The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Emperor Kōkō was aware of the power of the Yata Mirror; he had once used it to kill a Saint-level expert, instantly annihilating him.

This gave him unparalleled confidence in the Yata no Kagami.

However, unexpectedly, the Yata Mirror was blocked by the dragon vein of Shenzhou.

Emperor Kōkō, who controlled the Yata Mirror, could naturally sense that the spine in Lu Yao's hand was the treasure of the divine land's destiny, and Lu Yao felt the same way.

"Is this the treasure of Japan's destiny? Bring it to me."

Lu Yao looked at the jade mirror in Emperor Kōkō's hand, a smile on his face, and leaped forward.

Faced with Lu Yao's powerful attack, Emperor Kōkō's expression changed slightly.

The fortune within the Yata Mirror was too little, only enough to unleash a single beam of divine power, and it was already dim and lifeless.

Emperor Kōkō gritted his teeth and charged directly at Lu Yao.

"Heaven-Shattering Technique!"

The old emperor roared, gathering his true energy and even burning his blood essence to enhance the power of his attack.

"Heavenly Devourer Shatters the Sun!"

Lu Yao unleashed his true power, unleashing the strongest secret technique of the Xuanwu True Skill.

The clash of two unparalleled martial arts techniques unleashed a powerful force that swept through the entire Japanese imperial palace, destroying most of it.

"Take the Yata no Kagami with you!"

Emperor Kōkō, with a resolute expression, threw the Yata no Kagami at Emperor Shōmu, and then lunged at Lu Yao.

He wanted to use his own life to hold off Lu Yao so that Emperor Zhaowu could escape with the Yata no Kagami.

"Hmph! You think you can escape?"

Lu Yao snorted coldly, ignoring Emperor Kōkō's attack.

"Black Tortoise Heavy Thunder Sword Qi!"

Lu Yao gave a soft shout, and a huge Xuanwu phantom instantly condensed, roaring towards the sky, with countless bolts of lightning swirling around it, resembling a giant thunder beast.

After catching the Yata no Kagami, Emperor Shōmu did not hesitate for a second and used his full lightness skill to escape out of the palace.

"go with!"

With a thought, Lu Yao unleashed two bolts of lightning sword energy from the Xuanwu phantom, heading towards Emperor Kōkō and Emperor Shōmu respectively.

"No!"

Emperor Zhaowu felt a chill behind him and turned around unintentionally, only to find that the sword energy was already close at hand.

"Aaaaah! Let's die together!"

When Emperor Kōkō saw his son being killed, his eyes turned bloodshot, and he roared as if he had gone mad, charging towards Lu Yao.

Emperor Kōkō's body swelled up, and wisps of red light burst through his skin, revealing an extremely tyrannical aura.

Lu Yao frowned slightly. This was clearly a self-destructive martial art. Emperor Kōkō had actually learned this kind of technique that led to mutual destruction.

Lu Yao flashed to the side of Emperor Zhaowu's corpse and directly put the Yata Mirror into his Origin Space.

"Haha! You can't escape now!"

Emperor Kōkō laughed maniacally, a look of death appearing in his eyes.

Lu Yao wasn't far from him, and no matter how fast he ran, it was too late. He burned all his essence and blood, and terrifying true energy surged wildly within his body, ready to erupt at any moment.

"idiot!"

Lu Yao chuckled and vanished in an instant.

"Huh? Where are they? Where are they?!"

Emperor Kōkō's smile froze, his eyes wide as he looked around. Just a moment ago, Lu Yao had vanished from his senses.

"No!"

Emperor Kōkō roared to the sky, his face filled with resentment.

"Boom!!"

A terrifying explosion rang out, and a blood-red surge of true energy swept through the entire Japanese Imperial Palace, even spreading outwards.

This power far surpasses the attack of an ordinary Saint Realm expert. If Lu Yao hadn't returned to his original space with the help of the Haotian Pearl, he would have been seriously injured.

……

Origin Space Secret Chamber.

Lu Yao looked at the Yata no Kagami in his hand, a slight smile playing on his lips.

If Lu Yao didn't have the dragon vein and the Haotian Pearl, he would most likely have been forced to kneel before the beam of light emitted by the Yata Mirror.

It was an extremely powerful mental attack; without cultivation of techniques to defend one's soul, it would almost always result in an instant kill.

In the world of Fengyun, there are almost no treasures that can enhance the soul or cultivation techniques that can protect the soul.

The Dragon Vein is considered a supreme defensive treasure, capable of withstanding attacks on the soul. The Yata Mirror, on the other hand, is a supreme treasure for attacking the soul; both are top-tier treasures in the world of Fengyun.

However, both treasures of destiny require sufficient fortune to unleash their power.

Without good fortune, the dragon vein's defensive capabilities will be greatly reduced, losing its ability to resist attacks from the soul.

The same applies to the Yata Mirror; without good fortune, it cannot use that soul attack at all.

Thinking of this, Lu Yao forced a drop of blood from his finger, which fell onto the Yata Mirror.

Because Emperor Kōkō was dead, the Yata no Kagami (Eight-Span Mirror) became ownerless and was easily taken over by Lu Yao.

At this moment, the Yata Mirror was completely empty, without a trace of its own fortune. It was clear that Emperor Kōkō had used it all to unleash his divine soul attack, and it had been completely exhausted.

Lu Yao picked up the dragon vein, and his mind stirred.

Golden light appeared from the dragon vein, flowing like a river towards the Yata Mirror.

A moment later, Lu Yao divided all his fortune in two, storing half in the Dragon Vein and half in the Eight-Span Mirror.

These amounts of luck are enough to support the use of two luck treasures twenty times each.

This was already terrifying. Lu Yao could hardly imagine what kind of person could withstand twenty attacks from the Yata Mirror in a row.

Lu Yao carefully put away the two treasures of fortune and began to recover his true energy in the secret room.

……

After restoring himself to his best condition, Lu Yao went to the place in the Origin Space where weapons were forged.

The Free and Unfettered Sect possesses four worlds and is rich in weapon-forging masters. These blacksmiths gather together to forge all kinds of weapons for the Free and Unfettered Sect.

Lu Yao also handed over the Qilin's corpse to them, intending to forge a suit of armor.

More than a year has passed, and the armor made from the fire qilin has been forged.

When Lu Yao arrived at the Divine Forging Hall of the Free and Unfettered Sect, he was received by the chief blacksmith, Huo Lian.

Huo Lian was only at the Innate Realm, but he had extremely high talent in weapon crafting. He came from the famous weapon crafting sect in the Tianlong World—the Hundred Refinements Sect.

Thanks to his contributions to the weapon forging for the Free and Unfettered Sect, he exchanged for a number of martial arts treasures and successfully advanced to the rank of Grandmaster.

"Sect Master, these are the Qilin Armor and Qilin Bow, crafted using the scales of the Fire Qilin as materials."

Huo Lian was wearing a thin garment, had a bald head, and his bronze muscles gleamed.

Lu Yao waved his hand and put on the dark red Qilin Armor.

With a thought, the Xuanyuan Sword appeared in his hand and slashed directly at him.

"Qiang!"

With a crisp sound, a spark flashed across the Qilin Armor, leaving a white mark.

In just a few breaths, the Qilin Armor emitted a faint red light, and the white marks that had been slashed earlier slowly disappeared.

"Their defensive capabilities are quite good."

Lu Yao nodded. Being able to withstand the full force of the Xuanyuan Sword meant that he already possessed the defensive power to withstand attacks from those at the Saint Realm.

"This Qilin Armor incorporates extremely precious Fire Cloud Ore and has the ability to self-repair."

Huo Lian also smiled and explained to Lu Yao.

Lu Yao picked up the Qilin Bow, placed the arrows forged from Qilin claws on the bowstring, and drew it to its full extent.

"boom!"

Lu Yao loosened his grip, and the arrow shot out into the distance with terrifying force.