How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 275: Breaking Out of the Formation, Seeking One’s Own Death

Chapter 275: Chapter 275: Breaking Out of the Formation, Seeking One’s Own Death

His hand suddenly lifted.

True Essence Transformation!

A True Essence Giant Hand, a hundred meters long, emerged from the peak, seemingly piercing the sky.

With an earth-shattering boom!

The ground shook and the mountains trembled!

The thirty-six Array Bases around shook simultaneously.

Everyone’s faces changed color!

However, Dongfang Lie’s face also changed.

This strike clearly touched the edge of the array, but it couldn’t truly break it. He felt the array was like an extremely solid membrane, forcibly resisting his blow.

Such an array level was astonishing in Kun Cang.

Who would dare to use such a heavy hand against Xiaoyao Palace?

Could it be the Yin Yang Temple Master?

No matter who it was, he had to leave the array first.

He sensed the upper limit of the array; it shouldn’t withstand his full strike!

Only by breaking out of the array could he seize the initiative and eliminate all unforeseen variables at the first moment...

His foot moved, and with the full power of his Enlightenment Realm cultivation, he soared into the sky.

Hiss!

As he charged, it was like tearing old cowhide.

The grand array was forcibly broken by him.

As the array shattered, Dongfang Lie’s heart filled with joy. He took a deep breath, and his True Yuan within surged. He was about to rush to Chishui City with the unstoppable momentum of the Enlightenment Realm to tear the Demon-faced Witch into pieces.

However, at that moment, the True Yuan within his body, which had always obeyed his will, suddenly refused to cooperate!

He couldn’t mobilize it...

Dongfang Lie’s heart raced. At this moment, he was in mid-air, charging towards Chishui City in the standard posture of a giant of the Enlightenment Realm. However, his True Yuan failed him.

With his True Yuan unresponsive, he was no longer in the Enlightenment Realm but had reverted back to the Observing Heaven realm.

Observing Heaven masters couldn’t cross ten miles in an instant.

After rushing a mere two or three miles, he plummeted...

Seeing himself about to crash from a hundred meters high...

Fortunately, his cultivation foundation was extremely solid. He adjusted his posture to minimize the impact...

The ground quickly approached.

Boom!

He landed firmly on a stone by the Chishui River. The stone shattered under his feet.

Dongfang Lie’s hair fluttered, completely clueless as to what had just happened.

Why did an array appear?

Why was his True Yuan restrained?

Who was behind this?

Suddenly, he turned around sharply.

A figure was walking towards him, elegant and poised. It was none other than the current Master of Li Palace, Lu Sanqian.

"Lu Sanqian! It’s you!" Dongfang Lie’s heart was in turmoil, but his voice remained steady.

He had to gamble!

Gamble that Lu Sanqian didn’t realize his True Yuan was compromised.

If he could bluff Lu Sanqian for a quarter of an hour, he was confident his dormant True Yuan would recover. Once it did, he would once again be an Enlightenment Realm giant, capable of trading blows with any other giant.

If he restored his Enlightenment Realm power, seasoned as he was, what did he have to fear from Lu Sanqian, who had only been in the Enlightenment Realm for five years?

"Dongfang Lie!" Lu Sanqian sighed softly. "You killed my father and destroyed Li Palace a hundred years ago. Is it not a bit too late for me to seek revenge today?"

Dongfang Lie laughed maniacally. "Revenge? Do you have the ability to do so? Ha! Aren’t you afraid that the few survivors of Li Palace will be wiped out due to your foolishness?"

As he said the first part, his face was full of arrogance.

By the time he finished, his face was ominously dark, filled with an oppressing aura.

Lu Sanqian laughed, "In the past, I indeed lacked the power to destroy your Xiaoyao Palace. But today is different! Dongfang Lie, your True Yuan is restrained. For at least half an hour, you are no longer an Enlightenment Realm giant!"

Dongfang Lie’s heart skipped a beat, and his mind went blank...

His whole act was just a bluff to buy time to reignite his internal True Yuan.

But his biggest trump card had already been seen through by Lu Sanqian.

His crisis instantly escalated to the maximum.

With a swish, he retreated into the Chishui River!

In the instant he retreated, his movements were exceptionally graceful. This was the famed Xiaoyao Lotus Steps of Xiaoyao Palace.

With Xiaoyao Lotus Steps, in the blink of an eye, Dongfang Lie had merged into the Chishui River, seemingly vanishing. How mysterious was this technique?

However, within him, his heart was ice-cold.

Because he knew that this Xiaoyao Step was vastly different from his Xiaoyao Lotus Steps when he was in the Enlightenment Realm.

In the Enlightenment Realm, his Xiaoyao Lotus Steps could traverse the Kun Cang Eighty-three Peaks in an instant.

But today’s Xiaoyao Lotus Steps couldn’t even cross the five-mile width of Chishui River in one step.

Could such footwork truly support him in escaping to South Swamp?

Yes, South Swamp was his destination.

At this moment, he had fallen in rank.

At this moment, he was absolutely no match for Lu Sanqian.

He had to buy himself fifteen minutes.

Under normal circumstances, for a non-Enlightenment Realm person to buy fifteen minutes under an Enlightenment Realm’s attack was a fantasy. But Dongfang Lie had unparalleled battle experience. His thoughts were exceptionally clear, knowing he had a chance—thirty miles away in South Swamp!

If he could escape into South Swamp and dive into its bottomless swamps, he’d buy himself at least seven minutes. As long as his True Yuan resumed operation within him, he would escape his predicament.

At this moment, his desire for survival ignited all his blood.

His Xiaoyao Lotus Steps surged beyond the extreme limits of the Observing Heaven realm...

However, a True Essence Giant Finger broke through the waves, shattering all his illusions.

Lu Sanqian broke his Xiaoyao Illusion, saw through his real body, and sent a finger strike, ending his dream of fleeing to South Swamp.

In the blink of an eye, the giant finger was only three meters away from him.

Dongfang Lie roared, "Dakongxuan!"

His hand suddenly turned, and his fingers intertwined!

This was his Dakongxuan!

As Dakongxuan emerged, two water dragons shot out from behind him, spinning into a Yin Yang Tai Chi.

The level of this Dakongxuan surpassed that of Sang Qiu from Da Ri Xiaoyao Temple by a grand level.

Unfortunately, it was still not the Dakongxuan of the Enlightenment Realm.

He couldn’t recreate the former grandeur of sweeping an entire river with a single spin of his fingers.

So it couldn’t possibly stop Lu Sanqian’s gentle finger.

Boom!

The two water dragons were simultaneously annihilated.

Dongfang Lie flew backwards, crashing into the riverbank behind him.

Bang!

The ground shook, and the blood-stained peak above the riverbank crumbled with falling stones.

In Chishui City, countless people stared in amazement...

"Heavens, is it a battle of the Enlightenment Realm?"

"Is it a direct confrontation between the Masters of Xiaoyao Palace and Li Palace?"

"An Enlightenment Realm battle, overturning heavens and earth. How dare they?"

"Wait, why does it seem like the Xiaoyao Palace Master is losing?"

"This can’t be possible..."

Among the falling stones, Dongfang Lie, with disheveled hair, suddenly raised his hand and drew the Xiaoyao Blade, thin as a cicada wing, from his waist.

"The world is vast, but I am free... Great Freedom Nine Forms!"

As his form rose, the True Yuan within him seemed to break through some mysterious barrier. His Cicada Wing Saber gleamed with a green light. As he slashed, it was absolutely stunning and awe-inspiring.

However, a True Essence Giant Finger broke through the air.

With a move, the finger was sharp as a sword, pointing to the sky!

"Li Ren Swordsmanship’s First Form, Li Ren Slash!"

Shh!

The sword slashed, ripping through half the sky.

This sword, carried an unparalleled sword qi.

As the sword fell...

The True Yuan that Dongfang Lie had mustered was cut through by the sword. His arm was severed, turning to blood mist as it flew. In front of him, the skies seemed filled with sword qi.

"Lu Sanqian!" Dongfang Lie roared, "A hundred years ago, it was not just Xiaoyao Palace that destroyed Li Palace. Do you know the origin of the ’Heavenly Death Poison’ your father was afflicted with?"

This might have been his last bargaining chip.

The destruction of Li Palace was shrouded in countless mysteries.

Who would be more attached to these mysteries than Lu Sanqian?

But he had not found the truth.

Dongfang Lie could give him that truth!

Dongfang Lie banked on the fact that no matter the murderously driven Li Ren Swordsmanship, upon hearing this, Lu Sanqian would pause.

For it was a secret no son, no new Master, could afford to miss...

But he was wrong!

Shh!

Countless sword qi suddenly turned into spring rain, filling the sky!

They simultaneously pierced Dongfang Lie’s entire body!

Dongfang Lie’s eyes widened in disbelief, "You... you..."

In the void, Lu Sanqian advanced step by step, "Indeed, I wish to know who colluded with you back then. However, Dongfang Lie, no secret can save your life. Ultimately, you’re wasting your wits!"

Dongfang Lie’s eyes locked onto him, faint light flickering over his body...

"After your death, I will flatten your Xiaoyao Palace! Your loyal followers will accompany you to the Nine Netherworld Hell! Kun Cang cannot contain your steps, but Hell will judge!"

Boom!

A violent explosion!

Dongfang Lie’s body shattered!

Within him, it was as if ten thousand swords had exploded.

Behind him, under the countless sword qi, half a mountain peak was swept clean.

The sword qi was the power of Lu Sanqian’s previous strike.

That strike was the third form of Li Ren Swordsmanship, called "Li Ren Tears".

The mountain peak wobbled.

The river flow nearly ceased.

As the wind blew, it brought with it a mysterious chill.

Along the ancient path by the river, it was as if echoes from history whispered.

Lu Sanqian’s gaze lifted, staring beyond the firmament.

Two lines of tears seeped from his eyes—these were also Li Ren Tears...

A hundred years of resentful separation.

Never forgetting the original intent.

A century of enduring patience, what deep sorrow?

How many ancestors shed blood in Li Ren Valley?

How much hatred flowed in the Chishui River?

How much humiliation still played out in Chishui City today?

How many in Li Ren, upon embarking on the path of no return in life, shed Li Ren Tears?

All of it, rewritten today!

Kun Cang turned over a new page today!

His eyes snapped up, glaring at Xiaoyao Peak across the river.

On Xiaoyao Peak, in a tall building, the Great Elder held tightly to the railing before him, which had already been crushed, but he seemed not to notice, still clutching it.

His face was drained of blood.

His white hair was tousled by the wind.

This towering Yunyun Pavilion was the platform from which Xiaoyao Palace overlooked Chishui City.

It was also the tower from which Xiaoyao Palace looked down upon Kun Cang.

How many times had they stood on this platform, proud to be part of Xiaoyao Palace?

But today, they witnessed a shocking upheaval in Kun Cang.

Their Palace Master, the brilliant giant Dongfang Lie, was slain by Lu Sanqian before their eyes.

Slain without any suspense.

How could an Enlightenment Realm giant be killed?

They were terrified, incredulous, unwilling, but...

Despite a thousand unbeliefs and a million thoughts, none could cover up the arrival of the greatest crisis in history!

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