Shrouding the Heavens: The Ultimate Daoist Venerable

Chapter 5 Battle for the Supreme

The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable distanced himself, reassembling his body. He gritted his teeth and said, "My blood cannot be shed in vain! Blood Sacrifice Technique, Heaven-Burning Immortal Sacrifice Art!"

The purple divine blood ignited a divine fire, its power growing even stronger. Liang Yu, who was bathed in the blood of the Holy Spirit, was also ignited by this divine fire.

Ignoring everything else, Liang Yu lunged forward again, unleashing the Heaven-Turning Seal, which twisted and deformed the arms of the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable. The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable was terrified, and a divine lamp appeared above his head, radiating boundless divine light to protect his body.

Liang Yu pressed his advantage, unleashing another Heavenly Seal. The divine lamp emitted mournful cries, its divine light dimmed by the blow, and cracks appeared all over its body.

Having finally caught his breath, the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable immediately withdrew his divine lamp and unleashed a Heaven-Burning Divine Palm strike. Liang Yu pressed forward again, unleashing the Great Annihilation Divine Seal, which once more forced the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable back, breaking his bones and tendons.

At this moment, Liang Yu used his divine power to extinguish the divine fire on his body.

"You've gone too far!" The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable was enraged, and a surge of supreme aura rose up, his invincible presence reappearing in this universe.

Having been repeatedly suppressed by Liang Yu, the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable finally couldn't hold back any longer and unleashed his full potential, determined to avenge his humiliation. However, he secretly marveled at Liang Yu's strength; having only recently attained Dao, Liang Yu already possessed combat power almost equivalent to his own at his peak—truly terrifying. It must be understood that he, the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable, had attained Dao as a Holy Spirit.

Just then, the other three supreme beings also broke free. The Cangming Supreme Being held a sea eye in his palm, from which the seawater was endless, and each drop could crush stars. This was his treasure for proving his Dao—the Endless Sea Eye.

Yuan Chen Supreme was surrounded by countless silver divine sands, resembling stars or deities. This was his treasure for proving his Dao—Starry Sky Divine Sands.

The King of Hell opened the Book of Life and Death in his hand, and lines of blood-red characters appeared on the originally blank pages. This was his treasure for proving his Dao.

Seeing the appearance of the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable, they couldn't help but be secretly shocked. The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable had attained enlightenment as a Holy Spirit, possessing extraordinary strength, yet he had suffered a great loss in just a moment, forced to the extreme of sublimation. The Holy Spirit's physical body was extraordinary, and they were slightly inferior to him. If they were to face Liang Yu himself, they would likely suffer even greater losses.

"Now, the roles have reversed. Boy, I can't wait to drink your divine blood. Since you are so extraordinary, even if I eat you, I might not die." The aura of the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable became even more terrifying, and endless divine fire surged forth, once again rushing towards Liang Yu.

Liang Yu's body trembled, and the laws on his body condensed into runes, which then transformed into ancient gods. Divine light intertwined, separating the divine fire that was burning towards him.

The two engaged in another fierce battle, while the other three supreme beings watched from the sidelines. This was partly because the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable, who had reached the pinnacle of his power, wanted to monopolize Liang Yu, and partly because these three wanted to reap the benefits of the conflict.

Liang Yu and the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable engaged in another fierce close-quarters battle, unleashing countless divine techniques and Daoist arts. The two supreme beings fought to the very edge of the universe, shattering stars and obliterating even the Great Dao itself.

Yama's gaze turned grave: "Oh no, Ziji is going to lose."

Cangming sighed, "This junior is indeed formidable, actually able to hold his own against Ziji, who has reached the pinnacle of sublimation. If this continues, Ziji will be dragged down."

Yuan Chen fiddled with the divine sand beside him, expressionless: "Isn't this great? Once Zi Ji is dead, we'll swarm him. The divine blood plus the holy blood will probably restore us to near our peak condition."

Yama frowned: "Ziji is, after all, one of our fellow Daoists. Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Yuan Chen sneered, "Better to die than to die, my fellow Daoist. I am old now, and the path to immortality in a hundred thousand years is my last hope. We have abandoned everything and committed such heinous crimes, all for the sake of becoming immortals. For this purpose, there is nothing that cannot be given up."

Cangming pondered for a moment, then said, "Yuan Chen is right, we can't miss this opportunity. Besides, since Ziji didn't ask for our help, we should naturally listen to him. If he dies, then we'll have no choice but to avenge him. If we avenge him, then his remains will be his reward. Even if our fellow Daoists from the Holy Spirit Ancestral Land come, we'll have a legitimate reason to do so. I don't believe they'll dare to break ties with us." Seeing that the two were determined, Yama fell into deep thought. The Underworld's attempt to replicate the Netherworld Lord's method of using corpses to communicate with spirits and attain enlightenment had essentially failed. Aside from creating a bunch of monsters, it yielded almost no results and even caused a corpse calamity that swept across the entire universe.

After attaining enlightenment, Lingbao Tianzun went on a killing spree, virtually wiping out the monsters born from the corpse calamity, including more than one of the supreme beings of the Underworld. Later, the Underworld Lord intervened and negotiated with Lingbao Tianzun, leading to a truce. Lingbao Tianzun agreed to cease targeting the Underworld, but the Underworld simultaneously agreed to abandon its research into the Underworld Lord's methods and refrain from disseminating these methods.

When Lingbao Tianzun was alive, the Supreme Being of the Underworld still adhered to the agreement. However, after his disappearance, the deterrent effect of this agreement was not as great.

Now, many in the underworld have begun to study the method of proving one's Dao through corpses, but they dare not do so openly; while a small number have turned to studying the mysteries of various bloodlines and physiques, and Yama is one of them. Divine blood like that of Liang Yu, who has evolved to the extreme, and the blood of holy spirits who have proven their Dao like the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable, are of paramount importance.

If they could obtain these two supreme bloodlines, their research might be able to advance even further.

Thinking of this, King Yama made up his mind: "Alright then, we respect Fellow Daoist Ziji's decision and will join after his battle is over."

On the battlefield, Liang Yu and Zi Ji fought to a fever pitch, with crimson and purple divine blood splattering everywhere, leaving devastation in their wake.

However, the Purple Extreme Saint Venerable clearly felt that he was beginning to struggle. His ascension time was gradually shortening, while Liang Yu remained in excellent condition. Before his ascension was complete, it was virtually impossible for him to defeat Liang Yu.

With that thought in mind, he turned and flew towards the other three supreme beings.

"Do you think I didn't hear your plot just now? You should all elevate yourselves to a higher level."

"You madman!" The three supreme beings quickly moved away.

The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable was on the verge of despair and had no choice but to take a desperate gamble. He wanted to force the other three Supreme Venerables to ascend, then join forces to kill Liang Yu, and finally fight among themselves to determine a victor. If he could become the final victor, he might not die even after the ascension of the four Supreme Venerables was over. This was the only way out he could think of right now.

The Purple Extreme Saint Venerable launched a series of fierce attacks, sending the Yama King flying and his blood splattering across the starry sky. He then chased after the other two supreme beings.

The other two supreme beings wanted to leave, but Liang Yu blocked their way.

With wolves in front and tigers behind, the two supreme beings were suddenly caught in a dilemma.

As Ziji continued his attacks, forcing the three supreme beings to ascend, Liang Yu seized the opportunity to strike. The Qiankun Creation Tower pressed down, followed by the phenomena of the God Emperor and the Eternal God Kingdom, which, together with his main body, focused their attack on Yama Emperor.

King Yama was furious. "I was the one with the gentlest attitude, so why are they all coming after me? Do they think I'm easy to bully?"

"Never mind, I'm going to ascend too. You'll regret it."

Enraged, Yama, the King of Hell, began to sublimate to the extreme, unleashing an invincible aura.

(End of this chapter)