Ling Xiao was full of energy. These Ancient Mind Beast contained the inheritance of the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor. He had only killed a small portion of them, but he could already vaguely sense the prototype of a Dao technique.
So he unleashed his full power, his hands moving like dancing dragons, wielding the ultimate techniques of the Chaos-Hole Ancestral Dragon, each strike capable of annihilating thousands upon thousands of ancient beasts.
The dead Ancient Mind Beast flew out trails and Dao talismans, all of which were absorbed by Ling Xiao.
As the number of Dao talismans increased, this nameless divine power became clearer and clearer. A magnificent figure appeared before Ling Xiao's eyes, its aura encompassing all the heavens and myriad worlds, moving about and practicing with every gesture.
"Could this be the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor?" Ling Xiao was shocked. This figure had no face, only a shadow, but the aura it exuded was extremely magnificent, definitely not that of an ordinary person.
As he acted, an extremely profound and earth-shattering Daoist technique was gradually revealed.
For every group of Ancient Mind Beast that Ling Xiao kills, he can obtain a portion of the Dao talismans from them.
These talismans could support the figure to continue its performance. Ling Xiao focused intently, paying close attention, not daring to miss any details.
With his current level of cultivation, he can learn ordinary Daoist techniques with just a glance, and he can even master a complete Daoist art by only grasping some basic rudiments.
The Daoist arts performed by the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor are not limited to one type. Uncle Boya, Golden Horn Dao Lord, and Mu Tianqing also absorbed the symbols, which triggered the shadow of the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor, but what each person saw was different.
The Dao techniques that one can comprehend are not all the same; what one can comprehend depends entirely on one's own comprehension and Creation.
The situation became one-sided. After learning that killing the Ancient Mind Beast would give them a chance to obtain the inheritance of the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor, everyone unleashed their full combat power.
They just grabbed him and started a brutal massacre!
Ling Xiao immediately set his sights on the leader of the Ancient Mind Beast, a colossal beast resembling a ten-thousand-foot-tall demonic ape. As the leader of the Ancient Mind Beast, it naturally possessed a greater number of symbols that it could unleash.
Mu Tianqing shared the same thought and immediately wanted to kill the leader first.
"Ling Xiao, let your older sister do this."
Seeing that she was about to succeed, Mu Tianqing smiled and said to Ling Xiao.
"Hehe..." Ling Xiao sneered, a golden light shot out from between his eyebrows, and his Immortal Soul condensed into a rain of pear blossom needles, which shot out in a whoosh.
Just as Mu Tianqing was about to kill the leader, he preemptively pierced its skull.
Ling Xiao, with the agility of a dragon and the leap of a tiger, approached and looked at Mu Tianqing with a forced smile.
I'm sorry to disappoint you.
"You..." Mu Tianqing was speechless with anger, stunned by Ling Xiao's dazzling actions.
Ling Xiao didn't care about any of that and started absorbing the energy on his own. After killing the leader, he seemed to have broken through a bottleneck, and it all came naturally.
In an instant, a sense of enlightenment welled up in his heart, and he mastered a Daoist art.
This technique is called Twilight of All Heavens, one of the forbidden arts created by the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor. Once unleashed, all worlds and universes will reach the twilight of doomsday Destruction, instantly wiping out everything and truly ceasing to exist.
This unique skill is divided into three stages: the Epoch Finale, Lawless, and the Great Dao Decay.
These three techniques contain the profound meaning of the end of the universe, including decay, chaos, decline, and Destruction. Once unleashed, even the Great Dao itself can decay.
"Awesome! Holy crap!" Ling Xiao was shocked. This Dao technique had something in common with the Heaven and Earth Without Dao and Earth technique he had created before.
But the Twilight of All Heavens is far more magnificent and expansive, even capable of corrupting the Great Dao.
However, his Heaven and Earth Without Dao is only useful in the Primordial World, and it is still in its infancy and not yet perfected. Compared with the Twilight of All Heavens, it is just like children playing house.
This forbidden technique, known as the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor's, is more domineering and extremely sharp than any of the supernatural powers he has ever mastered.
Although there are only three forms in total— the Epoch Finale, Lawless, and the Great Dao Decay —if all three forms can be mastered and evolved to their ultimate potential, the power unleashed will be inconceivable.
"No wonder the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor could challenge the Realm Lord; he probably couldn't have done it without this unparalleled technique that can corrupt the Great Dao!"
In Ling Xiao's view, the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor's cultivation was inferior to that of the Realm Lord, but ancient records showed that he could fight against the Realm Lord, which indicated that his combat power was extremely strong.
After learning about the Daoist technique "Twilight of All Heavens," Ling Xiao gained a preliminary understanding of the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor's combat strength.
It is said that this is only one of his unique skills; if one could master them all, one can imagine the level of combat power he would reach.
If Ling Xiao could learn and master just this "Twilight of All Heavens" technique, he felt that his combat power could increase several times over, allowing him to easily defeat Mu Tianqing.
It should be noted that he is currently three levels below Mu Tianqing. If he can reach the limit of the realm below the Great Dao, he might actually be able to contend with the Realm Lord.
With this in mind, Ling Xiao began cultivating the Dao of Twilight of All Heavens. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the shadow of the Yellow Springs Evil Emperor was still playing out, and try his best to master this unparalleled skill.
Unbeknownst to him, a terrifying will erupted from Ling Xiao's body, sweeping out and clearing away everything around him.
A faint melody, a sound like the chanting of gods, the howling of demons, and the recitation of sutras by holy Buddhas, emanated from him, growing stronger and stronger until it finally resounded completely.
These musical movements seem to be the sounds of the Great Dao, as if they were composed of countless epics of civilizations and numerous extraordinary figures.
The instant the melody floated out, all the Ancient Mind Beast trembled, then stood frozen in place, unable to move.
An invisible fear grew and spread in their hearts, and this will, this mysterious power, erupted from the deepest, most primal part of their souls.
Bang bang bang...
A series of explosions rang out as thousands upon thousands of Ancient Mind Beast exploded one after another, dissipating into the world along with this symphony.
This sudden scene stunned everyone. They could only sense a terrifying will and a faint Dao sound emanating from Ling Xiao, but this Dao sound did not harm them.
Countless Ancient Mind Beast were all killed.
So everyone hurriedly began absorbing these talismans.
At this moment, Ling Xiao slowly opened his eyes, and the ancient aura of civilization dissipated from his body.
With this realization, he mastered the first stage of the Twilight of All Heavens, the Epoch Finale.
The first stage is just the starting stance and is not very powerful, but it is the key to laying the foundation for the remaining two stances.
"Congratulations! It seems you've mastered a powerful martial art!"
Mu Tianqing walked up with a bright smile, but she wasn't particularly envious. In her opinion, while this musical-style Daoist technique was powerful, it wasn't enough to make her envious or covetous.