Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1119 - 343: The Heavenly Monarch’s Outside Move

A grayish-white color suddenly pervaded mid-air, a hue resembling steel.

The air became dense, drifting like steam, and the surrounding space was coated with a layer of metallic hardness. Even the mountaintops above the rivers below were tinged by this hue, transforming rock into gold and iron.

In terms of mastering the Xin Metal Energy, the Kunxu Immortal Palace is naturally the best, with its Golden Wind Jade Dew Palm combining Yin Qi with Xin Metal Energy to confront enemies, leaving the hit either dead or injured. The part struck by the Golden Wind Jade Dew Palm will exhibit metallic transformation, and if unable to resist, the entire person would turn into a golden statue.

The method Taibai True Monarch employed at this moment seemingly referenced the Golden Wind Jade Dew Palm, but it appeared even more extreme and formidable compared to the hand technique of the Kunxu Immortal Palace. For it actually encapsulated the true intention of the Nine Heavens Demon Clearing True Technique, capable of reversing Yin and Yang, turning the impure into the pure.

Utilizing the power of the Gold Element, a domain of Taibai Essence Gold was created, where everything within was assimilated by Taibai Essence Gold Qi, whether it was air or matter, space or······

People!

The Yin Yang Dual Pole Sword Light entered the Taibai Golden Domain and sunk as if trapped in mire, the pure sword light was metallized and corroded, and the sword's speed decreased by more than thousands of times, losing its near-light speed.

The reason the Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword could reach near-light speed is that they were no different from light itself; once metallized, no longer being a light body, the speed naturally drops to an extreme.

Upon the debut of Taibai True Monarch's move, the Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword lost its super speed, and in the twinkling of an eye, the sky within a radius of several miles transformed into an ocean of Taibai Golden Qi, wave upon wave of Taibai Golden Qi surged, but millions of times heavier than real tides.

Daoist Guang Cheng only felt himself suddenly subjected to overwhelming pressure, the space all around solidifying, and even the released Yuqing Dao Qi became incredibly heavy, showing colors of refined gold.

Even though Taibai True Monarch only manifested two Primordial Spirits, he allowed his power to surge threefold, and the mighty Taibai Golden Qi exhibited an overwhelming advantage, making it completely difficult for Daoist Guang Cheng to resist.

Nevertheless, Daoist Guang Cheng showed no fear, and his sword momentum grew even more vigorous.

"Compared to dozens of years ago, Fellow Daoist Taibai's Dao cultivation has become more profound, yet fortunately this impoverished Daoist hasn't wasted these decades either."

The sword finger pulled again, revealing a tangible sword body, and the Yin Yang Two Extremes Sword, having undergone metallization, returned before him, the two swords clashing with a resounding clang.

The Yin Yang Qi transformed into Water and Fire to temper the sword, and the refined gold sword body cracked like a shell, Water and Fire simultaneously pouring into the sword.

"Clang!"

An abrupt change occurred in an instant, the metallized sword body shattered and flew apart, re-revealing the dual pole sword light, then the two swords fused into one, forming a sword shadow which gradually solidified.

Daoist Guang Cheng gripped the sword hilt, the sword shadow turned solid, and an ancient-looking sword appeared before Taibai True Monarch and the onlookers, in an instant——

Countless rays of sword light scattered from the sword body, shooting the Taibai Golden Domain into a thousand holes.

"Close your eyes."

Three hundred miles away, the Imperial College Sacrificial Officer sternly warned at once, simultaneously uttering a command, "Deflect."

An ancient character flew from his mouth, forming a wall of obstruction before him, which instantly bore sword scars.

Among his surrounding disciples, two suddenly fell down, eyes wide open, synchronously bearing sword scars in their pupils, bisecting them evenly.

The same scene appeared elsewhere, countless were caught off guard, costing them their lives or ruining their eyes.

Conversely, the two armies on either bank remained unharmed.

One reason being that although the soldiers were merely dozens of miles from the battlefield, their strength was not enough to allow them to see that sword apparatus, thus avoiding danger, and secondly······

"Disperse."

Jiang Li spoke softly, and the sword light directed at their side vanished into thin air, while divinations flowed in his eyes, deducing Daoist Guang Cheng's Slaying Immortal Sword Dao.

On the other side of the east bank, the space overlapped, and the sword lights entered another realm and disappeared directly.

A mirage-like Heavenly Realm appeared mid-air, blocking the sword lights.

The Heavenly Monarch also manifested.

Upon condensing, the Taibai Golden Domain was broken, and at this moment, the sharpness displayed by Daoist Guang Cheng visibly surpassed Taibai True Monarch.

Is the status of the World's Number One Sword going to change owners?

As chaotic thoughts flashed through the minds of onlookers, Daoist Guang Cheng, brandishing his sword in midair, declared loudly:

"Neither brass nor iron nor steel, once concealed beneath Mount Sumeru.

Without needing Yin Yang inversion to refine, how could it not be tempered by Water and Fire?"

"Fellow Daoist Taibai, take a strike from this impoverished Daoist."

A strike cleaves the sky in two, the golden domain cracks apart, without sword light, without Sword Qi, yet its sharpness could bifurcate everything ahead.

The power of the Slaying Immortal Sword is enough to sever the tangible, split the intangible, leaving nothing uncut.

Even if Taibai True Monarch's power greatly surpasses that of Daoist Guang Cheng, he cannot resist this edge.

Back then, the Tathagata Undestructible True Body of Manjusri was shattered by this sword, and at that time, the Slaying Immortal Sword was merely a shadow. Now, Daoist Guang Cheng's strength has advanced, and the shadow of the Slaying Immortal Sword is about to solidify.

It cannot be blocked, there is no way to block it!

Taibai True Monarch was horrified to find himself feeling unable to resist.

His Geng Metal Undying Sword Body could not withstand this edge, not even a single sword.

So, for the first time, he did not accept the challenge but chose to dodge.

His figure shifted, the invisible edge brushed past Taibai True Monarch, and in that moment, he truly sensed an edge that transcended himself, or rather, transcended the Sword Dao.

In that instant, Taibai True Monarch's mental state was on the verge of collapse.

It wasn't because he dodged for the first time, but because his own edge was utterly suppressed.

In a single sword exchange, the heart barrier suppressing Taibai True Monarch resurfaced.

'If my sword heart were perfect······'

Unconsciously, such a thought flashed through Taibai True Monarch's mind.

It seemed in response to his thoughts, a faint hymn echoed in the void, with streams of invisible power converging like a trickle.

"Ziwei Star Palace, Gouchen Heavenly Palace. Within the Nine Light Treasure Garden, above the Five Qi Xuan Du······"

The Emperor's Treasure Decree reappeared in Taibai True Monarch's mind, and all those streams of invisible power converged on Wan Guchou.

Taibai True Monarch suddenly acted as his thoughts moved, and by the instinct of a swordsman, he placed Wan Guchou in front of him to block, letting the edge of the sword clash again with the invisible edge.

Space cracked, Taibai Golden Qi couldn't resist in the slightest, it seemed even the heavens and earth were about to be cleaved by this sword—yet

Wan Guchou held firm.

The edge of the Slaying Immortal Sword was blocked by Wan Guchou, while the sound of warfare reverberated in the air like thunder, like the howling wind. Taibai True Monarch's body shone with Divine Light, drawing down a pillar of star power from the extreme heavens, absorbing it into himself.

The star power of the Taibai Golden Star was extracted beyond limit, almost draining this star, and immense starlight unfolded scenes of warfare in the air.

Three transformations of Taibai True Monarch's figure, three layers of sword momentum sweeping with the sky and earth, joined thousands of scenes of warfare.

The sword momentum was everywhere, causing Daoist Guang Cheng to not dare be careless. The Slaying Immortal Sword spanned all directions, breaking all techniques with a single strike, nothing left unscathed, the passage of the sword tip only revealed black sword scars, leaving nothing else.

However, Taibai True Monarch's sword light appeared endless, pouring forth like the number of eternals, interlacing the sky and earth, displaying fierce warfare and the momentum of transforming military affairs, forming an enormous sword array that enclosed Daoist Guang Cheng in an instant.

Sword! Warfare! Military affairs!

Using the warfare of military affairs to counter the ferocious edge of the Slaying Immortal Sword.

"What's going on? How did Taibai True Monarch suddenly gain immense power?!"

Yin Tulong couldn't help but shout as he watched the battlefield reverse once again in an instant.

"It's not that Taibai True Monarch's strength has surged,"

Jiang Li shook his head slightly, his gaze piercing through the all-consuming sword array and sword momentum, through the Divine Light of the enemy army, seeing the scene beyond, "it's that the Heavenly Monarch played an unexpected move."

At this moment, behind the army, a group of Daoists from the Upper Pure Sect surrounded a Dharma Platform, performing a ritual.

The method they performed was the Sincere Conversion Ceremony that had first empowered the power of the Gouchen True Spirit, posing a threat to Taibai True Monarch.

The strengthened Gouchen True Spirit caused the sword's power holding the Dao Fruit to surge, and as Taibai True Monarch, the Sword Master, trained with Wan Guchou, his strength naturally increased, even as if receiving a divine revelation from the Great Emperor Gouchen.

"The Heavenly Monarch truly spares no effort, but by doing so, he is fated to offend the Daoist Lord to death." Jiang Li remarked lightly as he gazed at the scene.

Even though the Heavenly Monarch and the Daoist Lord have long been at odds – since the Daoist Lord destroyed the Heavenly Monarch's physical body back in the day – they were able to cooperate temporarily before, such as jointly confronting the Awakened in the Buddha Country.

Yet now, after today's incident, this enmity is firmly set.

"The Daoist Lord should also be paying attention to this battle, and seeing Taibai True Monarch's plight, he should intervene."