Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Chapter 423: A Battle Befitting Young Venerables

The Reincarnation Life and Death Fist, infused with Ye Tianling’s Battle Soul and Battle Power, was unmatched in its fierce and brutal Battle Intent.

Previously, a single punch carrying this Fist Intent was enough to kill a powerful Saint Child, or even a Prince.

And yet now, that very same punch only managed to force the mountain-sized cavern of Flame back a short distance. That was all.

HUMMM—

The cavern of Flame swept forward once more, its momentum even more ferocious.

Ye Tianling focused his intent to slaughter, activating his Strong Heart as his Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart began to pound wildly.

The Dragon Blood within him began to surge as he channeled the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique to its absolute limit.

Ye Tianling took a step forward and threw another punch.

Then one punch followed another.

Using his Supreme Fist Intent, he channeled the principles of the Ten Thousand Thoughts in One Heart Sword Technique. One punch became two, two became four, four became sixteen, and then sixty-four!

Each punch was equally mighty, overwhelmingly so.

HUMMM—

In an instant, it was as if an eternal Fist Intent had descended. Ancient Dao Sounds and meditative chants manifested, revealing the will of Harmonization Dao Marks. In that moment, the Dao Sounds echoed between heaven and earth, filling the crimson Flame Purgatory with a sacred aura.

"This looks like a duel between Young Venerables!"

"To trigger the Manifestation of the Celestial Dao’s Dao Sound from within the Heaven-Reaching Tower... what kind of monstrous Talent is that!"

"Brilliance that shakes the heavens, a Talent unmatched in the world. Truly breathtaking!"

"Will the Kunpeng Divine Son display any other Divine Blood Talents?"

"This is a true Divine Child. In the end, we’re still a step behind."

"We already know that a Divine Child’s Strong Heart must transcend the Celestial Dao. Once we comprehend this point, our rise will be swift. Soon, we can be on par with them."

"That’s right, our Realms haven’t fallen behind. All that’s left is to hone our Battle Power. As long as we can achieve Battle Power Breaking Seven, and then raise it a bit more to nearly eight, we’ll all be more or less equal."

...

The murmurs from all around never ceased.

Meanwhile, Ye Tianling pushed his Fist Intent to its absolute limit. His individual streams of Fist Intent converged, becoming one before erupting with full force. After he unleashed the Profound Meaning of sixty-four punches in a single blow, the cavern of Flame could no longer hold and was blasted clean through.

Kong Lindao was knocked back more than ten meters before he came to a quiet stop.

Ye Tianling burst out from the cavern of Flame, wreathed in the crimson, boiling Blood Qi of his Dragon Blood. He was the very image of a Flame War God descending upon the world.

BOOM—

Ye Tianling retracted his Fist Intent. He stretched out his hand, and the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword flew into his grasp.

"Lonely Sword Intent!"

The next moment, Ye Tianling struck with his Lonely Sword Intent.

He struck, his terrifying Battle Soul fueling his Lonely Sword Intent.

The sword strike unleashed an aura of absolute desolation and tragic despair. For a moment, it felt as though the entire world had been plunged into a state of lonely, sorrowful emotion.

However, Kong Lindao remained completely unaffected. Calm and composed, he pointed a finger, conjuring a beam of Five-Colored Divine Light.

The Five-Colored Divine Light, like a phoenix’s plume, swept across the Void in a single motion.

SWOOSH—

That beam of divine light lashed out with peerless power, whipping against the Lonely Sword Intent.

PFFT—

Ye Tianling’s attack was completely neutralized. Shattered by the divine light, it disintegrated into dust within the Void.

This soul-assaulting attack had also been nullified.

Ye Tianling was taken aback. His opponent’s strength and mental fortitude far surpassed his expectations.

At this rate, even if he could win this battle, it would probably be a pyrrhic victory!

’No, how could I even entertain the thought of a pyrrhic victory?!’

A chill ran through Ye Tianling’s heart. He immediately centered himself, cutting away such stray thoughts. In that instant, his Strong Heart grew even more powerful.

"Five-Colored Divine Light, Nine Revolutions Nirvana!"

Kong Lindao had clearly forged his own Dao, a brand-new Slaughter Technique created by combining his Five-Colored Divine Light and Nirvana Nine Transformations Talents.

When he unleashed this Law, which incorporated the transformations of the Five-Colored Divine Light, Ye Tianling felt for an instant that the entire world of Flame had transformed into another World. A World of Five-Colored Divine Light.

The Five-Colored Divine Light enveloped and locked down the entire area.

Kong Lindao stood within the Five-Colored Divine Light, as ethereal as an immortal. His black hair billowed, and his jade-like skin shimmered with the light’s glow.

Ye Tianling felt the Five-Colored Divine Light acting like shackles of Law, constantly suppressing and targeting his Blood Qi and Abilities. The circulation of his Blood Qi became sluggish, and at the same time, his Battle Power seemed to be heavily suppressed by powerful chains!

Everywhere the Five-Colored Divine Light shone, it exerted a terrifying pressure. Even with Ye Tianling’s powerful physique, he felt as if he were about to be sliced apart. This showed that the divine light’s dao radiance contained an immensely powerful Power of Slaughter.

His heart turning grim, Ye Tianling immediately summoned his Samadhi True Fire Aura, letting it sweep out in all directions from his body.

As the Samadhi True Fire Aura flared to life, the Five-Colored Divine Light surrounding Ye Tianling was instantly incinerated and forced to retreat.

SWOOSH—

Ye Tianling manifested his Celestial Sword Divine Body and struck out with the Celestial Sword Killing Dao.

Although it was a technique he had learned more recently, the Celestial Sword Killing Dao was better at unleashing the full Battle Power of his Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique.

CLANG—

Suddenly, an ancient tripod cauldron with a profound yellow luster appeared in Kong Lindao’s hand!

To counter, he actually brought out an Ancient Tripod Cauldron.

The Ancient Tripod Cauldron spun as it soared into the air, suddenly spewing a jet of Profound Yellow Ancient Qi.

As the Ancient Qi enveloped the Five-Colored Divine Light, the flames from the Samadhi True Fire were instantly snuffed out.

Ye Tianling trembled, a sense of dread filling his heart as he was forced back a full five steps.

"This Tripod Cauldron is called the Great Dao Void Profound Yellow Tripod Cauldron. While it’s only a replica, it hails from the primeval Venerable Era and is a true Sacred Artifact. It can’t unleash much of its true power, but it is still worthy of being used in a battle against you."

Kong Lindao explained.

He didn’t press his advantage by launching a more ferocious attack as Ye Tianling was forced back.

Ye Tianling extended a hand, and the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword flew back to him.

"The Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword. A damaged Sacred Artifact that, in its current state, is only comparable to a Top Grade Spiritual Artifact. It is, however, exceptionally sharp."

Ye Tianling explained.

As he spoke, Ye Tianling unleashed his Asura Killing Dao.

This was another Killing Dao he had developed.

Only against an opponent like this could he freely unleash his own Dao and truly refine it in the crucible of combat.

"In that case, you’d best be careful!"

Kong Lindao said calmly. At the same time, he once again deployed his Great Dao Void Profound Yellow Tripod Cauldron.

The Great Dao Void Profound Yellow Tripod Cauldron shuddered. A CLANG rang out, resonating through the surrounding Five-Colored Divine Light. In that instant, Kong Lindao’s body seemed to undergo a multitude of changes.

Beams of Five-Colored Divine Light shattered into motes of dust under the Tripod Cauldron’s vibrations, yet from within that dust, countless figures of Kong Lindao emerged.

It was like the technique of manifesting ten thousand bodies from one.

But these countless versions of Kong Lindao were no mere illusions. Each and every figure contained an incredibly terrifying Battle Power.