301: The flawed jade is the king (40).

"I want this Saint Physique Origin."

The young man's tone was flat and matter-of-fact, as if he were merely stating an established fact.

Wang Yun slowly withdrew his hand, which had been about to touch the Saint Corpse, as his Double Pupils constricted violently at this moment.

He could not see through this person.

Within the vision of his Heart Heavy Pupils, the other party appeared like a mist enveloped in dense green light; deep within the mist, a terrifying creature seemed to lie dormant, making his heart palpitate.

"You want it?"

Wang Yun laughed. He pointed at the pile of bones at his feet, then at the quasi-Emperor-level Prodigy in the distance who was still struggling and coughing up blood.

"I fought my way through the entire battlefield to stand here."

"You want to take it away just by wagging your tongue?"

"On what grounds?"

"On the grounds that I am stronger than you."

Chen You's voice remained calm and sincere, as if this were the most fundamental truth in the world.

Wang Yun's gaze sharpened.

"It seems that in this world, there are more and more people who don't want to be reasonable."

"Just as well, I'm not a reasonable person either."

Before the words had even faded, the pure collision of Qi between the two caused the surrounding onlookers—all Prodigies—to turn pale and retreat in terror.

"Since you are unwilling to give it, I will take it myself."

Chen You seemed to lose his patience and waved his hand casually.

Screech!

With a crisp, high-pitched bird cry, a streak of green light flew out from his sleeve, instantly transforming into a hundred-zhang-tall Qingluan divine bird. It stirred up a sky full of sharp wind blades, completely cutting off all of Wang Yun's paths of retreat.

The attack was so fast that even Divine Thought could hardly lock onto it.

But in the vision of Wang Yun's Heart Heavy Pupils, every movement of the Qingluan was infinitely slowed down, and all future attack trajectories turned into crystal-clear lines.

Wang Yun shifted his feet slightly, taking a simple half-step to the left and leaning back at a strange angle.

Chih!

The Qingluan's sharp claws brushed past his cheek, the strong wind ruffling his hair but failing to harm him in the slightest.

Wang Yun moved leisurely through the lethal storm, each step landing precisely on the safest point.

"Hmm?"

A hint of surprise finally flashed across Chen You's calm face.

"Since one is not enough, then have a few more."

He formed seals with both hands. Bifang, Chongming, and Guiche—the phantom images of three ferocious birds that only existed in ancient myths manifested one after another. Together with the Qingluan, they instantly formed a four-sided encirclement, drowning Wang Yun in a kaleidoscope of Divine Abilities.

But it was still useless.

Wang Yun's figure moved through the sea of fire, divine light, and soul-snatching sonic waves, always finding a path to survival in desperate situations.

"You sure raise a diverse flock of birds."

Wang Yun even had the leisure to mock him.

"Do you run a zoo?"

Chen You's brow furrowed slightly; he disliked this feeling of having nowhere to apply his strength.

"Your eyes are very special."

He looked at Wang Yun's Double Pupils, which were swirling with purple, green, and gold divine light, and became thoughtful.

"Since technique is useless, then I shall suppress you with sheer power."

The green light around his body flared up intensely.

"Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix."

Boom!

The sky above the entire battlefield was instantly crowded with dense, massive phantom images.

Golden Crow, Peacock, Great Roc... over a hundred types of divine birds from mythology manifested. Carrying their respective Origin pressures, they all craned their necks and cried out together.

Wang Yun's expression finally changed.

His precognition was still active; he saw countless dense attack trajectories, but... they were all dead ends.

All space was filled with the attacks of the divine birds; there was nowhere to dodge.

"It's over."

Chen You pressed his hand down through the air.

The sky full of divine birds fell toward Wang Yun like a meteor shower, carrying the light of Laws.

"Can't dodge it..."

Wang Yun looked up at the torrent of destruction. There was no despair in his eyes; instead, his Battle Intent grew even stronger.

"Since I can't dodge, I won't."

Thump!

Inside his chest, the first generation supreme bone emitted a brilliant divine light.

"All Things Grow."

Wang Yun made a pressing motion toward the ground below.

In an instant, countless emerald-green divine vines rapidly burst from the earth.

They grew and intertwined frantically, instantly forming an incredibly massive green dome that firmly protected Wang Yun within.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

The torrent of Divine Abilities formed by the hundred birds slammed violently into the green dome.

The outermost divine vines were incinerated, torn, and pierced the moment they made contact.

But more divine vines surged from below, one after another, layer upon layer, repairing the gaps in the dome.

This was a struggle between life and death, a confrontation between destruction and creation.

Wang Yun stood beneath the dome, his face pale.

He could feel the life essence within him being frantically drained; the power of the heart of flora was being pushed to its absolute limit.

However, Chen You's attack was too strong.

That Hundred Birds Divine Ability seemed endless.

The green dome was being weakened and thinned bit by bit at a visible rate.

Cracks began to appear.

"Did you really think you were the only one with a trump card?"

Looking at the defense that was about to shatter, the look of madness in Wang Yun's eyes grew even stronger.

Thump!

Deep within his chest, the second Supreme Bone, the grandmist supreme bone, let out a humming roar at this moment.

An ancient purple-gold aura, seemingly from the dawn of creation, erupted from his body.

"Grandmist."

Wang Yun slowly spread his hands.

"Domain."

Buzz!

He voluntarily dispelled the All Things Grow defense that was on the verge of collapse.

A purple-gold halo centered on him instantly expanded to a radius of a hundred zhang.

Within these hundred zhang, all Acquired Law Divine Abilities would be forcibly reverted to their most primitive, initial state.

The sky full of divine birds charged into Wang Yun's Domain like rain, only to dissolve and decompose silently like clay oxen entering the sea, turning into the purest Spiritual Qi and vanishing into nothingness.

The innate Divine Ability of the grandmist supreme bone: All Laws Return to Source.

In just a few breaths, the world-destroying Hundred Birds offensive was swallowed up completely.

Wang Yun stood in the center of the Domain, looking like a God King.

He looked at the stunned Chen You in the distance and grinned.

"It seems your birds can't fly anymore."

Chen You's expression was grave as he stared warily at the purple-gold Domain.

He realized he had encountered an unprecedentedly powerful enemy.

"Very well."

The green light on Chen You's body began to recede, replaced by a flame that was red as blood yet carried a sacred golden glow.

"You are worthy of me getting serious."

A cry more high-pitched and noble than all the previous bird calls combined sounded from within him.

Behind him, a phantom of a divine bird condensed entirely from red-gold divine fire slowly emerged.

Head of a rooster, jaw of a swallow, neck of a snake, back of a tortoise, tail of a fish... that was... a Phoenix.

"Phoenix Physique!"

Wang Yun's heart jolted.

This was a supreme Physique that had long been extinct in legends, born with the ability to command all birds and control the fires of life, death, and Nirvana.

"Again."

Chen You merged with the Phoenix phantom behind him and stepped forward, charging directly into Wang Yun's Grandmist Domain.

Phoenix True Fire was a flame close to the Origin; it clashed frantically with the Primordial Qi, letting out sharp crackling sounds.

"Kill!"

Wang Yun no longer defended passively; he withdrew the Domain and concentrated all Grandmist power into his fists.

The two were like two comets, colliding violently in mid-air.

Boom!

A massive energy shockwave spread out.

Purple-gold divine light and red-gold divine fire entangled and tore at each other frantically.

This was a most primitive and dangerous form of melee combat.

Bang!

After the final collision, both were sent flying simultaneously, each smashing a deep pit into the ground.

The smoke and dust cleared.

Wang Yun climbed out of the pit and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. His upper body was covered in hideous burns, but the green light from the heart of flora was rapidly healing them.

On the other side, Chen You also stood up, blood at the corner of his mouth, looking somewhat disheveled.

The two looked at each other from a distance, their gazes containing both admiration and wariness.

"Still want to fight?"

Wang Yun rubbed his charred shoulder.

Chen You was silent for a moment.

"Split it."

"Deal."

Wang Yun laughed.

Both were smart; if they fought to the death here, it would only benefit others.

Chen You raised his hand and made a cut, a line of fire splitting the clump of Saint Physique Origin into two.

Wang Yun waved his sleeve and collected his half.

"Wang Yun."

He gave his name.

"Chen You."

The youth in green nodded and glanced at Wang Yun. "Your Physique is very strong."

Without waiting for an answer, he turned and spread a pair of brilliant wings of fire.

"Consider this half of the Saint Origin as being temporarily stored with you."

"At the end of the Ancient Starry Road, I will take it back with interest."

With that, he transformed into a streak of fire and soared into the sky.

Wang Yun watched the direction he left, feeling the stinging pain left by the Phoenix True Fire on his chest, his Battle Intent rising even higher.

With such an opponent, this path to proving Emperor-hood would not be lonely.