Chapter 276: Chapter 276: Dharma Body Captures the Dragon, Breaking Through

“Y-you, stay away!”

Seeing Lü Yang sauntering toward her, Sui Ling’s face filled with a mixture of terror and fury. The infamous reputation of “Yuan Tu” came to mind, and she couldn’t help but press her legs tightly together.

But Lü Yang had no intention of wasting words on her.

With a finger technique and a flick of his hand, the Tribulation Wave behind him transformed into a magnificent streak of sword light, shooting out to slash directly at the Dragon Maiden.

Sui Ling bit her lip and reverted to her human form. Her true form was simply too massive, making it an easy target for a Flying Sword. Then, she produced a bright pearl and raised it above her head. It cascaded down with a myriad of moonlight strands, forming a canopy that shielded her completely.

This item was called the Moon Bead, a gift from the Celestial Python.

The myriad strands of moonlight from the bead seemed ethereal, but they were as solid as a fortress. For a moment, it actually withstood the Tribulation Wave’s assault, sending sparks flying in all directions.

Seeing this, Sui Ling was stunned for a moment before a look of joy spread across her face. “So that’s how it is! You can’t unleash a second slash like that!”

She had been scared out of her wits, thinking every one of Lü Yang’s strikes was at this level. She’d almost mistaken him for a Great Trueman from the Stain Sect!

Lü Yang merely gave a cold smile. That last attack was indeed no ordinary strike. He had used the Tribulation Wave’s fourth Divine Effect, [Xuanwei], amplified by his immense Mana and charged for a good while. He truly couldn’t replicate it again so soon.

But so what?

“Daoist, you can’t possibly think I need *that* sword strike to kill you, can you?”

As Lü Yang spoke, his finger technique changed. The single, brilliant streak of sword light suddenly split, multiplying into a hundred sword lights in a few flickers!

[Lost Magnet]!

This was an Ability Lü Yang was only supposed to refine at Mid-stage Perfection, and achieving it was the main purpose of his trip to the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain. Yet, he had managed to manifest it ahead of schedule!

Instantly, each of the divided sword lights generated a strange magnetic force, transforming into streams of Elemental Magnetic Separation Divine Light. This light broke through all Five Elements. With a single sweep against Sui Ling’s [Moon Bead], it stripped away the myriad strands of moonlight as if peeling a shell!

Sui Ling was horrified and hurriedly activated another Ability.

[Tianhe Port]!

In the next second, Sui Ling conjured a dragon’s head, which took a powerful gulp at Lü Yang’s sword lights, swallowing every last one of them!

The same Ability, when wielded by different Cultivators, would manifest differently based on their level of Cultivation.

[Tianhe Port], when used by Sui Ying, was an offensive killing technique that unleashed the Celestial River. But now, in Sui Ling’s hands, it had become a suppression and sealing Ability.

According to her plan, once swallowed, the sword lights would be immediately submerged in the Celestial River within her belly. This perfectly created the phenomenon of [Cold Water and Cold Gold], which was specifically designed to counter the Gold and Iron essence of Flying Swords. No matter how miraculous the Magical Sword was, it would be drowned and corroded, turning into scrap metal in no time.

But in the next second, Sui Ling’s expression changed.

Lü Yang’s Magical Sword, deep inside her body and swallowed by her [Tianhe Port], had not been submerged. Instead, it had grown even more violent.

The Magical Sword thrashed about in her stomach, lunging left and right, up and down.

Sui Ling felt a sharp, twisting pain in her abdomen. It wasn’t until a sword tip burst through her body that she was forced to snap her neck back and let out a long cry.

“ROAR—!”

The delicate young woman, pierced clean through by Lü Yang’s Magical Sword, vanished on the spot. In her place, a colossal True Dragon plunged toward the sea.

She had to escape!

Seeing this, however, Lü Yang just laughed. “Trying to run?”

As he spoke, plumes of Profound Fire erupted behind him. The blazing firelight illuminated a towering, illusory figure with three heads, six arms, a green face, and sharp fangs.

The phantom took a step forward and instantly solidified from illusion to reality. The Profound Fire burned in a halo behind its head, reflecting countless circles of light. Its six arms seized the neck, the vital spot, the spine, and the tail of Sui Ling’s True Dragon Body… pinning her firmly in mid-air!

[Heavenly Qian Totalizing All Manifestations Dharma Body]!

This was the first time Lü Yang had deployed this Second-Grade Cultivation Skill since mastering it. It was incomparably mighty, managing to suppress a True Dragon with sheer Brute Force!

Then, Lü Yang gathered his breath and let out a booming command: “Freeze!”

The marvel of the Dharma Body, [Qian Heaven]!

The Innate Ability, [Justification]!

The combination of the two created an effect akin to Words Become Law. With that single command, Sui Ling’s furiously struggling dragon body was forcefully frozen in place.

Almost simultaneously, the Dharma Body that was Lü Yang spread its arms wide.

“RRRIP!”

With the sound of tearing flesh and blood, the six arms pulled in different directions at once, ripping Sui Ling into six pieces on the spot!

“AHH!”

The excruciating pain of her Dharma Body being destroyed made Sui Ling scream, but she didn’t dare hesitate. In the next instant, her dragon scales shattered and an overwhelming bloody light exploded outward. She had decisively detonated her entire dragon body to cover the escape of her Soul, which transformed into a streak of light, about to plunge into the sea and flee using Water Escape.

But at that very moment, the Dharma Body that was Lü Yang opened its eyes.

[General Overview]!

This profound mystery of the Dharma Body could seize and read souls, a perfect counter to them. As he unleashed it, he simply opened his mouth and inhaled from afar in the direction of Sui Ling’s Soul.

“WHOOSH!”

Instantly, Sui Ling’s mind grew dizzy. A Soul without the protection of a physical body was already as fragile as a mayfly; now, she was filled with utter terror.

’He’s going to kill me!? He actually dares to kill me!?’

Sui Ying was one thing; after all, he had ventured deep into the mainland, far from any authority.

But this was right in front of the Four Seas Sect! The Dragon Palace was just a stone’s throw away, and she was one of the True Dragon Nobles. How dare Lü Yang try to kill her right under the Dragon Palace’s nose?

“W-wait…”

Fearing Lü Yang didn’t understand the situation, Sui Ling frantically tried to shout an explanation. But Lü Yang gave her no chance to speak, his great hand slamming down.

“BOOM!”

Following the massive boom, the entire world seemed to fall silent for a moment. The remaining Demon Soldiers and the group of Monks hiding in a corner all looked up. They saw Lü Yang standing tall in the sky, his Dharma Body blazing, holding the corpse of a True Dragon as large as a mountain range in his hand. It was devoid of life.

“…She’s dead?”

Among the Monks, Hui Ku’s mouth fell open in disbelief. “A member of the True Dragon Race, at the Mid-phase of Foundation Establishment… was just torn apart, alive, by that Demon?”

But he quickly composed himself, a hint of excitement even showing on his face.

“Excellent, excellent. To think he’s refined such a savage Dharma Body. He’s a perfect candidate to enter my Pure Land and have his violent aura thoroughly cleansed. Only then can he achieve true enlightenment…”

RUMBLE!

Just then, a thunderous roar echoed from the distance. A dragon’s cry, filled with immense rage, rolled through the sky. “Demon… you’ve gone too far in humiliating the dragons!”

But in the next second, a hearty laugh drowned out the voice:

“Why the hurry, Daoist? Our fight isn’t over yet!”

It was Suo Huan.

This Celestial Great Zhenren, who had been lying low Overseas for six hundred years, had actually kept his promise. He was truly holding off the Great Truemen of the Late Stage and even Perfection of Foundation Establishment for Lü Yang!

But this was only the beginning.

Lü Yang retracted his Dharma Body and took out the Myriad-Soul Banner. He tossed Sui Ling’s corpse into the banner, circulated his Mana to refine it for a moment, and then gave the Banner a gentle shake.

In the next second, Sui Ling walked out of the Banner, completely unharmed and in her human form. She bowed respectfully to Lü Yang. All her previous hatred and anger seemed to have been completely erased, as if they had never existed, leaving only endless loyalty. “Sui Ling greets Master.”

And it wasn’t just Sui Ling.

The mangled corpses of the seven Early Stage of Foundation Establishment demons he had just slain with his sword, along with their Souls and True Spirits, were also absorbed into the banner by Lü Yang.

Then, holding the Myriad-Soul Banner, Lü Yang descended with a composed expression onto the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain.

Even though he had killed Sui Ling and broken the grand ward of 470,000 Demon Soldiers, he didn’t feel the slightest bit of relief.

He knew very well that the Overseas Demon Race was just a sideshow. The ones who truly wanted to claim his life and Cultivation were still hidden in the shadows, waiting for the right opportunity.

’They’re waiting for me to begin my breakthrough…’

Refining the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches to condense his Abilities was supposed to be a major event requiring a quiet environment. But now, no one would give him the chance to do it slowly.

If he started refining, the people ambushing him from the shadows would immediately emerge to take his life.

But if he didn’t refine, didn’t break through, he couldn’t escape this deadly checkmate.

’The Pure Land, the Dao Court, the Sword Pavilion… I’m afraid everyone sees me as a meal on a platter, just waiting to be carved up and devoured. The Stain Sect has already treated me as a sacrificial pawn.’

Even his killing of Sui Ling and the Demon Soldiers was, in the eyes of these major powers, exactly what they had hoped for.

’But soon, they will regret it.’

Seven at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, and one at the Mid-phase.

Adding Chen Xin’an, who was already in the banner, and even setting aside Su Nu, who was only at a Fake Foundation Establishment level, he had now gathered nine Foundation Establishment Banner Spirits!

At this thought, Lü Yang gave a cold smile. Without a shred of hesitation, he sat down beneath the Myriad-Soul Banner and began to refine the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches!

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