High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 779 Powerful! The Overlord Appears (5K)

Since his battle with Huoluo, Li Yuan had been traveling along the Void River for months without being intercepted by any ancient spirits, almost forgetting that he had aroused the ancient spirits' desire to devour him.

“We haven’t encountered any Ancient Spirits since then, which is most likely because the Heart Dream God Emperor secretly helped us,” Li Yuan thought to himself. “Perhaps it was some Ancient Spirit Ruler or even a Supreme Ancient Spirit who gave the order.”

The fact that so many Ancient Spirits along the way could almost 'disappear' must have been due to an order issued by a Black Ancient Spirit of extremely high status.

Otherwise, even the most supreme cultivator in the universe would not be able to command so many ancient spirits.

As for how the God Emperor Xinmeng did it, Li Yuan didn't care.

“But now that we’ve encountered three Black Ancient Spirits, there are two possibilities.” Many thoughts flashed through Li Yuan’s mind: “First, I’ve left the ‘safe zone’ promised by the Heart Dream God Emperor. On the way forward, any Ancient Spirits I encounter will attack and kill me.”

"But this possibility is low, after all, I haven't even entered the Ancient Ruins Sea yet, and there is still a distance to go before I reach the Demon Heart Lake."

"Secondly, I am still in a safe zone. It's just that the emergence of the Ancient Ruins disrupted the Heart Dream God Emperor's plans and attracted a large number of ancient spirits from the vicinity to the Ancient Ruins, where they encountered me," Li Yuan thought to himself.

These ancient spirits may have been ordered to temporarily refrain from hunting, but they themselves were unaware of Li Yuan's existence.

Their appearance now is most likely just a prelude to the ancient ruins, and they happened to run into Li Yuan.

“According to what Huoluo said, I have a great attraction to ancient spirits… Once we meet, even if a high-ranking ancient spirit has given me an order, I'm afraid these ancient spirits will find it difficult to suppress their desires.” Li Yuan thought quickly.

In either case.

All of this only proves one thing... the journey to Demon Heart Lake will no longer be peaceful, and anything is possible.

"go!"

Li Yuan transformed into a streak of light and fled rapidly into the distance, attempting to avoid the Water Palace led by the three Black Ancient Spirits.

"Want to escape?"

"Such speed! Is this a low-level Quasi-Saint? Even Emperor Realm cultivators don't fly this fast."

"Don't even think about escaping, just obediently become our food." A series of piercing voices echoed through the air, clearly indicating that Li Yuan's flying speed had surprised them.

After all, Li Yuan did not possess imperial aura.

Boom! The movement speed of the Water Mansion was even more astonishing, far exceeding that of Li Yuan, which also brought the two sides closer and closer.

"Haha! You want to race against us Guling at the Ancient Ruins of Changhe?"

"How ridiculous." A series of harsh voices rang out again, constantly transmitting into Li Yuan's mind, trying to distract him.

Li Yuan frowned slightly. In terms of direct combat strength, he was superior to the Starry Sky God Emperor.

However, in terms of flight speed and time-space travel methods, they are indeed inferior to the Star God Emperor... and at this moment, they are also inferior to the three Black Ancient Spirits who have the home advantage.

Moreover, the Water Palace, as Black Ancient Spirit's companion treasure, is indeed powerful.

"You three!" Li Yuan suddenly shouted, his voice booming across the room, "Aren't you afraid of being punished for such audacious behavior? Get out of my way!"

A loud shout rang out.

The water palace seemed to be startled, and its speed instantly decreased significantly.

"Could I have guessed right?" A thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind. He was also gambling, betting that these Black Ancient Spirits had indeed received similar orders.

……

On the Water Palace, the three Black Ancient Spirits, who had been so ferocious just moments before, were all startled when they heard Li Yuan's telepathic roar.

“Weina, Taifeng, the situation is dire. This cosmic cultivator seems to know the orders of the Supreme Ancient Spirit.” A black Ancient Spirit said in a low voice, “Should we… abandon the pursuit?”

"Perhaps the Supreme Ancient Spirit issued the order because of the cultivators in this universe."

The three ancient black spirits had rushed here because they sensed the emergence of the ancient ruins... and on the way, they also sensed Li Yuan's presence.

Faced with the devouring desire originating from their souls, the three of them could no longer restrain themselves and finally decided to take action.

But Li Yuan's shout instantly brought them to their senses, reminding them of the Supreme Ancient Spirit's command: Do not attack or kill cosmic cultivators in the near future.

"give up?"

"But! Yan Xiong, fate is guiding me. If I can kill and devour this cultivator in front of me... I will definitely be able to reach the Dominator level." A look of struggle flashed across the face of the black ancient spirit named Wei Na, whose face bore a shocking knife scar.

"He's not even at the Emperor Realm, how strong can he be? As long as we charge in, he's doomed," Wei Na roared.

"Dominator?" Another Black Ancient Spirit named Tai Feng also revealed endless longing in its eyes.

As Black Ancient Spirits, once they pass through their infancy, they will reach the peak of the Emperor Realm upon adulthood.

But going further on, it becomes extremely difficult to reach the level of the Dominator.

“Killing this cosmic cultivator is easy, but what will happen to us once the Supreme One finds out?” The most rational Yan Xiong restrained his desires.

It also yearned to devour Li Yuan, and fate seemed to be guiding it, as this appeared to be a great opportunity to step into the Dominator level.

but!

As the longest-lived of the three Black Ancient Spirits, it was more aware of the terrifying power of the Supreme Ancient Spirit. If it disobeyed the other's orders, once it was discovered... the Supreme Ancient Spirit would hunt it down even if it had to exhaust all the ancient ruins of the long river to maintain its dignity.

"Supreme Ancient Spirit?" A fierce glint flashed in Wei Na's eyes: "Never mind, I don't believe that a little guy who isn't even at the Emperor Realm can have any connection with the Fire Kun Supreme... Devour him as quickly as possible, who will know!"

"As long as I can reach the Dominator Realm, at worst I can go and seek refuge with other Supreme Ancient Spirits."

"Make your move." Wei Na roared. Although it hadn't cultivated for as long as Yan Xiong, it was the strongest of the three ancient spirits.

It relies on ruthlessness and madness.

Boom! With a thought, Wei Na caused the Water Palace, whose speed had already slowed down, to surge forward again, continuing its attack on Li Yuan.

“Yan Xiong, we three brothers should…” Tai Feng transmitted his voice.

"Taifeng, if you want to go crazy with Weina, then go ahead," Yanxiong growled, desperately trying to suppress the last vestige of desire in its heart.

Whoosh!
In an instant, it broke free of the water palace, its massive body transforming into multiple streaks of silver light that merged into the water flow, rapidly disappearing into the distance.

It did not want to incur the punishment of the Supreme Ancient Spirit.

“Yan Xiong…” Tai Feng quickly transmitted his voice.

"Stop calling it that, you coward." The scarred man on his face gritted his teeth and growled, "Once we devour that cosmic cultivator and reach the Dominator Realm... it will naturally realize how terribly wrong it was."

A hint of hesitation flashed in Tai Feng's eyes.

But in an instant, the desire to step into the Dominator Realm overwhelmed the fear in its heart. Most importantly, it did not believe that a low-level Quasi-Saint could contact the Supreme Ancient Spirit.

"My words frightened one Black Ancient Spirit? And the other two Black Ancient Spirits are still going to continue hunting me down?" Li Yuan's heart stirred slightly.

We'll scare them away if we can.

After all, any Black Ancient Spirit is at least at the peak of the Emperor Realm, making them very troublesome... Li Yuan didn't want to reveal his trump card unless absolutely necessary.

Just a moment.

Even though Li Yuan tried his best to escape, he was still caught up by the Water Mansion, which had completely merged into the water. The distance between the two was now extremely close.

"Water Imprisonment Wave!" Wei Na manipulated the Water Palace without hesitation.

Wow~
The enormous water palace erupted instantly, its ancient structure bursting forth with dazzling, endless light that transformed into a sky full of dark red waves. In the blink of an eye, a dark red tide of water patterns, centered on the water palace, spread across an area of ​​tens of millions of kilometers.

It resembles a super-large domain.

"Boom!" Countless dark red water ripples surged and pressed down on Li Yuan, causing his speed to decrease rapidly... At the same time, the water ripples also tried to crush Li Yuan.

Li Yuan waved his hand, easily blocking the impact of the dark red water ripples.

“The domain of this Water Mansion is truly powerful.” Li Yuan’s eyes were cold. “If my second true body were to appear and unleash my World Domain, I’m afraid even I wouldn’t be a match for it. At most, I could only control a small area nearby.”

Li Yuan's world realm, manifested through primordial intent, demonstrates an exceptionally high level of Dao attainment.

However, firstly, Li Yuan's divine body and divine power are slightly inferior to those of the Black Ancient Spirit at the peak of the Emperor Realm. Secondly, the Cold Flame Lake is only a mid-grade Emperor Weapon, which is difficult to compare with the Black Ancient Spirit's Water Palace.

According to the information Li Yuan knew, Hei Guling's Water Palace was both offensive and defensive. Although its value was not as high as that of a top-tier imperial weapon, it far surpassed that of a high-grade imperial weapon.

Hei Guling possesses only one magic weapon in the Water Palace, yet it is equivalent to multiple imperial weapons for cultivators.

Therefore, Li Yuan did not unleash his power at all... He needed to find an opportunity to break out of the encirclement and even kill his opponent.

However, Li Yuan was not anxious. If the situation became truly dangerous, he would simply release the nine Emperor-level puppets...

"It can actually withstand my domain?"

"Be careful, everyone. This low-level Quasi-Saint is no ordinary person. His strength is probably close to that of an eighth-level Quasi-Saint." Wei Na's heart was instantly filled with vigilance.

It is brutal and reckless, but by no means stupid.

It knew that it was extremely rare for a low-level quasi-saint in the universe to be able to exert their strength to such a level; very few people in the contemporary era could do it.

"Go!" Tai Feng gave the order.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Inside the water mansion, nearly a hundred ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm, who had long been unable to suppress their desires, moved instantly upon receiving the order. "So many ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm joining forces to attack, even a peak Emperor Realm expert would have to avoid their sharp edge. Can he, a low-level Quasi-Saint, withstand it?" Wei Na and Tai Feng did not act rashly, but stood on the water mansion observing, merely suppressing Li Yuan through the water mansion.

They gathered so many White Ancients just for this moment, didn't they?

Boom~
The endless dark red water ripples trembled, transforming into countless sharp water-patterned blades of light, each blade stretching for hundreds of thousands of kilometers... And the hundreds of Emperor-level Ancient Spirits also unleashed their full power, transforming into streaks of light that traversed the dark red water ripples, and then surged towards Li Yuan from all directions in an overwhelming manner.

It's like a net that covers the sky and the earth!

The power is overwhelming!

"You're going for the kill right from the start!" Li Yuan's eyes were icy.

The combined power of nearly a hundred Emperor-level beings, along with the oppressive domain formed by the Water Palace, was astonishing, as if a world had collapsed... In terms of sheer power, it was comparable to the domain attack unleashed by the Abyss God Emperor.

Quantity! Once it reaches a certain level, it can indeed cause quantitative changes.

"If I had just come out of the Supreme Hall of the Primordial Shadows, it would indeed have been very dangerous," Li Yuan muttered to himself. "What a pity!"

hum~
Suddenly, another figure appeared out of thin air beside Li Yuan, followed by a vast and mighty chaotic energy flow, as if a great world had been born. Azure flames appeared out of thin air and frantically surged in all directions, annihilating countless dark red water patterns and dissipating a large amount of water.

In the blink of an eye, the area within hundreds of thousands of kilometers centered on Li Yuan transformed into a world domain under his absolute control, which then began to collide wildly with the dark red water ripples on the outer perimeter.

"Bang!" "Rumble!" The nearly one hundred ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm who were charging forward all paused, their power diminished, and they were clearly affected to some extent.

"What?" Tai Feng was shocked when he saw this.

"Such a powerful domain? Even when I used my Water Palace technique, I could only gain the upper hand and couldn't completely suppress it?" Wei Na was also greatly shocked: "Even a low-level Quasi-Saint's domain can be so terrifying."

A sense of foreboding flashed through his mind.

And this time!
Li Yuan was already engaged in a fierce battle with nearly a hundred Emperor-level Ancient Spirits... "Roar!" "Roar!" "Roar!" The Emperor-level Ancient Spirits roared and charged forward with extreme ferocity.

They do not understand the mysteries of the eternal Tao.

Their strength comes from their terrifying power, speed, and a trace of special power bestowed upon them by the ancient ruins of the long river.

"How foolish." Li Yuan's divine spear swept across the sky and earth, followed by countless blue flames, instantly stirring up thousands of spear lights, dazzling and endless.

With a single shot, it seemed as if endless vitality was being nurtured!
With a single shot, the world seemed to transform, bursting with dazzling light.

One shot was all it took, as if the universe had collapsed, and an aura of utter destruction swept across the land.

"Cataclysmic Annihilation," "Tears of Life," "Heart of the World"... Li Yuan unleashed a variety of incredibly powerful Emperor-level spear techniques in succession, with ever-changing moves.

At first, Li Yuan only studied and practiced the unique spear technique called "Extinction of Calamity".

But as his realm and strength increased, he also learned spear techniques based on other eternal paths, drawing inferences from similar cases.

The Little Tomb possesses a vast array of inheritances, including peak Emperor Realm, Dominator Realm, and numerous supreme techniques. While it lacks any Quasi-Saint techniques, it boasts an abundance of Quasi-Saint techniques, enough for Li Yuan to choose from at will.

Learning is also a form of accumulation.

It can be used in different battlefield environments! At this moment, in the state of group battle, Li Yuan completely unleashed his power, only seeking a satisfying battle.

"Boom~" "Boom~"

With the full power of the sub-saint's ultimate technique "Burning Heart" and the support of the world domain, Li Yuan's main battle body's strength soared to a terrifying level, unleashing dozens of different moves in the blink of an eye.

In particular, the supreme technique "World Heart" is unpredictable and constantly blasts those ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm away.

Send it as you please!

Move as your heart pleases!

"My world, my gun, I shall control them! How exhilarating!" Li Yuan felt incredibly exhilarated; this kind of combat was far more enjoyable than quiet meditation.

This also gave him more insights.

"Clang~" "Whoosh~" "How come we can't hurt him?" Numerous Emperor-level Ancient Spirits fought fiercely, occasionally managing to strike Li Yuan's body.

But soon, these ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm were shocked to discover that their attacks, when they landed on Li Yuan, could not harm him at all.

They had no idea.

Li Yuan cultivated the sub-saintly technique "Hundred Paths Sacred Body," making his body as tough as an imperial weapon. Now, with the protection of the superior imperial weapon "Heavenly General Divine Armor," the physical defense of his main combat body has already soared to an astonishing level.

Even among peak Emperor Realm experts, they would be absolutely top-tier.

With just these ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm, they think they can hurt him? It's far too difficult.

"With a single shot, a physical attack can easily severely injure an ancient spirit at the Emperor Realm... Their physical defense is even stronger than ours; they are not afraid to fight against nearly a hundred ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm."

"Is he really just a low-level Quasi-Saint?" Wei Na and Tai Feng on the distant Water Palace were completely shocked.

At this moment! Both of them had already guessed the identity of the cosmic cultivator before them—a Quasi-Saint of the Heart Source!
Aside from that legendary genius, which other low-level quasi-saint could possess such terrifying strength?
"boom!"

"Kill!" Wei Na and Tai Feng finally moved, transforming into two streaks of light and rushing towards Li Yuan like lightning... Both of them already had a trace of regret in their hearts.

But now they're in a bind!
At the very least, we need to suppress Li Yuan before we can talk about what to do next.

"They're finally here?" Li Yuan sensed the two black ancient spirits rapidly approaching out of the corner of his eye. He had been on guard against them all along: "We can't hold back anymore."

Two Black Ancient Spirits, plus nearly a hundred Emperor-level Ancient Spirits—even with Li Yuan's strength, he couldn't withstand a direct confrontation.

Don’t say anything else.

When using the "Burning Heart" state, the power of the illusory realm alone is consumed too much.

next moment.

"Buzz~" A hazy ring suddenly appeared above the head of Li Yuan's other true form, followed by a special fluctuation.

Soul-attack type superior imperial weapon - Dark Annihilation Realm!

Supreme martial arts technique – Star Dream!
"Whoosh~ Buzz~" Like a gust of wind, the nearly one hundred ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm, who were originally so fierce, felt their souls shake at the same time, and then their consciousness fell into layers of dream worlds... Some showed pain on their faces, while others completely lost consciousness.

In the blink of an eye, the consciousnesses of more than forty ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm succumbed, losing their fighting power!

The remaining Emperor-level Ancient Spirits could only unleash a sharp reduction in strength... It should be noted that many Emperor-level Ancient Spirits had already been injured in the previous battles.

"Fallen!" Li Yuan's eyes were icy cold!
Wow~
The spear flashed, followed by flames!
In an instant, it pierced through the bodies of eight Emperor-level Ancient Spirits, and a trace of fear appeared in the eyes of these Emperor-level Ancient Spirits... In an instant, six Emperor-level Ancient Spirits died, and the life force of the other two Emperor-level Ancient Spirits was also reduced by more than 80%, and they were close to death.

The original fierce battle!
It instantly turned into a one-sided battle!

"No!"

"Run away!"

"His soul attack is simply too terrifying." The other ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm who were still conscious completely lost their courage to fight and tried to escape one by one.

They can be suppressed by soul attacks, and their strength is reduced to less than half of what it used to be, making them much slower.

"Trying to escape now?"

"Is it too late?" Li Yuan muttered to himself, taking a step forward and attacking a large number of Emperor-level Ancient Spirits on the other side.

"boom!"

The terrifying aftershocks of the battle erupted, and the Abyss-Slaying Spear went into full power. A dazzling spear light pierced the sky, and wherever the spear tip touched, the ancient spirit's body exploded, and countless streams of water were annihilated.

Death! Death! Death! ...In a very short time, more than twenty ancient spirits at the Emperor Realm perished.

"Stop!" a furious shout rang out.

Boom~
A giant hoof-like claw slammed down like a pillar of heaven, instantly forcing Li Yuan to withdraw his spear to defend. The spear tip drew a circle in the void, carrying terrifying power as it met the attack head-on.

Two terrifying forces collided through the hooves and the divine spear, causing the spear to vibrate, space to shatter, and countless blue flames and dark red water patterns to be annihilated, instantly generating a soaring power that spread in all directions.

Both figures were sent flying backwards at the same time.

"In a head-on confrontation, is his strength even above mine? He's only a low-level Quasi-Saint!" Wei Na was shocked and somewhat incredulous.

He charged forward with all his might, but the opponent easily blocked his attack with a casual strike?

Doesn't that mean this low-level Quasi-Saint is stronger than me?

"What a powerful Black Ancient Spirit! It forced me to defend with all my might." Li Yuan's heart stirred slightly as he stared at the opponent.

Just as both sides were preparing to fight again.

suddenly.

A powerful and vast aura of eternal Dao rose once again from the distant waters, pressing down in all directions and traversing heaven and earth.

“He is a cosmic cultivator.” Wei Na and Tai Feng’s expressions changed drastically.

"A ruler? Which ruler?" Li Yuan's eyes narrowed. This aura of a ruler was completely unfamiliar; he had never seen it before.

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pa: This is the first update today, but I'll still try to update three times!
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