Covering the Sky: The Years I Was the Empress's Strictest Master

Whoosh...

The Emperor's Banner was also struggling violently. The ancient warriors and generals within it shouted the name of the Emperor, gathering their strength into the deity formed from the fragments of the true soul. The banner exerted its power all at once, trying to break free of its restraints and fly into Tan Lin's hand.

boom……

As they rushed towards each other, the restriction formed by the Zhen Tian pattern at its core broke inch by inch, and it seemed that Tan Lin was about to succeed!

"Fellow Daoist Suiren, why the rush?"

Just then, a faint, ancient voice rang out from afar.

From the direction of the Sea of ​​Reincarnation, a figure in gray robes stepped through the air, which was none other than the Dao body of the Carefree Celestial Venerable!

He was eventually drawn here by the commotion!

In reality, only a breath or two had passed since Tan Lin appeared in the Human Emperor's Palace; everything happened in the blink of an eye.

It should be noted that before the Immortal Daoist could even unleash the Immortal Heavenly Blade, a drastic change occurred in the outer realm, forcing him to withdraw.

clatter……

Ripples spread across the void.

The carefree Daoist appeared slow, yet he traversed an endless distance in a single step. The Xingzi Secret was created by him, so his speed was naturally unparalleled. With a flick of his finger, he appeared directly above the Human Emperor's Palace and pointed a finger at Tan Lin!

Wow!

This seemingly ordinary gesture contains the profound meaning of the laws of time, returning to simplicity and truth. Wherever it passes, time seems to flow backward, and all things return to nothingness!

"I have been waiting for you for quite some time, fellow Daoist!"

Seeing this, Tan Lin had already anticipated it.

Faced with this terrifying finger strike, he advanced instead of retreating. His fragmented soul merged completely with the briefly returned imperial power, and his ten fingers moved rhythmically, making a light stroke in front of him!

Boom!!!

The forces of Yin and Yang converged in his palm, collided, and finally merged together in a clever way!

However, this is not a simple superposition; it has indeed evolved some of the mysteries of chaos, forming a huge illusory image of a yin-yang millstone.

Wheel and wheel...

As the millstone turned, the heavens and the void collapsed piece by piece before the Yin-Yang millstone. Wherever it passed, all laws were obliterated, and time and space seemed to be crushed!

Yin and Yang are in disarray, causing great turmoil throughout the heavens!

bang...

The Yin-Yang Millstone and the Time Finger Beam of the Free and Unfettered Celestial Venerable's Dao Body collided violently!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, and the ground around the Emperor's Palace didn't even tremble.

There is only the annihilation of laws, and the bizarre changes in light and shadow caused by the distortion of space and time.

hum...

Amidst the soft sound of the high heavens, the finger beam of the carefree Daoist body rapidly dimmed under the Yin-Yang millstone, eventually disappearing completely. The illusory image of the millstone was also covered with cracks before both vanished without a trace!

Boom!

In the void, the body of the carefree Daoist trembled violently, his expression changed slightly, and his figure instantly became much more illusory.

Although this body of his is not his original form, it is not ordinary either. It is also infused with the great power of the Dao traces of the outside world, and even has some of the Dao fruits of his original body remotely empowering him.

Who would have thought that they would suffer a loss in a direct confrontation!

It should be noted that his true form was a mythical celestial being who had completed the ultimate leap and merged with the will of heaven. He then successfully possessed an enlightened being and seized all of the other's Dao fruits and Dao traces.

Far surpassing the ordinary Dao attainer from the Primordial Era!

"Sacrificing all traces of the Dao... So that's how it is. You're drinking poison to quench your thirst. This time, it will be your last return..."

The carefree Daoist sneered:

"Even if you manage to escape with a wisp of your soul this time, you will be as weak as an ant, unable to gain any strength or support, and you will never be able to turn things around again. Or is it that the great secret within you can allow you to return to your peak?"

During the standoff, he kept making witty remarks, subtly probing and trying to uncover the other party's secrets.

"By killing you, fellow Daoist, and bathing in the blood of the Heavenly Venerable, I will naturally be able to return to my peak... Therefore, your Dao body ends here today! Let your true body come out! Don't be stingy with your blood and essence; how can you gain anything without paying the price?"

Tan Lin's deep eyes flickered slightly, and he also made up a story off the cuff.

Before he finished speaking, he seized the opportunity to grab the Emperor's Banner, which had finally destroyed all the restrictions on the platform and was flying towards him!

As soon as he got his hands on the banner, the "deity" nurtured within it, which was also the largest fragment of his true soul that had been scattered outside, throbbed violently and instantly flew out of this old battle flag, merging with his remnant soul!

boom……

At this moment, Tan Lin's already largely solidified remnant soul began to complete itself at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Within the illusory image of the Human Emperor that stretched across the heavens and earth, his most essential divine soul aura surged, nearly restoring to its peak, becoming several times stronger than before!

At that moment, on the barrier of the Soul Pearl of All Causes, as he reappeared and returned, the causal lines from his previous life, which had continued to this day but were dim and lifeless, began to shine brightly one after another.

And fireflies have begun to appear in some areas!

In an instant, the third deep crimson light spot, which had just become an empty shell, was filled with a thin layer of firefly light.

"die..."

The Daoist's killing intent was chilling, but he did not let him fuse with the True Soul Fragment. Seizing this crucial moment, he made another move!

Wow!

With a single step, his figure blurred, the laws of time coiled around his fingertips, and then he pointed out with one finger.

However, this finger did not strike Tan Lin directly, but rather pointed at the illusory image of the Imperial Law flowing around him, attempting to reverse the flow of time in a certain area and disrupt the process of his true soul fusion.

It could even backfire on itself!

This attack was extremely insidious.

However, under the illusory image, Tan Lin's face remained as still as an ancient well, and his heart as calm as water.

The fusion of true souls takes only a moment, but Xiaoyao was even faster, and he indeed seized a very good opportunity to launch an attack.

However, the fusion of his remnant soul with the fragments of his true soul was nearing its end. Faced with this strange time-based killing technique, he had a thought and did not choose to confront it head-on. Instead, he activated the Zhuyin Soul Pearl without hesitation!

hum...

In an instant, amidst the shifting light and shadow invisible to the Daoist body, the scene unfolded.

The firefly that had just accumulated a thin layer of light in the third deep crimson dot in Tan Lin's palm suddenly burst into flame!

boom!

This time, he no longer hesitated to part with the fireflies, and he activated the dual states of [Reverse All Causes Vision] and [All Causes Barrier] to their fullest extent, unleashing their divine effects!

This moment.

Tan Lin not only disappeared from the sight of the carefree Daoist, but his remnant soul also drifted with the crimson mist and finally turned into a wisp of crimson mist.

With his body transformed into crimson, and the "materialized crimson" barrier of all causes acting as an invisible buffer, he minimized the interference caused by the Free and Unfettered Dao Body's finger strike!

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao Dao's pupils suddenly contracted.

His attack, which contained the essence of the laws of time, was actually neutralized by the opponent?

"Impressive methods... The great secret you possess is indeed not as simple as it was in ancient times..."

In a brief moment of emotion, he said in a sinister tone.

The first attack failed, and in that instant, the fusion of Tan Lin's remnant soul and the fragment of his true soul was completely completed!

Boom!!!

next moment.

A force far greater and more condensed than before, seemingly recreating the great power of the Human Emperor's attainment of Dao during the primordial peak, erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for millennia!

At this very moment, the extraordinary phenomenon of the intertwining of the yin and yang poles in the sky above the entire Central Plains has become fully materialized.

Intertwined into a chaotic yin-yang millstone that crushes all heavens, this Dao-attaining artifact seems to have returned from nothingness, slowly rotating, seemingly capable of obliterating the Great Dao!

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Chapter 44 Freedom, Dare to Elevate It? (3.1K)

wow...

Above the grand hall, a wisp of crimson floated, and Tan Lin's nearly complete true soul reappeared in the world.

At the same time, his primordial spirit, which had long been united with his soul, was also being re-condensed and almost completely restored!

With his soul and spirit united, he was almost fully recovered. At this point, a thought surged within him, and the great power of the traces of his past life, which had been sacrificed, surged forth, causing a large hole to suddenly appear in the sky above Zhongzhou.

Immediately afterwards, he devoured the endless essence of the outer starry sky, and countless auspicious lights and colors draped over his body.

He is reshaping his physical body!

What is the essence and vital blood needed to reshape the physical body?

At this moment, he sacrificed everything from his past life—his essence, blood, and Dao fruit—coming from nothingness, as if traversing the endless river of time and space, briefly reappearing in this present.

As Xiaoyao Daoshen said, since he has already resorted to drinking poison to quench his thirst and draining the pond to catch all the fish, why not be more thorough?

He had already perished in his past life; that chapter of his life was over, and he didn't care anymore...

What solution?

The next life begins!

Today, he will force this person to sleep for millions of years, let the blood of the ancient times spill across the sky, and let the pent-up thoughts in his heart be released!

Everything is in preparation for his stronger future life!

hum...

Endless vital energy from beyond the realm surged in, churning within the illusory image of the Human Emperor. A flesh and blood body wriggled and finally took shape, emanating an imperial aura that made people kneel and grovel.

The sacrifice of traces of the past is irreversible. The face of the carefree Daoist was ashen. The aura of the opponent at this moment seemed to have truly returned to the day in the Primordial Era when he was about to take his final leap after passing the tribulation of becoming a Daoist.

He was merely a physical body, and had neither the means nor the power to interrupt the other party.

Swish!

Soon, in the illusory image, the Emperor's eyes opened and closed.

His eyes were like two chaotic golden lamps, one yin and one yang, suddenly illuminating the entire outer void.

At this moment, he didn't say much. He looked at the carefree Daoist, and everything was understood without words!

Today is the day for the two of them to settle their old scores!

With one step, Tan Lin's feet turned to dust, and he appeared directly above Xiaoyao Dao, throwing a simple and direct punch!

bang...

This punch contains his deepest understanding of the two great Daos of Yin and Yang, which he attained when he achieved enlightenment. All the profound laws and mysteries are condensed in this punch.

Wherever the fist passes, the void transforms into yin and yang. This is not a simple crushing of power, but an evolution of the Dao!

Even though he managed to combine the power of the sun and the moon in his previous life by taking shortcuts, it was still a different kind of yin-yang balance. After the Human King Battle Body continued to evolve, he used this to prove his Dao, and his battle power became even more terrifying.

"You're really crazy..."

High above, in a place where the void confronts each other, the carefree Daoist was both shocked and furious.

He would not sit idly by and wait for his death. His hands were also moving, creating layers of ripples in time, as if he wanted to build an eternal exile prison in space and time, to transfer the power of the opponent's punch to another place.

Unfortunately, it was all destined to be in vain!

click... click...

The Yin-Yang Fist Imprint pressed down, and the Time-Space Cage shattered inch by inch like porcelain!

It's not that the Carefree Celestial Venerable isn't strong, but how much of the original body's combat power can this Dao body possess?

Moreover, even if he was once incredibly powerful, he has long since severed himself from his former glory and no longer possesses the unparalleled strength he once had as a Celestial Venerable, dominating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths and looking down upon the universe.

The power that the Dao Body can exert appears far too pale and powerless in the face of an enlightened being who has achieved the harmony of Yin and Yang!

Bang!

Tan Lin's Yin-Yang Fist imprint landed squarely on Xiaoyao Dao's chest.