It happened in almost a single instant.
Lu Yang clearly sensed that the light of [Driving Night] he had imposed on the Old Dragon Lord was forcibly broken by a brute, unreasonable force.
It has a bit of the flavor of a Dharma Body...
Lu Yang was astonished, yet his movements were not slow in the slightest. He immediately moved to reinforce the seal of [Driving Night], only to discover that the Old Dragon Lord had already vanished.
Where is he?
Lu Yang's mind raced. In his ear, [Sky-Shrouding]'s warning already rang out—
Above!
In that split second, Lu Yang didn't look up to verify if there really was an attack coming from above as [Sky-Shrouding] said. Instead, in the nick of time, he dispersed his physical form.
BOOM!
In the next second, a bloody maw descended from the heavens, perfectly encompassing the position Lu Yang had just occupied. Sharp dragon teeth snapped shut like a guillotine. Had Lu Yang not dodged and remained in place, his Dharma Body would inevitably have been bitten in two, falling into the dragon's mouth!
A puff of green smoke drifted across the seabed.
Then, the smoke gathered, coalescing into a form. Organs, skin, flesh, and white jade bones generated, clothed in flapping black robes, finally transforming back into a Daoist.
Fortunately, what I cultivate now is the Dharma Body Dao.
The greatest strength of the Dharma Body Dao lies in this very Dharma Body. It possesses an indestructible form that ten thousand arts find hard to damage, and also the ability to transform endlessly, not limited to mere flesh and blood.
Dharma Body—first comes the Dharma (Law), then comes the Body.
In that instant just now, he had transformed his Dharma Body into a wisp of green smoke to escape from under the dragon's mouth, avoiding damage to the foundation of his Dharma Body.
However... that bite wasn't a simple snap of the jaws. Otherwise, it wouldn't have caused me such significant damage. And the feeling it gave me just now was somewhat familiar, as if I've seen it before... Lu Yang pondered, his divine sense spinning rapidly until he quickly found the answer. I remember now.
It was a [Dao Art]!
At this moment, the Old Dragon Lord had revealed his true form and landed not far away. Lu Yang stood with hands clasped behind his back, his gaze bright as he sized up the ferocious-looking Old Dragon Lord.
In the next second, he took the initiative to speak:
"Which Dao Art is that? What rank?"
At these words, the Old Dragon Lord fell silent. The look he gave Lu Yang grew increasingly wary. His low voice rumbled: "[Heaven and Earth in Harmony—Forged Dragon Fangs]."
"Rank... Second Rank. It already has three hundred precepts."
[Marvelous Virtue Middle Ultimate Three Hundred Precepts!]
Lu Yang's heart tightened with vigilance. According to his understanding of Dao Arts, a technique refined to this level already possessed the power to slay a Golden Core Perfected Lord!
To put it bluntly, if an early-stage Perfected Lord had been standing there just now, they would have already been bitten in half by the Old Dragon Lord, half their body entering the dragon's belly while a wronged soul drifted into the Netherworld. Even a mid-stage Golden Core Perfected Lord, if caught unprepared, would likely meet a violent end and have to reincarnate to start over.
"You scared?"
The Old Dragon Lord craned his long neck and said viciously, "If you're scared, stop chasing me! Or I'll give you another bite and make you vanish in puff of smoke!"
Cowardly yet fierce, fierce yet ruthless, ruthless yet cowardly.
Seeing this, Lu Yang didn't drag things out. He said straightforwardly, "If you want me to stop chasing, Senior, that's fine too. As long as Senior tells me the location of Mu Changsheng."
The Old Dragon Lord tilted his head at the words. "Who is Mu Changsheng?"
Lu Yang smiled faintly. "Senior isn't being honest."
"No, I really not familiar..."
BOOM!
Before the Old Dragon Lord finished speaking, Lu Yang had already struck again.
The brief conversation just now had successfully bought him enough time. At this moment, the [Future Life Aspect] had already been re-manifested by him.
Seeing this scene, the Old Dragon Lord instantly gritted his teeth.
With his cultivation base, he naturally saw through the means of the [Future Life Aspect]. However, seeing through it was one thing; actually dealing with it felt incredibly thorny.
I can't hit him. All injuries inflicted on his main body will be siphoned away by that illusory aspect. And the more injuries that illusory aspect bears, the moment it reaches a lethal point, it will generate that terrifying dharma ending baleful qi from before. I already suffered a loss earlier; I absolutely cannot suffer another.
But in that case, how do I fight him?
The only way is to not inflict injuries on him, to not give him the chance to utilize his divine ability... In other words, I have to passively take a beating? I can only let him hit me, but I can't hit him?
What a scoundrelous thing!
In a flash of lightning, the Old Dragon Lord had judged the disgusting nature of Lu Yang's methods. Immediately, he transformed back into human form and formed a profound mystery in his hand.
[Vast Ocean Water] has variations of clarity and turbidity.
The variation of Clear Water can evolve into [Myriad Rivers Converge — Radiance of Pure Clarity]. It is the circulating water, possessing the wonder of endless growth, thus most suitable for fighting a war of attrition.
And the variation of Turbid Water is the water of dark obscurity, delighting in death and decay. It is called—
[Abyssal Yin — Light of Profound Darkness]!
In the next second, infinite water light surged from the Old Dragon Lord's hand, swallowing blades and spitting fire, cloud and mist obscure. Finally, it converged into ink beads the size of pills.
Each ink bead looked light and airy, but in reality, they were heavy to the extreme. Each drop seemed to contain a vast ocean. Coiled together now, slowly rotating, the patches of ink connected with one another, almost transforming into an abyss that swallowed even the surrounding light.
This is...
Lu Yang frowned slightly at the sight. He felt a terrifying suction force lock onto him out of thin air, leaving him nowhere to flee. He could only watch as the patch of ink beads pressed down.
BOOM!
Instantly, Lu Yang felt as if what landed on him wasn't a few dozen ink beads, but a few dozen world realms. Even his Dharma Body struggled to hold up!
Thud!
With a loud bang, Lu Yang was caught off guard and fell directly to his knees. Yet the Old Dragon Lord had controlled the profound wonder so precisely that it surprisingly caused no major damage.
Then, the Old Dragon Lord was seen constantly forming seals, dispersing the dozens of ink beads around Lu Yang's body. Every time an ink bead pressed down, a portion of his spiritual power would stop circulating. Surrounded by dozens of ink beads, it was almost equivalent to locking down his entire spiritual power!
He wants to suppress me?
Seeing this, Lu Yang sighed inwardly: A pity I didn't come here with my main body. I'm missing quite a few methods, and the [Great Might Kui-Gang Righteous Qi] hasn't been refined properly yet.
Under these circumstances, dealing with the Old Dragon Lord was indeed a bit too strenuous.
Before, the Old Dragon Lord habitually hid his clumsiness, only thinking of running when facing trouble. Now that he was going all out, the gap instantly showed. He was truly somewhat difficult to deal with.
That said, Lu Yang was still trying to break free.
In the areas all over his body locked down by the Old Dragon Lord's [Abyssal Yin — Light of Profound Darkness], amidst the infinite ink color, streaks of firelight were rapidly ignited.
[Holding Candle]!
This profound wonder governs "revelation." At this moment, Lu Yang was using it to reveal the secrets of the Old Dragon Lord's profound wonder, searching for flaws in hopes of breaking free.
However, the Old Dragon Lord's cultivation was clearly a notch higher.
Under his control, the [Abyssal Yin — Light of Profound Darkness] was almost impregnable. Not only were the flaws pitifully few, but even when they appeared, he would repair them at flying speed.
Seeing that he was about to be suppressed like this, Lu Yang finally sighed.
"...Fine, fine."
"I'll leave it to you, Senior."
Before his voice fell, a hazy mist instantly rose from his body, easily covering the ink color and making everything indistinct.
Old Dragon Lord: "Huh?"
By the time he came back to his senses, a fair hand had already pierced through his chest. The mist dispersed, revealing Lu Yang's appearance once more.
[Knowledge-Perception Barrier]! [Sky-Shrouding]!?
Impossible! [Sky-Shrouding] is actually willing to share such an important treasure — the [World-Retribution Incarnation] with someone else? I must be dreaming... it's an illusion...
But reality doesn't lie.
In the next second, the Old Dragon Lord sensed the [Tribulation Evil Profound Light] he had forcibly suppressed earlier suddenly go berserk, reviving at an astonishing speed!
This made it impossible for him to deceive himself any longer.
There really are two people!
How did they trust each other?
Do the Saint Sect Perfected Lords actually have bonds of friendship?
The Old Dragon Lord wailed in his heart, filled with disbelief: Two people controlling the [World-Retribution Incarnation] at the same time, two against one... this isn't fair!!!