High Martial Arts Era

Chapter 786 A Blow That Cost Life

Nine stunningly beautiful figures with remarkably similar appearances stood in the void, surrounding Li Yuan and completely encircling the Lotus Symbol Ruler.

They were the nine Emperor-level puppets that Xiao Mu had given to Li Yuan in the Supreme Hall of the Northern River. Each puppet possessed the strength of the peak Emperor-level.

The leading puppet is named 'Cloud and Rain'.

In a one-on-one fight, neither of them is as good as a ruler, or even a match for the Chaos God Emperor... but once they join forces, they are enough to withstand a ruler.

These are Xiao Mu's exact words!
Xiao Mu had followed the Northern River Supreme for billions of years and had also led these nine Emperor Realm puppets across the universe. His words were certainly not empty talk.

He said that if the nine puppets joined forces, they could fight the Overlord, so they were confident.

That's why.

Even though he was being relentlessly attacked by the Lotus Symbol Sovereign, and even though his divine body was constantly being damaged and the power of the Void Realm was being constantly depleted, Li Yuan did not reveal this trump card.

We've been waiting for this moment!
"By order of our master! Kill!" The nine Emperor-level puppets, including Yun Yu, moved simultaneously the moment they appeared.

Their alluring bodies simultaneously erupted with endless dazzling light, revealing a layer of mysterious Dao armor. The Dao armor was interconnected, vaguely forming a complete formation, as if they were one, seemingly isolating the surrounding space and time.

The other true form of the Lotus Symbol Ruler, Li Yuan, and Qing Qi Ruler was simultaneously enveloped and sealed.

Magic Circle!

The nine Emperor-level puppets unleashed their special power upon appearance, transforming into a single entity to form a spatial and temporal barrier.

"Nine peak Emperor Realm puppets? Where did this Heart Source Quasi-Saint get them? Or are they puppets of Qingqi Ruler?" Lotus Symbol Ruler was originally full of confidence.

But when she saw the nine Emperor Realm puppets appear, she felt something was wrong.

Each puppet at this level is incredibly expensive, and even though the rulers are incredibly wealthy, they are generally reluctant to buy them.

After all, even a peak Emperor Realm puppet would offer them very little help.

With the same wealth, they could easily exchange it for other more useful imperial weapons or cultivation aids.

and.

Upon seeing the nine puppets, including Yunyu, unleash an Emperor-level magic array, the Lotus Symbol Overlord's expression changed drastically: "Where did these Emperor-level puppets of the same origin come from?"

Nine Emperor-level puppets and nine Emperor-level puppets capable of forming a complete magic array are completely different concepts...

The latter is more than ten times more precious than the former.

According to her knowledge, there are very few entities in the vast universe capable of deploying such a puppet army.

What is widely known, however, is the 'Hanxing Divine Guards' under Hanxing Supreme, a total of 81, each with peak Emperor Realm combat power, and one of the core forces under Hanxing Supreme.

But at this moment, the Cold Journey Guards did not come with them.

even.

At this moment, the Lotus Symbol Master had a feeling that these Emperor-level puppets in front of him were even more perfect than the magic array formed by the Cold Journey Divine Guards.

"Lotus Talisman, watch out!"

The Dark Furnace Sovereign in the far distance of the void anxiously transmitted his voice: "With such a trump card, the Heart Source Quasi-Saint must have had a purpose in not releasing it at the beginning."

“Just now, the Quasi-Saint of Heart Source seemed to be at a disadvantage, but in reality, he was leading you far away. It will take me some time to come and save you,” said the Dark Furnace Sovereign.

From the very beginning, he had been fighting against the ruler of Qingqi.

However, he had been watching the battle between the Lotus Symbol Master and Li Yuan... and at this moment he had realized some of Li Yuan's intentions.

Li Yuan appeared somewhat miserable after fighting alongside the Lotus Symbol Sovereign, but the battlefield they were on was far from the Dark Furnace Sovereign.

The Dark Furnace Overlord thought that by creating distance, the Qingqi Overlord would be unable to rescue Li Yuan, thus creating an opportunity for the Lotus Symbol Overlord... He never expected that Li Yuan would possess such a terrifying power, which in the blink of an eye left the Lotus Symbol Overlord isolated and helpless.

"Get lost!" The Dark Furnace Sovereign transformed into a stream of light and desperately rushed towards the Lotus Symbol Sovereign.

"Want to leave now? Dream on!" Qingqi Sovereign's voice was icy. She and Li Yuan had been planning for so long, risking Li Yuan's life to create this opportunity. How could she let Dark Furnace Sovereign reunite with Lotus Talisman Sovereign so easily?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Sovereign Qingqi unleashed streaks of sword light, the sword light unpredictable and traversing the starry sky, causing Sovereign Dark Furnace's speed to decrease sharply.

In an instant, the Dark Furnace Overlord was completely entangled by the Qingqi Overlord.

……

"I'd like to see that."

"How can you kill me in such a short time?" The Lotus Symbol Sovereign asked as he saw the Dark Furnace Sovereign being entangled.

Her heart turned cold, and she realized that Li Yuan and Qing Qi were trying to hunt her down.

Otherwise, Qingqi's other true form would have appeared much earlier, and together with the nine Emperor-level puppets, they could have escaped.

Why put on so much of a show?
But even knowing the danger she faces, why is the Lotus Symbol Ruler still so confident? Having traversed the universe for billions of years, her reputation has been earned through countless battles.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The nine Emperor-level puppets set up a magic array, and then their bodies moved, transforming into streaks of light that rushed towards the Lotus Symbol Ruler.

"ridiculous!"

The Lotus Symbol Sovereign's body still shone brightly, his palm like a heavenly blade, dreamlike and hazy, striking down on the Emperor Realm puppets with lightning speed.

"Boom~" "Boom~" "Boom~" The exchange was lightning fast. Every palm strike from the Lotus Symbol Master contained overwhelming power, attempting to directly blast away the Emperor Realm puppets.

According to common sense!
With her strength, even if the body of an Emperor Realm puppet is incredibly tough, the impact alone would be enough to damage its very essence.

Although the bodies of Emperor-level puppets are as tough as Emperor-level weapons, they are not invincible... Their internal defense is far inferior to that of true cultivators.

but!

To everyone's surprise, the moment the Lotus Symbol Sovereign's palm touched the Emperor Realm puppets... *buzz*, those peak Emperor Realm puppets instantly turned into wisps of mist.

The clouds and mist, like water, then transformed into strange divine locks that wrapped directly around the arm of the Lotus Symbol Master.

"Not good!" The Lotus Symbol Sovereign's expression changed, and he tried to break free.

But it's too late.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! ... In the blink of an eye, the nine peak Emperor Realm puppets silently transformed into nine strange chains.

They wrapped around the four limbs of the Lotus Symbol Master.

Nine chains, one end connected to the array that seals space and time, the other end binding the Lotus Symbol Ruler, each chain carrying layers of strange power, constantly suppressing the Lotus Symbol Ruler.

"Damn it!" The Lotus Symbol Sovereign sensed something was wrong; the power of these nine Emperor Realm puppets exceeded her expectations.

At this moment, the chains formed by the nine Emperor Realm puppets are constantly pressuring her divine body and her soul, causing her power to be unleashed to decrease sharply.

All of a sudden!

The Lotus Symbol Sovereign was completely trapped. "Lotus Symbol!" Li Yuan's true form roared and rushed forward like lightning. The Abyss-Slaying Spear in his hand transformed into a dazzling stream of light, carrying endless destructive aura, and thrust straight at him with incomparably fierce power.

Almost at the same time.

With a whoosh, another true form of Li Yuan appeared out of thin air, and a world domain instantly appeared around him. Countless cyan flames surged towards the Lotus Symbol Ruler like a tide.

The reason this true form didn't appear before was because the Dark Furnace Ruler's world domain was too strong, so its appearance wouldn't have been of much use... But now, the nine Emperor Realm puppet formations form their own spacetime formations, and the Dark Furnace Ruler's world domain cannot penetrate them for the time being, naturally giving Li Yuan the opportunity to use his domain techniques.

World territory!

The domain-class imperial weapon 'Frostfire Lake'!
Simultaneous eruption! Under the state of using the sub-saint's ultimate skill "Burning Heart", the domain power unleashed by Li Yuan's true body was also extremely strong.

With the support of the domain, Li Yuan's offensive became even more astonishing.

"Pong!"

The Lotus Symbol Ruler's arm was bound by layers of chains and even restricted by her domain, but her terrifying strength still allowed her to forcefully swing her arm.

His palm, sharp as a knife, clashed with Li Yuan's divine spear. The shockwave sent both of them staggering backward.

In this encounter, the two sides were almost evenly matched.

Apparently!

After being suppressed by the nine Emperor Realm puppets, the Lotus Symbol Sovereign's power has been greatly reduced, and he is not much stronger than Li Yuan.

"What a unique magic array."

"Where did these nine Emperor-level puppets come from?" Many thoughts flashed through the mind of the Lotus Symbol Sovereign: "They can form a spacetime isolation array and a sealing chain, constantly infiltrating into my divine body, forcing me to devote most of my mental energy to resisting them."

"My remaining strength is not even enough to suppress the combined attack of Li Yuan's two true forms."

She was shocked and furious!
But she was also incredibly rational. Both of Li Yuan's two true forms, Qing Qi's two true forms, and the nine Emperor-level puppets had exceeded her expectations: "Delay! As long as we can delay them, these Emperor-level puppets will consume a lot of energy to unleash such killing moves, and it's impossible for them to continue indefinitely."

"The Dark Furnace may seem to be delayed by Qing Qi, but it is actually getting closer to me."

"If I can delay for a while and wait for the Dark Furnace to arrive, I will be able to escape," the Lotus Symbol Sovereign thought to himself, doing his best to resist the attacks of Li Yuan's two true forms.

of course!

What she was most wary of was actually the other true form of the Qingqi Ruler not far away... No one had expected that the Qingqi Ruler would actually act with two true forms working together this time.

"Senior Qingqi, please make your move," Li Yuan transmitted his voice directly.

"Ok!"

The second true form of Qingqi Sovereign appeared, and seeing that everything was as Li Yuan had said, he completely trapped the Lotus Symbol Sovereign.

She understood that the opportunity to kill the Lotus Symbol Overlord had arrived.

"Damn Xinmeng!"

"He guided me to this sub-saint's ultimate skill... and even sent a message through the Heart Source, telling me to fight to the death! He really wants my life." Sovereign Qingqi sighed inwardly.

prior to.

The God Emperor Xinmeng sent a message urging her to fight desperately... Li Yuan understood this to mean that he wanted Qingqi, the Overlord, to save him as much as possible.

But Qingqi, the ruler, knew that the God Emperor Xinmeng was telling him to really risk his life at the crucial moment.

"but!"

"If I lose one of my true forms, I'll drag your true form down with me to die." Qingqi Sovereign's eyes were icy as he stared intently at Lianfu Sovereign.

"Hmm?" The Lotus Symbol Sovereign noticed it, and a sudden pang of fear flashed through his heart. He couldn't help but look at the Qingqi Sovereign.

At a glance!
She then saw that the Lord Qingqi in the distance had begun to change.

"A single thought in a dream, nourished by the spirit, will cause the flowers of the universe to bloom." There, Qingqi's true form began to 'burn' directly.

It's burning in the truest sense!
The divine body is burning!
Divine power is transforming!
A flower appeared above her head, and strange scenes flashed through the flower, as if a vast universe was being nurtured within it!
This flower is illusory, but the moment it appeared, countless cultivators in the vast space-time surrounding Mount Sanyan felt a tremor in their hearts—a tremor in their souls… as if their souls would be annihilated in the next instant.

"not good!"

"This move?"

"I have a feeling that if I touch that purple flower, I'll surely die!"

"The life force of the Qingqi Sovereign is dissipating. What kind of killing move is this?" Many peak Emperor Realm experts watching the battle were terrified.

They all had a feeling that if they faced it themselves, even if they were separated by a great distance in time and space, they would surely die.

There is no second possibility.

"What is this? She's burning all her material power?" The Dark Furnace Sovereign's expression changed drastically: "Sovereign Qingqi, when did you master this killing move? How come you've never shown it before?"

The Dark Furnace Overlord sensed something was wrong.

"The ultimate interplay of reality and illusion, all matter transformed into the illusory realm! A strike that consumes all of life!" Li Yuan watched this scene with bated breath.

Too strong!

Even though he knew that Qingqi's target was not him, at such close range, as a cultivator from the Void Realm, Li Yuan could feel the terrifying power of this move even more.

A desperate strike!

"If it were me, I would surely die, and even both of my true forms might perish directly," Li Yuan thought to himself, deeply feeling the terror of the Dominator.

Qingqi's move is to transform all power into a single soul attack! Used to kill enemies.

"not good."

“That flower, I…” The Lotus Symbol Sovereign’s expression changed. In the darkness, she sensed a deadly threat.

Moreover, this threat is growing rapidly over time.

Instinctively, the Lotus Symbol Sovereign struggled even more frantically, trying to break free from Li Yuan's pressure... but under the full force of Li Yuan's two true bodies and nine Emperor Realm puppets, she was unable to break free in a short time.

She could only watch helplessly as Qingqi's divine body and power were completely burned away.

The moment when Qingqi's life force completely dissipated, and even her true form disappeared!
The purple flower above her head also bloomed completely at this moment, and the purple flower moved silently across the void.

A direct strike against the Lotus Symbol Ruler!

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P.S.: Second update! I'll continue writing and finish this battle, but it'll probably be very late. Brothers, check back tomorrow morning!
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