Chapter 643: Chapter 51: Path of Heaven-Burning, Suppressing the Taotie

This Fierce Beast made no effort to conceal its presence. Its ferocious aura pierced the Nine Heavens. In the very center of the Mist Swamp, the Swallowing force turned into a vortex, seemingly a bottomless abyss, devouring Yin Qi from all directions, as well as the Yin Ghosts and malevolent spirits escaping from the Ghost Door.

Lu Chengfeng silently appeared above the swamp, gazing at the sky-penetrating vortex, and couldn’t help but exclaim, "What a Fierce Beast, what a Path of Devouring, perfect for my use."

In his pupils, brilliant golden light flowed, piercing through the endless mist, and he saw the Taotie entrenched in the center of the swamp.

This Fierce Beast had black fur as smooth and shiny as silk. Two horns protruded from its head, forged like Divine Gold, emitting a mysterious luster, with intricate patterns circulating around them, as if evolving some profound mystery.

Its body was as sturdy as a bull, yet it crouched on the ground, with its upper body standing upright, and the horn-adorned head bore a human face, its gaping mouth devouring endless Yin Ghosts and malevolent spirits.

Not far from the Taotie, a murky Yellow Springs emerged from the Nine Nether below, spilling into the Human Realm, bringing with it endless demon ghosts and Yin Fiend Qi.

The Yin Ghosts almost covering the entire Mist Swamp flowed out from this Yellow Springs.

Lu Chengfeng’s eyes narrowed slightly, focusing on the Taotie’s two claws on its upper body. The claws were dark gold with a cold glow, fiercely suppressing a bronze cauldron.

Inside that cauldron, there was always a woman in red, with enchanting curves and a graceful posture. The final pair of flaming wings fell, covering her body in flames to resist the dim light radiating from the bronze cauldron.

Her face was extremely pale, and there was already a look of despair in her beautiful eyes.

"Am I going to die at the hands of this beast?"

"What an unwilling fate!"

Behind the Vermilion Bird Taoist Lord were brilliant golden wings, manifesting her Great Tao.

The Path of the Vermilion Bird has existed since ancient times. Although she occupied the Vermilion Bird Continent and was known as the Vermilion Bird Taoist Lord, her practice was not the Path of the Vermilion Bird but the Path of Heaven-Burning.

The southern Vermilion Bird Continent hosts a hundred thousand volcanoes, with endless magma and Earth Fire underground, greatly benefiting her Great Tao practice.

Unexpectedly, the Four Ancient Fierce Beasts surfaced, and Taotie appeared directly on the Vermilion Bird Continent. This Fierce Beast was incredibly terrifying, swallowing the land of three counties in one gulp.

She was in seclusion, cultivating in the hundred thousand volcanoes, but unexpectedly, she was swallowed by that Fierce Beast.

Although she escaped at a crucial moment, she fell behind after one misstep and was subsequently suppressed.

Taotie devoured the land of three counties yet was not satisfied, wanting to devour her, the Taoist Lord.

She fled all the way to this Mist Swamp, only to be suppressed by Taotie with the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod.

"Yellow Heaven, you truly deserve death. For so many years I’ve risked my life for you, and after the Divine Court collapsed, I was the first to support you."

"But despite this, you chose to save the White Tiger at a critical moment and abandoned me."

"Is it just because my Path of Heaven-Burning somewhat restrains your Path of Yellow Heaven? For so many years, I obeyed you faithfully, with deep affection and loyalty, yet you still harbored apprehension towards me."

The Vermilion Bird Taoist Lord was filled with anger and hatred, along with a touch of fear and despair on the brink of demise, "If I can’t escape, even in death, I will not become food for this beast."

"My Path of Heaven-Burning, overwhelmingly powerful in combat, yet at my strongest, is when I self-immolate in death."

"The Path of Heaven-Burning burns others and oneself."

"If I self-immolate my Great Tao, once it begins, it cannot be halted. At that time, the Heaven-Burning fire will consume everything. Even a Celestial Venerate, if engulfed by my Heaven-Burning Fire, would have their Great Tao collapse."

"Taotie, if you want to eat me, let’s see if your teeth are up to it."

In her pupils, flames gradually intertwined into mysterious symbols, and an invisible Secret Power filled all directions, emanating an incredibly terrifying Qi Mechanism, colliding with the dim light of the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod, producing a cracking sound.

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"Vermilion Bird Taoist Lord..."

Lu Chengfeng’s eyes gleamed with a flash of light, "Originally, I just wanted to find Taotie, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a two-for-one deal."

"This woman, I’ll take her."

His gaze swept over the voluptuous body of the Vermilion Bird Taoist Lord, and her bewitching aura made him feel parched and thirsty.

"It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted such a beauty!"

He let out a gentle laugh, and a bright pearl emerged from his brow, transforming into the Heaven-Encompassing Umbrella, dispersing endless secret power like a rain of light pouring down.

The entire Mist Swamp was instantly sealed and locked, plunged into deathly silence, without a trace of sound, all was eerily quiet.

Lu Chengfeng moved his hands, deploying the Heaven-Encompassing Technique, isolating the Mist Swamp completely without alerting the outside world.

Taotie in the center of the swamp became alert, its eyes suddenly flashed with an incomparably cold gleam, the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod emitted a faint glow, producing a strange and mysterious devouring power.

This Fierce Beast roared to the sky, angrily shouting: "Who dares to trespass here?"

As it spoke, the devouring power from its mouth suddenly erupted, even distorting space, causing the sun, moon, and stars to seem like they might fall; the heavens and earth turned dark, even the light was devoured.

Lu Chengfeng’s lips curled into a cold smile, as he joined his hands, evolving a more complex and profound meaning of the Great Tao. Though the Path of Devouring was indeed mighty, it was not invincible; if it were merely the Yin Yang Five Elements, it would inevitably be suppressed by the Path of Devouring.

But the Path of Void Yin Yang of the Spirit Communication White Ape arises from Yin and Yang, yet merges with the Void to become a transcendent light traversing the Void.

Thus, the Mixed Iron Rod can break through Yin Yang Five Elements, shattering everything, penetrating the Void, transcending Yin and Yang.

At this moment, Lu Chengfeng evolves a Tao Map using the Path of Void Yin Yang, with the Yin Yang Two Qi flowing through it, creating sun, moon, mountains, and rivers, boiling out a dazzling golden glow. The sun, moon, and void unified, transforming into a Tao Map.

This is the manifestation of the source of the Path of Void Yin Yang, combining hardness and softness, supremely powerful and great, mighty within the heavens and earth.

"Boom!"

The massive Tao Map descended, hitting Taotie, fire spewing from its seven orifices, sending it flying, spraying out the Yin Fiend of the demon ghosts it had yet to digest, leaving large patches of Yin Fiend in the void.

"Roar..."

Taotie roared, its arrogant nature could not tolerate such humiliation.

Lu Chengfeng remained indifferent and emotionless, forming seals with his hands, emitting boundless light from his body, as the condensed Tao Map grew increasingly ethereal.

Buzzing!

Within the Tao Map, sun and moon revolved, voids trembled, as if creating the heavens and earth anew, cracking countless void rifts.

Taotie let out a fierce howl, as the Tao Map slowly pressed down, like a plummeting sky dome, suppressing it so its fur oozed black mist, its nostrils spewing fire, appearing extremely wretched.

Its eyes filled with wild sharpness, still bearing an aggressive air, it shouted: "Who are you, daring to challenge me in battle!"

"A mere Fierce Beast, yet dares to be arrogant, today I’ll suppress you," Lu Chengfeng said coldly, his clothes unstained by blood, exuding an ethereal presence, standing in the void, surrounded by Yin Yang Qi, looking serene and otherworldly, like a True Immortal descending.

Taotie’s entire body of pitch-black gleaming fur stood up, its sharp fangs clashing, letting out a ferocious snarl.

"Boom!"

Lu Chengfeng gave it no chance, his hands moving smoothly, pressing down the Treasure Map manifested by the Path of Void Yin Yang, aimed to completely suppress this Fierce Beast within the map.

This was an incomparably powerful strike, within the Tao Map, sun and moon created heaven and earth, emitting strands of Tao light, collapsing the universe. Taotie couldn’t evade, directly being smashed with its arms dislocated, body hurled into the air.

"Clang!"

The Heaven-Swallowing Tripod, originally suppressing the Vermilion Bird Taoist Lord, surged forth; it was its innate heavy weapon, had it not been for suppressing the Vermilion Bird Taoist Lord, it wouldn’t have been beaten into such a dire state.

The threads of faint light from the Heaven-Swallowing Tripod draped down, enveloping and protecting it.

"This battle should be concluded!" Lu Chengfeng said coldly.

He appeared to easily suppress Taotie firstly because Taotie was suppressing the Vermilion Bird Taoist Lord, causing a large portion of its power to be dispersed.

Secondly, because Lu Chengfeng acted with full effort, seemingly nonchalant, but the Heaven-Encompassing Umbrella was the manifestation of Divine Bone, the fundamental of his Great Tao, not only sealing the heavens but also isolating the Heavenly Dao, rendering Taotie unable to mobilize the power of Heavenly Dao and invoke Heavenly Path Authority, instantly reducing its total power by thirty percent.

Under such conditions, Lu Chengfeng’s strike became certain.

"Boom!"

He struck mercilessly, with the sun and moon void Tao Map roaring down from the heavens, aiming to kill, boundless divine radiance descending, vast as the sea, completely engulfing Taotie.