sovbooks Chapter 872 - 394: The Dao Struggle Rekindled (2)
Chapter 872 - 394: The Dao Struggle Rekindled (2)
"Get lost!"
The red mark on Chiyou’s forehead suddenly split open, and a third vertical pupil shot out a bolt of Earth Evil Fiery Flame!
Yinji screamed and transformed into thousands of small snakes scattering, yet half of them still sizzled under the flame.
The three gods retreated to one place, their forms starting to twist and merge.
Jormungandr transformed into a bronze giant skull, Hera condensed as a golden torso, and Yinji coiled into a seven-headed serpent whip—this was the complete form of the Emperor Slayer’s three corpses aspect!
"Chiyou!"
The triple harmony echoed through the skies: "You cannot protect this world!"
In response to them, a remarkable axe light pierced through the heavens and the earth.
The Celestial Fiend Axe fully awakened, its axe blade revealing the primordial power that once severed the Celestial Pillar.
The aftermath of the clash between both sides caused the space to constantly collapse, with occasional leaks of Qi Force, capable of pulverizing distant mountain peaks into dust!
Taking advantage of this gap, the blood column at the center of Crescent Fertile Soil suddenly contracted.
The Insect Nest completely transformed into a Flesh and Blood Celestial Gate, through the door crack the bronze warships of the Void Divine Dynasty could already be seen. The silhouette of the Blood God floated before the gate, frantically channeling the Blue Star’s essence into the door—
"Almost there... just a little more..."
Suddenly turning his head, he met Ye Qingzhou who had just arrived from the Eastern Sea.
In the brief moment of eye contact across the space, the Blood God displayed a bizarre smile:
"You’ve finally arrived..."
"My dear master."
"I am not the Emperor Slayer."
"To me, it makes no difference."
Words were of no consequence, Ye Qingzhou gripped the Infinite Sword in his hand, ready to fight to the death, determined not to let the opponent open the Celestial Gate.
Above the Land of Canaan, blood clouds surged.
The gigantic Insect Nest hovered in the sky like a flesh altar, countless crimson tendrils hung down, swallowing all living beings within a thousand-mile radius completely.
The sound of wailing, praying, and desperate screams all turned into nourishment, flowing into that gradually solidifying "Celestial Gate."
Ye Qingzhou walked through the air, his white robes fluttering, the direction of his sword cutting through the sea of clouds.
Even the Celestial Sword Armor on his body shone brightly under the sun’s rays.
Meanwhile, the Blood God stood at the center of the altar, slowly turning around.
His face remained blurry, only those eyes, like a flowing sea of blood, reflecting a world filled with wailing and despair.
"You’ve finally arrived."
The Blood God’s voice carried a strange gentleness: "I have waited for this moment for too long."
Ye Qingzhou remained silent, slightly raising his sword tip, a cold gleam flickering.
The Blood God chuckled softly: "Why be so on guard? You and I will soon become one."
He raised his hand, a familiar Sword Intent appeared at his fingertips: "Look, this is your ’Spring Equinox’ Sword Qi, I mirror your heart with the sea of blood, is the simulation complete?"
Ye Qingzhou spoke no more, the sword tip trembled, and the world suddenly changed!
"Spring Begins Jingzhe!"
Sword light like spring rain, each "raindrop" was Sword Qi refined to the extreme.
Numerous emerald vines suddenly sprouted in the space surrounding the Blood God—they were rules-created plants urged by Sword Qi, specifically countering evil!
The Blood God remained still, allowing the vines to wrap around him, just as the leaves were about to pierce his flesh...
Crunch~
His spine suddenly fractured, an ominous red Bone Sword burst out from his body!
The sword wriggled like a living creature, covered with blood vessel-like patterns, a still-beating heart fitted on the sword guard.
Sinful Blood Tuli Sword—crafted using his own spine as material, countless beings’ resentments as the fire, refined into a Dao-Slaying Soldier!
"Break."
The Blood God uttered a single word, the ghastly white Bone Sword swept horizontally, instantly, all vines withered into rotten wood, even the "Spring Rain Sword Qi" dyed into foul blood, drizzling onto the ground.
Ye Qingzhou’s change of stance was as swift as lightning.
"Summer Solstice and Great Heat!"
Blazing white sword light transformed into nine blazing suns, the high temperature distorted space, illuminating the land with supreme yang and firm power, dispelling evil, demons giving way!
The Blood God finally retreated half a step, Sinful Blood Sword blocked horizontally, its sword heart pumped madly, spewing endless blood waves to repel the blazing sun.
Taking advantage of the gap, Ye Qingzhou changed his Sword Technique once more...
"Autumn Equinox and Frost’s Descent!"
A second ago his sword Qi was blazing like fire, now suddenly transformed into the extreme coldness of winter, an utterly murderous Sword Intent not only crushed flesh but could also annihilate Divine Spirits.
The Divine Body and soul of the Blood God suffered a dual impact, ice crystals forming on the right arm wielding the sword, causing a slight pause in movement.
It was this pause!
"Winter Solstice and Great Cold!"
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms Ultimate Form erupted!
At this moment, Ye Qingzhou became one with the sword, transforming into a stream of light that pierced through time and space, stabbing straight at the Blood God’s forehead!
Puchi~
The sword tip penetrated three inches into the flesh, but was tightly wedged by the Bone Sword.
The Blood God grinned, revealing ghastly white teeth: "You forgot..."
"The cycle of seasons must return to the source."
The Sinful Blood Tuli Sword suddenly softened, coiling around the Dustless Sword like a venomous snake. The heart contracted violently, beginning to reverse extract Ye Qingzhou’s Sword Qi!
"Do you think I care about the lives of these ants?"
The Blood God’s voice suddenly turned ferocious, "The Insect Nest, Blood Sacrifice, Celestial Gate... all are decoys!"
He exerted force, completely shattering the Dustless Sword with the Sinful Blood Sword!
"What I want... has always been you!"
As the Bone Sword pierced into Ye Qingzhou’s chest, a vast flood of memories surged into his mind—
The ancient battle that shattered the Celestial Vein, where the Cyan Emperor and the Emperor Slayer made a wager, afterward the Cyan Emperor crossed the river of time and the world’s barrier, reaching into the past of the Emperor Slayer, extracting a wisp of True Spirit;
In the river of time and space, Ye Qingzhou’s soul fire was cast into Blue Star, replacing the Ye Qingzhou of this world;
And on the Blood God... there also existed a part of the "Evil Thought" excised by the Emperor Slayer, intended by the Void Divine Dynasty to be a means to control the Emperor Slayer, but now it had become the shackles that trapped the Blood God!
"Now, become one with me!"
The Blood God spread his arms open, with the Insect Nest and Celestial Gate all transforming into a crimson torrent flooding into his body.
Ye Qingzhou’s vision started to blur. Before losing consciousness completely, he heard the Blood God’s last whisper:
"When I finish the fusion..."
"The first one to be killed is the Cyan Emperor."
The sky over the Land of Canaan was dyed a dark red, with a gigantic blood cocoon suspended above the shattered altar.
The surface of the cocoon flowed with vein-like patterns, each pulse causing a spatial tremor.
The Blood God’s voice echoed in the void: "This is my past, and it will also be your eternal prison."
Inside the blood cocoon, a struggle of transcendental Dao had already begun.
......
Ye Qingzhou abruptly opened his eyes on a velvet bed.
Sunlight filtered through the stained glass window, casting mottled shadows on the oak floor. The room’s walls were hung with the family crest, a silver-white longsword piercing through a star.
A respectful voice came from outside the door: "Second young master, the Knight Academy’s entry ceremony will begin in three hours."
Ye Qingzhou heard this and looked down at his own palm—there were no calluses left by sword practice, only the fairness expected of an aristocratic young master.
But when he closed his eyes and concentrated, the hum of the Dustless Sword was clearly heard in the depths of his soul.
"Illusion Realm? No, this is... a struggle of Dao."
Four pure white Northern Territory warhorses trotted through the snow, pulling a black ebony carriage slowly forward. Inside the carriage, Ye Qingzhou—or rather, Laine Morning Star—sat quietly by the window, his deep blue eyes reflecting the snow-laden pine forest outside.
His fingers unconsciously tapped on the sword box resting on his knee, within which lay the family-bestowed Knight’s Sword "Dawn". The blade was bright as snow, its edge sharp, but in Ye Qingzhou’s eyes, it seemed as fragile as a child’s toy.
"Young Master Laine, ahead is the City of Silver Radiance." The driver’s voice came through the partition door, "The academy has already sent people to welcome you."
"Mm." He responded softly, his gaze still fixed on the distant view.
With the light bump of the carriage, Ye Qingzhou closed his eyes and concentrated, his consciousness plunging deep into the sea of his consciousness.
Identity Information
Name: Laine Morning Star
Age: 17
Identity: Second son of the Lord of Frost Iron City in the Northern Territory, new student at the Silver Radiance Royal Knight Academy
Social Relations:
Father, Aurelian Morning Star: Duke of the Northern Territory, Legendary Sword Saint, holds strict expectations for Laine.
Mother, Serena Morning Star: Ice Mage, gentle but sharp.
Elder brother, Kaine Morning Star: Dragon Knight, hostile towards Laine due to inheritance issues.
Elder sister, Elise Morning Star: Star Mage, secretly looks out for Laine.
Current Situation: Just finished the family’s winter training, returning to the academy to prepare for the spring assessment.
Ye Qingzhou casually accessed an attribute panel, swiftly organizing the memories in his mind.