13: Counterattack Xuanxiao! The Five Elements Battle Formation and the Battle of Exterminating the Sect
On the way back to the nest, the lingering aura of the five elements panlong halberd still swirled around Ditian's claws. When he was still a hundred miles away, he sensed the Spiritual Qi fluctuations coming from the direction of the nest—it was the aura of the Xuanxiao Sect!
"Alert! Xuanxiao Sect Master Nie Chen has personally led a hundred Cultivators to besiege the Yao Race territory, triggering a 'Clan Protection War'!"
The System's sharp alert made Ditian's scales stand on end, and a monstrous rage ignited in his golden pupils.
"Ding! The 935th offspring has been born, Awakening a Metal Spiritual Root! Gained Dao Cultivation +130."
Ditian unleashed his full Divine Travel Technique, his figure transforming into a streak of light that streaked across the sky. Before reaching the nest, he saw the Xuanxiao Sect's 'Nine Heavens Thunder Control Array' enveloping the entire mountain forest, with over a hundred purple lightning pillars striking down. The Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array built by the Yao Race trembled precariously amidst the lightning. His White Tiger Consort was leading elite offspring in a beast-form battle array, the Silver Moon Fox Consort was using illusions to confuse the enemies, and his Azure Phoenix Lover was assaulting with wind blades, but in front of Nie Chen, a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator, all resistance seemed pale and powerless.
"Stop!" Ditian's roar, imbued with the might of his Candle Dragon True Body, shattered several lightning pillars with its sound waves. When Nie Chen turned around, his pupils constricted violently in shock—the tiger Yao in front of him was entwined with five-colored dragon patterns, and between the opening and closing of the vertical eye on his forehead, the Law of the Heavenly Dao flowed. The five elements panlong halberd in his hand made his heart palpitate.
"The Candle Dragon Bloodline… it actually awakened!" Nie Chen gritted his teeth. "However, today is your death day! Xuanxiao Secret Art—Myriad Thunder Immortal Execution!" The Sect Master formed hand seals, and a hundred-zhang diameter thunder Dragon condensed in the sky. Each sway of the Dragon's body tore through space. Ditian, however, neither dodged nor evaded. He channeled all the Spiritual Qi in his body into the Dragon Halberd: "Five Elements Battle Array, open!"
Amidst the shaking of the earth and mountains, the Five Elements Spiritual Qi of the entire mountain forest converged frantically. The sharpness of Metal transformed into ten thousand Flying Swords, the vitality of Wood formed towering giant trees as a cage, the gentleness of Water condensed into a sky-obscuring tsunami, the fierceness of Fire ignited into a world-burning sea of flames, and the stability of Earth rose into a thousand-zhang mountain. The Five Elements, under Ditian's control, formed an endlessly rotating battle array. The thunder Dragon, upon rushing into the array, was instantly decomposed into pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.
"Ding! Bloodline Resonance triggered! All offspring gain Five Elements Battle Array amplification!"
"Ding! The 936th offspring has been born, triggering Bloodline Reversion (Candle Dragon Phantom)! Gained Dao Cultivation +300."
Taking advantage of Nie Chen's astonishment, Ditian swung the Dragon Halberd directly at his vital point. The moment the halberd's blade tore through space, a hundred Xuanxiao Sect Cultivators simultaneously unleashed their defensive Magic Treasures, forming a golden light shield. But the five elements panlong halberd contained the Candle Dragon Law, easily slicing cracks into the light shield. Nie Chen was forced to act personally, and nine Xuanxiao Swords flew out from his sleeve. The ancient runes engraved on the sword bodies flickered with the power to exterminate Yao.
"The remnants of the Candle Dragon lineage! Not killing all of you back then was my biggest mistake!" Nie Chen's attack carried the terrifying pressure of a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator. The sword array formed by the nine swords combining actually compressed Ditian's Five Elements Domain to within three zhang of his body. Ditian's scales were cut by the Sword Qi, leaving several wounds. Where the blood dripped, the ground was instantly corroded into deep pits.
"But today is the doomsday of your Xuanxiao Sect!" Ditian suddenly let out a Heaven Defying Dragon Roar, and his Candle Dragon True Body completely manifested. His thousand-zhang long Dragon body was entwined with five-colored Spiritual Light. His dragon claws tore open the sword array, and his Dragon Tail swept away half of the Xuanxiao Cultivators. He plunged the Dragon Halberd into the ground and roared: "Five Elements—Reincarnation Annihilation!"
The Five Elements Power between heaven and earth began to reverse, and the Spiritual Qi of the Xuanxiao Sect Cultivators was forcibly extracted. Nie Chen discovered in horror that his Nascent Soul was being decomposed by the Five Elements Law. He tried to escape but was seized by Ditian's dragon claw. "No! I am the Xuanxiao Sect Master…" Before he could finish speaking, the Candle Dragon Fire erupted from Ditian's mouth, incinerating Nie Chen and his Nascent Soul completely.
"Ding! Defeated a Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator! Gained Dao Cultivation x2000!"
"Ding! Annihilated the Xuanxiao Sect! Completed a hidden quest! Gained Unknown Divine Artifact Shard x1, unlocked 'Yao Race Dynasty' System!"
When the last Xuanxiao Sect Cultivator fell, the System's alerts rang out one after another:
"Dao Cultivation Accumulated: 3625 years"
"Strength Attribute: 6320 kg"
"Current Cultivation: Golden Core Late Stage (Candle Dragon True Body Form)"
"Magic Arts:"
- Five Elements Art (Perfection)
- Soul Devouring Skill (Improved Version - Can Purify Evil Power)
- Candle Dragon Nine Transformations (Awakened 3 Transformations)
"Talent Skills:"
- Heaven Defying Dragon Roar
- Candle Dragon Insight
- Five Elements Ancestral Witch Body
- Candle Dragon Burns the Heavens
"Passive Skills:"
- Beast Kings Blessing
- Elemental Resistance Enhancement
- Five Elements Spirit Devouring
"Number of Offspring: 936"
"Special Items:"
- five elements panlong halberd (Ancient Divine Artifact)
- candle dragon jade slip (Incomplete)
- xuanxiao sect secret jade slip
Ditian retracted his Candle Dragon True Body, gazing at his cheering clan and his snuggling consorts, a gentle light in his golden eyes. His White Tiger Consort rubbed her head against his wounds. He lowered his head, looking at the Divine Artifact shard in his claw, a decision already made in his heart.