CHAPTER 538: 278, NIRVANA TECHNIQUE, THE ULTIMATE SUBLIMATION!

"Xu Daoist must have another plan and be confident of victory; that’s why he acted this way," Buxu Zi said after pondering for a moment. He was not sure whether Xu Xing’s Golden Crow Dharma Phase could overcome the Vermilion Bird Dharma Phase within the array. However, at this critical juncture, he couldn’t say anything discouraging that might damage morale.

"Indeed, Xu Daoist must have a plan in mind. That’s why he unleashed this divine power..." Cui Tong remarked smoothly, having quickly understood Buxu Zi’s words.

"Fellow Daoists, have faith in Xu Daoist..."

"My crane here has been dancing ceaselessly before Xu Daoist..." Greedy Wolf Dao Lord chuckled, taking a thorn cage from his sleeve and gesturing towards the Red Feather Immortal Crane within.

"Is that an Iron Crown Crane?"

"I never imagined Dao Lord Greedy Wolf possessed such a rare creature! No wonder you were willing to let your Saintess commit to Xu Daoist so early..."

When the cultivators saw the Red Feather Immortal Crane’s red-topped white cheeks and its crown, like one cast from black iron, a wave of relief washed over them. Iron Crown Cranes can perceive a cultivator’s luck; they dance when they encounter someone with great fortune. The innate abilities of such rare creatures are far more accurate than judgments based on mere experience.

An Iron Crown Crane? Xu Xing’s Divine Sense swept across the battlefield. When he spotted the Iron Crown Crane in Greedy Wolf Dao Lord’s thorn cage, a flicker of reminiscence touched his eyes.

A pity there’s only one...

He shook his head.

With that thought, he ceased pondering and focused all his effort on channeling his Magic Power into the Golden Crow Dharma Phase manifesting outside his body.

A moment later, his skin began to crack. Blood seeped out, transforming into flickering droplets of Golden Liquid that scattered across the heavenly vault before falling like jade dew into the lake below. The Dao Principles of Life permeated the air. The once-dead surface of the lake revived with vitality; fish eggs buried within the mountains and streams began to hatch, and tiny fish emerged, swimming freely in the water...

The Nirvana Technique and the Golden Crow Body... He’s going to use *that* technique... Bathing in Fire Rebirth, an ultimate sublimation... Witnessing this phenomenon, Cui Tong was startled, and his confidence in Xu Xing’s victory grew.

The Nirvana Technique was not merely a divine power for reviving the Physical Body and Divine Soul after death; it was also an exceptionally potent offensive grand divine power. Through Nirvana, the strength of one’s Physical Body, Divine Soul, and Magic Power could be enhanced, sublimating them to a higher realm. The Phoenix, an ancient Divine Beast, possessed the innate divine power of Nirvana. This power was not limited to resurrection; it could also be used for reincarnation, life extension, and realm enhancement. The Nirvana Technique was created based on the Phoenix’s Nirvana. While it might not elevate a cultivator’s actual realm, it could push them to their utmost limit, allowing them to touch upon the next realm prematurely.

The next moment, Xu Xing’s Golden Crow Dharma Phase surged with incredible momentum. The Sun True Fire enveloping him instantly liquefied, coating his entire form like molten magma. Each of the previously indistinct Feather Tokens now manifested with perfect clarity.

At that instant, the heavenly vault, already a sea of fire, gained a second sun. Two suns now stood side by side in the void. It was as if fire gods resided high in the firmament, gazing down upon all mortals, with the blazing suns as Their very eyes.

Winds scattered the clouds, and the lake water boiled.

What kind of power is this?! The thirteen Dao Lords from Flying Feather Immortal Palace, encased within the Vermilion Bird Dharma Phase, were horrified. They had never witnessed such a terrifying phenomenon.

"He’s burning his immortal body—his Golden Crow Immortal Body—to unleash the full power of his bloodline..."

"All for a fleeting instant of brilliance."

From a distance, an indifferent voice drifted into the ears of Zhongtai Dao Lord and the others, explaining the situation.

Is that Martial Uncle Shi? someone in the crowd wondered.

No, it’s Uncle Chi! another realized.

The cultivators were astonished. According to their plan, Chi Yuan was supposed to be lying in wait outside the Nanhua Sect’s territory to ambush Xu Xing. His presence here surely meant that Xu Xing’s actions had alarmed even this venerable Nascent Soul Saint Monarch, compelling him to intervene personally.

Burning his bloodline for a mere moment of brilliance... We’ve pushed him this far... Dao Lord Gouli’s heart sank. If not for the internal strife within the sect, Xu Xing, a peerless Pride of Heaven, would have been the ideal candidate from their Master and Disciple Lineage to inherit the Sect Leader’s Position. Yet now... he was forced to burn his very bloodline for a chance at victory.

"No, you are mistaken," Chi Yuan’s voice transmission continued, as if he had sensed Dao Lord Gouli’s thoughts. After a brief pause, he added, "Though it is an ultimate sublimation, he has comprehended the Life and Death Principles. This is likely connected to the Heavenly Saint Sect’s Nirvana Technique... Only the Nirvana Technique could grant him such resolve..."

So, that means... after burning his bloodline, he still has a chance to recover? Or rather, this is one of his trump cards, not a desperate last resort...

Hearing this, Dao Lord Gouli and the others felt a mixture of joy and sorrow. They were glad that Xu Xing, this Pride of Heaven, had not truly fallen, yet they also mourned the decline of their own generation. Each of them had risen to become high-level members of their sect, renowned Nascent Soul Daoist Lords in the world; their journeys had mirrored those of protagonists in epic tales.

However, as the saying goes, "The later waves of the Yangtze River inevitably push forward the waves before them." Now, despite having time, favorable terrain, and popular support on their side, they faced the humbling prospect of defeat, outmatched by a junior who had only recently formed his Nascent Soul.

"Rest assured, I will intervene," Chi Yuan stated calmly.

"The grand game played across this world belongs to us Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs," he declared indifferently. "He... cannot escape its bounds."

Whether it was Zhongtai Dao Lord, Cui Tong, or Ren Yuanrui, they were all merely pawns in the grand game unfolding across East Huangzhou. The true players were the Nascent Soul Saint Monarchs from the various sects.