"Of the Nine Innate Daos, Luo Taizong has already deduced seven, leaving only Nirvanic Extinction and Chaos!"
Everyone was inexplicably shaken. Their original plan had been built upon the premise that Luo Taizong only mastered four Daos—Karma, Samsara, Calamitous Destiny, and Slaughter. Thus, they had arranged for five people, including Xu Ying and Taiyi, to refine him to death using Chaos, Primordial Origin, Taiyi, Wuji, and Nirvanic Extinction.
Yet now, Luo Taizong had deduced Primordial Origin, Taiyi, and Wuji from those four Daos, which meant the only ones capable of countering and refining away his Dao arts were Dao Master Yuxi, who cultivated the Great Dao of Chaos, and Xu Ying, who cultivated the Great Dao of Nirvanic Extinction!
With their strength, any damage they could inflict upon Luo Taizong would amount to little more than scratching an itch through a boot!
"Change tactics!" Dao Master Hua shouted. "Old Ghost Luo is too strong! We will be the main assault, and the others will provide rescue!"
His tactical mind was swift; he realized at once that the original siege tactic had failed. The most effective approach was for the four Dao Masters to continue besieging Luo Taizong, while the others who cultivated the seven Innate Daos remained on the periphery.
Whenever the four encountered danger, those outside would immediately unravel Luo Taizong's Dao arts and rescue them.
Only in this manner was there a sliver of hope!
As soon as Dao Master Hua's voice fell, Xu Ying immediately retreated. Dongxuan, Wuxi, Jingning, Jiangning, and Haining swiftly stepped forward to fill the gaps, joining Cenxi, Taiyi, and Gong Jiexuan to form the second tier of the assault.
As for Xu Ying, he joined Xuannü, Qixian, Tianchengzi, Yuxi, and the others to form the third tier.
Both Luo Taizongs laughed heartily. Luo Taizong threw a punch, and instantly myriad Daos fell into disorder, while space and time reversed. This was a divine ability of the Great Dao of Taiyi—Counter-Chaos Ninefold Heavens, encompassing nine layers of force.
As this punch blasted forth, everyone, along with their innate numinous treasures, was swept into the nine heavens. With their various Dao forces thrown into disarray, even the innate numinous treasures could scarcely unleash their might!
Taiyi and Dongxuan stepped forward in unison. Master and disciple shook their sleeves, ordering myriad qi and smoothing myriad Daos, allowing the four Dao Masters to immediately steady themselves.
Dao Master Hua led the charge, driving numerous innate numinous treasures downward to clash against the ancient god Luo Taizong's fist.
Above Dao Master Lin's head, bells and tripods soared together. Beneath his feet lay a formation diagram; on his back hung a grand banner; and in his hands he gripped a long spear as he charged straight for the forehead of the ancient god Luo Taizong, striking at the Luo Taizong situated there!
Right then, the ancient god Luo Taizong spread the fingers of his other hand. Vast calamitous destiny surged out. Dao Master Lin fell into the calamitous destiny; his Great Dao withered, his numinous treasures gathered dust, and his mind grew muddled.
Dao Master Haining in the second tier attacked immediately, pitting calamitous destiny against calamitous destiny to contend with the ancient god Luo Taizong, yet his cultivation was still a cut below his opponent's.
At that moment, Xu Ying stepped forward from the third tier into the second tier, likewise wielding the Great Dao of Calamitous Destiny to join forces with Dao Master Haining against the ancient god Luo Taizong's calamitous destiny.
Freed from calamitous destiny, Dao Master Lin immediately disengaged and thrust toward Luo Taizong's true body.
Various numinous treasures took flight around him, crashing down like rain with peerless might, while his spear remained concealed among them!
Luo Taizong's true body clenched his fist, then suddenly splayed his five fingers and struck with a seal. Wuji Dao force poured out, and all of Dao Master Lin's numinous treasures—along with the power they blasted forth—suddenly dispersed in every direction, utterly unable to concentrate Dao force or harm Luo Taizong in the slightest.
Dao Master Lin let out a muffled groan. Though struck from a distance by this seal, his body began expanding continuously, transforming toward Wuji!
Dao Master Cenxi sped over, circulating Wuji Dao force and planting a palm against Lin's back to help him resist Luo Taizong's Wuji Dao force.
Yet Luo Taizong's power was simply too immense, pressing him and Dao Master Lin backward step by step. What was more terrifying was that Dao Master Lin's physical body and primordial spirit continued to undergo Wuji transformation; the Dao force within him shifted from Taiji and Taisu toward Taiyi, beyond his control!
If it converted entirely into Wuji Dao force, there would no longer be any distinction of attributes, and all his lifetime cultivation would become something in Luo Taizong's grasp!
Xu Ying had originally planned to retreat from the second tier back to the third to avoid drawing attention and being swatted dead by Luo Taizong. But seeing this, he had no choice but to fly forward and press both palms against Dao Master Lin's back!
He reversed the Wuji Dao force, working together with Cenxi to suppress the abnormal transformation in Dao Master Lin, finally stopping the conversion of Dao force within Lin's body.
Dao Master Luo drove his chariot forward, slapping down hard on the carriage. The ornate canopy whistled into the air, and the might of the numerous numinous treasures beneath it erupted, crushing toward both Luo Taizongs!
Luo Taizong laughed and said, "Does my unfilial son intend to commit patricide?"
Yet he paid it no heed. Purple qi filled the air around him as Primordial Origin Dao force burst forth. With a shake of his body, arms grew out from his flanks one after another.
Within that Hongmeng purple qi, green lotuses took form, quivering gently to breathe innate numinous light.
Innate numinous pearls were also birthed from the purple qi, entwined with spiritual radiance. There were also necklaces of gems, bows and arrows, jade pavilions, precious pagodas, and various other treasures.
Gong Jiexuan was inwardly astonished: *His attainment in the Great Dao of Primordial Origin is this high? It is probably not in the least inferior to my father's!*
Innate numinous treasures had originally formed when the universe was in the state of Primordial Origin. Luo Taizong had manifested more than ten innate numinous treasures with the Great Dao of Primordial Origin. Though they could not compare to genuine innate numinous treasures, this realm was exceptionally high—something Gong Jiexuan had only ever witnessed in the Dao Venerable!
Holding these various forms of innate numinous treasures, Luo Taizong met the canopy head-on!
Over a hundred innate numinous treasures were housed within the canopy, but no more than ten could truly exert their power, and Dao Master Luo could only activate five or six simultaneously.
When the two clashed, Dao Master Luo's face flushed red, and the canopy was knocked high into the air. Luo Taizong waved his arms, and the dozen or so treasures formed from Primordial Origin flew forth, hurtling toward Dao Master Luo!
Dao Master Luo's expression changed abruptly, and he hurriedly recalled the canopy. Yet just as the canopy arrived before him, the dozen-odd treasures manifested from Primordial Origin qi crashed into it. The sheer scale of their power was truly unimaginable!
He coughed up blood with a groan and let out a loud shout, actually standing up from his carriage!
Dao Master Hua and the others did not know his legs had already healed. Seeing him stand, they could not help crying out in their hearts, *A miracle! A true miracle!*
Dao Master Luo's legs trembled, and blood spilled from his nose and mouth. Just as he was on the verge of collapsing, Gong Jiexuan channeled Primordial Origin Dao force and sent forth the innate numinous treasure, the Purple Qi Jade Ruyi, attempting to shatter the dozen-plus treasures formed from Hongmeng purple qi.
However, her cultivation was far below that of Dongxuan, Cenxi, and the rest. Even with the Purple Qi Jade Ruyi, her delicate body shuddered violently at the first clash, leaving her entirely unable to break those treasures.
At that moment, Xu Ying flew over, channeling the Great Dao of Primordial Origin to help drive the Purple Qi Jade Ruyi.
The two possessed comparable attainments in the Great Dao of Primordial Origin. Neither had stepped into the Dao Master realm, but both were very close.
Joining forces against one of the green lotuses, they unleashed the power of the Purple Qi Jade Ruyi and shattered it.
Advancing with irresistible momentum, the two dispersed the dozen-odd treasures formed from purple qi one by one before disengaging and pulling back.
At this moment, a streak of sword light shot forth, heading straight for the forehead of Luo Taizong's true body!
"Dao Master Tongtian!"
Luo Taizong sneered, channeling the Great Dao of Slaughter into a long blade to meet the Immortal Execution Sword. "You are proficient in slaughter, but your attainment in it has yet to catch up to mine! Even if you borrow the slaughter qi of the other shore, I have nothing to fear!"
When blade and sword collided, killing intent surged so violently that everyone felt as though they were about to be slain!
Even though what Luo Taizong held was not a genuine magical treasure but a saber formed from Slaughter Dao force, it bent the Immortal Execution Sword.
The Immortal Execution Sword trembled, and suddenly cave abysses large and small erupted forth—it was, astonishingly, an expert of remarkable cultivation using its own power to aid Dao Master Tongtian against Luo Taizong.
Luo Taizong was greatly surprised. A magical treasure cultivating the Dao was something he had never seen in all his years roaming the Chaos Sea.
Even more bizarrely, for a cultivating magical treasure to reach such a high realm was unheard of!
Luo Taizong's aura shifted immediately as he mastered both the Dao of Slaughter and the Dao of Calamitous Destiny simultaneously. His strength surged rapidly, and he laughed. "Even with this treasure aiding you, you cannot harm me in the least."
Yet in the next moment, Dao Master Tongtian's sword light flashed, and three Great Daos—Slaughter, Calamitous Destiny, and Nirvanic Extinction—erupted from the blade's glow.
Luo Taizong's expression changed abruptly. He was not shocked by Dao Master Tongtian's cultivation, for Tongtian was still far inferior to him in cultivation depth.
What shocked him was Dao Master Tongtian's attainment in the Great Dao of Nirvanic Extinction.
He had entered the Dao Alliance, poring over countless texts and examining countless cultivation methods concerning Nirvanic Extinction, yet had achieved little in cultivating this Dao.
He had never imagined this tall, gaunt old man could comprehend it without a master!
When blade and sword clashed, Dao Master Tongtian's body shook slightly, and he drifted backward involuntarily.
Just as Luo Taizong was about to press his advantage, Dao Masters Jingning and Haining charged in, likewise wielding the Great Daos of Slaughter and Calamitous Destiny to break his divine abilities.
As Luo Taizong moved to slay the two, Xu Ying charged in once more. Deploying divine abilities of Slaughter with one hand and Calamitous Destiny with the other, he helped the two Dao Masters unravel Luo Taizong's divine abilities, calling out loudly, "Everyone, beware! He hasn't achieved cyclic verification across the Nine Daos, so he cannot mobilize all his Daos simultaneously. However, he can wield three Daos at once!"
"Little brat! You again!"
With his trump card exposed, Luo Taizong grew furious. His gaze locked onto Xu Ying. Suddenly, purple qi misted within his eyes, and his pupils shot forth radiant light—two beams of Dao light darting straight toward Xu Ying.
By now, everyone knew what a precious asset Xu Ying was and could not allow any harm to come to him. Dao Master Luo immediately hoisted his ornate parasol canopy, blocking one of the divine beams.
Dao Master Lin raised his big bell and brought it down over Xu Ying, brilliant light swirling across its surface.
*Clang!*
Protecting Xu Ying, the big bell was blasted away by the other divine beam, but Xu Ying's life was preserved.
Failing to kill Xu Ying, Luo Taizong snorted coldly. At that moment, the ancient god Luo Taizong was at a disadvantage against the three Dao Masters. Unable to spare the time to pursue Xu Ying, he turned to face the others.
Yet whenever he was on the verge of succeeding and finishing off one of the four Dao Masters, Dao Masters who cultivated the matching Dao—along with Xu Ying—would immediately spring forth to dismantle his divine abilities and rescue that Dao Master.
Furthermore, the eleven Dao Masters in the third tier continuously drove their innate numinous treasures to blast him, staggering him with every blow that landed.
*If I do not kill Xu Ying, I cannot win!*
A savage gleam flashed in Luo Taizong's eyes as he glared fixedly at Xu Ying. Suddenly, he mobilized three Great Daos at once—Taiyi, Samsara, and Karma—and shouted, "Gentlemen, today I shall send you all on your way!"
Samsara united the myriad Daos of heaven and earth and unified all karmic causes and effects into a single primordial chaos. Under his unimaginably terrifying Dao force, the entire universe of the other shore began to twist and spin, countless stars turning into minuscule motes of light within Samsara.
Shattered continents of the other shore gradually reassembled under Luo Taizong's fearsome Dao force, and the weakened Heavenly Daos returned to completeness, even grander than before.
The entire universe of the other shore transformed into an incomparably vast Samsara ring, emanating light capable of piercing through and illuminating the Chaos Sea!
All living beings, vast seas, and starry realms were reduced to insignificant specks within this grand reincarnation.
The universe of the other shore was not merely a single universe; it had swallowed the starry sky of Tianjing and plundered countless stars and Dao landscapes from the boundless multitude of universes to achieve its present scale.
This universe was vast beyond measure, and the sheer vigor of the heavenly and earthly Dao force stored within it was unimaginable!
"We cannot let him command the other shore, or none of us will survive!"
Dao Master Taiyi roared, channeling the Great Dao of Taiyi to contest Luo Taizong's control over the other shore's Great Dao of Taiyi.
Dongxuan and Xu Ying also stepped forward, each mobilizing the Great Dao of Taiyi and doing their utmost to suppress Luo Taizong's mobilization of the entire universe.
At the same time, Wuxi suppressed Samsara, and Jiangning suppressed Karma.
Hua, Lin, Luo, and Tongtian mobilized their magical treasures in unison, wielding divine abilities to strike at Luo Taizong!
Meanwhile, the others raised their numinous treasures to bear down on him!
Luo Taizong stood in the center of his ancient god body's forehead, raising his hands to forcefully clash against the four Dao Masters' treasures while suppressing Xu Ying, Dongxuan, Taiyi, and the rest.
Just as he was about to overwhelm Xu Ying and the others, an ancient god suddenly flew in and plunged into the Samsara of the other shore. In an instant, the Heavenly Daos of the other shore slipped from Luo Taizong's grasp one after another, falling into the hands of that ancient god!
"Ancestral God!" Xu Ying cried in astonishment after a quick glance.
Dao Master Tongtian also cried out in shock, "Incompetent fool!"
That ancient god was none other than the Ancestral God of the Three Realms. When Dao Master Tongtian was in the Three Realms, he had witnessed the destruction of the Mortal Realm and the Earth Immortal Realm. Embittered, he blamed heaven and earth and resented the Ancestral God for doing nothing, which was why he called him an incompetent fool.
Commanding the Heavenly Daos of the other shore, the Ancestral God's cultivation and strength skyrocketed. He bellowed, "The Dao Venerable sent me to assist you!"
Luo Taizong's unified Samsara of the other shore immediately began to crumble and disintegrate. The stars returned to their positions, and the continents of the other shore reverted to normal!
Luo Taizong was inwardly shocked: *How could an ancient god from Tianjing command the Heavenly Daos of my other shore?*
Suddenly, a possibility struck him, throwing his mind into chaos.
Dao Master Tongtian, Hua, Lin, Luo, and the others seized the opportunity to strike. With his mind unsettled, Luo Taizong suffered multiple heavy blows from their numinous treasures, finally sustaining injuries.
Yet he remained ferociously formidable, launching another counterattack. Together with his ancient god body, he struck ruthlessly again and again; the four Dao Masters, along with Taiyi, Cenxi, Dongxuan, Wuxi, and others, suffered repeated wounds in turn!
"You little brat, leaping all over the place and ruining my divine abilities time and again!"
Luo Taizong's eyes gleamed with savagery as he locked onto Xu Ying. Suddenly, his figure flashed, flying out from the forehead of the ancient god body and darting straight for Xu Ying!
Xu Ying hurriedly dove behind Dao Master Hua. Dao Master Hua pushed himself to the limit, driving his innate numinous treasures to blast toward Luo Taizong!
When the two clashed, Dao Master Hua was overpowered, but the other Dao Masters rushed forward immediately in support.
The Ancestral God shouted, "Luo Taizong! I have come on the Dao Venerable's orders: first, to make peace, and second, to ask you a question. Was the purpose of your return to kill all the masters of the other shore? Or did the Dao Alliance send you back with another objective?"
Seeing that he could not succeed, Luo Taizong abruptly forced everyone back and took to the air with his ancient god body, breaking out of the encirclement.
On the periphery, Xuannü, Tianchengzi, and the others dared not stop him.
Luo Taizong did not depart immediately. Instead, he came to an abrupt halt and looked up to meet the Ancestral God's gaze.
Dao Master Hua and the others hesitated, holding back from closing in again. This battle had chilled them to the bone.
Yet the Ancestral God showed no fear, meeting Luo Taizong's gaze squarely.
Xu Ying and the others secretly broke into a cold sweat on his behalf.
Even though the Ancestral God commanded the Heavenly Daos of three universes, his cultivation and strength were still worlds away from Luo Taizong's.
*I wonder why the Ancestral God is so bold?* Xu Ying thought.
Luo Taizong said, "The Dao Venerable told you to ask?"
The Ancestral God nodded slightly and said, "Indeed."
Luo Taizong turned away and said indifferently, "Once my injuries have healed, I shall seek him out myself."
Chapter 853