Chapter 457: Power of Haotian

The moment Chu Yang crossed the edge of the universe, a terrifying pressure descended suddenly from above.

Chu Yang raised his eyebrows, stopped, 【Heavenly Gate】 appeared in his hand, and the Original Body of Martial Essence emerged behind him.

An equally terrifying momentum swept out from him, standing in opposition to the pressure of the Heavenly Dao.

The collision of momentum alone caused countless cosmic dust to be instantly shaken into powder.

A bridge of Primordial Qi connected Chu Yang with the Original Body of Martial Essence, as if the Original Body of Martial Essence had become a part of his body extending outward, the two indistinguishable from each other.

This is a method Chu Yang recently tinkered with; under the effect of this method, it can make his fusion with the Original Body of Martial Essence more intimate, with an effect more intuitive than the Supreme Dharma Image.

Of course, the two are essentially different.

The Supreme Dharma Image is Chu Yang's main body merging into the Original Body of Martial Essence, maximizing the power of the Original Body of Martial Essence.

But this bridge of Primordial Qi allows the power of the Original Body of Martial Essence to merge into the main body, greatly enhancing his own strength.

If he wants to use the Heavenly Demon Strength, naturally the former has a better effect, but apart from that, the latter can amplify Chu Yang's various methods.

For example... the power of the Zanpakuto! White light shone, 【Heavenly Gate】 kept clanging in Chu Yang's hand, seemingly because it felt the provocation of the Heavenly Dao, exuding a majesty like an emperor.

Ziwei and Beidou rose on Chu Yang's shoulders, echoing the sun and moon above the shoulders of the Original Body of Martial Essence.

The phantom of the Lingxiao Treasure Hall emerged, Chu Yang raised his sword to point at the sky; he did not use Bankai, but the original power of 【Heavenly Gate】 was greatly stimulated.

At this time, the Super God Heavenly Dao was also angry, because it felt a power on that white long sword that transcended everything, as if it were the master of the world.

Most importantly, this power was extremely similar to that guy who disgusted it and brought it endless trouble.

Chu Yang seemed to hear the silent roar of the Heavenly Dao; countless cosmic dust and trace particles gathered above his head, and in the blink of an eye, they condensed into a celestial body.

The celestial body was brilliant, no different from a star, full of scorching and terrifying power.

The next moment, a white spot of light appeared above the celestial body, and then a black hole condensed around the spot of light, causing the entire cosmic space to become distorted.

The star that had just condensed also became extremely unstable with the appearance of the spot of light, exuding a violent and destructive aura.

Chu Yang was expressionless, and light full of the aura of annihilation surged on him.

Slowly raising his head, Chu Yang said lightly, "If you are unwilling to take action yourself, this little bit of means alone cannot stop me!"

As the words fell, the light of annihilation merged with 【Heavenly Gate】, and he raised his hand to slash out with the sword.

Return to Ruins!

This is definitely the strongest version of Return to Ruins that Chu Yang has performed since successfully merging the Shenhe Ultimate Gene with the origin of 【Heavenly Gate】.

Facing the Super God Heavenly Dao directly made 【Heavenly Gate】 feel as if its majesty had been provoked, and its original power was greatly stimulated.

The pale white sword light whistled out, and the unstable fluctuations on that star also reached their extreme at this moment.

But just as the star was about to explode, the sword light flashed by, and time seemed to stand still.

The next moment, the star burst with a bang, turning back into countless cosmic dust.

The sword light continued unabated, landing on the black hole, but it was not swallowed by the black hole; instead, it slashed the singularity within the black hole in two.

Only then did the pale white sword light finally dissipate, and everything settled down.

Chu Yang stood holding his sword, the Original Body of Martial Essence behind him like a demon god.

Having resolved the Heavenly Dao's attack, this should have been the best time to cross the Void Zone and enter the unknown universe.

But Chu Yang didn't move, instead standing in place with deep eyes, because he had entered a wonderful state of enlightenment.

In the past, whether performing Samsara or Return to Ruins, the original power of the Ultimate Gene occupied a dominant position.

But this time it was different; instead, the power of 【Heavenly Gate】 occupied absolute dominance.

If the Return to Ruins of the past was to maximize the power full of the aura of annihilation in the origin of the Shenhe Ultimate Gene through 【Heavenly Gate】.

Then this time, it became 【Heavenly Gate】 forcibly controlling and merging the annihilation power into itself, even changing the essence of this power.

The effect of Return to Ruins is to annihilate energy, but how much effect it can exert depends on Chu Yang's strength realm and the enemy's strength realm.

This Return to Ruins, however, forcibly annihilated all power and ignored all influencing factors! To put it bluntly, the Return to Ruins of the past was a means, but this time it was like "an order."

An order issued personally by a master holding supreme authority and controlling the world! Haotian!

Is this the power of Haotian? Chu Yang was immersed in that feeling, and he could be certain that as long as he had some enlightenment, he would further master the original power of 【Heavenly Gate】.

At the same time, he also knew very well that when one day he could completely master 【Heavenly Gate】, figure out all the secrets of this Zanpakuto, and perform Bankai again, he would become the true Haotian! With the Lingxiao Treasure Hall floating above his head, Chu Yang stood still, but the Heavenly Dao misfired at this moment.

It was afraid!

That sword of Chu Yang possessed the power of the true Haotian; he had gained some enlightenment because of it, and the Super God Heavenly Dao had also developed fear because of it.

After a long time, Chu Yang's eyes returned to clarity, and a trace of regret flashed in them.

It's a pity that the power flashed by; although he had gained some enlightenment, he always had a feeling of scratching an itch through a boot.

The Heavenly Dao seemed to have come to its senses, and Chu Yang could feel the other party hesitating.

"Afraid?" Chu Yang sneered, the Lingxiao Treasure Hall above his head gradually became solid, while the 【Heavenly Gate】 in his hand became illusory.

The originally terrifying pressure began to weaken gradually, as if the Heavenly Dao had developed an intention to retreat.

Chu Yang, however, was like someone who wouldn't let go of an advantage, and the 【Heavenly Gate】 in his hand suddenly turned into an Imperial Order, which he then threw out.

"Since you're here, why the rush to leave?"

Chu Yang smiled lightly and said, "Just in time to help me test the power of the Thunder Department of the Heavenly Gate!"

As the words fell, a purple-gold stream of light swept out from the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and merged into the Imperial Order he had thrown out.

The Imperial Order shone with immense light for a moment, and then evolved into a nine-story immortal mansion.

Heavenly Gate Thunder Department—Divine Thunder Jade Mansion! This is a brand new power that Chu Yang can call upon after further mastering the origin of 【Heavenly Gate】.

The Divine Thunder Jade Mansion is the legendary center of the Thunder Department of the Heavenly Court, in charge of the power of thunder in the world.

"Boom—!!"

A deafening thunderous sound rang out, and countless thunder snakes surged wildly around the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion, finally turning into a thunder pool.

The thunder pool rushed into the sky, and before the power of the Super God Heavenly Dao had completely dissipated, it slammed into it! "Sizzle..."

Between the surging thunder, a roar seemed to ring in Chu Yang's mind.

The space of the universe trembled crazily, as if this heaven and earth could no longer bear the burden.

That was the Heavenly Dao suffering heavy damage! Soon, the power of the Heavenly Dao completely retreated, and Chu Yang also waved his hand gently, and the Nine Heavens Thunder Pool dissipated with a bang.

The Divine Thunder Jade Mansion turned into two streams of light, one stream merged into the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and the other stream landed in Chu Yang's hand. All visions dissipated, and after putting away the Original Body of Martial Essence, Chu Yang looked at the 【Heavenly Gate】 in his hand, his eyes extremely deep.

Is this the power of Haotian? Just a negligible part of the Haotian authority, the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion it transformed into, actually possessed such powerful might.

Most importantly, Chu Yang could be certain that the might of the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion was far more than this; this was just the tip of the iceberg.

The deeper he understood, the more he felt that his two Zanpakuto were extremely extraordinary.

Putting away his thoughts, Chu Yang didn't think much more, swept into the Void Zone, and headed toward the direction of the unknown universe.

A moment later, in the area where he had originally been, the originally shattered space slowly aggregated, but it appeared extremely unstable.

A star emerged, its surface shimmering with colorful light, but it was extremely different from ordinary celestial bodies.

If anyone saw this star, they would definitely develop a strange and absurd illusion, that this star looked extremely like an eye.

If one stared intently, there would be a feeling of making eye contact with it.

The star slowly rotated, as if staring at the direction Chu Yang had left.

…………

Great Thousand World, Great Xia Dynasty.

In a great hall, a dozen figures were seated, the person in the first seat was Chu Yang, and Tang Huo'er was sitting beside him.

Raising a wine goblet, Tang Huo'er said with a smile, "My dear ministers, raise your glasses with me to congratulate Teacher on another breakthrough!"

Hearing her words, many people present were invigorated, and they raised their glasses to congratulate him one after another, each with eyes full of immense reverence and awe.

Chu Yang also raised his wine glass and drank it in one gulp, then asked with a smile, "How did you know I broke through?"

Tang Huo'er pursed her lips, a trace of cunning flashing in her eyes, "With Teacher's talent, having been in seclusion for several months, how could you possibly stop moving forward?"

Listening to her obviously somewhat flattering words, many people present had somewhat strange expressions.

They were all important ministers of the Great Xia Dynasty, either holding great power or possessing great strength.

Even so, on weekdays, no one dared to be the slightest bit presumptuous in front of Tang Huo'er, the Empress of Great Xia.

But seeing Her Majesty the Empress become a "sycophant" at this moment really made people feel somewhat incongruous.

Yet Tang Huo'er's flattery wasn't considered an exaggeration, because Chu Yang's talent and strength were there for all to see; this was an indisputable fact.

What's more, it seemed reasonable for someone to please their own teacher...

But these people only saw one layer of meaning, and didn't see Tang Huo'er's real little thoughts.

Chu Yang glanced at this disciple of his and said somewhat helplessly, "You're boasting about yourself, right?"

"Although my strength has increased significantly during this seclusion, my cultivation has only broken through from the peak of Immortal Grade to the early stage of Saint Grade."

"But you have broken through to the peak of Saint Grade in one go; I'm afraid your strength now is no less than Brother Monkey's!"

Hearing this, everyone present was shaken in their hearts and couldn't help but look at Sun Wukong, who was sitting on the other side of Chu Yang.

They all knew that this Great Sage Equal to Heaven was now an existence comparable to the Undying Lord and the Green-Shirt Sword Saint! A giant!

Could it be that...

Is the Great Xia Dynasty finally going to rank among the giant-level forces? Although it was said before that the "Retired Emperor" of the Great Xia Dynasty, Chu Yang, had become a genuine giant, Chu Yang almost never interfered in the affairs of the forces under his command.

Therefore, the people of the Great Xia Dynasty had never considered themselves a giant-level force.

But if their Empress had reached the giant level, that would be different!

As for what Chu Yang just said, that his own cultivation had only reached the early stage of Saint Grade?

No one would care about this point, because everyone knew that this was a monster who could not be measured by realm.

At the peak of Immortal Grade, he could already stand shoulder to shoulder with the giant level; now that he had broken through to Saint Grade, who knows to what extent his strength had grown? Some busybodies had even made estimates and gained the recognition of many strong people in the Great Thousand World.

That is, everyone believed that after Chu Yang broke through to Saint Grade, he could reach the height of an Immortal Emperor.

And when his cultivation advanced one step further, he would reach a level unprecedented!

Of course, although this statement was recognized by most people, for truly top-tier strong people, they felt it was slightly exaggerated.

Only those who had truly stepped into the late stage of Saint Grade and understood the existence of the Vault of Heaven List would know the gold content of a half-step Sovereign.

Therefore, they knew very well that wanting to surpass Saint Grade was not an easy thing.

At least the Undying Lord and the Green-Shirt Sword Saint both felt that if Chu Yang wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with an Immortal Emperor, he would have to wait until his cultivation reached the middle stage of Saint Grade at the very least.

But they only considered the improvement of Chu Yang's cultivation realm and ignored other aspects.

At least in this seclusion, the improvement in cultivation was relatively insignificant; what was more critical was the breakthrough of One Qi Transforms Three Purities and the further mastery of the original power of 【Heavenly Gate】.

Transformation of the Spiritual Fetus!

Just as Chu Yang had expected, his spiritual fetus had completed its first transformation, and after the new body and the old body alternated, his physical body successfully reached the level of a half-step Sovereign!

But it was more than that, because he faintly felt that his physical body strength should be stronger than an ordinary half-step Sovereign, but it hadn't reached the Sovereign realm yet.

If one had to use the strength of a certain strong person in the Great Thousand World to measure it, it was probably equivalent to the five-eye state of the Heavenly Evil God.

And his overall strength was enough to be comparable to the six-eye or even seven-eye state of the Heavenly Evil God.

As long as his cultivation broke through to the late stage of Saint Grade and the Saint Heart Demon Refining Art was further improved, he would inevitably be comparable to a Sovereign! It must be said that the growth of his own strength was faster than Chu Yang had imagined.

Because he had estimated that if he wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with a Sovereign, he would at least have to wait until his cultivation broke through to the peak of Saint Grade, or even the giant level.

Comprehending and mastering a trace of Haotian power was truly an unexpected joy, and at the same time, it greatly increased his strength and shortened the gap with the Sovereign realm.

Chu Yang raised his eyes to look at Yun Yun and Na Lan Yanran; now both women had broken through to the late stage of Saint Grade, and although it was difficult to defend against enemies across realms, they were enough to contend with top-tier Heavenly Demon Emperors.

After three rounds of drinking, Chu Yang brought up the main business and asked softly, "How is the situation at the Yunlan Sect?"

The people who were whispering stopped immediately, each sitting upright.

Tang Huo'er said, "Xiaoxiao and Danton have just come out of seclusion and will soon be ready."

Immediately after, she added, "The Western Heaven Battle King has broken through to Saint Grade, but he was not included in the plan before; should we let him stay behind to guard the rear?"

"Also, the Flame Emperor and the Martial Ancestor, both have broken through to the middle stage of Saint Grade, but if they participate in the decisive battle at the Northern Wilderness Hill, it is slightly reluctant..."

Chu Yang shook his head and laughed, "Let them all prepare; who said this decisive battle can only be participated in by top-tier strong people?"

"The Outer Evil Tribe won't just send those top-tier Heavenly Demon Emperors; if the plan fails, the Great Thousand World will be doomed in any case."

"So we must go all out; there is no need to conserve strength!" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 458 =====