Translator: CinderTL
"The Sovereign Dharma Manifestation is truly remarkable," Li Chunjun thought, clearly sensing how its unique "control" ability was continuously integrating the advantages conferred by his Life Level throughout the fierce battle.
Divine radiance permeated the Void, bathing everything in its light.
As the Heaven-Opening Sword slashed forth with unparalleled ferocity under the divine radiance, the Great Dao Resonance he could evoke grew stronger with each strike.
Every sword strike critically wounded an ancient dragon!
Every sword strike carried the potential to kill an ancient dragon through the Array Formation!
Every sword strike unleashed greater power than the last!
Three strikes! Ten strikes! Thirty strikes...
His condition had never been better!
Finally, as this unprecedented state of peak performance reached its zenith...
Even though his Sovereign Dharma Manifestation was still incomplete.
Even though he had yet to cultivate the so-called Great Dao Cultivation and Great Qi, the Sovereign Dharma Manifestation's ultimate form—the Great Dao Sovereign—was activated.
The Great Dao Resonance he had previously evoked underwent a complete transformation.
The Law Power he had been wielding now transmuted into Grand Dao Power.
This was not mere Dao Rhythm!
Nor was it the illusory semblance of Grand Dao Power!
This was genuine Grand Dao Power!
A high-level technique reserved for dao unification dao venerables!
Under the crushing force of this Grand Dao Power, which far surpassed Law Power and represented its very source, the Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect, which had previously been sustained by its numerical advantage, finally crumbled under the overwhelming assault.
This collapse wasn't just a severe injury to the Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect—it was utter annihilation!
The Dharma Aspect shattered into countless streams of radiant light, stretching ten thousand zhang across the void.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The moment the Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect shattered, six ancient dragons, bound to the Dharma Aspect, were simultaneously crushed by the Void Power channeled through the Array Formation.
"No!"
The Northern Dragon King's anguished, resentful cry echoed through the void.
The Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect, formed by the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation, had been utterly destroyed, leaving no chance for recovery. They...
Had been defeated!
Completely defeated!
"Grand Dao Power! How could it be Grand Dao Power?! Isn't that a power only dao unification dao monarchs can wield?! Innate divine beings... born with the power of the Grand Dao? Can they truly achieve such a level?!"
The Eastern Dragon King's Heart-Mind surged with uncontrollable terror.
"How could Li Chunjun be so strong?! An innate divine being?! Is this the power of an innate divine being?!"
The Southern Dragon King's composure shattered as well.
As their terrified cries faded and the Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect failed to reform, Li Chunjun belatedly turned his gaze toward the Northern Dragon Palace.
Hmm?
He recalled that the Northern Dragon Palace had housed not only the thirty-six elite ancient dragons forming the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation, but also a dozen or so ordinary ancient dragons held in reserve. Where had they gone?
A sudden realization struck him. His Heart-Mind stirred, and he glanced at the Human Emperor Banner.
"Killed a Level 39 creature, experience +105,211!"
"Killed a Level 38 creature, experience +45,985!"
"Killed a Level 39 creature, experience +51,022!"
"Killed a Level 38 creature, experience +22,755!"
"Killed a Level 37 creature, experience +9,758!"
[Life Level: 43 (134,985/3,000,000)]
"I thought I had achieved sudden enlightenment, drawing upon the Grand Dao Power to manifest the Sovereign Dharma Manifestation—the great dao sovereign form—before my Qi and Dao cultivation had reached perfection. Turns out, I just leveled up..."
Li Chunjun glanced around.
After dozens of sword strikes, even with the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation in place, he had shaken and injured or shaken and killed dozens of ancient dragons through the Array Formation.
Leaving aside the injured ones, over a dozen had been killed outright.
Since the initial group of ancient dragons had been elites, their deaths had naturally triggered an increase in his Life Level.
However, good targets were scarce, and he had been in peak combat condition at the time, so he hadn't noticed the Life Level increase.
It wasn't until the ancient dragons reinforcing the Heavenly Gang Stellar Array Formation became increasingly weaker—even level 37 dragons were being used as filler, weakening the Array Formation's power—that he realized what had happened. The Grand Dao Power he summoned had then forcibly shattered the weakened formation.
Still...
Leveling up was leveling up.
The battle wasn't over yet.
At most, his increased Life Level would make things easier.
"Based on the minimal difference between Dao Venerables, Supreme Sovereigns, and Ultimate Powerhouses—a gap so small that even surpassing a single realm rarely grants the ability to defeat ten opponents single-handedly—these three realms should correspond to Life Levels 41, 42, and 43 respectively!"
Just like the Virtual Core, True Core, and Golden Core stages within the Core Formation Realm!
Now that he had reached Life Level 43, he could already invoke the Grand Dao Power and manifest a trace of the profound mysteries of a dao unification Dao Venerable, despite not having achieved dao unification himself. He was eager to discover what changes would occur when his Life Level advanced again, theoretically surpassing the Ultimate Powerhouse realm to reach Life Level 44.
Would it involve opening a new Dao Path?
Or perhaps...
A completely new realm beyond the Ultimate Powerhouse?
His gaze shifted once more to the scattered Dragon Clan members, their Array Formation shattered.
Sensing Li Chunjun's gaze...
Realizing the implications, the Eastern Dragon King immediately activated his mental power. "A misunderstanding, Swordmaster Li, a misunderstanding! No, it was our fault! We acknowledge our error and are willing to offer compensation. The entire Dragon Clan will apologize to Swordmaster Li. We only beg you to consider the hardships we've endured and grant us a path to survival..."
"The Dragon Clan's hardships? Nonsense! I think you've been living quite comfortably!"
Li Chunjun's Sovereign Dharma Manifestation stirred.
His colossal form, towering over thirty thousand meters, resonated with the power of the Grand Dao.
During this process, Li Chunjun could even feel the great dao light net of the True Dragon Great World trembling.
This was the critical threshold for triggering the Great Dao backlash.
Had a dao unification dao venerable attempted to wield the Grand Dao Power within a Great World, it would have disrupted the flow of the great dao network. The chaotic Grand Dao Power would then converge upon its source, crashing down upon the dao unification dao venerable.
This was the essence of the Great Dao backlash.
But Li Chunjun was not in dao unification. His "source" was smaller and harder for the great dao light net to detect. Moreover, the Grand Dao Power he wielded was limited, akin to the network's operational redundancy. Though it shook the great dao light net, it wasn't enough to trigger the Great Dao backlash against himself.
In this state, wielding the Grand Dao Power within the Great World, Li Chunjun was virtually invincible.
With a single downward slash, even the four great dragon kings' desperate activation of their Array Formation—conjuring a Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect far smaller and less solid than before—couldn't halt the Heaven-Opening Sword's descent.
Boom!
The Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect shattered!
Having shattered the Primordial True Dragon Dharma Aspect, the Heaven-Opening Sword continued its descent with undiminished momentum.
This time, its target...
Was none other than the four great dragon kings!
"Not good!"
The four dragon kings immediately sensed the terrifying blade of slaughter descending upon them. In a panic, a peculiar Void Power erupted from their bodies simultaneously.
This Void Power could already invoke the great dao of the void. Even if a Quasi-Tenth-Tier powerhouse specializing in the Void were to seal it, such Grand Dao-level power would remain unstoppable.
But...
This did not apply to Li Chunjun.
Especially Li Chunjun, who had meticulously cultivated the Void Dao.
With a mere gesture from his Sovereign Dharma Manifestation in its great dao sovereign form, the great dao of the void emanating from the four dragon kings was disrupted.
The life-saving artifacts they had activated were simultaneously disrupted.
Their escape routes were nullified, yet the Heaven-Opening Sword's blade fell with undiminished speed!
Under the Grand Dao Power, the space surrounding the four dragon kings seemed to freeze and solidify.
They could only watch helplessly as Li Chunjun's Heaven-Opening Sword descended.
"No!"
"Why... why has it come to this?!"
"Northern Dragon King! You're the one who doomed us all!"
"Swordmaster Li, show mercy!"
Despair and resentment filled the four great dragon kings.
Even their desperate longing to live and their bitter refusal to accept their impending demise couldn't sway Li Chunjun's resolve as he brought his sword down.
Grand Dao Power surged forth, instantly crushing the Southern Dragon King and Western Dragon King, whose combat power barely exceeded 500,000, into dust.
However, just as the great dao of the void was about to engulf the Eastern Dragon King, an unprecedented, overwhelming aura erupted from his body.
Rumble!
The Grand Dao trembled!
A terrifying force, seemingly capable of triggering a Great Dao backlash, surged from the Eastern Dragon King, summoning a Void Power so immense that it directly countered Li Chunjun's full-force strike.
Beneath this colossal Void Power, a surge of mental power followed, manifesting as a faint phantom of a true dragon: "I wonder what offense my young dragons have committed against you, Daoist friend..."
Though this illusory true dragon bore a striking resemblance to the four great dragon kings, and its solidity paled in comparison to their true forms, the sheer majesty radiating from it was enough to make its appearance the focal point of every living being's attention.
It seemed to possess an innate, terrifying charisma that compelled involuntary admiration, causing all who beheld it to listen to its words and obey its will with heartfelt reverence.
Yet even if you sensed something was amiss, you would instinctively assume the fault lay within yourself, accepting that the truth of things, the cycles of the sun and moon, and the workings of the Cosmos were simply as they should be.
"Dao unification!"
Li Chunjun's Sovereign Dharma Manifestation paused slightly.
Without needing introduction, he immediately recognized the identity of the illusory figure imbued with mental power: "Great Void Ancestral Dragon."
As expected, the surviving Eastern and Northern Dragon Kings greeted the apparition with faces of relief and reverence, bowing deeply: "Progenitor."
Their respectful bows carried a hint of grievance.
"Hmm."
The Great Void Ancestral Dragon paid little attention to their emotions, his gaze fixed on Li Chunjun. He let out a surprised "Hmm," "A divine sage? A... a divine sage who hasn't achieved dao unification yet?"
Li Chunjun had no intention of wasting words with him.
If one sword strike was blocked, he would simply unleash another!
The Great Void Ancestral Dragon had only left a life-saving artifact on the Eastern Dragon King, containing a fragment of his power.
This power, on one hand, couldn't trigger a backlash from the great dao light net. On the other hand...
It was merely a rootless duckweed!
Even if a single strike couldn't shatter it, repeated blows would inevitably exhaust its power, allowing him to kill the creature it was meant to protect.
Seeing Li Chunjun raise the Heaven-Opening Sword again, channeling the terrifying power of the great dao of the void, the Great Void Ancestral Dragon's Heart-Mind hurriedly spoke, "Young friend, spare them!"
He continued rapidly, "If my clan's young dragons have offended you, I offer my apologies on their behalf. Please, grant me this favor and spare their lives."
(End of the Chapter)
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