Peerless Martial God Chapter 2491 - Acknowledge Allegiance
Spectators down below watched as Roc Clan and Dragon Clan members clashed fiercely; these two mighty Animal Clans had thrown themselves into the fray too. The future of the Continent of the Nine Clouds teetered on the edge!
Lin Feng alongside Zi Zhu and the old ox kept soaring toward the Empty Space Shrine Leader and the Ice and Snow Shrine Leader. Those five powerhouses had already claimed the lives of innumerable mighty cultivators. They posed a grave threat!
The Empty Space Shrine Leader and Ice and Snow Shrine Leader gazed at their three foes, retreating instinctively in terror.
“Curse!” Lin Feng declared. Cursing power surged before him, while he summoned several clones. His cursing power morphed into a raging river, eroding the foes’ fortune and vitality. Merging cursing power with water amplified its flow, making everyone nearby feel nauseous.
“Empty Space Shrine Leader, where are your two ultimate weapons?! Unleash them!” the Ice and Snow Shrine Leader urged.
“The Celestial Sealing Map lies in ruins. I can’t repair it, and the other one remains unmodified, so I can’t wield it effectively,” the Empty Space Shrine Leader replied irritably. Temporal energies swirled around them as the old ox launched his assault.
“Zi Zhu!” Lin Feng called out. Zi Zhu got the cue, freezing time in place. Lin Feng and the old ox struck simultaneously.
“Great Celestial Seal!” the Ice and Snow Shrine Leader bellowed icily. His supreme weapon emerged, hovering protectively before him.
“Break!” Lin Feng roared, unleashing his Ruler’s Godly Imprints that appeared capable of shattering all. The Great Celestial Seal shuddered and fractured amid Lin Feng’s relentless layered strikes. Meanwhile, he pressed onward, resembling an primordial deity. Who could rival such might?
Panic gripped the Empty Space Shrine Leader; he unleashed void energies to envelop himself, attempting to slip into another dimension.
“Time, standstill!” Lin Feng commanded. Motion halted everywhere around him. He hurtled toward the Empty Space Shrine Leader, arriving right before the man and unleashing his Ruler’s Godly Imprints once more.
The Empty Space Shrine Leader’s visage drained to ashen pallor. Time resumed its flow, and he hastily deployed void power to seal himself off from the world.
Lin Feng’s Ruler’s Godly Imprints crashed into the surrounding void with cataclysmic blasts; space quaked, and the heavens seemed on the verge of crumbling.
The void shattered apart. Terror seized the Empty Space Shrine Leader—he had no path to flee.
“Time Condensation!” Zi Zhu targeted the Empty Space Shrine Leader too, decelerating him sharply. Simultaneously, the old ox and Lin Feng sped up as Lin Feng invoked acceleration strength. Now, Lin Feng outpaced the Empty Space Shrine Leader by leaps and bounds.
“Destroy!” Lin Feng hammered the Empty Space Shrine Leader with more imprints. The man tried once again to retreat into another dimension, but his void power crumbled instantly. Cornered with no escape, peerless divine force engulfed him; his form exploded into countless fragments, then ceased to exist.
He perished!
Onlookers’ hearts thundered in shock. Lin Feng’s power had reached terrifying heights. No one could stand against him solo now. Aided by Zi Zhu and the old ox, their trio resembled harvest gods of death. Nothing could halt their rampage!
“What now?!” the Thunder Shrine Leader howled mid-attack, only for the Earth Shrine Leader to block him.
Yet another Shrine Leader fallen. Such devastation!
He glanced back at the Fire Shrine Leader and Demon Shrine Leader. They had lost the will to battle, aware death could strike at any moment. Their adversaries overwhelmed them.
The sight left him dumbfounded. The bold chargers braving the onslaught were solely from the Empty Space Shrine and Thunder Shrine. The other three Shrines sought only retreat. They refused to engage!
“Fall back!” the Thunder Shrine Leader bellowed in rage. He saw that, excluding himself, just two peerless Saints remained from the Thunder Shrine’s elite!
“Haha! Impressive!” the Earth Shrine Leader laughed gleefully. At last, they could match their foes!
“Back? This is a fight to the death! The Continent of the Nine Clouds’ ruler emerges from this clash!” the Fire Shrine Leader retorted coldly.
Fury exploded in the Thunder Shrine Leader as he shouted, “Qiong Yang, what do you mean by that?”
“This battle’s end reveals the new leader of the Continent of the Nine Clouds!” the Fire Shrine Leader affirmed coldly.
Observers reeled in disbelief; despite their dire straits, he dared such brazenness!?
“In the ancient war, a god perished. Today differs—a god shall ascend! A Forbidden Person rises, but who claims godhood?!” the Fire Shrine Leader thundered.
His proclamation echoed across vast distances. The Fire Shrine Leader, ancient beyond measure like the Fortune Shrine Leader, brimmed with unfathomable power. Yet Lin Feng, the Forbidden Person, ascended like a comet. Why did the Fire Shrine Leader exude such unwavering confidence and arrogance?!
Eyes shifted then to the Ice and Snow Shrine Leader, now beside him.
“Ready?” the Fire Shrine Leader inquired.
“I’ve honed these godly skills endlessly, all for this day, haven’t I? I’ll strive to claim the pinnacle of the Continent of the Nine Clouds,” the Ice and Snow Shrine Leader replied calmly.
“We’ve endured patiently for eons! Lacking the talent for godhood, we forge our destiny through sheer force! Henceforth, you and I shall reign as this world’s gods!” the Fire Shrine Leader roared. His palm swept the firmament, igniting blazing infernos. Myriad flames glittered radiantly around him, a breathtaking spectacle. His Qi burned like solar fire.
He embodied pure flame!
The Ice and Snow Shrine Leader mirrored the motion, his palm carving the sky. His form turned to crystalline ice, fading near transparency. His chill pierced to freeze time and void alike!
Patterns manifested between them, coalescing into radiant eight trigrams: yin and yang!
“Yin, Yang!” The masses shuddered fiercely. The genesis of all creation tied inexorably to yin and yang—the root of existence!
Earth and heaven, sun and moon, frost and blaze, male and female—all duality stemmed from yin and yang. The Fire Shrine Leader mastered yang while the Ice and Snow Shrine Leader commanded yin; now, they merged their essences!
“Stop them fast!” the old ox yelled, his expression twisting in alarm.
Lin Feng stood stunned, then bellowed wrathfully, “Time, stop!”
He unleashed a temporal barrage on that zone. The Eight Trigrams pulsed, nullifying his assault. He could only scowl in frustration.
“Futile. All existence springs from yin and yang. Cultivators blend dual primal forces to reach peerless Sainthood, mirroring life’s essence—yin and yang! Birth and demise, flame and flood, all embody it! We’ve cultivated yin and yang for endless ages. Unable to ascend alone, we knew ancient gods bequeathed yin-yang divine arts, so we pursued them jointly! You, Forbidden Person, handed us mastery! Now we reshape yin and yang; henceforth, we claim godhood over the Continent of the Nine Clouds!” the Fire Shrine and Ice and Snow Shrine Leaders intoned in chilling harmony.
Their voices matched perfectly, as if one entity. Baffling spectacle. For ultimate power, they embraced a world-defying art. These two Shrine Leaders discarded all restraint, craving strength above all!
“Clever performers, you. You hid your scheme from all. I see now—you’re utterly mad!” the Earth Shrine Leader spat, face darkening.
The pair exchanged glances and smirked. “We tread cultivation’s path, where supremacy defines us! The Forbidden Body’s advent signals a vacant godhood! Should he fall, I rise divine!”
The duo merged fully. Awesome energies cloaked and swelled around them. Yin and yang intertwined flawlessly in their reborn form.
Fire Shrine and Ice and Snow Shrine followers gaped in stun. They never foresaw this twist.
A bizarre glow lit the skies, birthing a yin-yang energy torrent. Qi transmuted, infusing their forms as they united.
The fused cultivator’s eyes snapped open. A fresh body, novel Qi emerged. This new being lacked the Shrine Leaders’ ferocity. He rivaled Lin Feng’s grandeur, exuding kingly divinity.
“Henceforth, I stand supreme—I am Icefire! The Continent of the Nine Clouds’ ultimate cultivator!” he proclaimed with haughty pride.
“I grant mercy to all who heed my command,” Icefire declared imperiously. He demanded universal submission, forgiving past enmities for those who knelt.
Silence gripped the assembly. Icefire grinned. Did they still not grasp it?
Icefire fixed on a target and vanished in a flash.
“Die!” He pointed at the peerless Saint; yin-yang Qi coalesced into a monstrous dragon. The man paled mortally. The dragon devoured him, erasing him instantly.
A peerless Saint vanished in a heartbeat!
As the foe dissolved, Icefire swept his divine sense across the field, a triumphant sovereign claiming dominion over all.
“Greetings, supreme cultivator!” Fire Shrine and Ice and Snow Shrine members chorused, yielding instantly. With leaders fused, they embraced him seamlessly.
“Greetings, supreme cultivator!” Next, Empty Space Shrine members pledged allegiance.
“Greetings, supreme cultivator!” Thunder Shrine forces bowed too. Icefire eyed their Leader, whose face froze. Yin-yang Qi compelled his submission: “Greetings, supreme cultivator Icefire!”