Immortality from Taming Elephant

At the same time, nine emerald dragon heads burst out of the ground, not to attack Tuoba Hong himself, but to dance wildly, weaving into a verdant vine wall, blocking in front of Xu Guang and meeting those flame axe shadows head-on.

Chichi!

The flame axe shadows struck the green dragon vines, emitting a violent burning sound. The vines quickly charred and broke, but they greatly consumed and deflected the power and trajectory of the axe shadows.

Seizing this opportunity, Xu Guang’s figure darted like a swimming fish through the weakened gaps of the axe shadows while his hands swiftly formed seals.

In his sea of consciousness, the demon coral swayed, and a dark purple demon thought surged forth, not to attack directly but to merge into the surrounding environment, silently creating a field of formless demon thought.

At the same time, the power of the Refining Pattern Master was invoked, with strands of nearly invisible "Human Furnace Great Practice" celestial patterns silently spreading into the space around Tuoba Hong.

Tuoba Hong, experienced in battles and keen in spiritual sense, immediately sensed the subtle changes in his surroundings, as well as the strange force that was invisible yet caused slight stagnation in his divine soul.

"Playing tricks! In the face of absolute power, it’s all in vain! Flame Lion True Form!"

He roared, no longer attacking from a distance, but gathering the flames around him inward, his entire body swelling in size, his skin turning red hot like a branding iron, veins bulging like dragons, as if transforming into a giant flame spirit god.

He took large strides, ignoring the remnants of demon thought interference, holding a giant axe, rushing and chopping towards Xu Guang with the most savage and direct stance!

Every step he took left a scorched pit on the ground.

The giant axe swung, simple and direct, yet containing the terrifying power to shake mountains and split the earth, and the scorching will to burn all things, fully embodying the concept of "overwhelming power crushes ten techniques."

Xu Guang squinted, surprised by the combat power displayed by Tuoba Hong, realizing that his strength was already on par with that of Chen Yue’s level.

Although Tuoba Hong’s fighting style seemed rough, it was actually cleverly simple, overpowering others with force, making him particularly troublesome.

He stopped dodging, took a deep breath, and adjusted his state to the peak.

With his left hand forming a virtual grip, the Killing Tower in his dantian slightly trembled, drawing an imperceptible slaying aura from the Holy Artifact, merging it with his punch intent.

The bronze long sword in his right hand hummed as the Red Lotus Karmic Fire burned to the extreme.

Within his body, the Five Emperors’ Dharma Body operated, compressing the embryonic form of the Holy Domain; the demon coral swayed, the formless demon thought field contracted, the Refining Pattern Master dimension hummed, and the Human Furnace Great Practice celestial pattern poised to strike.

These three forces, under the command of the Extreme Soul Power, began to resonate and attempt a preliminary fusion in a mysterious trajectory!

This was his attempt.

Yet he had a feeling that this fusion would bring him a huge surprise.

Xu Guang let out a long howl, advancing instead of retreating, actively charging towards the flame spirit god.

At the moment when the two were about to collide, Xu Guang’s left hand punched out, and on the fist edge, the five-colored chaotic light, the dark purple demon thought pattern, and the Human Furnace Great Practice celestial pattern briefly merged.

Transforming into a grayish, seemingly primordial, all-destroying strange punch aura.

At the same time, the bronze long sword in his right hand thrust out, the tip of the sword shone with Red Lotus Karmic Fire at its peak, further entwined by the invisible yet space-distorting "Human Furnace Great Practice" celestial pattern power on the sword body!

Punch and Sword Combo!

Tuoba Hong’s pupils contracted suddenly, and from this punch and sword, he felt an unprecedented threat!

The gray punch aura made his heart palpitate, and the celestial pattern power entwined on the sword body made him feel isolated by the world, a misconception of chaos in surrounding rules!

"Roar! Flame Lion’s Desperate Strike! Sky-Burning Earth-Splitting Axe!"

He roared wildly, the axe body lighting up with dazzling talisman patterns, a giant flame lion apparition emerging behind him, merging with him, uniting man and axe into a scarlet axe light like the creation of the universe, fiercely slashing down!

Two terrifying forces collided instantly in the air.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a bizarre sound of dissolution.

Where the punch aura passed, the scarlet axe light, like ice and snow under a scorching sun, quickly dimmed and disintegrated!

Though the punch aura itself was rapidly consumed, it successfully weakened the condensed power of the axe light by at least thirty percent!

Following that, the bronze long sword entwined with the "Human Furnace Great Practice" celestial pattern power landed at the core of the weakened axe light.

Cling—!

A clear yet intensely penetrating metallic ringing sounded.

Tuoba Hong only felt an extremely peculiar tremor through the giant axe, the flame rules and his own blood and will within the axe light, as if thrown into an invisible furnace, began to disorder and disintegrate!

Moreover, a sword qi, carrying purifying and eroding power amidst its heat, surged violently along the axe body!

Crack!

A fine crack actually appeared on the blade of the crimson giant axe!

"What?!" Tuoba Hong was shocked, his life-bound divine weapon was damaged, and under the connection of qi, his chest tightened.

Xu Guang’s sword, after striking the axe’s brilliance, did not stop its momentum. The Red Lotus Karmic Fire surged frantically along the crack into the giant axe’s interior, meanwhile, the sword rotated skillfully, sliding past the blade and trailing a burst of sparks. The sword tip, like a venomous dragon emerging from its cave, directly thrust towards Tuoba Hong’s throat, which was exposed due to his shock!

Fast! Accurate! Ruthless!

Tuoba Hong was terrified, and at the brink of life and death, he erupted with amazing potential, forcibly twisting his body and turning his head, simultaneously blocking with his left arm.

Sss!

The sword tip grazed past his neck, taking away a spray of blood, leaving a deep bone-visible blood mark.

But the real killing move was the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and a condensed demonic intent Sword Qi that invaded afterward!

"Ah!" Tuoba Hong screamed miserably, only feeling an agonizing pain at the neck wound as if his divine soul was being burned, with countless negative emotions and chaotic thoughts besieging his consciousness, making his vision darken and his blood flow in reverse.

He staggered backward, the giant axe in his hand almost slipping, his aura instantly wilting.

Xu Guang, seizing the moment, stepped forward again, his sword lights rising, intending to capitalize on the weakness.

"Stop! I concede!" Tuoba Hong shouted hoarsely, his face devoid of earlier arrogance, only left with fear and unwillingness, "The Dragon Essence is yours! I, Tuoba Hong, swear with the heart of Martial Dao that I will never seek revenge!"

Xu Guang’s sword halted, stopping three inches from Tuoba Hong’s brow.

The chill of the sword edge and the heat of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire made cold sweat bead on Tuoba Hong’s forehead.

"For so many years, were the people who died at your hands also begging like this? Very insincere."

Tuoba Hong’s pupils suddenly shrank.

In his eyes reflected a bronze sword edge, entangled with countless fine heavenly patterns, as if the entire world, in an instant, turned into a huge furnace, absorbing his divine soul, body, and everything...

The long sword, like splitting through bamboo, easily pierced Tuoba Hong’s brow.

A jet of fresh blood spurted out.

Xu Guang swept his hand and collected Tuoba Hong’s body, swiftly departing.

Only then did some cultivators who had been attracted by the commotion of the battle, silently watching from afar, come back to their senses from the shock.

"My god... Tuoba Hong, second in Nanliang Prefecture... actually lost? Lost to a Martial Artist of one Nirvana?"

"What kind of fist technique? What kind of sword skill? To actually defeat Tuoba Hong head-on?"

"Since when did the Northern Polar Six Institutes produce such a monster?"

"One Nirvana defeating the peak of Second Nirvana... usually only those heirs of Emperor forces can achieve this, right? Even the renowned Zhao Blood Armor and Qian Wuji of Northern Polar Six Institutes weren’t this terrifying at one Nirvana!"

"Xu Guang? I’ll remember this name. If he breaks through to Second Nirvana before the Holy Sacrifice, this Holy Sacrifice will be interesting. I wonder how he will perform facing true heirs of Emperor forces."

"Listening to you, strangely makes me a bit expectant."

...

Dozens of miles away.

Xu Guang wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth.

The battle with Tuoba Hong benefited him greatly; the fusion of demonic intent, Martial Dao, Qi Refiner’s heavenly patterns he found some paths, but... honestly, it was quite forced.

The three powers are not of the same origin, especially demonic intent which is the Power of Heaven’s Rejection, very difficult to integrate.

The battle process seemed calm.

But in reality, the backlash from the forced fusion made him quite uncomfortable.

The three powers are not of the same origin, especially demonic intent which is the Power of Heaven’s Rejection, very difficult to integrate.

The battle process seemed calm.

But in reality, the backlash from the forced fusion made him quite uncomfortable.