Chapter 147: Myths Crumbled, Feathered Ascension Gate Stunned!

Ruyi Zi and Wang Daoling issued a low, resonant proclamation: "Timeless Giant, Do Not Insult."

Both were thoroughly enraged by Chen Zheng's words, raging in fury!

They were even angrier than the emaciated Elder who had previously been slain on the spot by Chen Zheng.

The emaciated Elder only lost his life, but Chen Zheng's humiliation was aimed at the two of them.

One can imagine that the enraged pair would strike Chen Zheng down with thunderous force.

Unexpectedly, however, Ruyi Zi did not act.

His gaze turned cold and fixed on Chen Zheng as he thought inwardly, "This one's destiny talisman contains ninety‑nine divine abilities, capable of slaying geniuses from Wan Lianshan and the Boundless Star Palace. Now he disregards sect rules entirely, brazenly committing murder in the Feathered Ascension Palace, desecrating me and Wang Daoling—what does he rely on?"

"I refuse to believe this fool is merely brave without strategy; a brute could never reach such heights, having long been crushed by the Grand Void Gate. Besides the Heavenly Doom Shark Vessel, he may possess other hidden cards I'm unaware of. I'll hold back for now and let Wang Daoling test his depth."

In an instant of mental shift, Ruyi Zi retreated a step without a hint of emotion, yielding his side position to Wang Daoling.

He summoned numerous Elders and the three senior deputy masters out of the sect to convene in the Ruyi Palace to discuss punishing Chen Zheng, yet he did not disclose Chen Zheng's past feats, revealing only a sliver of information for fear that full disclosure would shock everyone into refusing to offend Chen Zheng and not side with him.

Now he could exploit this information gap, having Wang Daoling probe Chen Zheng for him.

Wang Daoling was completely unaware of Ruyi Zi's dark intent; a surge of raging anger erupted within him, flinging his golden crown off his head.

His furious hair burst through the crown!

A thousand years ago, he had been a champion among the true disciples, slashing countless foes, his fame spreading far and wide.

Yet now that he has emerged, he is insulted by the junior Chen Zheng—how could he not be angry?

"The true disciple dares to rebel, desecrating the deputy master, committing treason—cut him down!"

Wang Daoling raged like a celestial deity, his aura swallowing the horizon, and a sudden fissure split his brow.

It turned out to be a vertical eye.

When the eye opened and closed, it emitted a black‑white beam, swirling with yin and yang qi, exuding an extremely terrifying destructive aura that warped the void, slashing toward Chen Zheng like celestial aurora.

This is one of the supreme arts among the six branches of the Great Yin‑Yang Art: the Yin‑Yang Annihilation Divine Light, capable of remaking heaven and earth or overturning the universe, not far weaker than any of the Grand Void Gate's Three Calamities Nine Tribulations.

In former years, Wang Daoling ventured deep into the northern snowfields, entered the domain of the Demon‑God Sect, faced several great foes, and slew them all with this Yin‑Yang Annihilation Divine Light.

"How terrifying!"

Many Elders' eyelids twitched wildly, retreating repeatedly in fright, fearing even a speck of the black‑white ray.

"Is Wang Daoling really that…?"

Yi Jianqiu and Chen Tianxia both shook their heads slightly, disdaining Wang Daoling's conduct, using such grand arts against the junior Chen Zheng.

One can only say Chen Zheng's words carried lethal force.

To make an ancient giant kneel—how could he even utter such words?

If the words are spoken

the price is life.

The Elders present also shared that view.

Chen Zheng showed no fear at all, staring coldly at Wang Daoling, and said, "You're nothing but a dog; cutting you would be about right!"

Boom—boom—boom!

He swung his massive sleeve, and a five‑tiered Treasure Pagoda shot out from his body—a gift from the Crimson Abyss Demon Lord, the Ten Directions Five Elements Tower.

Each of its layers radiated a vast brilliance of black, yellow, white, red, and blue, intertwining like a five‑colored celestial river, circulating and dazzling all ten directions.

The Five‑Colored Treasure Pagoda quivered slightly, spanning the heavens, and with a single clash against the incoming Yin‑Yang Annihilation Divine Light, it easily reduced it to nothingness.

"What? Chen Zheng actually withstood it?"

"Look, Chen Zheng's Five‑Colored Treasure Pagoda is so strong, it appears to be a prime Dao Artifact! Only a creator of the Tenfold can forge such a supreme treasure!"

"It truly is a prime Dao Artifact, just one tier below the Feathered Ascension Palace! Apart from the many Supreme Elders and the Supreme Headmasters, hardly anyone in the Feathered Ascension Gate possesses one! Even across the entire cultivation world, they're rare—how could Chen Zheng have one?"

Many Elders had retreated to a distance, watching this side; first they were stunned by Chen Zheng's resistance to Wang Daoling's strike, and after seeing the Ten Directions Five Elements Tower clearly, they were deeply shocked.

Especially the over thirty Elders who supported Ruyi Zi's sanction of Chen Zheng let out wild howls as if seeing ghosts in broad daylight.

Their voices were tinged with fear.

"What an amazing prime Dao Artifact Pagoda! It contains the five‑element qi—who forged it?"

"How could Chen Zheng obtain such a supreme treasure? Does he possess that much destiny?"

Yi Jianqiu and Chen Tianxia were momentarily stunned, unable to believe it yet feeling unsettled inside.

They even felt an impulse to rush forward and claim the Ten Directions Five Elements Tower as their own.

Think of the two of them—aren't they both millennia‑old, lofty ancient giants?

Yet neither possesses a single prime Dao Artifact.

Not even a secondary‑grade Dao Artifact.

But what about Chen Zheng?

He looks so young, perhaps having cultivated only one or two hundred years, yet already owns a prime Dao Artifact.

What virtues and abilities does Chen Zheng have!

It's simply too unfair.

"No wonder, no wonder Chen Zheng dares such madness—he must have obtained a prime Dao Artifact from somewhere unknown." Ruyi Zi, still gazing at the Ten Directions Five Elements Tower, his cold stare turning solemn, said, "The tower's power is likely comparable to the Great Wilderness Ancient Furnace of the Heavenly Capital. If Chen Zheng can drive it, perhaps he could truly challenge me."

His apprehension toward Chen Zheng reached its limit.

A strong sense of urgency welled up inside him.

His murderous intent toward Chen Zheng grew heavier than before.

If Chen Zheng were allowed to continue growing, advancing to the Seventh, Eighth, and even Tenfold levels of divine abilities, not even the Heavenly Capital could contend with him.

By then, even a thought with a toe would reveal that it would be the end of both master and disciple.

"Chen Zheng truly has astonishing destiny, just like Fang Qingxue, also acquiring a prime Dao Artifact outside."

"Chen Zheng has already mastered ninety‑nine divine abilities, opening a precedent in history; he is the first outstanding figure in our Feathered Ascension Gate's annals. Now, with a prime Dao Artifact protecting him, the tide has turned, and no true disciple can match him any longer."

"Not just a true disciple? Chen Zheng might even be able to contend with an Ancient Giant to some extent. We old fellows need not worry about his safety; that Wang Daoling fellow should have no way to deal with him."

"Hard to say; after all, Wang Daoling is an Ancient Giant, and even with a top‑grade Dao instrument Chen Zheng cannot unleash a hundred‑million‑plus force. We should hurry over…"

In the distant sky, the Heaven Punishment Elder, the Transmission Elder, the Heavenly Craft Elder, Jiang Rourou and other Elders familiar to Chen Zheng flew toward Ruyi Palace, exclaiming in amazement.

They had previously sensed the commotion at Ruyi Palace, and upon seeing Chen Zheng and Ruyi Son confronting each other, they worried for his safety and rushed here to lend aid.

Especially the Heaven Punishment Elder, whose hands already gripped a pair of serrated, blade‑like yet not‑blade, sword‑like yet not‑sword strange weapons, mottled with faded bloodstains and exuding an overwhelming aura of ferocity; they were in fact a pair of mid‑grade Dao instruments.

These mid‑grade Dao instruments are called Heaven Punishment Twin Blades, famed and notorious for having slain countless powerful cultivators; he brandished them to shield Chen Zheng from Ruyi Son and Wang Daoling.

In fact, not only the Heaven Punishment Elder and his companions, but many other Elders in the Feather Ascension Heavenly Palace were also alarmed, their expressions startled as they looked toward Ruyi Palace.

Even in the Feather Ascension Mountains below, true‑disciple students such as Jia Lan, Ling Xiao, Xuan Tie Zhenren, Hundred Battles Zhenren and others heard the great commotion from the Feather Ascension Heavenly Palace, set aside their tasks, and flew upward.

However, among the crowd there was no sign of Fang Qingxue, Hua Tiandu, or Fang Han.

It was unknown where the three had gone.

It is worth mentioning that Qiu Xiyu of Exquisite Fortune Land, along with Piao Yun and other women for unknown reasons, were also inside the Feather Ascension Gate, and at this moment flew toward the Feather Ascension Heavenly Palace together with Jia Lan and the other women.

The perspective returns to the entrance of Ruyi Palace.

Chen Zheng paid no heed to the surrounding shock; after extinguishing Wang Daoling's Yin‑Yang Annihilation Divine Light, he thought again and caused the Ten Directions Five Elements Tower to expand violently.

In an instant, the tower transformed into a colossal five‑colored tower, releasing a vast aura that seemed like a great star falling from the heavens or the sky itself collapsing, moving toward Wang Daoling.

"Hmph, you Shentong Liu Chong ant, thinking a single top‑grade Dao instrument can oppose me? I tell you, it's impossible! From now on I'll be serious. Your top‑grade Dao instrument will belong to me, and as thanks I'll crush you to dust! Void‑Slash Ghost! Yin‑Yang Drive Spirit!"

Wang Daoling, like the others nearby, was also shocked by Chen Zheng's Ten Directions Five Elements Tower.

Yet when Chen Zheng propelled the tower to strike, he showed no fear but instead delighted, letting out a wild laugh.

At the same time, his hands flickered repeatedly, forming a strange seal.

The moment the seal appeared, endless Yin‑Yang Annihilation Divine Light burst from his entire body.

These divine lights differed from the earlier beams shot from his vertical eyes; they were not interwoven black and white, but starkly distinct.

The left side was all black, the right side all white.

White signified supreme Yang, black signified supreme Yin; the two extreme forces twisted wildly, forming a half‑black, half‑white giant.

The black‑white giant spanned heaven and earth, feet planted on the eight directions, eyes vacant, eye sockets hollow like deep space, swinging colossal pillar‑like arms upward, five massive fingers splayed, its great hand reaching for the descending Ten Directions Five Elements Tower.

"It's the Yin‑Yang Annihilation Primordial Spirit! Good, Deputy Master Wang Daoling is finally getting serious!"

"The Deputy Master will soon seize Chen Zheng's treasure and execute him on the spot!"

The more than thirty Elders who supported sanctioning Chen Zheng were exhilarated, shouting their approval.

They now had no way back.

The more powerful Chen Zheng became, the more they worried,

If Chen Zheng does not die this time, once his cultivation rises he will surely take revenge.

Now there is no need to worry.

Wang Daoling has already employed his true method.

It should be known that cultivators at the Ninth‑level Divine Power to First‑level Immortality stage, aside from external tools, rely most on their own Dharma‑form Primordial Spirit.

Especially the Primordial Spirit of an Ancient Giant, having reached its pinnacle, is unbelievably strong.

If Chen Zheng encounters it, he is doomed.

Moreover, by normal logic, Chen Zheng's low cultivation means he can barely tap the power of a top‑grade Dao instrument, at most contending with cultivators of Ninth or Tenth‑level Divine Power.

Only if Chen Zheng can cultivate to Tenfold Divine Power and use such mana to drive a top‑grade Dao instrument could he perhaps spar with an Ancient Giant to some degree.

Chen Zheng must also possess such overwhelming mana, being a Tenfold Divine Power that dominates within the same realm.

Just like Hua Tiandu and Yan Shui, who rank among the top candidates for Immortality.

But that is clearly impossible now.

Chen Zheng is still far from that realm.

Boom!

In an instant of collective thought, the black‑white giant's massive hand collided with the Ten Directions Five Elements Tower, erupting with a cataclysmic blast that shook many lower‑cultivation spectators, leaving them staggering, dizzy, their organs nearly shattered.

"Ah, impossible! I am an Ancient Giant, you are merely a Shentong Liu Chong ant; even with a top‑grade Dao instrument you can at most summon nine‑million‑nine‑hundred‑ninety‑nine‑thousand horse‑power! My mana amounts to one hundred and fifty million horse‑power; a single fingertip could crush you to death. How could you possibly defeat me? How could it be!"

Many had not yet steadied themselves when a gut‑wrenching, earth‑shaking roar rang across the heavens.

The voice's source was none other than Wang Daoling.

"Wang Daoling… lost?"

The crowd gasped, hurried to look into the battlefield, and instantly witnessed a scene they would never forget.

They saw that the massive Yin‑Yang Annihilation Primordial Spirit Wang Daoling had previously unleashed had vanished without a trace.

Meanwhile, the Ten Directions Five Elements Tower still radiated five‑colored divine brilliance, pressing onto Wang Daoling's back, pinning him to the ground; no matter how wildly he roared or churned mana to strike, it was futile.

Even a lower‑grade Dao instrument divine sword sprang from Wang Daoling's body, slashing fiercely at the tower on his back, yet it was restrained by the tower's five‑colored divine light.

The Ten Directions Five Elements Tower resembled an ancient divine mountain immovable for billions of years.

Wang Daoling was but a humble ant, far too tiny to move such a divine mountain.

Wang Daoling fell into utter despair; his arms and knees could no longer support him, his whole body collapsed, his face pressed to the ground, stripped of any Ancient Giant's majesty, looking like a dead dog.

At that moment, the world fell into silence.

A death‑like silence.

Yi Jianqiu, Chen Tianxia, the Heaven Punishment Elder, and even the newly arrived Ancient Giants such as Qiu Xiyu were silent, their faces full of disbelief.

Many Elders opened their mouths one by one, but their throats were hoarse, unable to speak.

The more than thirty Elders who had supported Ruyi Son's sanction of Chen Zheng turned ashen as corpses, collapsing like soggy mud.

Because Wang Daoling was an Ancient Giant, a legend of the cultivation world, a casual stomp of his foot would make the vast earth tremble thrice.

Yet this unattainable legend was suppressed by Chen Zheng in a fleeting instant.

The myth, destroyed.

And Chen Zheng, with the body of Shentong Liu Chong, subdued an ancient titan—how inconceivable.

Surveying the Profound Yellow Great World, tracing back to the glorious history of the ancient Three Sovereigns era, and even looking across the entire Three Thousand Great Worlds, one fears that there has never appeared a heaven-defying person like Chen Zheng, nor such a terrifying battle record.

(End of chapter)