Fleshly Body Phenomenon, Azure Emperor Demon-Planting Lotus!
Boom!
The Dragon-Imprisoning Chains twisted wildly, binding Yang Chen up like a zongzi. Blood continued to seep out.
With the might of three arrays stacked together, Yang Chen would have been crushed to pieces outright if not for the hidden treasure in his body.
Even so, Yang Chen suffered severe injuries.
Yang Chen's face twisted. He hadn't expected Li Daochen to fool him again.
But...
This time, it wasn't over!
"Yaoguang!" Yang Chen roared.
Li Daochen paused.
Night Ruins' true killing move was about to be unleashed!
Just three breaths later—
Rumble!
An earth-shaking explosion rang out.
In the area occupied by the Supreme Qian Sect, ten mountain peaks shattered one after another, while the ground beneath them sank more than a hundred zhang.
The Supreme Qian Sect Master's expression changed drastically.
The Azure Emperor Demon-Sealing Array that sealed the Demonic Emperor Bone had been broken!
"How is that possible? Who could break the Demon-Sealing Array so silently?" The Supreme Qian Sect Master found it inconceivable.
Li Daochen abruptly turned his head. He could faintly make out a white-robed young man holding a dark-gold ancient book, standing amid the shattered peaks.
Zhuge Yaoguang!
He was the one who had broken the Azure Emperor Demon-Sealing Array!
The entire Supreme Qian Sect had been built upon the Azure Emperor Demon-Sealing Array. With that explosion, the sect's foundation of several hundred years was destroyed in an instant, and its casualties were heavy.
And at that moment—
Brilliant azure light erupted from Yang Chen's entire body, and he snapped the Dragon-Imprisoning Chains apart in one go.
A key shaped like an azure dragon appeared in his hand. It was the key's eruption that allowed Yang Chen to break free.
"Yang Chen, get over here!" Zhuge Yaoguang shouted from the other side.
Yang Chen fixed a hard stare on Li Daochen. "Just you wait!"
Whoosh!
Yang Chen rushed over.
Li Daochen followed close behind.
"The Demon-Sealing Array has been broken, and the Emperor Palace has appeared. It holds the greatest fortune in this place! What Yang Chen has is the Azure Emperor Key. It can open the Emperor Palace!" Li Daochen's eyes were chillingly cold.
The ground near Zhuge Yaoguang had collapsed into a deep pit. Azure light flickered within, revealing glimpses of a magnificent palace.
That was the Emperor Palace, the place where the Demonic Emperor Bone was suppressed.
Now that the Demon-Sealing Array had been broken, the Emperor Palace had appeared as well.
Soon.
Li Daochen and Yang Chen reached the space above the Emperor Palace one after the other.
Zhuge Yaoguang shot Li Daochen a sharp look.
He was handsome, with fair skin and looks more beautiful than a woman's, yet he was also decisive when it came to killing.
"Yang Chen, go in. I'll hold him off!" Zhuge Yaoguang shouted.
"Good!"
Yang Chen rushed toward the Emperor Palace without hesitation.
The azure light surrounding the Emperor Palace was terrifying. Bits of falling rubble turned to dust the instant they touched it.
But with the Azure Emperor Key in Yang Chen's hand, the azure light parted of its own accord.
This was the Demon-Sealing Array's residual power, and it would not dissipate anytime soon.
In other words, only someone holding the Azure Emperor Key could approach the Emperor Palace now.
Li Daochen tried to stop Yang Chen, but Zhuge Yaoguang intercepted him first.
"Li Daochen, I know you," Zhuge Yaoguang said mildly. "For a disciple of a Lower Spirit Sect to possess such methods and strength is indeed astounding. But that's all it is!"
Li Daochen looked at him, his gaze fixed mainly on the ancient book!
The Book of Heavenly Secrets!
It was a Saint weapon, second only to an Emperor weapon!
Generally, only Saint Sects possessed Saint weapons. Even Upper Profound Sects weren't qualified to own them!
And the Book of Heavenly Secrets was among the finest of Saint weapons. Its most terrifying power was its ability to peer into heavenly secrets. In his previous life, Zhuge Yaoguang had used it to hunt Li Daochen down repeatedly when he was hidden deep in the Demon Domain, causing him untold suffering.
"You chose the wrong person," Li Daochen said coldly.
"What?" Zhuge Yaoguang raised an eyebrow.
"What future could you possibly have partnering with a piece of trash?" Li Daochen shouted.
Zhuge Yaoguang sneered.
How could Li Daochen know that Yang Chen was a man of destiny, and that the Book of Heavenly Secrets had guided Zhuge Yaoguang to him?
With the Book of Heavenly Secrets in hand, Zhuge Yaoguang only had to hold Li Daochen off until Yang Chen obtained the fortune within the Emperor Palace. Then victory would be theirs!
But the next moment—
Zhuge Yaoguang froze, his expression changing drastically.
Li Daochen's right hand suddenly closed around empty air. The Dragon-Imprisoning Chains, which should have been broken, reappeared, still connected to Yang Chen, who had already reached the front of the Emperor Palace.
Crack, crack, crack...
Yang Chen had already used the Dragon Transformation Emperor Scripture to activate the Azure Emperor Key and open the Emperor Palace's gates.
His face shone with wild joy. He knew that as long as he obtained the fortune within, he could control the Emperor Palace and turn defeat into victory.
But at that very moment, he felt his body tighten. He looked down instinctively and found that the Dragon-Imprisoning Chains, which should have been broken, were still wrapped around him like maggots clinging to bone.
Yang Chen froze, then roared, "No!"
Boom!
Above him, Li Daochen gave the chains a vicious yank, pulling Yang Chen straight up.
The Dragon-Imprisoning Chains had been forged around the Demonic Dragon Bone. Once they latched on, they clung like maggots to bone and were not easily shaken off.
Though they no longer had their previous power, Yang Chen had not escaped them!
Then—
Li Daochen went all out. As he used the Great Sun White Dragon Sacred Fist, illusory images of a white dragon and a great sun appeared behind him.
In an instant, Li Daochen blasted Zhuge Yaoguang back, then pinned down the already badly injured Yang Chen and pounded him, forcibly snatching the Azure Emperor Key from his hand.
Yang Chen had refined the key over a long period, and it had already taken on the Dragon Transformation Emperor Scripture's presence. Only by circulating that scripture could one use it to open the Emperor Palace's gates!
So Li Daochen had turned their scheme against them, letting Yang Chen open the gates for him before pulling him back with the Dragon-Imprisoning Chains.
Boom!
With the Azure Emperor Key in hand, Li Daochen charged straight toward the Emperor Palace.
He looked back. "I'll gladly accept this fortune!"
"Li Daochen, you're courting death!" Yang Chen roared, but he didn't dare approach the Emperor Palace, which was shrouded in azure light. He could only watch helplessly as Li Daochen rushed inside.
Whoosh!
Billowing Demonic Qi surged toward him.
Li Daochen paid it no mind, his eyes fixed on the very center of the Emperor Palace.
There... was a terrifying phenomenon.
An azure-robed Daoist stood there, slowly holding a bewitching demonic lotus in his outstretched hand. With a slight lift, he planted the lotus in the ancient Dao sea before him...
The scene repeated itself endlessly, an ancient Dao might faintly discernible within it!
The azure-robed Daoist was the Azure Emperor of the Ancient Desolation!
The demonic lotus had been formed from the Demonic Emperor Bone!
Together, the two formed an inheritance rarely seen in all the world!
"Fleshly Body Phenomenon, Azure Emperor Demon-Planting Lotus!" Li Daochen's breathing quickened.
Upon reaching the Dragon Gate Realm, a cultivator's physical body underwent a transformation, giving it a chance to develop a Fleshly Body Phenomenon.
However, fewer than one in ten thousand could develop one!
Let alone Spirit Sects and Profound Sects—even among Saint Sects, there were few who possessed a Fleshly Body Phenomenon!
Of course.
Fleshly Body Phenomena were truly terrifying. Not only were they immensely powerful, but they also helped with comprehending the Dao later on!
That was because a Fleshly Body Phenomenon was an evolution of the Great Dao!
What lay before him was a Fleshly Body Phenomenon!
The Demonic Emperor Bone had already been refined, but it had become entangled with the longevity Qi in the Emperor Palace, forming this phenomenon that surpassed all ages.
In his previous life, Yang Chen had obtained this phenomenon and fought across realm boundaries as easily as eating and drinking. Many experts had called it a Fleshly Body Phenomenon that could rank among the top ten of the human race!
Without hesitation, Li Daochen walked over. The phenomenon immediately etched itself onto his back like a tattoo.
The process was easy, but the next instant, pain like death by a thousand cuts erupted throughout his body.
Hold on!
The Fleshly Body Phenomenon is merging with my body. If it fails, the phenomenon will disappear outright!
Li Daochen's face twisted, but he roared and gritted his teeth, holding on.
At the same time.
Above the Emperor Palace.
Yang Chen had nearly lost his reason.
Having such a fortune snatched away hurt more than a hundred times worse than what had happened at the Battle Sect.
And once again, Li Daochen had played him for a complete fool!
"I'll kill him. I have to kill him!" Yang Chen growled, his eyes scarlet.
Zhuge Yaoguang's expression was also somewhat grim.
But—
He was still rational. "Yang Chen, it's time to go!" he shouted.
This was unlike their previous life, when Night Ruins had driven the Supreme Qian Sect into a desperate situation step by step.
In this life, because of Li Daochen's intervention, the Supreme Qian Sect had unleashed its full strength from the start, and there was little difference between the two sides.
If they delayed any longer and Li Daochen came charging out with control of the Emperor Palace, they would be in danger.
Yang Chen froze, endless resentment and fury welling up in his heart.
But—
He knew it really was time to leave!
"Sooner or later, I'll cut him into ten thousand—" Yang Chen vowed.
Boom!
Before he could finish, Li Daochen burst violently out of the Emperor Palace. The Azure Emperor and demonic lotus swayed behind him, unstable yet violent.
"Trying to run? Did you ask me first?" Li Daochen shouted.