The First Venerable of All Paths

"No, how did he manage to overcome this tribulation?"

Gu Ya was utterly horrified and completely lost his composure.

"Was he only at the Qi Condensation Realm before?"

These words caused another stir in the room.

Fang Xuan is only at the Qi Condensation Realm?

How could he possibly defeat Zhao Qingcang?

"No, no!"

Tuoba arrogantly said, "His strength just now was at the Divine Intent Realm, absolutely without any exaggeration."

"unless......"

Suddenly, a chorus of gasps filled the entire venue.

Four words came to mind for countless people.

The ultimate level of martial arts!

There is no other explanation than this for why Fang Xuan is only now undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation of the Divine Intent Realm.

"Martial Arts Limit! This little beast actually reached the Martial Arts Limit!"

Liu Que looked at Jia Lian, gritting his teeth, and said, "Elder Jia, shouldn't you explain yourself?"

"I wonder what Elder Liu wants me to explain?"

Jia Lian said coldly, "Explain why the Holy Son seized someone else's Dao Body, and why he launched a sneak attack in public, damaging the sect's prestige?"

"Don't try to change the subject!"

Liu Que said sternly, "When I ordered you to capture Fang Xuan, didn't you know he had reached the pinnacle of martial arts?"

"I know."

Jia Lian said calmly, "Since you didn't ask, I thought you knew."

"you......"

Liu Que was so angry he almost vomited blood.

"Elder Jia, be mindful of your status."

Zhao Kou's gaze turned cold as he said, "No matter what, you are still an elder of my Dao Seeking Sect!"

"It is precisely because I am an elder of the sect that I must uphold the sect's dignity."

Jia Lian met Zhao Kou's gaze without fear and said firmly, "I will report the Holy Son's actions to the Sect Master truthfully afterward."

"Jia Lian, don't push your luck!"

Liu Que panicked and asked, "What good will doing this do you?"

Jia Lian ignored Liu Que and looked at Zhao Kou, saying, "Elder Zhao, if you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. This Dao Seeking Sect is not up to you to decide."

"I will remember Elder Jia's words."

Zhao Kou gave Jia Lian a deep look, then looked at the lightning tribulation in the sky, his expression tense.

The ultimate realm of martial arts is broken through in battle.

Good, very good!

"I'd like to see how you manage to get through this ordeal!"

Zhao Kou hardened his heart and gave Su Chongming a look.

The latter immediately understood Zhao Kou's implication, and a cruel smile appeared on his lips.

"You little bastard, you think you've already won?"

Su Chongming coldly glanced at Fang Xuan, who stood under the lightning tribulation, and roared wildly in his heart.

"I will make you perish in this heavenly calamity!"

At the same time, thunderclouds flashed, and a bolt of lightning the thickness of a thumb struck straight at Fang Xuan.

"They've finally arrived."

Fang Xuan chuckled, stomped his foot on the ground, and used the force to soar into the sky, actively facing the lightning tribulation.

"Want to break through to a higher level? Dream on!"

A cold glint flashed in Zhao Qingcang's eyes as he rapidly formed hand seals, conjuring a giant finger with Dao patterns that hurtled towards Fang Xuan.

When a martial artist breaks through a new realm, the worst thing is to be disturbed.

Otherwise, it will cause a backlash from the heavens, which could result in serious injury or even death.

Not to mention, Zhao Qingcang's attack, combined with innate Dao patterns, amplified the lightning tribulation, leaving Fang Xuan no chance of survival.

"You despicable brat, do you think I'm dead?"

Zhao Qingcang's actions enraged the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor.

Just as the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor was about to make a move, Zhao Kou flashed and blocked his path.

"This is between them."

Zhao Kou said coldly, "If you dare to interfere, I won't hesitate to activate the sect's grand formation and kill you right here!"

"Dare to threaten me, Your Majesty?"

The Crimson Scale Demon Emperor roared in fury: "You old bastard, are you tired of living?!"

Just then, a loud bang resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

The Crimson Scale Demon Emperor quickly turned his head to look and saw Fang Xuan shatter Zhao Qingcang's attack with a single kick. Then, amidst the exclamations of the crowd, he grabbed the lightning tribulation.

"Zhao Qingcang, these are all the tricks you know."

Fang Xuan stood in mid-air, his tone chilling as he said, "It's only polite to return the favor; this is my way of honoring you!"

After saying that, Fang Xuan rubbed his hands together, condensing the lightning tribulation into a lightning spear, and threw it directly at Zhao Qingcang.

"How is this possible? He actually turned the lightning tribulation into a weapon?"

"Is he even human?"

"To forge lightning bolts into a weapon with one's own hands—this boy is truly terrifying!"

For Fang Xuan, the tribulation lightning he created by hand was nothing special.

It would be even simpler to condense them into weapons.

The Spirit Empress's "Hundred Refinements Burning Heaven Technique," when cultivated to its greatest extent, can refine the sun, moon, stars, and all things in heaven and earth.

Fang Xuan hadn't practiced this technique much, but with the help of the Chaos Sacred Body's ability to control all paths, turning a lightning tribulation into a weapon wasn't too difficult.

"Boom boom boom!"

Seeing the Thunder Tribulation Spear approaching with overwhelming force and imposing momentum, Zhao Qingcang's brow seal flickered rapidly.

"Buzz!"

The Dao patterns transformed into beams of light, shooting out and colliding with the Thunder Tribulation Battle Spear.

A deafening roar erupted, and the Thunder Tribulation Spear shattered on the spot.

But Zhao Qingcang also took a step back, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.

"I refuse to believe I can't kill you!"

Zhao Qingcang looked at Su Qingyao and said, "Qingyao, lend me a hand!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Qingyao placed her jade-like hand on Zhao Qingcang's shoulder, and holy white light continuously flowed into Zhao Qingcang's body.

As a result, Zhao Qingcang's aura continued to rise.

The Dao patterns all over his body became increasingly brilliant, and the Dao mark between his brows became even brighter.

"The Dao circulates throughout the heavens, the innate Dao wheel, sever!"

The Dao patterns converged into a rotating wheel, instantly piercing through the void and heading straight for Fang Xuan.

At this moment, Fang Xuan was undergoing the baptism of lightning tribulation, gradually refining the Yuan power in his body into spiritual power, seemingly unaware of the impending danger.

Countless people watched this scene with bated breath.

They wanted to see how Fang Xuan would overcome this desperate situation.

Qi Xuanlin frowned even more deeply.

The sword light in Qin Luoli's eyes flickered once more.

Just as the Dao Pattern Wheel was about to cleave Fang Xuan in two, a copper ring on Fang Xuan's wrist fell off by itself.

"Buzz!"

The copper ring swelled in the wind and suddenly transformed into a black vortex, sucking the Dao Pattern Wheel directly into it, where it disappeared without a trace.

"What happened?"

"What grade of weapon is that bronze ring? It can actually absorb attacks!"

"How come Fang Xuan has so many good things on him? A fifth-grade spearman, the Undying Phoenix Flame, and now he has a bronze ring. Did he really come from a small place like Qingyang County?"

This last sentence sent a chill down the spines of many.

This is true.

With so many treasures, even a top sect like the Dao Seeking Sect wouldn't casually take them out.

Even Zhao Qingcang could only bestow upon him the battle spear and armor when he was conferred the title of Holy Son.

Fang Xuan, an unknown nobody, has managed to monopolize so many things.

Besides, he didn't die even after his Dao body was taken away, and with the protection of the Demon Emperor, he even cultivated to the pinnacle of martial arts.

This inevitably makes one wonder if there is a terrifying entity behind him.

But what happened next shocked them even more.

The Dao pattern wheel that had been swallowed by the copper ring suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Qingcang in the next instant and slashed down at him.

"An eye for an eye?!"

Gu Ya exclaimed in surprise again, his face filled with disbelief, "This is a talent ability that only martial soldiers of the sixth rank or above possess! This... could that copper ring be a sixth-rank martial soldier?!"

"hiss!"

Countless people gasped in shock.

A sixth-rank military officer?

This is a top-tier weapon that only a grandmaster of weapon crafting could forge.

However, even a sixth-grade grandmaster might not be able to inscribe their innate abilities.

"monster!"

"That Fang Xuan is simply a monster!"

This time, even the entire Dao Asking Sect was shocked.

Fang Xuan's displayed strength and trump cards repeatedly shattered their understanding and made them feel ashamed.

Zhao Qingcang, facing the counterattack of the Sun-Devouring Copper Ring, felt his hair stand on end.

"Just how many tricks does this little bastard still have up his sleeve!"

Zhao Qingcang roared inwardly, but his hands flew into hand seals, and layers of innate Dao patterns stretched out in front of him, forming a Dao pattern barrier.

"Bang bang bang!!"

The Dao Wheel slammed into the barrier, shattering layer upon layer of light screen.

The violent impact forced Zhao Qingcang to stagger backward, but fortunately Su Qingyao intervened in time. She pointed her jade finger, and white light burst forth, shattering the Dao Pattern Wheel and averting Zhao Qingcang's danger.

The Sun-Devouring Bronze Ring hangs in the sky, releasing a vast and desolate aura as a warning to everyone.

For a moment, Zhao Qingcang dared not make another move.

"Boom! Boom!"

Thunderclouds rolled in, and countless bolts of lightning rained down, crashing down on Fang Xuan's body.

He refined the original abundant Yuan energy within his body, inch by inch, into spiritual energy.

Unbeknownst to anyone, a strange figure suddenly appeared in mid-air and rapidly approached Fang Xuan.

It's Su Chongming!

"You little bastard, die!"

With a roar, Su Chongming unleashed his full speed, his palm crackling with corrosive energy as he silently reached for the back of Fang Xuan's head!

"mean!"

"This is outrageous!"

"You bastard, you're asking for it!"

Tuoba roared arrogantly, and Gu Ya was so angry that his beard trembled.

The Crimson Scale Demon Emperor charged towards Su Chongming without hesitation, but it was too late.

Just as her fingertips were about to touch Fang Xuan's body.

"Boom!"

A thick bolt of tribulation lightning crashed down from the sky, striking Fang Xuan hard on the shoulder.

A burst of lightning erupted, causing Fang Xuan to tremble violently. Blood immediately seeped from the corner of his mouth as the backlash from his tribulation swept through his sea of ​​consciousness.

Even after suffering severe damage from the lightning tribulation, Fang Xuan's senses remained terrifyingly sharp.

But he possesses a powerful spirit and keen senses.

Su Chongming's supposedly secretive sneak attack was seen through from the very beginning.

"Old dog Su, we've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Fang Xuan didn't even turn his head. Half of his body was still enduring the rolling lightning power, and the twenty-eight chaotic golden patterns suddenly surged.

With the lingering power of thunder in his right hand, he suddenly threw a powerful punch backward!

"Thump!!!"

This punch, a mixture of the thunderous power of the Divine Intent Realm Heavenly Tribulation and the unparalleled brute force of the Chaos Saint Body, was utterly unrestrained and domineering to the extreme.

Su Chongming still had a sneer of triumph on his face, and he didn't have time to defend himself at all. His chest was hit squarely by the punch.

"Snap, snap!!"

Ribs shattered in pieces, and his chest caved in deeply. Before the Soul-Eating Poison could even invade Fang Xuan's sea of ​​consciousness, it was instantly incinerated by the tribulation lightning power wrapped around his fist.

"Ugh!!"

Su Chongming let out a short, piercing scream, and his whole body, like a kite with a broken string, fell diagonally onto the white jade bricks of the altar below, dripping with blood.

"boom!"

Bricks and stones shattered, and dust flew everywhere.

Su Chongming's bones and muscles were shattered, his internal organs were completely destroyed, his eyes were wide open, and his life force was completely cut off.

A powerful elder of the Su family was directly killed by a punch that withstood the heavenly tribulation during Fang Xuan's tribulation!

The entire room fell silent.

The minds of countless onlookers went blank, and even their breathing stopped.

At the critical moment of transcending the tribulation of the Divine Intent Realm, while being bombarded by lightning, he was distracted and even killed a Divine Intent Realm expert with a backhand punch!

This unbelievable scene deeply shocked everyone.