Chapter 34

Zhu Shan looked as if he had eaten a dead fly, his complexion very ugly; he had risen a major realm, yet gained no advantage at all.

"Is the Holy Body Dao Embryo really this powerful? I don't believe it!"

His Dao heart suffered a huge blow; after cultivating for hundreds of years and finally reaching the Four Extremes Secret Realm, he was nonetheless suppressed by a youth.

Having said that, Zhu Shan sliced his finger, smeared a drop of essence blood on his brow, and in the next moment a green eye appeared on his forehead.

The third eye looked left and right, blinked a few times, then shot out a beam of green light that wrapped a ball of light.

The light ball dispersed, revealing a pitch-black giant axe, forged from unknown materials, as if it could cleave heaven and earth and sever Dao traces.

"Watch my one move decide the outcome."

Zhu Shan reached forward, forming a hand several meters wide, firmly gripping the axe, then with a momentum like moving mountains and overturning seas he chopped, hoping to slay Yang Zhu in a single strike!

As the two fought, more and more people rushed over, soon numbering several hundred, including not a few old monsters who had lived for hundreds of years, as well as some powerful yao beings.

"Zhu Shan actually brought out his natal treasure, the Heaven-Splitting Axe!"

"Back then he relied on this treasure to slay two experts whose realms were higher than his, and that battle made his fame spread!"

Among the onlookers, a great yao recognized this killing move and was greatly shocked.

This was a full-power strike from a Four Extremes Secret Realm expert; even opponents of the same realm dare not claim they could withstand it unscathed.

Soon, the several hundred gazes present all turned toward Yang Zhu.

Everyone wondered just how strong the Holy Body Dao Embryo was, and whether it could withstand the attack.

Yang Zhu placed his palm before him in an upward-supporting posture; above his palm appeared a divine vision, various laws manifesting.

In the vision, countless brilliant stars glittered, chaotic qi hazy, yin and yang powers circulated, spontaneously evolving a heaven and earth.

From the universe's opening to chaotic transformation, from birth to strength, then weakening, breaking the cocoon to be reborn, this cycle repeats endlessly.

Yin and yang power circulated, evolving into sky-filling runes; past, present, future continually alternated, finally converging at a point…

The vast, universe-like divine vision appeared behind Yang Zhu, releasing an awe-inspiring aura capable of eroding even time.

Beginningless Seal.

Yang Zhu silently chanted, and a palm seal emerged from the vision behind him, surrounded by coiling chaotic qi; a single thread could collapse mountains and shatter space!

"What kind of palm seal is this? How can it be so terrifying!"

"Even from this distance, my soul feels a sudden ache, as if it were about to split!"

At the instant everyone saw the palm seal, their hearts skipped a beat; a fear rising from deep within their souls made them all tremble.

They had not yet made a direct response, merely feeling that palpitating aura; their bodies could not help but go soft, almost unable to stand and nearly collapsing.

Unbeknownst to them, cold sweat had already covered their foreheads.

Seeing this, the onlookers all retreated several li, but that terrifying aura still weighed on their hearts, giving a deep sense of suffocation.

Yang Zhu lightly pushed his arm forward; the Beginningless Seal, coiled with chaotic qi, contained the traces of the self that has passed, the present self, and the Dao-self, capable of erasing past lives, present life, and future.

Boom! The black giant axe's power was shocking, yet before the Beginningless Seal it could not even hold for a moment before exploding completely.

Pu~ His natal treasure shattered; Zhu Shan spat a mouthful of blood. Having reached the Four Extremes Secret Realm, the first thing he had cultivated was his right arm, his body's strongest part, which now shattered together with the axe.

The Beginningless Seal was so terrifying that Zhu Shan could not even muster the courage to resist?

The Beginningless Seal kept enlarging in his eyes; only by truly facing it could one deeply comprehend what death is.

"No! I don't want to die!" Zhu Shan's pupils constricted; the fear of death made his emotions surge violently. Wanting to flee, he found himself frozen in place, unable to move! At this moment his heart was like dead ashes, knowing he was powerless to turn the tide.

The Beginningless Seal advanced irresistibly, destroying withered and rotting things, bearing the traces of the passed self, present self, and Dao-self; Zhu Shan could not even explode a speck of blood mist, and in an instant was reduced to flying ash.

A great yao of the Four Extremes Secret Realm thus fell.

Boom! A tremendous sound rang out; the entire valley was slammed down by a palm, the ground instantly gaining a pit over ten li deep, bottomless, like an abyss.

"What tremendous might, actually managing to slam the earth down!"

Seeing this, everyone fell silent; only after a long while did someone stammer out a word, still dazed by the blow's shock.

Yang Zhu stood in midair, wearing a white robe, floating like an immortal, holy and transcendent; everyone looked up at him, their hearts surging.

They lamented the might of the Holy Body Dao Embryo, yet felt sorrow at being born out of time, to exist in the same era as such a peerless divine body, destined merely to be his foil.

Yang Zhu hovered in midair overlooking the pit, throwing a few punches from afar; accompanied by several clear rings, it seemed as if something underground was exploding.

Having done that, Yang Zhu then transformed into a flowing light and departed.

"Brother Yang Zhu, wait for this poor Daoist!"

Duan De shouted, without any hesitation, hastily throwing out a purple gourd and giving chase.

Many witnessed Yang Zhu's battle firsthand; they spread the word like wings, and it quickly spread through the Southern Ridge via the realm gates.

That day, the Southern Ridge was in an uproar; many great powers and major sects were startled!

"The Holy Body Dao Embryo is this powerful, actually suppressing an opponent across a major realm!"

"The human holy body, indeed astonishing through the ages."

Yang Zhu, at the Dao Palace realm, after only a dozen or so exchanges, his final strike slew a Four Extremes Secret Realm expert; such a record shocked anyone who heard it.

"In this golden age, all the heaven-chosen talents come forth, ultimately becoming stepping stones for the Holy Body Dao Embryo..."

"Meeting him, the Southern Yao probably isn't a match."

Among the Southern Ridge's heaven-chosen talents, the outstanding one is Southern Yao; upon hearing the news of Yang Zhu's birth, most felt regret for him.

No matter how strong Southern Yao is, compared to the Holy Body Dao Embryo he is obviously far inferior.

Although Southern Yao's cultivation is considerably higher than Yang Zhu's, everyone knows he cannot resist the Holy Body's might.

That day, news came from the Eastern Wasteland.

The Eastern Wasteland's myriad kings rose together; the Holy Son of Shaking Light, the Ji family's divine body—each shone like stars, surrounded by countless halos.

Since the Holy Body Dao Embryo appeared, no one has dared to speak out arrogantly; one can imagine how much those heaven-chosen talents fear Yang Zhu.

"Even someone like the Holy Son of Shaking Light dares not be Yang Zhu's enemy; could the Holy Body Dao Embryo already be invincible under heaven?"

When people learned this news, they were shocked again, especially the powerful yao factions, who felt an intangible pressure.

Before a hidden cave dwelling in the Southern Mountains, a person stood tall and imposing, with a dignified bearing, thick black hair, and a piercing gaze.

"Is the Sacred Body Dao Embryo really this powerful…"

Nan Yao stood in place for a long time, gazing into the distance, then without hesitation turned around, and from today onward resumed secluded cultivation.

Having made the resolution, if there is no great breakthrough, I will not leave seclusion! (End of chapter)