Chapter 389 - 204: Imminent Battle

Half a day after the call went out for all disciples at or above the True Martial Realm to assemble,

Within the Profound Celestial Sect, a palace floated mid-air, exuding a primordial aura. It was enormous and magnificent, standing tall amidst the clouds like an azure dragon. Shrouded in mist, it resembled a celestial paradise.

Twenty figures, each exuding a tyrannical aura, stood within. On a throne atop a high platform sat a man in ornate robes. He was powerfully built and wore a dignified expression, his body containing an ultimate Dao Rhythm and emitting a terrifying aura. His eyes, filled with authority, gazed down upon them.

"Everyone, tomorrow we will take the Teleportation Array to Central Earth. I expect you Peak Masters and Elders to lead the disciples of your peaks,

to fight a bloody war on the Void Celestial Battlefield, to slay our enemies bravely, and to slaughter the Demon Fiends until rivers of blood flow and the world is turned upside down!"

Wu Tianhua’s voice was imbued with a vast Dao Rhythm and filled with a heaven-shaking killing intent, causing the surrounding void to tremble.

"We shall obey the Sect Leader’s decree!" the crowd of Peak Masters and Elders declared, cupping their fists. Their eyes glinted with killing intent, and their voices were loud enough to shake the heavens.

Gu Yun was also present, surrounded by Peak Masters and Elders of the Tongxuan Realm—a gathering of the Profound Celestial Sect’s highest powers.

"Very good. Return and make your preparations. We depart tomorrow!"

Wu Tianhua gave a slight nod. "Peak Master Gu, Xuantian, you two stay behind," he said in a low voice.

"Yes!"

Everyone cupped their fists in acknowledgment. Then, their figures flickered and transformed into streaks of light, rapidly speeding out of the hall.

In a single breath, only three people remained within the majestic palace, which now seemed incredibly spacious.

Gu Yun’s brow furrowed slightly. His gaze fell upon a young man standing not far away, dressed in white robes. The man’s posture was as straight as a pine, his face handsome, with sharp brows and bright, star-like eyes. He exuded a powerful might, his body containing a terrifying Dao Rhythm.

He seemed to be asking an unspoken question. ’Senior Brother, why did he have us stay behind?’

Ye Xuantian seemed to sense Gu Yun’s gaze.

He gave him a small smile and a nod, as if telling him to be patient.

"Peak Master Gu, Xuantian, the reason I asked you to stay is that the Supreme Elder wishes to see you," Wu Tianhua said from his majestic throne on the high platform. He looked at the two most dazzling, peerless prodigies in the Sect with a faint smile.

’In my perception, Gu Yun’s aura is incredibly tyrannical. His strength feels like it’s approaching my own.’

’And I am at Half-Step Harmonization, one who has even comprehended a Dao Domain! For his aura to feel so close to mine... how could I not be astonished?’

’Ye Xuantian is even more terrifying. At times, facing him feels like facing the Supreme Elder himself. That aura—deep as an abyss, vast and mighty like the Divine Power of a slumbering dragon—makes me deeply wary!’

’Fortunately, both are disciples of our Sect. This is truly our Sect’s greatest fortune.’

’Perhaps one day, they will be the ones to restore our Sect to its supreme glory.’

As he thought this, Wu Tianhua suddenly recalled something the Supreme Elder had once told him.

"Sect Leader, for what reason does the Supreme Elder wish to see us?" A flicker of confusion crossed Gu Yun’s eyes as he cupped his fist and spoke in a low voice.

"Haha, you’ll find out when you get there." Wu Tianhua’s train of thought was broken, and he laughed heartily.

...

「Meanwhile, in Central Earth.」

「Yin Qi Mountain.」

The sky was dim, and the clouds were heavy—a crushing black mass that felt like a million iron-clad horsemen thundering overhead, creating an overwhelming sense of pressure.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

Vicious winds tore through the clouds as storms raged across the sky, letting out a sinister howl.

At the same time, a terrifying sea of blood stretched out as far as the eye could see, exuding a horrifying Demon Qi. Its furious waves crashed, one after another.

BOOM!!

At this moment, two figures were locked in a frantic battle above the sea of blood. Demon Qi ravaged the heavens and the earth, sweeping through the sky.

A Fiery Fire Dao Rhythm burned away the void, regenerating endlessly.

The two immensely powerful figures flickered across the Void Celestial sky like streaks of light.

BANG!!

With another thunderous collision, a terrifying Fist Seal imbued with Fiery Flame Dao Rhythm smashed against a fist wreathed in monstrous Demon Qi. The impact created a cataclysmic explosion, shattering large swathes of the surrounding space as terrifying shockwaves blasted outward.

The sea of blood suspended in the void shook violently, as if a Primordial Fierce Beast were roaring in fury. The dim clouds above were blasted into nothingness, leaving gaping holes through which sunlight poured, casting brilliant, dazzling rays through the gloomy sky.

"Damn it! He’s just a member of the Human Race at the Tongxuan Realm Early Stage, yet he’s this troublesome!"

Xue Wuqi’s blood-red robe was in tatters, clinging to it were terrifying, raging flames that seemed as if they would never be extinguished, searing one burn after another onto his body.

’I’m a Demon Fiend at the Tongxuan Realm Late Stage! I can kill ordinary humans at the same stage, yet I can’t even take down one at the Tongxuan Realm Early Stage. How can I stand this humiliation?’

The life-infused Demon Qi continuously healed his injuries, only for the flesh to be burned away again by the relentless flames. This vicious cycle made a savage glint flash in Xue Wuqi’s crimson eyes.

WHOOSH!

Xue Wuqi’s figure shot backward, whistling through the air like a bolt of lightning and crossing an immense distance in an instant.

"This damned beast!"

Xiao Chen hovered in the void, his fist clenching an ice-blue flame that exuded a tyrannical Dao Rhythm. Its terrifying power made the void tremble violently as a cold glint flickered in his eyes.

He, too, was covered in wounds. Blood stained the tatters of his black robe, turning it crimson. Remnants of the Demon Monster Dao Rhythm clung to his wounds, trying to corrode his Power of Life, but they were incinerated moments later by the terrifying might of his Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire.