Volume One, Chapter 12: The Great Battle Begins

Huff!

Suddenly, the War Dragon Emperor struck out. With a swing of his great halberd, a cold gleam flashed and appeared right before Lin Yang’s eyes, seemingly ignoring the distance between them and forcibly shortening space itself.

It gave Lin Yang the chilling realization that no matter where he was, no matter how far from the War Dragon Emperor, he could never escape the fatal strike of that halberd.

At the same time, Lin Yang deeply understood from this move that the War Dragon Emperor wielded an incredibly profound universal principle.

This principle was none other than the Space Dao, one of the top-ranked laws among the Three Thousand Great Dao.

Moreover, the War Dragon Emperor—or rather, his true form, the Ancestral Dragon—had mastered the Space Dao to an extraordinarily high level.

Every stroke of his halberd carried the power of the Space Dao.

This was also closely related to why the Nine-Headed Primeval Poison Dragon was defeated so swiftly earlier.

One could say that once mastery of the Space Dao reaches a profound depth, the cultivator stands nearly invincible, holding almost absolute control over the battle’s initiative.

They could attack or defend at will, while the enemy could not even touch them.

Though both were Great Dao Golden Immortals, this explained why the Nine-Headed Primeval Poison Dragon, despite its long lifespan, was only mid-stage, while a single avatar of the Ancestral Dragon wielded almost unbeatable strength.

In terms of Dao mastery, the Nine-Headed Primeval Poison Dragon was vastly inferior.

Not to mention that the Ancestral Dragon was the clan leader, ruling over the Four Seas of the Primordial Era with inexhaustible resources for cultivation.

The Poison Dragon, by contrast, could only scavenge for rare treasures like Solar God Pearls on the Sun Star.

The gulf between them was as vast as heaven and earth.

However, this disparity was the Poison Dragon’s shortcoming; Lin Yang was different.

Though his strength was currently not on par with the Ancestral Dragon or even the War Dragon Emperor, it was simply because he had emerged too late.

Given time and cultivation, his reserves would grow mightier, allowing him to reach the realms of the War Dragon Emperor or even the Ancestral Dragon.

Perhaps even more terrifying.

Even now, his strength was formidable, mastering two Great Dao laws.

At this moment—

The War Dragon Emperor’s halberd strike came crashing down, leaving Lin Yang no room to evade or hide.

As the great halberd descended, it compressed the surrounding space, squeezing toward Lin Yang like a prison, leaving him nowhere to escape.

Yet Lin Yang showed no fear.

“Impressive, War Dragon Emperor, impressive Ancestral Dragon avatar, even mastering the mysterious Space Dao. But I am not so easily killed. Come, taste my Dao of Creation!” Lin Yang suddenly roared.

“The Dao of Creation governs all laws. Solar True Fire, incinerate all things!”

With a palm strike, Lin Yang met the War Dragon Emperor’s halberd head-on, using his own body to resist the attack.

As he struck, he unleashed two Great Dao laws simultaneously: the boundless Solar True Fire condensed into a giant blazing palm charging at the halberd.

“Bang!”

The two forces collided instantly. Lin Yang felt as if his palm pressed against the sharpest blade, his skin torn and blood seeping out.

At the same time, a vast and terrifying force of universal law flooded into his body.

It was like countless blades piercing through him, threatening to shred him to pieces and annihilate his soul—this was the power of the Space Dao.

Yet Lin Yang had already fortified his body to an incredible degree through the Dao of Creation.

Otherwise, resisting the War Dragon Halberd would not have resulted in only a shallow wound.

Remember, the War Dragon Halberd was a top-tier postnatal spiritual treasure with terrifying power.

Therefore, although the Space Dao force invaded his body, it was immediately blocked and absorbed by Lin Yang’s physical defenses.

In that moment, Lin Yang even felt the urge to convert and store this Space Dao force, waiting for the right chance to manifest it through his innate Gourd Vine, sprouting a spatial gourd.

But amidst battle, Lin Yang directly absorbed the Space Dao force into his own spiritual power.

With his spiritual power circulating, he launched a fierce counterattack.

“Boom!”

Boundless Solar True Fire erupted explosively from Lin Yang’s palm like a volcanic eruption, resembling a miniature sun exploding.

The blazing light was so intense it was unbearable to look upon.

The deafening roar was so overwhelming it felt as if one had gone deaf, and all the visuals seemed like a silent film—images flowing without sound.

Lin Yang’s counterstrike was terrifying, the Solar True Fire raging wildly toward the War Dragon Emperor.

Incinerating Heaven and Earth!

The War Dragon Emperor felt himself engulfed completely by the blazing fire. Even his great halberd grew unbearably hot, like an iron rod red-hot from the flames.

But the temperature was a thousand times more dreadful.

The Solar True Fire unleashed by Lin Yang was scorching even the War Dragon Halberd, a rare postnatal treasure of incredible power.

True to his reputation as an invincible Great Dao Golden Immortal, the War Dragon Emperor suddenly burst forth with unparalleled combat strength.

He activated the Space Dao.

The entire heavens and earth seemed to revolve around him, simultaneously forming countless spatial barriers that blocked the Solar True Fire’s incineration.

It was as if he stood deep within countless layers of space, and no matter how fierce Lin Yang’s attack was, it could never reach him.

Moreover, with his power fully unleashed, Lin Yang could no longer grasp the War Dragon Halberd; otherwise, his palm would be severed.

The two engaged in a fierce battle, colliding in an instant with myriad divine arts and Dao techniques crashing against each other.

With every moment of combat, Lin Yang felt the War Dragon Emperor’s terrifying depth increase.

Clearly, as an avatar of the Ancestral Dragon, the War Dragon Emperor’s mastery extended beyond the Space Dao.

He also controlled other Great Dao laws: Five Elements, Yin and Yang, Sound, and many more.

In fact, he wielded over a dozen Great Dao laws, which subtly appeared to be converging into a more terrifying unified Dao.

Usually, at the Great Dao Golden Immortal stage, one comprehends various cosmic laws thoroughly.

But this is not the cultivation’s end.

As one’s realm deepens, the greatest powers forge a Dao most fitting to themselves.

This Dao often integrates multiple universal laws into a brand-new great Dao.

The birth of such a Dao signifies truly stepping onto the path of Dao enlightenment.

Dao enlightenment is not about proving the universal Dao, but proving one’s own Dao.

It was clear the War Dragon Emperor was close to this level.

Or rather, he already had his own Dao—belonging to the Ancestral Dragon, his true self.

This could be called the Ancestral Dragon Dao or the Dragon Emperor’s Dao—a path of dominating heaven and earth, asserting supreme uniqueness.

Though the Ancestral Dragon had forged his own Dao, the War Dragon Emperor avatar, limited by his realm, could not fully wield this perfect unified Dao.

Thus, he could only manifest fragments of the Ancestral Dragon Dao, wielding scattered Great Dao laws.

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