Yue Chan’s pupils gleamed like black gemstones, her divine radiance blazing. Though her words were sharp, inwardly she was shocked—her opponent had dismantled her five supreme treasure techniques without even revealing his own divine abilities.
This was utterly inconceivable!
“Sky-Piercing Art!” Yue Chan intoned, activating a treasure technique amplified by incantations. As her cherry lips glowed, a blazing sun-like flame erupted, hurtling toward Shi Hao.
Yet, it was still ineffective!
The golden sun collided with Shi Hao’s body, but his flesh emitted a layer of radiant brilliance, dissolving the so-called Sky-Piercing Art into nothingness.
Having consumed the Golden Bodhi Fruit, Shi Hao’s immunity to magical power had strengthened, extending its duration. Thus, no matter how overwhelming his opponent’s mana surged or how many symbols blazed around her, it was all futile.
The two clashed, their arms glowing. Yue Chan, sensing his weakened vitality, pressed her advantage, activating bone inscriptions to suppress him with overwhelming force.
**Boom!**
Their collision rang like clashing metal.
Shi Hao was indeed not at his peak—his vitality was depleted, and even in his strongest domain, close-quarters combat, he couldn’t immediately gain the upper hand.
Under normal circumstances, no one would dare close the distance like this against him. He would have dominated with innate superiority beyond ordinary reach.
*”I must end this quickly. If I don’t, I’ll lose to my ‘wife’ and be suppressed by her. The consequences would be unimaginable.”* Shi Hao steeled himself.
Fate had turned against him. Severely wounded and drained of vitality, he hadn’t yet recovered. If Yue Chan captured him now, his suffering would be worse than death.
**Swoosh!**
Five streaks of cold light flashed—Shi Hao’s palm sharpened to an extreme, embodying the essence of a True Dragon’s claw. This was a loose technique he had obtained from the Yuan Heaven Secret Realm, a sacred close-combat art.
**Clang!**
To his shock, Yue Chan’s jade-like fingers, pristine and crystalline, blocked the strike.
**”Roar!”**
Dragon cries reverberated as Shi Hao formed a dragon seal. A True Dragon surged from his palm, enveloping Yue Chan in an attempt to suppress her—yet another pinnacle body technique.
Truthfully, he wished to use other methods, like the Reincarnation Divine Ability, but his mana was exhausted. Only these loose techniques, requiring minimal energy, were viable now.
Yue Chan’s delicate arms, seemingly fragile, could unleash forces capable of hurling mountains. Though she appeared like an exiled immortal, her strength was terrifying.
A resounding phoenix cry erupted as a fiery vermilion immortal phoenix soared from her palm, clashing with the True Dragon. The two intertwined, erupting in dazzling brilliance.
“Dragon and phoenix in harmony—seems we’re truly fated!” Shi Hao teased, shamelessly seizing the moment even in peril.
**Swoosh!**
The immortal phoenix soared, its wings blazing like fire, descending with overwhelming radiance. Yue Chan’s slender jade hand struck simultaneously.
Shi Hao’s heart pounded—his mana immunity was about to expire. He had to act, to break through her blockade.
Gritting his teeth, he mustered his remaining strength, his body covered in dense runes. He channeled his dwindling mana to reinforce himself and suppress her.
**”Swoosh!”**
Shi Hao blazed with light, activating a mutated Kun Peng technique. Golden whirlpools manifested across his body, resembling scales or spinning golden feathers, forming vortices.
Ordinary Peng clansmen could use similar techniques, but none could reach this level. Shi Hao secretly propelled it with the Kun Peng method—an evolution of the Golden Vortex Ripple Art.
Years ago, in the Sky Mending Pavilion, he had learned the Peng clan’s fragmented technique—the Golden Vortex Ripple Art. Now, it was incomparable.
Using his mana immunity, he dissolved her crimson phoenix, then voraciously devoured the dispersed energy and divine power with the Golden Vortex Ripple Art, bolstering himself.
This was his last chance—his immunity was fading.
The golden vortices spun as Shi Hao shone like a humanoid divine bird, reigning supreme, devouring the essence of heaven and earth to strengthen himself.
This was a divine skill to overcome the strong with the weak. In an instant, Shi Hao surged in power, closing in on Yue Chan and striking with dragon-claw-like fingers.
**Boom!**
This time, Yue Chan paled. She had exploited his weakened state, but now faced this reversal. Her arm throbbed with pain.
Truthfully, few among the younger generation could rival Shi Hao’s physique. Even the inheritor of the Immortal Palace, tempered since childhood by supreme orthodox teachings, could only match him evenly.
Though Yue Chan’s body was formidable, it wasn’t her primary focus. Now, shock flickered across her face.
Seizing the momentum, Shi Hao pushed harder. Golden vortices whirled across his body, devouring energy, even drawing the golden sap of the Tribulation Transcendence Lotus for his own use.
In a flash, he unleashed a barrage of heavy strikes, engaging Yue Chan in close combat.
Waves of energy surged between them, bone inscriptions interweaving, gusts of wind whipping past, and dazzling radiance scattering as they exchanged hundreds of blows in moments.
Yue Chan tensed—this proximity was unfavorable.
Shi Hao, however, was even more astonished. Yue Chan was truly formidable, surpassing ordinary first-generation prodigies. The light from her glabella unnerved him—her spiritual power condensed into beams capable of slaying souls.
**Swoosh!**
Shi Hao leaped, unleashing the “Shrinking Earth to Inches” divine ability without reserve. Moving at blinding speed, he circled Yue Chan, attacking relentlessly.
Yet, Yue Chan possessed a similar treasure technique, retaliating in kind. Moreover, her glabella continuously gleamed like an immortal-slaying blade—indestructible, the most terrifying spiritual saber!
*Was this her innate divine ability, sealed within her consciousness and now awakened?!*
Shi Hao had long suspected her consciousness held secrets since the lower realm. Now, witnessing this, it was even more terrifying—something ordinary people couldn’t counter.
With a swift motion, Shi Hao retreated to the edge of the immortal pond, frantically absorbing the Tribulation Transcendence Lotus’ divine liquid. He had to recover quickly—without replenishing his vitality and mana, capturing Yue Chan would be impossible.
Several of his supreme techniques were now unusable!
**”Hmph!”**
Yue Chan snorted, spotting his weakness. Though he was strengthening, he remained inferior—his body still frail. This was her chance.
Abandoning defense, she counterattacked with full force. A mark appeared on her glabella, resembling a dancing true immortal, radiant and resplendent.
Now, the light from her brow filled the void, sealing Shi Hao’s retreat—sharp and unstoppable.
Shi Hao shuddered, not just from the spiritual saber’s terror, but also because Yue Chan’s glabella mark resembled an immortal form—chilling to behold.
Fortunately, this “divine form” wasn’t like Ye Qingxian’s, which could oppose it.
*There are only two immortal divine forms in this world. The other shouldn’t be with Yue Chan.*
**Splash!**
Shi Hao plunged into the lake’s depths, circling the Tribulation Transcendence Lotus, absorbing divine energy to restore himself. Once recovered, all would be well.
*”There’s still a fruit pit—maybe it has some effect.”*
He retrieved the jade-green Golden Bodhi Fruit pit, attempting to draw a sliver of power—hoping to briefly reactivate his mana immunity.
Of course, he dared not refine it fully, fearing dire consequences.
*It actually works?!*
The effect was faint, but his body responded—as if he could trigger it once more, albeit briefly.
After repeated attempts, Shi Hao’s expression turned peculiar. He had succeeded, but the immunity was feeble—perhaps lasting only an instant.
**”Boom!”**
This time, he turned back, striking with full force. A radiant barrier expanded as the bone inscriptions from the Primordial True Solution transformed decay into wonder, suppressing Yue Chan.
*”What?!”* Yue Chan’s heart raced. Her treasure technique failed again as Shi Hao closed in, binding her.
Shi Hao expanded his sole divine aperture, exhausting all mana to immobilize Yue Chan momentarily.
**”Boom!”**
He struck, sealing her.
All this transpired in an instant—a shocking reversal.
Yue Chan’s glabella glowed as she resisted, but Shi Hao pressed a finger to her fair forehead, causing sharp pain and disrupting her attack.
Moreover, within his sole divine aperture, her movements were heavily restricted.
Shi Hao continued striking, sealing her at key points—he couldn’t afford carelessness.
*”Meeting across a thousand miles—seems we’re truly destined to be husband and wife.”*
Yue Chan’s divine battle armor gleamed, but it was futile. Vital points were sealed, and capture was imminent.
Especially as Shi Hao wrapped an arm around her slender waist, whispering by her ear, teasingly. Goosebumps rose on her snow-white neck, disrupting her focus.
This peerless fairy, graceful and ethereal, emitted a refreshing fragrance as Shi Hao swiftly reinforced the seals, unwilling to stop.
Naturally, this involved unavoidable physical contact.
*”Dare to face me in a fair duel?”* Yue Chan murmured, forcing calm.
*”Even weakened, I wasn’t suppressed by you. In a true battle, do you think I’d fear you?”* Shi Hao whispered, embracing her slender waist, continuing the sealing.
*”Will you tell me who you are now?”* Yue Chan spoke serenely, her ivory skin glowing, her beauty unparalleled.
Shi Hao was puzzled by her calm—was she probing him? Did she still have tricks?
Suddenly, his expression twisted. *”Not good!”*
The Golden Bodhi pit had cracked, releasing a green seed that merged into his body, violently ravaging his flesh.
*”How?!”*
This was abrupt—he hadn’t known the seed was even more terrifying, resonating with the residual drug effects inside him, threatening fusion.
Hellish torment began anew, worse than before!
The only solace was Yue Chan’s sealed state.
Shi Hao’s body emitted emerald light as the seed dissolved, its strange laws and divine power rampaging. His flesh tore apart instantly.
His glabella shone, his forehead cracking before shattering. His soul wavered under the seed’s law impact.
This was the direst scenario—death meant the extinguishing of the soul, the “lamp” of life. Once extinguished, all would be void, eternity silenced.
*”Stabilize!”*
But Shi Hao was spent, unable to muster his strongest techniques.
*”Only this remains!”*
His spiritual power fragmented into countless miniature cauldrons, bells, swords—manifestations from his Spirit Transformation Realm insights, shaping bone inscriptions and spirit into tangible sacred forms.
**Dang!**
The bells tolled, countless chimes resonating—his soul divided into countless tiny bells.
**Clang!**
Sword cries pierced the heavens—his soul transformed into myriad divine blades.
**Boom!**
Dao energy cascaded, stabilizing the void—his soul manifested as countless cauldrons, each emitting profound energy.
Simultaneously, he activated the Primordial True Solution, weaving the simplest, least taxing bone inscriptions throughout his body and spirit, resisting with everything.
This was life-and-death resistance. Shi Hao teetered on the brink—his “lamp” could extinguish at any moment, his body shattering, blood staining the divine pond.
Cauldrons, bells, towers, swords—countless manifestations of his will endured the crucible, on the verge of annihilation.
This was a harrowing ordeal, Shi Hao’s most perilous moment.
After an indeterminable time, he stabilized, balancing destruction and vitality. His body was ruined, his soul dim—but he knew this was an opportunity. Surviving would yield immense gains—a baptism of life and death!
Yet, the unexpected occurred.
Yue Chan moved, her eyes gleaming with wisdom, her jade-like skin radiant, her raven hair cascading, her beauty transcendent.
*”So it is you.”* Her red lips parted softly.
Shi Hao’s heart lurched. *”How did you break free?!”*
*”You subdued me once in the lower realm. I won’t stumble twice in the same place.”*
Shi Hao sighed. *Must I use the Guardian Divine Talisman?* He loathed wasting such a treasure.
But Yue Chan remained serene, her figure poised, exuding no hostility.
*”Wife?”* Shi Hao ventured.
Yue Chan’s eyes sparkled, her robes fluttering, her aura transcendent.
*”Can you help?”* Shi Hao’s mind raced.
*”Do you need it?”* Her voice was ethereal, her celestial form glowing.
*”I do.”*
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