Chapter 433: The Five Elements Dao Zi and the Great Sun Sword Son

An Tu Zi stared silently at the green-robed teenager not far away.

"Your cultivation ground?"

He asked, as if confirming.

"It's mine."

Jiang Ding pointed a finger; the Taiqing Flying Sword soared into the air, radiating brilliant sword light, its glow subtly harmonizing with the Dairiyang Dayang Tianchi array patterns all around, and the sword qi across the lava lake surged toward it in response.

An Tu Zi fell silent.

Not because he accepted the other's words.

But because this Great Sun Flying Sword's power within the Great Sun Dayang Tianchi might far exceed its strength outside—this place was the cradle of every past Great Sun Sword Son of the Great Sun Sword Pavilion, granting absolute geographical advantage.

"Can you wait two and a half years?"

An Tu Zi tried reasoning with him: "I still need two and a half years to complete the consecration of my artifact embryo. After two and a half years, I will leave."

The Great Sun Dayang Tianchi opens once every thousand years, for three years at a time.

"As for sealing my cultivation, that's impossible."

He declared firmly.

In his view, this was no different from suicide—perhaps only after his own death could he yield.

"I see."

Jiang Ding sighed.

He could not trust the other either.

The Five Elements Dao Zi was too powerful to ignore like others.

If he suddenly interfered or assassinated during Jiang Ding's battle with the residual soul aggregate, it would plunge him into grave danger—no verbal guarantee could be trusted.

Don't mention the Wuxing Tianzong Alliance pact—it's an alliance of factions, not individuals.

Jing!

A sword cry spread in all directions, echoing the Taiqing Flying Sword's long-suppressed excitement.

"Classmate An."

Jiang Ding said softly: "We've been classmates for over twenty years, yet we've never sparred—I've always regretted it. The ancients said, 'Among any three people, there is always something I can learn.' Please, lend me your guidance."

"I knew it."

An Tu Zi's expression was blank.

The Eastern Pole Dongji Dongji Mo Men's moral education could never suppress the Great Sun Sword Son's bloodlust—he always found seemingly reasonable excuses to come knocking.

The plump Five Elements Spirit Tower flew out from the lava sword-river and hovered before him, unfolding a golden light shield, then a green one… all five—metal, wood, water, fire, earth—complete, enveloped in the Lesser-Cultivation-level Five Elements Birth-and-Death Law Intent.

The five layers of shields rotated endlessly, transforming into one another, seemingly without pause.

Five Elements Wheel Shield!

This top-tier second-rank technique of the Wuxingtian Sect was terrifying in his hands—its aura was clearly Foundation Establishment, yet even a dozen Jin Dan cultivators surrounding him could not leave a single mark on it.

Boom!

No feints—amidst the spreading Sword of Annihilation intent, the Taiqing Flying Sword struck the Five Elements Wheel Shield head-on; a crack echoed as the metal layer shattered, then the wood layer…

Cracks rang continuously; each shattered layer absorbed the force and strengthened the next shield.

In an instant, the metal, wood, water, and fire layers all shattered, leaving only the final earth shield, pushed to its limit, barely holding back the blue-gold flying sword.

Then,

Crack!

"Your sword differs from the one recorded in the sect's library belonging to the previous Great Sun Sword Son."

An Tu Zi's expression shifted slightly.

This was the first time he'd encountered this.

Among peers, the Five Elements Wheel Shield would always unfold and sweep forward unimpeded—this was the first time all shields were shattered in a single strike.

The plump five-colored small tower rose upward, its elliptical tip meeting the tip of the Taiqing Flying Sword.

Ding!

Brilliant sparks flew; both were struck as by lightning, each recoiling violently.

"Five Elements Void Copper!"

Jiang Ding stared at the plump little tower.

Just as the Great Sun Sword Pavilion had its Taiqing Divine Iron, the Wuxing Wuxing Tianzong had its own inherited divine metal: Five Elements Void Copper!

Legend said it was born in a place called the Five Elements Celestial Cave within the Wuxing Wuxing Tianzong's domain.

This cave was a realm of creation, rotating once every hundred years—when it became the Wood Element Celestial Cave, it birthed countless wood-element heavenly treasures, ideal for cultivating spiritual plants.

When it rotated into the Water Element Celestial Cave, it nurtured many water-element spiritual beasts…

At the center of the Five Elements Celestial Cave stood Five Elements Mountain, having undergone countless cycles of elemental transformation, and nurtured for eons by the Wuxing Wuxing Tianzong with countless heavenly treasures—once every ten thousand years, it gave birth to one fragment of Five Elements Void Copper!

This copper was born with the innate ability of Five Elements birth-and-death transformation; possessing it greatly lowered the threshold for comprehending the Five Elements Law Intent.

Moreover, since it was born at the cave's core, constantly exposed to the Chaotic Void Storms, it inherently possessed the power of spatial creation—when forged into a Ben Ming Fa, it granted a terrifying effect.

It could spontaneously increase the chance of achieving Lián Xū by ten to twenty percent!

On the five-colored small tower, the Five Elements light flowed, and as the Law Intent spread, the lingering specks of earth-shield spiritual light rapidly revived—earth generated metal, metal generated water, water generated wood, wood generated fire, fire generated earth.

The Five Elements Wheel Shield reappeared, even stronger, its resistance to the flying sword partially enhanced.

This was the Five Elements Dao Zi!

Known as the Five Elements Unbreakable, Eternal and Immortal.

"Comrade, watch this technique of mine!"

An Tu Zi's gaze grew colder.

He held a five-colored small tower and, with a casual wave, released from its tip a clump of yellow soil, a piece of golden metal, a section of wood, a drop of water, and a flame flickering with green smoke.

Ordinary, indistinguishable from random debris along the roadside.

Roar! Roar!

The yellow soil, golden metal, and other objects fell into the air, rolled once on the spot, and transformed into five colossal dragons of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—inhaling and exhaling celestial qi, fangs bared and claws extended, lunging toward the sky.

"Go!"

Jiang Ding gestured with his fingers.

The Taiqing Flying Sword pierced the sky, carrying the intent of annihilation, slashing through and exploding the earth dragon and metal dragon; after a brief pause, it shattered the remaining fire, water, and wood dragons.

Beneath the glow of Po Fa Xian Jin, nothing could resist.

"Oh?"

Jiang Ding was about to continue his assault on An Tu Zi when he froze in shock.

Amidst the shattered celestial light, celestial qi gathered from heaven and earth—the metal, earth, wood, fire, and water dragons revived once more, their aura identical to before.

Even beneath the intent of annihilation and Po Fa Xian Jin, his spell could not be destroyed!

"Ha!"

"Friend!"

An Tu Zi smiled and asked: "How does my Wu Xing Cycle Law Intent compare to your intent of annihilation?"

Screech!

With another wave of his right hand holding the five-colored tower, he released five more elemental objects radiating light, ethereal qi—five golden, wood, water, fire, and earth eagles shrieked, piercing through clouds and splitting the sky, each radiating a Jin Dan-level aura.

"Born!"

"Born!"

An Tu Zi's fingers never ceased, continuously tapping, transforming one spirit beast after another, each soaring into the sky—within moments, dozens had appeared, instantly forming a Great Wu Xing Birth-and-Death Array.

They roared without end, surrounding the blue-robed youth in the sky, unleashing continuous spells—wind blades, fire swords, meteorites—hammering down relentlessly.

More terrifying still, each spirit beast was shrouded in Wu Xing Law Intent; upon death, the five-colored tower flickered faintly, qi flowing, and the dead beasts instantly revived, restored to peak condition.

Boom!

Boom!

Brilliant blue-gold swordlight crisscrossed the sky, shattering countless beams of spiritual light, slicing through wave after wave of Wu Xing spirit beasts—none could draw near, their might terrifying.

But it was all futile effort, the desperate struggle of a trapped beast—dozens of spirit beasts revived instantly.

Wu Xing Cycle never ends!

Within a short time, depleted magic power caused the swordlight to dim.

"The sword intent cannot overwhelm."

"How did past Great Sun Sword Disciples handle such a peer-level confrontation?"

Jiang Ding's expression darkened—he had his answer.

Sword technique!

The Great Sun Sword Disciples must have been the supreme sword masters among their peers in this realm, capable of suppressing fellow Dao heirs solely through sword technique.

"I don't have that."

A flicker of restless killing intent stirred in Jiang Ding's heart.

"But!"

"I am from an Immortal Sect!"

"Even if a Great Sun Sword Disciple from the Great Sun Sword Pavilion appears before me, I will obliterate him!"

Boom!

Within the sea of clouds, heaven and earth trembled—a terrifying roar echoed; within a radius of dozens of kilometers, boundless celestial qi began to converge.

"Eastern Pole Demon Sect's famed war artifact, Ming Zhen Gao Jie."

An Tu Zi drew a deep breath and looked upward.

A half-dimensional layer unfolded—a skywar machine emerged in the sky, modified repeatedly, its body silver-white, a magnetic main cannon 29.521 meters long and 324 millimeters in diameter, piercing through the entire fuselage, countless azure runes swirling as boundless celestial qi surged into the deep-blue muzzle.

A blue-gold light flickered within, growing ever brighter, the intent of annihilation locking onto the soul.

"Wu Xing Cycle Law Intent,"

"Strong indeed."

Jiang Ding's face twisted into a feral grin: "Can you withstand power and speed?"

Boom!

The magnetic main cannon roared, firing its first shot within Dayang Dayang Tianchi.

The Taiqing Flying Sword had vanished as a blade—now merely a streak of light, a blue-gold light of annihilation, even disappearing from the perception of Wu Xing Cycle Law Intent.

"Damn!"

"Great Sun Sword Disciples should never be mixed with the Eastern Pole Demon Sect!"

An Tu Zi's calm expression vanished—his scalp prickled, his soul trembled, and every ounce of his magic power surged frantically into the five-colored tower in his hand.

The Wu Xing Wheel Shield, already encircled by five layers of five-colored barriers, expanded outward again, splitting into five, then layer upon layer—forming a Great Wu Xing Cycle Array of twenty-five layers, nearly obscuring the entire one-kilometer radius with five-colored shields.

Boom!

The first thunderclap—Jiang Ding's surroundings, the golden dragons, wood dragons, fire eagles, earth tigers—all stood frozen.

Then—instantly annihilated!

The spell structure collapsed utterly; even Wu Xing Cycle Law Intent could not resist—slashed to pieces by extreme speed and power.

Boom!

The second thunderclap—the twenty-five-layer Great Wu Xing shield shattered within a single breath.

An Tuzi's Dao robe billowed, the Vajra Unyielding, five-colored patterns swirling around it—a rare and extraordinary treasure—yet it surged forward only to be torn apart instantly, as if made of paper.

"Come!"

Facing a crisis of life and death, An Tuzi roared, and the five-colored small tower appeared before him in an instant.

Boom!

The third deafening crash saw the Taiqing Flying Sword, nearly solidified into light, strike straight into the Five-Color Spirit Tower, smashing a fist-sized dent into it; at its weakest point, a terrifying translucent hue faintly appeared, as if it were about to crack open.

"Pfft!"

The five-colored small tower crashed into his chest, the sound of bones shattering with a crack echoing out; An Tuzi spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood, and his aura plummeted.

Looking again, far away at the location of the Sky-Empty Warplane, within the muzzle of the Electromagnetic Main Cannon, a brilliant blue-gold light erupted once more across heaven and earth, the intent of the sword of annihilation firmly locking onto his soul and spirit.

"Old classmate!"

"We are allies!"

An Tuzi's soul nearly fled in terror.

He shouted, his body suddenly collapsing into five-colored spiritual light and vanishing; when he reappeared, he was shockingly a hundred kilometers away, five colors flowing over his body, chaotic runes of the Five Elements Reincarnation spreading out, before he vanished again a hundred li away.

After several such shifts, he dissipated into nothingness.

"Five Elements Reincarnation Dao Body!"

Standing atop the Sky-Empty Warplane, Jiang Ding showed a look of wariness and did not pursue further.

Much later, but the word count has increased.

(End of this chapter)