Chapter 1412 No More Saints
Within the imperial city's formation, a cataclysmic transformation was underway.
Chen Yang, employing his Three Heads Six Arms divine ability, wielded six Wood Thunder Swords. His swordsmanship showcased the profound intricacies of lightning arts.
Each strike carried the rule of the Heavenly Dao, an aspect unseeable by those in the Nascent Soul realm!
Had Chen Yang's opponent been a mere ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator,
They would likely have been utterly annihilated by the Heavenly Dao rules emanating from the Wood Thunder Swords, their souls scattered to the winds.
However, although Luo Yunkai's true cultivation realm was only Nascent Soul, he practiced a saintly cultivation technique passed down through the Luo family for tens of thousands of years, allowing them to dominate for countless ages.
Furthermore, he possessed the True Dragon Qi of the Luo Saint Dynasty, accumulated over ten thousand years, and was bolstered by the Luo family's defensive formation.
Under the combined might of these forces, Chen Yang found himself unable to overwhelm his opponent for the moment.
"Hahahaha!"
"Chen Yang!"
"What if you wield the power of a saint!"
"You spoke one thing correctly, my Luo family has indeed collected many saintly remnants. No one understands how to counter saintly energy better than my Luo family."
Luo Yunkai laughed with extreme arrogance. Unlike Chen Yang, he had the Luo family's formation at his disposal, allowing him to outlast his opponent.
But Chen Yang, he could not afford to last!
The formidable Dao Saint inheritance and lightning arts, though potent, consumed immense spiritual energy.
As long as this attrition continued, his chances of victory were exceedingly high!
Hearing Luo Yunkai's words, Chen Yang let out a cold snort, his gaze sharpening as he fixed on Luo Yunkai.
"Since I've gauged your Luo family's capabilities, I shall not hold back any longer."
Before Luo Yunkai could react, Chen Yang suddenly retreated several paces.
Releasing the Wood Thunder Swords from his hands, the six swords began to circle around Chen Yang. Chen Yang, already employing the Three Heads Six Arms divine ability, emanated an aura of terrifying power.
If any Nascent Soul cultivator were within the formation, they would be unable to even gaze directly at Chen Yang's aura.
Yet, despite this, the aura within Chen Yang's body was still rising steadily.
Though Luo Yunkai had no idea what secret technique Chen Yang was employing, he was determined not to let Chen Yang succeed so easily.
"Putting on a show!" Luo Yunkai stomped his feet, his dragon robe rustling.
Luo Yunkai raised his hands, and his True Qi materialized into two figures.
These two dragon and serpent figures intertwined, their gazes emitting waves of malevolent energy.
"Serpent Dragon Manifestation!"
Luo Yunkai's True Dragon Qi surged towards Chen Yang, as if intending to pierce through him.
Before the dragon and serpent figures could touch Chen Yang, they collided with the Wood Thunder Swords in front of him.
The Wood Thunder Swords interlocked, forming a mobile formation that unleashed several streams of true lightning.
Instantly, everyone outside the formation heard the furious roars of dragons and the crackling of thunder intertwining.
Each sound was soul-stirring.
All the Nascent Soul cultivators stood frozen, unable to see what was happening inside. However, the sounds alone were enough to fuel their imaginations of the fierce battle unfolding.
Both the terrifying thunder and the dragon's roar filled them with trepidation.
Beneath the imperial city, within the Luo family's ancestral graveyard, many had become intensely focused.
Luo Yunkai was not weak, but the individual he faced now... seemed even stronger.
Despite being merely a young man, he simultaneously possessed the cultivation of a Land Immortal and the power of a saint.
And then there was the power of his divine abilities!
Thirty-six Heavens!
The source of each power was a mystery.
Yet, no matter how much they wished to know, they dared not emerge, for doing so would begin to deplete their lifespans.
Only by remaining in their coffins could they continue to exist, awaiting the restoration of the Heavenly Dao, thereby allowing them to achieve the saintly realm through the saintly power within them.
For now, they could only hope that Luo Yunkai could withstand the pressure.
"What a waste, possessing the Luo family's saintly cultivation technique, bolstered by True Dragon Qi and the formation, yet unable to defeat a mere Land Immortal."
The speaker was an ancient member of the Luo family.
It was said he had met several Luo family saints on more than one occasion.
Upon hearing this voice, everyone became tense.
The Luo family members within their coffins had varied cultivation realms.
The majority were in the Nascent Soul realm. Having obtained saintly remnants early on, they had entered the graveyard to integrate these remnants.
However, a portion of the people in the Luo family graveyard had reached the Land Immortal realm.
As for the even rarer Ascension realm, while not nonexistent, it was exceedingly scarce.
The most powerful among them was a Half-Saint cultivator.
This was the ancient Luo family member, whose coffin was located at the very center of the graveyard.
The Luo family's Half-Saint!
Seeing their Half-Saint ancestor's temper flare, Luo Yunkai's grandfather became anxious.
"Ancestor, I shall go and capture this villain!"
With that, Luo Yunkai's grandfather's coffin was about to be opened from within.
But the next moment, a powerful surge of spiritual energy pressed him back inside.
The Luo family's Half-Saint was furious.
"What are you doing coming out now? Do you truly believe this brat came alone?"
"If he were merely a Land Immortal, I would not have awakened!"
Hearing this, all the Luo family members were stunned.
Even those in the Land Immortal and Ascension realms who had remained silent looked towards the Luo family's Half-Saint.
They had only seen one Land Immortal within the formation, besides Luo Yunkai.
There was no one else!
The Luo family's Half-Saint naturally sensed everyone was waiting for him to elaborate.
The thought that he was the only one to have perceived the opponent sent a surge of blood to his head. "All of you, you're grown men, and you didn't see him?"
"He's above the Thirty-six Heavens!"
"Someone entered the Thirty-six Heavens just now, and if I'm not mistaken, it was a saint!"
Though the Luo family had long coveted saintly paths, even so, he, a Half-Saint, dared not utter their name directly.
At these words, everyone's heart skipped a beat.
A saint had appeared?
"Ancestor... weren't we told that the Great Dao had fallen dormant, and there would be no more saints?"
"Who exactly has emerged?"
Facing the inquiries of his clansmen, the Luo family's Half-Saint pondered for several seconds. He had an answer in his heart, but he dared not voice it.
This was because, even he, lacked concrete evidence.
As for investigating, that was even more impossible.
Unless the individual was interested in the Luo family and came personally.
Otherwise, with his Half-Saint power, he would be unable to track them.
"It matters not. The fact that he dared to appear in that place is due to the chaotic energies of the Thirty-six Heavens. Once one leaves the Thirty-six Heavens, even a saint must conceal themselves."
"Under the Great Tribulation, the safest realm is actually only Half-Saint."
As these words were spoken, a voice slowly echoed from the Nine Heavens, "Oh? You have such great confidence?"