Having spoken, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue ceased all concealment. Her aura surged like a tide on a jade sea, instantly filling the cosmos. Ultimately, it reflected four streaks of brilliant light!
Lu Yang's pupils constricted abruptly at the sight.
Because the phenomena within those four streaks of light were no less impressive than the [Sea-Mountain Heavenbreak Stone] that had just cleaved open his Dharma Body. They were clearly four True Treasures, complete with fully formed concepts.
In an instant, alarm bells blared in Lu Yang's mind.
Five True Treasures... This means Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue is actually very close to Void Attainment. She's only missing the final step of harmonizing and unifying the five True Treasures!
The next second, one of the streaks of light detached itself. Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue poured a considerable amount of spiritual power into it, and as it activated, it even emitted the sound of rushing river waves. Looking closely, it was a resplendent, iridescent pearl, hanging high in the sky as if it had become the center of heaven and earth.
[Thousand Torrent Return Pearl]!
The moment this pearl was deployed, Lu Yang immediately sensed a change in the surrounding sea of light. The operation of all things and phenomena seemed to suddenly shift towards the precious pearl.
This is a supportive True Treasure.
The surrounding sea of light has already been enveloped by it. Within its domain, I am like a boat sailing against the current, while Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue is flowing downstream. One weakens while the other strengthens...
Before Lu Yang could think of a countermeasure.
Another streak of golden light shot toward him head-on. It was the [Sea-Mountain Heavenbreak Stone] again, smashing down from above. This time, Lu Yang was prepared and was about to dodge.
However, right at that moment, the [Thousand Torrent Return Pearl] hanging high in the sky suddenly bloomed with light. It instantly plunged Lu Yang's movements into a stagnant state. Although he was still moving, it felt as if he was struggling upstream, every step arduous. He could only watch helplessly as the golden light struck his niwan palace once again.
"...Hmph!"
In the blink of an eye, Lu Yang abandoned evasion. Instead, he gave a cold laugh. Following that, a streak of brilliant golden lightning abruptly leaped from the niwan palace between his eyebrows.
[Divine Firmament Thunder]!
The thunder was lightning-fast, unfurling instantly. In a flash, it extended into tens of millions of golden snakes dancing wildly, only to be completely parted before the [Sea and Mountain Heaven-Opening Stone].
But time had been bought.
Seizing this momentary opening, Lu Yang had already changed his hand seals. His originally indestructible Dharma Body abruptly turned ethereal at this moment.
[Master of Great Tribulations]!
Although, facing Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue—who possessed the same stature—this profound wonder couldn't directly turn her into a chicken like it did to Perfected Lord Gaishuang Lingfeng.
But using it on himself was no problem.
The next second, the [Sea-Mountain Heavenbreak Stone] broke through the thunderous obstruction and hit Lu Yang's niwan palace. However, this time, Lu Yang's Dharma Body didn't explode.
He was seen standing leisurely in place. Instead, it was the [Sea and Mountain Heaven-Opening Stone] that passed straight through his brow, as if it hadn't hit anything at all. He even used the opportunity to jump out of the restraints of the [Thousand Torrent Return Pearl]. This change immediately caused Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue to frown.
In the distance, outside the battlefield.
Chong Guang and Perfected Lord Iridescent Brocade stood side by side, observing this duel. Upon seeing this scene, a strange look immediately appeared on Chong Guang's face.
Formless transformation... This is an Inner Demon concept!
I'm not mistaken. Just now, the Immortal Lord must have transformed himself into a True Demon body, successfully evading the Perfected Lord's lethal strike!
How did he do it?
Chong Guang couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought. Lu Yang naturally couldn't explain it to him either. After all, being able to do this was entirely attributed to his talent and hard work.
[Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard]!
Through this colorful talent, Lu Yang had almost completely mastered the concept transformations of a True Demon. Using the [Master of Great Tribulations] to modify himself was naturally as easy as turning over his hand!
Standing above the sea of light with his hands behind his back, Lu Yang smiled:
"With five True Treasures gathered, it seems Fellow Daoist also has the ambition for Void Attainment. I just wonder exactly what Dao Fruit you plan to attain? Has an embryonic form already taken shape?"
"Hahaha."
Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue laughed loudly in response. "After this matter, Fellow Daoist is more than welcome to discuss the Dao with me. But right now, let's let our respective Dao Fruits do the talking!"
Lu Yang nodded slightly and didn't say more. He instead grasped the [Divine Firmament Thunder] in his hand, retracting all the lightning. Under the effect of the [Master of Great Tribulations], he was currently the second True Demon aside from Chong Guang. With a single thought, tens of thousands of demon heads split from his body, and he shouted:
"The mind is like a wild horse, thoughts are like climbing apes."
Before his voice faded, the tens of thousands of demon heads vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye. Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue, who had locked onto Lu Yang from afar with her divine sense, frowned her elegant eyebrows.
Because the demon heads hadn't disappeared.
Instead, using her divine sense as a bridge and following the fluctuations of her thoughts, they poured into her sea of consciousness in one breath, madly biting towards her soul!
"Hmph... Petty tricks!"
The next second, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue's brow smoothed out. At the same time, her sea of consciousness burst with light, like the rising sun. Wherever the light passed, the countless demon heads all turned into nothingness.
Perfect Dao Heart!
The power of an Inner Demon primarily lay in confusing the mind, subsequently causing the soul's defenses to fall. However, it was most heavily countered by a perfected Dao Heart, making it difficult to truly take effect.
But this was also within Lu Yang's expectations. After all, he knew from his previous life that Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue also had a perfected Dao Heart. The reason he released these demon heads was mostly to distract her divine sense and buy himself time to execute his methods. Therefore, his movements didn't pause because of this.
Soon, he opened his palm.
In the center of his palm, a mass of profound clouds continuously collapsed and surged. Countless golden thunderbolts gathered within, exuding an indescribable aura of destruction.
The [Divine Firmament Thunder] possessed the ability to accumulate power.
Since the beginning of the battle, he had been continuously charging it up. Now, he had already condensed a [Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation]. He immediately deployed it in the air, striking out forcefully.
"Boom!"
In an instant, all phenomena turned to nothingness.
Even the light sea dimmed under this dazzling thunderous light.
The [Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation] consisted of fifty-four bolts of lightning, but they weren't fired sequentially. Instead, they combined into one breath, falling towards Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue with an incredibly violent posture!
Even more terrifying was that this thunderous light resonated with the mind; there was no travel time at all. The moment it flew from Lu Yang's hand, it landed on Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue, leaving no opportunity to react. By the time Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue realized it, the incandescent thunderous light had already pierced through her delicate body!
"Ugh..."
In an instant, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue's entire body trembled slightly. Her bare, jade-like feet curled slightly, seemingly enduring the agony of the thunderous light tearing through her body.
Yet, she didn't forget to change her hand seals.
Immediately after, among the remaining three streaks of light behind her, one receded, and a small bottle carved from white jade popped out.
"...Collect!"
The next second, the small bottle inverted, its mouth aimed at Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue herself. In the blink of an eye, it sucked all the brilliant golden thunderous light that had fallen on her into the bottle.
Lu Yang focused his vision and vaguely saw that inside the bottle was a boundless watery abyss. The water currents within twisted and turned, with nine bends and eighteen curves. Once the thunderous light fell into it, it was like falling into a giant maze. Unable to operate properly, it could only spin around aimlessly, pointlessly wasting its mighty power until it vanished into nothingness.
"Good method!"
Lu Yang couldn't help but praise softly, "Three True Treasures: one for offense, one for control, and one for defense. Flawless. It truly lives up to the phrase 'vast divine abilities'."
Meanwhile, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue also revealed her figure again. She shook her sleeve, which had been half-burnt by the thunderfire, and smiled. "Fellow Daoist's praise is premature."
"Vast divine abilities is only one part. Boundless spiritual power is right above you."
Having said that, she raised her finger and pointed upwards.
Lu Yang's pupils constricted, and he looked up simultaneously. What entered his sight was a bolt of plain white silk, currently tilting slowly, crashing down towards him!
Initially, it was just a single bolt of silk. However, as it fell, like a burst dam, the silk multiplied—one became a hundred, a hundred became a thousand, a thousand became ten thousand. In the blink of an eye, it numbered in the trillions, endless and inexhaustible. Like a waterfall plunging three thousand feet, like the Milky Way falling from the highest heaven. Wherever it passed, all things and phenomena were completely obliterated!
The five-thousand-year combat supreme was entirely contained within it.
In an instant, heaven and earth were overturned!