The Mirror Legacy

[Unfinished Brilliance]!

Dense clouds of dust and blazing radiance swept downward, engulfing the entire battlefield. Within it shimmered the faint brilliance of the newly risen Supreme Yang, dispelling chills and calming still waters as it shone indiscriminately upon every cultivator.

Yet Li Zhouwei moved even faster than the descending radiance. He had already broken through every obstacle and surged forward, thrusting his long halberd straight toward Daisi!

The horse-headed Maha's expression changed immediately. The instant Li Zhouwei broke free, the Buddhist artifact in his hands became dramatically harder to suppress, sending his heart plunging into a bottomless abyss. Worse still, adding fuel to the fire, a dense green radiance flared across the sky!

"Who dares trespass upon the lands of Song?!"

A green-robed man appeared in imposing splendor, a scroll tied at his waist and a sword carried across his back as he strode upon surging waves of Orthodox Wood light.

It was Sima Yuanli!

The Daoist Master had received word in advance, but he had clearly only just arrived. He swept his gaze across the battlefield even as he strode in, and wariness immediately appeared in his eyes. When he noticed the commotion within the great void and saw Gongsun Bei bearing down with overwhelming momentum, his brow furrowed even more deeply.

When I passed through Lixia just now, Buddhist cultivators were coming and going there as well, and the commotion shook the heavens. This is troublesome...

Already on alert, he was still considering how to avoid being implicated if something was amiss when his opponent's divine ability descended. Sima Yuanli felt a searing pain across his face, and flames burst across his entire green robe.

A Radiant Essence divine ability... [Unfinished Brilliance]!

Sima Yuanli recognized it at once, further confirming the other man's identity. Thanks to his family's profound learning, he even understood this art quite well.

[Unfinished Brilliance] was known in ancient times as [Resplendence Restored]... It was originally established alongside the Three Yangs, but ever since the great powers deliberately inverted Bright Yang, it ceased to be resplendent and now produces its own light!

Seeing Gongsun Bei charge straight toward Li Zhouwei, even if Sima Yuanli understood nothing else about the situation, he knew he had to obstruct him. He immediately withdrew the divine ability in his hand and brought out a jade-green gourd.

[Green Grace Profound Gourd]!

This treasure had been passed down from his ancestors. It possessed mastery over transformations, could produce both water and fire, and had an extremely broad range of uses. Thus, the moment he deployed it, it immediately rendered extraordinary service!

As the profound gourd rose, yin and yang shifted and transformed. Gray iridescent light poured out, and the [Azure Blaze Pure Essence] refined within the gourd immediately surged forth, calling forth an overwhelming flood of dharma water. It first washed away every last trace of Minghui's wondrous lotus rain, then cut off Gongsun Bei as a roaring torrent.

Mingxiang frowned in silence at the sight, while Minghui's eyes flashed brilliantly. Had he not needed to maintain his composure, he might nearly have wept with relief.

You bastard from the Sima Family... Can you not ride the wind, or were you born without legs? What took you so long?!

Sima Jun missed the deadline during the desert campaign, and now you're late too? Damn it... I suppose it runs in the family! You nearly got your grandfather[1] killed!

Despite cursing him inwardly, Minghui found Sima Yuanli rather endearing now that he had been rescued from dire peril. Outwardly, however, he assumed the classic greedy expression of a Buddhist cultivator, stared intently at the [Azure Blaze Pure Essence], and laughingly cursed, "The Sima Family... Showing your faces in public again today, are you?!"

Clang!

The resounding clash shook the world, blasting apart every drifting cloud. Minghui, now freed from danger, continued putting on an act, while Daisi's composure shattered completely. The [Kongsijiang Demon Bowl] in his hands had reached its limit. Struck violently from within by the [Dry Yang Bangles], it was instantly knocked high into the air!

The [Dry Yang Bangles] possessed relatively few offensive mystics. The first was [Dry Binding], which could erupt with disorienting light that confused one’s spiritual sense perception. Even one protected by a Fate Divine Ability would inevitably be dazed for a moment.

The second was [Exalting Might], which consisted of striking with the bangles. Its power was tied to the number of Bright Yang divine abilities possessed by its master, and its force was tremendous. Even if a golden body did not shatter beneath the blow, it would still be knocked flat and rendered unable to move for a time.

This corroborated what Dongfang Lieyun had said about the Zhou dynasty keeping slaves and using them to intimidate its subjects. Moreover, because of the spirit treasure's unusual material, it possessed an innate quality that allowed it to come and go without a trace, moving faster than the vast majority of spirit artifacts!

The [Kongsijiang Demon Bowl] had only been knocked upward for an instant, yet suddenly, there was nothing beneath it. As Li Zhouwei swept his long halberd forward, the golden bangle reappeared on his wrist, covered in dense golden patterns.

Gongsun Bei!

Daisi roared inwardly, but when he met those blazing golden eyes, all his fury instantly turned to ice. He understood Li Zhouwei's situation and the resolve in his heart.

Li Ximing is not here. Sima Yuanli's arrival is useful, but only to a limited extent. Gongsun Bei has already revealed himself, and with a spirit treasure in hand and three Radiant Essence divine abilities at his command, he is an extremely deadly threat.

They came here specifically to kill him. Judging by the situation on the battlefield, Mingxiang is the direct disciple of Jinlian of Lotus Temple, and possesses extraordinary skill. Even if Sima Yuanli has many treasures and can hold off Minghui, Five-Eyed, and me at the same time, Li Zhouwei will still be in grave danger under the combined assault of Gongsun Bei and Mingxiang!

He intends to destroy my dharma body first, or at the very least wound me... Only then will he have any chance of barely holding out in the battle to come. After all, he accepted being forced onto the defensive at every turn moments ago in order to eliminate Chilu first!

His realization had not come too late, yet thunder was already descending in the distance like a waterfall, pinning down the jade skull that still remained in its original position. Before the man's long halberd even reached him, the brilliance between his brows had already turned into darkness.

[Imperial Divergence Light]!

Dense color appeared in the Maha's glass-like eyes, reflecting the man at the far end of the gleaming long halberd. The arm gripping the halberd shaft was no longer clad in flowing black robes patterned with gold, but in a fierce suit of armor traced with dark-gold profound markings.

Clad in armor and draped in his royal cloak, Li Zhouwei thrust forward!

The plain black robe had long since vanished, replaced by a sleek suit of black-and-gold armor. Every plate, etched with profound patterns, rippled with intricate streams of golden light that flowed as though it was breathing. The pauldrons on either side were dark gold, and radiated dazzling divine light.

The bracers on both arms bore only pale, smooth designs of leaping qilins. They appeared strikingly simple by comparison as they flowed across the bracers. Dark-gold light shone across the backs of his hands, streamed along the long halberd, and scattered with the radiance.

The royal cloak over his armor fluttered gently, making his shoulders appear even broader. The tip of every feather bore a faint purple hue, while the dark-gold profound patterns complemented the scale armor beneath, blending together into a seamless whole.

All the iridescent light surged into the long halberd, and Li Zhouwei's eyes nearly turned a brilliant golden white. Behind him, the [Radiant Essence] divine ability [Unfinished Brilliance] descended, igniting wave after wave of Radiant Essence flames across his royal cloak. The fire dimmed the light of Bright Yang before it flared bright once more, yet the young man seemed not to notice at all.

At this moment, with Gongsun Bei's appearance, the power of [Sovereign in Peril] finally reached its peak. Fully resonating with his fate, its amplification rose to a terrifying ninety percent!

Black-and-gold radiance instantly engulfed Daisi, plunging his surroundings into endless darkness. Yet above him, the entire sky was filled with a dazzling spectacle of light. At some unknown moment, a white heavenly gate glittering with brilliance had already risen into place!

Dragon banners and luan carriages wheeled and circled through the air in a riot of color. Countless figures clad in golden armor and golden robes floated densely across the heavens, forming a stark contrast with the darkness around him. Yet as the gleaming long halberd thrust forward, that expanse of brilliance rapidly illuminated the boundless darkness and fell toward Daisi's head!

So it was left here waiting for me!

1. Not literally his 'grandfather' here. ☜

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