Primordial Wilderness: Mythical Grand Unity, Saints Beg Me Not to Show Off

He was arranging things as if Ao Chen were a junior in need of protection.

However, upon hearing the Azure Dragon's words, Ao Chen merely smiled faintly and shook his head.

"Thank you for your kindness, Elder. But this East King Duke is nothing Ao Chen needs to concern himself with. As for the Immortal Court's affairs, there's no need for you to trouble yourself, Elder. Ao Chen will handle them himself."

"Presumptuous!" The Azure Dragon, seeing that Ao Chen not only refused his goodwill but also spoke arrogantly, immediately showed anger on his face.

This brat—killing an Immortal Court Envoy was already a catastrophe of immense proportions, and now he dared to say he didn't even consider a Quasi-Sage worth noticing? Truly ignorant of the heavens and earth!

He was already in a foul mood due to Karmic Debt backlash, and now Ao Chen's "arrogant" attitude stoked his temper further.

"Hmph! An ignorant whelp who knows no reverence!"

"Fine, then. This Seat will today, as an elder, take the place of your fallen forebears and teach you a proper lesson, so you understand the might of a great power."

Before his words had even faded, the Azure Dragon's withered hand suddenly shot forward!

He didn't use much law power, merely relying on pure Golden Immortal of the Origin-level draconic essence and physical strength, forming a cyan dragon claw that covered heaven and earth, descending toward Ao Chen's head with the force to suppress all!

This claw, though meant as a lesson and holding back seven-tenths of its power, still contained enough Quasi-Sage force to instantly annihilate any Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal's Form and Spirit!

Seeing the Azure Dragon make his move, Ao Chen sighed. He knew there was no avoiding a fight today.

"Ah~"

In truth, he also understood that his changes over this recent period had been too drastic; it was only natural the Azure Dragon didn't believe him.

Thus, facing this thunderous strike, he showed no anger. Instead, he stood with his hands behind his back, expression calm, as if what came at him wasn't a Quasi-Sage's claw but a falling leaf.

Just as the cyan dragon claw was about to reach him, he moved.

He didn't even look at the claw. He simply raised his right hand casually, formed two fingers into a sword, and gently tapped the enormous dragon claw.

That tap, seemingly effortless, seemed to contain the supreme might of a universe's birth and destruction!

Chi!

A soft sound!

In Ao Guang's horrified gaze, the Azure Dragon's terrifying claw—capable of crushing stars—was pierced through in an instant upon touching Ao Chen's fingertip, as if made of paper!

An indescribable force of annihilation and Stellar Force erupted along the fingertip!

"Crack... Boom!"

The cyan dragon claw shattered inch by inch, exploding into a sky full of light specks!

"What?!"

The Azure Dragon's pupils contracted sharply, and for the first time, an expression of disbelief and shock appeared on his face!

His full-force strike had been broken so easily with a single finger?

Before he could recover from his shock, Ao Chen's figure appeared before him like a ghost.

Second strike!

Still an unremarkable punch, aimed directly at the Azure Dragon's chest!

The Azure Dragon's Lost Souls surged in panic. Hastily, he gathered all remaining draconic essence and law power before him, trying to block!

But before Ao Chen's fist—containing the peak power of a Mythical Heavenly Immortal—all resistance was futile!

Boom!

As if billions of stars had exploded simultaneously!

All of the Azure Dragon's defenses were torn apart like thin paper!

The terrifying force slammed solidly into his chest!

Pfft—!

The Azure Dragon, struck as if by billions of tons of force, his massive body blasted backward like a cannonball, dragon scales shattered, blood spraying wildly, chest bones broken inch by inch, his aura instantly wilting to its lowest point!

Then, Ao Chen's figure appeared above the flying Azure Dragon like teleportation, his gaze indifferent as he extended a single finger.

Third strike!

Starlight gathered at his fingertip, as if bearing the weight of all the celestial rivers, and slowly pressed down toward the Azure Dragon's brow—the ancestral aperture!

Chapter 43: The Azure Dragon's Amazement, Ao Chen Seeks to Refine Karmic Debt

Under this finger, space froze, time stopped!

The Azure Dragon felt an irresistible, incomprehensible Supreme Might lock him down completely, suppress him utterly! Even his thoughts seemed to halt!

His eyes were filled with terror, confusion, and a deep sense of crushing defeat!

Finally, Ao Chen's finger stopped an inch from the Azure Dragon's brow, yet the terrifying suppression force surged into the Azure Dragon's body like a tide, sealing all his power completely!

The Azure Dragon's massive body collapsed limply into the pitch-black sea trench, unable to move a single inch except for his faint breathing!

Three strikes!

Just three strikes!

The dignified elder of the dragon clan, once one of the Four Symbols, a genuine early-stage Golden Immortal of the Origin—the Azure Dragon—was suppressed by Ao Chen with a flip of his hand!

Ao Guang beside him had long been stunned into a daze, his soul flying beyond the heavens!

"You..."

The Azure Dragon's eyes, filled with endless vicissitudes, widened as he stared fixedly at this junior who was both familiar and unfamiliar before him. Beyond fear in his gaze, there was more disbelief and confusion.

He had lost, lost so quickly, so thoroughly, unable even to mount a decent resistance!

Even though he knew that due to Karmic Debt backlash, his condition was barely a tenth of its peak, and that strike had only unleashed at most seventy percent of his prime strength.

But lost was lost!

Given the overwhelming power Ao Chen had just displayed, he had no doubt that even at his full strength, he likely couldn't change the outcome.

Was this... was this really the Ao Chen he remembered—a junior with decent talent but stuck at the Golden Immortal realm?

How had he, in just tens of thousands of years, gained such... such heaven-defying power?

"Golden Immortal of the Origin... you... you've actually broken through to the Golden Immortal of the Origin realm?"

The Azure Dragon spoke with difficulty, his voice hoarse, yet carrying a hint of uncontrollable excitement and ecstasy!

In his view, only a breakthrough to the same, or perhaps even higher, Golden Immortal of the Origin realm could explain Ao Chen's terrifying combat strength!

The moment he thought that the Dragon Clan, in these turbulent times, had birthed such a young, limitless Golden Immortal of the Origin, the Azure Dragon's dejection and despair were instantly replaced by immense hope!

"Hahaha! Good! Excellent! Heaven does not forsake my Dragon Clan! Heaven does not forsake my Dragon Clan!" The Azure Dragon wept with joy, tears streaming down his aged face.

"Ao Chen! With you here, why should my Dragon Clan worry about rising again? That mere Immortal Court is nothing to fear! Hahaha..."

He seemed to already see the Dragon Clan, under Ao Chen's leadership, restoring its former glory!

Ao Guang beside him was also thrilled. Though still shocked by Ao Chen's strength, hearing the elder say Ao Chen was a Golden Immortal of the Origin turned his worries into immense delight!

Yet, facing the excitement and misunderstanding of the Azure Dragon and Ao Guang, Ao Chen's expression remained calm.

He did not explain that what he cultivated was not the path of the Golden Immortal of the Origin, but the more profound, more transcendent Mythical Grand Unity Method.

First, the Mythical Grand Unity Method was arcane, touching upon his very foundation, hard to articulate to others, and explaining it would drain too much mental energy.

Second, his visit to Dragon Abyss was not to flaunt his power or lecture the Azure Dragon, but for a far more important purpose.

"Elder," Ao Chen said, withdrawing the power that had suppressed the Azure Dragon, his tone calm.

"Let us set aside the matter of realms for now. I came upon hearing that the venerable elders were suffering from Karmic Debt backlash, specifically to check on you. Might I ask if any of you have found a solution?"

At the mention of Karmic Debt backlash, the ecstasy on the Azure Dragon's face instantly faded, replaced once more by deep bitterness and helplessness.

He struggled to sit up, sighing. "Alas... it's a long story."

"This Karmic Debt backlash came too suddenly, too violently, erupting almost simultaneously! Though we had some preparations, we were caught off guard."

"Now, including myself, all the venerable elders in seclusion are entangled by Karmic Debt, our foundations damaged, our origins depleted. We can barely maintain our true spirits from extinguishing, utterly unable to attend to anything else."

"As for a solution..." The Azure Dragon shook his head bitterly.

"The Dragon Clan's Karmic Debt is the boundless cause and effect accumulated since the Dragon-Han Calamity, deeply rooted."

"Unless one could obtain immeasurable merit like Pangu Creates the World, or use the entire clan's fortune to wear it away, there is simply no solution!"

"We can only rely on our own cultivation to slowly endure, but this backlash is too severe. Many old fellows likely don't have much time left."

By the end, this Dragon Clan elder, who had lived for countless eons, spoke with a hint of despair.

However, after hearing this, Ao Chen showed no sign of worry. Instead, he nodded.

"The methods of merit and fortune are indeed viable, but they are not the only path."

"Hm?" The Azure Dragon jerked his head up, looking at Ao Chen.

"Do you have a way?"

"I have some ideas." Ao Chen did not elaborate, only saying calmly.

"Though the Dragon Clan's Karmic Debt is heavy, it is not without a solution. It will just take some time to prepare and attempt."

"This..." The Azure Dragon was skeptical.