The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

"Yes. I haven't had the chance to use this trump card since I broke through to the fourth step of Dao Lord."

Daoist Yanming also looked at Lei Zhan from afar, "My body has transformed into flames. As long as the flames do not go out, I am invincible!"

“Transformed into flames…” Lei Zhan’s gaze was deep and unfathomable, and he also felt quite troubled.

Before leaving Feiyu Tower, he also purchased a document containing information about Daoist Yanming, which detailed his strength and methods.

However, this intelligence, which was purchased at a high price, contained not a single record of this Flame Undying Body.

"You've been hiding it really well," Lei Zhan remarked. "This sudden revelation of your trump card has really surprised me."

"Hmph. Traveling across endless territories, without some trump cards, I'm afraid I would have died in some remote corner long ago." Daoist Yanming shook his head and sneered as he looked at the cultivators watching from afar.

"Unfortunately, this trump card has been exposed in the end. From now on, I will have lost one more trump card to save my life."

A trump card, as the name suggests, is something that can save your life in a critical moment.

However, once other cultivators learn of the trump card, its reliability will be greatly reduced.

After all, even the strongest trump card will eventually have some countermeasures.

If other cultivators become aware of Yanming Daojun's immortal flame body, his enemies will prepare countermeasures in advance.

Once targeted, they probably wouldn't even give Daoist Yanming the chance to use his Flame Undying Body; they would simply use powerful methods to kill him directly.

"From now on?" Lei Zhan looked at Yan Ming Daojun from afar, his voice filled with endless coldness, "I'm afraid that after today, this endless territory will no longer have you, Yan Ming Daojun."

Cultivators who have achieved immortality are inherently difficult to deal with, and their ability to preserve their lives is also very strong.

Having formed a deep enmity with such a powerful and heaven-defying Dao Lord, if he cannot eliminate the threat completely, Lei Zhan will likely feel like he has a thorn in his side for the foreseeable future.

Even if one cannot kill such a heaven-defying Dao Lord in a short time, one must always be on guard, as if being watched by a cold, venomous snake...

Lei Zhan was unwilling to have to constantly guard against Yan Ming Daojun in the future.

"Hmm? I see endless killing intent in your eyes. You... want to kill me?"

Daoist Yanming smiled, but his smile was icy cold.

"Your power is great, and your secret technique is quite remarkable, but it is far from enough to break my immortal body. Even for those peak Dao Lords with the most heaven-defying strength, killing me would not be an easy task."

"Is that so?" The killing intent emanating from Lei Zhan erupted in an instant. "Flame Undying Body? Then I'll just shatter your undying body!"

"die!"

Rumble~~~~~

In an instant, the Nine Origin Secret Technique, which covered hundreds of millions of miles of void, transformed and condensed into two enormous golden dragons.

The golden dragon spun and twisted, like a giant millstone, carrying the intent to annihilate everything in space and time, and frantically crushed towards Yanming Daojun in the distance.

Vast and powerful, intertwined and entangled, they began to slaughter each other over a range of hundreds of millions of miles.

They seemed to alternate between yin and yang, representing ultimate destruction, and frantically stirring up every place within a range of hundreds of millions of miles.

"Hmm?" Sensing the sudden eruption of the Nine Origin Secret Technique, Daoist Yanming's expression also changed.

Whoop, whoop, whoop.

In an instant, Daoist Yanming transformed into a raging inferno, spreading out to evade the terrifying power that was frantically entangling and strangling him.

"Damn it! Damn it! What kind of secret technique is this? Even though I'm in flames, I can still feel the immense threat this technique poses to me." Daoist Yanming frowned inwardly.

It should be noted that while the flame immortality body is powerful, it also has its limits.

When Dao Lord Yanming first entered the Dao Lord realm of Life and Death, the 'Dao' he followed was not one of those heaven-defying Daos that combined multiple of the strongest Daos, so his immortal body was naturally not perfect yet.

Chi chi chi~~~
Guided by the ultimate meaning of spacetime, the Nine Sources Secret Technique, along with two enormous golden dragons, frantically annihilated the golden flames.

Yanming Daojun resisted the Nine Origin Secret Techniques that enveloped him. The omnipresent Nine Origin Secret Techniques only caused his fiery body to tremble and become somewhat blurry.

Wow wow wow~~~~
Flames surged around Daoist Yanming, trying his best to weaken the overwhelming Nine Origin Secret Techniques, but in the end he still managed to block them.

"Hmm? Is it a bit of a stretch to kill the Heaven-Defying Dao Lord with just the Nine Origin Secret Technique?" Lei Zhan looked on from afar, not surprised.

The Nine Origins Secret Technique is powerful; an ordinary fourth-step Dao Lord would die upon contact with it.

Even a top-tier Dao Lord like Tian Qingzi can only last for a few breaths at most, but that depends on who uses it.

Even a powerful figure like the Myriad Gods Dao Lord once chased after and killed Emperor Melobo, a top-tier emperor, using the Nine Origin Secret Technique.

However, the Myriad Gods Dao Lord is a peak Dao Lord on the verge of merging with the Dao, and his understanding of the Dao is absolutely comparable to that of the Eternal Emperor.

Although Lei Zhan has comprehended the ultimate Dao, at this stage, he can only be compared to a top Dao Lord on the edge of the Dao Integration realm, which is already his limit.

"It seems I'll have to use the World of Hearts!" Lei Zhan sighed inwardly.

The Nine Origin Secret Technique was his strongest method besides the treasures of the universe, but at his first Dao Lord level, it could only suppress Dao Lords like Yan Ming who defied the heavens.

"World Projection, Descend!"

"Boom boom boom~~~"

With a thought, the projection of the world of the mind descended directly.

In an instant, the entire surrounding endless void roared loudly, as if it had been crushed by an incredibly heavy object, shattering completely like tofu.

"Huh? What!" The massive projection of the Heart World descended, instantly changing Yan Ming Daojun's expression. His previously calm heart was suddenly stirred by a surge of emotions. "This, this is a projection of the Heart World! This Guiyi Daojun is actually a cultivator of mental power!"

It should be noted that cultivators of mental power are extremely rare in the Endless Territory, but they are also extremely powerful beings.

Even a fourth-step Dao Lord who excels in mental power but has only average physical strength is rarely someone people are willing to provoke.

Thud, thud, thud, thud...

It sounds slow, but in fact it all happens in an instant.

Compared to the Nine Sources Secret Technique, which requires flight, the projection of the Heart World descends in an instant, completely enveloping the entire void.

At the same time, the Nine Source Secret Technique swept across the land like an overwhelming tide, omnipresent and devastating.

"Damn it! Damn it! Bound by this projection of the world of the heart, I have no way to completely free myself to resist this Nine Source Secret Technique!"

Daoist Yanming was secretly shocked. "A second-step Daoist... This is a second-step Daoist? Not only is his secret technique terrifyingly powerful, but even this projection of the world of the heart is probably incomparable to that of a typical fourth-step Daoist who relies on mental power!"

Lei Zhan saw all of this.

He stood above the endless void, as if he were the core of the surrounding world.

His gaze was fixed on Yanming Daojun in the distance, and the vast and expansive projection of his mental world crashed down on Yanming Daojun.

"The Undying Body of Flames..." Lei Zhan frowned slightly. "Yan Ming Daojun's strength should be that of a second-level Heaven-Defying Daojun. Although the Undying Body is strong, it is not invincible."

"If we want to kill this Daoist Yanming, without using any cosmic treasures, I'm afraid we can only use the talisman that Brother Xingyun gave me."

When Lei Zhan first joined the Twelve Palaces of Mangya, he received several life-saving treasures.

Among them was a Taoist talisman given by the Palace Master of Xingyun Palace of Xinli Palace.

“Brother Xingyun is a fourth-step Dao Lord who stands at the pinnacle in the endless territory, and he is most skilled in mental power. Even if he cannot kill Dao Lord Yanming in the end, he will probably seriously injure him with this talisman.” Lei Zhan suppressed the overwhelming killing intent in his heart.

Mental power cultivators are inherently unpredictable, and the Palace Master of Xingyun Palace ranks among the top ten Dao Lords in the Endless Territory.

The full-force attack of the Palace Master Xingyun, using his secret technique, could probably even threaten some Eternal Emperors with weak Dao hearts.

"After severely injuring Daoist Yanming with that talisman, that will be my opportunity," Lei Zhan thought to himself.

Of course, it would be even better if Palace Master Xingyun's talisman could directly kill Daoist Yanming, saving Lei Zhan countless troubles.

"kill!"

The soul and true spirit of the Dao Lord of Life and Death were truly extraordinary. In an instant, Lei Zhan made his decision. With a whoosh, he instantly transformed into a streak of light and charged towards Dao Lord Yanming once more.

"Oh? You still want to fight me in close combat?" Yan Ming Daojun's eyes lit up as he struggled to resist the projection of the Heart World and the overwhelming force of the Nine Source Secret Technique.

If the other party is only trying to influence him through secret techniques and world projection, it is indeed a real headache for him.

He is capable of close combat. Although his greatest skill is in fire, his skill in the sword is second only to fire.

The way of the sword is the way of killing and warfare, and it excels most in close combat!

"Die!" Daoist Yanming's figure swayed, and suddenly six arms appeared, each arm holding a flaming scimitar.

Four of the curved blades frantically resisted the overwhelming Nine Origin Secret Techniques from all around, while the remaining four slashed towards Lei Zhan.

"Yanming Daojun, die!" Lei Zhan's tongue roared like spring thunder, his voice seemingly containing a peculiar melody, carrying an invisible wave.

call!
An invisible wave, like a fan-shaped shockwave, swept directly over Daoist Yanming.

"Die? What's the worst thing to do is... um?" Yan Ming Daojun was slashing with his flaming scimitar, but under the influence of that strange fluctuation, his eyes became momentarily dazed.

"Now!" Lei Zhan's eyes lit up, and with a flick of his wrist, a strange, silvery-white leaf appeared in his hand. The leaf was incredibly beautiful and emitted waves of strange energy.

Click~

The silver-white leaves shattered instantly in the palm of the hand, and in that instant, a terrifying surge of mental energy erupted from within the silver-white leaves.

Under Lei Zhan's guidance, this fluctuation was entirely tilted towards Yan Ming Daojun.

"Hmm? This is... a secret technique of mental power!" Daoist Yanming suddenly shook his head, his body instantly transforming into flames, attempting to unleash his Undying Flame Body and merge into the surrounding flames.

"Trying to escape? God-Slaying Technique!" Lei Zhan's eyes turned cold, and then another invisible wave enveloped Yan Ming Daojun.

Although Lei Zhan did not delve deeply into the spiritual power inheritance he received from Daoist Yiyushang on Star Island, he did learn some of the basics.

With his powerful mental strength comparable to that of a fourth-step Dao Lord, he could even influence a Heaven-defying Dao Lord like Yan Ming Dao Lord in the slightest.

This slight influence is enough for the team's development.

boom!
It was as if a giant hammer had struck Yanming Daojun's soul and spirit, leaving Yanming Daojun completely stunned.

Compared to the somewhat feminine mental power techniques contained in the voice just now, this time the mental power methods were quite domineering.

"Die!" Just as Yanming Daojun was stunned, that terrifying invisible wave, guided by Lei Zhan, also descended.

Wow~~~
This fluctuation was silent yet vast, seemingly forming a strange balance, and in an instant it completely enveloped Daoist Yanming.

"Ah—" Yan Ming Daojun let out a shrill scream, and his body, which was surrounded by flames, slowly condensed into his true form.

The black-haired old man in the golden robe suddenly bulged his eyes, and his protruding golden eyes dimmed instantly as he fell silently.

...(End of chapter)