Essence Devouring Art

The Celestial Dragon Technique!

One of the Body Technique Great Divine Techniques among the Seventy-two Heavenly Great Divine Techniques. At its perfection, it transforms the user into an Ancient Celestial Dragon, capable of sweeping across the Three Thousand Great Worlds!

And Wuchen, with just his Divine Demon Body!

He had actually unleashed this Body Technique Great Divine Technique, using his Divine Demon Qi Blood to cross realms and transform into a dragon, with no backlash whatsoever!

With this single move!

All mockery and doubt among the onlookers vanished.

No one dared to think of Wuchen as an overconfident clown anymore.

The older generation of Creation Realm experts lost their disdain.

Some of the top-tier, monstrous Celestial Prides wore solemn expressions, wondering if they could have withstood that attack.

ROAR!!

The celestial dragon’s roar shook the Dao Platform.

The Ancient Celestial Dragon, spanning the starry sky, was a testament to absolute power. Its radiant body undulated like a billion Divine Mountains, crushing the vast expanse of spacetime as it bore down on the dust-mote-sized Mo Chen like an entire Dragon Realm.

WHOOSH—

In the nick of time.

An intensely brilliant golden Divine Fire erupted from within Mo Chen’s body. Before a thought could even form, it flared up like a volcano spewing a rainbow of flames, piercing through the celestial phenomena!

The golden Divine Fire was utterly tyrannical and savage!

It spread out, burning down the vast spacetime in all Ten Directions!

It seemed to be the nemesis of all beings who practiced Body Techniques. Among the spectating Celestial Prides, anyone accomplished in Transverse Cultivation felt a chill run through them, as if they were facing their natural predator!

”SCREE—!!”

A cry that seemed to emanate from a supreme Overlord at the apex of the Primordial Chaos echoed, peerless and world-shaking, kicking up boundless waves of fire!

Within the dazzling golden flames!

A blurry, terrifying, and brilliantly golden silhouette that blotted out the sky was spreading its wings. Wreathed in the sky-filling, tyrannical golden flames, it tore through the celestial dragon’s pressure and soared straight to the zenith of the All Heavens!

”Hm?”

At a certain Magnetic Field node on Cosmic Mountain.

Chen Ergou, who was in the process of fusing a Heavy Artifact with the core of the Magnetic Field, felt his blood boil.

He suddenly looked toward the sky-blotting silhouette that was wreathed in golden flames capable of incinerating all existence, licking his lips. ’Radiant Golden Roc Technique... what a Divine Technique...’

SCREE!

RUMBLE—

The Golden-winged Roc, wreathed in a sea of golden fire, was like a Supreme Divine Being commanding all the fires of the All Heavens, or a supreme Overlord whose might suppressed all beings of the Primordial Chaos.

Its wings blotted out the stars. It forcefully tore through the celestial dragon’s pressure and, upon ascending, stirred up a billion-fold sea of fire to clash with the Ancient Celestial Dragon that Wuchen had become. It was unstoppably ferocious!

Countless great stars fell from the sky. Splatters of golden flame and Dragon Blood incinerated one Pocket World after another. It was like two ancient Fierce Gods were locked in mortal combat!

”The Radiant Golden Roc Technique?”

”That has to be it. These two must be fated rivals! The Body Techniques they cultivate counter each other!”

”There’s no such thing as an absolute counter. It still comes down to whose Cultivation is deeper!”

Below the Venerable Dao Platform.

The crowd of Creation Realm experts used World Law to block the aftershocks from the battle between the two young Venerables on the Dao Platform. The spectators instantly recognized Mo Chen’s Divine Technique.

The Blazing Celestial Roc Technique, one of the Seventy-two Heavenly Great Divine Techniques, was a Body Technique Great Divine Technique that was by no means weaker than—and to some extent, even countered—dragon-type Divine Techniques!

The Golden-winged Roc!

A Di Race from the Mountain and Sea Ten Thousand Races, second only to the four great Heaven-Opening Primordial Races!

An adult Golden-winged Roc.

Legend says they feed on True Dragons, devouring five hundred a day. The Radiant Golden Roc clan, masters of the Radiant Golden Flame, were the most ferocious among them!

They didn’t just eat dragons!

They also devoured other Di Races!

They were later attacked by the combined forces of the Mountain and Sea Ten Thousand Races and vanished into the river of history!

However, their Lifebound Divine Technique, the Radiant Golden Roc Technique, was comprehended and mastered by Hongyuan, and it became one of the Seventy-two Heavenly Great Divine Techniques.

The nemesis of Body Techniques!

The nemesis of the True Dragon Technique!

The power of the Radiant Golden Roc Technique was beyond doubt. Tested through one era after another, these two labels had become common knowledge across the All Heavens.

”KILL!!”

Amidst the constantly exploding Xingyu.

The Ancient Celestial Dragon that Wuchen had become moved unhindered through the boundless golden flames, its eyes like collapsing suns and moons.

It clashed claw against claw with the Golden-winged Roc, completely unaffected by the pressure of the Golden Roc’s bloodline, its tail continuously blasting apart the billion-fold sea of fire!

The Celestial Dragon Technique.

It was a Body Technique Great Divine Technique that Wuchen had obtained from a True Dragon Treasure Bone.

Not only had he mastered this Great Divine Technique, but he had also consumed a massive amount of True Dragon Essence Blood and fused the Treasure Bone into his own skeleton!

This was one of the reasons he could transform into a dragon ahead of schedule!

He could tell.

Although the Radiant Golden Roc Technique Mo Chen was using was overwhelmingly powerful, it had form but no substance. He was merely simulating it with his own Taoist Technique.

He hadn’t truly grasped the true path of the Divine Technique!

’An empty shell trying to overpower the real thing?’

’He must be dreaming!’

”You want to shatter my pride piece by piece like last time? You’re far too arrogant!”

Wuchen’s draconic might erupted in full force, raging across the All Heavens and shattering the cosmos. It was as if three thousand celestial dragons were coursing through his body, their heads and tails connecting like a fully drawn bow at the full moon. His attacks were so fierce they caused the Radiant Golden Roc’s feathers to explode!

He had to admit it.

Mo Chen’s talent and Comprehension were truly terrifying!

Even though it had form but no substance,

he had still cultivated his own Dao rhythm into the Radiant Golden Roc Technique, completely ignoring the gap in its flawed foundation. With every swing of its roc claws, it tore off large swathes of dragon scales.

However, Mo Chen felt not a shred of pride in his heart.

The last time he fought Wuchen, he had been completely dominating him. If Wuchen hadn’t resorted to trickery, he could have killed him then and there.

He never would have expected it.

By letting the tiger return to the mountain,

in less than half a year!

Wuchen had grown to a level where he was now an even match!

’Have I grown complacent?’

Mo Chen examined his heart. By nature, he disliked conflict. Since leaving the Dragon Mud Cave Heaven, he had traveled the All Heavens, focusing mainly on cultivating his mind and comprehending the Dao.

He rarely fought others.

And when he did, it was always a crushing victory in just a few moves.

Even when he encountered an unbeatable opponent, there was always someone to step in for him and settle the score.

’But what about Wuchen?’

’How did this fated enemy of mine grow so strong?’

”Hahaha, are you surprised?”

As if sensing the shift in Mo Chen’s state of mind, Wuchen seized the opportunity of his wavering spirit, his dragon’s roar shaking the Nine Heavens:

”Let me tell you why!

You are the darling of the world! When you’re tired, someone helps you up. When you’re hurt, someone comforts you. When you turn back, someone is waiting. At every step, you have endless second chances!

But me!

I was a stinking beggar from Broken Clothes Alley, nothing more than a lonely beast in the filthy darkness that would die if it didn’t advance! That is the difference between us!

You’re just a spoon-fed greenhouse flower that everyone has to coddle and yield to!”

’Die if you don’t advance...’

Mo Chen gave Wuchen a deep look, understanding where the gap in their growth came from.

But he wasn’t the least bit shaken by Wuchen’s taunts.

Everyone has their own path.

Wuchen wasn’t necessarily wrong, and he wasn’t necessarily right. Neither could deny the other, and who was right or wrong couldn’t be decided by reason at this moment!

”Die!!”

While Mo Chen’s thoughts were in turmoil, Wuchen seized the opportunity.

With a sudden explosive roar, he shed his dragon form. His black hair flew wildly, like a Descent Demon God, as he balled his fist and crushed the billion-fold golden sea of fire, viciously smashing it down on the Golden-winged Roc’s head!

’Our Divine Techniques are evenly matched!’

’Then let’s compete in physical Transverse Cultivation!’

’I’ll strike first!’

BOOM! A clap of immense thunder exploded!

The sky-filling sea of fire detonated!

The Golden-winged Roc disintegrated. The vast Venerable Dao Platform shook violently, and the eight poles of existence thundered without end. It was as if the very heavens were collapsing, and every one of the thousands of spectators felt a heavy shadow slam into their hearts!

Clearly, Wuchen had been building up power for this punch for a long time.

He had caught Mo Chen in a moment of mental distraction, taking him by surprise and shattering the Radiant Golden-winged Roc into a sky full of fading fragments with a single punch.

CLANG—

But in the instant the Radiant Golden Roc shattered, a sound of impact rang out, a sound that transcended any clash of metal in the world!

Brilliant sparks shot across the All Heavens!

Rumbling sonic shockwaves erupted in continuous rings, rapidly pushing aside countless plumes of chaotic mist. Pocket Worlds tumbled within them like grains of sand, blown beyond the Nine Heavens!

At the zenith of the All Heavens!

One, with wild, untamed black hair, was like a Demon God!

The other, in fluttering green robes, resembled a Saint!

The two figures clashed, fist against fist, like two ancient stars colliding. They erupted with a billion-fold brilliant divine light that illuminated the cosmos, becoming an eternal brand on the hearts of countless people!

SCREEECH—

The Fist Force from the two young Venerables’ clash was too terrifying. It was like the continuous detonation of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, causing layers of vacuum to explode and forcing the world barriers constructed by the Creation Realm experts to continuously shrink inward.

”If I went up there, I couldn’t even take one punch!”

”They’re too strong! It’s like two young Great Emperors fighting!”

”Even someone at the Thirty Layers of Heaven Perfection in three paths might not have this kind of power. How in the world did they cultivate?”

”Damn it, we’re all at the Grotto Heaven realm, yet the gap is this huge! My heart is pounding just from watching! Why?!”

The minds of the thousands of spectating Celestial Prides were profoundly shaken!

”Their physiques...”

The Creation Realm experts from the five Common Lord Powers, however, saw the truth behind the god-and-demon-like struggle between Wuchen and Mo Chen, their eyes filled with an emotion that was either envy or regret.

Pure Physical Power!

Shaking the world barriers of Creation Realm experts!

A normal Divine Demon Body from the eleven gates of Transverse Cultivation could never do that!

The only explanation.

Was that both of them had cultivated some kind of supreme Transverse Refining Technique, making their physiques countless times stronger than a Divine Demon Body of the same level!

”The Emperor Heaven and Earth Scripture!”

As the two clashed, the Big Black Wolf, who was waiting grimly within Wuchen’s Grotto Heaven, saw the Pure and Muddy Qi rising from Mo Chen, saw his physique that was as vast as the imperial heavens and as deep as the great earth, and its expression changed drastically.

’That little bastard really does have a major connection to the Celestial Court! He might even be a Celestial Emperor they’ve groomed!’

The Big Black Wolf’s gaze flickered with uncertainty.

The Emperor Heaven and Earth Scripture.

One of the supreme Transverse Cultivation legacies of the Celestial Court.

It was a supreme Transverse Refining Technique jointly created by the Supreme Emperor Celestial Venerable and the Thick Earth Celestial Venerable—two of the nine great Celestial Venerables—after studying countless Transverse Refining Techniques in the world!

Throughout the eras of the All Tribulations,

many Nine Heavens War Gods in the Celestial Court cultivated this Transverse Refining Technique. More than one Chaos Body had emerged from their ranks, suppressing entire eras!

This Transverse Refining Technique.

Once it reached Great Success, it allowed one to absorb the world’s Clear and Muddy Qi, transform one’s body into the Emperor’s Heaven and Earth, and move the All Heavens and Myriad Realms with one’s strength. It could suppress thousands of physiques, making it truly venerable and sacred. Even a Chaos Body of the same level would be suppressed!

Though it hated to admit it,

back during the Five Tribulations, the Reincarnation Emperor’s Reincarnation Chaos Body at Great Success had actually been at a disadvantage when contending with the Celestial Court’s Supreme Emperor Celestial Venerable!

This was a secret known to very few.

Because the main figures of the Five Tribulations were the Slaughter Emperor and the four continents, the battles involving the Celestial Court, the Reincarnation Emperor, and all the other major players entangled in the karma of the Great Tribulation were rarely recorded by later generations.

During the Five Tribulations, the Supreme Emperor Celestial Venerable fought the Reincarnation Emperor.

And now, Wuchen, who cultivated the Reincarnation Saint Body, was fighting Mo Chen, who cultivated the Emperor Heaven and Earth Scripture, due to the entanglement of karma.

These two...

Could they really be fated enemies?

’If the Great Emperor of the Five Tribulations had undergone the Mixed Lotus Extreme Path’s transformation into the Reincarnation Saint Body, perhaps he would not have been defeated...’

The Big Black Wolf’s thoughts raced in a flash. After its initial shock, it calmed down. Although the Emperor Heaven and Earth Scripture was venerable, sacred, and suppressed other Transverse Refining Techniques,

but Wuchen’s Reincarnation Saint Body, having undergone the transformation of the Mixed Lotus Extreme Path, was in no way weaker than the Emperor Heaven Earth Body!