Translator: CinderTL
The storm roared, nearly engulfing the entire Northern Dragon Palace.
Even with the Northern Dragon King and dozens of ancient dragons desperately maintaining the Array Formation, they couldn't withstand the storm's relentless onslaught.
This was with Li Chunjun deliberately suppressing his combat power.
At this rate, the Northern Dragon Palace's Array Formation would inevitably be shattered within three to five days at the earliest, or half a month at the latest. Once that happened, all the true dragons would be exposed to the sword qi storm's full fury.
This shouldn't be the Dragon Clan's trump card, Li Chunjun mused, his gaze fixed on the Northern Dragon Palace's Array Formation.
Though he lacked formal knowledge of Array Formations, his Innate Dao Body's acute sensitivity to Void Power allowed him to perceive a hidden variable within the formation.
Based on this, he deduced that the Array Formation he thought he could break was merely the first layer.
A second layer of the Array Formation existed beneath it.
Once he breached the first layer and stormed into the Northern Dragon Palace, he would quickly be trapped and imprisoned by the second layer's counter-sealing mechanism.
If his combat power truly remained at the 800,000 he had displayed so far, the outcome would be self-evident.
I underestimated your courage.
Li Chunjun observed the scene, realizing the Dragon Clan possessed far greater resolve than he had anticipated.
A hidden array formation.
They intended to trap him here forever!
"A hundred ancient dragons and the four great dragon kings versus a dozen Quasi-Tenth-Tier..."
Li Chunjun made his decision.
Though the Dragon Clan was a foreign race, their innate divine bloodline rivaled that of the Human Race in strength.
Among the ninth-tier ancient dragons, many might be equivalent to ordinary Supreme Sages (Level 37 creatures), but there were also a significant number comparable to seasoned Supreme Sages (Level 38) and top-tier Supreme Sages (Level 39).
A hundred ancient ones might even push his Life Level directly to 44!
Even if they fell short of that, once he returned to the Profound Yellow Great World and purged the Wu Ji Sect, he could likely make up for the missing experience.
"I've wasted too much time with these NPCs already, just to lure out a few Quasi-Tenth-Tier!"
Li Chunjun's gaze returned to the Northern Dragon Palace.
In the next moment, the Sovereign Dharma Manifestation—already powerful enough to suppress the Northern Dragon Palace—surged with even greater might. Endless divine radiance erupted from the manifestation, resonating violently with the Void Power.
As the Sovereign Dharma Manifestation wielded the Heaven-Opening Divine Sword, drawing upon the Void Power resonating with it, the blade struck with overwhelming force. The entire great dao light net of the True Dragon Great World seemed to shatter under this single strike.
The Northern Dragon King, who had been biding his time, waiting for the opportune moment to feign defeat and allow Li Chunjun to breach the Array Formation and enter the Northern Dragon Palace, paled at this sudden surge of power.
"How is this possible?!"
The great dao roared!
The Void Law twisted into chaos!
Under this terrifying strike, the Array Formation surrounding the Northern Dragon Palace shattered instantly into countless streams of light. The resulting torrents of energy surged outward in all directions.
These aftershocks, like a tsunami, swept across millions of miles, obliterating Immortal Cities and tribes surrounding the Northern Dragon Palace, reducing them to scorched earth.
"No!"
The Northern Dragon King roared in anguish at the sight.
"Li Chunjun! How dare you?!"
The other ancient dragons watched in horror as the Northern Dragon Palace's surroundings were razed to the ground. They witnessed the annihilation of countless horned dragons, crimson dragons, and even true dragons in the surging energy torrents, their fury reaching unprecedented levels.
In that moment, they seemed to forget that, to some extent, they themselves had chosen to trap Li Chunjun within the True Dragon Great World!
By disrupting the normal operation of the Star Gate, they had trapped Li Chunjun in the True Dragon Great World, allowing Quasi-Tenth-Tier experts from various factions to ambush him.
They...
had already tacitly designated the True Dragon Great World as their battlefield!
The only thing they hadn't anticipated was that the battlefield wouldn't be near the Star Gate, but...
their own Great Camp!
The vicinity of the dragon palace where their clans resided!
"Activate the array! Initiate the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation!"
As the outer Array Formation shattered, the Northern Dragon King's powerful mental power instantly roused all the ancient dragons from their fury.
Obeying the command, the enraged ancient dragons swiftly activated the Array Formation. The scattered streams of light rapidly coalesced, forming a massive luminous barrier that seemed to isolate the entire space surrounding the Northern Dragon Palace, creating a starry cosmos filled with celestial bodies.
Within this starry cosmos, the life auras of the ancient dragons had surged to thirty-six. Among the newly emerged dozen or so ancient dragons, each possessed an exceptionally profound aura, rivaling even top-tier supreme sages like Wu Chen and Yuan Taiji.
It was clear that these newly revealed ancient dragons represented the elite forces of the True Dragon Great World.
Meanwhile, the Southern Dragon King's mental power surged subtly, carrying a hint of accusatory fury. "Northern Dragon King, didn't you claim Li Chunjun's combat power was at most 800,000?! The force of that sword strike was far beyond 800,000! Even 900,000 wouldn't have stopped it! It's likely surpassed 1,000,000!"
"I wasn't the only one who estimated Li Chunjun's combat power at 800,000! Everyone, including your Southern Dragon Palace, witnessed his battle against the Great Sun Dao Lord and agreed his power hovered around that level!" the Northern Dragon King retorted sharply.
"You—!"
"Don't forget, this is the Northern Dragon Palace! The aftershocks from forcibly breaking the Array Formation just now devastated the very foundations of my lineage! What's your rush?!" the Northern Dragon King snapped.
Li Chunjun's sudden surge in combat power meant that even with the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation, they could only trap him, not kill him.
Killing him... had become a pipe dream!
How could this not infuriate the Northern Dragon King?
"Enough bickering! We must focus on suppressing Li Chunjun first! Isn't it natural for someone to unleash greater power when facing death? He can't maintain this state for long!"
At that moment, the Eastern Dragon King's mental power surged outward.
It had taken Li Chunjun nearly half a day to travel from the Star Gate to the Northern Dragon Palace.
During that time, the other three dragon palaces had already sent reinforcements through the Star Gate to aid the Northern Dragon Palace.
To ensure absolute certainty and to successfully capture Li Chunjun for thorough observation and potential refinement, not only had the three dragon kings personally arrived, but they had also brought the elite forces from their respective dragon palaces.
This was why, after the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation was activated, each ancient dragon maintaining the formation rivaled a top-tier supreme sage in power.
In essence, the elite forces of the True Dragon Great World had now converged here.
With the Northern Dragon King's declaration, the Southern Dragon King could no longer object.
Now was not the time for disputes; everything would have to wait until Li Chunjun was suppressed.
Even if the situation changed and Li Chunjun's strength far exceeded their expectations, they still needed to contain him until the Quasi-Tenth-Tier experts they had contacted—those who had promised substantial rewards—arrived to join forces and eliminate him.
In an instant, the four great dragon kings manifested simultaneously, channeling the power of thirty-six top-tier ancient dragons through the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation to unify the strength of forty true dragons into a single, cohesive force.
Within the starry sky conjured by the Array Formation, a Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect materialized, dwarfing even Li Chunjun's Sovereign Dharma Manifestation in both scale and majesty. Roaring and hissing, it clashed with Li Chunjun, its overwhelming power rivaling that of special beings with combat power exceeding 800,000!
Or perhaps...
The Primordial True Dragon, possessing an innate divine bloodline, was itself a special being!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Sovereign Dharma Manifestation, wielding the Heaven-Opening Divine Sword to summon a Void storm, collided repeatedly with the Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect.
Countless storm energies were shattered and dispersed by the dragon's colossal body.
Yet, due to Li Chunjun's superior combat power, the Heaven-Opening Divine Sword repeatedly tore through the dragon's flesh, leaving trails of Hua Guang-radiant wounds across its body.
However, this Primordial True Dragon was formed from the combined might of the four great dragon kings and thirty-six ancient dragons. Moreover, when the ancient dragons' energy reserves dwindled, over a dozen more could swiftly replenish the formation, ensuring that the wounds inflicted by the Heaven-Opening Divine Sword rapidly self-healed.
At this rate, even with Li Chunjun's combat power having surged to a million standard units, he would still be unable to completely shatter the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation or slay the Primordial True Dragon formed from its power.
"Truly worthy of the Dragon Clan, backed by the Great Void Ancestral Dragon. Their foundation is extraordinary!"
Even Li Chunjun had to admit that these forces, supported by dao unification experts and dominating entire Great Worlds, far surpassed the so-called top-tier sects like the Wu Ji Sect, Profound Yellow Sect, Chiyang Sword Sect, and Fu Hai Sect.
Individually, none of the four great dragon kings could compare to the Heaven Origin Sword Master of the Taixu Sword Sect. Yet, when they combined their power through the array formation, they unleashed a terrifying combat power far exceeding that of the Heaven Origin Sword Master!
As his thoughts raced, an even more dazzling divine radiance erupted from Li Chunjun's body.
In that instant, he fully activated his innate void dao physique, unleashing boundless divine radiance that resonated with the Void Law...
and even drew upon the Dao Rhythm of the great dao of the void to empower his Sovereign Dharma Manifestation, causing its might to surge once more.
"What!?"
The repeated transformations caused the Eastern and Northern Dragon Kings' pupils to contract sharply.
"How can his power... keep increasing?!"
Rumble!
The Void trembled!
With a single strike of the Heaven-Opening Sword, it seemed the very Dao itself followed!
Delivering a crushing blow with dimensional-level superiority, the sword slammed mercilessly into the Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect.
The Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect, which had barely managed to withstand the earlier onslaught, let out a pained wail as its massive form was cleaved in two by the sword.
Despite having anticipated various countermeasures to block the Heaven-Opening Divine Sword's edge, it could not escape the full-force, divine radiance-infused strike of Li Chunjun's blade.
The moment the Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect was split in half, three Ancient Dragon Dharma Manifestations within the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation simultaneously dissipated, collapsing on the spot.
Another three Ancient Dragon Dharma Manifestations shuddered violently, nearly losing their cohesion.
For Dharma Manifestations to collapse after achieving the Law Life Level, there was only one possible outcome...
Death!
In other words, this single strike had instantly slain three ancient dragons!
"What's happening?! What's going on?! His power has increased by at least fifty percent compared to our initial intelligence!"
"This defies all reason! Li Chunjun... how could he possibly be this strong?!"
"Quick! Replace the injured! Those who are wounded, retreat! The rest of you, fill in! Maintain the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation!"
A wave of fearful mental power surged through the Northern Dragon Palace.
In that moment, the dragon kings realized with growing dread that the battle was spiraling out of their control, hurtling in a direction they could no longer contain!
(End of the Chapter)
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