513: Chapter 158 Emperor Qi Dragon Transformation Technique 513: Chapter 158 Emperor Qi Dragon Transformation Technique Hou Chen’s body shimmered with Blood Light, and his eyes turned into a golden-purple hue, as cold as the purple-and-golden Combat Armor on Ji Wu, radiating an icy aloofness.

He pinched a spell, executing the Xingyi Tao, though this Tao had transformed, taking on an entirely different elegance.

The Xingyi Sword Soul and Sword Spirit, both merged with the derived Gray Dragon, formed the True Dragon Profound Meaning as daunting as the Emperor Blood and Majesty.

The True Dragon roared, carrying the imposing Emperor Qi, indicative of the Emperor Qi Dragon Transformation Technique, a testament to the inheritance of Emperor Blood and a time-honored ancient Tao.

Zhou Yan had once pondered over these techniques but lacked the capability to derive them, hence he delved into the insights of the Supreme Water Swordsmanship.

However, his disciple, Hou Chen, with the inheritance of Emperor Blood, had embarked on this grand Tao.

Zhou Yan felt both shocked and relieved in his heart, yet he worried about the ongoing battle.

But his concern was helpless as the Guardian Ancient Array was impenetrable, so he suppressed his anxiety and focused more intensely to decipher and alter the Array.

He genuinely despised the likes of Kong Ji, Wu Xu, and the Yaochi Saint.

He also knew Yao and others must have departed to attend to other matters, hence allowing Kong Ji, Wu Xu, and other Saints to interfere once again.

After all, a Saint’s words would never falter, leading Yao, Fairy Die, and others to presume the situation was stable, only to have the shameless actions from Saints like Kong Ji and Wu Xu meddling in the combat.

“This time, if I don’t render Ji Wu useless, I, Zhou Yan, swear not to be considered a human!”

Zhou Yan determinedly resolved that once he deciphered the Array, regardless of the circumstances, he would immediately attack Ji Wu and interrupt the battle!

He accelerated the deciphering pace while the fight on Hou Chen’s side intensified.

Hou Chen’s Emperor Qi Dragon Transformation erupted, roaring like an Emperor Dragon across the Heavenly Vault, striking towards Ji Wu’s Destruction Half of Sword Light.

“Boom!”

In the Void, flames burst forth, and the two deadly attacks collided, like the explosive burst of a destructive halo or a meteorite explosion, radiantly spectacular.

Yet this explosion shocked everyone, changing their expressions drastically.

Such Divine Skills almost seemed to transcend the limits of the Sword Void Realm; how formidable will these two grow to be?

Particularly, the disciple of Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan, Hou Chen, was monstrously frightening, such a young child still wet behind the ears; how could he be so powerful?!

“Huff—”

Ji Wu, unshaken, exhales a stream of purple Qi, which bizarrely resembles the visible Aura of Destiny—a very special type.

This purple Qi, like embodying the Transformation, formed an indescribable force of Heavenly Dao punishment, imbued with the essence of Heavenly Dao.

This force of Heavenly Dao punishment aimed for Hou Chen’s head, and it was clear to any Cultivator that Hou Chen could not possibly defend against this strike with his physical body alone.

The internal space of the Ancient Array quivered and trembled as if shaking Heaven and Earth.

In an instant, the Battle Platform was upheaved, with sand and rocks flying around, yet nothing could escape the confines of the Battle Platform.

In that moment, the flaw in the Ancient Array became evident to Cultivators, as even the flying sand and rocks could not escape, hitting an invisible wave in the Void, continuously ricocheting back.

“Only I am invincible!”

Facing the murderous purple Qi, Hou Chen stood undaunted.

He interlaced his hands, creating ancient Array Patterns.

The interwoven patterns formed an old Tao.

Simultaneously, the Xingyi Dragon Form Swordsmanship merged with the ancient Emperor Blood and Majesty, forming a naturally perfect Gray Dragon Illusion.

This illusion emitted an immensely majestic and terrifying aura, enveloping Hou Chen within.

It was as if his body had been possessed by a massive beast-like Gray Dragon Illusion.

“This is the Emperor Qi Sword Body’s Dragon Swordsmanship, Emperor Qi transforming into the True Dragon form…

he can even derive to improve upon the original, this child is truly terrifying!”

A Cultivator exclaimed.

Even though Zhou Yan’s talent was incomparable to many Cultivators present, barely a True Spirit-level genius, the majority of geniuses present were still at the True Spirit level, and not many were at the True Xuan level.

And Zhou Yan, too, was growing at that time; many present geniuses were likewise True Spirit-level at that time, so the gap wasn’t as vast as imagined.

Zhou Yan’s exploits initially didn’t create a stir, but after the Thunderflame Sword Body became known under Zhou Yan’s name, it gained widespread fame, and the name Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan also shocked the universe.

Especially after the Evil King’s emergence, who fought countless Saints in one go demonstrating unparalleled skills, the capability of the Emperor Qi Sword Body to strike down the Evil King’s Avatar, even if it was just an Avatar, undeniably elevated the Sword Body’s fame to its zenith.

Though Emperor Qi Sword Body hadn’t appeared yet, now, because of Hou Chen, his reputation grew even louder.

Once, Zhou Yan in the Southern Wilderness had slain the Evil King’s Avatar and though he perished, his strength and dazzling genius charm even shocked an era.

Now, little Hou Chen, fully projected the same charisma as Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan once did, giving everyone a shock of ‘striking similarity’.

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Purple energies surged, the Gray Dragon Illusion roared, and once again, they clashed.

“Boom!”

Inside the Ancient Array, a violent explosion erupted, and due to the energy being trapped within the Array, it unleashed a tsunami-like surge.

Within the giant wave, Hou Chen clearly suffered, his body subjected to an endless assault of chaotic energy, his whole body instantly soaked with blood.

However, Kong Ji seemed to have anticipated this situation and adeptly dodged a few times before he stopped avoiding and let the furious energy hit him without care—his body was adorned with a purple-gold Combat Armor, a true Holy Artifact.

With this armor, he was nearly “Invulnerable,” already standing on unbeatable ground.

All Cultivators witnessed this scene, and some genius cultivators privately cursed Kong Ji for his shamelessness, but having top-tier defensive Combat Armor was definitely a sign of strength, because in this world, there was no such thing as fairness.

Despite some resentment, it was still within an acceptable range; however, the voices of those genius cultivators who were shouting for Kong Ji’s certain victory were no longer as loud.

Hou Chen staggered, the opponent’s assaults growing stronger, unexpectedly straining him.

But he was not foolish.

Sensing the change in the Ancient Array, he quickly grasped Kong Ji’s ruthless intent, and his demeanor grew considerably more solemn.

The naive recklessness on his young face vanished, replaced by much more caution.

“Hiss—”

At that moment, Kong Ji drew out a pitch-black long sword—this was a Holy Level long sword, filled with limitless killing intent and unmatched momentum.

“This is the ‘Asking Dao Bahuang Sword’!

It’s actually the ‘Asking Dao Bahuang Sword’!”

Another Cultivator cried out in alarm.

This sword, an ancient Holy Artifact, its quality unfathomable but its lethal power extremely potent.

Once it cut through human skin, the flesh and essence of the body would be instantly drained.

Being struck by it meant certain death from the devouring of one’s essence blood.

It was a powerful and sinister sword.

This sword had once caused panic among Saints.

Subsequently, its bearer was constantly hunted by various Saints and eventually disappeared, along with the sword.

Now, this sword appeared in Kong Ji’s hands.

The pitch-black sword radiated a fierce, ruthless, bloodthirsty, and mad aura, seemingly able to activate the chaotic factors within one’s body, driving a person to madness without a fight.

…

After drawing the sword, Kong Ji looked at Hou Chen with a hint of mocking smile and then suddenly slashed fiercely.

“Whoosh—”

The sound of cutting through the sky just appeared.

The pitch-black Sword Light had already torn through the heavenly vault, unleashing a massive, devastating range of slaughter.

Not only that, this devastating range surprisingly broke through the Ancient Array’s confinement and aimed outside the Array.

At that moment, countless geniuses panicked and retreated in horror.

If it weren’t for the Array weakening the slaughterous light, this strike could have disastrously affected thousands of genius Cultivators.

Below the Battle Platform, the battlefield’s ground shattered into ruins, infinite black Qi and Blood Qi suddenly erupted, tearing through the void, extending over a vast range that turned everything to wasteland.

This sword was terrifying to such an extent; after everyone dodged, their faces were filled with bewilderment and became exceedingly pale.

Sensing such a massive killing move, Hou Chen’s pupils contracted, his expression turned even more solemn.

The opponent had made a deadly move, but he was not intimidated, although he was now at a disadvantage.

His body underwent another transformation, the Gray Dragon Illusion rapidly shrank, deriving a drop of blood.

He fiercely grabbed that drop of blood, which suddenly erupted into peerless Blood Light.

The Blood Light soared into the sky again, deriving a world-like scenario, as if the cycle of creation and destruction occurred.

Harnessing such the power of creation and destruction of this world, he unleashed an ultimate killing intent.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, in a single move, an Emperor-like Illusion manifestedbringing out all the Taoist radiance of Heaven and Earth, showing that his move had almost reached the ‘Break Nine’ level.

This was undeniably terrifying.

This Tao was unrecognizable to anyone, but the solemn presence of that ancient Emperor’s Illusion declared that this Tao was undoubtedly very powerful.

“Spurt—”

Suddenly, space seemed to freeze.

Blood Light and the power of Devouring collided, the killing intent and power of Destruction coexisted.

Endless energy roared, yet it still froze in the void, appearing as if the pitch-black Asking Dao Bahuang Sword and the Emperor’s Blood Light clashed, and it was an even match.

Lastly, after a prolonged stalemate, a cracking sound like shattering vibrations came from the Asking Dao Bahuang Sword, surprising all Cultivators.

However, the Asking Dao Bahuang Sword did not break.

Instead, an ancient decaying sword film on it shattered, turning the originally pitch-black sword into a purple-black color, its body overflowing with dazzling Blood Light, as if shedding a layer of skin.

This change was very peculiar.

But even though the Asking Dao Bahuang Sword had undergone a transformation, the Blood Light still fiercely suppressed it; Kong Ji again gained no advantage.

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