"Ahh~"
Tai Yi's scream rang out. After failing to dodge several times, he was directly engulfed by the Taiqing Divine Thunder carried by the Vacuum Soul and was defeated without even the strength to resist.
At this point, the True Dragon Soul let out a low roar and returned to Li Yun's side. The enormous dragon soul shrank, Taiqing Divine Thunder crackling around it as it coiled ceaselessly around Li Yun's body like spiritual snakes.
[ Ding! Defeated Tai Yi. Obtained Trait: Lotus Root (Purple) ] [ Lotus Root (Purple): After equipping it, you can use the Art of Creating Humans with Lotus Root! ]
"Trash!"
After glancing at the Trait's description, Li Yun immediately lost any desire to keep reading.
At the same time, the disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects present finally came back to their senses.
Seeing Li Yun's imposing stance in midair and the dragon soul circling around him, Guang Chengzi, Yu Ding, Duobao, Wudang, Kong Xuan, and the others all changed expression dramatically.
At that moment, they all felt tremendous pressure.
It could even be said that, for the first time, they deeply regretted being tricked into agreeing to fight Li Yun one-on-one.
Li Yun's Taiqing Divine Thunder and physical strength alone already made him no weaker than them by much. Now, another dragon soul had appeared, and after being imbued with Taiqing Divine Thunder, its destructive power was incomparably immense. They all felt a deadly threat.
They knew perfectly well what this meant. If they fought him, there was a high chance that they would lose, perhaps even suffer a crushing defeat.
"What is that?"
"What a terrifying dragon soul!"
"It instantly defeated a Golden Immortal Realm expert. This is simply unbelievable."
"A Human Teachings secret art? How could it be so powerful?"
"..."
At the same time, the cultivators in the surrounding battlefields who were not fighting were also stunned by what they had just witnessed.
The combined power of the gigantic dragon soul and Taiqing Divine Thunder was simply too horrifying. Even from so far away, they could feel its terror.
For a time, the disciples of the Chan and Jie Sects all looked at Li Yun in shock.
Many disciples even looked at him with a hint of longing in their eyes.
Of course, Zhao Gongming and San Xiao were utterly terrified.
Having witnessed Li Yun's overwhelming display, they were even more worried about what would happen next. If Li Yun brought up the old matter again or came looking for trouble over that incident, then...
"Good, good, good~"
In the main seating area, Laozi's eyes also lit up.
Although he did not know where Li Yun had obtained this dragon soul, he was extremely satisfied with this move.
With a saint's discerning eye, he could naturally see that this dragon soul had evolved from Li Yun's Nascent Soul Cultivation and Physical Body Cultivation as its foundation.
This meant that the stronger Li Yun became, the stronger the dragon soul would become as well. In the future, it could even fight and protect him as an incarnation no weaker than himself.
"A cultivation method inherited from within the Ultimate Emperor Seal?"
Yuanshi, however, spoke thoughtfully. "I never expected Martial Nephew Li Yun to obtain a cultivation method from within the Ultimate Emperor Seal before becoming the ruler of a region."
"Although I was not acknowledged by it back then, I roughly know that the Ultimate Emperor Seal possesses a divine body-protection technique based on a dragon soul. However, it should be a dragon soul of fate. His dragon soul may be an inanimate construct, but it contains no fate."
Laozi and Tongtian were both taken aback by this.
A method from the Ultimate Emperor Seal?
That was indeed possible.
After all, Human Teachings had no such secret art, and they all knew Li Yun's background. It was impossible for him to have acquired a dragon soul of such strength and caliber for protection.
With that thought, Tongtian subconsciously said, "Second Brother, how about letting my disciples take over?"
"You only have two Direct Disciples left under you now."
Yuanshi frowned upon hearing that.
To be honest, he did not want to agree. The gauntlet battle had been underway for so long that giving it up would practically declare Chan Teachings' defeat.
But just as Sect Master Tongtian had said, he only had two disciples remaining. If they were defeated by Li Yun again, his side would be completely wiped out. How would he compete with Interception Sect then? How would he suppress Interception Sect's disciples?
One had to know that Interception Sect's Direct Disciples and Golden Immortal Realm disciples had not suffered any losses yet. Although they would also become Li Yun's opponents later, no one knew how things would develop afterward.
At this thought, Yuanshi Tianzun nodded. "Since that is the case, we shall do as Third Brother says!"
Immediately afterward, Yuanshi Tianzun looked toward the arena. "Guang Chengzi, Yu Ding, the two of you may step down!"
"Next, the Interception Sect disciples will fight Li Yun~"
Yu Ding and Guang Chengzi, who had been preparing to step forward, were both stunned.
They had never expected Yuanshi Tianzun to send such a transmission, and it meant that Chan Teachings was voluntarily admitting defeat.
But they also knew they could not disobey. It was Yuanshi Tianzun's command, and even they themselves had little confidence in defeating Li Yun.
With that thought, Guang Chengzi and Yu Ding no longer hesitated. They stepped forward, helped Tai Yi up, clasped their fists to Li Yun in salute, and returned to the other Chan Teachings disciples.
As the three departed, Sect Master Tongtian, seated in the main area, quietly spoke. "Duobao, it is time for you all to go."
"Give it your all against Li Yun!"
"Yes, Master~"
Duobao and the others, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately answered.
Although they did not know why Guang Chengzi and Yu Ding were no longer acting, they were not afraid of trouble.
Especially given Li Yun's current state, their fighting spirit was burning fiercely, and even...
"I'll go first!"
Almost instantly, a shout rang out.
Following the sound, they saw a tall young man with black hair and black eyes step out from the crowd. A faintly noble aura emanated from him.
Before Duobao and the others could say anything, the young man leaped into the air. With a flicker of his body, he transformed directly into an enormous Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird.
"Senior Brother Li Yun, Da Peng of Interception Sect has come to seek your guidance!"
The next moment, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird spread his wings and soared. A terrifying pressure surged forth and rushed straight toward Li Yun.
In an instant, the dragon soul beside Li Yun wailed. Though it had not suffered a fatal attack, this aura seemed to possess an innate restraining effect against him, causing it to lose all its former brilliance and making it difficult for it to launch another attack.
"Da Peng!"
"It's actually him!"
"Was he already so sharp and dazzling at this time?"
Li Yun was initially taken aback. Then, as he watched the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird charging toward him, he fell into a daze.
The Great Peng Bird!
Yuanfeng's son!
The possessor of Primordial Yin-Yang Origin Qi.
He would later become Winged Immortal within Interception Sect. After the Investiture of the Gods, he joined the Western Teachings and, because of Kong Xuan, directly became Tathagata's maternal uncle. His strength was not especially high, only at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level, but his status was extraordinary. During the Journey to the West era, he would steal the spotlight time and again.
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