With a Half-Venerable Body, Upholding the Supreme Being's Name
He quickly turned around, his gaze sweeping over his fellow cultivators behind him who had not summoned their Dharma Manifestation, or Dharma Manifestation were not adept at direct confrontation:
Listen up! Our main role is to provide cover.
"Raise your hand if you know any techniques that obstruct vision or interfere with Divine Sense!"
Yan Wujin raised his hand without hesitation, and flame patterns flashed around his body.
Gu Tianye also raised his hand, a wisp of distorted light swirling around his fingertips.
Four or five other people then gave their signals.
"Alright!" Yun Zexuan spoke rapidly. "When I count to three, you few simultaneously use your concealment and interference techniques to disrupt his senses as much as possible! The rest of you—use your strongest killing moves, target Qin Wangchuan's true form, attack together!"
His gaze, sharp as an eagle's, slowly swept over the Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation poised to unleash their power, and over the tense faces of the crowd.
"Three,"
Li Xuan Dharma Manifestation the Divine Martial Giant Sword from his back.
"Two,"
Chu Wujiu gripped his twin halberds tightly, Dharma Manifestation the wounds on his broken skull still emitted spiritual light.
"One, up!"
"Boom!!"
The instant Yun Zexuan finished speaking, Yan Wujin, Gu Tianye, and the others attacked simultaneously!
Two "suns," formed purely from extreme light and heat, exploded on either side of Qin Wangchuan without warning!
The intense light instantly engulfed the area where Qin Wangchuan's illusory figure was located, and at the same time blurred his perception of the outside world.
Almost simultaneously, several distorted ripples and thick Black Mist appeared as if by magic.
It quickly enveloped the area where Qin Wangchuan was located into a dense, impenetrable, and sensory-isolated sphere.
"Now--"
At Yun Zexuan's command, all sorts of Daoist techniques, talismans, and magical Law Treasure that had been prepared for a long time surged forth like a flood from all directions towards the sphere enveloped in light and mist!
A burst of vibrant and violent energy erupted, instantly engulfing the sphere.
But--
"Buzz..."
A deep, clear thud emanated from the center of the luminous mist.
Immediately afterwards, nine circular phantom images, shimmering with a faint dark luster, rippled outwards from in front of Qin Wangchuan's phantom image, steadily protecting him behind him.
The vast majority of Daoist techniques struck the dark halo, but they were like mud oxen sinking into the sea, failing to even stir a ripple.
Instead, the nine mysterious rings seemed to be "awakened" by these attacks, and began to light up rapidly from the inside out, ring by ring!
First ring, second ring, third ring...
The speed was astonishing!
"Something's not right!" Yun Zexuan's pupils shrank sharply. He instantly sensed something was amiss—these mystic rings weren't lit up because they had been "broken," but rather... it seemed as if they had "activated" some kind of defensive mechanism due to the attack!
"Heaven and Earth Law! Attack the main body directly!" he shouted sharply, his voice carrying a barely perceptible urgency.
But it was too late.
Too many Daoist techniques were attacked.
In the blink of an eye, all nine mysterious rings blazed brightly like the sun!
As the light flowed, they intertwined, instantly expanding and unfolding into a massive, almost tangible, dark halo barrier that completely protected Qin Wangchuan's illusory figure!
Subsequent attacks, including some hastily launched attacks from the Heaven and Earth Dharma Manifestation, landed on the fully formed Mystic Heaven Ring Barrier, failing to even cause a ripple.
The fortress stood as firm as an ancient mountain, exuding an aura of indestructibility.
Just as everyone's attention was drawn to the suddenly unfolding Mystic Heaven Ring and the ineffective attack--
A towering figure in dark cyan had somehow appeared behind Qin Wangchuan's illusory image, appearing like a ghost!
It is Li Xuan's "Dao-Deriving Pale Soul Divine Martial Manifestation"!
Amidst the chaos and light of the first wave of attacks from the crowd, he silently found his way to this perfect spot, Borrowing Law a certain supernatural Divine Ability of his Dharma form to conceal his presence!
At this moment, Dharma Manifestation held the Divine Martial Giant Sword.
There was no roar, no gathering of power, only a dark Sword Light, condensed to its extreme and seemingly severing time itself, silently slashing down towards Qin Wangchuan behind the Mystic Heaven Ring!
This sword strike—the timing, the angle, the burst of power—was all exquisitely executed!
The Sword Light sliced through the two dazzling "suns" and then effortlessly cleaved into the viscous mist.
Wherever the sword passed, the intense light and Black Mist parted like streams of water, swirling and dissipating to both sides.
The cover that had been protecting Qin Wangchuan was instantly broken.
However--
"Bite."
A crisp, almost eerie sound rang out.
It wasn't like the explosive clang of metal clashing; it was more like the indestructible black jade gently bumping into another object of the same material.
The Sword Light stopped.
"Dragon-Silk-"
With just two understated words, the Dragon Scale appeared.
Li Xuan's sword strike, which concentrated all his mind, timing, and power and could be considered a fatal blow, was actually blocked effortlessly by that hand covered in Dragon Scale.
Qin Wangchuan's illusory figure didn't even turn around.
He simply, at this moment when the murky light and mist had completely dissipated, during the brief pause when Li Xuan 'Dharma Manifestation Giant Sword was still, slowly... scanned the crowd once more.
His gaze was indifferent, reflecting no one's image.
It seemed to be a silent declaration:
Your tactics, your coordinated attacks, your struggles... all are laid bare before my eyes.
That's all.
"The Extreme Dao Sacred Technique? Jie Jin Jian Wo."
"Supreme Dao Technique? Wanjie Thunder Furnace; Fourth Gear."
From the phantom's mouth came words symbolizing destruction.
The Wanjie Thunder Furnace is a technique that absorbs external Spiritual Qi and thunder energy to temper the body and enhance Spiritual Power.
However, one can also choose not to absorb external Spiritual Qi, but instead reverse the special Spiritual Power of one's own Supreme Dao Heart to "vaporize" it, and then guide it into the roaring Wanjie Thunder Furnace within the body, where it undergoes condensation and tempering.
Not only can it temporarily enter Fourth Gear, but its power also increases exponentially.
This is something only the bottomless Spiritual Power reserves of a Supreme Dao Heart could achieve.
The moment the words left his mouth, Qin Wangchuan gripped the tip of the Divine Martial Sword, his fingers covered in Dragon Scale, and squeezed it tightly.
Click--!
A crisp, heartbreaking cracking sound rang out.
Li Xuan's Divine Martial Giant Sword, which contained the intent to destroy Myriad Tribulations, actually cracked with countless fine black lines starting from the tip of the sword, which was wrapped in Dragon Scale, and then exploded with a bang!
Almost simultaneously, Qin Wangchuan's illusory figure raised his other hand.
In the void, a long sword reflecting all the phenomena of the heavens materialized out of thin air—its blade was covered with cracks, yet it seemed as if countless tiny runes were born and flowed within it.
The Ten Directions Profound Sword!
The hand covered in Dragon Scale grasped the cracked Ten Directions Profound Sword.
An indescribable aura of terror erupted from the depths of the phantom!
There was no build-up of momentum.
He simply gripped his sword, pointed it at Li Xuan's Dharma Manifestation which was so close, and uttered softly:
"Supreme Dao Technique? Dao Slash."
As the sword fell, a Sword Qi, purely condensed from the Principle Annihilation, was generated out of thin air and slammed into the thick chest of the "Dao Yan Cang Hun Divine Object Form"!
"Thump--!!!"
A dull, thunderous roar, like the beating of a heavenly drum, exploded!
The Sword Qi failed to tear apart the Dharma Manifestation, but the immense, pure force it carried—enough to shake the stars—was indeed transmitted to it.
The majestic Dharma Manifestation, as imposing as a mountain, was blasted by this Sword Qi and slammed into the broken wall at the edge of the Arena like a boulder thrown by a catapult.
The walls were cracked, and gravel rained down.
The Dharma Manifestation Image shimmered with intense light, and from within it came a muffled groan that Li Xuan could not suppress.