A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 265 The Demonic Dragon Devours the Emperor, Sun and Moon Dip

The loose soil turned into swirling dust, mud and sand tumbling down, accompanied by screams from people and neighing from horses, all incessant.

The vanguard cavalry of this large army crashed into the large pit.

They continuously activated their demonic techniques, their auras forming a unified whole, distributing the damage evenly among those around them. When they landed, almost none of them died instantly.

However, the mountain peak that fell from the side, after hitting the deep pit, was shaken so that the most vulnerable part of the mountain tip cracked open, and large chunks of soil and rocks rolled down the side of the mountain and crashed into the cavalrymen in the pit.

The terrain changed drastically, and for a time, the cavalrymen who had fallen could not climb back up, and the troops behind them could not get over.

The only thing left that had crossed the deep pit was the statue of the emperor, who was struggling to push his palms forward.

The sheer size of this deity's hands was already evident when he grabbed those carts full of shells. The carts, laden with shells, were held in his hands as lightly as if he were picking up a few pastries.

In contrast, the hollow halo formed by Guan Luoyang's four Azure Demon Pearls was like a tiny highlight embedded in the surface of this giant palm.

It was precisely this tiny bright spot that unleashed an unimaginable, immense force, preventing the giant hand from striking down and pushing forward even an inch.

The emperor let out a low roar, and the enormous Dharma image spontaneously disintegrated into boiling black smoke, like a black tidal wave suspended in the air, crashing down with a roar.

The Azure Demon Pearl could block the powerful strike unleashed by the Dharma Image's gathered energy, but it had no way to contain this vast expanse of formless, intangible, and turbulent black smoke.

The black tide pierced directly through the magic orb's halo and crashed towards Guan Luoyang.

boom boom boom boom boom boom—

In an instant, the wave-like black smoke expanded layer upon layer, extending for several miles, covering an area of ​​several miles in radius with the turbid energy of the demonic path and the imperial fortune.

To the naked eye, it would appear as a hazy gray expanse, with no clear details of the scenery, the barren ground, or the movement of people.

hum! ! !

The hollow halo flew back from the sky, and four Azure Demon Pearls circled around Guan Luoyang, slowly dancing.

In the smoky environment, the light of the four deep blue magic beads, like four stars, danced and lingered, ethereal and bright, dispelling some of the turbid air and illuminating the atmosphere.

One of the magic beads suddenly accelerated, shifted a few inches to the side, and blocked a slash that came from behind Guan Luoyang.

The light from the collision of the blade and the magic orb illuminated most of Yao Pingzhong's face.

His expression was as if he were sleepwalking, but his attacks were incredibly domineering. After his first strike was blocked, he flipped his blade upwards and struck the demon orb with lightning speed.

The turbid energy from heaven and earth, and from all directions, all amplified his attack, unleashing power far exceeding his true level.

The Azure Demon Pearl shone brightly, shaking violently and scattering the shockwaves generated by its collision with the blade in other directions, without affecting Guan Luoyang in the slightest.

The other three demonic orbs also intercepted the ferocious figure emerging from the demonic turbidity.

They were dressed as Song people and as Liao generals, but their actual cultivation level was nothing special in Guan Luoyang's eyes; they were the type that could be easily dealt with under normal circumstances.

But now, each of them seems to command the turbid energy of the three armies, blessed by some unseen force, giving them destructive power that Guan Luoyang can take seriously.

"Terrain traps can only be used once, not twice."

The emperor's voice, along with the figures of generals charging fiercely from all directions, thundered into Guan Luoyang's ears.

"Last time we met on a narrow path and had a hasty battle, this time, I will show you my true abilities."

A positive approach to the dynasty's fortune, whether it's an emperor ruling over his officials or a general commanding his army, ensures that his subordinates retain their autonomy.

This certainly has its advantages. In the face of various emergencies, there is a variety of wisdom that can make the response timely enough. When there are many generals in the army, the death of only one commander-in-chief will not cause too much turmoil.

The dark side of the Imperial Fortune Method, when actually used, lies in the absolute selfishness of those in power.

The morale, prestige, and morale of the three armies, regardless of their original intentions, are all distorted on the battlefield into cold and bloodthirsty tools in the hands of the rulers.

Highly skilled generals were simply reduced to extensions of the emperor's hands and feet, their independent consciousness suppressed, leaving only their honed martial arts instincts and their painstakingly trained demonic bodies for the emperor's use.

When Yao Pingzhong, Aliqi, Tianshan Yong and the others surrounded them, their attacks still bore the marks of their own hard-earned martial arts, but in reality, it was no longer them fighting, but rather the Heavenly Emperor manipulating his new limbs and new wrists to attack Guan Luoyang.

If Zhao Kuangyin hadn't made the unexpected move of plotting to seize the entire Liao Kingdom, Emperor Tianming would have been prepared to keep an eye on him, give him a new identity, and appoint him to a military post.

In that case, even at this point in time, Zhao Kuangyin would not be able to completely escape this influence and would become the most powerful new arm of the Emperor of Heaven.

Guan Luoyang seemed to hear enormous robes fluttering in every direction and corner around him. The Dharma image had dissipated, but a shadow even more enormous and terrifying than the previous Dharma image slowly rose up.

In this state, the Emperor of Destiny seems to no longer be bound by human form, but rather a colossal demon god with numerous invisible tentacles, hiding in unfathomable shadows, extending his ferocious claws toward Guan Luoyang, waiting for the fatal moment to swallow him whole.

The Jin Dynasty in its previous life was already on this path, but even after two generations of wars, none of them had been able to achieve this.

"Is this the kind of puppet you're so proud of, riddled with flaws?"

Guan Luoyang raised his left hand to the sky, and the Azure Demon Pearl trembled simultaneously in four directions, shooting back and gathering above his left hand.

Clang!

The moment the four beads collided, they released a violent shockwave that caused everything to float. A vast and rich blue light wave spread out, and the movement of everything around them became floating and slowed down.

Guan Luoyang turned around, and Yao Pingzhong was charging towards him, brandishing his sword.

Even though the omnipresent gravity slowed him down considerably, his strike still possessed the power to cut through wind and water, and cleave across the sky.

But Guan Luoyang simply ducked to avoid the blade. With a undulating movement, his arm moved like a dragon reaching out with its claws, grabbing Yao Pingzhong's belt, lifting him up, and then, with a slight twist of his body, slamming him out at an angle.

Along the trajectory of this oblique shot, several Song generals were successively knocked out of their encirclement formation by the impact.

Meanwhile, Guan Luoyang's figure had already moved to the Liao general Tianshan Yong in another direction.

This Tianshan Yong, having practiced the Kundali Vidyaraja Dharma, had deeply grasped its essence. Even in this sleepwalking-like state of being manipulated, he still held the vajra in his right hand, formed the wish-fulfilling mudra with his left hand, and pushed his hands together forward.

With this push, the upright vajra seemed to seal off every angle around heaven and earth, possessing the majesty to subdue all heretical beings and spirits.

Warm tears welled up in Tianshan Yong's bewildered eyes. Even in his unconscious state, he was deeply shocked by the power and majesty of this Buddhist ultimate technique.

This move was executed based on his own instinctive understanding, but he had never displayed such a magnificent and sacred charm when he performed it before. Only today, with the support of the immense power of the Heavenly Emperor and the turbid energy of the three armies, was it enough to support the framework of this move and elucidate the essence of Vajra King.

Then, Guan Luoyang placed his palm in front of the upright vajra.

His palm strike felt incredibly gentle and slow, and after landing on the vajra, it seemed to yield a few points with an accommodating attitude.

Be humble and open-minded, and let your mind circulate throughout the universe.

The vajra was pushed forward another three inches. Just three inches away, the vajra, which should have been sacred and majestic, perfectly centered and unchanged, began to exhibit a phenomenon that was beyond control.

The power of this strike was indeed terrifying, and its artistic conception was indeed grand, but it was no longer under the control of Tianshan Yong himself, or even the Emperor of Destiny.

Guan Luoyang pushed the vajra back, and the power of the vajra was unleashed. Tian Shanyong's arms shattered into dust first, and then the vajra struck his chest, making him shudder and suddenly wake up.

He only had time to open his mouth, but before he could utter a sound, he crumbled into ashes.

The vajra flew forward from Guan Luoyang's palm with a roar, containing both the power of Kundali and Guan Luoyang's own palm force; a mere graze would cause injury, and a direct hit would be fatal.

The arms and legs of several fierce generals ahead were severed by a mere glancing blow, and if their torsos were touched, they would be torn to pieces on the spot.

The Emperor of Destiny commanded nearly twenty fierce generals to surround them. Each of their impromptu attacks, in terms of destructive power alone, were capable of going toe-to-toe with Guan Luoyang for several rounds without being at a disadvantage.

However, in the blink of an eye, nearly half of these people were dead.

At that moment, the dim sky seemed to tremble downwards, and the surrounding blue light immediately dimmed.

Once everyone's speed returned to normal, the first to reach Guan Luoyang was Wuyan Guang, who was wielding a Tang-splitting whip.

He gripped the whip with both hands and lashed it downwards, but Guan Luoyang dodged to the side.

Wherever the whip touched, the ground cracked open into a deep, incalculable ravine about half a foot wide, which stretched out for miles.

Guan Luoyang kicked the whip, and the iron whip pressed down slightly, but it didn't slip out of his hand. Instead, it bounced up with great resilience, sending Guan Luoyang flying.

This treasure is extremely powerful, and Wuyan Guang's martial arts skills are also extraordinary. With the blessing of the Heavenly Mandate Emperor, he is almost as powerful as if the Heavenly Mandate Emperor himself were to fight.

Wherever the iron whip passes, if it strikes the air, a very long white mark will appear in the air, which will not close for a long time; if it strikes the ground, a long groove will be torn into the ground; if it strikes upwards, even the dark clouds in the sky will appear to crack.

In just a brief exchange, the mountains that Guan Luoyang had moved were covered with crisscrossing whip marks, deeply embedded in the rocks.

The booming sound of the mountain peaks shaking continued incessantly.

The Azure Demon Pearls flew over, and Guan Luoyang pressed two of them into his palms. He then swung his palm and struck the Crack Tang Whip. The demon pearls collided with the iron whip, producing a crisp and melodious sound.

The attack of the Rift Whip was halted, and Wuyan Guang's knee was immediately struck by two more Azure Demon Pearls.

Click, click!

Wuyan Guang's pupils trembled, half-awake, and he knelt down with a thud. Guan Luoyang raised his left foot and used his knee to strike the handle of the Lie Tang whip, causing Wuyan Guang to drop the iron whip from his hand.

He manipulated gravity with both hands, and with a whoosh, the iron whip shot into the clouds, reaching a height that was beyond the reach of the naked eye.

The deep blue magic bead swirled around, and Guan Luoyang pressed his palm down on Wuyan Guang's head.

As Guan Luoyang's understanding of the Heavenly Demon Art deepened, when he used the Devouring Technique of the Heavenly Demon Art, he could devour all kinds of pills, stones, and wines without discrimination, and transform them into any kind of power he was familiar with. He could purify them at will, thus possessing the mysteries of both the immortal and demonic paths.

However, there is a limit to the amount of power that Guan Luoyang's physical body can withstand. If this vast power, which is still imbued with the demonic nature of the pills, is allowed to remain in his body for a long time, it will severely damage his meridians and flesh.

By refining these elixirs, stones, and wines into demonic beads, and relying on the subtle method of dissolving the physical body, the burden on the body is reduced, thus indirectly increasing the upper limit of the power that can be borne.

More importantly, even when all four demonic beads are outside his body, he can still continue to use the Heavenly Demon Art to absorb external power without worrying about overload and exploding.

When he pressed down with his palm, he not only swallowed Wuyan Guang's cultivation foundation, but also, through the connection with the dynasty's fortune, devoured the fortune of the Heavenly Emperor.

But just as Wuyan Guang knelt down, his knees collided with the ground, the soil slightly caved in, and the turf trembled gently, about to make a sound but before it could be heard.

Within Guan Luoyang's perception, another movement appeared that was completely synchronized with this one.

He moved his upper body with lightning speed, and a dreamlike, ethereal blade, originally aimed at his head, pierced through his left shoulder.

The timing of this strike was flawless, and its arrival was unpredictable. Compared to the previous strike that pierced Guan Luoyang's heart and lungs, it seemed to carry even more lingering and resentful energy, making it even more difficult to guard against.

The blade flashed past, hurtling into the distance. The true form of the Heavenly Emperor vanished in an instant, disappearing into the murky air of the wilderness.

Almost simultaneously, all the remaining generals roared. Song Mingyu's halberd came close to the ground, while Aliqi's iron mace exuded a ferocious aura like a flying yaksha.

They completely abandoned their defensive posture and attacked Guanluoyang!

The four Azure Demon Orbs flashed and rushed forward with lightning speed, colliding with the weapons of many generals.

Four streaks of azure light intertwined and undulated, forming a circle seven feet away from Guan Luoyang, briefly keeping all the demonic generals out.

His palm remained pressed on Wuyan's bald head. He let out a long roar, disregarding the fact that weapons were about to break through his defenses and reach him, instead intensifying the devouring force.

The multicolored light, which was not so conspicuous in the turbid demonic energy, became more and more obvious around Wuyan Guang. It transformed from multicolored to pure golden light. Wuyan Guang's face showed an increasingly obvious struggle, as if he was about to wake up. However, he was suppressed by Guan Luoyang and the golden light of fortune from both sides. No matter how much he roared in his heart, he could not get rid of it even a little.

"You Song people..."

Another illusory blade shadow flashed past, and Guan Luoyang, along with Wu Yanguang, shifted half a foot to the side.

The blade flashed, leaving a long, narrow wound on his waist and severing half of Wuyan Guang's neck.

Guan Luoyang's devouring power was achieved by using Wuyan Guang to devour the Heavenly Mandate Emperor. Now, the Emperor is almost unable to actively sever this connection. Only by killing Wuyan Guang can the connection be broken.

The elusive shadows of blades darted back and forth, rendering Guan Luoyang's various defensive measures—divine armor, protective qi, magnetic fields, and gravity—utterly ineffective against these shadows.

His best course of action would be to dodge.

If he abandons Wuyan Guang and the Devouring technique, he can completely avoid such sword shadows and drag this battle into a larger and longer phase.

But he refused to accept this, insisting on limiting the battle to a shorter timeframe to determine life or death.

The surrounding generals simply pounced on them, letting the Azure Demon Pearl pierce through their bodies.

Guan Luoyang grabbed Wuyan Guang and leaped into the air, kicking several generals who rushed towards him away, his figure twisting and rising.

In that instant, the elusive and unpredictable shadow of the blade reappeared. The hazy and indistinct shadow, shimmering with a mesmerizing rainbow, trailed an endless trajectory as it flew from the deepest part of the shadows.

This strike was still silent, but it possessed an indescribable ferocity compared to each of the previous attacks.

The dark side of the dynasty's fortunes was fully revealed in this moment.

Whether it is a raging inferno or the deep resentment of the masses, it must be controlled by that chilling coldness.

The sudden chill made Guan Luoyang feel as if he were facing an ancient, merciless, and desolate sky.

That was the Daoist heart that the Emperor of Heaven had shaped for himself step by step, an ancient manuscript obtained from the annihilation of Longhu Mountain, a secret unknown even to the Celestial Masters of Longhu Mountain's descendants.

The dark side of the dynasty's fortune could not have been developed to such an extent based solely on rumors heard in his previous life. The secret manuals of the Celestial Master Taiqing were the source from which he developed these methods.

"It really is... the *Taiqing Tianxin Lun*!"

Guan Luoyang didn't even have time to dodge that slash.

The light from Wuyan was pierced through and split in two, the blade shadow completely disappearing into Guan Luoyang's body.

"You cultivate both the immortal path and the demonic path, but apart from the demonic path, you're not like Chen Xizhen, a half-hearted practitioner with divided loyalties; you've completely reversed your cultivation and cultivated the Taiqing Heavenly Heart!"

The four demonic orbs below entered his body simultaneously, and all the treasures that Guan Luoyang had previously possessed after his self-destruction were squeezed out by these four Azure Demonic Orbs.

However, after these four Azure Demon Pearls disintegrated, they did not circulate within the body, but rather on the surface of the body.

"you!!"

The Emperor's voice rang out in alarm.

"What did you do?!"

"Do you know what it means for the country to be in turmoil and for the people to suffer?"

Blood seeped from Guan Luoyang's teeth as he grinned, "I was just preparing to let you experience this feeling too!"

He didn't dodge those sword shadows simply because he wanted more opportunities to confirm how to trap those seemingly unstoppable sword shadows in an environment from which he couldn't escape.

Then, it was melted inch by inch... and melted into the ninth bead!

(End of this chapter)