Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 721 Induction
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The purple sun plunged into the marsh, and the gray-red lightning that was still spreading and eroding quickly retreated and solidified, turning into pieces of crystal, which were then shattered one by one by the surging sword light.

The towering Thunder God avatar quickly dissipated, though a golden blade still grazed it, causing no damage whatsoever. The demon general reined in his horse, twisted his blade, and behind him, thousands of deep purple lightning jets extended and spewed forth, casting themselves into one and solidifying once more into the majestic Thunder God avatar.

The giant, skeletal horse let out a long neigh, raised its hooves forward, and stomped down in mid-air. One by one, its breast bones opened, and countless thunder ghosts and electric bats surged out, pouring forward.

The five drums began to vibrate, and thunderous sounds rang out continuously, converging into one extreme that shattered all the ghost bats, turning them into swirling golden dust.

Xi Hai moved again, transforming into a blurry silhouette. Rolling gray-red demonic clouds were dragged behind him, and as this avatar moved, ugly streaks stretching for thousands of miles were left on the sea.

Countless bolts of lightning, a mixture of bright gold, gray, and red, flashed across the sky. Suddenly, the [Heavenly Laughter] was activated, and the countless bolts of lightning coalesced into a deep black, blood-red eye, which was embedded in the sky and scanned the heavens.

Knowing the effect of this divine power, Xu Xuan immediately closed his eyes. However, as his spiritual sense extended and spread out, the blood-dripping eye above sensed it and traced it back. Countless divine lightning bolts as sharp as golden blades and demonic lightning bolts as thick as roots descended simultaneously.

As long as you are "watching," whether with your physical body or your spiritual sense, you will be targeted.

The bronze cauldron rose into the sky, crackling with lightning, and soared through the air, blocking the bursts of lightning that were striking the Dharma body.

Xu Xuan had already closed his eyes and withdrawn his spiritual sense. The Fenglong Drum behind him vibrated, overturning the sea and stirring up waves. Under the perception of this vibration, he clearly sensed the location of the rushing Dharma body.

The sounds of horses neighing, thunder rumbling, and swords clashing rang out, all detected by [Zhentianqu]'s perception. The scorching golden blade drew near once more, slashing straight down.

Xu Xuan suddenly turned around, and layers of wood energy gathered and overlapped under his Dharma body, transforming his entire Thunder Swamp Dharma body into a thunder root. Meanwhile, the continuous flow of wood energy from [Cracked Wood] was drawn to the sword's edge, where it surged forth.

In his hand, Lieque transformed into a struggling, twisting purple lightning bolt, which spiraled outwards, resembling a dragon or a mysterious tree, carrying terrifying divine yang energy. It was then hurled out by his Dharma Body.

As night fell and the light faded, even the blood-red eye in the sky was erased. Countless golden and gray lightning bolts lost their luster, leaving only a sliver of purple lightning spiraling out.

【Ye Zhaoye】

A bolt of purple lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the darkness along its path. The seawater rippled, shimmering with purple light. Lieque roared and howled like a dragon, piercing through the charging demonic body.

The extremely intense purple light quickly wiped away the turbid evil and blood fire. Layers of white bones exploded and scattered like rain. The giant horse neighed and fell, turning into ashes and sinking into the sea.

Aquatic creatures within a radius of tens of thousands of miles were fleeing rapidly, the seabed was breaking apart, volcanoes were erupting, and gray-red demonic energy was eroding and damaging the entire sea area.

Xi Hai's Dharma body was damaged, and he tried to escape again, but as the lightning descended, countless shockwaves overlapped, one higher than the other, causing the golden armor on the demon general's Dharma body to crumble layer by layer, revealing his body covered with golden scales.

In the clash of Dharma bodies, his newly achieved [Imperial Decree Blood Vessel Dharma Body] was at a disadvantage, far inferior to the opponent's Dharma body, which was modeled after an ancient deity.

His bright golden eyes seemed to show surprise, but he couldn't care less about anything else at the moment. He just waved and stirred the blood-fire banner in his hand to resist the continuous surge of purple lightning and sound.

"Fire!"

Xi Hai's voice suddenly rang out, and rolling demonic lightning transformed and morphed, empowering the banner and making the blood fire on it even more intense.

A mysterious purple halo rose from the sea at some unknown time, slowly rotating and smoothing everything over. The blood fire also dimmed and no longer resonated with the demonic lightning.

'【Return to the Path】!'

Xi Hai naturally knew the mystery of this supernatural power, so he gave up activating the [Yinghuo Great Flame Banner] and instead pressed down on the [God Slayer] longsword in his hand, intending to defend himself. However, the protective effect of this killing weapon was minimal, since divine lightning itself was not good at protecting the body.

The dragon transformed from Lieque pounced again, its sword intent bursting forth, locking onto his body and instantly piercing through his last layer of protection. A continuous stream of killing power surged from the sword's edge, pinning him to the swamp.

Amidst the wind and thunder, a strange, ancient god's face appeared, its purple lightning crown gleaming, and its arms, covered in bronze armor, grasped a giant axe blazing with fiery light.

The seawater was rapidly evaporated, turning into a sky full of white mist, which was illuminated by the purple lightning and the fire, while Xu Xuan held the Heavenly Crimson Axe in one hand and the Five Thunder Formation in the other.

The brownish-yellow radiance of the Earth element rose into the sky, and the Jianma rode through the air, suppressing everything in its path. This completely autonomous magical artifact played a wonderful role at this moment, requiring only a little magical power to activate itself.

Under the triple blockade of sword intent, thunder formation, and Wu Zun, the opponent should not be able to escape anymore, and this is the time for Xu Xuan to exert his power.

In a head-on fight, the Thunderclap Path would definitely have the advantage. Even if it were replaced by the Wood Divine Power, the difference wouldn't be significant. And if Xi Hai were to escape, with the speed of the Divine Thunder, the opponent would definitely have an easier time gaining the upper hand.

As the Great Axe of Blazing Fire slashed down, the wondrous power of [Ji Ming] suddenly activated, and countless Blazing Fires spread and rose, transforming into celestial sparrows, reaching the opponent's Dharma Body, about to merge with the surging sword intent.

When Xu Xuan obtained the Li Fire in Tianye, he integrated it into this axe. Later, after examining the Daoist canon, he found that it was the spiritual evidence corresponding to the position of Zhu Li, namely the [Zhu Li Li Tian Ri Huo], which has the function of attaching light.

Xi Hai then spoke, issuing a solemn decree:

"Arrived first."

The Divine Slaughtering Blade shot out with incredible speed. No matter how fast Xu Xuan's sword fell, this blade was always a fraction faster, transforming into a dazzling golden light as it slashed down.

Xu Xuan was struck by the golden light, but his steed leaped out on its own, transforming into a ball of primordial yellow energy that blocked the golden light for a moment. Both sides exerted their power, and purple light pierced the sky, flames blazed, golden lightning slashed, and demonic energy surged. Both avatars simultaneously disintegrated; Xi Hai was forcibly broken apart and seriously injured, while Xu Xuan deliberately dispersed to avoid the killing intent.

The thunderclouds dispersed, and the two dragons separated.

Xu Xuan's magnificent robe had been ripped open, his purplish-black dragon scales were tattered, and a deep wound lay across his chest. The golden light dissipated, revealing large patches of filthy gray-red lightning that was corroding his body.

That bolt of divine lightning was so fast that there was no time to activate any other protective spiritual artifacts; only the self-activated Wu Zun could react.

A flash of dark blue light passed by, the aura of the forbidden wood surged, and the lightning was contained. Then, a golden feather armor covered the body, and rolling true fire imbued with the nature of the sun erupted, burning the demonic lightning to ashes.

The wood energy surged, generating a resounding vibration. His injuries were healing at a visible speed, and his energy was rapidly increasing, reaching perfection.

In contrast, Xi Hai's condition was worse. The sword intent pierced through his protective dragon scales, and the ensuing thunder and fire raged relentlessly within his dragon body.

He remained calm, flipped over and summoned a radiant pearl. His injuries were gradually healing, but he was still far slower than his opponent.

The golden longsword returned to his hand, its blade vibrating. Grayish-red demonic energy gradually covered the longsword, and the bat skull on the hilt turned blood red, howling incessantly.

Supernatural phenomena manifested one after another behind the Dragon King: [Heavenly Laughter], [As the Law Decrees], [Radiant Edict], [Thunderous Pivot], and finally, [Edict on the Empty Vessel].

The void could not withstand the pressure and shattered one after another. Demonic lightning surged, and countless gray-red lightning bolts took root between the sea and sky, expanding with the actions of that Dragon King.

"【Imperial Edict Lost】"

Xi Hai spoke coldly, gripping his sword once more. The world was quickly covered by this gray-red color, demonic light surged, the sea fell silent, and everything was distorted by this single strike.

This lightning bolt, lacking the extreme speed of divine lightning, instead possessed a profound sense of erosion and distortion, almost reaching the limit of the Purple Mansion level. The seawater within a radius of ten thousand miles was covered by this demonic lightning, turning into grayish-red crystals.

Sensing the Great Luo!

A bluish-purple mystic tree then appeared, its wood energy vigorous and spiraling, its branches like pure thunderbolts, or like thousands of dragons coiled on top, the towering tree over ten thousand feet tall settling there.

Xu Xuan stood still, stepping onto the sea. He gripped his long sword tightly, and the mystical images of the five divine powers manifested behind him one after another. [Thunderous Swamp] surged out first, causing the great swamp to churn. Then came [Yang Exhalation], which transformed into a shockwave. Then, a sound and breath overlapped with each other, and [Shining Night] and [Shaking Heaven's Way] merged into the swamp.

He grasped the flank and lightly drew a circle.

The purple Thunder Ring slowly rotated, gathering all these strange phenomena into one. The [Divine Sun Transformation Tree] responded accordingly, unleashing countless bolts of purple lightning that ascended into the sky.

"【Yang Xu】"

Xu Xuan also issued an edict, and everything was integrated into the [Return to the Dao Pivot]. Although he did not know much about the Daoist arts of that Ancient Crack True Lord, if he had to choose a supernatural power to integrate, it would definitely be this [Return to the Dao Pivot].

Qi Heng's transformation occurred within the arc of the sword light, absorbing the surging gray-red demonic lightning. The sea and sky trembled, thunder roared, and the entire Cangqiu Seaway was stirred up by this attack, turning into boiling water. One after another, the golden-bronze peaks that originally stood there were melted, turning into molten iron and solidifying on the sea.

Xu Xuan sheathed his sword, still savoring the wondrous feeling he had just experienced. His supernatural powers had merged into one, allowing him to sense the Great Luo. The seat where the Ancient Crack True Monarch sat was officially named [Yang Xu].

With the help of this [Divine Yang Breath Transforms Wood], he successfully sensed the existence of the metal position. Compared to the disintegrating union, this Yang Breath position still existed and could be sensed.

In the distance, a faint purple halo appeared on Xi Hai's chest. This halo seemed to represent the ultimate constancy, constantly absorbing and eliminating changes, while the sword intent was exhaling from it, like a divine sun bursting forth, severing the physical body.

"Your sword intent comes from this divine power!"

The Dragon King's golden eyes gradually darkened, and only then did he realize the mistake he had made. The opponent's sword intent and supernatural power could indeed be integrated and mutually reinforced, but it was not simply for killing.

Xu Xuan lightly swung his sword, but a thought stirred within him. If the Five Thunder Techniques were perfected and used in combination, Xi Hai would be even more seriously injured, and might even be in danger of dying.

However, he no longer has the ability to capture the opponent. With the extreme speed of divine lightning, if the opponent intends to avoid battle, it will be difficult to keep up.

If it weren't for Xi Hai's murderous intent and repeated attacks, the current battle situation would probably be even more intense.

Xu Xuan's injuries and magical power are recovering rapidly, far surpassing Xi Hai's. Zhen Lei's advantage in this area is extremely obvious. If a winner cannot be determined immediately, the advantage will gradually belong to him.

The two sides remained locked in a standoff, neither making a move.

Xi Hai suddenly turned his head and looked at the distant sky, his golden eyes shining brightly.

Xu Xuan followed suit and looked over, only to find that near the autumn sea, it was already dusk, and the sky and sea were dark, as if covered by a thick curtain, making it difficult to see what was happening on the other side of the sea.

"This is... [Twilight Ignorance]!"

(End of this chapter)