Chapter 1414: Saint's Power

The source energy storm, which had blanketed the sky, raged wildly in all directions. The nearby Cangxuan Alliance army was scattered, and some of the weaker individuals were blown thousands of miles away, suffering broken bones.

However, no one paid attention to these details at the moment. Countless gazes were fixed with solemnity on the raging source of the power. They had all clearly witnessed Zhou Yuan directly confronting the Great Sun suppression, which contained the immense power of a Saint.

That scene appeared extraordinarily tragic and heroic.

Everyone understood the vast disparity between Zhou Yuan and Saint Yuan Palace Master, who had already ascended to the Saint realm.

To confront a Saint with a mortal body—throughout history, countless remarkably gifted prodigies have paid a heavy price for such attempts. These sacrifices have, in turn, solidified the formidable prestige of Saints.

Saints cannot be deceived or humiliated. To insult them is to invite certain death. This is a rare consensus across the entire Tianyuan World, perhaps shared by both the Heavens and the Saint Race.

Although Zhou Yuan was hailed as the foremost expert below the Saint realm and had achieved many miracles over the years, no one genuinely believed he possessed the qualifications to contend with a Saint.

Yet, they also understood that in that critical moment, Zhou Yuan had no other option. Had he not stepped forward, the elite forces of Cangxuan Heaven would likely have been annihilated by Saint Yuan, a blow that would prove fatal to the entirety of Cangxuan Heaven. The question remained: Could Zhou Yuan truly endure such an attack from a Saint?

No one dared to be certain.

After some time, the immense source energy storm finally began to dissipate, and the scene beneath it gradually became clear.

The first thing to appear in everyone's view was a vast canyon, spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, that had been carved into the earth. Its depths were pitch black and unfathomable, stretching out towards the horizon.

Clearly, this enormous canyon was the result of the preceding aftershocks. The sheer destructive power caused many Law Domain experts to twitch their eyelids in alarm.

“Where is Alliance Head Zhou Yuan?” someone asked anxiously.

Silence fell, and even Master Qingyang and the others wore solemn expressions. Their senses swept across the area, yet they failed to detect any trace of Zhou Yuan's aura.

Su Youwei's beautiful face was slightly pale. Unable to restrain herself, she was about to rush into the great canyon to search for Zhou Yuan.

However, Wu Yao held her back, whispering, “Don't act rashly.”

At that moment, Saint Yuan Palace Master was observing every direction, and any slight movement would undoubtedly draw a destructive attack.

Zhao Mushen's expression was also unusually grave now. He slowly remarked, “Though Saints are terrifying, that fellow is an anomaly; he cannot be judged by conventional standards.”

Su Youwei took a deep breath and gradually calmed down, though worry still flickered in her clear, bright eyes.

As countless anxious gazes swept across Cangxuan Heaven, Saint Yuan Palace Master indifferently surveyed the deep canyon, then faintly smiled and uttered, “Light.”

As his words faded, the light throughout the heavens and earth converged directly into the great canyon, piercing through its profound darkness.

Finally, the light gathered at a single point, revealing a figure lying supine in the deepest part of the great canyon.

The figure's body was riddled with exposed bones, and even its internal organs were severely damaged. Blurred flesh hung from its frame, presenting an utterly miserable sight.

“Heh heh, remarkable,” Saint Yuan Palace Master lauded, gently clapping his hands as he gazed at the ruined body. “To have endured an attack from a Saint and still cling to life.”

Under the intense light, the severely mangled figure slowly opened its eyelids with great difficulty. The flesh on its body writhed, attempting to repair the physical form.

However, the invasive Saintly power within him was hindering the repair of his Saint Dragon physique, causing intense pain to surge through him intermittently.

Zhou Yuan gasped, lying weakly on the ground and letting his blood flow. Enduring a Saint's attack head-on this time had truly made him comprehend the immense power of a Saint.

Had it not been for his Saint Dragon physique, his rank nine source energy, and the formidable power of the Ancestral Dragon Sky-Moving Art, he would undoubtedly have had no chance of survival.

Yet, even with these advantages, he was now so severely injured that he was completely defenseless.

Saints are truly terrifying.

Saint Yuan Palace Master's gaze was indifferent as he looked down from above. He had clearly illuminated Zhou Yuan's location on purpose, intending to broadcast his miserable state to every corner of Cangxuan Heaven. His aim was to show all living beings there that the hope they relied upon could no longer even protect himself.

Meanwhile, in Dazhou City, Zhou Qing's eyes were red-rimmed, and Qin Yu could not help but sob softly, her heart aching uncontrollably.

As a mother, witnessing her child in such a pitiful condition was truly like a knife piercing her heart.

Countless beings across Cangxuan Heaven also witnessed this sight. They couldn't help but feel enraged, yet that fury was laced with powerlessness, as there was nothing they could do. However, at this moment, a deep respect for Zhou Yuan welled up within them, for they knew he was fighting for the countless beings of all Cangxuan Heaven.

“Alliance Head Zhou Yuan, thank you.”

“Alliance Head Zhou Yuan, you've labored hard.”

“Alliance Head Zhou Yuan, may you be free from all calamity.”

Countless beings murmured in low voices, their expressions full of reverence and piety. Unable to do anything else, they could only offer prayers of gratitude.

Saint Yuan Palace Master stood in the void, slightly tilting his head as if listening to the prayers and expressions of gratitude from the countless beings in Cangxuan Heaven. He couldn't help but chuckle softly.

“Zhou Yuan, look, I have made you. Now, you have won the hearts of countless beings in Cangxuan Heaven.”

But then, he contemptuously shook his head. “Alas, what use are the hearts of these ants? In the face of true power, they are nothing more than livestock awaiting slaughter.”

“Very well, then. I shall extinguish you, the hope of Cangxuan Heaven, right before their eyes. What despair will they feel then?”

Saint Yuan Palace Master's lips curved into a cruel smile. He raised his finger once more, his gaze mockingly pitiful as he fixed on Zhou Yuan, who lay utterly motionless in the depths of the great canyon.

“Can you withstand another strike now?”

Another brilliant Great Sun expanded from Saint Yuan Palace Master's fingertip, brimming with boundless power. It then erupted outwards with a roar, shattering the void as it directly hurtled towards Zhou Yuan, deep within the great canyon, under the horrified gazes of countless onlookers.

As the Great Sun descended, all things began to dissolve.

Zhou Yuan, lying in the canyon's depths, looked at the descending, destructive Great Sun. With a slight, difficult smile, he said, “Saint Yuan, this time you are mistaken. Though the human heart may be small, it is not necessarily useless.”

“Still spouting nonsense at the brink of death,” Saint Yuan Palace Master scoffed, shaking his head. He pressed his palm down, and the Great Sun crashed devastatingly.

Boundless light erupted from the depths of the great canyon, forming a colossal pillar that seemed to pierce the heavens.

Despair filled the eyes of countless individuals.

However, at that very moment, the light that was poised to unleash boundless destructive power suddenly froze, then began to recede at an astonishing speed.

In mere moments, that terrifying force—capable of obliterating an area spanning hundreds of thousands of miles—mysteriously vanished.

At this moment, numerous astonished gazes converged from both within and beyond Cangxuan Heaven.

For they saw that in the void above Zhou Yuan, deep within the great canyon, an ancient, mottled stone seal had appeared, its arrival unnoticed until now.

The stone seal exuded an ancient aura, as though it had existed since the very genesis of heaven and earth.

At that very moment, the immense power from Saint Yuan Palace Master was entirely absorbed by that ancient stone seal.

The stone seal emitted a sacred light that bathed Zhou Yuan's shattered body below. His physical form, previously corrupted by Saintly power and seemingly beyond repair, now began to regenerate at an astonishing pace.

As he felt the strength returning to his body, Zhou Yuan's eyes began to gleam with brightness and sharpness.

He looked up at Saint Yuan Palace Master, whose expression was gradually darkening in the void above, and a brilliant smile spread across his face.

“Old dog Saint Yuan, it seems you still couldn't kill me, could you?”