Chapter 483 - 238: Emperor Zhao
In the eye of the storm! Zhao Rui transformed into a thousand-foot giant. His head brushed against the clouds and his feet trod upon the churning waves as a vast Sword Intent emanated from his body.
Even after activating the Purple Mansion Primordial Venerable Body, Zhao Rui’s speed was not affected in the slightest. His body flickered into countless phantoms, circling the Viper King Venerable and constantly changing position.
Simultaneously, the longsword in his hand unleashed blasts of Sword Qi imbued with ultimate power, shooting them toward the Viper King Venerable.
This Sword Qi was unlike any condensed from ordinary True Qi. It was Pure Yang True Qi, which Zhao Rui had created after comprehending the Purple Mist Divine Skill on Taishan and infusing his power with Pure Yang Qi.
This Pure Yang True Qi manifested as a wave of energy akin to solar plasma. It vibrated at a unique frequency, generating spatial oscillations that produced extreme heat.
The burns it inflicted were far more severe than those from any normal fire. Its true lethality lay not just in the temperature, but in its resonant frequency, which could instantly disintegrate matter into a plasma state.
This was a technique Zhao Rui had developed by referencing his knowledge of the sun from his previous life.
Its power was impressive, to say the least.
After taking one sword strike head-on, the Viper King Venerable never again dared to block with its body. The destructive power, capable of shattering its scales, made it extremely wary, forcing it to twist and dodge.
Although the Viper King Venerable’s body was enormous, its speed was not the least bit slower than Zhao Rui’s.
As a creature that could float in the void, its agility far surpassed that of any flying Exotic Beast.
"ROAR!"
The Viper King Venerable was no pushover. After a brief moment of evasion, a pair of sharp claws tore through space, carrying with them endless destructive power as they swiped at Zhao Rui’s Dharma Body.
Zhao Rui quickly swung his sword to block. The Tribulation-Breaking Sword Body flared with a brilliant light, transforming into a hundred-meter-long blade that crashed against the claws wreathed in a black aura.
An ear-splitting shriek echoed from the impact.
"Copyable Cultivation Technique discovered: Viper Transformation Dragon Technique! Copy?"
At that moment, a notification unexpectedly appeared in his mind.
Zhao Rui was clearly stunned. ’I can copy a Cultivation Technique from fighting an Exotic Beast?’
’Why didn’t the other Exotic Beasts have one?’
’Could it be that only exceptionally intelligent and powerful Exotic Beasts can develop their own Cultivation Techniques, which the system can then copy?’
’That’s actually a real possibility!’
Although it was just a wild guess, Zhao Rui felt it was highly likely.
Whatever the reason, this was definitely good news for Zhao Rui.
’Copy!’
Zhao Rui decisively chose to copy and renewed his high-speed assault on the Viper King Venerable, sword in hand.
Though their battle raged high in the air, the Qi Force alone churned the seawater a hundred meters below into monstrous waves, making it impossible for any marine life to survive.
Any wandering Exotic Beasts that drew near caught a scent of the overwhelming aura from afar and fled in terror before they could even get close.
The two moved at incredible speeds. The shockwaves of their battle radiated across the vast ocean, affecting an area hundreds of miles in every direction.
The surrounding weather grew violent. Lightning flashed incessantly, and a torrential downpour began to fall.
The onlookers had no choice but to rapidly retreat for hundreds of miles, watching from a great distance.
"So powerful! The destructive force might be on par with a nuclear bomb. To think the two of them can affect the sea for hundreds of miles."
Online, no one could see the details of the fight, but they could still guess at its terrifying scale from the onlookers’ live commentary and the violent weather shown on screen.
"Thank goodness for Emperor Zhao! Who else could possibly stand against this Exotic Dragon?"
"What do you all think? Where is the pinnacle of the Martial Dao? Has Emperor Zhao already reached its end? Can he travel through the void? Is space beyond Blue Star really what our telescopes have shown us?"
Someone raised some thought-provoking questions, and after posting them online, they quickly resonated with many others.
Where was the pinnacle of the Martial Dao?
Before the Spiritual Energy Return, they practiced the Martial Dao and believed the Grandmaster Realm was its peak.
The ability to injure someone from a distance, to walk on snow without leaving a trace, or to protect one’s body with True Qi and become impervious to blades and spears—these were already considered superhuman feats.
But as the concentration of Spiritual Qi grew richer by the day, people absorbed it at an ever-increasing rate, and the pace of Martial Dao Cultivation quickened as well.
Then, Divine Void Realm Martial Artists began to appear. The illusory became real, and the real became illusory—this mystical concept endlessly captivated Martial Artists.
The resurgence of Spiritual Qi never slowed, and the heights of the Martial Dao continued to rise without pause.
With the return of numerous masters from the Gui Xu Martial Arts Sects, and especially with the appearance of True Dharma Masters, people were left dumbfounded once more. Their ability to move mountains, fill seas, and level entire landscapes at will was astounding.
So the pinnacle of the Martial Dao could be this inhuman!
They were comparable to the Land Immortals of ancient myth.
Just when people thought that was the limit, the appearance of the Red Flame Ice Dragon and Zhao Rui once again shattered their understanding.
It turned out that flying through the heavens and burrowing into the earth was actually possible. Scouring the land with crimson flames for hundreds of miles with a single strike was no longer a fantasy.
At that moment, the power of the Martial Dao reached a new zenith in the public consciousness.
"If someone like that decided to do evil, who could possibly stop them?"
The soul-searching question plunged the internet into a brief silence.
"Is Emperor Zhao the only one like this in the whole world? Could there be an Emperor Zhang, or an Emperor Wang out there too?"
"We have to pass laws to restrict them..."
"They should be forced to hand over their Martial Arts techniques. If everyone had the power to fly and tunnel through the earth, wouldn’t that solve the problem?"
"The best solution is real-time tracking, so everyone can keep an eye on them..."
Tens of thousands of comments flooded the livestream chat, with most people jumping on the bandwagon to discuss how to restrict peerless Martial Artists like Zhao Rui.
"Have you no shame? Emperor Zhao is out there fighting off an Exotic Beast to save your homes, and you’re all here scheming about how to place restrictions on him."