[Dual-Radiance Sovereign Decree Mountain-and-Sea Diagram].
This Life-Bound Divine Ability unfurled like a scroll painting. From the outside, one couldn't see anything unusual, as if it were just layers of stacked brilliant light, looking flashy but insubstantial.
However, Empress Xiao, being inside, felt as if she had fallen into another world. Where could she see the Tianwu Hallor the pavilions and palaces? There was only a vast expanse of mountains and seas, and the Sun and Moon hanging high. Under the brilliant light of the Sun and Moon pouring down like a waterfall, a figure stood.
Rumble!
Lu Yang formed hand seals, and rolling fierce fire immediately surged from his sleeves, transforming into countless soldiers and horses, charging towards Empress Xiao wrapped in waves of sound that pierced the sky.
[Beacon Flame Yang Scripture].
The fire raged, and thick smoke billowed, locking down the space around Empress Xiao directly. In an instant, the place where she stood was turned into a sea of blood and mountains of corpses.
Seeing this, Empress Xiao didn't panic at all.
You really think I can't fight?
Her gaze steadied, and she parted her red lips slightly. Then a rich floral fragrance floated up around her, like clear water washing away filth, cleansing the baleful aura of weapons and war.
And within that floral fragrance, rays of brilliant light bloomed, blossoming into peonies, lilies, cherry blossoms, red lotuses... countless varieties of flowers. Finally, they scattered one after another, whipping up a sky-filling sea of flowers. Beautiful and gorgeous, bursting open at this moment, it was truly mesmerizing.
[Hundred Flowers Palace]!
Empress Xiao stood in the sea of flowers like a fairy from heaven. Her beautiful figure vanished instantly, calmly escaping from Lu Yang's [Beacon Flame Yang Scripture].
The next second, at the very edge of the sea of flowers.
Accompanied by a ray of brilliant light, Empress Xiao quietly appeared lifting the hem of her skirt, her tender white toes lightly stepping on a moist red petal.
"This is..."
Lu Yang raised an eyebrow upon seeing this. Now his Dao comprehension was extremely high, and the divine abilityEmpress Xiao used happened to be similar to his, so he quickly made a judgment:
...Wei Earth divine ability.
Wei is earth, yet it is the wood treasury—the place where wood qi is gathered and sheltered, like walls raised to protect a hundred flowers. With such a concept at its core, this [Hundred Flowers Palace] should be a divine ability meant specifically to ward off calamities and evade tribulations.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked at the official position above Empress Xiao's head, [Empress Cisheng Lingsi]. It was also a Foundation Establishment Perfection official position, derived from [Wayside Earth]. And Wei Earth is one of the branches of [Wayside Earth]. With this official position, plus the divine abilities of [Seven Luminaries Heaven]...
Ten divine abilities!
Lu Yang was surprised. Undoubtedly, at this moment, Empress Xiao had the blessing of a full ten divine abilities. This was enough to give her a huge advantage in a battle!
Just then, Empress Xiao moved again.
She opened her red lips, her chest rising and falling. Finally, she gently exhaled a breath of white mist. The white mist bared its fangs and claws in mid-air, quickly revealing its true form:
"Roar—!"
Hearing a supremely fierce roar, Lu Yang looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a fierce tiger sitting on the mountain ridge, its body completely white, burly and majestic. It opened its bloody mouth, whipping up rolling wind and sand with its roar. Then, riding the fierce wind, it pounced brazenly towards him!
[Sitting Mountain Lord]!
Lu Yang looked at the white tiger pouncing in front of him, slightly shocked in his heart.
This was a Geng Metal divine ability. The former Heaven-Mending Peak Master Chen Taihe cultivated this divine ability. Who would have thought he would see it on Empress Xiao today?
Fortunately, it wasn't hard to deal with.
The next second, Lu Yang directly took out a piece of jade with seven apertures.
This item was named [Parting and Reuniting Jade Tablet]. He had borrowed it from the Dragon Palace treasury in his previous life. It could shift external Qi and take the vast majority of damage on his behalf.
Now Lu Yang raised it in the air because the [Parting and Reuniting Jade Tablet] came from the Dragon Clan, and its concept lay in "Water." In a place where water flourishes, metal is cold and water is cold, and geng metal has the danger of sinking. Therefore, using this strange treasure to contain [Sitting Mountain Lord] was a match made in heaven, enough to easily suppress this divine ability.
However, just then—
"Collect!"
Empress Xiao shouted delicately, raising her sleeve. She actually shook out sky-filling golden light, locking the [Parting and Reuniting Jade Tablet] in mid-air one step ahead.
[Containing Ten Thousand Treasures]!
Lu Yang wasn't unfamiliar with this divine ability either, because he had settled the Immortal Spirit experience of his previous life and understood the Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends of the Metal Element very well.
This is a Xin Metal divine ability...
Xin Metal is the metal of finished artifacts. As the name implies, this divine ability can contain ten thousand treasures and drive artifact. The [Parting and Reuniting Jade Tablet] had its divine wonders sealed by it.
However, Lu Yang was prepared.
Above his head, divine ability brilliance gathered into an Emperor's tasseled crown. Immediately, forming hand seals , chanting , and pointing the mystery —three casting steps were completed in one go—
[Imperial Mountain-Shifting Orthodox Method]!
Wu Earth Divine Ability [Imperial Controller of Fate]!
If relying solely on [Imperial Mountain-Shifting Orthodox Method], perhaps he couldn't suppress Empress Xiao's divine ability. But with the blessing of [Imperial Controller of Fate], it was different.
After all, [Imperial Controller of Fate] itself was also a Wu Earth divine ability. It combined perfectly with the concept of [Imperial Mountain-Shifting Orthodox Method], doubling the power of the dao art. Now with all three steps complete, pointing out with one finger, endless mud instantly surged out from under Empress Xiao's flying sleeves.
The originally bright and glittering [Containing Ten Thousand Treasures] instantly lost its brilliance.
This was the restraint of Wu Earth over Xin Metal. One must know that when Xin Metal is buried by Wu Earth, its form cannot change, so how can it revive? This is called— Heavy Earth Buries Metal!
The next second, Lu Yang held [Tribulation Wave] in his hand.
Clang!
The sword light vanished in a blink of an ete. Empress Xiao's figure dissipated into the sky-filling sea of flowers again, moving with the [Hundred Flowers Palace] and reappearing far away.
However, it was too late.
The sword light was just a feint. The real killing move was another ray of brilliant light hidden within the sword light. Majestic as Heavenly Fire, clear as the sun and moon, it brushed gently:
[The Wise Ruler]!
When Empress Xiao appeared at the edge of the sea of flowers, she found that her divine ability, the white tiger formed by [Sitting Mountain Lord], was already held in Lu Yang's hand, being played with at will.
In an instant, Empress Xiao turned pale, seemingly in a state of utter panic . However, on the other side, Lu Yang, who had gained the absolute upper hand, did not press his advantage.
With a thought, two rays of brilliance were already formed at his fingertips.
[Rise and Fall Matters]!
[Coiled Dragon Root]!
The former was one of the profound wonder of Lu Yang's Life-Bound Divine Ability, granting him insight into fortune and misfortune. The latter was his Wei-Earth divine ability, the manifestation of the Tai-Chang Fortune God, capable of dissolving the ferocity of a hundred evils.
Combining the two created the top-tier karma deduction technique in the world.
Therefore, when Lu Yang plucked the great web of karma with this, he almost instantly broke through the obstacles set by Empress Xiao and deduced her true intention—
She is tricking me...
That's right. I discussed the Dao with her for a long time. She knows I cultivate [Heavenly Fire] and my Dao comprehensionextremely high. How could she be suppressed by me so easily?
This is setting a trap.
She wants to numb me with this, and when I use my sure-kill method to clinch victory in one fell swoop, she will use that divine ability to make me suffer a huge loss...
[Seven Luminaries Heaven] Divine Ability, [One with the World]!
In his previous life, Lu Yang used this divine ability to screw Tian Qiu to death. Who would have thought Empress Xiao would use the same trick on him in this life?
The most powerful time for [One with the World] is when no one knows about it... Pity, this move might work well on others, but trying to use it on me is wishful thinking. However, with [One with the World], the opponent is like wearing a turtle shell; truly hard to deal with.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang glanced at Empress Xiao again.
Empress Xiao was different from him; she had no divine ability wonder specifically targeting karma. Therefore, her attainment in karma was only at the standard level a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator should have.
Thus, she remained completely unaware that Lu Yang had already discovered her intentions.
Of course, this was also the confidence [One with the World] gave her. After all, karma deduction might calculate danger, but it couldn't calculate the specific effect of a divine ability.
Unfortunately, she encountered a cheater.
Since he knew the effect of [One with the World] clearly, Lu Yang naturally wouldn't use any aggressive methods. With a turn of thought, he already had a plan.
The next second, Lu Yang turned his body.
Immediately after, rolling black flames rose from the ground, submerging his human form and transforming into a towering giant statue with a green face and fangs, standing erect on the earth.
[Heavenly Governing Myriad Phenomena]!
Empress Xiao was instantly stunned upon seeing this. She had read extensively in the Daoist Canon and knew most techniques of the four major powers of the world. At this moment, she recognized Lu Yang's background at a glance:
Demonic Sect cultivation technique!?
Isn't he the World Honored One?
Before Empress Xiao could delve deeper into her thoughts, Lu Yang manipulated [Heavenly Governing Myriad Phenomena] to reach out a large hand towards her, then made a grasping motion in the air.
Boom!
In an instant, Empress Xiao felt dizzy.
[All-Governing] divine wonder!
This divine wonder was intangible and immaterial, specifically attacking the soul. Caught off guard, Empress Xiao instantly fell victim to it. When she came back to her senses, her vision was already filled with the sharpness of a sword!