Chapter 729: God King's Executioner Blade, Five Lives Shatter the Divine City

Shen Zang Mi Jing.

On the barren mountain outside Ming Quancheng, Li Yuan stepped out, gazing into the distance.

With the boost of his new 'Perception Set,' he could faintly see the six-layered Mi Jing, each ring interlocking with the next, intricate beyond measure.

"Five Dragon Immortal."

His gaze fell on the palace complex not far away. Li Yuan walked slowly, the aura around him shifting as he continuously adjusted his state.

Within the Soldier-Forging Space, the offensive and defensive Soldier-Forging combinations glowed faintly, ready to switch at any moment.

Within the Divine Realm, the nine True Forms stood in solemn array.

The Five Extremes Ancient Temples radiated five-colored radiance. Behind the Green Emperor Temple, the Mysterious Vine Tree swayed gently; before the Red Emperor Temple, the Burning-Heart Ape cradled the Red Emperor Fire Seed.

In the Black Emperor Temple, the Fate-Defying Tortoise poked its head out; in the White Emperor Temple, sword-light interwove into a Sword Embryo for Refining Demons and Slaying Immortals.

Within the Yellow Emperor Temple, the shadow of a great prison faintly appeared.

Relying on his senior brothers' various Soldier-Forged Objects, Li Yuan's cultivation on the Five Extremes Great Scripture advanced by leaps and bounds. As early as twenty years ago, he had already refined the Demon-Refining Sword Embryo and the Prison-Suppressing Divine Seed into the White Emperor and Yellow Emperor Temples.

The former merely needed to stay within the White Emperor Temple to augment the might of various killing spells, while once the latter was complete, the circulation of the Prison-Suppressing Divine Power became far more harmonious—provided magic power did not run dry, it could remain with him forever.

Within his body, various acupoints flickered with ghostly light, and various demonic shadows were likewise reflected by the Shen Zang Mi Jing.

"True Forms, Mysterious Vine Tree, Fire Seed, Fate-Defying Tortoise, Sword Embryo, Prison-Suppression…"

By the time he reached the great hall, Li Yuan had already adjusted his state to an unprecedented peak.

He also believed this was the limit a Dao San Jing cultivator could reach.

Top-tier magic power, top-tier spells, nine True Forms, Natal Spirit Plant, Natal Spirit Treasure… even the only magic power that had not reached perfection was supplemented by demonic shadows.

"With the augmentation of the Soldier-Forging Register, even if it were truly a God King's youth-form body, it would not be stronger than me—unless the God King suppressed his realm down to Dao San Jing…"

Letting out a long breath, Li Yuan stepped into the great hall.

"Immortal my lord, that kid is going to challenge you… whoever!"

The Bronze Coffin Spirit timely awakened the Five Dragon Immortal. The latter sat up and looked at the interwoven light-shadow before her.

"I—how long did I sleep?"

The Five Dragon Immortal asked, slightly dazed.

"Roughly twenty-something years?"

The Bronze Coffin Spirit replied.

"Then his progress is tremendous!"

The Five Dragon Immortal was somewhat astonished.

She was unaccustomed to combat, but having been nurtured by the God King since childhood, her vision was extremely high. Through the light-shadow, she already sensed the change in Li Yuan's aura.

Compared to last time, it was as if a flood dragon had transformed into a true dragon, enough to draw her sidelong glance.

"Is the progress really that great?"

The Bronze Coffin Spirit clearly had not paid much attention, but seeing the Five Dragon Immortal say so, it simply flicked a finger.

With a soft 'Weng—', a streak of flowing light burst forth within the interwoven light-curtain before them, transforming into a stone tablet shimmering with golden light.

【Five Dragon Immortal (Li Yuan)】

【Physique: Hun Dun Fa Body】

【Realm: Divine Palace Nine Heavens】

"Seems like no change."

The Bronze Coffin Spirit frowned.

"…It's not the realm, it's…"

The Five Dragon Immortal furrowed her brow slightly. Knowing that the Shen Zang Coffin devoted all its mind to maintaining the Shen Zang Mi Jing, she thought for a moment, then lightly tapped her glabella.

A streak of divine light shot forth, falling into that golden stone tablet.

"Eye of Origin!"

The Bronze Coffin Spirit recognized it.

This was the Five Dragon Immortal's Natal Great Divine Power. Once activated, it could communicate with the principles of Heaven and Earth, reflecting all things seen.

【Li Yuan】

【…Human cultivator, Hun Dun Fa Body, Divine Palace Perfection, top-tier magic power… seven top-tier spells, one Body-Refining Great Divine Power…】

【…Quasi-God King potential】

"Q-Quasi-God King?!"

The Bronze Coffin Spirit was shocked.

He, a Quasi-God King?!

It almost thought the Five Dragon Immortal was deceiving it, but in a flash, it had already communicated with the Shen Zang Coffin's main body, and its expression immediately changed.

"N-No way, right?"

The Shen Zang Coffin Spirit was somewhat dumbfounded.

Though it was not the most ancient Dao Treasure, in its day within the Origin Treasury, it had paid respects to many Dao Treasure elders, and had even once listened to lectures beneath the seats of the 'Mu Mu Xiantian Ancestors.'

Although it had only seen one God King, it had heard the legendary deeds of God Kings across the ages.

Those who uphold the Dharma, illuminating the Dao across realms, may be called Gods; and the God King is the King among Gods—each one an supreme sovereign capable of shaking all the myriad worlds.

Legend among legends, myth among myths!

This kid certainly had some talent, but his Hun Dun Body was only at the 'Fa Body' tier—how could he possess Quasi-God King aptitude?

Even if it were only Quasi-God King, those two words alone made it feel a chill of dread.

"This kid must have more than one Dao Body—he has another, a mysterious Dao Body I cannot even glimpse!"

Curiosity surged in the Bronze Coffin Spirit's heart; it wished it could drag that kid out and force him to answer.

"No wonder the Grand Uncle recognized him."

Unlike it, joy rose in Wu Long Xian's heart, along with a touch of dread.

What delighted her was that a quasi-God King-level prodigy might be able to defeat 'herself' and free her from the coffin-prison; what frightened her was that she was somewhat afraid of the outside world.

The bronze coffin spirit was extraordinarily sharp; she immediately sensed her dread and gave a cold snort:

"A quasi-God King is not a God King. Besides, even if a peerless prodigy truly gifted with the capital of a God King were to come here, that one in the hall would have no chance of victory—let alone a quasi-God King?"

The Zang Guan Mi Jing is the Six Great Trials that Wu Long Zun set up for Wu Long Xian.

Its purpose was to forge for her the foundation of a God Emperor!

"……"

Wu Long Xian's feelings were complicated, yet she could not refute it.

In these Six Trials of God Burial, the difficulty of having someone else fight in her stead was far too great.

Because she was not skilled in combat—before being buried in the God Burial Coffin, she had never even exchanged blows with anyone—yet her comprehension was extremely good; she had not only cultivated the arts of three God Kings side by side,

but had also initially touched upon the inheritance of the God Emperor!

She suspected that even when the Grand Uncle himself was at the Third Realm, he could not defeat 'herself' in this theoretically strongest state……

……

Is this even human?!

Amid the starry sky, Li Yuan only felt his scalp go numb.

Streaks of Origin Divine Light swept back and forth, like the sharpest flying swords under heaven, capable of piercing through all spells and Gu Gu Shentong.

Relying on the defensive set of the Soldier-Rearing Register upon his body, he dared to take head-on the sword-sea of the old sword lord's full-strength slash, yet he did not dare touch a single streak of Origin Divine Light.

"Boom!"

A streak of divine light grazed his shoulder; missing its strike, it transformed into a tree demon, Shou Chi Zhong hammer in hand, and leaped forth to kill.

"Bang!"

Raising his hand, he smashed this tree demon apart with a single hammer. Li Yuan fiercely activated the Prison-Suppressing Gu Gu Shentong and the Soldier-Rearing Register; he did not dare linger in battle, blasting through the bodies of tree demon after tree demon.

He charged straight toward the white-robed Wu Long Xian standing proudly within the Origin Divine City.

Over the past twenty-plus years, Li Yuan had pondered the process of his previous two battles against Wu Long Xian countless times, and the conclusion he reached was always the same.

That was: he had to fight his way into the Divine City!

Otherwise, even with the Soldier-Rearing Register upon him, he would die beneath that 'Emperor-Grinding Stone Tablet.'

"Boom!"

Li Yuan leaped up, every manner of Dun Fa pushed to their absolute limits.

Dazzling five-colored radiance burst forth from his body, draped over the purple-black tree demon armor.

Twenty years of cultivation, plus two cups of Dao-Comprehension Tea—all the various spells Li Yuan had learned had all drawn close to the Ba Shi Zhong Fa prohibitions; the speed was no slower than that of a Fourth Realm cultivator.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Streak after streak of divine light swept back and forth, their speed so fast that the naked eye could not perceive them at all.

Li Yuan's perception could not fully capture them either; he even had to rely on concealment- and deduction-type spells like 'Qing Di Yan' and 'Turtle Breath Concealment' to warn him in order to evade them completely.

Yet even so, within a short while he was being fought until sweat poured down his back.

The divine light could not be withstood, and the tree demon bodies it transformed into were still imitating him, constantly 'normalizing.' At first he could slay them with a casual hammer-blow, but later it took several strikes.

"Hum~"

At a certain instant, Li Yuan, who had evaded the Origin Divine Light, felt a chill in his heart; a coldness made him unable to stop his body from trembling.

"Emperor-Grinding Stone Tablet!"

Li Yuan looked toward the distant Divine City; the white-robed Wu Long Xian stood with her hands at her sides, and behind her a stone tablet radiated light, upon which the two characters 'Li Yuan' were prominently displayed.

"How does one break this Gu Gu Shentong?"

Li Yuan gritted his teeth; he had not even sensed any danger, yet the moment the Gu Gu Shentong was unleashed, he was immediately struck. Let alone breaking it, he could not even dodge it.

"I must fight my way into the Divine City!"

Li Yuan hardened his heart, decisively burning his magic power. In an instant, more than a tenth of the magic power within his body was gone; Yu Yu Xuanji, his figure vanished from the starry sky.

Void-Dodging!

"Hiss~"

His void displacement was nearly broken through; a streak of Origin Divine Light, incomparably sharp, pierced through the void and stabbed straight toward his brow.

That white-robed Wu Long Xian's attainment in combat was simply too high; any spell, the moment it was initiated, would inevitably meet a streak of Origin Divine Light—so much so that previously he could only rely on his own speed to race through the starry sky.

But at this moment……

"Reverse-Fate Turtle!"

Li Yuan forcefully activated the Black Emperor Temple, Yu Yu Xuanji took that streak of Origin Divine Light head-on. The instant its light pierced through his body, he had the terrifying illusion that both body and soul were being annihilated.

"Roar!"

Within the Pian Shen Jing, the Reverse-Fate Turtle let out a wail and perished on the spot.

And Li Yuan, relying on that momentary gap, dodged through the void and for the first time fought his way to the front of that Divine City!

In that instant, Li Yuan truly sensed the terror.

The Divine City manifested by Wu Long Xian's Pian Shen Jing was sacred and majestic, containing within it who knew how many auras of spells and Gu Gu Shentong; merely approaching it gave him the feeling that every step was a struggle.

One must remember that at this moment he was activating the Prison-Suppressing Gu Gu Shentong and the Soldier-Rearing Register!

If it were an ordinary Third Realm cultivator—even a Third Realm prodigy like Jiu Yun Ji who had accumulated for a hundred years—they would surely be crushed to death outright by the aura of the Origin Divine City!

"I'm in close!"

This thought arose in Li Yuan's heart; the next instant, he felt the starry river revolve, and he was actually sent back to where he started!

"?!"

Li Yuan only felt a stifling pressure in his chest, and at the same time, he heard Gu Gu Shentong's voice:

"This divine ability is called Star Sky Great Shift."

In the darkness, the Bronze Coffin Spirit glared at Gu Gu Shentong, but said nothing, deeply shocked within.

The Origin Divine Light can be compatible with all laws; within the seemingly unremarkable divine light, it actually contains all manner of top-tier spells—how could its speed be anything but extreme?

This Chaos Body kid has dodged so many of them in succession, and with a casual swing of his hammer can blast apart the tree demons formed by the divine light, showing that his physical body has already far surpassed that of an ordinary Fourth Realm cultivator.

"That body-tempering great divine ability?"

The Bronze Coffin Spirit felt something was off—a Third Realm cultivator lacks Dharma Realm empowerment, and even a divine ability would struggle to manifest much power.

"Keep watching."

Gu Gu Shentong frowned and chided, yet his gaze never left the light screen before him.

"Hiss!"

In the starry sky, streaks of Origin Divine Light wove together.

'Just how many divine abilities does she have?!'

Li Yuan gritted his teeth and slashed away that trace of vexation in his heart, then once again employed 'Void Escape'!

The more you won't let me get close, the more I must get close!

"Hiss!"