Chapter 96: with translation of chapter title

The rosy clouds were like blood, vapor rose and clouds flourished, the crimson clouds piercing the sky illuminated the entire horizon.

Endless divine fire swirled beside the Bathing Fire Phoenix, as if a sun had fallen from the firmament, hurtling toward Feng Yi.

At this moment, above this primordial mountain range, a new great sun seemed to appear, competing in brilliance with the original sun in the sky.

Ji Xu Kong

Seeing this, some knowledgeable cultivators in the distance vaguely seemed to think of something, their faces showing an expression of disbelief.

Divine Fire Phoenix

Sun God Furnace

Reflected in his pupils was the holy furnace within the Bathing Fire Phoenix's body, and this thought subconsciously surfaced in Feng Yi's mind.

At the same time, boundless heroism rose from his heart, making his whole body seem to tremble continuously.

"I never expected my dragon-transformation tribulation to actually manifest multiple traces of Great Emperors; going through this heavenly tribulation is truly fucking exciting!"

Feng Yi clearly understood that these lightning-formed figures had nothing to do with the true Great Emperors; they were merely because those beings had once been invincible throughout the universe, supreme over all Dao, powerful to the extreme, and the cosmos had automatically inscribed part of their traces, which now manifested via the lightning tribulation.

"Good, let me see whether the Great Emperor traces inscribed by heaven and earth are stronger, or my comprehension of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors' Great Dao gained from the Heavenly Stele is stronger!"

Golden Long Sword

Ancient Mirror

The moment the thought settled in his heart, Feng Yi's cultivation technique circulated, and within his Dao Palace a series of chants suddenly rang out, like the sacrificial sounds of deities, crossing time and space.

The next moment, boundless human Dao radiance illuminated heaven and earth, and a gentle figure stepped out from within Feng Yi's body, instantly weakening his aura somewhat.

Endless Dao rhythms flowed beside this gentle figure, transforming into the five grains—rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, and beans—and behind him, faintly arranged myriad herbs, evolving into boundless human Dao radiance; this was Feng Yi's Divine Farmer Dao Body.

At the same time, the Divine Farmer Dao Body held in one hand a bundle of fire like the light of the human Dao, and in the other hand grasped a yin-yang eight-trigram diagram, as if the power of the Three Sovereigns converged into one.

Gazing at the Bathing Fire Phoenix descending like a great sun above the firmament, the fire in his hand suddenly surged, endless flames shooting up to the heavens, sweeping toward the phoenix.

Heavenly Stele

Two divine fires containing different truths collided—one like the light of civilization, the other like the blaze of a great sun—instantly turning the entire sky into a sea of fire, as if seeking to burn a hole through the firmament.

Radiance of the Human Dao

The next moment, the cry of the phoenix rang out again, and the Bathing Fire Phoenix transformed into a divine furnace, falling into the hand of a silhouette entirely composed of lightning.

Incarnation of the Shennong Dao

More importantly, this silhouette gave a feeling that was somehow similar to Feng Yi's Divine Farmer Dao Body—not in aura or appearance, but in some deep-seated sense.

After the lightning silhouette bearing the divine furnace appeared, it directly fixed its gaze on Feng Yi's Divine Farmer Dao Body, and the fire in its furnace instantly flared brightly.

Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors

The Divine Farmer Dao Body naturally did not fear the opponent; the fire in its left hand transformed into civilizational fire, sweeping toward the phoenix, while the yin-yang eight-trigram diagram in its right hand sealed heaven and earth, drawing upon the power of the great cosmos.

At the same time, the myriad herbs evolved from the human Dao radiance at his side turned into boundless vital force, circulating throughout his body and enhancing his vital energy.

Sword Qi of the King Dao

In an instant, two similar yet different figures, neither truly living beings, clashed together, and the vast tremors shook the firmament.

Agriculture and Husbandry Technique

Before Feng Yi could recover from the battle between the two, he redirected his attention to the lightning silhouette wielding a dragon sword that was fighting him, and suddenly felt the surrounding void seem to solidify outright.

The next moment, from the palace complex within the boundless sea of lightning, another silhouette emerged, with an ancient mirror hovering above its head, as if merging with the entire void.

Great Emperor

He swung the heavy stone axe in his hand, temporarily blocking the dragon sword whose attack power was peerless; looking at that ancient mirror that seemed to condense the origin of the void, Feng Yi already understood from whom this Great Emperor trace originated.

Great Emperor of the Eternal Universe

Light of Civilization

The moment the thought settled in his heart, Feng Yi's Dao Palace again resonated with chanting; five majestic palaces loomed faintly, like five heavenly palaces, within which five towering figures rose and fell.

The next moment, the five heavenly palaces merged into one, and a figure holding a golden longsword stepped out from within Feng Yi's body—this was his Xuanyuan Dao Body, or rather the Xuanyuan Dao Body formed by the unification of the Five Emperors' power.

Divine Phoenix

The moment the Xuanyuan Dao Body appeared, Feng Yi's aura dropped somewhat again, and he nearly was split in two by the dragon sword.

However, at the critical moment, a gentle figure with a human body and snake tail appeared behind him, as if embracing and protecting him; endless creative power from heaven and earth merged into his body, allowing him to recover quickly. He once again raised the heavy stone axe in his hand, blocking the brilliance of the dragon sword.

On the other side, after Feng Yi's Xuanyuan Dao Body appeared, the lightning silhouette atop the ancient mirror instantly turned its gaze toward him.

Hiss

The next moment, without a word, seemingly following some instinctive sense, the lightning silhouette's qi surged violently, and the ancient mirror atop it burst forth with endless divine light, descending upon the Xuanyuan Dao Body.

In an instant, the surrounding void seemed to be completely solidified; everything was frozen in place, including the Xuanyuan Dao Body.

Clang!

A heavy sword's ringing sounded, and the golden long sword in the Xuanyuan Dao Body's hand suddenly blazed with light, emitting a supreme kingly aura.

One side of the sword blade was engraved with the sun, moon, and stars; the other side with mountains, rivers, and flora. One side of the hilt bore the art of farming and husbandry; the other side bore the strategy for unifying the four seas.

At this moment, the Xuanyuan Dao Body's stature seemed to become exceedingly majestic; as he raised his long sword, images of the sun, moon, and stars, mountains and rivers, myriad human aspects, livestock and farmland appeared beside him, all condensing into a kingly sword aura that overwhelmed all directions, sweeping mightily toward the lightning silhouette atop the ancient mirror, as if to slay him outright.

Wherever the mighty kingly sword aura passed, the solidified void returned to normal; thunder dissipated, flames extinguished, as if directly forming a human domain that cast all demons and monsters to the dust.

Boom—

Faced with the mighty kingly sword aura that seemed capable of casting everything to dust, the ancient mirror atop the lightning silhouette trembled slightly, and suddenly illusory divine light burst forth around it, like flowers of the void blooming.

In an instant, the surrounding void directly coalesced into a single entity, as if becoming a huge mirror that directly reflected the oncoming kingly sword aura back.

Boom

In an instant, the true intent within the kingly sword aura that could cast everything down collided and scattered in the sky.

However, the next moment, the Xuanyuan Dao Body directly transformed into a divine light, appearing beside the lightning silhouette atop the ancient mirror, and brought down his long sword toward him.

Boom boom boom

The lightning silhouette atop the ancient mirror remained calm and fearless, directly engaging in battle with the Xuanyuan Dao Body.

Like the battle between Shennong's Dao embodiment and the figure holding the Sun God Furnace, the two share some special similarity, instinctively wanting to fight, as if to truly determine superiority.

On the other side, Feng Yi fought the figure holding the Dragon Sword while simultaneously comprehending the battle of his two Dao embodiments and the lightning manifestations formed from the traces of the two Great Emperors Hengyu and Xu Kong, and in his mind vaguely arose many different insights.

"'Is it because the rules and principles of the Heavenly Stele Mystic Law contained within my body have some deep connection with these Great Emperor traces? That's why these two have appeared.'"

"'Will Hengyu and Xu Kong not leave any traces of Fuxi and Nüwa next?'"

Boom—

The thought in his mind had not yet fully settled when an indescribable sense of crisis surged into his heart, and Feng Yi's spiritual sense trembled wildly.

Almost instinctively, he raised the heavy stone axe in his hand, the supreme intent of creation arising, and he brought it down upon the lightning manifestation holding the Dragon Sword, temporarily repelling it.

Whoosh—

The next moment, Feng Yi's figure instantly vanished from its original spot and appeared in another position.

Boom—

But just as his figure appeared, an ancient stone stele fell directly down, as if it had precisely calculated that he would appear in that position, and it smashed directly onto his body.

Pfft—

A mouthful of blood spurted out; Feng Yi's whole body was nearly smashed to pieces by that ancient stele, his bones and flesh emitting explosive sounds.

At the critical moment, the illusory serpent‑tail of the guardian behind him transformed into a barrier, blocking part of the power, allowing him not to be turned directly into a pile of mush.

Instinctively activating the Gate Divine Ability, Feng Yi's figure appeared in another position, and he directly swallowed a precious pill, letting its power wash over his body to repair the damage.

At this moment, he discovered that his original position now somehow bore a manifestation holding an ancient Dragon Stele, likewise composed of lightning.

However, the instant he saw that manifestation, Feng Yi felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if he were looking at another version of himself.

"'Fuxi Dragon Stele.'"

"'Fuxi the Great Emperor.'"

"'They really have appeared.'"

The moment that thought arose in his mind, Feng Yi instinctively cultivated his technique; within the Sea of Wheels, the manifestations of a human body with a dragon tail and a human body with a serpent tail rotated around each other, directly forming a huge yin‑yang diagram.

Yin and yang cycled, life and death turned, the sea of bitterness and the sea of life mutually interacted, and the yin‑yang diagram merged directly into the illusory azure lotus.

Roar—

The next moment, a burly figure wielding a heavy great axe appeared directly within Feng Yi's body — this was the Pangu Dao embodiment infused with the Dao intentions of Fuxi and Nüwa.

The next moment, the Pangu Dao embodiment raised the heavy stone axe in its hand and brought it down upon the manifestation holding the Dragon Sword.

The axe's light shone brilliant and dazzling, like the first ray of light that split heaven and earth, and it collided with the Dragon Sword, whose offensive power is unmatched in the world, thereby blocking it.

Boom boom boom—

Endless rumbling sounds rose, and the two figures once again engaged in battle.

Paying no heed to the battle of the Pangu Dao embodiment, Feng Yi turned his gaze directly to the lightning manifestation holding the ancient Dragon Stele.

With a gesture, the River Chart and Luo Scripture instantly fell into Feng Yi's hand; within it, the ten black‑white light points continually shifted, evolving the yin‑yang and five phases, the principles of heavenly secrets and fate, exhausting the source transformations of the Dao of Changes.

At the same time, those ten black‑white light points seemed like the manifestations of ten sovereigns, jointly evolving different principles of the Great Dao.

Boom—

Just as Feng Yi's motion finished, a rumbling sound rang out, the void trembled, and a Dragon Stele descended from the heavens, smashing down toward him.

The Dragon Stele was ancient and majestic, taller than mountains, its surface covered with flowing trigrams, profoundly mysterious to the utmost, giving Feng Yi the feeling that no matter what he could not dodge it.

"'No wonder it is a manifestation of the traces left by Fuxi.'"

With that thought rising in his mind, Feng Yi had no intention to dodge; the River Chart and Luo Scripture in his hand continually shifted, the ten black‑white points on the tortoise‑shell scriptures constantly recombining, directly forming a huge yin‑yang eight‑trigram diagram that stood before the Dragon Stele.

Heaven and earth, wind and thunder, water and fire, mountain and marsh.

Eight kinds of heavenly and earthly phenomena flowed behind Feng Yi, forming the eight primordial trigrams, linking his vital energy with the entire cosmos of heaven and earth, penetrating the void and the course of fate, and connecting with the power of the myriad heavens' Great Dao.

This is the divine ability he comprehended for himself while previously contemplating the inscriptions left by Fuxi; it has now been perfected to an extremely powerful level.

Boom—

If the Fuxi Dragon Stele, as massive as a mountain range, directly collided with the yin‑yang eight‑trigram diagram, it was as if the Five Great Peaks had toppled, and endless power surged forth.

The yin‑yang eight‑trigram diagram flowed, the power of the vast cosmos surged, and it completely blocked all the aftershocks of the Fuxi Dragon Stele.

However, the surrounding void instantly shattered, forming a storm, as if it could not withstand the collision of the two.

Whoosh—

The next moment, the Fuxi Dragon Stele recoiled backward, was caught by the lightning manifestation, and then swung again toward Feng Yi.

"'This weapon looks just like a brick!'"

With that thought arising in his mind, Feng Yi bore the River Chart and Luo Scripture on his head, fearlessly charged toward his opponent, and directly engaged in battle with it.

Boom boom boom—

Although their forms and their innate armaments are completely different, they give a feeling of being remarkably similar.

At this moment, Feng Yi felt as if he were fighting another version of himself — one whose combat skill and experience were more mature — and he instantly sensed an indescribable suppression.

Although he was being suppressed and the battle was extraordinarily difficult, Feng Yi's expression showed no trace of dejection; as the fight continued, his eyes became unusually bright, revealing a joy that could not be concealed.

For him, this was actually a tremendous opportunity.

By fighting a more mature version of himself, he could see his shortcomings more clearly and hone his various techniques more precisely and swiftly.

Heavenly Stele Mystic Law, Dragon Clan Inheritance, various divine abilities, the Fuxi Emperor's Great Dao and information, the inheritance within the imprint of Fuxi the Great Emperor.

As the battle proceeded, countless insights rose in Feng Yi's mind; the various inheritances he had mastered were quickly grasped for their true meaning in this process, becoming ever more suited to himself.

However, in this process Feng Yi also paid a heavy price; several times he nearly was smashed into pulp by the Fuxi Dragon Stele.

In the end, his bones were shattered all over, his blood drenched the heavens, and he was nearly completely fallen.

However, relying on the creative power contained in Nüwa's Dao, together with the unrestrained consumption of various precious pills, Feng Yi stubbornly held on, engaging in a blood‑soaked battle with Fuxi the Great Emperor.

As time passed, Feng Yi's figure may have looked disheveled, but his bearing became ever more fierce, and his essence, energy, and spirit grew ever more vigorous and strong.

Meanwhile, the various techniques and divine abilities in his hand became ever more facile and ever more at his will, yet their power grew ever greater.

For Feng Yi, this was not only a battle but also a transformation like breaking out of a cocoon to become a butterfly.

In the end, even when directly confronting the lightning embodiment formed from the traces of Fuxi the Great Emperor, Feng Yi was completely not inferior.

Time slowly passed; this lightning tribulation lasted for most of a day, and finally the moment of its end arrived.

Boom—

A final unwilling roar rose from the lightning sea; it seemed that, truly unable to do anything to Feng Yi, the heavenly might began to wane, and the lightning sea also began to dissipate.

As the heavenly tribulation faded, the several figures engaged in battle with Feng Yi and his Dao incarnation also began to dissipate.

Seeing this, as those figures faded, Feng Yi's River Chart instantly turned into a beam of light, absorbing all their residual traces.

Boom—

It seemed his move angered it; the vast heavenly might that was about to vanish surged upward, and an incredibly terrifying thunderbolt struck, blasting him deep underground.

After all that, the lightning sea slowly dissipated.

Boom—

After the lightning sea vanished for a moment, a figure flew up from beneath the earth and stood in the void.

A mighty aura rose from his body, making the whole heaven and earth tremble.

【Fifth Dragon Transformation】

【No wonder multiple figures formed from the traces of Great Emperors appeared; it's because my accumulation is too deep, equivalent to undergoing several tribulations in a row, merging several lightning tribulations into one.'

This thought came to mind; Feng Yi subconsciously placed his mind into the River Chart, beginning to investigate the traces of the several Great Emperors whose essence he had forcibly seized via the River Chart's rules.

(End of chapter)