Chapter 0969: Fierce Battle with Donghuang Taiyi

Indeed, the newcomer was none other than Donghuang Taiyi!
The former ruler of the Heavenly Court in the Pangu World!
Upon hearing Huang Long’s exclamation, Donghuang Taiyi was stunned, seemingly unexpecting that Huang Long knew him. His eyes sharpened as he studied Huang Long closely.
Back in the days when Donghuang Taiyi ruled the primordial era of Pangu, Huang Long was just an unknown minor figure. By seniority, Huang Long was merely a descendant of his, which explained why Donghuang Taiyi failed to recognize him at first.
“Who are you?! That little yellow dragon under Zhu Long?!” Donghuang Taiyi said uncertainly after a while.
He remembered there were nine dragon deities under Zhu Long, but he wasn’t sure if the yellow dragon before him was one of them.
“Little yellow dragon?!?” Oku and the others twitched their eyes.
“That’s right, it’s me!” Huang Long’s expression returned to calm as he looked at Donghuang Taiyi, the former demon emperor of Pangu, indifferently.
He knew Donghuang Taiyi hadn’t died after refining the Chaos Bell. He just hadn’t expected to encounter him here. Moreover, Huang Long could tell that Donghuang Taiyi’s strength surpassed even that of the Dragon Maiden Long Yun!
At the end of ten eras, or even at the peak of that stage.
“Are you really that little yellow dragon?!” Donghuang Taiyi was still surprised after Huang Long admitted it. It was truly unexpected for him.
Back then, as the demon emperor of Pangu ruling the Heavenly Court, Huang Long wasn’t even a Golden Immortal. Yet now, he was not only a semi-saintly warrior but had also reached the level of nine eras!
“Well, I never expected to meet an old acquaintance from Pangu here!” After his initial shock, Donghuang Taiyi calmed down and said thoughtfully, “Since that’s the case, out of respect for Zhu Long, I won’t kill you. Hand over the Heavenly Lion Sword Formation, and you may go!”
“The Heavenly Lion Sword Formation?” Huang Long looked at Donghuang Taiyi, unexpecting that this man also came for it!
Huang Long shook his head. “Impossible!”
Not only had the Heavenly Lion Sword Formation become part of his body, making it impossible for him to take it out, but even if he could, he would never hand it over.
Seeing Huang Long refuse, Donghuang Taiyi’s expression changed briefly before he clapped his hands and laughed. “Good, you have spirit! A tiny yellow dragon back then dared to speak to me like this!” His words were laced with endless mockery.
“Do you really think your strength of nine eras can let you escape?!” Donghuang Taiyi’s tone shifted as he sneered, “Don’t think just because you have some strength you can act arrogantly in front of me! I’ll give you one last chance—hand over the Heavenly Lion Sword Formation, or die!”
Huang Long stared at him coldly and replied indifferently, “I still say the same thing: impossible!”

“Good!” Donghuang Taiyi’s aura surged as his energy spread throughout the heavens and earth. In a flash, he struck Huanglong with a palm strike.

Huanglong was prepared. With the thirty-three divine artifacts in his body and the Dragon Gate vibrating to amplify his strength, he didn’t dodge but collided head-on with Donghuang Taiyi.

“Boom!” A loud noise erupted as spatial winds churned violently. Huanglong felt an overwhelming force hit him, as if struck by a giant mountain, sending him flying.

The difference between the early stages of nine eras and the late stages of ten eras was enormous. Even with the Supreme Transformation Art, Huanglong couldn’t bridge this gap. Currently, relying solely on his own strength, he could defeat warriors from the late stages of nine eras—slightly stronger than their peak counterparts—but weaker compared to the semi-sages of the early stages of ten eras. Still, this was enough to astonish Donghuang Taiyi.

“You actually managed to withstand my palm strike!” Donghuang Taiyi found it hard to believe.

Although Huanglong was sent flying, he seemed unharmed on the surface?!

Huanglong stabilized himself, took a deep breath. Energy from the Sea of Souls and the World Tree surged forth, fully restoring his injuries from earlier.

“Donghuang Taiyi, you can’t kill me. For the sake of the Chaos Bell, I refuse to fight you!” Huanglong glared coldly at Donghuang Taiyi.

At that moment, a glow appeared in Huanglong’s hand—the Chaos Bell appeared.

“The Chaos Bell?!” Donghuang Taiyi trembled with surprise, nostalgia, and excitement as he stared at the Chaos Bell in Huanglong’s hand.

“Hahaha! I never expected the Chaos Bell to end up in your hands!” Donghuang Taiyi laughed loudly before his expression turned fierce. “Kid, the Chaos Bell belongs to me! I am its master! Hand it over!” With that, he dashed forward to seize the Chaos Bell.

Seeing this, Huanglong smiled coldly. Then, a glow appeared on the top of his head—celestial clouds formed, and atop them sat a giant golden god. Ten top-tier spiritual veins supplied energy, and the eighteen Golden God Annihilation Formation activated. The golden god threw a punch at Donghuang Taiyi, who was charging at him.

Since that was the case, Huanglong saw no need to hide his strength—he would fight to the end!

The chance to battle Donghuang Taiyi, once the ruler of the heavens under Pangu, was exactly what Huanglong desired!

Unprepared for Huanglong’s sudden attack by the golden god, Donghuang Taiyi was shocked. Flames erupted across his body as he threw a palm strike, sending a flaming giant palm to meet the golden god’s punch.

The two forces collided, and the flaming giant palm shattered the golden god’s punch.

However, the offensive force weakened as well. The Yellow Dragon raised the Chaos Bell and counterattacked, scattering the flaming giant palms. The Yellow Dragon retreated. “The Eighteen Golden Gods Annihilation Formation?!” Donghuang Taiyi stopped in his tracks, looking at the Golden Gods atop the Yellow Dragon’s head and recognizing their origins, filling him with shock. He hadn’t gained any advantage from the previous attack. It was a tie! “Not bad!” The Yellow Dragon watched his opponent indifferently. “Good, no wonder you dared to boast so much in front of me. So you have such a backing. But I doubt your spiritual veins will never run out. I’ll see how long you can hold on!” Donghuang Taiyi sneered coldly, swayed, and attacked the Yellow Dragon again. This time, under his palm, countless flames formed golden birds, each as large as a towering mountain, forming a massive formation that surrounded the Yellow Dragon. “The Golden Birds Burn the Sky Formation!” The Yellow Dragon was astonished upon seeing the flaming golden birds charging at him. This formation was one of the legendary formations of the Golden Bird clan in the World of Chaotic Demons, renowned for its power. From this, the Yellow Dragon confirmed his earlier thought. Donghuang Taiyi’s appearance here meant he must be from the Golden Bird clan of that world. “That’s right, the Golden Birds Burn the Sky Formation!” Donghuang Taiyi sneered. “It seems you have some insight!” With that, his entire body erupted in flames, making the golden birds even larger. As the Yellow Dragon retreated, the Chaos Bell soared into the sky. Innate stars surged forth, and countless divine thunderbolts from those stars struck the golden birds. At the same time, a flash of light emerged from within him, and the Sacred Cauldron of Heaven and Earth flew out. The Sacred Cauldron transformed into the Formation of Three Thousand Hongmeng Divine Beasts. As the divine thunderbolts from the innate stars struck the golden birds, it acted like a vast river of Hongmeng energy cutting through the Golden Birds Burn the Sky Formation. The world trembled, the formation halted, and the golden birds turned into flames that scattered everywhere.