Ch. 1701Sun-Moon Radiance Slays a Spirit Transformation Cultivator
Chapter Summary: Sun-Moon Radiance Slays a Spirit Transformation Cultivator
Key Plot Points and Events
- Fu Min and his allies attempt to kill True Person Tianbing before reinforcements from the Azure Ripple World arrive.
- Fu Min reveals his trump card: a Fifth-Order Five Elements Talisman Soldier capable of fighting at the early Spirit Transformation level.
- Tianbing counters with the Azure Dragon Banner, unleashing destructive Azure Wind Blades and a massive tornado. Fu Min blocks the attack with the Myriad Peoples Brush, whose power restores the destroyed landscape and people.
- Fu Min’s group launches a coordinated assault, combining the brush’s oceanic attack, the talisman soldier’s surprise strike, and attacks on Tianbing’s consciousness. However, Tianbing’s Heavenly Treasure protects him, repeatedly neutralizing their attacks.
- With time running out, Du Xu and Fang Yue activate the Sun-Moon Palace’s forbidden secret art, Sun-Moon Radiance. By burning their lifespans, they raise their cultivation from Nascent Soul Great Perfection to the Spirit Transformation Stage for fifteen minutes.
- The two wield the Sun Moon Wheel and reveal their matching Heavenly Treasures, the Sun Moon Rings. Their combined attack cuts through Tianbing’s Azure Tornado and overwhelms his defenses.
- After another assault on Tianbing’s sea of consciousness, the Sun Moon Rings release converging golden and silver flames that engulf him and destroy his body.
- Tianbing disappears, leaving behind the Azure Dragon Banner, a dim Golden Small Mirror, and a Golden Shield.
- The battlefield suddenly shifts back above the sea, where Lord Tianmo and a large force of twenty Nascent Soul and three Spirit Transformation cultivators surround Wang Changsheng, Wang Ruyan, and the others.
Character Developments
- Fu Min demonstrates careful preparation and strategic confidence by revealing his long-prepared Fifth-Order Talisman Soldier. His reliance on the Myriad Peoples Brush also highlights the depth and versatility of his cultivation.
- True Person Tianbing is shown to be extremely powerful and difficult to kill because of his Azure Dragon Banner and protective Heavenly Treasure. Despite his confidence, he becomes visibly frightened when faced with the Sun Moon Twin Sages’ ultimate attack.
- Du Xu and Fang Yue, the Sun Moon Twin Sages, make the ultimate sacrifice. They willingly burn their lives to obtain Spirit Transformation-level strength, accepting certain death in exchange for killing Tianbing and preserving the Sun Moon Palace’s future.
- Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan recognize the terrifying power and cost of Sun-Moon Radiance. Their observations also emphasize their growing awareness of the wider cultivation world’s hidden techniques and treasures.
- Lord Tianmo enters as a major new threat, arriving with overwhelming reinforcements immediately after Tianbing’s death.
Significant Themes
- Sacrifice for legacy: Du Xu and Fang Yue accept death so that the Sun Moon Palace can survive and retain its inheritance.
- Preparation and hidden trump cards: The battle repeatedly turns on concealed treasures and techniques, including Fu Min’s talisman soldier and the Sun Moon Twin Sages’ Heavenly Treasures.
- The limits of power: Even a Spirit Transformation cultivator can be threatened by superior coordination, matching treasures, and attacks on the sea of consciousness.
- Time and battlefield pressure: The characters must kill Tianbing quickly before reinforcements arrive, making every delay increasingly dangerous.
- Sect loyalty and inheritance: The Sun Moon Twin Sages’ sacrifice is not merely personal; it is intended to protect their sect and ensure its continuation.
Character Interactions
- Fu Min encourages cooperation by promising rewards and coordinates the attack against Tianbing.
- Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan fight alongside Fu Min but remain alert to the danger posed by Tianbing’s Heavenly Treasure.
- Du Xu and Fang Yue act in perfect unison, reflecting their status as the Sun Moon Twin Sages and the importance of their matching cultivation technique and magical treasures.
- The group’s temporary victory over Tianbing is immediately undermined by Lord Tianmo and his forces, shifting the story from a successful assassination to a new encirclement and crisis.