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Chapter 236: Avici Sword's Evolution
Chapter 236: Avici Sword’s Evolution
As Ye Guyue fled, Lv Yang shifted his focus to Chong Ying. Their gazes locked, each discerning the other’s wariness and urgency.
The wariness stemmed from mutual recognition of their strength. Lv Yang had exposed his position, losing the advantage of surprise, making it impractical to eliminate this True Dragon King. Chong Ying faced the same dilemma. The urgency, however, arose from the commotion they’d caused—stronger enemies were approaching.
Without hesitation, Lv Yang proposed, “Split it?”
Chong Ying’s golden eyes flickered, then he nodded. “Agreed.”
In unison, they seized opposing ends of the Veiled Dragon Water, tearing it apart. Chong Ying vanished instantly, while Lv Yang pocketed his half and activated a Star Veil technique, cloaking his presence before disappearing.
Moments later, a streak of light arrived. A Divine Consciousness swept the scene, recoiling at the sight: a battlefield scarred by a colossal clash. The ground lay fractured like a spiderweb, forests truncated mid-air, and the sky’s clouds split into two halves, revealing a sword gash like a celestial chasm. Wisps of vapor still streamed into the wound—a testament to the strike’s terrifying power.
The observer exhaled, grateful for their delay. Had they arrived earlier, could they have survived that attack?
After circling the ruins fruitlessly, the light departed, chasing the next opportunity.
Meanwhile, Lv Yang rested in a secluded grove, inspecting his half of the Veiled Dragon Water. Though diminished, it sufficed for his needs. While no longer viable for crafting Spirit Treasures or Pills, he had no such ambitions. He’d claimed it to nourish the Avici Sword—as disposable material.
“Master!” The Avici Sword’s blade shimmered, and a red-clad girl, the Sword Spirit Companion, bounded out, eyes gleaming.
Lv Yang pressed her head toward the Veiled Dragon Water. “Devour it.”
“Aww!” Her mouth stretched wide, swallowing the embryo whole. Patting her belly, she dissolved into light, merging back with the sword.
Instantly, the Avici Sword’s aura shifted.
As expected, the Veiled Dragon Water triggered a breakthrough. A fourth Divine Essence coalesced—a radiant arc joining the existing trio: Soul Reaper, Tread Peril, and Name-Treasure.
The new essence materialized—Karmic Causality. Lv Yang’s fingers twitched, decoding its nature.
Dragon Soul Severance—a sinister ability. It projected a ghostly sword-light, intangible yet insidious. Not meant to wound flesh, but to sever Karmic Merit Fortune.
Struck by this, foes would suffer more than physical harm—their cosmic blessings would erode, accumulating calamity akin to Heavenly Punishment.
“If this power had existed earlier,” Lv Yang mused, “Ye Guyue wouldn’t have fled rationally. They’d have fallen to madness, charging recklessly into my blade.”
The Avici Sword’s aura now felt transcendent, nearing the Imperial Decree of Golden Inscription—a semi-immortal artifact forged by ancient masters. “Five Divine Essences, and it might rival that relic,” he mused.
A shadow materialized—Yanluo Patriarch. “This essence… is anomalous.”
Lv Yang turned. “Explain.”
“The Veiled Dragon Water embodies Chen Earth—a Yin soil, water’s crypt. Your Avici Sword, forged from Celestial Metal, should struggle assimilating such Yin energy. At best, a weak resonance. Yet Dragon Soul Severance surpasses expectations. They harmonized.” Yanluo frowned. “But Yin soil weakens Yang metal. This shouldn’t be.”
Lv Yang pondered, when suddenly his sleeve trembled. The Xin Metal shard embedded in the Avici Sword—once part of Chongguang’s mortal shell—vibrated violently, emitting a sharp resonance.
“Chongguang seeks me,” Lv Yang deduced. “But am I his lapdog?”
Chongguang, though alive, must be weakened. Likely needing rescue. Yet as Lv Yang mused, his Ultimate Heaven Instrument flared—a vision unfolded.
The Veiled Dragon Water wasn’t the sole treasure extracted. Three other Divine Abilities had been stripped from the realm, destabilizing it. The collapsing domain now relied on a radiant golden core—Chongguang’s Luminous Shifting Landscape, a Life-Bound Divine Ability.
“Clever,” Lv Yang chuckled grimly. The domain’s collapse forced all survivors inward—toward Chongguang.
Suddenly, his third eye pulsed. Cinnabar Fire illuminated fleeing figures—a quartet of Early Foundation Builders. One, pursued by three, relied on dazzling artifacts to evade capture.
Lv Yang froze. The quarry was no stranger: Zhong Ming, Chongguang’s son.
(End of Chapter)
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