it was somewhat unreal.

"Slap!" A disciple raised his hand and slapped the victim across the face.

"Does it hurt?"

"pain!"

"Then you weren't dreaming, it really is real."

This comical scene was unfolding on the sidelines, but no one found it funny because Li Yao's words were so shocking that not only the disciples but also the elders thought it was too exaggerated.

"Li Yao, don't be impulsive. The Dao Palace Secret Realm is the second largest secret realm, surpassing the Sea of ​​Wheels in every aspect. The gap between you is not simply a difference of three minor realms," the elder hurriedly advised.

He comes from the Rising Sun Island lineage, and Li Yao is now the future of Rising Sun Island. He cannot let the other party do something foolish.

“Thank you for the reminder, Elder, but I want to see where my limits are. Since I began cultivating, I’ve always been unstoppable, without any real opponents, so I’ve become unaware of my own limitations.” Li Yao appreciated the elder’s good intentions, but he wasn’t going to do as he was told. “I only slightly moved when I defeated Zhang Zifan, He Mengjun, Li Lei, Yu Jiwen, and Yun Tianhe; I didn’t even unleash thirty percent of my strength. Disciples of the same level are like fragile bubbles to me; one slip and they’ll burst. I crave a real battle.”

The crowd was deeply shocked and infected by Li Yao's fighting spirit. At this moment, it was as if a scene was unfolding before their eyes.

A young man with extraordinary talent kept getting stronger, and none of his opponents could last a single move against him. Over time, he began to feel bored and lonely, and longed for a real battle.

"The helplessness of geniuses: they progress too fast, far surpassing others of the same age. Being invincible for too long can indeed lead to loneliness," an elder sighed.

"You really are arrogant!" Li Rui felt extremely humiliated at this moment. He was confident that he could suppress his cultivation, but he was defeated and became a clown.

Now, the enemy is even more contemptuous, stating that they never asked him to suppress his cultivation and instead asked him to challenge them at his peak.

This was even more humiliating than the defeat he had suffered at the hands of Li Yao. With the former, he could tell himself that he had suppressed his cultivation and that defeat was just that—defeat. He hadn't shown his full strength, and although he felt resentment, the sense of humiliation wasn't as strong.

And now, they've truly been humiliated in person.

“Arrogant? I don’t think I’m arrogant. I’ve never met a worthy opponent. No one my age can rival me, unlike you, who’s always been suppressed by Yao Guang and can’t even catch your breath,” Li Yao said calmly.

"That's because I enjoy far fewer resources than him; otherwise, I could have achieved the same level of success," Li Rui roared, his expression ferocious.

Li Yao encountered another sore spot. He and Yao Guang entered the Holy Land almost one after the other, but from beginning to end, he was always overshadowed by Yao Guang. Over time, this became his Achilles' heel.

“Only the weak complain. You’re like a pathetic defeated dog, constantly barking and complaining about the unfairness of the Holy Land. With your mentality, no matter how many resources you have, it will only be a facade.” Li Yao relentlessly attacked Li Rui.

"You're not qualified to lecture me. Prepare to die!" Li Rui completely lost his guard and charged headlong towards Li Yao.

"Well done!" Li Yao was not surprised but delighted; this was exactly the result he wanted.

The surging divine power boiled, and a vast sky appeared overhead, with the sun hanging in the air below, and thunder roared, echoing in all directions.

Li Yao empowered his body with pure divine power, then transformed into a blazing divine light and charged towards Li Rui.

"boom!"

The clash of fists and fingers created a powerful impact that shook the void. In an instant, the earth cracked open with huge fissures. Yaoguangfang seemed to turn over like an earth dragon, with the aftershocks spreading far and wide.

"Activate the magic array!" an elder shouted, pouring divine power into the ground. The other elders followed suit, channeling their divine power into the array.

hum!
The patterns on the training ground lit up, and a transparent shield enveloped the entire training ground, isolating all fluctuations.

"That's an extraordinary phenomenon! Li Yao cultivated an extraordinary phenomenon in the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm and can use it directly!" the disciples exclaimed. They had been shocked countless times today.

However, they were still shocked when they saw Li Yao display extraordinary phenomena.

"It's just a prototype, not perfect, but even so, it's still amazing," the elder from Sunrise Island said softly, his eyes full of surprise.

On Sunrise Island, a prodigy with the potential to become an emperor has truly emerged!
"Bang!" "Bang!"...

Like a thunderclap, two figures in the martial arts arena clashed like ferocious beasts, their punches landing with a brutal force, exchanging more than a dozen blows in the blink of an eye.

boom!
The two fists tore through the void and collided fiercely again. With a loud "boom", Li Yao was sent flying backward this time, and the bones in his right arm were broken and twisted in a strange way.

"Peng!"

After flying nearly a thousand meters backward, Li Yao finally regained his balance and stomped his feet hard on the ground for leverage.

boom!
The earth shook violently, the ground churned, and he stomped a deep pit several meters deep into the training ground, filling it with dust and smoke.

"Now you know the difference between you and the Dao Palace Secret Realm, right? I only used my physical body to overwhelm you, leaving you powerless to fight back. What do you have to contend with me?" Li Rui stood arrogantly in the void, not in a hurry to attack.

He enjoyed the thrill of suppressing Li Yao and pressed his advantage. In Li Rui's view, this was unnecessary. The moment he broke the restriction on his cultivation, he was extremely confident that he could easily control each and every small Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm.

"My body is still too weak. It seems that I must urgently cultivate a body-refining divine skill." Li Yao glanced at his bloodied and mangled right arm and thought to himself.

In fact, Li Yao's body was already quite strong, because his opponent was a cultivator at the third level of the Dao Palace, and also a cultivator capable of defeating those at the higher level.

If Li Rui's talent wasn't strong, he wouldn't have become a candidate for Holy Son. With his physical body at the Other Shore Realm, competing with Li Rui, who was already at the third level of the Dao Palace, he didn't suffer a crushing defeat, but there was a gap between them, which was actually quite exaggerated.

However, Li Yao was not satisfied with this. If he were replaced by Ye Fan today, with the physical body of the Holy Body, even someone at the Other Shore Realm could suppress Li Rui physically.

boom!
Li Yao activated the True Phoenix Treasure Technique, and in an instant, the Phoenix True Fire ignited. His mangled arm underwent a rebirth in the flames and was completely restored in the blink of an eye.

"What!" Li Rui was dumbfounded, his smugness instantly replaced by shock.

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