Chapter 541 - 516: Forcing Back the Initial Body

"Zhao Tianxia."

Lu Lingxuan’s eyes narrowed as she stared at the young man in front of her.

The young man was dressed in black armor, strong in build, and his bare arms were exposed, his muscles as solid as chunks of iron.

He had a square face, coarse stubble, and he wielded a battle halberd, his eyes roving over Lu Lingxuan’s body with unrestrained wildness.

"Lu Lingxuan, it seems your strength has improved again, good, subduing you will feel even more like an achievement."

Zhao Tianxia grinned and stepped forward. He swung his halberd down, and the void trembled with its motion.

Lu Lingxuan’s face was solemn as she vibrated her Thunder Spear, thrusting it towards Zhao Tianxia.

Boom!

It was as if two Divine Mountains had collided, erupting in a violent roar that made the entire land tremble.

"Zhao Tianxia is up against Luling Xuan. This will be interesting to watch."

"Zhao Tianxia, the number one person in the Immortal Realm of the Three Emperors Alliance, even stronger than Sword Saint Situ, Lu Lingxuan once lost to him, but now she has improved further, her Immortal Strength has become rule-based. Can she battle Zhao Tianxia on equal grounds?"

Many people discussed with intense curiosity.

On Zhao Tianxia’s body, five points of light burst forth with dazzling brightness, shining like stars, and the five points connected in a line, resembling the Five Stars Connected Pearl, making his strength extremely formidable. After eight consecutive exchanges with Lu Lingxuan, the victor was yet to be determined.

"Not an Initial Body, Five Stars Connected Pearl, could it be one with complete Divine Organs?"

A thought flashed through Lu Yan’s mind.

One with complete Divine Organs refers to someone whose five organs all contain miracles, a rarity in the world.

There are many with miracles in four of the five organs, commonly seen and not so remarkable in strength. When fighting against peers, they are even less impressive than those with an Innate Magic Body.

However, one with complete Divine Organs is exceedingly rare, even more so than an Initial Body. Such a person undergoes a qualitative change compared to those with four types of miracles, becoming incredibly mighty, invincible among peers, and comparable to an Initial Body.

This time, upon arriving at Origin Magic City, Lu Yan had already seen both a Miracle Reviver and one with complete Divine Organs, which greatly expanded his horizons.

Boom boom boom!

At this moment, the other two peerless prodigies, Shen Shengming, and Zhan Yi had ended their hundreds of exchanges in battle, finally reaching a deadlock. After several full-powered moves against each other, they ended up evenly matched. Knowing neither could overcome the other, they each retreated from the fight.

But, the figure on Enlightenment Cliff hadn’t dispersed and hidden away, it was still in the process of revival.

Everyone knew that this was because the great battle between Lu Lingxuan and Zhao Tianxia continued to activate Enlightenment Cliff.

"Now, let’s see who will help you."

Sword Saint Situ’s body emanated a cold killing intent as two beams of Sword Light burst forth, slashing towards Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.

The two were well-prepared and moved to defend against the attack.

At the same time, countless runes spread out in front of them, forming a Formation to assist Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo in countering Sword Saint Situ.

It was naturally Mr. World who had taken action.

"A mere Formation, thinking to stop me? Break!"

Sword Saint Situ shouted coldly, as the Magic River appeared, bringing down a mighty force to augment him. His Sword Light surged, slicing through the Formation and forcing Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo to repeatedly retreat.

"Ten Thousand Illusory Kingdom."

Lu Yan stared into the eyes of Sword Saint Situ, his pupils transformed into whirlpools, attempting to draw Situ into an illusion.

At the same time, Shen Yinuo acted, releasing the Great Sun Melting Furnace. It was enveloped in a blood-red light, like a blood-stained sun, pressing down towards Sword Saint Situ.

"Domain Fusion Sword."

Sword Saint Situ extended his Gold Domain, which rapidly shrank and concentrated on his battle sword.

Sword Saint Situ’s battle sword, already an innate paired entity and embodiment of rules, became even sharper with the condensed force of his domain, nearly undefeatable.

Even the formidable Great Sun Melting Furnace, upon being struck by the Sword Light, split in two, turning into two streaks of light that flew into Shen Yinuo’s body.

Shen Yinuo’s face turned pale as she staggered back, blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

After cleaving through the Great Sun Melting Furnace, Sword Saint Situ’s battle sword slashed horizontally, sweeping across like cutting through legions. The Sword Light twisted the void as if to rip it open, splitting the illusion Lu Yan had created with one stroke.

"Heavenly Punishment Blade, Man Down."

Lu Yan unleashed all his power, executing his strongest slash.

The blade light collided with the opponent’s battle sword. The Thunder Sword shook violently, forcing Lu Yan to retreat repeatedly until he was back next to Shen Yinuo.

The Thunder Sword in his hand continued to vibrate incessantly.

He glanced over and noticed that the Thunder Sword was undamaged, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The weapons paired with an Initial Body were terrifyingly fearsome. He was fortunate the Thunder Sword was high enough in rank; otherwise, an ordinary weapon would hardly be able to endure.

"Is this all the tricks you have, then die."

Sword Saint Situ leaped forward, brandishing his sword towards Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.

But at that moment, Mr. World stood in front of Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo. Dense Formation Patterns crawled over him.

These Patterns, primordial and ancient, seemed as if they had existed since the very beginning of the world.

These patterns formed an ancient Formation.

The Ninth Killing Array.

An extremely terrifying aura diffused.

Swish!

A sword light of black and white burst forth from Mr. World, striking at Sword Saint Situ.

Sword Saint Situ’s face changed as he sensed the danger and was forced to cease his attack on Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo. His Sword Light pivoted, aiming at Mr. World. With a loud boom, Mr. World’s Sword Light was shattered.

"Such a Formation... could it be the handiwork of the Formation Ancestor?"

Sword Saint Situ’s expression tightened, his body lit up, drawing even more power from the Magic River, as the sword light swished and transformed into numerous swordfish, flying toward Mr. World.

Mr. World exerted his full strength to activate the Ninth Killing Array, but it was still not enough, and he retreated repeatedly, falling back to Shen Yinuo and Lu Yan’s side.

In a moment of carelessness, he was struck by a swordfish, leaving behind a bloodied sword wound.

It wasn’t that the Ninth Killing Array wasn’t powerful, but Mr. World’s cultivation level was too low; he simply couldn’t unleash the true might of the Array. It was more than sufficient against average talents, but it was not enough to contend with a monster like Sword Saint Situ.

"Let’s move closer to Enlightenment Cliff."

Lu Yan sent a message to the two.

The trio, while fending off attacks, moved towards Enlightenment Cliff.

"Today, no one can save you."

Sword Saint Situ’s gaze was indifferent as he pursued the three of them.

"These three are doomed."

"The Dragon Alliance and the Three Emperors Alliance are sworn enemies; it’s quite normal."

"What a pity, these three have strong talents, yet they’re going to die by Sword Saint Situ’s hand."

"Hmph, the Dragon Alliance belonged to the boundless starry skies over a hundred thousand years ago. They are not our kind, and their hearts must be different. Who knows what they’re plotting; they deserve to die."

Some from various forces sneered, wishing for the downfall of the Dragon Alliance members.

As Lu Yan and his companions drew closer to Enlightenment Cliff, the pressure from the Cliff grew stronger, slowing them down even more.

"They actually retreated towards Enlightenment Cliff, truly seeking their own death."

Sword Saint Situ expanded his domain to resist the pressure from Enlightenment Cliff, constantly closing in on Lu Yan’s trio, with dazzling golden sword light ceaselessly piercing towards them.

At that moment, Lu Yan’s pupils were laced with patterns as he pushed his Tao Soul Pupil to its limit.

Simultaneously, all seven rules were in operation.

Although only three of the seven rules were fused, using all of them could still enhance his strength somewhat.

However, as Lu Yan was activating the seven rules, the figure on Enlightenment Cliff shone brilliantly, exuding seven different colors.

Lu Yan seemed to see, between heaven and earth, seven Magic Rivers dancing, intertwining, merging, and bursting forth with immensely powerful strength.

Even more, they resonated with the seven rules he possessed.

"This is..."

Lu Yan’s eyes brightened, "The seven rules integrated by the Ancestral Emperor of Origin Magic are identical to my seven rules, they are also Gold Wood Water Gray Earth Thunder Wind."

"Then..."

Lu Yan swung the Thunder Sword, capturing that resonance.

Suddenly, with a slice, some force from Enlightenment Cliff was drawn by him, and with his swing, it cleaved through the air.

This slash was surrounded by a seven-colored halo, strikingly brilliant, resembling a blade that could split heaven and earth.

Sword Saint Situ’s face changed dramatically, as he sensed a fatal crisis in this strike.

He swung his sword with all his might to defend.

With a loud boom, Sword Saint Situ was sent flying backward, retreating over a dozen steps before he could steady himself, his face slightly pale.

"Using the seven rules, resonating with the Ancestral Emperor of Origin Magic’s seven rules, I can borrow the strength from Enlightenment Cliff, good..."

Lu Yan was overjoyed, holding the sword he strutted forward, slashing out with all his strength.

A seven-colored sword light, stretching thousands of kilometers, cleaved toward Sword Saint Situ.

This time, Sword Saint Situ retreated in haste, spewing a mouthful of fresh blood.

"What? Sword Saint Situ is injured? How could that young man’s strength suddenly surge?"

"He borrowed the power from Enlightenment Cliff."

Some observant individuals had discerned the crux of the issue.

"This person, he actually managed to borrow the power from Enlightenment Cliff; this is unheard of."

"Could it be that he has an artifact related to the Ancestral Emperor of Origin Magic?"

"Very likely, otherwise it’s impossible to explain how he could borrow the power from Enlightenment Cliff."

Many speculated that Lu Yan might possess an artifact related to the Ancestral Emperor of Origin Magic. Only with such an artifact could he borrow the power from Enlightenment Cliff.

After injuring Sword Saint Situ with a slash, Lu Yan continued to wield his sword, the seven-colored light constantly slashing at Sword Saint Situ.

After three slashes.

Pfft!

Sword Saint Situ’s domain was torn open, a ferocious wound appeared on his body, reaching his bones. Had he not dodged swiftly, he would have been bifurcated.

"You little runt, just you wait."

Sword Saint Situ bellowed angrily, retreating rapidly, quickly moving out of Enlightenment Cliff’s range and then taking out a healing pill to swallow.

After injuring Sword Saint Situ, Lu Yan’s gaze turned to Zhao Tianxia.

Zhao Tianxia felt a chill down his spine, afraid of being caught between Lu Lingxuan and Lu Yan’s joint attack, he matched Lu Lingxuan strike for strike before, like a large bird, flying off in another direction, quickly leaving Enlightenment Cliff’s influence.

"Lu Lingxuan, we shall battle again in the Origin Combat, then I will suppress you for sure," Zhao Tianxia left these words behind as he swiftly departed.

Seeing that Zhao Tianxia had also left, Sword Saint Situ did not dare to linger any longer. He led several talents of the Three Emperors Alliance through the crowd and left the area.

As the battle between Lu Lingxuan and Zhao Tianxia ceased, the mystical aura emitted by Enlightenment Cliff gradually faded, and the figure on it also slowly disappeared.