Battle Against the Four Extremes Realm

"Hmph, so stubborn. If you hand over the Divine Source, perhaps I'll spare your life."

Zhao Fa saw that Jiang Yun showed no sign of panic and knew that Jiang Yun must have something to rely on.

It just so happened that he wanted to stall for time as well, setting up a formation to seal off the area.

Then he could make the two of them disappear without anyone noticing. Even if they truly were disciples of the Jiang Family, there would be nothing to fear.

Jiang Yun asked curiously, "How are you so certain that I have Divine Source on me?"

"The methods of a Source Master are mysterious and unfathomable. How could fakes like you possibly understand them?"

Zhao Fa cast Jiang Yun a disdainful glance, becoming even more convinced that he was not from the Jiang Family.

If someone had cultivated with Divine Source within the day, a trace of its aura would remain on their body.

Source Masters could use their methods to seek out such an aura. It was an open secret among the major powers.

Otherwise, did he really think those great figures from aristocratic families and sacred lands stayed in Sacred City year-round solely to purchase Divine Source?

Besides, disciples of aristocratic families would not be so ignorant as to waste Divine Source cultivating at the mere Dao Palace Secret Realm.

Upon hearing Zhao Fa's words, Jiang Yun immediately understood. Source Masters were indeed the most sensitive to Divine Source, but he had not expected Zhao Fa to have studied Source Arts as well.

Having understood the reason, Jiang Yun stopped wasting words on Zhao Fa.

He took out the three hundred and sixty large black banners he had refined. Though the banners were not made from particularly good material, there were plenty of them.

Hundreds of black banners fluttered in the wind, blotting out the sky as they scattered throughout the area.

Dense formations emerged in the void. Dao Runes spread out, and it seemed as though this entire stretch of heaven and earth had been sealed by Jiang Yun.

Xia Weier was cut off outside, able only to watch anxiously.

Seeing Jiang Yun's display, Zhao Fa grew somewhat furious. He had originally intended to secretly set up a field to prevent Jiang Yun from escaping.

Yet this mere Dao Palace Secret Realm cultivator had turned the tables and set up the field first. Did Jiang Yun think Zhao Fa, a Four Extremes Realm cultivator, might flee?

"Clang, clang... clang!"

Nine streaks of sword light flashed from Zhao Fa's mouth, transforming into nine-colored rainbows that shot straight at Jiang Yun. Their killing intent surged like a tidal wave, dazzling and magnificent.

These nine divine swords had been forged from different types of Meteoric Iron. Their colors varied, and each was no longer than a palm, yet they were incomparably sharp.

They seemed to pierce through the void as they emerged from nothingness. Like the nine wings of a great roc, they erupted with endless rosy radiance and swept forward with immense momentum.

Whoosh

Jiang Yun used the Secret of Xing and evaded the nine divine swords in an instant.

Zhao Fa was, after all, a Four Extremes Realm cultivator. Having reached the third secret realm, he stood an entire major realm above Jiang Yun.

If not for the Secret of Xing, Jiang Yun would have nearly been struck.

The aura Zhao Fa emitted was at least at the third level of the Four Extremes Realm. Though they were supposedly of the same generation, Zhao Fa was clearly much older and had cultivated for far longer.

There could be no distraction in battle. Jiang Yun directly activated the formation. One hundred and eight large banners danced in the wind and appeared around Zhao Fa.

In an instant, they drew upon the momentum of heaven. Endless divine light descended from the sky, seeking to drown him.

At the same time, Jiang Yun unleashed Four Symbols Treading Heaven. He stepped through the void with the Four Symbols following him, appearing above Zhao Fa's head in an instant.

Rumble!

A tremendous roar rang out. Boundless divine light dispersed, leaving Zhao Fa looking somewhat disheveled, with even threads of blood spilling from his mouth.

He nearly went mad. He had never expected to be injured by a Dao Palace cultivator. It was simply intolerable.

Like a madman, he charged toward Jiang Yun. A soaring purple radiance burst from within him, like an enormous purple dragon stirring the heavens.

The nine divine swords rushed in from behind Jiang Yun, forming a pincer attack from front and rear.

Jiang Yun had no intention of taking them head-on. Relying on the profundity of the Secret of Xing, he darted and weaved, evading them one after another.

With a wave of his hand, he formed seals, and a Bagua diagram covered Zhao Fa.

After exchanging several rounds like this, he had sounded out Zhao Fa's methods. It was clear that Zhao Fa's combat experience was not very extensive either.

Under the suppression of hundreds of large banners, despite being separated by one major realm and three or four minor realms, the two still fought back and forth evenly.

Their clothes had both been reduced to tatters by the aftershocks of battle.

However, Jiang Yun was clearly in better condition. After he activated Nine Secrets: Zhe, the wounds on his body healed at a visible rate.

"You rat who only knows how to dodge, die!" Zhao Fa suddenly roared.

Purple radiance soared into the sky, and an enormous star emerged above his head. Its might illuminated the heavens, incomparably dazzling!

This lone star seemed to possess boundless, terrifying divine power. Even the sun in the sky dimmed before it as it released overwhelming waves of magical power.

Every large banner in the void appeared, radiating boundless light as they suppressed Zhao Fa's divine power with all their strength.

Grand chanting echoed from Jiang Yun's Dao Palace as he manifested the supreme divine ability, the Yin-Yang Great Mill, and sent it crushing toward the purple star.

The Yin-Yang Great Mill was a sacred offensive art Jiang Yun had comprehended from the Dao Scripture.

To be safe, Jiang Yun also burned a great amount of magical power and secretly connected with the forbidden artifact in the Stone Temple within his Sea of Bitterness, borrowing a trace of its power.

Buddhist chants and Daoist scripture recitations rang out together. Buddhism and Daoism appeared side by side, creating an eerie scene.

A Yin-Yang millstone dozens of zhang wide emerged from the void, emanating an ancient Dao aura. It seemed as if only black and white remained in the world as it slowly rotated at an unchanging speed.

The two sides collided, and endless divine light flashed.

The thunderous explosion was deafening, and massive fissures tore across the earth.

The Yin-Yang Great Mill directly crushed Zhao Fa's manifested Ziwei Emperor Star. Its rotation slowed somewhat afterward, but it still continued crushing toward Zhao Fa.

"Impossible!!!"

Zhao Fa summoned the nine divine swords to block it, but the Yin-Yang Great Mill crushed them one by one. Even such rare divine metal could not withstand this power.

However, after annihilating the nine divine swords, the Yin-Yang Great Mill slowly dissipated into the air as well.

Though the Yin-Yang Great Mill had dissipated, the divine power it released severely wounded Zhao Fa, sending him flying dozens of meters away. Blood continuously ran from the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Yun was also somewhat astonished by the enhancement the forbidden artifact provided. With just a simple activation, it had produced more than twice the power.

Just as he was considering pressing his advantage and taking Zhao Fa down in one stroke,

a pitch-black shuttle-shaped treasure flew from between Zhao Fa's brows. Like a black hole, it could absorb all light.

In an instant, before Jiang Yun could react, the black shuttle seemed to ignite. Streaks of black light emerged from it as though tearing apart space, and it carried Zhao Fa away in an instant.

This black shuttle treasure treated the Dao Rune field set up here as though it did not exist.

Only Zhao Fa's lingering aura remained at the scene.

Jiang Yun had not expected Zhao Fa to use a forbidden artifact, much less an escape artifact forged by a great figure.

Unfortunately, his research into Nine Secrets: Zu and formation runes was not yet thorough enough. Otherwise, this might not have happened.

Jiang Yun put away the black banners one by one. In this battle, more than fifty of the three hundred and sixty large black banners had been lost.