Chapter 1539: Wind and Clouds Opening and Closing (Two-in-One)

The cosmos overhead, flames and meteors illuminated the firmament.

Blue-white overlapping, crimson interweaving, saturating the space between.

The Straw-Hatted Old Man could not see the specific battle situation, did not know victory or defeat, but He was incomparably certain — this was clearly the Whale Emperor and the Great Li Taizu, simultaneously making a move against Bai Yuan!

Darkness boundless.

The Great Li Taizu seized Bai Yuan, grabbed the monkey's skull and repeatedly blasted it apart, repeatedly crushed it.

The Whale Emperor split off one illusory cloud whale after another, piercing through the chest, dragging at Bai Yuan's soul.

Transforming into a Rainbow, undying and indestructible.

Yet the Great Li Taizu invaded from outside, attempting to find the lineage of Bai Yuan's Transforming Rainbow, using his own intense color characteristics to impose interference, dismantling the Transforming Rainbow's undying indestructibility.

The Whale Emperor invaded from within, fully prepared, fiercely crashing into Bai Yuan's consciousness sea, white light rapidly saturating and devouring golden light, incorporating the Transforming Rainbow into himself.

The two chose completely different ways, each supremely arrogant.

Internal troubles and external aggression, spirit and body, double torture.

"Ah!"

A howl shook the heavens, the world inverted, consciousness sea invaded, Bai Yuan's spirit nearly split apart.

The crucible transforms the Transforming Rainbow — no need to survive in cracks, no need to fear that one wrong move loses the whole game.

However, cannot beat them.

Still cannot beat them.

The blue galaxy continuously invaded by white, continuously stained by crimson — the Great Li Taizu and the Whale Emperor, the two seemed to have stabbed knives into the same piece of meat on the same plate!

"Fuck your mothers."

Unprecedented ferocity erupted — Bai Yuan abandoned one side, completely disregarding the Great Li Taizu's offensive, wrapping up all his power, and crashed headlong into the Whale Emperor.

Severed fingers turned to ash and smoke; the Whale Emperor's warning sense screamed, but right in the midst of fierce struggle with Bai Yuan inside the consciousness sea, the transformed He simply could not dodge in time.

The "Chuan" character primordial brand seared flesh and blood — the Whale Emperor suffered a heavy blow, exploding in an instant!

A beast's roar.

The Whale Emperor's eyes went blank.

Eyes molten gold, the ferocious Bai Yuan descended from the heavens, crashing into the Whale Emperor's consciousness sea with a boom.

"Dong!"

Cannon fist smashed down, heaven collapsed earth split, the pure white consciousness sea suddenly surged with great waves.

How is this possible!

The Whale Emperor howled in pain. He had used every means to plant a seed in Bai Yuan back when the latter was at the Yao Dragon stage, then forcibly suppressed the crucible Bai Yuan at the half-Transforming Rainbow stage — winner takes all, brewing for a whole day, only then thriving and emerging, entering the consciousness sea to exert control, invading the foundation.

What did Bai Yuan do to Him?

Drew talismans.

Just used blood to draw talismans?

The Whale Emperor dared not stop his fins, nor dared retreat, likewise going all out, fully invading Bai Yuan's consciousness sea.

Both main spirits completely swapped battlefields, simultaneously attempting to invade and occupy the consciousness sea, to control the other.

However the Whale Emperor soon realized his mistake — intense pain originated from within the skull, from the depths of the soul, nearly chiseling his soul open.

"Ah!!!"

Inside the golden consciousness sea, the Whale Emperor's invading white light instinctively curled up, like leeches sprinkled with salt, suddenly shrinking, turning into a puddle of liquid.

"Roar!!!"

Roar, roar, roar again.

Fangs bared, Bai Yuan madly smashed, madly destroyed, completely forgetting the Great Li Taizu.

【Lord of the River, Imperial Lord's favor elevates — attains Martial Dao Transcendent Spirit twenty-third layer, martial talent increased twenty-three times, damage against water-attribute demon beasts increased twenty-three percent】!

Unmatchable!

Unstoppable!

The pure white consciousness sea rapidly stained with a layer of golden light.

The Ze Ding's radiance continuously flashed; the vermilion Ze Spirit, accompanying the rising fusion degree, gradually turned black.

【Refining Ze Spirit: Huai Vortex Water Lord (Dark Red) (Fusion: 96%↑)】

Inside the consciousness sea, no divine abilities, no authorities, mutual control — only the purest violence.

Striking later but arriving first, Bai Yuan, with speed far surpassing the Whale Emperor, dominated this consciousness sea, devouring this consciousness sea.

No, cannot control! Must not!

The Whale Emperor finally realized something was wrong, retreated back into his own consciousness sea, desperately resisting Bai Yuan.

However, the Whale Emperor howled again, miserable screams continuous.

Intense pain halted his thoughts, his mind growing increasingly muddled.

Why, how could this be?

Previously the Great Li Taizu tightly gripped Bai Yuan, He suppressed from the edges, never faced directly — now without the Great Li Taizu, clashing inside the consciousness sea, the Whale Emperor thoroughly realized —

Bai Yuan's attacks carried a bizarre pain. When suffering His attacks, wounds several times more vicious than the surface strength could erupt! Especially in a consciousness sea without authority assistance, the purest contest of strength.

Bai Yuan seized the Whale Emperor, hands crossing, grasping, madly tearing flesh and blood, chewing and swallowing into his belly, fist after fist smashing his spine.

The Great Li Taizu swiftly invaded, rampaged — Cangming Realm waters surged crimson.

Bai Yuan paid no heed, locked onto the Whale Emperor, madly pummeling.

Arms broken then kick with legs, legs broken then smash with head.

Head smashed to pulp, still have the mouth, still have teeth!

Go bite, go tear!

"Die!"

"Chirp, chirp————"

The chirping of crickets rang in the ears, the splendid golden light in the field of vision blurred, turning into the dim yellow of candlelight, and the mirror-like sea of consciousness flickered into

a martial arts arena with compacted yellow earth.

The whale king pressed under the palm suddenly changed, it grew arms, it grew legs, facial features gradually emerged, forming a face, Lu Tingcai?

No, the features kept changing, changing nonstop.

One face after another appeared, Xue Dingyi, Yu Weilong, Xiang Qiji..

What is the best way to fight a group?

Just grab one and beat them to death, beat them until this person has to lie in bed for at least a month.

The martial arts arena kept fading, candlelight turned golden again. In the sea of consciousness, there was no Chen Jiechang, no Li Libo, no Yang Dongxiong who could jump down at any moment to intercept, only oneself.

Only oneself!

The changing face turned back into the whale king again.

Dominion! Dominion!

You turn into a rainbow, I also turn into a rainbow.

You exercise dominion, I also exercise dominion!

【Refining Refined Refined Ze Ling: Huai Whirl Water Lord (Crimson) (Fusion Degree: 97%↑)】

The azure heavens, overlapping toward the white Milky Way, instantly flipped, reverse-infecting the pure white Milky Way.

The whale king's skull grew increasingly dazed, thoughts turning with increasing difficulty.

Suddenly, in the azure heavens, the blue long river flickered ambiguously, violent undulations, a strong sense of crisis surged from deep within Bai Yuan's heart!

Within the Cangming Realm, the physical body was utterly destroyed, cultivation eroded, completely transformed into the existence of the Haiya Wang like Qingnu's "fruit spirit," mobilizing heavenly and earthly nutrients, wholeheartedly "nourishing" Yunhua, letting it grow vigorously, in a hazy, illusory instant, as if forcibly pulled by someone, frantically extending fish fins, embracing Yunhua.

"Who, who pulled?"

"Yin-Yang person! Rotten ass!"

Bai Yuan pressed down hard on the whale king, roaring and cursing.

"Found it!"

The Taizu of Da Li had fire in his eyes, fiercely invading, five fingers pulling.

The red long river was broader than the blue-white river, simultaneously infecting both, like drawing silk from cocoons, found the fusion authority within, desperately pulling.

The blue long river flickered wildly.

On the martial arts arena, a staff swung out, Lu Tingcai fell to the ground with a mouth full of broken teeth, Xue Dingyi leapt from behind, grabbed Liang Qu in one arm, and choked his neck.

"Ah!!!"

Bai Yuan roared, suffocating, staring fixedly at the sprawling golden light.

【Refining Refined Refined Ze Ling: Huai Whirl Water Lord (Crimson) (Fusion Degree: 98%↑)】

"Boom!"

In Da Li Taizu's field of vision, the fist expanded greatly.

Candlelight flickered, Xue Dingyi was struck on the jaw by a short staff, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire face twisted and deformed, rolling and falling to the ground.

The Milky Way shimmered, the originally flickering, reddish-blue stream regained stability, radiating brilliance!

The originally overlapping blue-white streams similarly separated.

The golden light receded.

The dazed whale king swiftly recovered, swiftly woke up, having survived the catastrophe, heart still trembling.

On the Eastern Sea, the raincoat-wearing old man, who had been holding his breath tightly, suddenly exhaled, simultaneously feeling incredulous. He did not know what had just happened, but the life-and-death crisis of Da Li Taizu and the whale king acting together was obviously resolved by Bai Yuan's transformation.

One against two.

Bai Yuan's promoted transformation into a rainbow, so fierce?

Virtual and real transformation, Da Li Taizu again transformed his injuries into illusion, appearing unharmed, firmly pressing down on Bai Yuan's skull.

"Collapse!"

【Refining Refined Refined Ze Ling: Huai Whirl Water Lord (Crimson) (Fusion Degree: 99%↑)】

The entire skull cavity vibrated like a struck iron bell, blood simultaneously oozing from nose and mouth.

Within the Cangming Realm, the residual crimson surged forth again, faster than before, Da Li Taizu's invasion, despite Bai Yuan's resistance, did not completely dissipate.

The whale king, newly awakened, likewise exercised authority, turning inside out.

With the skull collapsing, Bai Yuan dazedly entered the meat grinder.

Fur inward, flesh outward.

The scene before the eyes changed again.

Xue Dingyi fell to the ground, then someone climbed up from behind, struck Liang Qu's back again, Liang Qu stared wide-eyed, almost tearing the corners of his eyes, he held his breath, kicked the person in front flying, turned and swept horizontally, the person who climbed up had no time to dodge, and was struck by the staff, breaking his side ribs.

Too many people, those who fell got up again.

Four or five staffs swung simultaneously, blocked two, but three still struck the body.

On the martial arts arena, in an instant it became a chaotic mess.

Blood-stained wooden staffs, ferocious expressions, torn muscles, silvery bright round moon, swaying candlelight, icy cold eyes, flickering starlight across the sky......

One after another, figures lunged forward.

The short staff struck Liang Qu's body, but he seemed to feel no pain, relying on his physical quality, one staff after another lashed out, flinging the pressing figures away.

The figures disappeared once again.

"Ha, ha————"

Da Li Taizu and the whale king, as if they had found a way to deal with Bai Yuan, alternately clashed inside and out. Occasionally, Da Li Taizu would also fly into a rage and strike the whale king.

Bai Yuan was overwhelmed, exhausted from coping.

One major and three minor, even a Cang Ming Realm without a major, was fundamentally no match for the Dream Realm Wang Chao of three major and one minor, and could only be pinned down dead by Da Li Tai Zu.

Same with Jing Huang, the qualitative gap could not be bridged.

Fighting Jing Huang, Da Li Tai Zu would deepen his erosion of the Cang Ming Realm; fighting Da Li Tai Zu, Jing Huang would break into the sea of consciousness and exert control over Him.

No.

Wrong.

Completely wrong!

Fighting Da Li Tai Zu, He would break into Jing Huang's sea of consciousness and control Jing Huang; fighting Jing Huang, He would expel Da Li Tai Zu and consolidate Cang Ming!

Da Li Tai Zu exerted all his strength to suppress Bai Yuan, gradually, his expression became weary.

Clearly his own strength was greater, yet no matter how he tormented Bai Yuan, he refused to admit defeat, refused to give up. Like a bug crushed underfoot, its limbs still twitching.

Even if he didn't want Jing Huang dragging him in, at this moment Da Li Tai Zu had no choice but to accept it.

"It's a war of attrition!" Lian Hua Da Shi could tell.

Bai Yuan controls Cang Ming, expelled the Dream Realm Wang Chao's interference, but every time there are remnants, unable to succeed in one stroke, so it's a slow simmer!

At the Hua Hong realm, there is no longer a one-move kill.

Can only slowly permeate, swallow with grand momentum and righteousness!

And now, only Da Li Tai Zu's momentum is the greatest, the strongest, the most unstoppable!

"Hermaphrodite! Rotten ass!"

"Die!"

Da Li Tai Zu's anger rose again.

Liang Qu's fury grew even more intense, the stick in his hand seeming like it would split a person in two!

The blood-covered face twisted, the cold night became terrifying.

Someone threw away the short stick in hand, switched to a green brick, but before it could hit Liang Qu, he smashed both person and brick to pieces together.

The short stick suddenly snapped.

Canine teeth flew horizontally, Bai Yuan's head held high, flew backward.

Flesh rubbed against air, ignited into a fire meteor, like a zipper pulling open the daylight.

Ze Ding's radiance suddenly vanished.

【Refining Ze Spirit: Huai Wo Shui Jun (Xuan Jiang) (Fusion: 100%)】

The blood-like deep red completely vanished, the Ze Spirit's color turned into a scab-like dark red.

Amidst the guard of Tian Wu, Ju Ling, and Qing Nu, a brand new authority quietly sprouted from within Bai Yuan, growing wildly!

"Roar!!"

Dizzy and disoriented, inside another hairy large hand reached in, gripped Da Li Tai Zu's head.

"Crack!"

Large hands crossed, neck snapped, flesh separated, Da Li Tai Zu paid no heed, didn't care at all.

Bai Yuan's strength is indeed enormous, but that's all, it's not authority, fundamentally useless————

Reality and illusion shift, turning real injuries into dreams, illusions, bubbles dispersing.

However————

"How??"

Da Li Tai Zu clutched his snapped neck, full of agony, full of shock and rage.

Lian Hua Da Shi was equally astonished.

Useless?

"Wah!"

Fresh blood spurted.

The Third Xian's head exploded.

Red and white overflowed fingers, fresh blood jetting like a spring.

The Second and Fourth Xian jumped out.

"Crackle!"

Among the three flowers, the semi-transparent Hai Ya Wang followed closely behind, leaping out together.

Yun Hua Wei Fruit, transforming once more!

Spirit flowers bloomed.

Chuan Zhu!!!

"Roar!!!"

Buzzing in the ears.

Crushing the Third Xian's head, Bai Yuan's golden eyes blazed, momentum soaring to the heavens, backhand chopping out!

The world suddenly darkened, long-absent lines reappeared, jumping, twisting, seen everywhere!

Blazing heat surged in the golden eyes, canine teeth bared.

Jing Huang's whole body felt like needles, his body sensing a fatal threat, nowhere to retreat, watching helplessly as the hand blade chopped down.

Bang!

The Second and Fourth reversed positions, fleeing in panic.

The pure white river suddenly flashed, from head to tail, split into two, one half collapsing.

Jing Huang shrieked miserably, split in two.

In an instant, the azure Cangming Realm erupted once more, expanding once more!

"It can still advance!?"

The Straw-Hatted Old Man exclaimed in shock.

Red, white, blue — among the three-colored galaxies, the blue was originally the narrowest, yet at this moment the blue river expanded fiercely, surpassing the white river, second only to the red river!

The Great Li Taizu and the Whale Emperor's consciousness seas went blank for a moment.

"A trait! It's Bai Yuan's trait, he is reverse-infecting!"

"What?"

The fusion of virtual and real failed; the Great Li Taizu wiped away the bloodstains, using his Huahong body mass to recover from his injuries.

Clouds and mist gathered again; the slashed rift in the middle lingered without dissipating, faintly difficult to close, and the Whale Emperor still had lingering fear from that slash just now.

What's going on?

What just happened?

"Hahaha, hahaha!"

Bai Yuan laughed as always, no explanation, no pause, charging up once more!

"I said, fuck your mothers!!!"

The Four Immortals scattered, murderous aura assaulting the face; the Great Li Taizu began to dodge for the first time.

The sky light gradually turned purple.

The Lotus Bodhisattva fixated on Bai Yuan's state, analyzing authorities, his mood sinking to the bottom.

Bai Yuan has become stronger!

In that extremely short time just now, Bai Yuan gained at least two additional Grand Position Fruit authorities!

One of them is extremely adept at offense and killing, even the foremost among all authorities present, as if able to split and disassemble all things!

The other is equally inconceivable, akin to a furnace's resistance to minor and middle Position Fruits! Yet more ferocious, able to cause other Position Fruits that are struck to briefly fail!

Not all Grand Position Fruits are equally strong; among the Li Immortal's many Grand Position Fruits, the only one truly strong in killing is "Kui" obtained from the Second Dragon Lord — collapsing everything; conversely, whether virtual-real transformations or chaos and disorder, none can directly inflict harm.

How exactly was this done?

Furnace, Huahong, in one breath — why, why can he still continue to grow stronger?

No, Bai Yuan has three self-cultivated ones!

All successful — that means three Grand Position Fruits, already equal to the Whale Emperor, slightly inferior to Li Xian!

The Lotus Bodhisattva's pupils trembled, suddenly recalling that before this he had only been surprised, shocked; at this very moment, the emotion of fear sprouted in his heart for the first time.

He was afraid, afraid that the Great Li Taizu might truly lose.

The battle situation changed once again.

Just entering Huahong, without a Calamity-attribute Position Fruit, he had been firmly suppressed by the Great Li Taizu and the Whale Emperor all along, only relying on Huahong's undying indestructibility — Bai Yuan truly began to counterattack!

The Lotus Bodhisattva dared not voice his worry and provoke the Li Emperor, so he could only speak his analysis: "Li Emperor, decide the battle quickly; this might be Bai Yuan's trait — if you can't beat him down fast and let him keep resisting, his trait will reverse-rule your Position Fruits!"

The Great Li Taizu's brows knitted tightly.

A flash of white light before his eyes; the Great Li Taizu instinctively dodged, but what came was not Bai Yuan's technique.

The bright light rose from the ground.

The sun wheel ascended.

Dawn broke.

"Come, kill me, kill me!"

Bai Yuan roared.

The red river and blue river mutually infected; white and blue mutually overlapped.

Sea tides rose and fell, swelling and receding.

In the vault of heaven, sunlight shrouded the sky; by contrast the three-colored galaxies dimmed considerably, yet could still be clearly seen.

In the East Sea, massive numbers of sea beasts moved, hauling corpse after corpse from the sea.

The Furnace departed, the confinement gone; entering the vortex escape path no longer spun in circles, millions upon millions of people went mad scrambling for tickets to flee, blood flowing into rivers at the sea entrance.

The Northern Court, Southern Frontier, Great Shun — the four wilds and eight wastes, everywhere were people who slept and would not wake.

One night of shock, finally someone reacted, rushing into the streets, smashing, looting, plundering.

Women clutched their belts, wailing as they were dragged into alleys; men's heads bled, collapsing by the roadside.

All under heaven fell into great chaos.

"The rise and fall of the world is every common man's responsibility; remember, you are men from the Huaiyin Martial Hall, do not disgrace the Huaiyin Martial Hall!" Hu Qi shouted loudly.

"Yes!"

Shouts shook the heavens.

The three-colored galaxies at the horizon alternated flashing, submerging the stars; the Dream Dynasty's Wang Chao blood-light shone over all under heaven, permeating everything.

Finally helping the lead disciple fasten his armband tight, Hu Qi raised his hand and waved: "Set out!"