Invincible Divine Sword Chapter 2148: 2148: A Battle to the Death with Yang Xiaotian
Previously on Invincible Divine Sword...
Over these recent days, the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint had built up a mounting grudge against Yang Xiaotian, yet fear of Master Ding's might kept him from striking first.
Hearing now that Yang Xiaotian—the one who crippled his disciple's holy vein and plundered the eight-billion-year-old Mother of All Lotus—dared to show up at his doorstep, fury surged uncontrollably within him.
“Yang Xiaotian is here outside?” The Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint shot to his feet, his expression twisted with lethal killing intent.
The legion commander avoided the piercing stare of the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint, bowed low in deference, and replied, “Yes, he claims he wishes to step into the Dragon Spring Land.”
When the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint learned Yang Xiaotian sought entry to Dragon Spring Land, alarm gripped him—had the hidden truth of that place been exposed?
Dragon Spring Land held Bright Dragon Qi of unmatched purity, making it a prime candidate for the resting spot of the Bright Dragon Ancestor Dragon Body; that's why he had established the Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace right there, to harness that Bright Dragon Qi for his cultivation.
Still, despite all these years, the Bright Dragon Ancestor Dragon Body had eluded his grasp.
Should he claim the Bright Dragon Ancestor Dragon Body, his strength would surely soar to new heights.
The Bright Dragon Ancestor ranked among the ten Ancestor Dragons of the Long Clan, boasting might on par with the Dark Dragon Ancestor Long Ye.
“Inform Yang Xiaotian that my Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace bars him from entry; tell him to scram!” the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint snapped with icy venom.
Since Yang Xiaotian aimed for Dragon Spring Land, he must already suspect its mystery, so under no circumstances could the Master allow him inside.
The subordinate legion commander wouldn't dare defy the order, so he bowed deeply, acknowledged it, and hurried back to Yang Xiaotian with the message, “Our Majesty refuses to host you; kindly depart.”
Suddenly, the whole Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace blazed with a surge of terrifying array radiance.
Countless Great Array Runes coalesced into a colossal Golden Light Shield overhead, enveloping the full expanse of Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace.
It was plain that the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint had unleashed the mighty grand array safeguarding his domain.
Through this bold display, he made his stance clear against Yang Xiaotian.
Yang Xiaotian had foreseen such resistance; he addressed the legion commander firmly, “Welcome or not from your Majesty, we're stepping into Dragon Spring Land anyway!”
“I was just passing along the word to your Majesty!”
With those words, he flicked his hand in a signal to strike.
At once, the powerhouses from Rain Demon, Abyss of Darkness, and Star Storm Demon across the Three Realms soared into action, unleashing their full might.
Over a hundred overlords from the Eternal Realm List unleashed their assaults together, unleashing a cataclysmic force.
The waves of devastating energy crashed against the grand array's light shield over Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace.
Boom!
The vast area of Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace quaked fiercely, chunks of earth hurled skyward, and clouds of dust churned like the end of days.
Every soldier in Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace felt sheer terror grip them.
Inside Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace, as the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint conferred with White-haired Sword Venerate and the rest on strategies against Yang Xiaotian, a thunderous blast echoed, jolting his throne and stunning all within the hall.
“That's Yang Xiaotian!” White-haired Sword Venerate and the others seethed with rage.
No doubt about it—this had to be Yang Xiaotian and his forces smashing headlong into the defensive grand array of Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace.
The Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint leaped up, his killing aura boiling over; he never imagined Yang Xiaotian would charge straight in, flouting every custom.
“Yang Xiaotian, you've crossed the line!” he bellowed in fury, “All forces of Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace, form up and slaughter these trespassers!”
“Wipe them out for me!”
He'd reached his breaking point!
Before, when Yang Xiaotian ruined his disciple's holy vein and looted millions of Mother Crystals, he'd swallowed the insult!
Then, when Yang Xiaotian snatched his eight-billion-year Mother of All Lotus, he'd gritted his teeth and held back!
But now, with Yang Xiaotian brazenly launching an assault!
No more holding back for him!
The Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint's command boomed across every inch of Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace.
Right away, the troops of Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace mobilized into formations and charged at Yang Xiaotian and his allies.
At the same time, the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint commanded, “Every unity stage master in the Empire, rush to Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace and eliminate the intruders!”
He called forth all unity stage experts loyal to him, vowing to clash to the bitter end with Yang Xiaotian!
In his mind, with the grand array of Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace plus half the unity stage forces of Xuanhuang Great World at his side, he stood a real chance to battle Yang Xiaotian—and perhaps even finish him off!
Yang Xiaotian's Golden Cauldron might pack tremendous punch, but unless it reached creation realm, it wasn't unbreakable; it could be targeted and shattered!
No sooner had the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint soared from the hall than the heavens flared with brilliance, as a massive Golden Cauldron plummeted from above, its vastness beyond comprehension, blanketing the entire Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace region.
“Nine Strike of Epoch!”
“Era Destruction!”
Master Ding's form blazed with radiant rune light.
The Dao Tribulation Thunder morphed into nine heavenly rivers, thundering downward.
After a heaven-shaking deafening roar.
The skies and earth shuddered, radiating out from Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace, as the surrounding terrain split open in endless fissures.
Vast destructive energies roiled over the grand array of Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace, causing the barrier to flicker wildly.
The Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint and White-haired Sword Venerate reeled in horror; this grand array had been forged with endless Heaven and Earth Treasures, its heart powered by ten Kaitian Sacred Artifacts.
Yet that one blow from the Golden Cauldron had almost hurled it aside.
“How could this Giant Cauldron wield such overwhelming might!” White-haired Sword Venerate quivered in awe.
Master Ding's prowess had shattered all their expectations.
This level of strength already outstripped the Master of Holy Realm?!
Their hunch was spot on: outside the Holy Realm, Master Ding's current power eclipsed even the Master of Holy Realm.
Of course, that earlier strike had drawn on Master Ding burning two hundred masses of Primordial Qi.
The Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint's grip on his Dual Swords shook faintly; moments ago, he'd planned to lean on the grand array of Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace and the might of his gathered experts to smash this Giant Cauldron and end Yang Xiaotian.
But with the Giant Cauldron's power now topping the Master of Holy Realm! How could anyone hope to destroy it?
In that instant, Master Ding pierced the skies once more, the cauldron's surface gleaming fiercely, as the Nine Strike of Epoch hammered down again.
“Strike back for me!”
“Endure it!”
The Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint bellowed in panicked fury.
His body wrapped in surging Xuanhuang Qi, he merged with the Xuanhuang Great Saint Formation, aiming to block Master Ding's onslaught.
White-haired Sword Venerate and his comrades poured everything into the fray, reinforcing the Xuanhuang Great Saint Formation.
As the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint and the others funneled their strength into the Xuanhuang Great Saint Formation, Master Ding's blow descended.
In a flash, the Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint and his allies felt like they'd been slammed by ten million Chaos Divine Mountains.
With a world-rending roar, their forms jolted violently, minds reeling from the shock, as a huge rift tore through the Xuanhuang Great Saint Formation, spiderwebbing outward without stop.
The Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint's face drained of color; he never dreamed the Xuanhuang Great Saint Formation he'd labored to build would shatter after just two hits from this Giant Cauldron.
Right then, Master Ding cleaved through the heavens anew, loosing a third Nine Strike of Epoch.
“Fall back!” The Master of Xuanhuang Great Saint saw the tide turn against him, yelling in desperate outrage.
As he darted away to escape, Master Ding's strike landed, utterly demolishing the Xuanhuang Great Saint Formation.
Master Ding's devastating force slammed into Xuanhuang Great Saint Palace itself, plunging the heavens into gloom, and the whole palace was hurled into oblivion.