Chan Teachings Cease War, Jie Teachings' Da Peng Emerges

"Ah~"

A scream rang out as Tai Yi, unable to dodge in time, was directly engulfed by the Taiqing Divine Thunder wrapped in the Vacuum Soul. He collapsed without even putting up a fight.

With that, the True Dragon Soul let out a low roar and returned to the area beside Li Yun. The massive dragon soul shrank, its body crackling with Taiqing Divine Thunder that coiled around Li Yun like spiritual serpents.

[Ding! Defeated Tai Yi. Obtained Trait: Lotus Root (Purple)]

[Lotus Root (Purple): After equipping, can unleash the Art of Creating Humans with Lotus Root!]

"Trash!"

Glancing at the trait's description, Li Yun immediately lost any desire to examine it further.

Meanwhile, the disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects finally snapped back to reality.

Watching Li Yun's domineering posture in midair and the dragon soul circling around him, Guang Chengzi, Yu Ding, Duobao, Wudang, Kong Xuan, and the others all changed expression drastically.

At this moment, they all felt immense pressure.

In fact, for the first time, they deeply regretted falling for the trap and agreeing to Li Yun's one-on-one challenge earlier. His Taiqing Divine Thunder and physical body strength alone already made him no less formidable than them, and now a dragon soul had appeared—one that, when combined with the Taiqing Divine Thunder, possessed terrifying destructive power. This made them all sense a fatal threat.

They understood clearly what this meant: once they fought him, they would likely lose, perhaps even suffer a crushing defeat.

"What is that?"

"Such a fearsome dragon soul!"

"Instantly defeating a Golden Immortal Realm expert—this is beyond belief."

"A secret art of the Human Teachings—how can it be this powerful?"

"..."

At the same time, cultivators not engaged in battle across the various arenas were also stunned by the scene. The power of the Gigantified dragon soul combined with the Taiqing Divine Thunder was too shocking; even from a great distance, they could feel its terror.

For a moment, the disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects all stared in horror at Li Yun's position.

Many of them even looked at him with a hint of admiration.

Of course, Zhao Gongming and the San Xiao were terrified.

Having witnessed Li Yun's imposing display, they grew even more fearful of what would come next. If Li Yun brought up old grudges or sought trouble with them over that matter, then...

"Good, good, good~"

In the main seating area, Laozi's eyes lit up.

Though he wasn't sure where Li Yun had gotten the dragon soul, this move pleased him greatly. With his Saint's insight, he could see that the dragon soul's essence was rooted in Li Yun's Nascent Soul Cultivation and Physical Body Cultivation. This meant that the stronger Li Yun became, the stronger the dragon soul would grow, eventually serving as a clone equal to himself for battle and protection.

"A inheritance technique from the Ultimate Emperor Seal?"

Yuanshi, however, spoke thoughtfully: "Unexpectedly, Martial Nephew Li Yun obtained a cultivation method from the Ultimate Emperor Seal without becoming a domain master. Though I wasn't recognized by it back then, I roughly know that the Ultimate Emperor Seal contains a protective divine art based on a dragon soul—but it should be a Qi-Transport Dragon Soul. The dragon soul on him, while lifeless, contains no Qi-Transport."

Hearing this, Laozi and Tongtian were taken aback.

A technique from the Ultimate Emperor Seal?

That was indeed possible.

After all, the Human Teachings had no such secret art, and they knew Li Yun's origins well enough to know he couldn't have obtained a dragon soul of this caliber elsewhere.

Thinking this, Tongtian spoke instinctively: "Second Brother, let my disciples take over!"

"You only have two Direct Disciples left now."

Yuanshi frowned at this.

Truth be told, he didn't want to agree. The wheel battle had already gone on for so long, and giving up now would essentially mean admitting the Chan Teachings' defeat. But as Tongtian said, he only had two disciples left. If they lost to Li Yun as well, it would be total annihilation. How then could they contend with the Jie Teachings? How could they suppress their disciples?

After all, the Jie Teachings' Direct Disciples and Golden Immortal Realm disciples had suffered no losses. Though they would eventually face Li Yun too, no one knew how things would play out.

With this in mind, Yuanshi Tianzun nodded and said, "Very well, then let it be as Third Brother says."

He then turned to the arena and said, "Guang Chengzi, Yu Ding, you two may withdraw."

"Next, the Jie Teachings disciples will fight Li Yun."

Hearing this, Yu Ding and Guang Chengzi, who were about to step forward, froze.

They never expected Yuanshi Tianzun to send such a message, nor did they anticipate that the Chan Teachings would voluntarily concede. Yet they knew they couldn't defy this—it was Yuanshi Tianzun's command, and even they lacked confidence in defeating Li Yun.

With that, Guang Chengzi and Yu Ding didn't hesitate. They stepped forward, helped Tai Yi up, clasped their fists in salute to Li Yun, and returned to the other Chan Teachings disciples.

As the three left, Tongtian, seated in the main area, quietly spoke: "Duobao, it's your turn."

"Fight Li Yun with all your might!"

"Yes, Master~"

Upon hearing this, Duobao and the others, who had been waiting for some time, promptly acknowledged the order. Though they didn't know why Guang Chengzi and Yu Ding had ceased their actions, they weren't ones to shy away from trouble.

Especially given Li Yun's current state, it only fueled their fighting spirit even more, even...

"I'll go first!"

Almost instantly, a voice rang out.

Following the sound, one could see a young man with black hair and black eyes, tall and slender, exuding a faint noble aura, stepping forward from the crowd. Without waiting for Duobao or the others to say anything, the youth leaped directly into midair, then shook his form and transformed into a massive Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird.

"Senior Brother Li Yun, Jie Teachings disciple Dapeng requests a bout!"

The next second, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird spread its wings and soared, a terrifying pressure surging straight toward Li Yun's location.

In an instant, the dragon soul beside Li Yun wailed in agony. Though it hadn't suffered a fatal blow, this aura seemed to have a natural suppressive effect on it, causing it to lose all its former luster and rendering it unable to launch any further attacks.

"Dapeng!"

"It's him!"

"Is he already this sharp-edged at this stage?"

Seeing this, Li Yun was momentarily stunned, then looked at the charging Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird with some daze.

The Great Peng Bird!

Son of Yuan Feng!

Possessor of the Primordial Yin-Yang Origin Qi.

In the future, he would become Winged Immortal within the Jie Teachings, and after the Investiture of the Gods, he would join the Western Teachings. Because of Kong Xuan, he would directly become Tathagata's maternal uncle. His strength wasn't particularly high, only at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal level, but his extraordinary status and position couldn't be denied, and he would steal the spotlight in the Journey to the West era.

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