300: Long Xiao's new ability, the truly heaven-defying aspect of the transforming divine weapon.

The Thunder Emperor Dharma Manifestation was undoubtedly powerful; its attacks, which suppressed everything and followed the Law of "the word becomes Law," were enough to instantly kill any Half-Venerable.

But this defensive Magic Treasure of Qin Wangchuan was evolving!

Amidst the enemy's bombardment, it grew stronger with every battle!

Qin Zhaoer also gazed at that back figure striding forward through the sea of thunder, her eyes shimmering with brilliant light, the corners of her lips unconsciously curling into an arc.

When she had peeked at him back then, that boy who seemed clumsy had long since walked to a height that made people look up to him.

At this moment, the scene became incomparably bizarre and shocking.

The towering, ancient Thunder Emperor Dharma Manifestation still emitted vast Divine Might, its attacks constant as its words became Law.

But Qin Wangchuan's firm footsteps radiated an Aura more violent than thunder and heavier than mountains!

It was as if he were the Dominator of this world, while that huge Dharma Manifestation had instead become the challenger, being pushed back step by step, its momentum suppressed!

A huge Dharma Manifestation, and a small yet upright figure.

In this bizarre standoff, the trend of strength and weakness was quietly reversing in a silent way.

Qin Wangchuan took his final step and arrived before the Dharma Manifestation; his figure was far from as towering as the Dharma Manifestation.

However, the Aura he had accumulated step by step, resisting the might of heaven, had already surged back like a tidal wave, actually causing the body of Law constructed by thunder to produce an imperceptible stagnation.

But what answered him was the even colder judgment of the Thunder Emperor Dharma Manifestation.

Above the imperial crown, billions of thunder patterns suddenly lit up, gathering in the center of the crown, and an extreme darkness burst forth from within!

"Heavenly Punishment!"

The Dharma Manifestation spoke, its voice like ten thousand thunders falling silent.

This time, there was no brilliant divine light; a black thunder, condensed to the extreme, shot out from the imperial crown, piercing straight toward the center of Qin Wangchuan's eyebrows!

This was no longer thunder, but the Law enforcing Heavenly Punishment, representing the Thunder Emperor's final judgment on all who defied him.

Facing this bolt of rule-based thunder capable of obliterating a Supreme, Qin Wangchuan did not choose to let the nine layers profound heaven rings block it.

He chose the most direct and arrogant method—catching it with his hand!

He raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and met that annihilating black thunder.

"Buzz—!"

The moment the black thunder touched his palm, it was not a scene of flesh and blood being pierced, but an ear-piercing metallic wail erupting!

If it were before, Qin Wangchuan certainly would not have chosen such an arrogant method.

But things were different now—the upgraded Dragon Gauze Magic Robe had completely transformed; beneath the armor was a second layer of skin interwoven with countless dark gold dragon scales.

Every dragon scale contained the power of the True Dragon imperial blood, perfectly fused with his flesh and blood.

The Heavenly Punishment thunder, which destroyed all things, hit the dragon scales; not only did it fail to advance an inch, but it was instead devoured and decomposed by the scales in reverse!

This was an ability that Dragon Gauze had actively developed to suit Qin Wangchuan.

It was also the most Heaven-Defying aspect of a shapeshifting divine weapon.

Ordinary Magic Treasure spirits, even if they had intelligence, could hardly escape the shackles of being objects.

But she was not an object; she was a living True Dragon.

She was a companion who could breathe and fight with her master, and also a half-self that evolved together.

In their long companionship, Dragon Gauze would gradually make up for Qin Wangchuan's shortcomings and amplify his advantages until there was perfect resonance with her master.

"Sizzle—!"

The black thunder scurried wildly on the surface of the dragon scales but could not break through this barrier.

The black lightning sputtered powerlessly, blasting large holes into the surrounding ground, while Qin Wangchuan only retreated half a step, plowing two deep marks into the ground beneath his feet.

The unique devouring property of the dragon scales forcibly decomposed this portion of the Heavenly Punishment thunder into the purest thunder essence, merging it into Qin Wangchuan's body.

At the same time, the Great Dao secret pattern of "Calamity Ends, I Am Seen" appeared on the skin of his arm.

It further purified and compressed the thunder essence converted by Dragon Gauze, finally turning it into black thunder patterns, branded deep within his immortal bone.

Dragon Gauze devours, secret patterns convert, the immortal bone bears it, and the thunder furnace smelts it!

The four forces formed a perfect cycle at this moment.

After finishing all this, Qin Wangchuan slowly withdrew his arm.

The dragon scales covering it quietly faded away, and only the black-gold luster flowing faintly beneath his skin manifested the terrifying power he had just devoured.

He raised his head, his gaze like a torch, staring straight at that towering Thunder Emperor Dharma Manifestation, his voice calm, yet carrying an unrivaled domineering air:

"My turn."

He did not use any fancy Moves; he simply clenched his right hand into a fist. On the edge of the fist, unimaginable, massive power condensed, as if it had gathered the accumulation of thousands of years of time.

Imperial Rank Cultivation Technique—Thousand Autumns Hegemonic Fist!

This was a fist technique he had once gifted to Jiang Yan in the Middle Thousand Province; Qin Wangchuan had not originally intended to practice it, but while teaching it, he couldn't help but take a few glances.

One glance was enough for Major Achievement.

Now was the right time to use it.

The heavenly suspended silk beneath his feet flashed with a faint light, and his figure shot up into the sky like an arrow released from a bow.

His figure soared high into the air, actually suppressing the Thunder Emperor Dharma Manifestation by a head!

The youth looked down at the towering Dharma Manifestation below, his right fist tucked at his waist.

The Heavenly Punishment black thunder he had just devoured transformed into the fist edge, intertwining and roaring with the Thousand Autumns Hegemonic intent, causing spiderweb-like cracks to appear in the surrounding space.

"Boom—!"

One punch descended, like the Emperor descending to the Nine Heavens!

There was no stalemate, no resistance.

That ancient Thunder Emperor Dharma Manifestation, condensed from the rules of the Supreme, shattered instantly under this punch, like fragile glazed glass! It turned into fragments of thunder light, scattering in all directions.

Amidst the fragments of thunder light, the blurry figure of Chu Qingyan's will appeared.

Qin Wangchuan did not stop his movements; the Ten Directions Marvelous Law Sword suddenly unsheathed. The sword light was like snow, fast to the extreme, tracing a perfect arc.

After one sword strike, Chu Qingyan's figure burst and completely dissipated.

Qin Wangchuan sheathed his sword without even looking back, and the heavenly suspended silk beneath his feet carried him to the ground slowly.

He looked around and then dropped a comment:

"Not bad."

Zhou Yunyi looked at the thunder Law fragments drifting across the sky, his voice changing pitch in excitement: "Holy crap! You're invincible!"

Qin Wangchuan, however, raised his eyes and looked at the stairs leading to the tenth floor, pouring a bucket of cold water on him.

"This floor was Chu Qingyan."

"The next floor will only be stronger than him."

As for that eleventh floor...

Qin Wangchuan did not continue.

But everyone knew clearly—it must be his eldest brother, Qin Wudao, who suppressed the current age and swept through everything invincibly.

Having said that, Qin Wangchuan did not linger and was the first to step onto the stairs leading to the tenth floor.

Qin Zhaoer and Zhou Yunyi followed closely behind.

The tenth floor was no longer an endless trial space, but more like a simple Dao palace.

In the center of the palace, a figure with their back to them slowly turned around.

The moment they saw the other person's face, both Qin Wangchuan and Qin Zhaoer were shocked.

"Sixth Brother?"

Standing in the palace was indeed their Sixth Brother, Qin Hongchen.

He was dressed in white, with a handsome face and a trace of a lazy smile.

But most importantly, this was not a phantom, but his actual physical body!

"Don't attack, it's me." Qin Hongchen raised his hand to signal.

"Of course I see it's you," Qin Zhaoer rolled her eyes at him, then asked suspiciously, "But Sixth Brother, why are you here?"

"The Myriad Dao Book Palace is under my charge to begin with. If I let you keep fighting your way up like this, you'd end up tearing this Dao palace apart."

Qin Hongchen's gaze swept over Qin Wangchuan, carrying a trace of imperceptible approval, then smiled: "Come over and sit with me for a while."

Before the words fell, a gentle teleportation light array lit up beneath their feet.

Zhou Yunyi looked at this turn of events, his mouth stretching almost to his ears—this was definitely the right thigh to hug!

Not only could they steamroll all the way through, but there was even an inside connection!

He was thinking happily when the scene before his eyes suddenly blurred.

The next moment, Zhou Yunyi found that he was already standing outside the main gate of the Myriad Dao Book Palace, and beside him were several Elders with solemn expressions.

One of the Elders held a jade register, his voice like a booming bell, resounding everywhere:

"In this Myriad Dao Book Palace trial, the first to clear it—"

"Zhou Yunyi!"

The grand announcement echoed through the mountains, the smile on Zhou Yunyi's face froze instantly, turning into extreme bewilderment.

He jerked his head to look at the now-closed Myriad Dao Book Palace gate, then looked around at the gazes of envy, jealousy, or scrutiny cast upon him, with only one thought frantically looping in his mind:

'Wait... what about sitting for a while?'

'I haven't even gotten on the ride yet!'