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"Great Sun Dao Lord, Yuan Guiyi, Wu Tongtian."
Supreme Sage Wu Chen immediately recognized the three figures who had appeared.
"What are you doing here?" Li Chunjun asked, his tone tinged with disappointment.
The Great Sun Dao Lord was backed by the Heavenly Palace, and Li Chunjun lacked the strength to retaliate before establishing his own Dao.
Yuan Guiyi's Heavenly Principles Sect was even more troublesome, with the Supreme Truth Sovereign looming behind it.
As for Wu Tongtian, who was nominally affiliated with the Wu Ji Sect...
The Wu Ji Sect had dwindled to a mere handful of small fry. Li Chunjun had deliberately preserved this remnant force, waiting for his own return and that of other Wu Ji Sect Supreme Sages who were traveling abroad.
This was a faction already on the chopping block, and their premature appearance was merely a matter of enjoying the spoils ahead of schedule.
These three...
Li Chunjun couldn't help but grumble, "Didn't Wu Tongtian say he was going to the Heavenly Dragon Dao Field for training? Even if he rushed back after hearing the news, it should take at least eight years. Only half that time has passed."
"Supreme Elder Li, be cautious," Supreme Sage Wu Chen warned gravely. "Wu Tongtian's aura has grown significantly since we last saw him. His recent trials and training at the Heavenly Dragon Dao Field seem to have greatly enhanced his power."
"Significantly enhanced..."
Li Chunjun first glanced at the Great Sun Dao Lord.
This dao lord was a recently active Quasi-Tenth-Tier cultivator, and both Liu Yu and Chi Ming had compiled detailed intelligence on him.
His combat power hovered around 650,000, placing him in the same tier as the Heaven Origin Sword Master.
Wu Tongtian, on the other hand, felt...
Slightly inferior to the Great Sun Dao Lord, perhaps around 600,000.
While this level far surpassed Li Chunjun's past ability to briefly clash with the Heaven Origin Sword Master, it paled in comparison to the 800,000 or even 900,000 combat power opponents he had anticipated facing.
As for Yuan Guiyi...
Despite ten thousand years of tutelage under the Supreme Truth Sovereign, his strength had indeed grown significantly. However, he remained a tier below the Great Sun Dao Lord and Wu Tongtian, with his combat power likely falling short of 500,000.
He was merely a token participant.
Therefore...
"Just the three of you?" Li Chunjun asked. "The outside world has already thoroughly analyzed my combat power. You three wouldn't be foolish enough to come here seeking death. Where are the others? Bring them out!"
As he spoke, he gestured to Supreme Sage Wu Chen, who swiftly retreated from the impending battlefield.
"Your estimated combat power? 700,000? 750,000? Or 800,000?"
The Great Sun Dao Lord ignored Supreme Sage Wu Chen.
A minor character, insignificant.
He sneered, "Do you truly believe your bluster can intimidate everyone?"
"You think those reports are fabricated?" Li Chunjun asked, somewhat taken aback.
He remained silent, but Yuan Guiyi spoke first.
"My talent is unparalleled. Across the Profound Yellow Great World's history spanning nearly a hundred thousand years, I rank among the top three. Especially after becoming a Supreme Truth Sovereign's disciple, I've received the Supreme Sovereign's personal guidance from time to time, causing my cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds. Yet, in ten thousand years, I've only increased my combat power from 160,000 to 510,000!"
He continued calmly, "You are an innate divine being, your talent far surpassing mine. Even without the Profound Yellow Supreme's meticulous tutelage, merely cultivating with the profound yellow spirit lapis jade, I'd still estimate your talent to be a hundred times greater than mine!"
The Wu Ji Sect's foremost Heavenly Prodigy spoke with unwavering confidence: "You spent thirty-three years raising your combat power to approximately 500,000! Less than five years have passed since then, and during those years, you've been constantly traveling to exchange Dao Pills and Immortal Artifacts, severely hindering your cultivation progress. Your combat power can't have risen beyond 530,000! Even with a Quasi-Immortal Artifact, it would barely reach 650,000! Am I right?"
"You're measuring me by your own talents?" Li Chunjun was speechless.
"Your growth rate is astonishing, especially since you law-transformed and obtained tens of thousands of Dao Pills. Given a century, or even a few decades, you might genuinely reach 800,000 combat power, or even higher! But your bluster might fool others, but it won't work on me!"
As Yuan Guiyi spoke, he summoned his Top-Tier Dao Artifact—a treasure shaped like a golden bell. "With 650,000 combat power, even the Great Sun Dao Lord, the strongest among us in a one-on-one fight, might struggle to suppress you. But if the three of us join forces..."
"Wait!" Li Chunjun interrupted the confident Wu Ji Sect Heavenly Prodigy.
Still somewhat incredulous, or perhaps unwilling to give up, he asked, "Just the three of you?"
"Will you surrender peacefully, or do we have to cripple you first?" the Great Sun Dao Lord said calmly.
But before he could finish, Li Chunjun, seeing no one else around, lost patience with their pointless banter.
"Ignorant fools!"
Behind him, a colossal figure materialized, swelling against the wind until it towered ten thousand zhang—a three thousand zhang phantom.
After a moment's contemplation, a power far weaker than a fully activated Innate Dao Body but unmistakably innate divine radiance erupted from him. This radiance drew upon Void Power, even summoning Great Dao Resonance.
Under this divine affinity with the Void and resonance with the Great Dao, his aura surged rapidly, rivaling even the Great Sun Dao Lord's might.
This reached the 650,000 combat power standard!
But this was not the end.
The phantom's right hand drew a sword—the Quasi-Immortal Artifact, Heaven-Opening Divine Sword—which soared into the sky. Countless streams of Void Power converged, transforming into a terrifying Void Storm that roared across the True Dragon Great World, even triggering Void Tides above the world.
This display of combat power...
had already surpassed 750,000 and was hurtling toward 800,000!
Instantly, the Great Sun Dao Lord, Wu Tongtian, and Yuan Guiyi—who had been brimming with confidence, dismissing Li Chunjun's power as mere bluster—palmed.
"How could this be...?"
"That divine radiance... it truly resonated with the Great Dao! An innate divine being! An innate divine being! He really is an innate divine being!"
"Li Chunjun actually possesses such combat power?! Without the amplification from a Quasi-Immortal Artifact, he already has 650,000, comparable to a seasoned Quasi-Tenth-Tier expert! With the artifact's power, his combat power must be at least 780,000! Perhaps... he's even approaching the highest estimated value of 800,000!"
Horror, delight, and fury surged through the three figures simultaneously.
Each of them desperately unleashed their law-transformed Dharma Aspects.
Among them, Wu Tongtian displayed perfected dharma power at the primordial cycle level. Combined with the three Top-Tier Dao Artifacts he wielded, his combat power truly reached the 600,000 standard Li Chunjun had observed.
As for the Great Sun Dao Lord, he not only manifested a Supreme Dharma Aspect but also possessed a special physique that further amplified his combat power beyond conventional limits!
Judging by this, the Great Sun Dao Lord must have been a legendary figure of extraordinary talent in his youth.
Throughout the Void Refining, Dharma Manifestation, and even Supreme Sage stages, he had left behind countless legends and earned the reverence of countless beings.
Moreover, though he lacked a Quasi-Immortal Artifact, he possessed six Top-Tier Dao Artifacts that formed a unique set, amplifying his combat power by a full ten percent.
The combination of these factors had forged his formidable strength.
Alas...
They were facing Li Chunjun, who had undergone a complete upgrade.
The unrestrained and violent Sword Qi Long River crisscrossed the Void, its visible torrents engulfing the Dharma Manifestations of the Great Sun Dao Lord, Wu Tongtian, and Yuan Guiyi.
With each clash and collision, every Sword Qi-formed storm exerted immense pressure on the trio.
Especially when Li Chunjun's Sovereign Dharma Manifestation wielded the Heaven-Opening Divine Sword, cleaving through the Void, even the Great Sun Dao Lord's desperate attempts to ignite his primordial divine flame proved futile.
When combat power exceeds the opponent's by ten percent, the superior party gains the upper hand. Unless external factors intervene, victory becomes merely a matter of time.
When combat power exceeds the opponent's by thirty percent, the advantage becomes overwhelming, leaving the weaker party with virtually no chance of turning the tide.
As for a fifty percent disparity...
That results in a crushing defeat.
Li Chunjun's current combat power was displayed as approximately 800,000, seemingly giving him less than a 30% advantage over the Great Sun Dao Lord. But...
He was faking it!
To avoid scaring off his next opponents, he deliberately refrained from using his full combat power. Yet even with this restraint, his 800,000 combat power still overwhelmed the Great Sun Dao Lord, Wu Tongtian, and Yuan Guiyi.
Had he not been deliberately pacing the battle to maintain the illusion of a close fight, the outcome might have been decided within a few exchanges.
Though Li Chunjun held back and even controlled the battle's rhythm to ensure a semblance of back-and-forth exchanges, the situation for the Great Sun Dao Lord, Wu Tongtian, and Yuan Guiyi was visibly deteriorating.
Under this immense pressure, Yuan Guiyi suffered the most.
When a wave of Sword Qi engulfed him, his Sovereign Dharma Manifestation sustained critical damage. Only the potent Talismans he carried prevented the entire manifestation from being completely shattered.
"How is this possible?! You truly possess the legendary strength they spoke of?! This can't be!"
The supreme sage, who had stood among the foremost powerhouses of the Profound Yellow Great World for millennia, stared in disbelief.
Seeing his disheveled state, the Great Sun Dao Lord erupted in fury. "Yuan Guiyi! This is all your fault! You swore Li Chunjun's strength was negligible, which is why I chose to trust you instead of joining forces with my two fellow dao lords. Yet your calculations were so catastrophically wrong!"
"I..." Yuan Guiyi stammered, unable to muster a single word in his defense.
A bitter resentment simmered within him. The Great Sun Dao Lord only chose to cooperate with us because we were weaker! He thought he could easily manipulate us with his Quasi-Tenth-Tier strength! He's no better than the rest of them!
While the two bickered, Wu Tongtian, realizing that their trio stood no chance against Li Chunjun, made a desperate decision.
As the Void Storm and the Great Sun Dao Lord's Sovereign Dharma Manifestation clashed violently, the former supreme master of the Wu Ji Sect abruptly activated a Forbidden Art, burning his Qi to tear a hole in the storm's barrier. Without hesitation, he produced a Talisman, intending to use its power to shatter the Void and flee into the distance.
"Hmm?! Forbidden Arts are off-limits!" Li Chunjun immediately sensed Wu Tongtian's intentions.
"If you insist on using Forbidden Arts, don't blame me for increasing my power by another ten percent."
As his Heart-Mind surged, the Void Storm, recently shattered by Wu Tongtian, transformed into a Primordial True Dragon. Roaring across the Void, it instantly devoured Wu Tongtian, who had been attempting to escape using a Talisman.
(End of the Chapter)
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