Shrouding the Heavens: Starting by joining the Holy Land of Yao Guang

Chapter 68 Unprecedented and Unparalleled
"What kind of secret technique is this? The recovery ability is so exaggerated!"

The arm bones were broken and deformed, yet the injury was completely healed in an instant!

After reaching the Other Shore Realm, one's injuries can heal quickly, but it still requires circulating divine power and waiting a while. It's impossible for someone to heal as quickly as Li Yao.

"So what if you recover quickly? You recover once, and I'll knock you down again. You recover again, and I'll knock you down again, until you can't stand up anymore," Li Rui said confidently. As a Dao Palace cultivator, he was fully capable of doing so.

Li Yao sneered: "Then you give it a try."

"boom!"

At this moment, Li Rui's aura intensified, his body enveloped in divine light, and he charged forward like a bolt of lightning.

"I'll show you that the barriers to Mythic+ dungeons aren't so easy to cross."

After the restrictions on his cultivation were lifted, the abundant divine power covering his body made Li Rui's physique even stronger. At this moment, he was like a savage dragon, charging straight at Li Yao.

"Then I'll give it a try! Using the Sea of ​​Wheels Secret Realm, I'll fight against the Dao Palace!" Li Yao was fearless. His surging divine power was vast and boundless. He crossed his hands, forming a cross of divine light, and attacked Li Rui who was coming at top speed.

The void trembled, and the cross-shaped divine light struck Li Rui with incredible speed in the blink of an eye.

If this attack were from an ordinary Dao Palace cultivator, it would have been cleanly cleaved into four or five pieces. Even Li Rui dared not ignore it and immediately activated the Primordial Holy Light Technique.

The blazing holy light surged forth, impervious to all magic; the cross-shaped divine light struck it, yet had no effect whatsoever.

This is the forbidden secret technique of the Yao Guang Holy Land, representing the pinnacle of defense. Together with the Holy Light Technique, one is offensive and the other defensive, establishing the Yao Guang Holy Land's invincible dominance.

Li Yao's figure flashed, and he moved backward at lightning speed, while his hands slashed continuously, unleashing beams of divine light.

His physical body was already inferior to Li Rui's, and now that the opponent had the Primordial Holy Light Technique protecting his body, the gap was even greater.

Fortunately, Li Yao's divine power was unparalleled. Although his divine spell could not break the Primordial Holy Light Technique, it could slow down Li Rui's advance for a moment.

In that short time, he created a great distance, making it impossible for Li Rui to get close.

"Are you just going to keep hiding like this?" Li Rui shouted angrily, realizing that he couldn't catch up with Li Yao no matter what he did, and he was somewhat frustrated.

Li Yao is now transformed into a mage, constantly attacking Li Rui by keeping his distance, but because of the Primordial Holy Light Technique, he cannot harm his opponent at all.

However, Li Rui was also unable to close the distance, and he could only passively take the hits. In just this short time, Li Yao unleashed at least a hundred divine rays.

It was only because the Hunyuan Holy Light Technique's defense was so amazing that he would have been blown to smithereens long ago.

"Whoosh!" Li Rui stopped. He knew that if he continued like this, he would not be able to close the distance with Li Yao at all.

"I originally only intended to defeat you with my physical strength, but you are like a fly, afraid to confront me head-on. Since that's the case, I will show you the true power of the Dao Palace."

Li Rui traced the path of his debut with both hands, and a blazing holy light surged forth, condensing into a giant handprint of light.

"Buzz!"

A massive hand swept across the sky, like a pure white cloud, so heavy it was suffocating, causing the ground of the training ground to crack.

"boom!"

At the same time, Li Yao also made a new move, circulating his powerful divine energy and surging it toward the sun above his head.

The sun became dazzling, as if a real sun had risen on the earth. The next moment, an incredibly thick divine ray shot out from the sun, dazzling and brilliant.

This is the divine radiance of the sun, enhanced by the power of an extraordinary phenomenon; its power is more than twice as strong as before.

The thick divine light was like a divine sword, invincible, causing the void to tremble repeatedly, as if it would collapse at any moment!

"boom!"

The Great Sun Phenomenon was already perfectly aligned with the divine radiance of the Sun. Now, the combined power of the two was unparalleled, like a sacred divine sword colliding with the Great Handprint of Light.

With a "crack," the luminous handprint condensed by the Dao Palace Third Heaven cultivators shattered, utterly destroyed by the radiant divine light of the sun.

The disciples and elders who were watching the battle were incredulous, feeling that all of this was simply unreasonable. Could the divine radiance of Haori have such power?
The Great Handprint of Light is a secret technique of a higher level than the Divine Radiance of the Sun. It is activated by a cultivator at the third level of the Dao Palace. How could it possibly be broken by the Divine Radiance of the Sun activated by a cultivator at the Other Shore Realm?

Did they build a fake Haori Divine Radiance?!

Li Rui's expression changed drastically. He had not expected this situation at all. As a cultivator at the third level of the Dao Palace, he was completely overwhelmed by a disciple at the Other Shore Realm in terms of divine power and the use of divine techniques.

"go with!"

Just then, Li Yao let out a loud shout, his divine power surged even more fiercely, and the power of his divine light increased dramatically as he charged towards Li Rui.

"Zha!" Li Rui chanted the Daoist incantation, and the Primordial Holy Light Technique covering his body instantly became even more intense.

This time, he dared not be careless in the slightest and frantically activated the Primordial Holy Light Technique to strengthen his own defense.

Even so, when the thick divine light struck, the supposedly invulnerable Hunyuan Holy Light Technique began to tremble.

"puff!"

Although the divine radiance of the sun did not penetrate through, it had immense penetrating power, causing Li Rui to shake violently and spit out a mouthful of blood.

"How is this possible?" Li Rui shouted in disbelief, unleashing the Primordial Holy Light Technique, yet he was still injured.

Moreover, the thick divine light, like a vast ocean, showed no sign of stopping. The intense light collided with the Primordial Holy Light Technique and spread out, illuminating the heavens and earth. The scorching heat turned the bricks and stones of the training ground into dust, which flew everywhere.

If this continues, Li Rui won't be able to hold on at all. The Primordial Holy Light Technique will be broken sooner or later, and he will definitely be blown to bits. Because under these circumstances, Li Yao won't be able to stop him.

"If this continues, the two will inevitably have to fight to the death to determine the winner," an elder watching said with a slight change in expression and some worry.

"Don't worry, as a candidate for Holy Son, Li Rui must have a life-saving artifact on him, so there's no possibility of him dying. Besides, we elders are here, and we're not just for show," the elder from Rising Sun Island said with a relaxed tone, his previous tension gone.

The elders also thought it was reasonable. With their cultivation levels and so many people around, it would be easy for them to intervene and save people.

"Have you noticed? The Radiant Sun Divine Radiance that Li Yao is using is strange. It feels almost as powerful as the Holy Light Technique!" At this moment, another elder pointed this out.

"Indeed, I noticed it too. Is this still the original radiance of the Haori Divine Radiance?"

The elder from Sunrise Island glanced at the other elders and said irritably, "What else could this be but the divine radiance of the sun?"

“I don’t understand the world of geniuses, because I am not a genius, and neither are you. Although Hao Ri Divine Radiance is only a Saint Lord-level secret technique, have you cultivated it to its peak? Even if a Saint Lord suppresses his cultivation to the Fourth Extreme Secret Realm, the Hao Ri Divine Radiance he uses is still stronger than yours.”

The other elders were speechless, because they had indeed not cultivated the Divine Radiance of the Sun to its fullest potential and were still far from it.

However, even if a disciple of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm has extraordinary talent, how could he comprehend the Divine Radiance of the Sun to this extent?
The elders expressed disbelief, but this was not the time to discuss such matters; they turned their attention to the training ground.

"boom!"

A thick divine light pierced through heaven and earth, and Li Yao's divine power was continuously sent into the great sun, continuously unleashing the divine radiance of the sun.

On the other side, Li Rui activated the Primordial Holy Light Technique. He was almost pressed to the edge of the barrier, his face as pale as gold paper, and the blood he spat out had stained his blue robes red.

He was still struggling to hold on, but his body was already swaying precariously, and in the end, he had no choice but to kneel on one knee.

"Break!" Li Yao roared, his divine power surging. He moved his hands and unleashed three incredibly profound imperial runes.

The sun trembled, and three imperial runes were inscribed on it. Instantly, the divine radiance it emitted became more condensed and more intense.

The prolonged stalemate greatly depleted Li Yao's divine power. Even though divine power is inexhaustible, after a while, Li Yao felt that he could not withstand the full force of the Great Sage-level Hao Ri Divine Radiance.

"boom!"

The supposedly invincible Primordial Holy Light Technique was broken, and the thick divine light, like a river, threatened to engulf Li Rui.

Upon seeing this, the elders who were watching all took action. Some reached out their large hands to cut off the thick divine light, while others unleashed a beam of holy light to protect Li Rui.

"boom!"

But at that moment, the waves of Li Rui's Bitter Sea surged, and a curtain of light burst forth from it, blocking the remaining divine light from his view.

"when!"

It was a shield, radiating a dark light, with divine brilliance flowing around it, creating a hazy atmosphere. The Dao patterns on it moved like dragons, and the divine light struck it without causing any damage.

"The Crimson Crow Copper Shield! I never imagined that the Holy Lord would give such a good thing to Li Rui!" The elder who was about to protect Li Rui withdrew his hand.

Because it is no longer necessary. The Crimson Crow Copper Shield is the weapon of a great power in the history of Yao Guang, which is interwoven with the Dao and reason. Although its divine power is now sealed, it still has unparalleled defensive power.

Li Yao withdrew his divine power and landed on the ground. Looking at the shield in front of Li Rui, he felt a little envious. It was a powerful weapon, interwoven with the Dao and reason, and possessed great power.

In other words, Li Rui cannot use this weapon right now; otherwise, if he were to use it, the outcome of this battle would be reversed.

"It seems the Dao Palace Secret Realm isn't that powerful after all. Are you convinced now?" Li Yao strode forward.

Li Rui, kneeling on one knee with bloodshot eyes, propped himself up and looked directly at Li Yao, saying, "How could you be so powerful, beyond reason?"

He was puzzled. They were practicing the same scriptures and using the same divine techniques, yet he, with his superior cultivation, was being completely overwhelmed.

Li Yao's divine power was vast and boundless, and his divine arts were powerful, far surpassing his own. Yet, he was clearly the one with stronger cultivation.

"Because of hard work," Li Yao said to Li Rui, his words righteous and earnest.

"Ha, hard work." Li Rui scoffed, dismissing it with disdain. If hard work alone could achieve that level, what would be the point of talent?
This battle truly made Li Rui question his existence; he was defeated by someone whose cultivation level was far lower than his.

Li Yao's strength was attributed by Li Rui to his exceptional talent; he could cultivate the same scriptures to a more profound level, even turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.

"Then keep trying. Yao Guang is much harder to deal with than I am. I hope your efforts can defeat him." Li Rui said in the end.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, he did feel that Li Yao's talent was very strong. Perhaps in terms of physique, he was not much stronger than him, but in terms of comprehension, the other party was definitely much stronger than him, reaching a level that was unprecedented in history.

Therefore, he was defeated and, despite his cultivation level far exceeding that of his opponent, was brutally pinned to the ground.

This was even more frustrating than being defeated by someone of the same level. Li Rui felt as if there was darkness ahead of him, as if a huge mountain was blocking his way between heaven and earth.

His cultivation level was far higher than Li Yao's, yet he was still defeated. So, once the other party's cultivation level catches up, the gap will only widen.

Li Rui couldn't see a day when he would win, which made him disheartened. He looked tired and lost his initial high spirits. His steps were heavy and his back looked desolate.

The elders of Rising Sun Island rushed to Li Yao's side, sizing him up, and said, "Li Yao, a disciple of my lineage, possesses the qualities of a Great Emperor..."

Li Yao felt a sudden tightness throughout his body and quickly waved his hand to stop the elder from continuing.

This statement has a very powerful karmic consequence; the last person who was said this to suffered a very tragic end.

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