Chapter 196: Battle of True Lords, Corpses Covering a Million! |
The voice of Clear Snow True Lord rode the boundless waves of the heavenly river and spread across the world.
For a moment, it brought silence to all directions of heaven and earth.
Who dared to fight her?
In that instant, countless True Lords felt a resonance.
One after another, they opened their eyes and looked toward the distant seas, their gazes carrying a hint of inquiry.
Did she truly want to battle?
Some True Lords, who enjoyed stirring up trouble, even felt faint anticipation.
After all, the world had been at peace for so long.
The last catastrophic tribulation had to be traced back to five thousand years ago!
The last to perish had been 【Heaven's Fortune Bright Light True Lord】, who was now Daoist Hong Yun.
The 【Long Radiance Treasure Light Grotto-Heaven】 had collapsed with a thunderous roar.
Blood rain had fallen from the sky, all living beings had mourned together.
Such a scene had not been witnessed for many years.
Could they witness it again today?
“Amitabha!”
A Buddhist chant rang out.
The 【Bottle Moonlight Bodhisattva】 of the Pure Land was the first to withdraw their aura, completely ignoring the provocation of Clear Snow True Lord.
The other True Lords were not surprised at this sight.
After all, the Bodhisattvas of the Pure Land were known to be dominant in their own land but rather weak when outside.
Choosing to admit defeat was understandable.
Similarly, the Celestial Son of Dao Court was the second to withdraw their aura.
In an instant, all the True Lords' gazes fell on Jiangnan.
They landed on that young True Lord on the Extreme Heaven Cliff of the Sword Pavilion, whose lips were red and teeth white, a sword resting on his knees.
The young True Lord remained silent.
He lowered his eyelids and glanced at the long sword resting on his knees.
It was his natal flying sword, with which he had fought his way to the peak of Foundation Establishment.
However, ever since achieving Golden Core, this sword had never been drawn again.
Even when he had destroyed the Witch Ghost Path, he had merely unleashed a sword Qi without truly drawing his sword.
Now, after a thousand years had passed, could this sword still be drawn?
Was it still sharp?
Did he still possess his former sword heart?
“. Hehe.”
The young True Lord suddenly raised his head, seemingly locking eyes with Clear Snow True Lord far across the seas.
Then he suddenly laughed and said, “You’re stirring my heart?”
“Xue Feihong, do you really want to battle me?”
Clear Snow True Lord responded simply and directly, “You really don’t seem like a sword cultivator. You’re far too indecisive. Do you want to follow in Hong Yun’s footsteps?”
“Come out and fight, and you might still have a chance.”
As her voice fell, the young True Lord once again fell silent.
He turned to glance at the Foundation Establishment cultivators behind him.
Then he closed his eyes and fell into contemplation.
At this moment, he thought of another person.
“Ting You.”
He truly didn’t seem like a sword cultivator.
If he had been a true sword cultivator, he wouldn’t have fought Ting You over the Gold Seal in the past, but would have directly battled Ting You to the death.
“. Enough, I must strive for the next life at least.”
The young True Lord opened his eyes, his resolve already made.
In the next moment, this 【Chengtian Zhengde True Lord】 vanished from the Extreme Heaven Cliff where he had sat for a hundred years.
In the sky, a celestial star suddenly flared brightly!
Seeing this, Clear Snow True Lord also laughed heartily toward the sky.
“Good! You’ve come well!”
As her voice fell, Clear Snow True Lord also disappeared.
At this point, the two of them actually withdrew their towering Dharma Bodies, leaving only their respective fruit positions manifested.
In the next moment, the sun dimmed, the moon sank, and all stars darkened.
Only the two stars representing their fruit positions shone with dazzling heavenly light.
At the same time, strange phenomena arose in both Jiangbei and Jiangnan.
Snow fell heavily, floodwaters surged through the mountains, and buildings and fortifications across various regions were struck.
Some structures collapsed, while others still stood firm.
This was not a natural disaster, but man-made calamity.
It was caused by the battle between the two True Lords, which triggered a response from heaven and earth, resulting in these abnormal scenes.
This was still limited to the mortal world.
At this moment, all Dao Foundation techniques related to 【Wall Soil】 and 【Understream Water】 across the land also showed the same reaction.
Cultivators who practiced these corresponding techniques suddenly felt a strong sense of hatred toward each other, along with a strange hunger.
Kill him! Eat him!
Their instincts told them that as long as they killed the opposing cultivator, their own cultivation would skyrocket instantly.
This was the blessing of the fruit position, their destined opportunity!
In an instant, the land was stained with blood.
Except for the Sky-reaching Sea of Clouds of the Saint Sect, the Path Ascending Abyss of the Sword Pavilion, and a few major powers guarded by True Lords, chaos erupted across the land!
Cultivators practicing 【Understream Water】 and those practicing 【Wall Soil】 could not control their murderous urges.
Even if they were of the same clan, friends, or even husband and wife, they turned on each other at this moment, fighting to the death without regard for life.
Only Foundation Establishment cultivators could barely maintain some clarity.
When True Lords battle, corpses cover a million, and the world mourns in white!
Overseas, Lu Yang raised his head in confusion.
If he had barely been able to follow Clear Snow True Lord’s movements when she slew everyone in one breath, now he was completely unable to see anything.
It wasn’t until a voice called out that he snapped out of his daze.
Lu Yang reluctantly withdrew his gaze and saw that at some point, Ancestor Ting You had appeared beside him.
A few more pleased smiles appeared on his face.
“Zhengde… that old fool from the Sword Pavilion has fallen into disadvantage.”
Curious, Lu Yang asked, “Ancestor, can you see their battle?”
“I can’t see it.”
Ancestor Ting You shook his head.
“It’s just that in my life, I cultivated 【Wall Soil】 to the peak of Foundation Establishment. Even in death, I still retain some sense of it.”
“I can clearly feel my strength weakening. This has nothing to do with my state, but because the master of 【Wall Soil】 has fallen into disadvantage. The fruit position is transferring the pressure onto the Foundation Establishment cultivators below, causing our Dao Foundations and divine abilities to weaken.”
“But it’s still early.”
Saying this, Ancestor Ting You shook his head again.
“These are just the aftershocks of the True Lords’ battle. Truly determining victory or defeat will still take some time.”
After finishing, he glanced at Lu Yang again and shook his head.
“Too bad you don’t cultivate 【Wall Soil】.”
“Otherwise, if you killed a few Foundation Establishment cultivators practicing 【Understream Water】 right now, the fruit position might favor you immediately, and you’d have great hope of breaking through your current realm.”
“But if that happened, 【Wall Soil】 might reverse the disadvantage and suppress 【Understream Water】 instead.”
“Although such a shift in fruit position only brings a slight improvement to a True Lord, in a life-and-death struggle, it might just be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.”
“I see.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Yang suddenly gained enlightenment.
So Foundation Establishment cultivators actually played such a role for Golden Core True Lords!
No wonder they nurtured Foundation Establishment cultivators!
He had long harbored this doubt.
Since there were only thirty fruit positions in the world, why didn’t the Golden Core True Lords simply wipe out all Foundation Establishment cultivators related to their own fruit positions?
Wouldn’t that eliminate all competition?
Otherwise, like Hong Yun, who fell from the fruit position and was suppressed by True Person Chong Guang, it must have been unbearably humiliating—truly the shame of a Golden Core True Lord.
Now it seemed there was indeed another reason.
No wonder breaking through Foundation Establishment was considered becoming a “true person,” because Foundation Establishment cultivators could influence the struggle of True Lords to some extent!
However, this alone didn’t seem to fully explain it.
“Although it can influence the True Lords' battle, can’t they just avoid fighting altogether? There must be a deeper reason, one that concerns the very heart of a True Lord’s cultivation…”
Thinking of this, Lu Yang dared not delve further.
Compared to that, the spoils of scavenging corpses were far more delightful to Lu Yang.
One storage bag was stuffed with treasures.
A sweep with his divine sense revealed four superior-grade spirit treasures!
“Indeed, murder and arson bring gold belts!”
How rare were superior-grade spirit treasures in normal times?
Mystical and naturally formed, they could grant a Foundation Establishment cultivator an extra innate divine ability, giving them a decisive advantage in combat.
Before today, he had only 【Heaven-Seeking Instrument】 and 【Abhijna Sword】 as superior-grade treasures.
After today, he had four more!
The wealthiest was Ye Xingfeng.
Aside from his natal flying sword 【Galaxy Sword Pill】, he had two other superior-grade spirit treasures on him.
Ying Tongshou had slightly less, but he still provided one superior-grade spirit treasure.
Of course, they all now belonged to him.
Not to mention the half-True Treasure left behind by the death of Innate Dao Sin—【Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Doushuai True Edict】!
This round of scavenging was truly a huge harvest!
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