Chapter 1354: Peak Battle

The Boundless Blood Purgatory descended from above, sealing off all escape routes in this space and leaving no one with a way to flee.

Amidst the many gazes filled with fear and apprehension, Zhou Yuan raised his hand. A gourd, shimmering with unusual light, flickered into view, finally materializing completely.

Zhou Yuan's expression was unperturbed. He gazed at the Seven-Colored Glazed Gourd in his hand. The next moment, vast and boundless Grade-9 Origin Qi poured into it. He had previously used the Seven-Colored Glazed Gourd once, and back then, he had to sacrifice all of Silver Shadow's Origin Qi essence to activate it.

However, the current him clearly no longer needed external support.

His own Origin Qi foundation, combined with the quality of Grade-9 Origin Qi, was enough to fully unleash a Super Saint Origin Art!

It could also be said that only at this level could Zhou Yuan truly manifest the full power of the Super Saint Origin Art.

As Zhou Yuan's vast Origin Qi poured in, the luster on the surface of the Seven-Colored Glazed Gourd gradually became more subdued, unlike its previous dazzling brilliance. From a distance, it seemed as if its aura was not as powerful as before.

However, only some of the third-stage Dharma Domain experts present could faintly perceive that the dangerous fluctuations emanating from the seven-colored gourd had become terrifying to an unspeakable degree. Even by simply observing from afar, they felt a chilling premonition of impending disaster.

The feeling was as if death would inevitably follow once locked onto by the gourd.

Under those many gazes, a wisp of profound qi suddenly rose from the mouth of the gourd. As the profound qi swirled, it formed a short shuttle, shimmering with seven colors.

The short shuttle was only about an inch long, yet within that small space, it seemed to be engraved with countless ancient patterns. These patterns appeared to have been born at the dawn of creation, each so ancient and recondite that one would struggle to decipher them even by exhausting all their spiritual power.

When Zhou Yuan previously unleashed this art, what he condensed was a red shuttle shadow. But now, the shuttle shadow had completely materialized, and its color had transformed from crimson to a mysterious seven-color luminescence.

At this moment, it was like a divine artifact born from the essence of heaven and earth, possessing the power to cleave the heavens and slay saints.

The shuttle's edge glowed with a faint crimson light, seemingly insignificant, yet it contained a terrifying heat capable of incinerating hundreds of thousands of miles of land. Combined with its sharpness, it seemed capable of cutting and incinerating the very firmament.

Zhou Yuan gazed at this seven-colored short shuttle, which now concentrated all of his current power. Then, with a calm expression, he lightly flicked his finger.

The Seven-Colored Glazed Gourd trembled slightly, and the seven-colored shuttle at its mouth emitted a clear, prolonged hum. The resonant sound waves vibrated, causing cracks to appear directly in the nearby void, sliced open by the sharpness carried within the sound waves.

“Go.”

With Zhou Yuan's soft utterance, the seven-colored shuttle flickered slightly and then vanished into thin air. Its ghostly speed sent a chill down the spines of the many Dharma Domain experts. If it were to target them, they might not even have time to react before being pierced and slain.

They looked up, only to see a seven-colored streak of light colliding fiercely with the descending Boundless Blood Purgatory.

One was like a towering mountain range, pressing down for thousands of miles, while the other was merely a seven-colored streak of light. In terms of size, it resembled an ant trying to shake a tree, but when the two collided, terrifying waves of Origin Qi erupted with a roar, surging one after another like colossal tsunamis, ravaging the surroundings.

Moreover, the descent of the Boundless Blood Purgatory was actually halted!

However, the surging waves of Origin Qi caused even the third-stage Dharma Domain experts on both sides to feel pressure, their skin faintly prickling.

Such a clash was truly horrifying.

Above the sea of blood, Tai Xuan's crimson eyes coldly watched the clash in the void, a trace of anger flashing across his face. "This brat truly is a tough nut to crack."

“You are the biggest obstacle to my becoming a Saint; today, I must kill you!”

Malice surged in Tai Xuan's eyes, and he abruptly clapped his hands together. The next moment, his body began to wither even further, and vast, ocean-like blood qi surged, eventually flowing along his body and into the sacred pupil between his brows.

The sacred pupil became increasingly bright, while Tai Xuan's body was almost reduced to mere bones.

Within the sacred pupil, eight demonic stars rotated, and a blood-red diagram of light seemed to be forming within it.

Within the diagram, wisps of thick, blood-red mist curled upwards. As soon as the mist appeared, it pierced through the void, directly entering the Boundless Blood Purgatory.

The Boundless Blood Purgatory immediately underwent a transformation. Countless beings from all heavens seemed to appear within it, tormented by the blood purgatory, unable to live or die.

A surge of resentment began to brew. Under the influence of this resentment, the Boundless Blood Purgatory underwent a massive transformation. The suppressive power erupting from within it suddenly surged, and for a moment, the seven-colored radiance of the shuttle showed signs of being suppressed. This caused the hearts of the experts from all heavens to sink sharply.

Zhou Yuan also sensed the changes in the Boundless Blood Purgatory. Facing this sight, even he couldn't help but sigh, acknowledging that Tai Xuan was indeed formidable, truly deserving of his title as the Saint Race's strongest Dharma Domain expert.

“You have no chance of winning today,” Zhou Yuan said calmly.

“Ridiculous! Once I suppress you into the Boundless Blood Purgatory, let's see how long you can keep up your tough talk!” Tai Xuan sneered, his eyes filled with mockery.

Zhou Yuan did not reply, but instead gazed at the seven-colored shuttle and softly uttered:

“Barrier Break.”“Earth Saint.”“Heavenly Execution.”“Profound King.”

Zhou Yuan murmured calmly, and with each word he uttered, an ancient Saint Rune appeared at the tip of the seven-colored shuttle, then slowly flowed along its edge.

“Four Saint Runes, transform!”

The four Saint Runes rotated. The next instant, the seven-colored profound light on the shuttle gradually faded, replaced by a chaotic, primordial color emanating from the four Saint Runes. In just a few breaths, the seven-colored shuttle had transformed into a Chaos Shuttle.

Moreover, the power gathered within it underwent a unique transformation at that very moment.

A power fluctuation that subtly made the heavens and earth tremble…

Tai Xuan's pupils suddenly constricted, because he sensed that the power on the seven-colored shuttle was now showing signs of approaching a Saint's might!

“How could he condense a Saint’s might?!” A tumultuous wave of shock surged in Tai Xuan’s heart. Although it was not a truly complete Saint’s might, it was, nevertheless, a rudimentary form of it.

And it must be known that a Saint’s might could only be cultivated after becoming a Saint, forming a deeper connection with the entire world, which then allows one's own Origin Qi to begin its transformation.

However, amidst his shock, the short shuttle, now transformed into a chaotic color, unleashed a clear hum. That clear hum resounded with a roar, directly echoing throughout every corner of the Stone Dragon Secret Realm. It also resonated with this world, causing vast Origin Qi to surge forth, forming an Origin Qi storm above the battlefield.

However, no one paid attention to this phenomenon, because when the Chaos Shuttle shot forth once more, the Boundless Blood Purgatory surprisingly emitted creaking sounds, as if it could no longer bear the strain. Numerous cracks appeared on its surface and quickly spread.

The cracks lasted only a few breaths before reaching their limit. Immediately after, the entire Boundless Blood Purgatory shattered with a roar.

The countless divine soul imprints contained within it were also completely obliterated at this moment.

These divine soul imprints belonged to those who had been suppressed and slain by Tai Xuan in the past!

Pfft!

With the Boundless Blood Purgatory broken, Tai Xuan also suffered a backlash. He immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and a look of absolute horror and venom appeared on his skeletal face.

That Boundless Blood Purgatory was the culmination of his many years of accumulation. Now that Zhou Yuan had destroyed it, it would be extremely difficult for him to deploy it again in the future.

But before he could roar in fury, a sudden chill ran through his heart. He then sensed a streak of chaotic light pierce through the void, directly locking onto his aura, and arriving with the speed of teleportation, abruptly tearing through space.

At that moment, Tai Xuan's hairs stood on end. A sense of death, which he hadn't experienced in many years, suddenly surged into his mind.

In a flash of lightning, Tai Xuan's figure rapidly retreated. Simultaneously, a blood-stained bronze spear shot out from his sleeve, which was precisely his Saint Origin Weapon.

However, he didn't believe that this Saint Origin Weapon, now lacking the lotus seal's blessing, could block the Chaos Shuttle. So, with a resolute grit of his teeth, he directly detonated the Saint Origin Weapon that had accompanied him through many years of battle.

The bronze spear self-destructed, and the terrifying power it unleashed rushed directly towards the chaotic light.

The two forces collided with a boom. Although the chaotic light still pierced through, its radiance became diluted.

This chaotic light then penetrated through countless layers of Origin Qi defenses that Tai Xuan had set up in front of himself, before finally exhausting its power and gradually falling apart…

Seeing this, Tai Xuan finally let out a huge sigh of relief. He was now drenched in cold sweat, which filled him with extreme fury. It had been many years since he had experienced such a humiliating moment!

“Zhou Yuan!”

His eyes, filled with malevolence, turned towards Zhou Yuan in the distance. But just as he was about to utter malicious words, he suddenly felt something was wrong. An indescribable chill surged from his heart.

Then, he saw that from the fragmented Chaos Shuttle before him, a peculiar fragment suddenly shot out.

That fragment carried an extremely ancient aura, as if it had existed since the creation of heaven and earth. The power it contained seemed even more ancient than their Saint Race's ancient Saints!

This time, all his defenses were useless.

Thus, he could only watch helplessly as the ancient fragment pierced through the void, and then effortlessly passed straight through his chest…

At that instant, the turbulent Origin Qi between heaven and earth seemed to freeze.