A magnificent altar stood tall amidst the mountains. A terrifying power emanated from within it. Space folded, and divine light shot out, condensing into a Hegemon's body above it. This was energy from a supreme plane. This was the Crown Prince.
He returned to the Bountiful Continent through a teleportation formation. As soon as he descended, a brilliant wing appeared behind him, extending for thousands of miles. It evolved into numerous star river vortices. This was the Wings of the Starry Sky, a supreme Qi Art from the immortal plane.
Accompanying him were nine Great Saints from the Zhendan Temple. He had evidently gained their support.
Normally, countless members of his faction would be waiting here to welcome his return like an emperor. However, Yang Qi had acted first, annihilating almost all his supporters. Now that he returned, no one was there to greet him.
He was already prepared for this situation. As soon as he descended, he intended to go directly and slay Yang Qi. He was indomitable and overbearing.
"You all follow me to Yan Capital City and directly annihilate Yang Qi," he ordered the Great Saints beside him.
"Everything is at the Crown Prince's discretion," they replied respectfully. Although he was only a first-tier Great Sage, his strength allowed him to challenge those of higher realms, and he bore the mark of the immortal plane.
"Let's go!" The Crown Prince waved his robe, and the entire space began to leap as they rushed towards Yang Qi's city.
Within Saint King City, everyone was cultivating. A voice suddenly rang in their ears.
"The Crown Prince is here, and not alone!" It was Li Changshou. He had set up countless wind formations; not even a rustle of leaves could escape his monitoring.
"Good timing!" Golden light flashed in Yang Qi's eyes. "No matter how many people come, anyone who wants to kill me will first lie dead on the spot." He waved his large hand and walked directly outside. The others followed.
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"There's a formation?" The Crown Prince and his companions paused. The distant mountain range exuded a sacred aura. Saint King City and the mountains formed the shape of a sleeping giant elephant. Someone with great means had integrated the entire environment into a heaven-shattering great formation.
"Such methods can only be arranged by a Saint-Grade expert," several Great Saints discussed.
"How should we act?" one asked.
The Crown Prince suddenly made a move. He grabbed with his large hand, and countless origin Qi descended from the sky, striking the city. Space before him was as fragile as a paper window. He simply reached out and tore, creating thousands of cracks in space, each containing surging energy like the Milky Way.
As soon as he attacked, he intended to destroy the city with the might of world destruction.
Crack!
A large hand, big enough to cover the sky, rose from within the city. It struck upwards, True Qi transforming into a canopy, blocking the Crown Prince's attack.
A figure slowly stood up. It was Yang Qi. He wore clean Divine God Battle Robes, rustling in the wind. His entire person was majestic, his aura profound, like a king bearing the weight of all living beings.
"Yang Qi actually blocked such a fierce attack? How is this possible?" the people behind the Crown Prince exclaimed. The Crown Prince was summoning energy from a higher plane; even Great Saints several realms higher were not his opponents.
"So strong," Meng Qi and Xiao Yan thought, feeling the terrifying aura from Yang Qi. Compared to when he dealt with the leader, he had become even more terrifying.
Shi Jian was also seriously sensing his aura. On the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, Yang Qi was far ahead of him. "Overbearing yet possessing the magnanimity to carry all living beings… Is this the virtue of the Gods?"
Shi Jian had an epiphany. Yang Qi used to be like him, a sharp blade drawn to kill. But now, many of his sharp edges were hidden. What remained was magnanimity, virtue, greatness. He was a Saint, a King.
"This is the true bearing of the Gods… From Hell to Heaven?" In his meditation, Shi Jian comprehended some more True Intent. The Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength not only contained the power of "Hell" but also the power of Heaven and Gods. It was the power of the Gods that suppressed Hell. Later techniques like the Pure Land of the Gods and the Fist of Heaven were the powers of God. Gods have the bearing of Gods.
"So that's how it is." Shi Jian could feel that something was brewing within his body. It was the Pure Land of the Gods, but it seemed to be lacking some crucial element to fully emerge.
…
"Break!" Yang Qi's True Qi tore through everything. He stepped on the void, calmly looking at the Crown Prince. "You finally appeared."
The Crown Prince's expression was arrogant. "You finally stopped acting like a cowardly turtle. I was careless and gave you a chance back then, but now I can't give you any more."
Yang Qi sneered. "Gave me a chance? Who do you think was behind your attack by Young Master Zhetian? From beginning to end, you were within my calculations. You have never won against me. You are just a pathetic worm."
"It was you?" Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's face darkened with anger. So it was this ant, secretly plotting against him. He quickly suppressed his anger.
"After all, you are just a rat in a gutter. Now that I have broken through to the Great Saint Realm, and I am accompanied by nine Great Saints to suppress you, what good are your many schemes?"
He didn't come to duel Yang Qi. A duel only happens between equals. He brought nine Great Saints to kill him, like officers suppressing bandits. He wouldn't give him a fair chance.
"Just a bunch of useless people teaming up, and you think you can deal with me? You're ugly, but you dream beautifully." Yang Qi's True Qi erupted, like a blazing sun rising behind him. The Pure Land of the Gods rose from the sky, spreading out inch by inch.
"I even killed the Leader, and now I will completely bury all of you here."
He acted in an instant. His power collapsed the heavens and earth, covering a radius of tens of thousands of miles. Many Great Saints trembled after sensing his aura.
Two Great Saints from the Zhendan Temple were the first to face his charge. They activated extremely terrifying power, trying to block him. However, with just one punch, Yang Qi sent them both flying.
"Dominating Dragon and Tiger Electric Divine Protective Aura!" another Great Saint roared, summoning a dense electric net from the void, forming a killing formation.
On Yang Qi's fist, an endless holy light erupted. Above the entire Pure Land, a phantom of a Bright Holy Palace appeared, having traversed countless planes.
Fist of Heaven!
With one punch, holy light poured out. The electric net instantly tore apart, and the Great Saint was directly blasted apart, though he quickly reformed his body.
"Kill him, attack together! Crown Prince, you look for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow!" the other Great Saints roared, forming a terrifying Thunder and Lightning Great Formation.
Yang Qi's eyes were like cold stars.
"You focus on dealing with the Crown Prince. These annoying Great Saints, leave them to us." Shi Jian and the others also appeared behind him.
He looked at the combined formation of the Zhendan Temple members and once again summoned a dense array of Heaven Caves.
"Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation!"
The formation instantly condensed, enveloping Meng Qi, Xiao Yan, and the others. The nine Great Saints, most only first or second rank, combined their strength, which indeed had some momentum. However, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was capable of killing even a high-rank Great Saint like the Leader. One increase, one decrease, its power was not much different from before.
Streaks of divine light from the Great Saints scattered the killing Qi of the formation, aiming at their bodies. Each streak evolved into a Saint Domain—a characteristic of Yang Qi's cultivation system. Domains were very tricky.
"Kill!" Facing their attacks, Shi Jian and the others responded only with actions, using the power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation to counter the Great Saint domains. The heavens roared in anger as both sides clashed.
"Now only the two of us are left. We can focus on our decisive battle," Yang Qi said to the Crown Prince with a sneer.
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