Above Zhongshan Commandery, two immortals fought a fierce battle, shattering the void and leaving nothing but nullity in their wake.
Emperor Zhongtian stood within a dark vortex, where space around him was distorted and time moved exceedingly slowly.
A black vortex suddenly materialized behind Qilin Immortal, violently tearing off and swallowing one of his arms, leaving him bleeding profusely.
Qilin Immortal's expression darkened. He concentrated his will on the severed limb, and it regenerated, growing back instantly.
"Hahahaha, you spoke so boastfully earlier, Qilin Immortal, is this all you've got?" Emperor Zhongtian bellowed. His Dao Fruit of Devouring could consume anything; even an immortal's body would be completely devoured. If this happened a few more times, it wouldn't matter if Qilin Immortal could regenerate severed limbs; he wouldn't last much longer.
Emperor Zhongtian wasn't concerned about accidentally harming the nascent form of the Dao Fruit of Reincarnation inside Qilin Immortal's belly. In fact, he would be delighted to devour and refine it.
"This much skill is enough to deal with you," Qilin Immortal retorted.
As he finished speaking, Qilin Immortal let out a prolonged roar. It sounded as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth tilting. In ancient times, when the cosmos was teeming with stars, such a roar could transform entire star rivers into countless meteors streaking across the universe.
The Buddhist Lion's Roar paled in comparison to an authentic Qilin Roar.
Emperor Zhongtian stomped his foot, creating spatial ripples that collided with the Qilin's roar. The sky trembled, and the earth sank. Lu Yang and the other three, observing from a distance, had to combine their powers to withstand the shockwaves.
"Quick, cover your ears!" Dao Wang, witnessing the scene, quickly warned everyone through divine sense.
"Don't cover your ears; it won't be enough!" Lu Yang shouted back through divine sense. "Counter with sound wave attacks!"
All four of them possessed some ability to use sound wave attacks; even those with basic skills could perform techniques similar to the Buddhist Lion's Roar.
Divine Lords Si Heng and Si Shi, and Dao Wang, imitated the roars of demonic beasts. Lu Yang's contribution, however, sounded distinctly out of place; he used what could only be described as a "fairy's cry." Yet, its effect was the most potent, blocking the majority of the incoming sound waves. Still, the other three couldn't help but give Lu Yang strange looks.
The skies churned, startling lightning flashed across the heavens, and Zhongshan Commandery became shrouded in dark clouds. Countless tornadoes formed, swirling with wind, rain, and lightning.
As the sole Qilin in existence, Qilin Immortal was a favored child of heaven and earth, born with an inherent connection to natural phenomena. While his lightning control wasn't as potent as Ying Tianxian's, no other immortal's lightning magic could surpass his.
"This Emperor is as eternal as heaven and earth," Emperor Zhongtian declared. "How can mere lightning harm me!"
The heavenly lightning roared deafeningly, striking directly at Emperor Zhongtian. However, the dark vortex consumed the lightning, leaving Emperor Zhongtian completely unharmed.
Emperor Zhongtian snapped his fingers, and dark vortices spread to fill the entire space. Qilin Immortal's newly regenerated arm was swallowed again, and this time, one of his legs was also devoured.
This was the source of Emperor Zhongtian's immense confidence: his Dao Fruit of Devouring served both offensive and defensive purposes. It could deflect immortal techniques and consume immortal bodies, leaving his enemies utterly helpless.
Qilin Immortal's body regenerated once more. This was not due to any magical spell, but rather his inherent self-healing ability.
"I'd like to see how many times you can regenerate!" Emperor Zhongtian taunted.
The black vortices attacked once more, completely enveloping Qilin Immortal. They distorted space, rendering all spatial magic ineffective, and warped time, causing Qilin Immortal's movements to become agonizingly slow.
The previous two times, Qilin Immortal had actively tried to evade the vortices, but this time, he showed no intention of dodging, merely standing still.
"Have you accepted your fate?" Emperor Zhongtian questioned. He activated his Dao Fruit of Devouring, and several vortices suddenly expanded, completely swallowing Qilin Immortal. The effortless victory made Emperor Zhongtian suspect that he had only consumed a puppet of Qilin Immortal.
"Emperor, is this all the skill you possess?" a voice taunted.
Qilin Immortal stood within the black vortices, completely unharmed!
"If it were Ying Tianxian facing you, he would truly be constrained," Qilin Immortal remarked with a smile. "But unfortunately for you, you're facing me."
"The Dao Fruit of Survival of the Fittest!" Emperor Zhongtian exclaimed. "You deliberately let yourself be hit the previous two times to adapt to my attacks!"
Emperor Zhongtian instantly grasped the situation: the same type of attack could not harm Qilin Immortal. Divine Lord Si Shi, when facing attacks from a nascent Dao Fruit, could only mitigate most of the damage, never emerging completely unscathed. Emperor Zhongtian had never imagined that Qilin Immortal, a wielder of a superior Dao Fruit, possessed such incredible adaptability that he could fully adjust to even Dao Fruit attacks.
Emperor Zhongtian's expression gradually darkened. "It seems that to defeat you, I must use different techniques," he stated.
"Samadhi True Fire!""Azure Sky Prison Suppressing Hand!"
A colossal Azure Sky Hand descended from the heavens, burning with fierce Samadhi True Fire. Its palm was covered in runes capable of suppression and destruction; any single one could annihilate the entire Zhongshan Commandery. With a massive quantity of these runes gathered and clenched tightly by the hand, its power was unimaginable.
The Azure Sky Prison Suppressing Hand was a technique Emperor Zhongtian had stumbled upon in an ancient text, one he had never used before. Even Si Ming was unaware of his mastery of this skill. This technique was incredibly potent, no less formidable than the "Buddha in the Palm" technique.
With a thunderous rumble, the Azure Sky Hand descended to suppress Qilin Immortal. Qilin Immortal merely raised his hand, and without any visible fluctuation of spiritual power, he effortlessly caught the terrifying strike.
"Samadhi True Fire and Azure Sky Prison Suppressing Hand, then? You've certainly mastered them," Qilin Immortal commented. "However, it's a pity I saw all these techniques during the ancient era. They are useless against me."
Emperor Zhongtian's face turned ashen. More than half of his techniques originated from the ancient era, and he had mastered their essence purely through self-study, a talent rarely seen in the world. However, this also meant that the more thoroughly he mastered these ancient techniques, the more useless they became against Qilin Immortal; more than half of his skills were completely ineffective.
"As your senior, I've already allowed you three moves," Qilin Immortal declared. "If you have no other techniques, then it's my turn!"
Qilin Immortal transformed into a magnificent golden Qilin, stepping on auspicious clouds and soaring through the mists. He looked majestic and awe-inspiring; in ancient times, merely having its image pasted on a doorway was enough to ward off evil and protect a home.
"Do you think I only know ancient techniques?" Emperor Zhongtian fumed. He had always presented himself as a senior figure in this era, inherently arrogant. Now, Qilin Immortal not only called himself a senior but shamelessly claimed to have "allowed him three moves," which immediately sent Emperor Zhongtian into a furious rage.
"Grand Unity Seven-Killing Palm!""Two Forms Dust Array!""Heavenly Creation Art!"
Emperor Zhongtian consecutively unleashed three immortal techniques, all of which he had created himself. Each one was potent enough to establish a new sect or serve as a trump card for a peak Tribulation Transcender or even a Half-Immortal.
The Two Forms Dust Array was meant to immobilize Qilin Immortal. The Grand Unity Seven-Killing Palm delivered lethal blows, and with seven palm strikes stacked, even the heavens couldn't save him. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Creation Art was designed to prevent Qilin Immortal's injuries from self-healing.
"How have I never seen any of these techniques before?" Divine Lord Si Heng exclaimed, astonished by the display. As Emperor Zhongtian's confidant, he felt that even if the Emperor had hidden techniques, there shouldn't be so many of them.
Qilin Immortal, trapped within the Two Forms Dust Array, defended himself while taunting, "Ha, you certainly developed a lot of new tricks during your 100,000 years sealed in the sun by Wu Yao."
"Silence!" Emperor Zhongtian roared. Half-immortals had limited lifespans, and to conserve themselves until the Grand Era, they had remained in slumber throughout the entire Great Yu Dynasty. The fact that Wu Yao had sealed them in the sun was a secret known only to Si Ming. He hadn't expected Qilin Immortal, hidden within Divine Lord Si Shi's body, to have witnessed the entire process.
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