Chapter 194
Chapter 194
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 194
Chapter Title: It's Gotten Out of Hand!
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Only at this moment did Lu Yang's scheme finally bear the desired fruit: sparking a grand battle among the four factions, allowing him to reap the fisherman's benefits.
If things continued like this, he would undoubtedly emerge as the ultimate victor.
Yet without question, the heavenly kill intent that had locked onto him from start to finish—the intent that demanded 【Lu Yang dies overseas】—would never permit such an outcome.
And so, the situation escalated.
Just like in his previous life with 【Wu Cang kills Lu Yang】, when Wu Cang proved no match for Lu Yang, the heavenly kill intent had the Dao Remnant seize Wu Cang's body.
It was the same in this life.
The instant Lu Yang cleverly diverted the massive conflict with his divine abilities, forcing the four sides into all-out war, the heavenly kill intent began propelling a brand-new variable into play.
At that very moment, as Ying Tongshou was blinded by劫气 and drew forth a resplendent golden imperial edict to suppress the Blood Devil Daoist, while the Blood Devil Daoist prepared for a desperate counterattack, that imperial edict suddenly erupted with a dazzling golden radiance. In that instant, every person present froze in place!
The same thought flashed through everyone's minds.
Someone... had taken notice.
Jiangdong Dao Court, early morning.
It was the hour when the golden crow spewed forth the sun, just on the verge of rising. Only faint remnants of light lingered on the horizon, slowly ascending and illuminating a majestic palace.
【Heavenly Wu Hall】
Within this grand hall, beneath layers of draperies, stood a young man in yellow robes, his figure tall and slender, his features strikingly handsome.
Abruptly, the yellow-robed youth opened his eyes and let out a soft exclamation of surprise. In that moment, the coiling dragon pillars throughout 【Heavenly Wu Hall】 stirred in resonance. The dragon carvings, mere stonework before, seemed to come alive one by one, baring fangs and claws as they turned their gazes toward the youth from afar.
A single thought stirred, and all responded in echo.
Across all of Jiangdong, only one possessed such an extraordinary trait: the Dao Court Sovereign of this generation, from the Heavenly Wu imperial clan, the lord and father to billions of souls in Jiangdong!
At this moment, he—who had been feigning closed-eye meditation—suddenly snapped his eyes open.
Unlike ordinary folk, the Heavenly Wu imperial bloodline was unique, and the imperial heirs were born with a pair of verdant eyes. In this instant, his gaze pierced across millions of li of territory!
Almost simultaneously, within 【Blood Devil Island】.
As the Dao Court Sovereign's line of sight descended, the imperial edict in Ying Tongshou's hand floated up of its own accord, then reflected heavenly light, projecting the image of a figure standing with hands behind back.
A mere thought manifested an avatar!
This wasn't even a true avatar—it was merely a projected gaze from the Sovereign far away, not even one billionth of his full might!
Yet even so, the moment this avatar of the Dao Court Sovereign appeared, Ying Tongshou dropped to his knees without a word. On the other side, the Blood Devil True Person and Ye Xingfeng, who had been hovering in the air, staggered, their escape lights flickering out as they plummeted straight to the ground.
Only Elder Lin of the Immortal Alliance was different.
Far from faltering, he straightened his back, his brows relaxing, his demeanor turning arrogant. In a flash, he transformed into the guise of a youth!
"Hahaha! Finally, finally set free!"
Elder Lin—or rather, the Dao Remnant of the Innate True Person—threw his head back in laughter, his aura surging wildly, in no way inferior to the Dao Court Sovereign's avatar!
"Interesting."
Witnessing this, even the Sovereign's avatar couldn't help but look over, a trace of surprise on his face. "To think a Dao Remnant still lingers in the world overseas?"
Two existences at the Golden Core level!
Though one was merely an avatar born of a gaze and the other a Dao Remnant from a failed bid for Golden Core, to those at Foundation Establishment, it was still utter dimensional suppression!
But it wasn't over yet.
"Clang clang!"
The next second, a brilliant sword light erupted from Ye Xingfeng's body as well—from the jade sword at his waist.
At the same time, in the江南 Sword Pavilion.
Atop Extreme Heaven Cliff.
There sat the same red-lipped, white-toothed youth, sword resting across his knees, eyes closed in silence. Behind him, several Sword Pavilion True Persons were conversing.
"True Person Tianxing has been overseas for quite some time now."
"Why hasn't he returned?"
"He's up against a Demon Sect True Person, after all. Tough to kill is normal, and True Person Tianxing has the True Lord's sword intent with him. Nothing should go wrong."
"Makes sense."
Before the words finished echoing, a crisp chime suddenly rang out across Extreme Heaven Cliff.
In an instant, all the True Persons held their breath instinctively, their gazes tense as they turned toward the cliff's edge—toward that red-lipped, white-toothed youth.
Then, to their shock, the youth True Lord—who hadn't opened his eyes in over a century—now did so, his pupils reflecting a starry brilliance as he stared straight at them, his tone calm. "What year is it now?"
"We pay respects to 【Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord】!"
In response to the True Persons' salutes, the youth True Lord merely nodded, then slowly rose, performing a quick divination. Gradually, his brows furrowed.
"Xingfeng... entangled in calamity. Because of Tingyou?"
At the mention of 【Tingyou】, the youth True Lord's expression visibly darkened, the joy of emergence tinged with gloom.
A millennium had passed, and few now remembered Ancestor Tingyou. Even those who did seldom grasped how stunning she had been back then. But as her direct rival and foe from those days, the youth True Lord would never forget the shock she inflicted.
Tingyou had been a mere cultivator from a minor sect then, freshly at Foundation Establishment, not yet reincarnated.
And him? A grand True Person of Sword Pavilion, four lifetimes of painstaking cultivation bringing his divine abilities to perfection, already scheming his ascension—merely one step away.
Such a vast gap that he hadn't even noticed Tingyou at first.
Then Tingyou caught up.
Over a century ago, he had been in seclusion preparing for Golden Core. Over a century later, he learned a Foundation Establishment cultivator from some minor sect was doing the same.
Was this even human?
More absurd still: just as he leveraged his edge in accumulated years to claim the fruit first, thinking it a false alarm and his position secure forevermore, that Tingyou fellow actually blazed a new path, finding a method to falsely hold a Golden Core position!
Thus, the youth True Lord struck.
One sword thrust out, meant to end it forever. Yet in the twilight of this lifetime, he heard the name Tingyou again!
"A persistent ghost."
The youth True Lord exhaled deeply, divining once more. Soon, more related intelligence surfaced, finally locking onto a name.
"...Lu Yang? Heavenly kill intent?"
At that, the youth True Lord looked up at the vault of heaven and nodded slightly. "Very well then. I shall heed heaven's will and eliminate this hidden threat."
The next instant, his mind stirred.
Almost simultaneously, atop 【Blood Devil Island】, the jade sword at Ye Xingfeng's waist blazed with light, and the youth True Lord's shadowy avatar stepped out, hands behind back!
Yet another True Lord avatar!
And as the Dao Court Sovereign, Sword Pavilion True Lord, and Innate True Person's Dao Remnant stood in tripartite confrontation, the entire 【Mountain-Embracing】 finally buckled under the strain and began to collapse.
Lu Yang's figure emerged not far away.
On the other side, Guangming—who had entered the secret realm but taken and done nothing—now had his eyes overflowing with Buddhist light.
In the end, he had lost to his "true self."
Beneath the Buddhist light, 【Treasure Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva】 of the Pure Land stepped forth, a compassionate smile on her face. Chantings of Zen suddenly filled heaven and earth.
At that moment, the void abruptly tore open.
"How bold!"
The next second, the peak Foundation Establishment Hongyun Daoist strode out with hands behind back, aura surging tremendously. "Which petty fiend dares to... dare to..."
His voice trailed off.
In midair, the Dao Court Sovereign's avatar, the Pure Land Bodhisattva's avatar, the Sword Pavilion True Lord's avatar, and the Innate True Person's Dao Remnant—all four lifted their heads toward Hongyun Daoist.
"Who are you calling bold!?"
Hongyun Daoist stared blankly at the four.
"...Huh?"
(End of chapter)