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

Chapter 283 Confrontation of Imperial Weapons
Blood and bone stained the Tongtiantai Terrace red, and the pungent smell of blood permeated the air, stimulating everyone's nerves.

At this moment, no one could remain calm. In the blink of an eye, the four kings were killed. What terrifying killing power this was!
Although those four Ancestral Kings were not as powerful as Tai Ming, Xue Dian, and Hao Yang, they were still beings at the fourth level of Immortals, yet they perished just like that!
This absolutely stunned everyone.

The secret of the soldier's weapon is unleashed, displaying the divine power of the Nine Secrets!
As a divine art of weapon control, this secret technique is powerful and unpredictable, not only enhancing one's own weapon but also controlling the weapons of others.

In a scene like that, it happened so suddenly, who could react in time? They didn't even know how they died, and they probably died with endless questions in their last moments.

Li Yao stood proudly, his eyes deep, gazing at the group of ancestral kings in front of him. Although he was only one person, he possessed the aura of a man who could hold off ten thousand men, as if he could stop a thousand armies.

After a long silence, the Ancestral King finally murmured, "He is only one person, and his strength is limited. Let's all attack together and kill him."

"Come and try!" Li Yao responded forcefully, taking a step forward. Large swaths of Dao patterns emerged, merging into the heavens and earth. Chaotic energy surged, exuding the might of creation.

Endless patterns spread out, and in an instant, a great formation enveloped the twenty-one Ancestral Kings in front of them.

With a "poof," a chilling killing intent swept in, and a blazing divine light shot up. The Ancestral King who had just spoken exploded, crushed into dust by the terrifying power, and died instantly.

"what!"

All the kings were shocked, even the three ancestral kings Tai Ming, Xue Dian, and Hao Yang. The power of this killing formation terrified them.

A terrifying killing intent enveloped the group of Ancestral Kings, and their divine senses were frantically issuing warnings. They dared not delay for a moment, transforming into divine light and rushing out of the great formation.

But Li Yao would not let them have their way. Countless chaotic divine lights rose up, divine laws gathered, and an immeasurable killing calamity was unleashed.

"puff!"

The killing formation surged, and countless Dao symbols condensed into a celestial sword, which cleaved down with force, instantly splitting an Ancestral King in two.

In a swift and decisive manner, the Ancestral King used all his strength, but could not withstand the power of the Heavenly Sword and was directly killed.

Then, another ancestral king was afflicted, his body engulfed in blazing divine fire that burned everything. No matter how he resisted, he could only turn into ashes in the end.

"what……"

On the other side, countless patterns engulfed an Ancestral King, turning him into a cocoon and refining him alive. His hysterical wails chilled everyone to the bone.

This was a bloody massacre, the power of the killing formation was astonishing. Even ancestral kings would eventually be destroyed if they were submerged by the divine laws.

People felt their scalps tingle, terrified by the power of the killing formation.

This was an astonishing reversal. Everyone thought that when all the races mobilized twenty-five ancestral kings, Li Yao would most likely be no match for them!

But little did they expect that he would unleash a killing formation, displaying unparalleled divine power, making it as easy as killing a chicken or a duck to kill the Ancestral King.

All living beings were horrified and couldn't understand it at all. Every time they thought that was the limit of Li Yao's power, he would show an even more powerful method next time, as if there was no end to it. It was like facing a bottomless abyss, and people couldn't help but feel fear.

In just a short time, they killed several more Ancestral Kings, almost none of whom had the power to resist.

Moreover, this is not the end. The Ancestral King will be bombarded by the killing formation again, and it is unknown how many people will be able to fight their way out.

"We could have had a proper talk, but you were too naive and thought you were powerful. And what was the result? You paid such a high price."

Li Yao's eyes were icy cold. He moved his hands, and countless Dao patterns emerged, transforming into the patterns of heaven and earth, surging into the killing formation.

"puff!"

Another Ancestral King has died and his Dao has vanished. Even his sacred weapon has been damaged, turning into fragments that have fallen and lost their luster, causing the people of Yaoguang to feel a pang of heartache.

"boom!"

The Boundless God soared into the sky, and Blood Lightning, Tai Ming, and Hao Yang each unleashed boundless light to resist the killing formation and rush outwards.

This is not easy; it requires consuming one's life essence, but compared to death, everything else is trivial.

The three of them were exceptionally strong. Although they were injured, they were able to barely withstand the killing formation and charge outwards.

But that was all; powerless to protect the other ancestral kings, they could only watch them perish.

Li Yao's eyes flashed with cold light as he moved his hands, controlling the power of the killing formation and tilting it towards the three of them.

However, this killing formation was only set up in an instant, and was very hasty. Its power was limited. Although it increased the pressure on the three kings, it still could not completely stop them.

Finally, the three fought their way out, covered in wounds and in a pitiful state. Looking back, they saw four Ancestral Kings still struggling to hold on in the killing formation.

Although these four Ancestral Kings were not as strong as them, they were still at the seventh level of Saint King, which is why they were able to put up a fight.

"Stop!" Blood Lightning, Haoyang, and Taiming Ancestral King roared, their surging blood energy piercing through heaven and earth as they charged toward Li Yao.

Various divine laws were displayed, and the three kings each unleashed their strongest methods, vowing to avenge their humiliation.

Crimson light soared into the sky, transforming into a streak of blood-red lightning; the dragon spear rang out, radiating boundless killing intent.

Like a dragon spear forged from phoenix blood and crimson gold, it burned fiercely, its terrifying divine flames scorching the void. Its divine power was boundless, and its world-destroying might permeated the air, shattering everything.

This shot was incredibly fast, creating a huge rift in the void, which was terrifying to the extreme!
At the same time, the Ancestral King Haoyang transformed into the Great Sun, releasing incomparably sacred divine light to purify all tangible things in the world.

The vast and boundless divine power transformed into a divine sea, causing the heavens and earth to tremble violently, like a tattered rag.

In contrast to the Haoyang Ancestral King, the Taiming Ancestral King transformed into the night, with demonic bats trembling behind him, resembling an evil god from the underworld, his aura extremely eerie.

The key to the survival of the four ancestral kings lies with Li Yao, who controls the grand formation. If he does not take control of the formation, its power will be reduced by at least 30%.

At that time, it won't be difficult for the four ancestral kings to break out.

On this journey, twenty-five ancestral kings of all races came to Yaochi, and should have been able to look down upon the world with pride. However, not only did they fail to achieve their goal, but they also lost more than a dozen ancestral kings. If they continue to die, the reputation of all races will be greatly damaged.

Even Li Yao dared not underestimate the attack from the three kings, but he did not stop and continued to control the great formation.

Just as the human cultivators were widening their eyes in great worry, immortal light rose from Li Yao's body. Then, three streams of pure energy flew away, transforming into three Li Yaos, who met the three kings who were attacking.

The three avatars all possessed incredibly powerful auras, making it impossible to distinguish between their physical forms and the original body.

Since obtaining this one of the nine secrets, he has never used it against his enemies.

It's not that Li Yao doesn't value this secret; in fact, he dedicates a great deal of time to understanding the numerical secrets, and he has been constantly studying them since he obtained them.

The reason he hadn't used it before was simply because no one could force him to use this move.

The three avatars all possess the same strength as the original body, and within a limited time, the combat power of the avatars is equivalent to that of Li Yao.

At this moment, this secret will finally be unleashed, displaying its divine power and making the world aware of the power of the digital secret.

"This...this is Yin Tiande's ultimate move!"

Inside the Pure Land, Ye Fan was slightly surprised. He knew that Li Yao had been to the Ziwei Ancient Star, but he never expected that he would actually get his hands on Yin Tiande's One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones!
He had long coveted this move; its boost to combat power was simply too great.

Seeing Li Yao unleash this move, they were relieved for a moment, but the others were unaware of this and thought it was just an ordinary avatar, so they were all extremely worried.

Even the Three Kings only thought it was an ordinary Daoist body and had no defense at all, thinking they could just rush past.

The three figures moved, each displaying their own techniques. The first used the "Soldier" secret technique to meet Blood Lightning, the second used the "Travel" secret technique to meet Haoyang, and the third used the "Fight" secret technique to meet Taiming.

The Boundless Gods were unleashed, and the two sides clashed.

A blinding light exploded, and a terrifying aftershock spread. The beam pierced through the void, and the sky in this area collapsed. Several small worlds were created by the power of creation, but they were quickly annihilated.

This was a world-destroying collision. If it hadn't happened at the Tongtian Platform, it's likely that millions of miles would have collapsed and the land would have been shattered.

After the exchange, neither of them was harmed.

"Such a Dao Body is no weaker than the original body, possessing the power of the Nine Secrets!" Blood Lightning Ancestor King exclaimed in disbelief. The Nine Secrets are the highest divine arts in the world, widely circulated in the ancient times, but those were merely legends; very few people truly mastered them.

And now, what she saw was movement, fighting, numbers, soldiers...

He is just one person, yet he has mastered so many of the Nine Secrets. And this is only what he has shown. Are there any he hasn't used yet?

The three kings were deeply shocked and couldn't calm down. They secretly marveled at the incredible luck of the person before them.

But it was only for a moment; the next instant, the great battle resumed!

Li Yao ignored the distant battle and focused on controlling the great formation, attacking and killing the four ancestral kings within it.

At this moment, the four kings were on the verge of destruction and were about to turn into ashes.

Everyone was stunned. They actually did it! To fight against twenty-five Ancestral Kings all by himself—what incredible fighting power that was!
At this moment, no one could remain calm; they were all jubilant. Although they did not know if it was the final victory, there was no doubt that the human race was not without the power to resist.

"what……"

The piercing screams ceased; the four kings in the killing formation had perished, their blood exploding and staining the altar crimson.

Xue Dian, Hao Yang, and Tai Ming were all shocked, not expecting that apart from them, no other Ancestral King had survived.

All in all, the number of fallen ancestral kings probably exceeds thirty.

Such a record is enough to make Li Yao a god of death in the hearts of all races!
None of that matters. The most important thing is that now that Li Yao's main body is free, the battlefield will become a four-on-three fight. How can they fight like that?
"How could so many ancestral kings have come to this?!"

The fear in the hearts of all races reached its peak. He had killed so many ancestral kings with his own power, and the blood of them had stained the Tongtian Platform red.

A single drop of a saint's blood can kill a powerful being, and on the Heavenly Platform, the blood has almost formed a lake, revealing an astonishing killing intent.

The Tongtian Platform has become a hellish place, where the dead are all the ancestral kings revered by all races. Such a scene has never been seen before.

The human race was elated; they could see that Li Yao was about to win again.

What a breathtaking scene! One man is about to defeat twenty-five ancestral kings and achieve a great victory.

If Li Yao were to charge forward at this moment and defeat them one by one, the three Ancestral Kings, Xue Dian, Hao Yang, and Tai Ming, would all be doomed.

The human cultivators eagerly awaited this scene.

But Li Yao stopped at this moment, instead of charging forward, he looked out of Yaochi, as if he were staring at someone.

"Is anyone coming?" Everyone was taken aback and followed Li Yao's gaze toward the outside of Yaochi Pure Land.

"Rumble..."

Suddenly, on the horizon, nine terrifying ancient beasts trod the sky, each a fully-fledged king, capable of roaming the earth.

What's surprising is that this ancient beast was merely a chariot-pulling animal; the ancient war chariot itself was the real attraction.

Behind the ancient chariot, five dazzling beams of light followed closely, heading towards the Jade Pool.

"boom!"

The nine-headed ancient beast stopped, the chariot came to a halt, and then a figure exuding a terrifying aura stepped out of the chariot, captivating everyone's attention.

The black mist swirled around him, obscuring his figure and making it impossible for outsiders to see his appearance. Only his pair of blue eyes, unhindered by the mist, emitted a captivating light.

Behind him were five ancestral kings, one of whom was an ancient being with flowing purple hair and a tall stature, almost identical to humans.

"It's the Fallen King!"

"And the Purple Forest Ancestral King of the Myriad Dragon Nest!"

All the factions of Taigu were taken aback, not expecting such a figure to have come.

The Fallen King has almost reached the level of a Great Sage and is expected to achieve that level; he is a truly exceptional figure.

The Purple Forest Ancestor King comes from the royal family's Ten Thousand Dragon Nest. Although his strength is not as great as that of the Fallen King, his status is extremely high.

"Truly useless. The human race only has one sage in charge, and you have so many people, yet not only did you fail to capture them, you also suffered heavy losses. You have no shame at all." Suddenly, two Ancestral Kings appeared in the void, their bodies radiating intense, dazzling light.

Two more ancestral kings descended, both of them incredibly powerful.

"It's them, the sons of the Fallen King, the Twin Ancestral Kings!" The various tribes of the Primordial Clan were horrified, filled with fear of the newcomers.

These two are twins, looking exactly alike. Their fame spread throughout the world in ancient times. What's most terrifying is that they are both Saint Kings. If they join forces, their combat power will multiply.

"Millions of years later, a peerless genius like you has appeared in the world, stunning the ages," the Fallen King said.

He stood before the ancient chariot, hidden in the black mist, with only his eyes shining with divine light, like two divine lamps fixed there.

He stood high above, looking down on everyone. Even the kings of the ancient clans were lower in rank, their figures vaguely outlined, tall and majestic.

“I am willing to take you as my adopted son. Would you like to join my clan and become a respected being among all races in the future?”

"You think you can stop me?" Li Yao withdrew his three avatars, his gaze turning cold as he looked at the Fallen King. "The Great Sage Barrier was enough to stop you? You're a piece of trash. What right do you have to spout such nonsense here?"

"Insolence!" the Twin Kings roared, glaring at Li Yao.

"Who dares to be so presumptuous as to spout such arrogant words? Aren't you afraid I'll wield the Dragon Pattern Cauldron and reduce you all to ashes?" Li Yao roared angrily.

"You are welcome to come. There are at least two imperial weapons outside Yaochi, aimed at this place," said the Purple Forest Ancestral King calmly.

"boom!"

As he finished speaking, two imperial auras rose outside the Jade Pool, facing the Western Emperor Tower from afar.

"Want to give it a try? I happen to have the Dragon Pattern Cauldron with me." Li Yao was fearless, his brow radiating countless divine lights, revealing the might of the ultimate path, and said, "No matter how loudly you shout, it's useless. At worst, we'll just sink the Eastern Wilderness!"

The West Emperor Tower roared, sending down thick columns of air, as if in response to Li Yao's words.

At the same time, from a great distance, fluctuations of imperial laws emanated, directed towards the location of the two imperial weapons.

In this way, the human race will have three imperial weapons!

"In the ancient era, human emperors came one after another. They had plenty of everything, but they had quite a lot of imperial weapons," Li Yao said calmly.

"Hmph, human saints are rare, so what if they have imperial weapons? Outside Yaochi, the royal weapons are driven by dozens of ancestral kings. Do you think the extreme divine power displayed by both sides is equal?" The twin kings stepped forward on behalf of their father.

The scene was deathly silent; everyone was terrified, never expecting it to actually come to this.

When ultimate imperial weapons clash, the sheer power is enough to shake the past, present, and future. A slight misstep could destroy everything, if not the world itself, and the consequences are unimaginable.

"Regardless of whether it's an equal match or not, destroying you is a piece of cake," Li Yao said proudly.

"It seems that your human race does not want to continue peace talks. What is the point of this so-called grand gathering of all races?"

After a long silence, the Fallen King spoke again, his tone softening.

Just as Li Yao said, no matter who wins this clash of extremes, those of them in Yaochi are definitely going to die.

Therefore, after much thought, his attitude was no longer so arrogant.

"Is it that we don't want to talk properly? Wave after wave of all races have come. Since we're going to fight anyway, why not just make it quick?" Li Yao said, the dark light between his brows intensifying, and his supreme immortal might burst forth, causing the Ancestral Kings opposite him to tremble.

"Now that I'm here, no one else will interfere." The Fallen King, no longer arrogant, said, "If the human race defeats me, then the grand gathering can proceed."

Just as the Fallen King finished speaking, in a desolate area, towering mountains rose up, and a dazzling divine ranking soared into the sky, flying towards Yaochi!
(End of this chapter)