Chapter 554

Chapter 554: Fire Spirit General, True Gold Mystical Treasure

The crowd gathered at the gate of the Heavenly Palace.

The gate was extremely large, standing at a height of a thousand meters, and once someone approached, their size could never surpass that of the gate, possessing the power of space.

The gate’s effects remained, indicating that the Heavenly Palace was still in an integrated state; aside from the gate, all other areas were forbidden for entry.

Many Fire Spirits wandered around this gate, coming and going, but one giant, about a hundred meters tall, lay on the ground with a volcano on its back, taking on a role akin to a gatekeeper.

This was certainly not the gatekeeper of the former Fire Jade Heavenly City, as even a Fourth Stage being was far from enduring the weight of the city’s formations, and even with the formations half-destroyed, it still held true.

“To enter the Heavenly Palace, we can only break in through the gate. Fortunately, these Fire Spirits are merely remnants from history and are not worth mentioning.”

Long Yuan cast a glance at the volcanic giant, his expression slightly relaxing.

The monsters from seventy thousand years ago, even if they were the Absolute Emperor’s kin, were actually outdated. He was confident that a prodigy like him could succeed in overcoming them.

“The gatekeeper is just a Fourth Stage Great Flame Spirit; we can weaken its power by cutting off its abilities with formations, so let’s start the fight.”

Tian Hou took out the formation disc.

“Attack!”

Everyone nodded, and the flaming barrier immediately unfolded, enveloping the area. The Great Flame Spirit opened its eyes wide, sensing the unusual presence.

At the same time, the crowd let out a loud roar, unleashing various treasures and techniques. In the blink of an eye, more than thirty cultivators launched their killing moves at the Great Flame Spirit.

The Great Flame Spirit was startled and exploded with power, causing the volcano on its back to erupt, releasing massive amounts of lava and scorching heat that instantly vaporized several treasures. Those watching twitched as they realized that the more a Fire Spirit evolved, the closer its power approached that of the Absolute Emperor, and the fiery intensity was far beyond what ordinary techniques or treasures could handle.

A Fourth Stage Great Flame Spirit was roughly equivalent to a triple fusion of Spiritual Laws, so igniting treasures was naturally not difficult.

“Since we only have one chance, let’s directly use destroy and escape to combine our attacks!”

Seven cultivators using treasures joined forces, igniting their treasures, which immediately transformed to their pinnacle forms. They combined the shattering power of self-destruction in the air and aimed a massive blow towards the sea of lava, creating a huge void.

“Second release!”

Tian Hou also acted, summoning a top-tier treasure. After the second release, it formed a distorted domain, “Myriad Divine Forms, Great Darkness!”

This twisted domain expanded, directly appearing behind the Great Flame Spirit and swallowing a significant portion of the volcano it bore, causing the Great Flame Spirit to wail in agony as the erupting lava power drastically decreased.

Many cultivators’ expressions changed; they naturally seized the opportunity to strike the already wounded volcano.

In an instant, the volcano exploded, slashed by swords and penetrated by dark light, sustaining heavy damage.

Then Tian Hou activated the treasure again, attacking the Great Flame Spirit’s chest. After dismantling the volcano it carried, its defensive stance had diminished significantly. Myriad Divine Forms, Great Darkness broke through its defense, chewing away another large chunk from the Great Flame Spirit’s chest.

Essence, will, sword intent, divine intent, Sacred Realm.

Mastering “will” represented a peak in Spirit Law; the highly condensed Spiritual Will could interfere with reality, forming various inconceivable phenomena.

Along the Heavenly Path, Yun Ye frequently returned to the era when Spirit Law flourished. Ancient cultivators practiced Physical Law while continuously comprehending “will,” ultimately forging talents inscribed in human bloodlines and souls. After one world-ending event, everyone returned to the same starting point, giving birth to the Spirit Law system.

Tian Hou carried his intentions with the treasure, embodying a feeling of a sword cultivator. However, this type of cultivator had long been buried in history, being a cultivation method suitable only for Super Geniuses.

“I do not practice weapons; I just find Spirit Laws cumbersome and unsuitable for me, so I simply infuse all my Spirit Law power into a technique.”

Tian Hou explained as he activated the treasure again. The treasure took the form of a bell, shaking but making no sound, only giving rise to twisted darkness.

“Ha!”

Long Yuan and Yun Ye also made their moves, unleashing their finishing techniques. One severed an arm of the Great Flame Spirit, further breaking down its combat ability.

The Great Flame Spirit roared, forced to unleash Demonic Power, engulfed in flames to restore its physique, while the severed part was crushed and reintegrated into its body.

However, during this process, several cultivators intervened, smashing these parts apart, preventing the Great Flame Spirit from easily regaining its strength.

As everyone prepared to further destroy the Great Flame Spirit, a tremendous explosion rang out as a figure suddenly charged out from the Heavenly Palace, striking Tian Hou with absolute speed and flinging him dozens of kilometers away with a roar, shaking the entire area apart.

More than ten cultivators spat blood, as even at their peak power, they struggled to withstand this might.

Only Long Yuan and Tian Hou, who had once achieved Mystic Realm perfection, could barely hold on, but even that was difficult; they could not utilize Mystic Heaven’s power. Even with their talent, the combined force of the Three Major Techniques could only defeat general foundation-level Mystic Realm cultivators and could not claim invincibility in the Mystic Realm.

“At least this is an upper-level chaotic world; we’re in trouble!”

Long Yuan summoned various formations, drawing in vast Fire Spirit energy to transform into power to suppress the Fire Element monsters.

The difference between lower and upper levels was like sky and earth, especially under the evaluation standard of the ‘Heavenly Sect Realm.’

All thirty-seven of them were on the Heavenly Sect’s Qilin Rankings level, ostensibly still having a chance to fight, but including Long Yuan, none could rank on the Heavenly Sect’s Qilin Rankings.

Those true Qilin prodigies, if they were over two hundred years old, would have already advanced to the True Realm, achieving the path of True Essence. Why would they struggle in the Mystic Realm?

Under the suppression of the formations, the suddenly appearing Fire Spirit revealed its true form: a giant only ten meters high, clad in fiery patterned armor.

This Fire Spirit drew out a great sword from its back, a fierce aura enveloping the entire area, transforming the world into a sea of flames and creating phenomena to counter the formations.

“A top-tier Fourth Stage evolution individual, the Fire Spirit General! The sword it wields can sever material connections, making it incredibly challenging to resist even with infused magical power!”

Tian Hou struggled to rise from the rubble, blood pouring out from various parts of his body, becoming offerings to heal himself.

He stared at the Fire Spirit General, wiped the blood from his mouth, and felt his fighting spirit surge even more. He opened his mouth and unleashed a golden sword artifact that shone brightly.

The blade of this sword was crafted from pure gold, radiating dazzling brilliance. As soon as it appeared, it pressured the fiery domain phenomena into contraction, and the Second and Third Stage Fire Spirits rushing over were instantly reduced to ashes upon contact with the brilliance.

“It’s pure True Gold… Mystical Treasure!?”

All the cultivators gasped in surprise.

This was truly a devastating weapon against demons. Mystical Treasures corresponded to the Mystic Realm and contained earth-shattering power, requiring monstrous expenditure of Demonic Power for demons to resist. It was an essential item for challenging chaotic worlds. True Gold was particularly effective against all demons, and with their forces combined, there was a slight possibility of killing upper-level chaotic beings.

“Hahaha, it’s no wonder you’re the commander who guards the Ancient Mountain; you actually possess a True Gold Mystical Treasure! Why didn’t you bring it out earlier to wreak havoc!”

Long Yuan exclaimed with joy beyond expectation.

“Be careful; using True Gold to battle demons causes irreversible loss!”

Tian Hou suddenly made his move. With one strike, the light gathered into a beam, and as it passed, the fiery domain of the Fire Spirit General turned to ashes. The General itself, wielding its great sword, erupted with tremendous Demonic Power, yet it was still sent flying, dimming its great sword in the process.