Chapter 2708: Phoenix Embraces the Moon

The elegant and divine young master of Great Chu, so handsome, stepped onto the stage. The main referee, as deep as an abyss and as steady as a mountain, walked off the stage.

They had spoken of many encounters in the world, realized on the world stage. They merely brushed past each other.

The previous champion yielded this performance stage.

Sun Xiao Man, wearing a cross-collar short jacket, had a smile on her face. Below her seven-tenths long loose martial pants, her bare feet had toe bones like jade. Two braids hung down to her waist. On her wrists, she still wore that pair of silver hand chains, the bright silver small hammers swaying.

Time had brought her cultivation, but it hadn’t made her much taller—perhaps the divine possession had been too fast.

At the moment she blasted open the twenty-one heavens of martial dao, she was as she is today, still so petite and delicate. Standing among the several players in the unlimited field, she looked like a young lady who had accidentally been brought to the stage.

She would probably fit in better standing in the inner mansion field; indeed, that side had many small friends this year.

But her breath was deep and steady, her exposed skin smooth like jade, and her body was already strong to a terrifying degree. The qi machine of her body was round and full, like a mutton-fat jade ball that couldn't be grasped, unable to be captured by her opponent's qi machine.

You could completely perceive that within her fist was hidden the power to collapse mountains and roar seas.

Her Master once asked her

"Young companions."

Meeting young companions on the world stage brings a kind of joy at the peak.

Although she was a player and the other was the referee, no matter what, she always wanted to jump up and pat him on the shoulder.

To Sun Xiao Man's left stood Wu Yu, a Legalist disciple with a black-sheathed long sword hanging from his waist and thick eyebrows and big eyes. To her right stood Sa Shi Han, whose face was like an angry lion.

This tall and large Taoist wore a mixed yuan turban inlaid with a green jade Taiji buckle. He wore a green Taoist robe, covered by a black crane cloak, and also draped in an ochre red long shawl. His entire person had a very layered sense and a strong historical flavor. Although clearly a prodigy of the younger generation within thirty years old, he somehow had a sense of being a generation older.

"Mister Mu Fu Yao will preside over this field's competition. He will complete the battle draw lots under the supervision of Tai Xu Dao Lord." Jiang Zhen Jun said as he walked off the stage, conducting the handover.

The matchup list for the champion race was drawn and announced on site. It was unlike the quarterfinals, which allowed for preparation time in advance.

Mu Fu Yao floated up like a sharp stele, standing on the stage. Dusk gathered, and the story was about to begin. From his large sleeve, a pale hand gently wiped, and four names confronted each other in the air:

Zuo Guang Shu versus Sa Shi Han, Sun Xiao Man versus Wu Yu.

"Competitors stay, irrelevant persons retreat," Mu Fu Yao said faintly.

At the time of the draw, Chun Yu Gui, the leader of Jing Guo's delegation, was under the stage. When the draw results came out, he slightly lowered his eyelids.

Whether from personal simple feelings or standing on the central empire's current need for stable order—this was the branch he least wanted to see.

Not because of a lack of confidence in Sa Shi Han, but after this battle, regardless of win or loss, one of the champions and runners-up from the various hegemonic countries had to be eliminated.

If there was any widely recognized absolute fairness in the current world, only Tai Xu Dao Lord conformed to this definition.

Beyond that, even the Three Criminal Palaces, which ruled by law, were not acknowledged as such. The Mirror World Stage, which once shone upon the world, had long since fallen to the opposite meaning.

Jiang Wang placing the right to draw lots under the supervision of Tai Xu Dao Lord was to borrow this to achieve relative fairness, allowing all accidents on the stage to happen.

Of course, this moment was included.

Then, was he prepared to welcome all accidents?

Chun Yu Gui looked at Zhen He Zhen Jun, who was slowly stepping down the stage, and had no answer in his heart. The only thing he could determine was that this world could welcome anyone's accident. World Honored One could die, Xu Yuan Zhi could become Tai Xu Dao Lord; this world was the same without anyone.

Feeling the gaze not far away, the main referee lifted his eyes to look over, smiled slightly, and signaled an old acquaintance with this.

Chun Yu Gui also smiled in response.

The undercurrents under the stage had nothing to do with the stage. Matters outside of winning and losing were to be considered after determining the winner and loser.

The spacious martial arts stage was now only left with the players about to begin the slaughter.

Sa Shi Han looked at the Great Chu young noble in front of him, standing like a jade tree in the wind, his lion eyes a piece of chaos.

He was a descendant of the first generation Heavenly Master Sa Nan Hua, also from a Heavenly Master family, even more glorious than today's Xu Zhi Yi. Once on Jade Capital Mountain, he was the existence expected to be the Holy Mountain Dao Child, once benchmarked against Li Yi of Da Luo Mountain—

These words were, of course, not mentioned again later.

Of course, the so-called "once" was actually just a few years ago.

Because he also had another identity: the childhood attendant, a Dao boy, by Zong De Zhen's side. In the early years, every time Zong De Zhen personally appeared in grand sacrifices, it had to be him respectfully holding the dust whisk by his side.

Compared to Li Yi, who sought Dao with a pure heart, he was more advantageous in interpersonal management and came from a Heavenly Master family with richer upper connections. He was more suitable to be cultivated as a leader figure of the younger generation in the Dao Gate.

In Zong De Zhen's impending "Champion Leads Dao Sect" grand plan, he was naturally pushed to the stage, gaining momentum from multiple parties, shaping his reputation with the name "Contemporary Dao Child"...

Then Zong De Zhen died.

After Zong De Zhen's matter failed and he died, he was also locked in prison for investigation. The Sa Clan, deep in Wan Guo, once didn't acknowledge this person's existence. It was the contemporary Yu Palm Teacher who personally removed his shackles, proved his innocence, separated him from Yi Zhen Dao, and said, "entrust with Holy Mountain's hope." Only then did he have today's journey to Guan He Terrace.

For other players, this battle concerned personal and national honor. For him, this was a war that decided his life's fate!

He had to prove the correctness of the Yu Palm Teacher, and not just stop here. He had to help the Yu Palm Teacher complete the great cause of "Re-ascending Jade Capital" and must win the champion title.

To truly return to the core after Zong De Zhen's death, Zuo Guang Shu was the mountain he had to cross.

Reviewing all of Zuo Guang Shu's matches on Guan He Terrace, he invariably used complex and ever-changing combinations of Dao techniques to gain an advantage.

Dao techniques were originally born from imitating divine powers and the innate spells of the demon race. In the hierarchy of power, they were naturally one layer weaker. Only through a long period of evolution and the filling of countless sages did they form today's vast and immense system.

But even developed to today, Dao techniques are already indispensable in the careers of supernormal cultivators. However, in most situations, they actually exist as a universal power.

In the confrontation of top prodigies, the influence on winning and losing is often divine powers, Dao paths, and some fundamental killing techniques.

Only a very few Dao techniques that possess creativity can exist as "first sight kill" trump cards—generally, as long as they appear once, cracking Dao techniques will soon appear.

Of course, Dao techniques like "All Heavens Ten Thousand Realms Five Directions Five Elements Edict Law True Body" are not included in this discussion at all. That is because of the creator's greatness, having long since transcended all limits.

Similarly, going back to the hegemonic country and the Heavenly Master family from the earliest frontier of Dao techniques, Sa Shi Han believed that he was only more, not less, capable of grasping frontier Dao techniques. And up to now, all the Dao techniques Zuo Guang Shu has displayed on the stage have been cracked by the Jing Guo Academy in the first instance, and he has also mastered all of them. He has even fully deduced the possible Dao techniques Zuo Guang Shu might have but hasn't displayed.

But this does not mean he will despise his opponent.

On the contrary, being able to play tricks with Dao techniques as regular power and suppress the heroes in a place like the world stage is a performance of extraordinary genius. It is worth him paying with his highest vigilance.

Looking back hundreds of years, only one person has done such a thing—

Zuo Guang Lie in Dao Calendar 3909. That year's Zuo Guang Lie used Dao techniques beyond people's imagination. He bombarded the prodigy field with gorgeously unparalleled Dao techniques, winning the inner mansion championship with his unique genius creation.

So when Mu Fu Yao lifted his hand and the dusk lifted open, announcing the beginning of this battle, Sa Shi Han raised the Heavenly Master command flag high and rose, his spiritual consciousness pouring out without reservation!

His spiritual consciousness had a brilliant white external manifestation, releasing terrifying spiritual pressure that was already substantial.

But behold, on the horizon was a round moon, frost lingering in the human world.

Within it was the outline of a Dao palace, vast and boundless. Its master stood above the Dao palace, high and lofty, inspiring reverence.

His spiritual domain had already spread out; this was called Xuan Yin Dao Palace!

The entire martial arts stage was deterred nowhere by the Dao palace, and nowhere was not subject to the Dao palace.

Zong De Zhen once had the grand strategy of "Twelve Dao Palaces." This strategy was actually already paved to a quite crucial degree and, if truly pushed forward, was not inferior to Ji Feng Zhou and Lu Qiu Wen Yue's "Immortal Court Scheme."

These twelve Dao palaces are said to be "Fate, Abundance, Righteousness, Residence, Extension, Slave, Contract, Disaster, Migration, Fortune, Blessing, Secret."

Each has profound wonders and possesses unique power.

In his conception, these twelve Dao palaces would stand across the world like the nine great immortal palaces of the past, dispersed and guarding the Dao Court.

Relying on these twelve Dao palaces, he would control the world's Dao affiliates and lead the Dao sects as champion.

With this, he would achieve his ultimate goal of unifying the Dao country and the Dao Gate.

Of course, on the surface, when he proposed the "Twelve Dao Palaces" on Jade Capital Mountain, the slogan he shouted was "Exhaust the nobility of Jade Capital, restore the righteousness of the Dao Gate," showing the world the responsibility of Jade Capital Mountain as a holy land of the Dao Gate.

And Sa Shi Han was the one he intended to be the holder of the Fate Palace. Of course, Sa Shi Han also transmitted Zong De Zhen's personally created series of Fate Palace great techniques, thereby becoming the core figure of the twelve Dao palaces and daring to claim the title of "Contemporary Dao Child."

When this Xuan Yin Dao Palace is deduced to the extreme, achieving a small world and giving birth to pure yang, it can evolve into the Yin Yang Dao Palace. The next step is to merge the power of the present world's Dao affiliate countries and refine heaven and earth together. Only then is it the final Fate Palace that can achieve Zong De Zhen's conception of standing across the world.

Sa Shi Han pushing out the Xuan Yin Dao Palace at the outset was to abandon tricks with Zuo Guang Shu and collide in the most core spiritual domain, thereby avoiding the Dao technique confrontation that Zuo Guang Shu was good at.

The audience under the stage looked up to see the bright moon, and suddenly their vision became hazy, a blur. It was as if water mist had risen on a winter copper mirror.

As soon as Sa Shi Han's Xuan Yin Dao Palace appeared, vast space on the martial arts stage was filled with endless steam.

When the Xuan Yin Dao Palace suspended and illuminated the moon's radiance, people then saw on the martial arts stage, from far to near... a white practice!

Like a sword, like a rainbow, frosty white and bright.

At this moment, the sound of the tide was heard.

It turned out to be the moon pulling the heavenly tide!

Just as this flying tide lifted, waves surged to the sky, and Zuo Guang Shu in his splendid robes and brocade clothes took advantage of it and rose. His handsome face shone with divine light, his fluttering large sleeves held high. The entire Guan He Terrace, the entire world, was startled by the cry of a phoenix!

His divine power light was actually so majestic that, spreading out, it directly wove a bright yellow magnificent phoenix outside his body.

The Nine Phoenix divine power manifested externally in the world for the first time!

People still didn't know its abilities, only being able to deduce them from Zuo Guang Shu's performance.

In the traditional nine classes of phoenixes, there is a phoenix called "Yuan Chu."

"Does not stop for non-wutong, does not eat for non-silk reality, does not drink for non-sweet spring," exactly this color.

Yuan Chu represents a high and pure character. It obviously has the ability to "purify." In the moment of manifestation, it just helped Zuo Guang Shu complete control of the water element. And he, with his splendid clothes fluttering, stood

, actually rose to the sky, directly facing and welcoming the Dao palace!

Sa Shi Han wanted a direct collision, and he would bring the most direct collision. Not yielding in the least, he would use dominance to break dominance.

Strong against strong, phoenix bites the moon!

Such a wonderful opening naturally made the audience's eyes dazzled.

"Ah ah ah! Guang Shu! Young master!"

Su Xiao Die had been cheering nonstop since Zuo Guang Shu appeared. At this time, seeing the splendid-clothed young master ride the phoenix soaring high, she screamed even louder, as if to assist the Great Chu young master on the stage in breaking the enemy with some sound killing technique.

Looking around the seats, similar scenes were everywhere. The voices supporting Zuo Guang Shu completely crushed the supporters of Sa Shi Han. That was the central empire, which had dominated the world for four thousand years; few people would still wave flags for him.

He was good-looking and fought well, his background, ability, talent... all aspects were top choices. The popularity king of this session's Yellow River Assembly had been born early.

Although Su Xiu Xing was impatient with these good-looking people, he also supported the young noble of Chu country in violently beating the lion Taoist of Jing country.

Fight! Fight! What broken moon, broken Dao palace, evil Jing country people. He cursed in his heart, his vision still trapped in the gorgeous light and shadow on the stage... suddenly, his ear fell silent, and suddenly his vision was incomplete!

His sister's scream stopped so abruptly, and his sister's figure also shook violently.

Su Xiu Xing, having cultivated deeply within the cross-country organization Hell No Door, and having once assassinated Zhen He Zhen Jun, was not a fledgling with no killing experience. Although the matter was sudden, he instinctively reached out and grabbed—

His hand was empty; his sister Su Xiao Die was already gone!

There was absolutely no danger in the Tai Xu Illusion—this point had been verified as truth by billions of travelers.

So it was a matter in reality! Making this judgment in his heart, Su Xiu Xing closed his eyes and then exited the field, exiting the Tai Xu Illusion.

Su Xiu Xing was "thin on family wealth," so he had bought a Moon Key early on and also sent one to his sister.

He and his sister Su Xiao Die were in the Su family's new residence in Jiao Heng County, Wei Guo, entering the Tai Xu Illusion together to watch the match. Although it wasn't as safe as the Tai Xu Corner Tower, theoretically, no major accidents should happen.

Wei Guo was small but had good public security. And precisely because the country was small, he could suppress one side.

In the small pond of Wei Guo, who dared to stir up wind and rain?

He wanted to let that person know what Hell No Door was and what the Nether River Boatman was!

With his mind returned, Su Xiu Xing's eyes showed a ruthless color. A dagger with a faint dim light had already popped out of his fingers. He directly crashed open his room door, his body entwined with dark shadows like bloodthirsty crows, and pounced towards his sister's room.

Inside the huge Su family new residence, children were still frolicking, gardeners were still trimming flowers, and the kitchen was still cooking... It was such an ordinary day.

He skipped these feelings and directly aimed at the target location.

Suddenly, his scalp went numb! He felt a huge danger!

His forward-flying figure abruptly stopped!

Right before his eyes, the room where his sister was located collapsed under an invisible pressure.

With his eyesight, he could clearly see his sister inside the room.

A beam of heavenly light of unknown origin just fell on his sister Su Xiao Die's heavenly spirit.

Cute and pretty Su Xiao Die still had beautiful eyes open, with a joyful expression on her face—she had never seen such a wonderful match, and her life had never been so rich and beautiful. Her brother, who had started a business in a foreign land and returned, had single-handedly elevated the entire Su family. This made her very proud and happy.

But her vitality was completely gone.

That beam of heavenly light that fell on her heavenly spirit, without any sound, yet expanded in an instant.

This young body collapsed first. The newly bought skirt on her body turned into torn cloth, flying like butterflies.

The light pillar that instantly expanded, with this silent coldness, destroyed all existence that tried to stop it!

Su Xiu Xing was shocked, angry, and fearful. He wanted to reach out but instinctively flew back again.

He opened his mouth... opened his mouth futilely!