Within the Gate of Immortality, streams of immortal light grew ever denser. Faintly, one could hear waves of dragon roars resounding from within. At first, those roars carried deep agony, but gradually they grew louder and more exalted, as though infused with an inexplicable excitement. An invisible pressure continued to spread outward, and faint strands of violet light seeped out from the gate.
— Aooong!!
Suddenly, immortal radiance surged violently, and an enormous dragon's head thrust forth from the gate. Its entire form gleamed with a deep violet hue, exuding an aura of supreme nobility and sovereign majesty.
"Violet!!"
"Violet signifies the fortune of the Immortal Court. The true spirit of destiny is transforming—excellent, truly excellent!"
"Our Great Yi is about to ascend, to truly advance into the Immortal Court. Come forth, quickly! Once we ascend, Great Yi will at last possess the qualification to rule over heaven and earth. At that time, the Holy King will be freed to act, and these Nine Heavens Dao Venerables will certainly meet a bitter end."
Countless commoners, upon witnessing the sight, broke into fervent discussions, each pair of eyes shining with anticipation.
They awaited the moment when Great Yi would truly ascend to the Immortal Court.
Of course, this scene also fell into the eyes of others—especially the Nine Heavens Dao Venerables and the Ancestor of the Nether River. Though engaged in battle, their attention was equally fixed on Great Yi's progress. At present, Yi Tianxing could not easily step away from the Heaven-Sacrifice Altar; only once the ascension was complete would he be able to fully unleash his strength, displaying his might without restraint. At that moment, he would become the master of the Immortal Court, a status that, even on the battlefield, granted him the right to be its central axis—enough to shift the tide of war itself.
"We must not allow Great Yi to ascend smoothly."
A cold gleam flashed in the Evil Dao Venerable's eyes. Abandoning his clash with the other powers, the Evil Spirit Thousand-Changes Umbrella in his hand shimmered, transforming into a bizarre jade longbow that radiated a chilling aura of corruption.
"Let the boundless evil qi of heaven and earth be the arrow—forge the Evil Spirit God-Slaying Arrows!!"
His voice rang out, and before him, a multicolored vortex emerged from the void. From the surrounding heavens, threads of terrifying vapors streamed forth—emanations of lust, greed, sin, and malice, drawn from the very hearts of all living beings.
It contained every wicked thought under heaven.
In the blink of an eye, nine crystalline battle arrows condensed out of thin air, each glittering like flawless glass. Their appearance was pure, even sacred—yet within them lurked the ultimate corruption.
—The supreme divine art: Evil Spirit God-Slaying Arrows!!
This technique had been created specifically for the Evil Spirit Bow, to unleash its utmost destructive potential. Once struck by one of these arrows, even a Dao-Proving cultivator could be slain outright. Even if they survived, their primordial spirit would suffer fatal wounds, becoming forever entangled in evil qi, unable to escape for a lifetime. Such consequences were something no one dared to endure.
Most terrifying of all, these arrows possessed a curse-like, tracking quality. Once loosed, they would never cease until they struck their target—unless destroyed mid-flight.
Seizing the arrows, the Evil Dao Venerable exhaled, and the Evil Spirit Bow bent into a full moon. Before him, nine arrows lined the string at once—he intended to loose a single volley of nine!
Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!
The Evil Dao Venerable's mastery of the bow was evident. To shoot nine arrows in one draw was a feat even top archers would find impossible, for each arrow had to strike true—otherwise, all would be wasted effort.
The nine God-Slaying Arrows streaked out like divine lights, tearing through the void toward Yi Tianxing. They were no ordinary arrows; each twisted mid-flight, veering left and right, rising and falling, accelerating and slowing—as though imbued with its own will.
"Divine Edict—Waters, become my shield!!"
"Divine Edict—Diamond, become my bulwark!!"
"Divine Edict—Lightning, become my spear!!"
"Divine Edict—Thunder, strike in chains!!"
Yi Tianxing stood unmoved, without contempt in his eyes. Without hesitation, he invoked his imperial divine art—Golden Words, Jade Decrees. Within the territory of Great Yi, its power surged to terrifying heights, capable of directly commanding the laws of heaven and earth.
At once, massive shields of true water rose, blocking the incoming arrows. From above, thunderbolts descended as spears of lightning, while arcs of electricity leapt like chains across the sky, each carrying destructive might.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The water shields shattered instantly upon contact, the arrows' force too overwhelming. Against the Diamond Shields, the arrows suddenly turned ethereal, slipping through unhindered. Thunder spears struck, but it was as if they pierced empty air. Even the lightning chains had no effect.
The arrows radiated an ultimate corruption, a pure embodiment of the word Evil.
In the blink of an eye, the God-Slaying Arrows were upon him.
"Six Paths of Reincarnation!!"
Yi Tianxing's brows furrowed slightly, and light flared in his hands. A massive wheel appeared—the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc. The moment it emerged, the world filled with the unfathomable power of reincarnation.
Reincarnation was the root of all existence—the beginning and the end of all things.
Six black vortexes spun within the wheel, exuding irresistible force. As the disc manifested before the arrows, its devouring power enveloped all nine at once.
"No!!"
"Reincarnation!!"
Faces twisted with terror appeared upon the arrows, screaming in fright. They instinctively feared the power of the Six Paths, struggling madly—but it was useless. In the next instant, they were swallowed whole.
"The Six Paths Reincarnation Disc… a Innate spirit treasure!!"
The Evil Dao Venerable's eyes widened in shock.
This was no ordinary artifact. Among reincarnation treasures, it ranked supreme. To cultivate it to the level of an innate spirit treasure was to gain the power to open an independent cycle of reincarnation within the Eternal World—something even Heaven would rejoice in and reward, for it completed the cosmos itself.
A treasure of immeasurable merit.
Greed surged violently in the Evil Dao Venerable's heart. If he could seize it, he could carve out his own reincarnation realm, immune to Heaven's interference—standing equal to Heaven itself. That was the ultimate dream, the pursuit of countless Dao Venerables across endless years.
To obtain it would be to glimpse that possibility.
The thought alone was intoxicating—utterly irresistible.
Seize it.
Steal it.
The Six Paths Disc must be mine.
His mind churned with fevered desire.
—Aooong!! Aooong!!
Just then, further changes erupted within the Gate of Immortality. Following the dragon's head, its body slowly emerged—a colossal violet dragon writhing forth.
"Look! The Violet Dragon appears!"
"Eight… Eight claws—it's an Eight-Clawed Violet Dragon!!"
"We've succeeded! This is the true spirit of destiny for the Immortal Court—the Eight-Clawed Violet Dragon, the pinnacle of nobility. Such pressure… it's a suppression of rank itself!"
Countless cultivators saw it clearly: a vast violet dragon crawled out of the gate, bearing eight mighty claws. Within dragonkind, such a being stood supreme, its peers few and far between.
As it fully emerged, the Bitter Sea that had engulfed the skies vanished, as if it had never existed, cloaked once more in unfathomable mystery.
"A thousand-zhang Eight-Clawed Violet Dragon…"
Yi Tianxing gazed into the void. Above Xuanhuang City descended the dragon—but its once million-zhang body had withered to a mere thousand. The loss was staggering, enough to make his heart ache.
"As expected, the difficulty of gathering destiny after reaching Immortal Court is incomparable to that of a Holy Court. A thousand-zhang Violet Dragon is nothing compared to the ninety million required to ascend to the Heavenly Court. No wonder the Lingxiao Immortal Court has made no move toward the Heavenly Throne after all these years—it is simply impossible to accumulate such boundless destiny."
Taking a deep breath, Yi Tianxing pondered silently.