Chapter 1524: A Lesson in Humility

The Great Daoist Brush Master slowly opened his palm, and from it, Dao seals rose, taking to the skies. Countless Dao seals and runes surged forth as they gathered in midair.

His Dao and Laws had always been different from others; His Dao was beyond the Dao, defying all established systems. And whenever he unleashed it, it would always crush the Dao and Laws of wherever he was.

It would always be a complete and utter suppression.

As the countless divine Dao seals and runes in the heavens converged, they coalesced into a single, radiant Dao seal.

From it erupted a terrifying pressure of the Great Dao. It was powerful and suffocating, sweeping across the battlefield to suppress the sword intent Ye Guan was radiating.

Ye Guan dared not show the slightest carelessness. Within him, the power of three bloodlines bubbled over like boiling water. Fueled by their might, his aura surged explosively, growing stronger by the second.

The Great Daoist Brush Master locked eyes with Ye Guan and sneered, "Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson in humility!"

With those words, the floating Dao seal in his hand shot forward, slicing through the air as it flew toward Ye Guan.

A flash of crimson flared in Ye Guan's eyes. He shuddered, and the next instant, he transformed into a blinding streak of sword light that flew toward the oncoming attack.

Empowered by three bloodlines, Ye Guan's sword strike carried apocalyptic might. Wherever the blade passed, spacetime would collapse, fragmenting into oblivion.

Boom!

A deafening roar echoed across spacetime as the battlefield plunged into darkness.

Within the darkened battlefield, two overwhelming forces collided with explosive intensity. Sword light clashed against cascading the Dao laws, tearing through the fabric of existence itself, creating an extremely terrifying sight.

Even seasoned Transcendents watching from afar turned pale at the sight. The spacetime in which Ye Guan and the Great Daoist Brush Master were fighting had become so unstable that even they dared not approach it.

At the same time, the elites of the Celestial Clan and the Empire fought each other in a frenzy. The air was thick with the cries and pained groans of slaughter.

Though the Celestial Clan was outnumbered, they fought on their own territory, where arrays still lay dormant beneath the ground.

Thanks to those arrays, they were holding their own against the combined assault of the Empire and the Zhou Clan, but both sides were suffering heavy losses.

Back in that special spacetime, Ye Guan's sword danced like a storm, each strike falling like torrential rain upon the Great Daoist Brush Master.

The Great Daoist Brush Master had grown wiser, no longer fighting Ye Guan head-on. He began to stall, biding his time. He understood one thing —Ye Guan's current state couldn't last forever. He didn't need to win through power; he only had to outlast him.

Ye Guan, too, realized that. Instead of slowing down, he doubled down. Each strike came with brutal urgency, empowered by his bloodlines and the True Void Spirits. For the moment, he was actually overpowering the Great Daoist Brush Master. Still, he couldn't land a fatal blow.

He glanced at the outside through the corner of his eye, where the Celestial Clan Ancestor was locked in fierce battle.

Their clash was on a whole other level; it was so intense that it dwarfed even his own, but it was in a deadlock, too. Both were in the same realm, so there would be no quick victor.

Ye Guan turned his attention back to the Great Daoist Brush Master.

Sensing Ye Guan's intentions, he scoffed, "You want to kill me? Keep dreaming."

Ye Guan didn't speak. He vanished in a blur, once more becoming a streak of sword light as he launched his assault.

The Great Daoist Brush Master swept his sleeve, releasing a radiant wave of Great Dao divine light. Then, he rapidly retreated, widening the distance between them.

He had one strategy—stall for time. He would drag Ye Guan to the breaking point and watch him collapse!

Swoosh!

Ye Guan vanished again. This time, his target wasn't the Great Daoist Brush Master.

Ye Guan shattered the array and made a beeline for the Zhou Clan Ancestor.

The Zhou Clan Ancestor, who was locked in fierce battle, sensed a terrifying force rushing toward him. His expression changed drastically in an instant. He spun around with lightning speed and hurled a mighty punch behind him.

At that exact moment, Ye Guan's sword appeared.

Boom!

The Zhou Clan Ancestor was blown away upon impact.

Once he came to a stop, he looked down at himself and saw that his figure had become illusory. Then, he looked at Ye Guan in disbelief. "What the hell?! That kid's

this

strong?!"

Ye Guan didn't stop there. Another sword strike was already on its way.

Since he couldn't do anything to the Great Daoist Brush Master, he decided to target the weaker ones.

After all, the Great Daoist Brush Master could afford to endure a prolonged fight, but he could not afford it. He had to eliminate a few top-level elites first to relieve the pressure on the Celestial Clan.

When Ye Guan charged toward him again, the Zhou Clan Ancestor was shocked. With just one sword strike, he realized that he was no match for Ye Guan. Luckily, the Great Daoist Brush Master arrived just in time to block him, raising his hand to punch Ye Guan.

However, his current strength was no match for Ye Guan's. As soon as the fist imprint was made, Ye Guan slashed it apart in an instant.

Ye Guan moved away from the Great Daoist Brush Master and charged at another Transcendent Realm elite nearby.

Boom!

With just one strike, the Transcendent Realm was split into pieces, leaving the Great Daoist Brush Master stunned.

Seeing that, the Celestial Clan's experts were momentarily dumbfounded before they roared in excitement as their morale took off to the moon!

Ye Guan charged at the nearest Transcendent expert once again.

"Damn!" The Great Daoist Brush Master was furious. He had no choice but to charge at Ye Guan, as he knew that if no one restrained Ye Guan, he would end up killing everyone on his side.

Thanks to the True Void Spirits, Ye Guan's current strength had become so overwhelming that even ordinary Transcendent Realm elites couldn't compete with him.

The Great Daoist Brush Master charged at Ye Guan again, but when he arrived, one of the Transcendent Realm elites had already been reduced to an empty shell by a single strike from Ye Guan's end.

Sensing the Great Daoist Brush Master's presence behind him, Ye Guan turned and slashed down with his sword.

The sword ripped through everything, directly shattering the Great Daoist Brush Master's Dao seal. The Great Daoist Brush Master was sent flying away.

After knocking the Great Daoist Brush Master back, Ye Guan turned and charged toward a Transcendent Realm elite from the Empire.

Seeing Ye Guan's sword coming toward him, the guy was terrified. How could he dare to face Ye Guan head-on? He immediately flew away, himself from Ye Guan.

Ye Guan didn't chase him but charged at another Transcendent Realm elite from the Empire. This time, he was incredibly fast. Before the elite even realized it, Ye Guan had already appeared in front of him and slashed down.

The elite was horrified. At this point, he had no place to retreat. He could only block the attack with the divine artifact in his hand.

Boom!

A sword light exploded, and the elite was instantly sent flying away. His fleshly body exploded into pieces in midair.

What a terrifying sword strike!

Ye Guan turned. A Dao seal appeared in front of him. Ye Guan thrust his sword forward.

Boom!

The Dao seal trembled violently and shattered.

The Great Daoist Brush Master was forced to retreat once again.

Ye Guan looked at the Great Daoist Brush Master.

The Great Daoist Brush Master was also staring at him. "Ye Guan, how long do you think you can hold out?"

He knew that Ye Guan had to be near his limits.

Ye Guan took a deep breath. The sword in his hand trembled violently and let out a resonant sword hum that echoed throughout the battlefield.

The sword was thirsty for battle!

Ye Guan looked at the Great Daoist Brush Master, without saying a word.

Swoosh!

He disappeared, and a sword light tore through the air.

In the distance, the Great Daoist Brush Master narrowed his eyes and tightly clenched his right hand, silently gathering Great Dao runes.

Kust then, Ye Guan changed directions and charged at a distant Transcendent Realm elite from the Empire.

Every Transcendent that Ye Guan eliminated would reduce the pressure on the Celestial Clan.

Swoosh!

The Great Daoist Brush Master appeared before Ye Guan. He glared at Ye Guan with an icy cold face and threw a powerful punch toward him. As soon as the punch was thrown, countless Dao runes surged out, rushing toward Ye Guan.

Boom!

The spacetime around them shattered into pieces upon impact.

The Great Daoist Brush Master was still no match for Ye Guan. All the Dao seals and runes shattered, and the resulting shockwave forced the Great Daoist Brush Master to retreat.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan was already flying somewhere else.

Boom!

A Transcendent from the Empire was sent flying by Ye Guan's sword strike, and then a sword pierced his brow, erasing him from the face of the earth in an instant!

Another Transcendent had fallen!

The Great Daoist Brush Master's face darkened at the sight. He realized that even though Ye Guan was fighting like a madman, he was actually becoming even stronger instead of weaker.

What exactly was that guy's limit?

He knew that Ye Guan couldn't handle so many True Void Spirits for long, but he had no idea where Ye Guan's limit lay.

In the distance, after Ye Guan killed the Transcendent Realm elite, he turned and looked toward Ji Zhan. When Ji Zhan saw Ye Guan looking at him, a chill ran down his spine. He saw how Ye Guan murdered the Empire's Transcendents.

Suddenly, Ye Guan appeared before him, and his sword came crashing down on him.

Ji Zhan's face changed. He waved his sleeve, and the Imperial Seal transformed into a ten-thousand-meter-long golden light that collided with Ye Guan's sword. As soon as the golden light touched Ye Guan's sword, however, it shattered with a loud bang. The powerful impact sent Ji Zhan flying away.

This time, Ye Guan didn't strike again. He stopped. The sword energy around him was still incredibly strong, but it had started to become somewhat disordered.

Seeing that, the Great Daoist Brush Master was stunned, and then he burst into a peal of mad laughter. He pointed at Ye Guan and roared, "He's reached his limit! Everyone! Attack together and kill him first!"

With that, he was the first to charge forward.

The nearby Transcendents abandoned their opponents and charged at Ye Guan...

The Great Daoist Brush Master froze in midair as an epiphany struck him like a truck. His face changed drastically as he exclaimed, "No, wait! Retreat—"