Chapter 1195: Arcane Firmament Phantom Divine
“What is he doing? Is he trying to surrender?”
“It seems… not?”
Yun Che’s internal injuries were severe, his breathing extremely heavy, but when he closed his eyes, his heart quickly became calm and clear. On his left arm, a blue light suddenly flashed, then released.
The blue light left his body and shone in the air, then suddenly emitted a scorching flame light. Within the flame light, it rapidly took shape, and in an instant, it transformed into a massive three-legged bird shadow.
It was unmistakably the shadow of a Golden Crow!
“Is this… a Golden Crow Divine Shadow?”
“What is Yun Che trying to do by manifesting a Golden Crow image now?”
Everyone in the spectator stands looked puzzled, not understanding what was happening.
“Oh? What does he mean by this?” Xing Shendi said. “Could it be that he knows he has already lost, so at the last moment he displays the majesty of the Golden Crow to the Eastern Divine Region?”
“Perhaps. After all, although he is a disciple of the Yin Xue Realm, he inherits the power of the Golden Crow Flame.” Zhou Tian Shen Di nodded slightly.
Above Yun Che, the Golden Crow Flame Shadow was rapidly changing. From an initial vague shadow, it gradually turned half-real, half-illusory, and then gradually became… an entity that looked completely real?
Caw——!
The Golden Crow Flame Shadow spread its wings, and a long cry resounded through the heavens at this moment.
At this moment, the Dragon Emperor, the five Divine Emperors, and all the Divine Lords present suddenly had their faces stiffen, their gazes blank, then their expressions changed abruptly.
“This… this is…”
Xing Shendi and Yue Shen Di actually stood up at the same time, their eyes full of disbelief, and they shouted in shock:
“Phantom… Divine… Art!!?”
The voices of the two Divine Emperors left everyone in the spectator stands stunned… What could happen in this world that would cause these two Divine Emperors to lose their composure like this?
“Phantom Divine Art… this… how is it possible?” An eerie atmosphere spread through the spectator stands. Almost all the supreme Divine Lords were stunned there, their eyes fixed on the Golden Crow Flame Shadow above Yun Che, their shocked expressions as if they were witnessing the most absurd and unbelievable scene in the world.
The Golden Crow Flame Shadow stood proudly above Yun Che, emitting a scorching pressure silently, covering every corner and every soul of the Feng Shen Platform.
Divine spirit manifestations—when corresponding divine power is exerted to a certain degree, or when specific profound arts are used, they can be freely manifested to display divine might. One can also condense them or erase them at will. For example, the Golden Crow Flame Shadow when releasing Golden Crow Flame, the Phoenix Flame Shadow when releasing Phoenix Flame, the Shadow of the Celestial Wolf, the Shadow of the Azure Dragon…
Phantoms are ultimately just phantoms; except for releasing awe-inspiring power, they have no other use.
But the Golden Crow Flame Shadow that appeared above Yun Che emitted a strong spiritual pressure and flame aura, and moreover, one could clearly sense its life and soul!
“That is not a phantom…” Huo Rulie looked up at the sky, murmuring as if in a dream: “That is… a Phantom Divine!”
“Phantom Divine” was an extremely unfamiliar concept to young profound practitioners and ordinary experts. Only those standing at the pinnacle of the Chaotic Realm truly knew what the “Phantom Divine Art” was.
Because it was a supreme power that could only be used by those who inherited sufficiently dense primordial divine blood and whose profound strength had reached the Divine Lord Realm.
And Yun Che… clearly only had the Divine Tribulation Realm!
“No… it cannot be the Phantom Divine Art. That is power at the Divine Lord level; no matter what, he cannot use it.” Zhou Tian Shen Di said slowly, his eyes also fixed on Yun Che, and deep in his pupils, there was also full shock.
He tried his best to sense the existence of the Golden Crow Flame Shadow, wanting to find its illusory nature and peculiarity, but the more he sensed, the stronger the shock in his heart became.
A Divine Tribulation Realm practitioner using the “Phantom Divine Art”… This completely overturned the understanding of the several Divine Emperors who looked down upon the Chaotic Realm, and they could not believe it no matter what.
Lu Lengchuan stopped in his tracks, his face full of astonishment.
“Phantom Divine Art” was power at the Divine Lord level; Yun Che naturally could not use it. The Golden Crow Flame Shadow he released was not the Phantom Divine Art as known by Divine Lords, but his unique…
Arcane Firmament Phantom Divine!
That day, when he returned to Yin Xue Realm and sank into the Minghan Heavenly Lake, he tried to seek power from the Ice Phoenix Maiden but was refused. The Ice Phoenix Maiden gave him a simple reminder: let him try to harmonize the Arcane Firmament with his profound veins and fuse it with his divine soul.
At first, Yun Che did not take it too seriously. At that time, his greatest desire was to increase his profound strength, and he had no mind to think about other things.
In the Time Wheel Barrier, after fully refining the Qiankun Five Jade Pill, the Time Wheel Barrier did not disappear. In the remaining time, he immediately began to fuse the divine soul bestowed by the Ice Phoenix Maiden. When the divine soul was fully fused, his consciousness sublimated and became fresh and clear. At that moment of utmost clarity, the reminder of the Ice Phoenix Maiden suddenly flashed in his mind.
A gleam of enlightenment also suddenly, like a fleeting light, imprinted into his heart and soul.
The power of the Arcane Firmament—the core power of the Yun Clan of the Illusionary Demon Realm. In the past, the Yun Clan had become the foremost of the Twelve Guardian Clans of the Illusionary Demon Realm by virtue of their unique Arcane Firmament power.
But when it came to Yun Che, due to the special nature of his profound strength, he needed the “Evil God Art” to support his peak state, but the power of the “Evil God Art” did not affect the Arcane Firmament. Additionally, the Arcane Firmament could not be used with weapons, resulting in very little help from releasing the Arcane Firmament, but the consumption was extremely high, making it not worth the cost.
Thus, Yun Che rarely used it in fierce battles on the Tian Xuan Continent. When he did release it, it was mostly to confuse the enemy’s perception.
When he reached the God Realm, the Arcane Firmament became almost completely useless.
But in that instant, he suddenly truly understood: the Arcane Firmament, which was based on bloodline, was not just a simple, completely independent special power. When a certain key gate was opened and the energies merged, he suddenly discovered a new power… a powerful force that, in his understanding, had never appeared before.
The Arcane Firmament he released now was no longer a separate Arcane Firmament power; it was completely integrated and connected with his bloodline, profound veins, and divine soul. It possessed a life that depended on Yun Che but also belonged to itself, with power that came from Yun Che but could also be completely independent, and… from the divine soul, a high-level consciousness that was completely its own!
In nature and level, it was in no way inferior to the “Phantom Divine Art” known by the profound practitioners of the God Realm.
But the Phantom Divine Art required one’s cultivation to reach the Divine Lord Realm and also needed sufficiently dense primordial divine blood. Yun Che’s Arcane Firmament Phantom Divine, however, could be used freely from the moment he comprehended and mastered it… It was also a special divine power that he alone had realized and that belonged only to him.
Truly, the sole one in the Chaotic Realm!
The power of the Arcane Firmament Phantom Divine was one of Yun Che’s trump cards in this God-Sealing Battle. After comprehending it, he had intended to use it in the final battle, but he misjudged the strength of the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain, and at this moment, he had no choice but to bring it forth.
With the Arcane Firmament Phantom Divine formed, Yun Che lowered his arm and once again grasped the Heaven-Defying Sword. The discomfort in his right arm had lessened considerably. He did not divert his profound strength to suppress his injuries but instead violently raised all his profound energy.
Boom!!
The aura that Yun Che had been suppressed burst forth at the same time. Although he was clearly severely injured, it was in no way weaker than before. Lu Lengchuan was staring suspiciously at the strange Golden Crow Flame Shadow when Yun Che’s suddenly exploding aura startled him. Just as he was about to open his mouth to remind Yun Che to suppress his wounds, he saw Yun Che’s whole body burst into flames and charge fiercely at him.
Lu Lengchuan’s brow furrowed, and his Sky-Rending Spear danced with dragon shadows… But at that moment, an extremely scorching aura swept down from above. He subconsciously looked up and saw the Golden Crow Flame Shadow spread its wings, and a hundred-zhang flame sword descended as if cutting down from the sky. Its power was astonishing, not much weaker than Yun Che’s.
And in his ears came the earth-shattering exclamations from the spectator stands.
“Go… Golden Annihilation!?” At this scene, all the Flame God elders and disciples were so shocked that their eyes nearly popped out.
In a moment of distraction, Lu Lengchuan instinctively raised his spear to block the flame sword in the air, but Yun Che had already teleported in front of him and struck him with his sword.
Boom… Boom!!
Two bursts of flame light exploded on the Sky-Rending Spear and the Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain respectively. Under the combined effect, it was an unprecedented terrifying flame might for Lu Lengchuan. On his body, a light golden flame mark was imprinted on the Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain, and the protective dragon shadow emitted a pained scream.
Lu Lengchuan’s pupils dilated for an instant. He clearly felt the astonishing power from the Golden Crow Flame Shadow, while Yun Che’s own power had not weakened at all.
That flame shadow was not illusory. It was very likely that even its life aura and soul aura were not false. Even more unbelievable was that the Golden Crow Flame Shadow had actually released the Golden Crow Flame Sword that Yun Che had used earlier!
“The flame shadow… actually used… Golden Annihilation?” A Golden Crow disciple rubbed his eyes vigorously.
“I told you, that is not a flame shadow. That is very likely… a Phantom Divine!” Huo Rulie said slowly, his lips trembling violently.
“Phantom Divine… what is that?”
“It is a power that you cannot understand, and even I cannot use it. You only need to know that it can use the power of the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record. Its existence will increase Yun Che’s consumption, but it will not weaken his own power. It is equivalent to… having an extra great help for free!” Huo Rulie said, suppressing his surging blood.
“Phantom Divine… Hiss… How can such a power exist? But even if his power is not divided, he still has to split his mind to control it, especially when using flame techniques. Is he not afraid of mental confusion?”
“No!” Yan Juehai shook his head heavily: “If that is really a Phantom Divine… it does not require Yun Che to control it with divided attention. It has its own consciousness… or rather, a soul!”
It was not just the Golden Crow Sect. When the Golden Crow Divine Shadow released its flame sword, all the Divine Lords and Divine Emperors present felt their eyelids twitch as if pricked by needles.
Although Lu Lengchuan was unharmed, he was violently shaken back. He suppressed his shock and horror as quickly as possible, focused his mind, and collected his thoughts. But Yun Che’s attack came again, and a sword shadow struck down from the air.
Bam!!
Yun Che’s offensive was blocked by the Sky-Rending Spear. At the same moment, a massive golden fireball, hundreds of zhangs in size, descended like a meteor. Lu Lengchuan, with Yun Che’s heavy sword pressing down on him, could only choose to endure with the Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain. There was a loud explosion, and the golden flame burst overhead, burying both Yun Che and Lu Lengchuan in a sea of fire.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle…
The Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain emitted chaotic sizzling sounds, and the attack of the Golden Crow Flame Shadow followed immediately. The Golden Crow Flame Shadow slashed down from the air, striking Lu Lengchuan’s body.
Lu Lengchuan was using the Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain to resist the sea of fire and was fully engaged in a deadlock with Yun Che. With this strike, the balance between the two was broken. Lu Lengchuan was sent staggering back more than a dozen steps, and Yun Che’s attacks came like a storm.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
With each sword strike, Yun Che left a flame mark on the Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain. It wasn’t until the fifth sword that Lu Lengchuan finally regained his balance. His gaze hardened, and he completely ignored Yun Che’s attack, thrusting his spear straight forward.
But this time, Yun Che no longer exchanged injuries for a strong assault on the Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain. He abruptly withdrew his sword, stepped with Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick, and instantly dodged. Meanwhile, a flame struck violently from above, burying Lu Lengchuan in the sea of fire again, and Yun Che’s attack followed closely. With both the man and the shadow wielding the same Golden Crow Flame power, Lu Lengchuan was almost completely engulfed in Golden Crow flame light throughout, unable to break free.
The strength of the Arcane Firmament was related to its color. Blue Arcane Firmament could release sixty percent of Yun Che’s power.
The Arcane Firmament Phantom Divine was ultimately based on the Arcane Firmament, so under the blue Arcane Firmament, the power of the divine shadow was sixty percent of Yun Che’s power. But unlike pure Arcane Firmament, because it had achieved harmony with the Evil God’s Mysterious Vein, the power of the divine shadow, like Yun Che himself, was boosted by the Evil God Art. That is, it was sixty percent of Yun Che’s current state, not his normal state without the boost of the Evil God Art.
In terms of combat power, the gap between Yun Che and Lu Lengchuan was very small, as could be seen from their initial stalemate.
With such a small gap, a very small variable could decide the outcome. For example, simply having one layer of the Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain had driven Yun Che into a desperate situation.
Then, what would happen if Yun Che suddenly had an extra sixty percent of his power?
Moreover, having a divine shadow with sixty percent of Yun Che’s power and an independent consciousness and soul was a completely different concept from simply increasing Yun Che’s power by sixty percent!
On the Feng Shen Platform, the cry of a phoenix shook the heavens. The man and the shadow, sometimes one attacking and the other defending, sometimes one defending and the other attacking, sometimes both attacking and defending together, coordinated more than flawlessly. Lu Lengchuan could withstand Yun Che’s attacks, but with the sudden addition of a Golden Crow Divine Shadow, his defensive stance was easily broken. When he wanted to counterattack, his offensive often collapsed before it was completed… It was as if he had been dragged into a boundless sea of Golden Crow fire. The Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain kept sizzling, and the dragon shadow cried out incessantly.
It could be said that he was completely ground down in the sea of fire.
If he blocked Yun Che, he could not block the flame shadow; if he blocked the flame shadow, he could not block Yun Che. Trying to block both at the same time… even if he went all out, he could not do it.
If he had not erected three layers of the Brilliant Dragon Sacred Domain on himself, he would have probably been broken in body and soul.
In the spectator stands, countless mouths were wide open, unable to close.
“That… that really isn’t… a contracted beast?”
“Have you ever seen a beast that can use an ancient divine flame divine art? That is the Golden Crow Flame and the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record!”
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[Recently it's really super hard to write, so tired o(╥﹏╥)o. Really want to just one-punch KO Lu Lengchuan and be done with it…]