Chapter 1026: Is This Your True Strength?

Huang Long’s voice sounded like a deadly curse in the ears of the powerful warriors, scaring them so much that they retreated in fear, keeping their distance from him. It seemed only by staying far away from Huang Long could they feel safe.
The scene that had just taken place was deeply etched into everyone’s souls. Yet, perhaps out of a glimmer of hope or due to the temptation of the Chaos Bell and the Sacred Cauldron of Heaven and Earth, they did not flee but chose to maintain a certain distance from Huang Long.
Seeing this, Huang Long sneered inwardly. He had been worried that these prey might escape—after all, even if he were strong, he wouldn’t be able to hunt them down. This situation was exactly what he had hoped for.
“You killed my fourth junior brother!” At that moment, Qing Cang’s cold voice rang out.
Huang Long glanced over and saw Qing Cang’s face dark as water, his eyes blazing with fierce murderous intent—completely different from his calm demeanor when Huang Long first met him. A powerful aura erupted from him like an ocean of hell, growing stronger and seemingly endless. This aura suffocated the surrounding warriors.
Except for strong figures like Gu Han and Shi Wu Xing, who remained unharmed, everyone else kept retreating. Huang Long was also secretly surprised.
With an indifferent expression, Huang Long said, “It seems you’ve forgotten that in the Valley of Fallen Demons, I also killed Jun Xuan, Chi Rong, and eight other disciples of the Way of Heaven!” Now that he had reached the later stage of the 12th Era, he was no longer afraid of Qing Cang, the top disciple of the Way of Heaven Sect and the second-strongest being after the sage.
“Good, good!” Qing Cang’s voice was deep as he sneered coldly, “For so many eras, no one has ever made me truly angry! Very well, Huang Long, you’re the first!”
A beam of Reincarnation Light burst forth from his body and struck Huang Long in an instant.
Huang Long didn’t even move; a golden light erupted from his body, scattering that Reincarnation Light.
“Is that so? Then perhaps it’s an honor for me?” Huang Long said indifferently, his expression unchanged.
Qing Cang stared straight at Huang Long, his aura surging violently once again. “For three eras now, I’ve hidden my true strength. Today, I’ll let you see it fully!” With that, Qing Cang roared, and waves of Reincarnation Energy burst forth from his body.
These waves of Reincarnation Energy formed circles of reincarnation—each one seemingly a separate world of reincarnation.
“The Transformation Realm of the Way of Heavenly Reincarnation!” From afar, Kai Qi, the third disciple of the Way of Heaven Sect, along with Gu Han from the Gate of Infinity, all paled in shock.
The Way of Heaven Sect’s method of Heavenly Reincarnation had ten levels in total. The ninth level was the Transformation Realm!

Only the Central Saint Lord among the Sage-Proofed Saints could reach the tenth level of the Annihilation Realm. Even Kechi hadn’t expected his senior brother to have mastered the Heavenly Cycle Great Art up to the ninth level! Even he himself had only reached the seventh level. These Cycle Disks hovered above Qing Cang’s head, blocking out the sun and sky, with waves of cyclical energy enveloping everything around, including the powerful warriors in the vicinity. Everyone seemed to have fallen into reincarnation, enduring the mortal sufferings of birth, aging, sickness, and death. Normally, those who had reached the half-saint level should be immune to such mortal pains, but under Qing Cang’s cyclical light, the souls of these half-saint warriors still experienced such suffering! With each moment, it felt as though they were going through a cycle of calamity. In the distance, Gu Han of the Infinite Gate also radiated a bright glow, with layers of divine light emerging around his body to ward off the cyclical light. Even so, he was deeply shocked by Qing Cang’s strength. Although they were both at the peak of the later period of the Twelve Eras, he now felt the gap between himself and Qing Cang, the top disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect. What surprised him even more was that Huang Long stood there, allowing those waves of cyclical light to wash over his body time and again! “How is that possible? He’s unharmed!” Not only Gu Han but also Qing Cang, the top disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect, was astonished. Huang Long stood there, with the World Tree on his Sea of Souls emitting green light. Whenever the cyclical light struck, it was instantly swallowed by the green light. Having fought against Qing Cang before, Huang Long knew that the cyclical light mainly targeted the soul, and since his Sea of Souls was protected by the World Tree, he naturally wasn’t afraid. Thus, he didn’t need to use his ultimate techniques like Gu Han and the others to resist the cyclical light. After his shock subsided, Qing Cang’s expression calmed down as he sneered at Huang Long, “It seems you have quite a few secrets!” Although he couldn’t figure out why Huang Long wasn’t afraid of his cyclical light, he guessed that something was protecting his Sea of Souls. After saying that, Qing Cang took action. With this move, it seemed as though heaven and earth had reversed. The countless Cycle Disks instantly merged into one giant wheel, with a total of over 2,500 rings! That was more than 500 rings more than when he had killed Huang Long last time. Last time, Qing Cang had held back his strength, but this time, he fully unleashed it. “Cycle Calamity, Beast Calamity!”

As Qing Cang, the top disciple of the Tian Dao Sect, roared, the massive wheel spun once in a full circle. Then, from within those more than 2,500 cycles of the wheel of reincarnation, countless ferocious beasts burst forth. These beasts were all formed from the light of reincarnation. Yet their forms were those of powerful beasts from various worlds in the Three Thousand Great Worlds. These reincarnation beasts seemed endless, surging forth like ocean waves and charging violently at the Yellow Dragon, seemingly intent on drowning it in the tide of reincarnation beasts. Forever and ever, with no end in sight! The Yellow Dragon smirked at the surging tide of beasts and summoned the Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron in his hand. With a deep roar, he hurled the cauldron forward. Instead of forming the array of Three Thousand Hongmeng Divine Beasts, the cauldron itself plunged straight into the tide of beasts. Wherever it passed, the beasts were sent flying as if hitting an impenetrable wall. In the end, the Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron collided with the giant shadow of the wheel above Qing Cang’s head. Boom! A thunderous sound shook the ground. Qing Cang was forced back, the giant shadow of the wheel dimming, while the cauldron flew back into the Yellow Dragon’s hands. The Yellow Dragon also stepped back. Qing Cang stabilized himself, his expression grim. In this brief clash, he had actually been at a disadvantage! The Yellow Dragon smirked at him. With his current strength at the late stage of the twelve eras, coupled with his peak form as a top-tier Great Dao artifact, he could fight against him even without the Heavenly Earth Sacred Cauldron—let alone with it. “Is this your true strength?” the Yellow Dragon said mockingly, slowly adding, “Well then, now I’ll show you my true strength too!” As he spoke, thirty-three divine artifacts and the Dragon Gate within him suddenly emitted intense beams of light.