Chapter 441: Chapter 279: Changing Momentum_2

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Having said that, he lifted his head, his dim eyes seeming to pierce through the Qiankun Dome, gazing into the obscurity beyond.

“Pavement of Heavenly Mechanism, Pavilion of Heavenly Mechanism, hahaha!”

“O vast heavens, why favor him and slight me?”

“One wrong move, and the whole game is lost!”

“I—hate this!!!!”

As he spoke, Dao Wuya rose furiously, then collapsed thunderously to the ground.

“Brother Dao!”

Shen Chongrong’s expression changed immediately, and he stood up to check his condition.

But unexpectedly…

“Boom!!!”

A thunderous roar erupted, Dao Wuya’s body exploded, his flesh turned to charcoal, and then to flying ash.

The Pavilion Master of the Pavilion of Heavenly Mechanism, the Hidden Taoist fortune teller—was dead!

“Brother Dao!”

Shen Chongrong stood petrified, staring at the ash that was once Dao Wuya, unable to return to his senses for a long time.

Just then, a flash of azure light startled him awake, and his expression changed once again.

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In the Qing Region, Azure Emperor City, Evergreen Palace.

The azure light burst forth, countless trees sprang to life, instantly reaching the sky, forming a grand array.

The Eternal Evergreen Great Array!

Outside the array, the five-direction True Spirits were visible; Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, each forming an array outside in the position of the Kylin, pressing towards the palace of the Evergreen Emperor.

Inside the array, with trees growing endlessly, there were also four silhouettes, supporting the four corners of the formation’s base—it was the four Divine Intent Venerables.

“The Five Elements Array!”

“Damn it!”

“Hasn’t the Palace Master returned yet?”

“Both the righteous and evil paths have already mobilized forces to eliminate this man, and yet he dares to attack our Evergreen Palace?”

“Hold firm, everyone, the message has been conveyed, the Palace Master and reinforcements will arrive at any moment.”

“The Eternal Evergreen Great Array of Evergreen Palace is the best defensive array among all the Divine Martial arrays. Together with our power and that of ten thousand trees, we will absolutely hold until the reinforcements arrive!”

The four Divine Intent Venerables steadied the formation, determined to defend to the death!

It was well-known that, though Evergreen Palace was neither skilled in combat nor killing, it was not devoid of Dao Protection methods.

In terms of defensive capabilities, Evergreen Palace was considered the best in the world, especially with this Eternal Evergreen Great Array, which was founded on the millennia-old Spiritual Roots of plants nurtured by the palace, capable of ceaselessly drawing on the Heavenly Earth Prime Spirit to restore itself, sprouting countless trees, and effectively distributing damage. As long as one tree survived, all remained unscathed.

Such a formation was tougher than a turtle shell. In addition to that, Evergreen Palace cultivated life-preserving methods, and the palace had as many as five Divine Intent Venerables. Except for Shen Chongrong, the Palace Master who went to meet with the Pavilion of Heavenly Mechanism, four remained in the palace.

These four Divine Intent Venerables, learning from the lessons of the Dragon and Tiger Platform, disregarded all other places and all stayed within Evergreen Palace to cope with situations like this.

The Eternal Evergreen Great Array, combined with the four Venerables, was formidable in defense, and even if the enemy spurred the Five Elements True Spirits Array to strike in turn, it would have trouble breaking the towering Spiritual Roots.

However…

“Roar!!!”

The Xinjin White Tiger roared, the power of the Five Elementals suddenly shifted, and Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Kylin, and Black Tortoise transformed into a raging tide of light, merging like rivers into the sea into the body of the White Tiger.

And then…

“Boom!!!”

The light of Xinjin shone brightly, and the Azure Dragon turned to wood, igniting into Vermilion flames, forming a pair of fire wings beneath the White Tiger’s ribs.

As if the tiger had grown wings!

The White Tiger, now winged, flew in with flames engulfing its wings, and with the weight of Kylin and Black Tortoise, it stormed into the forest of trees.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

Instantly, myriad golden lights flashed, sword Qi shooting in all directions, coupled with the force of the Vermilion flames, slicing through the array and burning the myriad trees.

It was the inverse cycle of the Five Elements, each generating and overcoming the other!

Yin Wood gives rise to Vermilion Fire, Vermilion Fire refines Xinjin, and Xinjin shatters the myriad woods!

The Yang God’s incarnation had already stepped into the realm of Divinity Transformation and had used the legacy of Ancient Immortal Sects in the Primordial Spirit World to complete the Five Spirits True Jue. With the aid of characteristics such as the Five Elements Spiritual Body, Xu Yang’s understanding, mastery, and use of the Dao of the Five Elements had reached an extraordinary level.

The Evergreen Palace, despite its Eternal Evergreen Method and being a force to be reckoned with in the Wooden Dao, was at a severe disadvantage against him, who was versed and fluid in all Five Elements. By employing the cycle of generation and overcoming, he could easily break through their formation.

The Xinjin White Tiger, now winged, burst into the formation, aiming directly for the four Divine Intent individuals.

Seeing this, not to mention feeling cold shivers, they were utterly horrified and hurriedly joined forces to resist the enemy.

Nevertheless…

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“Roar!!”

The White Tiger roared, its body emitting a brilliant golden light, filled with a fiercely sharp Xinjin aura, like ten thousand swords shooting forth. Behind it, the Vermilion Bird’s wings flapped, spreading out vast and scorching Zhu flames across the sky, enhancing the might of the ten thousand Xinjin swords, sweeping through the Eternal Evergreen.

Under such ferocious power, the four people swiftly retreated in flight, wounds appearing all over their bodies. With Xinjin Sword Qi piercing through their flesh and Zhu flames burning their skin, even the Divine Intent Venerables, with their ancient evergreen bodies, struggled to withstand and were forced to retreat.

It proved that even among those on the same level, the gap could be vast, with differences as distinct as the clouds and the mire.

Although the Evergreen Palace was skilled in preserving life and had numerous Venerables, as well as extremely strong defensive methods, once their Evergreen Skill bodies were countered, their combat power was far less than that of other Divine Martial Heritage Divine Intent Venerables.

The four retreated in defeat, while the White Tiger pursued them victoriously, pressing directly towards the Evergreen Emperor’s Palace.

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Thus, three days later.

Streams of light flew across the sky at high speed, arriving at the outskirts of the Green Emperor’s city and revealing several figures. Among them stood prominently Shen Chongrong of the Evergreen Palace.

Before him stood an exceptionally tall man whose eyebrows projected an air of unbridled arrogance and an overwhelming aura of dominance, so substantial that it seemed to twist the very void itself.

This was none other than the leader of the Overlord Gate, the one at the Peak of Divine Martial, The First Tyrant of the World—Li Hengjiang.

Li Hengjiang was seen, but not Chen Tianjie, because Shen Chongrong had only managed to receive assistance from the Righteous Path; the Evil Path had not responded.

The group hastened to arrive and then looked upon the silent city of the Green Emperor.

Shen Chongrong’s heart sank, his face turning ashen as he hurried forward.

However, a large hand was stretched out, blocking him.

“Hmm?”

Shen Chongrong furrowed his eyebrows and turned to look, seeing that it was Li Hengjiang.

Li Hengjiang extended his hand to block the path, not looking at Shen, but only at the silent and still Green Emperor’s city, “Too late!”

“Too late?”

Shen Chongrong’s eyebrows knotted tightly, and before he could speak, he saw Li Hengjiang raise his hand and strike with a palm, exerting his domineering power.

“Boom!!!”

With one palm strike, the void trembled, and his tyrannical power formed an unparalleled palm technique that shot straight towards the Green Emperor’s city.

Overlord Non-urgent Hand!

The four great Fighting War Saint Bodies each had their strengths: the Subduing Dragon and Tiger body excelled in “vigorous Qi,” with Qi like dragons and tigers, overwhelming in force; Heaven’s Calamity Slaying the Wolf was known for “ferocity,” calamitous and unstoppable; Broken Vajra Skill for “indestructibility,” solid as a diamond, impervious to gods and demons.

As for his Overlord Gate’s Overlord Non-urgent Body, it lay in strength—pure power, absolute strength.

In terms of physical strength alone, among the four Saint Bodies, the Overlord was supreme!

Being the leader of the Overlord Gate and one of the strongest at the Peak of Divine Martial, Li Hengjiang could pulverize mountains into dust with a single palm strike.

However…

Before the tyrannical palm could land, a burst of azure light exploded, and plant life surged forth, accompanied by the majestic appearance of an Azure Dragon shadow.

“Roar!!!”

As the Azure Dragon appeared, letting out a fierce roar, the space trembled. The overbearing palm power crumbled away, leaving only the Azure light as if from ages past, with plants and trees reaching to the sky, thick and dense as a forest.

“This…”

“Eternal Evergreen Great Array?”

“No!”

Shen Chongrong’s pupils shrank, his expression changing rapidly as he exclaimed in a blend of shock and rage, “Thief, you’ve taken my Evergreen Palace!”

His words shot out, filled with extreme fury.

The crowd, upon hearing this, was startled, then frowned.

With the precedent of the Dragon and Tiger Platform, it was indeed alarming but not unacceptable that the Evergreen Palace could be breached again.

However… After breaking into the Evergreen Palace, that person did not flee with the War God’s Atlas but instead settled in the palace?

Was he planning to step out into the open, to directly confront them without hiding and striking from shadows any longer?

It had been only a few days, and he had already changed his strategy?

Where did he get the confidence from? Simply this somewhat genuine-looking Eternal Evergreen Great Array?

Or was it a bluff, a scheme with ulterior motives meant to entangle them while he struck elsewhere?

The group furrowed their brows with unease and suspicion.

No wonder they were so wary; that person’s methods were utterly shocking. The Dragon and Tiger Platform, Pavilion of Heavenly Mechanism, and the Evergreen Palace had successively faced calamity, especially the Pavilion of Heavenly Mechanism—the state Dao Wuya was left in still vivid in their minds.

Facing such an opponent, no amount of caution could be considered excessive.

So, should they still attack this Evergreen Palace?

The crowd turned their gaze, all looking towards Li Hengjiang.

Li Hengjiang spoke no further, stepping forward to the outskirts of the Green Emperor’s city, “Junior Li Hengjiang comes today to meet the Divine Martial Ancestor, and I wonder if the Martial Ancestor would honor me with his guidance?”