Chapter 973: Heaven-Overturning Palm

Palace Lord Zhao, I've long admired you.

A clear, resonant voice suddenly rang out.

Zhao Wuyan turned sharply, only to see a yellow-robed man who had appeared behind him at some point—it was Huang Tian Shangren!

"You…" Zhao Wuyan exclaimed in shock, about to counterattack, but saw Huang Tian Shangren forming a seal with his hand as a golden light suddenly entered his body.

"Seal Spirit Curse!"

Zhao Wuyan felt his spiritual power stagnate throughout his body, and he was briefly sealed!

"Despicable!" he roared, desperately activating a secret technique to break the seal, but Yan Buji had already seized the opportunity and struck him in the back with a palm!

"Pfft!"

Zhao Wuyan spat out a mouthful of blood, his stance wobbling. The Sea Gazing Disc flew from his grasp, and Huang Tian Shangren caught it in one hand!

"Got it!" Huang Tian Shangren was overjoyed.

Yan Buji said coldly: "Go!"

Without hesitation, they turned into escape lights and fled far away.

Zhao Wuyan was furious, but unable to pursue due to his injuries, he could only watch helplessly as the two vanished into the horizon…

Thousands of miles away, on a deserted island.

Huang Tian Shangren played with the Sea Gazing Disc, his eyes full of excitement: "Finally got it!"

Yan Buji said lightly: "We have the item; you and I are even."

Huang Tian Shangren smiled: "Fellow Daoist Yan, why rush? This object is profound; why not study it together?"

Yan Buji sneered: "No need."

He turned to leave, but then heard Huang Tian Shangren suddenly say: "Fellow Daoist Yan, have you ever wondered… what lies beyond the heavens?"

Yan Buji's steps halted.

Huang Tian Shangren continued: "The Sea Gazing Disc can peer beyond the heavens, and beyond the heavens… perhaps there lies power surpassing this realm."

Yan Buji fell silent for a moment, ultimately not turning back, transforming into a grey light and disappearing into the horizon.

Huang Tian Shangren watched his departing direction, the corner of his mouth curling into a meaningful smile…

On the other side, Zhao Wuyan, whose treasure had been stolen in a sneak attack, would naturally not let it go!

"Damn thief, daring to strike at me! Truly courting death!" Zhao Wuyan gritted his teeth.

Although that suddenly appearing Heaven-Union cultivator possesses astonishing strength, don't forget what place this is!

The Dongxing Sea Region is now the Zhao Family's domain!

"These two thieves surely don't know I left a means on the Sea Gazing Disc… Found it, haven't gone far? How bold!"

After sensing the direction of the aura, Zhao Wuyan quickly summoned the Zhao Family's experts, joined forces with an Elder of the Sun and Moon Palace, and issued a kill order against the thieves who stole the treasure.

He attracted countless wandering cultivators with a huge bounty, and set up checkpoints at the major sea ports of each city.

He dispatched spies throughout towns and inns, leaving no possible hiding corner unchecked.

Furthermore, he laid out a powerful tracking formation; once the thief entered its range, he would be detected. He was like a giant black hand, layer after layer wrapping Yan Buji's area of activity, attempting to drag him out and slay him.

And Zhao Wuyan naturally could not claim that the thief had forcibly snatched it from his hands, so he issued the kill order merely on the grounds of theft.

But Yan Buji did not know that the aura Zhao Wuyan sensed was actually emanating from himself!

Originally he intended to leave the Riptide Sea immediately, but he happened upon some usable Celestial Material nearby and planned to profit, so he did not depart quickly.

Moreover, he had secretly heard that the Sun and Moon Palace had issued a kill order, but this was already within Yan Buji's expectations.

"I really don't know if that Huang Tian Shangren can escape." Yan Buji chuckled lightly, completely unaware that this whole commotion was directed at him.

After all, he knew that although he was responsible for the strike, the Sea Gazing Disc had been taken by Huang Tian Shangren, so even if Zhao Wuyan wanted to capture them both, he would surely focus on the disc's whereabouts.

The Sea Gazing Disc surely bears Zhao Wuyan's mark, so the Zhao Family and Sun and Moon Palace cultivators will surely keep a close watch on him.

But precisely because of that, Yan Buji instead forgot that he himself was in danger.

A few days passed.

After Yan Buji had gathered a considerable amount of Celestial Material, both openly and covertly, he suddenly sensed something amiss.

"How come so many Heaven-Union cultivators have appeared these past few days?"

Yan Buji narrowed his eyes, feeling a faint unease; he found a deserted spot and immediately activated Heaven Gate Law to escape.

But the moment he attempted to use it, Heaven Gate Law failed, causing Yan Buji's face to drastic change: "Screwed!"

"Thief! Where do you think you're going!"

Zhao Wuyan arrived with a host of Heaven-Union cultivators in pursuit; Yan Buji widened his eyes: "You bastard, why are you chasing me?"

Yan Buji stood suspended in midair, thunderfire coiling around him, knowing he had fallen into a siege with no escape. Moreover, his opponents were not just Zhao Wuyan, but even several Heaven-Union cultivators!

But at this moment, Zhao Wuyan's aura was several times stronger than before, his eyes blood-red, and strange black qi coiled around his body.

"Demonic qi?" Yan Buji's pupils constricted: "Has he gone demon?"

"Hahaha! Old fogey, you think you can escape?" Zhao Wuyan laughed maniacally, his voice hoarse and terrifying: "Today I will surely tear you apart limb from limb!"

Yan Buji shouted angrily: "Zhao Wuyan! As Palace Lord of the Sun and Moon Palace, you have actually fallen into the Demonic Path—utterly unforgivable!"

"Demonic Path?" Zhao Wuyan gave a vicious grin: "Old fogey, prepare to die!"

He clasped his hands together, the black qi transforming into a towering wave that surged toward Yan Buji. Yan Buji dared not delay, activating Wenwu Fire to form a sky‑covering flame curtain and unleashing it fully, yet it was suppressed by the black qi, forcing him to retreat step by step.

Yan Buji watched coldly, inwardly thinking: "This demonic qi… feels off."

Ordinary demonic cultivators have violent yet chaotic aura, but the demonic qi on Zhao Wuyan exudes a strange sense of order, as if… not ordinary.

In the midst of his thoughts, Zhao Wuyan suddenly turned his head, his blood‑red eyes locking onto Yan Buji!

"Prepare to die?"

He raised his hand and waved, a strand of black qi shooting forth like an arrow!

Yan Buji snorted coldly, grey mist surging to block the black qi—but at the moment of contact, his complexion drastically changed, for this black qi was actually devouring his power!

"Interesting......"

Devour law?

The surrounding He Dao cultivators all attacked at once, suppressing Yan Buji until he could barely breathe.

Yan Buji frowned, a golden light flashed in his left eye, and the Eye that Breaks Laws was activated to its fullest!

"Let me see what you are really capable of!"

Golden light pierced the black qi, destroying myriad laws!

At that moment, the surrounding He Dao cultivators were shocked and cried out, "Impossible! My divine ability was shattered in an instant—what is this?"

"Damn it, all together, kill him!" Zhao Wuyan roared in anger, his heart pounding.

Even though Zhao Wuyan had long been renowned, this was his first time seeing the pupil technique of the Destruction Divine Ability; knowing that divine abilities and techniques could not restrain the opponent, he decided to go straight for the attack!

Yan Buji snorted coldly; facing the terror of several He Dao cultivators, he employed fists, palms, staffs, shackles, and even the Sea Kun Hammer, circulating the Heavenly Heart Four Symbols Technique to stand his ground against five opponents!

"Damn it!" Zhao Wuyan glared at Yan Buji; he had actually held back when ambushing me earlier? This Zhao Wuyan could not accept!

A mere early-stage He Dao cultivator possessing such terrifying power—how shocking!

He formed seals with both hands; black qi surged skyward, condensing into a hundred-zhang demonic apparition that came crashing down upon Yan Buji!

Yan Buji, however, snorted coldly: "Trivial tricks."

With a thought, he sent the Swallow Desire Pot flying from his mouth; its mouth aimed at the demonic apparition, a terrifying suction burst forth!

"Desire Sea!"

The demonic apparition trembled violently as black qi surged into the pot like a tide; Zhao Wuyan let out a piercing scream, having lost over half his strength, evidently injuring his foundation!

"No! This is impossible!" He struggled madly, but to no avail.

In the end, the demonic apparition was devoured by the Swallow Desire Pot.

Zhao Wuyan went limp and fell from the air.

The surrounding He Dao cultivators' faces changed drastically, yet they saw Yan Buji's body surging with lustful thoughts, while a savage aura reminiscent of the Manghuang wilderness continually emanated from him!

"Martial Dao laws?!"

As Yan Buji condensed the Martial Dao laws, he raised his right hand!

"Chaotic Martial Dao·Overturn Heaven!"

With a single palm strike, myriad torrents of Martial Dao instantly drained the surrounding heavenly and earthly laws, and in the brief span of a breath condensed a terrifying palm print that covered a thousand li and pressed down upon the horizon!

"Overturn Heaven Palm!"