Chapter 584: Exterminating the Yin Son of Heaven

The clash between two hundred-foot-tall giants was, to say the least, a massive commotion.

Li Yi's fist force was terrifying, possessing the power to pierce through mountains and rivers. Moreover, accompanied by the explosive divine power of the Dragon and Tiger, Emperor Shenzong had absolutely no way to defend against it. Every strike shattered his physical form, causing large swaths of incense aura to splatter out. Yet, Emperor Shenzong dared not stop the confrontation, for otherwise, he would die a miserable death.

Therefore, knowing full well that he was at a disadvantage, Emperor Shenzong still condensed his incense divine body time and again, roaring as he threw punches in retaliation.

But this was met with being blasted apart again and again.

Furthermore, every heavy injury was not without a price. Although the incense could be re-condensed, his soul power was constantly being depleted. Thus, after every re-condensation of his body, Shenzong would be even weaker than before.

"Shenzong, you are no match for me. Rest assured on your journey." Li Yi suddenly shouted, his voice like a thunderclap. At this moment, he clenched his fist and attacked again, his fist intent erupting like an angry Vajra carrying wind and thunder, wielding the Dragon and Tiger, and crashing down.

Emperor Shenzong's mind was shaken, leaving him riddled with openings, and his head was pierced through by a single punch.

There was no such thing as flesh and blood flying everywhere, only incense scattering in all directions. However, at the same time, a portion of his soul power was also obliterated by this punch. He still let out a painful shriek, and his massive body even began to shrink significantly; the incense power could no longer condense the entire body, and it began to fall off in large chunks.

It was like a cracked idol in a temple, long neglected and currently weathering away.

But Li Yi knew how difficult this Yin Son of Heaven was to kill. Even if his body were constantly blasted apart, he could still recover. This was thanks to the power of faith accumulated over countless years. No matter how many times this emperor fell, as long as the common people still believed in the Zhao Dynasty, he could recover rapidly.

And the only thing Li Yi could do was to wear him down until his soul power decayed to the point where he could not even condense the incense aura.

Fist after fist was unleashed.

Every strike possessed the great power to shake the earth and destroy mountains and rivers.

Emperor Shenzong was ultimately thoroughly defeated. He was now powerless to resist, his body constantly disintegrating, his strength growing weaker, and his hundred-foot-tall body had been forcibly beaten down by twenty feet.

"True Person Brother Tai Yi, you cannot kill Us."

Although Emperor Shenzong was no match, he remained stubborn, roaring: "After today, you will be hunted by the entire world. You have nowhere to escape."

As long as his situation was spread, then in a few days, the other Yin Sons of Heaven of the Zhao Dynasty would surely unite, summon the incense gods of the world, and launch a second crusade against this True Person Brother Tai Yi.

At that time, he did not believe this True Person Brother Tai Yi could still survive.

Li Yi did not speak, only waving his fists with a cold face, continuing to blast apart his incense body, simultaneously obliterating his soul power while crushing him.

It had to be said that Emperor Shenzong's vitality was indeed tenacious. His soul had been nourished by the power of incense for too long; it could no longer be called a soul, but should already be a Primordial Spirit, just like the Primordial Spirit possessed by cultivators in the Soul Transformation Realm, which could exist long in heaven and earth even after leaving the body.

Yet even a Primordial Spirit was useless. He did not understand true cultivation and had no way to fully utilize the incense faith, otherwise, how could he be beaten into a steady retreat by Li Yi?

The earth-shaking fist force lasted for nearly half an hour.

Emperor Shenzong's body was now less than fifty feet tall; standing before Li Yi at this moment, he looked like a child.

Moreover, his state was extremely terrible; his body was incomplete, the incense was thoroughly dissipating, the speed of repair had slowed down significantly, and his Primordial Spirit power was almost exhausted. Once that threshold was reached, he would become the first Yin Son of Heaven in history to fall at the hands of a Daoist practitioner.

In the past, the fall of a Yin Son of Heaven only occurred during the change of dynasties. Now that the imperial court was still in a prosperous age and the incense was so flourishing, no one would believe that the Yin Son of Heaven would end up in such a state today.

Emperor Shenzong clearly also anticipated his own fate. Regardless of how the future turned out, he feared he would not escape this calamity today.

"Damn it." He roared in unwillingness. At this moment, he had no other thoughts, only wanting to escape this place quickly.

If he didn't leave now, he truly wouldn't be able to leave.

Thinking of this, Emperor Shenzong's nearly fifty-foot-tall body no longer held on, suddenly disintegrating and turning into a huge plume of green smoke that drifted away. Subsequently, this plume of green smoke turned into hundreds of rays of light that spread out in all directions. This was a move that all incense gods in the world knew; as long as one divine thought escaped, they could re-condense the incense and recover their body.

Although they would not return to their peak, it was better than losing their life.

"Brother Tai Yi, he is no match for you. Since he wants to escape, I will help you take action to leave this person behind and eliminate future trouble." At this moment, Xiang Xiang Xiangzi, who was watching the battle from the side, could no longer hold back upon seeing this scene.

With her here, how could she allow an enemy to slip away from under her nose?

Although Xiang Xiang Xiangzi's current body was transformed from a seven-colored stone and was inconvenient to control, making it impossible to display exquisite Daoist techniques, this did not mean she had no way to take action. Moreover, with the blessing of the incense power, she might not be much worse than she was at her peak.

"Subduing the Dragon and Taming the Tiger."

Xiang Xiang Xiangzi had no extra movements; she forcibly operated her Daoist technique to gather it into her palm, then slapped it through the air.

This strike truly displayed the divine power of the Dragon and Tiger to the fullest. Between the entire heaven and earth came the deafening sound of dragon roars and tiger howls. This sound possessed immense power; as soon as it appeared, the entire region suffered an indescribable force of bombardment. This force was invisible, yet it shrouded all directions, not letting go of any inch of space.

And accompanied by this attack, every ray of the scattering light shattered inch by inch in mid-air, finally turning into specks of brilliance that dissipated between heaven and earth.

"Ah!"

Every dissipation of the rays of light was accompanied by faint screams echoing.

That was Emperor Shenzong's Primordial Spirit wailing.

His Primordial Spirit had turned the whole into parts, attempting to escape. It looked beautiful, but in reality, it committed a major taboo, because in this way, he had no way to defend against any attack. A single strike would destroy his divine thoughts. Although it looked like there were many, once the enemy mastered large-scale spells, he would be out of luck.

Clearly, the move of turning the whole into parts did not work against Xiang Xiang Xiangzi.

In a short moment.

Countless rays of light dissipated.

This Emperor Shenzong soon thoroughly vanished between heaven and earth, not a single divine thought managing to escape.

Losing the divine thoughts as an attachment, the power of incense faith filling the sky began to disintegrate. Countless plumes of green smoke shrouded the firmament, like long dragons scattering in all directions.

Li Yi, who had turned into a hundred-foot-tall giant, at this moment had a pair of eyes peering in all directions, observing whether there were any remnants nearby.

"Brother Tai Yi, rest assured, since I, this Immortal Aunt, have taken action, it is absolutely impossible to let a single divine thought escape. That Emperor Shenzong is already dead and can absolutely never rise from the ashes again." Xiang Xiang Xiangzi said very confidently.

"With these words from the Immortal Aunt, I am relieved." Hearing this, Li Yi quickly withdrew his gaze.

The discernment of a Three-Flower Realm expert was still worth trusting.

Immediately, he operated the Art of Size Manipulation again, and that hundred-foot-tall giant body quickly shrank back.

This was also his first time using such a spell in this way, and now it seemed the effect was not bad.

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"One Yin Son of Heaven is dead. There might be some trouble later on. You need to be mentally prepared."

Xiang Xiang Xiangzi said: "In addition, the incense power cannot disintegrate time and again, otherwise my Primordial Spirit will constantly fall into slumber, and at that time, I fear it will be difficult to gestate this body."

"You are right. I also cannot stand being deprived of the position of Imperial Preceptor by the Yin Son of Heaven at every turn. Although it cannot cause much influence to us, it will also interfere with our own cultivation." Li Yi's gaze was cold: "Since that is the case, then let's take this opportunity to go all the way, ferret out all the other Yin Sons of Heaven and kill them, thoroughly ending this matter."

"Not bad, it should be so." Xiang Xiang Xiangzi smiled and nodded, saying she also could not tolerate several Yin Sons of Heaven causing trouble behind the scenes.

"Taking advantage of the fact that the news of this Yin Son of Heaven's death has not yet spread, we should act immediately." Li Yi said.

Xiang Xiang Xiangzi was very much in agreement.

Either don't do it, or do it thoroughly.

Since this beginning had already been made, these enemies could not be left behind.

Otherwise, if these Yin Sons of Heaven gathered together, they would truly become a major threat. Only by defeating them one by one now could it be done once and for all. Otherwise, how could they collect incense in this world with peace of mind in the future?

"However, the locations of the Yin Sons of Heaven still need to be inquired from the Golden Pupil Guards to be known. I believe my father should have also made preparations in this regard." Li Yi said.

Subsequently, golden auspicious clouds grew under his feet, carrying Xiang Xiang Xiangzi toward the place where the Embroidered Uniform Guards and Golden Pupil Guards were gathering.

Because of the aftermath of the battle, they had already withdrawn to a hundred miles outside the Anshan region and were currently gathering in an inconspicuous small town.

After Li Yi arrived, he immediately shouted: "Where are the Golden Pupil Guards?"

"Subordinates are here."

Hearing this voice, the Golden Pupil Guards in the small town gathered from different directions one after another. Looking at Li Yi on the golden auspicious clouds, awe appeared in their eyes.

After all, they had seen with their own eyes a Mount Anshan destroyed in a great battle.

Such strength truly made one unable to give birth to even a shred of disloyalty.

Li Yi waved his hand casually, and these twenty Golden Pupil Guards also had auspicious clouds rising under their feet, being guided by him into mid-air. He spoke directly: "Emperor Shenzong has already been executed by me. This Daoist now wants to know where the other Yin Sons of Heaven are located?"

Emperor Shenzong is dead?

The Golden Pupil Guards felt a chill in their hearts, becoming somewhat shocked.

They did not expect True Person Brother Tai Yi to even be able to exterminate a Yin Son of Heaven.

"Reporting, reporting to the True Person, the locations of the remaining Yin Sons of Heaven are all recorded on this map." After a brief shock, Golden Pupil Guard Wang Ning hurriedly took out a map from her bosom. This was what Emperor Emperor Shenwu had previously handed to her for safekeeping.

"Very good."

Li Yi took it casually and flipped it open to look, only to see the map marking the locations of the imperial tombs where each Yin Son of Heaven was buried.

It was just that some Yin Sons of Heaven were entrenched in the imperial tombs, some were in some prosperous towns, and others were living in seclusion overseas, their whereabouts unknown.

Not all Yin Sons of Heaven could be found.

But most of them had records.

This was enough.

Exterminating most of the Yin Sons of Heaven, he believed that even if there were a few fish that slipped through the net, they would not be able to amount to anything.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 585 =====