Battle Against the Golden Crow, Unchecked and Unrestrained

Just as Yu Tunzhou killed Zhang Jiuyuan in the blink of an eye.

On the northern horizon, a streak of light approached from thousands of miles away in the second breath.

One moment they were thousands of miles away.

The next moment, a dark golden ray of light appeared on the horizon, stretching across the sky.

At the third breath.

The entire Dingbei City suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

The wind stopped abruptly, the branches and leaves froze, and even the dust that rose from the long street was frozen in mid-air, as if an invisible hand had pressed down, solidifying the entire city in its palm.

Behind the dark clouds previously caused by Zhang Jiuyuan, dark golden light flowed like molten lava. The mere strands that pierced through the clouds caused hundreds of thousands of people in the city to lose their ability to move at the same time.

It was at this very moment.

Yu Tunzhou reached out and pressed down on Xie Linshi's head.

"Yu Tunzhou."

A voice came from the clouds, deep and resonant like the vibration of a heavenly drum, carrying an undeniable majesty.

As the voice faded, the entire city seemed to tremble.

"You killed two Grandmaster of my Xie Household, and today you still dare to enter the Northern Plains alone? Do you really think everyone in the world will fear your identity as a successor of the Daode Lineage?"

Where the sound faded, the wind and clouds fell silent.

A dark golden light pierced through the clouds, tearing open a huge rift in the sky.

The figure standing behind him was revealed.

He was a middle-aged man, dressed in a dark gold robe, with eyebrows that reached his temples, and pupils that seemed to hold the vast universe within them.

Behind him, a dark golden phantom slowly rotated, shaped like an ancient millstone or a great sun hanging high in the mortal world, with rolling pressure pouring down, carrying a terrifying power that could burn all things and make all spirits bow down.

That is not the Dharma Domain of the External Scenery.

It is not Martial Dao Dharma Aspect.

Rather, they are the Dharma Aspect Immortals and Gods.

Martial Dao Dharma Aspect are often based on "human beings," reflecting one's own spiritual attainment; while Immortals and Gods Dharma Aspect are based on "the Way," and are diverse and without a fixed form.

Crack--

Yu Tunzhou released its grip.

With a ferocious expression, filled with despair and resentment, Xie Linshi collapsed unwillingly.

He couldn't even utter his last words.

He killed the Xie Household members right in front of them, while the immortals in the heavens remained unmoved and unfazed.

"Yu Tunzhou, you killed my Xie Household members, today my Xie Household will kill you, it is only right and proper."

The words had barely left his lips.

The sky has fallen.

The Dharma Aspect, suspended in the clouds, pressed down without warning, blotting out the sky and casting a shadow of despair over the entire Dingbei City.

Before the Dharma Aspect could truly descend, the ground in the city began to crack, and countless tiles and beams groaned under the weight. At this moment, the people of Dingbei City, who stood frozen in place, also began to exude blood mist from their pores.

This is neither a test nor a warning.

When Immortals and Gods of Dharma Aspect makes a move, no matter how talented or monstrous you are, a single strike will annihilate everything within a thousand miles!

The Yu Tunzhou, raised its foot, and stomped down suddenly.

The long street beneath our feet suddenly flipped up.

"Boom--!"

He single-handedly shouldered all the immense force of the sinking Dingbei City, which was constantly cracking and sinking.

His green robe fluttered as he soared into the sky, charging towards the descending illusory image of the Dharma Aspect.

"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

A cold voice came from above.

The illusory image of the Dharma Aspect crashed down with a deafening roar.

A deafening roar erupted over Dingbei City, and a visible shockwave swept across the surrounding area, clearing away the clouds for miles around!

And at the foot of the Yu Tunzhou.

Above the entire Dingbei City.

A black and white Taiji symbol appeared, with the yin-yang fish swimming slowly within it, blocking all the aftershocks and preventing the Yu Tunzhou from retreating even half a step, thus successfully blocking the falling Dharma Aspect.

He withstood the attack purely with his physical strength, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and immediately suppressed the surging Qi and Blood within his body. He then laughed loudly:

"Just now, when I killed that fake Daoist priest from the mortal realm, I realized how weak the Immortal Dao truly is. It lives up to the saying about the great changes in the world. In terms of combat power, it is far inferior to the Martial Dao in this era. No wonder all the major sects in the Central Plains are seeking transformation, switching from Immortal Dao immortal path to the Martial Dao!"

"And someone like you—"

He looked at the dark Golden Body, his tone filled with undisguised sharpness and contempt.

"Also, Dharma Aspect?"

Before the man could reply, Yu Tunzhou launched his attack, unleashing a torrent of Fist Intent like a second sun rising into the sky, utterly terrifying.

He clenched his fist, and as his Fist Intent surged, the surrounding sky and Void twisted and undulated accordingly.

With sleeves billowing, his fist strikes were fierce and invincible!

The figure in the dark gold robe remained expressionless.

"Ignorant brat."

He raised his right hand, palm down.

The illusory image of the Dharma Aspect body fell from the heavens like a real sun, its light blazing. In the end, it suddenly compressed, shrinking from a colossal size that blotted out the sky to the size of a fist, hovering in his palm.

He raised his hand and pressed down.

That dark golden sun, seemingly condensed to its fullest extent, crashed straight into the Yu Tunzhou.

There was no roar, no gust of air.

In the deathly silence, all light and heat were locked within a sun the size of a fist.

Wherever it passed, the Void silently dissolved, leaving behind a jet-black trail, like a red-hot iron needle piercing through thin paper.

Taiji!

Behind Yu Tunzhou, the Taiji Daoist appeared, arms outstretched, black and white energies intertwined like dragons and snakes, evolving the essence of Taiji.

The yin-yang fish, head to tail, rotated, creating countless fine vortexes in the Void. Each vortex deflected the power of the dark gold sun as it sank into the Void.

In the blink of an eye, the Taiji Diagram was covered with cracks.

Ultimately, just before it was on the verge of shattering, it managed to hold back the sinking sun.

Yu Tunzhou took a step forward, as if leaping across the edge of the sun, arriving in an instant with a punch as powerful as a collapsing mountain, aimed at the man.

Wherever the fist struck, the Void shattered like a mirror!

But this seemingly inevitable punch pierced straight through the opponent's body.

Like piercing through a wisp of smoke.

The thought of Yu Tunzhou arose instantly.

A fake body? Or a projection?

A loud cry, so loud it seemed to shatter one's soul, suddenly came from below.

From that sun, condensed to its extreme, emerged a three- Golden Crow the size of a palm.

Beneath its three legs, flames surged like the sea, and its outstretched wings seemed to blot out the sun, casting shadows over the entire Dingbei City.

Yu Tunzhou's pupils shrank sharply. With Huntian's discernment, he finally recognized the true form of the guy in front of him.

"Array Spirit?"

This wasn't True Person, but rather the condensation of a grand formation, the manifestation of its spirit.

"Is this one of the Xie Household's arrangements targeting Dharma Aspect in Northern Plains?"

Yu Tunzhou suddenly looked north. Now, eighty percent of the Northern Plains had been occupied by the Xie Household Xie Household, who had used this land to set up a grand formation of Immortals and Gods scale?

"Uh--!"

With a cry, the Golden Crow flapped its wings, its aura immense, and the True Solar Fire surged like a reversed Tianhe, Earth Surge the Yu Tunzhou.

Wherever the True Solar Fire passed, the air was burned away, the Void was distorted, and the entire sky above Dingbei City was transformed into a crimson-gold inferno.

But what happened next?

A shimmering bracelet flew out of her hand and plunged straight into the raging inferno.

The moment it appeared, the surrounding True Solar Fire seemed to be drawn away from its original trajectory, all converging towards the bracelet.

"It seems that Xie Lihuo's death has not served as any warning to you."

The True Solar Fire, which had spread for dozens of miles, now rushed into the bracelet in a frenzy, eventually transforming into a thin, long line of fire that swirled and coiled in the air until it was completely absorbed into the silver bracelet.

The latter is like a bottomless pit, taking away as much as comes in.

Witnessing this scene, for the first time, a deep sense of dread appeared in those crimson-gold eyes formed from the principles of law.

With a swift movement, Yu Tunzhou seized the opportunity to strike in front of Golden Crow.

With a flap of its wings, the Golden Crow swelled to a size of a hundred feet. It no longer released large-scale True Solar Fire, but instead gathered all the light and flames around its body into its body, with only the edges of its feathers gleaming with a faint golden light.

With a single claw strike, the claw itself seemed cast from pure gold, tearing three jet-black cracks in the space it passed through.

Yu Tunzhou met the attack with a punch.

The fist and claw collided. The size difference between the man and the bird was more than a hundred times, yet this punch forcefully knocked away the Golden Crow's first claw.

Before the force of the recoil had subsided, the second and third claws arrived in quick succession, as fast as lightning and as heavy as mountains, heading straight for the head of the Yu Tunzhou.

Yu Tunzhou darted through the air like a blue shadow, each strike directly clashing with the claws, wingtips, and beak of the Golden Crow.

The sounds of metal clashing against metal rang out continuously, creating visible shockwaves in the air.

"Bah!"

With a swift movement of its wings, the Golden Crow vanished, its speed surpassing even that of the Yu Tunzhou.

In an instant, it reappeared behind the Yu Tunzhou, and with a single claw, it gathered endless light and heat, dissolving everything.

The Yu Tunzhou without causing any disturbance.

Right now.

Two figures materialized simultaneously behind him.

Taiji Daoist.

The Final Calamity Daoist.

The two Daoist figures and the main body stand in a triangle, their energy merging as if they were one.

The Taiji Daoist raised his hand, and the Daoist power accumulated when the Taiji Domain was broken erupted all at once, instantly shattering most of the Golden Crow's body.

"Bah!"

Caught off guard by the angry cry, the Golden Crow suffered a great loss in the first instant.

At this moment, the Final Calamity Daoist followed closely behind, holding the Demon-Summoning Banner. Although his power was far from reaching the level of Dharma Aspect Immortals and Gods, he still managed to freeze the Golden Crow's figure in mid-air.

This scene was completely unexpected by Yu Tunzhou.

Attack against monsters?

His mind raced, and he didn't miss this fleeting opportunity. He spun around and threw a punch, concentrating all his qi, Qi and Blood, acupoints, and Martial Intention to the extreme, smashing his fist into the Golden Crow's head.

"Boom--!"

The Golden Crow was instantly blasted apart, turning into countless shattered feathers and dark golden flames.

It let out an unprecedentedly mournful cry, and its hundred-foot-tall body reignited in the Void, writhing wildly in an attempt to be reborn from the flames.

But the Yu Tunzhou, giving it no chance.

The Vajra Bracelet struck again, collecting the True Solar Fire from the Golden Crow's body.

"I am the spirit of the Northern Plains Grand Formation, inextricably linked to the entire Northern Plains veins. Do you think you can harm me?!"

A furious roar emanated from the shattered body of the Golden Crow.

The next moment, the Golden Crow's remains suddenly exploded, turning into a shower of fire that fell downwards.

Yu Tunzhou's gaze sharpened, and he stepped forward to stop them, using the Vajra Bracelet to collect the fiery inferno.

In the Void, the final voice of the Golden Crow Formation Spirit echoed:

"Yu Tunzhou, I have locked onto your Primordial Spirit aura. I will come back for you in one hour."

"Unless you never set foot in the Northern Plains again in your lifetime, I will hunt you down to your death!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a sliver of white light appeared from the remnants of the Golden Crow.

The white light expanded to its maximum in an instant, and then exploded with a devastating shockwave that swept in all directions like a tsunami. Most of it was intercepted by Yu Tunzhou's Taiji Domain.

Yu Tunzhou looked up, but the Golden Crow was no longer in the sky.

"One hour..."

His expression was solemn.

He never expected that the Xie Household would actually rely on the Northern Plains veins to create a Immortals and Gods- level Dao of Formations spirit!

Is this the source of their confidence in attempting to confront and kill those two Dharma Aspect of the Northern Dark Sea?

Although this guy's combat power is far inferior to that of a true Dharma Aspect, and his fire Divine Ability was restrained by his Vajra Bracelet, he is Indestructible and can revive every hour by relying on the Northern Plains Grand Formation.

This alone is enough to wear me down to death after I broke into the Northern Plains!

Although he won the battle, he had exhausted three breaths just by using both of his bodies at the same time.

Although its destructive power is immense, enough to decide the outcome with a single strike, it cannot be used again for the next twelve hours.

It is far inferior to the Golden Crow Formation Spirit, which relies on the Northern Plains Earth Vein and can be resurrected indefinitely as long as the Earth Vein remains intact!

Yu Tunzhou closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, they were like an icy pool.

Actually... it's simple.

Just flip the table and break the formation!

He slowly turned around, his gaze sharp as lightning, sweeping towards the direction outside the city.

A glimmer of divine light appeared between his brows, and his Heavenly Hearing and Earthly Perception unfolded, reflecting the rustling of grass, the flow of laws, and the vitality of life within a hundred miles into his Primordial Spirit.

The next moment, he saw two figures fleeing frantically a hundred miles away, eventually escaping in different directions.

As expected, these two were indeed the two External Scenery that the Xie Household brat had mentioned earlier, the ones who were supposed to come here to participate in the play.

With a light tap of his toes, he shot out like a bolt of lightning, heading straight for a figure.

A thunderous roar exploded in the Void.

Before long, his green robe fluttering, he appeared above one of the figures.

It was an old man, standing on a flying sword, his hair and beard bristling, desperately activating his escape technique.

Upon sensing the terrifying aura above him, he looked up, his pupils constricted, and his whole body trembled.

"... Spare me!"

"I... I was forced by the Xie Household..."

Without a word, Yu Tunzhou reached down and captured the man.

Without saying a word, he flew towards the figure on the other side at top speed.

The Heavenly Hearing and Earthly Perception were constantly monitoring this person's movements, and the latter had no way to escape.

The other person was just as fast and was more alert than the old man.

Upon hearing the thunderous roar that exploded in the Void behind him, he decisively burned his Essence Blood to activate his escape technique, transforming into a streak of blood light and hurtling along the ground.

But this did not extricate him from danger.

Because the thunder behind us was getting closer and closer!

"Damn it! Why did they chase after me first?!"

The man's face was filled with fear and regret.

He was originally a External Scenery Rogue Cultivator hired by the Xie Household at great expense. He accepted this assignment because the Xie Household promised him the "right to offer sacrifices" to a city afterward.

Who would have thought that before the play even began, they would run into such a ferocious god who could go toe-to-toe with the spirit of the Dao of Formations!

"How could it be so fast?!"

In desperation, he gritted his teeth, abruptly changed direction, and charged towards a city not far away.

Before long, they had rushed to the city gate.

"Brother Xie!!!"

"Activate the city's defensive formation immediately!"

He roared urgently, his voice echoing like thunder across the city walls.

There was an immediate response from within the city.

The next moment, the entire city trembled violently, and a pale red light shield rose from the ground like an inverted glass bowl, enveloping the entire city.

Above the light shield, countless firebirds swirled and circled, radiating a scorching yet sturdy aura.

Upon seeing the grand formation rise, the fleeing man was overjoyed. This formation was the result of the Xie Household's long-term efforts and was one of the core elements of the Northern Plains Grand Formation.

With this powerful formation holding firm, we should be able to hold out until the Xie Household's experts arrive to provide reinforcements!

He rushed into the city at the last moment, but was completely exhausted from burning too much of his life Essence Blood.

Finally, exhausted, she collapsed to the ground.

"Brother Qin! Within my Northern Plains territory, who dares to hunt you down? Didn't you mention the name of the Xie Household?"

A middle-aged man quickly appeared in front of him, looking surprised and uncertain.

Before the man named Qin Lie could speak, a deafening roar rang in his ears, almost causing him to lose his hearing on the spot!

He looked up and his eyes immediately filled with despair.

The protective array he had placed so much hope in was actually breached by a figure in a green robe...

It smashed to pieces!

On the city wall, the figure stood suspended, holding an old man with white hair and beard in his hand, who was his companion who had been separated from him and fled earlier.

He looked down at him, his voice indifferent:

"Run away from what?"

"If I, Yu, wish to kill you, who in the entire Northern Plains can stop me?"

North Mountain Commandery, Xie Household.

Xie Tao sat at the head of the table, discussing the important matter of unifying the Northern Plains with the clan elders.

"Of the cities at the level of Northern Plains Commandery, with the exception of Changping, Chixia, Xuanbei, Yunguan, and Zhaoyang, nearly 90% have already submitted."

A middle-aged man was standing up to report, his tone tinged with smugness.

"Once the last five cities fall into the hands of my Xie Household, the earth's veins will be completely connected, with no more obstructions, and the entire Northern Plains will be as solid as an iron plate."

"At that time, the strength and authority of the array spirit will be greatly enhanced, enough to bridge the gap between Martial Dao and Immortal Dao, and to directly confront the top ten experts on the Heavenly Heaven Ranking."

"With the addition of the Ancestor Shanhe, even if that Daoist Fuyao returns, my Xie Household can still capture him!"

Xie Tao nodded slightly, his expression revealing neither joy nor anger.

"I heard that Northern Dark Sea is starting to tighten its defenses again," one person chuckled. "Lu Huaiqing's men are quite sensible."

"Patriarch," an elderly man with white hair and beard spoke, "The situation in the Northern Plains is now settled. Shouldn't we now focus our efforts on the Central Province Plains?"

Xie Tao was about to speak when he suddenly frowned.

He suddenly stood up, looked south, his expression a mixture of wild joy and, more so, ferocity.

"Master, what has happened?" the white-haired old man asked in a deep voice.

"That little beast..."

"It's finally here!"

Xie Tao's expression was solemn, and his voice was deep and muffled like thunder:

"Not long ago, Yu Tunzhou appeared in Dingbei City and was locked onto by the Golden Crow Formation Spirit!"

"This young man possesses a divine weapon that counters fire magic and can draw upon the True Solar Fire. The Golden Crow Formation Spirit was defeated in one move and was ambushed by him, and has already collapsed. It is currently being reawakened within the array's veins."

"What?!"

Everyone was shocked.

The Golden Crow Formation Spirit is one of the Xie Household's trump cards, the core weapon of the Northern Plains Grand Formation, and a Dao of Formations Spirit of Immortals and Gods- level.

Although it lacks the divine power of a true Dharma Aspect, it possesses the power and Indestructible of Dharma Aspect level, and was created by the Xie Household with countless resources and effort.

"That little beast actually defeated the Golden Crow Formation Spirit?"

"No wonder... no wonder even with a celestial weapon, the Ancestor Lihuo was defeated by him!"

"Fool! The Ancestor Lihuo died from this brat's heavenly lightning attack!"

"Enough!" Xie Tao interrupted everyone, "Ancestor Shanhe is currently unavailable. Inform Ancestor Shanyin to wait for the array spirit to revive and then use it to capture this brat!"

Only by capturing this child can they possibly learn the reason for the Immortal Ancestor's disappearance from him!

Upon hearing that they would need to invite the Ancestor Shanyin, everyone clearly hesitated.

"Clan leader... Ancestor Shanyin is currently receiving a powerful figure from beyond the heavens. Ancestor Shanhe is not in the clan; he is currently the only Grandmaster remaining in our clan."

The Xie Household originally had three Grandmaster, but two of them died one after another at the hands of Yu Tunzhou!

If the Ancestor Shanyin departs, the Xie Household will no longer have a sufficiently prestigious presence to receive powerful beings from beyond the heavens and the lower External Scenery.

Seeing everyone's unanimous opposition, Xie Tao also hesitated.

Previously, he was quite confident that the array spirit and the Ancestor Shanyin would be enough to capture Yu Tunzhou, who now had the combat power of Grandmaster.

But now...

"... Notify the Alliance of Immortals."

Xie Tao looked up, his voice icy cold.

"The successors of the Daode Lineage have appeared. If they can capture Yu Tunzhou alive and deliver him to my Xie Household, then my Xie Household... agrees to their previous demands in exchange!"