Chapter 1021: Great Emperor's Disciple

Immortal techniques were created during the era of Ancient Emperor Xuanyou by a human emperor who combined ancient arts.

That period was a critical time for Ancient Emperor Xuanyou's conquest of myriad races. As immortal techniques spread among the human race's allied groups, they made immense contributions to Ancient Emperor Xuanyou's unification of Wanggu.

However, the cost was immense! Most who used immortal techniques suffered varying degrees of damage, depending on the technique's level. Minor damage depleted their vitality, while severe damage shattered their very foundations!

Therefore, after the unification, immortal techniques were confined to the Immortal Techniques Pavilion and sealed as forbidden arts!

However, with the arrival of the Broken Face and the departure of Ancient Emperor Xuanyou and the emperors of various races at that time, immortal techniques were taken by each race and circulated within their respective sacred lands! Nevertheless, those who could learn them were exceedingly rare!

Especially, some immortal techniques emphasized single-line inheritance, often resulting in the sudden death of the previous generation once the next generation mastered them – an incredibly malicious practice!

At this moment, the "Six Thieves of Delusionary Life" technique that Yuedong was performing belonged to this category.

As her hands performed the incantation, her body radiated a seven-colored light that transformed into a sea of radiance, instantly shining in all directions. Xu Qing and Er Niu, who were attacking the Emperor's Protective Array, felt their minds suddenly ripple! These ripples were entirely induced by external forces, agitating their thoughts and spreading throughout their bodies! It was irresistible, unstoppable!

Yuedong looked up, gazing at Xu Qing and Er Niu. The moment their heartstrings were swayed, she raised her delicate hand and first directed it at Xu Qing. "Strip the six desires, separate the seven emotions." Clearly, in her view, the pressure Xu Qing exerted on her was the most deadly!

Almost the instant her finger descended, the seven-colored sea of light erupting from her body surged out of the Emperor's Array, changing the color of the sky and spreading across the surrounding ice plains! The entire world was engulfed in seven colors!

Xu Qing, enveloped in the light, immediately saw colorful ethereal threads appear on his body, representing his moods and six desires! At this moment, they were being forcibly extracted, rapidly dispersing from within him and gathering together, intending to form a face belonging to Yuedong!

However… though Xu Qing's mind was rippling and his heartstrings were stirred, his expression was somewhat peculiar! As his seven emotions and six desires were continuously extracted, his aura actually grew stronger.

Finally, when all the threads of his seven emotions and six desires were completely drawn out, the peculiarity on his face vanished! He became extremely aloof, and his aura became breathtaking, causing the sky to change color and a strange rumble to echo from all directions! It seemed that Yuedong's immortal technique had not only failed to work but had instead empowered Xu Qing.

In reality, the immortal technique was not useless! It did indeed have an effect on Xu Qing! It stripped away Xu Qing's six desires and separated his seven emotions! And these, in essence, were his humanity.

Xu Qing's unique nature meant that after his humanity was stripped away, what manifested in him was divinity!

"Interesting!" Xu Qing said calmly! He had experienced this several times before and felt no discomfort from the temporary loss of his humanity! So he allowed Yuedong's immortal technique to strip it away!

It was when divinity took precedence that Xu Qing was at his strongest.

At this moment, as his humanity departed and divinity spread, Xu Qing, standing there, exuded absolute rationality and absolute coldness from head to toe! His aura seemed to merge with the frigid cold of the entire ice plain.

At this moment, in Xu Qing's eyes, whether it was life or all things, everything was pale and unimportant!

The shadow on the ground trembled slightly; Little Shadow feared this version of Xu Qing the most!

Even the Sacred Heaven Divine Vine showed signs of tension! Indeed, Xu Qing, with divinity dominant, was extremely terrifying to all his enemies!

He calmly glanced at Yuedong, who was protected by the Emperor's Array, then raised his right hand and pointed to the sky! The next instant, the sky rumbled! A vast pagoda suddenly appeared in the heavens! It was Xu Qing's Sacred Heaven Pagoda!

As soon as the pagoda appeared, it howled towards the earth, approaching in an instant, smashing directly onto the Emperor's Protective Array! The heavens and earth rumbled, deafening sounds surged forth, and the glaciers on the ground shattered layer by layer, rolling back in all directions!

At this moment, Xu Qing's figure stepped out, transforming into a scorching sun. Simultaneously, the Divine Authority of Misfortune, the Divine Authority of Sound, and the Divine Authority of the Purple Moon all erupted! Converging, they descended upon the array! Moreover, terrifying divine source power swept forth like a tsunami!

Most terrifying of all, after unleashing everything, Xu Qing used his own body as a weapon, directly crashing into the array!

Immediately, the array violently shook, and Yuedong's expression inside the array changed drastically! She stared at Xu Qing, her mind churning! She had not anticipated such an outcome. Ultimately, her understanding of Xu Qing was still insufficient.

Seeing Xu Qing's aura grow increasingly cold under her immortal technique, his gaze devoid of emotional fluctuation, and his attacks utterly breathtaking, Yuedong's inner tremor intensified!

At the same time, a mocking voice came from Er Niu! "My junior brother cultivates both immortal and divine arts. You must have thought you were dying too slowly to strip away his humanity. Now look, divinity is dominant!"

"Let me tell you, even I avoid this kind of Little A-Qing!" Er Niu clicked his tongue.

Yuedong's face darkened. She turned to look at Er Niu, and her seven-colored eyes erupted! Immediately, seven-colored light enveloped Er Niu!

Er Niu, far from panicking, rejoiced. "Come on, come on, try it on me too! See if your immortal technique can strip away my seven emotions and six desires. If you really succeed, I'll thank you properly!" "I haven't succeeded in doing that myself, through all my lives."

Er Niu's face was full of anticipation. The next instant, under the shroud of the seven-colored light and the eruption of the immortal technique, his seven emotions and six desires churned! They were being extracted one by one, stripped away one by one!

Once all were stripped away, they would transform into an unseen curse, branding his body, forming threads of emotional fluctuation that would weave into Yuedong's face!

However, the scene unfolding on Er Niu at this moment was different from what happened with Xu Qing! Xu Qing's threads of seven emotions and six desires were quickly drawn out! But with Er Niu, his seven emotions and six desires seemed endless. No matter how Yuedong's immortal technique operated, it couldn't completely extract them in a short time!

Especially his greed; after other desires showed signs of being depleted, this greed was like a bottomless pit, endlessly surging.

Yuedong's expression changed again! Xu Qing alone had already made her feel difficult, but now discovering Er Niu was an even greater monster!

She had never seen any cultivator whose greed was so intense. At this moment, even with all her strength, she couldn't extract it all! There was simply too much!

"A bit slow, aren't you? It's like scratching an itch, but with very little force, leaving me in an awkward spot!" Er Niu complained!

"I'll help you out!" With that, he took a deep breath, raised his right hand, and slapped his chest hard. Madness instantly flashed in his eyes. To stimulate himself even more effectively, Er Niu even took out Feng Lintao's soul, placed it in front of him, and stared intently at it. Imagining the opponent's treasures, his desire for greed instantly surged!

With a roar, it erupted like a volcanic explosion! However… his greed was too overwhelming, exceeding Yuedong's ability to extract it. This caused Yuedong to tremble all over, spit out blood, and her immortal technique actually disintegrated!

The backlash followed immediately! Because Lanyao bore the karmic consequences, Lanyao spat out blood, her body instantly withered, and as she lay dying, Xu Qing's attack also erupted with devastating sharpness!

The Sacred Heaven Pagoda, already formidable, caused the Emperor's Array to rumble as it struck. Combined with Xu Qing's divine authority and divine source, it continuously corroded the array until, finally, with his physical body becoming a weapon, after several impacts!

The Emperor's Array finally emitted cracking sounds! This Emperor's Array was not complete; some of its power had been consumed when sealing Feng Lintao. Now, with Yuedong's support weakened by the backlash, and under Xu Qing's bombardment,

Amidst these cracking sounds, it was clear that it would soon shatter into pieces! In this critical moment, Yuedong, with disheveled hair and a vicious look in her eyes, pushed her hands outward in an incantation, uttering a shrill cry! "Explode."

She actually took advantage of the array not being completely shattered, actively triggering it to self-destruct, unleashing overwhelming power! The next instant, the Emperor's Array emitted an earth-shattering sound, shattering itself and sweeping destruction in all directions! Wherever it passed, strong winds howled, glaciers collapsed, and the sky even showed a strange phenomenon like fish scales!

Seizing this opportunity, Yuedong grabbed Lanyao and rapidly fled into the distance. She also took out a jade slip, crushed it, and threw it into the air! She originally didn't want to use this jade slip! But now she had no choice!

And just as the jade slip shattered, Xu Qing and Er Niu had already burst out of the Emperor's Array, their explosive power approaching Yuedong! Xu Qing seemed like a descending deity; each step caused the heavens and earth to change color, his pressure was astonishing, and a sense of divinity rose from him! His face was expressionless, his eyes cold!

Beside him, Er Niu was his complete opposite! Wrapped in light formed from endless greed, it spread over the seven colors, rendering everything around him black! In this black light, Er Niu was like a demon, his fur swaying! With a predatory grin, he advanced step by step!

At this moment, it seemed as if gods and demons walked side by side.

Witnessing this scene, Yuedong's breathing quickened. Suddenly, with a shrill voice, she abruptly spoke towards the shattered jade slip! "Lu Lingzi, aren't you going to appear yet?"

Almost the instant Yuedong's words echoed, the shattered jade slip she had thrown earlier instantly shone with silver light, and teleportation fluctuations directly erupted. A gigantic vortex formed, rumbling as it spun, and a tall figure, carrying an astonishing aura, stepped out from within this vortex!

With just one step, he crossed the void, emerged from the array, and stood beside Yuedong! This person was a young man, bearing nine great worlds on his back; each one was teeming with vitality, converging upon him, forming cultivation fluctuations of a peak Nine Realms of Incubation God.

Influencing heaven and earth, it was as if he had transformed this place into his own world. The moment he appeared, his first glance was not at Yuedong, but at the unconscious Lanyao! A hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes. Then, turning to look at Xu Qing and Er Niu, the tenderness was replaced by sharpness.

He spoke faintly, "So it was the two of you who harmed my wife?"