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Chapter 578: Ancestral Dragon Battle, The Sword that Pierced the Universe
Chapter 578: Ancestral Dragon Battle, The Sword that Pierced the Universe
Within the cosmic void, where brilliant rays of light constantly flashed, Long Mie Fa Xiang brandished the shadow of a spear in his hand, fending off the onslaught of unique abilities from all directions, displaying an indomitable spirit.
More and more powerful cultivators from the Battle Court joined the siege, spreading out in different directions and forming an awe-inspiring array.
Above Long Mie Fa Xiang's head, clouds of light churned, and dragon and phoenix phantasms intertwined, as if a dazzling new world was descending.
As the number of Battle Court cultivators increased, the resulting aftermath intensified rapidly. Countless black holes were annihilated, and the cultivators from the Tian Ling Grand World either fled back into the black holes or retreated at full speed.
The fleeing cultivators turned their heads, their faces revealing their shock.
"Who exactly is this person named Long Qing? His cultivation aura is only that of a scattered immortal!"
"I've never heard of him, but the unique ability he displayed is terrifying. No wonder so many powerful beings have been drawn here."
"So, aside from absorbing celestial energy, cultivating unique abilities can also lead to enlightenment."
"Since those guys are targeting this Long Qing, we really shouldn't interfere."
"Today's battle has truly broadened our horizons. Within the Grand World, we may be invincible, but beyond it, there are countless beings more powerful than us."
The Tian Ling cultivators discussed as they fled, and this battle would forever etch Long Qing's name into their memories.
On the other side.
Zhu Tian Jun had already reached the encirclement of the Primordial Golden Immortals. He took out a golden mace from his sleeve, which was connected to nine golden chains, with a silver-blue gemstone embedded at its base. As he shook it, a strange power of the Great Dao erupted, causing all beings in the universe to feel dizzy and disoriented.
Long Qing maintained the hand gesture for summoning the Heaven-Dragon Grand Law Image, his body covered in blood, with faint glimpses of white bones visible at his elbows and shoulders.
Looking at the golden mace in Zhu Tian Jun's hand, Long Qing felt a chilling sense of dread. Seeing that the other Law Images couldn't even shake the Battle Court's light path, he felt desolate.
"I've already given it my all, even summoning the most powerful ancestor, yet I still can't overcome them?"
Long Qing was lost in confusion. Before the battle, he had been confident and determined to face death.
But when he truly faced the Battle Court, he finally understood why his family had met such a fate.
Just thinking about Long Teng, Long Ya, and his other children filled him with an unprecedented fear.
He hadn't had time to sever his karmic ties with his children. If he died, they would die too.
Perhaps even the entire Tian Ling Grand World would face destruction.
Long Qing's eyes filled with hatred; he wouldn't allow such a thing to happen.
"Battle Court..."
Long Qing gritted his teeth and roared, his blood energy surging as the might of Long Mie Fa Xiang suddenly skyrocketed.
Zhu Tian Jun noticed the anomaly and immediately swung the golden mace in his hand, unleashing a burst of golden light accompanied by scorching heat waves that engulfed Long Qing and the Law Images.
In an instant, countless Law Images were annihilated one after another, and Long Qing's flesh and blood completely dissipated, leaving only a skeleton, with his soul also becoming visible.
Long Mie Fa Xiang's foot moved backward, assuming a stance of full resistance.
Outside the formation, all the Battle Court cultivators stared at this scene, their faces filled with fervor.
Fang Xuan was no exception. Looking at the golden mace, his eyes burned with intensity. It was the Battle Court's most treasured artifact, known as the Battle God Golden Mace, the ultimate treasure coveted by all cultivators of the Battle Court.
The Battle God Golden Mace illuminated the entire universe, causing countless stars to burn rapidly, and the Great Dao's spiritual energy to turn into hot mist. This golden light seemed capable of incinerating everything.
Long Mie Fa Xiang raised his arm, and the spear shadow in his hand erupted with terrifying blood energy, transforming into countless blood dragons that scattered the vast golden light and rushed towards Zhu Tian Jun in a frenzy.
Zhu Tian Jun's eyes turned cold, and he leaped into the air, raising the Battle God Golden Mace to smash it down upon Long Mie Fa Xiang. His stature was no less impressive than Long Mie Fa Xiang, and his domineering presence from above was truly terrifying.
Long Mie Fa Xiang's figure was reflected in the sky of the Tian Ling Grand World, and when Zhu Tian Jun leaped above Long Mie Fa Xiang's head, his silhouette also became visible to the beings of the Tian Ling Grand World.
This scene shocked the entire world, causing hearts to race and eyes to widen in fear wherever it was witnessed.
Boom! Long Mie Fa Xiang raised his spear and thrust it upwards, dispersing the light clouds above. Powerful force carried blood-red winds that seemed to pierce through the top of the universe, while Zhu Tian Jun held the Battle God Golden Mace to block the blood winds.
In that brief moment of stillness, Zhu Tian Jun unleashed an onslaught like a storm, rapidly swinging the Battle God Golden Mace, while Long Mie Fa Xiang also waved the spear shadow in his hand.
Countless illusions burst forth, as if two worlds were colliding. Mountains and rivers shattered, oceans and straits were destroyed, and celestial beasts roared as they pounced on each other, vanishing together.
Various strange phenomena unfolded, leaving the onlookers dazzled and bewildered.
This was a clash between two Dao Fruit Worlds, a battle of the Dao itself. The Dao gives birth to all things, and every move they made contained myriad transformations. Even the Battle Court cultivators were left in awe, unable to approach, struggling to maintain the formation from outside.
Below Long Mie Fa Xiang, Long Qing, who had only his soul attached to his skeletal remains, still retained his will.
He could no longer see his surroundings clearly; everything in his vision was shaking, and his sight grew increasingly blurred.
He tried to think of his children, but his will was dragged down by an unprecedented heaviness.
Just as he was about to lose all hope, he instinctively thought of a figure.
"Master..."
...
Above the sea of clouds, Tian Mie Shen and the green-robed Daoist continued to observe the battle within the illusion.
The Daoist in the green robe marveled, "He's almost at his limit, and your Dharma image is fading."
Following his gaze, they saw that in the illusion, although Long Mie's Dharma image was still on the offensive, the blood light on his body was dimming.
Tian Mie Shen remained silent, his eyes now colder than ever.
"Descendant, is this all you can do?" Tian Mie Shen thought to himself. Although he had said that as long as he was there, the Long Clan would endure, deep down, he knew that if the Long Qing lineage perished, the Long Clan would cease to exist.
After ascending to the Immortal Realm, he had severed his cause and effect with the mortal world.
He had only protected his descendants because of his lingering obsession.
He couldn't bear to see the Long Clan end up like this, but he couldn't help them directly.
Just then!
A dazzling light appeared in the illusion, bursting from beneath Long Mie's Dharma image, or more precisely, from Long Qing.
Long Qing's soul body shone with an incredibly bright white light. His flesh and blood began to heal at a visible rate, and his will was also recovering.
As he thought about his master, he suddenly felt a mysterious power surge from the depths of his soul body. Unlike the pain brought by the activation of the Heavenly Dragon Grand Dharma Image, this power made him feel incredibly comfortable, dispelling all pain and fatigue.
Zhu Tianjun seemed to sense this and abruptly retreated.
Long Mie's Dharma image also stopped its attack.
The sixteen Primordial Golden Immortals who were maintaining the grand formation felt immense pressure. An invisible force pushed them back.
Their eyes widened, and they looked at Long Qing.
Countless cultivators in the Battle Court also turned their eyes towards Long Qing. Everyone saw a strong light on Long Qing's body condensing into a figure. This figure rapidly grew taller, and Long Mie's Dharma image vanished, transforming into endless blood energy that surrounded this new Dharma image. The blood color quickly faded from the blood energy.
Fang Xuan watched as the figure rapidly grew taller, his heart pounding.
His intuition told him that the terrifying existence he feared the most was about to appear.
Since Long Mie's Dharma image was reflected in the sky of the Heavenly Spirit Grand World, all living beings could see the new Dharma image.
This new Dharma image glowed with white light all over, quickly growing to the same size as Long Mie's. Compared to Long Mie's aura of destruction, this Dharma image's aura was even more vast, as if it came from the source of time, overlooking all transformations on the Great Dao.
Inside the Primordial Dao Ground.
Anxin, Tian Xiao'er, and the others had a clearer view through the mirror on the refining cauldron.
They all turned to look at Gu An with strange expressions.
Lu Xian couldn't hold back and asked first, "Master, is that you in the Dharma image?"
The Dharma image condensed by Long Qing was in the form of Long Zhan. Although the clothing was different from Gu An's, the body shape and facial features resembled Gu An's.
And what a coincidence it was that Long Qing was Gu An's disciple!
"But the Heavenly Dragon Grand Dharma Image can only summon one's ancestors..." Shen Zhen muttered.
Her voice was soft, but it sounded like thunder to everyone else.
Could it be that Gu An was Long Qing's ancestor?
Xueyu Great Sage's eyes lit up, and he immediately believed it.
After following Gu An for so many years and seeing so many orphans, he had never seen Gu An take in anyone else, and he had long noticed the resemblance between Long Qing and Gu An.
Gu An's expression remained calm as he continued to stare at the mirror, but he had already sheathed the Azure Crane Sword.
Seeing that he wasn't going to speak, everyone could only turn their attention back to the mirror.
When the Dharma image on Long Qing's body fully solidified, the terrifying pressure covering the Heavenly Spirit Grand World suddenly dissipated, and all living beings felt a great relief.
At the edge of the Great Azure Continent, the waves crashed against the shore.
Li Ya stood at the edge of a cliff, gazing up at the sky, his pupils trembling.
"Brother Gu..." Li Ya didn't know about the Heavenly Dragon Grand Dharma Image, but he instantly recognized that the Dharma image was in the form of Gu An.
Brother Gu had saved the world once again...
So, Brother Gu hadn't left after all.
At that moment, Li Ya felt an intense surge of fighting spirit. If Brother Gu hadn't left, he couldn't leave either.
He decided to stay in the Heavenly Spirit Grand World to protect all living beings!
As he approached the Dharma Image, he froze in his tracks.
A name popped into his mind.
Dragon Battle!
He had heard of Dragon Battle, the true progenitor of the Long Clan, an ancient being who had founded the Battle Court. Long Xin the Great Emperor merely carried on his legacy.
He had actually summoned the progenitor!
But that wasn't the most crucial part...
What shocked him was how the progenitor's face resembled his Master's.
No, it wasn't just a resemblance!
It was his Master!
Suddenly, he realized everything, and all his confusion dissipated.
Why had his Master taken him in?
Why had his Master helped him against the Silent Extinction God Emperor?
He became excited, overwhelmed by a great surprise, his body trembling.
"The Long Clan actually has such an ancient ancestor."
Zhu Tianjun's voice rang out, filled with emotion.
The Dharma Image of Long Mie was already giving him a hard time, and now, the newly appeared Dharma Image made him feel an even more chilling sense of helplessness.
He trusted his instincts!
"Master, it's time for you to make your move." Zhu Tianjun's voice sounded again, filled with mockery.
All the cultivators of the Battle Court turned to look at Zhu Tianjun, their expressions filled with surprise.
In the minds of most Battle Court cultivators, Zhu Tianjun was the strongest in the court, and they never expected that Zhu Tianjun had brought along his Master.
The master of the Battle Court's master, could it be that ancient mythical figure?
As Zhu Tianjun's words fell, a pair of colossal eyes appeared in the dark void behind him, overlooking the entire battlefield.
Zhu Tianjun's figure was immense, taller than any mountain in the world, yet before these eyes, he was not even as big as their pupils.
In the face of these eyes, all living beings felt terror.
The sky of the Heavenly Spirit Grand World also manifested these eyes, causing all beings to tremble in fear. They couldn't comprehend what the heavens were facing, so they could only focus on Gu An's Dharma Image.
Perhaps this mysterious being could protect them!
Long Qing turned to look, equally startled by the figure behind Zhu Tianjun. What kind of eyes were those?
He had lived for twenty thousand years, and even with his past life's experiences, he had never seen such terrifying eyes, like the abyss of the universe, harboring extreme terror and despair.
"He is not the one I seek. He is merely a Dharma Image of Cause and Effect."
A cold voice echoed throughout the universe, audible to all beings in the vast universe.
Each word he spoke caused the hearts of all beings to tremble, as if the supreme Heavenly Dao was reciting the heavenly decree.
Zhu Tianjun was about to speak, but a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"The one you seek might be me."
All the cultivators of the Battle Court turned to look, including the Primordial Golden Immortals, and even those from the Heavenly Spirit Grand World who were watching from afar.
This voice came from the mouth of the Dharma Image behind Long Qing!
Long Qing turned to look, his fists clenched in excitement.
It was the voice of his Master!
His Master was the progenitor, Dragon Battle!
This realization didn't shatter him; instead, he felt fortunate.
The person he respected the most was his ancestor, giving him the feeling of being in a dream.
Gu An's Dharma Image raised his right hand, and in his palm, countless silver lights quickly condensed into a sword.
As he gripped the sword, Gu An's voice resonated again:
"Break!"
Ping!
The cosmic space shattered like a mirror, and all living beings froze, including the Primordial Golden Immortals, unable to move. Before their eyes appeared countless fragments of space, and behind Zhu Tianjun, a more majestic figure emerged.
It was a man in white robes, with long, dry yellow hair that flowed longer than his robe. His face was gaunt, like skin stretched over bones, and his eye sockets were deep-set, making his entire appearance chilling and terrifying.
It was the Immortal Emperor!
The Immortal Emperor's face showed a look of astonishment.
Long Qing was also startled by the sudden appearance of the Immortal Emperor. Then, his peripheral vision caught the glint of a sword, and he instinctively glanced over, only to see a silver sword blade longer than the heavens and earth swiftly passing by, like the mythical Milky Way.
It was the sword in Gu An's Dharma Image's hand.
Long Qing couldn't move, and he couldn't even hear any sound.
Not just him, but all living beings had lost their hearing and were unable to move, only able to witness the Dharma Image raising its sword to strike down Zhu Tianjun and the Immortal Emperor.
All the cultivators of the Battle Court were in extreme terror, as they realized that Zhu Tianjun and the being behind him were also unable to move, seemingly waiting to be beheaded by the enemy.
As Gu An's sword struck, the sword light flashed, and even the powerful Primordial Golden Immortals couldn't fully capture the extent of this sword light. The entire universe seemed to be split in half, creating a breathtaking scene.
Zhu Tianjun instantly turned to ashes, and the Immortal Emperor, swept by the sword light, stared with widened eyes.
The cosmic space shattered again, and these fragments of space quickly vanished, like an illusion assaulting the senses of all living beings.
Before they could react, a voice filled with anger and surprise rang out:
"You..."
The Immortal Emperor had barely uttered a word when his physical body burst forth with countless sword lights, and then he vanished, turning into dust and ceasing to exist.
In an instant, the entire universe fell silent, and the sword light that had split the universe in two remained, as the cultivators who regained their senses looked towards both ends, unable to see the end of the sword light, as if the entire universe had truly been severed by this sword strike!
(End of Chapter)
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