Chapter 652: The High-Level Figures of the Desolate Domain Era

As Zhao Xing was flying, his breathing was suddenly disrupted, and he nearly fell from the sky.

His figure staggered, his sword light scattered, and just as he was about to collide with a mountain peak, he stabilized his body in the nick of time.

"Yin Wind Art, Embryonic Breath?"

"Qi Yan has already mastered the 'Embryonic Breath' spell I created back then."

Qi Yan had indeed mastered the Si Nong spell "Embryonic Breath"; he was now in the Minor Divine Realm of the Third Origin Realm.

Zhao Xing, however, only possessed the cultivation of a Sword Sect disciple in the First Realm.

This Yin Wind Art had blown from the mountain when he was caught off guard, nearly shattering Zhao Xing's Sword Escape Art.

"Hum~"

Pressing his advantage, Qi Yan immediately cast a Cloud Art, and Zhao Xing discovered that the clouds and mist ahead had suddenly turned from white to blood-red.

"Blood Cloud Realm."

Zhao Xing was startled and immediately lowered his altitude, exiting the clouds and mist to fly close to the ground.

Because the Blood Cloud Realm was forming a "Septic Array"; if he remained within it, his Qi and blood origin would be suppressed, and the power of his Golden Body would drop by thirty to fifty percent.

"Drip~"

Having just descended three thousand feet, raindrops began to fall, landing on Zhao Xing's neck.

Sizzle, sizzle~~

Zhao Xing discovered that his Golden Body was dimming, and a searing pain radiated from his neck.

Yin Rain Art, Golden Body Erosion!

"Hiss~"

Zhao Xing grimaced in pain.

This guy was using all the spells he had created and learned back then, and he was being incredibly insidious.

"Doesn't Qi Yan look down on Si Nong?"

"You certainly learned Si Nong spells quickly."

Zhao Xing grumbled inwardly.

As a God King, Qi Yan's comprehension was beyond doubt, and his speed in learning spells was extremely fast.

He had mastered three types of Si Nong spells in no time.

Seeing Zhao Xing fleeing in such a sorry state,

Qi Yan suddenly felt a strange sensation.

"These Si Nong God spells are actually quite good?"

"Yin Thunder Star, appear!"

Zhao Xing's Golden Body was being eroded by the rain, and he was struggling under the weight; at this moment, three flying stars appeared in the sky.

"Boom!"

The three flying stars were silent until they exploded upon closing in.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish."

Sword light flickered, and it seemed as if a volcano had emerged from the thunder.

The volcano seemed ignited by the flying stars and erupted violently.

A sword aura, red on the outside and gold on the inside, shot straight into the clouds, shattering the Yin Thunder Stars and punching a large hole in the cloud array formed by the Blood Cloud Realm.

The thunder stopped, the clouds dispersed, and the rain ceased.

From Qi Yan's martial arts knowledge base, Zhao Xing had mastered a Sword Dao Divine Ability—Jin Yan Sword!

This belonged to the category of Innate Great Divine Abilities!

The moment it was activated, it automatically drew upon the origin power between heaven and earth.

Zhao Xing not only rushed out of the spell's range but also rapidly grew to the Second Origin Realm—the Void Realm.

"This is my Innate Great Divine Ability; he mastered it so quickly!" Qi Yan's heart skipped a beat.

Qi Yan had mastered seven or eight spells, while Zhao Xing had only mastered one sword technique; logically, Qi Yan should have mastered it faster.

But their foundations were different.

Qi Yan was born in the Dao Domain Realm, a natural Gold-Fire Dual-Source Sword Body.

He had never learned low-end martial arts, so his martial arts memories started at the level of Great Divine Ability martial arts at the very least.

Zhao Xing's spells, however, were all Origin Arts and Void Arts, their power far inferior to Divine Abilities.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Sword Qi crisscrossed, launching a counterattack.

Qi Yan rode the clouds, hurriedly pulling his figure higher, but the sword Qi was too fast, and he was soon caught up.

Countless sword Qi pierced through Qi Yan, and spiritual energy smoke exploded.

Zhao Xing stared from below: "Did it succeed?"

"No."

"The soul-void transmission boundary has not yet ended."

"He is not dead yet."

As the smoke dispersed, a figure, half-human and half-turtle, burning with flames, appeared above the clouds, though there were slight cracks on the turtle shell, making him look somewhat disheveled.

"Divine Fire Turtle Transformation."

Zhao Xing understood at a glance; this was the Hou Transformation Divine Ability he had once mastered, Divine Fire Turtle Transformation.

"Running away is the best policy."

Zhao Xing knew how terrifying he was at the stage between the Divine Ability Realm and the Dao Domain Realm; in the Third Origin Realm, he had even used the volcanic environment in the Rain Immortal Realm to injure a Samsara Lord-level turtle.

And Qi Yan, having withstood the damage of the Jin Yan Sword using the Divine Fire Turtle Transformation, could no longer see Zhao Xing's shadow.

"Damn it."

"If this continues, I will eventually be defeated by him."

Qi Yan believed that since he had taken Zhao Xing's body, it was impossible for him to defeat his own original body.

Because he believed Sword Dao was the strongest, and if Zhao Xing's soul controlled his body, dragging it out would definitely favor the opponent.

"There's no other way."

Qi Yan sighed inwardly and had no choice but to bite the bullet and start learning the Si Nong methods.

Because he discovered that if he didn't devote himself entirely to it, it was impossible to perfectly utilize these spells.

Logically, he was now triple-cultivating Heaven's Time, Earth's Advantage, and True Self, and his realm was higher than the opponent's, so he shouldn't have been able to let Zhao Xing escape.

But he wasn't diligent enough and was repulsed by these spells, which instead allowed Zhao Xing to escape.

On the other side, after escaping, Zhao Xing landed in a river.

"The cultivation competition has begun."

"I need to familiarize myself with a brand-new path and familiarize myself with a new body."

Unlike Qi Yan's mentality of repulsing Si Nong spells, Zhao Xing was not repulsed by martial arts cultivation; on the contrary, he was quite interested, as he had played a martial artist character in his previous life.

Speaking only of Si Nong experiences, the military Si Nong experiences of various eras all had 【Impossible to Train】 modes; Zhao Xing also respected other professional paths, and there was no mentality of looking down on or despising them, only curiosity.

To speak of the recent past, Zhao Xing had received the inheritance of God King Yu Heng, and the Extracting Dou God created by Yu Heng was itself a life-stream spell created by fusing martial arts and arrays with parasitic seeds and symbiotic seeds.

Zhao Xing quickly threw himself into cultivation; he chose the cultivation method "True Explanation of Sword Dao" from his cultivation memory bank, and for martial arts, he chose "Three Thousand Sword Techniques."

Fifty years later, in a cold pool.

"Swish~"

Sword light shot into the sky, and dense sword Qi unfolded, forming a Sword Domain.

Finally, the massive sword Qi transformed into two swords, one black and one white, forming two Yin-Yang fish that circled around him.

In fifty years, Zhao Xing had broken through from the Second Origin Realm to the Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm.

He began searching everywhere for Qi Yan's tracks.

Three years later, on a spiritual mountain, he discovered Qi Yan's tracks.

Qi Yan was also in the Yin-Yang Dao Domain Realm at this time.

He also discovered Zhao Xing's presence, but the moment Qi Yan saw Zhao Xing, he immediately fled.

"His cultivation speed is actually faster than mine?"

"In fifty years, he has caught up to my realm."

Qi Yan had no choice but to run, because in these fifty years, half of his energy had been spent on solving the problem of balancing the three Si Nong origins.

To follow Zhao Xing's cultivation path, if he wanted to break through to the Dao Domain Realm, he had to first solve the problem of triple-cultivating the three schools.

Therefore, he didn't have much time left to cultivate spells.

At this moment, Qi Yan had no confidence in defeating Zhao Xing and was single-mindedly focused on running away.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

Three giants flew out from the mountain to block Zhao Xing, while Qi Yan controlled his true self to run away.

Zhao Xing was also very familiar with these three giants; they were exactly the Tai Xu Straw Man Art.

"Small Thousand Sword Array!"

Two large swords, one Yin and one Yang, formed a sword array, mincing the three Tai Xu Straw Men.

But Qi Yan's true self had long since vanished.

Zhao Xing was speechless; in these fifty years, besides breaking through his realm, Qi Yan had only chosen one life-saving spell, which was the Tai Xu Straw Man Art.

All other spells had stagnated.

But it was precisely this spell that caused his life-saving ability to skyrocket.

"Qi Yan has learned the Tai Xu Straw Man Art; to stop the Tai Xu Straw Man Art, one must cultivate Space-Time Sword Arts and Causality Sword Arts."

Zhao Xing shook his head and did not pursue.

He sat cross-legged and cultivated in the mountain range where Qi Yan had originally stayed.

Three hundred and fifty years passed, and Zhao Xing's sword techniques and cultivation methods continued to improve, stepping into the Samsara Lord level.

At the same time, he had also mastered "Twelve Hour Sword" and "Undetermined Causality-Severing Sword."

"The former is a Space-Time Sword Art, and the latter is a Causality Sword Art."

"Coming out of the mountains this time, it should be enough to kill Qi Yan."

——

Zhao Xing came out of seclusion for the second time, searching the world for Qi Yan.

Seven years later, he descended into a forest.

In this forest, there was a hidden forest palace.

In the courtyard, there were many remains of straw men.

Some of them looked like Zhao Xing, and some looked like Qi Yan himself.

The forms of the straw men were different, and their temperaments and spells seemed different as well.

Some straw men were emitting blue light, and some were emitting black flames.

Some were in beast form, and they were even devouring each other.

The scene was somewhat eerie.

Zhao Xing summoned his divine sword and advanced cautiously; soon, he saw the first Qi Yan.

He was holding a small knife, cutting his own body, his expression ferocious.

"You————"

Zhao Xing was suspicious and uncertain.

"Heh heh~"

After discovering Zhao Xing, the straw man immediately bared its fangs and brandished its claws, pouncing over.

"Pfft~"

Sword light flashed, and the straw man was torn to pieces in mid-air.

The Causality-Severing Sword was activated.

Having killed this straw man, it followed the causality, and the sword power continuously pierced through the forest palace.

Screams rose one after another, and finally, the entire forest palace fell silent.

"Hmm? There's another one?"

Zhao Xing pursued rapidly and, deep within the forest palace, discovered the last Qi Yan.

At this moment, Qi Yan was sitting on a throne of grass and wood, his whole body covered in vines and branches, his form eerie.

And there were ten thousand soul bodies, moving in and out of Qi Yan's head, noisy and clamorous.

"I am Qi Yan!"

"I am the real Qi Yan!"

"Get lost, I am the real Qi Yan!"

"Hee hee, I am Zhao Xing, the Second-Proof True God, the invincible Zhao Xing!"

"You trash martial artists!"

"Damn it, Si Nong is trash, martial artists are the most powerful!"

"..."

Watching this scene, Zhao Xing couldn't help but be stunned.

This guy————has he suffered Qi deviation?

"Ji Si, what is the situation?"

Zhao Xing sent a spiritual message.

He had one advantage: he could communicate with Ji Si in the outside world and could use Ji Si to locate Qi Yan's position.

"Qi Yan cultivated the Tai Xu Straw Man Art and split his soul too many times," Ji Si said.

"His soul foundation in the Soul Void Transmission Realm was too strong, which also led to a sufficient number of splits; according to my observations, at his peak, Qi Yan split into a full eight hundred million soul fragments."

"What?" Zhao Xing was somewhat shocked.

Eight hundred million, that was too exaggerated!

"The strange thing is that seventy percent of these souls of his perished on their own, and their soul power disappeared from the Soul Void Transmission Realm."

"I don't know why either."

Hearing this, Zhao Xing's pupils constricted; could it be that in the Soul Void Transmission Realm, Gu Fu Tianyang could also devour the soul power of those cultivating the Tai Xu Straw Man Art?

"Die!"

Zhao Xing did not hesitate any longer and quickly struck with his sword.

Finally, Qi Yan was beheaded, but the Soul Void Transmission Realm did not end.

"Ji Si, what is the situation?"

Qi Yan had been killed; logically, the Soul Void Transmission Realm should have ended.

"Great Si Nong, he seems to have cultivated the Life Earth Palace Art."

"He has reincarnated in the depths of the spiritual mountain in the Southern Continent."

Zhao Xing rode his sword toward the spiritual mountain in the Southern Continent; about three years later, he found the reincarnated Qi Yan.

At this moment, Qi Yan was by a lake, practicing sword techniques with a tree branch.

"Swish~"

When Zhao Xing landed, Qi Yan seemed to sense it and stopped the movements in his hands.

"You've come."

Qi Yan looked at Zhao Xing calmly.

"You are different."

Zhao Xing stared at Qi Yan.

He did not feel the slightest fluctuation of Si Nong spells on Qi Yan, nor did he feel the three types of magic power: Heaven's Time, Earth's Advantage, and True Self.

The current Qi Yan had no aura at all, looking like a fragile mortal.

"As you can see, I am me." Qi Yan's appearance suddenly changed; from the inside out, his body was no longer Zhao Xing's body, but had restored his original appearance.

"Ji Si used the Life History Fusion Art to trap me in the Soul Void Transmission Realm."

"At first, I really followed the destiny set by Ji Si, followed the rules of the Transmission Realm, and went to cultivate the Si Nong methods."

Qi Yan suddenly sighed with emotion: "Walking the path of triple-cultivation will be influenced by Gu Xiao's Great Dao, and one must maintain the balance of the three origins at all times; during this period, I fell into the big trap of the Tai Xu Straw Man Art, my soul constantly splitting and being devoured by others."

"And you, you were actually able to jump out, master many spells, and perfectly balance the path of the three origins."

"I experienced your experiences, and only then did I feel that you are truly remarkable."

"Of course, Ji Si is also very powerful."

"I have never seen such a spell transmission realm."

Zhao Xing's expression became serious, because Qi Yan's current strength had actually recovered to the Emperor level.

At the same time, his own body had also turned back into its original appearance.

Reality and void had undergone a transformation.

He had returned to the identity of Si Nong, while Qi Yan had restored himself to a Sword Sect disciple.

Outside, the Dao Book in Ji Si's hand vibrated continuously, and the Eight-Faced Divine Realm shook unceasingly, seemingly unable to stabilize Qi Yan on the battlefield.

"Crack, crack, crack~"

The Soul Void Transmission Realm began to vibrate.

"Great Si Nong, this is his desperate struggle," Ji Si said with a hoarse voice. "Be careful."

A desperate struggle?

Zhao Xing took a deep breath; as expected of a high-level God King, even in a desperate situation, he still erupted with powerful strength, forcibly changing the rules of the Void Transmission Realm.

Although Qi Yan was only in the Dao Domain Realm at this moment, he gave him a dangerous feeling.

But this was also good; killing a God King with the Si Nong path was the highest tribute.

Inside the Transmission Realm, Qi Yan held the tree branch and suddenly laughed.

"Reincarnating through the Life Earth Palace Art, I only then discovered my love for Sword Dao."

"So after I reincarnated, I deleted all my Si Nong cultivation memories without hesitation."

"I only practiced the sword Dao as I understood it, based on vague memories."

"Even if I die, I hope to die fighting with a sword."

"Take this, Zhao Xing!"

The Soul Void Transmission Realm shattered inch by inch.

Zhao Xing and Qi Yan reappeared on the airspace battlefield outside Yu Luo Pass.

Zhao Xing was once again surrounded by the Boundless Divine Machine, while facing Qi Yan, who was trapped by the Eight-Direction Divine Realm and eight rivers of void.

At this moment, Qi Yan held the tree branch, which flickered, void and uncertain.

Zhao Xing clutched his chest; at this moment, his Mixed Origin Divine Body was being ravaged by a majestic life sword intent.

His divine power had hit rock bottom, and even his lifespan had changed from 【No Constant】 to a concrete number, ten thousand epochs.

"This Qi Yan, at the moment of death, actually attained the Dao————this move is so strong." Zhao Xing couldn't help but be shocked.

In the Soul Void Transmission Realm, the sword move Qi Yan unleashed was named Sword of Living Beings.

Qi Yan burned everything, causing this move to crush himself and also crush the Soul Void Transmission Realm.

He and Ji Si were both in a state of serious injury at this moment.

"Hum~"

Qi Yan's aura rapidly vanished, but a trace of a smile appeared on his face: "My soul was devoured by others, and my cultivation memories were completely lost; I thought I would lose everything."

"I didn't expect that when I had nothing, I would instead touch the threshold of the Ultimate Sword Dao."

Qi Yan had survived for six thousand epochs until now and had entered the High-Level God King Realm for over two thousand seven hundred epochs.

In the Void Transmission Realm, he had actually seen the threshold of the Dao Lord for the first time.

Unfortunately, this was at the cost of death.

However, Qi Yan felt no regrets.

Hearing the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening.

Although he was dying, he died without regrets.

"Swish~"

Having lost his soul, the luster in Qi Yan's eyes rapidly dimmed.

Only his body still stood tall like a sharp precious sword.

Zhao Xing struggled to fly forward, fell silent for a moment, and bowed to Qi Yan.

Afterward, he waved his hand, destroying Qi Yan's divine body.

Qi Yan's desperate counterattack was worthy of respect; Zhao Xing did not take the opponent's divine body for sacrifice, only letting the opponent return to the origin of the universe.

"Swish~"

Zhao Xing returned to the Space-Time Boat, and all his clones also returned.

On the flying boat, Chi Ji, the Lord of the Nation, the Lord of Five Realms Island, God King Ye Hai, and others all looked at Zhao Xing and Ji Si with shocked expressions.

God King Qi Yan was dead; a High-Level God King had actually been killed by Zhao Xing and Ji Si working together!

"I am ashamed to have startled you all."

"Please wait inside for a moment, allow us to resolve the trouble at Yu Luo Pass."

God King Cang Xi hurriedly said: "What are you saying, Zhao Shenwang? As allies, it is I who am ashamed for not having helped at all."

Chi Ji, the Lord of the Nation, also quickly covered up his shock, his horse face becoming even more enthusiastic: "Please go ahead, Zhao Shenwang, we are fine."

The Lord of Five Realms Island, God King Ye Hai, Ling Ji, and others also glanced at Ji Si and Zhao Xing, bowed, and returned to the cabin.

Now that they had seen Zhao Xing kill a God King with their own eyes, they truly realized Zhao Xing's power.

"A Divine General slaying a God King————the landscape of this Yu Huang Era is likely going to change." Ling Ji thought to himself.

After sending the guests into the cabin, Zhao Xing's complexion rapidly turned pale.

Ji Che quickly activated the Qi Luck Art, repairing the wounds of Zhao Xing and Ji Si.

Lv Ming played the zither, using sacred music to heal the two.

Qing Yu Zi, Du Yun, Wang Wang Tianzhi, and Liu Liu Tianning gathered around, silently guarding them.

"Old Qing, you'll have to help with the remaining path of this pass," Zhao Xing said; he and Ji Si were now unable to fight again.

"Rest assured." Qing Yu Zi patted Du Yun on the shoulder, "Du Yun can handle the remaining small fry."

"Uncle-Master, making me work again?"

"Liu Liu Tianning is Zhao Xing's teacher, and Wang Wang Tianzhi is also Zhao Xing's Uncle-Master by seniority."

"Lv Ming and I are brothers."

"You have the lowest seniority here; if you don't go, who will?" Qing Yu Zi squinted his eyes and said.

Du Yun was speechless; wasn't it agreed that everyone would be treated according to their own seniority?

"Idiot, go quickly; this Yu Luo Pass has no idea how many treasures it has; if you go first, can't you take whatever you want?"

"Am I the kind of person who covets wealth?" Du Yun argued, but he still went obediently.

Qing Yu Zi had said it to his face, drawing a burst of light laughter from everyone.

With the God King guarding Yu Luo Pass dead, there was no resistance afterward.

The Space-Time Boat passed the pass smoothly, and before long, it had already exited the Yu Huang Era.

After the Yu Huang Era came the Era of Hegemony; in this era, the Dao Lord of Nine Nethers and Emperor Luo had once contended for hegemony.

However, at this time, traces of these two no longer existed.

"..."

Du Yun and Qing Yu Zi were on the Void Flying Boat, clearing the way for the real flying boat.

However, they hadn't flown for long before they returned.

"Why have you returned? Is there a strong enemy blocking the pass in the Luo Huang Era?" Zhao Xing had recovered a little and couldn't help but ask.

"No." Qing Yu Zi shook his head, "Look at who has come."

He moved aside, and three figures walked out of the Void Flying Boat.

On the left and right were Bai Fan and Kong Que, and in the middle was the Boundless God King.

Seeing this, Zhao Xing hurriedly stood up with joy: "Greetings, Divine Venerable."

The Boundless God King smiled and helped Zhao Xing up: "I heard you were injured, so there is no need for such a grand ceremony."

"I have already cleared the pass of the Luo Huang Era."

"Next, you can sail straight down and arrive at the Spirit Domain Era."

The Boundless God King did not give Zhao Xing another chance to strike.

Having been injured at Yu Luo Pass, it was inevitable that he would be injured elsewhere.

Dealing with a High-Level God King was still too much of a stretch for Zhao Xing, and adding that Ji Si had also won with difficulty.

"Yes." Zhao Xing listened obediently.

The gold content of the Dao-Walking Heavens was very high; the Boundless God King becoming a Dao Lord was something that would definitely happen.

Since the Boundless God King was clearing the way, he didn't need to worry.

The pass of the Luo Huang Era was either smooth sailing or directly bypassed.

Arriving at the last Yang year of the Luo Huang Era, it was the Heaven Wind Destruction Pass of the Afterglow Era.

This was guarded by the Bai Feng Pavilion and was also the pass guarded by the Desolate Domain camp.

Zhao Xing had left the Desolate Domain camp from here back then and was picked up by the Boundless God King.

Now he had been sent back here by the Boundless God King.

"Divine Venerable, please wait a moment." Zhao Xing bowed.

————

"Go." The Boundless God King nodded; there were many strong figures in the Bai Feng Pavilion at this time, and he knew Zhao Xing wanted to talk to these strong figures about the Ten Directions Dharma Assembly.

"Swish~"

Zhao Xing jumped off the Space-Time Boat and fell into the long river.

His divine soul anchored to the Bai Feng Pavilion, and he soon descended into the real world.

"Woo~"

The wild wind howled; on the Heaven Wind Destruction Pass, the clone of the Moon God Palace Master and the clone of the Red Star Great Emperor emerged, and beside them were several familiar figures, as well as more unfamiliar gods.

Everyone seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Zhao Xing greets the Great Emperor, greets the Palace Master, greets the Gui Lord."

The Red Star Great Emperor stood with his hands behind his back, looking out beyond the long river of time; he was the first to speak, his voice majestic: "Zhao Xing, you have great courage, inviting so many evil gods to come before the pass, what is your intention?"

"Could it be that you have already turned to the Evil God camp? Have you forgotten your hometown?" ===== CHAPTER 653 =====