Covering the Sky: A Guide to Proving the Dao Without Cheats

Chapter 145 The Secret of the Word "Before"

In an instant, countless illusory chains of divine order emerged from nothingness in the void within a radius of a thousand miles, intertwining and entwining like a dense spider web!

Mysterious runes flowed along those divine chains, each rune breathing in and out chaotic energy, radiating a terrifying pressure that suppressed all the heavens!

The expressions of the people below changed drastically as they discovered that their cultivation had been suppressed by an entire minor realm!

"This is... an alternate reality?"

"No! This is a projection of the real world!"

"How is that possible! He's only at the Fourth Realm!"

Just as these people were stunned and bewildered, two figures hidden in the distant void were instantly pulled into the Great Luo Heaven's power before they even realized what was happening.

Elder Liu Yuan, who had been waiting there, suppressed the two Sendai Realm "protectors" on the spot without saying a word.

Luo Heng's lips curled into a cold smile.

"It's not good to call the parents when kids fight. But it seems we've been underestimated since only the people from the first level of Sendai came!"

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The thought flashed through his mind, and he then shone his light on the astonished and uncertain crowd below.

Before they could react, Luo Heng took another step—Great Void Technique!

He instantly appeared behind the old man shrouded in black mist who had spoken first, snatched the spear, and smashed it down with all his might!

"boom--!

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A deafening sonic boom erupted! Wherever the spear passed, the void collapsed, and a pitch-black crack spread out along the spear's trajectory.

The gun barrel was covered with nine-colored immortal gold that shimmered with a hazy light, as if it bore the weight of an entire world!

However, the old man seemed to have anticipated this, and a giant black shield covered with ancient patterns instantly appeared behind him!

The giant shield was covered with runes, its dark light soaring into the sky, and every line was breathing in chaotic energy, clearly making it an extraordinary defensive treasure!

"when--!

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A deafening roar erupted! It was as if two stars had collided, and a visible shockwave spread in all directions, causing mountains to crumble and the earth to split wherever it passed!

The old man remained motionless, but the ground beneath his feet could not withstand the immense force and collapsed, creating a deep pit hundreds of feet in diameter!

Luo Heng was thrown backward by the force of the shockwave, tumbling more than a dozen times in the air to dissipate the terrifying power!

He steadied himself in mid-air, his gaze fixed on the figure behind the giant shield.

"It's really hard—"

Before he could finish speaking, a narrow, transparent crack suddenly appeared in the void above his head.

A massive, jet-black hand emerged from it, instantly unleashing an immense pressure as vast as a mountain and as deep as the sea! The hand was covered in mysterious patterns, each finger as thick as a mountain, and within its palm, a faint phantom of a world could be seen flowing!

Luo Heng's body suddenly sank downwards, and fine cracks appeared in the void beneath his feet!

His eyes flashed as he glanced at the figure in the distance who had performed the technique, a cold smile playing on his lips.

The Ji family? Ha! Trying to play the Great Void Technique with me?

He took a step forward, and his figure vanished from the spot in an instant—when he reappeared, he was already behind that figure, his spear thrusting straight forward!

"Buzz"

With a flick of his nine-colored golden spear, Luo Heng transformed into a five-colored divine phoenix spreading its wings, ready to take flight!

The phoenix's wings were brilliant, each feather flowing with five-colored immortal light, and its wingspan was a hundred feet, covering the sky and the sun!

It carried a terrifying power capable of scorching the heavens and boiling the seas, and crashed straight into that figure—that sharp bird beak was the very embodiment of that nine-colored immortal golden spear!

Luo Heng suddenly used a killing technique he obtained from the Immortal Emperor!

The figure seemed to have some understanding of the Great Void Technique, so he was not surprised at all when Luo Heng suddenly appeared behind him.

However, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes at the secret technique that Luo Heng was using at this moment.

However, he remained calm despite his shock. A bronze mirror had already appeared on his chest, its surface as smooth as water, with the mountains, rivers, sun, and moon faintly visible. It was clearly an extraordinary defensive weapon!

"Clang!"

Amidst the ear-piercing clang of metal, the five-colored divine phoenix and the ancient bronze mirror clashed violently!

The flames, powerful enough to incinerate the void, collided violently with the ancient runes flowing on the mirror's surface, unleashing a deafening roar!

The ancient bronze mirror shattered with a crash! The mirror surface broke into four pieces, the fragments swirling and flying far away, instantly cleaving a thousand-foot-high mountain in two! The remaining half of the mountain slid down with a deafening roar, kicking up clouds of dust!

The Five-Colored Divine Phoenix, its momentum undiminished, pierced straight through the figure!

"puff--!"

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Blood gushed out, and the figure's eyes were filled with disbelief! He looked down at the huge blood hole in his chest, where the five-colored divine fire still lingered, burning his flesh and blood!

The gun jerked violently, and with a loud "bang," it tore the figure to pieces! Blood, bits of flesh, and bone fragments flew everywhere, creating a gruesome scene in the air!

Before the pieces of flesh even hit the ground, they were burned to ashes by the Five-Colored Divine Fire and completely disappeared into the world!

After killing the most threatening member of the Ji family, Luo Heng had no more scruples and charged into the crowd, unleashing a bloodbath.

As he wielded his spear, the secret formula for the "Former Word" was also circulating wildly within his body.

In that instant, his consciousness seemed to be split in two—

On one side was the battlefield before them, where blood and flesh flew everywhere and spears pierced the sky;

On the other side, however, lay a desolate, pitch-black void.

In that endless darkness, illusory figures of divine weapons and secret techniques pierced the silence, silently attacking him. Some of them were hidden in the shadows, making no sound;

Some angles are tricky, blocking all escape routes;

Some are as fast as lightning, arriving in an instant.

In that pitch-black world, Luo Heng was pierced, cut in half, burned, and frozen time and time again.

In the real world, however, he simply kept using the Great Void Technique, dodging and weaving back and forth, thus avoiding all the incoming killing blows.

Some attacks were so concentrated that he didn't even need to use the Great Void Technique; he simply shifted his body slightly to the side and escaped from a seemingly inescapable situation.

Finally, someone in the crowd exclaimed, "No! He can block divine sense lock!"

These words caused an uproar among the besieging crowd. If they couldn't lock onto their targets with their divine sense, the ranged attacks would have a hard time hitting them.

Upon hearing this, Luo Heng merely gave a cold smile.

He appeared and disappeared across the battlefield like a ghost, each appearance accompanied by a spear flash tearing through the void! His spear thrust, parried, stabbed, and jabbed, each strike taking a life!

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft—"

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Blood rained down, limbs scattered! One powerful enemy after another was slain in the sky, their blood cascading down like waterfalls, staining the earth below crimson!

Upon seeing this, the figure who had spoken first had eyes wide with rage and shouted fiercely, "All strongmen, follow me! Kill the Holy Son of Yao Guang first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of dragon-transformation experts rushed towards Luo Heng! They swarmed in like locusts, each one exuding a terrifying killing intent!

"Buzz"

A terrifying pressure descended! An ancient tower suddenly appeared above Luo Heng, pressing down with an aura that could suppress heaven and earth!