Battle Against Daoyan's Young Dao Body

The world turned white. Other than white, there was no other color left between heaven and earth. Even the island warships beyond the starry sky could see the dazzling radiance erupting from the edge of the Eternal Main Star.

The white light pierced through the atmosphere of the Eternal Star Domain and shot all the way beyond the domain. That energy was far too terrifying, shattering the great stars outside the domain.

A quasi-Emperor had placed restrictions here, but Xu Changqing's constitution suppressed some of them, and the aftershock of his energy scattered through certain weak points.

Xu Changqing unleashed his full combat power, standing directly above the two characters "Daoyan." Then, gripping the Bone Saber, he fiercely carved words into the Stone Pillar.

Crack!

Sparks burst forth. Every spark contained exceedingly terrifying power; if a Severing Dao cultivator accidentally touched one, they might be burned into ashes.

Very soon, two characters appeared above the name Daoyan.

Wuqing!

His name stood several meters away from Daoyan's.

At this moment, Xu Changqing displayed all his strength to the fullest.

The instant the name was carved, the Eternal Star Domain suddenly rumbled. A silver ripple shook the four seas and eight wastelands, enveloping the entire Eternal Main Star.

All living beings in the Eternal Star Domain unconsciously gained a piece of knowledge in their minds: Wuqing was a Divine Seed.

A Divine Seed, barring accidents, was someone capable of becoming Emperor.

In the Eternal Star Domain, gods were Emperors.

Boom!

At that moment, everyone saw the pillar within the Sea of Stars erupt with brilliant radiance. That light pierced through the star domain, directly shattering the starry sky and linking to a passage.

Dense golden runes rose from the Sea of Stars. Ancient characters were imprinted in the void, while silver strands of order intertwined, forming a dreamlike passage.

Xu Changqing put away the Bone Saber and caught his breath slightly. Then, with a resolute gaze, he stepped into the passage.

The moment he vanished, the light of the Sea of Stars gradually weakened as well.

Only after everyone recovered their vision did they see the white-haired man entering that mysterious passage.

And upon that enormous pillar, the two characters "Wuqing" had already appeared. They stood high above, their white strokes carrying an ethereal charm, as though immortals had carved them personally.

The Eternal Star Domain was now in turmoil. Their star domain had produced a Divine Seed, a title even Lin Qianyu had never obtained.

An expert bearing such a title had certainly entered the realm of Divine Prohibition.

According to their Ancient History records, Emperor Daoyan had been a terrifying powerhouse who entered the realm of Divine Prohibition, and so had his descendant, Dao Yi.

Yet they did not know whether that Ancient History was accurate. They only knew that the name Wuqing now stood above Emperor Daoyan's name.

"This is a Divine Seed! He has surpassed the strength Emperor Daoyan possessed in his youth. Too terrifying! If nothing unexpected happens, Wuqing will take the Emperor's throne in this era."

"Quick, let's hurry over! He will definitely obtain what the Emperor left behind, and he hasn't fully grown yet..."

"News has spread that Wuqing has white hair, and he comes from the Big Dipper Star Domain. In other words, he and Gan Long came from the same place!"

"A few months ago, beyond the starry sky, he killed a Heavenly Pride of the Luo Family."

The people of the Eternal Star Domain were in an uproar. Some even spread word that Lin Qianyu, an Eight Prohibitions expert, had been instantly killed by a single strike from Wuqing, directly dismembered and left doubting her life.

Xu Changqing knew nothing of the discussions outside. At this moment, he stood upon an Arena brimming with Technological Sense.

The Arena was silver, with streams of metallic light flowing everywhere. Blue liquid flowed through patterns within it, an extraordinarily strange sight.

There was also a young man in ancient robes standing on the Arena. He was not particularly handsome; one could even say he was ordinary. Yet simply standing there quietly, he formed a kind of presence.

He appeared highly approachable, neither arrogant nor proud. His strength was restrained, and not a trace of Aura leaked from him.

"I'll give you three minutes to recover." The young man smiled gently. Sitting cross-legged on the silver Arena, he quietly watched Xu Changqing.

"Are you Daoyan?" Xu Changqing asked indifferently as he looked at the young man. If this was Emperor Daoyan, he wanted to see how Daoyan in his youth compared with the Fighting Saint Emperor and the Demon Emperor.

The young man nodded and smiled. "That's right, I am Daoyan. But I am only an imprint."

"Defeat me, and you will obtain my inheritance, along with a few things I left behind."

"In the past million years, you are the first person to arrive here. Even my descendants could not enter this place."

"Why did you leave behind a place like this?" Xu Changqing asked curiously.

"Don't you want to fight a great battle against a young Emperor's Dao Body? Don't you want to gain something from it?" Daoyan asked in return.

"I also wanted to see whether anyone in later generations could defeat me."

Daoyan smiled confidently. Though he was merely a Dao Body, he possessed his own thoughts. Just as in his youth, he was incomparably confident.

"The Emperor Imprint Dao Bodies defeated by my hand include more than just you." Xu Changqing was equally confident. He drew out the Bone Saber and pointed it at Daoyan from afar.

Would he revere an Emperor? What a joke.

No one could make him feel reverence, not even three Heavenly Emperors.

At worst, he would die. What was there to revere?

Daoyan merely smiled without speaking. He rose to his feet and stretched lazily. His formerly gentle eyes abruptly became incomparably sharp as he said, "I hope you go all out."

Even as he spoke, he had already charged forward. However strong Xu Changqing was, he was equally strong.

"Pointless probing!" Xu Changqing said coldly. The moment he attacked, he used the Heaven's Will Saber Art.

Swoosh!

The vast white Saber Intent was like a galaxy, directly covering the entire Arena and bringing Daoyan's charging body to a halt within its range.

Clang!

The Heaven's Will Saber Art struck Daoyan, yet it produced a ringing metallic sound. Sparks flew, as though the blow had struck Immortal Gold.

Drip. Drip.

Daoyan frowned and looked at his arm. A deep saber wound had appeared there, so deep that bone was visible, while blood dripped continuously.

He was rather speechless. This was the first time he had seen someone use their ultimate move immediately without first understanding their opponent.

Shouldn't they first test each other out and fight for hundreds or thousands of exchanges before using their ultimate moves?

If he had not been wearing the Dao Tribulation Battle Robe, that single strike might have chopped his body into pieces.

Before he could think further, Xu Changqing's next attack arrived. This time, countless crimson long sabers rose from beneath the Arena, like rainwater flowing upward from the ground on a rainy day.

"What I want is not an evenly matched battle, but total domination!"

As he spoke, Xu Changqing swept the Bone Saber through the air and placed two fingers of his left hand against its spine. His fingers slowly slid along the patterns on the blade. Each time they passed a pattern, that pattern lit up in unison with the others.

"Not bad. The moment you attacked, you made me feel that long-forgotten sense of death." Daoyan praised him, then finally grew serious.

Several kinds of light began to shine from his clothing—the light of Immortal Gold. There was Dao Tribulation Gold, Eternal Immortal Gold, and Divine Mark Purple Gold, all woven into a battle robe made from three kinds of Immortal Gold.

"If you can defeat me, the Immortal Gold can be yours as well."

Emperors were all lonely, especially after remaining invincible for too long in their youth and losing all opponents. In their loneliness, they longed for rivals.

Even meeting an opponent in their youth who could defeat them would make them happy for a very, very long time.

"I have never tasted defeat." Daoyan said with a smile. Then he stopped speaking. Wearing the Immortal Gold Battle Robe, he summoned an emerald ancient tree into his hand.

"You have never tasted defeat? Then this time, you will." Xu Changqing feared no one from an Emperor's youth.