Chapter 42 - Supreme Killing Treasure, Invulnerable to All Laws
Chapter 42 Supreme Killing Treasure, Invulnerable to All Laws
“Good! Good! Good!”
“How many years has it been since someone dared to challenge me so boldly?”
“If I don’t rip your soul apart and crush your bones today, word will spread, and the Dragon Clan will be utterly disgraced!”
After a moment of shock, the Ancestral Dragon (Zulong) burst into furious laughter, exclaiming “good” three times in a row!
At present, Hongjun and the others remain hidden in the shadows, yet to reveal themselves to the world. In the minds of all beings in the Great Desolation (Honghuang), the three clan leaders of the primordial races—Ancestral Dragon, Forefather Qilin, and Primordial Phoenix—stand as the only three quasi-saints at the pinnacle of existence.
Among them, the Ancestral Dragon, who first established the scaled races, was even stronger than the other two. He was long known as the strongest being in the Great Desolation. And now, someone had dared to come knocking on his doorstep to issue a challenge!
Regardless of victory or defeat, the Dragon Clan’s reputation had already suffered a heavy blow today. The fury in his heart could easily be imagined!
As soon as he finished speaking, the terrifying might of the dragon was no longer restrained. The Nine Heavens roared, and the void trembled!
With a twist of his massive dragon body, he charged straight into the “Nine-Nine Profound Yin Formation!”
Within the grand formation, endless baleful aura and resentful energy condensed into billions of ferocious wraiths and vengeful spirits, howling as they surged towards the towering, multicolored-glass-like dragon body.
The yin wind cut like blades, gnawing at bones and devouring souls, the baleful aura clung like maggots, eroding the very soul. Moreover, four Da Luo-level corpses, over a hundred Taiyi corpses, and several hundred Golden Immortal puppets, empowered by the formation, launched a fearless and frenzied assault!
Yet, Zu Long was, after all, a quasi-saint standing at the very peak of the Great Desolation!
“Hmph! A mere speck dares to shine?”
Faced with such a terrifying siege, Zu Long merely gave a cold snort, and his colossal dragon body trembled slightly!
Buzz—!
A wave of even more vast and majestic quasi-saint pressure spread out like a tangible force. The countless attacking wraiths and evil spirits instantly melted like snow under the sun beneath this overwhelming might!
Even the fearless corpse puppets were forced back by the pressure, their movements slowed; the weaker Golden Immortal puppets were directly shattered and dispersed!
“Trying to play with formations and corpse puppets in front of me? Overestimating yourselves!”
Zu Long’s voice was icy. With a casual swipe of his massive dragon claw, he tore through space and smashed dozens of Golden Immortal puppets into dust!
He didn’t even need to use a spiritual treasure—just his quasi-saint body and mastery of the Dao were enough to suppress the entire Nine-Nine Profound Yin Grand Formation with ease. But at that moment, from the heart of the formation, Chu Yuan moved!
With a single step forward, the Twelve-Petaled Purifying White Lotus beneath his feet bloomed, radiating billions of soft and sacred beams of white light!
Wherever the white light passed, all yin wind and baleful energy were purified and dispelled, all quasi-saint pressure completely isolated. Atop the white lotus, Dao rhythm flowed, laws formed naturally, as if a pure land had manifested—impervious to all spells, repelling all evils!
Chu Yuan stood calmly upon the white lotus, his expression serene, firmly grasping the ancient, weighty Hongmeng Heaven-Measuring Ruler, glowing with the golden light of primordial merit!
“Ancestral Dragon, take a strike from my foot-long measure!”
Although Chu Yuan didn’t raise his voice, the words carried crisply to Zu Long’s ears. He poured his vast Tai-yi immortal power madly into the Heaven-Measuring Ruler; dazzling streams of golden karmic light and primordial yellow energy burst from the ruler’s body.
With a sudden swing, he slashed it viciously toward Zu Long. The Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler—foremost post-celestial weapon of slaughter—rivals even a supreme pre-celestial treasure in lethality.
A blade of chaotic sword-qi shot forth, rending the void, ignoring all distance, and materialized directly before Zu Long!
“Twelve-Petaled Purifying White Lotus!”
“Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler!”
Zu Long’s expression flickered. He had never imagined that these two treasures, coveted by even quasi-sages, would appear in the hands of a mere Tai-yi Golden Immortal like Chu Yuan. His face grew solemn.
“Roooaaar!”
A heaven-shaking dragon roar erupted. He opened his maw and spat out a nine-coloured Dragon Pearl, spinning and shining with the purest water-law ripples.
About the size of a human head, the pearl seemed to reflect the source of all seas and rivers, embodying supreme authority over the world’s water veins—the Ancestral Dragon’s own companion treasure, a supreme pre-celestial artifact: the Zu Long Pearl.
Pearl light and ruler light collided head-on!
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!!!
This clash dwarfed every exchange before it. The force of a quasi-sage and the might of a karmic treasure tore a gigantic rent in the Nine-Nine Profound Yin Grand Array.
A terrifying shockwave burst outward. Countless palaces and wards surrounding the Crystal Palace were reduced to dust in an instant. The entire Eastern Sea heaved with colossal waves, while innumerable living beings trembled under the aftermath!
Thud, thud, thud!
At Chu Yuan’s feet, the twelfth-grade Purifying World White Lotus burst forth with a blinding light. Even he was shaken by the intense backlash, his blood and energy churning — but in the end, he managed to withstand the terrifying force. The massive body of the Ancestral Dragon was actually forced to retreat hundreds of miles by that single strike!
Where the chaotic sword energy struck its dragon scales, the scales shattered, and golden dragon blood splattered into the air.
“What a remarkable Merit Spiritual Treasure! And what a pure physical body!”
A flash of surprise crossed the Ancestral Dragon’s eyes.
“Who exactly are you?”
“I am Gu Xuan! Why should a fellow like the Ancestral Dragon ask so much?”
Chu Yuan’s battle spirit surged. He swung the Hongmeng Heaven-Measuring Ruler again while sending a thought. Four banana-leaf fans flew out!
Within the Ninefold Profound Yin Grand Array, an Innate Four Symbols Grand Array was added!
The two formations merged, and their power multiplied. The twelfth-grade Purifying World White Lotus hovered above his head, casting down countless purifying rays, rendering him immune to all laws!
In his hand, the Hongmeng Heaven-Measuring Ruler radiated divine light — infinite merit, capable of shattering all techniques!
Beneath his feet, the combined grand arrays spread out — murderous energy filled the air, corpse puppets roared, corrupting everything in their path!
Around him orbited five spirit orbs representing the Five Elements — their interaction of generation and restriction constantly shifting. For a time, Chu Yuan, relying on his many treasures and techniques, actually fought the quasi-saint Ancestral Dragon to a standstill!
Though he was slightly on the defensive, the White Lotus’s absolute defense and the Heaven-Measuring Ruler’s devastating offense, combined with the formations and corpse puppets’ suppressive support, made it so that the Ancestral Dragon couldn’t defeat him in the short term!
In front of the Crystal Palace, a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering battle at the quasi-saint level had fully erupted!