Translator: CinderTL
Having secured the Quasi-Immortal Artifact, Li Chunjun no longer needed to waste time on Yuan Taiji, a mere top-tier supreme sage.
The Void Storm Power, previously concealed, erupted from his body.
A Sword Qi Long River shot skyward, transforming into a storm that instantly engulfed Yuan Taiji.
Merely sensing the storm with his Heart-Mind, the Sect Master of the Wu Ji Sect found his Heart-Mind already wounded by the Destruction Dao within the sword qi storm.
Coupled with the overwhelming Void Sword Qi pressing down from all directions...
An unprecedented sense of powerlessness and despair flooded his heart.
"Why?!"
Yuan Taiji stared at the figure bathed in divine radiance behind the sword qi torrent.
Ever since Li Chunjun had reached the Void Refining stage, Yuan Taiji had been meticulously plotting his assassination.
Even after the Star Abyss War, he had stooped to using his position as Sect Master of the Wu Ji Sect to bully the weak, personally intervening.
Yet no matter how hard he tried, his plans always fell short of the ever-changing reality.
He knew Li Chunjun possessed limitless potential and would inevitably become a grave threat to the Wu Ji Sect. He had never dared to relax his efforts to target him, employing every means at his disposal.
But everything...
had happened too quickly!
In just a few years, Li Chunjun had transformed from a newly ascended Void Refining cultivator into a Quasi-Tenth-Tier powerhouse!
This crushing disparity left the Sect Master of the Wu Ji Sect utterly despondent.
"How could such a monster exist in this world?!"
Were innate divine beings truly so beyond common sense?
Or was Li Chunjun exceptional even among innate divine beings?
Boom!
The sword qi storm finally crashed into Yuan Taiji's body.
With a single touch, his Protective Dao Artifact shattered into dust.
"I can't withstand this! The gap is too vast!"
A Quasi-Tenth-Tier cultivator and a top-tier supreme sage were separated by a supreme sage—an insurmountable difference!
Driven by the primal fear of death and the desperate will to survive, Yuan Taiji refused to give up.
"To possess Quasi-Tenth-Tier combat power in less than forty years... Li Chunjun is an absolute anomaly even among innate divine beings! I must deliver this news to the Supreme Truth Sovereign! If I can survive long enough to report this to the Sovereign, he will undoubtedly take interest. Then..."
Survive!
The key was to survive!
But how?
Seek help!
But... from whom?
The Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord?
An old, immortal, useless fool.
But the Demon-Quelling Great Emperor... rumored to be deeply hidden, might still have some fight left in him!
With this thought, Yuan Taiji burned his Qi, unleashing every hidden card. He managed to withstand the sword qi storm for a fleeting moment and activate his Divine Sense.
"Hmm?"
Seeing that Yuan Taiji could still activate his Divine Sense, Li Chunjun frowned. The Void Storm rapidly converged on the Divine Sense, attempting to sever the connection and seal off any information.
The existence of innate divine beings was a matter best kept secret. Even if everyone suspected it, delaying confirmation by a day was still advantageous.
Without activating his innate destruction dao physique, the Sword Qi's power is indeed diminished. A top-tier supreme sage can withstand my sword qi storm for a full breath.
Li Chunjun's thoughts raced as another divine radiance erupted from his body.
In the next instant, the already devastating sword qi storm surged with overwhelming force, its terrifying power engulfing an area spanning ten million kilometers. All information, images, and visions within this domain were utterly crushed by the pure Void Power and destruction power.
Outsiders couldn't see the changes within the storm, but Yuan Taiji, trapped inside, froze in shock.
"A second... divine sage power..."
His eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the second divine radiance emanating from Li Chunjun.
A second divine sage power!
Li Chunjun possessed two divine sage powers, both born from the Grand Dao!
Ordinary people...
No!
Even Great Sect Masters like themselves had to pour countless years of effort and mental power into acquiring just one Grand Dao Power.
Yuan Taiji had even prepared himself to sacrifice the entire Wu Ji Sect just to capture Li Chunjun, hoping to study the divine mysteries within him and seize a dao integration opportunity.
Yet this precious Grand Dao Power—Li Chunjun possessed not one, but two!
Two!
"Hahahaha!"
Yuan Taiji erupted into a bitter, helpless laughter.
What they had sought in vain their entire lives was something this true Heavenly Prodigy could simply pick and choose.
His defeat at the hands of such a monstrous being was no injustice!
No injustice!
But...
He refused to accept it!
"Li Chunjun!"
Yuan Taiji frantically produced a stack of Jade Talismans. "You think you've won?! No! A special divine sage born with two Grand Daos will inevitably draw the curiosity of all dao unification experts and even Supreme Sovereigns! In the end, you'll meet a terrible fate! I'll be waiting for the moment when you're dissected and destroyed by the dao unification experts and Supreme Sovereigns! Hahahaha!"
Buzz!
A peculiar ripple spread outward.
In the next instant, it vanished completely.
All Message Jade Talismans, Mystic Treasures for recording audio and video, and resonance artifacts failed to activate.
Yuan Taiji's wild laughter froze abruptly.
"Have you forgotten?" Li Chunjun reminded him kindly. "You erected the Liuhe Void-Severing Formation here to prevent me from contacting Liu Yu."
Hmm, a divine sage born with two Grand Daos would indeed attract unwanted attention if word spread. Delaying action could lead to complications.
Li Chunjun made a gentle pushing motion with his void hand. Instantly...
"No!"
Yuan Taiji's defiant Divine Sense was swiftly engulfed by the sword qi storm, reduced to dust and ashes.
Outside the Void Storm, the Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord, who had been charging toward Li Chunjun to join forces with Yuan Taiji in capturing him alive, halted abruptly when Yuan Taiji unleashed the Yin-Yang taiji diagram.
"Damn it! Yuan Taiji actually possesses a Quasi-Immortal Artifact-level Supreme Treasure!"
Deep envy and apprehension flashed in his eyes.
Even the Lord of the Heavenly Palace, who ruled the Heavenly Palace, lacked a Quasi-Immortal Artifact, let alone an Imperial Lord who didn't even qualify as a top-tier supreme sage.
Yet here was a local sect that had only recently joined the Immortal Alliance's grand family, wielding such a Supreme Treasure!
With this artifact, Yuan Taiji could unleash combat power exceeding 400,000 units!
Such power...
...was enough to completely overturn the established order.
Even his most prized disciple, the Demon-Quelling Great Emperor, a top-tier supreme sage, couldn't withstand it.
"That old fox!"
Just as the Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord was inwardly cursing Yuan Taiji's cunning and treachery, Yuan Taiji's mental power suddenly resonated in his consciousness.
"Imperial Lord, I've trapped Li Chunjun! Assist me quickly! Once we succeed, we'll jointly unravel the divine sage secrets hidden within him!"
Yuan Taiji's words startled the hesitant Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord!
What truly shocked him wasn't Yuan Taiji's invitation to jointly unravel the divine secrets within Li Chunjun, but rather...
Yuan Taiji had unleashed a Quasi-Immortal Artifact, displaying combat power rivaling that of a supreme sage, yet he had failed to subdue Li Chunjun and was now seeking help from an aging Supreme Sage with a combat power of less than 300,000?
"A trap!"
The Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord had survived for so long through his keen vigilance and caution. He rushed toward benefits faster than anyone else, but fled from danger even more swiftly.
In an instant, he transformed into Escaping Light and darted toward the Heavenly Palace's forces.
Almost simultaneously with his retreat, a Void Storm's power erupted from the Yin-Yang taiji diagram's location, rapidly engulfing tens of thousands of miles of Void and surging directly toward him, the nearest target.
"Yuan Taiji has been defeated?!"
The Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord stared in disbelief at the distant battlefield.
Through the storm, he glimpsed Li Chunjun bathed in divine radiance, subduing the Yin-Yang taiji diagram, and then enveloping the battlefield with his Void Storm Dharma Aspect.
Part of the storm engulfed Sect Master Yuan Taiji of the Wu Ji Sect, while the other part...
Was hurtling straight toward him.
"How is this possible?!"
Yuan Taiji, wielding a Quasi-Immortal Artifact and boasting a combat power exceeding 400,000, had been defeated by Li Chunjun, who had only manifested his Dharma Aspect two years ago?!
How utterly absurd!
And that divine radiance surrounding Li Chunjun...
An innate divine being?!
Is he truly an innate divine being?!
Unfortunately, before he could dwell further on this revelation, the Void Storm, seemingly capable of traversing the Void, caught up to him.
The storm surged...
Each strand of Sword Qi contained power comparable to a dao technique strike, instantly shattering and tearing apart the Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord's Protective Dao Artifact!
The destructive force within those Sword Qi plunged the Heavenly Palace Imperial Lord into an icy dread!
This Sword Qi...
An unprecedented terror flooded the Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord's heart.
"Li Chunjun, I am an elder of the Heavenly Palace! If you dare kill me, the Heavenly Palace will never forgive you!"
Alas, his Divine Sense burst failed to shake Li Chunjun's murderous intent in the slightest.
Sword Qi crisscrossed the Void!
It pulverized all the Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord's defenses with overwhelming force.
Had he not activated a trump card Talisman at the critical moment, forming a radiant shield to protect himself, he would have been torn to shreds by the combined might of Void and Destruction Power.
He's trying to kill me!
Li Chunjun...
He truly intends to kill me!
Though he had lived for 120,000 years...
He didn't want to die.
He really didn't want to die!
Escape! Escape! Escape now!
Even Yuan Taiji, who could unleash over 400,000 units of combat power, was helpless against Li Chunjun. Among the surrounding Supreme Sages, who could possibly save him?
Where could he possibly flee?
The only hope, however faint...
"Third Brother! Save me!"
The Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord's Divine Sense erupted, desperately calling out to the Demon-Quelling Great Emperor, who had already fled far beyond the Liuhe Void-Severing Formation's perimeter.
But it was clear...
The distance was too great.
The Demon-Quelling Great Emperor couldn't possibly hear him from such a distance.
Or perhaps, even if he did hear, he would simply pretend not to.
He stood facing the Profound Yellow Great World, his expression grave and his vigilance at its peak, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Until...
"Third Brother, you traitor!"
The desperate Divine Sense burst reverberated through the Void.
Having exhausted his life-saving trump cards, the Dragon-Elephant Imperial Lord was instantly torn apart by the Void Storm.
Only then did the Demon-Quelling Great Emperor belatedly glance back at the battlefield.
What he witnessed was a scene that shook his very soul...
Yes!
Soul-shaking!
The Demon-Quelling Great Emperor was truly shaken!
As a top-tier supreme sage, his insight and cultivation realm far surpassed those of ordinary supreme sages. Combined with his innate caution, humble thirst for knowledge, and upbringing in a great sect, his understanding of the Dao far exceeded that of his peers.
He immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of the Void Storm Power!
Even though this Void Storm Power was merely a fragment of the complete Storm Dharma Aspect, its terrifying might already rivaled that of a Quasi-Tenth-Tier powerhouse!
How could such a formidable force not shake his very soul?
Yet, after the initial shock, he quickly regained his composure.
"Master!"
A mournful cry erupted from the top-tier supreme sage's Divine Sense.
"Master! Master! Why did you leave us so suddenly?!"
The raw emotion poured forth, genuine and heartfelt, truly moving those who heard it to tears.
Absolutely no one could suppress the urge to laugh.
"This child is ferocious, even a top-tier supreme sage wielding a Quasi-Immortal Artifact couldn't subdue him. The Heavenly Palace's forces stationed in the Profound Yellow Great World are insufficient to contain him. I must return to the Main Sect immediately and request reinforcements. The Main Sect will surely dispatch someone to avenge you, Master!"
Fueled by this "hatred" and resentment, the Demon-Quelling Great Emperor, who had been lurking at the edge of the battlefield all along, unhesitatingly charged into the deep starry sky. With the aid of a superior Void Dao Artifact, he vanished from the battlefield in a few blinks.
(End of the Chapter)
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