Chapter 469 - 452: 1 vs. 3 (Part 2)

Chapter 469: Chapter 452: 1 vs. 3 (Part 2)

Seeing the other battle turning against it, the hundred-foot Dharma Aspect turned its head and waved its six arms. A ball of golden light shot from its tiger head, transforming into two golden sabers that landed in its first pair of hands.

The white elephant’s head gave a shake, and its two ivory tusks detached, transforming into a pair of milky-white long spears that were caught by the third pair of arms.

With weapons in hand, the Dharma Aspect’s aura surged to a new level as it lunged forward.

Its colossal body moved with an agility that defied its size.

Light from its sabers and shadows from its spears tore open fleeting spatial rifts as it advanced.

The Red Flame Sect’s Nascent Soul seized the opportunity to unleash his Nascent Soul Realm. A crimson sun rose behind him.

Two suns now hung in the sky, making it difficult to tell which was the true Great Sun and which was the manifestation of Great Dao True Intent, the Realm projected into reality.

Boundless radiance from the Great Sun shot out from the Realm, cascading in layers upon Bai Zichen and turning his position into a blinding epicenter of light.

At the same time, thirty-two Great Sun Golden Locks descended from the heavens, weaving a great net that sought to trap him completely.

In the span of a single moment, the situation had reversed. From being suppressed with no way to fight back, they had erupted with Realm Power and coordinated with the Dharma Aspect Nascent Soul to plunge Bai Zichen into peril.

"Good, good, good!"

Bai Zichen let out a hearty laugh. He focused his Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword on the threats before him. Neither the Great Sun Golden Locks nor the radiance of the Great Sun could withstand a single strike from it.

It sliced through the golden locks, which shattered with perfectly smooth cuts.

When pointed at the sun, the sunlight itself seemed to dim.

For all its grand and intimidating display, not a single substantial attack had actually landed on him.

This was the principle of One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws. A single Flying Sword was all one needed, surpassing thousands of Magical Treasures and countless Divine Techniques.

Of course, it had its limitations, which he was experiencing right now.

A Nascent Soul True Monarch unleashing their full Realm Power forced Bai Zichen to devote his complete attention to them, leaving him unable to spare any Sword Light to deal with the Dharma Aspect Nascent Soul.

Otherwise, he would suffer setbacks on both fronts and fail to resolve either crisis.

Facing the oppressive might of the hundred-foot Dharma Aspect, Bai Zichen’s expression was as calm as still water. At the critical moment, a bright moon appeared in the sky.

During its time recuperating alongside the Supreme Qingwei Sword, the Moon Xuan Sword had finally recovered from the damage it sustained during its Tribulation Crossing.

The familiar Tier Four Flying Sword returned to his hand. It had not been unsheathed in a long time, but its moonlight-like radiance was as crisp and cold as ever.

With a sound like a string of tiny pearls scattering across a jade plate, the sword’s moonlight radiance clashed with the Dharma Aspect’s weapons, striking and retreating in a flash.

Amidst a sky full of sword shadows, the Dharma Aspect’s trademark fighting style of shrugging off injuries was finally hampered.

One of its arms was severed several times in a row until its form of light and shadow finally dimmed, turning the hundred-foot Dharma Aspect into a five-armed giant.

Bai Zichen even had the leisure to glance up at the last Nascent Soul True Monarch in the sky. "Fellow Daoist, why don’t you come down? Let me witness this Body Refining Skill of yours!"

"Your swordsmanship is nothing short of divine. May I ask which Sword Sect from the Central Domain you belong to, True Monarch?"

The Celestial Heart Sect’s Nascent Soul slowly descended to the ground. He understood now that annihilating the Five Elements Sect today was impossible.

With a Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator of this caliber intervening, even if the three of them joined forces and managed to win, the most they could hope for was to drive him away.

But with him lurking nearby, how could they possibly focus on breaking the array?

Furthermore, if Bai Zichen entered Two Realms Mountain and took control of the Five Elements Annihilation Array, the Tier Four, Top-Grade Formation, empowered by a Nascent Soul True Monarch, would become as unshakable as a mountain.

If he simply holed up inside, not even three to five Nascent Soul True Monarchs could breach the array in a short amount of time.

"We have reasons we cannot retreat, unless the Five Elements Sect hands over that treasure... Even with your immense power, you can’t protect the Five Elements Sect forever. You’ll have to leave sooner or later."

The Celestial Heart Sect’s Nascent Soul had a full head of white hair, and his face was a landscape of deep-set wrinkles. He looked exactly like a wizened, scrawny old man.

"This fist of mine has trodden upon countless mountains and crossed great rivers... It asks not of the future, nor seeks the past. It decides only life and death in this very moment!"

With every step he took, a thunderous RUMBLE echoed as the very earth buckled and new mountain peaks rose.

The skin on his face grew taut and smooth, and his white hair reverted to a lustrous black. In just a few steps, he appeared hundreds of years younger.

He took another step, and two great rivers surged forth.

One was a river from the heavens that cascaded down upon the mountains, while the other was a long river on the earth, its rapids churning and spiraling.

For a moment, it was impossible to distinguish the real world from the manifestation of his Realm.

He threw a punch imbued with the power of mountains and rivers, the force of which drove his feet deep into the ground.

Bai Zichen spat, and another deathly pale sword light shot out to meet the fist.

The punch, which shattered space and moved at near-teleportation speed, was caught in a ring of the pale sword light. It thrashed violently but could not break free.

Fighting three Nascent Soul True Monarchs at once was the greatest challenge he had ever faced, forcing him to wield his Flying Swords with near-perfect control.

His three Tier Four Flying Swords were all deployed. His swordsmanship wasn’t flashy or overly complex, yet every strike was effective, and every move was a perfect response.

The sword lights danced and weaved, developing a spiritual nature of their own, and their interplay with his circulating Sword Silk grew ever more harmonious.

The longer they fought, the more shocked the three Nascent Soul True Monarchs became. It was one thing for him to hold his own against the three of them—they had heard of Sword Cultivators from the Super Major Sects of the Central Domain who possessed astonishing power.

But wielding flying swords in combat was incredibly draining on one’s True Essence, to say nothing of wielding three at once.

Under these circumstances, he couldn’t possibly be holding anything back; he had to be channeling his full power to control them.

He should have run low on True Essence in less time than it takes an incense stick to burn, causing his sword lights to become chaotic.

Yet half an hour had passed, and not only was Bai Zichen growing more vigorous the longer he fought, but he seemed to be discovering new tricks for wielding his three Flying Swords.

For instance, he would seize the moment two of his swords crossed paths to launch a sudden attack on one of them, sending the True Monarch scrambling to parry the flurry of Sword Light.

All three of them had activated their Nascent Soul Realms and had nearly exhausted their arsenals of magical treasures and divine techniques.

Fired up by the battle, Bai Zichen formed a finger seal, and his Flying Swords instantly changed their targets.

The Ziwei Dazzling Thunder Sword turned on the Dharma Aspect Nascent Soul. He was the weakest of the three and had been chosen as the breakthrough point.

Thunder Radiance flared, and two of the three-headed, six-armed Dharma Aspect’s heads were instantly severed, leaving only a single pair of arms.

He merged with his sword. The Sword Light’s speed doubled, tearing a massive hole straight through the hundred-foot Dharma Aspect’s torso.

The remaining head on the Dharma Aspect giant contorted in agony. Its body swelled like an overinflated balloon, then burst with a deafening BANG!

Down below, within his array, the Hundred Skills Sect’s Nascent Soul swayed on his feet. Blood trickled from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth—a terrifying sight.

"He destroyed my Dharma Aspect Body so easily! Damn him! How hateful!"

A mixture of terror and fury washed over the Hundred Skills Sect Nascent Soul’s face, and he began to panic.

With his Dharma Aspect Body destroyed, he had lost seventy percent of his total strength.

The memory of that devastating sword strike sent a chill down the Hundred Skills Sect Nascent Soul’s spine. He immediately ordered all his disciples to dismantle their array and retreat.

The three of them combined had only barely managed to fight him to a standstill.

Now that one had fled, the remaining two Nascent Soul True Monarchs lost all will to fight. They exchanged a look, unleashed their Realm Power, and instantly teleported several miles away.

"With you protecting them, it seems the Five Elements Sect is not fated to be destroyed today... However, things from the Qingqiu Death Sea are not so easily taken."

Large swaths of the mountains and rivers within the Celestial Heart Sect Nascent Soul’s Realm had collapsed, as if struck by a massive earthquake.

This man’s Body Refining Cultivation was impressive. His every move could call upon the irresistible power of mountains and rivers.

A single punch from him wasn’t just a matter of immense force; it felt as if a towering mountain or a raging river were crashing down on you.

His mastery of Great Dao True Intent was undoubtedly the best of the three, and he had caused Bai Zichen a fair bit of trouble.

But in terms of raw physical durability, he was no match for the Five Crystal Glaze Body.

His defense, however, had many exploitable weaknesses.

’If I revealed my Body Refining Cultivation and clashed physically with the Celestial Heart Sect’s Nascent Soul,’ Bai Zichen mused, ’I might be pushed back in the beginning, but I wouldn’t sustain any serious injuries. As the fight dragged on, however, the tables would turn. My Five Crystal Glaze Body would ultimately triumph thanks to its astonishing defensive power.’

"You needn’t trouble yourself, Fellow Daoist. I’ll be watching over Two Realms Mountain. You’re all welcome to try your luck again and see if I’m still here... As for the Demon Race of the Qingqiu Death Sea, let’s just see if they have the guts to repeat what happened five hundred years ago. I’ve heard that the master of Celestial Punishment Peak pays very close attention to the Qingqiu Death Sea."

Bai Zichen sneered, paying the threat no mind.

He watched as the cultivators from the three sects dismantled their arrays and retreated, following their Nascent Soul Ancestors. He had no intention of attacking, simply observing in silence.

The Five Elements Sect still had to survive in the Dian Country. Unless he could annihilate all three Nascent Soul Sects in one fell swoop, there was no need to deepen the animosity. It would only create more trouble for the Five Elements Sect in the long run.