Chapter 2328: Chapter 2327: Annihilating the Void
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable looked triumphantly at these former rivals, feeling immensely satisfied to step on them.
But these eight people did not concede. Led by the Golden Dragon Celestial Venerable, they shouted, "No matter what realm you’ve broken through, the opportunity goes to whoever gets it first. If you want a fight, we brothers will accompany you."
"Yeah, as if we’re afraid of you?"
The Vajra Celestial Venerable roared, clenching his fists.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable laughed, "Just because you yell doesn’t mean you’re right. I’m not trying to steal your opportunity on purpose. It’s just that you all are incapable, unable to seize this opportunity for so long. If you can’t get it, does that mean no one else should either? That’s too unreasonable, isn’t it?"
The Eight Celestial Venerables blushed, glaring at the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable, unable to retort.
Among Celestial Venerables, they don’t initiate combat easily; negotiation is usually the first approach.
Now that they couldn’t refine this opportunity, even if they managed to drive away the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable today, other Celestial Venerables would continue to show up.
The eight communicated secretly, and the White Feather Celestial Venerable suggested they allow the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable to try.
If they couldn’t handle it, perhaps the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable couldn’t either.
The celestial beings all nodded, with the Golden Dragon Celestial Venerable stepping forward, saying to the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable, "Heavenly opportunities, indeed we brothers cannot monopolize. If you can take this, we have nothing to say. But if you can’t and you want to forcibly occupy it, we brothers will not agree."
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable snorted, "Naturally, I’m also a reasonable person."
The Eight Celestial Venerables stepped aside, passing the fire over to the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable proudly said, "Our Golden Crow Clan is formed of the essence of fire; refining a mere flame is a piece of cake for me."
He rolled his hand forward and directly formed a black handprint, grabbing at the flame.
The surrounding void instantly turned dark, as if a vortex enveloping the red light.
The Eight Celestial Venerables were taken aback, "Is this the Eclipse Palm Seal?"
"Has he actually mastered it?"
"This handprint can warp the void, an ultimate technique of the Golden Crow Clan."
"It seems we are no match for him!"
"..."
Everyone squinted, watching the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable, secretly hoping he wouldn’t be able to take it either.
That way, they still had a chance.
The flames on the ball of fire were continually being devoured by the dark vortex.
The two sets of laws intertwined, like a sun being swallowed by a black hole.
The firelight on the ball of fire was soon completely stripped away by the dark vortex, and even its core shifted from dark red to extinguished.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable paled, exerting tremendous effort to drive the black handprint.
But he maintained his composure, managing to fully strip the flames off the sphere, finally revealing a smug smile on his face, "Sorry, gentlemen. This belongs to me!"
The Eight Celestial Venerables furrowed their brows and sighed inwardly, not expecting all their efforts to provide apparel for this old crow.
Before the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable could finish speaking, a sudden explosion sounded from the dark vortex.
A mighty roar shook, and the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable’s palm trembled, blasted into a spray of golden blood.
He raised his hand abruptly, looking ahead in surprise.
The black vortex dissipated, revealing a white light, surrounded by flames of yin and yang, spinning around it.
For a moment, it shone brilliantly, illuminating the void.
The white light gradually manifested into the form of an exquisite woman.
Her garments fluttered, skin like white jade, appearing like a fairy descended to the mortal world, smiling faintly at those present, "Thank you, Celestial Venerables, for helping this young lady successfully break through."
Her whole body exuded a chaotic aura, clearly having transcended into the Mahayana Realm.
Earlier, she bathed in the Samadhi True Fire, forcing a breakthrough using the Phoenix Clan’s rebirth method, a perilous endeavor indeed.
But at the critical moment, the Celestial Venerables helped her remove the outer fire, sparing her body from being consumed by the Samadhi True Fire.
Once her body adapted to this fire, her bloodline was continually refined and purified, ultimately allowing not only her physical bloodline to break through but also her cultivation level to surpass the Void Insight Realm by one great realm.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable shouted in frustration, "After all this, I’ve been making a wedding dress for you all along. Hand over the Xuanyuan Sword to me now, or I will swallow you whole."
Wang Xiaoya lifted the longsword, smiling gently, "Senior, if you want this sword, come and take it, no need to be so agitated."
"Are you provoking me?"
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable’s eyes glinted coldly, raising his hand to grab at Wang Xiaoya.
The black handprint stirred up a spatial vortex, enveloping Wang Xiaoya once more.
Wang Xiaoya smiled and raised her sword, "I already broke your handprint earlier, coming again?"
She used the Sky-Piercing Style to stab fiercely at the black vortex ahead.
The sword aura from the Xuanyuan Sword erupted instantly, displaying the full might of the Human Emperor on the sword, with a muffled roar, shattering the black vortex into fragments.
The Eight Celestial Venerables raised their eyebrows, not expecting Wang Xiaoya’s swordsmanship to advance so rapidly after her breakthrough.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable’s blood surged violently, his demeanor becoming volatile and frenzied, "Such an audacious girl, if I don’t use my true abilities, I really can’t suppress you!"
A solar Dharma Laksana appeared above his head, featuring a one-legged golden crow, flapping its wings as it charged at Wang Xiaoya.
The sun was scorching, its rays like swords, able to melt steel.
The dark void was brightly illuminated.
Above Wang Xiaoya’s head, a rotation of flames emerged, revealing a white Phoenix Dharma Laksana.
The white phoenix was Hong Hu.
The phoenix flapped its wings, rushing to bite at the Golden Crow Dharma Laksana.
The two avian monarchs collided in the void, like two suns clashing.
Resounding booms echoed in the void, with two flames clashing and colliding, causing the surrounding space to tremble chaotically.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable shouted, "A mere human, does obtaining a bit of Phoenix Bloodline dare to oppose my Golden Crow Clan?"
His blood surged, bodily strength reaching its peak.
The Golden Crow Dharma Laksana glowed intensely, as if melting half the sky.
Each ray of light embodied the strength of laws, capable of easily melting divine iron into molten gold.
The Hong Hu Dharma Laksana invoked by Wang Xiaoya was effortlessly shattered by the Golden Crow Dharma Laksana.
Her blood surged, bodily force pushing her away by the impact.
The gap in their realms was too vast, and after all, the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable possessed a true golden crow body.
Wang Xiaoya, not a pure phoenix, couldn’t contend with him in terms of physicality.
She hurriedly shielded herself with the Chaos Green Lotus, avoiding being turned to ashes by Taihua Divine Light.
Even so, she spat a mouthful of blood.
The Xuanyuan Sword in her hand trembled, clearly lacking the spiritual power to wield it again, hence forced into using essence blood instead.
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable saw through this, coldly remarking, "When you broke through, though there was no Heavenly Tribulation, your spiritual power was scorched dry by the Samadhi True Fire. Though you have the Xuanyuan Sword, you lack the spiritual power to wield it. I advise you to obediently hand over the sword, to avoid being shattered to pieces."
Wang Xiaoya feigned ease for a while, not expecting him to see through her so easily.
Holding the Xuanyuan Sword, her expression was weary, yet she resolutely glared at the Golden Crow Celestial Venerable, saying, "I am here to protect for my husband; even if I perish, I do so willingly. But for you, a Middle Celestial Venerable, to kill me is nothing remarkable, and would only make the other Celestial Venerables laugh at you for bullying the weak."
The Golden Crow Celestial Venerable snorted coldly, "What is mere reputation? I seek transcendence and enlightenment. To achieve the grand path, I wouldn’t hesitate to kill a million, ten million like you without batting an eye!"
"Annihilating the Void!"
The golden crow above his head grew even more dazzling, seemingly wanting to burn the void through.
Below, the steel walls encircling the planet were momentarily melted by this sun, falling like meteors towards the atmosphere below.
This was a full-force strike from a Middle Celestial Venerable, causing the Eight Celestial Venerables to retreat instinctively.
The Chaos Green Lotus above Wang Xiaoya’s head quivered, steaming under the baking Taihua Divine Light.
Though a Heavenly and Earthly Treasure, it showed signs of fracturing under absolute power.
