"Your Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity is not bad!"
This was the first time since Shen Zhao's rebirth that he hadn't held the absolute upper hand in a contest of pure strength. He didn't hesitate to praise Luo Honghui.
However, after this one exchange, he knew the other person was no match for him.
Because Shen Zhao hadn't used his full strength yet.
"To be able to take a blow from me, enhanced by my Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity, and come out unscathed... you truly are extraordinary."
Luo Honghui was also shocked by Shen Zhao's unfathomable cultivation base after their previous clash.
He was a Quasi-Emperor. Even in his normal state, a single punch would have turned a guy not even twenty-three years old into dust.
Yet, he could easily block that strike, and even left an imperceptible hidden force within his body?
"This is Mu Qiuyao's trump card? Where did she even find such a person! This child cannot be allowed to live, or there will be endless trouble."
Cold killing intent emanated from Luo Honghui's eyes, without any attempt at concealment.
Shen Zhao, however, remained composed.
Through nine lives of reincarnation, what kind of formidable opponents hadn't he encountered?
In the Immortal Martial Continent, the number of people who wanted to kill him could probably equal the entire population of America. Did he really need one more Quasi-Emperor?
Lin Feng frowned, his heart screaming, "Why? This guy's strength seems even greater than I thought?
A Quasi-Emperor realm can't do anything to him, damn it! Why is this!"
Intense crisis and unwillingness turned into deep apprehension.
Only Yu Xiyan's eyes were filled with surprise.
This is my man! So outstanding! He never disappoints!
After a short silence, Shen Zhao began to enumerate: "Nurturing the Spirit of the Turtle, Subduing the Bear and Dividing Power, Diminishing Joy with the Oracle, Manifesting Intent with the Soaring Serpent, Dispersing Momentum with the Hawk, Transforming with the Fierce Beast, and the Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity, combined into the Seven Techniques of Yin and Fu.
This is the essence of the ancient Guiguzi's lifelong cultivation, merging battle skills and techniques. It is one of the martial scriptures closest to the gods in the world, especially the Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity, which is the most mysterious.
The Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity, takes qi as its foundation, cultivates dragon runes, and returns it to oneself. One dragon rune entering the body can increase one's cultivation by 50%, two dragon runes stacked create a doubling, and three dragon runes triple the effect!
With your Quasi-Emperor realm, three dragon runes entering your body now, unless an Emperor is present, no one in the same realm can defeat you."
Luo Honghui: "It seems you also know quite a bit about the Seven Techniques of Yin and Fu. Could it be that you know it too?"
Shen Zhao chuckled softly, "Of course. But I want to ask you a question."
"What question?"
"With your cultivation base, how long can you withstand the backlash from more than three times your own true essence?"
Luo Honghui's expression darkened. "What? You're trying to calculate how long my Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity will last?"
"One incense stick's worth of time. Your cultivation can only maintain that state for that long. Once the time is up, your Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity state will definitely dissipate, and it will shake the foundation of your cultivation."
"But killing you only takes a few breaths. Kid, stalling for time is meaningless. Just accept your death!"
Luo Honghui immediately channeled his energy. The three dragon runes within his body transformed into dragon shapes, soaring out and emitting a series of dragon roars.
This scene left everyone dumbfounded.
Even Mu Qiuyao began to worry for Shen Zhao. Unfortunately, her strength hadn't recovered, so she couldn't get involved in such a battle at all.
Then, Shen Zhao sighed, "What a pity. You've lived for over three thousand years, yet you've only managed to cultivate three Dragon Runes into your body.
Today, I'll borrow your flowers to offer to the Buddha, and use the same technique to make you die with resentment."
As he finished speaking, Shen Zhao raised his hands slightly, and the True Qi in his dantian erupted violently.
Instantly, the wind and clouds changed color, and the ground beneath his feet trembled.
"Seven Techniques of Yin and Fu: Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity."
In the next moment, five golden Dragon Runes appeared above Shen Zhao's head, and with dazzling light, they all entered his body.
"What! Five Dragon Runes!"
Luo Honghui's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.
"I cultivated the Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity for seventeen hundred years, and only just reached the realm of three dragon glyphs. You, of all people, have actually cultivated it to the peak of the Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity, the Great Perfection?
No, absolutely impossible. How could your cultivation possibly withstand the backlash of five dragon glyphs? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Just because you can't, doesn't mean I can't. The gap between us is far greater than you imagine!"
With that, Shen Zhao raised his hands, and five crimson-gold dragon forms burst forth from his body, circling around him, solemn and sacred.
Luo Honghui gritted his teeth, "Hmph, even if you truly have cultivated the Five Dragons' Flourishing Divinity, so what? Your cultivation is destined to be incomparable to mine."
Shen Zhao directly took out a wooden sword. "Enough with the nonsense. One move, to decide the victor, and determine life or death!"
"Arrogant!"
Luo Honghui roared, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. He stomped on the ground with one foot and leaped into the air.
Instantly, dense bolts of heavenly lightning gathered, all converging around Luo Honghui, forming a terrifying electromagnetic vortex behind him.
The terrifying pressure swept across the entire scene, even Mu Qiuyao felt her aura suppressed. If it weren't for the Imperial Seal in her hand, she would have been severely injured, if not dead, at this moment.
Lin Feng was covered in sweat, using all of his cultivation to resist the lightning Dao essence radiating from the air.
"This move, Thunder Burst, let's see how you take it!"
The spinning thunder vortex enveloped the entire Azure Cloud Immortal Palace, directly hurtling towards Shen Zhao's head.
"Thunder? Heh, then I'll return the favor with a similar lightning technique!"
As the wooden sword spun, Shen Zhao thrust forward with a single strike.
"Eight Swords of Transformation: Thunder of the Trembling Palace!"
A thunderous roar pierced the cosmos. Three thousand sword auras transformed into a Tremendous Heaven Sword, directly shattering the lightning vortex and instantly passing through Luo Honghui's body.
Boom!
With a deafening explosion, Luo Honghui's figure instantly disintegrated, turning into countless dust particles that scattered around the Azure Cloud Immortal Palace.
"Pathetic."
Turning around, he put away the wooden sword, placing it behind his back. His eyes were slightly closed, fully displaying the air of a transcendent expert.
A real man never looks back.
The entire scene fell into a deathly silence.
After a long while, Passerby A was the first to speak. "Holy crap! I've racked my brain, and I can't find the right words to describe how I feel right now. I can only use the word 'awesome' to sum it all up!"
Lin Feng and Ning Ruoxue were completely stunned.
They knew Shen Zhao was strong, but this was beyond ridiculous, completely transcending their understanding.
At this moment, Lin Feng was only thinking about one thing.
How to get out of this dangerous place.
Mu Qiuyao's heart finally relaxed, and her favorability towards Shen Zhao was maxed out. "With this kid around, even the most troublesome matters are handled with ease.
I finally understand why Yu Xiyan's dynasty could rival an Immortal Dynasty in just twenty years."
As she spoke, she glanced at Yu Xiyan not far away, her eyes filled with jealousy and disdain.
"I need to find a way to get rid of that hussy without anyone knowing, completely cutting off that boy's desires.
Then, I'll pull the boy under my wing. This life, I should get to experience how to unify the Immortal Martial Continent while lying down.
If he dares to refuse, I'll find a way to drug him, then force the issue, and make him take responsibility for me.
If he dares not take responsibility, then I'll cry, make a scene, and then hang myself. I'm not afraid of not being able to handle him."
Thinking of this, a strange anticipation arose in her heart:
"With this boy's constitution, if I can really have sex with him once, I can at the very least break through to the peak of the Emperor realm. Who knows, I might even step into the Feathering Realm.
It's a pity that Yu Xiyan, that stupid bitch, doesn't know what's valuable. She won't touch a Great Dao Origin Body, which is ten thousand times stronger than a dual cultivation furnace body. Isn't that a waste of resources!"
Meanwhile, Yu Xiyan's mood was extremely complex.
Shen Zhao's strength was even greater than she'd imagined.
After today's battle, Shen Zhao's name would surely resound throughout the entire Immortal Martial Continent.
At that time, how many people would try to court him?
And would she, in fact, still have a chance?
Recalling the words Shen Zhao had spoken to her at the Heavenly Severing Holy Land, Yu Xiyan's heart sank again.
"Hey, it's your turn to clean up!"
Having dealt with the trouble, Shen Zhao casually found a place to sit down, leaving the remaining matters to Mu Qiuyao.
Mu Qiuyao, holding the Imperial Seal, stood before the Emperor's step, her eyes filled with frost as she looked at Ning Ruoxue and Lin Feng.
"Now, do you still have the right to sit on the dragon throne?"
Mu Qiuyao's question caused Ning Ruoxue to collapse weakly to the ground.
Her imperial dream shattered completely at this moment.
"Since you were young, I told you that you should never covet things that don't belong to you, because some things are not within your ability to control."
Ning Ruoxue took a deep breath, then let out a bitter laugh, "But I just can't accept it. Why can you be high above, controlling all life and death, while I have to live in your shadow for the rest of my life?
Mu Qiuyao, I believe I'm not inferior to you in any way, but the Great Dao does not favor me, Ning Ruoxue. In the end, it's just that I have bad luck."
Mu Qiuyao shook her head, "I still can't understand why you hate me so much. I believe I have treated you well, so why did you betray me!"
"Why? Hahaha..." Ning Ruoxue's expression gradually became manic, "I'm just a plaything in your palm..."
"You cultivated me with all your heart, just to show the world your magnanimity as Empress, but you never knew what I truly wanted!"
Mu Qiuyao frowned, listening quietly as she continued.
"From childhood, whenever my cultivation faltered even slightly, I was either beaten or scolded by you.
When I was twelve, I finally made friends, but you killed their entire family because you were afraid they would hinder my cultivation!"
"And when I was sixteen, I met the first man in my life, but when you found out, you had him crippled, saying that men would only affect my Dao heart!
But I am also a woman, and I need love! From that moment on, I swore that one day I would trample you underfoot, take everything that belonged to you, because only then could I truly control my own destiny!"
"But you were too strong. My schemes and plans were like a clown's performance in the face of your power.
They couldn't even make a ripple. It wasn't until after your battle with Shen Zhao at the Heavenly Severing Holy Land that I saw a glimmer of hope."
"Mu Qiuyao, I lost, but I won't surrender and die! When I was at my lowest, it was him!"
Speaking, Ning Ruoxue glanced at Lin Feng beside her, her beautiful, sorrowful eyes filled with tenderness.
"It was him who let me feel the滋润 of love and know that the world isn't just about cold, hard interests."
Lin Feng's scalp tingled. Ning Ruoxue's gaze was equivalent to throwing the blame squarely on his head.
After Ning Ruoxue finished speaking, Mu Qiuyao snorted lightly, "Are you done? If you are, let Me tell you. The so-called friend you met when you were twelve,
was actually a perverted cultivator from the Northern Region pretending to be someone else. You should know what their purpose was. I killed him not only for your future, but also to eliminate the harm to all the states in the Northern Region.
As for the man you met when you were sixteen, if you had carefully looked through the archives, you would have known that
that man was a false gentleman who abandoned you after starting a relationship, and he had harmed countless innocent women."
As for Lin Feng beside you, hehe, he's an even bigger piece of trash than you could imagine.
Ning Ruoxue, for all your years, several hundred of them, I thought you would understand my good intentions.
But I never expected you to still be so naive, it makes me sick!"
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