Chapter 726 : Golden Wings and Divine Light

Not long after the first victory was declared, Ethan Chen coordinated with Qingci the Recluse and, in an instant, slew a Nascent Soul, Early Stage Demon Emperor.

"Damn it!"

Watching as, in the span of a few dozen exchanges, only three Demon Emperor remained under his command, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor could no longer sit idle.

He swept his golden war halberd to parry the foes, then in a flash, reverted to his true form. With a mighty beat of his golden wings, he unleashed a storm of countless golden blades, each sharp as a divine saber, slashing towards the group.

"Beware! It's the Golden Wing Divine Light Slash!"

Eldrin Chen's expression turned grave. He immediately summoned the Dual Polarity Treasure Lotus to defend.

This Golden Wing Divine Light Slash was the Lifebound Divine Ability of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor. Driven by his Half-Step Primordial Spirit cultivation base, the resulting barrage of Golden Wing Divine Light Slash strikes was relentless and unending, a sight that would give even another Half-Step Primordial Spirit expert pause.

Fortunately, the Dual Polarity Treasure Lotus was extraordinarily potent. It withstood slash after slash of the Golden Wing Divine Light Slash, its defensive aura showing not the slightest sign of breaking.

Yet the Golden Wing Divine Light Slash was ceaseless. Channeling the Dual Polarity Treasure Lotus drained Eldrin Chen's Mana [the spiritual energy used to power techniques and artifacts] tremendously. If the onslaught was not interrupted, he would be hard-pressed to endure for long.

Lyra Jiang understood this perfectly. With a graceful motion, she extended a slender hand, and within it materialized a magnificent treasure wheel, intricately carved and encircled by a coiling Nine Dragons Disc. Join our community of readers at audio . novel . com.

This object was precisely the Nine Dragon Wheel [a powerful enchanted artifact]. To prepare for this battle, Lyra Jiang had personally journeyed to Celestial Vault Isle to borrow this treasure from Nyssa Qu.

As Lyra Jiang channeled her power, the Nine Dragon Wheel trembled violently with radiant light. It split apart, transforming into nine Nine Dragons Disc [the individual discs of the Nine Dragon Wheel] that spiraled forth with overwhelming force. They surged upward against the current of the Golden Wing Divine Light Slash [a devastating slashing attack of golden light], aiming directly for the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor.

"Roar—!"

The dragon's roar shook the heavens, filled with an unparalleled, earth-shaking fury.

Upon seeing the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor, the dragon souls within the Nine Dragon Wheel seemed to recognize a mortal enemy. They threw all caution to the wind, churning the very fabric of reality with their indomitable might as they struck horizontally. With overwhelming force, they shattered the Golden Wing Divine Light Slash mid-flight.

"You accursed dragons!"

The Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor let out a furious roar. Dazzling golden light erupted from its eyes, coalescing into a sea of golden divine lightning that descended like a cleaving blade.

This was yet another Lifebound Divine Ability [a supreme ability intrinsically linked to a cultivator's life force], its power already reaching the level of a Quasi-Pure Yang Divine Ability [a divine ability approaching the pinnacle of Yang energy purity].

Watching the golden sea of lightning engulf everything and clash violently with the nine dragons, Eldrin Chen felt a surge of elation. "Now! Strike!" he shouted.

In that instant, everyone acted in unison, unleashing their most profound, trump-card Great Divine Ability [a supreme and devastating supernatural technique].

Lyra Jiang was the first to strike, unleashing the Triad Divine Radiance. Eldrin Chen followed with the Triad Divine Thunder. Although their Mana [the spiritual energy cultivated and wielded by practitioners] was slightly less profound, both were Great Divine Ability [supreme mystical techniques] of a quasi-Pure Yang [a supreme cultivation realm] caliber.

Kael Chen's Myriad Blossoms Are Me manifested countless millions of phantom forms, each simultaneously casting spells to continuously dismantle the myriad techniques of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor.

Though the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor possessed formidable Mana, being besieged by several opponents at once now made him feel a distinct strain.

The presence of the Nine Dragon Wheel and the Dual Polarity Treasure Lotus was particularly vexing, giving him the frustrating sense that he could gain no decisive advantage over the four, including Eldrin Chen.

Seeing his three subordinate Demon Emperor [rulers of demonic races, equivalent to human Immortal Lords] already in full retreat, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor felt the urge to withdraw. With a mighty beat of his wings, he evaded the onslaught of attacks, seeking to break through the encirclement.

By this point, all of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor's defensive measures had been forced out by the combined assault, leaving him reliant solely on his Protective Aegis for defense.

And in that precise moment, the Lifebound Divine Ability [a supreme technique intrinsically linked to a cultivator's life force] that Verdant Consort had been holding in reserve was finally unleashed.

With a wave of her hand, she cast forth a dazzling, pure light. The Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor's expression went blank for an instant, as if he had fallen into a deep slumber.

This Divine Ability was named the Verdant Lotus Dream Tribulation Art. Forged by Verdant Consort from the insights of a thousand-life cycle of reincarnation [the endless cycle of death and rebirth], it could instantly pull a powerful foe into a dream realm.

Once struck by this Divine Ability, the victim would be trapped within the dream, able to awaken only by piercing through the illusion's veil.

Although for a Half-Step Primordial Spirit [a cultivator whose spiritual core has nearly reached its primordial, most powerful state] powerhouse, such a dream realm could be shattered in an instant, on the battlefield where a thousand changes occur in the blink of an eye, a moment's delay can decide victory or defeat.

"A perfect opportunity!"

Eldrin Chen seized the moment, unleashing his trump card against the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor—the Feather-Falling Divine Light Mirror [a divine mirror whose light can strip the feathers from any avian creature].

A beam of supremely dazzling azure divine light erupted from the Treasure Mirror [the enchanted artifact], striking the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor squarely.

"Aaaargh—!"

The Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor let out a cry of unparalleled agony. Under the radiance of the Feather-Falling Divine Light Mirror, its feathers began to fall out, one by one. This chapter is part of a larger work available at audio-novel .c om.

This Feather-Falling Divine Light Mirror was the bane of all avian Demon Emperor [a ruler among demonic beasts], capable of stripping them of every plume and inflicting unprecedented devastation.

However, given the god-like speed of the Golden-Winged Roc, had it detected the Treasure Mirror earlier, it would have had a significant chance to evade and would likely have fled long ago.

That is why Eldrin Chen had not dared to summon the mirror initially, waiting until this precise moment to deliver the fatal blow.

Now, the Feather-Falling Divine Light Mirror displayed its full might. In the mere span of a single breath, it stripped the golden-winged Demon Emperor bare of every feather, reducing the majestic beast to a naked, plucked fowl.

As a divine avian, having lost its feathers, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor had already forfeited the greater part of its Divine Ability [supernatural powers].

Without waiting for it to flee, Eldrin Chen summoned forth the Green Abyss Sword and cleaved down, instantly splitting its physical body in two.

"*Whoosh—*"

Unexpectedly, in the very instant the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor was about to perish, its Nascent Soul [the spiritual infant formed within a cultivator's dantian, representing their condensed essence and future immortal self] transformed into a streak of rainbow light and shot away into the distance, desperately seeking escape.

"Blast it, it's the Golden Wing Rainbow Transformation Art!"

Eldrin Chen's heart sank. He had not anticipated that the third Lifebound Divine Ability [a unique, innate supernatural power tied to a being's life force] of the Golden-Winged Roc was actually this kind of life-preserving Divine Ability.

Having abandoned its physical shell, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor's Nascent Soul naturally flew with a speed far surpassing that of a corporeal body, let alone now that it was employing the Golden Wing Rainbow Transformation Art.

Such extreme, heaven-defying velocity was simply beyond their ability to intercept or contain.

And if they failed to slay the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor, the spoils of this battle would be diminished by more than half.

"*BOOM—*"

Yet, in the very moment of the crowd's disappointment, a thunderous roar that blotted out the heavens and earth erupted from the distant horizon's edge.

From within a mass of dark clouds, a power that seemed capable of devouring the very sky and earth enveloped everything. It firmly seized the Nascent Soul [the spiritual core of a cultivator, representing their life essence and power] of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor and began slowly drawing it into the cloud layer.

"Ah—!"

A scream of agony rang out. Everyone witnessed, through the obscuring clouds, the faint outline of a colossal maw, vast enough to blot out the sky, swallowing the Nascent Soul of the Golden-Winged Great Peng Demon Emperor whole.

Eldrin Chen drew a deep breath, his gaze turning solemn. "The Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, it has been a long time."

Only then did the entity within the clouds reveal its true form. A colossal, azure Flood Dragon [a powerful, serpentine water-dragon demon], its body stretching for tens of thousands of Zhang-lengths [one Zhang-length equals three point three three meters], coiled silently between heaven and earth, claws bared and fangs exposed.

Everyone's expressions shifted, a flicker of awe and terror passing through their hearts.

The Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor now possessed four claws. Its pupils blazed like twin suns of verdant gold. The scales covering its body seemed forged from azure Divine Metal [a mythical metal of exceptional spiritual conductivity and durability], and the horns upon its head had begun to branch—all signs it was on the cusp of transforming into a true dragon.

For a long moment, the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor remained coiled, its gaze cold and calculating. The complete novel can be found at www . audio-novel.com.