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

Chapter 448 The Carefree Celestial Venerable
The Supreme Being of the Reincarnation Sea revealed his true form: a middle-aged man dressed in Taoist robes, with long, black hair that cascaded down to his waist, each strand glistening.

He had a pair of sharp silver eyes, and although he was in human form, he was not a human being.

In his hand was a treasure bottle radiating celestial light, forged from celestial tears of green gold, into which the silver divine sea was contained.

The enormous ancient tree, with a thunderous roar, rose from the ground, rapidly shrank, and transformed into a branch, falling into the treasure bottle.

Li Yao raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise rising in his heart. After the ancient tree shrank, it actually resembled a human body, with a strange shape.

Others might not be able to tell, but he was all too familiar with it; it was clearly another part of the humanoid elixir of immortality.

However, the divine medicine had long since lost its life essence and was refined by an ancient emperor-level figure, becoming a weapon.

"How should I address him, Yunheng... or perhaps, the Carefree Celestial Venerable?" Li Yao looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with deep interest.

"How did you know?" The Carefree Celestial Venerable was astonished. This was his greatest secret, which he had hidden very well, and he believed that no one in the world knew it.

After the initial shock, confusion followed.

Logically speaking, without using the secret technique of the "Xingzi", no one should be able to see through his true identity.

"I'm very curious to know just how far you've progressed in mastering the art of writing," Li Yao said with great interest.

This will be a lightning-fast contest!

The conversation in the Sea of ​​Reincarnation is an ancient secret, and every word spoken is enough to shake the world.

It is hard for people to imagine that the supreme being in the Sea of ​​Reincarnation is actually one of the nine celestial beings of the mythological era.

This is an extremely ancient figure who traversed the mythological era, possessing incredible speed that could astound even immortals, and traveled with time to achieve immortality.

Among the nine Heavenly Venerables, his age of enlightenment is among the earliest. Such an ancient figure should have perished long ago, yet he has revealed his true form today. How could this not be shocking? Not to mention, even the Supreme Being believed that he had already passed away.

"boom!"

Among the five forbidden zones, two ancient sites erupted with terrifying auras, beams of light that shook the universe and emitted horrifying sounds.

"It was you! You're still alive!"

"When I attained enlightenment, you came to seize my destiny. I never imagined you would still be alive!"

"If things weren't so bad, I would settle accounts with you."

"The enmity of those who obstruct my path is irreconcilable; I will not help him."

A supreme being spoke up, stating directly that he would not help the carefree Heavenly Venerable, as there was a great karmic connection between them.

These two supreme beings happen to be inclined to take action. For them, the destruction of the Reincarnation Sea by the Heavenly Emperor is like the loss of a lip.

But things are different now. They have calmed their imperial aura and want to sit idly by and watch the Heavenly Emperor annihilate this fiend.

When the carefree Celestial Venerable falls, the karmic ties between them will naturally diminish.

Although they did not die, the withdrawal of the two supreme beings greatly affected morale. The supreme beings who had originally made up their minds to go out and besiege the Heavenly Emperor were now hesitant.

Suddenly, the situation for the Carefree Celestial Venerable took a sharp turn for the worse and became extremely unfavorable.

This was an unexpected turn of events, something Li Yao hadn't anticipated, yet it had achieved such an effect.

Although he didn't care whether the other forbidden areas would be disturbed.

Without further ado, a major battle is about to begin.

The Celestial Venerable of Freedom shone with light, and immortal fire ignited on his body. The surrounding void twisted, forming a strange divine power that threw the world into chaos, causing terrifying fluctuations.

"Hey!"

It was an indescribable fluctuation, incredibly fast, surpassing all worldly norms and breaking through certain limits.

That was the true form of the Carefree Celestial Venerable. Wherever he went, everything was thrown into chaos, even the Great Dao shattered, and all laws could not harm him. Li Yao was not slow at all; he reacted swiftly, transforming into a streak of divine light and charging forward.

A lightning-fast battle ensued, and the two figures vanished from sight, appearing repeatedly in the void like lightning.

The five forbidden zones erupted in riots, and even the Supreme Beings couldn't resist mobilizing the rest to emerge, but the results weren't very good.

Those two supreme beings seemed to have backed down, which influenced the attitudes of the other supreme beings.

However, the other ancient beings were still making preparations in silence. Although they did not provide support, they did not waste the limited time.

The Celestial Venerable of Leisure has made the most of his abilities, helping to hold off the Heavenly Emperor for so long...

To outsiders, it may be just a fleeting moment, but to the lightning-fast, it may have been a long time.

In his super-fast state, Li Yao chased Xiaoyao Tianzun for dozens of rounds, but ultimately missed him each time. The most recent time, he was just a hair's breadth away from catching him.

That slight difference was so small as to be negligible, but he was still a cut above the rest and won by a small margin in micro-management.

However, that was the end of it. Li Yao hadn't expected that the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable was so skilled in the realm of divine speed, and was indeed better than him in the details.

However, if we only consider pure speed, Li Yao undoubtedly has the upper hand.

"Even the carefree Celestial Venerable has a day when he's outmatched in speed?"

As Li Yao became familiar with those little details, his movements in the Swiftness Domain became more and more perfect each time.

This isn't a leap forward, but it's certainly an improvement on top of perfection.

"Pfft!"

In a fierce collision, the Sea of ​​Reincarnation suddenly trembled, and the Carefree Celestial Venerable was sent flying backward, half of his body shattered, leaving him with no way to defend himself.

"How is this possible?" The Carefree Celestial Venerable found it hard to believe.

He has lived through millions of years since the age of mythology, and in this field, he is absolutely the greatest throughout history, unmatched by anyone.

This was a kind of confidence. Before today, he believed he could be invincible even if he faced the Heavenly Emperor.

Little did he expect that he would be crushed.

Li Yao moved, his whole body radiating immortal light, and he activated the Xingzi Secret Technique, his figure moving like a bolt of lightning.

His speed was incredibly fast; he broke through the speed limit and became even faster than before.

This is outrageous. The speed was already astonishingly fast, but it has increased even more. For the carefree Celestial Venerable, this is simply unacceptable.

"boom!"

The universe collapsed and became unstable because the power of time was truly surging and was severely affected.

"In my domain, how could anyone possibly contend with me!" the Carefree Celestial Venerable roared.

He found it hard to accept that the Secret of the Words of Journey was his method for becoming emperor, but now it had been developed by outsiders and surpassed him, the creator.

This behavior is truly ironic.

Just then, with a "poof," the Carefree Celestial Venerable exploded, blood splattering everywhere, his body torn to pieces.

He was no match for the Heavenly Emperor; he was covered in blood, and even if he recovered to his peak strength, the gap between him and the Heavenly Emperor was still enormous.

This was only because Li Yao held back; he only used his speed to complete a lightning-fast duel with the Carefree Celestial Venerable. Otherwise, their battle would have lasted only one move.

How could things have turned out like this? The two chased each other, changing their routes at least dozens of times, before Li Yao finally caught up with them and smashed them to pieces with a single palm strike.

The carefree Celestial Venerable was not carefree at all; he was in a sorry state. He barely managed to reassemble himself, but his face was extremely pale.

(End of this chapter)