The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

"Very well! We martial artists need no further words; the victor reigns supreme!"

Wu Wudi shouted loudly, his figure moved instantly, and he threw a punch at Xiao Sanxiao.

When Wenlong saw Wu Wudi make a move, he followed suit and leaped into the air.

Lu Yao looked helpless and had no choice but to condense a sword aura and send it toward Xiao Sanxiao.

Now that things have come to this point, there's no other way but to take action, but Lu Yao doesn't intend to use the Spirit Binding Array.

"I admire Senior Xiao's magnanimity. Regardless of the outcome of this competition, I will release Xiao Jingtian."

Lu Yao's expression hardened slightly, and he spoke to Xiao Sanxiao.

Xiao Sanxiao turned to look at Lu Yao, then slightly turned his head away.

Lu Yao and his two companions formed a triangle around Xiao Sanxiao, each unleashing powerful martial arts techniques to strike him.

"Kill in all directions!"

"Tianwu Shen Fist!"

"Radiant Thunder Sword Qi!"

All three unleashed their signature techniques, their power overwhelming and terrifying energy spreading wildly.

Despite being surrounded by three people, Xiao Sanxiao remained calm and showed no sign of panic.

"The Myriad Paths of the Universe—The Path of Fire!"

Xiao Sanxiao spoke calmly, and a surge of scorching heat erupted, with countless flames swirling around, transforming into a fire dragon that swept across the surrounding area.

Lu Yao's expression changed slightly, and he immediately conjured a sword shield to protect himself.

"Boom!"

Wu Wudi unleashed his true power upon victory, and the violent energy directly isolated the fire dragon, preventing it from getting close.

The fire dragon, burning with raging flames, was extremely agile and, under Xiao Sanxiao's control, directly blocked the attack of Lu Yao and his two companions.

"His strength is indeed extraordinary."

Lu Yao's expression was solemn. The myriad paths of the universe that Xiao Sanxiao displayed were far beyond what Xiao Aoshi could compare to.

However, this clearly did not deter Wu Wudi and Wen Long. The two unleashed their true power and charged towards the fire dragon.

"All ten are annihilated!"

Wu Wudi gathered his energy and smashed the fire dragon in two with a single punch.

Xiao Sanxiao's expression shifted slightly, and his gaze toward Wu Wudi became more cautious.

"The Way of the Sword - A Myriad Paths of Nature!"

Xiao Sanxiao spoke again, and countless sword energies condensed. Each sword energy emitted a different sword intent, but they all obeyed Xiao Sanxiao's command.

Seeing this, Lu Yao knew he couldn't keep slacking off.

"Emperor's Crazy Thunder!"

Countless ice crystals instantly condensed and then transformed into terrifying black lightning, encircling Lu Yao's body.

Lu Yao transformed into the god of thunder, controlling the lightning to attack Xiao Sanxiao.

"Respectfully!"

The sword energy gathered by Xiao Sanxiao collided with the lightning, unleashing an unparalleled surge of power.

The two were locked in a war of attrition for a time. Lu Yao continuously condensed the Emperor Heavenly Thunder and struck Xiao Sanxiao, while Xiao Sanxiao could only use his sword energy to defend.

Wu Wudi and Wen Long exchanged a glance and attacked Xiao Sanxiao again.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Sanxiao frowned slightly.

The three-person attack caused Xiao Sanxiao some trouble.

"Alas, I will make one more move. If you can withstand it, I will tell you the secret of immortality."

Xiao Sanxiao shook his head and said helplessly.

Without waiting for a response from the three, an incredibly terrifying aura erupted from Xiao Sanxiao.

"The Four Great Techniques of Chaos - Wind Technique!"

With a surge of true energy, a tornado rose from Xiao Sanxiao's body, quickly forming a terrifyingly huge tornado.

Xiao Sanxiao, suspended in the center of the tornado, looked at Lu Yao and the other two, and his mind stirred.

Countless terrifying wind blades shot out, covering the sky and enveloping Lu Yao and his companions.

"Black Tortoise Heavy Thunder Sword Qi!"

Lu Yao's expression changed slightly; these wind blades made him feel an extreme sense of danger.

The phantom of Xuanwu reappeared, directly spitting out a sword aura that shot towards Xiao Sanxiao in the tornado.

The sword energy cleaved through countless wind blades and crashed into the tornado with unstoppable force.

This tornado clearly possessed extremely strong defensive capabilities; its terrifying wind pressure directly blocked the Xuanwu Heavy Thunder Sword Qi, resulting in a temporary stalemate.

"Heavenless Sword Tiger Technique!"

Wu Wudi roared and pushed the Ten Strong Martial Arts to their limit. A huge tiger phantom flashed and pounced towards Xiao Sanxiao inside the tornado.

Wenlong's strength was clearly inferior to Lu Yao and Wu Wudi, so he could only push the Heavenly Martial Divine Fist to its limit and condense a fist force to blast towards Xiao Sanxiao.

"Boom!"

The three powerful attacks finally caused the tornado to give way and explode.

The strong wind blew in all directions, causing Lu Yao and the other two to squint their eyes.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

As the gust of wind subsided, Xiao Sanxiao stood on the ground, clutching his chest and coughing lightly a few times, clearly suffering from the backlash.

The Four Great Chaos Techniques are extremely powerful, but they also have the side effect of being weakened during the day. However, Xiao Sanxiao solved this side effect with his superb martial arts wisdom.

However, this brings another drawback: once his moves are broken, he will suffer a huge backlash.

"Isn't immortality also a kind of suffering?"

Xiao Sanxiao shook his head and gave a bitter smile.

He obtained the blood of the dragon turtle, which contained the essence of the dragon turtle, and successfully gained an extremely long lifespan. To ordinary people, it would not be an exaggeration to call him an immortal.

But after he achieved immortality, the death of his wife, the betrayal of his son, and the future of China weighed heavily on him, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

This led Xiao Sanxiao to believe that immortality comes at a price, causing only suffering.

"You should accept the consequences of your bet."

Wenlong looked on with anticipation, staring intently at Xiao Sanxiao, clearly eager to learn Xiao Sanxiao's secret to immortality.

"Hehe, do you know that there are four auspicious beasts in the world?"

Xiao Sanxiao chuckled lightly, looking at Lu Yao with great interest.

Lu Yao's mind stirred slightly; he knew that Xiao Sanxiao had sensed his possession of the Qilin's essence.

In fact, Lu Yao could also sense the dragon turtle essence in Xiao Sanxiao's body, but perhaps because of the thousands of years that had passed, the dragon turtle essence in Xiao Sanxiao's body had become very weak.

Furthermore, Lu Yao sensed a trace of dragon turtle essence in both Xiao Aoshi and Xiao Jingtian, though it was very faint.

This shows that the essence of the Four Divine Beasts can be passed down through bloodlines, but it will be greatly weakened.

Based on Xiao Sanxiao's age, Xiao Jingtian and Xiao Aoshi's ages are obviously not just a few decades old as they appear; they are at least several hundred years old.

After giving Lu Yao a deep look, Xiao Sanxiao turned to Wu Wudi and Wen Long.

"The Four Auspicious Beasts? Could it be that immortality is related to them?"

Wu Wudi was taken aback, and immediately understood what Xiao Sanxiao meant.

"That's right. It was because I obtained the blood of the Dragon Turtle, one of the Four Auspicious Beasts, that I was able to have such a long lifespan."

Xiao Sanxiao knew that the dragon turtle was dead, so he thought it wouldn't matter if he said it.

"The four auspicious beasts are incredibly mysterious; how can we find them?"

Wenlong frowned, clearly not knowing much about the four auspicious beasts.

"No! There's also the Fire Qilin!"

Wu Wudi looked excited, clearly knowing about the Fire Qilin inside Lingyun Cave.

He had been to Lingyun Cave before and naturally encountered the Fire Qilin, but at the time, Wu Wudi was unwilling to fight the evil Fire Qilin.

After all, the Fire Qilin was notorious in the martial arts world, and its blood, which could drive people to madness, made people keep their distance. Wu Wudi naturally had no interest in it.