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Chapter 363: 221: Emperor Shen Ling's Overt Plot
Chapter 363: 221: Emperor Shen Ling's Overt Plot
Chapter 363: Chapter 221: Emperor Shen Ling’s Overt Plot
Unable to break through the Heavenly Destiny Luo Book, it would be impossible to slay the opponent, yet by merely delaying the opponent’s recovery of cultivation, dragging it until the Light Film shatters, preventing their cultivation from breaking through Galaxy 7-dan, there would be no need to be concerned.
“Easy to know, difficult to do…”
Empyrean Kong frowned.
Everyone understands the principle, but it’s not necessarily so simple to execute.
“Actually, it’s not that hard!”
Zhang Xuan’s eyes released a sharp glint: “All his resources should either be used for soul rituals or given to me. It’s almost impossible for him to recover strength through medicine. The only way is to absorb the leaked Origin qi from the air. If… this Origin qi is also gone, wouldn’t it be impossible for him to break through?”
No matter how strong his past power was, now with only Galaxy 7-dan in cultivation, to recover, he must have enough energy supply. That’s probably the main reason he brought so many resources.
Therefore, as long as the root is cut off, the so-called breakthrough will become a joke.
“Origin qi gone?”
Before Empyrean Kong could recover, he noticed Zhang Xuan, who had been continuously attacking, suddenly stopped. Sitting cross-legged on the ground, the next moment, the Origin qi that was crazily surging into Emperor Shen Ling was visibly rushing towards him.
If previously it was a single-channel flood discharge, now it was a double-channel, and crucially, this channel was even broader, in the blink of an eye, the tornado-like Origin qi in the sky surged rapidly into Zhang Xuan’s body.
Empyrean Kong realized and praised silently in his heart, equally paying no heed to attacking, and took a deep breath.
Whoosh!
Like a whale swallowing water, the Origin qi that Emperor Shen Ling was absorbing immediately changed direction and surged towards his position.
After a few breaths, three streams of Origin qi dragons appeared in the sky, crazily plunging down. Initially, those with Empyrean Kong and Zhang Xuan were somewhat weak, but as time passed, they grew stronger and broader, whereas the one above Emperor Shen Ling’s head grew weaker, as if about to stop flowing.
“With such low strength, how can you achieve this…”
Emperor Shen Ling was full of disbelief.
His strength was mighty, Life Sea opened, constantly surging with Origin qi. The two before him, clearly inferior in cultivation, could also rapidly devour Origin qi, even more powerfully… How did they manage that?
The Origin qi in Zhilan Valley was abundant, but it also had a certain amount. Continuing like this, let alone his return to Life Sea Realm, it was uncertain whether he could break through Galaxy 7-dan.
This was cutting off his power from the roots!
“No, I must stop them!”
Emperor Shen Ling was anxious.
With his strength, to absorb faster and turn passive into active was definitely unachievable.
Since he couldn’t surpass them in speed, then make the opponent’s speed slower!
To become number one, there were only two methods, either to become stronger yourself or make others weaker.
“You want to inherit the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, right? Devouring Origin qi, right? I’ll let you absorb, absorb to your death…”
A fierce light appeared in his eyes, Emperor Shen Ling suddenly raised both hands and tore fiercely towards the sky.
“The River of Destiny, come forth!”
Reaching the Life Sea Realm, one could tear apart Phantasm Space, stepping into the River of Destiny; he was no exception. Now, unable to think of another way, he could only rely on this method to stop the opponent.
As his intent broke through Phantasm Space, a majestic river immediately fell from the sky, its powerful aura filling the air.
In an instant, everyone present immediately felt as if countless soldiers in the sky, holding weapons, could descend at any moment.
The aura of killing pervaded, filled with a vigorous intent for battle.
“Is this… War Destiny?”
Zhang Xuan was stunned.
“No, this is one of the Five Ceremonies, Military Ceremony Destiny!”
Empyrean Kong recognized it.
“Five Ceremonies?” Zhang Xuan didn’t understand.
Empyrean Kong didn’t waste words, explaining concisely: “The Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony is divided into five branches: Propriety, Funeral Ceremony, Military Ceremony, Courtesy, and Celebration! With the demise of our predecessor Zhou Ji, Propriety, Funeral, Military reduced to Fifth Level Destiny due to the loss of most of their heritage. Bin and Jia ceremonies combined to barely qualify as grade-4… Initially, I thought this Emperor Shen Ling was just an ordinary cultivator, never expecting he actually possessed a part of the heritage of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony!”
Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.
Powerful destinies, all formed from many branches, this was also the main reason behind the existence of Ten Thousand Sabers Alliance.
Previously, people like Mo Baiye found twelve statues, which must be one branch of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony.
“He brought out the River of Destiny, firstly, wanting to display his origins to gain approval from predecessor Zhou Ji, secondly, attempting to contaminate Origin qi, making us unwittingly absorb this type of Yuan Power during our continued absorption of strength, thus affecting our practice…”
Empyrean Kong’s face was solemn.
This was like a snake and a human fighting for food; the snake spits in the food. Continuing to eat, one would be poisoned, while the snake remains unscathed.
“Then we can also release Heavenly Mandate Vitality, let him absorb…”
Zhang Xuan said.
Empyrean Kong shook his head: “Firstly, our strength cannot summon the River of Destiny, and secondly, even if summoned, the Heavenly Destiny we practiced previously doesn’t match with the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, not only would it be ineffective, but it would also invite suppression from Zhilan Valley…”
This is the main base of the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, releasing other destinies here is tantamount to seeking death.
“What should we do?” Zhang Xuan frowned.
“No way, we can’t stop it now…”
Empyrean Kong smiled wryly: “I can only try to Forge the destiny as fast as possible, with the hope of succeeding before he completely recovers his strength! But… this is too difficult, Second-level Heavenly Destiny, even for me, to completely inherit would take years, hoping to succeed in just a moment, it’s completely impossible…”
Empyrean Kong said, his expression turning ugly.
It wasn’t that he wasn’t trying, but the opponent was too damaging, using a tactic that harms both enemies and oneself by eight hundred, even the strongest person couldn’t cope.
“I’ll give it a try…”
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xuan thought of something, raising his hand and grabbing towards the river in the sky.
Sizzling!
In the next moment, dozens of strands of pure Heavenly Mandate Vitality landed in his palm, incessantly twisting like squirming snakes.
“You haven’t studied the Heavenly Destiny of Ceremony, this kind of attribute-specific Heavenly Mandate Vitality, can’t be Forged…”
Guessing his intent, Empyrean Kong explained.
Ignoring his words, Zhang Xuan’s intentions shifted, and the Heavenly Mandate Vitality in his palm immediately surged into his mind, scattering everywhere.
The Heavenly Mandate Vitality he had absorbed before was either purified or personally comprehended, never had he tried uncomprehended ones.
Just as he was trying to grasp these strands of Military Ceremony Destiny, considering using the Library of Heaven’s Path to form a river, his mind shook, and several books abruptly appeared, swallowing these strands of Heavenly Mandate Vitality.
“Is this… Forged?”
Zhang Xuan stood stunned, then looked up at the River of Destiny in the sky, his eyes ablaze: “It seems the Library of Heaven’s Path can purify attribute-specific Heavenly Mandate Vitality. If I devour this entire river, how many books would be formed?”