The safe location decided by [Sky-Shrouding] and Tian Qiu, this bizarre high platform located above the [Sea of Bitterness], was precisely the location where he attained his Void Attainment Great Dao.
For this, he had set up layers of preparations.
Formations, secret treasures, and intense Knowledge-Perception Barriers were all for suppressing Lu Yang the moment he appeared, giving him not even a shred of a chance to escape.
This time is different from before!
Before, neither the [Mortal World] nor the [Nourishing Life Master] were his home field. But now, the battlefield was right on top of his Void Attainment Great Dao.
Moreover, he was waiting at ease for the exhausted enemy, having set up so many methods in advance. In this situation, if he still couldn't take down this sinister and cunning junior, then he would have truly lived in vain... Thinking of this, [Sky-Shrouding]'s narrow eyes exposed outside the smoke curved slightly, revealing a bit of ferocity.
Ultimately you're a greedy person! Fits the style of my Saint Sect quite well.
Unfortunately, he didn't recognize himself clearly.
[Heavenly Fire], was this something he could covet? Did he not know that achieving Perfected Lord status through other methods meant one could no longer condense a Grotto-Heaven?
Yet he still delusionally wanted to snatch it.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if he snatched it now, so what? [Sky-Shrouding] didn't even bother to stop him. After all, snatching a Dao Fruit didn't mean one could verify and attain it.
As everyone knew, since [Heavenly Fire] came into existence, no one had successfully attain it. The conditions were so high and the rituals so harsh that they even surpassed his [Great Forest Wood]. And how difficult was his [Great Forest Wood] to attain... to put it bluntly, if not for the right time, place, and people, he basically couldn't have attain it.
For a moment, [Sky-Shrouding] was even somewhat distracted.
He thought of those turbulent years, of that soul-stirring attainment of the Dao that he still recalled to this day, but the details of which he could no longer remember clearly.
There was one thing many people didn't know.
Throughout history, he might be the only Perfected Lord who, after already attaining a golden position, forcibly changed his Dao path and then sought golden core again.
That's right, his first Dao Fruit was not [Great Forest Wood]!
[Great Forest Wood] was attained later!
However, by now, he no longer remembered what his first Dao Fruit was... He only knew that changing his Dao path that time was the masterpiece of his life.
Only by achieving this step did he attain a Supreme Dao Fruit.
What right did this bastard before him have?
Or could it be that he has the Supreme Dao Fruit book in his hand and thinks that after reading the book on [Heavenly Fire], he can luckily attain it?
Even if he really thinks so, is he not afraid that I will stop him?
[Sky-Shrouding] didn't believe the other party couldn't think of the possibility of a trap. But even so, daring to come only meant he overestimated his own strength too much.
Doesn't he know how strong I am?
Knowing there might be a trap set by me, yet daring to come... Who gave him the courage? Did the lucky escape last time inflate his ego to this extent?
Thinking of this, [Sky-Shrouding] even wanted to laugh a little.
From his perspective, no matter how one looked at it, the only way for Lu Yang to break the situation was to attain [Heavenly Fire] in an instant. Otherwise, it was certain death!
[Sky-Shrouding] put away distracting thoughts and revealed a sneer.
Then, he saw a scene he completely couldn't understand.
…
Above the [Sea of Bitterness].
Time was still flowing slowly. From Lu Yang appearing and actively entering the jar to take [Heavenly Fire], to [Sky-Shrouding] appearing, preparing to close the door and beat the dog—
It took less than a second in total.
However, within this second, compared to [Sky-Shrouding]'s constantly changing thoughts twisting and turning a hundred times, Lu Yang made a simple movement.
He took out the [Yellow Court].
Then he stuffed it into [Heavenly Fire].
[Yellow Court], the True Treasure he refined in his previous life using the [Heavenly Pillar Profound Governance Grotto-Heaven] as a foundation, could be said to possess all the characteristics of a Golden Core Grotto-Heaven.
The only difference was that a Grotto-Heaven could directly sense the Dao Fruit and then occupy it without rejection. However, the [Yellow Court] he refined into a True Treasure would disconnect from the Dao Fruit once it left. To restore the connection, the [Yellow Court] must be put back into the Dao Fruit first.
This formed a paradox:
I want to put the [Yellow Court] into the Dao Fruit, so I must first sense the Dao Fruit. But if I don't put the [Yellow Court] into the Dao Fruit, I can't sense the Dao Fruit.
So in this life, Lu Yang had never thought about re-attain [Heavenly Fire].
However, even he didn't expect there would be so many kind-hearted people delivering the sealed [Heavenly Fire] from thousands of miles away right before his eyes!
At this moment, the sealed [Heavenly Fire] offered absolutely no resistance, allowing Lu Yang to stuff the [Yellow Court] inside. A familiar feeling instantly swept through his body, causing blinding firelight to shine in Lu Yang's eyes. The re-established connection made the corners of his mouth stretch wider and wider uncontrollably.
"Haha... Hahaha!"
Spiritual power riot!
The stature enhancement of a Supreme Dao Fruit even surpassed the current Dharma Body Dao, causing boundless mighty power to surge out from his body like a blowout!
Whoosh!
Sublimation!
Without any hesitation, Lu Yang directly clicked on the Golden Talent [Supreme Dao Transformation] he had just obtained. His mind, after climbing to the peak, leaped again!
"Ah..."
Lu Yang exhaled deeply, looking around. He felt his perception of the world had never been so clear, so detailed. The water of the [Sea of Bitterness], which looked turbid in the past, now upon looking again, he could vaguely analyze the specific ratio of concepts within it.
Is this the Patriarch's world?
Lu Yang looked down, then glanced at Mu Changsheng and Tian Qiu, who were still in a dazed state, and frowned immediately, as if seeing something unclean.
Tian Qiu... such inferior Dao resonance, what's the difference between him and a monkey?
Mu Changsheng is slightly better, considered an anthropoid ape.
Immediately after, he turned his head and glanced at [Sky-Shrouding], then nodded slightly: Hmm, this one finally looks like a human.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's expression changed slightly.
This perspective of the Patriarch completely disregarded appearance and beauty, only looking at Dao resonance and aptitude... In his eyes, would I not even have a human form?
A bit panicked!
However, considering the limited time of [Supreme Dao Transformation], Lu Yang quickly gathered his distracting thoughts and turned his attention to [Heavenly Fire].
With the experience of his previous life, Lu Yang asked himself if he understood [Inscribing Heavenly Chapters], the fundamental wonder of [Heavenly Fire], quite well. Various rule-making was also easy to come by... However, this time, in the state of [Supreme Dao Transformation], a different realization arose in his heart.
Wrong... used wrong.
How could I have been so stupid before? [Inscribing Heavenly Chapters] is not used like this at all! Rules, rules... I actually used it only according to the literal meaning?
Fool!
Lu Yang decided to cut ties with his past self who hadn't used [Supreme Dao Transformation].
Finally, one second passed.
Lu Yang chuckled, watching the last moment of this second. The emotion in [Sky-Shrouding]'s narrow eyes changed from amusement to astonishment, and finally to solemnity...
"Truly interesting."
As his voice fell, Lu Yang raised a finger.
Me, after using [Supreme Dao Transformation]... watch closely and remember firmly. I will only demonstrate once... This is how [Inscribing Heavenly Chapters] should be used.
Almost simultaneously, all of [Sky-Shrouding]'s arrangements fell brazenly. Layers of formations blocked him, cutting off all escape routes, and Knowledge-Perception Barriers swarmed in.
Boom!
Boundless psychedelic colors accompanied a heaven-shaking bang, even punching a huge hole in the [Sea of Bitterness], causing the surrounding concept water to pour in.
—Empty.
Lu Yang and Mu Changsheng vanished just like that.