Chapter 1272: The Final Move

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The Exalted Qi Immortal had partially guessed the truth.

The biggest mistake was that Chen Mobai never intended to cultivate the Grand Dao of Destruction.

The Purple Lightning Sword's advancement today was merely a coincidence. He had too many things to practice and no time to painstakingly dedicate it to the Grand Dao of Destruction.

However, his contribution as the master was undeniably instrumental to the Purple Lightning Sword's current achievements.

The Myriad Swords Dharma Body's sword domain activated, manifesting the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth with sword intent and sword qi to form a formation, and unleashed the One Sword of Dao Annihilation, which had been originally extracted from the Profound Finger Sword.

It was at this very moment that Chen Mobai fully comprehended this sword technique.

Zhang Daosun's cultivation realm in the past was indeed infinitely close to the Void Refining stage.

Unfortunately, even after taking that step, he still failed. Of course, this was also due to the insufficient spiritual energy in the Immortal Sect, a lesson Chen Mobai resolved to learn from.

However, for him at present, reaching the Void Refining stage was still far off. The most critical task now was to deal with the immediate opponent.

As expected of a True Spirit, the Kui Beast remained alive even after its heart was pierced by the Purple Lightning Sword.

This was its undying body.

However, the heart is, after all, a vital organ for living beings. For otherworldly creatures, it is second only to the Violet Mansion Sea of Consciousness and the Dantian. It was precisely for this reason that, despite the Kui Beast's pierced wound rapidly healing, Chen Mobai still discerned, with the "Echo of the Empty Valley," that its heart had not recovered.

Its once powerful and vigorous heartbeat was now imperceptible.

Even with an undying body, a severely damaged heart still required a significant amount of vital essence and time to regenerate.

And clearly, Chen Mobai would not give the Kui Beast that time.

Amidst a roar, the Purple Lightning Sword flew in from the sky. The One Sword of Dao Annihilation, which the Myriad Swords Dharma Body had already prepared, instantly empowered the sword's blade. Wisps of white light and electrical gleam ignited anew on the blade, flickering on and off, as it lunged towards the Kui Beast's head.

Even an undying body would perish if its Violet Mansion Sea of Consciousness were pierced.

This was its weakness and vulnerability.

Unless it possessed the sixth-stage ability of Regeneration from a Single Drop of Blood.

In comparison, Chen Mobai's Grand Dao of Nirvana and his Longevity Art could grant him a realm similar to Regeneration from a Single Drop of Blood, allowing him to revive at a resurrection point even if he were killed on the spot.

The Kui Beast sensed its suddenly waning vital energy and strength due to its severely damaged heart. It assessed its current power against Chen Mobai's and realized it was no longer a match.

Had it known earlier how formidable the Purple Lightning Sword was, it could have guarded against it with the Grand Dao of Armor and the Grand Dao of Strength, allowing it to at least fight to a stalemate. However, due to its momentary carelessness, its heart was pierced, making it impossible to win subsequently.

"That damned Azure Emperor of the Eastern Wilds, how treacherous!"

While cursing inwardly, the Purple Lightning Sword, gleaming with white light, had already struck the Kui Beast's head.

The Kui Beast immediately unleashed its innate Thunder Escape divine ability and turned to flee.

Although this escape would undoubtedly send its reputation plummeting, as the saying goes, "As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood." If it could just escape, it could use its undying body to recover from its injuries. Once it reached its peak, it could always find an opportunity to strike with True Monarch Tianling, or even summon the Lord of the Central Demonic Path and the Luminous Venerable to shamelessly overpower the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Wilds and slay him.

However, Chen Mobai had gone to great lengths to corner the Kui Beast to this extent, so he would certainly not allow it to escape back into the wild.

Thunderclouds flickered beneath the Kui Beast's single foot. It had just escaped for a short distance when it crashed with a bang into the Primordial Chaos Bell, which blocked its path.

The battlefield where the two fought was still within the Heaven-Severing Sword Domain. Therefore, although the Kui Beast's Thunder Escape was swift, every one of its movements, including the direction of its escape, was under the watchful eyes of the Myriad Swords Dharma Body.

Before that, the Heaven-Severing Sword Domain had also slowed the Kui Beast's movements, and the Purple Lightning Sword had even interfered with the Grand Dao of Thunder within its body.

It was precisely for these reasons that the Primordial Chaos Bell successfully blocked its path.

But even if the Primordial Chaos Bell had failed to intercept, a golden light was already waiting nearby.

It was Chen Mobai's second nascent soul, arriving from another battlefield.

Although the sixth-tier low-grade Primordial Yang Sword could not break through the Kui Beast's defense, the defensive power of the One Sword of Peace could likewise intercept the Kui Beast.

However, it seemed this fallback plan would not be needed.

The Myriad Swords Dharma Body alone was sufficient to conclude the battle.

The Primordial Chaos Bell, struck by the Kui Beast, emitted a dull clang, but it managed to halt the beast at the edge of the Heaven-Severing Sword Domain. The Purple Lightning Sword, carrying the One Sword of Dao Annihilation, menacingly pursued, determined to retaliate for the beating it had just taken.

Under these circumstances, the Kui Beast could only resort to its final trump card.

Following the mental pact, it spoke a single sentence to True Monarch Tianling, then helplessly ignited its bloodline and took that step.

Thousands of miles away, at the bottom of the Dark Sea, True Monarch Tianling couldn't help but clench his fist and smash a nearby dark reef to pieces.

He had never imagined that the Kui Beast, capable of stepping into the sixth stage at any moment and having comprehended three Grand Daos, would actually be no match for the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Wilds.

Although he had considered this possibility before coming to the Eastern Continent, he believed that even in the worst-case scenario, it would merely force the Kui Beast to take that step, then use its fierce and absolute ascension power to suppress and kill Chen Mobai.

But now, without even seeing Chen Mobai's true form, he was being forced to use this trump card.

The Kui Beast taking this step meant that True Monarch Tianling would permanently lose this powerful spirit beast on the Heavenly River Realm side.

Even with the Beast Plate in his possession, the departure of a vital spirit beast like the Kui Beast, which had mastered three Grand Daos, was still an immense loss for him.

However, in the current situation, True Monarch Tianling was powerless.

He couldn't possibly make a move himself!

As for exposing the Beast Plate, that was even more out of the question.

If he did that, even if he could rescue the Kui Beast, after returning to the Central Continent, it was estimated that the Purple Cloud Heavenly Palace would be the first to come looking for trouble.

It might even implicate the Myriad Spirits Dao Lord from the Upper Realm.

Although True Monarch Tianling already harbored thoughts of betraying his sect, now was not the time.

The trend of Dao declining and demonic influence growing had not yet reached its peak. Even if he were to succumb to demonic cultivation, at most he would only achieve the Void Refining stage by leveraging the general trend.

He wanted more.

"Old fellow, I hope you succeed in your ascension."

After comprehending everything, True Monarch Tianling could only sigh inwardly and, following the pact, spoke these words to the Kui Beast.

If the Kui Beast had been at its peak, with three Grand Daos mastered, taking this step would have been almost a certainty.

However, now its Grand Daos were not only shattered, but its heart was also pierced. The chances of a successful ascension were probably less than fifty percent.

But after igniting its bloodline, the Kui Beast's previously waning aura suddenly surged, directly crossing that boundary.

Accompanied by a roar, the Kui Beast channeled the newly surged power of the Grand Dao from within its bloodline into the ox horn atop its head. The azure-green radiance, under extreme condensation, even began to emit a faint, eerie glow.

The pursuing Purple Lightning Sword was once again forcefully parried by the Kui Beast's ox horn.

Viewed from the Ninth Heaven, it was as if a fierce white light split heaven and earth, heavily slicing a colossal azure-green ox, standing above the sea, down into the ocean.

The vast ocean, too, was cut open by the Sword of Dao Annihilation.

Accompanied by a shrill screech, the destructive white light actually caused the Purple Lightning Sword's blade to cut into the Kui Beast's horn.

However, this was the Kui Beast's hardest part. Coupled with its forced advancement to the sixth stage, which further boosted its Grand Dao of Armor and Grand Dao of Strength, the white light appearing on the Purple Lightning Sword actually dimmed slightly under the even more ferocious power.

Accompanied by a clanging sword hum, the power of the One Sword of Dao Annihilation, enhanced by the Heaven-Severing Sword Domain, was depleted, and the Purple Lightning Sword flew back once more.

This sight astonished Chen Mobai and the numerous Transformation God cultivators of the Heavenly River Realm who were watching the battle.

They naturally also saw why the Kui Beast, whose defeat was already certain, had suddenly gained such immense power.

The Grand Dao rules of the Heavenly River Realm, upon sensing the Kui Beast's current aura, drew down a multicolored auspicious light from the Spirit Void Immortal Realm above the Nine Heavens Tribulation. It descended onto the Dark Sea in an instant, enveloping the Kui Beast.

This was the Ascension Aura!

However, the Kui Beast still had some time before its forced ascension.

Feeling the power of its Grand Dao now stronger than ever, the Kui Beast's eyes became bloodshot as it coldly stared at the Myriad Swords Dharma Body, which stood before Mount Panghuang.

With a roar, the Kui Beast ceased fleeing and unleashed its full power, transforming into a colossal, radiant azure lightning ball. Carrying its True Spirit body, it hurtled directly towards Mount Panghuang.

The Myriad Swords Dharma Body immediately recalled the Primordial Chaos Bell and the Purple Lightning Sword, activating the power of these two artifacts to their utmost in an attempt to block the Kui Beast's final strike before its ascension.

But after stepping into the sixth stage, the Kui Beast's power was no longer comparable to what it was.

Moreover, it was well aware that with its forcibly broken-through realm while severely wounded, it would likely struggle to pass the Nine Heavens Tribulation. Therefore, it intended to burn everything it had before ascending, to eliminate the Azure Emperor of the Eastern Wilds, a great enemy for its master.

The Purple Lightning Sword manifested the One Sword of Dao Annihilation, slashing into the surging azure lightning ball, but this sword was once again sent flying by the ox horn.

Seeing this, the Myriad Swords Dharma Body could only lift the Primordial Chaos Bell and move forward to meet the charge.

The sixth-tier top-grade jade bell burst forth with dazzling colors in an instant. However, even in collision with the Kui Beast, it was still unable to halt its advance, causing the Myriad Swords Dharma Body to retreat step by step towards Mount Panghuang.

Even though the Kui Beast could not perfectly control its surging three Grand Daos, with a clear objective, it was nearing its goal before its ascension.

Amidst violent rumbling, the Myriad Swords Dharma Body had retreated to the edge of the Sky Veil Earth Web Grand Formation. Its colossal form began to turn ethereal, and the Primordial Chaos Bell wailed, seemingly unable to withstand the Kui Beast's berserk power any longer.

The numerous Transformation God cultivators of the Heavenly River Realm who witnessed this scene also gazed intently towards the figure seated atop Mount Panghuang, ready to witness the conclusion of this battle.

At this moment, Chen Mobai's true body finally moved.