Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 1114: Chapter 676: The Curtain Falls_2

Watching the two with varying degrees of injury in the field, the immortals discussed animatedly, still with lingering fear, stunned by the Extreme Dao confrontation that had just taken place.

“You lost!”

Looking back at the field, where the glimmering lights spread, a voice sounded forth, like the sound of the Great Dao itself, vibrating through the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.

It was the Tianyu Emperor speaking, ready to settle the outcome of this battle.

Xu Yang, however, remained unruffled, his divine light shattered around him, with ash and dust falling like rain.

These were the ashes of magical treasures, spiritual treasures, and even immortal artifacts.

That one strike just before had unleashed the Extreme Dao might of an Emperor’s Weapon, inflicting unimaginable severe injuries on him, even damaging the Immortal Spirit Mech Armor of the White Jade Capital, which had entered the eighth tier and ranked as top quality. Countless components turned to ash, with magical treasures and spiritual treasures reduced to dust, and Five Elements Immortal Instruments also meeting their destruction.

In addition, the Five Colors Divine Light that protected his Taoist Body, as well as the incarnations of The Three Pure Ones that imbued his Taoism with power and the Yuan Spirit, could not escape that calamity. All were shattered by that blow of Extreme Dao might, causing his Taoist Body to suffer injury and inflicting upon him the terrifying “Extreme Dao Wound!”

Such an injury to the Dao was even more serious than his own Nine Ceremony Sword Art, a calamity that even a Nine Tribulations True Immortal, whose lifespan equaled that of the heavens, might see their achievements turn to dust, and face the possibility of death and the destruction of their Dao.

Therefore, now, with dust scattering all over him, countless Mech Armor components turning into debris, his True Immortal Taoist Body seriously damaged, Immortal Yuan Power dissipating, Three Flowers and Five Qi shaking, he could, at any moment, meet the same fate of vanishing into ash like the previously defeated Hehe Saint Master.

This was the might of the Extreme Dao. Although there was only a difference of one realm, the disparity was as vast as the heavens; throughout history, no matter how talented or extraordinary, it was difficult to cross this heavenly barrier, to challenge the might of the Earth Immortal Extreme Dao with the body of a True Immortal.

Now it seemed he was no exception, so much so that the Tianyu Emperor had declared the outcome of this battle.

Without an Emperor’s Weapon, how could one fight against one?

Just when the Tianyu Emperor and everyone else thought this battle had finally concluded…

“Ha!!!”

Xu Yang said nothing, just took a deep breath, with Five Colors Divine Light rising about him once more. The Five Elements giving rise to Life Interactions and balancing Yin and Yang rapidly healed his internal Dao injury. His almost-destroyed Mech Armor began to react, with backup components being replaced, restoring his combat strength.

“This…!”

“He still has strength left?”

“Five Elements of creation and destruction, Yin-Yang Harmony!”

“To recover combat strength even after taking the blow of Emperor’s Weapon Extreme Dao might?”

“No, that’s not right!”

“He must have an Emperor’s Weapon too, or something of equal importance; otherwise, it can’t be explained!”

Upon seeing this, the immortals outside the battlefield were all in shock, their voices lost in disbelief.

Not just the bystanders, even the Heavenly Emperor on the field furrowed his brows at the sight.

He was certain that during the past confrontation, he had inflicted an Extreme Dao injury on his opponent.

This Extreme Dao injury, unlike common ones, was a direct destruction of the “Taoist Result,” similar to the Nine Ceremony Sword Art that the opponent had used before, able to erode the Daoist Result of a True Immortal, causing the Three Flowers and Five Qi to fade away like water, subject to the Five Declines of Heaven and Man and the calamity of life and death.

Such an injury to the Dao was extraordinary and naturally could not be healed through ordinary means. Unless there was an intervention of Extreme Dao force of the same level, one could only await death.

The Tianyu Emperor did not believe Xu Yang would die like this, but neither did he think Xu Yang had the strength left to battle with him again, because that Extreme Dao injury was eroding the True Immortal’s Taoist Results, threatening to cast him down to the dust of the mortal world.

A mortal, in the midst of this calamity, how could there be any strength left to heal his Dao injury?

The only explanation was… an Emperor’s Weapon!

But if the opponent had an Emperor’s Weapon, how could he have been driven to this point?

Could the Emperor’s Weapon be flawed, or the Imperial Blood impure?

The Tianyu Emperor’s brow furrowed tightly, his mind filled with doubts and uncertainties.

Xu Yang, however, said nothing more. In a blink of an eye, using Yin Yang and Five Elements, the Method of Endless Creation and Destruction, he healed the Dao injury within his body. The Mech Armor components were replaced, and even though it cost him countless Spirit Stones and a vast amount of Immortal Jade, what he gained in return was the complete restoration of his combat power.

An Emperor’s Weapon?

Indeed, he had none!

But as he had said before, faced with an Emperor’s Weapon, although he could not necessarily win, he certainly wouldn’t be defeated.

Now, relying solely on his abilities, blending the Taoist Divine Abilities with the force of the Immortal Spirit Mech Armor, he barely touched the threshold of the “Half-step Emperor,” able to unleash fifty percent of Extreme Dao might.

But beyond his own abilities, he had another reliance, and that was… a cheat!

Attribute panel, skill characteristics!

With the aid of a host of skill characteristics, if he were to exert his full strength and act to his utmost, he could unleash eighty percent of the Extreme Dao’s divine might. Faced with the original Earth Immortal entity, he might still be no match, but against the Earth Immortal incarnation transformed from an Emperor’s Weapon, unless the fight went to the bitter end, a fight to the death, he would nearly have no possibility of defeat.

Would the opponent dare to fight him to the bitter end, a fight to the death?

Xu Yang wasn’t sure, but this didn’t impede his actions.

Over the years, aside from managing multiple realms and overseeing the Northern Domain, his most crucial task was to traverse the lands of the Divine Land, seeking the disciples and friends whom he had reincarnated here.

But this was fraught with difficulty, as the heavenly secrets within the Divine Land were chaotic, making the search incredibly challenging. Furthermore, many powers meddled in the matter, and some, like Hehe Mountain, even went as far as to capture and imprison the Academy Monks who had been reincarnated.

After more than one thousand five hundred years, the disciples and friends he had found could not be said to be ten percent intact, many of whom had suffered and died tragic deaths, enduring great humiliation.

Regarding this, his fury was self-evident. After consolidating the foundation of a True Immortal, he personally went to the Divine Land and orchestrated the current situation at Hehe Mountain.

However, obliterating Hehe Mountain alone was not enough. To completely change this situation, to stop the Academy Monks who had been reincarnated from further destruction, he had to establish the Dao in the Divine Land and make the major powers recognize his and Wandao School’s Tao Lineage.

As a teacher, as a friend, as the master of the Tao Lineage, he bore an undeniable responsibility.

So…

“Come again!!!”

His wounds mended, his fighting power fully restored, Xu Yang did not speak further but simply unfurled his figure, as waves of Five Colors Divine Light cascaded forth, with the grand silhouette of the White Jade Immortal City looming into appearance.

Immortal Spirit Mech Armor, Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Palace, its ultimate form!

To exert his utmost power and act to his extreme, he had only ever invoked this state once before in the Mystic Yellow Realm, against the Great Black Sky Demon King.

Even that time was not perfect, as during that encounter his Mystic Yellow form only possessed Seventh Rank Cultivation, but now the present original self was at the peak of perfection, Ninth Order complete, a half-step into the Emperor Realm.

Now, with his full might exerted, what kind of might would he display.

The Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Palace loomed into existence, with five flags rising simultaneously within the Heavenly Palace Immortal City, evolving the Innate Five Elements Array, with billions of Magical Treasures and Immortal Spirit Instruments spinning together, Eighth Order Creation, seizing the heavens’ creation, combined with a Cultivator’s various Taoist Divine Abilities, a myriad of characteristics…

“Extreme Dao divine might!”

Outside the battlefield, the pupils of numerous Immortals narrowed and their faces revealed a look of astonishment, even causing several heavy weapons sealing the four directions to wobble.

Emperor’s Weapons of the Extreme Dao, fighting life and death battles!

Within the Divine Land, although there are nearly a hundred extant Emperor’s Weapons, such battles are a rarity to come by in tens of thousands of years. True Immortal Saint Lords and Ancient Dynasty monarchs, even when contending for benefits, would stop at the right time, rarely pushing to a point of no return, a fight to the death.

After all, Emperor’s Weapons are extraordinary and the heavy weapons are precious. To invoke the Extreme Dao’s divine might, a True Immortal Saint Lord must burn Imperial Blood. Although it can be recuperated, the cost is not slight, and each use significantly depletes heritage potentiality.

For major powers with looming calamities overhead, this is a markedly irrational act.

Thus, even when Emperor’s Weapons clash, they stop at the right time and seldom escalate to the extreme situation of a fight to the death.

But now…

Watching the opponent’s grand presence, occupying tens of thousands of miles of the skies, the Heavenly Palace Immortal City, Tianyu Emperor did not speak, only urging his mana.

“Dong!!!”

Suddenly, a bell tolled, stirring heaven and earth; the Extreme Dao divine might unleashed again.

At this point, this battle was no longer just for a mere King Ling Hui, nor was it for the worldly valued face and interests, but for himself, for that conviction of Proving the Dao and becoming an Emperor.

Both being lords of their domains, the opponent dared to risk life and death to establish the Tao Lineage, if he retreated from battle out of fear, how could he later claim the confidence to ascend to the Emperor Realm?

One battle, that’s all!

The Tianyu Bell tolls, issuing forth the Extreme Dao’s divine might again, a finger sealing the heavens and locking the earth, looking to reign supreme alone.

The Ten Thousand Dao Heavenly Palace, likewise unleashing the might of the Extreme Dao, a light piercing through the universe, determined to establish the Dao and open the heavens.

The power of the Extreme Dao, an ultimate clash, words fail to describe, and descriptions seem pale.

All anyone saw was the light swallowing the field of vision, waves destroying the divide between realms, and within the battlefield, where everything turned to nothingness, splashes of dazzling light and dark red blood burst forth, so harrowing, so brilliant.

In the end, all returned to calm, the Heavenly Emperor reverted to an ordinary person, the Heavenly Palace also restrained, and within the chaotic and void battlefield, only two figures stood opposed, each with wounds and traces of fresh blood and the Dao.

“This battle… has concluded!”

Tianyu Emperor spoke the final words, bringing down the curtain on this battle, his injured body departing coldly.

Leaving Xu Yang standing in the center of the battlefield, silent for a long time, only with fresh blood overflowing, covering his Dao injury, yet gradually healing.

An Extreme Dao battle, thus concludes!

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