Chapter 538 273: Orthodox Technique (Part 2)

They only believe in the law, only believe in the gods; gods are laws, laws are gods. To protect the Orthodox Technique and True God, they dare do anything.

Even if it means... washing the world in blood!

"Your Majesty!!!"

Seeing Song Yu about to be executed, amidst the battle outside the execution grounds, a Fourth Realm cultivating Confucian Martial Sect Grandmaster let out a roar, his True Yuan surged through his body, instantly filling his hundred meridians, gathering in his dantian core, breaking through on the battlefield, reaching the Golden Core.

Fourth Realm True Yuan, Fifth Realm Golden Core; at this stage of the Martial Dao, he had transcended the ordinary.

Upon breaking through, this Confucian Martial Sect Grandmaster immediately unleashed with all his might, throwing the long sword he held.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

"Puff puff puff puff puff!"

Instantly, the sword transformed into streaming light, heading straight for the execution grounds. All the Dharma-Protector Divine Soldiers blocking the way were pierced by this sword light, causing clanging sounds and blood splatters, finally piercing through to the execution platform, brutally killing the executioner Dharma-Protector Divine Soldier.

"Bang!!!"

The executioner perished, the Ghost Head Saber fell, narrowly brushing Song Yu's head, only cutting off a strand of hair, failing to decapitate.

"Ah!!!"

At this moment, a miserable cry is heard; the Confucian Martial Sect Grandmaster who threw the long sword is surrounded by numerous Dharma-Protector Divine Soldiers, being cut and slashed, stabbed and pierced, turning him into a bloody figure with more than ten fatal wounds.

A battlefield breakthrough, the achievement of the Golden Core; generally speaking, ordinary weapons could no longer harm him.

But these Dharma-Protector Divine Soldiers were clearly not ordinary; their blades and axes struck down, even the Martial Arts Golden Core couldn't resist, flesh flew, his life ended on the spot.

Simultaneously...

On the execution platform, at the execution site, the Ghost Head Saber fell, the executioner died; it seemed the True Dragon had eluded execution.

Song Yu was tightly bound on the chopping block, still appearing as a victim awaiting execution, but his eyes held surprise, as if he saw hope.

However, just as this hope arose, a large hand appeared before him, picking up the fallen Ghost Head Saber.

It was the second executioner!

Though an executioner, he was also a Dharma-Protector Soldier; the Ghost Head Saber was raised again, determined to execute the True Dragon Emperor formally.

Yet...

"Your Majesty!!!"

A shocked shout rings out; the scene repeats as another Fourth Realm cultivating Confucian Martial Sect Grandmaster breaks through on the battlefield, disregarding the knives, spears, axes, and halberds of surrounding Dharma-Protector Divine Soldiers, hurling his weapon with all his might, once again fighting to rescue the True Dragon.

"Puff!"

Breaking through on the battlefield, wielding Fifth Realm power, he entered the grounds again, brutally slaying the new executioner.

Although he paid a price, being cut down by surrounding Dharma-Protector Divine Soldiers, he still preserved Song Yu's life.

However...

Another executioner rushed onto the platform, ignoring the blood-splattered scene of two colleagues, picked up the Ghost Head Saber, and raised it again behind Song Yu.

Heroic and mournful, unafraid of life and death, willing to sacrifice, determined to become the Sword of Righteous Law, and eliminate the malevolent dragon harming the people.

Both sides exhibited selfless sacrifice, as crowds surged from all directions, including Dharma-Protector Divine Soldiers and Three Religions Cultivators. Both sides exhausted their foundations, fighting heroically for ancient rites and new orthodoxy, fearlessly entering the battlefield, causing the scene to repeat continuously.

"Worthy of being the Celestial Destiny True Dragon!"

"In the final struggle, Celestial Destiny saves itself; Dragon Qi bestows itself, enabling breakthroughs even on the battlefield, entering the Fifth Realm threshold."

"Is this the dual effect of Celestial Destiny Divine Power and Dragon Qi authority?"

"These Dharma-Protector Divine Soldiers under the Bright Spirit King are frightening, untouched by Dragon Qi's suppression and elevating Daoist Soldiers' power to such a state, even surrounding and killing Fifth Realm Great Cultivators, their blades reducing to mud."

"These are worldly soldiers; there is a law in the cosmos, Yin and Yang differ, restraining ghost gods, forbidding over-intervention, yet he refines such Daoist Soldiers with great divine power, how much godly force is invested?"

"Merely divine power would be insufficient!"

"Surely other methods are involved, otherwise, such Daoist Soldiers would be impossible to create!"

"Even if it means forcibly going against the people's hearts, he insists on executing the True Dragon with orthodox law; if he succeeds, his orthodox law may elevate to something even more terrifying than Dragon Qi."

"Venerable Dragon Qi, but still restricted by the force of public resentment, abiding by the principle that water carries or overturns the boat. Yet his orthodox law insists on slaying the True Dragon against people's hearts, how will it be restrained in the future?"

"Heaven and Earth Righteous Law defies the people's hearts, cannot be changed, ghost gods are angry, cannot be shaken, unyielding against any person or thing; is this not the Celestial Rules?"

"Does he desire to attain Celestial Emperor authority?"

"Hiss!!!"

Witnessing the execution grounds, where Dharma-Protector Daoist Soldiers and Three Religions Cultivators sacrificed themselves in battle, even Loose Cultivators discerned the signs, gasped in cold air, faces turning pale, terror struck them speechless.

"Impossible, impossible!"

"He is but a mortal ghost god, a mere Third Grade, how can he achieve Celestial Emperor authority?"

"Seven out of ten hearts belong to the True Dragon; his orthodox law holds at most three supporters. How could he kill it?"

"Three Religions and Hundred Schools, foundations exhausted; now aided by Celestial Destiny Dragon Qi power, more are breaking into the Fifth Realm. How long can these Dharma-Protector Divine Soldiers last?"

"Either swiftly kill the True Dragon, or..."

The crowd's words grew more distraught, eyes shifting towards the Underworld.

The situation in the Mortal World had stagnated. Though Dharma-Protector Divine Soldiers continually advanced, attempting to slay Song Yu, the True Dragon, Three Religions Cultivators fearlessly risked their lives, continually breaking through from Fourth Realm Grandmasters to Fifth Realm Great Cultivators, protecting Song Yu despite limited provisions, causing each executioner who dared advance to bleed on the execution platform.

Each side upheld their ideals, sacrificing all, unable to perceive an outcome for now.

Thus, the breakthrough reached...

"Boom!!!"

"Kill!!!"

The Underworld reverberated with cries of war.

Divine Light stretched infinitely, piercing the clouds and breaking the sky; countless deities and Daoist Soldiers rushed in from all directions, attacking the Northern Capital Realm.