Devour

Arriving at the 44th floor, the guardian stone statue exuded a tyrannical aura, and a majestic giant beast strode out. It had an ancient shape, a lion's head, a dragon's mouth, fish scales, deer antlers, tiger claws, and an ox's tail.

It is nearly a hundred meters long and its entire body is green, as if it were carefully carved out of jade. When it moves, it is surrounded by mist and looks as if it is about to fly away on a cloud.

Li Tong said, "It is a water-repellent golden-eyed beast. Not only can it fly into the sky and into the sea, it can also go anywhere on land, water and air. It also has a pair of golden eyes that can see through darkness and illusions. It is one of the spiritual beasts and mounts favored by immortals and gods."

Cheng Bai asked curiously, "What kind of place produces such monsters?"

Li Tong said: "It is a descendant of the water qilin. It may occasionally appear in places where the water and grass are particularly abundant and beautiful. It can also be found in the Five Continents."

Before he finished speaking, the magical power of the Golden-Eyed Water-Splitting Beast surged, driving wave after wave of raging waves that rushed in like moving mountains, mixed with violent water tornadoes. The violent airflow tore through space, shattering walls of steel. The continuous attacks were terrifying.

Cheng Bai waved his palms and used the Six Paths of Bliss Fist's techniques of dissipating, repelling, sealing and defending to dispel the strong winds and waves. When the Golden-Eyed Water-Bi Shui Beast was caught off guard, he summoned the Killing Blade to fly in the air and slash quickly. The overlapping cross-shaped sword auras crisscrossed and formed a net-like sword formation, which contained murderous intent and slashed at the opponent quickly.

The Golden-Eyed Water-Repellent Beast had no way to avoid it. Its body surface was shining with light. What was thought to be a fatal blow was suddenly bounced back. The heavier the sword energy was, the more killing energy it returned.

"Water mirror?"

Cheng Bai knew it was powerful. He had encountered this secret technique before in Qiongqi Continent. It could bounce back all attacks with amazing effect. He hurriedly used the Jing character technique to resist with all his strength. This move made all offensives disappear and saved the temporary defeat.

The golden-eyed water-repellent beast sensed a strong crisis and suddenly let out a long roar. Its roar was as loud as a bell and deafening. The temperature around it dropped sharply and it became freezing cold. Water turned into ice and the splashes of water in the sky turned into crystal clear snowflakes. In an instant, the whole world turned into ice and snow, and all things in the world were frozen.

Cheng Bai had not expected that the water element would advance to the ice element. He was unable to avoid the sudden change and was instantly frozen. Only a pure white ice field was left, covered in silver.

However, in less than half a breath, the blazing and brilliant flames erupted like a volcano, breaking through the icy shackles. With the unique advantage of the divine fire source, Cheng Bai instantly regained his freedom.

It happened in a flash. The Water-Repelling Golden Eyed Beast didn't have time to take advantage of the situation to attack again, and lost the perfect opportunity to counterattack.

"As far as cultivation is concerned, it is not inferior to me at all, and may even be slightly higher. It has finally reached the level corresponding to me." Cheng Bai thought to himself, he had to show his true ability.

Ice chips flew everywhere on the snow. Li Tong also came out from under the ice and said, "Ice and Snow Technique, use the brilliant spiritual fire to suppress it."

Cheng Bai raised his right hand slightly, and used the power of the Phoenix to recall the Killing Sword. With the sword in his hand, he looked majestic and sharp.

He swung his sword to demonstrate the true meaning of the move of "sparks setting the prairie on fire". Golden flames suddenly emerged from the snow, like sparks, spreading rapidly, jumping strangely on the snow, carrying with it the domineering sword energy, sweeping towards the water-repelling golden-eyed beast.

He has the Six Paths of Bliss Fist, which combines all the moves in the world for his own use. He can also use the unique move of the "Melting Gold and Breaking Jade Hand" in his swordsmanship, and everything is smooth and natural, as flowing as clouds and water.

The Golden-Eyed Water-Repellent Beast had just gained the upper hand, but it was suddenly put in a passive situation. It retreated repeatedly, relying on the Water Mirror Technique to resist damage and continuously rebound attacks.

Cheng Bai had to repeatedly resolve his attacks, thinking to himself: "The water mirror is a bit troublesome. Even if I kill it, I will suffer a loss. How can I break it?"

The Golden-Eyed Water-Repellent Beast seemed to have run out of tricks. It roared in frustration and once again used the secret technique of ice and snow.

Cheng Bai activated the brilliant spiritual lamp, and wherever the golden flame shined, the ice and snow melted, and it was immune to the cold and was not affected by freezing.

A blessing suddenly came to his mind, and with a flash of thought, he used the power of the phoenix to control the sword and slash through the air. The sword light appeared instantly, came and went without a trace, and killed his opponent by surprise.

The Golden-Eyed Water-Repellent Beast was caught off guard and didn't even have time to use its water mirror. It was suddenly cut on the face, leaving a trace of blood. The severity of the injury was difficult to judge.

Cheng Bai suddenly realized, "The only martial arts in the world that cannot be defeated is speed. The great way of the sword has reached its extreme. The seventh sword must be a sword technique with the fastest speed. I have grasped the feeling, but unfortunately it has not yet escaped the realm of life and death. It is about a little short of it. How fast it is, I can't really grasp it."

Although the seventh sword skill has not been mastered, this trace of sword energy has suddenly burst out.

The knife wound quickly expanded, spreading from the wound on the Water-Resistant Golden-Eyed Beast throughout its body until it was split in two. It didn't even realize that it was dying, and it turned into smoke and disappeared while walking briskly.

The level steadily rose to the 45th floor, and a person actually walked out of the guardian stone statue.

After seeing the other person's appearance clearly, Cheng Bai was stunned for a moment. He did not expect to meet his old rival again at a higher level of the Ladder of All Things.

The handsome young man seemed to be at ease and asked, "We meet unexpectedly again. I believe you are ready this time, right?"

Cheng Bai asked, "Who are you? Why don't you show your true self and speak so freely while revealing the Ladder of All Things?"

The beautiful young man smiled proudly and said, "I am Yong Yao, the Golden Light King. I inherited the divine fire bloodline of the Great Emperor of the Pangu Clan. As the son of the Emperor, I have special skills. I have some privileges in the Ladder of All Things, which makes it easier for me than others."

Cheng Bai was surprised and asked, "So, when the Ladder of All Things reaches the end, the one at the top is Emperor Yunmen?"

Yong Yao said as a matter of course: "Is there anyone else at the highest point? The Ladder of All Things was created as a training ground for the sons of the heavenly emperors. Others are just sparring partners. Every star in the starry sea that is rich in life will have one built as appropriate."

Cheng Bai remembered that Li Tong said that the place originally used by the Pangu clan for trials for their descendants was an immortal artifact similar to the Shengjin Tower. Later, it was replaced by the inexpensive and high-quality Ladder of All Things, and its number increased greatly.

"Why are there five ladders to heaven on the Five Continents?" Cheng Bai got to the bottom of the matter.

Yong Yao said disdainfully, "What's so strange about that? The Five Continents Continent was created by a great emperor who flattened five life stars and put them together, so there are naturally five of them."

Cheng Bai was shocked by the shocking secret and was speechless for a moment.

Yong Yao took out the golden mace, glanced at Li Tong who was hiding nearby, and sneered, "The inheritance cube? That is a treasure prepared for teaching the emperor's son, and it turned out to have fallen into your hands. Your virtue is not worthy of the position, so it will not recognize you as its master, right?"

Cheng Bai was secretly shocked. Ever since he got the inherited magic cube, the spirit of the tool has never been able to recognize its master. Does this mean that in order for Li Tong to approve him, the master must be the emperor's son?

The Shengjin Pagoda originally had similar rules, but because of the influence of Shi Qi's spirit, it became an anomaly, which benefited itself.

Yong Yao shouted, "Last time we were suddenly interrupted and the winner was not decided. Now is a great opportunity, just come on."

The golden mace in his hand was made of demonic silver tempered with gold and water. It was three feet and six inches long without a blade and weighed one thousand six hundred kilograms. Only the top of the mace was sharp, and the four edges were shining with cold light. There was a rotatable demon-subduing axis between the mace body and the mace guard.

Once the magic power is activated, the mace will radiate brilliance and emit a captivating sound to suppress evil. Combined with the unique mace skills created by King Jin Guangming, it is truly invincible.

Not only that, Yong Yao's whole body was covered with wisps of purple air, as if purple air was coming from the east, his power was rising sharply, pressing down like a mountain or a prison.

As soon as Cheng Baifu started fighting, he knew that he was a tough and powerful enemy. He did not dare to be negligent. He used all his strength of the Six Paths of Supremacy and used his ultimate move of opening the gate of life and death with his sword to deal with the enemy. The white sword energy instantly covered the sky and the sun, and penetrated every hole.

Golden light flashed, sharpness overflowed, the purple and white energies annihilated each other, turning into silent thunder, shaking the space it passed through.

The two men crossed each other like shooting stars, and each stood far away, silently trying to figure out the strength of their opponent with serious expressions. In the first test, each showed off his unique skills, but neither of them gained the upper hand.

Yong Yao gave a high evaluation: "Excellent swordsmanship. The last half move left a deep impression on me. I have been thinking hard about how to break it. I have studied martial arts and perfected the 'Eight Styles of Yaowei' time and again, but I still cannot gain the upper hand."

Cheng Bai glanced at the Killing Blade, and there was actually a scar on its surface. He said calmly, "Your mace skills are not bad either. It seems to be able to defeat all the sharp weapons in the world. If I were to use a sword, I would have to be more cautious."

He felt that the purple energy displayed by his opponent seemed familiar, and it was also very different from Gai Xun's Purple Cloud Divine Sword Technique. He couldn't help but ask, "What kind of martial arts are you practicing?"

"The first divine skill of Mount Xumi, the Buddha Purple Qi." Yong Yao said proudly: "The Five Continents are mainly sword-cultivating. I created the Yaowei Eight-style Mace Technique to restrain swordsmanship, but it happened to encounter knife skills, so you took advantage of it."

Cheng Bai glanced at the Killing Sword again, and the spiritual weapon's regenerative ability took effect. The minor scars gradually recovered as he spoke.

He muttered to himself, "Yong Yao's weapon is higher in rank than the Killing Blade, and has excellent defense. It is specially designed to find the weaknesses of other weapons and magic weapons, and will break them if hit. Don't touch it lightly, so as not to damage the precious sword."

This creates concerns, making it difficult to exert one's full strength, and one is inevitably at a disadvantage in combat.

"It's just one move. Let me see if there are any more surprises."

After saying that, Yong Yao took the initiative to attack. The golden mace in his hand emitted bursts of awe-inspiring light and whistling sounds, and attacked with overwhelming force.

Cheng Bai defended with the Six Paths of Bliss Fist's techniques of sticking, eliminating, pushing, and blocking, and with the protection of his spiritual shield, he was able to block out wind and rain. He slowly retreated, blocking one move every three steps he took.

Yong Yao approached the enemy with twenty-four steps and used all of his proud Eight Styles of Yaowei in turn. Every time he was on the verge of breaking through the defense, his tremendous power was like a torrent pouring into an endless abyss, and still failed to fill the bottomless void.

He was experienced in combat and had accurate judgment. He knew that he would not be able to win if he continued like this, so he immediately used his true abilities.

Ripples appeared in the air behind Yong Yao, and a towering figure a thousand meters tall emerged, as if it had traveled from a distant time and space, exuding a holy and majestic aura that looked down on everything.

That is the brand new self that will be achieved in the future. He will sit on the throne of the Immortal King high above the jade sky, with dazzling immortal aura surrounding him, overlooking the vast earth, dominating the mortal world, with all living beings in awe, all immortals bowing their heads, and all evildoers being punished. This is Yong Yao’s vision of “the Immortal King coming to the world”!

Cheng Bai showed his own vision almost at the same time. The head of the Taotie beast was hundreds of meters long, with green and red colors, vivid and imposing. It appeared in the sky and confronted the Immortal King from a distance, resisting the heavy pressure like a mountain pressing down on its head.

The two major visions restrained each other and were evenly matched for a while.

Yong Yao gathered all the purple energy of the Buddha and once again performed the Eight Methods of Yaowei, doubling the power and turning it into an earth-shaking offensive. The golden mace emitted thousands of purple-gold lights, and wherever it illuminated, it was like a dead tree or rotten wood.

Cheng Bai's defense was strong, and he became stronger when he met a stronger opponent. He adapted to the mace move and did not retreat a step. His sword moves combined the exquisiteness of the Three Stunning Swords, the Six Paths of Bliss Fist, and the Molten Gold and Jade Hands. The deep and sea-like sword energy and the spiritual shield defense were even more powerful under the blessing of the vision, resisting the purple gold light without leaking a single drop.

There was no sound of weapons clashing during the fierce battle between the two sides. Only the wind was rising and the clouds were surging, and the energy was surging like the sea tide.

Yong Yao attacked for a while, and fought with hundreds of moves, but he still couldn't overcome the opponent's sword wall and shield. He couldn't help but frowned and thought secretly.

For a long time, once his vision was revealed, the Immortal King would shock all things in the heavens, and the situation of the battle would be reversed in an instant, making him invincible. No one could contend with the power of the Immortal King. Now, an opponent who was strong enough to rival him had appeared, and he had a weird-looking big head.

Yong Yao sighed secretly and praised: "Your ability is not inferior to mine. It is worth going all out."

He actually still has room for improvement!

Cheng Bai was secretly surprised when he heard this, and said solemnly: "Do you have any other hidden tricks? Show them out."

Yong Yao did not answer, his whole body was shining with golden light, illuminating the entire Ladder of All Things.

His Immortal King vision changed amazingly. His appearance became solemn, and blazing flames swirled and danced in circles, transforming into layers of purple-gold flame rings that enhanced his own cultivation and combat power.

One after another, huge and powerful forces surged out and gathered into a torrent of might, amplifying the power of the pagoda's purple energy. It was as if the gods were blessing him and the good fortune was protecting him, giving the golden mace in his hand unparalleled power. When it was swung, it swept across thousands of mountains and rivers and swept across the world.

At this moment, Yong Yao was like a war immortal descending into the world. His majestic aura was like a dazzling purple-gold sun. The sky was filled with purple air and golden light suppressed the universe.

Cheng Bai's face turned pale with shock and he said, "Is it the source of the divine fire?!"

Yong Yao said proudly: "Golden Divine Fire, Judgment Aurora." He actually used the source of divine fire as the core of power to launch the ultimate secret technique.

The Immortal King controls everything. The purple-gold flame instantly ignites the entire sky, bursting with a shockingly bright light, as gorgeous as a rainbow and as deadly as suffocation. The auroras crisscross the sky and the earth, and the paths of death pierce the hearts. All living beings are bathed in the light of destruction and annihilated under the baptism of judgement.

Seeing the overwhelming power, Cheng Bai dared not hold back any longer. The brilliant spiritual lamp above the Jianmu in his dantian shone brightly, and his whole body was surrounded by golden flames. His magic power rose to the limit.

He instantly transformed into a tyrant. The 90-meter-tall giant's might was earth-shaking. He used his spiritual shield to withstand the continuous slashing of the Aurora of Judgment in the sky, and used all his strength to perform the move of returning to the underworld.

It was as if billions of lights were lit up in the Ladder of All Things, and the light shot out in all directions. Even the people in Yinsheng City could sense that it was different from the past, and many cultivators were startled and looked up, discussing the situation.

"Look, the Ladder of All Things is shining brightly. Has anyone reached the upper levels and won the grand prize?"

“It’s never been so bright when a challenger is on a winning streak.”

"Is there anyone performing magic in the ladder?"

"How is that possible? Hahaha..."

Only the two people who were fighting fiercely inside knew what happened.

The Immortal King, who was dominating the sky, had a blood line of over a thousand meters cut from his right forehead to his left toe, and his mighty power dropped sharply.

Yong Yao's face turned pale and he quickly retreated. There was a bloody knife scar on the right side of his forehead. He had to use the Immortal King as a shield wall to resist with all his strength, so as to achieve the best result of retreating unscathed, otherwise the situation would be dangerous.

The price of saving his life is that the Immortal King's vision is difficult to maintain and gradually dissipates. It seems as if nothing has happened, but in fact, unless it is absolutely necessary, there is no reason for the vision to dissipate on its own. It is equivalent to dying for others.

Having temporarily lost the Immortal King's blessing, his combat power plummeted and he was unable to fight any longer.

"That's a great sword technique, may I know what it's called? I lost, but I will definitely find a way to break your move." Yong Yao gently stroked the knife wound on his right cheek, left some polite words, and his figure gradually turned into green smoke and returned to silence.

Cheng Bai shrank back to his original form, and put away his Killing Blade after making a few moves. He couldn't help but say, "What a great Yong Yao! His cultivation is slightly inferior to Min Wushuang, but his actual combat power is much higher. Even the tyrant couldn't kill him."

He lowered his head and thought for a while before saying, "This is a self-created sword technique. So far, it only has the sword moves but no name. From the fifth sword, it will become a unique style. From now on, it will be called the 'Six Paths of Illusion'."