Section 2: Stronger as the Battle Rages On
2014-06-18 Author: Gu Zhenren
Both the Silver Winged Divine Demon King and the Quasi-Saint Light Giant were colossal beings, truly reaching for the heavens.
As long as anyone in Danzhou looked up, no matter where they were, they could see the battle between these two giants unfold.
The Silver Winged Divine Demon King’s every move was vicious and fierce. His claws tore into the Light Giant, often causing white light to explode. The Light Giant’s attacks were steady and powerful, like the weight of ten thousand jun. When they struck the Silver Winged Divine Demon King, each blow would force him back a step and shatter his scales.
The two were evenly matched, and every clash erupted with a violent, vast aftermath.
As the battle escalated, the residual waves swept across heaven and earth, their power growing. Not only had life been wiped out in the vicinity of the battlefield, with mountains collapsing and rivers breaking, but even the various Emperors had to retreat repeatedly, fearing entrapment in this earth-shattering conflict.
Yet, they were unwilling to leave.
Every move and every strike of the Light Giant carried the profound mysteries of the Great Dao. Each punch and kick could resonate with the entire Net of Law in Danzhou.
Legend had it that once a Saint achieved union with the Dao, every word they spoke was a Great Dao Principle, and every action demonstrated the laws of heaven and earth.
Those with comprehension and wisdom, without needing direct sermonizing, could grasp the fundamental principles of the universe’s operation by merely observing a Saint’s behavior over time.
The Dan Saint’s Clone, created by the Dan Saint using the three primordial Mother Cores of the Dan Xin, was a clone sharing the same origin. Having now devoured the Dan Xin of almost every Alchemist in Danzhou, its strength had surged, reaching the level of a Quasi-Saint, or a pseudo-Saint.
Quasi-Saint refers to a level above the peak Emperor class but below the Saint class. A pseudo-Saint was a level higher, almost reaching Saint class, just a crucial step short.
Witnessing the battle of a pseudo-Saint was a tremendous opportunity for Emperor-level powerhouses.
Countless Emperor-level powerhouses’ eyes flashed with brilliance, their minds lit with inspiration, and their wisdom erupted. In just a short while, they had all gained significant insights, comprehending dozens of complete strands of the Dao.
Emperor-level experts also reaped substantial rewards. Blood Emperor and Beast Emperor, both at the peak Emperor level, each gained around eighteen Daos of laws. White Emperor and Rain Emperor, at the high level Emperor stage, comprehended nearly ten Daos of laws.
The laws they comprehended were generally different, greatly influenced by their personal accumulation, chosen paths, and current state.
Chu Yun was an anomaly among the Great Emperors. Having escaped the eye-beam attack of the Silver Winged Divine Demon King, he was severely injured. However, the recovery power of his Innate Dao Body was truly astonishing. In just a few moments, he had recovered from severe to minor injuries.
What surprised Chu Yun even more was that his Innate Dao Body also helped him comprehend the laws of the universe. His Spirit was only at the peak Emperor level, and by all rights, the number of laws he could comprehend should have been similar to Blood Emperor and the others.
But during the comprehension process, the Innate Dao Body continuously emitted faint starlight, illuminating his milky-white Spirit. This sent him into a profound state of enlightenment.
In a short period, he gained thirty-eight Daos of laws. These laws of Danzhou were not ordinary; each one was equivalent to a Great Emperor’s Innate Divine Ability, like Celestial Beauty.
Thirty-eight strands of the Dao manifested one by one in Chu Yun’s Immortal Pouch’s Net of Law, growing from nothing to adorn the central region, safeguarding Chu Yun’s main law, Immeasurable Dao.
“Damn it!” At this moment, the Silver Winged Divine Demon King suddenly retreated several steps, roaring with impatience. “Attack, full-scale attack! Dan Saint, you can stop me, but can you stop my army?”
Upon his command, the Silver Winged Divine Demons, which had been hovering in the sky, suddenly shot down like lightning.
At this moment, countless people in Danzhou looked up with despair and panic, witnessing the dense swarm of Silver Winged Divine Demons descending like a torrential downpour. Chaos and the fire of destruction were about to engulf the entire Danzhou.
The Light Giant, both shocked and enraged, roared and unleashed unparalleled, dazzling light. In an instant, the entire Danzhou was filled with blinding white light.
After the white light subsided, the once dense army of Silver Winged Divine Demons was sparse. It had transformed from a dense storm into a gentle drizzle.
The various Emperors watched in awe. In a single strike, tens of thousands of Silver Winged Divine Demons had been annihilated!
Such a terrifying attack!
Such terrifying power!
However, the Silver Winged Divine Demon King laughed heartily and charged again, this time quickly gaining the upper hand. In contrast, the Light Giant, having unleashed that attack, was severely weakened. Its radiance dimmed, and both its power and agility were inferior to before.
With the two pseudo-Saints mutually restraining each other, the remaining tens of thousands of Silver Winged Divine Demons descended upon the land of Danzhou, their might terrifying, destroying everything they saw.
Whether human or demon, mountain or river.
A group of three thousand Silver Winged Divine Demons formed a legion, cackling ferociously and charging towards the Emperor powerhouses surrounding Chu Yun with manic arrogance.
The Emperors roared in anger, displaying their unique abilities. First came Battle Skills and Innate Divine Abilities, which converged to form a wave of five-colored radiant auspicious light.
Hundreds of Silver Winged Divine Demons were struck, overwhelmed, and directly turned into Chaos Demonic Crystals. The offensive of the Silver Winged Divine Demon legion faltered.
Following this, the Emperors commanded hundreds and thousands of Innate Demonic Creatures to charge forward fiercely.
The Silver Winged Divine Demons’ formation, already loose, was instantly broken. A chaotic aerial battlefield erupted, with both Silver Winged Divine Demons and Emperor powerhouses fighting independently, one-on-one.
The Nine Tails of the Sky Fox swayed wildly, its Nine Elements cultivation method like surging waves, carrying Chu Yun as he charged through the battlefield.
Chu Yun had once used Extreme Dao Great Pusher to elevate the Sky Fox’s cultivation to over one hundred million years. Most of the Silver Winged Divine Demons he faced had less than ten billion years of cultivation. Moreover, they were suppressed by the Net of Law in Danzhou, making it impossible for even three to four Silver Winged Divine Demons combined to halt the Sky Fox’s powerful charge.
“Another Chaos Demonic Crystal, over there!” The Sky Fox was as massive as a snow-capped mountain. Chu Yun stood atop its head, observing everything and listening to all directions. He focused on collecting Chaos Demonic Crystals, engaging in actual combat only a handful of times.
The chaotic battle scene provided him with the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
While others fought arduously, he was reaping immense rewards. In a short period, he collected one hundred and twenty-seven Chaos Demonic Crystals.
As soon as these Chaos Demonic Crystals were obtained, they were immediately put into his Immortal Pouch World.
Chu Yun’s Immortal Pouch World was tens of times more powerful than before, and its digestive capacity had expanded accordingly. What he could digest in a day previously could now be consumed in mere minutes.
Chu Yun felt streams of new World Power being converted.
“Extreme Dao Great Pusher!”
He shouted, channeling these World Powers to form a giant hand the size of a house, which he injected into the Sky Fox’s body.
The Sky Fox’s cultivation, originally just over one hundred million years, soared under the effect of Extreme Dao Great Pusher.
Two hundred million years, three hundred million years… ten billion years, twenty billion years… it finally stopped at eighty billion years.
The Emperors fortunate enough to witness this scene showed expressions of astonishment. In the blink of an eye, the Sky Fox’s cultivation had reached a level comparable to the core demonic creatures of Danzhou. This was akin to ascending to the heavens in a single step!
The Sky Fox’s body continued to expand, quickly growing from the size of a medium mountain to that of a large mountain range. Its once hundred-zhang-long tails were now each a thousand zhang long.
The Sky Fox let out a clear cry, its battle intent surging. Surrounding Silver Winged Divine Demons and Emperors alike retreated, clearing ample space for it to fight.
The other Emperors cast looks of astonishment and depth toward it. The Sky Fox had suddenly become the protagonist of the battlefield.
Its silky fur emanated a lustrous, snow-jade light. Its slender nine tails swayed slowly, forming a torrent of Dao laws based on the Nine Elements, which erupted with a deafening roar.
Dozens of Silver Winged Divine Demons in its path were caught in the onslaught. The lucky ones, three or four, managed to struggle free, while the rest vanished, turning into Chaos Demonic Crystals.
A corner of the battlefield was cleared.
Chu Yun laughed heartily, and the Sky Fox, in perfect sync with him, immediately moved its four paws and flew towards the fallen Chaos Demonic Crystals.
However, a vibrant river of blood suddenly emerged from the side, sweeping towards these Chaos Demonic Crystals.
Chu Yun’s body trembled. Someone was actually snatching Chaos Demonic Crystals from him!
The exceptionally intelligent Sky Fox opened its mouth and inhaled over twenty Chaos Demonic Crystals, which Chu Yun caught one by one and stored in his Immortal Pouch World.
The remaining twenty-odd were swallowed by the river of blood, finally falling into the hands of an Emperor with a pale face and clad in a blood-red robe.
“Blood Emperor!” Chu Yun’s gaze sharpened, his pupils constricting.
The Blood Emperor leisurely and composedly pocketed the snatched Chaos Demonic Crystals. His blood-red eyes fixed on Chu Yun, revealing disdain, arrogance, and an all-knowing gaze.
Chu Yun snorted coldly. The Blood Emperor’s demeanor and expression sank his heart. “It seems the secret of the perfect core absorbing Chaos Demonic Crystals has been discovered.”
However, he had anticipated this. A few dozen Chaos Demonic Crystals were hardly a loss. In previous trades, Chu Yun had acquired Chaos Demonic Crystals in quantities of thousands.
The Blood Emperor’s actions could be interpreted as a warning to Chu Yun: I have discovered your secret, and you have purchased thousands of Chaos Demonic Crystals from me before. Don’t be too arrogant!
From the Blood Emperor’s gaze, Chu Yun could read all of this.
After casting a deep glance at the Blood Emperor, Chu Yun charged toward another battlefield.
The Blood Emperor smiled proudly and turned back, heading towards a densely populated area of Silver Winged Divine Demons.
“Blood Sea Slaughter!”
He roared. His powerful Innate Divine Ability rivaled the full might of an early-stage Emperor class expert!
Over a hundred Silver Winged Divine Demons screamed. Under the onslaught of the blood river, they struggled frantically, eventually transforming into Chaos Demonic Crystals.
But suddenly, all of these Chaos Demonic Crystals vanished.
“Who dares to steal this Emperor’s belongings!” The Blood Emperor roared in fury, scanning his surroundings, and quickly fixed his gaze on the culprit.
Chu Yun stood atop the Sky Fox, leisurely placing these Chaos Demonic Crystals into his pouch, a mocking smile in his eyes as he looked at the Blood Emperor.
A spatial-type Immortal Dragon Butterfly perched on his shoulder.
Many Emperors looked on thoughtfully as the Spirit Emperor and Blood Emperor confronted each other.
(To be continued)
