100: Chapter 100 The Great Battle of Golden Cores!

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Above the firmament, the astral winds were like knives, tearing through the sea of clouds that filled the sky.

Daoist Yun Du's face was ashen. The thousands of cloud wisps before him transformed into layers of shield armor, yet they were being forced back step by step, scorched by a dark red sea of fire.

Water can overcome fire, but the Cloud Dao cultivated by Daoist Yun Du leaned toward softness. Facing such extremely overbearing flames, he was naturally at a disadvantage.

Yan Qiu stood in the Void Realm, his purple-gold Daoist robes fluttering loudly.

He was surrounded by a Tribulation Fire capable of incinerating the heavens and destroying the earth. It burned wildly between heaven and earth like a crimson sun hanging high in the sky!

“Daoist Yun Du, you brat, compared to Zhao Qing, you are still a bit too green.”

Yan Qiu looked down from his high vantage point at the struggling Daoist Yun Du, a cruel curl appearing at the corner of his mouth. He truly wanted to burn Daoist Yun Du to a crisp with a single blast of fire!

“Calculating the time, that beast who informed on us, and that group of ants surnamed Sun, should have already been wiped out by my people.”

“Today, I shall have some fun playing with you!”

Yan Qiu formed a hand seal, and the sea of fire surged. Suddenly, within the fire clouds, a hundred-zhang-long dark red giant sword materialized. The blade flowed with a piercing Geng-Metal radiance, pointing directly at the space between Daoist Yun Du's eyebrows.

“Today, I will first slay you, the Master of Baiyun Temple, and then take that bear demon's inner core!”

“Your White Cloud Temple harbors evil intentions and conceals monsters!”

“Today, I am acting on behalf of Heaven to clean out the sect's traitors for the Shangqing Sect, returning clarity and peace to this world!”

Yan Qiu’s rhetoric was quite a performance.

With the Shangqing Sect's existence, he certainly wouldn't dare to flagrantly break the rules. But by phrasing it differently, it became another matter entirely!

This was called 'sharing the burdens of the Shangqing Sect'!

The giant sword slashed down with a roar. The space along its path collapsed inch by inch, leaving behind a pitch-black rift in the Void Realm as the entire sea of clouds seethed and churned.

Daoist Yun Du bit the tip of his tongue and spat a mouthful of essence blood onto his horsetail whisk. Thousands of silver threads surged, transforming into a Cloud Qi Dharma Idol dozens of zhang tall, desperately propping up the descending, vast fiery sword!

“Boom!”

The airwaves exploded, and the arms of the Cloud Qi Dharma Idol shattered. Daoist Yun Du let out a muffled groan as blood leaked from the corner of his mouth, his figure blasted back a hundred zhang.

Just as Yan Qiu was about to press his advantage, his brow suddenly twitched.

A destructive aura that made even his Divine Soul tremble rose into the sky without warning from the direction of Hongtian City!

“Crack—!”

The world suddenly brightened.

A bolt of purple-gold lightning, carrying the might of heaven and earth in its most primal form, directly tore through the sea of fire Yan Qiu had laid out!

The lightning dissipated, and a storm rose again.

A massive entity five zhang tall, its entire body flickering with purple-gold electrical arcs, stood formidably in front of Daoist Yun Du.

Thunder and lightning coursed through its white fur, and the light blue mane at its neck and back danced wildly in the gale!

Those profound thunderous pupils stared fixedly at Yan Qiu, radiating pure killing intent.

Without any nonsense, Shi Jian raised his right claw and swung it through the air. No words were needed; he went straight for the kill!

“Rumble!”

The Spiritual Qi within a ten-mile radius was instantly drained dry...

A massive bear paw, condensed entirely from Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, carried the power to crush everything as it slammed heavily into the Radiant Sun Tribulation Fire protecting Yan Qiu.

“Bang!”

Sparks flew in all directions, and the Tribulation Fire shield Yan Qiu was so proud of actually dented!

Purple-gold electrical arcs drilled frantically through the gaps in the flames, instantly numbing half of his body as his Physical Body began to collapse under the lightning.

Yan Qiu was terrified. His figure transformed into a streak of fire as he forcibly shifted dozens of zhang sideways, barely managing to evade the fatal blow.

Following the riot of Spiritual Qi, his flesh fell away and then reconstructed into a new body.

He stared fixedly at the giant bear before him, his eyes full of disbelief:

“Core Formation?”

“How could it be so fast! Where are the people I sent?!”

“Dead.”

Shi Jian opened his bloody maw, his voice like muffled thunder from the Nine Heavens, causing the surrounding clouds to scatter: “Don't worry, not even a speck remains!”

“Now, it's your turn, you old fogey.”

“Boastful little beast.”

“With just you?”

“A fur-clad, horned beast with dim wit... you think you're worthy of standing as my equal?”

“To even dream of killing me is truly the height of ridiculous ignorance. But then again, a beast is just a beast, knowing nothing of the heights of heaven or the depths of the earth!”

Yan Qiu laughed out of extreme anger, the killing intent in his eyes surging:

“Having just entered the Golden Core Realm, your cultivation is unstable, yet you dare to act so arrogant before me! Today, I shall skin you and pull out your tendons!”

“I will refine them into a supreme great pill!”

Yan Qiu slammed his palms together, and the Golden Core within his body spun frantically.

“Tribulation Fire Burns the Heavens, Crimson Fire Transforms into Dragons!”

The dark red sea of fire instantly contracted, transforming into nine fire dragons dozens of zhang long.

Every dragon scale was condensed from Tribulation Fire Qi, and the dragons' mouths spewed Tribulation Fire capable of melting Magic Treasures as they swarmed toward Shi Jian from all directions.

“Fellow Daoist Yun, lock him down for three breaths!”

“I shall suppress this old dog!”

Without looking back, Shi Jian let out a world-shaking roar.

“One breath is enough!”

Daoist Yun Du wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a flash of ruthlessness appearing in his eyes.

He formed several hand seals, and the Golden Core within his body erupted with a piercing white light:

“Cloud-Dispelling Heaven-Locking Array, Rise!”

With a command, ten thousand clouds seethed. The sea of clouds in all directions instantly went wild, transforming into countless thick white chains that ignored the scorching heat to tightly bind Yan Qiu's body and the nine fire dragons.

The cloud Qi was constantly evaporated by the Tribulation Fire, making a piercing 'hissing' sound, but Daoist Yun Du risked his old life to forcibly slow Yan Qiu's movements for a split second.

In that split second, Shi Jian moved.

He didn't dodge the dragons' assault; instead, his massive body suddenly sank, and the Void Realm beneath his feet exploded.

The five-zhang-tall Thunder Bear transformed into a purple-gold meteor, directly smashing through the two fire dragons in front of him, like a falling star!

In an instant, the Tribulation Fire swallowed Shi Jian, but immediately after, Shi Jian relied on his Physical Body to forcibly shatter the fire dragons.

Lightning flashed, and the sea of fire scattered.

“What kind of monster is this?!”

Yan Qiu's pupils shrank. He never expected this demon bear to be able to withstand his Heaven-Incinerating Tribulation Fire with its Physical Body alone without injury!

In contrast, Shi Jian had already rushed in front of Yan Qiu...

He opened his large mouth, and the Nine-Patterned Purple-Gold Thunder Core within him spun madly, compressing all the lightning Origin deep in his throat.

“Roar—!”

A beam of purple-gold lightning, only as thick as an arm but condensed to near-solidity, shot out from Shi Jian's mouth.

This was the true [Thunderous Roar]!

Wherever the lightning pillar passed, space was burned into a black vacuum channel. Its terrifying power even caused the space around it to warp slightly!

Yan Qiu felt the threat of death and frantically mobilized his true essence.

An ancient shield engraved with complex fire patterns instantly blocked his front—it was a Low Grade defensive Magic Treasure: the Scarlet Flame Profound Gold Shield!

“Clang!”

The lightning pillar struck the shield, producing a deafening sound that could pierce metal and shatter stone.

The defensive Magic Treasure, the Profound Gold Shield, lasted only a few breaths before this pure Purple Heaven Divine Thunder. Countless cracks burst across its surface, and then it exploded!

The lightning pillar's remaining power did not diminish, directly piercing through Yan Qiu's right shoulder.

“Ah!”

Yan Qiu let out a shrill scream. His right arm was severed at the root. No blood flowed from the wound; it was all charred flesh burned by the lightning.

The purple-gold electrical arcs even followed his Meridians, drilling frantically toward his Dantian in an attempt to destroy his Golden Core!

It was trying to completely cripple him!

The Great Dao surged as Heavenly Thunder, Earthly Fire, and Myriad Clouds—three paths—converged.

This part of the world was beaten until its Dao charms were blurred and dim. The violent turbulence of Spiritual Qi whipped up gusts of hurricanes across the land below.

“You dare to damage my Origin!”

Yan Qiu’s hair was disheveled, looking like a madman, his aura withered and weak.

He thrust his remaining left hand into his own chest, forcibly squeezing out a drop of Origin essence blood, which he flicked into the air.

The essence blood shone and transformed into a massive copper furnace burning with blood-colored flames. The lid flipped open, and a suction force that seemed to come from the Nine Netherworlds tightly enveloped Shi Jian.

“Heaven and Earth Melting Furnace! Today, I shall refine you, beast!”

Shi Jian suddenly felt his body grow heavy. The surrounding space seemed to turn into a solid block of iron, dragging him toward the mouth of the furnace...

“Risking your life, are you?”

You old bastard, I’ll grant your wish!”

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