Chapter 609 - 584 All Things Furnace

Lu Yan burst forth with all his strength, charging toward Yuan Tiandao.

The reason he did not retreat, part of it, just as he said, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Chen Xuanhuang had come to his aid, eventually sacrificing his own lifespan and life, yet he was supposed to abandon Chen Xuanhuang to escape alone.

His heart couldn’t be at ease.

If he truly did that, not only would he despise himself, but all others would look down on him in the future as well.

Including Lu Ming.

Moreover, by doing so, his Dao heart may develop a flaw, making it impossible to talk about reaching the True One State, let alone the Creator Realm.

Another reason, he was very clear that even with the strength of Chen Xuanhuang, even if he used the Life Sacrifice Skill, by himself, he wouldn’t be able to stop Yuan Tiandao; should Lu Yan retreat, Chen Xuanhuang would be killed quickly, and Yuan Tiandao would still come after him.

In that case, there would be truly no chance at all.

But now, by combining the strength of two, they might be able to battle Yuan Tiandao.

"Sky Cleaver."

Lu Yan’s hands moved in a continuous chain, slashing out with sword light as if it were divine punishment, crazily chopping toward Yuan Tiandao.

Not only that, but his legs were not idle either, occasionally sweeping out.

Within his legs, infused with true patterns, they were indestructible; when he swept out a leg, it was like brandishing a massive axe.

Lu Yan and Chen Xuanhuang, both of them pushed their combat strength to unprecedented heights, engaging in a fierce battle with Yuan Tiandao.

Their attacks continuously collided, and in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged tens of blows.

It must be said, Yuan Tiandao was terrifyingly strong; despite being besieged by two peerless geniuses, he remained calm and untroubled, not showing the slightest sign of being at a disadvantage.

Furthermore, as the battle continued to unfold, he gradually gained the upper hand.

If things continued like this, the scales of victory would once again tip in favor of Yuan Tiandao.

"Zhang, combine your Soul Attack with mine."

Chen Xuanhuang’s voice echoed in Lu Yan’s sea of consciousness.

"Alright."

Lu Yan responded, his Primordial Spirit shining brightly, as if it had ignited, the force of his soul surging out like a tidal wave, transforming into a battle saber, cleaving toward Yuan Tiandao’s Primordial Spirit.

Although Yuan Tiandao was prepared to block his Soul Attack, it did not mean there was no effect.

Firstly, Yuan Tiandao would be distracted.

Secondly, although Yuan Tiandao blocked Lu Yan’s Soul Attack, he was nonetheless affected to some extent, his focus slightly scattered, his power also diminished somewhat.

That was enough.

Sure enough, as Lu Yan’s soul battle saber descended, the power Yuan Tiandao unleashed weakened by a fraction, and his reaction speed also slowed by a fraction.

"Four Symbols Locking Heaven Que."

Chen Xuanhuang roared, his hands shoving forward violently, the Four Symbols Rings flying out rapidly and fusing together during their flight, turning into a huge ring.

In the center of the ring, like a black hole, terrifying absorptive power erupted.

The enormous Four Symbols Ring suddenly enshrouded the All-Encompassing Sword.

Whirring...

The All-Encompassing Sword trembled, unleashing astonishing Sword Light, trying to break free, but for the moment it failed to succeed, locked tightly by the Four Symbols Ring.

"Now is the chance..."

Chen Xuanhuang howled, with veins bulging out, radiating bright white light from his body as his lifespan and life force rapidly drained away.

He was using his life to lock down the All-Encompassing Sword, sealing away Yuan Tiandao’s most powerful offensive method.

Lu Yan, naturally, would not miss such an opportunity.

"Soul-Calming Charm."

"Sky Cleaver."

Lu Yan once again unleashed all his power, starting with a soul battle saber cutting toward Yuan Tiandao.

And his body, with palms together, turned into an unparalleled divine saber, breaking through the air, cleaving toward Yuan Tiandao.

"Block this for me."

Yuan Tiandao exerted full strength to drive the All Things Domain, attempting to constrain Lu Yan.

But he had divided his strength against Chen Xuanhuang and had been attacked in the soul; his power scattered again, unable to block Lu Yan’s attack.

Zap...

The divine saber that Lu Yan became tore through the All Things Domain, cleaving toward Yuan Tiandao’s brow.

The point of the saber rapidly approached Yuan Tiandao’s forehead.

"All Things Furnace."

Just at that moment, Yuan Tiandao let out a low shout, light shining from his forehead as a furnace flew out.

This furnace too was covered with complex patterns, very similar to those on the All-Encompassing Sword but even more intricate.

After the furnace flew out, it expanded rapidly, hurtling toward Lu Yan.

Boom!

The Sword Light that Lu Yan had become collided with the furnace, unleashing a heaven-shaking boom.

At the moment of impact, Lu Yan felt as though he had been struck by the entire Origin Continent, an insurmountable force coming at him, the Sword Light he had become violently trembling, disintegrating the next moment.

Lu Yan was flung backward, coughing up blood copiously, his arms covered in blood.

If it hadn’t been for the reinforcement of the true patterns, his hands would have exploded already.

"This is... Primitive Symbiotic Life, Yuan Tiandao actually has two Primitive Symbiotic Lives."

Lu Yan was inwardly shocked.

This was unheard of.

Although Chen Xuanhuang’s Four Symbols Ring was four in number, they formed a set, and were in fact one entity.

But Yuan Tiandao had two separate lives.

And the second one’s power was even stronger than the All-Encompassing Sword.

The All-Origin Body, truly invincible.

Truly, it is the unparalleled physique that has never been seen before, one of the strongest constitutions known to ancient and modern times, only the Origin-Ancestor Body can compare with it.

It’s exceedingly monstrous.

"You, are the first to force me to use my second symbiotic life, you shall die a worthy death,"

Yuan Tiandao’s indifferent voice rang out as he spoke; the All Things Furnace once again slammed towards Lu Yan, like a Divine Mountain that destroys everything.

The lid of the furnace opened, and from the mouth of the furnace burst a terrifying suction force, intending to engulf Lu Yan and refine him.

Lu Yan naturally refused to be captured without a fight.

"Nine laws, fuse for me."

Lu Yan let out a low growl, his soul power erupted, frantically compressing the nine laws before striking out with a palm.

Clang!

That palm strongly struck the All Things Furnace, Lu Yan’s body shook violently, he was thrown back again, and another mouthful of fresh blood was spat out.

But his eyes lit up slightly.

Originally, when he used his soul power to forcibly exert the ninth law to fuse with the previous eight, it would create immense repulsion.

This repulsion was extremely fierce and would injure Lu Yan himself.

Just now when Lu Yan forcibly attempted the fusion, indeed a tremendous repulsive force was generated, nearly exploding and injuring Lu Yan, but when it collided with the All Things Furnace, the power of the All Things Furnace hit the nine laws and surprisingly canceled out much of the repulsion.

An idea flashed through Lu Yan’s mind.

"Yuan Tiandao, is this the extent of your strength? Come at me again."

Lu Yan shouted long and loud, pulsing the nine laws as he killed his way towards Yuan Tiandao once more.

In Yuan Tiandao’s eyes flickered a cold intent, he mobilized even stronger power, controlling the All Things Furnace to strike at Lu Yan.

Boom!

After another roaring impact, Lu Yan retreated explosively once more, his hand bones broke, and numerous wounds appeared on his body.

Yet his eyes were even brighter.

Indeed, during the collision with the All Things Furnace, the repulsive force of the nine laws lessened considerably.

The All Things Furnace, like a massive hammer, was tempering the nine laws, causing them to trend towards fusion.

But it was far from enough.

It was just a tendency.

To truly fuse, this level was still far from sufficient.

"After comprehending the Dao in the Land of the Last Dharma last time, nine laws were only a hair’s breadth away from fusion, but I always failed to succeed, feeling as though some condition was missing, perhaps that condition is to be placed in a desperate situation that breeds life from death."

"Only facing true death can unleash infinite potential, so..."

A maniacal gleam shot through Lu Yan’s eyes.

Swish!

He killed his way towards Yuan Tiandao once again.

"All Things Furnace, refining all things, refine for me."

Yuan Tiandao shouted long and loud, he injected most of his strength into the All Things Furnace.

As for the All-Encompassing Sword, he only left behind a small portion of his power, forming a stalemate with Chen Xuanhuang.

He intended to resolve Lu Yan first, then kill Chen Xuanhuang.

In his heart, Lu Yan posed a far greater threat than Chen Xuanhuang.

The All Things Furnace kept expanding, and the devouring power of its mouth became more terrifying. This engulfing force acted on Lu Yan, whose form couldn’t help flying towards the inside of the All Things Furnace.

This time, Lu Yan did not resist with his full might; he let the All Things Furnace engulf him.

After swallowing Lu Yan into the All Things Furnace, Yuan Tiandao immediately closed the furnace lid and stimulated the All Things Furnace to refine Lu Yan.

Within the All Things Furnace, a terrifying flame surged in from all directions towards Lu Yan.

Within the flames, Lu Yan seemed to see the birth and decay of all things in heaven and earth, the universe evolving and withering.

This was the fire of all things, capable of burning all things in heaven and earth.

All things in heaven and earth, including all living beings, material, laws, rules, and secrets of the Origin Continent and the boundless starry sky, everything belonging to the world, could be melted into nothingness by the fire of all things.

This flame was undoubtedly extremely terrifying.

Embraced by this flame, Lu Yan’s body immediately issued a sizzling sound, as if ice had met fire, melting rapidly.

"Block it for me." Lu Yan spurred the nine laws, covering his entire body.

He tried to fuse the nine laws while resisting the burning of the fire of all things on one hand.

However, he could only block a portion, not all of it.

Lu Yan also deployed the Five Elements Field and Pure Light, while the various defensive spells from the Zhou Tian Huan Yu Map and the Map of Ten Thousand Paths surfaced.

But these were futile, his body kept dissolving, only the rate of decline was somewhat reduced.

"Zhang..." As Chen Xuanhuang saw Lu Yan being devoured by the All Things Furnace, he let out a roar of rage, his eyes showing a look of despair.

He fully mobilized the Four Symbols Rings, but he still couldn’t proceed any further and was deadlocked with the All-Encompassing Sword.

Yuan Tiandao, exerting the majority of his power, inspired a stronger fire of all things from the All Things Furnace, determined to refine Lu Yan first.

Lu Yan was caught in a predicament.

His body was dissolving continuously.

His body shriveled up quickly.

"Fuse."

Lu Yan’s gaze was resolute, mixed with a trace of madness, as he continuously spurred his soul power, leveraging the fire of all things, to pressure the nine laws.

The nine laws entangled with each other, seeping into one another constantly.

But they were always just short of success, giving rise to a terrifying repulsive force, fortunately, the fire of all things bolstered it, countering the force completely.

After a moment, Lu Yan looked like a dried-up corpse.

But at that moment, the twelve true lines in his body emitted a brilliant and dazzling glow, under the threat of the fire of all things, they merged more deeply with Lu Yan’s soul and flesh.

The limbs of Lu Yan grew more solid, moving a step closer to complete reality.