Fierce Battle

If he had not been hiding anything, it would have been one thing. Though he might not have been a match for him, he would still have been confident in protecting himself.

But if the old man possessed a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, even self-preservation might have been difficult.

Yet even in such danger, Yuan Jie was not overly flustered, much less afraid.

True, he was no match for the old man, but he was not alone.

Yuan Lun and Yuan Ling had also broken through to the Middle Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm. The treasures in their hands were no fewer than his own, and Yuan Lun even possessed a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. His combat strength was certainly no weaker than Yuan Jie's, perhaps even greater.

His true body had already broken through to the Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm and possessed two Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. Unless an opponent likewise possessed a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, even an ordinary Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal would not be his match.

Once the three of them arrived and joined forces with him, what was there to fear from a Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal?

Even if they could not kill him, they could surely defeat him with ease.

In the blink of an eye, Yuan Jie secretly used the faint connection among the four of them, a bond originating from their very source, to instantly send a message to Yuan Lun, Yuan Ling, and his true body. He explained his situation and the enemy's cultivation, telling the three to cross the void and come to his aid as quickly as possible.

After doing all this, the chill in Yuan Jie's eyes deepened. He raised his gaze toward the sinister old man opposite him, his aura refusing to yield in the slightest.

Seeing that Yuan Jie's Dao Heart remained steady and fearless despite being at a disadvantage beneath the pressure of his Great Dao aura, the old man showed a flicker of surprise. It was soon replaced by greed and arrogance.

Holding a jet-black sword, the old man pointed its tip diagonally at Yuan Jie. The pressure of a Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal spread out completely as he spoke coldly, his voice carrying the arrogance and authority of one who controlled all things. "Junior, you are no match for this ancestor! Hand over the Innate Spiritual Treasures in your possession, and this ancestor may spare your life and leave you a way out."

The greed in the old man's words was utterly undisguised. His gaze remained fixed on the World Cauldron above Yuan Jie's head and the Cosmos Pearl before him, the avarice in his eyes nearly overflowing.

Two High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures were an enormous temptation to him.

If he could obtain them and comprehend the profound Great Dao principles contained within, using them to verify his own Great Dao, he might have a chance to advance further, break through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, and become a true great power!

"Hah! Spare my life? You?" Yuan Jie sneered coldly, his lips curling into a contemptuous smile.

Leaving aside who would ultimately win, even if he truly were defeated and willingly handed over his treasures, would this old man really spare him?

He was not that naive!

"Good! Good! Very good!"

"Junior, you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. Since you seek death yourself, do not blame this ancestor for being ruthless!"

"Once this ancestor captures you, I will cast your true spirit into the Nine Netherworld Flames and scorch it for hundreds of millions of years, until you can neither live nor die!"

At once, the old man no longer wished to waste words. Although Yuan Jie had several High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures protecting him, with his mere Middle Great Firmament Golden Immortal cultivation, he could not possibly unleash their true power in full.

He was a genuine Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal who had cultivated in this realm for countless years, with an incomparably profound foundation. Could he truly fail to take down a Middle Great Firmament Golden Immortal?

With that thought, the old man's eyes darkened, and sinister poisonous mist surged within them. He no longer held anything back. The Nether-Poison Dao around him began circulating wildly, and boundless Dao power poured into the Netherworld Venom Dragon Sword in his hand. Endless Nine Netherworld Nether-Poison and the resentment of hundreds of millions of yin souls coiled around the blade layer by layer. The black sword instantly erupted with towering black light, and poisonous waves swept across the eight directions.

"Black Venom Sword Qi!"

The old man roared, and a black sword qi stretching billions of miles suddenly condensed. Within it, countless phantoms of savage Netherworld beasts and wailing resentful souls surged and shrieked. Vast Nether-Poison qi blotted out the sky and earth, shrouding an area of hundreds of millions of miles in an instant and turning it into a boundless dark purgatory. The vitality of heaven and earth was instantly corroded and devoured.

At the same time, the old man's Great Dao power erupted completely. The Nether-Poison Dao transformed into towering poisonous waves, firmly sealing the surrounding space-time and cutting off every route through the void for Yuan Jie. It yielded not an inch, leaving him no chance to escape.

"Junior, today this ancestor will show you that the gap between the Middle Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm and perfection is an uncrossable chasm!"

A cold shout resounded throughout the cosmos as the black sword qi came crashing down with world-destroying force. Wherever it passed, all things between heaven and earth were corroded and shattered by Nether-Poison Dao power. Even the Great Dao Rules of heaven and earth were infected and twisted by the poison, while space-time collapsed layer upon layer. Deadly killing intent, like a net cast across heaven and earth, locked onto Yuan Jie completely, leaving him nowhere to evade.

Yuan Jie's expression tightened, and a trace of gravity appeared between his brows. He did not dare be careless in the slightest.

This strike was indeed terrifying, but with his cultivation and foundation, he could easily withstand it. Still, he knew clearly that how could a Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal possess only such a method?

The old man certainly had a hidden killing move, waiting only for the instant Yuan Jie let down his guard before unleashing a fatal trump card.

As his thoughts raced, Yuan Jie's movements were no slower. His World Dao began circulating with a roar, merging fully with the World Cauldron above his head. A phantom of a complete world emerged, forming a world barrier around his true body. Boundless World Dao power surged forth as he activated the Cosmos Pearl, causing space-time Dao power to erupt and spread in full.

Layer upon layer of space-time unfolded like tidal waves. Wave after wave of turbulent space-time currents scoured and wore down the black sword qi, while chaotic space-time power madly tore at its origin. In but an instant, the menacing Black Venom Sword Qi was completely washed away.

Though he did not know what other moves the old man had prepared, passively taking blows was not Yuan Jie's style.

"Kill!" With a cold shout, Yuan Yan poured all his strength into the Cosmos Pearl, using the Space-Time Dao to rewrite the rules. The entire space-time around the old man suddenly erupted into a destructive Great Annihilation. Space collapsed into ruins, shattering inch by inch into nothingness; time crumbled into ashes, its scattered glimmers vanishing without a trace. The old man was completely trapped within the Annihilation Desolation.

"Not good!" The old man's brow throbbed violently as a fatal sense of danger rose from the depths of his soul, every hair on his body standing on end. He did not dare hold anything back. The Nether-Poison Dao erupted to its peak, black poisonous power forming a thick barrier that forcibly resisted the annihilating force of space-time and held on for a moment.

Immediately afterward, he raised an ancient Netherworld Soul Banner with a backhand motion. Its banner was black as ink and entwined with the baleful resentment of hundreds of millions of Netherworld souls. It propped up a vast Netherworld Soul Domain, where the souls endlessly regenerated and the domain's barrier was unbreakable.

Relying on the protection of the Netherworld Soul Banner, a Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the old man exhausted all his cultivation and forcibly broke through the annihilating space-time.

"Kill!" Two roars filled with chilling killing intent rang out at once. Yuan Jie and the old man's gazes both turned ice-cold, their killing intent soaring to the heavens. Without the slightest hesitation, they drove their Great Daos at full force and unleashed one ultimate killing technique after another in a frenzy. Every move was ruthless, each intended to take the other's life.

The heavy, all-encompassing World Dao, the mysterious annihilation of the Space-Time Dao, the vicious corrosion of the Nether-Poison Dao, and the treacherous ferocity of the Netherworld Dao intertwined and collided madly. Every clash stirred up an energy storm capable of destroying heaven and earth.