Chapter 635: Chaos Lotus!

A hush fell over the highest gathering of the Celestial Court as the words spread—a stir of whispers and uneasy glances. The Northstar Sword Devil, Nine Thunders Sovereign, and the Dragon Tiger Sovereign—all Rank 1 Heavenly Officers—flinched at the bold declaration.

“Has he lost his mind?”

“Until now, his most potent weapons have been his sword and sigil.”

Yet now, the brash youth had discarded his two aces?

“He wants to take down his father, but he's giving up his two advantages to show off. It's a mismatch of actions and goals,” the Northstar Sword Devil remarked.

“But one must admit, he's quite calculating too.” The Dragon Tiger Sovereign chuckled. “By sending his sword and sigil to the Moon Sword Goddess and Gu Suwan, he’s bound himself to your Immortal Sword Court and the Thunder Department.”

“An Yao’s showing off was sloppy in comparison,” the Nine Thunders Sovereign coldly stated.

Yun Xiao’s gamble, though pushing him to the brink, crushed An Yao’s presence so thoroughly that nothing remained.

Upon hearing this, the cloaked youth’s eyes widened in shock.

Clapping thunderously, An Yao exclaimed in awe of Yun Xiao, “My good brother, you really are something else. You know the odds are against you. Yet, you're still doing flashy things like this?”

Yun Xiao, serene as the ocean, glanced dismissively and spoke, “Lu Fan, your anxious scratching looks like that of a red-bottomed baboon. In the Immortal Tournament, using a body double to fool others is one thing, but must you be so pitifully comical?”

The words were mocking, but they were nothing compared to what he called An Yao—Lu Fan!

These words boomed like thunder across the fighting platform, piercing An Yao as if three sharp swords stabbed into his face!

Instantly, An Yao’s lazy, joking smile vanished, his expression twisted into a ferrous scowl, as though he planned to crush Yun Xiao in a single blow!

His reaction only confirmed the truth to all within the Great Dao Celestial Realm.

It didn't matter if the Chaos Sovereign was only playing around. For an esteemed figure like him to participate in a tournament meant for juniors with a body double was completely unprecedented.

Now exposed yet again by his

son

, the Chaos Sovereign's reputation would undoubtedly be stained anew.

All eyes in the heavens turned, and the expressions among the Immortals were spectacular.

"The Chaos Sovereign is truly angered now." The Nine Thunders Sovereign laughed.

"His old face, completely torn apart by his own youngest son," the Dragon Tiger Sovereign added.

"Lu Yao is quite something; I couldn't even tell it was a body double," the Northstar Sword Devil confessed.

At this moment, An Yao's face, once full of confidence, turned dark as ink under Yun Xiao’s verbal slap.

His black eyes fixed dead on Yun Xiao.

"Are the clear conditions for this mission really that tough?"

He hadn't expected it! Only now did An Yao become truly serious. With his nature, anything inexplicable was met with direct destruction.

"Darn it!" With a curse, An Yao shifted into his battle mode, one that had suppressed Nine Kites and obliterated Yun Alter before. Facing a young opponent who had discarded his Sword Soul and Life Sigil, his spiritual power surged like an abyss unleashed!

All his life, he had been the deceiver, but now he had been outplayed!

"Let’s see if you can withstand this pressure without your Sword Soul and Life Sigil!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

He didn't realize it, but this was the first time since arriving in this world that he'd been so thoroughly humiliated!

In an instant, he pushed the power of his body double to its limit. A black lotus spirit manifested before him, blooming ferociously.

BUZZ!

As the spirit formed, the entire battle platform plunged into a dark storm, all divine light obscured, leaving only the devastating spiritual tempest.

Before Yun Xiao, An Yao and the black lotus spirit seemed as one, their spiritual power reaching the heavens.

An Yao's fingers touched the black lotus spirit, and its petals unfurled, transforming into black dragons with scales of lotus petals, circling him with overwhelming spiritual force, staring down Yun Xiao.

With a flick of his hand, 18 black dragons burst forth. And as they advanced, the dark tempest converged into a black sea. Together with the dragon spirit, he aimed for Yun Xiao's total annihilation.

This attack by An Yao prompted shouts of awe. Clearly, his current display of power was several times stronger than when he had defeated Nine Kites!

"Danger...!" Gu Suwan instinctively screamed, her face pale.

She was frantic. Why not use the Prison Warden Sigil with its 22 Rune Prisons?

Under the crushing force of the black dragon spiritual sea, Yun Xiao looked like a lone boat in a storm.

Many Immortals panicked, but he did not.

Visible within the dark storm, his hands formed a circle in front of him, within which the seated golden Creator Immortal spirit emerged!

This was clearly the plainest and most lowly true-self spirit. However, the spirit manifested was that of the Creator Immortal!

At that moment, a profound stillness fell over heaven and earth. The surrounding malicious black dragons spawned from the lotus of destruction lost their power and fury in an instant.

This was the spirit of the purest form, the Buddha's Treasure Spirit—transcending the physical and embracing the ethereal.

Encircled by a halo of golden light that surpassed even the spirits of Golden Immortals, Yun Xiao’s spirit burst forth with a radiant platinum glow. In that moment, his presence was like a vast divine sea, its power unfurling with majestic force.

“This is the true source of spiritual essence!”

Yun Xiao's spirit opened its golden eyes and glanced at An Yao’s black lotus.

With a flick of its sleeve, the spirit transformed into a white lotus.

Yun Xiao pointed, and the white lotus unfolded into 99 white dragons, their scales like petals, surging forth amidst a symphony of sacred sounds toward the explosive golden sea of soul.

The onlookers erupted in astonishment!

First to react was An Yao, who for the first time in his life, roared in disbelief, “Impossible! The System said these were Dark Abyss Spirit Dragons!"

How could this be! He had just summoned 18 such dragons, but Yun Xiao instantly called forth 99!

Moreover, their essence was entirely different!

Where the black lotus signified destruction, Yun Xiao’s platinum dragons embodied purity and sanctity, dispelling evil and radiating a righteous, overwhelming force.

As the platinum and black seas clashed, Yun Xiao overwhelmed An Yao with a force that swallowed the darkness. The light brutally suppressed An Yao’s spiritual power, pressing it against his forehead.

“Chaos Lotus!” An Yao’s face changed dramatically for the second time. Gone were his ease and strategic command, replaced by a desperate surge of spiritual force at this critical moment.

The black dragon and the sea of souls suddenly contracted, transforming back into a black lotus that, in a blink, merged with An Yao. His body was instantly covered in countless lotus inscriptions, turning pitch black as ink.

A terrifying aura of destruction burst from him.

"Oh?" Yun Xiao let out a cold laugh, his spirit's gaze shifted, and the 99 white dragons along with the platinum sea of souls quickly gathered and surged into Yun Xiao's body. In an instant, he shone with a brilliance several times greater than An Yao’s, radiating a platinum lotus light.

"Damn it!" An Yao’s eyes widened, rooted to the spot in shock.

What in the world! He even knew the Chaos Lotus!

"Lu Yao, do you also have a system?!" An Yao, pale as death, roared.

BUZZ!

Yun Xiao, bathed in descending golden light, his gaze as cold as a golden ocean, collided with An Yao. The platinum lotus directly shattered the Chaos Lotus.

"GAGH!" An Yao trembled violently, his body igniting with a golden fire, his flesh and spirit evaporating at a visible rate.

Yun Xiao, gripping his neck, looked on with a cold and serene expression, saying, "Who needs such a parasite?"

BUZZ!

With those words, An Yao evaporated into dust in his grip.

Yun Xiao took a deep breath, inhaling the Buddha's Spirit and Seed of Creation.

POOF!

An Yao was gone without a trace, leaving only a dangling black robe.

"Lu Fan, without killing you once, you’d never realize who you’ve provoked."

Yun Xiao dusted off his hands, the glorious golden light fading, and walked casually off the battle platform.

Meanwhile, at the Divine Heavenly Pavilion, a disheveled middle-aged man’s eyes widened as he suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood…