229: Fourth-level Primordial Golden Seal

Facing this world-destroying strike, Lin Yuan finally got serious.

He no longer suppressed the vast, abyss-like Chaos power within his body! Three pairs of chaos wings suddenly unfurled to their limit behind his back, and the terrifying pressure of the Early Stage of the fourth rank erupted! A Chaos storm at the Hunyuan Realm level instantly formed with him as the center!

“Chaos Ruin Blade: Triple Wing Resonance!”

Ssh! Ssh! Ssh!

Three lines of ruin were slashed out simultaneously! One on the left was pitch black as ink, one on the right was a vibrant emerald green, and the one in the center was the color of Chaos! The three lines of ruin intertwined in the air, finally transforming into a blooming chaos green lotus that collided violently with the giant star sword!

There was no earth-shaking explosion, nor the roar of clashing energies. There was only a hair-raising sound of annihilation as Laws were forcibly erased! The giant star sword spanning the battle stage was like it had been cast into the guixu origin point; starting from the tip, it crumbled and was annihilated inch by inch! Xiao Wuji's nine natal stars fared even worse, shattering one after another and turning into a sky full of stardust!

“No!” Xiao Wuji let out a shrill scream, bleeding from all seven facial orifices as his aura instantly withered to the extreme! Those nine stars were connected to his Soul; when the stars shattered, he also suffered heavy injuries!

Lin Yuan took a step forward and instantly appeared before Xiao Wuji, his right hand covered in Chaos Qi as he slammed it down ruthlessly toward his Dantian Qi Sea!

“Stop!” The Referee Elder was greatly shocked and wanted to intervene, but it was already too late.

“Puff!” Xiao Wuji was struck as if by lightning; his Dantian Qi Sea was shattered by the palm strike, and the star Origin he had cultivated for many years was crazily devoured by the Chaos Qi! His eyes were full of malice and resentment, but he could only slump to the ground like a broken rag doll, completely crippled!

“The Saint of the Cangqiong Imperial Dynasty? Nothing more than this.” Lin Yuan indifferently left these words behind and turned to walk away.

The entire venue was deathly silent!

Everyone was shocked into silence by this crushing battle. Xiao Wuji was a Saint-level figure that the Cangqiong Imperial Dynasty had poured all its efforts into nurturing for this era! Yet he was easily crippled by Lin Yuan like one would slaughter a chicken?!

“Canglan Heaven Realm Hegemony Tournament, Semi-finals, Lin Yuan wins!” The Referee Elder's voice trembled slightly from shock.

Lin Yuan walked off the battle stage expressionlessly. His gaze was already locked onto the final figure in the contestants' seats—Sword Without Dust, who held the Heaven Punishment Sword and possessed an aura as deep as the abyss and as vast as the sea.

The highest level of the Canglan Battle Stage.

After dozens of rounds of brutal elimination, the final two standing at the Peak of the Feather Transformation Realm of the Canglan Heaven Realm faced each other from a distance.

Lin Yuan, with his black robes fluttering, had the three pairs of chaos wings behind him flapping slightly; every vibration caused ripples to appear in space.

Sword Without Dust, dressed in white as pure as snow, held the Heaven Punishment Sword which trembled slightly, letting out a clear sword chime. His expression was calm, but his eyes seemed to contain the rise and fall of ten thousand swords; his entire being was like an unsheathed divine sword, sharp and exposed yet extremely restrained.

“You two, this is the final decisive battle.” The Referee Elder's voice resounded through the clouds. “The rules are simple—the winner is the number one person of the Feather Transformation Realm in the Canglan Heaven Realm!”

Before the words finished echoing, Sword Without Dust had already moved.

There was no nonsense and no testing; his first move was his strongest killing technique!

“Heaven Punishment: Dao Severing!”

The Heaven Punishment Sword was unsheathed! A sword light of indescribable color sliced through the sky! This strike seemed simple, but it contained 10% of the ultimate true intent of the Great Dao of the Sword! Wherever the sword light passed, it wasn't space being cut, but the 'Dao' being severed! Time stagnated, spiritual power solidified, and even the rules retreated before this strike!

This was theoretically the strongest sword strike of the Feather Transformation Realm! It was a forbidden killing move sufficient to threaten the life of one in the Hunyuan Realm!

Facing this strike that surpassed limits, the Chaos Heart Light in Lin Yuan's eyes finally erupted completely!

“Chaos Green Lotus: World Creation!”

Deep within his Sea of Consciousness, that swaying and radiant phantom image of the chaos green lotus manifested violently, perfectly fusing with the three pairs of chaos wings behind Lin Yuan! A supreme Dao charm of creating the world and evolving the heavens descended! Lin Yuan's hands gripped the air, and a 'World Creation Sword' condensed from pure Chaos Qi took shape in his palms!

The sword struck!

Heaven and earth lost their color!

A sword light that seemed to have existed since the beginning of Chaos collided violently with Sword Without Dust's 'Dao Severing Sword'!

There was no explosion, no roar. At the point where the two swords clashed, space was silently annihilated, time became disordered and shattered, and even the defensive array of the Canglan Battle Stage began to collapse! Countless spectators in the stands vomited blood from the shock of the terrifying aftershocks, and even the Referee Elder had to retreat in panic!

“Crack!”

A faint but clear sound of cracking rang out. Under Sword Without Dust's incredulous gaze, a hair-thin crack suddenly appeared on the blade of his Sacred Artifact-grade Heaven Punishment Sword!

“No... impossible...” Sword Without Dust's voice trembled with extreme shock. The Heaven Punishment Sword had never been damaged in the slightest since he obtained it! Today, in a duel against someone in the Feather Transformation Realm... it actually developed a crack?!

“You lost.” Lin Yuan's voice was as calm as water. The Chaos World Creation Sword in his hand vibrated slightly, and Sword Without Dust's Heaven Punishment Sword snapped into two with a 'bang'! The remaining force of the sword light swept across Sword Without Dust's chest, leaving a wound deep enough to see the bone!

“I... I concede...” Sword Without Dust knelt on one knee and forced out those three words. He knew Lin Yuan had shown mercy; otherwise, that strike would have been enough to cleave him in half!

“Canglan Heaven Realm, Feather Transformation Realm Hegemony Tournament, the final winner is—” The Referee Elder took a deep breath, his voice hoarse from shock, “Lin! Yuan!”

Buzz—!

On the back of Lin Yuan's right hand, that primal gold seal once again erupted with brilliant golden light! The ancient seal character for 'Three' at the edge twisted and changed, finally transforming into the even more noble character for 'Four'! Simultaneously, a majestic and vast will of the Heavenly Dao descended, engraving the Black-Yellow Emblem representing the Canglan Heaven Realm into the core of the gold seal!

【primal gold seal (Level 4)】

【Belongs to: Lin Yuan (Peak of the Feather Transformation Realm)】

【Permissions: After the 903 Era begins, granted permission to enter the 903 Divine Domain (Initial permissions significantly increased)】

【Eligible to participate in the Beiming Profound Realm Feather Transformation Realm Prodigy Hegemony Tournament!】

The next stop is the challenge tournament in the Beiming Profound Realm. He wondered if there would be any slightly stronger opponents to pique his interest!

Beiming Profound Realm, Tianyuan City.

This giant city, cast entirely from 'Mystic Underworld Cold Iron', sat upon a boundless ice plain. Floating above the city were nine inverted ice mountains, each emitting a chill that could freeze the Soul. Billions of faint blue runes were engraved on the city walls, forming a 'Mystic Underworld Grand Array' that enveloped the entire Profound Realm. This was the core location of the Tianyuan Dynasty in the Profound Realm and also the main battlefield for this Profound Realm-level Feather Transformation Realm Hegemony Tournament.

Lin Yuan's figure appeared on the 'Mystic Underworld Bridge' outside Tianyuan City. This ten-thousand-zhang-long bridge of cold ice spanned a bottomless ice abyss; its surface was smooth as a mirror and emitted a bone-piercing chill. If an ordinary cultivator in the Feather Transformation Realm set foot on it, they would be frozen into an ice sculpture within moments.