Chapter 580

Chapter 580: Practice

You gotta hand it to the Devouring Dao Beast; even in this painful state, it’s still singing Lu Ye’s praises in its head.

Or maybe “praise” isn’t the right word—Lu Ye is just undeniably awesome.

The Devouring Dao Beast howled for what felt like an eternity before it finally collected itself.

Returning to the Primordial Morning Mist, it couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

Because it could clearly see that the concentration of the Primordial Morning Mist was thinning out.

Not only did Lu Ye step into the Primordial Morning Mist, but he was seriously absorbing its power—talk about terrifying!

Just imagine if the Celestial Lord gets into a scrap with someone; every hit would be packed with the power of the Primordial Morning Mist. What kind of havoc would that unleash?

Who in their right mind would still want to tangle with the Celestial Lord?

Time ticked by.

The Primordial Morning Mist kept dwindling.

White patterns began to appear on Lu Ye’s Nascent Soul, stunningly beautiful and oddly breathtaking.

While Lu Ye endured endless agony, his Dao of Seeking was nonetheless growing.

A little pain on the path of seeking the Dao? No biggie!

Until, finally, the vast Primordial Morning Mist vanished, leaving just one last wisp that slipped into Lu Ye’s nostrils.

A look of profound relief washed over Lu Ye’s face.

That was beyond difficult, far too difficult.

But thankfully, it was all over.

Lu Ye steadied his racing heart, and the sweat all over his body evaporated in an instant.

With a wave of his hand, the treasures that had been scattered in the Primordial Morning Mist fell into Lu Ye’s grasp.

That Primordial Morning Mist had devoured countless cultivators over the years.

Even some Quasi-Emperors had breathed their last in there, literally dying from the pain.

Some folks, chased to the ends of the earth, chose to enter the Primordial Morning Mist, only to never come back out.

The numbers aren’t exactly massive, but they’re not negligible either.

At least now, Lu Ye had several tens of thousands of Storage Rings in his hands.

Step one complete.

He appeared before the Devouring Dao Beast.

With another wave of his hand, a vast amount of Primordial Morning Mist enveloped both man and beast, refining it and releasing it, finally sparing him from a second round of suffering.

“Master’s might is truly extraordinary; this little beast is genuinely impressed!” the Devouring Dao Beast exclaimed sincerely.

Lu Ye was already used to the beast’s compliments.

“This task is accomplished; now let’s see how my current training stacks up. You’ll be my sparring partner,” Lu Ye said.

The Devouring Dao Beast nodded vigorously and moved back.

Lu Ye unleashed his full aura.

A powerful force rippled outward, sending the Devouring Dao Beast’s fur flying in every direction.

Its eyes widened—what an impressive aura.

No surprise, this was its master. Just the aura alone was no joke.

It let out a low growl, unleashing an aura that matched the peak level of a Quasi-Emperor.

The two spars hadn’t even properly clashed yet; just the collision of their auras twisted the very air, as chaotic fog danced in and out of existence.

The Devouring Dao Beast had yet to unleash its full aura and hadn’t realized just how strong Lu Ye had become, but after bursting forth, it got a direct taste.

The beast’s aura simply couldn’t compete with Lu Ye’s.

As it began to expand, it was crushed down and suppressed around the Devouring Dao Beast in less than an instant.

Lu Ye casually threw out a punch, Dao patterns swirling around.

The Devouring Dao Beast was dead serious, giving it everything it had.

“Roar!”

Its giant claws, as massive as mountains, slammed toward Lu Ye’s punch.

“Boom!”

An enormous impact erupted. Lu Ye’s punch shattered, and the Devouring Dao Beast’s body wobbled.

Despite the punch breaking apart, the force surged into the Devouring Dao Beast’s body, and it had to expend a great deal of energy just to break free.

This is…

The Devouring Dao Beast’s eyes widened in disbelief. No wonder the Celestial Lord sought such a secluded spot to spar with it.

The Celestial Lord’s True Essence…

In the Ruler Realm, he had actually refined his True Essence to the level of a Great Emperor!

The Devouring Dao Beast was certain; this wasn’t the True Essence power of a Quasi-Emperor—it was that of a Great Emperor!

This was Emperor-level power!

Ridiculous…

At this moment, the Devouring Dao Beast felt deeply astounded.

Throughout history, who has ever possessed the True Essence of Great Emperor quality while still in the Ruler Realm?

Just how much compression must one achieve to reach this level?

It was just plain absurd.

But while the Devouring Dao Beast was still reeling from shock, Lu Ye closed in on it.

With a powerful kick, he sent the Devouring Dao Beast flying.

“Stop daydreaming! Give it your all!” Lu Ye barked.

If he hadn’t been holding back a bit earlier, that kick would have smashed the beast’s head to bits.

The Devouring Dao Beast shook itself awake.

“Got it!”

Without another word, a massive beam shot out from the beast’s mouth.

Its entire body transformed, the fur now sharp as steel needles.

Lu Ye charged right into the center of that beam.

Thousands of steel needles, impossible to count, rushed toward Lu Ye. Each needle had traces of the Dao—one of the Devouring Dao Beast’s innate abilities.

Lu Ye’s form quickly vanished.

But those steel needles seemed to have a homing feature, relentlessly tracking Lu Ye.

They were small and incredibly fast.

Actually, Lu Ye had techniques that could outpace the needles, but there was no need. He opened his arms, activating the Eternal Shield of Ten Thousand Ways.

“Bang bang bang…”

A torrent of steel needles, infused with Dao patterns, stabbed ferociously against the shield.

Looking at how the shield trembled, the piercing power and impact force were nothing short of jaw-dropping—truly among the finest when facing a Quasi-Emperor’s attacks.

However, even with billions of needles, none could breach Lu Ye’s shield even slightly.

Lu Ye felt pretty satisfied with this defensive power.

It was easy to withstand this level of damage; the energy strength of a Quasi-Emperor simply wasn’t on par with that of a Great Emperor.

He had put in tremendous effort just to raise the strength of his Primordial Force to this level.

Lu Ye pushed forward, charging through the billions of steel needles toward the Devouring Dao Beast. Realizing that this attack wouldn’t do much against Lu Ye, the beast quickly switched tactics.

The Devouring Dao Beast was named for its peculiar ability.

“Devour Dao!”

With this ultimate move, Lu Ye felt his Dao of Seeking plummet by over thirty percent, and a significant portion of his Primordial Force vanished.

It was basically an all-around hit.

Conversely, the Devouring Dao Beast’s power surged.

All the energy that Lu Ye lost gathered in the beast’s mouth along with its own energy.

Lu Ye really wanted to use Celestial Lord Fist.

But after thinking it through, he decided against it.

“Supreme Sword Qi!”

The Stone Sword hummed as a massive amount of Primordial Force surged into it, causing the sword to glow like never before.

With a swing of the sword…

An unparalleled sword light shone forth, as if it could slice the universe in half—this was the combined might of a Great Emperor’s power and divine abilities.

Seeing this, the Devouring Dao Beast froze in shock…