Chapter 698: Golden Crow Divine Sovereign

The Heavenly Dao’s brilliant light grew stronger and stronger, like a blazing sun descending.

The mysterious figure stepping down from the top of the Heavenly Step moved neither fast nor slow, yet each of his footsteps echoed louder and louder, deafening like the trembling of heaven and the roar of earth.

Li Ya and Li Xianyou looked up, dazed, their eyes fixed on the figure upon the Heavenly Step.

The true body of Huang Feng Immortal Lord had already brought them immense despair. But compared to this descending figure, Huang Feng Immortal Lord now seemed utterly insignificant.

An overwhelming, boundless pressure engulfed the entire world, bringing even the sea of clouds to a standstill.

Boom! Boom! Boom…

The booming footsteps grew more intense. Each step of that mysterious figure felt like it landed directly on the hearts of Li Ya and Li Xianyou, making their souls tremble.

Li Ya resisted the intense palpitations and shifted his gaze to Gu An’s back.

Gu An stood at the front, facing the Heavenly Step. His hazy figure exuded an unshakable, calm presence that steadied Li Ya’s heart.

He felt a bit relieved.

He chose to believe in Gu An.

Gu An had dared to come—he must be confident!

As time passed, the figure on the Heavenly Step appeared larger and larger. Even the heavens above seemed narrow before him.

Just then, another figure appeared on the first step of the Heavenly Step—it was Huang Feng Immortal Lord.

His figure looked no different from an ordinary mortal—nothing imposing. Standing there at the base of the Heavenly Step, he seemed easy to overlook, yet the pressure he emitted made it impossible for Li Ya to ignore him.

As for Li Xianyou, his cultivation was far too low to perceive Huang Feng’s form. All he could do was stare blankly at the mysterious giant god descending from the heavens.

“Sword Master of the Dao, the existence behind me is the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign—one of the supreme immortals of the Heavenly Court, wielder of the Heavenly Law. He speaks for the will of the heavens. Do you truly wish to defy that will?”

Huang Feng Immortal Lord’s voice echoed, solemn and heavy.

Gu An gazed up at the figure of the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign. With the fortune of the Heavenly Court shielding him, Gu An couldn’t perform Lifespan Investigation, but he could still sense the other party’s cultivation.

Late stage of the Wondrous Truth Grand Luo Immortal Realm!

The Heavenly Court fortune on him was incredibly dense—far more than that of Huang Feng Immortal Lord.

Even someone in the early stage of the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal Realm would struggle to destroy him in a short time.

Of course, Gu An also wasn’t his match.

But Gu An wasn’t particularly intimidated, nor did he fear offending the Heavenly Court because of this.

Huang Feng Immortal Lord had been acting overly cautious—obviously afraid of this situation being exposed.

The Heavenly Court was unimaginably powerful. If Gu An had truly offended them, they would have already crushed him outright rather than continually testing him like this.

Gu An suspected this was related to Tian Hao.

Tian Hao was the reincarnated Heavenly Son. Huang Feng Immortal Lord, Immortal Lord Tai Yi, and the rest had all come for him.

From their perspective, Gu An might appear to be Tian Hao’s protector—perhaps with powerful immortals backing him as well.

That was why Huang Feng Immortal Lord had repeatedly tried to persuade Gu An to join the Heavenly Court.

If he truly wanted to recruit Gu An, why would he go through Li Ya?

To this day, Huang Feng Immortal Lord hadn’t explained how Gu An or Li Ya could ascend to become immortals—he only kept boasting about the might of the Heavenly Court.

The Golden Crow Divine Sovereign did not stop walking.

As he drew closer to the sea of clouds, his form became clearer.

He seemed clad in thick divine armor, and perched upon his shoulder was a divine bird—

A Golden Crow!

The Golden Crow also stood shrouded in the Heavenly Dao’s brilliant light, its true form still hidden from view.

“You claim to speak for the will of heaven?”

Gu An’s voice rang out, shattering the oppressive aura of the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign and Huang Feng Immortal Lord.

Li Ya and his disciple both felt as if a heavy weight had been lifted off them. Their bodies finally relaxed.

Huang Feng Immortal Lord narrowed his eyes, a chilling light flashing within.

He no longer spoke.

He was waiting for the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign to act.

“You… what’s your relationship with Divine Sovereign Yongsheng? Do you realize what consequences your actions might bring?”

A dignified voice rang out, emotionless and cold.

Divine Sovereign Yongsheng?

Could that be the existence behind Tian Hao?

Gu An replied, “The person you’re looking for is no longer in the Heavenly Spirit Great World. You lot keep pestering me—it’s really getting annoying.”

“Hmph. You helped him. That makes you our enemy. Since you won’t talk, then die! I’ll show you what true heavenly wrath feels like!”

The voice of the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign rang out again, domineering and forceful—completely different from the cautious tone of Huang Feng Immortal Lord.

He stopped walking and stood atop the Heavenly Step, gazing down at Gu An. He raised his right arm, and the Golden Crow perched on his shoulder suddenly flapped its wings and dove.

Once it left the brilliance of the Heavenly Dao, the Golden Crow revealed its true form. Its entire body was wreathed in blazing solar true fire, and though its shape resembled a crow, its wingspan stretched ten million li wide, like the sky itself was crashing down in a sea of flames—unstoppable and crushing.

Li Ya and Li Xianyou saw this and their faces turned pale.

Gu An suddenly raised his hand, and the Azure Swan Sword appeared out of thin air.

He gripped the Azure Swan Sword and slashed toward the sky.

With one swing, the sword aura surged like a full moon, infused with the essence of three thousand Grand Daos. Behind the slash appeared countless stars, forming what looked like a galaxy soaring skyward.

In an instant, the sword aura collided with the Golden Crow.

Boom——!

A violent flash of light exploded across the sky. Heaven and earth lost their color, and a raging wind tore through the sea of clouds.

Li Ya had to pour all his strength into shielding both himself and Li Xianyou.

Even though Gu An had deliberately used Dao Intent to protect them, they still felt their hearts quake from the overwhelming pressure of the Grand Dao storm.

Within the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign’s massive body, behind the obscured face, a pair of fierce, terrifying eyes lit up coldly.

He raised his hand, and a surging sea of fire billowed out behind him like a mighty dragon.

“Insolence!”

The Golden Crow Divine Sovereign roared in fury. At his shout, the cloud sea beneath the feet of Gu An, Li Ya, and Li Xianyou was instantly scattered.

Terrifying solar true fire fell from the sky, blowing away the brilliance of the heavens.

Li Ya looked up and saw a scene that shook him to the core—

Countless colossal fire dragons twisted through the sky above.

The Golden Crow Divine Sovereign stood among them, clad in golden armor that blazed like a sun, his face majestic, with no pupils in his burning eyes. His crimson hair flowed beneath a divine crown.

He descended like a peerless divine king, bringing with him the vast might of the heavens.

Gu An could sense that those fire dragons contained a strange force—something transformed from Heavenly Dao fortune.

Could this be the Heavenly Law that Huang Feng Immortal Lord spoke of?

“Peak of the Wondrous Truth Grand Luo Immortal Realm… No wonder you dare oppose us. Divine Sovereign Yongsheng certainly has some impressive tricks!”

The Golden Crow Divine Sovereign’s voice rang out again, and this time, Huang Feng Immortal Lord’s face changed dramatically.

He had suspected Gu An might be in the Wondrous Truth Grand Luo Immortal Realm, but never imagined he’d already reached its peak.

What he didn’t know… was that this was all just a disguise.

For Gu An, even if his cultivation was suppressed to the peak of the Wondrous Truth Grand Luo Immortal Realm, it was still more than enough to crush the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign.

Today, he would make the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign lose all nerve—so that he’d never dare cause trouble again.

The wind howled and blew at Gu An’s black Dao robe. He stood tall, one hand gripping his sword, facing the storm.

His lone figure left an indelible shock in the hearts of both Li Ya and Li Xianyou.

Then they saw a massive silver sword shadow appear in the air before Gu An.

It was even larger than a single step of the Heavenly Step.

The tip of the sword pointed straight at the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign and the vast sea of fire dragons behind him.

A sword intent that could shake the heavens and stir the Grand Dao locked directly onto the Golden Crow Divine Sovereign.

Standing atop the Heavenly Step, Huang Feng Immortal Lord’s eyes widened.

He cried out in disbelief, “Such sword intent… How is this possible? What’s your connection to that one from the River of Sword Dao?”