Yang Qing held the Sky-Supporting Sword, and the experiences of his journey flashed through his mind like a galloping horse lantern.
Along the way, he had learned many things: the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist, all manner of imperial scriptures, including the complete True Scripture of the Sun.
But none of those were his Dao. If his Dao and methods followed another's path, then in the end, there would only be a dead end!
Contain ten thousand Daos within one body, absorb a hundred scriptures into one whole!
All his experiences, all his insights from cultivation, all his Daos and methods, were melted together in a single furnace, giving birth to an invincible Dao and method.
This was the path he had chosen—a path incomparably arduous and uniquely his own!
The seed had long been buried in the earth, constantly growing. Under the terrifying pressure of the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, it finally broke through the soil.
With a single slash of his sword, dazzling sword light illuminated the great universe. World-shaking sword intent soared into the heavens, transforming into a startling sword beam.
Whether fists or swords, the Great Dao led to the same destination by different paths. There was no need to be bound by any form.
He had melted everything into one furnace and condensed it into this single sword strike. This was his Invincible Method, his invincible Dao.
The sword stirred the nine heavens, its world-shaking sword intent charging unflinchingly toward the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon and erupting in brilliant sparks.
"What?" Shen Ming was horrified, his face filled with disbelief.
In the end, the man before him had succeeded. That breakthrough at that moment made Shen Ming tremble all over.
That was an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon!
A revived Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon was enough to suppress everything. Who would not endure unimaginable pressure when facing one?
Under such circumstances, merely keeping one's mind steady and finding a way to escape was already difficult enough. Breaking through was even more unbelievable!
The terrifying pressure had failed to crush his opponent. Instead, it had forced out his opponent's potential and brought about an incredible transformation.
That dazzling sword light, that invincible sword intent—once unleashed, they were destined to astonish the world.
He had forged his own path and birthed his own Invincible Method. Shen Ming naturally knew what that meant.
One could follow in the footsteps of predecessors, but upon reaching a certain level, one had to erase those old traces and carve out one's own path.
The ancestors were not to be blindly imitated, nor was the Heavenly Dao to be feared!
It sounded simple, but putting it into practice was exceedingly difficult. It was a step they had strived toward for a long time, yet had never managed to take.
Yet throughout the long river of time, every person who became an emperor had taken this step.
In other words, the man before them already had the bearing of a Great Emperor!
"So what if he is extraordinarily talented? Once he dies, it will all come to nothing!" another person sneered.
He acknowledged that the man before him was terrifying. If Yang Qing were allowed to grow, even if he could not Prove Dao and Become Emperor, he would most likely achieve Great Accomplishment Saint Body.
Once a Great Accomplishment Saint Body appeared in the world, it could contend with a Great Emperor. Even the Supremes would have to take notice. What a shocking prospect that would be!
Unfortunately, the man before them no longer had any chance!
So what if he had a Saint Body? So what if he was extraordinarily talented?
Before a revived Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, there was no other possibility but ashes and dust.
Shen Ming immediately became energized. That was right—no matter how monstrous that man was, could he possibly block an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon?
And that was indeed the case. No matter how dazzling the world-shaking sword light was, no matter how vast the sword qi, it still could not stop the revived Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon.
The sword beam was collapsing, the sword light being erased. With one strike from the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, all things ceased to exist!
Yang Qing did not wait helplessly for death. If one sword was not enough, then he would use two. If two were not enough, then three!
One sword after another, each stronger than the last. As he ascended to the utmost limits again and again, his limits were continuously being shattered.
"How is this possible?"
The faces of Shen Ming and the other two were full of disbelief. How terrifying was a revived Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon? It was like the birth of the universe, like splitting heaven and earth apart.
One strike should have destroyed everything, yet it was blocked by that dazzling sword light for a brief moment.
What kind of unbelievable thing was this?
Without an imperial weapon in hand, who could contend against a revived imperial weapon?
At humanity's final checkpoint, countless people were equally dumbfounded. No one had expected this battle to develop to such a point.
"An Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon has appeared. Those three truly have extraordinary origins. Which sacred land's inheritance do they come from?"
"They likely do not come from any sacred land, but from the Forbidden Zones of Life!"
"Unbelievable! He actually blocked it. Throughout all ages, before becoming an emperor, who could block a revived imperial weapon?"
The appearance of the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon had already terrified everyone, and all of them believed there was no longer any suspense in this battle.
That was a revived imperial weapon. In the hands of a Great Sage, it was enough to sweep across the world. Shattering heaven and destroying earth would be no great feat.
No one had expected Yang Qing's eruption to be so fierce. Even when facing a revived imperial weapon, he still pressed forward without hesitation.
More importantly, Yang Qing had unbelievably blocked the imperial weapon. Even if it was only for a moment, it was enough to shock the world.
Such a peerless monster, such an unparalleled prodigy—only a handful had appeared throughout all ages.
Many had already foreseen that if Yang Qing did not die today, he would surely become a peak powerhouse in the future, ruling over the universe and its eight desolate reaches.
Facing an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, trying to contend against it was indeed an exceptionally difficult matter. Yang Qing could already feel the endless pressure.
But it was precisely because of this terrifying pressure that the Combat Talent from Huo Linfei's template was completely ignited.
His extraordinary combat instincts allowed him to improve at an incredible pace in battle, continuously adjusting himself until he reached his optimal state.
That was exactly what was happening now. In the process of contending against the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, he continuously adjusted himself, each sword strike becoming stronger than the last.
The Invincible Method born from melting everything into one furnace was still immature and required a great deal of time to perfect.
But at this moment, that process was being completed at an unbelievable speed. The newborn Invincible Method was rapidly approaching perfection.
However, that was still not enough to give him the ability to contend with the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, because this was a battle with a vast disparity in strength.
Before a revived Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon, even a Quasi-Emperor could only flee for his life, much less Yang Qing, who was still merely a Great Sage.
That was right! During years of slaughter, he had spent most of his time tempering himself rather than cultivating.
Even so, through steady effort, he had still risen from a Saint to a Great Sage.
If it had only been the three Supreme Being's Progeny, he could guarantee that he would beat them so badly they would not know north from south. The Supremes would be sending off their children before themselves today.
But what he faced now was an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon. After contending against it for a moment, the pressure became increasingly immense.
He might have wanted to temper himself, but he was not so reckless as to believe he could confront an Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon head-on.
Those three Supreme Being's Progeny had been the first to fight without honor, so they could not blame him for making a run for it!
As the dazzling sword light shattered again and again, the Extreme Dao Imperial Weapon drew close. Terrifying pressure rushed at him head-on.
Yang Qing was just preparing to flee. A gentleman's revenge could wait ten years—or not; there would be plenty of opportunities in the future.
But at that moment, space rippled, and a figure appeared before him without a sound.
This was a perfectly ordinary-looking person, unremarkable in every way. He did not seem imposing, nor did he possess anything special.
Yet this person carried an unrivaled aura, as though he could shake three thousand worlds and make the myriad heavens tremble.
Above his head floated an ancient bronze mirror, rising and falling as it emitted a hazy aura of Chaos Qi.
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