Chapter 613: Myriad Phenomena

Crimson Blood Demon Ox Art!

Li Yuan rose to his full height, true qi swirling around his body. He focused his spirit, gazing into the distance. In that instant, his perception naturally split in two: one part remained where he stood, while the other accompanied the demon ox as it leaped away.

With divine patterns as the foundation and true Gang as the medium, interacting with heaven and earth, it traveled a hundred li without diminishing in the slightest. Indeed, because of this interaction with heaven and earth, it brought a refreshing satisfaction, as if breaking through barriers to see a new sky.

"Is this the wonderful utility of divine patterns?"

Li Yuan half-closed his eyes and brows, carefully sensing the differences between Dao arts and Wu Gong.

His divine realm was merely in its embryonic form, and his spiritual aspect had not yet been shaped, but he was not unfamiliar with the divine realm or spiritual aspect. The feeling of activating the Dao art was extremely similar to activating a spiritual aspect, offering far more tangible sensation than true qi taking form.

It even gave him a sensation of dividing himself to serve two purposes.

"Starting with a Dao art?"

Yu Yue Zhongtian let out a strange cry, stomped his foot, and retreated violently. Dark yellow true qi gushed forth, swirling around his body, rapidly outlining a pair of ferocious dragon claws that slammed heavily toward the imposing crimson demon ox.

Dao arts were not rare, but this young man had just entered the Battle Platform, meaning he had only recently entered the Dao.

Having just entered the Dao, he had already cultivated a Dao art?

'As expected of a newcomer. How much true qi can one have at the Achieved realm of just entering the Dao? Yet he starts with a Dao art...'

As Yu Yue Zhongtian's thoughts raced, the demon ox had already crossed a hundred li and arrived, its ferocious and violent aura rushing toward him.

Boom!

The dragon claws met the demon ox.

Yu Yue Zhongtian's eyelids twitched, and a look of dread flashed in his eyes:

"This young man's true qi actually..."

Beneath the demon ox's violent outer form lay a current of pure yang, supremely rigid true qi. In a single instant, the dragon claws formed from his true Gang shattered with a 'Crack!' sound.

"Pah!"

In the next instant, accompanied by rolling smoke, Yu Yue Zhongtian was shot out like a meteor, smashing up a huge cloud of dust.

"Eh?"

After landing a single strike, Li Yuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

He saw that amidst the enveloping smoke, a dark yellow color shot skyward, swirling upward like a hurricane. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a red-eyed dragon with shining scales. Before its low roar could explode,

its lightning-wreathed dragon tail tore through the sky-filling air currents. Like a god wielding a whip, it swung heavily toward the demon ox, which had erupted in violence once more.

"As expected, after entering the Dao, the spiritual aspect and Dao arts are the mainstream..."

Li Yuan remained calm and unruffled. The demon ox leaped and dodged, entangling with the red eyes, while he observed with interest.

His battle experience was not lacking. Even though he had few Dao art duels, he was not panicked. Whether Wu Gong or Dao arts, the underlying nature of battle and slaughter was the same: nothing more than attack, defense, and movement.

And with his Achieved realm cultivation, even without the enhancement of the Army Command Talisman, the alien who had entered the Dao posed no pressure on him.

He could even familiarize himself with this newly acquired Dao art while observing Yu Yue Zhongtian, who faced him as if confronting a great enemy, all within the sphere of the dragon's spiritual aspect.

This person had a black face and yellow skin. Upon close focus, one could see his skin was utterly different from that of the human race: hairless, instead covered by a layer of fine scales from head to toe, completely sealed.

"Born into the Dao, and even equipped with a set of scales. These aliens are indeed uniquely gifted..."

Li Yuan's vision was excellent; he could see at a glance that this was a superior material for forging armor. If he could peel it off, it would be enough to make a divine weapon-grade inner armor.

"This young man!"

Dozens of li away, amidst rolling smoke and crimson light shooting to the sky, sensing that unmasked scrutiny, Yu Yue Zhongtian gritted his teeth and let out a low roar. The dragon formed from his true Gang opened its mouth and spat out a vast expanse of dark yellow divine light.

Buzz~

The yellow light fell like a waterfall, enveloping the demon ox within.

The galloping, leaping demon ox's body stiffened. In the next instant, the dragon pounced down, wrapping around it tightly like a python.

"Young man, don't think you are the only one who has cultivated a Dao art!"

Yu Yue Zhongtian swept a cold glance over. That human young man showed no sign of panic, merely smiling and waving his hand.

"Hm?!"

Yu Yue Zhongtian silently cried out in alarm. Instinctively, he tried to retreat violently to dodge, but he only heard a 'Boom!' of a tremendous roar. The demon ox, tightly bound by the spiritual aspect, let out a low roar and exploded violently. Boom!

Blood light, like fire, illuminated a hundred li, drowning out the roars and wails.

"Divine light binds the enemy, spiritual aspect strangles... Is this the combination of spiritual aspect and Dao art?"

Feeling the shadow of the demon ox, dim and lightless, within his Niwan Palace, Li Yuan fell into thought.

The dragon formed from Yu Yue Zhongtian's true Gang was the spiritual aspect, while the mouthful of dark yellow divine light spat by the dragon was the Dao art. Used in combination, the two were indeed far stronger than used separately.

"Not only must the divine realm and spiritual aspect be chosen with care, but the cultivation and combination of Dao arts is also crucial... Cultivation after entering the Dao is far more complex than I previously imagined."

Master Li Dao felt somewhat sighing in his heart.

Whether forging the divine realm or shaping the spiritual aspect, it not only consumed mental energy and time but was also difficult to reshape or turn back. Dao art cultivation, unless one explores the You Jing and treacherous lands to accept the gifts of predecessors, is also a bitter practice of grinding water and stone, consuming time and strength.

One wrong step, and it is a hundred years wasted.

'A lone cultivator has no future...'

Boom!

As Li Yuan's thoughts wandered, fire and air waves exploded in the distance. Yu Yue Zhongtian shot skyward, leaping and dodging. Seeing that the young man did not pursue, he was first stunned, then Yu Yu Xuanji, he flew into a rage:

"Young man, do not be so arrogant!"

!

You took the initiative but do not pursue the enemy, do you think this is a 'training match'?!

Too insulting!

Boom!

Yu Yue Zhongtian, furious, rushed in at extreme speed. His eyes turned red, and he vowed in his heart:

"Wait until Laozi gets close, I will tear you apart alive..."

He was not proficient in Dao arts; in dozens of years, he had only cultivated one 'Dragon Bind Divine Light Art'. But his Yu Dragon clan possessed a physique as sturdy as a dragon, extremely skilled in physical combat. He had once fought and killed a master of the He Yi Jing on the Battle Platform!

"The Daoist techniques I just learned really aren't very practical..."

Feeling the killing intent rushing toward him, Li Yuan gathered his focus; as his five fingers closed and rose, an additional long-handled heavy hammer materialized from true gang qi:

"Mm, the harvest isn't small either, so let's end this quickly. I really am a bit tired — haven't slept in days..."

……

【Combat ended, Victory】

【Obtained 15 Origin Coins】

Ending the fight with a casual swing of his hammer, Li Yuan did not continue. He exited the Combat Hall, briefly reviewed the match for a moment, then opened 'Grand Void Myriad Phenomena' instead.

Hum~

Still seated cross-legged on the meditation cushion, at first glance the surroundings were still that same starry sky, but in truth vastly different — the stars were countless times more numerous than those in the Combat Hall.

In fact, among the five functions already available in the Grand Void Divine Realm, Grand Void Myriad Phenomena was the most complex.

It could exhaustively search ancient and modern history, and also view the scenery of various realms, the travel records and sights of others...

"Exhaustive search."

Li Yuan sensed the surrounding starry sky and spoke his request:

"The origins and realm of the Venom Dragon God."

【One exhaustive search costs 100 Origin Coins. Proceed?】

"Yes"

"Whoosh!"

Almost the instant Li Yuan's thought stirred, the surrounding light and shadow shifted, and all manner of text cascaded down like a waterfall, nearly drowning him.

But after scanning through them one by one, his brow furrowed.

Although this information was plentiful, it was extremely vague — most of the content he had already heard from the little mother dragon and Red Practice...

"More detailed..."

Li Yuan's brow furrowed, and the surrounding drifting light and shadow dispersed, leaving only the final line:

【In accordance with the Common Knowledge Laws of the various realms, certain search results will not be displayed】

"……"

(End of chapter)