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Chapter 70: Duel of Fate!
Chapter 70: Duel of Fate!
The moment Lv Yang appeared in Heavenly Capital and spoke, the entire city turned monochrome. An indescribable ripple spread outward in all directions.
Where the wave passed, utter annihilation reigned.
Buildings vanished. People disappeared. Everything—no matter whether beggars on street corners or Martial Dao Celestials—ceased to exist as if they'd never been.
"How is this possible!?"
A Martial Dao Celestial screamed in terror, refusing to accept reality.
But whether they fled, stood frozen, or raged against the void, all could only dissipate silently into that relentless wave.
Except one—Wang Boyuan, the "Saint-Hearted Scholar." This unparalleled genius who had pioneered the Fourth Step of Martial Dao stood surprisingly calm, gazing skyward with a wry smile. "Observing heavenly fortune... Hmph. How can a frog in a well speak of celestial vistas?"
During his transcendence into heavenly realms, Wang Boyuan had first sensed something amiss.
He had cultivated the "Threefold Heavenly Fortune Observation Technique", calculating cosmic patterns through mortal means. Yet when he exhausted all knowledge to peer into the heavens, catastrophe struck.
Because he saw the truth—the heavens themselves were flawed.
Exquisite yet inconsistent, like an elaborately crafted counterfeit.
At first he believed his calculations erred, that his technique remained incomplete. But every recalculation confirmed the same conclusion.
Was reality itself deficient? Was mortal existence mere illusion?
Since then, the once-elegant Saint-Hearted Scholar had become a dissolute drunkard, squandering days in alcohol.
Now, he saw the truth.
In this moment, Wang Boyuan finally regained fragments of his former brilliance—gazing heavenward with clarity tinged with regret.
"What a shame... To witness the true heavens would have been a joy indeed."
The next second, his form dissolved.
The entire Heavenly Capital vanished from the mortal plane. Every soul disappeared, leaving only the Yun Clan Patriarch's courtyard and Lv Yang hovering mid-air.
In the blink of an eye, Lv Yang had used his Secret Realm authority to erase the metropolis entirely. All living beings were sealed into the deepest recesses of his Refinement Realm, awaiting a future disciple's awakening. The very space of the Secret Realm containing Heavenly Capital had been compressed around the Yun Clan Patriarch.
This spatial refinement left no room for escape.
"Lv Yang."
The Yun Clan Patriarch's voice carried both caution and frustration.
Caution, because Lv Yang's current strength could no longer be underestimated. Frustration, because this situation was largely his own doing!
Had he never meddled, even if Lv Yang mastered the Sage Body Theft Cultivation Technique, it could never reach such perfection!
How could this not infuriate him?
Yet the Patriarch quickly suppressed his emotions, his voice grave. "Erasing Heavenly Capital—aren't you afraid of losing the heavenly mandate that sustains the Sage Body Theft Cultivation Technique?"
"Senior worries needlessly." Lv Yang smiled faintly. "Now that the Sage Body Theft is complete, heavenly mandates mean nothing to me. After all, a thief cannot repay what he steals. Perhaps, Senior should focus more on your own plight."
"...Are you threatening me?"
The Patriarch's expression darkened as his restrained aura erupted, exuding killing intent. "Do you think yourself mighty enough to speak so boldly?"
"Foundation Building Reincarnation is nothing special."
Lv Yang countered sharply. "I desperately need a Reincarnation soul to study the secret technique. Senior's presence provides the perfect opportunity."
"Foolish brat seeking death!"
Enraged, the Patriarch also grasped the situation—secretly relieved Lv Yang remained in the Secret Realm rather than exposing him.
Had Lv Yang reported him, his doom would be certain.
But now, facing him directly, there remained hope!
The Patriarch unleashed his power, golden radiance erupting above his crown. Three-colored light—gold, silver, and jade—intertwined, illuminating the heavens.
Supreme Taiyi Golden Radiance!
Unlike Yun Miaozhen's half-formed version, this was the perfected ultimate technique—a true great spiritual art.
The golden torrent surged, dragging heaven and earth with it as it swept toward Lv Yang like a tidal wave.
Suddenly, Lv Yang found himself isolated in blinding radiance. His essence drained, body withered, true qi dried, spiritual power weakened, awareness dulled—his very vitality was stripped away.
Then, in the next second—Lv Yang stamped his foot.
Boom!
The entire Secret Realm trembled violently, like someone leaping from great height to land with seismic force.
Simultaneously, the Yun Clan Patriarch's spiritual awareness shook violently.
His condensed Supreme Taiyi Golden Radiance exploded into chaos. The drained vitality surged back into Lv Yang as he moved.
The next moment—Lv Yang struck.
His sleeve flared, countless sparks soaring skyward, swirling in vortexes before erupting into thunderous detonation. The Patriarch's ears rang as he looked up—beholding a majestic golden form rising like a mountain, wreathed in divine flames.
"Stealing heavenly fortune to forge a Holy Sage Body!"
At last, Lv Yang unveiled his perfected Sage Body Theft. Utilizing its 'cosmic law' ability to manifest qi into form, he had summoned the Holy Sage Form itself.
The Patriarch instantly reinforced his Supreme Taiyi Golden Radiance.
Golden light split into three streams—essence, energy, and spirit—manifesting as sun, moon, and stars. Weighing heavier than mountains, they crashed toward Lv Yang.
But before they could strike, the Holy Sage Form extended a colossal hand—lustrous as jade, covering the sky. Five fingers closed, seizing the Patriarch and his radiant technique within an unshakable grip.
"Daring!"
The Patriarch grunted as his radiance expanded, burning brighter until it became a golden sun attempting to force the hand open.
Yet Lv Yang remained composed, his physical form growing translucent while the Holy Sage Form solidified further, unyielding.
The Patriarch's radiance merely stripped superficial layers, only for Lv Yang to regenerate instantly. The battle became a stalemate—Lv Yang consuming spiritual energy while draining blood vitality.
"Time favors delay. I must end this now!"
The Patriarch's mind raced. Lv Yang had attained supreme cultivation through his own power, making the Sage Body Theft nearly equivalent to a great spiritual art.
Only superior techniques could prevail.
With that thought, he retrieved a spherical treasure—the Ultimate Heaven Instrument bestowed by the Sword Pavilion Patriarch before his Reincarnation.
He floated the treasure in mid-air, bowing deeply.
"Heaven itself, intervene!"
The Ultimate Heaven Instrument spun violently, distorting surrounding space. Directions inverted—forward became backward, left became upward, upward became forward—all dictated by the wielder's will.
Suddenly, the Holy Sage Form faltered, its movements nullified into stagnation. The Patriarch seized his chance to break free.
Then, wielding the Ultimate Heaven Instrument, he struck.
Lv Yang's entire body jolted as the Holy Sage Form froze—its movements locked into perpetual stasis.
The Patriarch pressed his advantage relentlessly, the Supreme Taiyi Golden Radiance striking repeatedly. He aimed to dismantle his foe piece by piece.
"Truly formidable..."
Lv Yang chuckled. The Patriarch's strength was undeniable—Foundation Building Reincarnation mastery plus the Ultimate Heaven Instrument.
In a hundred straight matches, Lv Yang might lose every time.
But duels aren't won by strength alone. As a chess master may lose to tactics beyond the board...
Meanwhile, outside the Refinement Realm, Lv Yang's Primordial Qi Avatar arrived at True Man Yinshan's cultivation cave.
"Grandmaster! I must report!"
"There's a criminal within the Secret Realm!"
(End of Chapter)
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