Eternal Life through Drawing Lots

Chapter 362: Chapter 354: The Invincible Myth... Is Flawed?

The Great Wilderness was a dim and gloomy expanse.

The land was a shifting canvas of black, gray, and white, like an ink wash painting spilled across a vast, untamed wilderness.

This place was home not only to incredibly powerful Fierce Beasts of the Dream Dao but also to countless profound and mysterious dreamscapes.

In this region, however, something even more treacherous than the land itself was the pitch-black sky.

The sky was pure, absolute black, a void that consumed even light itself.

Upon arriving, Fang Yang’s army immediately descended from the heavens, returning to the ground.

The troops then began to link up, forming a massive formation with the Central Corps, where Fang Yang was stationed, as the array’s eye.

The smaller corps, led by top prodigies like Su Xi, Jiuming, and Linghe, served as the array’s banners.

In an instant, auras of blood-qi surged to the heavens, coalescing into various war souls that roared across the sky.

These war souls were, in fact, the manifestations of the prodigies’ wills.

Some took the form of ferocious Flood Dragons, others of sharp Cold Swords, and still others of a vast celestial river...

Su Xi, a top prodigy from the Two Poles Villa, was also a member of the Golden Clan and, like Fang Yang, belonged to the Changkong clan.

Jiuming, a top prodigy from the Celestial Sword Villa, was a mainstay of the native faction within the Daoist Mansion of Eternal Life and a Sword Dao Cultivator.

Linghe was a Tier Five Peak cultivator and a renowned Water Dao Strongman. He possessed the Celestial River Sacred Body, and once he unleashed its power, storms would rise and transform the land for thousands of miles into a churning ocean.

Each of these individuals was a formidable warrior with their own unique skills.

If not for Fang Yang, it was doubtful anyone could have easily subdued them and forged them into a unified force.

"Return to nothing." Su Xi drew her sword.

With a flash of her blade, a majestic wave of Sword Qi, like a crimson ocean, crashed down from the sky.

HUMMM! A massive Griffin-like dream beast was instantly sliced apart, dissolving into a froth of bubbles.

"Kill!" Jiuming roared, his Red Armor flaring with light.

He formed his palm into a blade and struck forward, unleashing a series of thunderous booms. Dense runes flared to life with a deafening clang.

In that instant, a hellish killing intent erupted, powerful enough to shake the world.

An agile tiger-leopard dream beast was utterly obliterated by his powerful strike.

"Hmph. Ridiculous." Linghe flicked the sleeve of his Daoist robe.

In a flash, torrents of water surged from his robes to fill half the sky, instantly obliterating a Ten Thousand Beasts King that stood in their way.

Under such overwhelming power, the army steamrolled forward.

Eventually, even Fang Yang made a casual move.

With a mere flick of his finger, a ripple spread out. The roar of a Kunpeng followed, and several dream-type Ten Thousand Beasts Kings were instantly crushed to death.

’Is this the power of the Kunpeng?’

Su Xi’s pupils contracted. Jiuming’s body and soul trembled. Linghe’s gaze wavered.

With their keen insight, they could naturally tell that Fang Yang hadn’t used any Divine Techniques or Magic at all.

Fang Yang had destroyed everything simply by unleashing the raw power of his blood-qi.

In other words, after his transformation into a Kunpeng Spirit Body, Fang Yang’s attributes had increased across the board.

His base power was simply too high.

He had no need to use any special skills or Divine Techniques.

A mere touch from him was enough to annihilate the Dream Dao Fierce Beasts.

The world thundered.

The Great Wilderness, like a giant ink wash painting, rippled violently under the force of Fang Yang’s will.

As Fang Yang gazed at the swarms of Dream Dao Fierce Beasts, a sharp glint appeared in his eyes.

’These Dream Dao Fierce Beasts aren’t actually that different from Fierce Beasts of other disciplines.’

’It’s just that they possess some traits of the Cosmic Dao, as if they command spatial power, allowing them to traverse distances in an instant.’

’Not only that, but as I slaughter them... it feels like my Dream Emperor phantom is enjoying this... and growing stronger?!’

Fang Yang remained silent.

Although the change in the Dream Emperor phantom was minuscule, he could still perceive it.

The changes to his three great Dream Dao Lifebound Skills—the Ruyi Red Gold Sword, the Emperor’s Black Robe, and the White Feather Immortal Crown—were especially conspicuous in this environment.

As Fang Yang contemplated the changes in his Dream Emperor phantom, his army continued to advance.

Advance, advance, and advance again!

Finally, as they neared the eastern part of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor’s Dream Realm Mountain Range, the entire army reached its peak condition.

The war souls in the sky grew ever more profound and terrifying under the combined power of the prodigies.

At this moment, prodigies like Su Xi, Linghe, and Jiuming were on high alert, fearing a trick from the Red Flame Demon Country and the Great Xuan Dynasty.

"Advance."

On Fang Yang’s command, the army advanced slowly, probing their surroundings repeatedly.

Their movements were meticulous and their attitude more cautious than ever.

These prodigies worried that Fang Yang’s insistence on crossing the Great Wilderness had cost them a crucial opportunity.

They feared the Red Flame Demon Country and the Great Xuan Dynasty had beaten them to the eastern part of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor’s Dream Realm Mountain Range!

They probed forward and back, left and right.

They probed, and probed, and probed again.

But in the end, the entire area was empty. Their army was the only one there!

"What happened?!" Su Xi’s eyes were filled with confusion.

Jiuming’s brow furrowed, the blood sword in his hand trembling. ’How could that pack of demons possibly let us have it this easy?’

"I don’t know. I just don’t know." Linghe was stunned; he had never encountered a situation like this before.

The other prodigies were also thrown into a state of bewildered confusion.

But Fang Yang, situated in the Monarch’s Camp command center, seemed to understand.

He realized that the forces of the Red Flame Demon Country and the Great Xuan Dynasty must have been waiting to ambush them at the Holy Spirit Great River, which caused them to lose the initiative.

And so, Fang Yang knew his chance to establish "absolute authority and absolute will" had arrived!

「The next moment」

A golden war chariot rumbled as it flew out from the Monarch’s Camp command center.

Atop the ancient chariot stood the figure of Fang Yang.

His black hair whipped in the wind, his figure as straight and sharp as a spear or a sword. His entire body was wreathed in a golden blood-qi that soared to the heavens, making him look like a War God descending to the mortal realm.

Furthermore, phantoms of a golden Dapeng and a Black Kun Fish flickered around him, cloaking his form.

It was a living tableau: the Kunpeng Divine King descending upon the world.

Under the gazes of the entire army, he manifested the twin aspects of the Kunpeng, projecting an aura of absolute suppression.

At that moment, with his hair flying wildly, he stood upon the central chariot, blazing with a glorious light and looking down upon the world as if he were an emperor patrolling the heavens.

With his hands clasped behind his back, he spoke, his voice calm and clear:

"The greatest victory is to win by strategy. The next, by diplomacy. The next, by fighting their army. The worst, by laying siege to their cities."

"Rest assured. The forces of the Red Flame Demon Country and the Great Xuan Dynasty are indeed not here."

"Now, all of you are to make camp and establish a defensive Array..."

BOOM!

Fang Yang’s words swept through the army like a hurricane, reaching every corner of the camp.

Su Xi, Linghe, Jiuming, and the other prodigies all looked at Fang Yang in a completely new light.

In this race against the Red Flame Demon Country and the Great Xuan Dynasty, Fang Yang had led them to seize the initiative, arriving first.

What terrifying talent was this?

HISS...

Many sharp intakes of breath could be heard as the crowd silently marveled at Fang Yang’s terrifying capabilities.

...

「Beneath the Holy Spirit Great River」

An army lay in wait.

The White Tiger Demon Lord, Zhong Zunyang, Qi Xuanxian, the Seventh Prince of the Great Xuan Dynasty, and the others were all waiting for Fang Yang to arrive.

But they waited for a long, long time, and still there was no sign of Fang Yang’s army.

After their scouts had gone back and forth and finally delivered their reports, they understood at once:

Fang Yang and his army hadn’t taken the shortcut through the Holy Spirit Great River. Instead, they had chosen to cross the Great Wilderness!

By now, Fang Yang had likely already reached the eastern part of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Emperor’s Dream Realm Mountain Range and seized the initiative.

This conclusion was almost too bizarre to believe.

But the iron-clad facts were right in front of them, leaving them no choice but to accept it.

In an instant, the expressions of everyone in the Monarch’s Camp changed.

The White Tiger Demon Lord’s gaze darkened. Zhong Zunyang remained expressionless. Qi Xuanxian’s face turned grim, and the Seventh Prince of the Great Xuan Dynasty shot to his feet.

Had the seemingly omniscient Great Sun Dragon Lady... made a mistake?

Did that not mean the myth of the Great Sun Dragon Lady’s invincibility... was flawed?!

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