Chapter 265: Chapter 255 Defeating the Slave Tao Heavenly Talent, Acquiring Slave Tao Divine Power

A giant Vermilion Bird, large enough to obscure the sky and sun, suddenly appeared in the dark night sky.

Its feathers shimmered with a clear yellow radiance, and its wings blazed with Southern Brightness Li Fire, threatening to burn the heavens and boil the seas.

In an instant, the sky turned stark white, and the ground emitted wisps of blue smoke as the temperature soared rapidly.

The wolf packs and Sky Hawk Squads wailed continuously. No longer under Long Zhandu and Zhao Wutian’s control, they scattered and leaped in all directions.

"Desolate Beast? Such audacity!" Zhao Wutian’s expression turned grave as he quickly mobilized his own Sky Hawk Variant Seed Squad.

The Variant Seed Squad was the elite of the Beast Swarm, similar to a central army.

Each Variant Seed possessed formidable combat power. Its cultivation resources far exceeded those of ordinary ferocious beasts, and they were the trump cards in the hands of every Slave Tao martial artist.

The Sky Hawk Squad shrieked as they flew. Blue light emanated from their bodies, crisscrossing and linking to conjure massive wind waves, forming a protective barrier before them.

On the other side, Long Zhandu also abandoned his plan to besiege Zhao Wutian, joining forces with him to confront the Vermilion Bird that Hong Yuan had transformed into.

"White-eyed Wolf Variant Seed Squad, arise!"

A pack of wolves with white eyes bellowed deeply in rage, their dry fur suddenly bristling as if electrified.

The eyes of each White-eyed Wolf launched gray-white beams of light, each more formidable than the last.

During their attack, the two Variant Seed Squads actually achieved tacit cooperation, producing an effect greater than the sum of their parts.

Slave Tao Masters truly were formidable!

Can you withstand this Divine Power, imbued with the Tianli inheritance of the Heavenly Horned Ant? Hong Yuan sneered inwardly.

He beat his wings, and a surge of azure-black flames rolled out from beneath them. A fierce wind followed, further heightening its momentum.

The wind borrowed the fire’s force; the fire magnified the wind’s fury.

Although the Vermilion Bird Transformation Divine Power was more adept at healing, its offensive capabilities were equally prominent. Moreover, Hong Yuan had received the Power Tao inheritance of Tianli in the dream realm legacy, mastering the Heaven and Earth Grand Power Flow.

Hong Yuan had inherited its wind-fire and fire-force aspects as well.

The azure-black flames roared furiously, swiftly engulfing the gray-white light beams and the hurricane.

The flames spread wildly, heading straight for the Sky Hawk Squad and the White-eyed Wolf Variant Seed Squad.

Zhao Wutian’s expression changed dramatically as he exclaimed, "Heaven and Earth Grand Power Flow!?"

Long Zhandu didn’t fare much better; his face also turned ashen.

The Power Tao tradition had been passed down since ancient times, giving rise to several Great Emperors and possessing profound legacies.

However, due to the changes over millennia, many Power Tao inheritances were submerged in the river of time, unknown to outsiders.

From the very first Heaven and Earth Grand Power Flow to the Beast Strength Illusion Flow and the Human Power Judging Stream.

The heavens and earth are changing, and Power Tao changes along with them.

It wasn’t that older meant stronger; rather, being stronger made it older. The Heaven and Earth Grand Power Flow was ancient precisely because it was so powerful!

"Where did this Desolate Beast come from!?" Long Zhandu narrowed his eyes and maneuvered his White-eyed Wolf Variant Seed elite squad to scatter.

Each Variant Seed ferocious beast was hard to come by. Even with the support of a blessed land, gathering and coordinating them was no simple task; Long Zhandu did not wish to give them up so easily.

However, it was to little avail; the White-eyed Wolf Variant Seed Squad was annihilated. Zhao Wutian fared even worse; his Sky Hawk Squad was reduced by half outright.

But the looming intense heatwave left them no time for thought. Both men quickly executed movement techniques, attempting to flee the battlefield.

There was an unwritten rule in the Martial Arts world: every Slave Tao Master was also an escape master.

This was because Slave Tao martial artists faced far more intense pursuit when fleeing than martial artists of other paths.

"Thunder Tao Sub-Divine Power: Lightning Flash."

"Earth Tao Sub-Divine Power: Hidden Earth Walk."

Long Zhandu turned into a lightning bolt, soaring through the air. Zhao Wutian became a pool of mud, speeding beneath the ground.

Yet against the current Hong Yuan, their attempt to flee was promptly thwarted.

In a flash of firelight, Hong Yuan’s talons caught two figures.

It seemed incredible that these two martial arts Heavenly Talents were defeated so effortlessly by Hong Yuan. After all, they were prominent figures from their respective Sects and Taoist Temples, their status seemingly not much lower than Li Ziyang’s.

But in reality, they were a level below Li Ziyang.

Li Ziyang was the Kylin Child of the Sword Cultivator Li Family and the Sword Child of the King’s Sword, heavily nurtured by his Martial Saint ancestors.

And now, Hong Yuan’s Power Tao Incarnation, having obtained the Tianli inheritance, was also somewhat stronger than his Sword Tao Incarnation of the same period.

One must understand that Tianli had once briefly sublimated to an alternative state of Tao Achievement, just one Heaven Heart Imprint short of becoming a Great Emperor.

HUM. A flash of gray light streaked past. The two figures caught in the talons froze for a moment, their gazes vacant.

Saint-level Slave Tao inheritances, and I obtained two of them! Hong Yuan rejoiced inwardly.

But the next moment, a vast and familiar aura from the Green Heaven above locked onto him.

Hong Yuan felt a jolt and hurriedly released them, flapping his wings and vanishing into the night sky.

A streak of azure light descended, and Martial Saint Ansheng, dressed in a plain Taoist robe, appeared on the scene.

Such an audacious Desolate Beast. It seems the Eastern Wilderness Academy is not at peace either, Martial Saint Ansheng sighed inwardly.

He slowly rotated his hands, and a Golden Yin-Yang Diagram emerged, launching it in the direction where Hong Yuan had fled.

Only then did he summon Zhao Wutian and Long Zhandu, who were suspended in mid-air, to his side for inspection and treatment.

Two mists of water vapor enveloped Zhao Wutian and Long Zhandu. The True Essence within their bodies gradually replenished, and the cracked skin on their surfaces began to heal...

Their bodies are unharmed, and their Apertures are also intact— Martial Saint Ansheng narrowed his eyes, puzzled by Hong Yuan’s actions.

Everything has its strengths and weaknesses.

Beyond Martial Saint Ansheng’s perception, the left wolf ear of Long Zhandu’s Wolfman Soul had vanished, and both wings of Zhao Wutian’s Hawk-Human Soul had disappeared without a trace.

"Divine Power: Green Dragon Change!"

The Green Dragon Change was a composite Divine Power that fused Power Tao, Transformation Tao, and even Wood Tao. Once used, Hong Yuan would transform into a Green Dragon.

"The dragon can grow large or small, ascend or hide; when large, it raises clouds and mists, when small, it conceals and hides its form; ascending, it soars through the universe, hiding, it lurks within the waves."

Compared to the other Three Symbols Divine Powers, the Green Dragon Change was second to none in concealment.

Hong Yuan plunged into a small stream. The Golden Yin-Yang Diagram pursued relentlessly, fiercely striking the stream behind him.

A tremendous blast sounded, and the area within ten miles vanished, turning into a colossal pit.

But Hong Yuan, following the stream’s current, had already escaped.

Truly arriving and departing without a trace, his whereabouts unknown.

「The next morning.」

「Nanyang County, Phoenix Creek Sect station.」

Hong Yuan sat cross-legged in the Artifact Refining room as if nothing had happened, silently taking stock of his Slave Tao gains.

No one knew that he had crossed over a dozen cities the previous night to reach the Mountain Range of Heaven’s Choice, and had easily crushed the two martial arts Heavenly Talents, Long Zhandu and Zhao Wutian.

Insights from the wolf pack and Sky Hawk Squad? Somewhat useful.

Several Slave Tao killing moves... Pretty average.

A Slave Tao Divine Power, See Me Causing Division!?

Although See Me Causing Division was merely a Human-rank Slave Tao Divine Power, its effect of forcibly manipulating a target to betray their allies was truly perverse.

Since ancient times, enslavement and soul arts were inextricably linked. In Hong Yuan’s hands, this Human-rank Divine Power was almost as potent as an Earth-rank one.

This was because Hong Yuan’s soul was the Ten Thousand Dragon Soul, magnified one hundred thousandfold!

In terms of soul strength alone, Hong Yuan could likely rival seventh-order Demon Saints or Martial Saints.

Obtaining this Divine Power, Hong Yuan’s brow twitched slightly. He maintained an expressionless face, but his heart was already brimming with joy.

He had sought a Slave Tao Divine Power for a long time, and now his chances in the Ten Thousand Domains’ battle for dominion had significantly increased. With it, regardless of how far he progressed in the contest, his gains were certain to be substantial.

A cheerful tune hummed from Hong Yuan’s lips.