Chapter 1012: Chapter 1012
In the gray poisonous fog permeating the Poisonous Dao Palace, three figures have been battling for five years.
Lu Chenzhou possesses an Immortal Body, the Dragon King possesses an Undying Body, and carries immortal traits, not far from immortality.
This is their strongest reliance to rival the Holy Lord in battle, greatly enhancing their margin for error.
Otherwise, under the onslaught of the True God, a slight mistake would lead to death and the dissolution of the Dao.
"You cannot kill me, and I cannot kill you. Leave," said the Holy Lord.
He has grown weary of the endless combat, longing only for divine tranquility.
He does not understand why two mortals are so hard to kill.
His body, born since the Heaven and Earth Creation, is covered with gun marks and claw marks, bearing the Dao Essence of Lu Chenzhou and the Dragon King.
Of course, Lu Chenzhou and the Dragon King are not faring well either.
Though Lu Chenzhou is immortal, it doesn’t mean he has endless power and won’t exhaust.
Five years of relentless battle, constantly using various Great Divine Powers, has taken a huge toll on body and spirit.
When endurance is depleted, even if he has an Immortal Body, though others cannot kill him, he also won’t have the strength to wield his gun.
The same goes for the Dragon King.
"Chenzhou, the Holy Lord’s trump cards should have been mostly forced out by you, ready for the final strike," Water Spirit’s voice echoed in the mind.
Having experienced the ancient war, there is much intel from the Divine Court regarding the Holy Lord’s abilities.
Throughout the past five years of battle, these abilities have been essentially displayed.
"Alright." Lu Chenzhou also wanted to be freed from the battle soon; he was feeling homesick.
Five years have passed, and Qianfan has grown much.
"Dragon King, let’s join forces to capture the giant serpent and let the five demigods perform the Annihilation Array," Lu Chenzhou sent a voice transmission.
"No problem." The Dragon King’s Qi surged, his body grew as with Heaven and Earth, becoming a vigorous Grey Dragon stretching thirty thousand miles.
The Golden Dragon Eyes coldly swept over the Holy Lord, the faint majesty of the True Dragon made the Holy Lord uncomfortable.
Though the Holy Lord is a serpent, his noble bloodline wouldn’t be suppressed by the True Dragon bloodline of this universe.
The discomfort stems from the Dragon King bearing a supreme majesty that transcends everything.
Clearly, the Dragon King is weaker, yet it seems as if he is a superior being to the Holy Lord.
With a roar, the Grey Dragon’s body undulated, piercing through layers of mist, grappling with the giant serpent.
In a head-on clash, the Holy Lord was unafraid; his serpentine body, multiple times longer than the Grey Dragon, crushed its dragon bones with a mighty Divine Body.
"Hahaha, if you tangled with me using divine skills, you might last a while, but contending with me physically is courting death."
As a primordial being, the Holy Lord carries his own pride.
The Grey Dragon persistently retaliated, entangling with the giant serpent, both coiling like a rope twisted together.
Seizing the moment, Lu Chenzhou soared high, the Heavenly Summer Starry Sky of the human world dimming as he stretched out his palm.
On the Xia Star, countless beings watched the dimming stars in shock, unaware of what transpired.
Only a very few had a vague understanding of the inside story, worried deep in their hearts.
Mr. Turtle sighed, "The Great Star-picking Hand in junior brother’s hands, its power has surpassed our teacher’s."
By rights, the original creator wielding their own Great Divine Power should be three times stronger.
The Master of Yuan Mountain, with his Power Extreme Dao proficiency, is of the Late Ninth Rank, exceeding the Early Ninth Rank Lu Chenzhou.
Yet Lu Chenzhou possesses an Immortal Body, and most importantly, his Great Star-picking Hand can mobilize the Star Power of the Xia Realm. This update ıs available on novelFirｅ.net
Because he has the Will of Xia Realm’s blessing.
Crackle—Lu Chenzhou’s body emitted snapping sounds, inflating into a giant spanning ten thousand miles.
He took nine steps forward, his momentum surging step by step, elevating his cultivation from newly entering Great Power to being outstanding among them, not inferior to the original Master of Yuan Mountain.
A colossal palm descended, like billions of stars falling, exploding with gravity billions of times stronger than the Xia Star, pinning the giant serpent to the ground.
An esteemed True God could not move an inch.
The Holy Lord was astonished: "What’s going on? This strike of the Great Star-picking Hand is more than ten times stronger than before..."
"Lan Daogang, take action!" Lu Chenzhou tore open the world within his body, releasing five figures.
This level of Great Star-picking Hand, he could only unleash it once.
Whoosh! Five figures exuding divine might surrounded the Holy Lord, five Divine Artifacts soaring into the sky.
Bronze Mask, Deer Call Staff, Map of Ten Thousand Rivers, Heavenly Blessing Flame Sword, Emperor’s Cauldron.
The Holy Lord displayed fear: "Damn it, weren’t the Five Elements Divine Artifacts destroyed?"
At the height of the Divine Court’s power, there were nearly a hundred Divine Artifacts, but the majority were destroyed in battle.
Especially those that could form the Five Elements Annihilation Array.
Little did they know, the Five Elements Divine Artifacts lost in the war were merely the ones belonging to the few old ancestors of the current Divine Race.
There was also a set hidden away by Zouyu and other Five Elements Divine beings as a last resort.
Gold, Wood, Water, Earth, Fire, Five Elements Power surged from the Great Universe, a pentagram appeared between heaven and earth.
"I must break the array; otherwise, I will at least be severely injured even if I don’t die."
The Holy Lord burned his Divine Body, forming Divine Arts into eight giant serpents, fiercely flinging Lu Chenzhou and the Dragon King away.
The terrifying divine might swept across, rolling like a tidal wave on the Qiantang River, a surge of will shaking the entire battlefield.
"Be cautious of the divine might, protect your spirit with the Divine Artifacts!" Lan Daogang sent a voice transmission.
To counter the True God’s many techniques, they had rehearsed.
The most feared was the divine might, a pervasive force only resistible through sheer will.
Spiritual impacts swept through, but for Lu Chenzhou, it was like a breeze on the face, completely unaffected.
The Dragon King was already accustomed, standing still.
But among the five demigods, two of them were briefly stunned.
The green-robed youth’s face appeared blank, as a terrifying serpent emerged in his inner world.
Its cold serpent eyes stared at him, instinctively causing him to tremble in fear.
"Why... I am a god, I should not fear," he murmured.
"Human, submit to me or perish!" came the serpent’s low, hoarse voice.
"No, impossible!" The green-robed youth struggled to break free from the illusory realm formed by divine might.
As his breath faltered, the Five Elements Annihilation Array also began to destabilize.
The green-robed youth realized he had underestimated the fear of death.
He believed that possessing powerful strength would allow him to stand firm before a True God.
But without a mountain-like will, no matter how strong, strength is like a castle in the air.
"Steady yourself! Use the Divine Artifact to guard your spirit, just like during practice!" Lan Daogang shouted anxiously.
Boom, boom, boom! Waves of divine might surged, causing the green-robed youth to bleed from his seven orifices, with Wood Dao Essence dissipating.
Suddenly, another mighty spiritual force, like a golden river, flowed through the youth’s inner world.
In the clouds, a figure radiating golden light emerged, none other than Lu Chenzhou.
He pressed a palm towards the void, summoning the Great Wilderness Prison Demon Hand to dissipate the snake formed by the Holy Lord’s divine might illusion.
The green-robed youth awoke as if from a dream, his expression complex.
Without hesitation, he burned Divine Blood, transforming into rampant Divine Power to stabilize the array.
Only truly facing a True God does one realize how difficult it is to not fear.
While Lu Chenzhou was helping the green-robed youth, he was struck by the Holy Lord, his form once again shattering into void.
"Activate the array!" Lu Chenzhou reappeared, his face pale, saying.
The five elements rotate, nurturing each other; the five Divine Artifacts surprisingly merged into one atop the Dao Palace, manifesting an old Daoist with a five-colored halo above his head, donned in a five-colored Daoist robe, wielding a five-colored horsetail whisk. His expression fierce, sweeping over the Holy Lord, making the Holy Lord feel as though death was imminent.
"Great God of Practice - Five Virtues Master..."
This was the deity who mastered the supreme Five Elements Dao, honored by all Five Elements Dao Masters and cultivators as an ancestral teacher under the heavens.
The old Daoist swept the horsetail whisk, the five-colored brilliance sweeping over the Holy Lord.
The Holy Lord’s powerful corporeal body capable of contending with Lu Chenzhou dissolved like ice and snow into fundamental elements.
Moreover, these particles were annihilating, transitioning from existence to nonexistence, losing all concepts.
Lu Chenzhou’s eyes narrowed; indeed, this great god’s strike is something even immortals might not withstand.
Elsewhere, the Evil God of Stars’ expression also changed.
"Five Elements Annihilation Array? Is this the Divine Court’s backup plan? The Holy Lord is likely doomed," said Forget Worries Matron.
"Damn it, this array reappears, it killed several of our brothers in ancient times," grumbled an evil god.
"This Five Elements Annihilation Array can only exert great divine power through a True God. Though these five demigods combine to resemble a strong True God, it’s probable they can only unleash a few attacks, especially since two demigods showed flaws when the array was first formed, making the Holy Lord challenging to kill," said the witch.
"If the Holy Lord dies, it’s not unjust, at least we’ve learned the Divine Court still holds this trump card," said the Blood God.
As long as they’re cautious and don’t give the five demigods a chance to form the array, the Five Elements Annihilation Array would be ineffective no matter how strong.
The five-colored Daoist swept his whisk twice, leaving only a skeletal remains of the Holy Lord, whose flesh was dispersed.
Though he is undying, his flesh conceptually transformed by the Five Elements Annihilation to void, he cannot heal.
Yet the five-colored Daoist also reached his limit and was shattered by the Holy Lord before a third strike.
Five figures were sent flying, spewing blood, as the five Divine Artifacts returned to normal.
Lan Daogang’s face turned pale, grim in expression.
"Damn it, just one more strike needed..."
Only one more strike was needed to kill the Holy Lord.
But having missed the earlier opportunity, they failed to succeed.
The other demigods also looked ashen. They were depleted and unable to continue fighting.
"Sorry... sorry, I was too weak," the green-robed youth murmured, his eyes somewhat unfocused.
His recently formed demigod body was already riddled with holes, and his Dao Realm was beginning to unravel.
To compensate for his mistake, he burned Divine Power, exhausting his body heavily.
"Withdraw, all of you. I can still handle a dying serpent,"
Lu Chenzhou did not harshly blame the green-robed youth.
Though arrogant, the youth’s true nature was not bad, and he tried his best, his ability just limited.
Meanwhile, the Dragon King returned to human form, equally exhausted, panting heavily.
"Dragon King, you can’t make a move either. Leave the Dao realm so I can exert full force," Lu Chenzhou said.
He wouldn’t die, but worried the Holy Lord’s dying struggle might kill the Dragon King and the others.
"Are you alright?" the Dragon King asked.
"I must kill the Holy Lord," Lu Chenzhou alone stood in front of the serpent, his battle intent rising.
"Be careful, return safely," the Dragon King’s form gradually dissipated, leaving the Dao realm.
"Don’t worry, I have to go home to see my son," Lu Chenzhou smiled.