Chapter 1256: Desiring to Slay the Great Sage

"Our overlord should be capable, right?" someone from Yongzhou said, sounding unsure.

"Yes!" an old Celestial Venerable nodded, his expression solemn. However, he was also inwardly apprehensive, unable to be truly certain, and was merely trying to provide reassurance.

"My grand-ancestor has emerged from seclusion; he has no match in the world. Even if the Martial Lunatic appears, he can suppress him!" At this moment, an elder suddenly appeared. It was Haoyuan, the grand-disciple of Yongzhou's overlord, who had previously been seen at the Celestial Waterfall. The Nine-Orifice Divine Embryo, Dakong, born in Dongsheng Shenzhou, was eventually taken away by Haoyuan and became his disciple. Haoyuan's sudden appearance surprised everyone. Although he spoke with confidence, people remained uneasy, feeling that it wasn't a stable situation, especially considering the Martial Lunatic.

"This young man is good. I'll observe him further. If possible, I plan to take him and present him to my grand-ancestor," Haoyuan said, his gaze fixed on Cao De in the battlefield, revealing a strange expression. Upon hearing this, people were greatly shocked. Taking Cao De to meet Yongzhou's overlord?! This was akin to ascending to heaven in a single step, an unimaginable great fortune and opportunity to meet the strongest being in the Yang Realm. If that overlord were to take an interest in him, accept him as a disciple or grand-disciple, bestow inheritances and celestial medicines, or grant creation scriptures, he might rise in the shortest possible time!

However, the old monkey from the Six-Eared Macaque clan stiffened, his lips twitching slightly. He narrowed his eyes and remained silent. In fact, several other Celestial Venerables also showed unusual glints in their eyes, including the ancestor of the Nine-Headed Bird clan.

In the battlefield, Chu Feng scattered the glowing script with his wolf-tooth mace. The yellowed paper also exploded into streams of light and dust. Li Chenkun's face was grim. Although he didn't want to admit it, he understood that without that life-saving paper, his Nirvana process would have been disrupted, leading to certain defeat and death.

"The heritage of one's sect is also a form of power!" he declared, comforting himself. With a boom, he then fell silent and lunged at Chu Feng, initiating the final decisive battle. He intended to kill the young man and wash away his humiliation.

With a soft cry, Li Chenkun turned crimson all over, his body clanging as he unleashed one red divine chain after another, seemingly capable of piercing the void. The sight was somewhat terrifying. Upon closer inspection, were those phoenix feathers?! What was happening? Many people were astonished.

Boom! Flames surged, scorching the sky. His aura exploded, becoming even more powerful. Amidst the fire and raging flames, countless crimson, metallic-chain-like feathers interwoven on his body, densely packed, as he lunged forward. They were manifestations of order, fragments of rules. At this moment, he had transformed into a phoenix, ready for a life-and-death battle with Chu Feng.

"This is the Phoenix Clan's secret ultimate technique, 'Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens'!" Even the Celestial Venerables were moved, not by Li Chenkun himself, but by the fact that such a technique could be recreated by an Illuminator.

Boom! Chu Feng charged forward fearlessly, completely undeterred. He swung his wolf-tooth mace, striking down, shaking heaven and earth as energy surged like a tidal wave. The two collided. Various phoenix feathers exploded, transforming into monstrous divine flames that coalesced into a fiery phoenix, diving once more towards Chu Feng.

Amidst sizzling sounds, the two moved like streaks of light. Chu Feng opened his mouth, unleashing bolts of lightning one after another, transforming into a thunder god, clashing with the fiery glow.

A peculiar breathing rhythm emerged. As Li Chenkun breathed, his entire body erupted in flames, then began to deform, truly transforming into a phoenix. Wasn't he a successor of the Martial Lunatic's lineage? How could he become a phoenix? Was he an immortal bird?! Even Chu Feng showed surprise.

"The Martial Lunatic's lineage is too powerful. In the past, they destroyed many great sects and collected numerous unparalleled cultivation methods. These are naturally considered part of the Martial Lunatic's heritage. Some choose such breathing techniques instead of the Martial Lunatic's unique scriptures," a Celestial Venerable explained. The Martial Lunatic had indeed seized many secret texts, all top-tier scriptures in the Yang Realm. When teaching his disciples, there were simply too many options available.

Boom! Li Chenkun transformed into a phoenix. His blood boiled and burned, darting across heaven and earth like a crimson lightning bolt, repeatedly diving to attack Chu Feng. He was fighting desperately, determined to kill Chu Feng without a moment's delay. As an Illuminator-level expert, how could he possibly be at a disadvantage?!

But reality was cruel. Symbols circulated around Chu Feng as he unleashed his trump card. As his breathing technique circulated, he seemed to undergo extreme sublimation, his entire being condensing into a flash of electricity. The surrounding ground's magnetic field vibrated, unleashing boundless profound magnetic light! Boom! This was a combination of Lightning Fist and domain art. Electromagnetic energy surged, distorting space, then instantly imprisoning the high heavens and sealing the void.

With a bang, Li Chenkun, who was diving down, instantly froze, fixed in place, suppressed by the electromagnetic energy! This battlefield was formerly the Fourth Forbidden Zone, possessing many special terrains suitable for deploying domain arts. However, Chu Feng could not expose too much, so he merely went with the flow. He used his Lightning Fist, seemingly unintentionally triggering geomagnetism to create this phenomenon. If he were to fully unleash his abilities and utilize domain arts, his combat power in this area would be terrifying. However, some techniques and trump cards were not advisable to display in front of Celestial Venerables, as it could easily reveal his true origins.

This "accident" resulted in an outpouring of electromagnetic energy, triggering the light beams contained within the forbidden zone—an almost unimaginable sight. With a boom, Li Chenkun, trapped in the void, ignited. All his feathers exploded, turning into ash. Then, he howled miserably, severely injured, with some parts of his body charred black. It was unheard of for a phoenix to burn itself to death, yet he was now experiencing such agony. The key was that he did not possess true phoenix bloodline. He was using the Phoenix Clan's breathing technique, and at this moment, being covered and completely corroded by electromagnetic light, he suffered a backlash.

Chu Feng leaped up and kicked Li Chenkun in mid-air, causing half of his body to explode. If he hadn't struggled free and managed to move at the crucial moment, his entire body would have disintegrated. With a whoosh, he plummeted, landing on the ground, covered in blood, too severely injured to survive.

"A successor of the Martial Lunatic's lineage, yet you didn't practice the Seven Deaths Body, choosing techniques from other clans instead? It seems you're not that impressive, are you?" Chu Feng remarked, believing that he was nowhere near as powerful as his younger brother, Li Chentian, otherwise, he should have practiced the Seven Deaths Body.

"Cao De, stop right there!" From afar, amidst the thunder, Li Chentian roared, his face grim and covered in blood. The lightning tribulation was almost over, and his aura was surging. "You tell me to stop and I'll stop? Keep making noise, and I'll take you out first!" As Chu Feng spoke, a lightning spear appeared in his palm, which he then abruptly hurled into the thunder tribulation. Although this thick lightning spear contained many of Chu Feng's order runes, it unfortunately exploded midway, blocked by unseen forces who would not allow him to harm Li Chentian, who was in the final stage of his tribulation.

Chu Feng didn't make another move. He stepped forward to Li Chenkun's side, ready to finish him off again. Li Chenkun struggled to move, repeatedly shifting his body, but with only half a body remaining and his life flame flickering, about to extinguish, he had nowhere to escape. Chu Feng leaped, sweeping his right leg outwards. With a bang, Li Chenkun's lower body exploded. Then, Chu Feng struck forward with his wolf-tooth mace. With a boom, Li Chenkun disintegrated, instantly turning into a mist of blood, utterly annihilated in both body and spirit.

Many people were dumbfounded. That was someone from the Martial Lunatic's lineage, yet he was killed just like that. Truly fearless, like a newborn calf afraid of nothing! On all three battlefields, people were shocked. Many had guessed that the Martial Lunatic must still be alive, yet someone was still so reckless, killing his descendant.

"Cao De, you will wish you were dead!" Amidst the heavenly tribulation, Li Chentian raged, his eyes crimson, roaring as his tribulation neared its end. Chu Feng paid him no mind. He knew that any move he made now would also be obstructed. He began to regulate his breathing. If his opponent wanted to slaughter him, a Great Saint, why wouldn't he want to eliminate a Great Saint from the Martial Lunatic's lineage?

Finally, the thunder gradually subsided, the tribulation clouds dispersed from the heavens and earth, and the lightning slowly vanished. The Great Saint's heavenly tribulation had concluded. Li Chentian, disheveled and tall, roared and growled, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. He was activating the Martial Lunatic's secret technique, a unique breathing method. In an instant, his shriveled flesh visibly swelled, regaining its bronzed luster, teeming with vitality. At the same time, his eyes grew increasingly brighter and more terrifying, like two golden lamps accompanied by wisps of bloody light, fixated on Chu Feng like a wild beast.

However, he didn't act rashly. Instead, he later sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to carefully comprehend and enlighten himself. Immediately, various fragments of rules appeared around his body, representing his past accumulations. Having broken into the Great Saint realm, he was continuously refining himself. Later, Li Chentian even took out a special jar and drew a herb from it, instantly filling the battlefield with its fragrance.

Many people were astonished; this was undoubtedly an unimaginably potent divine medicine. Chu Feng felt an urge to simply plunder him. Such a herb would be a waste if consumed by Li Chentian, and Chu Feng had already decided to kill him. Unfortunately, he couldn't act on it, as the Zhuanzhou side would not permit him to do so.

Li Chentian swallowed the herb in a few gulps, and his entire body glowed. The herb seemed to be composed of order itself, instantly filling his flesh with dense runes and radiating brilliant light into the sky. "As expected, it's a spiritual object similar to the Dao-Melding Grass!" someone whispered. Although it might not be as potent as the Dao-Melding Grass, this was an entire plant, fully absorbed by one person, so the effect was more than sufficient.

Li Chentian was uncharacteristically quiet. He remained composed, not blinded by hatred, and calmly focused on comprehending the Dao, perfecting his Great Saint realm. He had accumulated more than enough. The Martial Lunatic's lineage possessed a vast collection of scriptures, and he had long since meticulously planned out his own path. All he had lacked was undergoing the tribulation and accumulating energy. Now, everything was falling into place naturally. Reflecting on the notes and insights left by his predecessors, his strength continuously grew, surging like mountains and seas, and he himself became increasingly dazzling.

After a full day and night, Li Chentian finally rose, all light contained within his body. He took a step forward, pointed at Chu Feng, and said, "How do you wish to die?!" After such a long wait, the other battles involving God Kings and Illuminators had concluded, leaving only this area. However, ninety percent of the spectators had not left, all focused on the impending battle. People had waited this long precisely because they wanted to witness the final outcome of the Great Saint versus Great Saint confrontation.

Chu Feng coldly retorted, "Your brother also disrespected me, insulting me with his words. But he died, right beneath my feet, nothing more than a pile of rotten earth!" "I will slaughter a Great Saint!" Li Chentian roared like a wild beast, his voice chilling. "Cao De, you are indeed strong, but our lineage exists specifically to slaughter Great Saints and eradicate mythical beings. Meeting me is the beginning of your misfortune. You will accompany me on a journey, sharpening my fist intent and baptizing my profound arts with your blood."

Li Chentian swooped down like a black lightning bolt, and his body split into seven, attacking Chu Feng from all directions. This sudden turn of events astonished not only Chu Feng but also the other elder figures. Each figure seemed to contain destructive power and was identical to the main body—seven Great Saints! It was simply an insoluble situation! Although people had heard of the Martial Lunatic's terror, they did not know his ultimate trump card, as almost everyone who saw him died. Now, Li Chentian immediately unleashed such an invincible ultimate technique, making everyone's hair stand on end.