Your Talent is Mine-Chapter 996: Battle with the Dao Ancestor Incarnation

TL: Etude

Ye Tian discovered Dao Ancestor Earth Gate, who was silently analyzing a grand formation before him, fully absorbed in his work, paying no attention to the outside world.

This was the confidence of a Dao Ancestor’s incarnation—believing that no one dared to assassinate them, and even if someone tried, they wouldn’t succeed in a single blow. Thus, there was no need to be wary of their surroundings.

Ye Tian approached him quietly, but the Dao Ancestor incarnation didn’t notice.

However, Ye Tian had no intention of launching a sneak attack. His style wasn’t assassination—he preferred an open and honorable battle.

“Dao Ancestor Earth Gate!” Ye Tian called out loudly.

Hearing the voice, Dao Ancestor Earth Gate’s focus on deciphering the formation was interrupted. His brows furrowed as he turned toward Ye Tian, and his expression quickly shifted to one of manic joy.

“Ye Tian, you actually dare appear before me? This time, you’re dead!”

Without any further words, the Dao Ancestor incarnation struck instantly. And with that first move, he wielded a brand-new Dao Artifact!

True Monarchs couldn’t use Dao Artifacts because they didn’t possess Dao force. However, True Ancestors, who carried traces of True Ancestor power, could substitute it for Dao force, enabling them to wield such artifacts. A Dao Ancestor incarnation, on the other hand, was powered entirely by Dao force and could naturally use Dao Artifacts.

Previously, this incarnation hadn’t brought any Dao Artifacts, as the cost of doing so was immense. However, now, one appeared in his possession, indicating that Dao Ancestor Earth Gate had made great progress over the past century, acquiring multiple Dao Artifacts and growing significantly stronger.

It was this newfound strength that gave him the confidence to easily suppress Ye Tian. If he succeeded, he could seize Ye Tian’s treasures and fortune, which explained his exhilaration.

“Void Lock, seal!”

A strange ancient lock materialized in the void, sealing the space around Ye Tian.

This was a Dao Artifact specifically designed to seal space. Even a Half-Step True Ancestor with spatial origin divine abilities couldn’t break through this seal and escape.

Dao Ancestor Earth Gate intended to avoid repeating the previous mistake, fearing Ye Tian might slip away through spatial travel as he did before. Thus, his first move was to deploy the Void Lock to secure the battlefield.

After sealing the space, Dao Ancestor Earth Gate sighed in relief, as if no longer worried about any unforeseen events.

“Ye Tian, hand over all your treasures and swear loyalty to me, and I will spare your life!” Dao Ancestor Earth Gate’s voice was cold.

While he wanted to kill Ye Tian, he also considered the possibility of controlling him. Having such a monstrous genius under his command would serve multiple purposes—provoking Dao Ancestor Void Sky and even carrying out certain tasks.

Of course, Dao Ancestor Earth Gate had no intention of keeping Ye Tian alive forever. If Ye Tian ever escaped his control, he would be too dangerous to leave unchecked.

“Scram!” Ye Tian responded coldly.

In truth, Dao Ancestor Earth Gate’s attempt to seal the void was exactly what Ye Tian wanted—it ensured that nothing would interfere with their battle.

In an instant, the two clashed.

Boom!!!

A saber collided with a spear, and Dao Ancestor Earth Gate’s incarnation was sent flying. His body, barely holding together, seemed on the verge of dissipating. If not for a defensive Dao Artifact he had refined, he would have been gravely injured by that exchange.

“How is this possible? It hasn’t been long at all—how could your strength have grown so much? You’re still just a True Monarch! By all logic, you should have already reached the peak of the True Monarch realm, and without advancing to Half-Step True Ancestor, your strength shouldn’t have improved this drastically!”

Dao Ancestor Earth Gate was utterly baffled. The power Ye Tian displayed defied reason. Even if Ye Tian possessed some wondrous objects, it shouldn’t have made him this monstrous. It shattered the Dao Ancestor’s understanding of what was possible.

Ye Tian gave no response and instead launched relentless attacks.

“Yin-Yang Dual Limit Saber, cleave!”

The fusion of the Dao of Yin-Yang and the Dao of the Saber condensed into a gray saber light that instantly tore through the void, slashing toward Dao Ancestor Earth Gate.

Ssshhk!

Dao Ancestor Earth Gate failed to evade in time, and one of his arms was severed. However, it wasn’t just a simple amputation—the power of the Yin-Yang Dual Limit Saber lingered at the wound, preventing it from healing.

In other words, his arm would be impossible to regenerate in a short period.

This strike had inflicted a genuine wound on Dao Ancestor Earth Gate!

“Void Shift!”

Ye Tian unleashed another ability—his strongest origin divine ability.

Boom!!!!

The void trembled violently, causing even the Void Lock to shudder, as if struggling to maintain the spatial seal.

Dao Ancestor Earth Gate suffered another blow. The force of the Void Shift injured him internally, making him cough blood as he staggered backward.

Although the Dao Ancestor’s incarnation was merely an incarnation, it was still created from his own flesh and blood, essentially making it a blood-flesh clone. Without this connection, it would have been impossible to descend into the quasi-Dao Realm.

Thus, from the outside, this incarnation appeared no different from an ordinary living being.

To force a Dao Ancestor’s incarnation to cough blood was no small feat—it meant significant injury.

“Even if it weakens my soul consciousness, I’ll kill you!” Dao Ancestor Earth Gate was now utterly enraged.

As an incarnation, his body didn’t contain much soul power. If he used soul-consciousness attacks, that power wouldn’t regenerate, and his soul would steadily weaken.

For this reason, Dao Ancestor incarnations rarely resorted to soul-based attacks.

But now, Dao Ancestor Earth Gate had no choice. In terms of raw power, this incarnation was far inferior to Ye Tian. No matter how much higher his realm was, it made no difference in this battle.

“Soul Annihilation Art—kill!”

Dao Ancestor Earth Gate’s soul-consciousness condensed into a small spear aimed directly at Ye Tian’s soul, intending to pierce through it.

Faced with this lethal attack, Ye Tian remained calm. He instantly employed Trinity Unity, merging his physical strength and divine power into soul power. He then activated a half-Dao Artifact for soul defense along with his soul-defense divine ability.

Boom!!!!

The spear of the Soul Annihilation Art struck Ye Tian’s soul defense. It was like a steel spear slamming against a steel shield—though the shield trembled violently, it didn’t break.

Ye Tian’s face paled slightly, but his soul remained intact.

This sight caused Dao Ancestor Earth Gate’s expression to shift drastically.

“Impossible! You’re merely a True Monarch! Your soul hasn’t fully transformed—how could you possibly block my Soul Annihilation Art?” 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Dao Ancestor Earth Gate couldn’t believe what he was seeing.

He launched the Soul Annihilation Art once more, but the result was the same—it failed to harm Ye Tian. Instead, after using the technique twice, Dao Ancestor Earth Gate’s soul consciousness had grown extremely weak. Now, his incarnation couldn’t even exert half of its original strength.

At that moment, panic set in.

He couldn’t afford to fall here. If his incarnation perished, everything he had gathered would be lost, and the cost would be too great to bear.