Chapter 550: Vajra Saint Body

HISS! A Law Divine Chain suddenly shot out from the sea of fire that resembled Tang Valley. It moved at extreme speed, arcing back into the fiery expanse.

With a bloodcurdling scream, a huge Bronze Beetle glittering with golden light was pierced through within the Tang Valley fire sea. The divine chain, a Refined Fire Divine Chain, instantly began incinerating its body.

“Young Madam, save me!” the Bronze Beetle shrieked, crying for help amid its screams of agony.

This Bronze Beetle was none other than the Bronze Emperor. He had intended to use his formidable Dao Practice and powerful body to resist Li Qiye’s Sun Essence Fire for a moment, get close, and land a fatal blow.

However, he never expected to be given no chance at all. In an instant, his body was pierced and he was engulfed in flames.

“No—!” the Bronze Emperor shrieked. At that moment, he felt his very life force burning away, and fear gripped him. Members of the Bronze Beetle Race were notoriously hard to kill because they could metamorphose. But now, with the Law Divine Chain pinning his body, metamorphosis was impossible.

If he could metamorphose, he might have had a chance to escape. But with the Law Divine Chain impaling him and instantly incinerating his life force, he was already locked in a struggle between life and death.

“Li Qiye, stop this at once!” Seeing this, the Shen Ran Phoenix Lady cried out.

With that cry, she instantly made her move. A phoenix’s cry echoed as a Fire Phoenix danced across the Nine Heavens, soaring into the sky. It lunged toward Li Qiye, who was wreathed in a sea of fire like Tang Valley, carrying with it an overwhelming inferno.

“You’re no match for me!” Li Qiye’s voice boomed from within the sea of fire. A long roar seemed to shatter the world as a massive, unparalleled Chaos Kunpeng flew out from the flames. It soared into the Nine Heavens, and with a single flap of its wings, stars seemed to fall. Its giant wing swept down like an Azure Heaven God Knife, cleaving toward the Fire Phoenix.

This wasn’t the first time Li Qiye and the Shen Ran Phoenix Lady had clashed. Her Fire Phoenix was simply no match for his Chaos Kunpeng. BANG! The Chaos Kunpeng’s massive wing sent the Fire Phoenix flying. As the image of the phoenix dissipated, the Shen Ran Phoenix Lady herself was struck, sending her flying as she coughed up a mouthful of blood.

But Li Qiye wasn’t about to stop there. The Chaos Kunpeng let out a long cry and pursued the injured Shen Ran Phoenix Lady with peerless speed. Its claws, which could seemingly rip apart the sky, shot toward her in a flash of lightning.

The Shen Ran Phoenix Lady was horrified; she was nowhere near fast enough to dodge the Chaos Kunpeng’s claws. Just as her life hung by a thread, a dragon’s roar echoed. Suddenly, a pair of Dragon Claws snatched her away at an incredible speed, rescuing her from the Kunpeng’s grasp in the nick of time.

The one who had suddenly intervened was Long Zun Tian. He had used his unparalleled speed to save the Shen Ran Phoenix Lady from the brink of death!

“Ahhh—” Meanwhile, back in the fiery sea, a final, unwilling scream of despair rang out as the Bronze Emperor was burned to ashes. The overwhelming sea of fire then receded, flowing back into the nine suns behind Li Qiye.

The Chaos Kunpeng also flew back to Li Qiye’s side, hovering above his head before slowly fading away.

Li Qiye glanced at the Shen Ran Phoenix Lady, now saved by Long Zun Tian. He was in no hurry to kill her. He walked over slowly as countless specks of ash drifted down from the sky—the remains of innumerable Bronze Beetles that had been incinerated.

Li Qiye looked at Long Zun Tian, smiled, and said, “So, you plan to step in as well.”

Li Qiye would treat an ordinary Saint Venerable, or even a typical Saint Emperor, with disdain. The fact that he was addressing Long Zun Tian this way showed that he considered him a worthy opponent.

And indeed, Long Zun Tian was not someone who could be compared to ordinary Saint Venerables or Saint Emperors. Although his Dao Practice was only at the Saint Emperor Realm, he had achieved Saint Body Great Success!

Long Zun Tian stared back at Li Qiye, his spirit surging. In that instant, his Blood Qi shot to the sky as thousands of Dao Rings manifested around him. An immense Aura of Chaos poured down from these rings, making it seem as if he were submerged in primordial chaos itself. His thousands of Dao Rings looked like they were propping open one new world after another.

At this moment, Long Zun Tian radiated a terrifying aura, like a Giant Dragon awakening. Though he was silent, one could almost hear a dragon’s roar that made the heart pound in fear.

Rings of Buddha Light now emanated from his body. As these halos of light revolved, he took on the appearance of a divine Buddha.

When Long Zun Tian summoned his Blood Qi, he resembled a divine Buddha protected by a Giant Dragon. The aura he exuded was truly terrifying!

Once his battle intent was ignited, Long Zun Tian seemed to shed decades, his spirit soaring as he gazed upon the world with contempt. It was as if he had returned to the reckless, arrogant days of his youth!

“A Saint Body at Great Success, a heaven-defying Saint Emperor!” Countless experts trembled before Long Zun Tian’s terrifying presence. Forget Saint Venerables; even other Saint Emperors wouldn’t dare to call themselves his enemy! Even beings like the Great Sect Ancestors regarded him with extreme seriousness.

A peerless genius like Long Zun Tian, with his Power of the Saint Emperor and the might of his Great Perfection Holy Body, could definitely slay any other Saint Emperor. He even had what it took to challenge an ordinary Great Sage!

“A peerless prodigy of his generation, what a pity.” Seeing Long Zun Tian’s heroic and world-despising posture, even the reclusive Great Sect Ancestors felt a sense of regret for him.

If Long Zun Tian hadn’t been born in a Tough Dao Era, he would have undoubtedly become so powerful today that many Great Sect Ancestors would be suffocated by his presence. He could have absolutely become a heaven-defying Great Sage, a legendary powerhouse!

Unfortunately, Long Zun Tian was born at the wrong time. The decline of his lifespan had left him with a fatal injury, robbing him of the chance to reach the true summit!

“The Vajra Saint Body!” Li Qiye couldn’t help but smile as he observed Long Zun Tian’s divine, Buddha-like aura, which was seemingly protected by a great dragon. He spoke slowly, “Now this is interesting. The Vajra Saint Body at Great Success is said to be able to block a strike from an Emperor Artifact. I’m rather interested in putting that to the test.”

“If a Great Sect Ancestor were to come at me with an Emperor Artifact, I wouldn’t dare say I could take a blow,” Long Zun Tian declared, his spirit soaring with confidence. “However, if a Saint Emperor came wielding an Emperor Artifact, I am confident I could withstand one strike with my Sacred Body!” For a moment, his world-despising aura added a great deal to his charm.

Long Zun Tian’s words caused many in the audience to gasp. An Emperor Artifact was an invincible weapon. If a Saint Emperor were to wield one in battle, they might not be able to slay a Great Sage, but even a Great Sage without an Emperor Artifact of their own would have to be extremely cautious. After all, Emperor Artifacts were no joke; one wrong move could lead to a disastrous loss!

No one doubted Long Zun Tian’s words. He was the peerless genius of the previous generation, and his glorious battle record was a testament to his power!

“Good, I like the sound of that. I love nothing more than challenging the limits of a physique,” Li Qiye said with a smile, looking at Long Zun Tian’s Vajra Saint Body. “How about we have a contest of physiques?”

“I’m ready when you are!” Long Zun Tian was brimming with confidence. He had achieved Saint Body Great Success and was even confident enough to challenge the legendary Minor Achievement Immortal Body. It was just a pity that he had never encountered one since he first made his name!

“Then let’s begin.” Li Qiye’s eyes narrowed. In that instant, a ball of light suddenly exploded from his chest, like a sun detonating. For a moment, space itself seemed to shudder twice.

Long Zun Tian’s expression changed in that same instant. Endless Buddha Light erupted from his body as he pushed the power of his Vajra Saint Body to its absolute limit.

In that split second, Li Qiye moved, and Long Zun Tian moved. The two of them charged toward each other at an unbelievable speed. Long Zun Tian’s speed was peerless, pushing it to the limit with his Saint Emperor strength, but Li Qiye was even faster, crossing the distance in a flash.

The speed was too great. Let alone the other experts, even the Great Sect Ancestors couldn’t make out all the details of the exchange in that instant.

BOOM! A tremendous explosion erupted as they collided. It was as if a world had been blown apart. An incomparably brilliant light illuminated the heavens and earth for a million miles. It seemed as though dozens of suns had exploded at once, releasing a blinding glare that forced everyone to shut their eyes.

When the blinding light finally faded, everyone saw Li Qiye and Long Zun Tian standing in a standoff. Both of them were completely unharmed, but they were staring each other down like two bulls in an arena.

KACHA— At that moment, the Void itself began to crack like glass. The fabric of spacetime shattered, revealing terrifying black holes.

The light from the explosion had been too dazzling; even the Great Sect Ancestors had failed to see the details of the instant they collided. They had missed the crucial blow.

But seeing the Void itself shatter, everyone understood just how frighteningly powerful their clash had been!

Now, countless pairs of eyes were fixed on the two men. Neither showed the slightest injury. Under these circumstances, no one could tell who had won and who had lost.

“The new generation surpasses the old.” At this, Long Zun Tian sighed. The world-despising aura around him dissipated, and in that moment, he seemed to age several decades. He sighed again, “I am old. This world belongs to you young people now.”

Long Zun Tian’s words made everyone’s heart sink. ‘Did that mean he lost? If so, that’s just too unbelievable.’

“We haven’t determined a winner or loser yet. Is there any need to be so sentimental?” Li Qiye replied nonchalantly.

Li Qiye’s words brought a flicker of joy to many. They had all thought Long Zun Tian had lost, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.

“No, I am simply old. I no longer have the ruthless drive to fight that I did in my youth.” Long Zun Tian gently shook his head and looked at Li Qiye. “You are truly qualified to be Emperor’s Throne’s number one rival!”

This statement from Long Zun Tian sent a chill through many hearts. Long Zun Tian was the mentor of Emperor’s Throne. For even him to acknowledge Li Qiye like this… one could only imagine how heaven-defying Li Qiye’s strength truly was. ‘Could it be that Li Qiye really has the power to fight Emperor’s Throne?’

In response to Long Zun Tian’s assessment, Li Qiye simply smiled, neither confirming nor denying it.