"Consort of Rain, your little lover has come to accompany you in death," the Central Sovereign said, looking at Zhao Yang.
Zhao Yang stood aloof, bearing the Absolute Kill Sword, and disdainfully regarded the Central Sovereign. "A mere clown," he replied.
Furious, the Central Sovereign shouted, "You seek death!" He swung the Sky Piercing Sword at Zhao Yang, who remained unmoved. Consort of Rain gasped, thinking Zhao Yang had been immobilized by the Central Sovereign. Just as she was about to act, she saw Zhao Yang lightly raise a finger, which gently touched the blade of the Central Sovereign's Sky Piercing Sword.
"Hmm?" The Central Sovereign was taken aback, unable to comprehend how Zhao Yang had become so powerful that he could effortlessly catch his Supreme Dao Artifact.
With his fingertip still touching the massive sword, Zhao Yang slowly spoke, "From now on, the Sky Piercing Sword is mine."
The Central Sovereign attacked Zhao Yang with his unparalleled cultivation but did not expect that a mere cultivator at the Great Ascension stage could seize his Dao Artifact. He felt that the blood markings and seals he had used to claim ownership of the Dao Artifact were erased.
No one knew how incredibly powerful Zhao Yang had become after entering the Great Ascension stage.
The Great Ascension stage refers to a cultivator whose physical body and Cultivation Method have reached the Great Perfection Realm. Although Zhao Yang's cultivation was much lower than that of the Central Sovereign—who had absorbed the powers of past Old Emperors and possessed treasures like the Jade Purity Bottle that allowed him to replenish his True Qi continuously during battle—Zhao Yang's physical body had become several times stronger than diamond after reaching this stage. Neither spells nor Dao Artifacts could harm him anymore. His Divine Sense broke through ancient balance rules, allowing him to reach the Ascension Realm with his Great Ascension cultivation.
Once one method is mastered, all methods can be mastered. After entering the Great Ascension stage, Zhao Yang refined both his physical body and Cultivation Method to perfection. He could easily utilize techniques from the One Hundred Thousand Volumes he had previously studied.
Even though the Divine Senses of the Central Sovereign and Consort of Rain were far inferior to Zhao Yang's, his Divine Sense was unique and could ignore any formation. The Sky Piercing Sword contained a sword formation within its blade, which made it immensely powerful and one of the National Treasures passed down through generations in the Zhongzhou Dynasty. However, upon contact with Zhao Yang, this formation was destroyed by him, allowing him to quickly form a blood contract with it and claim it as his own.
The Central Sovereign's eyes nearly burst into flames as he roared and threw the Hunting Immortal Spear. The spear pierced through space and seemed to carry a divine fury as it penetrated Zhao Yang's chest!
"Zhao Yang!" Consort of Rain exclaimed, her eyes wide with emotion. But in the next moment, Zhao Yang appeared beside her and softly said, "Consort Yu, I'm fine."
When Consort of Rain and the Central Sovereign looked up again, they saw three more Zhao Yangs standing before them. They were puzzled—was this an external manifestation or a technique for creating clones?
"Years ago, before the Illusion Demon Ancestor died, he passed on the Illusion Technique to me. Now I have just begun to grasp some aspects of it; this technique is indeed extraordinary," Zhao Yang explained.
Zhao Yang waved his hand lightly, and the Hunting Immortal Spear flew from a distance. He glanced at the Central Sovereign and said, "From now on, the Hunting Immortal Spear will also be mine."
The Central Sovereign was furious, his form twisting as the mountains shook and the heavens spun.
"Nine Turns of Infinite Primordial Energy, slaughtering gods and exterminating immortals!" The Central Sovereign attempted to kill Zhao Yang with Nine Turns of Infinite Power, but after Zhao Yang was shredded by Nine Turns of Infinite Primordial Energy, two more Zhao Yangs appeared before the Central Sovereign.
The Central Sovereign punched one after another, smashing the two Zhao Yangs, but the shattered Zhao Yangs multiplied into four, then more and more, until they nearly filled the sky. The Central Sovereign, amidst the sea of Zhao Yangs, became increasingly frantic, shaking the heavens and earth, causing mountains and rivers to collapse.
In the distance, Zhao Yang flew with the Consort of Rain to a high mountain called Summit. The setting sun was blood-red, and the Consort of Rain, dressed in red, looked stunningly beautiful. Zhao Yang supported the exhausted Consort of Rain on Summit for a moment's rest.
"The Central Sovereign is trapped in my illusion and won't escape for a while. You should recuperate first; later we will kill him together. Otherwise, he will always be a threat," Zhao Yang said.
The Consort of Rain nodded and closed her eyes to gather her energy, quickly recovering from her injuries. Zhao Yang took out the sleeping Ginseng King from his arms and flicked him lightly to wake him up.
The Ginseng King was both shy and angry; he covered himself and shouted, "You rogue!"
Zhao Yang laughed. "Quickly help her heal."
The Ginseng King glanced at the Consort of Rain, struggled to get down to the ground, cutely flipped over, and approached the Consort of Rain who was cultivating to heal herself. He murmured, "She looks really beautiful."
"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up with the healing," Zhao Yang said as he kicked the Ginseng King. The Ginseng King yelped and fell into the Consort of Rain's embrace, accidentally bumping into her two delicate rabbits.
The Ginseng King felt dizzy; although he had lived for over ten thousand years, he had never experienced worldly affairs and was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper. He had no idea what he was touching with his little hands.
"Ahem." Seeing that the Ginseng King still clung to the Consort of Rain's rabbits, Zhao Yang reminded him. However, the Ginseng King thought Zhao Yang was complaining about his slow movements. Immediately, he let his roots attach to the Consort of Rain's body, continuously channeling powerful life energy into her.
The Consort of Rain gasped softly as she suddenly woke up. Seeing a small creature in her embrace with its hands resting inappropriately on her rabbits made her furious; she promptly shoved the Ginseng King aside.
The Ginseng King was slapped away by the Consort of Rain, crashing to the ground and immediately bursting into tears, saying, "I was just trying to help her heal, and he hit me!"
"Alright, alright," Zhao Yang comforted the Ginseng King, stuffing him into the Cosmic Bag.
Meanwhile, the Central Sovereign, trapped in Zhao Yang's illusionary formation, was on the verge of madness. He realized that whether he killed or spared Zhao Yang, it only resulted in more phantoms appearing before him. His Divine Sense had yet to break through the Tribulation Period, leaving him a level below Zhao Yang. Escaping from this illusion was nearly impossible.
Suddenly, the Central Sovereign had a thought. He pulled out a shining pearl from his sleeve. As soon as the pearl appeared, Zhao Yang's Spirit Pearl began to hum and vibrate.
"It seems the Central Sovereign has brought out some troublesome treasure," Zhao Yang said with concern.
After taking out the radiant pearl, the Central Sovereign crushed it with a loud bang. Moments after its shattering, seven White-Clad Youths appeared around him, each looking spirited and well-dressed.
The leader among them was none other than the Heavenly Dao. Once they appeared, Zhao Yang's illusion was broken.
The other six White-Clad Youths immediately bowed upon seeing the Central Sovereign and said, "We pay our respects to Your Majesty."
The Heavenly Dao also bowed and said, "Father, several Demon Generals and Guardians from the Demon Realm have already been slain by us. Apart from the Demon Lord who escaped, no one beneath the Forbidden Technique Space can match the Seven Swords."
The Central Sovereign nodded and said, "Good. With the Eight Great Demon Generals eliminated from the Demon Realm, dealing with the rest will be easier. Once I kill Consort of Rain and Zhao Yang, then take care of that old Monk from Xuanfo Temple, there will be no one left to stop me in this world!"
After speaking, the Central Sovereign looked towards Consort of Rain and Zhao Yang on the Summit. Before he could say anything, the Heavenly Dao remarked, "You little ant are still alive!"
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