[Heaven and Earth in Harmony— Forged Dragon Fangs].
This technique had been refined by the Old Dragon Lord for many years, having already forged over three hundred Dao Precepts. It was a vicious method with the power to chop a Golden Core Perfected Lord in two.
In [Sky-Shrouding]'s calculations, this was already a dead end.
However, Lu Yang had exceeded his expectations too many times. So even if he determined that death was certain, he didn't relax, continuing to go all out.
Whoosh!
The dragon teeth bit down. Rolling fierce qi surged from that bloody maw, blowing open Lu Yang's already tattered robes, revealing his blood-drenched, broken upper body.
Yet even so, Lu Yang's expression remained calm, without the slightest ripple. Even though his thoughts were influenced by [Sky-Shrouding] and slowed down several times, his eyes didn't reveal a trace of anxiety. He simply opened his lips solemnly, spitting out a magnificent voice, word by word:
"Heaven and Earth possess Righteous Qi."
The calm voice rang in everyone's ears, refreshing the heart and spleen, vast and distant, deep and powerful, as if someone were blowing an ancient horn.
Where the voice passed, all fell silent.
The explosive sound of boiling spiritual qi, the clanging sword hums, the dripping sound of blood falling... at this moment, all were suppressed by this single voice.
Immediately after, light emerged.
At first, it was just a speck of the purest and cleanest dark brilliance. Then, at a speed visible to the naked eye, it spread out from Lu Yang's body like a storm.
[Great Might Kui-Gang Righteous Qi]!
Mighty and vast light condensed around Lu Yang, finally transforming into a mysterious ring densely covered with patterns and talismans, firmly protecting him in the center.
"ROAR—!"
Instantly, the Old Dragon Lord's miserable howl resounded. When his dragon teeth landed on the mysterious ring around Lu Yang, they actually started burning abruptly!
Not only that, even his mouth, teeth, tongue coating, and flesh all seemed to have touched something unclean. They rapidly began to burn, then rot under the pitch-black flames, drifting away with the wind. Several originally neat dragon teeth exploded with a boom, blood flowing like a river in an instant!
BOOM!
In the next second, the Old Dragon Lord's head was thrown high. The dragon teeth that intersected up and down like a guillotine rapidly turned into a ball of illusory colors, then dispersed.
Meanwhile, Lu Yang slowly exhaled.
Crack, crack, crack!
As this breath was exhaled, half of his body also suddenly cracked open. One by one, clearly visible holes constantly spewed blood, rolling down from his body.
The Old Dragon Lord had certainly taken a heavy blow from him, but he hadn't been spared either. After all, the [Great Might Kui-Gang Righteous Qi] had just been refined not long ago. In terms of true power, it was actually inferior to the [Heaven and Earth in Harmony—Forged Dragon Fangs]. Being able to achieve mutual destruction this time was largely due to catching the opponent off guard.
But it's enough.
After clashing hard with the Old Dragon Lord, Lu Yang dared not pause in the slightest. He immediately turned around, looking towards [Sky-Shrouding]'s direction, and only then did the corners of his mouth hook up.
Perfected Lord Feixue had acted.
Originally, [Sky-Shrouding] planned to cooperate with the Old Dragon Lord at the critical moment. However, just now, Perfected Lord Feixue actually acted to block him.
"...Why." [Sky-Shrouding]'s expression was cold.
"I should be asking you that," Perfected Lord Feixue said faintly. "Helping that old thing from the Sword Pavilion return to the position of Great Perfected Lord... what do you want to do?"
"..."
[Sky-Shrouding] said no more.
His goal from start to finish was to eliminate Lu Yang, allowing [Overturned Lamp Flame] to return, and subsequently becoming a Great Perfected Lord again. Everything else could be discarded.
As for [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao], even if he solved his own problems and returned to his peak, he would also be a Great Perfected Lord then. What was there to worry about? Even if [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] truly seized the position of Fire Element Supreme, he was confident in beating him back into a cripple!
But this was only for him.
For Perfected Lord Feixue and Perfected Lord Hanguang Futian, it was another matter entirely. A Great Perfected Lord from the Sword Pavilion would only make the Saint Sect's situation take a turn for the worse.
As for [Sky-Shrouding]?
Would he care about the Saint Sect? Even if he said he would, his track record was there, famous for not keeping promises. How could Perfected Lord Feixue believe him?
This was also the 'turning point' Lu Yang had persisted in waiting for.
"Stall them!"
In the next second, Lu Yang transmitted his voice: "Stall [Sky-Shrouding] and the Old Dragon Lord. I can snatch the Dao Fruit books from [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao]'s hands!"
Perfected Lord Feixue grinned upon hearing this: "...Good!"
At this moment, Lu Yang felt a happiness from Perfected Lord Feixue that [Sky-Shrouding] had never given. Dealing with such straightforward people was indeed more comfortable.
He hated old schemers the most!
With this thought, Lu Yang immediately leaped forward, charging towards [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao].
[Sky-Shrouding] watched his back.
In the next second, frost-colored brilliance fell.
Lu Yang's back was cut off, forcing [Sky-Shrouding] to turn his gaze. He saw Perfected Lord Feixue smiling beautifully: "Grand Senior, practice with me."
Supreme Domain...
[Sky-Shrouding] saw clearly. Although [Ravine Stream Water] wasn't a particularly strong Dao Fruit, in Perfected Lord Feixue's hands, it had completed a sublimation of profound wonder.
Of course, she still wasn't his opponent.
But stalling him shouldn't be a problem.
The same went for the Old Dragon Lord on the other side. Perfected Lord Hanguang Futian wasn't his opponent, but stalling wasn't a problem. Both sides were already entangled in battle.
Thinking of this, he looked at Lu Yang again.
He still had a backup plan and could launch another fatal attack... But for some reason, an indescribable uneasiness remained in his heart.
Could it be... I forgot something again?
For the first time, [Sky-Shrouding] felt a headache. Although using the [Knowledge-Perception Barrier] on others was very satisfying, it was somewhat annoying when it was his turn.
On the other side, Lu Yang had already arrived in front of [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao].
"You want to kill me?"
[Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] raised his head, his gaze cold and severe. Undeniably, among the three, his condition was undoubtedly the worst at this moment.
But he had an advantage no one else possessed.
[Sky-Shrouding] wanted to kill Lu Yang, and the Old Dragon Lord also wished to kill him quickly after offending him. However, both their goals clearly hadn't been achieved.
But he had achieved his!
In other words... he didn't need to drag this out at all. He could run away!
As for the Supreme Dao Fruit books, he had sensed them long ago. They could be taken out, but after leaving [Nourishing Life Master], they would be forcibly imprinted in the sea of consciousness. Not only could they not be taken out, but they also couldn't be viewed. Only by returning to [Nourishing Life Master] could they be taken out and read again.
But regardless, being able to take them away was enough.
As for other restrictions, he could wait until he fled back to the Sword Pavilion and healed his injuries to solve them. Wouldn't that be much better than risking his life now?
Say no more.
Withdraw, retreat, sell out, slip away!
Swish!
In the next second, under everyone's surprised gazes, bright light paned around [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao]'s body. His figure became illusory for a moment, yet abruptly stagnated.
Hmm!?
[Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao]'s expression changed slightly.
On the other side, both Lu Yang and [Sky-Shrouding] revealed looks of "as expected," clearly having guessed his move long ago.
Rather, this was human nature.
If they were in that position, they would definitely choose to run away too.
Therefore, both Lu Yang and [Sky-Shrouding] had long set up means to prevent [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] from choosing to flee when the situation looked bad.
In a sense, this could be considered the only true cooperation between the two.