True Martial World - Chapter 1290: Earthen Jar

"Peng!"

Cang Wu's lifeless body dropped listlessly to the bottom of the bronze cauldron.

Yi Yun also descended and with a beckon of his hand, Cang Wu's interspatial ring flew to him. Yi Yun was rather interested in Cang Wu's possessions.

Other than that, Yi Yun also saw a jar beside Cang Wu's hand. It was blackish-green in color and looked like a piece of inferior-grade pottery made by ordinary commoners. It appeared inconspicuous.

Yi Yun held the jar in hand and found it very heavy. The small jar seemed to weigh more than fifty kilograms. There were engraved patterns on the side of the jar that resembled a swimming fish circling around an eye.

Yi Yun turned his head and saw that the Poison Demon was still in the sky.

It had bared its fangs and flashed its claws previously. Now, it was barely holding up under Ling Xie'er's relentless assault. Cang Wu's death had not hurt it in any way.

When it noticed that Yi Yun was looking at him and that his master was dead, coupled with the adorable little girl who was oddly as mighty as a tiger, the Poison Demon felt despair. It desperately tried to escape but the Ascending Dragon Cauldron was sealed shut. Its interior could fit a ten-thousand-meter mountain but with the jar in Yi Yun's hand, where else could it escape to?

"Xie'er, hold on a minute," Yi Yun said. Xie'er immediately stopped her attacks. Once the boisterous Heretical Fire retreated, the Poison Demon's true body was revealed. It had been charred black in several spots and looked miserable.

"Come down here!" Yi Yun commanded.

Poison Demon seemed to have an idea as it roared a few times, acting as though it did not understand human speech.

"Brother Yi Yun wants you down there. Did you not hear him?" Ling Xie'er's tiny face turned sullen as the Heretical God Fire Seed blazed in her hand and slowly crept towards Poison Demon.

Poison Demon was truly afraid as it hurriedly said, "Don't do it! Don't! I'm going down right now!"

As Poison Demon spoke, its body shrunk into the shape of a black tiger as it landed in front of Yi Yun.

It was many times bigger than an ordinary tiger. Although it looked ferocious, it had a crafty pair of eyes. It was a little afraid of Yi Yun, and it was secretly staring at the jar in Yi Yun's hand.

Yi Yun played with the jar. He sensed that the earthen jar was something extraordinary. It was definitely a huge opportunity for Cang Wu to receive it.

"What is your origin?" Yi Yun asked Poison Demon.

"You could say that I do not have any origins. I'm just a jar of poison that gained sentience."

Poison Demon gave a simple answer. Its voice was strange, bright but deep. It seemed to echo in the ears like metal colliding.

"In that case, you are useless. Xie'er, burn it!"

Yi Yun sealed the earthen jar's lid shut and beckoned to Xie'er.

"Alright, Brother Yi Yun." Xie'er was not vague at all. She would set anyone ablaze if it was what Yi Yun wanted.

"Wait! Wait!" Poison Demon jumped in fright as it hurriedly said, "No, you will regret it if you do something like that."

"You are terribly weak and you do not have any spectacular origins. What's there to regret?" Yi Yun said nonchalantly.

Poison Demon turned depressed upon hearing that. "Human, you call me weak? It's only because that lass is too powerful! Besides, fire counters poison, to begin with. Even I was almost burnt to nothing. If it were any ordinary poisonous entity, they would have been burned to nothingness by that monstrous lass."

Poison Demon felt disgruntled. Yi Yun smiled faintly. What he said was entirely true. Fire was strong against poison and the Heretical God Fire Seed's origins were terrifying. Even the Empyrean Cleansing Flame had been devoured by it. For Poison Demon to last that long in a battle with Ling Xie'er was actually an impressive feat.

Yi Yun examined the earthen jar in his hand again. The eye that was surrounded by the fish captured his attention. The more he looked at it, the more terrifying it appeared. It seemed to be an infinite abyss that could suck in a human’s soul.

"A word of caution, don't look at it for too long," said Poison Demon suddenly. "That pattern is extremely malevolent. Look at it for too long, and your soul will be damaged. You’ll find your mind and soul getting stuck in it, losing yourself in the process."

"Oh? So… you were not a part of this earthen jar originally?" Yi Yun looked at Poison Demon. If Poison Demon was one with the jar, it would have been under Poison Demon's control. It wouldn't necessitate such a warning.

"Since you are so informed, do you know the origins of this jar?" asked Yi Yun again.

Poison Demon was taken aback. It never expected that a passing comment would allow Yi Yun to infer this much. It was indeed not related to the jar. "Since it was a vessel for my esteemed self, I naturally understand it a little."

"Did I ask you about your origins?"

Yi Yun pursued the issue. Poison Demon did not seem willing to mention the origins of the jar. It hesitated, not saying a word. Yi Yun frowned. "There is a limit to my patience."

Poison Demon finally gave up and said, "It's actually an urn for ashes…"

"Ashes?"

Yi Yun was surprised. He never expected that the jar was for storing ashes. Despite the extraordinary intricacies of the jar, it was used to store ashes. Yi Yun could not say who would go to that much trouble.

"Do you know its owner?"

"That I'm truly unsure of." Poison Demon shook his head.

"Then, how did you enter the jar?" Yi Yun asked again. If the urn had been placed in a mighty figure's grave, it would have been sealed. It wouldn't be easy to enter the urn at all.

"I was inside it, to begin with. The mighty figure who originally owned it died in battle. The person that fought him was even more powerful and was skilled in the art of Great Poison. After the mighty figure died, he was cremated but traces of the poison were left in his ashes. After a long period of time, the poison gained sentience and I was born."

Poison Demon explained its origins without missing a beat. It was unwilling to mention it as it seemed inglorious to be born from an urn of ashes. Back when it told Cang Wu of its origins, his account was that he was formerly a Godly Monarch.

But in front of Yi Yun, it finally decided to give an honest account. Bragging could end its life.

"To think he was poisoned to death…"

Yi Yun gasped lightly. He never expected Poison Demon to have such origins. A mighty figure that used such an urn would have an extraordinary background. An existence that could kill him would only be more terrifying.

It was hard to imagine the existence that was capable of using the art of Great Poison. After the mighty figure had been poisoned to death, he was cremated. The flames that could cremate such a mighty figure's corpse had to be some extraordinary fire. Yet, the poison was not burned away and lived on in the ashes. It even managed to gain sentience after hundreds of millions of years.

"Do you know who the person that used the art of Great Poison was?" asked Yi Yun. He knew that poison was not limited to poison from plants or animals. The art of Great Poison was recorded in the divine alchemist's notes. When a world, or even the universe, was on the cusp of destruction, there would be the emergence of Apocalyptic Fumes. Apocalyptic Fumes were actually a form of poison that could corrode a world.

Poison Demon shook its head and said, "I do not know. Before I gained sentience, I was always in a primordial state of chaos. I do not remember those events in detail…"

True Martial World - Chapter 1289: Cang Wu's Death

With the power of the Golden Carp, Yi Yun felt his Yuan Qi overflowing in abundance. His flames of vitality that appeared burned like a sun that emitted unlimited power. These energies were so potent that they augmented the sword in Yi Yun's hand.

"Weng!"

The sword singed as it vibrated violently as though it could not withstand the terrifying energy imbued into it. At the same time, a black wheel appeared out of thin air behind Yi Yun. It was none other than the 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence. The law of Major Destruction was a supreme law when used for attacking. Coupled with the Golden Carp's augmentation, it could decimate anything in its path.

"Ka-cha!"

Yi Yun's sword collided with Cang Wu's Ghost Slayer. The gray waves that lingered around Ghost Slayer were utterly disintegrated by the Major Destruction laws!

The art of Slicing was similar to the Major Destruction laws, but Destruction was a complete annihilation that erased the very existence of objects. As for the art of Slicing, all it did was strangle a person and at most dice them to pieces.

It was not that Cang Wu's art of Slicing lacked strength, but that Yi Yun's Major Destruction laws were one of the two supreme Great Dao in the Universe. It was completely incomparable!

"What!?"

Cang Wu was greatly startled. He never expected that his Slicing laws would disintegrate instantly upon clashing with Yi Yun’s blade.

As he saw the black wheel crashing down on him, annihilating the space around him—destroying any form of energy upon contact—he felt that it resembled the legendary black holes. They could wipe out everything!

"Poison Demon!" Cang Wu bellowed.

As he retreated rapidly, a green earthen jar flew out from his body. He smacked the jar abruptly and it released a green smoke. It was massive and resembled the smoke of the battlefield. The smoke manifested into a grotesque green face. It bared its teeth and claws as though it came from a devilish world.

This was a treasure Cang Wu had obtained from an ancient mystic realm. The jar had been sealed since a time long forgotten. It was ownerless and sealed within it was a highly poisonous smoke. Such a smoke could corrode Yuan Qi, life, and even the soul! Back when Cang Wu first obtained it, he was unsure of its characteristics and nearly died from it.

The only thing that the poisonous fumes could not corrode was the green jar. After being sealed for such a long period of time, the smoke gained a small amount of sentience. Many divine objects could gain sentience. The smoke had produced a grotesque devil that Cang Wu called Poison Demon.

Cang Wu was not the owner of Poison Demon; all he did was sign a contract with Poison Demon. He brought Poison Demon out of the ancient ruin, and every time he used Poison Demon, Cang Wu had to pay a corresponding price. Because of this, Cang Wu would not open the jar until it was absolutely necessary.

"Oh? This is…"

When Yi Yun saw the smoke baring its fangs and claws, his heart chilled. What was this thing? He could sense life from the toxic smoke. For it to produce life was a testament to its toxicity.

"Chi! Chi! Chi!"

As the poisonous smoke flew over, space itself was nearly corroded. Although it could be said that the space within the pocket world was not stable, Yi Yun still found it alarming that the poison was so toxic that it could corrode space. If the toxic smoke was much larger, it could even corrode an entire pocket world.

Cang Wu was overjoyed as he watched the toxic smoke slowly envelop Yi Yun.

"Die, little bastard. I'll corrode you into a skeleton!" Cang Wu said ferociously. He clenched his right fist, causing the toxic smoke to engulf Yi Yun.

"Xie'er!"

With a thought, the Heretical God Fire Seed flew out.

Immense Heretical God flames emanated out, manifesting into a petite and adorable girl. Ling Xie'er looked at the devil that covered half the sky with its flailing claws and bared fangs. She showed no signs of panic as she immediately moved her tiny hands, gathering the black flames to her side.

Their bodies were completely disproportionate in size. The devil roared as it came biting at Ling Xie'er.

The toxic smoke was a divine item that had gained sentience but so was Ling Xie'er. She was born out of the Heretical God Fire Seed, sealed in a worldly array in the Sun Burial Sandsea for hundreds of millions of years.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

The toxic smoke and Heretical God Fire Seed clashed. Large amounts of black flames blanketed the pocket world. When the toxic smoke was incinerated by the Heretical God Fire Seed, it let out sizzling sounds as portions of the toxic smoke were burned into nothingness. The moment the toxic smoke's devil bit down on the Heretical God Fire Seed, it let out a tragic cry. Its entire mouth had been burned.

What sort of fire was this!?

It was alarmed. It was a manifestation of worldly laws that had existed for hundreds of millions of years. A fire seed that was in the form of a young girl should have been swallowed by it easily. However, it never expected the flames to be so horrifying. They burned right through the toxic smoke and reached its actual body. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Painful! It was too painful! The pain struck at its very soul. It felt that its powers were rapidly vanishing, making it panic. It roared, realizing it was not Ling Xie'er's match, and tried to escape. However, Cang Wu held the jar where it could hide. It wouldn't get far.

"What?"

Cang Wu was alarmed. He seldom conjured the toxic smoke but when he did use it, his opponents would usually be corroded to the point of flesh and blood just falling off their bones. Following that, even their bones would disintegrate. But today, Yi Yun, a Dao Palace realm junior, had conjured black flames that easily burned through the toxic smoke.

The flame was too terrifying. Cang Wu suddenly remembered that back when Yi Yun was trapped in the Nine Cosmic Grand Astral Incinerating Array by the patriarch, with the astral flames being augmented by numerous experts, Yi Yun appeared unaffected by it. He had even derided them. Could that have had something to do with the flames?

Cang Wu did not have the luxury of time to think it through, for at that moment Yi Yun had torn through the Heretical God Fire Seed and was coming for his life! Poison Demon had been defeated, paving the way for Yi Yun to clash directly with Cang Wu.

Cang Wu retreated rapidly as he took out a red blood banner from his interspatial ring and threw it out. The blood banner coruscated with sanguine light, an indication that it had been fed large quantities of fresh blood.

Warriors that cultivated in unorthodox techniques would sacrifice large numbers of innocent lives to refine a blood banner or a soul banner. Cang Wu was not one of those warriors, but he had once killed a Supremacy that cultivated in such unorthodox techniques. He later took that Supremacy’s blood banner as his own. Over the years, Cang Wu had killed numerous enemies. He used their flesh and blood as sacrifices to the blood banner.

Now that Yi Yun had torn through Poison Demon with the Heretical God Fire Seed, there was nothing to stop him. Cang Wu threw out the blood banner, and it transformed into a blood cloud that spanned ten thousand feet in a bid to block Yi Yun's strike.

At that moment, Ling Xie'er was embroiled with Poison Demon and was unable to help Yi Yun. Moments before Yi Yun slammed into the seemingly endless blood cloud, a thunderous shriek emitted from Yi Yun's body. It was as though a True Dragon had awoken in him.

He did not strike out with his sword, but instead took a deep breath. His chest expanded like a balloon as the power of his lifeforce gathered in his dantian. When it reached its limit, Yi Yun suddenly opened his mouth and emitted a bellow that contained all his might!

Roar—!

A dragon's roar transmitted out of Yi Yun's dantian and filled every corner of the pocket world!

This was the Truths of the Ascending Dragon from the 'Dragon Emperor Technique.' It stimulated the Dragon Emperor bloodline within the body and issued out a roar that could shake the world and shatter stars!

Back when Yi Yun digested the Dragon Emperor Relic, he had released a dragon's roar in the Concealed Dragon Cauldron. It caused the surrounding Myriad God Ridge disciples' blood to surge. The weaker ones like Arched Brows even spat out blood as a result. Following that, it forced open the Concealed Dragon Cauldron’s lid, caused the entire astral fire array to shatter, and cracked many of the personal disciples' dantians!

Back then, Yi Yun's roar had emanated in every direction without any focus. But now, his roar was concentrated with the 'Dragon Emperor Technique,' materializing into golden Words of Truth that blasted straight at Cang Wu!

Yi Yun felt refreshed from that bellow. In his previous battles, he would rely on his laws and sword techniques. Although they were powerful, he had never felt the ardor and zeal that came from a roar that was powered by the full stimulation of his vital potential through the use of his physical body's strength.

Boom!

Yi Yun’s bellow dissipated the blood cloud that spanned ten thousand feet. The roar did not lose momentum as it continued on towards Cang Wu. Cang Wu felt massive reverberations run through his body as his protective Yuan Qi quaked violently like a tumbling kite in a squall. Cang Wu was alarmed. There was such an attack!?

Bouts between warriors were usually a competition of laws and moves. Yet, Yi Yun had attacked with a roar. Furthermore, his roar contained such immense power. The roar was not as simple as a sound wave that was formed from the air. No matter how strong a basic sound wave was, it could at best rupture eardrums. However, Yi Yun's roar was a sound wave formed from Yuan Qi. Contained within was the supreme might of a dragon. The roar's powers made Cang Wu's lifeblood quake in a resonating fashion. His organs felt like they were about to explode!

Cang Wu retreated in panic. And at that moment, Yi Yun took another deep breath. His body expanded in a more exaggerated manner than before. His bones, flesh and fascial tissue expanded outwards, as though his entire body had increased twice in size.

"Roar—!"

As though the world was rent asunder, with the crashing of tidal waves through space, Yi Yun's voice manifested into something corporeal. There was a faint phantom image of a divine dragon within the sound blast! The dragon was roaring, injected with Yi Yun's surging vital potential! Yi Yun's roar had truly produced a dragon. A divine dragon had flown out of Yi Yun's body, and it charged straight at Cang Wu.

"Chi La!"

With an ear-piercing sound of torn cloth, the blood banner in Cang Wu's hand failed to withstand the shout. It tore apart! The countless blood specters and ghouls that were trapped in the banner were reduced to ash by Yi Yun's bellow. After so long, they were released from the suffering of being confined by the banner.

As he was forced into a corner by the roar, Cang Wu struck out with Ghost Slayer with all his might, causing Ghost Slayer to emanate black waves. He had never experienced such an attack before. All he could do was inject his Yuan Qi into Ghost Slayer and attempt to use his Slicing laws to resist Yi Yun's Truths of the Ascending Dragon.

"Boom!"

The Slicing laws clashed with the Truths of the Ascending Dragon. The Yuan Qi sound wave was constantly sliced apart, dissipating most of its strength. However, the mighty True Dragon phantom image in the Truths of the Ascending Dragon continued its charge into Cang Wu's body.

Cang Wu's dantian quaked as he spat out a mouthful of blood. He was injured! At the same time, Yi Yun came right in front of Cang Wu with a sword in hand!

"Die!"

Yi Yun thrust out his sword, aimed straight at Cang Wu's heart. He did not give Cang Wu any chance! Cang Wu felt reverberations through his soul when he saw Yi Yun's strike coming at him!

Why? Why was he still able to produce such a powerful strike?

The roar from before was powered by Yi Yun's lifeblood. It had stimulated his vital potential, and the strike he was using now was powered by laws. The two forces did not conflict and so Yi Yun was able to use all his strength for both attacks.

But Cang Wu was different. He had used his Yuan Qi to withstand the Truths of the Ascending Dragon. Having used up all his strength on that strike, he was a spent force and was a lot weaker.

Cang Wu defended with Ghost Slayer, sending gray ripples out. Cang Wu's Slicing laws were still there but much weaker than before. And at the same time, Yi Yun conjured a 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence in the sword. Inside the black spinning wheel, countless gods and demons appeared from within! As the Slicing laws were greatly weakened by the lack of Yuan Qi, how could it defend against the Universe's Great Dao of Supremacy that was the Major Destruction forces?

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The gray waves were crushed by the spinning 10000 Demon Wheel of Existence. Even the sword in Yi Yun's hand shook violently. The power of Major Destruction was so immense that even his own weapon could not withstand it.

Yi Yun sensed the sword's quivering. Although Arched Brows's sword was a treasure that the Song family spent a lot of resources on, it was still unable to withstand Yi Yun's power.

"Hold on a little while. If you withstand the Major Destruction laws, it will be a baptism for your body as a sword. You will undergo a metamorphosis!"

Yi Yun roared as the indomitable strike came thrusting forward. The strike tore through the void, eviscerating everything in its path. Cang Wu no longer had the means to withstand Yi Yun's strike. Powered by a force that could destroy all entities, the sword tore through the last bit of Cang Wu's protective Yuan Qi like it was ripping through a portrait. Following that, Cang Wu's chest was penetrated!

"Puah!"

The blade pierced his body and came out his back. Cang Wu's body was injected with the powers of Destruction, grinding his heart into dust instantly!

With no heart to hold it in, Cang Wu’s blood sprayed out uncontrollably. Cang Wu was petrified as he looked at the sword jutting out of his chest before looking at Yi Yun again. His face was filled with disbelief. In that moment, time seemed to freeze for Cang Wu.

At death's doorstep, countless memories flashed through Cang Wu's mind. He was extremely ambitious and had endured his time in the Myriad God Ridge for thousands of years. He was bent on becoming a mighty figure of the Calm Sea and eventually step out of it and into the Sinkhole. He wanted to be a top expert that could influence the Sinkhole!

Just fifteen minutes ago, he had seen the Ascending Dragon Cauldron open for an instant. He believed that he was just an arm's length away from his life’s goal, but he never expected that the decision to enter the Ascending Dragon Cauldron would result in his death.

"Is this how it ends for me…"

Through the din of the chaotic Yuan Qi storms, Cang Wu clearly heard the sound of his blood flowing out. The excruciating pain from the empty cavity in his chest where his heart should have been left him suffocated.

Yi Yun's strike had destroyed all of Cang Wu's ambitions with its Major Destruction laws.

Cang Wu felt indignant and pained. However, none of it had any further meaning. Yi Yun sliced up diagonally, slashing open Cang Wu's throat and jaw, and releasing the sword from Cang Wu's body!

The sword was stained with fresh blood. Yi Yun did not look at Cang Wu. Instead, he looked at the sword. It was already filled with cracks. Yi Yun shook his head. "You are still too ordinary."

When Cang Wu heard that, his soul sea flinched. He knew that Yi Yun's words were not meant for him but for the sword. Yi Yun did not even look at him as he died. That was because Yi Yun did not even treat him as a powerful opponent.

This dismissiveness made Cang Wu feel extremely depressed. He had worked hard for thousands of years and yet his death lacked any meaning. He wasn't even shown respect by his opponent.

"Pa! Pa! Pa!"

At that moment, the sword in Yi Yun's hand shattered, causing remnants of it to fall from the sky.

The sword was ultimately unable to withstand a clash between entities at the level of Supremacy. Over time, a weapon could undergo a transformation after being forged by supreme laws. This was why the weapons intrinsic to some mighty figures would be nourished by them for millions of years, eventually becoming a peerless divine weapon.

The scene of the sword shattering, sending out its scattering fragments, was the final thing Cang Wu saw in the world. Most of his organs and meridians had been destroyed by the Major Destruction laws. His flames of vitality were extinguished and what was left of his body plummeted down from the sky, with the sword fragments as companions for his final journey…

True Martial World - Chapter 1288: Golden Carp

Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, Cang Wu's eyes flashed. Yi Yun appeared to have expected all of this to happen.

"Yi Yun, don't tell me that my entering the Ascending Dragon Cauldron was part of your plan from the very beginning!"

Yi Yun gave an indifferent smile. He had indeed guessed that Cang Wu would take advantage of the opening to go inside. In fact, he had deliberately opened the cauldron's lid to catch Cang Wu's attention. Following that, he quickly attempted to seal the cauldron again so that Cang Wu would think he was afraid.

Working with such a small window, Cang Wu did not have the luxury of time to think things through. But when it came to warriors, ignoring the fact that Cang Wu was a particularly ambitious person, most people would choose to take a risk when faced with the choice of danger and opportunity. If they weren’t the daring type, they would not have embarked on the martial path to being with.

"Interesting!" Cang Wu sized Yi Yun up. "Your cultivation level seems to have reached the eighth-storey Dao Palace? If your cultivation level increases that fast, your nomological insights will not be able to keep up. That will lead to unstable foundations and bring you more harm than benefit. Do you naively think that you can kill me?"

"Won't we know once I give it a try? I just had a sharp increase in cultivation level and there's abundant energy overflowing in me. I'm in need of an opponent to test my strength. After shopping around, I decided on you!"

As Yi Yun spoke, he loosened his wrist. On the back of his right hand was a golden rune that flashed as though it was a golden tattoo.

"I say, person who's about to die…"

Yi Yun looked at Arched Brows who was still seized by immense horror. Cang Wu's aloofness towards him made him lack confidence. Although he wouldn’t admit it out loud, he had gradually come to the realization that Cang Wu would really kill him!

He never expected that his stroke of brilliance, to piss on the Ascending Dragon Cauldron as a way to play to the crowd, would cost him his life.

With Yi Yun calling out to him, Arched Brows panicked. He couldn't even bother with the phrase 'person who's about to die' that Yi Yun used to address him.

"What… What is it?"

Yi Yun only gave a faint smile. Suddenly, his body shot forward like a ghost. His right hand coruscated gold as it pressed down on Arched Brows!

It was as though the massive Mt Tai was crashing down on him. It sent reverberations down Arched Brows's heart as he rapidly retreated. Simultaneously, he conjured his protective Yuan Qi and produced a sword in his hand. He used all his strength to fend off Yi Yun's strike.

Even though he knew he was utterly inadequate, he did not give up on putting up a desperate struggle.

"Martial Uncle Cang Wu, save me!" Arched Brows yelled in despair, but Yi Yun's strike had already arrived.

"Peng!"

With an explosion, Arched Brow's protective Yuan Qi was penetrated like a thin piece of paper, allowing Yi Yun to grab his arm.

"Ka-cha!"

Amid the clear sounds of a bone fracture, Arched Brows hollered tragically. His arm had been crushed by Yi Yun. Then, Yi Yun kicked him in the chest. And when his right hand lost its grip, his sword landed in Yi Yun's hand.

"Lend me your sword!"

Yi Yun's Mirage Snow had been taken away by Myriad God Patriarch, so he did not have a handy weapon at the moment. The reason why he had attacked Arched Brows first was for his sword.

At that moment, Arched Brows was sent flying from Yi Yun's kick. His sternum cratered inwards and it was unknown how many ribs had been broken. His organs had already been crushed from the kick before the shattered bits of bone pierced them!

Upon hearing Yi Yun's words, Arched Brow spat a mouthful of blood. He was close to tears. If Yi Yun wanted his sword, he could have asked. He wouldn't have dared to refuse him, but instead Yi Yun just attacked without a word, causing him to lose nearly half his life!

Yi Yun had the sword in hand but it had a mental imprint left behind by Arched Brows. It prevented him from using the sword immediately.

And at that moment, Cang Wu had appeared silently behind Yi Yun. He held a strange-looking weapon that resembled both a sword and a saber. Its body was windy with a sharp edge on one side and jagged teeth on the other. Its blade was black and lusterless as though it could absorb light. It thrust straight at Yi Yun's rear!

"Weng!"

The blade vibrated and as the weapon approached, countless gray waves seemed to appear in the void. These waves resonated with the weapon's jagged teeth so that space itself seemed to be ripped apart!

"Oh? This is?"

Upon seeing the gray waves, Yi Yun's pupils contracted. He sensed a terrifying might coming from the gray waves.

Yi Yun retreated quickly but the blade brushed past his protective Yuan Qi.

Ka-cha!

A huge hole was torn apart in Yi Yun's protective Yuan Qi. A mighty tearing force coursed through his broken protective Yuan Qi and passed into his body through his meridians. It caused wanton destruction within!

The force resembled countless leeches that chomped on Yi Yun's body as though they were trying to tear him apart.

Yi Yun's expression changed. This attack was truly odd.

"Hehe, that must not have felt good!"

Cang Wu licked his lips. He looked a little seductive, to begin with, and after holding his black weapon, he lost the dignified look of a sect master's eldest disciple. He allowed himself to appear more evil and queer.

His long hair was sprawled and, coupled with the odd-looking weapon, it made him look like an evil demon.

"You did quite well. This weapon of mine is named Ghost Slayer. When typical people get hit by it, they instantly turn to dust, even if it's just a tiny touch! But you actually managed to resist it. Very impressive. You are only at the eight-storey Dao Palace. Once you break into the Supremacy realm, even I won't be your match. You have a limitless future ahead of you but, unfortunately, you are overly arrogant. You actually schemed to kill me. You have overestimated your strength."

Cang Wu touched the jagged teeth on Ghost Slayer and spoke in a leisurely manner.

"Slicing… Strangulation…"

Yi Yun sensed the wanton gray energy in his body. It was a law that Cang Wu had command over. He had injected it into his weapon and opponents that fought him would have the nomological powers enter their bodies even from a slight laceration. The powers would tear their body apart from the inside.

Cang Wu had cultivated an extremely rare law. With him being a late-stage Supremacy, just his cultivation level alone would make his Slicing laws extremely powerful.

If Yi Yun had not consumed the Dragon Emperor Relic, which stimulated his vital potential and increased his physique tremendously, he would probably not have been able to withstand the Slicing laws.

"It's just this and nothing more. Your laws might be strange but they’re no Great Dao of Supremacy. With this, becoming an ordinary Divine Lord is the limit. It'd be impossible for you to fuse with a Divine Lord Royal Seal. It's no wonder you risked your life to obtain the opportunities within the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. You probably heard the Patriarch mention the 'Dragon Emperor Technique,' and had thoughts on it?" said Yi Yun sarcastically. He was deliberately making fun of Cang Wu's weaknesses by pointing them out, striking at the core of his martial heart. Warriors that had reached the realm of Supremacy in their practice of martial arts all had their own opportunities. But even so, there were differences in opportunities. They could be greatly disparate.

Yi Yun felt that his cultivation technique was insufficient, but in fact the 'Ten Thousand Fey Divine Canon' remnant pages he had was already a top cultivation technique that many coveted.

"What insolence!"

Cang Wu roared angrily but his voice came to a halt just as he spoke out. He could clearly sense that the gray nomological powers in Yi Yun's body were quickly being destroyed.

Yi Yun's body was like a cauldron with endless vitality. As he circulated his bloodline, the nomological powers were constantly ground away until they vanished.

This left a chill in Cang Wu's heart. Yi Yun's bloodline had such a unique characteristic?

"You are indeed different! Looks like your flesh and blood are treasures themselves. It's no wonder Patriarch wanted to refine you. Today, I'll kill you and refine your bloodline as a treasured medicine!"

Cang Wu bellowed as black waves emanated from his body. Ghost Slayer came cleaving down once again.

Yi Yun did not panic as he casually swept his hand across the sword. With a light 'peng' sound, the half-dead Arched Brows let out a wail from far away. The mental imprint he had left on the sword had been wiped away by Yi Yun.

"Whew!"

The sword slashed out like a divine dragon thrashing its tail.

Yi Yun's strike did not use any laws. Instead, he stimulated his vital potential to inject powerful physical strength into his sword.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal colliding boomed. The immense black waves were shattered by Yi Yun's strike!

However, Yi Yun also felt a strong reactive force. It left his lifeblood in chaos.

"It's too light!"

Yi Yun knitted his brows. The sword was too light. After cultivating the 'Dragon Emperor Technique,' his physical strength had unknowingly increased. It gave him the sudden desire for a heavier weapon.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

The gray waves coalesced and surrounded Yi Yun.

"Ha!"

Yi Yun roared as he stimulated the Dragon Emperor bloodline within him. It caused his skin to produce golden patterns on its surface. They resembled the golden scales of a carp.

"Nine Stances of the Ascending Dragon—Golden Carp!"

The Dragon Emperor, who was born out of the Chaos at the beginning of the Universe, appeared before all the other dragons that were his offspring.

The dragon had nine children and none of them actually resembled a dragon!

Dragon Emperor's descendants were born from the union with other living beings. Although they had dragon blood flowing through their bodies, their forms were very different from that of a dragon.

In order to gain the ability to transform into a dragon, they had to experience tribulations and obtain enough opportunities to eventually stimulate their Dragon Emperor bloodline. Just like cultivators of the 'Dragon Emperor Technique,' they would eventually be able to refine a dragon in their bodies!

A carp leaping through the dragon's gate would be able to fly to the ends of the world!

A soaring serpent could imbibe mist and transform into a dragon after a billion years!

Be it the fish that swam through strong currents until it reached dragon's gate and transformed, or the soaring serpent that imbibed the spiritual Qi of the world for a billion years to eventually survive through enough hardships to become a dragon, they were both exceedingly difficult processes.

Furthermore, as the number of descendants of Dragon Emperor increased, the bloodline thinned. The Dragon Emperor's blood also went into remission, making it harder for them to transform into a dragon.

However, it was even harder for Yi Yun to transform into a dragon!

Due to the concentration of his bloodline, he was the farthest from the son of a dragon one could be. He needed to use divine items to ameliorate his bloodline. This was the process of cultivating the 'Dragon Emperor Technique.'

The Nine Stances of the Ascending Dragon allowed him to use his bloodline to emulate the sons of the dragon and stimulate their powers within his body.

The Golden Carp was one of the sons of the dragon.

A golden carp is but a common creature living in the pool, but it will change into a dragon upon facing a storm!

By using the Nine Stances of the Ascending Dragon, Yi Yun was emulating the Golden Carp's strength through the Dragon Emperor bloodline in him.

This was the only stance that Yi Yun had learned from the Nine Stances of the Ascending Dragon.

Nine Stances of the Ascending Dragon—Golden Carp!

It stimulated Yi Yun's vital potential, allowing him to raise his offensive strength severalfold in a short period of time. Even the burning of life essence was inferior to it!

True Martial World - Chapter 1287: Yi Yun and Cang Wu

Entering the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's interior!?

Cang Wu had a brilliant idea. This was the only chance he had to directly confront Yi Yun!

But Yi Yun's strength…

Cang Wu was unaware of Yi Yun's experiences in the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. He obviously knew that Yi Yun had refined the Ascending Dragon Cauldron for himself, but he was clueless as to Yi Yun's massive growth in strength.

Before Yi Yun entered the Ascending Dragon Cauldron, he was only at the fifth-storey Dao Palace. Even if he could undergo a great breakthrough in cultivation level, there was ultimately a limit. Besides, if he made too much of a breakthrough, it would result in unstable foundations. So how much could his strength increase?

"I'm a late-stage Supremacy. And my strength is heads and shoulders above people at the same realm as me! If I can kill Yi Yun, I can take everything within the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. I might even find a way to refine the Ascending Dragon Cauldron for myself. Then, everything that belongs to Yi Yun will be mine!"

This thought germinated in Cang Wu's mind in a blink of an eye, turning into an obsession!

The Myriad God Patriarch was currently being pursued by a mysterious person and the outcome was still unknown. Those that were trapped in the pocket world could only leave things up to fate. If he could hide in the Ascending Dragon Cauldron, that was the best way to ensure his own safety! noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

Because of the huge temptation of an opportunity for himself and the safety it would bring, Cang Wu wanted to take the risk.

However, he was somewhat hesitant. He was a suspicious person and he did not dare venture into anything hastily.

At that moment, the suction force from the Ascending Dragon Cauldron weakened rapidly. The lid was closing back on itself, sealing the cauldron shut once again!

"That punk is going to seal the cauldron!"

A lost opportunity would not present itself again! Cang Wu guessed that Yi Yun had attempted to kill Arched Brows in a moment of rage, accidentally revealing a weakness. Now that Yi Yun discovered that he had caught Arched Brows, he did want to expose himself again. He was about to seal the cauldron.

Cang Wu felt that if he missed this opportunity, he would no longer have a chance of entering the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.

Riches were where danger laid, and those that wanted to live an ignoble existence would not cultivate martial arts. He needed to take the risk!

Cang Wu roared as his body transformed into a stream of light that flew straight for the Ascending Dragon Cauldron!

"Cang Wu!?"

People were shocked by this scene. They were standing a distance away and all they saw was black light streams swirling before Cang Wu flew for the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.

"He's trying to enter the Ascending Dragon Cauldron!"

Only then did people realize what Cang Wu was up to.

Before anyone could say another word, Cang Wu had flown into the Ascending Dragon Cauldron at the instant the Ascending Dragon Cauldron closed.

Arched Brows, meanwhile, was also carried in unwillingly by the suction force.

"Ding-Dang!"

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron sealed shut once again. The black flames vanished as though nothing had happened.

The people were left in a daze. A few seconds later, someone guffawed, "Hahaha! Martial Uncle Cang Wu did such an absolutely fantastic job. That little bastard Yi Yun was being a turtle that hid in his shell, but now Cang Wu has entered his turtle shell. I want to see how much more he can shrink back!"

"That little bastard is doomed. This is what they call catching a turtle in a jar!"

The Myriad God Ridge disciples present praised Cang Wu for his quick reaction. Yi Yun had wanted to kill Arched Brows, but Cang Wu instantly noticed the flaw Yi Yun had exposed. He pressed forward to smash the enemy's lair!

However, the Myriad God Sect Master and old woman frowned slightly. Cang Wu was an ambitious person. His goal in entering the Ascending Dragon Cauldron was unknown. Regardless, it was absolutely better than just Yi Yun run rampant.

…

At that moment, Cang Wu entered the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's interior!

The moment Cang Wu materialized, he immediately circulated his Yuan Qi to the limit in a bid to guard against any traps Yi Yun had planted in the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. However, other than an inundating heat wave, he did not notice anything else.

There wasn't a trap?

Cang Wu calmed down.

He looked at his surroundings and radiated his perception. The Ascending Dragon Cauldron's interior was much larger than he imagined. Perhaps, it could even fit a mountain inside and still have space to spare. A person in the large cauldron appeared minute.

"Martial Uncle Cang Wu, why did you come in as well…"

Arched Brows had been pulled in by the suction force and was feeling alarmed but now, having seen Cang Wu, he immediately felt relieved. Cang Wu was like a straw he could clutch in desperation.

With Cang Wu backing him, what was there for him to be afraid of?

At that moment, Cang Wu discovered Yi Yun. He was in a corner of the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's bottom. His body was covered in smoke and mist. Beside him were Snake Girl and a pagoda that was the height of a person.

"Let's go!"

Cang Wu pulled Arched Brows and tore through the smoke. In a blink of an eye, he arrived at the bottom of the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.

"Clang!"

Cang Wu landed on the heavy bronze ground. The bronze cauldron remained extremely hot due to remnants of the astral fire's heat.

Cang Wu was not worried that Yi Yun would use the flames. The Ascending Dragon Cauldron's interior was large that attempting to burn him with flames would be fruitless. He had ample space to dodge. The only way that flames could be used here was to be like Myriad God Patriarch. He had exerted external pressure that affected the interior by using a grand array to amass infinite astral fire to burn the cauldron for extended periods of time.

Upon seeing Cang Wu, Snake Girl was given a fright. She had no connection with the Ascending Dragon Cauldron, after all, and did not know what was happening outside or what Yi Yun had done. So she could not help but be alarmed when Cang Wu suddenly appeared.

"It's fine." Yi Yun pointed to the God Advent Tower. "Go inside."

At that moment, Snake Girl was not the only one alarmed. Arched Brows was taken aback when he saw Yi Yun. "Martial Uncle Cang Wu, could it be that you deliberately entered?"

Arched Brows panicked crazily when he was being sucked into the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. The world seemed to turn topsy-turvy and he couldn’t understand his situation. Upon realizing Cang Wu's goal, he was overjoyed.

"Hahaha! Martial Uncle Cang Wu, nice one there. This little bastard Yi Yun is only digging his own grave to suck you in as well. Now, I want to see how he dies!"

Arched Brows laughed out loudly. However, his voice turned softer as he laughed. He noticed that Yi Yun was looking at him as though he was looking at a retard.

"You… What are you looking at…" Yi Yun's look made him panic. Although he had laughed in an unbridled fashion, he truly felt repressed by the very idea of Yi Yun. Many people had suffered under Yi Yun's hand so Arched Brows lacked confidence in facing him.

"Just looking at a dead man," said Yi Yun indifferently. "You sure are dumb. Be it me or Cang Wu, none of us will allow you to live on. Do you think Cang Wu is here to save you? He's only here for the opportunities within the Ascending Dragon Cauldron."

"If he obtains anything, his first priority would be to figure out how to monopolize it. After that, he would get rid of you. Even if he kills you, he can just push the blame entirely to me. It's a flawless plan."

Yi Yun said this all very calmly, chilling Arched Brows's heart.

Although he refused to believe it, he turned to look at Cang Wu and felt a calm and cold gaze. It put a chill in his heart.

"M… Martial Uncle Cang Wu."

"Heh!" Cang Wu laughed. "Yi Yun, you sure can see through things. That explains how you were able to escape from Patriarch."

"Martial Uncle Cang Wu, I… I…" When he noticed that Cang Wu spoke without reassuring him, Arched Brows began to break out into a cold sweat.

This feeling that his life or death had no importance made him feel like he was an ant to these people. It left Arched Brows shuddering in fear.

"It doesn’t take much to ‘see through’ such matters. Human nature is what it is. If you were not coveting the opportunities within the Ascending Dragon Cauldron, why would you take such a great risk to enter the Ascending Dragon Cauldron and kill me?"

True Martial World - Chapter 1286: The Tempted Cang Wu

Myriad God Patriarch and Old Snake left, abandoning the group of people from the Myriad God Ridge. They were all dumbfounded. They could not move fast enough to chase up to the duo, so what could they do?

As for the Ascending Dragon Cauldron in front of them, they were helpless despite knowing that Yi Yun was within.

"Boom!"

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron emitted a dull explosion as it gently trembled and flew back to the spatial node, returning to the pocket world.

Myriad God Sect Master was practically going mad from seeing the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's plodding departure.

"This little bastard, don't you let me catch you or I'll pull out each and every one of your tendons!" The old woman cursed viciously. Yi Yun was right in front of them but all they could do was watch helplessly. It was an aggravating feeling.

Yi Yun couldn't be bothered to respond. The Ascending Dragon Cauldron continued its sluggish flight before landing back in the pocket world.

The remaining Divine Lords, Myriad God Sect Master, and the old woman stared agape. They were unsure of what to do.

"Let's return first and wait for Master. Master might be able to beat that person. Furthermore, we’re in the middle of a spatial maze. And Master has sealed off the entire world. It wouldn't be easy for us to return to the Myriad God Ridge."

Myriad God Sect Master had no other solution. The ten plus Divine Lords could only follow him back into the pocket world.

They met up with Cang Wu and company.

They had already left the molten sea from before and arrived in a mountain valley. Although the heat had started to fade after the cauldron left, no one wanted to be baked by the heat waves.

Although the pocket world was mostly desolate, the mountain valley was quite a breathtaking scene.

And then—

"Boom!"

With a huge explosion, the Ascending Dragon Cauldron landed in the mountain valley, causing the valley to shake.

Yi Yun seemed bent on repulsing them. He made it a point to land in the same mountain valley.

"That punk!"

The old woman's expression was ugly. Yi Yun was like a ghost that lingered just to haunt them. No one could do a thing because of the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. He was going too far but they could not even avoid him.

"There's no need to bother with him. Let's wait for Master. If Master returns safely, this punk is definitely dead, unless…"

Myriad God Sect Master did not continue his words. The old woman's heart sank as well. The both of them were connected to the Myriad God Patriarch through a soul contract. The terms of their soul contract were absolute. If Myriad God Patriarch was killed, their souls would suffer heavy damage, to the point that it might even kill them.

As they remembered that their lives were in the balance, Myriad God Sect Master and the old woman felt great unease. Under such circumstances, they felt exceedingly frustrated seeing the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.

Of course, Myriad God Sect Master and the old woman were not the only ones who were repulsed.

Cang Wu, as well as the people from the Song and Zhang family, bore a heavy hatred towards Yi Yun.

"Martial Uncle Cang Wu, does this Ascending Dragon Cauldron no longer belong to us?"

A young man walked to Cang Wu's side. He was lanky and had a pair of arched brows. He was the personal disciple from the Song family that had been recently promoted.

Previously, he had mocked Yi Yun for being a reared beast that was fodder for training but, in a blink of an eye, he had been severely injured because of the Concealed Dragon Cauldron. Even his dantian had been heavily damaged.

However, Arched Brows was the hope of the Song family's younger generation. As the only personal disciple from the Song family at present, the Song family Elders treated Arched Brows with great care and concern. Song Zhanchen had even fed him a sacred recovery medicine that had been handed down by their ancestors. It slightly restored Arched Brows's dantian and even mitigated the damage to his cultivation level, so that it did not drop that much.

After a few days of recovery, Arched Brows finally recovered a bit of his Yuan Qi. Other than having a slightly pale face, there were no symptoms of damage.

At that moment, Cang Wu was sitting near to where the Ascending Dragon Cauldron was. He was staring intently at the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.

Cang Wu shook his head and said, "The little bastard has refined it as his own. Even Patriarch has decided to abandon it by throwing it into a black hole."

Arched Brows rubbed the tip of his nose and walked to the side of the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. There, he undid his pants. The action took Cang Wu aback.

"What are you doing?"

"Pissing!"

As Arched Brows spoke, he revealed a wretched smile. "Isn't that little bastard hiding in the Ascending Dragon Cauldron? Even Patriarch can't do a thing to him. We naturally can't do a thing to him. Since the Ascending Dragon Cauldron has been refined for Yi Yun, and I have a sudden need to go, I'll just piss right here."

Cang Wu was taken aback for a moment. He stroked his chin. The kid was a genius.

It would absolutely disgust Yi Yun.

With his status, he was naturally not suitable for doing such acts. Letting Arched Brows do it was most appropriate.

Arched Brows' words attracted the attention of many Myriad God Ridge Elders and disciples.

Instantly, they felt like they had discovered a brand new world. Warriors were accustomed to using strength to resolve conflicts. If strength could not resolve the problem, they could only swallow the insult. They found the suggestion proposed by Arched Brows to be fresh and remarkable despite it being an act of riffraff.

Someone laughed. "Taking a piss is being too polite. You should shit on it!"

Myriad God Ridge warriors regularly ate their fair share of spirit food, so they naturally had their bodily functions.

"That's a good idea. Let me store it up. I'll fly onto the cauldron's lid and shit right on it. All of you can join me. Haha, life is good if we can use a primordial divine artifact as a shit bucket."

By suddenly attracting the attention of so many, Arched Brows felt smug. It was a flash of brilliance he had blurted out. He never expected everyone to take to his idea so eagerly.

People have a strange desire to defile the divine. Arched Brows’s plan appealed to the crowd the same way some mortals like to piss on a mountain peak after successfully scaling the mountain.

Quite a number of people expressed their interest. The Elders had their reservations but the younger disciples did not care about such things.

Arched Brows made it more serious as he continued, "In my opinion, this Yi Yun is hiding in the Ascending Dragon Cauldron and will probably never come out again. We might as well bring the Ascending Dragon Cauldron back to the Myriad God Ridge and throw it into the toilet. Isn't there a massive shit hole in the outer-sect disciple district in East Toilet? We should place the Ascending Dragon Cauldron there and let everyone shit and piss on it. We should let that little bastard have a good time soaking up the piss."

But then, something unexpected happened just as Arched Brows spoke!

Suddenly, the Ascending Dragon Cauldron shot out a plume of black flames that swept towards Arched Brows!

At the same time, the surrounding spatial dimension laws were compressed as a strong suction power emitted from the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.

Arched Brow exclaimed. He lost control of his body under the mighty suction force and was swept through the ensuing storm that made him fly towards the mouth of the Ascending Dragon Cauldron!

Cang Wu, who was nearby, was quick to react when he saw Arched Brows about to be sucked into the cauldron. With a flash, he went to Arched Brows’s side and grabbed his arm!

After grabbing onto Arched Brows, Cang Wu naturally felt the suction force!

This suction force wasn't very strong. With Cang Wu's strength, he could completely defend against it. He could also forcefully escape the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's restraints with Arched Brows.

At that moment, Cang Wu had a flash of brilliance. He saw a tiny opening in the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's lid. It was open to the outside world.

As long as he was willing, he could actually enter the Ascending Dragon Cauldron!

True Martial World - Chapter 1285: Driving the Cauldron

"Xie'er, aid me!"

Yi Yun shouted from inside the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.

Not only did Yi Yun want to drive the cauldron, he wanted to use it as a weapon!

However, a divine item like the Ascending Dragon Cauldron had the Dragon Emperor's soul sealed within it. It was capable of suppressing a world. Legends told of a mighty ancient being that ruled over nine continents with nine cauldrons. Each treasured cauldron was as heavy as a world. Yi Yun was basically using strength alone to drive a world, and his strength was not sufficient for the task.

Even when Myriad God Patriarch moved the Ascending Dragon Cauldron into the pocket world, he did not do it by driving the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. Instead, he had to use spatial dimension laws to transport the space the Ascending Dragon Cauldron occupied to another spot.

"Alright, Brother Yi Yun."

As Ling Xie'er spoke, her body transformed into a stream of light that merged into Yi Yun's body.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

The Heretical God Fire burned as Yi Yun punched himself in the chest, forcing out a mouthful of blood essence that he sprayed onto the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's 'Dragon Emperor Technique.'

After Yi Yun consumed the Dragon Emperor Relic, the Dragon Emperor bloodline in him was much more potent than it was in the past. The nine golden dragon engravings absorbed Yi Yun's blood essence and seemed to come alive. Their pupils began emitting pale golden light.

The process was extremely peaceful as Yi Yun silently sensed the connection between him and the Ascending Dragon Cauldron become increasingly stronger.

At that moment, Yi Yun felt like all his blood was boiling. His body was like a cauldron that was heated by the flames of his vitality.

Yi Yun had spat out two mouthfuls of blood essence consecutively in total. If typical warriors did so, they would be greatly weakened. However, Yi Yun felt that due to the powerful lifeblood within him, the blood essence he had spat out was already being replenished. It felt like he had only bled ordinary blood. The Dragon Emperor bloodline was truly powerful.

"Move!"

Yi Yun roared as all his Yuan Qi blasted out. His muscles immediately tightened, forming a perfect muscle definition.

Yi Yun had been practicing martial arts for years. His muscle tone was already very defined. After consuming the Dragon Emperor Relic, he did not have any obvious increase in muscle mass, but his muscles suffused a dark and faint golden luster as though he had a body of a god.

"Boom!"

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron vibrated suddenly and the ground cracked apart around it. Terrifying rifts began to spread out in every direction like a spider web. A mountain fifty kilometers away shook violently, as though a massive earthquake was sweeping through the pocket world.

"Buzz——"

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron issued a dull sound as it slowly flew up from the ground.

Five hundred kilometers away, Cang Wu and company saw the dazzling golden light emitted by the ascending dragon cauldron.

"What is going on?" Someone exclaimed.

"It's that little bastard! He is driving the Ascending Dragon Cauldron. For some unknown reason, the Patriarch brought him back here."

Cang Wu and company were unaware of what had happened outside the pocket world due to the layers of spatial storms that isolated them.

Although they guessed that the patriarch had encountered an incident, they could never have guessed that an expert that surpassed their patriarch would suddenly appear.

With Myriad God Patriarch's strength, few people could match him.

"Darn it. The Ascending Dragon Cauldron has really been refined by that bastard," Cang Wu said angrily. The refinement of the Ascending Dragon Cauldron for oneself was a huge opportunity. However, the opportunity had landed in Yi Yun’s lap. As for Cang Wu, he had to shake his tail at Myriad God Patriarch pitifully, hoping that Myriad God Patriarch would spare a pittance of benefits for him.

As for Yi Yun, he had taken all of Myriad God Patriarch's lifework and hope away!

The massive gap left Cang Wu burning with envy.

As Cang Wu was feeling the rage of a thousand suns, Yi Yun was feeling disappointed with his ride in the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron was too slow. Yi Yun was injecting all his strength into it, but he could only make it move at a snail’s pace.

And to maintain this speed, Yi Yun had to constantly feed his energy into the cauldron. If he had not stimulated his Dragon Emperor bloodline, he would have found it difficult to continue.

"Others can easily avoid if I attack at this speed," Yi Yun muttered to himself. Despite the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's robustness, it was limited by Yi Yun’s strength. Ultimately, there was a need for Yi Yun to increase his cultivation level to truly bring out the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's offensive might.

"Perhaps at the Supremacy realm, the Ascending Dragon Cauldron will be able to showcase some of its strength."

With this thought in mind, Yi Yun shook his head. He was being greedy. He had refined the Ascending Dragon Cauldron for himself, obtained the 'Dragon Emperor Technique,' and consumed the Dragon Emperor Relic. His vital potential was massively stimulated and not only did his physical strength increase exponentially, his cultivation level had risen three subrealms in one go. There was nothing to be discontented about.

In the future, with a fully-powered Ascending Dragon Cauldron, it would be equivalent to him having a powerful fortress.

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron was not suitable as an abode, but if he placed the God Advent Tower into the Ascending Dragon Cauldron, it would be perfect. In terms of defense, the Ascending Dragon Cauldron was far superior to the God Advent Tower.

…

At that moment, chaotic twirling spatial turbulence surged outside the pocket world. Myriad God Sect Master and the old woman led sixteen Divine Lord realm experts outside the spatial node.

"What a powerful storm."

Typical spatial storms were nothing much but, due to Old Snake and Myriad God Patriarch's clashes, these spatial storms were more than a hundred times more violent. Even Divine Lord realm experts felt the pressure.

"Who is Patriarch fighting?"

"Heavens, who is that old man?"

Only then did the Myriad God Ridge Elders see Old Snake. He was five kilometers away with Myriad God Patriarch. One of them had a dazzling golden body and the other seemed to have blood seas raging over his body.

And what left them in disbelief was that the Myriad God Patriarch was the one being beaten.

"Snap out of it. Quickly set up the array!" said the old woman. She suddenly threw out a disk array which expanded rapidly in the spatial storms and instantly enveloped everyone.

The sixteen Divine Lord experts scattered to sixteen different spots in the disk array. The Myriad God Patriarch was an array formation grandmaster. One of the benefits of the disk arrays he created was that the people manning the array formation did not need to be well-versed in array formations. All they needed to do was inject their Yuan Qi into the array formation.

"Boom!"

The disk array established itself in the void as a blood-colored beam shot out from the middle.

Instantly, the Divine Lord experts in the array formation felt their energies being rapidly drained. Several took on alarmed expressions.

"Don't worry. We are only borrowing a portion of your strength. It will only make you weak for a few days but it will not affect your cultivation levels or lifespans at all," explained Myriad God Sect Master.

The Divine Lords were alarmed and suspicious at the Myriad God Sect Master's words, but at that moment they had no other choice.

"Whew!"

The array formation shot out a sanguine beam that augmented the Myriad God Patriarch!

"Calling for reinforcements now that you can't beat me?" derided Old Snake.

He had noticed that people had traveled through a spatial node and at the same time, Myriad God Patriarch had desperately attacked in order to hold him back, so as to give the others time to set up the array formation.

The large array formation gathered the Yuan Qi of the participants and infused all of it into Myriad God Patriarch's body.

Myriad God Patriarch wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Bathed in the sanguine light, he looked as happy as a dried fish that had finally been returned to the ocean.

He felt extremely comfortable because the injuries he had were slowly recovering.

"Hahahaha! Old fool, don't busy yourself mocking me. Don't think I can't tell that you are actually injured! Your attacks seem overwhelming and are much stronger than mine, but something rigid tends to be fragile. You can't last long. As long as I have constant energy supporting me, I can outlast you for about thirty minutes. By then, you will lose your stamina and your old injury will rear its head. There is no doubt you will die!"

Myriad God Patriarch smiled hideously. Not only was he skilled at setting up arrays, he also knew some divination arts. This made him have a sense of premonition and sharp observational skills, even in a heated battle.

He could tell that with Old Snake's physical condition, he would definitely be the winner if he could just hold out!

"Hehe!" Old Snake made a few sneers as his face turned gloomy.

He was well aware of the fact that, after suffering from the first clash, the Myriad God Patriarch chose not to fight him head-on. He was only aggressive against Old Snake when he needed to distract him to buy time array formation to become effective.

Old Snake’s full-frontal assault was draining his stamina. It was as Myriad God Patriarch said—Old Snake had very heavy injuries!

He usually led a frivolous life and hid his strength, yet now he was beginning to burn his lifespan while fighting Myriad God Patriarch. It left his heart aching.

Old Snake squinted his eyes and looked at the distant great array. He knew very well that Myriad God Patriarch could not last long under his attacks but the array formation kept replenishing Myriad God Patriarch's stamina.

If he could destroy the disk array, the Myriad God Patriarch would once again be embroiled in a dire battle.

But just as Old Snake had this thought, spatial tornadoes suddenly swept over towards the vicinity of the array formation.

Unexpectedly, the massive array vanished. The sanguine beam that shot out from the array's core seemed to extend to a spot an infinite distance away. Although it still reached Myriad God Patriarch, the source of the sanguine light could no longer be seen.

"Oh!?" Old Snake's heart sank.

"Old fool, you want to destroy my array? How would I let you!? My Grand Sanguine Killing Array is sealed in a spatial node. As long as I hide that spatial node, it will be fool's talk for you to find it!"

Back when Myriad God Patriarch took Yi Yun to the pocket world, he had hidden the spatial node. Old Snake had searched in vain for nearly ten days, ultimately failing to find the way into the pocket world.

Now, Old Snake knew the rough location of the spatial node but it would be too difficult for him to find the array formation while fighting Myriad God Patriarch.

"What happened to your fierce attacks? I'll use the treasures in your ring to make up a tiny portion of my losses!" Myriad God Patriarch roared insolently.

He had already recovered about thirty percent of his stamina. For Old Snake to live for such a long period of time, Myriad God Patriarch believed that he must have some amazing treasures. Ignoring everything else, he was already very interested in the Combat Sacred Body alone.

Just as Myriad God Patriarch was about to attack, he suddenly felt a sense of unease.

Oh?

Myriad God Patriarch's attack came to a pause as he abruptly turned his head.

"Boom!"

He heard a loud explosion and space suddenly trembled. Immediately following that, the nearby spatial tornadoes degenerated into chaos.

"What's the matter?"

At that moment, Myriad God Sect Master and company, who were hiding in the array formation, were alarmed.

"Something is coming out of the spatial node!" the old white-haired woman cried out. Just before her voice faded, the spatial node tore apart directly.

"Join forces with me!" Myriad God Sect Master said to the old woman.

But just as he circulated his Yuan Qi, he saw a spatial node expand. A heavy and unadorned bronze cauldron appeared out of thin air!

After the spatial node was hidden in the outer world, it was naturally difficult for Old Snake to find it. However, if the spatial node was pointed out, trying to hide it would naturally be useless. noveltranslationweb.blogspot.com

The bronze cauldron wasn't fast. It was actually quite slow. However, it possessed an indomitable might that was like a moving mountain!

"Boom!"

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron struck right at the disk array that was beneath the feet of the numerous Divine Lords of Myriad God Ridge!

The disk array had been fixed in the spatial node so it was unable to dodge. The collision happened at full force, so how could the relatively brittle disk array be able to compare with the Ascending Dragon Cauldron?

"Ka-cha!"

An explosion that sounded like metal shattering followed. The disk array was cracked and thrown apart by the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's strike.

"Damn it!"

Myriad God Sect Master was seized with anxiousness. However, when he saw the Ascending Dragon Cauldron in front of him, he felt helpless. Burning and hitting the Ascending Dragon Cauldron was useless. Even Myriad God Patriarch was at a loss for how to deal with the Ascending Dragon Cauldron, so how could he do anything?

"Boom!"

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron continued its unstoppable charge as the Grand Sanguine Killing Array directly shattered to pieces!

"Whew!"

The Grand Sanguine Killing Array's sanguine light dissipated instantly and exploded together with the concealment array formation of the spatial node.

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron appeared straight out of the spatial turbulence and remained immovable despite the inundations of the storms.

"This is?"

Old Snake looked at the Ascending Dragon Cauldron in shock. He had previously seen Myriad God Patriarch carrying the Ascending Dragon Cauldron while rushing out of the pocket world. He did not find it weird back then, but now the Ascending Dragon Cauldron had automatically flown out of the pocket world and shattered the Myriad God Patriarch's disk array. It left Old Snake astonished.

Could it be…

"Little bastard! I will definitely pulverize you to dust!"

Myriad God Patriarch was on the brink of a mental collapse. Yi Yun was no doubt a malignant star to him!

Upon hearing Myriad God Patriarch's words, Old Snake was astonished. That punk Yi Yun could control the Ascending Dragon Cauldron?

How did he do it?

Regardless of the process, Yi Yun had managed to destroy the Grand Sanguine Killing Array, greatly delighting Old Snake. As a result, he was no longer afraid of Myriad God Patriarch.

"Hahaha, Yi Yun, you have really given me a pleasant surprise. Old Turtle, let's see if you can survive this!"

Old Snake laughed and charged toward Myriad God Patriarch as his body was enveloped by the Combat Sacred Body's golden halo!

Myriad God Patriarch's face sank. He knew that he was no match for his opponent. He was definitely doomed if he continued fighting. Even if did risk everything to inflict a serious injury on Old Snake, it would be meaningless.

With this thought in mind, his body flashed as he escaped into the deep depths of the spatial turbulence!

"You want to escape?"

Old Snake was boiling within and needed to vent his anger. Therefore, how could he grant Myriad God Patriarch's wish? On a divine beam of light, he moved at a speed much faster than Myriad God Patriarch as he pursued him!

Just as Old Snake was about to catch up to him, Myriad God Patriarch tore open the void directly. As for Old Snake, he followed closely behind and also ripped the void. Both of them vanished into the spatial storms one after another.

True Martial World - Chapter 1284: Combat Sacred Body

"Fuck, that old undying fuck actually chose a place like this. I've gone around this area so much that I'm getting dizzy. If I still had the strength from my past, it wouldn't even matter that there's no spatial node. I'd be able to tear through all the world barriers!"

Now, Old Snake was wrestling with anxiety. His disciple and Yi Yun were in the hands of the Myriad God Patriarch. Yet, he was still wandering around in the spatial turbulence and had yet to find the spatial node.

Old Snake had already determined that Yi Yun and Snake Girl were likely somewhere nearby. However, the area he was in was a gigantic natural spatial maze. Old Snake was unable to identify Yi Yun's exact location.

The only thing that was worth celebrating was that he was certain that the both of them were alive, thanks to the mental mark he put on them.

In fact, Old Snake was baffled as to how Yi Yun and Snake Girl managed to remain alive. He was also puzzled by what the undying Myriad God Patriarch was up to.

The only way Old Snake could find Yi Yun was by spending time. He would have to search for the right spatial node by process of elimination.

This was a very time-consuming process. Old Snake guessed that he would take at least half a month before he could succeed.

But by then, it would be too late. Those that were alive now would have long been dead.

"Good people die young, but disasters leave a mark for a thousand years. That punk Yi Yun doesn't seem like a good person. He shouldn't die so easily, then…" Old Snake muttered to himself.

What depressed him was that while traversing the spatial turbulence, even with the most stamina-conserving method, he still had to use the energy sealed within him. It drained him of a little of his lifespan.

Old Snake treasured his lifespan greatly. Although it was unknown how long the old fellow had lived, he did not find his time so far sufficient in any way. An additional day lived was one more chance. In his own words, he was a person that was extremely passionate about life.

"Fuck, that undying son of a turtle. When I capture him, I'll definitely dice him up!"

Old Snake cursed and grumbled. He kept using the word 'undying' but he seemed to have forgotten how long he had lived. It was several times longer than Myriad God Patriarch. If one had to say who was the oldest undying fart, Old Snake could claim first place in the Calm Sea and Myriad God Patriarch would not even dare claim second.

Just as Old Snake was spewing out invectives and searching for the spatial node—

Old Snake felt a spatial storm spew out a distance away.

"Oh? What happened?"

Old Snake's heart stirred as he radiated his perception out. He was dumbfounded when he saw what greeted him.

He saw a pale-looking red-dressed boy dragging a bronze cauldron as he tunneled out of a spatial rift. The boy was proceeding forward through the spatial turbulence.

Old Snake was stunned when he took a closer look at the red-dressed boy. Isn't that… Myriad God Patriarch!? And that huge cauldron, isn't that the Ascending Dragon Cauldron?

Upon sensing Old Snake's perception, Myriad God Patriarch was alerted and turned his head abruptly. He locked eyes with Old Snake through the vast space in between them.

They stared at each other!

Old Snake's eyes lit up. Isn't this what they fucking call wearing out an iron pair shoes in a fruitless search, only to find what you’re looking for by luck? That undying old fart actually crawled out himself?

"Roar!"

Old Snake bellowed loudly, "Old Turtle, let's see if you can run away from grandpa!"

As Old Snake shouted, he charged toward Myriad God Patriarch.

Voice could not be transmitted in the spatial turbulence but Old Snake specially broadcast his voice through a Yuan Qi transmission, straight into Myriad God Patriarch's ears.

"Old Turtle, you are finally willing to poke your turtle head out. Watch me slaughter you to make turtle soup!"

Old Snake charged with a dominating might. Chaotic spatial flows gathered around his body. He no longer looked wretched in any way. Instead, he looked highly spirited like a god of war reborn!

"Who are you!?"

Myriad God Patriarch was alarmed. He could sense a terrifying might from the elder in front of him. The elder's strength was even higher than his!

Previously, Myriad God Patriarch had a premonition that a mighty figure had been secretly watching him. Back then, it was a fleeting feeling and was not something he could confirm. He had spent large amounts of Spirit Jade to transport the Ascending Dragon Cauldron across the void, mainly for the pocket's world's massive array and the astral fire. Preventing other experts from disrupting him was only a precautionary side effect…

However, Myriad God Patriarch never expected that there was really an old monster that had been watching him all this while!

If he had not moved to the pocket world or hidden the spatial node a long time ago, that old monster would have probably come attacking. When that time came, his alchemical ritual would have been reduced to a mere joke.

"Curse the Heavens! Why are you doing this to me!?"

Myriad God Patriarch roared inwardly. The little bastard Yi Yun had already caused so much trouble and next came some old beast. It was as though the heavens did not want him to be happy!

"Ha!"

When he saw Old Snake charging at him, Myriad God Patriarch roared and struck out with his palm!

At the instant the palm struck out, it was as though a blood-colored ocean surged from Myriad God Patriarch's palm. Even though they were amid violent spatial turbulence, the red-colored ocean moved unobstructed. It actually became thicker and more coagulated!

Against the sudden appearance of Old Snake, Myriad God Patriarch did not dare hold back. His attack could rend the world asunder!

"Nice one there. This Old Turtle sure has some skill!"

Old Snake gave a clear cry as energy blasted outwards from him. His ragged shirt also tore apart!

"Combat Sacred Body!"

Golden light fell from the heavens and enveloped Old Snake's body. The golden light condensed and replaced his torn clothes, taking the form of dazzling golden battle armor!

The golden battle armor was not Old Snake's treasured artifact but a manifestation of Old Snake's Yuan Qi.

In fact, Old Snake's Yuan Qi could not be called Yuan Qi but Battle Qi. In what Old Snake cultivated in, there was no defense or dodging. In battles with his enemies, he relied on an overwhelming offensive that could destroy everything!

"Crack!"

Old Snake roared as he swung his fist!

The winds that stirred from the punch alone could shatter the void. Like a battalion of calvary rushing forward with formidable might, the spatial turbulence shattered!

At that moment, Old Snake was truly the portrait of a golden-armored battle god. His back was no longer hunched and his eyes were no longer turbid. Even his once white and disheveled hair turned ink black. It flailed freely in the spatial turbulence.

The punch that matched a battalion collided with the Myriad God Patriarch's blood ocean palm!

"Boom!"

The spatial maze shattered while the roaring blood ocean was split into two by Old Snake's punch.

The punch did not lose a bit of its momentum as it came bearing down on Myriad God Patriarch's chest!

"Peng!"

With a loud explosion, Myriad God Patriarch's body shrank rapidly. After being struck by Old Snake's punch, he flew backward like a portrait that was pinned in the void.

The Ascending Dragon Cauldron that he was guiding also fell straight back into the pocket world, crashing heavily onto the ground.

Myriad God Patriarch felt reverberations through his heart. That offensive strength was too terrifying. It was impossible for him to directly clash with the golden stranger.

"Who are you!?"

It was unknown how long it had been since he encountered such an opponent. In the Calm Sea, there was almost no one that threatened him.

"Why do you care who I am? Just know that I'll be the one killing you."

Old Snake strode towards Myriad God Patriarch. With a wave of his hand, a golden spear appeared in his palm.

The spear was ancient and unadorned. Its tip suffused a faint blood-red color as though it had experienced countless battles in a primordial battlefield where it feasted on the blood of countless experts.

Myriad God Patriarch wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. A gravely serious look appeared in his eyes. He understood that the old fellow in front of him could really rob him of his life.

Not only did his attempt at refining the Dragon Emperor Relic fail, he was also facing a life-and-death crisis!

…

"Boom!"

With a bang, the Ascending Dragon Cauldron crashed back into the pocket world. The hard ground blasted open from the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's fall. The Ascending Dragon Cauldron was as heavy as a mountain so it went straight underground!

This spot was no longer the molten ocean caused by the nine dragon rifts. It was thousands of kilometers from the Myriad God Ridge disciples.

"What happened!?"

In the core area of the nine dragon rifts, Myriad God Sect Master immediately noticed something amiss because his soul was connected to the red-dressed boy.

In fact, he and the old woman were slaves that were taken in by the Myriad God Patriarch millions of years ago. The two of them had signed a soul contract with the Myriad God Patriarch. This was also the reason why the Myriad God Sect Master would often address the patriarch as master. Otherwise, the Myriad God Patriarch would not trust the two of them unconditionally.

The Myriad God Patriarch only trusted the dead or soul slaves.

"Master has been intercepted!"

The old woman said in a deep voice. "It's a terrifying existence with extraordinary power. He's battling Master and it's possible that Master is not his match."

"Let's go aid him," Myriad God Sect Master said through a voice transmission.

Because of the soul mark, the Myriad God Sect Master and the old woman were absolutely loyal to the Myriad God Patriarch.

"Activate the Grand Sanguine Killing Array and aid Master. It will be able to increase Master's strength severalfold!" The old woman said.

She and the Myriad God Sect Master were Divine Lords who had fused with Divine Lord Royal Seals.

In the Myriad God Ridge, although there were ten plus Elders with a Divine Lord cultivation level, few of them had fused with a Divine Lord Royal Seal.

Even in the Sinkhole, Divine Lords that possessed a Divine Lord Royal Seal were not to be underestimated.

"All Elders with Divine Lord cultivation levels, follow me!"

Myriad God Sect Master gave the order. The Grand Sanguine Killing Array required people to support it. And in the chaotic spatial turbulence, it was no longer pragmatic to get Supremacy realm experts to set up an array formation while fending off an extraordinary expert that could even threaten the Myriad God Patriarch.

To participate in the Grand Sanguine Killing Array, a Divine Lord cultivation level was the minimum requirement.

At that moment, Yi Yun was already observing the situation outside the Ascending Dragon Cauldron.

"That old fellow has finally arrived."

Yi Yun finally heaved a sigh of relief. The old fellow was still reliable at the final moment. Indeed, he should not have pinned his hopes on Old Snake finding the entrance to the pocket world or he would have long been cooked by Myriad God Patriarch.

Yi Yun had already begun digesting the Dragon Emperor Relic, and as the Dragon Emperor bloodline in him grew stronger, the connection he had with the Ascending Dragon Cauldron tightened.

"I'll attempt to see if I can drive the Ascending Dragon Cauldron."

Previously, Yi Yun had only received the Ascending Dragon Cauldron's recognition. He had yet to fully refine the Ascending Dragon Cauldron for himself.

As for trying to drive the Ascending Dragon Cauldron, it was a much more difficult task.