Honghuang Taihuang

Chapter 21 Twelve Supernatural Powers, Exquisite Swordsmanship

As Taiwei looked at the five divine lightning bolts surrounding Shenxiao, his primordial spirit in his Purple Mansion trembled incessantly, reminding him of the terror of these five divine lightning bolts.

The Azure Pattern True Bright Thunder targets immortals, demons, yin and yang; the Sacrificial Heaven and Suppressing God Thunder targets heavenly gods and earthly deities; the Subduing Yin Dragon Thunder targets demons and monsters; the Great Supreme Thunder targets heaven and earth; and the Dao Emperor's Time Thunder targets the void of heaven and the myriad phenomena Daoists.

"Each of the five heavenly thunders leads to the ultimate Dao of Heaven and Earth. The Azure Pattern True Bright Thunder is the Dao of Man, the Sacrifice to Heaven and Suppress the God Thunder is the Dao of God, the Subduing Yin Dragon Thunder is the Dao of Demons, the Tai Zang Great Extreme Thunder is the Dao of Heaven and Earth, and the Dao Heaven Right Time Thunder is the Dao of the Vast Heaven. It is truly ingenious and wonderful that the Dao of Heavenly Thunder has evolved into such different Daos."

Taiwei stared intently at the five bolts of heavenly lightning that were evolving around Shenxiao, and at the Taiyi Shenxiao Capital Heavenly Thunder Seal floating above Shenxiao's head. A look of understanding flashed across his face.

"First, the five heavenly thunderbolts contain the myriad powers of the primordial world. Then, one uses their own natal treasure to refine the five heavenly thunderbolts, thereby giving their natal treasure a certain degree of suppression and restraint over all the myriad powers. It's a very bold idea."

A look of inquiry flashed in Taiwei's eyes. With a thought, the eighteen layers of bright spiritual light surrounding the Heavenly Human Dragon Tiger Great Pill disappeared one after another, and were replaced by twelve layers of divine power radiance representing the twelve disciplines of the Mysterious Pivot.

Each beam of divine light embodied Taiwei's understanding of the Dao of Heaven and Earth. Although most of them were incomplete, even so, the twelve heaven-spanning and earth-shaking divine powers still surprised Shenxiao.

After opening up twelve paths to alchemy, Taiwei was able to develop twelve corresponding protective divine abilities. At this time, Taiwei's level of cultivation was far beyond the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

Five bolts of heavenly lightning intertwined and fell in a circle of light. Taiwei flicked his finger, and the twelve profound divine powers burst forth one after another, like a canopy of twelve-colored glazed tiles, blocking the five bolts of heavenly lightning that shot out in front of Shenxiao.

Seeing the smile on Shenxiao's face, Taiwei nodded, pointed out a finger, and his essence and blood vibrated. The powerful energy revealed a golden light, blocking a burst of blazing white lightning in front of him.

The energy of water and fire spread, and streaks of golden lightning were blocked by the energy of water and fire. The two great forces collided and exploded continuously. Between Taiwei and Shenxiao, the pure and turbid energies permeated each other, gradually evolving into a small world.

Within this small world, Taiwei and Shenxiao freely used their own divine powers and techniques to test each other's foundation and the Great Dao. In this collision of divine powers, they sought to gain each other's understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, thereby improving their own cultivation and realm.

Five bolts of heavenly lightning surrounded Shenxiao, and five-colored lightning continuously exploded on the jade-colored thunder seal, attracting endless wind, thunder, water and fire outside Shenxiao Heavenly Palace.

This layer of celestial energy is the birthplace of Shenxiao. From the moment of its birth, Shenxiao's own energy has been connected with this layer of celestial energy.

Along with the fluctuations of Shenxiao itself, the endless wind, fire, and thunder in this celestial atmosphere also oscillated and fluctuated.

Among the five heavenly thunders, the Azure Pattern True Bright Thunder, which represents the Way of Man, the Great Extreme Thunder of Tai Cang, which represents the Way of Heaven and Earth, and the Dao Emperor True Time Thunder, which represents the Vast Way of Heaven, have all made considerable progress after absorbing the Great Way of Heaven and Man and the Great Way of Yin and Yang derived from Taiwei.

The three bolts of heavenly lightning, whose original principles of heaven and earth were still incomplete, began to evolve rapidly. At the same time, Shenxiao's own aura also slowly increased. His eyes flashed with brilliance, and a smile appeared on his square face.

Taiwei's eyes reflected the five heavenly lightning bolts of Shenxiao, which encompassed all paths and all things. Although his own cultivation level had not improved, Taiwei's newly formed Xuan Shu Twelve Disciplines were rapidly perfected at this moment.

The Yin-Yang Great Chaos, the Thousand Layers of Clothing, the Yang-Stabilizing Needle, the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Imperishable Body, the Reversal of Heaven and Earth, and various supernatural powers began to evolve rapidly after absorbing the myriad laws contained in the Five Heavenly Thunders.

Although it will take a long time before it reaches its perfect evolution, it is already several times more complete than before. Moreover, among the twelve divine abilities, the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Imperishable Body Divine Ability has been improved by more than 30% after being integrated with the Heavenly Thunder Strike Divine Ability created by Shenxiao himself.

In addition, as the foundation of the Twelve Disciplines of the Mysterious Pivot, the Yin-Yang Great Chaos Divine Power has been completed by more than 80%. Thunder is the pivot of Yin and Yang, the root of creation. It is a product of the collision and evolution of Yin and Yang, and it also involves the Way of Heaven and the Way of Creation.

Comprehending the Heavenly Thunder Dao of Shenxiao would greatly benefit Taiwei himself in terms of the Dao of Yin and Yang and the Dao of Alchemy. Given Shenxiao's own mastery of the Heavenly Thunder Dao, if he were willing to pursue the Dao of Alchemy, his future achievements would not be inferior to his current ones. Of course, Shenxiao would definitely not be willing to do so.

Within the small world formed by the pure and turbid energies, the divine wills of Taiwei and Shenxiao descended, controlling their cultivation levels to around the Celestial Immortal realm, and began their battle. The literary discussions had already been completed; now it was time for the martial arts.

Twelve beams of glazed divine light burst forth in succession, shattering the incoming bolts of heavenly lightning. The dark and mysterious Dragon Abyss Sword around Taiwei moved like a fish in the void, each strike of the sword light carrying the true meaning of the Xuan Shu Great Divine Power.

With sword light shimmering and radiance descending, Taiwei, wielding the Longyuan Sword, displayed his exquisite swordsmanship for the first time.

It is not the Flying Sword Way that pursues ultimate speed, nor the Power Sword Way that seeks overwhelming force to crush the enemy, nor the Heart Sword Way that lets the sword move with the heart and unleash myriad techniques with a single sword strike, nor the Killing Sword Way that draws upon the malevolent energy of heaven and earth to be fierce and violent.

Taiwei's swordsmanship completely surpassed all the swordsmanship Shenxiao knew. It was unconventional and moved at will. As the sword light flickered, Shenxiao was shocked to find that his divine sense perception was completely ineffective.

In his own mind, Taiwei's sword light was hazy and illusory, making it difficult to discern its trajectory. However, in reality, the beams of sword light surrounding Taiwei were clear and distinct, able to move freely and shift through the void according to Taiwei's own will.

As the sword light flashed, Shenxiao was repeatedly defeated. Fortunately, three great thunder seals appeared at this moment. The thunder seals, which carried the origins of heaven, earth and man, pressed down, and the space around Shenxiao instantly froze.

The previously elusive sword light was finally caught by Shenxiao, whose eyes burst forth with five-colored lightning, tearing apart the sword light that kept piercing through him.

With a flick of Taiwei's fingertip, thousands of blazing sword lights rang out, and a sword light as ethereal as a fairy and as vast as the sea severed the layers of rippling five-colored lightning surrounding Shenxiao.

Taiwei smiled at Shenxiao, who was staring in shock, and with a flick of his wrist, he caught the Longyuan Sword that was flying back towards him. The fragmented sword light that filled the sky was completely enveloped by the dark blade.

(End of this chapter)