229: You can't beat me

When the three great phenomena — War God Descends, Chaos Splits Heaven, and Devouring Heaven and Swallowing Dao — simultaneously unfolded in the valley, and the magnificent Divine Might resonated with heaven and earth, the Cultivators observing the battle from afar completely erupted!

"Phenomena! My heavens! It's phenomena! All three of them actually manifested phenomena!"

A Divine Thought was filled with shock and excitement.

"War God Descends! Chaos Splits Heaven! And that vortex that devours everything... These, these phenomena only exist in ancient legends! To think they'd appear simultaneously today!"

Another knowledgeable old Cultivator's voice trembled, as if he was witnessing a myth.

"No wonder! No wonder they can, as Heavenly Human Realm Cultivators, contend with a Saint! With the phenomena's blessing, their combat power, recovery, and affinity for the Laws of heaven and earth will all surge!"

Someone suddenly understood, their tone filled with envy and reverence.

"Too terrifying! What kind of monsters are these three young people?! Such talent is rare through the ages! If they survive today, they will surely become magnates who stir up the winds and clouds in the future!"

Someone gasped in horror, finally understanding the source of the four 'fiends'' arrogant confidence.

"It's crazy! This world is crazy! Heavenly Human Realm Cultivators resisting a Saint, and manifesting such phenomena... What happens today will surely be recorded in history!"

More exclamations and gasps of cold air intertwined in the Void Realm.

The Cultivators who had originally been somewhat gloating and waiting to see the four 'fiends' crushed by the Saint now looked incredibly solemn, even showing a hint of reverence, and the sounds of betting became much quieter.

Ku Xuan, at the center of the battlefield, saw his turbid pupils suddenly contract the moment he saw these three great phenomena, and for the first time, an expression of unbelievable shock appeared on his withered face!

"Phenomena?! And three distinct, supreme phenomena?!"

A tempest raged in his heart, and his previously confident mindset instantly vanished, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity and deep apprehension!

He had lived for thousands of years and witnessed countless Geniuses, but he had never seen such a sight!

What it meant for a Heavenly Human Realm Cultivator to manifest such perfect phenomena, he knew better than anyone!

It meant that the potential of these three juniors was infinite, and the terrifying degree of the Legacy behind them far exceeded imagination!

It also meant that the blessings from heaven and earth they currently received were enough to largely bridge the huge chasm created by the Realm difference!

"Trouble..."

Ku Xuan's heart sank. He had originally thought he was just casually crushing a few slightly stronger ants, but he hadn't expected to run into three true Dragons about to ascend!

He even, for a moment, felt a trace of hesitation and a desire to retreat.

Was it worth offending three Prodigies with such terrifying potential and background for a clue to an undying medicine that might not even exist?

However, this trace of hesitation only lasted for an instant before being replaced by deeper gloom and resolve!

"Retreat? Where else can this old man retreat to?!"

A cruel reality, like a cold viper, fiercely bit at his heart.

His Lifespan had long since withered, like a candle in the wind, only clinging to his last breath through slumber and secret techniques, at most able to linger for a few more years.

Even if he retreated today and hid back in the Holy Land, it would only be changing the place where he waited to die; his fate was already sealed!

But now... now was a glimmer of hope! No, it was a Heaven-Defying Great Dao!

These juniors, so young, possessed such Heaven-Defying phenomena and combat power; they must carry astonishing Legacies and treasures!

The scent of enlightenment tea could not be faked!

If he could capture them, search their souls for treasures, obtain their Cultivation Technique Legacies, and even that legendary enlightenment tea... perhaps he could glimpse a chance for a Breakthrough, extend his Lifespan by a thousand years, or even renew his Dao path!

The flames of greed instantly overwhelmed reason and apprehension, burning his turbid eyes crimson!

"Fortune favors the bold!

This old man has lingered for thousands of years, already at the end of his rope; death is inevitable either way! Better to fight to the death and seize this great Opportunity!"

Ku Xuan's withered chest heaved violently, his decaying Qi and blood actually stimulated by this mad thought to boil anew.

His gaze towards Xiao Ruobai and the two others was no longer just murderous intent, but filled with naked, almost crazed greed and possessiveness!

It was as if they were not enemies, but peerless divine medicine that could allow him to live another lifetime!

"Juniors! If you must blame someone, blame yourselves for possessing great treasures yet not knowing the danger they bring! Today, your talent, your Opportunity, and even your lives, will be the nourishment for this old man to continue his Dao path!"

He no longer held back in the slightest. The decaying Death Qi around him surged madly, his Saint Dao Law operated at full power, and the power of his Dao techniques increased again, carrying an even heavier, more decaying sense of finality, pressing down fiercely towards the three great phenomena and Xiao Ruobai and the two others beneath them!

"Juniors! What if your talent is extraordinary? Today, I shall let you know that before an absolute disparity in strength, even the strongest talent is merely a fleeting illusion!"

Ku Xuan's voice was icy cold, filled with resolute killing intent.

The great battle instantly entered an even more tragic and crucial stage!

"Fight!" Xiao Ruobai roared.

The three great phenomena shone with boundless light, colliding fiercely with the destructive torrent of death, erupting with light that illuminated heaven and earth and roars that shook the nine heavens!

The three of them, with their formidable Aura, fought Ku Xuan to a standstill.

However, Ku Xuan was a Saint after all. Even with his decaying Qi and blood, his comprehension of the Saint Dao Law and his level of power still far surpassed the three of them. After a prolonged battle, the three gradually felt their pressure double.

A fierce glint flashed in Ku Xuan's eyes. He finally found an Opportunity, and the Death Qi on his withered claw condensed to the extreme, transforming into a gray finger-light that tore at the Divine Soul, aiming directly for Xiao Ruobai's glabella!

This single strike contained his profound understanding of the Dao, intent on a single-strike kill!

Just at this critical moment—

"You can't defeat me!"

Xiao Ruobai, Fang Hanyu, and Ling Xi simultaneously chanted the incantation in their hearts, pushing the supreme secret technique taught by Gu Changge to its limit!

There was no earth-shattering momentum, but a more mysterious, deeper level of Law fluctuation instantly spread out with the three of them at the center!

The three invisible "Domain fields" did not merge, yet they produced a wondrous resonance, like three layers of invisible shackles, stacking one upon another, crashing down to envelop Ku Xuan and his Saint Dao Domain!

"Buzz—!!!"

Ku Xuan's entire body trembled violently, his face instantly turning pale!

He felt as if he had been thrown into a completely unfamiliar world with twisted rules!

The operation of his Saint power suddenly became incredibly sluggish, as if it had fallen into ten-thousand-year-old profound ice!

His Saint Intent Law, which he had previously controlled as easily as his own arm, now felt obscure and difficult to mobilize, its power less than one-tenth of its original!

What terrified him even more was that his Saint Dao Domain, which he relied on to become a Saint and had traversed for thousands of years, was now being forcibly suppressed and contracted by an incomprehensible force, even showing faint signs of collapse!

In contrast, Xiao Ruobai and the two others, within this superimposed Domain field, were like fish in water. Their spiritual senses were acutely sharp, and every subtle flaw of Ku Xuan, every node of his power transformation, was clearly presented in their minds!