Exploring Immortality Cultivation-Chapter 877 - 206: Duel

Few people know that just as there is a divide between the modern and ancient methods among the Human Clan, the Dragon Clan also has a similar divide.

The divide between the Ancient Dao and the New Era Dao.

The "Ancient Dao" of the Dragon Clan was the most mainstream cultivation method two hundred million years ago, centered around the forty-nine paths passed down by the immortals, taking the legendary supreme beings as teachers, using heaven and earth as a grand furnace, stirring the soul with the spirit, seeking the resonance of life, sublimating oneself, and ultimately reaching that great realm that is both desirable and unattainable.

Compared with today's cultivation methods of the Dragon Clan, these ancient methods are more imperial, more domineering, filled with a powerful confidence that screams "I am the only sovereign of this world," showcasing the essence of being the sole ruler.

Heaven and Earth Dragon Ascension is the crystallization of the Ancient Dao of the Dragon Clan.

Like the ancient methods of the Human Clan, the primitive cultivation methods of the Dragon Clan can also be judged based on how many innate Daos are related within them.

For the Human Clan, the best ancient methods can encompass three paths and four innate Daos, or be like the Emperor's Extreme Split Sky Dao, Luofu Xuanqing Palace, or Holy Infant Sect, containing interconnected innate five virtues and innate five taos.

And Heaven and Earth Dragon Ascension, this supreme cultivation method of the Dragon Clan's Ancient Dao, contains a full seventeen innate Daos — the paths of innate five virtues, innate five elements, fifteen innate five taos, as well as the path of innate life spirit and innate fate.

Even when looking across the entire cosmic realm, this cultivation method holds a distinguished position.

The New Era Dao of the Dragon Clan is a cultivation method created by the Ancient Dragon Emperor two hundred million years ago. The New Era Dao completely abandons the forty-nine paths and Star River Immortal Body, centering instead on the Transformation Divine Power and basing itself on the Essence Element Method. It no longer imitates the legendary supreme beings that exist only in tales, but rather returns to the basics, returning to civilization's most primal path, directly emulating the universe itself.

Compared to the Ancient Dao, the New Era Dao of the Dragon Clan, although lacking the air of unparalleled supremacy, seems to manifest a sense of isolation and fragility, like duckweed adrift or eggs atop a nest about to topple.

However, compared with the Ancient Dao, the New Era Dao, though it has less arrogance and dominance, gains more in perspective and breadth.

For the Ancient Dragon Emperor, this New Era Dao embodies his hopes and explorations of the universe and civilization.

"Heaven and Earth… Confluence!"

The twelve "suspended arms" of the Undying Dragon Soul turned into twelve tentacle-like forms, inscribing countless talismans in the air, restricting the space, halting the motion, and sealing the spiritual energy. Then, it reverted to a spiral shape, resembling the Star River form. A terrifying suction force extended from the core of the Undying Dragon Soul, making the tiger's gulp or whale's swallow seem trivial in comparison to its majestic force. The vast secret realm seemed to sway and float.

This place's being a closed space due to the interference of geomagnetic spiritual energy with the gravitational field, could potentially collapse under excessively severe fluctuations of spiritual energy.

This is also one of the reasons the Carefree Practitioners are unwilling to enter this place. The Ten Thousand Mountain Range is suspected of being related to the mystery of the ancient past, and they do not wish for this secret to be destroyed due to some accidental revelation of power by a high-order cultivator.

The spiritual energy devoured by the Undying Dragon Soul quickly erupted from its core. It was a diffused essence resembling a nebula, seemingly having countless planets traversing within it.

Under this strike from the Undying Dragon Soul, it surprisingly imitated a hint of the galaxy's mental realm!

However, Yue Luo Liu Li was not to be underestimated.

The dragon body of Yue Luo Liu Li slithered through the undulating space, following the weak points within the gravitational force, skillfully breaching the intense power. Its body seemed like ink from an artist's brush, painting mysterious and profound characters in mid-air.

This is the way the Dragon Clan casts spells. For them, this flexible body is a better "tool" for casting spells than hands!

"Great Void Nebula Gang!"

A magnificent spiral of pink and purple essence twisted out, reminiscent of the Creation Nebula contracting. Countless celestial bodies were swayed by this nebula vortex, drawn into the core's dark spot and transformed into momentum, counterattacking the Undying Dragon Soul. This move, Great Void Nebula Gang, was both offensive and defensive, not only blocking the strike from the Undying Dragon Soul but also stamping onto the Undying Dragon Soul's suspended arms. The fiercely clashing pink, purple, and white dragon essence appeared like two millstones grinding against one another, making the battle temporarily stalemated.

"Aoo.. Aoo.. Aoo.. Aoo.. Aoo..."

"Roar!"

The roars of dragons echoed simultaneously.

Yue Luo Liu Li was fearless in matching origins with the opponent. The "Dragon Power", an ability to generate power from nothing, has been an innate divine ability redeveloped and evolved by generations of the Dragon Clan since the catastrophic disaster two hundred million years ago, something the pre-apocalypse Undying Beasts could not perform.

The Ancient Dao of the Dragon Clan flourished to a high degree, yet the New Era Dao has yet to fully surpass the Ancient Dao. However, the new generation dragons practicing the New Era Dao have their own tactics.

Beyond the nebula, a crimson bloodline surged forth. The chilling frost complemented the Martial Arts True Intent of extinguishing the universe and freezing civilization, presenting a flavor of destruction capable of annihilating heaven and earth. The chill crept into the Undying Dragon Soul, which already had an empty consciousness, unable to even muster a lingering thought.

Deep Space Dao, Galaxy Battlefront.

The universal deep cold that exterminated countless civilizations.

Nonetheless, the Undying Dragon Soul remained the Undying Dragon Soul. Its immense strength far surpassed that of Yue Luo Liu Li. Unafraid of any attack, it could rely on its profound "capital" and crush its opponents with countershock force.

Heaven and Earth Dragon Ascension, heaven's wrath.

This mimics a cultivator's method of disrupting planetary spiritual power balance, simulates a Heavenly Tribulation for defensive counterattack.

Yue Luo Liu Li resembled having taken a hit from its own "Galaxy Battlefront," spitting blood and retreating. However, it was prepared, forcing the chill to its body surface at the expense of damaging its dorsal and caudal fins.

"The next strike will end you!"

Yue Luo Liu Li sang longingly.

The befuddled mind of the Undying Dragon Soul could not comprehend how this youngster, not even an immortal, could withstand its mana for so long. Had it been in its prime, Yue Luo Liu Li would have been crushed to dust in the first second. No matter how strong Yue Luo Liu Li was, it could not match the prowess of the Undying Dragon Clan.

However, the Undying Dragon Soul's current power is incomplete, its cultivation methods are not fully remembered, and the cultivation essence power is even less than one in ten thousand.

More importantly, it has completely lost its physical body.

The physical body of the Dragon Clan is also a powerful shell at the top of the evolutionary tree. Losing the physical body has a significant impact on the Dragon Clan.

This is why Moonfall Liu Li was confident in suppressing the opponent in a few moves.

The dragon's body bent, storing power like a spring. Then, Moonfall Liu Li shot out straight like a flying sword. Its dragon mouth touched the core of the frozen Undying Dragon Soul, then with the mouth as the center, the dragon head did not move, and the dragon body swiftly traced out several mysterious trajectories.

"Universal Calamity!"

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While Moonfall Liu Li was battling the Undying Dragon Soul, the Hongyuan Divine Body firmly restrained Liu Yi.

From within the Hongyuan Divine Body, infinite torture devices extended; chains and tools larger than its form, making the entire 'person' seem like a bizarre humanoid entity attached to chains.

Liu Yi had just been taken by surprise, and his mana and vitality were both diminished. His moves no longer carried the style where one strike would create a thousandfold, with the Qi Force linking to showcase myriad transformations.

Only to see Liu Yi fully utilizing the Xiangyu Heavenly Position Technique, a symbol of the Wanfa Sect, which led the surrounding space to manifest many anomalies, pushing towards high dimensions. The laws of topology transformed, making the coherence of various events fade.

This was Liu Yi's Primordial Spirit's Magical Domain.

He himself seemed like a strange attractor within the high-dimensional Hilbert Space, his movement technique elusive, with no one able to discern its pattern.

At the same time, the Evil God's millions of attacks abstracted, turning into a high-dimensional line that entered Liu Yi's eyes. He often released a sword strike, causing chain collisions among the dense and terrifying torture devices, with conflicting parts of the Innate Five Elements self-neutralizing under his guidance. Such dense attacks did not leave a single wound on him.

However, Hongyuan God was also no easy foe. Various divine tao secret techniques, some Liu Yi had seen, others he had never imagined, were effortlessly wielded by him. Countless colorless and formless handprints formed and solidified in the void, subduing 'demons' and 'devils'. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

These Demon Suppression Handprints were also condensed by the power of the Innate Five Elements, most adept at collapsing outer objects, difficult for Spiritual Sense to detect.

If not for Liu Yi's exceptional movement technique and the differing rules of high-dimensional topology from lower dimensions, Hongyuan God's grasp would have already led to the death and path's dissolution of this Primordial Spirit Master from the Wanfa Sect.

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On the ground, a "friendly" conversation was nearing its end.

Mei Gemu looked up at the battle in the sky with interest: "That Primordial Spirit Stage heterodox looks like he's in trouble. If he hadn't been sabotaged in the first move, I'm afraid Hongyuan wouldn't win so easily—Wang Qi, do you really want to oppose me?"

Wang Qi sneered, "Before you say that, take your hands off forming those handprints."

"I really don't want to fight."

—My goal is almost complete, just waiting for the Hongyuan God to take me to that "safe place". I really don't want to fight with this madman who uses forbidden techniques recklessly.

Wang Qi raised the long sword in his hand and shouted, "Enough with the nonsense!"

—The most important code has been inserted, now subduing you is the right course!

Wang Qi could clearly see the other was merely stalling for time. But he, too, needed time in this battle to write that crucial "code" into Mei Gemu's body.

Mei Gemu struggled to move. His body had already been eroded by the Innate Five Elements' power. However, relying on the tens of thousands of years of combat memory, he took the most correct steps, narrowly avoiding Wang Qi's fast sword that cleaved through the stormy winds. Yet, despite being precarious, Mei Gemu was never in any true danger of being toppled.

Suddenly, Mei Gemu's mind went blank.

"What... is happening?"

His consciousness seemed to betray his self. By the time Mei Gemu realized, Wang Qi's sword had already pierced right into his chest.

"Is this... the Divine Plague Curse Technique?"

"The feeling... completely different... when did he plant it..."

Originally nimble thoughts became swiftly burdensome, as if bound by an invisible weight heavier than a mountain. Mei Gemu could no longer evade, his right hand was cut off by Wang Qi's sword.

"Why..."

His space for thought was overcrowded; Mei Gemu could no longer make the correct responses.

Yet, the battle instincts still remained.

Facing Wang Qi's next sword, Mei Gemu, without intention, unleashed his own ferocious hand technique.

Ten Thousand Styles·Chaotic Army.