Arc 12Stones and a Sky Arena Duel

Taiyi entered the Underground Palace, claimed the chaos stone, and then swept through Divine City’s stone workshops, uncovering rare treasures and a weapon spirit. He wagered the Dao Scripture’s Wheel Sea Scroll and the weapon spirit against Wang Teng’s complete Chaotic Ancient Scripture, with their duel set for half a month later.

  • Taiyi and the faction leaders fought the Underground Palace’s Yin Spirits, then Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to take the chaos stone and free the trapped young prodigies.
  • The Holy Lords examined Duan De’s Ancient Scroll and agreed to explore its Nine Dragons Guarding a Pearl terrain together, while Taiyi returned to Yaoguang and set Lin Jia on her cultivation path.
  • Taiyi traveled to Divine City with Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, Weiwei, and Little White Tiger, where he challenged Ye Fan to a stone-gambling wager and revealed a Twin-Bloom Immortal Flower of Eternal Youth.
  • Taiyi gambled through Divine City’s workshops, uncovering Eternal Blue Gold, a Stone Gall, Immortal Flowers of Eternal Youth, and divine mark purple gold while drawing crowds and angering workshop leaders.
  • Taiyi faced Wang Teng at the Wang Family Stone Workshop, where their auras shook the garden and Taiyi later cut open a stone that released a weapon spirit.
  • Taiyi refused Wang Chengkun’s offer for the weapon spirit and agreed to wager it and the Dao Scripture’s Wheel Sea Scroll against Wang Teng’s complete Chaotic Ancient Scripture in a duel at the Sky Arena.
  • Taiyi agreed to Mu Yuan Great Saint’s plan to forge an imitation Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron, then began melting chaos immortal gold as he prepared for Wang Teng.
Chapters 276–300 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 276Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi defeated the Peacock King in their battle and raced into the Underground Palace after learning that its treasures included chaos stone and the Source Root of Mother Qi of All Things. In the deepest chamber, the Holy Lords and Demon Race powers struggled against three terrifying yin spirits while vying to reach the final Palace.

  • Taiyi and the Peacock King exchanged hundreds of blows, and Taiyi wounded him despite fighting from a lower realm.
  • The faction leaders learned that the Underground Palace held clues to the Nine Secrets, chaos stone, and the Source Root of Mother Qi of All Things, then rushed inside.
  • Taiyi and the Peacock King agreed to postpone their fight, and Taiyi used the Source Heaven Great Array and Sun God Movement Technique to enter the Underground Palace first.
  • Taiyi reached the fifth level, where three powerful yin spirits fought the Old Peng King, the Dayan Sacred Lord, and other faction leaders.
  • The Old Peng King tried to bypass the yin spirits, but the Dayan Sacred Lord blocked him with Great Evolution Sword Qi, and several Holy Lords' attacks forced him to dodge.

Ch. 277Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi entered the fifth level and joined the battle against three powerful Yin Spirits, quickly destroying one and helping the others turn the fight in their favor. The remaining Yin Spirits were under attack as the Holy Lords prepared to claim the final Palace's fortune.

  • Taiyi arrived as the Holy Lords battled three Yin Spirits born from corpses that had failed to attain the Dao.
  • Taiyi used the Battle Saint Method and Solar True Fire to trap and refine one Yin Spirit inside a Solar Divine Furnace.
  • The Holy Lords and Great Powers joined forces against the other two Yin Spirits, while Taiyi attacked the second Peak Great Power Yin Spirit with his Sun Emperor Fist.
  • Taiyi shattered the second Yin Spirit's arms, and the Dayan Sacred Lord, Purple Mansion Holy Lord, Wanchu Holy Lord, Nine Heavens Holy Lord, and others blasted it to pieces.
  • The Holy Lords dodged the Yin Spirit's foul black blood as Taiyi remained protected by Holy Light.

Ch. 278Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and the Holy Lords joined forces to kill the Dao-Slaying Yin Spirit in the Fifth Layer, then raced into the Sixth Layer. Taiyi arrived first and found Yan Ruyu facing Duan De while a Chaos Stone’s domain immobilized most of the young prodigies.

  • Taiyi used the Sun Emperor Fist and Solar True Fire against the Dao-Slaying Yin Spirit, but it countered the flames with sinister black mist.
  • The Peacock King, Old Peng King, Queen Mother of the West, and the Holy Lords attacked together and destroyed the Yin Spirit.
  • Taiyi used the Source Heaven Patterns to boost his speed and entered the Sixth Layer ahead of the others.
  • Taiyi found Yan Ruyu and Duan De in a standoff, while the Chaos Stone’s domain held Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, Ji Haoyue, Jiang Yifei, and the other young prodigies in place.
  • Lin Jia warned Taiyi that the Chaos Stone’s domain was no ordinary one.

Ch. 279Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi seized the chaos stone with the Chaos Bell, then faced the arriving Holy Lords who disputed ownership of it. As he redirected their attention toward Duan De and Yan Ruyu, Li Daoqing unleashed a powerful black cauldron that crushed most of those in the hall to the ground.

  • Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to draw in the chaos stone, freeing the immobilized young prodigies and astonishing the others with the bell's materials.
  • Duan De tried to persuade Yan Ruyu to pursue the chaos stone, but she refused and demanded that he surrender the ancient scroll about the Nine Secrets.
  • Old Peng King reached for the chaos stone, and Taiyi anticipated his move with the Nine Secrets: Qian and struck him with the Sun Emperor Fist.
  • The Holy Lords arrived and learned that Ye Fan and his companions had escaped with the Cauldron of All-Things Mother Qi, then argued with Taiyi over the chaos stone.
  • Taiyi put the chaos stone away and urged the Holy Lords to focus on Duan De and Yan Ruyu instead.
  • Li Daoqing released a black cauldron that pressed most people in the hall to the ground, while those carrying Inherited Saint Weapons or Extreme Dao Emperor Weapons remained standing.

Ch. 280Shrouding the Heavens: I am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi secured the chaos stone after the great powers backed down, while Duan De surrendered the Ancient Scroll, which turned out to depict the Nine Dragons Guarding a Pearl terrain. After returning to the Yaoguang Holy Land, Taiyi arranged for Lin Jia to become Granny Yu’s Personal Disciple, then prepared to visit the Holy City’s stone workshops.

  • Li Daoqing deployed the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron, and the Azure Flood Dragon King, Peacock King, and Old Peng King countered with the Green Lotus Emperor Weapon before the Ji Family and Jiang Family urged everyone to accept Taiyi’s claim to the chaos stone.
  • The powerful figures surrounded Duan De and made him hand over the Ancient Scroll; after examining it, they found it showed Nine Dragons Guarding a Pearl terrain and agreed to explore it together.
  • Taiyi told Lin Jia, Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, and Little White Tiger that he had learned Source Arts from the Source Heaven Book in exchange for Nine Secrets: Shu, and said he planned to fleece the Holy City’s stone workshops.
  • Taiyi returned to the Yaoguang Holy Land with his companions, where Lin Jia became Granny Yu’s Personal Disciple and received the Primordial Origin Scripture and permission to cultivate the Holy Light Technique.
  • Taiyi told Lin Jia to cultivate under Granny Yu, reach perfection of the Dao Palace, and wait for a gift before breaking through to the Four Extremes Secret Realm.

Ch. 281Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi set out for the Divine City with Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, Little White Tiger, Li Xuan, and Weiwei, whose rapid cultivation surprised him. They arrived at the Yaoguang Stone Workshop, where news of a Source Arts prodigy gambling on stones caught their attention.

  • Taiyi invited Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, and Little White Tiger to the Divine City to gamble on stones and meet Ye Fan.
  • At the Yaoguang Domain Gate, Taiyi and Li Xuan reunited, and Taiyi praised Weiwei for reaching the fifth Dao Palace Heaven.
  • Li Xuan explained that he was taking Weiwei to the Divine City before joining Wang Zheng to search for Primordial creatures.
  • Taiyi agreed to look after Weiwei during the journey, and the group traveled through the Domain Gate to the Divine City.
  • After arriving at the Yaoguang Stone Workshop, Taiyi heard that a Source Arts prodigy was gambling on stones.

Ch. 282Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi learned that Ye Fan, disguised as Gu Feng, was gambling on stones at the Purple Mansion Stone Workshop and drawing attention by provoking the Purple Mansion Saintess. As Ye Fan began selecting stones, Taiyi arrived with Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, and Little White Tiger, joining the crowd.

  • The Yaoguang Stone Workshop’s manager told Taiyi that a Source Arts prodigy had cut rare treasures from several Holy Lands’ workshops and was now at the Purple Mansion Stone Workshop.
  • At the Purple Mansion Stone Workshop, Tu Fei, Liu Kou, and others urged Ye Fan to wager for the Purple Mansion Saintess, while Ye Fan warned them to stop stirring trouble.
  • The Purple Mansion Saintess watched Ye Fan quietly as the Heaven-Class Stone Garden’s manager angrily demanded that he either pick stones or leave.
  • Ye Fan said he would buy stones and began choosing them in the Heaven-Class Stone Garden.
  • Taiyi arrived with Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, Little White Tiger, and others, drawing the crowd’s attention.

Ch. 283Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi arrived at the Purple Mansion Holy Land’s Heaven-Class Stone Garden, where Ye Fan and Gu Feng had drawn attention with their Source Arts. After buying a cracked unusual stone, Taiyi challenged Ye Fan to a wager, leaving the terms and outcome unknown.

  • Taiyi arrived with Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, Weiwei, Little White Tiger, and others, drawing a crowd eager to see him compete with Gu Feng.
  • Ye Fan and Pang Bo greeted Taiyi, who told them to continue choosing stones while he toured the garden.
  • Ye Fan examined stones as elderly powerhouses pressed him to find treasures that could extend their lives.
  • Taiyi bought a cracked, human-head-sized stone for ten thousand jin of Source and challenged Ye Fan to a wager.

Ch. 284Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Ye Fan accepted Taiyi’s Stone Gambling challenge, understanding that Taiyi wanted to test his Source Arts. The chapter then shifted to the Mythic Battlefield, where Feng Wu began fighting the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor, and their first clash shook the universe.

  • Taiyi challenged Ye Fan, posing as Gu Feng, to find a stone worth more than his Source Stone and wagering a hundred thousand jin of Source.
  • Ye Fan recognized that Taiyi wanted to test his Source Arts and accepted the challenge despite Pang Bo and the young bandits’ warnings.
  • After Yaohua withdrew, the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor challenged Feng Wu on the Mythic Battlefield.
  • The Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor revealed that his axe now incorporated Light Immortal Gold alongside Dragon-Patterned Black Gold.
  • Feng Wu and the Chaotic Ancient Great Emperor attacked each other with their imperial weapons, and their clash shook the battlefield and terrified beings across the universe.

Ch. 285Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi bought and opened the Immortal Sound Stone, revealing a rare Twin-Bloom Immortal Flower of Eternal Youth. The female cultivators coveted it, while the Purple Mansion Saintess and other onlookers kept their distance from Taiyi’s companions.

  • Taiyi asked Weiwei for her opinion on the Immortal Sound Stone, and she advised caution because it seemed to lack a major treasure.
  • Taiyi said the stone held a rare treasure prized by women, and Yao Xi agreed to buy it for a hundred thousand jin of source.
  • Taiyi cut open the Immortal Sound Stone as cultivators, including the Purple Mansion Saintess, watched.
  • The stone revealed a Twin-Bloom Immortal Flower of Eternal Youth, which could preserve a woman’s youthful appearance until death.
  • The female cultivators longed for the flower, but they did not ask Taiyi for a petal because Yao Xi, Weiwei, An Miaoyi, and his other companions were already beside him.

Ch. 286Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi gave Yao Xi and Weiwei a Twin-Bloom Immortal Flower and promised Zixia one if he found another, while Ye Fan challenged him to a stone-cutting wager. Taiyi revealed ancient insect divine source worth about a hundred thousand catties of Source, leaving everyone eager to see what Ye Fan’s Stone Lion contained.

  • Taiyi told Yao Xi and Weiwei to share the Twin-Bloom Immortal Flower, and An Miaoyi explained that she had already received one.
  • Taiyi promised Zixia an Immortal Flower of Eternal Youth if he found another in Divine City's stone workshops.
  • Ye Fan selected several costly unusual stones and challenged Taiyi with the Stone Lion, while Zixia asked Taiyi to go easy on the Purple Mansion Holy Land.
  • Taiyi produced a small unusual stone as his stake and cut out ancient insect divine source containing several golden insect kings.
  • The crowd valued Taiyi’s stake at roughly a hundred thousand catties of Source and waited to see what Ye Fan would cut from the Stone Lion.

Ch. 287Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Ye Fan cut a human-head-sized piece of divine source and several rare life-extending treasures from the Purple Mansion Holy Land’s stone garden, drawing a crowd of eager buyers. Taiyi left with his companions after warning the Purple Mansion Saintess, then told the Holy Lord that he and Zixia had hit it off at first sight, leaving him stunned and suspicious.

  • Ye Fan revealed a piece of divine source larger than Taiyi’s and continued cutting stones despite the Purple Mansion Holy Lord’s hostile attention.
  • Ye Fan uncovered more divine source, a Human Origin Fruit, and a Blazing Sun Fruit, prompting elders and Yao Yuekong to compete for the chance to buy or auction them.
  • Taiyi left the stone garden with Weiwei, Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, and the others after giving the Purple Mansion Saintess a private warning that upset her.
  • The Purple Mansion Holy Lord thanked Taiyi for showing mercy, and Taiyi replied that he and Zixia had hit it off at first sight.
  • The Purple Mansion Holy Lord grew suspicious as Zixia hurried deeper into the stone shop, while Little White Tiger and Yao Yuekong exchanged peculiar looks.

Ch. 288Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi visited the Jiang Family and Great Evolution stone workshops with Weiwei, Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, and the Little White Tiger, seeking rare immortal treasures. He found nothing remarkable at the Jiang workshop, but stopped to inspect a long-ignored stone at the Great Evolution workshop.

  • The Little White Tiger sensed that the young lord of the Heavenly Demon Palace had a Heavenly Demon Physique, and Taiyi explained that a plot before his birth had left him with a congenital deficiency.
  • Taiyi took the group to the Jiang Family Stone Workshop and told its overseer that he sought rare immortal treasures rather than Divine Source or Human Origin Fruits.
  • Yao Xi bought and cut open a costly stone, but found only a small piece of ice-snow source, while Taiyi found no peerless treasure at the Jiang workshop.
  • Taiyi praised the Jiang workshop's stores of Divine Source and a Little Medicine King, drawing eager customers and boosting its business.
  • At the Great Evolution Stone Workshop, Taiyi used his Martial Dao Heavenly Eye and Source Heaven Divine Sense to examine the stones and stopped before one that had remained uncut for thousands of years.

Ch. 289Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi used Source Arts to cut open a stone at the Great Evolution Holy Land’s workshop and uncovered an egg-sized piece of Eternal Blue Gold. He kept the priceless metal after the workshop manager offered to buy it back.

  • Taiyi examined a thirty-nine-thousand-jin Source Stone with Source Heaven Divine Sense and the Touchstone-to-Gold Hand, then bought it.
  • Taiyi cut the stone open and revealed a fist-sized piece of Divine Source containing Eternal Blue Gold.
  • The crowd surged toward the immortal metal, but Taiyi’s cold snort drove the older experts back and left them shaken.
  • Taiyi split open the Divine Source, removed the Eternal Blue Gold, and let Yao Xi and the others handle it.
  • The Great Evolution Holy Land’s workshop manager offered to buy back the Eternal Blue Gold, but Taiyi dismissed the offer.

Ch. 290Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi cut eternal blue gold at the Great Evolution Stone Workshop, drawing the Divine City’s attention, then visited several other Holy Land workshops without finding another peerless treasure. He arrived at the Yaochi Stone Workshop, where the Jade Lake Holy Maiden welcomed him and remarked on his remarkable find.

  • News spread that Taiyi had cut eternal blue gold, and crowds and important figures rushed to the Great Evolution Stone Workshop.
  • Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and Tu Fei saw the commotion as a chance to leave the Divine City while attention was focused on Taiyi.
  • Taiyi refused the Great Evolution Holy Lord’s offer to buy back the immortal gold and left the workshop with Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, and the others.
  • Taiyi visited the Wanchu, Nine Heavens, and Four Symbols Stone Workshops, while An Miaoyi cut a fist-sized piece of divine source at the Wanchu workshop.
  • The Jade Lake Holy Maiden welcomed Taiyi at the Yaochi Stone Workshop and told him she had heard about his eternal blue gold.

Ch. 291Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi searched the Jade Pool Holy Land’s stone garden, found a Stone Gall, and then visited the Yin-Yang Sect’s workshop to claim valuable treasures. He left the Yin-Yang Sect facing heavy losses after uncovering nearly three million jin of Source in stones its experts had overlooked.

  • Taiyi examined the Jade Pool Holy Land’s unusual stones but found nothing that interested him, while the Jade Lake Holy Maiden and Purple Mansion Saintess reacted to his gaze.
  • Taiyi cut open a cheap stone and found a purple Stone Gall that could advance his Source Heaven Divine Sense.
  • Taiyi left the Jade Pool Holy Land after secretly giving the Jade Lake Holy Maiden a reminder.
  • At the Yin-Yang Sect’s workshop, Taiyi corrected its representative’s claim that the sect’s past conflicts with Yaoguang were misunderstandings, calling them grudges.
  • Taiyi spent five hundred thousand jin of Source to open ten stones, revealing treasures worth nearly three million jin and leaving the workshop manager and Vice Hierarch aghast.

Ch. 292Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi plundered the Yin-Yang Sect’s stone workshop, then visited the Feng Clan’s workshop and revealed an Immortal Flower of Eternal Youth inside a stone. The chapter left Taiyi and his companions at the Feng Clan’s stone garden, with the rare flower revealed but not yet extracted.

  • The Yin-Yang Sect’s Vice Hierarch tried to stop Taiyi from choosing more stones, but Taiyi defended his right to continue and warned other workshops against hiding their best stones.
  • Taiyi cut another piece of divine source and searched the Yin-Yang Sect’s stone workshop from its eighteenth courtyard down to its first, taking stones worth more than their prices.
  • Taiyi left the Yin-Yang Sect’s workshop with Weiwei, Yao Xi, An Miaoyi, the little white tiger, and the others, while onlookers estimated his haul at two or three million jin of source.
  • Taiyi arrived at the Feng Clan’s stone workshop, where Feng Jingyun asked him to show restraint and Taiyi agreed.
  • Taiyi chose a fifteen-thousand-jin extraordinary stone and used his Source Arts to reveal an Immortal Flower of Eternal Youth inside, astonishing the onlookers.

Ch. 293Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi continued visiting the Divine City's stone workshops, taking away rare Immortal Flowers and cutting out divine mark purple gold at the Jiuli Stone Workshop. The Wang Family feared he would target their workshop, but Wang Teng remained confident and proposed joining forces with other Holy Lands against Yaoguang.

  • Taiyi obtained permission from the Feng Clan's Holy Lord to take away an Immortal Flower of Eternal Youth and secretly revealed treasures hidden in other stones.
  • Taiyi found a Twin-Bloom Immortal Flower at another Holy Land's workshop and took it away without cutting it open.
  • At the Jiuli Stone Workshop, Taiyi cut out thumb-sized divine mark purple gold and left with Weiwei, Yao Xi, and the others.
  • Wang Chengkun grew anxious as reports arrived that Taiyi had plundered the Yin-Yang Sect's stone workshop and might visit the Wang Family's workshop next.
  • Wang Teng reassured Wang Chengkun that their stones had been examined by Source Arts Grandmasters and suggested the Wang Family join other Holy Lands in targeting Yaoguang's workshop if Taiyi acted against them.

Ch. 294Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Wang Teng arrived in the Eastern Wasteland seeking the Nine Secrets and learned that the holy lands were investigating a site marked on an ancient scroll. Taiyi then came to the Wang Family Stone Workshop, where Wang Teng and Taiyi’s impending encounter drew a crowd.

  • Wang Chengkun and Wang Teng discussed how Taiyi’s Source Arts might damage the Yaoguang Stone Workshop’s business.
  • A Wang Family messenger reported that Taiyi had cut divine mark purple gold at the Jiuli Stone Workshop and was heading toward the Wang Family Stone Workshop.
  • Wang Chengkun warned Wang Teng not to challenge Taiyi, but Wang Teng said he had come seeking the Nine Secrets and learned that the holy lands were preparing to explore a site with terrain capable of Seizing Heaven and Earth’s Fortune.
  • Taiyi arrived at the Wang Family Stone Workshop and greeted Wang Chengkun, while privately intending to obtain the Weapon Spirit and Black Gourd.
  • The Dayan Sacred Lord asked about Wang Teng, and Wang Chengkun confirmed that his son had arrived in Licheng.
  • Onlookers gathered as they realized Taiyi and Wang Teng, two of Beidou’s famed prodigies, were both in the Divine City.

Ch. 295Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi entered the Wang Family Stone Workshop and faced Northern Emperor Wang Teng in a clash of auras that shook the Heaven-Class Stone Garden. The two withdrew without fighting, leaving Taiyi confident in his ability to contend with Wang Teng as he prepared to select stones.

  • Taiyi bypassed the front courtyards and entered the Heaven-Class Stone Garden with Yao Xi, Weiwei, An Miaoyi, and Little White Tiger.
  • Wang Teng opened his eyes beneath the strange bamboo grove, and his aura collided with Taiyi’s, overwhelming onlookers and shaking the stone workshop.
  • Wang Chengkun urged Wang Teng not to fight, and the two young men let their auras recede after acknowledging each other’s strength.
  • Taiyi told Wang Chengkun that he had no enmity with the Wang Family and said his dispute with the Yin-Yang Sect had stemmed from past grievances.
  • Taiyi assessed Wang Teng’s cultivation and abilities, remained confident he could fight him, and reflected on why Wang Teng’s eight prohibitions had not reached the divine forbidden domain.

Ch. 296Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi cut a purple-copper fragment from a stone in the Wang Family Stone Workshop, unleashing a terrifying phantom and a humanoid ball of light that the Black Ancient Pagoda swallowed. The chapter left the onlookers wondering what the light contained as Taiyi identified it as a weapon soul.

  • Taiyi ignored the crowd's taunts and searched the Wang Family's stones while Wang Teng watched his Source Arts.
  • Taiyi bought and cut an ancient-looking stone, revealing a powerful godlike phantom that released terrifying pressure.
  • Taiyi summoned the Black Ancient Pagoda to shield everyone from the phantom's fluctuations, while Wang Teng relied on a treasure to remain standing.
  • Taiyi cut the stone open and revealed a purple-copper weapon fragment, which shattered as a humanoid ball of light emerged and was swallowed by the pagoda.
  • A being in the Primordial Ancient Mine looked toward Divine City as a mysterious aura spread through the Northern Region and quickly vanished.
  • When the onlookers asked what had emerged, Taiyi identified the ball of light as a weapon soul.

Ch. 297Shrouding the Heavens: I am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi uncovered a precious weapon spirit and refused the Wang Family’s attempt to reclaim it, proposing a duel with Wang Teng for the complete Chaotic Ancient Scripture instead. Wang Teng accepted, hoping to obtain Taiyi’s Nine Secrets, but Taiyi refused to wager them.

  • The Jiang Family Holy Lord and other experts recognized the weapon spirit’s value, while the Wang Family realized it might repair their damaged Inherited Saint Weapon.
  • Wang Chengkun offered to pay Taiyi for the weapon spirit, but Taiyi refused and warned him against trying to seize it.
  • Wang Teng offered an Emperor Scripture in exchange, and Taiyi demanded the complete Chaotic Ancient Scripture.
  • Taiyi challenged Wang Teng to a duel, wagering the weapon spirit against the complete scripture, and Wang Teng accepted despite Wang Chengkun’s objections.
  • Wang Teng sought to wager for Taiyi’s Nine Secrets, but Taiyi said Wang Teng had nothing valuable enough to tempt him.

Ch. 298Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi and Wang Teng negotiated a high-stakes duel over the Chaotic Ancient Scripture, with Taiyi offering Nine Secrets: Qian and the Dao Scripture’s Wheel Sea Scroll as stakes. They agreed to fight in half a month at Divine City’s Sky Arena, while Wang Chengkun began demanding restrictions on the battle.

  • Wang Teng offered Nine Secrets: Qian as a stake, but Taiyi said he already possessed it.
  • Taiyi offered the Wheel Sea Scroll of the Dao Scripture alongside the Weapon Spirit, and Wang Teng accepted after seeing Taiyi manifest the Dao Scripture’s nine emperor characters.
  • Taiyi and Wang Teng agreed to fight at Divine City’s Sky Arena in half a month, each coveting what the other possessed.
  • Wang Chengkun called for a fair fight and asked Taiyi not to use an Inherited Saint Weapon or an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon.

Ch. 299Shrouding the Heavens: I am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi accepted a battle against Wang Teng in half a month, refusing to use the time to rapidly raise his cultivation because he wanted to test himself against a formidable opponent. News of their wager and upcoming duel spread through Divine City, leaving the story poised for their clash.

  • Wang Chengkun agreed to forbid weapons above King Divine Weapon rank, and Taiyi accepted the terms while planning to forge a cauldron from dragon-patterned black gold.
  • The Yaoguang Holy Lord worried that Taiyi had agreed too hastily, but Taiyi said he would not regret facing Wang Teng despite the cultivation gap.
  • Yao Xi expressed concern, while An Miaoyi and Weiwei encouraged Taiyi; he explained that he could advance quickly but chose not to.
  • Taiyi resolved to challenge Wang Teng to strengthen his courage and pursue his ambition to become unrivaled.
  • Rumors of Taiyi cutting out a weapon soul and wagering the Dao Scripture's Wheel Sea Scroll against Wang Teng's Chaotic Ancient Scripture spread through Divine City, where their duel was scheduled for the Sky Arena in half a month.

Ch. 300Shrouding the Heavens: I Am Eastern Emperor Taiyi

Taiyi asked Mu Yuan Great Saint to forge an imitation Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron for his duel with Wang Teng and revealed he also planned a slaughter weapon to face future Heavenly Tribulations. Back at Holy Son Peak, he began melting chaos immortal gold to make its rough embryo.

  • Taiyi asked Mu Yuan Great Saint to refine an imitation Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron and agreed to collect it in seven days.
  • Taiyi told Mu Yuan Great Saint that his main reason for refining another weapon was to face the nine Ancient Great Emperors in his future Heavenly Tribulations.
  • Taiyi returned to Holy Son Peak and summoned a Holy Light Body to work on the weapon while he prepared for the battle with Wang Teng.
  • Taiyi used the Purple Gold Gourd to release Nine-Colored Divine Flame and began melting the chaos immortal gold.
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