"If it doesn't have a physical body, then what are we looking at?"
Zhiyi couldn't help but ask. She didn't know much about the Astral Beast Domain. The Sixth Mainland also had powerful astral beast clans, but none of them had reached the level of the Celestial Beast Clan. None of them were even close, as all of them had been tamed.
"It has a physical body. Essence, energy, and spirit."
Zhiyi was shocked. Essence, energy, and spirit had a physical body?
This was a level that they couldn't even touch at the moment. It was said that only Imprinters who specialized in essence, energy, and spirit could achieve this. She looked at Yao Xuan in shock. This astral beast's innate gift was too enviable, as it was born with such an ability.
With essence, energy, and spirit materialized, all of Maiden Adept's attacks were useless against Yao Xuan, unless she used her essence to attack him.
However, her essence, energy, and spirit weren't that strong.
It could be said that she had no chance of winning against Yao Xuan. Even if she had become a Boundless Advanced Lockbreaker and her control of star energy had reached the World Realm, it was still useless. Yao Xuan didn't need to use star energy at all.
Maiden Adept's continuous attacks were useless, so she finally used a secret technique, "Reincarnation."
Yao Xuan dodged, and Maiden Adept's eyes trembled. It was useful. This secret technique had been created by a Progenitor, so if it was useless, it could only mean that the Celestial Beast Clan was too powerful. She retreated and waited for an opportunity to use the secret technique again.
Suddenly, Yao Xuan soared into the sky, and his entire body transformed into a giant Celestial Beast. His essence, energy, and spirit had taken physical form, and he covered the entire area in the blink of an eye. He then aimed at Maiden Adept and let out a sharp whistle.
The sound wasn't loud, but it was very sharp. However, the key point wasn't the sound, but rather the fact that this attack was made from Yao Xuan's essence, energy, and spirit. The whistle swept through the entire Mount Supreme, and many people fainted. They felt as if they were seeing a giant Celestial Beast crushing them. The world turned black, and everything in front of them turned black. A Celestial Beast was the ruler.
Whether it was at the foot of Mount Supreme, the several faults, or the Sky Stairway, everyone, including Shangqing, was affected by the whistle. Skinny, one of the Cyan Twin Heroes, fainted. Qiu Shi's face paled, and Feng He swayed. Even Liu Tianmu was shaken.
It was as if Mount Supreme as a giant Celestial Beast's hand......
The Heavenly Demon, black, had become the master of this moment.
The starry sky was distorted by the roar, and many spaceships exploded.
Yao Xuan hadn't really made a move since the start of the Sovereign Competition. This time, his roar shocked everyone, making them realize just how terrifying a Heavenly Yao was.
In the field, Maid Messenger's face was deathly pale. She was half-squatting on the ground and had almost fainted. She was the closest to Yao Xuan, and this roar almost caused her nerves to snap. Even if she didn't fall to the ground, she couldn't attack at this moment. Her body was trembling because of the impact to her essence, energy, and soul. It wasn't fear, but an instinctive reaction.
The sound only lasted for an instant, and Yao Xuan appeared high up in the sky again. There was still a smile on his face, and he looked so elegant and charming.
Yao Xuan landed on the ground and looked at the half-squatting Maiden, who was barely able to hold herself together. He then turned to look at Lu Yin and raised his hand. His palm was aimed at Maiden, and a cold glint flashed through his eyes.
At the bottom of the stairway, Lu Yin's eyes widened and he turned slightly. "Nightfall."
In the arena, Yao Xuan's eyes lit up, and everything around him turned black. Lu Yin's Night's Descent descended, but it instantly vanished.
Lu Yin's expression changed, as some of his essence had been devoured by Yao Xuan. The essence that had been devoured by the Celestial Daemon could never be recovered unless he started cultivating again. In other words, the essence that had been used by Nightfall was essentially gone, and Lu Yin could not recover it.
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If Lu Yin's essence had previously been equivalent to ten, then he was now only at seven. He could only cultivate again, and it was impossible for him to recover what he had lost.
Lu Yin had suffered a hidden loss.
Quite a few people had noticed the exchange between the two. Even though the Sovereign Tournament separated the spectators, there were still ways to influence other people's matches.
This was the Sovereign Tournament, and there were no restrictions on life and death. The purpose of this tournament was to determine the strongest ten people. If one was affected by others, they would lose, and they would not qualify to enter the top ten.
Lu Yin could attack Yao Xuan, but Yao Xuan had also attacked everyone else.
In the field, Yao Xuan lowered his hand, causing Lu Yin to suffer a hidden loss. He had already probed Lu Yin's spiritual force, and it was very strong. Lu Yin's spiritual force battle technique was also very powerful, but it still couldn't pose a threat to Yao Xuan. Furthermore, Yao Xuan had just devoured some of Lu Yin's spiritual force, which was delicious!
"I admit defeat," Xin Nu said. She had noticed the exchange between the two, and she stared coldly at Yao Xuan.
Yao Xuan looked at her and smiled. "What's your relationship with him?"
Xin Nu did not reply. Lu Yin had suffered a hidden loss because of her, and she would find a way to take revenge herself.
Xin Nu's body disappeared, and she returned to the first layer's original location. Yao Xuan also disappeared.
Everyone looked down the staircase. Who would be facing Yao Xuan?
When Yao Xuan's figure appeared, many sighed in relief, but some had ugly expressions, especially those from the Innerverse's Yōu Court and the Seven Courts' Yōu family.
Yao Xuan's opponent was Yōu Ye'er.
Yōu Ye'er had not expected Yao Xuan to appear here. Against this Heavenly Yao, even if she had the terrifying Murderous Heart Lotus battle technique, she still did not feel confident.
Yao Xuan looked at her and smiled.
Yōu Ye'er's eyes narrowed, and she looked up at the statue. She would not admit defeat so easily, and she had to enter the top ten. Otherwise, it would not be worth it to expose everything.
In the next match, Ling Gong and Tai Yi Shen both appeared.
When the crowd saw that these two were going to fight, they were shocked once again. There was going to be a good show to watch.
Both Neoverse elites were facing off against one of the Innerverse's Ten Arbiters, and such a battle was always the most interesting.
The Innerverse had always been unwilling to be suppressed by the Neoverse, but the Neoverse did not care about the Innerverse either.
However, in the previous battles, Yuanhua Mavis had lost to Lu Yin, and the Scion of Light had lost to Concealed Light. Both Lu Yin and Concealed Light were Ten Arbiters, and many of the Neoverse's cultivators were furious. If another Ten Arbiters won, how would they be able to maintain their lofty arrogance in front of the Innerverse?
Tai Yi Shen was the top descendant of the Home of the Gods, and he called himself a god. His dignity would not allow him to be defeated.
"Go, Home of the Gods! Defeat the Ten Arbiters!" many shouted in front of the Neoverse's screen.
"Although he's crazy, he's still a lunatic from our Neoverse. He's able to insta-kill a barbarian from the Innerverse."
"No matter how I look at it, that Ten Arbiters from the Innerverse look more like a god. Look, that white guy."
"Xiao Bai face."
"Xiao Bai face him, kill him! Crazy!"
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In the second layer, Ling Que shouted, "Kill that lunatic! Don't go home if you lose! You can't even beat a lunatic!"
Ling Que's voice was too loud, and Ling Gong seemed to have heard him as he glared fiercely at the second layer.
Ling Que immediately shrank back.
Tai Yi Shen's fighting style was almost the same as Fu He's, and he had created all sorts of weapons.
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Weapons blasted towards Ling Gong, who used a spear to open a path in an attempt to get close to Tai Yi Shen. However, Tai Yi Shen had created too many weapons, and he himself was extremely powerful. He also had the Aeon Evolution Scripture, so even Ling Gong could not get close enough to unleash his spear's full power.
Not long after, a bell tolled, and the Sky Palace descended.
When they saw Ling Gong's innate gift, many people in front of the screen immediately knelt down. This was where the gods resided!
In the Neoverse, many people in the Home of the Gods were dumbfounded. They had always called themselves gods, but at this moment, Ling Gong seemed even more like a god. He even had a Sky Palace.
"This is what it means to be a professional," a cultivator in the Home of the Gods muttered to himself.
The Sky Palace did not only have a terrifying appearance, but it was also a combination of Ling Gong's ten innate gifts. It had the power to suppress everything, and the various weapons that Tai Yi Shen had created were easily suppressed by the Sky Palace. Ling Gong stood above the Sky Palace, and the spear pressed down towards Tai Yi Shen.
Tai Yi Shen's eyes narrowed. He had seen this innate gift more than once. During the battle in the Mountain and Sea Realm, the Sky Palace had been destroyed by Xia Jiuyou. It was not unsolvable, but Tai Yi Shen did not have the power to directly destroy the Sky Palace. As he thought about it, his eyes turned into runes that weakened the Sky Palace's rune lines.
The Sky Palace's rune lines were weakened, but Ling Gong's were not. Her spear descended, piercing through the void and tearing through space to envelop Tai Yi Shen.
Ripples appeared on the surface of Tai Yi Shen's body, and they were exactly the same as the ones that had appeared on Long He's body. This was something that could only be done when one's usage of the Aeon Evolution Scripture had reached a certain level.
The spear pierced through the ripples, and the rune lines were immediately weakened. Tai Yi Shen grabbed the tip of the spear with one hand, but he did not break it. Instead, he used the spear to pull Ling Gong towards him.
Long He had used this method to isolate her opponent's attack, but Tai Yi Shen wanted to use this method to determine victory. Once Ling Gong was pulled into the ripples, her power would be greatly reduced.
There was a thump as the Sky Palace rang out with a bell. Phantoms were born from the Sky Palace, and they charged towards Tai Yi Shen like celestial soldiers.
Tai Yi Shen's eyes narrowed. This was possible?
What the hell?
Helpless, he let go of Ling Gong and quickly retreated, avoiding contact with the Sky Palace.
However, Ling Gong did not give up on him and leapt into the ripples.
Tai Yi Shen was shocked, but then he was overjoyed. As long as he could enter the ripples, he was confident that he could defeat this person.
Seeing that Ling Gong had really entered the ripples, the rune lines immediately decreased. Tai Yi Shen grabbed Ling Gong's spear, and the tip of Ling Gong's spear pierced towards Tai Yi Shen's palm. Suddenly, strange rings appeared around them. They were created by Tai Yi Shen, and the rings were connected, trapping Ling Gong within. Even the direction of the spear's attack had changed.
Tai Yi Shen sneered. "It's over." With that, the rings lit up, forming a thunderbolt that connected the heavens and the earth.
The thunderbolt surpassed Mount Supreme and spread towards the starry sky.
In the end, it pierced through the starry sky and formed a black hole. Its power level was at least 350,000.
With Ling Gong's weakened rune lines, there was no way it could block it.
Tai Yi Shen was sure to win, but the intense pain in his abdomen made him feel incredulous. He turned around and saw Ling Gong behind him. The Lingling clan's battle technique — Soulsplitting.
The Lingling clan was one of the strongest clans in the Innerverse. Other than being able to absorb other people's innate gifts and combine them into one, they also had a powerful battle technique — Soulsplitting.
One could split into two, two could split into three, and with Soulsplitting, one's power would increase by three times. It was equivalent to three identical people attacking.
During the battle in the Mountain and Sea Realm, Ling Gong had not used Soulsplitting, so Tai Yi Shen had overlooked this terrifying battle technique.