Chapter 239: Chapter 236: Decisive Battle_1
Fight?
Or concede defeat?
All eyes turned to Qin Wudao. In front of the brilliantly shining Shen Youlin, the newly risen young prodigy, Qin Wudao seemed dim and dull.
Apart from the Qin Dynasty Divine Court, no one believed that Qin Wudao could shatter the myth of invincibility Shen Youlin had built!
"Concede? I, Zhen, have never conceded in my entire life!" Qin Wudao declared coldly, his eyes filled with an intense battle intent. Could a mere Shen Youlin make me retreat without a fight? Impossible! Fight! Fight! Fight!
Moreover, during the free-for-all challenge, when he consecutively faced five Reaching the Holy Realm opponents from the Kylin Sacred Land, he suspected Shen Youlin was manipulating things behind the scenes. He firmly remembered this grudge of being schemed against.
"Good! Then this Saint Heir shall fight until you surrender!" A hint of cruelty surfaced deep within Shen Youlin’s eyes. The moment his words fell, his body vanished into thin air. Even powerful Martial Artists at the peak of the Reaching the Holy Realm couldn’t perceive his movements, as if he had never been there.
However, before Qin Wudao, Shen Youlin’s invisibility technique was utterly exposed. With a sweep of his Earth-grade soul, Shen Youlin was as clear to him as if standing right before his eyes!
CLANG!
Qin Wudao abruptly raised his hand, his Imperial Sword thrusting behind him.
The invisible Shen Youlin, seeing the approaching combat sword, was momentarily stunned. Am I discovered? After a brief hesitation, he abandoned the attack, employing the Kylin Step to reappear in a different position.
Qin Wudao remained unfazed, moving with profound footwork to appear ten zhang away. While evading Shen Youlin’s second attack, he thrust his combat sword out again, forming a dazzling Sword Qi.
"What is he doing?" Many prodigies looked on, dumbfounded. In their view, Qin Wudao seemed like a lunatic, wildly attacking the empty air.
The Martial Artists above the Saint Realm, however, watched the battlefield intently. To them, Shen Youlin’s invisibility technique wasn’t very effective; they could see everything clearly.
CLANG...
A burst of sparks erupted! Shen Youlin’s figure materialized dozens of zhang away, his face grim as he muttered, Soul power!
In the ensuing battle, he refrained from using his invisibility technique. Against Qin Wudao’s formidable soul power, it was useless and would only waste his Spiritual Energy.
Soon, the two had exchanged dozens of blows, yet neither held a clear advantage!
"Myriad Beast Technique, Summon!" After a fierce exchange, a sinister glint flashed in Shen Youlin’s eyes. He put away the Kylin Sword in his hand, formed a hand seal, and a golden light shot out.
Above him, in the thousand-zhang sky, a profound formation pattern appeared. It glowed with a blood-red light and spun rapidly.
ROAR...
A low, ferocious beast’s roar echoed from the formation pattern, reverberating all around. The resulting sound waves caused the blood of many Sky Realm Martial Artists to boil, and blood to trickle from their facial orifices.
Under everyone’s gaze, a massive head emerged from the pattern. It resembled a lion but had a pair of deer antlers and exuded an air of nobility. This was followed by the body of an elk, dragon scales, the tail of an ox, and four limbs wreathed in flames! The aura of the peak of the Reaching the Holy Realm surged into the heavens!
"A Fire Kylin!"
The crowd gasped. Wasn’t this giant beast exactly like the Divine Beast Kylin recorded in ancient scriptures? But the problem was, after ancient times, all Divine Beasts had vanished. How could Shen Youlin summon a Kylin?
"I know!" an old man with white hair exclaimed, drawing everyone’s attention. He excitedly explained, "Among the three thousand special physiques, there is one called the Myriad Beast Divine Body, which can summon a Divine Beast to fight alongside its user! Saint Heir Shen must possess the Myriad Beast Divine Body!"
Hearing this, the crowd gasped again, their faces filled with unconcealed envy! The Myriad Beast Divine Body! That was a Divine Body ranked tenth! Usually, only one of the top ten Divine Bodies would appear in an entire era. Could it be that in this era, the Kylin Sacred Land alone would reign supreme?
ROAR!
As soon as the Fire Kylin appeared, it opened its massive jaws and spewed a ball of ferocious fire. The terrifyingly high temperature caused the Void to ripple, and even the sturdy dueling platform began to melt.
Qin Wudao hastily dodged. As the flames brushed past him, a spark landed on his chest, instantly charring his flesh and filling the air with the smell of cooked meat. Fortunately, the injury was not extensive. Even so, the searing pain made the corners of his mouth twitch, and veins bulged on his forehead.
Such powerful flames! Qin Wudao knew that with his own strength alone, he was no match for the Fire Kylin. He had to rely on external power. So, he said to the System, "System, summon the Azure Dragon!"
RUMBLE!
As soon as his words fell, the clear sky above Qilin Square was instantly shrouded by thick, dark clouds. A fierce wind howled, and a sacred, majestic, ancient aura permeated the Void.
An Azure Dragon, several dozen zhangs in size, weaved through the clouds. It had antlers like a deer, a head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, a neck like a snake, a belly like a clam, scales like a carp, claws like an eagle, paws like a tiger, and ears like an ox.
ROAR!
The Azure Dragon roared, then swooped down, spewing Dragon Breath imbued with water-attribute Spiritual Energy at the Fire Kylin. Its cultivation had also reached the peak of the Reaching the Holy Realm!
Whether Kylin or Azure Dragon, both were top-tier Divine Beasts. At birth, they possessed Nirvana Realm cultivation, and upon reaching their juvenile stage, they attained Reaching the Holy Realm cultivation. Clearly, both the Fire Kylin and the Azure Dragon summoned by the two were juvenile Divine Beasts!
"The Azure Dragon... another Divine Beast?" At this moment, all the Martial Artists were once again bewildered. Could it be that Qin Wudao also possesses the Myriad Beast Divine Body?
Seated on the imperial throne, the Kylin Great Emperor, who had been composed all this time, finally showed a change in expression. Watching the Azure Dragon battling the Fire Kylin, a trace of killing intent flickered in his eyes. Qin Wudao is definitely a major threat! Not only did he break Shen Youlin’s record, but he also possesses the Divine Beast, Azure Dragon!
"Men, thoroughly investigate the Qin Dynasty Divine Court!" the Kylin Great Emperor transmitted secretly, his gaze finally settling on the seemingly insignificant Qin Dynasty Divine Court.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"I didn’t expect you to have an Azure Dragon!" Shen Youlin remarked. Glancing at the Fire Kylin, which was entangled by the Azure Dragon, he averted his gaze, bit the tip of his tongue lightly, and spat out a mouthful of blood that dripped onto the Kylin Sword.
HUM... HUM...
The bloodstained Kylin Sword began to tremble violently, erupting with a crimson radiance that dyed half the sky red. A pressure unique to an Imperial Armament swept across Changkong.
An Imperial Armament—the emperor among weapons! Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, the spiritual light of the combat weapons in their hands dimmed, losing most of their power.
"The Kylin Sword... rumored to be the personal sword of the Kylin Ancestor. It once slew Great Emperor level experts!" a Ninth Revolution Saint King expert muttered, an inexplicable trace of fear in his eyes.
"Let’s see how you block this move!" Holding the Imperial Armament, Shen Youlin was full of vigor. He condensed a Sword Qi imbued with the phantom of a Kylin, unleashing it with overwhelming suppressive force.
Is that so? Qin Wudao sneered. He recalled his Imperial Sword and took out the Xuanyuan Sword, which he hadn’t used in a long time. The blade, engraved with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, flora, and fauna, radiated an air of nobility. An aura of the Imperial Dao, vast and majestic, enveloped the heavens and the earth!