Chapter 1250: Strange Origin Dao Fruit Prototype

"Fairy, this nascent form of my Tracing Dao Fruit is a culmination of vast experiences, spanning two lifetimes. It came from comprehending reincarnation, drawing inspiration from the Dao Fruit of Time, traveling throughout the cultivation world to seek masters and friends, visiting countless Half-Immortals and Immortals, discussing life, and learning their Dao Fruit philosophies—it's a masterpiece! It's not as superficial as just lowering someone's cultivation… Okay, fine, it *is* just lowering their cultivation to defeat them."

Lu Yang explained for a long time, only to realize it was precisely what Immortal Fairy had said.

Damn it, could it be that my ability to form the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit is also related to my fused Invincible Primordial Spirit?

According to Lu Yang's estimation, as long as he could become an Immortal, his Tracing Dao Fruit could weaken Immortals to Half-Immortals, and after his Senior Sister integrated with the Dao, he could rescue her.

Yun Mengmeng, who was watching the fight from a nearby tree, had eyes full of admiration. "The Second Boss is so amazing! Lowering an opponent's cultivation—that's a guaranteed win! Why couldn't I think of a method like that?"

"You can't fight like this." Understanding the principle of the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit, Meng Jingzhou surrendered immediately.

If both of them were at the Mid-Tribulation stage, they could still have a match. But he was at the Early-Tribulation stage, and Old Lu was at the Mid-Tribulation stage—what was the point of fighting then?

No matter how capable he was, he couldn't fight beyond his level against Old Lu.

Surrendering now would spare him physical pain.

"Oh come on, how can you surrender before we even start? Where's your backbone?" Lu Yang genuinely wanted to fight Meng Jingzhou. The previous combat barely counted as a warm-up.

Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes. "Have some shame."

"Don't misunderstand your brother. What kind of relationship do we have? How could I fight you while being at a higher level?"

Lu Yang snapped his fingers, deactivated the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit, and Meng Jingzhou reverted to the Mid-Tribulation stage.

"How about this: I won't use the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit, and we fight fair and square?"

"That works."

Standing on the lake surface, they regrouped and resumed their stances.

The two instantly vanished from their spots, reappearing moments later in the center of the lake. Without any special techniques or moves, they engaged in the most primal form of combat.

Bang—

The lake surface exploded, water sprayed upwards, then poured down like torrential rain.

Two figures flickered in and out of sight within the curtain of water. It was as if they had hundreds of clones, appearing in various spots within the rain. The sounds of combat were like relentless drumbeats, echoing continuously, making onlookers' hearts pound fiercely.

In reality, it was because their speed was too great, so fast that ordinary people could only see afterimages, unable to discern their true forms amidst the countless blurs.

"Old Lu's impressive, his cultivation hasn't fallen behind, nor has his physical body."

"I have to train my physical body. If I don't, Senior Sister will throw me directly into the furnace to burn."

"If you're so afraid of burning, how will you withstand this move?"

Pure Yang True Fire and Nirvana True Flame suddenly appeared around Meng Jingzhou. With the emergence of these two supreme flames, the lake surface boiled and the water evaporated. Mist permeated the air, making it even harder to distinguish the two figures.

"You're ambushing me!" Lu Yang was furious. "This was supposed to be a proper close-quarters fight, yet you used spells. The most crucial thing is that I wasn't the one who initiated the sneak attack."

"This is called preemptive action!" Putting himself in Lu Yang's shoes, Meng Jingzhou didn't believe Old Lu hadn't thought of ambushing him either.

The Pure Yang True Fire and Nirvana True Flame unleashed by a Mid-Tribulation cultivator were incredibly terrifying. Both true fires required Pure Yang energy to cultivate, and Meng Jingzhou had an abundance of Pure Yang energy!

"True fires, huh? I can do that too!"

Pure Yang True Flame resembled a great sun, illuminating all things and deterring evil. Nirvana True Fire emitted a phoenix cry, transforming into a phoenix of spreading flames!

Meng Jingzhou had refined both True Flames to their peak!

Steam rose from Lu Yang's palms as two true fires appeared.

"Samadhi True Fire, Golden Crow True Flame!"

Just as Meng Jingzhou was about to mock Old Lu for overestimating himself, he saw the Samadhi True Fire and Golden Crow True Flame suddenly expand a thousandfold, like two living flame entities. Especially the Golden Crow True Fire: it was more agile than his Nirvana True Fire and hotter than the Great Sun True Fire!

When had Old Lu secretly refined these two true fires to such an extreme degree?!

The Samadhi True Fire and Golden Crow True Flame collapsed the void and incinerated the sky, like monarchs of fire!

"Old Meng, get out of the way! My true flames are strange; they're being amplified by the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit!" Lu Yang, unsure what was happening on his end, hastily sent a spiritual message.

"Too late!" With the true flames closing in, Meng Jingzhou had no escape route. He could only choose to meet them head-on!

The moment the four true fires collided, Meng Jingzhou's expression changed dramatically. Only after encountering Old Lu's true fires did he realize how terrifying these two flames were!

Boom—

The lake water evaporated, and Meng Jingzhou was blasted to the shore, his clothes scorched.

"Old Meng, are you alright?"

The sudden turn of events startled Lu Yang. He rushed back to check on him. Seeing this, Yun Mengmeng also ran over.

"Cough, cough—" Meng Jingzhou was covered in ash, looking quite disheveled. "I'm still alive, thankfully."

It was only because he was tough and his Yang energy had a strong affinity with the Golden Crow True Fire's Yang energy, counteracting its power. Any other Tribulation-stage cultivator would have been severely injured and reaching for healing pills.

"When did your true fires get so powerful? Why have I never seen you use them before?" Meng Jingzhou asked, looking aggrieved.

Lu Yang was also baffled. "I didn't even know my true fires could be this powerful! I originally planned to use Samadhi True Fire and Golden Crow True Fire as a diversion to launch a sneak attack on you. But as soon as I cast these two true fires, the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit was also activated. As you saw, the true fires' power became incredibly strong."

Meng Jingzhou retorted angrily, "Didn't we agree before the fight not to use nascent Dao Fruits?"

Lu Yang hastily explained, "I really didn't mean to use it. The nascent Tracing Dao Fruit activated on its own. It's like… it's like…"

Lu Yang thought for a long time before finally finding the right description: "It's as if these two true fires and the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit have an intricate connection. If I use these two true fires, I have to activate the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit at the same time."

"Fairy, do you know what's going on?"

Immortal Fairy was equally puzzled. This was a question for her. "I've never seen this before. The power of these two true fires is already comparable to true fires unleashed by the nascent Yin-Yang Dao Fruit."

The reason Half-Immortals far surpass those in the Tribulation stage is precisely the existence of nascent Dao Fruits. Spells cast through nascent Dao Fruits possess power far beyond normal spells.

For instance, if a peak Tribulation-stage cultivator uses the great divine ability 'Five Thunder True Law,' its power definitely cannot compare to lightning spells cast using the nascent Tribulation Dao Fruit.

It is for this very reason that the Samadhi True Fire and Golden Crow True Fire just now overwhelmingly suppressed the Pure Yang True Fire and Nirvana True Fire.

"Why does the Second Boss's nascent Tracing Dao Fruit make these two true fires stronger?"

It's easy to understand why the nascent Yin-Yang Dao Fruit would strengthen true fires, as true fires belong to 'Yang.' But Yun Mengmeng couldn't comprehend what the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit had to do with these two true fires.

"Also, why do I have to activate the nascent Tracing Dao Fruit simultaneously when I use these two true fires?"

Lu Yang frowned, a guess forming in his mind: "Unless these two true fires are themselves a result of 'Tracing'?"