The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 648 Dao Emperor Shackles

Chapter 648: Chapter 648 Dao Emperor Shackles

Old Six and Old Seven were in conversation, and Jing Yan, who was within the Qiankun Small World, could hear them because he had released his Divine Soul.

"Little guy, we know you’ve released your Divine Soul and are eavesdropping on us, come on out!"

"Don’t worry, we won’t kill you if you fight us. After all, you’ve inherited some of our master’s legacy, and you seem to have decent talent. It would be a pity if you died."

"Come out quickly!"

Old Six and Old Seven kept calling out, sensing Jing Yan’s Divine Soul Power.

Inside the Qiankun Ring, Jing Yan frowned in thought.

These Old Six and Old Seven didn’t seem to harbor great hostility towards him. However, these two puppet-like beings were extremely powerful. He had to be cautious; a careless move could lead to being deceived and instantly killed, leaving no chance for regret.

"Forget it, I’ll just hide a little longer," Jing Yan withdrew his Divine Soul, sat down cross-legged, and continued to meditate to enhance his combat power.

In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.

Old Six and Old Seven had been waiting outside all this time. They had been in the Death Temple for tens of thousands of years, and it was rare for them to see an outsider enter; they were reluctant to give up on Jing Yan easily.

Suddenly, Old Six and Old Seven’s eyes lit up as they sensed Jing Yan’s Divine Soul reappear nearby.

"Little guy, just come out and play with us! This time, you can be assured, I won’t make a move, just let Old Seven fight with you. Oh, and Old Seven will suppress his power, keeping his cultivation at the Dao King Realm Peak level!" Old Six immediately spoke.

During this half-year, Jing Yan had come out from the Qiankun Ring a few times to exchange moves with Old Six and Old Seven, but each time it was just three or five moves before Jing Yan would retreat into the Qiankun Ring.

Although his strength had continuously improved, it was still hard to withstand several attacks from either Old Six or Old Seven.

However, after some time interacting with them, Jing Yan found that Old Six and Old Seven indeed didn’t seem to intend to kill him. At least in the short term, they were unlikely to kill him.

"Whoosh!" Jing Yan appeared again.

This time, Old Six indeed moved far away to watch the fight.

Jing Yan sparred with Old Seven, who also greatly suppressed his cultivation, equivalent to a human at the peak of the Dao King Realm. However, Old Seven’s combat power was still somewhat stronger than Jing Yan’s.

After a fierce battle and expending a great deal of Primordial Energy, Jing Yan entered the Qiankun Ring to recover.

"I’m not satisfied yet!"

"Jing Yan, come out again!" Old Seven shouted.

Old Six and Old Seven had both learned Jing Yan’s name. Likewise, Jing Yan knew that Old Six and Old Seven were indeed puppets, albeit special ones different from ordinary puppets, possessing their own life and not aging over time. According to Old Six and Old Seven, their master was an extremely powerful Divine Being.

The Death Temple was built by this Divine Being, and these puppets were all crafted by him.

Old Six and Old Seven were Golden Armor Guards. In the Death Temple, there were a total of seven Golden Armor Guards. Besides these two, there were five others from Old One to Old Five.

Old Six and Old Seven were the weakest, with combat power roughly equivalent to the peak of the Dao Emperor Realm of humans. From Old One to Old Five, even the weakest Old Five was much more powerful than Old Six and Old Seven.

Old Five was equivalent to the human Saint Realm level.

However, there was one thing that slightly reassured Jing Yan. He didn’t have to fight Old One to Old Five, those Life Puppets. He only needed to defeat Old Six and Old Seven to leave the Death Temple through the Transmission Array.

Moreover, once Jing Yan defeated Old Six and Old Seven, he would gain a reward.

Jing Yan also asked the two Life Puppets what benefit he would get, but Old Six and Old Seven did not tell him, only saying that once they were defeated, Jing Yan would naturally find out.

Time continuously passed!

These two Life Puppets, Old Six and Old Seven, took turns battling with Jing Yan. At first, they suppressed their combat power to the Dao King Realm Peak level. However, after more than a year, Jing Yan was no longer a match for them at the Dao King Realm Peak level. Although they suppressed their combat power, they indeed had abilities comparable to the Dao Emperor Realm Peak level. Even with suppressed combat power, they far exceeded the attack power of typical Early Stage Dao Emperor Realm Human Martial Artists. To avoid being defeated by Jing Yan, they had to further improve their combat power level.

Three years had passed in this manner!

In the Qiankun Small World, Jing Yan held a Divine Crystal in his hand and operated the Sky Vaulting First Divine Skill. In front of him were large amounts of Top-grade Spirit Stones and several Jade Bottles containing Divine Dao Pills.

Jing Yan planned to break through to the Dao Emperor Realm!

Several months earlier, Jing Yan’s realm had reached the limit of the Dao King Realm. Moreover, fighting with Old Six and Old Seven did not continue to bring improvement.

Thus, Jing Yan decided to break through the realm shackles, and after preparations, he finally began trying to breakthrough that day.

If Jing Yan did not advance to the Dao Emperor Realm, it was absolutely impossible for him to defeat the complete forms of Old Six and Old Seven. Although Old Six and Old Seven had grown familiar with Jing Yan, they would definitely not intentionally let him pass. They were absolutely obedient to their core commands.

The Fog Vortex of the Dao King Realm began to transform gradually.

The purple mist around the Fog Vortex churned.

Jing Yan clearly sensed that this transformation of the Fog Vortex was faster than when he broke through from the Daoist Master Realm to the Dao King Realm.

The energy needed to advance from the Dao King Realm to the Dao Emperor Realm was naturally incomparable to the transition from the Daoist Master Realm to the Dao King Realm. Initially, when Jing Yan was in the Daoist Master Realm, the absorption of energy from the Divine Crystal was extremely slow. Now, at the Dao King Realm, the speed of absorbing energy from the Divine Crystal was several times faster than in the Daoist Master Realm.

This made the transformation of his Fog Vortex from the Dao King Realm to the Dao Emperor Realm somewhat faster.

"Hiss~ Hiss~"

Jing Yan’s Fog Vortex was like a bottomless pit.

The amount of energy absorbed was terrifyingly immense.

Holding the Divine Crystal in his hand, his body’s surface Primordial Energy circulated, coming into contact with the numerous Top-grade Spirit Stones stacked around. It was clear to see that the energy contained in the Top-grade Spirit Stones was directly released, flowing into Jing Yan’s body.

Visually, it appeared as if a large amount of white mist was being released from within the Top-grade Spirit Stones, and Jing Yan’s body absorbed all the white mist.

With each breath, several Top-grade Spirit Stones turned into powder.

Fortunately, there was the Divine Crystal to lead; otherwise, it was uncertain how many Top-grade Spirit Stones Jing Yan would need to absorb to support the energy needed to break through from the Dao King Realm to the Dao Emperor Realm. Probably even a vast quantity of Top-grade Spirit Stones would not be enough. And if using Soul Crystals, a small amount would be manageable, but absorbing too many would be too much for Jing Yan to handle at once, even now, unable to withstand the Pure Yang Power of the Golden Pattern Soul Crystal.