Chapter 722: 302. Celestial Patrolling Magical Treasure, Great Celestial Mirror (Chapter Combined)

Under the thunder-and-fire bombardment of heaven and earth, both Fang Yue’s flesh and Spiritual Soul were destroyed together.

Lei Jun looked on calmly, his gaze fixed upon his opponent.

Fang Yue, shrouded in terrifying thunder-fire, directed his last look at Lei Jun.

But his life and soul were obliterated, his vision fading to pitch-black, and his consciousness began to blur.

The final image that lingered in Fang Yue’s mind was Lei Jun gleaming beneath starlight, flanked on all sides by the Yin Thunder Dragon, the Yang Thunder Dragon, and the Yin Fire Tiger—all roaring at once.

Doumu Star God Dharma.

Xuanxiao Thunder Ancestor Dharma.

Nine Heavens Thunder Ancestor Dharma.

Nine Abyss Flame Ancestor Dharma.

Lei Jun, astonishingly, had fused all four supreme Taoist Sect Law-of-Heaven-and-Earth Divine Skills into himself—alone—and had even mastered the Dragon-Tiger Strike solo...

*His concealment ran so deep, each time everyone thought the time had come to witness the true extent of his power at last, they would always realize that his abilities still remained far from fully revealed!*

On the edge of death, with one last flare of consciousness, Fang Yue was struck by unexpected enlightenment. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

At this moment, Lei Jun had demonstrated an overwhelming strength, far beyond Fang Yue’s reckoning.

*But was this truly all he had?*

*Could this Taoist still have some ultimate move hidden, never yet unleashed?*

*Did he not need to use it, because everything so far was more than enough...?*

Fang Yue suddenly recalled that battle atop Dragon Tiger Mountain, between the Celestial Master Mansion and the Mortal Tao Country.

No one ever really learned what happened within the Pure Yang Realm—outside rumors remained scarce to this day.

Now, looking back, Fang Yue suspected that Lei Jun must have played a role far greater than anyone had anticipated, and that was how the Celestial Master Mansion crushed the Mortal Tao Country so swiftly...

*At this thought, Fang Yue’s awareness blurred once more.*

His soul and body together were utterly annihilated amid the surging radiance woven from thunder and fire.

Lei Jun—transfigured into the Doumu Star God Dharma—regarded the core elder of the Qingzhou Ye Clan with equanimity, watching as he was reduced to ashes, until not a trace remained.

Then Lei Jun raised his hand, snatching up the Verdant Brush that came streaking through the air, its power steadily fading.

At the same time, by sheer habit, he efficiently employed the Dark Side of the Celestial Book, scrubbing away every hint of his involvement.

Afterward, Lei Jun turned, gazing off to the other side.

There, Fang Yue’s Vast Sea Map emerged, convulsing and quivering.

This ceremonial treasure was the masterpiece Fang Yue had refined throughout his entire life, integrating all he’d learned, and its power surpassed even that of his Jade Sea Verdant Brush.

Even with Fang Yue himself slain, the wondrous might of the Vast Sea Map did not instantly fade away.

However, when Lei Jun revealed himself just now, Fang Yue’s split attention led to a lapse in control over the Vast Sea Map.

The individual ensnared within the Vast Sea Map proved exceedingly clever, launching a fierce counterattack at once, seeking to break free.

Within that patch of void, a small black hole abruptly came into being.

The opening was scorched black, resembling a sheet of burned paper.

The Vast Sea Map trembled, finally revealing itself, but now marred by a gaping aperture.

Within the hole, a faint glow could be seen emanating.

At the break of dawn, with sea and sky meeting, the first glimmer of morning filtered through, and the rising sun made its debut.

Across the ocean, within the Vast Sea Map, sunlight likewise flashed into existence.

In that moment, it seemed as if two suns were rising together, side by side.

The brilliance streaming from the hole in the Vast Sea Map grew more intense, as though a true sun was surging from the waters.

The sunlight shot straight up into the heavens.

Simultaneously, it was scorching hot and fiercely sharp.

Lei Jun observed with a trace of surprise.

With his current level of comprehension and insight, he rapidly discerned the truth.

It had been the individual trapped inside the Vast Sea Map who utilized a one-time-use Spiritual Object, burning up its own Spiritual Power to break free of the now-masterless Map.

This fiery Spiritual Power consumed itself and the Vast Sea Map together, setting off a bizarre resonance between both powers, triggering yet more transformation.

The dazzling, razor-sharp solar brilliance was the result.

And yet, unless that blinding, volatile sunlight coalesced into some entirely new Spiritual Object, it would likely burn out, dispersing into the world and vanishing to nothing.

*Lei Jun’s heart flickered.*

*This, perhaps, was just what the best lot had indicated: that third-rank opportunity.*

Though Fang Yue’s Verdant Brush was a fine treasure, it was tailored for Confucian Cultivators—especially those of the Qingzhou Ye Clan—and was of little use to Lei Jun, far from the tier of a third-rank opportunity.

Yet now, this strange, piercing sunlight made Lei Jun’s eyes light up with interest.

Seeing the Vast Sea Map not yet completely unfurled, Lei Jun soared into the air, intercepting those rays that surged toward the clouds, which were starting to scatter.

The sunlight was steadily gathered by Lei Jun, and, thanks to his Divine Skills, the fiery power began to stabilize.

Eventually, all that scorching Spiritual Power condensed in Lei Jun’s palm, forming a miniature sun.

This "sun" shimmered, emitting beams in all directions—countless golden spears, brilliant and sharp beyond compare.

[Solar Divine Radiance]

The name surfaced unbidden in Lei Jun’s mind.

He nodded faintly, tucking the item safely away, planning to study it closely when time allowed.

For now, the Dark Side of the Celestial Book swept forth, erasing every trace that Lei Jun had ever been present.

Under the Taiqing Eight Scenic Treasures Raincoat, Lei Jun’s form faded once more from the world, as if he had never appeared at all.

Meanwhile, over the vast sea below, the breach in the Vast Sea Map opened wide, and the once-constricted, folding pocket of void rapidly unraveled.

A figure gradually began to appear within.

It was none other than Fang Yue, who had previously been sealed away in the Vast Sea Map by Ye Ming.

And the Heavenly Order Cultivator who fought against him—only his corpse was visible now.

With the Vast Sea Map destroyed, Fang Yue did not immediately rush out, lest he fall prey to any last traps from Ye Ming.

He was now shielded by a Bastion Town defense surrounding his body.

With his cultivation at the seventh heavenly layer in the Entering Divine Realm of the Confucian Chanting Sect, every phrase Fang Yue chanted rang with divine cadence, gathering Spiritual Energy so that all phenomena appeared as real as life.