Chapter 1246: Slaying Palace Master Heavenly Wolf! |
TL: Etude
Ye Tian copied his body once more. This time, he did not act under the identity of the Dark King but departed the Human Realm as the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws.
Of course, this body was equipped with nearly everything it required; otherwise, his combat strength would have been greatly reduced.
Ye Tian left the Human Realm to vie for a newly birthed medium Forbidden Void Realm, so his departure was not at all surprising.
The experts of the Heavenly Emperor Palace had been monitoring the Human Realm closely. As soon as Ye Tian left, they immediately locked onto him and reported to the various Palace Masters of the Heavenly Emperor Palace.
Ye Tian kept his aura hidden, so no one realized he had already reached the Invincible Dao Ancestor realm; they still believed he was merely a Pinnacle Dao Ancestor.
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Heavenly Emperor Palace
When Palace Master Golden Crow learned that Ye Tian had departed the Human Realm to head toward the newly emerged Forbidden Void Realm, he decided to dispatch a Half-Step Domain Ancestor to intercept and kill Ye Tian.
If Half-Step Domain Ancestors below the All-Things Realm could be categorized into four levels: early, middle, late, and peak stages, Palace Master Golden Crow’s physical body, having reached the All-Things Realm, belonged to the peak stage. Palace Master Azure Dragon was of the late stage, Palace Master Zhenwu and Palace Master Vermillion Bird were middle-stage, and Palace Master Heavenly Wolf and Palace Master Starry Sky were early-stage.
However, when the five Palace Masters combined their efforts, they could even contend with a peak-stage Half-Step Domain Ancestor like Palace Master Golden Crow for some time, though they would not be a match. Even so, they could hold their own for a while.
Thus, they believed that by joining forces, the five Palace Masters could surely assassinate a Pinnacle Dao Ancestor. If they failed, they might as well kill themselves out of shame.
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The newly emerged Forbidden Void Realm—Ye Tian soon arrived there. Following his plan, he began gathering forbidden wondrous objects. Everything proceeded smoothly.
Before long, Ye Tian sensed an unusual atmosphere.
“They’ve arrived!”
Under the influence of his replication talent, he perceived the presence of five Half-Step Domain Ancestors.
Their identities were also revealed one by one.
“Palace Master Azure Dragon, Palace Master Zhenwu, Palace Master Vermillion Bird, Palace Master Heavenly Wolf, and Palace Master Starry Sky. Quite a grand gesture to send five Half-Step Domain Ancestors to hunt me down, and even dispatch someone as powerful as Palace Master Azure Dragon. They must think highly of me!” Ye Tian thought.
Of course, he also knew the Heavenly Emperor Palace wasn’t doing this out of respect for him but to ensure his assassination was foolproof.
After all, the Heavenly Emperor Palace could not afford failure.
Ye Tian pretended not to notice their presence and continued moving forward, searching for forbidden wondrous objects.
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Just as Ye Tian found a top-grade forbidden wondrous object and was about to collect it, Palace Master Azure Dragon and the others launched their ambush.
Boom!!!
Palace Master Zhenwu, Palace Master Vermillion Bird, Palace Master Heavenly Wolf, and Palace Master Starry Sky simultaneously sealed off the void, attempting to suppress Ye Tian, while Palace Master Azure Dragon unleashed a fatal strike.
A beam of light pierced toward Ye Tian in an instant. Its power was enough to severely wound a weaker Half-Step Domain Ancestor, potentially killing one with poor survival skills in a single blow.
“Nine Limits Armor!”
Ye Tian activated the defensive Forbidden Dao Technique.
Boom! Palace Master Azure Dragon’s destructive Forbidden Dao Technique struck the Nine Limits Armor but failed to break through Ye Tian’s defense. It merely forced him to take a few steps back.
Seeing that Ye Tian was unharmed, Palace Master Azure Dragon was stunned.
“How is this possible? How could you—” Palace Master Azure Dragon was in disbelief.
He quickly realized that Ye Tian had broken through. He was no longer a Pinnacle Dao Ancestor but an Invincible Dao Ancestor.
“Damn it, he’s broken through!” Palace Master Vermillion Bird said coldly.
“No matter the cost, kill him! This is the best chance we’ll ever have. If we miss it, killing him will be almost impossible!” Palace Master Azure Dragon commanded.
Immediately, the five Palace Masters unleashed their full power. One forbidden weapon after another appeared, and various secret treasures were activated.
At the same time, each of them wielded a Heavenly Emperor Artifact, powerful killing tools, determined to annihilate Ye Tian.
“With just you lot? You can’t kill me!” Ye Tian said coldly.
Ye Tian held the Heaven-Slaying Spear. With a gentle thrust, his silent and swift attack pierced the relatively weaker Palace Master Heavenly Wolf.
This strike severely injured Palace Master Heavenly Wolf, piercing through his body.
“You are the Dark King!”
Palace Master Azure Dragon’s expression shifted as he confirmed the truth. This was because the Dark King was also known to use this particular Forbidden Dao Technique. Every Forbidden Dao Technique was unique; no two people could wield the exact same one, so Ye Tian’s identity as the Dark King was beyond doubt.
“So what if I am?” Ye Tian made no effort to hide his identity.
The attacks of the five Palace Masters posed little threat to Ye Tian, while any one of Ye Tian’s strikes could grievously wound them. Palace Master Heavenly Wolf, in particular, was struck repeatedly, quickly exhausting all his life-saving treasures.
The key issue was Ye Tian’s Forbidden Dao Technique, Shadow Thorn, which was nearly impossible to defend against. It struck almost instantly, leaving no time for preparation.
After several attacks, Palace Master Heavenly Wolf was gravely wounded and on the verge of death.
“Palace Master Heavenly Wolf, retreat for now!” Palace Master Azure Dragon commanded.
Palace Master Heavenly Wolf nodded and hastily prepared to escape.
However, Ye Tian unleashed the Shadow Escape Forbidden Dao Technique, pursuing him relentlessly, and struck once again with Shadow Thorn.
This strike pushed Palace Master Heavenly Wolf to the brink of death.
In panic, he cried out, “Palace Master Azure Dragon, save me!”
But it was futile. Ye Tian’s Shadow Thorn was nearly unblockable, and the others couldn’t intercept it in time.
Splat!
Shadow Thorn pierced through Palace Master Heavenly Wolf’s head, completely extinguishing his last spark of life.
Palace Master Heavenly Wolf had fallen!
“Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws, you’re courting death!” Palace Master Azure Dragon roared in fury.
However, none of them could match Ye Tian. His strength likely surpassed even that of Palace Master Golden Crow. Even with all five Palace Masters working together, they were no match for Ye Tian, let alone now that only four remained.
If not for the amplification provided by the Heavenly Emperor Artifacts they wielded, they would have already been annihilated.
Soon, Palace Master Starry Sky was also gravely wounded by Ye Tian.
At this moment, Palace Master Azure Dragon realized that the assassination attempt had completely failed.
The only remaining solution was to call upon an All-Things Realm Half-Step Domain Ancestor to eliminate Ye Tian, the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws. Nothing else would suffice, as even Palace Master Golden Crow couldn’t contend with Ye Tian.
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Heavenly Emperor Palace.
Palace Master Black Tortoise flew out of the Heavenly Emperor Palace, heading toward the Forbidden Void Realm to support Palace Master Azure Dragon and the others.
However, before he had gone far, someone intercepted him.
“Your Excellency must be Palace Master Black Tortoise of the Heavenly Emperor Palace. Where are you heading?” the newcomer asked casually.
“Who are you?” Palace Master Black Tortoise frowned. He didn’t recognize the person, but the hostility was evident.
“Blackwind Mountain’s Dao Ancestor Flame Rift,” the man replied with a smile.
“Dao Ancestor Flame Rift of Blackwind Mountain, what is the meaning of this?” Palace Master Black Tortoise asked coldly.
“Nothing much. It’s just that your Heavenly Emperor Palace’s Half-Step Domain Ancestors have ambushed our Blackwind Mountain’s Invincible Dao Ancestor. Such shameless actions aside, if we aren’t sending reinforcements, then neither will you!” Dao Ancestor Flame Rift said coldly.
As soon as Ye Tian was attacked, he had informed Blackwind Mountain, which was already aware of the situation.
Thus, Blackwind Mountain’s current task was to intercept any additional Half-Step Domain Ancestors from the Heavenly Emperor Palace.
As one of Blackwind Mountain’s All-Things Realm Half-Step Domain Ancestors, Dao Ancestor Flame Rift naturally took it upon himself to block Palace Master Black Tortoise, who was of the same realm.
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