Chapter 759: Battle of the Two Heavenly Emperors, Seizing the Initiative (4K)

Zhang Jian assumed a posture of attentive listening.

Dongyang Emperor smiled gently.

"The existence of the Inspection Palace was originally to assist the Longevity Divine Court in governing the Longevity True Realm. As for me, the Longevity Divine Court has countless powerful cultivators, and Dao Lord-level experts are especially numerous. If Fellow Daoist Zhang needs them, I can select from among them at any time, as long as they are willing—I am willing to release them!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jian gave a cold smile.

This Dongyang Emperor certainly had a good idea.

If these Dao Lords were to directly enter the Inspection Palace, wouldn't that render the Inspection Palace meaningless?

I do not know whether this Dongyang Emperor is testing me in this way, or trying to compete with me to determine superiority and establish who is master and who is servant.

But this also aligns perfectly with my own thoughts.

There cannot be two suns in heaven, nor can a celestial realm have two dragon heads—there must be one leader.

At the very least, I must make it clear to the other party that I, the Inspection Heavenly Sovereign, am not a subordinate of the Divine Court Heavenly Emperor!

Zhang Jian smiled upon hearing the words.

"Since Dongyang Fellow Daoist has spoken, how could I, the Venerable One, not accept?"

After a slight pause, Zhang Jian smiled.

"Dongyang Fellow Daoist, take note—I, the Venerable One, am about to make my move!"

His expression remained unchanged, yet boundless, magnificent divine light radiated from his entire being, black and white divine light shooting straight from within him to pierce the heavens above. Two clear rivers of black and white light flowed distinctly, enveloping the River of Fate, intertwining to form a magnificent primordial formation.

This formation is named the Hunhe River Luo Grand Formation. Looking closely, countless strands of divine light resemble a net enveloping the entire Divine Tree of the Heavenly Realm, seizing the gods of the Longevity Divine Court one by one, carefully discerning and selecting the finest.

The endless black and white River Luo technique surged forward at breakneck speed, sweeping through every palace and hall deep within the Longevity Divine Court.

Beside him, Dongyang Emperor furrowed his brow.

Zhang Jian's 'direct' approach slightly surprised him.

I do not know whether this Earth Emperor God is accustomed to domineering behavior, or simply overconfident.

By letting the other party choose, I am not truly allowing free selection—I am making the Earth Emperor God follow my rules.

As the vast black and white rivers swept over the Divine Court, his expression remained unchanged. He merely waved his hand—the wine cup in his grasp vanished instantly before him, as if a colossal wine cup had been inverted and placed above the magnificent Longevity Divine Court.

Countless mysterious heavenly and earthly runes emerged from the wine cup, light expanding, from which surged vast, torrential rivers. Where the divine light rivers raced, heavenly emperor aura manifested, and heavenly emperor dragon qi obliterated all laws.

This is the divine path law condensed from heavenly emperor authority.

Zhang Jian's expression remained unchanged.

He is quite familiar with such methods.

In the Longevity True Realm, when the opposing side condenses source laws from heavenly emperor authority, they naturally hold a great advantage.

But that applies only to ordinary immortals and gods.

He is no ordinary immortal or god.

He, too, is a heavenly emperor of a heavenly realm.

Moreover, his identity goes further—he is the Lord of a Realm.

A heavenly emperor of a realm and the Lord of a Realm are distinct.

One may wield immense authority, but in the end, is still a laborer.

The other is truly the great boss.

Zhang Jian's body surged with magnificent sword light—Heavenly Emperor sword light piercing the heavens, within which flickered purple and yellow dragon patterns.

This is the Nine Dragons Parting the Way Sword.

The nine styles united as one, possessing power nearly capable of cleaving heaven and earth.

Nine Dragons Roaring in Filial Piety—above the heavens, nine purple and yellow dragon-shaped sword qi emerged, sword light flying and racing, filling the entire expanse above the Longevity Divine Court with the terrifying aura of heaven-splitting sharpness.

Before the sword light even arrived, the layers of heavenly and earthly dao patterns surrounding the wine cup shattered, accompanied by lightning intertwining across the heavens of the Divine Court, as if boundless spacetime collapsed, and the Longevity Divine Court itself suffered a terrifying assault.

At the moment the nine dragon-patterned divine swords merged into one, the wine cup below shattered completely!

At this moment, Dongyang Emperor's expression shifted slightly. As the Heavenly Emperor of the Longevity Divine Court, his fate and the court's fortune are one, allowing him to keenly sense the terrifying divine power of that sword light.

Beneath the heaven-splitting sword light, not only were all heavenly and earthly dao rules worn away, but even the boundless fortune gathered by the Longevity Divine Court seemed to be utterly severed.

Even as he acted, Dongyang Emperor could feel the terrifying foundation of this Earth Emperor God.

The opponent's reaction ability, cultivation, dao heart, primordial spirit, and will do not resemble those of a mere Third Transformation Dao Lord as he understands them.

His gaze fell upon the Earth Emperor God across the stone table.

Though separated only by the stone table, it felt as if divided by a chessboard river realm, with the long river of time and space stretching between them, gazing across at each other.

In that thought, dense purple light emerged around his body, countless strands of purple qi intertwining to form magnificent dao patterns that condensed in the heavens above the Longevity Divine Court.

Like an endless wheel of heaven and earth.

Within the purple qi resided a supreme, exalted, and unparalleled majesty.

This is another magnificent heavenly emperor dao law, seemingly a field-control type fortune dao law.

Within it lay a vast, sweeping momentum to level heaven and earth and swallow the eight wildernesses, accompanied by the chanting of gods and the condensation of boundless light.

Brilliant light instantly transformed into a magnificent dao diagram, manifesting the scene of a sage emperor governing the world.

As this dao diagram appeared, Zhang Jian felt the light of his Nine Dragons Parting the Way Sword being bound by an invisible divine force, faintly carrying a weighty authority to suppress myriad realms and dominate heaven and earth.

Moreover, the vast heavenly dao divine power descended, refining water, fire, wind, and earth, gradually refining the multiple divine powers he had summoned.

This divine power faintly already surpassed that of a Second Transformation Dao Sovereign, reaching the threshold of a Third Transformation Dao Sovereign's realm.

Under Zhang Jian's control, the light of the Nine Dragons Parting the Way Sword resembled a wandering dragon, continuously bursting forth from unimaginable directions, slashing out—wherever it passed, layers of cosmic void collapsed repeatedly, yet the heavenly emperor authority contained within the diagram surged mightily.

The sword light gradually weakened.

Feeling the suppression of his Nine Dragons Parting the Way Sword by the opponent's heavenly emperor authority, Zhang Jian's expression showed no particular change.

The Nine Dragons Parting the Way Sword requires heavenly emperor authority to fully unleash its divine power.

But heavenly emperor authority ultimately depends on the heavenly dao origin of a heavenly realm and the support of countless beings. Here, it is Dongyang Emperor's home ground—being suppressed by his heavenly emperor authority is entirely normal.

Dongyang Emperor's face showed a faint smile, his features about to change when he saw that within the Longevity Ascension Dao Diagram, the vast sword energy was nearly exhausted, and then a grand, boundless purple-yellow sword radiance burst from the void, instantly piercing through his Longevity Ascension Dao Diagram.

The purple-yellow sword light destroyed everything in its path, instantly cleaving his Longevity Ascension Dao Diagram in two with a single stroke, the sharp, unmatched sword light descending upon the Longevity Divine Court, instantly locking onto the three most powerful existences within.

This was the Dihuang Kai Dao Sword.

Under the sword light, three Three-Reversion Dao Lords were locked onto.

Specifically, they were the Danque Master Cangxiang Dao Lord of the Longevity Divine Court.

The Hall Master of the Three Halls, Gulian Dao Lord!

And the ancient water god Liuguang Dao Lord.

These were all trusted aides of the Dongyang Emperor.

The Dongyang Emperor's face was stern.

These three Three-Reversion Dao Lords, no matter what, he could not allow them to be taken away.

If they were successfully taken away, his face as the Heavenly Emperor of the Divine Court would be utterly ruined.

Yet deep within, the Dongyang Heavenly Emperor still felt something strange.

This Dihuang Supreme Emperor was certainly not like the Three-Reversion Dao Lords of legend.

On the contrary, he seemed more like a true Dao Venerable.

Of course, perhaps it was also due to the support of his status as Realm Lord.

He knew that the status of a Realm Lord was even more formidable than that of a Heavenly Emperor of a single heavenly realm.

But such status-based support was not his own power; over time, flaws would inevitably show.

"It seems I must resort to genuine measures!"

The Dongyang Emperor's face was calm; at this moment, his vital energy slowly shifted, and in an instant, it seemed to merge with the boundless heavenly Dao in the dark void, as if his will had fused with the heavenly Dao will deep within the Longevity True Realm, becoming an embodiment of the heavenly Dao.

Behind him appeared layers of heavenly-earth great Dao source energy, countless source energies forming a heavenly Dao divine wheel, and behind him coalesced a world phantom in the form of a heavenly realm divine tree.

With a wave of his hand, invisible source divine patterns condensed and combined, forming countless flowing lights like vines sweeping toward Zhang Jian.

At this moment, Zhang Jian felt as if he were opposed by the entire Longevity True Realm.

Even though he held the special heavenly Dao authority and position of the Patrol Heavenly Lord, he was still rejected and suppressed by the heavenly Dao.

Zhang Jian raised his eyes; he could see that the Dongyang Emperor had prepared for a long time to suppress the Patrol Heavenly Lord of the Patrol Hall.

And yet, he was preparing to use him to establish authority.

Seeing this, Zhang Jian's mouth corner instead revealed a faint, light smile.

"Since Dongyang Daoist is serious, this venerable self can only add a bit more strength!"

The Dongyang Emperor's face sank, yet deep in his eyes a hint of anger surfaced.

Cold light flickered in his pupils as he resolved to give the other a proper lesson this time, so that this Dihuang Supreme Emperor would know whose domain this realm truly was!

Yet his form vanished in an instant.

Above the firmament, the grand purple light grew ever more intense.

But in the next instant, his form reappeared from the depths of the heavenly Dao source.

A terrifying sword light broke through space from a direction the Dongyang Emperor could not comprehend, striking at the very moment he merged with the Dao, hitting him.

This was both his strongest moment and his weakest.

Because upon true merger with the Dao, his primordial spirit fused with the heavenly Dao, requiring him to devote most of his mind to governing the heavenly Dao will at this moment, lest he be backlashed by it and transformed into Dao.

Yet at this moment, his defense was indeed not low.

His entire body was permeated with heavenly Dao power.

At this moment, that heavenly Dao power was pierced through by a single sword in an instant.

A dense innate divine light appeared deep between his brows, enveloping his entire body—it was a great cauldron.

Its entire body covered in countless furnace powers, as if it could burn the heavenly-earth great Dao into firewood, refining the endless void.

This was an innate spiritual treasure.

Yet the Dihuang Kai Dao sword light flashed and vanished, not pursuing the Dongyang Emperor relentlessly.

The sword light passed through the void, instead anchoring onto the three Dao Lords in the Longevity Divine Court, sweeping all three away simultaneously.

Witnessing this, the Dongyang Emperor's eyes deep within shone with heavenly Emperor divine light; at this moment, the vast Longevity True Realm phantom behind him seemed to shift from illusion to reality, countless emerald divine lights coming alive, transforming into countless heavenly Dao chains that compressed the void where Zhang Jian stood, attempting to sever him and that sword light into two separate spaces.

Before him, the river realm stagnated and trembled, as if the boundless heavenly Dao source was manifesting, condensing into a heavenly Dao domain, with various divine patterns appearing around Zhang Jian, seeking to trap him in place.

Zhang Jian's body was surrounded by countless dazzling, blinding sword lights, yet they directly severed the heavenly Dao patterns.

Under the grand omen, it seemed as if the three thousand Dao rules were being split apart by the sword light, and furthermore, a layer of grand divine energy flowed out from the Dihuang Kai Dao sword light in his hand; his form vanished in an instant.

That grand heavenly Dao domain, and the heavenly realm tree phantoms within it, were suddenly struck by a violent impact.

The Dongyang Emperor only felt wave after wave of intense, severe pain transmitted from the void.

Primarily coming from the heavenly realm tree dharma form.

That heavenly realm tree dharma form was the core of his Dao-merging secret art, and also the deep-level manifestation of heavenly Emperor authority.

At this moment, he felt that in an instant, hundreds of branches were severed by a terrifying sword radiance.

Although his vast primordial spirit and divine sense could perceive the opponent's movement trajectory, what made the Dongyang Emperor feel strained was that his reaction speed could not keep up.

The reason he naturally understood: by borrowing the Longevity True Realm heavenly Dao will, his cultivation far exceeded his current realm.

It was precisely due to insufficient mastery of heavenly Dao rules that this predicament arose.

Even if he had such a flaw, it was still not something an ordinary Dao Venerable could grasp.

This Dihuang Supreme Emperor not only regarded his heavenly Dao domain as nothing, but each time also acted first with various evasive maneuvers.

The Dongyang Emperor's heart grew more astonished the more he fought.

The opponent absolutely could not be a Three-Reversion Dao Lord.

Three-Reversion Dao Lords—even a Realm Lord could not withstand his Dao-law suppression under his merged Dao state.

Not to mention the complete suppression of the Heavenly Dao Domain.

In his gaze, Dongyang Emperor at this moment had a somewhat gloomy look in his eyes.

He had already seen that Cangxiang Daoist, Liuguang Daoist, and Yulan Daoist had fallen into Zhang Jian's hands.

At this moment, Zhang Jian's faint smile came through.

"Dongyang Daoist, I cannot decline your respect!"

"I must still thank Dongyang Daoist for your generous hospitality!"

His figure directly appeared outside the Heavenly Dao Domain.

Zhang Jian's face was calm, merely giving Dongyang Emperor a half-smiling glance.

For Dongyang Emperor to attack him with Heavenly Dao authority is simply courting disgrace.

That Primordial Beginning Fortune Chart in his hand is said to be the original version of the Heavenly Dao General Outline.

If they were not on the same side, Dongyang Emperor would have died many times already.

Even the innate spiritual treasure on his head could not save him.

Rather than merely seizing his three immortal ministers.

At this moment, Dongyang Emperor's body was surrounded by boundless Heavenly Dao divine power, growing ever more vast; the furnace divine light above his head blazed brilliantly, as if merging with the Longevity True Realm, and awe-inspiring divine might condensed around him, covering heaven and earth and the universe.

Zhang Jian remained composed and at ease.

He appeared indifferent.

Yet the more so, the more Dongyang Emperor felt apprehensive deep in his heart.

He even felt deep in his heart a reckless urge to eliminate the other party at all costs.

He knew this might be the best opportunity.

At this time, this Patrol Heavenly Venerable had just entered the Longevity True Realm not long ago and had not yet fully familiarized himself with the great Dao of heaven and earth in the Longevity True Realm.

But this intense killing intent, he ultimately suppressed it.

Although he harbored the heart of a Heavenly Emperor to harmonize heaven and earth and unify the Longevity True Realm, he dared not incur the great taboo of the heavens by slaughtering the human elders.

That would warrant a manhunt by the entire Three Emperors Heavenly Realm.

Of course, besides this, he also had no confidence deep in his heart.

He believed this was probably not the full strength of this Earth Emperor God.

Rumor has it that the other party still possesses several innate spiritual treasures!

At this moment, his eyes deep and solemn as he gazed at Zhang Jian, and after a moment he suddenly smiled and said.

"Since Daoist friend has chosen Cangxiang, Liuguang, and Yulan, this shows they share a fate with you!"

"Enough!"

At this moment, a trace of indifference appeared on his face, and the grand emerald-colored heavenly realm treasure trees around him gradually faded.

"Then, thank you, Dongyang Daoist!"

Zhang Jian slightly clasped his hands, glanced once at the depths of that heavenly realm divine tree, his form turned into a stream of light, and instantly departed.

Since he had gained an advantage this time, Zhang Jian had no intention of continuing to attack.

Just as Dongyang Emperor harbored reservations in his heart, he felt the same.

He had already displayed sufficient strength, and afterward he believed the Patrol Hall's inspection missions would proceed much more smoothly.

As for completely overthrowing the Dongyang Heavenly Emperor, he had no such thought in his heart, unless there were evidence showing Dongyang Emperor betrayed the Three Emperors Holy Court; otherwise, slaying Dongyang Emperor would bring him a heap of trouble.

Better to give him a beating.

He believed that from now on, the Dongyang Emperor would not dare to take advantage of him again lightly.

He should also make it clear who is the leader of the Longevity True Realm.

In place, Dongyang Emperor gazed coldly at this scene; at this moment he noticed that within the Longevity Divine Court, many immortals and deities were gazing toward this place, and his face darkened further.