LRAB Chapter 54 Inheritance
Chapter 54 Inheritance
"Junior brother, what do you mean?"
The smile faded from Yao Guang's handsome face, and the 108 divine lights surrounding him shone even brighter, making him appear incomparably divine and powerful. He stared at Yuan Qingsu and asked knowingly, "What did I do to displease you?"
Yao Xi, from the Yao Guang lineage, was also quite puzzled. She first looked at Yao Guang, then at Yuan Qingsu who was not far away.
The young man was exceptionally handsome, with the Hengyu Furnace, which resembled a small sun, above his head. The long-dormant divine furnace began to glow continuously, its walls crystalline. Wisps of firelight that flew out transformed into phoenixes, coiling around Yuan Qingsu and making him appear as if a young celestial emperor had descended to earth.
Even the Queen Mother of the West, the Holy Mother of the Jade Pool, standing beside him, paled in comparison.
How did he suddenly escape from Yaochi?
How can you control the Hengyu Furnace?
Yao Xi was filled with doubts, but when the fairy spirit Weiwei saw this scene, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a knowing smile. Long before entering the holy land, when she was talking with Yuan Qingsu, she had guessed that such a day would come, but she did not expect that day to come so soon.
Fortunately, they arrived so quickly. Not long ago, she felt that the black-robed man, the Holy Son of Yao Guang, and some other people in the shadows were looking at her in a strange way.
At the same time, Yuan Qingsu walked step by step through the void, looking down at Yao Guang, and said calmly, "Literal meaning, have you had enough of living?"
"Junior brother, what do you want to do?"
"I want to ask you to die, senior brother. I've got my eye on the position of Holy Son of the Yao Guang Holy Land."
Making up an excuse, Yuan Qingsu raised his hand and made a grasping motion in the air beside him. A phoenix formed from the flames of the Hengyu Furnace naturally flew over and landed in his hand, transforming into a dazzling and awe-inspiring spear.
This spear combines the dual characteristics of the god of the underworld and the great sun, possessing both extreme profundity and extreme brilliance. As his heart pounded like a war drum within his chest, terrifying blood energy and divine power boiled together, empowering it.
Yuan Qingsu pulled back his right elbow, his whole body as if he were bending a bow, or as if he were performing a grand sacrifice. After gathering all his strength, he threw the terrifying spear tip at Yao Guang's brow.
Decisive and resolute.
Are you held back because those around you are being threatened?
Because of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, he was afraid of being discovered and becoming an enemy of the world, so he dared not make a move.
think too much.
Just kill them.
boom!
The Phoenix Spear that descended from the sky brought endless light and heat, clearly illuminating the faces of everyone on the earth. The fierce and resolute killing intent filled the sky and the earth, piercing people's bodies as if they were about to be torn apart. Everyone's expression changed. Centered on Yao Guang, those near him immediately moved to retreat frantically, no one wanting to be hit by this attack tainted with the aura of the extreme.
Yao Guang looked up, her expression relatively calm. Her eyes first reflected a starlight-like light, then suddenly turned black, with dragon patterns moving within the darkness.
Dragon-patterned Black Gold Cauldron!
At the critical moment, the man in black robes pushed out the cauldron, and Yao Guang pulled it in front of him to block the spear thrown by Yuan Qing Su. The two collided, and once again a terrifying aura soared into the sky, sweeping across thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.
Seeing this terrifying scene, the Queen Mother of the West, standing behind Yuan Qingsu, couldn't help but gasp: "How exactly did you activate the Hengyu Furnace? You are definitely not of the Jiang family bloodline, so... is the 'Flame' in your hand real? You are the current 'Flame Successor'?!"
"No, that's not it."
Yuan Qingsu stared straight ahead at the Yao Guang and the dragon-patterned black-gold cauldron that had also risen into the sky, and said to the person behind him with a slight upturn of his lips, "You may not believe it, but the main reason is that I am quite familiar with 'Heng Yu,' so this cauldron has been relatively friendly to me since I acquired it."
"...If you don't want to talk about it, then so be it. I have no intention of getting to the bottom of it." The Queen Mother of the West shook her head. Naturally, she couldn't believe that people today would have any connection with the Great Emperor from hundreds of thousands of years ago. She turned around and left, distancing herself from the clash between the two imperial weapons.
A battle was imminent.
The development of the situation exceeded everyone's expectations. The Ji family members, including most of the disciples of the Yao Guang Holy Land, were still completely confused and did not understand why Yuan Qingsu and the Holy Son of Yao Guang, who were their own people, would fight each other.
Even for the sake of the Holy Son's reputation, there's no need for such a life-or-death struggle.
"Are you truly fearless? Do you really think you're invincible just because you wield the Flame and connect with the Eternal Furnace?" Yao Guang said coldly, "Once the inheritance within us is exposed..."
"So you will never master this demonic art."
Yuan Qingsu rudely interrupted him, "Neither the inheritance of demonic arts nor the inheritance of heavenly arts are actually compatible with you. You have embarked on a path of no return with no hope."
"Am I not a good fit for this tradition?"
Yao Guang laughed in fury, pointing to the black and gold cauldron with dragon patterns above his head that matched his own: "Who can compare to me? If I hadn't sought a safer path beforehand, you wouldn't even be worthy..."
"Yes, you are always seeking 'perfection'."
Yuan Qingsu shook her head, feeling the pulsating [Primordial Heart] within her body. Her eyes held a pitying gaze, seemingly looking down upon Yao Guang, and she said softly:
"In order to achieve perfection, you will cower in a dark corner, secretly manipulating demonic bodies, waiting for them to mature, avoiding risks, but in the end you won't even have a single demonic body to consume. In order to achieve perfection, you will act in secret, setting up schemes to devour various physiques, avoiding the sharpness of geniuses, and silently waiting for yourself to reach perfection, but you will never reach perfection."
"You've seen the profound mysteries of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art and the Undying Heaven Art. You value the Devouring Heaven Demon Art's ability to devour and the Undying Heaven Art's transcendental power, and you've meticulously studied the various abilities of these two profound arts... but you've overlooked their essence, the original purpose for which they were created!"
"Their fundamental nature?" Yao Guang vaguely sensed that something was amiss.
"That's right!"
With the Hengyu Furnace atop his head, Yuan Qingsu took a step forward, as if an emperor or sovereign had reappeared in the mortal realm, his aura shaking the eight directions:
"The Great Emperor was once a mere mortal, even inferior to a mortal, yet he was able to reach the pinnacle, prove his Dao, and become an emperor. Why? Because of 'struggle'—struggle with others, struggle with Heaven. A mortal body defies Heaven to cultivate itself, defies Heaven to change its fate. If one's blood energy is inferior to others, one devours those with strong blood energy. If one's spiritual power is inferior to others, one devours those with extraordinary spiritual power. If one's combat strength is inferior to others, one does everything in one's power to collect secret techniques and create one's own Dao and Dharma."
"In this era of great strife and the rise of numerous kings, instead of submitting to the will of Heaven and living a mortal life, one must be driven by unwavering determination, burning one's bridges and forging an invincible body through iron and blood! The Devouring Heaven Demon Art and the Undying Heaven Art are both interpretations and manifestations of this path of great strife, and the essence of this lineage. So what if the whole world is our enemy?"
"Just slaughter your way through this era!"
"And you, hiding in a corner, cowering and trying to piece together a better physique with these? You'll never succeed!"