144: Transformation

The moment the great dao human sovereign cauldron was activated, all Cultivators present whose cultivation was below the Void Refining Realm Peak collectively turned into dust, their cultivation and Divine Souls slowly being absorbed into the human emperor cauldron.

In just a few breaths, the majority of the tens of thousands of Cultivators on Tianji Mountain immediately collapsed.

“This...”

Ling Mofeng and the Lingyun Sect Disciples, the only ones unaffected, were also simultaneously startled upon seeing Shen Lian use such a brutal method.

“Now! The annoying ants have disappeared. Next, the real battle begins!”

As the human emperor cauldron was withdrawn, Medicinal Pills rained down onto the ground like a fierce storm.

Every Medicinal Pill represented the death of a Cultivator, instilling intense fear in the remaining Cultivators on Tianji Mountain.

“Shen Lian!”

Song Xiangyun gripped her Jade Staff, her surrounding True Essence boiling.

“You truly have deep demonic roots. Since that is the case, allow me to personally send you off.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Song Xiangyun proactively struck out with her palm toward Shen Lian.

“Song Xiangyun! Do you think you are qualified to kill me?”

Shen Lian didn't even lift his head, simply raising his hand and sweeping it across.

With a distance of ten feet between their palms, a ball of intertwined blue and cyan light immediately emanated.

Boom—

Following a startling explosion, Song Xiangyun's body moved uncontrollably, retreating backward without stopping.

The ground in front of Shen Lian's feet had sunken several tens of feet deep.

He pointed with an open hand: “If this level of strength is enough to govern the Northern Domain, then I can only say the Northern Domain has no capable people!”

“Damn it!”

With a sharp cry, Song Xiangyun suddenly pressed the Jade Staff against the ground, forcefully stabilizing her out-of-control figure.

Immediately, she spread her arms, and Dao Rhyme gathered around her body. A powerful force surged into her body from all directions.

“Seven Stars Arching the Moon Hand!”

A powerful palm strike shot out, Spiritual Qi Fusion with Dao Rhyme carrying the momentum to shatter mountains and crack stones, heading straight for Shen Lian.

However, Shen Lian neither dodged nor avoided it. He stomped his foot, and as the dual Yin and Yang Qi flowed together, a counter-move instantly arose.

“Void Concealment: Single Qi Separates Yin and Yang.”

The dual Yin and Yang Qi erupted from his palm, directly confronting the vast Qi of the Seven Stars Arching the Moon.

The moment they touched, the might of the Seven Stars immediately diminished, fully integrating into the Yin and Yang separated move, and counter-rushed toward Song Xiangyun.

Song Xiangyun's jade eyebrows furrowed coldly, and she quickly grabbed the Jade Staff, spinning it rapidly in front of her.

Boom—

“Ah—”

A shocking explosion and a moan echoed in the Void Realm, accompanied by scattered blood.

Song Xiangyun was actually directly repelled several tens of feet away by a single palm strike, her lips stained crimson.

“Hahaha, Song Xiangyun, this is your achievement after all these years? Your progress is too miserable to behold; you are far inferior to me!”

Amidst his wild laughter, Shen Lian flipped his hands, bringing forth his ultimate move again, intending to directly smash his opponent.

“This is bad! Protect the Alliance Leader!”

Virtuous and Universal was the fastest to recover from the shock, immediately blocking Song Xiangyun and fiercely urging his Inner Core.

Vast Buddha Power instantly condensed. As Dao Rhyme shone, a Vajra Glaring Dharma Appearance materialized behind him.

“Bodhi Sacred Palm!”

As one palm struck out, Virtuous and Universal performed Qi Circulation for another move.

“Great Brahma Buddha Hand!”

The Sacred Palm and the Buddha Hand—both palms struck out, rushing without hesitation toward Shen Lian's vital points.

“And me!”

Profound Mechanism Master shouted loudly, and as he lightly swept his horsetail whisk, a famous Daoist move was unleashed.

“Mighty Dao Power.”

Immediately, three streams of peerless True Essence flew toward Shen Lian simultaneously, aiming to reverse the unfavorable situation.

“Is this all you are capable of?”

The madman's tone was provocative. As the corner of his mouth slightly curved up, his hands were already raised again.

“Void Concealment: Absorbing Momentum.”

In an instant, both the Buddha and Dao forces were entirely absorbed by Shen Lian's Void Concealment.

The next moment, brilliant light erupted around Shen Lian's body, and a peerless force flowed forth.

“Void Concealment: Raging Sea Returning Flow!”

Raging sea waves surged forward.

Virtuous and Universal and Profound Mechanism Master were shocked, having not anticipated that Shen Lian possessed this killing move.

Just as they prepared to use their Cultivation Technique to resist, they were swept away by the surging giant waves.

In an instant, their Dharma Appearances collapsed, and their Physical Bodies were completely destroyed.

Only a sigh remained, their final words left in the world.

“Now, it's your turn.”

After dealing with the two, Shen Lian pointed from afar at the stunned Song Xiangyun.

“Hehehe, hahaha...”

Unexpectedly, facing such a disadvantage, Song Xiangyun did not panic but laughed instead.

“Shen Lian, I have to admit that our understanding of you is far from enough. I never expected you could hide your true strength so deeply,

No wonder Liu Yixue and Nangong Li died by your hand; it was all due to their underestimation of your strength.”

“Hmph, is that your final testament?”

Song Xiangyun gave a tragic smile: “Do you think I would follow in their footsteps so easily? If so, then you are truly too naive!”

With a fierce shout, Song Xiangyun suddenly spread her arms.

In just an instant, the surrounding Spiritual Qi surged into Song Xiangyun's body like an overwhelming tide.

“No, Alliance Leader, what are you doing?”

The Disciples of the Alliance Leaders Mansion collectively felt their dantian seas uncontrollably leaking outward.

“I originally didn't want to use this trump card now, but your methods today far exceeded my expectations!”

“Shen Lian, I am not as foolish as Liu Yixue and the others, who become satisfied and stop progressing after taking what they want from you.”

“On the contrary, to wait for this day, I began planning a century ago. Everyone who joined my Alliance Leaders Mansion Cultivated the same Cultivation Technique as me.

Then, I used the Northern Domain's Domain Guarding Peerless Art, the Northern Darkness Returning Origin Method, to absorb all of their lifelong cultivation and nourish my own meridians.

The same Cultivation Technique, the same Spiritual Qi nourishment, without any hidden dangers. I will let you witness with your own eyes the true strength of the Alliance Leader of the Northern Domain Profound Sect Alliance after this complete transformation!”

After speaking, she tightly gripped the Jade Staff in her hand.

As the outer layer of the Jade Staff peeled away, revealing a white light staff shimmering with Dao Rhyme, the cultivation of nearly a thousand Alliance Leaders Mansion Disciples had already been completely drained by Song Xiangyun.

“Ha—”

The moment her cultivation skyrocketed, Song Xiangyun's black hair instantly turned silver-white, and her expression became even more ferocious than before.

When she opened her eyes again, Song Xiangyun, possessing peerless power, looked at Shen Lian with an arrogant, world-disdainful gaze.

“Immortal Realm Third Level?”

Shen Lian frowned, using his great dao Heavenly Eye to directly lock onto Song Xiangyun's current cultivation.

“Shen Lian, prepare to face judgment!”

A deep shout, like a deity commencing the final judgment, caused the heavens and earth to tremble.

A world-destroying pressure slammed toward Shen Lian.

“Uh~”

As the pressure passed, Shen Lang let out a soft groan and retreated several steps.

Before he could raise his hand, Song Xiangyun's ultimate move struck.

“Three Calamities of the Emperor's Zenith: Azure Zenith Swallows the Eight Desolates.”

Boom—

After the move passed, the wind swept up the clouds, and half of Tianji Mountain's Peaks directly collapsed.

After the ultimate move passed, Shen Lian's figure was no longer present at the scene.

“While you viewed me as an ant, you failed to realize that the roles of hunter and prey are constantly shifting. Shen Lian, having been hit by my Three Calamities of the Emperor's Zenith, you have absolutely no chance of survival. Ah, hahaha.”

Song Xiangyun laughed triumphantly, as if everything was already under her control.

But the next moment, the madman's peerless figure slowly stepped out from the smoke and dust.

“Hmm? How is this possible!”

Seeing Shen Lian appear before her completely unharmed, a look of astonishment flashed across Song Xiangyun's face.

Shen Lian curled his lips: “You're right, the hunter and the prey can switch positions at any time. However, in the eyes of the hunter, the prey, no matter how much they change, will always only be the prey!”

He beckoned with his hand, and immediately, the mountain in front of his feet collapsed by half a step.

At this moment, Shen Lian's cultivation had reached the Primordial Chaos Realm Peak.

“Come on, maintain that posture, so I can thoroughly and joyfully crush you. Come, let's fight until we've had our fill!”

As his voice fell, Shen Lian spun around and rushed toward Song Xiangyun.