First Meeting Duan De
The Heaven Slaying Dao was originally a forbidden technique created by the Ruthless Great Emperor.
Once mastered, this technique can greatly enhance a cultivator's combat power, comprehensively improving their offensive capabilities, control abilities, and spiritual power, making them incredibly formidable. In particular, this technique can be combined with the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art Origin Technique, resulting in a surge in power.
However, more than ten years ago, Zhou Tong had already altered the Ruthless Great Emperor's Heaven Slaying Dao beyond recognition.
He only retained the original skeleton of the Heaven Slaying Dao, completely removing everything else; then he filled it in with the Grass Character Sword Art, the True Dragon Treasure Art, and the Immortal Phoenix Treasure Art, thus reconstructing the Heaven Slaying Dao was uniquely his own.
"My Heaven Slaying Dao is based on the auspicious Dragon and Phoenix Bring Auspiciousness, using the amplifying power of the Dragon and Phoenix Bring Auspiciousness to further enhance the sharpness of the Grass Character Sword Art. This is one of my strongest attacks, unique to me!"
"If we further deduce that the Kunpeng Treasure Art, the Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique, and the Kirin Treasure Art are completely integrated into it, and the six kinds of the Ten Fiends Path are perfectly combined, perhaps a brand new Heaven Slaying Dao can be born..." Zhou Tong silently deduced in his mind.
"Perfectly integrating all six at the beginning is a bit unrealistic; we could try them separately."
"The core of the Dragon and Phoenix Bring Auspiciousness cannot be lost, but the core of the Grass Character Sword Art can be transformed into the Kunpeng Treasure Art, the Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique, and the Kirin Treasure Art. Take it one step at a time, starting with the Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique..."
As he pondered and deduced, he comprehended the profound meaning of the Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique, considered the combination of the Thunder Emperor Treasure Technique and the Dragon and Phoenix Bring Auspiciousness, and the various problems that might be encountered in the process.
"Boom!"
Zhou Tong formed a hand seal, and lightning flashed around him. Mysterious runes flickered, reflecting the Myriad Heavens, making him incredibly terrifying!
He conjured a sea of lightning in his hand, which contained not only lightning but also various divine symbols of the True Dragon Treasure Art and the Immortal Phoenix Treasure Art, as if the True Phoenix was dancing in it and the True Dragon was roaming within it.
Soon, half a day passed, and Zhou Tong withdrew his supernatural powers, frowning.
After replacing the Grass Character Sword Art with Lightning Law, the original template of the Ruthless Great Emperor's Heaven Slaying Dao Method was lost, instantly increasing the difficulty to a whole new level. Half a day passed with almost nothing gained.
"How about we try it from the perspective of the Chaotic Ancient Method? The Heavenly Techniques of the Chaotic Ancient Era can also be considered methods for controlling precious techniques! I have also cultivated the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art and understand the Six Paths Reincarnation Heavenly Merit." As Zhou Tong was thinking, his expression suddenly froze. There was someone not far away.
This was a chubby man with a ruddy complexion, wearing a Daoist robe and a purple-gold crown. He looked somewhat sleazy, and the things he carried were obviously very valuable.
The moment Zhou Tong looked up, his eyes met Zhou Tong's.
"Cao Yusheng!!" In an instant, Zhou Tong recognized the man.
When Zhou Tong was looking at the tea tree's past life under the Enlightenment Tea Tree, he saw him and the Desolate Heaven Emperor drinking tea and eating meat, so he recognized him at a glance.
"So it was this unscrupulous Daoist priest who was plotting against the Wu Shi the Great!" Zhou Tong's lips twitched. He hadn't expected to run into such a guy.
"Damn it, a king! Could it be that some holy land has laid an ambush here?!" Duan De's eyes widened the moment he saw Zhou Tong. He immediately summoned a lid, which enveloped Zhou Tong in divine light, and ran away.
He didn't want to fight; instead, he fled, showing no trace of the aura of a master or the demeanor of a strongman.
"Duan De could actually see through my cultivation level?" Zhou Tong was also somewhat shocked.
He had used an Immortal Ancient Method technique to conceal his aura with three strands of Immortal Qi, yet Duan De had seen through it? How did he manage to see through it?
"Damn it, Fatty, don't run!" Zhou Tong's face darkened slightly, and he used the Nine Secrets: Xing to immediately give chase.
Having finally caught a glimpse of Duan De, we should at least use the Reincarnation Mirror to examine his past life and see what kind of Longevity Method his Nine Paths of Reincarnation Seal combined into one truly is. How could we just let him escape like that?
Using the Nine Secrets: Xing, Zhou Tong transformed into a beam of light and vanished in a flash, catching up with Duan De almost instantly.
"Damn you, Heavenly Venerable! How could you be so fast..." Fatty Duan's hair stood on end. He shrank his neck and rolled around like a ball, his speed increasing several times over.
"With the aid of Supreme Emperor Weapon, your speed is quite fast; and... you even prepared a backup plan for escape? But unfortunately, the difference in cultivation level between you and me is too great, so it's useless!"
Beneath Zhou Tong's feet, dense Dao Pattern patterns intertwined, creating a dazzling light. Using the methods of a king, Zhou Tong unleashed the Nine Secrets: Xing, instantly entering a completely new level, almost touching the realm of time.
In an instant, Zhou Tong stood in front of Duan De, blocking his way.
"My God, how could such a person be born, and I just happened to run into him?" Duan De felt a sense of despair.
He was just a hair's breadth away from entering one of the altars that had been set up earlier, and then crossing the Void the Great to escape; but that tiny distance was all it took to get him blocked.
"That unscrupulous Celestial Venerable, this, this senior, let's talk this out!" Duan De's scalp tingled, and his face showed some embarrassment and helplessness.
"You want to talk things out? Then why did you run away the moment you saw me? That's not exactly the attitude of someone who wants to talk things out!" Zhou Tong chuckled.
"Haha, I've mistaken you for someone else!" Duan De chuckled dryly, his eyes darting around as he tried to find a way to leave quickly.
"Judging from your expression, you definitely want to go into that cave ahead and cross the Void the Great through the altar, right?" Zhou Tong mercilessly exposed Duan De's thoughts. "Don't overthink it, I already sealed that altar!"
As he spoke, Zhou Tong stepped aside, and countless Dao Pattern densely covered the ground, extending towards the place Duan De wanted to go.
Duan De's expression was unpredictable, sometimes gritting his teeth, sometimes his eyes darting around.
Just then, the Void the Great rippled, and three Dao Body crossed the Void the Great, Ye Fan, Zi Xia, and Xiao Nannan appearing not far away.
"Zhou Tong, you've arrived? Huh? You brought other people with you?" Ye Fan was surprised when he saw Duan De opposite Zhou Tong.
"Damn it, how could it be you, you Wicked Daoist! After all these years, how come you're still alive?!" Ye Fan was furious when he saw the fat man clearly, and he immediately started cursing.
"Damn it, Birdman Saint Body, you're still alive?" Duan De was also very unhappy.
But despite his displeasure, he felt a weight lifted from his shoulders.
Upon seeing Ye Fan and Zi Xia, Duan De roughly guessed who this unfathomable king before him was.
He had no grudge against him, and the man didn't seem to want to kill him. Duan De finally felt a little more at ease and wasn't so nervous anymore.
"You fatso, what are you doing here? Are you trying to make a move on Wu Shi the Great?" Ye Fan's expression turned hostile.
"That's not how it works. Wu Shi the Great is dead or not is still uncertain."
Duan De felt guilty and quickly interrupted Ye Fan, saying, "I'm just here to pay my respects to the ruins."
"You're afraid too?" Ye Fan sneered at Duan De. "Back at the Azure Emperor's Tomb, why weren't you this cowardly?"
"Hey, don't talk nonsense!" Fatty Duan felt a little guilty.