Chapter 991: Ling Yuan

The Throne of the Heavenly Emperor was once a supreme artifact used by the ancient Immortal Court to suppress the Nine Heavenly Realms.

It was even stronger than other immortal artifacts.

It was likely on the same level as the ultimate killing immortal weapon, the Zhuxian Sword.

Yet what Ling Yuan now summoned was not the true Throne of the Heavenly Emperor.

But even a mere imprint of it was powerful enough, radiating an invincible might and overwhelming pressure.

Jun Xiaoyao felt this pressure was even stronger than the imprint of the Immortal-Demon Map that Ji Qingyi had summoned earlier.

Jun Xiaoyao’s gaze turned again to Ling Yuan.

He noticed that her long, straight, beautiful legs were clad in white silk stockings.

It wasn’t because Jun Xiaoyao was some lecher.

Though white silk stockings and long legs were favored by all men.

But what Jun Xiaoyao cared about was that wearing white silk stockings was Tian Nü Yuan’s habit.

He recalled how, back then, Tian Nü Yuan had burned her physical body to return her soul and merge with Ling Yuan.

“Could it be…”

Jun Xiaoyao had a suspicion in his heart.

Ling Yuan might have, imperceptibly, perfectly fused her soul with Tian Nü Yuan’s.

“Subdue!”

Ling Yuan pressed down with the imprint of the Throne of the Heavenly Emperor; immortal qi drifted in threads, imperial might vast and boundless.

Anyone else—even a Supreme—facing the suppression of the Throne’s imprint would have spat blood and shattered their body.

But Jun Xiaoyao did not.

It was merely because he had been momentarily distracted by his thoughts.

For the first time, Jun Xiaoyao stepped back, repelled by the force.

An invincible might surged forth, causing his body to ring like a great bell.

Of course, Jun Xiaoyao’s current body had been reshaped by the Green Emperor from the Chaos Green Lotus.

It was no weaker than a true Chaos Body.

Thus, Jun Xiaoyao merely felt immense pressure—no real injury.

“Indeed, it works!”

The other prodigies, witnessing this, were exhilarated, mistakenly believing Ling Yuan could truly suppress the Chaos Body with the Throne’s imprint.

They did not realize it was merely because Jun Xiaoyao had been momentarily lost in thought.

Ling Yuan herself was slightly stunned.

She had seen how Jun Xiaoyao had always swept aside others with a single punch, like an invincible war god.

Yet before her, he had hesitated for an instant—that was why he was pushed back.

“Could it be… no, impossible…”

Ling Yuan shook her head.

It was too absurd, utterly unrealistic.

If others knew her thought, they would surely think her mad.

How could an alien Chaos Body possibly be connected to Jun Xiaoyao?

Pushing aside the distraction, Ling Yuan pressed on, using the Throne’s imprint to suppress Jun Xiaoyao.

Beneath the ghostly mask, Jun Xiaoyao frowned slightly.

Had it been the old Ling Yuan, Jun Xiaoyao would have shown no restraint.

The Immortal Court’s Young Emperor and the Jun Clan’s Divine Son were naturally opposed.

But now, Ling Yuan was no longer just Ling Yuan.

She was also Tian Nü Yuan.

Jun Xiaoyao carried a sense of guilt toward Tian Nü Yuan.

He had once promised to protect her.

Yet in the end, she had burned her body to return her soul for his sake.

Even for Tian Nü Yuan’s sake, Jun Xiaoyao could never harm Ling Yuan.

Because of this restraint, Jun Xiaoyao resorted only to defense, summoning fifteen layers of immunity divine rings around him.

Yet even so, they could not fully resist the power of the Throne’s imprint.

Seeing this, Ling Yuan’s beautiful eyes held a trace of doubt.

The other prodigies, like the White Bone Young Master, sneered.

They all believed Jun Xiaoyao’s strength had been largely suppressed by the Throne’s imprint.

He could no longer unleash his full power.

“Perfect opportunity!”

Seeing this, the White Bone Young Master struck again.

From his spine, a white bone longsword emerged.

Its blade resembled a human vertebral column, segmented, inscribed with runes, radiating a piercing sharpness.

It was a divine weapon forged from the spine of a monstrous prodigy fused within his body.

The white bone sword pierced toward Jun Xiaoyao; instantly, ten thousand white bone sword qi appeared.

On the other side, Holy Yama also moved, seizing this opportunity.

He raised his arm, and a grotesque metal gauntlet, resembling a demon, appeared on his hand.

It was the imprint of the Yama Hand, a semi-immortal artifact of the Ming King lineage.

Rumors claimed the semi-immortal Yama Hand was part of the Underworld’s immortal artifact, the Ten Courts of Yama.

The Underworld had once been called the Immortal Court of Darkness.

The Immortal Court had the Throne of the Heavenly Emperor; the Underworld naturally had its own immortal artifact to suppress its realm.

Called the Ten Courts of Yama.

Legend said this immortal artifact was formed by combining ten semi-immortal artifacts.

The Ming King lineage’s Yama Hand was one of those ten semi-immortal artifacts.

Now, Holy Yama summoned the imprint of the semi-immortal artifact, and boundless holy demonic heavenly fire erupted.

The power of the Yama Hand came from endless hellfire seas, its might surging endlessly.

It was no less potent than the Red Lotus Karma Fire that burned karmic debt.

Yama’s Punishment: Dark World Heavenly Flame!

Holy Yama unleashed his ultimate technique, using the Yama Hand to activate a devastating divine art.

Endless dark fire seas appeared.

Within the flames, a colossal dark flame hand, blotting out the heavens and earth, resembled the Underworld’s Yama King reaching out to seize the lives of all beings.

On another side, the Feathered King also acted, summoning the imprint of the Feathered Divine Dynasty’s imperial weapon, the Feathered Divine Spear.

A spectral spear appeared, accompanied by a skyful of light rain, hurtling toward Jun Xiaoyao.

The Ancient Emperor’s Son also struck, pressing down with the imprint of the semi-immortal artifact, Fuxi Dragon Stele.

A stone stele shadow, taller than ancient mountains, appeared, inscribed with Bagua pagodas and dragon patterns, crushing down and shattering the void.

Cang Li, Yao Qing, Xing Lu, and others also unleashed their strongest techniques.

Two seed-level prodigies, plus several contemporary supreme forbidden prodigies.

Along with imprints of immortal artifacts, semi-immortal artifacts, and imperial weapons.

Even a true Supreme would be gravely wounded and perish under such a siege.

Yet beneath the mask, Jun Xiaoyao’s expression remained indifferent, treating it all as if it were nothing.

“You really think a single imprint of the Throne of the Heavenly Emperor can render me helpless?” Jun Xiaoyao sneered.

He could hold back for Ling Yuan.

But that didn’t mean others had the right to provoke him.

“Need me to help?”

On his shoulder, the Little Divine Demon Ant whispered.

“Not yet.” Jun Xiaoyao murmured.

He flipped his hand; in his left, sword light surged, illuminating the heavens for a hundred thousand li.

The Great Luo Sword Embryo appeared!

In his right, demonic might surged wildly; he gripped the Divine Weeping Battle Spear, its shaft stained with bloodlines like veins, burrowing into Jun Xiaoyao’s arm.

Instantly, his black hair turned into three thousand strands of white.

Now, with white hair fluttering and white robes billowing, Jun Xiaoyao held the Great Luo Sword Embryo in his left hand and the Divine Weeping Battle Spear in his right.

He once again activated his Supreme Divine Blood; his blood boiled like lava!

Brilliant divine flames instantly engulfed Jun Xiaoyao’s body.

The Fourth Supreme Art activated!

All attributes surged several-fold!

Behind Jun Xiaoyao, chaos tides churned violently.

Amidst the haze, ancient primordial divine demons seemed to pry open heaven and earth—a scene terrifying beyond measure.

The chaotic body phenomenon: Chaos Opens Heaven!

Jun Xiaoyao’s left hand unleashed the Zhan Tian Jue using the Great Luo Sword Embryo.

A golden sword light ten thousand zhang long appeared, illuminating all heavens, its sword qi stretching thirty thousand li!

Jun Xiaoyao’s right hand amplified the power of the Divine Weeping Battle Spear with the Divine Demon Great Strength Technique.

With one swing of the spear, its power doubled, becoming incomparably strong—capable of shattering the ancient heavens with a single thrust!

The Zhan Tian Jue, the Divine Demon Great Strength Technique, and the Chaos Opens Heaven phenomenon—combined into the Fourth Supreme Art, its power multiplied manyfold!

Added to the Great Luo Sword Embryo and the Divine Weeping Battle Spear.

At this moment, Jun Xiaoyao was like an invincible war god, his battle power fully unleashed, all firepower engaged!

His might obliterated the vast and boundless expanse; the frontier trembled, the stars quaked!