Simulation of the Heavens: Starting from the Age of Desolation

Chapter 237 Showing Strength
Boom!

Above Zhou Yu and the others, a terrifying pressure descended almost instantly, and a huge vortex condensed, sealing everything off.

"It's a city-protecting formation."

Upon seeing this scene, the Daoist Lord of Tianmu Sect's expression changed slightly.

Only Emperor Tianmu is qualified to activate this grand formation. Although only a portion of it has been activated, its power is already incredibly astonishing.

Normally, Tianmu Holy City would send out guards to suppress and capture cultivators who violated the city's rules, but this time, they actually used a large formation.

"Gentlemen, I must take my leave now." The Daoist cupped his hands in greeting and left without another word.

"Grandmaster Youcang, this..." Ji Ning was also a little confused at this moment.

"This formation isn't aimed at you. You two should leave first. I have my own way of dealing with it," Zhou Yu's Cang clone said.

"Ji Ning, let's go." Zhou Yu himself took Ji Ning, who still wanted to say something, away.

As expected, the surrounding forces did not stop them.

"Master, does Grandmaster Cang have a way to deal with the great formation of Tianmu City?" Ji Ning asked at this moment.

"Of course." Zhou Yu smiled but didn't say anything more.

Ji Ning didn't ask any more questions. In his memory, "Grandmaster Youcang" was quite cautious. He wouldn't do such a thing if he wasn't confident.

the other side--

Zhou Yu's Cang clone took the initiative to fly into the sky.

"Emperor Tianmu, let me see the grand formation of Tianmu City," Zhou Yu said with a faint smile to those around him.

He knew that Emperor Tianmu would definitely hear him.

And so it is.

Deep within the Tianmu Sect, Emperor Tianmu shook his head upon hearing these words.

"This Lord Cangdao truly doesn't know his own limitations." Emperor Tianmu sneered, "Then I'll teach him a lesson."

“Old friend Tianmu, why be angry? This is also an opportunity,” said the Eternal Emperor, dressed in blue robes, with a slight smile.

"Isn't it a good opportunity to subdue Daoist You Cang and have him do things for you?"

“Cang Daojun is so fearless because he must have something to rely on,” said Emperor Tianmu. “However, he is so unscrupulous in my Tianmu City. No matter who is behind him, I am not afraid.”

He has nothing to say about powerful figures within the Dao Alliance, but he is not afraid of powerful figures outside the Dao Alliance, even if they are rulers.

As the number one power in the endless territory, Dao Alliance is indeed not afraid of anyone when he is in the right.

After all, it was only the Dao Lord who broke the rules, not the Sovereign himself.

Moreover, there are only three rulers in the Endless Territory, so it is unlikely that Cang Daojun has a good relationship with a certain ruler to the point that the latter would be willing to help him.

call!
With a thought, Emperor Tianmu activated the second great formation.

The first major formation is a sealing formation.

The second major formation is called the 'Falling Wood Formation'.

As soon as the great formation was activated, the location of Zhou Yu's Cang clone changed, and he was plunged into a gray-yellow world.

hum!hum!hum!
Ripples appeared in all directions around the world, followed by phantoms carrying wooden spikes.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
The endless phantoms surged forth like a violent storm.

boom!
Zhou Yu slashed out with all his might, and after barely obliterating one of the afterimages, the power of his sword was completely dissipated.

"Good heavens." Zhou Yu was secretly shocked, and he instantly split into nine.

call!call!call!
Zhou Yu's true body flickered and shifted among the nine clones, each clone being rapidly annihilated by the endless falling leaves, only to reform itself.

"You, Dao Lord Cang, have withstood my Falling Wood Formation for so long. Your moves are indeed profound. Unfortunately, you are still just a Dao Lord after all." An aged voice suddenly rang out.

The next moment, the number of falling leaves suddenly increased dramatically, multiplying several times over in an instant, leaving Zhou Yu no time to react.

"A single thought in the mind."

With a thought, Zhou Yu received an invisible force that boosted his strength, instantly doubling his overall power, making it three times stronger than before.

Whether it's movement speed or the power of their attacks, everything has become stronger.

This brought Zhou Yu, who had been in grave danger, back to a stable state.

"what?"

Emperor Tianmu was also surprised to see this.

His grand formation was set up to deal with other powerful figures at the level of Holy City Lords. Although he only activated one grand formation, he couldn't even defeat a Dao Lord.
"Emperor Tianmu, even your great formation can't do anything to me," Zhou Yu said at this moment.

Even if a cultivator from another path were to triple their overall strength, they would likely still struggle to cope with the Falling Leaves Formation.

However, the Space-Time Path is best at preserving life. Once its overall abilities are tripled, it will immediately undergo a qualitative change.

"Arrogant enough. Now let me show you my Vast Ocean Formation, Gale Formation, and Star Formation." Emperor Tianmu activated three great formations in one go.

However, facing these three great formations, Zhou Yu's strength surged once again, reaching five times its original level.

It's important to understand that this represents an overall improvement in strength, which is extremely difficult.

Even if a peak Dao Lord's divine power and magical power increase a thousandfold, their overall strength will only increase by twenty or thirty percent.

Zhou Yu himself only increased his strength by 50% by using a sword formation composed of 109 natal divine weapons.

It's easy to imagine how significant this five-fold improvement is.

"This Cang Daojun is almost as strong as the Lord of the Holy City. He is skilled in the Dao of Time and Space, and his ability to protect himself is exaggerated."

At this moment, deep within the Tianmu Sect, even the Eternal Emperor, dressed in blue robes, was astonished.

Emperor Tianmu's face was ashen; he felt things were getting complicated.

Give up? He'd lose face.

They continued their pursuit, but feared the opponent might have some hidden trump card to escape and hold a grudge against Tianmu Holy City. The grudge of a Dao Lord of such strength was still quite terrifying.

Ultimately, although the other party violated the rules of the Holy City, they only killed an insignificant Fourth-Step Dao Lord.

"I refuse to believe I can't win him over."

Emperor Tianmu quickly decided to continue his attack. He directly activated the most powerful formation within the Holy City, regardless of the cost.

Previously, when Emperor Tianmu activated the great formation, he only unleashed its power in a localized area. But now, the power of heaven and earth throughout the entire holy city has been mobilized.

Rumble!
The entire Heavenly Wood Holy City trembled.

Countless cultivators were shocked.

"what happened?"

Most practitioners are unaware of what has happened.

Those few who knew the truth found it even more unbelievable. Why would Emperor Tianmu make such a big fuss to deal with a mere Dao Lord? Or did Dao Lord Cang have other helpers?
Everyone was puzzled.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yu, who was trapped in the great formation, also felt immense pressure.

"I've had a good feel for the great formation of Tianmu City."

Zhou Yu no longer hesitated; his once deep gaze now seemed to radiate endless light.

"The Fifth Form of 'Heart of Time and Space'"

Both swords in Zhou Yu's hands were covered in an incredibly dense mist.

This "Heart of Time and Space" is a method he created after perfecting his Dao Heart of Time and Space. The first four forms do enhance strength, but the enhancement is not significant. Even the fourth form only increases it by tenfold.

But the fifth technique is different; the bonus increases instantly, reaching hundreds of times.

This is a move truly created with a perfect Daoist mind.

Boom!

Zhou Yu thrust out his sword fiercely.

hum!
An incredibly terrifying beam of light burst forth, instantly piercing through everything, tearing a gap in the heavy array.

boom! boom! boom!
Zhou Yu unleashed three sword strikes in succession, tearing each great formation to shreds.

"what?"

At this moment, a look of shock appeared on the face of Emperor Tianmu, who was controlling the great formation.

But before he could do anything...

Suddenly, at the location where Emperor Tianmu and the blue-robed Eternal Emperor were, a sword light abruptly tore through space and time.

next moment--

Swish!
Zhou Yu's clone appeared here.

"You two seem quite at ease."

Zhou Yu looked at the two Eternal Emperors sitting cross-legged here and said with a faint smile.

At this moment, both Emperor Tianmu and the other man stood up in disbelief.

"You Cang Daojun, you..." Tianmu Emperor wanted to say something more.

But at that moment, a sword in Zhou Yu's hand suddenly lit up.

"Emperor Tianmu, you have besieged me for so long, now take my sword." Zhou Yu's voice rang out, and at the same time, the sword light arrived.

That was an incredibly fast sword strike.

However, Emperor Tianmu was one of the eight holy city lords, and his realm was extremely high. At this moment, a wooden ruler appeared in his hand, and the wooden ruler drew an extremely mysterious mark, barely blocking the sword.

Although he managed to block it, the terrifying power of the sword forced Emperor Tianmu to involuntarily retreat, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

But Zhou Yu immediately followed up with a second sword strike.

Emperor Tianmu had no time to defend against this sword strike.

puff!

A sword pierced through the chest of Emperor Tianmu.

Wow!
Emperor Tianmu instantly transformed into a green ancient tree. The ancient tree was annihilated into dust, but Emperor Tianmu himself appeared not far away.

"What a terrifying sword."

Emperor Tianmu was now completely certain that the power unleashed by Daoist Cang had reached the level of a ruler.

Some Dao Lords might obtain Dao Talismans refined by Sovereigns and unleash one or two Sovereign-level attacks, but Emperor Tianmu didn't take them seriously.

The powerful talisman couldn't harm him; he could easily withstand one or two attacks on his own.

But Zhou Yu's sword strikes unleashed such power, which posed a significant threat.

"As expected of the Lord of the Holy City, his ability to protect himself is quite strong." Zhou Yu said, and at this moment he put away his divine sword, obviously having no intention of making another move. Seeing this, Emperor Tianmu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lord Youcang, I have offended you this time," said Emperor Tianmu, bowing with his hands clasped.

At this moment, the situation is completely different.

Although Zhou Yu violated the rules of Tianmu Holy City first, with such strength, he obviously didn't need to abide by the rules of Tianmu Holy City at all.

On the contrary, it was Tianmu Emperor's fault for taking action against Zhou Yu.

Emperor Tianmu readily bowed his head. He had no choice; if he didn't, he would anger Daoist Youcang. Youcang might be able to escape, but Tianmu Holy City would likely be lost.

Although Emperor Tianmu previously thought that he would not be afraid even if Zhou Yu had a ruler behind him, he did not expect that Zhou Yu himself was a ruler-level power.

Having a ruler backing you is completely different from having ruler-level strength yourself.

“That Dao Lord once robbed me when I was in the World Realm. I want to take revenge on him now, but he is hiding and won’t come out. I have no choice but to kill him by force.” Zhou Yu said at this time.

"Then he deserves to die." Emperor Tianmu thought helplessly. This mere fourth-step Dao Lord had almost caused the destruction of his Tianmu Holy City.

"Lord Cang, my Tianmu Sect manages the Tianyu Tower and possesses many treasures. I am willing to compensate you with some treasures as a token of my gratitude," Emperor Tianmu suddenly said.

"Oh?"

Zhou Yu was also surprised to hear this, not expecting Emperor Tianmu to be so polite. However, there's no reason not to accept a benefit that's offered to you.

"Since that's the case, then I won't stand on ceremony," Zhou Yu said directly.

P.S.: There will be another update later.

(End of this chapter)