Battling Tai Yi and Seizing His Divine Ability

At some point, Tai Yi arrived in the sky above where Hong Yun was.

A pair of sharp eyes burned with golden flames, filled with arrogance.

Hong Yun, who was busy shearing the sheep, suddenly heard the challenge from above and immediately turned his attention toward it.

"Daoist Tai Yi, are you serious? My cultivation has already reached Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Perfection, two Small Realms higher than yours. Let's forget it. Otherwise, even if I win, it'll be an unfair victory."

Hong Yun's refusal did not surprise Tai Yi.

As someone who considered himself a strong person, he possessed a similar pride and disdained attacking the weak. Little did he know that Hong Yun was merely afraid of trouble.

He laughed loudly and provoked him again. "Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Perfection? That's exactly who I, Tai Yi, fight. With the Chaos Bell in hand, so what if you're two Small Realms higher than me? The victor is still unknown. I ask that you kindly enlighten me."

Tai Yi's words caused the many Great Powers to look at him with new respect.

But Hong Yun felt terrible.

This was the first time someone had shown off right in his face. He had truly gone all out with his provocation.

"Good grief, the Primordial Wilderness really shouldn't allow someone this awesome to exist!"

Hong Yun narrowed his eyes. A dangerous glint flashed through his gaze, which was almost reduced to a single line.

"What? Daoist, don't tell me you're afraid of losing to me?"

Seeing that Hong Yun remained silent, Tai Yi became even more arrogant and deliberately goaded him.

Hong Yun remained unmoved and said calmly, "Since you've put it that way, it would seem inhumane for This poor Daoist to refuse again. I only hope you won't regret it."

"Rest assured, I, Tai Yi, never do anything I'll regret!"

Hong Yun said no more. A scarlet cloud formed beneath his feet, carrying his upright figure into the air until he was level with Tai Yi.

After exchanging a glance, vast auras as deep as abysses slowly rose from their bodies.

In an instant, the entire sky trembled. It was an apparition caused by Great Powers unleashing their auras to the utmost limit.

Behind Tai Yi, flames filled the sky.

Solar True Fire swirled around him, dyeing the sky a noble gold. Tai Yi stood within it like the sun god who governed light.

Clouds and mist lingered around Hong Yun.

His white Cloud Pattern Dao Robe, embroidered with golden threads, draped over his body. Combined with his handsome features and scarlet hair fluttering in the wind, he seemed like an ancient immortal sovereign.

"Daoist Tai Yi, please make your move!"

Hong Yun gestured for Tai Yi to attack first. Since his cultivation was higher than his opponent's, he did not mind giving him the first move.

"Good!"

A divine light flashed in Tai Yi's eyes. He pressed his palms together and used his divine sense to activate the Great Sun Law within his body.

Unlike his casual reliance on a supreme treasure when fighting Zhurong, this time he finally revealed his Trump Card.

In an instant, countless golden strands of Solar True Fire gathered. Before him, they gradually condensed into a resplendent great sun. As more and more flames gathered, an aura of Destruction began to radiate from within it.

The sun could illuminate the world, but it could also scorch the heavens and seas.

Tai Yi's comprehension of the Great Sun Law had clearly reached an extremely profound level. The great sun he had condensed imitated some of the charm of the Sun Star.

"Condense!"

With Tai Yi's command, the great sun finally took shape.

The great sun seemed to have been given intelligence. After taking shape, it slowly revolved around Tai Yi, frolicking playfully.

As it moved, even the void was burned through by the scattered flames, forming one black Spatial Rift after another.

Such a divine ability moved the many Great Powers, including Hong Yun.

How violent was Solar True Fire? Even Zhurong, the Ancestor Witch known as the "God of Fire," found it difficult to control.

Tai Yi had refined such a tremendous amount of Solar True Fire into a great sun. It was truly astonishing.

"Daoist, be careful. I comprehended this divine ability after observing the Sun Star's path as it rose in the east and set in the west, then cultivating bitterly for ten thousand years. Even a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Perfection would likely find it difficult to withstand its power."

Tai Yi's face was filled with pride, though he did not forget to warn Hong Yun.

"Go!"

He brought the index and middle fingers of his right hand together and pointed toward the void where Hong Yun stood. The great sun, filled with an aura of Destruction, immediately flew toward Hong Yun at high speed.

"Whoosh!"

The heat wave roared like a tiger. The great sun formed from True Fire moved with astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye, it tore through space and was about to crash into Hong Yun.

Before the flames even arrived, the extreme heat had forced everything in the void into a vacuum.

Normally, given Hong Yun's temperament, he should have avoided the sharp edge of such a powerful attack first.

But Tai Yi's arrogant attitude had displeased him.

So he decided to give his opponent a brutal lesson!

"That's a powerful divine ability, and your control over the Great Sun Law is exquisite. The only pity is that it's about to belong to This poor Daoist!"

Hong Yun's teasing voice rang out through the void. It was not loud, but it caused an ominous premonition to rise in Tai Yi's heart.

Just as the great sun was about to reach him, a wisp of golden flame appeared deep within Hong Yun's profound eyes. His divine sense, which had been dormant in his Sea of Consciousness, erupted like a mountain flood!

That divine sense surged into the True Fire Sun like a tide and began seizing control of its core.

Tai Yi's smug smile did not last long.

It was soon replaced by stiffness, and an incredulous look suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"What's going on?"

He suddenly realized that his control over the True Fire Sun was rapidly weakening. The divine sense he had attached to it was being forced out by another astonishing divine sense.

"Daoist Tai Yi, thank you!"

With Hong Yun's words of thanks, Tai Yi's divine ability was officially seized.

The True Fire Sun, which was about to strike Hong Yun, came to a complete stop when only a sliver of space remained between it and him.

Hong Yun extended a hand, palm facing upward, and the great sun obediently floated above it.

"Go!"

Hong Yun called out softly.

The True Fire Sun in his hand immediately retaliated in Tai Yi's direction at twice the speed with which it had arrived.

Tai Yi himself was not the only one left dumbfounded by this scene.

Even the spectators felt their scalps go numb!

Just imagine casting a divine ability one day, only for it to fall out of your control and turn on its master. How terrifying was that?

They could not help mourning Tai Yi in silence.

"Not good!"

Tai Yi reacted. The divine sense in his Sea of Consciousness surged forth without reservation as he attempted to control the approaching True Fire Sun once again.

But when his divine sense entered it, it was like a mud bull entering the sea, vanishing without a trace.

The disappearance of his divine sense turned Tai Yi's face deathly pale. With no time to hesitate, he could only bring out the Chaos Bell.

"Boom!"

An explosion powerful enough to shake the entire sky, mixed with the melodious tolling of a bell, rang out across heaven and earth.

The dazzling flames made the spectators afraid to look directly at the scene, lest their eyes be injured.

Once the flames gradually faded,

Hong Yun still hovered in the sky, his robe fluttering in the wind. His face was calm and unruffled, as if he had merely done something insignificant.

In contrast, the place where Tai Yi had stood had been blasted into a black hole several hundred meters wide.

The pitch-black opening continuously swallowed the flames. Soon, a dark yellow great bell emerged from within, with Tai Yi enveloped inside it.

When Tai Yi walked out of the bell, everyone discovered that the golden robe on his body had already been burned into tatters, while his arrogant face was completely blackened.

He looked utterly disheveled.

"Hahaha..."

Even though Hong Yun was a professional, he still could not hold back.

Mainly because the tattered clothes and ash-covered face, combined with that arrogant expression, were simply too hilarious.

Fortunately, golden light flashed across Tai Yi's body. He swiftly changed into a new set of clothes, and the soot on his face completely disappeared.

But his expression remained dark.

"Daoist Hong Yun, you..."

Tai Yi hesitated, unable to finish his sentence. Hong Yun said, "Daoist, are you asking how This poor Daoist did it?"

Tai Yi nodded heavily. If he did not figure out the reason behind what had just happened, he would not dare use another divine ability against Hong Yun.

Seeing this, Hong Yun smiled faintly. "It's very simple. This poor Daoist just happens to understand a tiny bit of the Great Sun Law!"