In an instant, the situation reversed!
After losing the Old Dragon Lord's physical body, the Ancestral Dragon, left with only Primordial Spirit thoughts, was like water without a source. His attraction to Tribulation instantly plummeted.
[Tribulation] subsequently deflected.
At the same time, the Ancestral Dragon's shock lasted for an instant before rapidly returning to calmness: "What brilliant methods, making preparations on Ao Guang in advance."
He turned his head and glanced in [Sky-shrouding]'s direction.
It seemed this cornered beast wasn't completely useless either. But it was still futile. After all, the Old Dragon Lord's greatest use for him had already been expended.
That was the [Usurpation of the Huai River].
The [Usurpation of the Huai River] back then was an usurpation between dragon descendants. Therefore, in order to recreate it, he needed a Dragon Lord. However, afterward, it didn't matter.
'The Huai River is under my control anyway.'
Thinking of this, the Ancestral Dragon shifted his gaze, looking at Perfected Lord Feixue not far away. This was the most exquisite creation of his and the Primordial Saint over all these years.
"Originating from the First History, a person who does not exist in the Mortal World, is a [Variable]. A predestined, irreversible life and ending, is an [Inevitable Fate]. Finally being usurped by me and becoming a part of me, is a [Tribulation]. But the most important thing is still to attain that [Nourishing Descend] through the Void first."
The Ancestral Dragon drifted down.
What was Perfected Lord Feixue's use? Why did the Primordial Saint go to such great lengths to cultivate her, only to eventually give her to the Ancestral Dragon for possession? What was the point of going around in such a huge circle?
The answer was actually very simple.
"She is a buffer."
In the Netherworld, with Dao Tianqi's help, Lu Yang's gaze had long landed on the Ancestral Dragon and Perfected Lord Feixue. The boiling Light of Wisdom allowed him to perceive the truth:
"The Ancestral Dragon used the Five Elements to reverse-swallow the Five Heavenly Destinies back then. His methods were too crude. Although he succeeded, it also made the Five Heavenly Destinies extremely sensitive to his aura, keeping him at a respectful distance. [Inevitable Fate], [Fortune], and [Destiny] are fine; with Dao Lords commanding them, even if they repel him, they can be forced to cooperate."
"However, [Tribulation] is different."
"If the Ancestral Dragon still tries to attain these two Great Daos with his original identity, the result will only be rejection by the Great Dao, without any possibility of getting close."
"That's why Feixue is needed."
"By borrowing her body and using her karma to disguise himself, the Ancestral Dragon won't have to worry about being repelled by the Great Dao. By the same logic, [Nourishing Descend] is the filter."
"[Nourishing Descend] is Water, and Water is one of the Five Elements."
"Therefore, using [Nourishing Descend] to devour the concept mighty power of [Tribulation], and then channeling it into the [Five Elements], adding a layer of separation, this is to deceive [Tribulation]."
An opportunistic design, but it was indeed effective.
Everything was exactly as Lu Yang deduced. The Ancestral Dragon drifted towards Perfected Lord Feixue, intending to possess her, then attain [Nourishing Descend] through the Void to continue sensing [Tribulation].
However, right at this moment—
"..."
Perfected Lord Feixue, who should have been unconscious, suddenly opened her eyes. Her beautiful eyes were calm, looking at the Ancestral Dragon close at hand without the slightest ripple in the depths of her eyes.
"Hmm?"
The Ancestral Dragon was somewhat surprised seeing this, then was happy rather than alarmed: "What? Given up? If you didn't force yourself awake, perhaps you could have held on a bit longer."
"Now that you've forced yourself awake, the price is your Dao heart cracking."
"It's a final burst of lucidity before death."
The Ancestral Dragon's judgment was very sharp. He instantly saw through Perfected Lord Feixue's state, therefore he wasn't worried at all. Could prey that had already reached his mouth possibly escape?
Yet looking at him, Perfected Lord Feixue smiled.
An incredibly relaxed, radiant smile, glowing with health and vigor. On the face of this Perfected Lord who had always been forceful and stubborn her entire life, a shocking, glamorous beauty actually appeared.
Then, she reached out her hand.
In an instant, the Ancestral Dragon froze.
Because right in Perfected Lord Feixue's palm, five True Treasures were slowly rotating. They were diverging streams, deep pools, waterfalls, great rivers, rivers—endless water concepts.
Finally converging into a bright light deep within her palm.
[Nourishing Descend].
In an instant, apart from [Sky-shrouding] in the distance, all the Dao Lords who originally thought the general situation was set in stone revealed looks of surprise upon seeing this scene.
She attained it!
Without the empowerment of [Inevitable Fate], without the Ancestral Dragon's secret help, Perfected Lord Feixue, who had already been abandoned, actually attained the Dao Fruit!
Relying solely on herself!
"This is what you want, right?"
Perfected Lord Feixue grinned. And the Ancestral Dragon, after a moment of daze, also realized something. Chilling anger instantly agitated heaven and earth—
"You dare..."
Boom!
Before the Ancestral Dragon's voice faded, Perfected Lord Feixue unhesitatingly released all her spiritual power. The endless water concepts in her palm all exploded at this moment!
Like a bursting dam, the collapsing, torrential water directly shattered the five True Treasures. This [Nourishing Descend] that had just been attained through the Void was detonated without hesitation by her. Along with it, the True Treasures serving as the foundation were also destroyed together, thoroughly severing all roots of this Dao Fruit!
In other words, it could no longer be attained!
The [Nourishing Descend]—which the Ancestral Dragon had regarded as a crucial filter and buffer for assimilating the Concept of [Tribulation], and upon which he had placed great expectations—was effortlessly destroyed at the hands of Perfected Lord Feixue.
Even more than that!
Right as [Nourishing Descend] disintegrated, Perfected Lord Feixue's consciousness also melted like ice and snow. Her sea of consciousness collapsed, revealing a blazing golden light.
"That's..."
In the Netherworld, Lu Yang stood up abruptly. Because he couldn't be more familiar with that streak of golden light. It was nothing else but the Yang Great Dao of the [Yin-Yang]!
[Sky-shrouding] had transferred it to Feixue?
The next second, the golden light shattered. Using Perfected Lord Feixue's Dao heart as a springboard, it blasted open the Dark Aspect of the Light Sea... A visible storm poured out from within!
The Yang Great Dao was also blown up!
[Sky-shrouding] had once used this to connect the Mortal World and the Dark Aspect of the Light Sea. Up to now, the dark aspect storms were still echoing in the Mortal World. It was the foundation of his validation of Tribulation.
And now, Perfected Lord Feixue detonated it once again!
What was even more fatal was that the current Ancestral Dragon had lost the Old Dragon Lord's physical body, leaving only his Primordial Spirit Dao heart, which was exactly countered by the chaotic dark aspect storms!
"Bastard——!"
At this moment, the Ancestral Dragon's angry groan of pain exploded like a thunderclap. He completely didn't expect that he would actually be bitten back by the prey already in his hands!
The pain cut straight to the marrow!
At the very, very end, Perfected Lord Feixue used the most resolute method to display her attitude. A self-detonation thoroughly destroyed all the Ancestral Dragon's preparations!
In contrast, there was [Sky-shrouding].
The sea of fog churned. Those narrow eyes always gazed at the Ancestral Dragon, gazed at the fiercely self-detonating Feixue. The depths of his eyes held admiration, and also intense joy.
His aura continued to climb.
As for the [Tribulation] that originally favored the Ancestral Dragon, it astonishingly turned around at this moment. With an even brighter radiance, it landed squarely upon him!
Seeing this scene, the Dao Lords on the [Paramita] couldn't help but praise:
"What brilliant methods!"
In the Netherworld, Lu Yang even almost clapped and cheered:
'Well done!'
'Although this evil old ghost definitely couldn't guess the Primordial Saint's schemes, he grabbed hold of the vital point, knowingFeixue must be the key to the scheme.'
'So he placed his piece on Feixue!'
'The key is that Perfected Lord Feixue herself is also decisive. Attaining the Void in the midst of danger, self-detonating without hesitation... making the Ancestral Dragon, who had victory in his grasp, suffer a huge loss!'
What was even more wonderful was that the Ancestral Dragon's actions caused Perfected Lord Feixue to self-detonate and in turn triggered the Dark Aspect storms related to [Sky-shrouding]. Such karma allowed [Sky-shrouding] to even turn around and usurp [Tribulation]'s favor from the Ancestral Dragon, further elevating his own presence!
'It's going to succeed!'
At this moment, Lu Yang saw it incredibly clearly. [Sky-shrouding]'s aura climbed to the extreme. He was almost just a hair's breadth away from thoroughly merging with [Tribulation]!
"Thud."
Heavy footsteps interrupted all of [Sky-shrouding]'s actions. Like stepping on the rhythm of heaven and earth, forcefully halting the operation of all things.
Lu Yang looked up.
Only to see above the [Paramita], that tiny figure seemed to be strolling. His movements were incredibly leisurely, casually taking another step downward.