Chapter 449
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 0
Chapter Title: The True Lord's Desperate Strike
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“Boom!”
To Lu Yang, this was just an instant. By the time he reacted, the scenery around him was already rapidly pulling away.
[Prosperous Palace Chambers]!
Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord’s final strike disregarded everything. With his utterly collapsed cave heaven, he drew forth the strongest imagery from [Wall Earth].
In that instant, heaven and earth centered on Lu Yang seemed to crack, collapse, and disintegrate completely. It was a powerful concept—like stripping a person from the world, erasing their existence on a conceptual level, wiping away lingering ink from paper.
Lu Yang’s ears rang with layers upon layers of thunder.
This was Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord’s desperate blow. His essence, qi, and spirit surged to their absolute peak, brimming with ruthless killing intent toward Lu Yang.
Even a cornered rabbit bites.
When one’s path was at stake, how could he harbor any illusions? His killing intent was set—even [Perception Obstruction] could not erase it from existence.
Light flooded Lu Yang’s vision. He couldn’t even comprehend what was happening. Not just him—even the onlookers outside struggled to see clearly. This was [Wall Earth]’s nature: sealing qi in isolation, no exchange between inner and outer, leaving Lu Yang virtually no path to survival.
“Bang!”
The light surged violently, roiling for several breaths before gradually fading, revealing Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord’s figure once more.
He staggered unsteadily, his face etched with utter disbelief.
“How is this possible?”
Before him, Lu Yang’s body plummeted from the sky like a falling star, crashing into the [Earth Buddha Kingdom] below with a boom.
Utterly wretched.
Profoundly tragic.
Yet the issue was—he wasn’t dead!
‘How is he not dead!?‘
Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord couldn’t fathom it. A mere false Golden Core holder, comparable at best to an external True Lord—his divine ability should have slain him outright!
The cost was immense. His cave heaven lay in total ruin. The once-intimate [Wall Earth] visibly receded. His already strained essence, qi, and spirit plummeted. In under a breath, his jet-black hair turned frost-white.
But Lu Yang lived.
At the thought, True Lord’s gritted teeth nearly shattered. He had given everything—why was this bastard still breathing?
Unreasonable!
The foe was no match for him; he couldn’t wield [Covered Lamp Fire]’s core wonder. How had he survived?
Meanwhile, Lu Yang exhaled a deep breath of turbid qi.
The answer was simple.
Purple Talent: Has a Few Tricks! As long as the enemy’s attack fell within his theoretical limits, he could absolutely handle it!
Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord’s death-defying strike—handled!
Even Lu Yang found his own handling absurd.
At the brink, he dismantled [Yama Demon Hall], substituting a portion of banner spirits for himself to absorb the blow.
Banner spirits were expendable.
One batch died—replace with fresh ones, bolster with faith incense.
He’d executed it flawlessly then. Now, it seemed incomprehensible, like deciphering a celestial script.
In the end, chalk it up to a flash of “inspiration.”
“Cough cough.”
Lu Yang spat blood. Fine cracks riddled his dharma body, brilliant hues seeping out, poised to widen them.
But he knew—compared to his wounds, Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord was done for. A fissure split his brow. His rear cave heaven scattered into falling starfire. No Golden Core True Lord could recover from this.
“Boom!”
A massive roar echoed. True Lord let out a wretched laugh, words failing him as his dharma body burst into streaming lights.
“Clang clang!”
Below, in the Pure Land, sword cries pierced the heavens—like cheers for this battle’s victor. A sword gleam faintly manifested amid heaven and earth.
[Sword Dao Fruit Position]!
This fruit remained incomplete, thanks to Treasure Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva. She sought to uproot it from the Pure Land.
Soaring Empyrean blocked her.
The [Sword Dao Fruit Position] tied to whether the Pure Land’s released cultivators could sustain their unified will. If she succeeded, unity restored—the Pure Land would reclaim [City Head Earth], retake [Earth Buddha Kingdom], and crush Soaring Empyrean utterly.
Thus—
“Boom!”
The next instant, Lu Yang—who’d just dispatched Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord without catching his breath—saw rosy clouds engulf his sight.
[Treasure Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva]!
In the present chaos, no friends lasted forever. Lu Yang and Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord both coveted the Sword Dao Fruit Position—both Pure Land foes!
Earlier, Treasure Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva distracted Soaring Empyrean to let Lu Yang pin True Lord. Now True Lord was gone—Lu Yang obsolete. Strike while weakened, end him casually, solve it all at once!
Soaring Empyrean, by contrast—
Though he’d inwardly cursed Lu Yang endlessly, he now struck decisively to snatch him from Treasure Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva’s grasp.
Too late.
Treasure Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva timed it perfectly—right as Lu Yang slew his foe, essence, qi, and spirit laxest!
“Swish swish!”
A breeze grazed Lu Yang’s cheek. Amid the vision-flooding rosy clouds gleamed a lithe, graceful willow branch—lightly aimed at him.
It swept upward.
Such a simple motion rent Lu Yang’s dharma body asunder. Shattering echoed incessantly from within!
‘[Willow Wood]!‘
Stars exploded in Lu Yang’s mind, world blurred—yet he dimly identified her fruit power, instinctively channeling mana.
[Has a Few Tricks]!
First trick handled Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord. Second—perfect for Treasure Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva!
Instantly, Lu Yang snapped back, eyes clearing. Yet the next second, he shut them without hesitation.
‘Can’t expose it.‘
If Treasure Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva sensed the failure, she’d press the attack. His [Has a Few Tricks] was spent.
One more—and he’d truly perish!
‘...Crisis, but opportunity.‘
‘[Auspicious Fortune Golden Nature] won’t hold much longer—won’t last till I claim the [Sword Dao Fruit Position]. Urgent need: sustain.‘
His perfected Foundation Establishment golden natures fell short of nine.
Thus—only a full True Lord golden nature would do.
‘...Zhengde!‘
Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord had fallen, but soul and golden nature endured—merely entering [Underworld] for reincarnation.
Claim his golden nature—continue the false hold!
In a lightning thought, Lu Yang grasped it all. Without a word, rather than stabilize—he detonated outright!
“Boom!”
A thunderous blast. Lu Yang’s form shattered spectacularly, bones pulverized, crimson gore staining half the firmament!