Chapter 68: Shattering the Void!

As Ji Xiongying's voice fell, the assembled Heavenly Humans immediately took action; with the Yun family's Old Ancestor secretly manipulating karma from the shadows, no one noticed anything amiss.

The next second, the seven surrounded him to kill, their seven divine weapons illuminating the night sky.

"Well done!"

Before Lu Yang's voice had even faded, his entire body exploded into a cloud of Primordial Qi, then swept forth like a mad wind, arriving before Ji Xiongying in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, a trace of blood-red flashed through Ji Xiongying's eyes; his divine weapon was the 'Son of Heaven Sword,' and now that the divine blade was unsheathed, wind and clouds churned over Tianjing City in an instant, while every commoner within the city felt their hearts sink, suddenly losing all strength and collapsing dejectedly to the ground for no apparent reason.

In their place, Ji Xiongying's divine power surged violently.

"Die!"

The next second, Ji Xiongying slashed out with his sword, its power even exceeding that of the Sword Qi Talisman; striking Lu Yang, it nearly scattered his Qi-transformed body.

But that was all it could do.

The Primordial One-Qi Avatar gathers and scatters unpredictably, fearing fists, feet, knives, and swords least of all; thus it counters martial arts—otherwise, he would not have sent this avatar.

In the end, the Martial Dao was merely a crude system founded by Lu Yang; even though the Yun family's Old Ancestor had supplemented it to the fourth step, allowing great achievers' bodies to rival those at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, it still harbored massive flaws. As long as a cultivator mastered a single countering divine ability, they could easily defeat them.

"Everyone, attack together!"

Seeing that one strike had failed to achieve results, Ji Xiongying immediately withdrew violently: "Tangle him up, don't let him use that talisman method from before; force him into close combat with us."

Without needing his command, the other Heavenly Humans had already charged forward.

Bearing the brunt were 'Barefoot Daoist' Chang Qingjing and 'Calamity-Quelling Divine Monk' Xuan Ku; one Daoist, one Buddhist, they now flanked him from left and right.

Simultaneously, 'Bright Jade Fairy' Hua Xiangrong descended from the heavens, while 'Alliance Master of the World' Guan Qiankun took Ji Xiongying's place to confront Lu Yang head-on; only 'Demon Blade' Ding Feiying remained hidden in the shadows, like a venomous snake, ready to strike the fatal blow at any moment.

Boom!

Lu Yang fought with abandon, at times reassembling his body to scatter talismans, at times dispersing his form to dodge attacks; for a time, fighting seven alone, he handled it with ease!

In the distance, the Yun family's Old Ancestor, secretly observing the battle, shook his head upon seeing this.

"Too weak."

Although purely by rank, the Martial Dao Heavenly Humans actually surpassed Lu Yang's Primordial One-Qi Avatar, in reality, it was not calculated that way.

If Lu Yang's Primordial One-Qi Avatar was a max-level character with six divine artifacts, then the Martial Dao Heavenly Humans were at best max-level characters with no equipment; though they appeared similar, the difference was actually as vast as heaven and earth. This inherent flaw of the Martial Dao, a cultivation system developed for less than a hundred years, was simply no match for the Immortal Dao.

"Very well, I will act."

With a thought, the Yun family's Old Ancestor immediately began pushing karma, gradually shifting the situation, which originally favored Lu Yang, toward victory for the Martial Dao Heavenly Humans.

The result manifested in the condition of the Martial Dao Heavenly Humans.

During the battle, the seven Martial Dao Heavenly Humans felt no fatigue; instead, they grew more excited with every exchange, countless clever ideas and inspirations erupting from them like a geyser.

Meanwhile, the spiritual energy of the divine weapons in their hands grew increasingly powerful.

These divine weapons were originally designed by the Yun family's Old Ancestor and given to Ji Xiongying as 'opportunities,' perfectly suited to each Heavenly Human's own martial arts.

Combined, the two could originally unleash power approaching that of divine abilities.

However, as the Yun family's Old Ancestor forcibly pushed karma, this power that was merely 'approaching' divine abilities suddenly reached the level of true divine abilities in an instant!

Boom!

Another encirclement and kill occurred, but this time Lu Yang clearly sensed something was wrong; when his Primordial One-Qi Avatar reformed, a corner of his clothing was missing.

'Their attacks were effective?'

A slight chill ran through Lu Yang's heart; his avatar was perfect and without leakage, so the only possibility for this situation was that part of his Primordial Qi had been worn away by the Heavenly Humans.

'It seems that Foundation Establishment expert has made a move!'

Lu Yang's thoughts raced; although he sensed no anomaly and his divination revealed nothing, he immediately locked onto the culprit.

Good, the performance has gone on long enough here.

After all, he still needed the Primordial One-Qi Avatar to stage a grand drama; if he were truly careless and got chopped down, causing the whole thing to crash, that would be quite the spectacle.

"Hoo..."

The next second, all the Heavenly Humans present heard a deep breath, causing the surrounding air currents to churn violently, as if wind and clouds were rolling backward.

The sound was melodious and clear, like a true dragon inhaling and exhaling the heavens and earth.

Immediately after, the white Qi filling the sky reconverged into a form; Lu Yang's figure emerged, no longer dodging, but revealing a smile of complete confidence.

"Scram!"

In an instant, a fierce spiritual energy erupted from Lu Yang's body, and a halo of light suddenly appeared behind his head, like a round mirror reflecting wind and thunder within.

The Tai Xiao Mirror!

Both were weapons, but this magic treasure was countless times stronger than the so-called divine weapons in the hands of the Heavenly Humans; once unleashed, it immediately settled the situation.

Boom!

The mirror surface shimmered, and rolling wind and thunder exploded around Lu Yang, directly blasting all the Heavenly Humans away, inflicting heavy injuries on every one of them on the spot.

Yet even so, the Heavenly Humans felt not a trace of dejection; instead, they grew even more excited, all extraneous thoughts vanishing from their minds, leaving only one thought:

'Kill! Kill this person!'

Supported by such intense killing intent, all the Heavenly Humans seemed aided by gods; obstacles that usually trapped them were overcome in a single stride!

Only 'Saint-Heart Scholar' Wang Poyuan, though equally filled with killing intent, moved with a hint of struggle; he seemed to realize something but could not break free, forced to drift with the tide, with only a trace of fear showing in his eyes, which could normally observe fortune and Qi.

'Rest assured, Brother Wang, you are talented; I will deliver you in the next life...'

Lu Yang sighed in his heart but acted without hesitation; another wave of wind and thunder repelled the Heavenly Humans, after which dazzling radiance erupted from his entire body.

In an instant, the void churned!

Blood and Qi surged like a dragon, piercing straight into the clouds, like a pillar holding up the sky crashing down, stabilizing the stormy moonlit night and breaking through the dark clouds to reveal the bright, pure moon.

The dark, windy night transformed in the blink of an eye into a clear night with sparse stars.

Between heaven and earth, only Lu Yang's long cry remained:

"This Immortal has achieved the Great Dao!"

Crack!

The next second, the void shattered, and a massive rift appeared above Tianjing City; Lu Yang leaped upward, his figure flashing as he instantly vanished into it.

Shattering the Void!

Shattering the Void!

The tremendous visual impact even brought the Heavenly Humans back to their senses; their eyes were filled with horror, as if they had witnessed an unimaginable martial arts legend.

Is this the realm above Heavenly Human?

Shattering the void and ascending, thereby transcending the mortal world... how similar is this to the immortals in tales and novels? What mysteries lie within this?

"I saw it..."

Among the seven Heavenly Humans, only Ji Xiongying murmured in a low voice.

He was the chess piece most valued by the Yun family's Old Ancestor, and thus received the heaviest blessing of fortune, consuming almost all the fortune of his latter half-life.

Yet precisely because of this, his comprehension had now climbed to the peak of his life; he seemed to see the method Lu Yang used to open that void rift: simply breaking the surface with a point, first finding that single connecting point in the void, then breaking it open, and stepping inside before it could close again...

"... ahaha! I can do it too!"

The next second, Ji Xiongying suddenly threw back his head and laughed loudly, then, holding the 'Son of Heaven Sword,' he also slashed at the void, causing a rift to appear!

Without hesitation, Ji Xiongying strode proudly into it.

The next second, all the rifts snapped shut with a boom; the remaining Heavenly Humans stood in place, staring blankly at the spots where Lu Yang and Ji Xiongying had been.

"They... broke through?"

"Such a thing exists!"

"Shattering the void, shattering the void... so there truly is another realm above Heavenly Human; shattering the void to ascend, thereby roaming freely beyond the mortal dust?"

Simultaneously, outside the Dharma Refining Secret Realm.

After following the path of Shattering the Void, Ji Xiongying saw Lu Yang, who had broken through a step ahead, standing inside a great hall, looking at him with a strange expression.

"I don't know whether to call you lucky or unlucky."

"Where is this?"

Ji Xiongying turned his head, seeing only a crystal sphere, yet everything he saw within that crystal sphere filled him with bone-chilling cold.

It was the bewildered Heavenly Humans.

Besides that, countless microscopic buildings existed within the crystal sphere; Ji Xiongying recognized them—they were the cities of Great Zhou, the territory under his rule.

"This is... Great Zhou!? How is this possible?"

Ji Xiongying was no ignorant fool; on the contrary, having stood out from countless martial artists and earned the favor of the Yun family's Old Ancestor, his intelligence was certainly not low.

Thus, he quickly came to his senses, looking at Lu Yang with utter shock.

A scam! It was all a scam!

All this talk of Shattering the Void was fake!

The next second, Ji Xiongying whipped his head around, attempting to shatter the void again to transmit a warning to the Heavenly Humans inside the Secret Realm: "Do not shatter the void..."

Boom!

Before his voice had finished, a ray of brilliant light descended from the sky, pinning him in place; immediately after, Luo Wuya, the Second Senior Brother of the Sanhe Society, strolled into the hall.

"What excellent material for refining a corpse!"

Seeing Luo Wuya's face filled with joy: "Did Junior Brother raise this one inside the Secret Realm? To actually possess the strength of Great Perfection in Qi Refining... how did Junior Brother cultivate it?"

Lu Yang cupped his hands and smiled: "If Senior Brother likes it, I gift it to you."

"Good! Then many thanks to Junior Brother!"

The next second, Luo Wuya decisively formed a hand seal; Ji Xiongying instantly felt a cold qi invade his entire body, yet his Heavenly Human body could not block it!

In his final moments, he thought of many things.

Yet in the end, this great achiever of the martial path, a generation's Heavenly Human, a martial arts legend who shattered the void, only had time to let out a furious roar at Lu Yang, who had orchestrated this entire scam:

"Bastard... You bastard!!!"

(End of Chapter)