"Hah..."
The eyes of the world were fixed on this moment, but Su Min's heart was racing. The pressure emanating from the woman before her was suffocating—even with the golden barrier separating them, it felt like the weight of an entire realm was pressing down on her.
"I can't hold back. If I do, I'll be obliterated instantly."
Though the battle hadn't officially begun, Su Min was already strategizing. She had to go all out from the very first second. Any hesitation, any attempt to conserve her strength, would lead to her immediate defeat. She might not even get the chance to take a pill. So, without delay, a small porcelain vial appeared in her hand.
"Is she going to take a pill right at the start?"
Tian Hao's brow twitched as he watched from the stands. His Great Desolate Holy Body had pushed physical strength to its limits. Su Min's Azure Dragon Creation Art was formidable, but it couldn't compare—yet that single pill had bridged the gap between them during their fight.
Alchemists were terrifying in battle, and he knew that better than anyone. Back when Su Min had fought him, she hadn't resorted to pills immediately. The fact that she was doing so now spoke volumes about how seriously she was taking this opponent.
"But that alone won't be enough. My confidence in facing her came from my Martial Saint Dharma Body. If you don't have an equivalent trump card, you might as well surrender now."
As the only person in the Golden Core Avenue who hadn't been instantly crushed by Yao Xian'er, Tian Hao understood her terror all too well. If Su Min only had the same tricks she'd used against him, this battle was already over. So now, he was curious—what else did she have up her sleeve?
"Starting with this? The pressure must be immense."
Unlike the others, Xie Yingying was the only one who knew what Su Min was planning. That vial had come from her—inside it were four drops of her Taiyin Essence Blood.
She wasn't sure whether the power Su Min wielded came from the blood itself or if it merely acted as a key, but one thing was certain—in that state, Su Min's combat prowess reached a monstrous level.
A level where she could see through all techniques and overturn all laws.
Under the watchful eyes of countless spectators, the golden barrier between the two fighters slowly dissolved.
"I have no interest in competing with juniors for fortune," Yao Xian'er mused to herself, "but if you want to take it from me, you'll have to prove your worth."
As her thoughts settled, ten thousand laws resonated around her, painting the sky with radiant light. A vast, oppressive aura swirled through the air, so overwhelming that even the Golden Core Heavenly Ranking trembled in response. Her past didn't matter anymore. She had severed everything—her physique, her divine abilities, her cultivation—all of it. Only her memories remained.
To others, this was madness. But to her, it was the only path forward. And she had been right. By discarding everything and reverting to a mortal body, she had achieved something unprecedented—a state where all laws merged seamlessly within her.
Even the most heaven-defying physiques of this era paled in comparison. If she had kept her original Spirit Dao Body, she would have been confined to a single path. Now? She had surpassed it. And when the time came, everything she had discarded would return—stronger than ever.
The moment the golden barrier vanished, the audience collectively held their breath.
Then—
BOOM!
Ten thousand streaks of radiant light descended from the heavens, striking toward Su Min from every possible angle. To her, it felt like heavenly punishment itself. The last time she had faced something this overwhelming was the final strike of the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. Each beam of light carried the same destructive force as that tribulation lightning.
Xie Yingying had once blocked a similar attack—but at the cost of shattering two Earth-tier artifacts. Even now, at the Golden Core Late Stage, with all her trump cards, Su Min knew she wouldn't survive unscathed.
So—
CRACK!
A crisp sound echoed through the storm of light.
And then—
Everything froze.
"What?!"
"How?!"
"Is that a light-dark divine artifact? No, that's not it..."
The people around, including Tian Hao, were a little confused, because the rays of light descended from the sky but did not fall. What made them more concerned was Su Min's condition.
A mysterious aura of milky white and ink-colored flowed out from her body, dyeing the entire space with the black and white color of ink. Then everyone saw her simply wave her hand, and the myriad rays of light were directly wiped out as if they did not exist. It was as if nothing existed.
You must know that this attack would be very dangerous even for Tian Hao. He must use his Dharma body to launch hundreds of attacks in a short period of time to defeat it and create a safe zone for himself.
And this was just Yao Xian'er's casual opening move.
"My path is still long... but so what? I will crush everything beneath me!"
At that moment, Tian Hao's Dao Heart grew even firmer.
"Taiyin and Taiyang, how did you break through the eternal curse of those blood immortals? No, this is not Solar Sovereign body, it's just a breath in the body. As for Lunar Sovereign, no wonder..."
Yao Xian'er was more shocked than the others because he was familiar with Su Min's state. At this moment, she possessed the characteristics of both the Solar Sovereign body and the Lunar Sovereign body. However, neither of them was complete, and it was more like a state after being simply stimulated and mixed.
But even so, this was too terrifying. She could sense that Su Min had sensed her Tao at this moment and erased it.
"No wonder those people were willing to carve such a curse on the Heavenly Dao even at the cost of the death of several kings. It seems that the roar of all things that day was because of you two. The meeting of the moon and the sun could actually produce such a terrifying change."
At this moment, Yao Xian'er's eyes were filled with shock. Su Min was not a Solar Sovereign body. At least not a perfect Solar Sovereign body. What Xie Yingying gave was just a drop of blood. Su Min was not in a perfect state now, and had not yet achieved the perfect fusion of yin and yang. There was even something missing, but even so, it was terrifying enough.
"Being able to see through my own myriad ways at a glance, one can imagine how terrifying the offspring would be if the perfect sun and moon met and merged. One must know that this was something that could only be born after the reincarnation of all things and the baptism of time."
"From the time a newborn is formed into an embryo to the time it is born, the laws of nature will automatically make up for its deficiencies. It is simply unimaginable what kind of power a person born in that way would have. No wonder those people are afraid and terrified, and even pay a huge price to prevent this from happening."
"It's a pity," Yao Xian'er sighed inwardly. "If you were a true Solar Sovereign Body, I would have willingly sacrificed 90% of my lifespan to protect you until you reached your peak."
But Su Min wasn't.
And so—
"Enough talk. Let's fight."
"There is nothing to regret. I am very lucky to be in this state today."
Su Min naturally knew what Yao Xian'er felt was a pity, but she was already thankful to have achieved this.
"Finally, I have one more question."
"What?"
Seeing Yao Xianer's confused and weird look, Su Min said calmly.
"Why do you, a woman, have a Solar Sovereign body? Are you a metamorph?"
"scram!!"
Su Min was too lazy to say anything about this question, which was the same as Xie Yingying's. At this time, she was too lazy to say any nonsense, such as that she was a metamorph.
So at this time, Su Min did not say much nonsense. Now she was not a real chaotic body. But she had touched that threshold. At this time, Su Min had two special abilities in this state.
[All Laws Revealed – She could see through and nullify any technique.]
[Yin-Yang Fusion – She could merge the opposing forces of Taiyin and Taiyang into a single, devastating attack.]
The former allowed her to easily dissolve the myriad rays of light, and the latter was just like this. She just put her hands together, a terrifying wave condensed in her hands, and then threw it out the next moment.
BOOM!!!
Facing this attack, Yao Xian'er did not dare to be careless. She raised her little hand and countless streams of light changed in front of her, directly breaking it. Then there was a flash of light in her pupils, and the whole world was in turmoil. The clear sky was instantly covered by thunder. Countless lightning turned into silver dragons that tumbled in the air, and then began to circle down towards Su Min.
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"This guy is actually mobilizing the power of the thunder tribulation. What kind of thunder is that? I have never seen it even during the heavenly tribulation."
At this time, there was a burst of noise in the audience, and they raised their hands to communicate with the heaven and earth, allowing the thunder to gather. The silver dragon was even more terrifying than the black magic thunder they encountered when they were overcoming the tribulation.
Facing this attack, Su Min did not dare to be negligent. She clasped his hands together, and the Yin-Yang attack reappeared and flew into the thunder to disperse the calamity clouds in the sky. Although she couldn't communicate between heaven and earth in a single thought like Yao Xian'er, she could sense the weak points in them and break them down. But this is not the end. Yao Xianer can obviously do much more than just this.
Wind disasters, fire disasters, and floods alternated in cycles. It was astonishing to see how high this person's predecessor had reached to be able to have such terrifying means in this life.
"It's bad. Su Min's current state is not the perfect chaotic body she mentioned. She can only glimpse a little bit of it. After all, it is only achieved temporarily with my blood essence and her Taiyang energy. When the time comes, she will come out of it."
Seeing this spectacular scene, Xie Yingying also realized the problem. Although neither of them could do anything to the other for a while, Su Min's state was time-limited. If she exceeded that, she would definitely not be able to fight against that guy and would be completely defeated within ten rounds. The final result was not much different from that of the Great Desolate Holy Body, and at most she could fight for twenty rounds with its trump card.
"You have to find a way. If you drag it on, you will definitely lose."
Seeing this scene, Xie Yingying could only feel anxious in her heart. Yao Xianer's origins were too mysterious. At least she could confirm one thing, that was the peak that the person had reached. It was higher than that of the Ancient Emperor Lunar Sovereign, and it was even possible that he was a so-called True Immortal.
On the other side, how could Su Min not notice what Xie Yingying had seen? But she was also observing, observing every attack of Yao Xianer. She could sense that countless streams of light were rotating in the other person's body. It was something beyond ordinary people. It was the source of her strength, a special substance. This could not be cultivated, but required a long period of time and the tempering of the great way to slowly accumulate essence in the depths of the heart.
Longevity matter, immortal essence, or something else. Su Min didn't know, but she was sure of one thing, there was only one way to defeat her. Thinking of this, the two ancient books in Su Min's mind began to shine with a different brilliance. If you practice the two ancient books of Lunar Sovereign and Solar Sovereign at the same time, you will find that there are many places that take care of each other, so at this moment she moved, facing the thunder that was generated again in the sky, she did not resist at all.
"I don't have much time left, I must go one step further."
For a moment, Su Min's technique changed slightly, and this time even Yao Xian'er didn't notice it.
[Yin Seal. Yang Seal. Twin Polar Karma Seal of Yin and Yang—SEAL!!!]
Almost the next moment, the endless thunder completely swallowed Su Min, and everyone was stunned when they saw this scene. Although everyone could see that Su Min's current state could not last long, why was she hit like this before she was exhausted?
On the other side, Xie Yingying was thinking, if she didn't change, she would die, if she changed, she would live. If she continued to fight like this, she would be defeated directly when Su Min's energy was exhausted. But now she was taking such a risk, there must be a reason, whether she could win or not depended on this one move.
Moreover, she knew that Su Min possessed both the Lunar Sovereign and Solar Sovereign ancient scriptures. She didn't know what would happen if she could comprehend the two scriptures at the same time, after all, she didn't have any Yang energy in her body.
"Um, cause and effect?"
Seeing Su Min being swallowed by the thunder, Yao Xian'er was also stunned for a moment. But the next moment her face changed drastically, because at the moment the thunder fell, a causal force locked her, and almost the next moment a feeling of weakness swept through her body, and her communication with the heavenly way was cut off.
"Seal? You actually tried your best to seal me, but you couldn't have stopped the lightning just now no matter what means you had, unless..."
Feeling the changes in her body, Yao Xian'er was really shocked. Being able to seal herself was not something that could be done by ordinary sealing techniques. It was obvious that this was a combination of the power of the moon and the sun, and it was only done when she was caught off guard.
But what puzzled him was what Su Min was doing. This was a competition, not a siege. Not to mention that the seal could only seal him for half an hour, the attack was enough to get him kicked out of the Golden Core Heaven Ranking.
But the next moment, she was stunned, because Su Min was still standing there unscathed after the thunderbolt.
"Rebirth-type skills?"
Seeing this, she understood, and then her expression gradually became serious. Since her most powerful method could not be used temporarily, then Su Min had the possibility of defeating her.
On the other side.
"Fortunately, I'm smart."
Looking at the armor on her body, Su Min also gave herself a thumbs up. Ever since she was beaten naked by the heavenly tribulation, she had become more cautious and did not wear armor at first. After this thing beat out her second life, she instantly attached her armor to her body.
In that kind of violent thunder, no one could detect it. And Su Min was a little too worried. The thunder was aimed at her life, and it didn't cause much damage to her clothes, so there would be no problem even if she didn't do that.
"Now at least I can fight you for real. If it becomes a life-and-death fight, you can flee immediately. I'm sure with your trump card, there's no way I can stop you."
Looking at Yao Xian'er in the distance, Su Min also said lightly. She made a good bet this time. She took the risk to use the seal she had learned from the two ancient scriptures of Taiyin and Taiyang, which could temporarily seal it.
"Well done. Being able to block me does give you a chance of winning."
Yao Xian'er nodded in agreement with Su Min's words. In fact, this was beyond her expectations. She had encountered the Sealing Technique before. Once in the Golden Core Avenue, several Saints besieged her with the Sealing Technique and wanted to seal her.
But unfortunately, the level of their sealing techniques was too low, and it was impossible to do it. The key to being able to seal himself now was that Su Min could directly mobilize the two powers of the moon and the sun in that state.
"If you had a perfect physique, I would definitely lose today. Or in other words, if you had that physique, I would sublimate myself now, give up everything in this life and return to the peak. I would go directly to the end of the other side and buy you thousands of years of training time."
"Um?"
"Because that physique makes people feel terrified, those beings erased everything about this physique. They won't allow a second one to appear. If you really have a perfect physique, then they will definitely pay a shocking price to kill you at the first opportunity."
"Hmm?"
"Well, those things have nothing to do with you and me. Now the real battle has just begun."
Looking at the somewhat bewildered Su Min, Yao Xian'er took out a pure white sword without saying anything.