Shrouding the Heavens: Starting by joining the Holy Land of Yao Guang

Chapter 235 The Supreme Temple
Eastern Wilderness, Western Regions.

Another massacre unfolded, the world was ruthlessly slaughtered, and blood stained this sacred place.

This time, in order to end the battle quickly, Li Yao personally took action, swiftly defeating a king at the eighth level of the Dao Severing Realm, and then immediately began soul searching.

From the start of the battle to its end, less than half an hour had passed, and a key location had been captured.

Then, as usual, about a hundred people were left to clean up the battlefield, while the rest headed to the next important location.

……

As dawn broke, seven important locations in the human world were captured. The last two important locations were discovered in the consciousness of the leader of the fourth important location.

Standing on the endless blood-soaked ground, the powerful figures of Yao Guang were overjoyed and could not suppress the excitement in their hearts.

The world, once so powerful, has reigned supreme for far longer than even the legendary Yao Guang. But after today, the world will be reduced to dust and vanish into the annals of time.

"Let's go to the highest hall in the mortal world," Li Yao said, tearing open the void and leading everyone across it.

Another small mountain village. It seems the world has a particular fondness for this kind of hiding. Truly living up to its name—the World of Man!

From the memories of several assassins who had severed their paths, Li Yao learned that the entrance to the human world was a dry well outside the village.

At this moment, tens of thousands of powerful figures from the Yao Guang Sect guarded the four directions, like the heavenly soldiers and generals of the ancient Heavenly Court going on an expedition, their power shaking the past and present.

Over the years, since Li Yao ascended to the throne, he has made a fortune from wars, and his resources have grown immeasurably stronger.

Judging from the current situation, the King of Slaying the Dao wields a sacred weapon, the Great Power wields a divine weapon of the King, the Immortal One wields a weapon of the Great Power, and the Dragon Transformation wields a magical artifact of the Immortal Platform that is interwoven with some of the laws of heaven and earth.

Such equipment greatly enhances the combat power of cultivators, and this advantage becomes even more pronounced when they are organized into an army.

When two armies clash, one side is armed with spears and armor, while the other side fights bare-armed, wielding wooden sticks and hoes; their fighting strength is immediately apparent.

Entering the highest temple in the mortal world, it was unexpectedly peaceful, with beautiful rivers and mountains, swirling fairy mist, and strange beasts appearing and disappearing. It was not like a killer's holy land at all, but rather a fairyland.

Li Yao unleashed a sacred weapon, forcibly destroying the entrance and expanding it dozens of times, allowing those behind to enter quickly.

"Hey!"

An assassin retaliated, moving through the void, intending to pierce Li Yao with his killing sword.

But the next moment, they exploded, blood splattering from the void, blood and bone flying out from the void.

The powerful figures of Yao Guang did not rush forward. Instead, they unleashed their magical weapons and swept them forward continuously, causing screams to erupt in front of them.

When impoverished, employ precise strikes; when prosperous, unleash overwhelming firepower.

At this moment, tens of thousands of organized cultivators, wielding magical weapons, were attacking relentlessly. There was absolutely no room for hiding in front of them. Assassins were constantly falling out of the void, blood splattering, light mist rising, and bones scattered everywhere.

The powerful forces of Yao Guang steadily advanced, beginning to reap the lives of assassins in the human world.

"Hey!"

The murderous intent was terrifying, surging like a vast ocean, making one's heart tremble.

This place is the highest temple in the human world, hiding all the power of the human world. Yao Guang has come to attack and blocked the exit. The only way out is to fight to the death.

Several assassins at the level of King of the Dao, wielding blood-red swords, exuded murderous intent that shook the world. Accompanied by a bloody storm, the cries of ghosts and gods, and scenes of countless spirits lying dead, the world was transformed into a battlefield of carnage, with corpses strewn everywhere, a human tragedy.

These blood swords are all Saint-Slaying Swords, once wielded by the Saint of Slaughter. They are incredibly terrifying, capable of piercing a Saint's skull.

This small world collapsed. The power of several killing holy swords was so great that even heaven and earth could not withstand it, and it began to crumble.

"Hmph, it's just a sacred weapon, who doesn't have one!" Fang Xiu and the others stepped forward, summoned their sacred weapons, and charged at the Killing Saint Sword.

The sacred laws were astonishing, causing the small world to tremble incessantly. If it weren't for the mysterious Dao patterns that danced around, stabilizing the small world, it would have truly collapsed.

This is indeed the highest palace in the human world. They have been managing it for hundreds of thousands of years, and it is not so easy to break through.

It's a clash of titans; you have your secret weapon, and coincidentally, I have mine too. We're evenly matched, it's a head-on collision.

The sacred weapons clashed, clanging loudly, sparks flying, and the aftershocks of energy swept across the sky like a tsunami.

The small world trembled and cracks appeared, as if porcelain were shattering. Clearly, the energy fluctuations generated by the collision of the ten holy weapons were something even the highest halls of the mortal world could not withstand.

"boom!"

Li Yao watched coldly from the sidelines, then suddenly unleashed a fierce attack, his fist capable of destroying the world. The terrifying light of his fist overturned heaven and earth, rolling forward like a golden ocean.

Although he has not yet broken through to the half-saint level after more than a year of cultivation, he has not made no progress. His combat strength has increased significantly compared to a year ago.

Now that he has once again entered the forbidden realm of gods, his combat power is unpredictable. If he were to face the Heavenly Wolf Saint again, Li Yao would even dare to boast that if he could not kill the opponent in ten moves, he would commit suicide!

Such combat power is already remarkable even among saints, and in the current Eastern Wilderness, it would be no problem for them to roam freely throughout the world.

The golden ocean surged and roared forward, like a hurricane, destroying everything in its path.

"Pfft!" "Pfft!" "Pfft!"...

Several assassins wielding the Killing Saint Sword exploded, and the Saintly Weapon failed to protect them. Under such terrifying fist light, they were directly killed through the Saintly Weapon.

Blood splattered, limbs and severed parts flew everywhere, their souls were annihilated in an instant, their deaths were utterly complete.

"Clang!" "Clang!" "Clang!"...

Several swords, exuding unparalleled killing intent and seemingly forged from the depths of hell, were held firmly in Li Yao's hands, forcefully suppressed, and taken into his possession.

These killing swords might be nothing to him, but they were of immense value and extremely useful to the Yao Guang Holy Land. The reason he didn't wield an imperial weapon and unleash them on the world was simply because he couldn't bear to part with them.

A single strike from the imperial weapon would save trouble, but the damage it would cause would be immense; all the good things would be reduced to ashes under the emperor's might.

You don't know the cost of firewood, rice, oil, and salt until you're in charge of the household. If the Yao Guang Holy Land were to accumulate these things on its own, it would probably take tens of thousands of years, or even longer.

In the hundreds of thousands of years that the human world has existed, at least several dozen killing saints have emerged, which means there are several dozen saint weapons. Even if some of them were damaged, there must be at least half of them.

Even if you only have a minimum of twenty pieces, that's still an unimaginable fortune.

If a sacred weapon were to be auctioned, it would fetch an astronomical price. Powerful forces that are only one sacred weapon away from becoming holy lands would even be willing to go bankrupt for it.

Of course, no one would auction off a sacred weapon; that would be the most foolish thing to do. Unless it's used for a transaction, the source cannot measure the value of a sacred weapon.

The powerful figures of Yao Guang were all smiles, unable to hide their excitement.

"Buying property is still the fastest way to make money!"

Several sacred weapons, even for the Yao Guang Sacred Land, are rare treasures, the most prized possessions.

Several assassins wielding the Killing Saint Sword perished, and with no further obstacles in their path, the powerful figures of Yao Guang continued their advance.

However, after traveling more than twenty miles, everyone stopped. Just ahead, there was an ancient killing formation lying there, exuding an unparalleled killing intent.

"This is... a Great Sage-level magic array!" Zi Yao said in disbelief upon receiving the feedback from the AI.

The highest temple in the human world actually has Great Sage-level array patterns, its foundation is somewhat unimaginable.

Although both the Great Sage and the Sage are called Saint-level, one is at the initial stage and the other is at the peak, and the gap between the two is like heaven and earth.

Only the Great Sage can truly roam the starry sky, become a true overlord, and look down upon all others.

The Great Sage is truly a huge threshold; above that lies another level, the strongest existence below the Quasi-Emperor.

"The human world has spanned hundreds of thousands of years, and it's not surprising that a Great Sage-level expert has been born here," Li Yao said calmly, not at all surprised that a Great Sage had once appeared in the human world.

This is indeed not surprising. At its peak, the human world dared to kill even saints of extreme forces, so its strength is unimaginable.

Back then, even powerful families like the Ji and Jiang clans had to give way to the mortals.

It wasn't out of fear, but because if a real fight broke out, we would be at a great disadvantage. If we couldn't find our home base in the human world, we could only passively take the beating.

"Holy Lord, what should we do?" Fang Xiu asked.

In this situation, relying solely on one's own strength, it is definitely impossible to break through. Even a saint would perish if he were to enter the Great Sage Killing Formation.

A single strike from an imperial weapon could indeed be devastating, but he knew that the Holy Lord had not brought the Dragon Pattern Cauldron with him on this trip.

"Holy Lord, would you like to summon the Dragon Pattern Cauldron?" Yang Tai asked.

This is the Big Dipper Star Region. Although it is not in the Southern Region, if a summoning formation is inscribed here, the Dragon Pattern Cauldron can be summoned.

However, this comes at a great cost, because the Dragon Pattern Cauldron is suppressing its power. Although the guardian will immediately use a Great Sacred Weapon to replace it after it is summoned away, there will still be a time gap in between.

"No need to rush, it's just a Great Sage array pattern. Watch me break it." Li Yao said casually, not taking the Great Sage array pattern seriously.

Everyone was puzzled upon hearing this. This was a Great Sage Array Pattern, unparalleled in the world. Even using a Great Sage Weapon to bombard it wouldn't work unless it was fully awakened and then continuously unleashed a supreme attack!
Only in this way can the Great Sage's array patterns be erased.

But no one present could do it. The divine power required for a Great Sage Weapon was simply too exaggerated. Even Li Yao could only unleash one or two strikes at most. To continuously unleash a Great Sage strike, he would have to possess the realm of a Sage.

Besides this, what other methods are there to erase this Great Sage Array Pattern?!
Everyone present was puzzled, but no one questioned him. They had no choice but to believe in Li Yao; as the Holy Lord, there was nothing he couldn't do.

This kind of mindless trust was gradually cultivated by Li Yao as he repeatedly defied common sense and defied the odds.

How could people not believe that a peerless genius who had reached the peak of the Dao-Slaying Realm after only sixteen years of cultivation, capable of defying even saints, could do anything?

Not only that, but their Holy Lord can also freely enter the legendary eternal forbidden zone whenever he wants, which is incredibly exaggerated and outrageous.

All of this led everyone in Yaoguang to believe that the Holy Lord was omnipotent and that there was nothing he could not do.

Amidst this anticipation, Li Yao took out a white jade divine plate, unleashing a terrifying killing intent that produced a resounding clang, like ten thousand swords ringing out in unison.

The white jade divine plate was covered with numerous dense patterns, each one extremely profound, and at the same time, a faint imperial aura emanated from it.

"Emperor's Array Pattern?!"

Everyone was startled, except for Zi Yao and her two companions, who were not so shocked because they had already seen it before.

But that's only slightly better, because this time the array patterns are significantly more numerous than the last time; the two are simply not on the same level.

Everyone knows that the Great Emperor's array patterns are extremely difficult to comprehend, but the power increases dramatically with each additional pattern that is comprehended.

It's obvious that the power of this Great Emperor's array pattern is much stronger than the last one.

Under the watchful eyes of the masses, imperial might permeated the air, the white jade divine plate exploded, and the Great Emperor's array patterns emerged, appearing between heaven and earth.

In an instant, this world shattered completely, unable to withstand such fluctuations any longer.

Even though this place is the supreme temple that has been built up by generations of people, it is still not immune to such fluctuations.

Only the area covered by the Great Sage's array pattern remained barely intact.

But that was all. The Imperial Array shook, and endless chaotic mist surged. A chaotic sword aura that reached the heavens and the earth shattered the heavens and the earth, slashing towards the Great Sage Array Pattern.

(End of this chapter)