Chapter 1655 - 217: The Battle Across a Thousand Miles (Part 1)

Chapter 1655: Chapter 217: The Battle Across a Thousand Miles (Part 1)

Lu Yuzhen’s expression was indeterminate.

His [Space-Time Dao Domain] had already enveloped Lotus Peak.

However.

Xie Xuanyi seemed to be unaffected...

His own Dao Domain couldn’t suppress the opponent?

Upon closer inspection.

Lu Yuzhen discovered that Xie Xuanyi’s black robe was surrounded by strands of jet-black radiance, like satin, isolating his Taoist Intent.

"Primordial Swallow?"

The Paper Daoist Lord squinted his eyes.

He couldn’t help but recall their earlier clash, when his Taoist Intent was siphoned and extracted by Xie Xuanyi.

He had heard that [Primordial Swallowing Divine Power] could devour Primordial Energy and Taoist Intent...

He simply hadn’t expected it.

In just a brief exchange, his Dao Domain was dismantled?

"..."

Xie Xuanyi brushed the dust off his magic robe and slowly walked out of Lotus Peak.

Under the suppression of the Space-Time Dao Domain.

Every plant and tree of Da Sui Sword Palace fell into stagnation.

Only he remained unaffected.

This indeed had to do with the [Primordial Swallowing Divine Power].

But Lu Yuzhen’s guess wasn’t completely correct; when they previously met on Snow Mountain, the [Life Avatar] was unaffected by this Dao Domain... as talented as Xie Xuanyi was, he couldn’t dismantle the [Space-Time Dao Domain] with just one encounter.

Swish.

Xie Xuanyi took a step, and immediately appeared before Lu Yuzhen again.

It remained a straightforward punch.

However, this time it was completely different from the situation at Lotus Forbidden Land—

Lu Yuzhen was no longer trapped in the Great Array.

This Paperman Taoist Master directly counterattacked, summoning the Pure White Saint’s Dharma Form, along with hundreds of White Paper Avatars within the [Space-Time Dao Domain], each with Three Heads and Six Arms, invoking Venerable Wu Gou to enhance himself.

"Rumble!"

In this stagnant world, a boiling sound arose.

The abnormality hadn’t even manifested.

The sword fire ignited first.

As if he had long predicted Lu Yuzhen’s move, Xie Xuanyi, at the moment of stepping forth, used Divine Thought to summon countless scattered "sword fires," a circle of powerful energy surging and shattering, the White Paper Avatars disintegrating before fully forming, and Lu Yuzhen’s Pure White Saint Dharma Form grunted, knocked hundreds of feet away.

With a gloomy expression, the Daoist Master retreated, his toes tapping the ground, transforming into a rainbow, ascending skyward, receding to Pure White Mountain.

He raised his hands and pressed downward, attempting to suppress again with "force."

Pure White Mountain, carrying the weight of ten thousand catties, was hurled toward Da Sui Sword Palace—

Xie Xuanyi raised his sleeve and clasped his fingers.

Golden Turtle Peak, originally the size of a grain of rice, rapidly expanded, erupting with brilliant thunder, instantly swelling to a thousand feet, the sword tip like a sky-splitting axe blade, cleaving the bottom of Pure White Mountain!

One mountain fell.

One mountain pierced.

Finally, the heavenly peak erupted with golden and white interwoven, like the dazzling glow of a shattered snowy cloud!

The apex of Golden Turtle Peak seemed sliced cleanly, leveled flat.

While Pure White Mountain... was entirely split in two.

"!!"

Lu Yuzhen’s expression was unpleasant.

He had to admit, ever since both had ascended to perfection, purely in terms of combat power, he was no longer a match for Xie Xuanyi.

Pure White Mountain was cleaved in two by Golden Turtle Peak.

Seeing Pure White Mountain thus destroyed, a trace of heartache flashed in Lu Yuzhen’s eyes, biting his lips, he ultimately steeled himself, manipulating the [Dao Domain] to reverse, the scattered fragmented glow recomposing, Golden Turtle Peak gradually "descending," and Pure White Mountain thus "reuniting," within a few breaths, everything returned to its initial, pre-collision state.

Throughout.

Xie Xuanyi had been standing silently on the ground "observing."

Lu Yuzhen’s [Space-Time Dao Domain] couldn’t suppress him.

Naturally.

This [Reversal] also did not affect Xie Xuanyi.

He didn’t interrupt, but waited until everything returned to "initial."

In the second tense clash, Xie Xuanyi made the exact same choice, affixing Sword Qi to Golden Turtle Peak, intending to sever Pure White Mountain once more...

This time Lu Yuzhen chose to refrain.

The Paperman Taoist Master directly used a technique to conceal Pure White Mountain, withdrawing this foundation to his Lifebound Cave Heaven.

The enormous shadow looming over the Sword Palace disappeared instantly.

"Whoosh!"

Seeing this, Xie Xuanyi also withdrew Golden Turtle Peak.

With a wave of his sleeve, the golden sword blade swept back, first shrinking to a tiny sword shape, then flying in two circles through the air before falling with a roar to the "original place," growing with the wind, transforming from a sword to a mountain.

Rooting upon landing.

Once settled, Golden Turtle Peak remained that Golden Turtle Peak, symbolizing the Sword Palace’s regulations, upright and straight, reaching for the heavens.

"Primordial Swallowing Divine Power, could it be this powerful?"

Lu Yuzhen stared at Xie Xuanyi for a long time, then grinned.

In this previous engagement.

He was also on the losing end.

In his view, there was only one reason, which was his [Space-Time Dao Domain] was ineffective against Xie Xuanyi.

Whether Cui Zhen or the Great Palace Master, these two "strongest" individuals were nearly stagnant within his Dao Domain.

Even if they could break free, it would come at a cost.

But Xie Xuanyi was different.

Not only could he move freely, but he could also unleash divine skills.

Of course...

Lu Yuzhen realized something.

His Dao Domain wasn’t completely ineffective. Xie Xuanyi’s movement speed "slowed," which indicated the Dao Domain was somewhat effective; without the domain’s coverage, this guy wouldn’t have sheathed his sword so easily; when he withdrew [Pure White Mountain], given Xie Xuanyi’s character, he would surely strike him.

"In the world of the Great Dao, there is no distinction between left and right."

"In the myriad laws of the world, there is no high or low."

Xie Xuanyi spoke softly: "Your [Dao Domain] is nearly perfect, but there must be someone who figured out how to crack it..."

"That makes sense."

Lu Yuzhen wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his sleeve, curiously asking, "So... what is the method to crack it?"

He thought for a long time but couldn’t figure it out.

The engagement was so brief.

What enabled Xie Xuanyi to break his Dao Domain?

"Want to know?"

Xie Xuanyi smiled.

Lu Yuzhen remained silent, the answer was obvious.

Swish.

Xie Xuanyi moved again.

This time, he didn’t attack Lu Yuzhen.

Xie Xuanyi took a step and directly left Da Sui Sword Palace, arriving twenty miles away, in a secluded, uninhabited mountain range.

"Hmm?"

Lu Yuzhen frowned slightly, similarly stepping out, and reaching above the mountains, where the scopes of the two strongest’s "Divine Thoughts" almost matched, and their travel speeds weren’t much different...this meant, now that they had met, "separation" wasn’t an option.

This battle must yield a winner and determine superiority.

"You’re worried the Sword Palace will be affected?"

Lu Yuzhen said blandly: "No need to worry about that, I have no interest in the Sword Palace. If you want a good fight, we can find another battlefield."

The power and authority in this world.

He had no interest.

Having transcended from the River of Destiny, now, he seeks only a battle.

Currently, this mountain range is only twenty miles from the Sword Palace.

If they truly clashed.

The Sword Palace would still suffer collateral impact.

"I’ve already chosen the battlefield."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "If you won’t decide victory or defeat at Lotus Forbidden Land, then keep up."

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(PS: Haven’t slept well these two days, caught up on some sleep today. There are two more updates tonight.)