Chapter 1744

"Die!"

The Demon of Killing's blood-red eyes churned like oceans of blood; his face twisted into a grotesque, snarling mask, and on the blood blade in his hand, nine blood eyes continuously streamed tears of blood, unleashing torrents of killing force.

All his power was unleashed at this moment, for from this man before him, he felt an intense sense of threat.

"Death Art!"

The Demon of Killing swung his blood blade; crimson light spilled forth, and wherever it passed, countless aberrations instantly lost their life force, turning into streams of blood-colored flames that obscured sky and earth, finally converging entirely upon the blood blade.

Thick, crimson flames flickered, as if echoing the endless despairing wails of countless living beings.

This slash of the Demon of Killing carried supreme killing intent, as if it could sever heaven and earth alike.

Among the Shen Zhou Alliance, countless experts' eyes filled with horror—had this slash landed upon the Tianxing Great Plain, this hundred-mile region would forever after become a lifeless forbidden zone.

Clearly, the Demon of Killing had now expended every ounce of his strength.

Even Li Luo's face bore a trace of solemnity at this slash from the Demon of Killing.

"Hah!"

Yet Li Tai Zhu Xuan's bold, resonant laughter continued unabated; he strode with dragon-like grace and tiger-like power through the void, his pupils reflecting the blood-flame blade that slew heaven and earth, his resolute face showing not a shred of fear.

"Son, though you've now entered Wu Shuang Ninth Rank, on this path, your old man still walks a step further."

His gaze turned toward Li Luo's position, and with a loud laugh, violent tremors erupted behind him—as if three mysterious celestial realms had formed, radiating vast, terrifying fluctuations.

These were his three Xiang Palaces.

The first Xiang Palace emitted purple-gold radiance, echoing with the ancient, majestic roar of a heavenly dragon.

The second Xiang Palace was like a blazing sun, releasing extreme heat that warped the void violently.

The third Xiang Palace appeared dimmer, yet emitted a terrifying force field that caused space itself to collapse into a dark, yawning black hole.

Ninth Rank, Heavenly Long Xiang!

Ninth Rank, Blazing Sun Xiang!

Ninth Rank, Profound Weight Xiang!

As the three Xiang auras interwove, a grand, towering Wu Shuang Divine Throne appeared in midair—but the moment it manifested, it suddenly burst into flames.

The Wu Shuang Divine Throne ignited, transforming into rolling Divine Qi, all of which flowed into Li Tai Zhu Xuan's first Heavenly Long Xiang Palace.

As this Divine Qi ascended within the palace, a massive shadow of a heavenly dragon joyfully soared through the Divine Qi, undergoing a transformation beyond imagination.

"Within the Xiang, a god is born; one must hold the Position."

"Wu Shuang Divine Qi refines the Xiang into a god."

Simultaneously, Li Tai Zhu Xuan's deep, awe-inspiring voice rang out.

In that instant, everyone across the hundreds-of-miles battlefield clearly felt an indescribable yet terrifying power emerging.

Li Luo also fixed his gaze tightly on the Heavenly Long Xiang Palace; within it, the dragon form born from the Heavenly Long Xiang had swallowed all the wondrous, rolling Divine Qi, and its massive body shrank at an astonishing rate.

In barely a dozen breaths.

All phenomena vanished; within the Heavenly Long Xiang Palace, a purple-gold divine pearl, brimming with boundless power, floated serenely, pouring forth vast, overwhelming Positional Force.

Within the divine pearl, it seemed a world had formed on its own; faintly visible was a figure seated calmly, its appearance identical to Li Tai Zhu Xuan's, except that a majestic heavenly dragon coiled around its body.

"This is..."

Li Luo gazed at the seed-like purple-gold divine pearl with slight shock, whispering: "Heavenly Dragon Position."

This was the true, exclusive domain of the Tian Wang—the ultimate manifestation of Xiang.

Position.

The so-called Position means a god is born within the Xiang; before it, all forces of the same type in this world must bow and worship.

With a god dwelling within the Xiang Palace, the palace itself ascends—unbreakable, indestructible, impervious to all arts.

Though Li Luo now can also summon Positional Force, it is mostly achieved by fusing countless Xiangs through the Wan Xiang Wheel, forcibly converting his overwhelming primordial energy into Positional Force.

But this transformation, in both quality and quantity, falls far short of the true power born from an actual "Position."

"So this is why Wu Shuang Ninth Rank can stand against Tian Wang."

A revelation flashed through Li Luo's mind: Position manifestation was the exclusive domain of Tian Wang, yet Wu Shuang Ninth Rank could use the Wu Shuang Divine Qi generated by burning the Wu Shuang Divine Throne to elevate one Xiang into a Position.

Simultaneously, the rank of that Xiang would ascend to Super Ninth Rank.

Li Luo didn't care about the Super Ninth Rank Xiang—he could already achieve this through the Wan Xiang Wheel—but this "Position" he found exceedingly rare.

Once a Position is formed, the Positional Force it controls is virtually limitless, no longer requiring the cautious, sparing use he must employ now.

"Yet this 'Position' is not permanent like the one forged by a Tian Wang—it is temporary."

But Li Luo could sense that for a Wu Shuang Ninth Rank to maintain this "Position," he must continuously feed it by transforming his own Xiang into "Wu Shuang Divine Qi"; once this supply ceases, the formed "Heavenly Dragon Position" will collapse.

But at least during the time this "Heavenly Dragon Position" endures, Li Tai Zhu Xuan's power will reach the level of a Tian Wang.

"My father only has three Ninth Rank Xiangs; the Position sustained by them cannot last long. But if I were to do it, I could use the Wan Xiang Wheel to fuse countless Xiangs, forming Super Ninth Rank Xiangs that continuously supply 'Wu Shuang Divine Qi'—thus, if I condense a Position, it would be nearly eternal!"

Li Luo's eyes gleamed, his heart surging slightly—eternal Position, in a sense, meant he had truly become a Tian Wang.

Though he had only just entered Wu Shuang Ninth Rank and his foundation was still shallow, with his potential and reserves, reaching this stage was merely a matter of time.

The moment Li Tai Zhu Xuan's "Heavenly Dragon Position" formed, the heavens and earth trembled in resonance, as if celebrating the birth of a new Position in this world.

An invisible, terrifying pressure enveloped heaven and earth.

Simultaneously, high above Li Tai Zhu Xuan's head, faintly appearing were ancient, weighty mysterious edicts—these were the "Tian Wang Edicts" deployed by Jiang Tian Wang through the Ancient Covenant.

This indicated that the power Li Tai Zhu Xuan now wielded approached Tian Wang levels so closely that it had even drawn forth the Edict's force.

Fortunately, perhaps because Li Tai Zhu Xuan's Tian Wang-like power was not permanent, the Edict remained restrained, merely as a deterrent.

Countless experts felt a crushing pressure, among whom Zhen Lin Shuang felt it most acutely—after all, she was a Heavenly Dragon; gazing at Li Tai Zhu Xuan's figure, she felt an irresistible urge to prostrate herself.

"Heavenly Dragon Position—this aura is identical to that of our clan's ancestral elders!" Zhen Lin Shuang's heart churned with turmoil; reverence surfaced in her gaze toward Li Tai Zhu Xuan.

Among the few Wu Shuang Ninth Rank present, Li Tai Zhu Xuan had clearly delved deepest into this path.

Amid countless stunned and reverent gazes, Li Tai Zhu Xuan lifted his head, his pupils reflecting the Demon of Killing, whose blood sea surged and murderous intent roared toward him.

He clenched his five fingers into a fist, then slowly extended it in an extremely plain and unadorned posture.

The fist's gang force was heavy, causing space to collapse unceasingly, forming black hole after black hole.

"Son, watch carefully."

A smile surfaced on Li Taixuan's face, and his clear voice was like sudden thunder, exploding between heaven and earth.

"This single punch of mine can fight Li Li Tianwang!"

This fist's name is...

Peerless Art, Blazing Heaven Dragon-Falling Fist.