Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 826 - 809: Immortal Technique Showdown

In the underground Spirit Lake, Zhouyang felt a sense of being trapped with no way out, as he was pursued by the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint.

In terms of magical cultivation, even if he was slightly weaker than the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint, the weakness was limited.

Moreover, the opponent's body was actually refined by a large amount of dragon blood essence, making the magical power strong but lacking the stability compared to an ordinary physical body.

However, in terms of law application, Zhouyang was far less competent than the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint.

One simple situation was that the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint could disrupt the Space Law, making his Shrinking Inches divine technique and Vertical Earth Golden Light divine technique ineffective, while Zhouyang could not interrupt the opponent's Instant Teleportation-like teleportation divine techniques.

This caused him to be at a disadvantage both offensively and defensively.

Thankfully, the Qianyang Treasure Pearl was powerful enough to aid him in resisting the law divine technique attacks of the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint.

After slightly adapting to the opponent's battle rhythm, he began to use various divine techniques and magical artifacts to compensate for his own deficiencies.

Although he could not interrupt the teleportation divine techniques of the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint on the law level, he could forcibly shake it using the power of the Purple Gold Qiankun Ruler.

At the same time, he could also use the "Golden Lamp Shadow" divine technique of the Qianyang Golden Lamp to interfere, preventing the opponent from fully attacking him.

However, Zhouyang knew that these methods worked temporarily; once the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint adapted, they would likely become ineffective.

The opponent's power level was extremely high; apart from tier seven immortal artifacts, it was very difficult for other artifacts to truly harm him.

Fortunately, Zhouyang was not alone.

He also had his own incarnation and Lan Daoist.

Initially, Lan Daoist followed Zhouyang's prior instructions and did not use his full power against those Demon Kings, only displaying strength equivalent to an Eighth-Layer Nascent Soul Cultivator.

However, once the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint appeared, Lan Daoist instantly unleashed his full power, punching each tier six demon king one by one, quickly killing most of the remaining six or seven tier six demon kings, then heading directly towards Zhouyang's battlefield.

Also a Split Soul Incarnation, as Lan Daoist entered the battlefield, the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint looked at him with surprise and temporarily stopped attacking.

"May I ask which immortal's Split Soul Incarnation you are? Why does this saint feel a familiar aura from you, as if our original forms have interacted in the past?"

Hmm?

Upon hearing this, Zhouyang and Lan Daoist were stunned.

Lan Daoist furrowed his brow, examined the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint up and down, then shook his head and said, "You must be mistaken, Lan doesn't feel any familiar aura from you."

After speaking, his expression turned stern, and he said in a deep voice, "Besides, Lan is Lan now, no longer anyone's incarnation. Even if there was some interaction between our original forms in the past, it has long been written off!"

The Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint was momentarily stunned, then quickly smiled and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, interesting, very interesting indeed! It's hard to meet an immortal incarnation in the Lower Realm, and it turns out to be a rebel with independent consciousness, truly fascinating, truly heroes think alike!"

Amidst the laughter, his form flickered, suddenly transforming into a middle-aged man wearing a golden dragon robe, speaking in a majestic tone as he looked at Zhouyang, "How about this, it's rare to meet an ally with similar ideals as this saint. Today, as long as you, mortal cultivator, hand over the dragon blood within you, this saint will let you off."

"Let Zhou off? Such arrogance!"

Zhouyang's face sank, then he sneered coldly, "Similarly, I advise you, this is not the Upper Realm, and you are not a real True Dragon. Don't act like a True Dragon when you aren't really one!"

The face of the middle-aged man transformed by the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint stiffened, his gaze locked onto Zhouyang as he spoke coldly, "You're courting death!"

Before the voice fell, he abruptly returned to his dragon form and pounced towards Zhouyang.

Seeing this, Lan Daoist stepped forward, formed a seal and shouted, causing the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint to be blasted away by powerful force.

Zhouyang then raised his palm, and the Vermilion Bird Fan appeared in his hand.

He gripped the vermilion feather fan, channeling his magical power into it, causing it to burst forth with dazzling flames.

"Another tier seven immortal artifact!"

The Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's face changed slightly; he looked at Lan Daoist, then at the charging Zhouyang, and suddenly let out a deep dragon chant.

Upon hearing the dragon chant, the various refined dragon blood within Zhouyang's body began to riot, as if trying to burst out from his body.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Qing Luo and Silver Bell, two tier six flood dragons, let out sorrowful cries and collapsed into the lake water, unable to exert any strength.

Even Zhou Guangcheng let out a series of painful roars, desperately trying to suppress the agitated dragon blood within him.

"Roar! Suppress it!"

Zhouyang shouted wildly, his aura erupting, his Qianyang Treasure Pearl immediately releasing brilliant golden light, illuminating his whole body and instantly suppressing the dragon blood's agitation.

At the same time, Lan Daoist took action again; five elements spiritual power surged from his ten fingers, and the massive colorful hand that had once heavily injured the Celestial South Great Demon Cyan Scale Demon King appeared, slapping directly towards the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint.

The Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint evidently recognized the power of the massive colorful hand and attempted to evade by swaying his dragon tail.

However, Lan Daoist stepped forward again, and the moment he attempted to shift space to evade, he felt the Space Law tighten around him, causing his divine technique to fail.

Roar—

A furious dragon roar erupted from the mouth of the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint, and failing to evade, he roared angrily as he met the approaching massive colorful hand, his dragon claws radiating golden rays clashing fiercely with it, producing dull booming sounds.

At this moment, a cyan-green thunder ball landed in the battlefield, exploding right next to the nine-zhang-long golden-red true dragon body, dyeing the sky cyan-green.

In the next instant, the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint, now covered with numerous wounds, rushed out from the lightning, spewing a blood light towards Zhouyang's incarnation that had caused him injury.

But this Zhouyang incarnation might not have great skills otherwise, but his life-preserving methods were numerous.

As the blood light attacked, he did not dodge and allowed himself to be hit.

Yet in the blink of an eye, the part hit by the blood light turned into wood eroded by it, while Zhouyang himself appeared intact elsewhere.

Thus, Zhouyang's incarnation, together with Lan Daoist, kept tightly restraining the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint, preventing him from interrupting Zhouyang's main body's charge-up.

After delaying for a short while, the vermilion feather fan in Zhouyang's hand flew out, transforming into a lifelike Vermilion Bird Firebird, charging towards the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint.

"Damn it! You forced me to do this!"

Seeing the flaming Vermilion Bird Firebird charging at him, the Split Soul Incarnation of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint flashed a look of pain in his eyes, suddenly spewing a purple-gold treasure pearl from his mouth.

He quickly muttered a spell, and the purple-gold treasure pearl emitted large patches of purple-gold silk threads, netting towards the charging Vermilion Bird Firebird.

As the purple-gold silk threads approached the Vermilion Bird Firebird, they quickly burned away amid raging flames, but the threads bursting from the purple-gold treasure pearl were continuous.

Soon, the approaching Vermilion Bird Firebird was about to become a netted catch, trapped completely.

Seeing this, Zhouyang immediately informed Lan Daoist, and the two simultaneously attacked the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation, forcing it to retract the Purple-Gold Treasure Pearl, saving the Vermilion Bird Firebird from reverting to its original form.

"Insignificant mortal cultivator, today, I shall let you witness the unrivaled divine power that shook the Five Dragon Sea in my prime!"

The Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation glared furiously at Zhouyang, uttering a low growl.

Then, he lightly flicked the void with his dragon claws, as if a beauty strumming an invisible but palpable zither string.

"Not good, he's using Immortal Techniques!"

Lan Daoist's face changed dramatically, seemingly understanding the intent of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation, and he shouted out the details.

Then he quickly sealed his hands, swiftly condensing a Five-Colored Thunder Ball to strike the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation, attempting to interrupt its spellcasting.

Rumble!

The dazzling five-colored lightning could not harm the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation in the slightest, as if an unseen barrier shielded him from all attacks.

Seeing this, Lan Daoist decisively said to Zhouyang, "There's no time! Fellow Daoist Zhou, flee swiftly, I'll hold him back!"

Unexpectedly, Zhouyang shook his head resolutely and said, "No, Fellow Daoist Lan, you should prepare your strongest divine technique now, I'll block this strike!"

"But..."

Lan Daoist wanted to say something more, but seeing Zhouyang's determined look, he was momentarily stunned into silence and began following Zhouyang's instructions.

At this moment, as the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation executed its divine technique, the entire underground Spirit Lake's Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi seemed to be drawn toward the battlefield.

"True Dragon Forbidden Technique: Ten Thousand Laws Without Light!"

A majestic and authoritative voice suddenly echoed in Zhouyang's ears, and then he felt his magical power suddenly stagnate, as if sealed, unable to exert any force. Simultaneously, his perception and communication with the outside world's Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and Laws were completely cut off by a peculiar force.

In that instant, he seemed to become a mere mortal, no, even worse than a mortal!

At least mortals can breathe and move.

But now, even breathing seemed a luxury, and the external air was also isolated by that peculiar force, rendering him unable to move a muscle, as if frozen solid.

Not only him, but even Lan Daoist, who was preparing to unleash a mighty divine magical technique following his words, experienced the same predicament.

At this moment, the only thing Zhouyang could control was likely his own thoughts.

He was like an insect trapped in amber, watching as the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation lunged towards him, dragon mouth wide open, intending to swallow him whole.

Bang!

The Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation swallowed half of Zhouyang's body and was about to close its mouth like a snake devouring a rabbit when Zhouyang's flesh body suddenly ignited into a fiery figure.

The Qianyang Treasure Pearl did not disappoint Zhouyang, unaffected by the so-called Immortal Techniques. Upon sensing Zhouyang's intentions, it instantly activated the Law Body divine technique.

Once his body completely transformed into the flame law, Zhouyang's severed connection with the outside was restored.

To be precise, his connection with the external fire attribute Heaven and Earth Laws was restored.

With a wave of his hand, he mobilized a massive amount of fire attribute Heaven and Earth Laws, forming fireballs of Bursting Fire Attribute Law Power, which he hurled into the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation's mouth, triggering a chain explosion.

Simultaneously, his thoughts flickered, and his body, unrestrained, transformed into a blaze, escaping the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation's mouth, appearing dozens of miles away.

All of this transpired in less than three breaths.

When Zhouyang reappeared dozens of miles away, his body had already reverted to normal from the Law Body state, completely unharmed.

Meanwhile, the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation was ablaze, screaming in agony, no longer exhibiting its previous arrogance.

His body, originally refined from a vast amount of Dragon Blood Essence, was not a true dragon body. The fact that he didn't immediately collapse after being blown apart from within was a testament to his strength.

Misfortune often strikes at an inopportune time.

Now, having suffered severe injuries, the effect of his Immortal Techniques was disrupted and rendered ineffective.

Lan Daoist, recovering from the confinement, immediately shifted beside him with a teleportation move, Five Elements Spiritual Power surged between his hands, forming a Five-Colored Long Saber as he swung it down on him fiercely.

The strike severed half of his body, leaving only a meager five zhang long body connected to the dragon's head from an original nine zhang length.

Roar—

From the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation's mouth came a miserably piercing howl, and the severed half of the dragon's body exploded into a blood mist enveloping Lan Daoist.

Then, his body flickered, instantly vanishing from the scene, returning to the Lake Heart Island.

"Demon Dragon, halt!"

With realization dawning upon him, Zhouyang shouted fiercely, and with a surge of golden light beneath his feet, he shifted towards the Lake Heart Island.

However, at that moment, a blue protective shield rose over Lake Heart Island, barring his entry.

By the time he and his concurrently arriving incarnation joined forces to break through the shield and ascend the Lake Heart Island, the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation had escaped using the teleportation array on the island. Before leaving, he also consumed two direct lineage members of the Dragon Taming Family who were controlling the array to block Zhouyang.

"Humph, he fled pretty fast!"

With an ugly expression, Zhouyang snorted coldly, extending his Divine Sense to envelop the entire island, soon making a significant discovery.

With a slight movement, he appeared in the depths of the island's medicinal garden, and before him stood a peculiar Spirit Wood, approximately three zhang high, with a trunk like a jade pillar, straight and smooth, adorned with rings of blood-colored dragon scales, and leaves resembling purple-pinned palm leaves.

"This tree is..."

Zhouyang gazed at the peculiar Spirit Wood before him, a flash of wonder in his eyes, unable for a moment to discern its origin.

"This is the Tier Six High-Grade Spirit Wood, Dragon Blood Holy Tree. If regularly watered and nourished with Tier Six Flood Dragon Spirit Blood, it can yield Dragon Blood Holy Jade Fruit, which is suitable only for creatures possessing dragon blood. Consuming it can significantly enhance physical strength, purify one's dragon blood, and even extend lifespan!"

Having broken free from the blood mist confinement formed by the remnants of the Golden Yuan Dragon Saint's Split Soul Incarnation, Lan Daoist explained calmly to Zhouyang.

He then congratulated Zhouyang with a smile, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zhou. If your body refining divine technique can be reshaped using the Dragon Blood Holy Jade Fruit, it will undoubtedly strengthen your physical condition to a higher level, greatly beneficial for your future efforts to reach the Tribulation Crossing Stage and the subsequent refinement of an Immortal Body post-Celestial Tribulation!"