"Clang~~"
"Clang~~"
"Clang~~"
...
Within the ancestral temple of the imperial palace in the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's capital, Chang'an City, nine ancient and heavy bronze cauldrons resonated with bronze sounds that reverberated through the void. Nine rays of bronze radiance enveloped the entire ancestral temple. The thick air of national destiny and the boundless divine might made Xu Chu and the other two dare not look directly, lowering their heads slightly!!
Wisps of smoke and fire condensed from spiritual energy permeated the hall, swirling around. On the ground before the nine cauldrons, three kneeling cushions formed, also emitting bronze radiance, exuding an unfathomable mystery!
After a long time, Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong sequentially sat cross-legged on the kneeling cushions before them. The moment they sat down, bronze light clusters, about half a zhang in size, gently floated out from within the nine cauldrons. Within these bronze light clusters, obscure and melancholic sounds seemed to be the names of the heavens established by the sages of past dynasties.
The bronze light clusters hovered before the three, continuously diffusing bronze divine light that shone upon their physical bodies. As the bronze divine light swept over them, layers of turbid energy were expelled from within their bodies. Their skin gradually became visible, etched with lines of bronze inscriptions that pulsed with endless brilliance!
Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong exchanged glances, then turned their gazes towards the bronze light clusters, which were resplendent with bronze divine light.
"Puff!!"
"Puff!!"
From their physical bodies, divine fires simultaneously condensed in their eyes, ears, nostrils, mouths, and both sides of their hearts. The bronze divine light scanned these divine fires, achieving a subtle resonance!
With this mysterious resonance, Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong could all feel that their physical bodies and even their primordial spirits had gained the recognition of the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny.
They were of the Hua Xia lineage, with the blood of Yan Huang flowing in their veins. Having received Yang Hao's permission and the Emperor's decree, the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny naturally accepted them.
As they resonated with the bronze divine light before them, bronze sounds echoed in the depths of their soul seas. With each bronze sound that enveloped the depths of their soul seas, layers of bronze inscriptions continuously repaired and consolidated their boundless soul seas.
In just a few dozen breaths, their soul seas were filled with condensed bronze inscriptions, and wisps of bronze radiance continuously drew upon the Great Han's national destiny to nourish the Baihui acupoint above their soul seas.
The primordial spirits of the three observed the bronze light clusters outside their physical bodies. A pull from their bloodlines caused the bronze divine light to merge into their soul seas. The power of the vast imperial dynasty's national destiny pervading the bronze divine light, that sense of soul-deep recognition and bloodline affirmation, caused their physical bodies to erupt with boundless bronze radiance!
"Clang~~"
"Clang~~"
"Clang~~"
...
Bronze sounds echoed in the depths of their soul seas. The bronze divine light that had merged into their soul seas, guided by the bronze sounds, gradually approached the center of their soul seas, moving closer to their primordial spirits.
"It's starting!"
In the Xuanzheng Hall, Yang Hao looked towards the ancestral temple, sensing the continuous convergence of the national destiny from the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny. He knew that Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong had begun their preparations to ignite their divine fires.
The augmentation from the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny was solely to make the condensation of their divine fires more stable and to break through existing limits.
"Puff~~"
From the "one meeting, two residences" and three acupoints of Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong, wisps of pseudo-divine fire condensed from bronze divine light ignited. The bronze divine light blazed a path, nourishing the acupoints that would carry the divine fire, thus inevitably advancing their cultivation!
The primordial spirits of Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong closed and then reopened their eyes, flames igniting within them. That flame was terrifyingly blood-red, the burning of bloodline essence. The bronze light clusters scanned the bloodline fires within their primordial spirits' eyes, revealing a hint of bronze mixed with a trace of golden flame.
This flame began to merge into their primordial spirits. One was condensed from the burning of bloodline essence, while the other was the flame formed by the divine might and national destiny of the Nine Cauldrons of Destiny. Using their primordial spirits as a furnace,
with the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's national destiny, the divine might of immortal artifacts, and Yan Huang's blood essence as nourishment, they began the opening and breakthrough of the divine fire realm's limits.
The convergence of these three forces instantly caused their primordial spirits to be covered in blood-red threads. That blood-red light intensified, causing their physical bodies to develop blood-red cracks, like surging, unstoppable blood, eager to burst forth from their bodies and ascend to the nine heavens!
"Suppress!"
"Suppress!"
"Suppress!"
The primordial spirits of the three roared angrily. Despite this situation, they remained extremely calm. The opening of their "one meeting, two residences" at this moment far surpassed the limits achievable by beings of this plane when opening their "one meeting, two residences."
This transcended the path of divine fire, even reaching the definition of the divine fire realm by the Great Dao of this world, the divine power that could be endured!
The Great Han Imperial Dynasty's national destiny, the divine might of immortal artifacts, Yan Huang's blood essence – each was a divine object that shook the ages and was supremely extraordinary!
This ignition of divine fire would redefine the divine fire realm and push its limits further. This extreme divine fire would only be achievable by the exceptional talents of the Hua Xia bloodline, allowing them to reach the pinnacle of divine fire!
"Suppress!"
"Suppress!"
"Suppress!"
The primordial spirits of the three roared angrily again. The cracking blood marks that permeated their primordial spirits and physical bodies, the crisscrossing blood vessels, showed no signs of disintegration. Fortunately, they were mentally prepared. With the augmentation of the Nine Cauldrons that carried the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's national destiny, they were no longer beings of the divine fire realm. The opening of their "one meeting, two residences" could not be defined by the divine fire realm of beings in this world!
The intermingling of the Great Han Imperial Dynasty's national destiny, the divine might of immortal artifacts, and Yan Huang's blood essence was no longer merely pushing the limits of the divine fire realm; at this level, it was a struggle for creation against the Great Dao of this world!
A flame, neither truly bronze nor truly gold, nor truly blood-red, gradually appeared within the pupils of their primordial spirits. Layers of indistinguishable flame colors erupted from their primordial spirits' pupils.
They surged forth with a rushing sound!
At this moment, the pupils of their primordial spirits were like inexhaustible divine pools. Puffs of indistinguishable flames flowed into the blood-red cracks that enveloped their primordial spirits. Simultaneously, their physical bodies were also covered by indistinguishable flames, gradually covering the cracks, and the blood-red color receded!
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
The three physical bodies suddenly arched their heads back and roared. The unbearable, vast power continuously surged forth from the indistinguishable flames. Blood-red light once again obscured the original flame color, and their physical bodies began to separate, by as much as three inches!
"Clang~~"
"Clang~~"
"Clang~~"
...
At this moment, the cauldrons' resonance was like the sound of the Great Dao, completely enveloping the three physical bodies that had split by three inches. And just then, void energy poured out from the places where the physical bodies had cracked.
Within that void energy, purple divine lightning crackled, continuously consuming the bronze divine light. Layers of void halos began to contend with the nine bronze cauldrons!
The Great Dao of this world had intervened!
The current Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong had already surpassed the divine power limit that the Great Dao of this world tacitly allowed for the divine fire realm!
If they won, they would push the current limit of the divine fire realm to an even higher peak. If they lost, their physical bodies would surely collapse and their primordial spirits would disperse!
"The heroes of Yan Huang, how can they be bound by the Great Dao of this world!!"
Yang Hao's ten-thousand-zhang emperor's golden body materialized, the power of national destiny being seized in his hand!
"Clang~~"
"Clang~~"
"Clang~~"
...
The ten-thousand-zhang Nine Cauldrons materialized, encircling Yang Hao's emperor's golden body and exhaling boundless national destiny.
Yang Hao grasped the Nine Dragon Imperial Seal in his left hand and wielded the Xuanyuan Divine Sword in his right. His vast might reached the limit of power granted by the Nine Cauldrons!
"Not enough!!"
How could the current power contend with the Great Dao for the path of cultivation!!
"Your Majesty, your subject is here to assist you!!"
"The laws of heaven and earth, all come from my hand!!"
Li Si, the Chancellor of the Great Han, bore the weight of ten-thousand-zhang laws, his presence filling the void with heavenly edicts and forbidden laws!
"Hahaha, the sword in my hand, born from the Nine Heavens, shall also be extinguished for the Nine Heavens!"
Dressed in white, emanating a boisterous aura, Li Bai held a three-foot green peak, with countless blue lotuses intertwined and blooming!
"Where is the Azure Dragon Legion!!"
On Sea God Island, Chen Tang, holding the Azure Dragon Legion banner, stepped into the void. Azure dragons floated, and streams of blue light surged towards Yang Hao's Xuanyuan Sword!
"Where is the White Tiger Legion!"
"Roar!!"
The White Tiger's eyes pierced the sky in the void. Yang Ye, holding the White Tiger Legion banner, led hundreds of thousands of White Tiger soldiers behind him, their golden spears and long halberds stirring the surrounding atmosphere with their battle spirit!
"Vermillion Bird Legion!!"
"Battle!"
"Battle!"
"Battle!"
Zhang Liao, leading the Vermillion Bird Legion, emerged horizontally. The Southern Bright Fire of crimson sought to contend with heaven and earth!
"Black Tortoise is in the South!"
"And stands for His Majesty!"
Fu Hao, of the only established Black Tortoise Legion, leaped forth and stood above Chang'an City!
Kirin divine fire descended, the Taotie roared in all directions, the Qiongqi flapped its wings to tear the sky, the Li Tian Si horned its might, the Kui Niu lent its divine power, and the Jin Ni trod north and south!
One by one, the heroes of Hua Xia stepped into the void, streams of spiritual energy and the essence of Yan Huang's blood flowing in the void!
"Boom ka cha~~~"
Thunderous lightning shook the heavens, and the Great Dao was displeased!
"The realm of divine fire can be opened, can be powerful, and can also be broken!!"
Yang Hao, wielding the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, unleashed an attack with all the might of the Great Han's top forces, reaching directly for the nine heavens!
On this day, all living beings in the entire territory and states looked up to see the sky filled with divine lightning and the clash of boundless golden sword light!
No living being knew what had happened!
All they knew was that at that moment, a supreme power that instilled fear and voluntary submission from the depths of their hearts had quietly and powerfully risen upon the boundless ocean!!
...
Heaven and earth were clear and still, all things immersed!
With a single sword strike, the Great Dao retreated!
Of course, this was not because Yang Hao's combined attack of the Great Han's forces had forced the Great Dao to retreat!
It was because the Great Dao of this world had not used its full strength. The current Great Han was merely a speck of dust in its eyes!
It had not exerted its true power, but merely sent down the purple heavenly lightning, the current limit of the divine fire realm!
If you could break it, the limit of the divine fire realm would advance further within the boundaries permitted by the Great Dao!
If you competed and lost, the limit of the divine fire realm would remain unchanged!
Above the nine heavens, as the Great Dao retreated, the void gradually returned to normal, and the bronze divine light enveloping Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong began to boil slightly.
Slowly, the void energy on their physical bodies and primordial spirits gradually receded, the purple divine lightning dissipated into nothingness, and the pervasive cracks gradually healed.
The indistinguishable flames enveloping the three gradually stabilized, seeming to have grown on their bodies, transforming into gold. After a long time, they became even more transparent and gem-like, burning brightly.
The three began to absorb this ineffable divine power. This refinement lasted for three hours, during which the transparent, gem-like flames once again turned golden.
"Huala la!!"
The golden flames emitted a flowing sound like water, gradually entering the pupils of their primordial spirits.
The Yan Huang blood essence in their pupils reignited a flame, which then surged forth directly, crazily colliding with the golden flames that were continuously merging into their eyes.
Brilliant fireworks illuminated the entire soul sea. Layers of bronze inscriptions began to flow, emitting a liquid-like sound, like endless springs, repairing their depleted soul seas!
The Yan Huang blood essence gradually receded, and the golden divine fire gradually turned crimson-gold, completely occupying the eyes of Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong!
"Weng!!"
The eyes of the three physical bodies snapped open, and crimson-gold divine fire blazed forth. An exceptionally pure essence of Yan Huang blood and bronze divine light spread out, finally coiling around the ears, noses, mouths, and hearts of Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong.
As more and more Yan Huang blood essence and bronze divine light were nourished, the original divine fires gradually extinguished, replaced by crimson-gold flames!
Nine points of crimson-gold fire blazed forth. The spiritual energy and boundless battle power within the three bodies began to surge explosively. The three, who were originally at the ninth level of ordinary divine fire, now exhibited the boundless might of the twelfth level of the divine fire realm, and even far beyond!
"Huala la~~"
Endless streams of bronze light flowed from the "one meeting, two residences" of Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong, where pseudo-divine fire burned!
"Ka cha~~"
Cracking sounds echoed throughout their physical bodies, but the divine fire of their "one meeting, two residences" had not yet been successfully ignited!
The condensing pills and the origin of the low-level planes were now enveloped by bronze divine light, rotating around the three!
A wisp of the origin aura of the plane's power was the same as the Great Dao of this world, but its might was far inferior to the Great Dao of this world. It only achieved a match in aura, gaining the Great Dao's recognition.
Streams of aura flowed out of the void, slowly rotating in the "one meeting, two residences" of Xu Chu, Shang Shi Tu, and Huang Zhong. Traces of aura continuously probed the acupoints of their "one meeting, two residences." Sudancx.com
"Ge ge~~"
After several hours, the world turned dim, with no trace of light. Night descended upon the Great Han Imperial Dynasty, the second night since the Great Han Imperial Dynasty entered a higher-level plane. However, the myriad citizens of Chang'an City were all silently anticipating news from the ancestral temple!
Yang Hao stood on the palace walls, with Li Si and others following closely behind, all gazing at the ancestral temple hall.
PS: The two chapters have been combined. I haven't missed anything...