Chapter 1321: Creation!
Those spectating the battle were dumbstruck. Lu Yang and Wu Yao had chosen the most primal and most brutal form of combat, sweeping across all directions. Anything that came near them was shredded into dust with the mere fluctuations of their auras. Not even stars were exempt.
Those stars high above were caught in the crossfire of high-level cultivators, just as in the ancient era. The only difference this time was that the destruction was far more devastating.
“Historical records state that Wu Yao was proficient in the hundred arts of cultivation and was a master of the Cultivation World’s accumulated knowledge. Now that I see it today, it truly is the case.” A Transcendent Tribulation cultivator marveled upon recalling the earlier battle.
Mastering the hundred arts of cultivation demanded not just time, but also talent. Great cultivators could spend a lifetime without ever mastering one. Yet Wu Yao was well-versed in all of them, reaching unprecedented heights in many.
“What’s even more terrifying is Lu Yang. He’s still so young, yet he can handle Wu Yao’s varied combat techniques, and he even holds the upper hand now.”
As the old cultivators watched Lu Yang fight, they felt left behind by the times, realizing that the future belonged to the younger generation.
Upon closer thought, they believed it was an illusion. After all, only Lu Yang stood head and shoulders above the rest of the younger generation.
“It’s said that he once defeated a Divine Transfiguration cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage. It’s no surprise he has such combat prowess now.”
The more Wu Yao fought, the more alarmed he became. Lu Yang’s recovery ability is truly frightening. Could an Incipient Dao Fruit grant such recovery ability? If it weren’t for the absence of immortal aura, I would have thought I wasn’t facing a half-immortal but a complete immortal! What exactly is his origin?
Wu Yao’s gaze hardened. It doesn’t matter what his origins are. I, Wu Yao, have lived two lives, with my first as an immortal. In terms of origins, I’m the strongest. Everyone else must yield. Without the mindset of being the number one in the world, how can one speak of becoming an immortal?!
Even the Fusion cultivators who couldn’t follow the two’s movements could see that Lu Yang held the advantage. Wu Yao’s aura was flagging, and he would be defeated within a hundred exchanges.
“Heavenly Devil Dissolution!” With Wu Yao’s roar, the river of stars shook. His aura surged back to its peak, matching Lu Yang’s.
He had executed the Heavenly Devil Dissolution Great Spell, temporarily boosting his combat power. Even if he suffered a backlash, he could no longer afford to care about it. I underestimated Lu Yang from the start, depleting much of my aura. Now I’m forced to use the Heavenly Devil Dissolution Great Spell that I once scorned.
Recalling that Lu Yang had also used a similar method, Wu Yao felt his psychological burden from using the Heavenly Devil Dissolution Great Spell ease considerably.
“Skybreaker!” He abandoned his probing feints and unleashed a peerless spear technique upon returning to his peak state.
Skybreaker was both the name of the bronze spear and the name of the mighty spear technique. The spear broke through the sky and pierced the firmament, carving out the future. He used his creation ability to temporarily elevate the Skybreaker Spear to a fully activated immortal artifact.
The oppressive pressure emanating from the Skybreaker Spear caused even Fusion cultivators millions of li away to cough blood. They clutched their chests, spitting mouthfuls of blood. They couldn’t believe they were injured at such a distance. What about Lu Yang, who has to face it head-on?
Chengying Sword in hand, Lu Yang traced an arc, symbolizing the perfection of his Sword Dao. The Seven-Star Sword Set merged into the Chengying Sword one by one. With Ten Thousand Swords Return to One, his sword qi surged, also reaching its peak state. This was Lu Yang’s proudest Everlasting Sword Mantra!
“Quick, defend!” Shi Chan, who could see Lu Yang’s condition with his Heavenly Eye ability, hastily shouted to warn everyone.
Everyone hurriedly summoned defensive artifacts.
BOOM!
Two supreme forces collided. Qi and blood churned, mixed with surging soul power, shattering space into fragments and spawning countless wormholes linked to unknown corners of the cosmos.
“Who won?” the Fusion cultivators urgently asked Shi Chan.
Shi Chan frowned deeply. The mist of primal hundun chaos at the center of the battlefield blocked all sight, and even his Heavenly Eye couldn’t see through it.
Soon, the mist dissipated, revealing both combatants.
Wu Yao clutched the sword wound on his chest, staring at Lu Yang in disbelief. “This is your sword technique? There is nothing it cannot sever, even cultivation itself!”
Lu Yang had leveraged the Everlasting Sword Mantra to bring out the power of his Origin-Tracing Incipient Dao Fruit. Against an all-round opponent like Wu Yao, the only way to weaken his cultivation was to truly injure him.
He had intended to slice Wu Yao’s cultivation to the Basic Transcendent Tribulation Stage, but Wu Yao’s foundation was terrifyingly solid, so he could only reduce his cultivation to the Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation Stage.
At Wu Yao’s words, every onlooker’s pupils contracted. They wondered if they had misheard.
“What? Lu Yang can weaken others’ cultivation?!” What degree of Sword Dao comprehension must one attain to sever cultivation with a single sword strike? Throughout history, no sword master has ever been known to achieve such a feat.
“Isn’t he already a sword immortal then?” This was no figure of speech. They genuinely regarded Lu Yang as an immortal. Reaching immortality through Sword Dao!
The two remained silent as they clashed again. Suns and moons exploded, and great stars fell, littering the surroundings. Wu Yao’s blood splattered everywhere as he became covered in wounds. His pride wouldn’t allow him to bow to a junior.
“Just admit defeat, Senior Wu Yao.” The Chengying Sword was pointed at Wu Yao, its cold surface reflecting Lu Yang’s icy gaze.
“Admit defeat? Junior, when have you ever seen an immortal admit defeat?!” Wu Yao laughed proudly. This is my pride as an immortal. Even with my cultivation diminished, I will still fight on!
Wu Yao was knocked unconscious several times, fighting on pure bodily instinct. Everyone who witnessed it was moved and genuinely admired him. Wu Yao had become an immortal not just through talent, but also because of his indomitable Dao heart.
“Your Majesty!” Shi Wumian and the others wept bitterly.
Should I surrender? This was Wu Yao’s thought as he fell unconscious for the umpteenth time. No. Who am I? I am the Yu Emperor Wu Yao, the Heavenly Emperor Wu Yao, and the Wu Yao who had taken the hundred arts of cultivation to unprecedented heights. How could I admit defeat?!
Through sheer willpower, Wu Yao forced himself not to fully lose consciousness.
In that moment, his life flashed before him. As a child, he witnessed the darkness of the Great Qian Dynasty and vowed to overthrow it. In his youth, he encountered Guan Shanhai, who was both a mentor and friend.
They bickered endlessly as they raised an army and conquered the world, defeating several half-immortals and establishing the Great Yu Dynasty with its Imperial Preceptor system.
Later, he witnessed Hui Doudou’s power and Yun Zhi’s invincibility. He abandoned everything and replaced himself in the outer world, where he ruled over the Zhutian Civilization and became the bona fide Heavenly Emperor.
Just as Lu Yang prepared the final strike, he felt a chill run down his spine. The unconscious Wu Yao erupted with strong vitality, his cultivation realm soaring back to the Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage.
No, his cultivation was still rising!
As Wu Yao levitated, his eyes snapped open, and his gaze was like lightning.
Boom!
Immortal clouds gathered, and purple lightning surged like tides, forming a world of thunder and lightning that evoked fear in every cultivator’s heart.
It was an Immortal Ascension Tribulation! Wu Yao had broken through in the middle of battle, ascending to immortality at that very moment.
Lu Yang rapidly retreated from the tribulation zone to avoid being caught in its wake.
Bathed in the Immortal Ascension Tribulation’s lightning, Wu Yao laughed heartily. “Brat, you must have thought my Incipient Dao Fruit was of the creation type.
“Unfortunately, you only guessed half right. My Incipient Dao Fruit is called ‘Creation.’ It can create all things, and it can also create fortune for me,[1] turning misfortune into blessing!”
1. The term used for creation here also means good luck. I phrased it as “create fortune” in this context to hopefully make it less confusing. The more accurate version would be “grant me fortune.” ☜