Chapter 494: Initial Success in Establishing One's Dao, The Mighty Demon King's Aura

Chapter 494: Initial Success in Establishing One's Dao, The Mighty Demon King's Aura

In the seclusion chamber, Xu Yan finally took that crucial step, as if pushing open a grand door and entering a newfound realm.

With a thunderous roar, his entire being underwent a sublime transformation.

His Mountain and River Body emanated a radiant glow, and within his body, a world took form. His divine abilities transformed into the laws of this world, and an infinite amount of energy surged forth.

His spiritual platform became akin to the vast sky, with his primordial spirit towering above this newfound world, yet also seamlessly merging with it.

I am the world, and the world is me.

My body is the world, and my abilities are its laws!

Xu Yan immersed himself in the changes brought about by his breakthrough, unraveling the mysteries of this world and the truths behind its laws. Countless epiphanies flooded his mind, and at this moment, he truly felt as if he had just embarked on the martial path.

"I am one step closer to transcending this world, and one step closer to matching him."

Xu Yan's heart raced with excitement.

The majestic figure he had encountered in the wilderness, powerful beyond measure and only worthy of admiration, now seemed more attainable than ever.

Xu Yan also discovered the identity of this towering figure.

Taicang!

The Lord of the Taicang world, the very creator of this realm, yet now fallen.

"Taicang was only stronger than me, but not strong enough, which led to his downfall. I, Xu Yan, shall surpass him and become the most powerful being aside from my master!"

Xu Yan's blood boiled with enthusiasm, and his heart swelled with determination as he set a goal for his martial journey—a goal he would strive for throughout his life.

As for his master, Xu Yan knew he could not entertain the thought of surpassing him. That was a pinnacle that could never be reached. Possessing even half of his master's strength at the same realm would be an accomplishment to be proud of.

Since surpassing his master was impossible, Xu Yan resolved to become the strongest beneath him!

Xu Yan immersed himself in the realizations that came with breaking through the Heavenly Realm, consolidating his newfound state.

With the breakthrough, his Wisdom Sword Realm also reached perfection.

The Sacred Sword Realm was now within reach.

His various divine abilities were also enhancing and breaking through. The Yin-Yang Undying Sword, at this moment, had transformed into a Yin-Yang Embrace, perpetually thriving within his newfound world. Whether it was defense or offense, there had been a tremendous improvement and transformation.

"With my current strength, I can subdue Ao Yuxue with a mere wave of my hand. If I encounter a fully grown true dragon, I can subdue it as well, and it won't be too strenuous."

Xu Yan assessed his current prowess.

The Dragon Subduing Palm was a technique that treated dragon subduing as its path, and fully grown true dragons were at least at the Godly Sovereign Realm. However, with Xu Yan's current strength, subduing a Godly Sovereign Realm true dragon wouldn't be overly difficult.

"A true dragon at the Supreme Realm surpasses my strength, but with the Dragon Subduing Palm, I can still hold my own. Although I may not be able to subdue it, I can at least handle its might."

Xu Yan had a good grasp of the power of his dragon-subduing ability.

If an ordinary warrior cultivated the Dragon Subduing Palm, they wouldn't be able to subdue dragons so easily or achieve victory against stronger opponents.

However, Xu Yan was no ordinary warrior. When he displayed the Dragon Subduing Palm, he possessed the power to subdue true dragons even when he was at a disadvantage.

Especially now that he had broken through to the Heavenly Realm and enhanced his divine abilities, he could summon eighteen true dragons imbued with the power of his abilities to battle a Supreme Realm true dragon.

He might not be able to subdue it, but he could withstand the dragon's threat.

As for consumption, after breaking through to the Heavenly Realm, Xu Yan was least concerned about protracted battles.

"However, even among Supreme Realm true dragons, there are varying degrees of strength. With my current power, facing a Supreme Realm true dragon would still be somewhat challenging."

Xu Yan understood that there were differences in strength even among warriors of the same realm, and the gap between the strong and the weak could sometimes be vast. This was no exception for true dragons.

Even so, Xu Yan was confident that even if he couldn't defeat a Supreme Realm true dragon, he could easily escape.

After breaking through to the Heavenly Realm, his One Thought, No Trace ability had become even more formidable. If he wanted to leave, who could stop him, let alone track him down and kill him?

"Let's see how many true dragons will show up," Xu Yan muttered to himself.

If Ao Yuxue's grandfather were to arrive personally, he knew he wouldn't stand a chance. However, with his master around, he felt no worry at all. He even looked forward to witnessing how his master would subdue dragons.

As Xu Yan broke through, the feedback from the Grand Dao Golden Book soon followed.

"Your disciple, Xu Yan, has cultivated the martial path you created and broken through the Heavenly Realm. You have achieved Initial Success in Establishing Your Dao, and your strength has increased a hundredfold!"

Li Xuan was in high spirits. The feeling of strength enhancement was the greatest joy in the world.

He had achieved Initial Success in Establishing His Dao.

Even a breakthrough in a minor realm brought about a significant increase in strength.

"Your disciple has perfected the Wisdom Sword Realm, and you have achieved Minor Success in the Sacred Sword Realm!"

The Grand Dao Golden Book continued to provide feedback.

"How is your understanding of the Grand Dao of Heaven?"

With his improved mood, Li Xuan felt like giving some guidance to the old man, Xiao Laotou.

"The Grand Dao is indeed the path we must follow!"

"Do you have any doubts?" Li Xuan asked with a smile.

Overjoyed, Old Man Xiao hastily replied, "I do have some doubts, and I humbly request guidance from Senior Dao Ancestor."

"Speak," nodded Li Xuan.

Old Man Xiao eagerly voiced the questions he had about his understanding of the Grand Dao, seeking enlightenment.

Li Xuan offered his guidance, and Old Man Xiao felt as though a veil had been lifted from his eyes. After expressing his gratitude, he hurried back to his seclusion to meditate on the Qi of the Grand Dao.

"It's time to prepare the Martial Way for the next realm," Li Xuan said, exhaling deeply.

The realm above the Establishment of the Dao was already outlined, but Li Xuan was not content to rest on his laurels. He continued to refine and strengthen it, striving for perfection and maintaining its power.

Not long after Xu Yan broke through to the Heaven and Earth Realm, Meng Chong, Su Lingxiu, Fang Hao, and Jiang Buling began their preparations for their own breakthroughs.

Naturally, it would take some time for the four of them to achieve their breakthroughs.

Fang Hao focused on arranging and strengthening the Grand Formation of the Green Lotus Sect, constantly refining his own Heavenly Mystery Patterns and transforming them into Mystical Laws to construct a Mystical Realm.

This was a lengthy process, and Fang Hao used the Green Lotus Realm as a training ground, constantly enhancing the grand formation as he moved about, setting up a grand scheme of mystical arts, using it to reflect upon himself, and building a mystical realm.

Su Lingxiu's alchemy-based martial way, having broken through to the Heaven and Earth Realm, formed an alchemical realm filled with vibrant life and blazing flames. She honed her Heavenly Methods by using the Divine Furnace of Heaven and Earth as her training ground.

Meng Chong, on the other hand, practiced a martial way of the physical body, and his physical realm was unique and exceptionally robust and domineering.

Jiang Buling was a special case, as his extreme soul martial way was an extreme soul path. His soul arts had no theory of heaven and earth.

However, the Heaven and Earth Realm of the Extreme Soul Martial Way had its unique characteristics, further transforming his soul to be as solid as the heavens and the earth, with no trace of it being a soul body.

Li Xuan looked up at the Nine Mountains Realm, where an intense battle was raging, far surpassing the power of Immortal Revered Celestials.

"Yu Xiaolong just doesn't know his place!" Li Xuan shook his head. After all, Chi Cat was the top beast in the Beast Martial Way and his pet, the Beast King. No one could challenge his position.

Yu Xiaolong was just asking for trouble!

In the Nine Mountains Realm, a colorful giant tiger exuded a formidable beastly might, with a halo of beastly aura hovering above its head.

Facing the tiger was a true dragon with a green back and white belly, its body also shrouded in rolling beastly aura and radiating dragon might.

"You're itching for a fight, aren't you? Now that you've become a true dragon, you think you can challenge my position as the Beast King?" Chi Cat sneered.

Back on Canglan Island, he had been able to suppress Yu Xiaolong, and now he was even more confident in his ability to do so.

Yu Xiaolong suddenly regretted his decision. He felt that Chi Cat's beastly might was terrifying, and there seemed to be an implicit beastly aura that suppressed him.

"Impulsive!"

But now that he had made his intentions clear, he could only grit his teeth and fight, determined to see the battle through to the end.

"The position of Beast King was decided based on strength back then, and I believe my strength surpasses yours now. So, why can't I be the Beast King?" Yu Xiaolong said calmly.

"It's true that I, Chi Cat, did say that the position of Beast King would be determined by strength. Back then, I was stronger than you and the little toad, so naturally, I was the leader.

"However, if you think that just because you've turned into a long dragon, you can challenge me, then so be it.

"But you must be prepared to face the consequences of failure!" Chi Cat's voice was cold and full of warning.

Roar!

Yu Xiaolong let out a dragon's roar, causing the other beast generals and commanders watching the battle to tremble in fear. They felt a sense of suppression coming from their bloodline and souls.

"So powerful!" Wind Spirit Tiger was astonished.

When he had first met Yu Xiaolong, his strength had been far inferior to his own. But now, in just a short time, Yu Xiaolong had left him far behind.

Wind Spirit Tiger's gaze shifted to Chi Cat, and he couldn't help but worry that Chi Cat might not be able to withstand the challenge, and the position of Beast King would change hands.

Regardless, Chi Cat was of the same clan as him, and they had a better relationship. Naturally, he hoped that Chi Cat would emerge victorious.

Roar!

Chi Cat let out a tiger's roar, and in that moment, his tiger might surged like a vast ocean. But this tiger might was different from the ordinary; it contained a boundless beastly might that belonged to a supreme beast.

It was as if the ferocity of an unparalleled beast was being revealed at that moment.

"Today, I shall use you to test my new divine ability!" Chi Cat chuckled, and his tiger body trembled as three identical images of himself appeared, surrounded by brilliant light.

Each image exuded rolling beastly aura and surging beastly might, and each displayed different beastly divine abilities.

"How have you become stronger? Why aren't you affected by my dragon's might?" Yu Xiaolong asked, his face filled with dismay.

"How could mere dragon's might suppress me?" Chi Cat sneered. "Don't forget, I am the Dao Ancestor's pet, the Great Demon King! I am no ordinary spiritual beast or true spirit!"

Yu Xiaolong's heart sank as he realized his mistake. How could he have forgotten that Chi Cat was his master's pet?

And his master was none other than the Dao Ancestor!

Boom!

The battle raged on, with Yu Xiaolong repeatedly being slammed to the ground.

"I concede! I concede! I won't contest the position of Great Demon King!" Yu Xiaolong hastily surrendered.

"Concede? I won't stop until I've taught you a lesson!" Chi Cat cackled, pouncing on Yu Xiaolong and raining blows upon him.

Once the dust settled, Yu Xiaolong lay on the ground, his entire body aching as if his bones were about to shatter, his face a picture of misery.

"Long live the Great King!" Wind Spirit Tiger exclaimed in excitement.

The other demon commanders and generals joined in, their roars shaking the heavens. "Long live the Great King!"

Chi Cat sat proudly on a golden throne, a satisfied smile on his face. This was the mighty demon race he had created!

"As of today, our demon race has twelve demon commanders. I hope you will all continue to strengthen your powers so that we can stand firm amidst the turmoil in the heavens and earth," Chi Cat addressed his followers.

"Yes, Great King!" the demon commanders replied in unison.

Chi Cat looked up at the Qinghua Realm and thought to himself, "It's about time I paid a visit back home. It's been too long, and my master might have forgotten about me."

With the current turmoil in the divine realm and the unification of the Dao and divine realms, the demon race would undoubtedly face challenges.

He needed to curry favor with his powerful backer to ensure the continued growth of the demon race.

Just as Chi Cat was about to assign tasks to the demon commanders and generals, instructing them to guard their territory while he returned to the Qinghua Realm, he suddenly looked to his left.

Little Ha also turned to look in the same direction.

Even Yu Xiaolong, lying dejectedly on the ground, lifted his head to follow their gaze.

"The demon race? All these spiritual beasts have gathered here, and they do seem a bit different. They might actually be of some use," remarked two figures as they approached.

Wind Spirit Tiger and the others were stunned as their eyes landed on the newcomers.

Heaven Fusion Realm warriors!

"The Alliance of Ten Thousand Treasures?" Wind Spirit Tiger asked in a low voice.

"Wind Spirit Tiger, one of the Twelve Spirit Beast Kings? Submit to me, I need a mount, and you'll do nicely. Otherwise, die!" one of the Heaven Fusion Realm warriors said, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"Wait, isn't that a true dragon on the ground? When did the divine realm gain another true dragon?" the other member of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Treasures asked, his eyes widening in surprise.

"It's indeed a true dragon, and its strength doesn't seem that formidable. Let's capture it!" the first warrior exclaimed, his eyes shining with greed.

The two Heaven Fusion Realm warriors from the Alliance of Ten Thousand Treasures completely disregarded Chi Cat and his followers, which enraged the Great Demon King.

"You dare trespass into our demon race's territory and ignore me, the Great Demon King? You will pay for this transgression!" Chi Cat rose from his throne, his voice cold and menacing.

"Are they from the Alliance of Ten Thousand Treasures? And they're Heaven Fusion Realm warriors too. I wonder if they're here for Meng Chong," Chi Cat mused.

There was no doubt that Meng Chong was the mortal enemy of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Treasures. Now that he had broken through the Immortal Realm's limit, they might think they had a chance for revenge.

"Are you the Great Demon King? I am Xu Yan, the Dragon-Subduing Immortal. Today, I shall subdue the Demon King and shake the divine realm!" one of the Heaven Fusion Realm warriors declared, his confidence evident in his boisterous laughter.

With his newfound strength, his boldness knew no bounds.

Moreover, in the current state of the divine realm, only the Heaven Fusion Realm could break through the Immortal Realm's limits. The Nine Mountains Realm was still unable to surpass those boundaries.

As a result, in his eyes, the Great Demon King, no matter how powerful, was merely an exceptional being within the Immortal Realm. There was no way he could be a Heaven Fusion Realm warrior.

"Seeking death!" Chi Cat roared in fury.

With a swift motion of his tiger claws, he unsheathed his massive blade and unleashed a ferocious strike.

"Until today, my blade has been waiting for an opportunity to showcase its might!" Chi Cat exclaimed.

The two members of the Alliance of Ten Thousand Treasures paled as Chi Cat's blade sliced through the air. They quickly joined forces to counter his attack.

"How can you..." they sputtered, their faces a mix of shock and anger. They couldn't fathom how the Great Demon King had attained such power, far surpassing what an Immortal Realm being should possess.

And why was a spiritual beast practicing a blade technique? Moreover, this blade technique was exceptionally overpowering!

"You ignorant fools, how could you possibly comprehend my strength? Today, I shall slay a Heaven Fusion Realm warrior and demonstrate the might of this Great Demon King!" Chi Cat's eyes glinted with a cold light.

With each swing of his blade, demonic energy surged forth, overwhelming his opponents. In just a few exchanges, a head went flying through the air.

(End of Chapter)

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