Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1103 - 329: Da Kun’s Death, Heavenly Monarch’s Retreat

The great elder Da Kun, already expanded to a length of four hundred miles, no longer changes, as he is incapable of further transformation.

For he is already dead.

From the head, the flesh and bones seem to wail, struggling to escape this body, but as the body cracks, no blood gushes forth. Even the blood is shattered by the most grand and simple power, erased by the Taixu Qi, turning into the tiniest particles.

As if drawn into a world-ending grindstone, traces of existence are continually extinguished, even the Primordial Spirit is no exception.

Under this strike, the four-hundred-mile-long Kun Fish perishes in an instant, turning to dust!

The countless particles flutter like sands, and the vast body dissipates before Jiang Li's eyes. He turns his fingers to a palm, pressing into the void to forcibly extract the yet-to-be-delineated Dao Fruit. Several streams of demon energy-laden lights are grasped by Jiang Li.

Thus, the great elder Da Kun—gone!

The scale of space returns to normal. The Heavenly Monarch and Xuanwu King are once again able to act against Jiang Li, yet they unanimously pause.

Meanwhile, a heavy undercurrent rushes from beyond Zhenze, as a dragon turtle, massive as a mountain, moves swiftly to collide with the blood-drenched Xuanwu King.

Primeval Heavy Water and Xuanming True Water weave together. Within the dim water mist, a deep and chilling Qi Mechanism condenses, faintly revealing two pairs of cold, murderous vertical pupils.

"Hoo—"

The Xuan Liu water mist gathers, revealing the Xuanwu King dressed in dark robes. His Qi Mechanism is more restrained than before, yet within that restraint lies immense danger, like an abyss, with even his injuries vanished.

As the Turtle and Snake in one, the Xuanwu King's Power doubles, far surpassing his previous strength.

Yet, he still doesn't act, merely staring coldly at the slowly landing Jiang Li.

On the other side, a dragon shadow flickers, as the Primordial Lord Rain Master arrives behind Jiang Li, quietly standing.

"No action?"

Jiang Li places one hand behind him, the other still holding Da Kun's Dao Fruit, and calmly says, "Or do you want me to strike first? I didn't expect you two to be so courteous."

As the Emperor, Jiang's privilege is limitless, including precedence in etiquette.

If these two truly followed decorum, it would indeed be for Emperor Jiang to act first.

Alas, as rebels, what they lack most is etiquette.

They do not act not because they don't want to, but for lack of certainty.

The space distorts, the giant palm opens, revealing a magnificent heavenly realm, within which a vertical ship-shaped eye slowly opens.

Simultaneously, beams of Divine Light emerge, resonating with the heavenly realm; these are the Divine Lights issued by the Heavenly Soldiers under the Heavenly Monarch.

At this moment, the troops under the Heavenly Monarch are rapidly retreating, now near Zhenze. The Heavenly Monarch clearly has the ability to absorb his subordinates' power for his own use, and as the troops approach, the momentum of the Heavenly Monarch rises correspondingly.

However, he doesn't act directly, instead deeply gazing at Jiang Li with his enormous pupil.

Then—

"Retreat." The voice of the Heavenly Monarch comes from the vertical eye.

Continuing to stalemate here won't harm Jiang Li. With the Xuanwu King's turtle body already arrived, Tianxuan and others ought to be following, giving Jiang Li strong reinforcements.

And the current Heavenly Monarch clearly isn't ready for a decisive battle, so he chooses to retreat.

With the Heavenly Monarch's retreat, the Xuanwu King also has no choice but to retreat.

He is desperate to do away with Jiang Li, the killer of Da Kun, yet reason tells him that even as Turtle and Snake in one, he cannot exact revenge. Even collaborating with the Heavenly Monarch, Jiang Li's life remains untouched.

For Jiang Li has now also mastered the Yellow Emperor's Four Faces, fearing not group assaults. Even his inherent Dao Fruit's divine skills negate the fear of injury.

Whether it's the Emperor Dao Fruit's [Longevity and Eternal Prosperity] or his true self [Green Emperor Longevity], Jiang Li possesses the ability to maintain peak status. As long as he doesn't die, Jiang Li remains at peak.

So, retreat.

The heavenly realm dims gradually, the vertical eye disappears, and the Xuanwu King, with a grim expression, harnesses the Xuan Liu water mist, surging away.

"Pity, couldn't hold them back." The Primordial Lord Rain Master, seeing them retreat, shows slight regret, sighing softly.

"Capturing the Heavenly Monarch isn't so easy," Jiang Li doesn't find it surprising, slightly shaking his head, saying, "Now isn't the time."

He must ensure the Heavenly Monarch's certain death; otherwise, leaving loose ends invites endless troubles.

The Heavenly Monarch's life-preserving skills are too strong, with the Zhuanxu Dao Fruit granting him resurrection abilities, and he can disrupt destiny, shrouding cause and effect. If he truly vanishes into seclusion, no one can find the Heavenly Monarch.

There must be a suitable moment, a definite opportunity to strike down the Heavenly Monarch.

Moreover, Jiang Li, now sealing the Great Venerable, must constantly output part of his Power to maintain the Map of Mountains and Rivers, unable to exert full force.

"Wait for it, await an opportunity..." Jiang Li murmurs, "Once the Heavenly Monarch is dealt with, bringing the Nine Provinces under command..."

With the Nine Provinces in hand, along with the Buddha Country's domain, even if disasters hard-hit the Nine Provinces, the strength gained would rival past Emperors.

By then, if Emperor Jiang declares unrivaled, only the Second Grade would dare to respond.

Saying thus, Jiang Li slowly turns, gazing at the Thunder Pool housing the Thunder Ancestor Dao Fruit.

Enduring the aftermath of the battle, the Thunder Pool now persists in incessant lightning and thunder, within the blinding electric awns lies destructive Power, also harboring opportunities for creation.

Thunder is inherently the pivot of Yin Yang creation, both birthing and killing, and within the Thunder Pool exists a Dao Fruit, its master being the most ancient Thunder God.

Ancient texts state: "The Taihao Paoxi, mother of Taihao, resided at the banks of Huaxu, stepping on a giant's trace, stirring thoughts, enveloped by rainbows, and thus conceived."

Legend tells of Fuxi's mother inadvertently stepping onto a giant's footprint, conceiving the leader of the Three Emperors—Fuxi Sect. That footprint belonged to the Thunder God, thus he is Fuxi's father.

The Primordial Lord Rain Master also gazes at the Thunder Pool, saying, "Zhang Zhixuan's sealing technique seems to house the Ji Family's talismanic magic and the marvel of Qimen Dunjia. The Thunder Pool gathers the thunder of Zhenze, merging with the Dao Fruit into a natural Great Formation. This is beyond Zhang Zhixuan and likely involves the Heavenly Monarch."

"Otherwise, this Dao Fruit would've long been seized." Jiang Li remarks.

With the Heavenly Monarch's involvement, no wonder the Xuanwu King couldn't extract the Thunder Ancestor Dao Fruit swiftly.

But for Jiang Li, it's no challenge.

"Rise."

He faces the Thunder Pool, whispering, and the pool instantly responds.

Suddenly, the surging Thunder Water parts, Thunder roars violently from Zhenze, lightning booms fiercely, water-barrel thick thunders roar down.

Extracting the Thunder Ancestor Dao Fruit is arduous for the Xuanwu King, allowing Jiang Li to intercept, but for Jiang Li, it's so simple as a word.

[Emperor Emerges from Zhen]!

Under the divine skill's effect, the Thunder Pool splits, Thunder lightning arcs wildly within, vaguely forming a dragon shape.

"Boom!"

"Roar!"

Indistinguishable whether it is thunderclap or dragon roar, the dragon-shaped lightning twists in mid-air, suddenly charging at Jiang Li.