Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Chapter 422: Confronting Kong Lindao

PFFFT—

His internal organs felt like they’d exploded as Lin Tianyan was sent flying back in a miserable state.

"Die!"

Lin Tianyan’s eyes suddenly narrowed. A terrifying blood-red light shot out from them, instantly streaking toward the space between Ye Tianling’s eyebrows.

"You’re courting death!"

Ye Tianling’s eyes focused as well. He summoned his Samadhi True Fire and Karmic Fire, which swept violently toward the blood-red light.

"AAAAH—"

The moment the blood-red light was struck by the flames, it was instantly incinerated.

"AAAAH—"

An incomparably shrill howl, like that of a Demon Soul, echoed from within the blood-red light.

The sound was mournful and brutal. Though inaudible, it sent a chill down one’s very soul.

Ye Tianling withdrew his Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, then suddenly struck out again.

BUZZ—

At that moment, Lin Tianyan’s figure suddenly vanished from the world.

"Ye Tianling, you little bastard! You dared to injure me so badly! I’ll repay this debt a hundred times over one day!"

Lin Tianyan’s voice gradually faded, dissipating into the air.

He had actually escaped, just like that. Even when Ye Tianling pushed his Soul Talent to its absolute limit, he couldn’t lock onto or even detect the method Lin Tianyan had used.

"One day, I’ll kill you a hundred times over! We’ll see how many trump cards you have left then!"

Ye Tianling shot back with a cold sneer.

His Samadhi True Fire flared, and the Demon Soul screaming within the flames let out an even more piercing roar.

Three breaths later, the Demon Soul was completely annihilated. The effort had cost Ye Tianling nearly thirty percent of his energy. Even after absorbing power during the fight, including devouring that Demon Soul, he had only recovered twenty percent. All in all, he was still down ten percent.

Ye Tianling took a deep breath, and both the flame and the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword flew back to him.

His gaze was glacial as he walked toward Ye Tianxi, one step at a time.

"Tianling Divine Son, that is far enough."

Just then, a beam of Five-Colored Divine Light converged in the distance, appearing as if someone were treading on the clouds as it approached.

Soon, the Five-Colored Divine Light landed in front of Ye Tianxi, shielding her.

It was a tall, exceptionally handsome young man with a graceful, jade-like bearing.

"Kong Daolin?"

Sensing this terrifying aura, Ye Tianling’s expression grew grave.

’He knew he’d finally met his match.’

The Immortal Phoenix Peacock’s Bloodline Power within this man was incredibly concentrated.

This alone was enough to prove that he had to be a Divine Son of the Immortal Phoenix Peacock Lineage.

And the First Divine Son of the Immortal Phoenix Peacock was none other than Kong Daolin.

"I am. But I have since changed my name to ’Kong Lindao.’"

Kong Lindao smiled faintly, his tone placid.

His calm words made Ye Tianling’s heart skip a beat.

"Are you here to stand up for her?"

Ye Tianling stared coldly at Kong Lindao. ’If this man represents the Battle Power of this world’s true geniuses, then this fight will be worthwhile.’

Before, both Wu Yunxiao and Lin Tianyan had been lacking something.

Ye Tianling hadn’t been sure what it was before, but now, seeing Kong Lindao, he suddenly understood—it was the heart of the strong, an unyielding heart, and the defiant heart that dared to stand above the Celestial Dao!

He could see all of these qualities in Kong Lindao.

"Tianxi is my sister. I can’t just watch her die and do nothing. Since she has already surrendered, you could show some mercy."

Ye Tianling sneered. "When she was plotting her malicious schemes, did she ever show mercy to anyone?"

Kong Lindao said, "Daoxi told me you need Immortal Phoenix Peacock Origin Essence Blood. Theirs is of little use. They haven’t even achieved a Battle Power Breaking Seven. More importantly, they lack the heart to stand above the Celestial Dao. Therefore, no matter how much of their Origin Essence Blood you take, it will never allow your Red Face Nirvana."

Kong Lindao continued, "How about this? I will give you my Origin Essence Blood—five drops. It’s all I can currently condense. In return, you let them go."

Hearing this, Ye Tianling’s pupils constricted. "The price?"

"We fight," Kong Lindao said. "Regardless of the outcome, the Origin Essence Blood is yours."

"Big Brother, don’t!"

Ye Tianxi cried out in alarm. At that moment, she was finally moved.

"It’s only Origin Essence Blood. Is it really that important? Since I can produce it once, I can be reborn a second time. None of you understand what Nirvana truly is. Nirvana means forcing yourself into desperate straits, time and time again. You either achieve Nirvana, or you die!"

Even at a time like this, Kong Lindao didn’t forget to lead by example and teach Kong Daoze, Kong Daoxi, and Ye Tianxi.

All three of them were deeply shaken.

And it wasn’t just them. Mola, the Time Sand Divine Son; Song Mina, the Unparalleled Divine Lady; and Meng Qianqiu, the Unparalleled Divine Son with the Reincarnation Divine Body, were all visibly moved.

’We lack the heart to master the Celestial Dao!’

The two Divine Sons and the Divine Lady all seemed to have an epiphany. They then bowed to Kong Lindao with sincere respect, expressing their gratitude.

Then, the three of them naturally stepped back, no longer involving themselves in the conflict.

Ye Tianling’s pupils constricted once more. ’This man has the true bearing and style of a Divine Son.’

’This man is the greatest rival he has ever faced in his life!’

An instinctive judgment formed in Ye Tianling’s mind. ’If this man were to become his enemy, he would be the most terrifying foe imaginable.’

’At least for now. Without a doubt.’

Ye Tianling’s expression grew grave. "We fight. If I lose, you can take them. I won’t need the Essence Blood either!"

A faint smile touched Kong Lindao’s lips, and his gaze was perfectly clear. "The Essence Blood doesn’t matter; I can give it to you anyway. But if you lose, you must apologize for what happened with Xia Fanqian."

At those words, Ye Tianling gave Kong Lindao a long, hard look. "Make your move."

Kong Lindao did not stand on ceremony. He attacked decisively, instantly unleashing a ferociously sharp offensive.

BOOM—

He, too, gathered the power of the Nirvana Nine Transformations. But each of his transformations was like a cresting wave, folding back on itself again and again. In a flash, after overlapping nine times, his Battle Power shot up to a level approaching Breaking Eight!

Combined with his Realm at the Late Stage of Sword Void Three Transformations, this Battle Power was already completely on par with Ye Tianling’s own Breaking Eight level.

As for trump cards, there was no guarantee this man’s were any weaker than his own.

HUMMM—

This level of Battle Power, channeled into the Nirvana Nine Transformations technique, caused the very void to tremble. Like a fire scorching the heavens, a cavern of flames the size of a small mountain manifested and then tried to swallow Ye Tianling whole.

A fiery, divine radiance flickered in Ye Tianling’s eyes. His black hair flew up, cascading around him like a waterfall.

His black robes whipped about, dancing in the wind.

In that same instant, he executed the Kunpeng Carefree Travel Body Technique, stepping through the void. With his first move, he unleashed the ultimate Killing Dao of his Reincarnation Life and Death Fist.