Immortal of the Ages

Chapter 425: Battle of the Apex!

The Mystic Zenith Temple fell eerily silent. Then, all eyes turned to the two figures—Yun Xiao and Tian Zhixiu!

One, a newcomer who had recently risen to unparalleled prominence, a man from Lian Xi's household.

The other, a scion of the Three Immortals, president of the Pathseeker Society, a role model for the youth of the Primordial Ruins!

The latter was righteous and noble, the former... peculiar! Odd in every way! Both admirable and loathsome!

"This is the peak battle of the disciples of the Primordial Academy..."

Hearts began to race with anticipation. The most shocking was definitely Yun Xiao. If it weren't for his ruthless slaying of Can Nian, he wouldn't fit the word peak.

"They're up!"

Neither were of meek spirit. As soon as the Temple Head made the announcement, two figures stepped onto the arena stage.

A storm brewed instantly as the anticipation soared.

Tian Zhixiu, dressed in a light golden robe, had eyes shining with resolve. With a swing of his hand, his Daylight Flame Qilin Spear pierced through the air and emitted a piercing shriek. Then, with a swivel of the spear, he was enveloped in a fiery white light.

His martial arts and Immortal techniques were inherited from the Sky Source Immortal, the strongest in the ruins, mighty yet dignified.

HUM! As soon as Tian Zhixiu entered, he looked up sharply, his blazing gaze locking onto Yun Xiao.

"Last night, you only dared to flee after seeing me. I didn't expect you to dare to challenge me today!" he said.

"That was last night," Yun Xiao replied. Compared to Tian Zhixiu's fierceness, he appeared calm and unrestrained, as if still savoring Lian Xi's tender fragrance on his lips.

BOOM! Without further words, Tian Zhixiu stomped, and the ground of the Square of Righteous Law, forged from the toughest immortal ore, cracked open. He charged, turning into a golden streak across the sky, the Daylight Flame Qilin Spear roaring as it turned into a golden blazing qilin, rushing fiercely towards Yun Xiao!

"Mystic Flame Piercing Spear!"

Many exclaimed the name of this spear technique.

Tian Zhixiu's attack was astonishing, swift and powerful like a Qilin. The golden light and fierce fire of the spear arrived in front of Yun Xiao's eyes in an instant!

BOOM! Rocks along the path shattered into dust, showcasing the violent force of the martial attack.

He launched a killing move from the outset!

Yun Xiao glanced once, his expression unchanged. With a flip of his left hand, a dragon pattern slid from his forehead to his palm, where suddenly a violet Life Sigil umbrella sprang open!

The Runic Umbrella's frame was made of nine dragon heads. As it spun in Yun Xiao's hand, it seemed to transform into a real nine-headed dragon, with countless sigil patterns forming hundreds of small formations, embedded on this violet dragon's body, as storm, thunder, and lightning roared into life!

"Life Sigil! Over 300,000 Runes!"

People had heard of Yun Xiao's dual mastery of sword and sigil, but this was their first time really witnessing it.

"He's not focusing on one with the other as secondary; his Life Sigil is as strong as his Sword Soul!"

The shock in the voices of several overseeing Crowns made the eyes of the red robed woman even colder and more enigmatic.

On one side was a golden flame qilin! On the other, a violet nine-headed dragon!

In that lightning-fast moment, Yun Xiao's Runic Umbrella lunged forward, its nine heads fiercely biting into the flame qilin. A piercing screech erupted as sparks flew everywhere!

This was actually a head-on clash between the Runic Umbrella and the Daylight Flame Qilin Spear!

It was also a direct collision between the Mystic Golden Dao Embryo empowering Tian Zhixiu's fleshly body with unbelievable might, against the inexhaustible power of Yun Xiao's Primordial Void Sacred Wheel!

BOOM! Yun Xiao was sent flying into the sky! For a moment, he appeared like a kite with its string cut, seemingly fragile.

"Tian Zhixiu is stronger!"

This scene finally uplifted everyone from the Three Immortals Lineage, relieving their tension. This included Tian Yulan, who also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Press the attack!"

Just as the people from the Three Immortals Lineage hoped, Tian Zhixiu, after sending Yun Xiao flying with a spear strike, exploded upwards as soon as his feet touched the ground. He shot towards Yun Xiao like an arrow released from its bow, his spear piercing forth again!

"Be careful!" Many from the Academy Faction shouted in alarm.

Amidst the cries of alarm, Yun Xiao's gaze suddenly sharpened! With a casual flick of his right hand, while his body flew backwards, a three-inch Flying Sword shot forward!

This Flying Sword, seemingly effortless at first, instantly created a storm of primordial essence in the next moment.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The Flying Sword exploded three times in succession, directly twisting the space to form three primordial vortexes. These vortexes plundered the power of heaven and earth, spawning thousands of swords targeting Tian Zhixiu!

"Again, the Primordial Triforce Sword Art!" Yun Dahe's eyes lit up.

Primordial Triforce Sword Art! Flying Sword, Palm Sword, and Sovereign Sword! Three swords in total, embodying three forces!

Yun Xiao's Palm Sword strike that had slain Can Nian earlier was named Boundless Dao, while this moment's Flying Sword, stirred the primordial and formed a rain of swords. This Flying Sword technique was named Unparalleled Sword Dao!

"Primordial..." Tian Zhixiu stared, a single Flying Sword had twisted space and the primordial, as if a world-spanning beast was pressing down on him.

"Found it!" He suddenly stopped, swinging the Daylight Flame Qilin Spear in his hand with lightning speed towards the Flying Sword! But at the moment of the strike, he suddenly felt a chill, a terrifying sense of crisis engulfing him.

"Yun Xiao!"

He saw it! Behind this Flying Sword, Yun Xiao was wrapped in violet dragon inscriptions, man and dragon as one! This was clearly a method of using a Life Sigil to enhance daoist spells!

"A daoist spell?" In the instant of Tian Zhixiu's shock, a violet chessboard suddenly rose around his body. Out of thin air, black and white chess pieces appeared on the board, each inscribed with the image of a nine-headed dragon!

A chessboard, replacing heaven and earth, with thick smoke rising, obscured Tian Zhixiu's view of everything outside the battlefield.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Each black and white chess piece, as if commanded by heaven, pressed into the board, causing deafening roars.

Tian Zhixiu was right where the pieces were landing! His eyes widened, and all he could hear were the incredulous gasps of many elders outside the chessboard.

"Polar Yin-Yang Chess!"

Immediately, the black and white pieces fell like a torrential rain. Even as Tian Zhixiu dodged and pierced through them with his spear, he was still battered until bloodied and bruised!

Even his martial body was covered in contusions and gushing blood!

"Sword!" His cry of alarm had barely faded when the Unparalleled Sword Dao pierced through the chessboard.

In that lightning-fast moment, Tian Zhixiu, using all his luck, managed to hit Yun Xiao's Flying Sword with his Daylight Flame Qilin Spear!

KLANG! The Flying Sword and the spear clashed, sparking fiercely, grazing the surface of the spear before embedding into Tian Zhixiu's right arm!

POOF! Tian Zhixiu's entire arm exploded into a mist of blood on the spot!

Covered in blood, he was directly blasted away, crashing hard onto the ground, and in the process, was hit several times by the black and white chess pieces. Even the sound of his bones shattering could be heard!

"What..." Over ten thousand people watched this scene in stunned silence, completely dumbfounded!

Although this battle had many twists, the entire sequence occurred in just a moment.

First, Tian Zhixiu's spear was at an advantage, only for Yun Xiao's sword and sigil to counter and severely wound Tian Zhixiu in an instant!

Many hadn't even finished a single breath yet!

Yun Xiao's formidable talent at that moment was seared into the audience's hearts as sharply as a sword through the soul.

"Protect Tian Zhixiu!"

"Don't let Yun Xiao kill him!"

Several elders from the Three Immortals Lineage stood up, looking towards Tian Yulan with urgent concern. Losing was just losing; there was no need for death!

Can Nian died because he couldn't withstand even a single sword strike. If Tian Yulan intervened to save Tian Zhixiu now, it obviously would still be timely!

But to their astonishment, although Tian Yulan's expression was icy cold and her teeth clenched... she didn't move! If she, as a mother, didn't save him, who would bother to interfere?

"Tian Zhixiu is going to die..."

People from the Three Immortals Lineage sighed in despair, some feeling a numbing sensation on their scalps, overwhelmed by a sense of suffocation under Yun Xiao's pressure.

To Yun Xiao's surprise, Tian Zhixiu, despite such severe injuries, didn't scream in agony.

He just gasped heavily, then suddenly got up, gripping the spear with his other hand. Though dripping with blood, he still stared down Yun Xiao with determination!

This indomitable spirit and will, unafraid even of death, indeed earned Yun Xiao's respect.

"You killing me changes nothing. From the moment you set foot in the Primordial Ruins, your fate was sealed," Tian Zhixiu coughed up blood, but for the first time, he smirked.

"Then take a look ahead." Yun Xiao gripped the Flying Sword, transforming it into a three-foot azure blade, and suddenly lunged at Tian Zhixiu!

In fact, his simultaneous use of the sword and sigil just now was meant to instantly finish Tian Zhixiu, but unexpectedly, he endured and didn't die.

KLANG! Yun Xiao's sword strike was as fast as thunder. His eyes were disdainful, but his heart was extremely cautious! "He's wounded pretty badly, but his mom isn't stepping in to save him. That must mean he has something up his sleeve."

And so, Yun Xiao's strike was not to finish off but to probe. As expected, just as his sword approached Tian Zhixiu, the latter's fierce face suddenly twisted with malicious glee.

CRACK! Tian Zhixiu suddenly lashed out with a white phosphorescent whip. This whip, like a living creature, changed a thousand times in an instant, its light swallowing everyone's sight, and in a flash, it wrapped around Yun Xiao!

"Yang grade magic treasure, Binding God Cord!"

This was the third shock after the Primordial Triforce Sword Art and the Polar Yin-Yang Chess, only this time, it came from Tian Zhixiu!

"Yun Xiao is caught, it's over..."

Many from the Academy Faction felt their hearts drop from exhilaration to the abyss, turning anxious and indignant.

Meanwhile, the descendants of the Three Immortals rose from hell to heaven, their previously grim faces now bursting with joy.

Before their eyes, Yun Xiao was bound tightly, the Binding God Cord seemingly feeble but actually incredibly powerful, capable of crushing bones and slicing a person into pieces!

"No wonder Tian Yulan didn't save him!"

The descendants of the Three Immortals smiled, silently praising the profound wisdom of this beauty.

They all focused on the battlefield, not wanting to miss a moment of what was to come.

On the battlefield, Yun Xiao looked down at the Yang grade supreme treasure that had deeply cut into his body. This thing was indeed formidable! No wonder it was a trump card!

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! Tian Zhixiu, holding one end of the Binding God Cord, looked crazily at Yun Xiao and growled coldly, "Aren't you good at playing the pig to eat the tiger? Continue then! Keep showing off now!"

Yun Xiao calmly met his gaze and then said, "Sure, you asked for it."