Chapter 1054: The Battle Between the Yellow Dragon and Yuan Shi

“What? The Yellow Dragon?!” The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother exclaimed in shock, their expressions turning pale as they stared at Tai Bai Jin Xing in disbelief. Had they heard wrong just now?
“Yes, it’s the Yellow Dragon!” Tai Bai Jin Xing said in terror. “Yuan Shi is holding the Yellow Dragon accountable. The Yellow Dragon is confronting Yuan Shi in the Jade Void Palace, and word of this has spread throughout Eastern Victory Continent!”
“It’s absolutely true!” Seeming worried that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother might still doubt him, Tai Bai Jin Xing added another sentence.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were stunned.
“This… this…” After a long while, the Jade Emperor opened his mouth, wanting to say something but not knowing what. The Queen Mother was the same.
A second-generation disciple of the Chan School, and the weakest and least promising among the Twelve Golden Immortals, with no wealth at all—had the Yellow Dragon returned and achieved sainthood?!
Her mind went blank.
Just as the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were at a loss, suddenly, hundreds of thousands of palaces in the heavenly court trembled and shook. The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother snapped out of their shock.
“What’s going on?!” the Jade Emperor exclaimed.
As soon as his voice faded, another massive force surged from afar, causing the main hall of the heavenly court to shake again.
“What is this?!” The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother exchanged glances, seemingly realizing a possibility, their faces turning pale with horror.
“Quick! Activate the Grand Array of the Universe!” the Jade Emperor suddenly roared. “Pass my imperial order: All immortals in the heavenly court must return to their positions, defend the arrays, and exert full effort!”
His roar echoed throughout the palaces of the heavenly court. The situation was urgent, and the Jade Emperor didn’t bother writing an imperial order; he gave it orally.
At his roar, sensing the severity of the situation, all the immortals in the heavenly court respectfully replied, “Yes, we obey the Jade Emperor’s sacred order!”
One after another, beams of light shot out from the palaces of the heavenly court. In an instant, the heavenly court seemed to be facing a great threat, with the goddesses all looking terrified.
A battle between sages was no joke.
Although the Yellow Dragon and Yuan Shi were fighting far beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, even a trace of their power was enough to destroy hundreds of thousands of palaces in the heavenly court! Completely destroy them!
The Jade Emperor knew well the power of sages. Only when the defensive array of the heavenly court was fully activated did the palaces stabilize.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother both breathed a sigh of relief.
“Should we go to the Purple Cloud Palace to report this to our master?” the Queen Mother pondered.

The Jade Emperor shook his head. “We know about this. Our teacher must have known long ago. Since he didn’t stop it, there must be his reasons. It’s useless for us to go. Moreover, after giving three lectures in the Purple Sky Palace back then, he entered seclusion—clearly indicating that we shouldn’t disturb him unless there’s something serious!”

The Heavenly Court set up a massive defensive formation as if facing a great enemy, while all factions of Pangu were even more terrified.

Great demons, minor gods, supreme gods, and small demons all activated their defensive formations in their caves, hiding deep within them.

Terrifying forces kept fluctuating from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, spreading toward all factions of Pangu. A destructive aura enveloped every corner of Pangu.

All the immortals, gods, demons, ghosts, monsters, and Buddhas watched the Thirty-Three Heavens in horror.

Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Yellow Dragon had already summoned the Chaos Bell and the Sacred Cauldron of Heaven and Earth, while Yuan Shi had also brought out the Pangu Banner.

Back then, Pangu used the Divine Axe of Creation to break through chaos and create the Pangu World. Afterward, Pangu perished, and the Divine Axe of Creation split into three parts. The axe body became the Chaos Bell, the handle became the Taiji Diagram, and the blade became the Pangu Banner. These three supreme innate treasures each possessed unique yet equally powerful forces.

Although the Pangu Banner ranked fourteenth on the list of great divine artifacts, in Yuan Shi’s hands, its attacking power was so great that even the Yellow Dragon, who possessed the Chaos Bell, had to be cautious.

Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, countless innate stars and thunder from the Chaos Bell rolled down. Outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, the chaotic energy churned like glue, boiling incessantly. Piles of flames, violent winds, hurricanes, and innate yellow sand collided, dispersed, and then reformed again.

With the Pangu Banner in hand, every time Yuan Shi attacked, it seemed as though the area beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens was torn apart. All the chaotic energy, flames, hurricanes, and innate yellow sand were cleared away, leaving behind a vacuum-like zone.

The innate stars and thunder from the Chaos Bell were also shattered and disappeared.

Yet even so, Yuan Shi grew increasingly frustrated. No matter how he attacked, no matter how hard he used the Pangu Banner and the Three Treasures, he couldn’t harm the Yellow Dragon—indeed, he couldn’t even break through its defenses!

The Pangu Banner was formed from the blade of the Divine Axe of Creation and was extremely sharp. Although the Yellow Dragon’s true form had reached the pinnacle of supreme quality, surpassing even Yuan Shi’s own form, it still didn’t dare to confront the Pangu Banner head-on with both hands.

“The Formation of Three Thousand Hongmeng Divine Beasts!” After using the Chaos Bell to scatter the Pangu Banner’s attack, the Yellow Dragon’s hand flashed with light, and the Sacred Cauldron of Heaven and Earth rushed straight at Yuan Shi’s chest.

Seeing this, Yuan Shi’s expression turned grave. He opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of pure energy.

This pure energy formed clusters of green lotuses, creating a green lotus barrier that just managed to block the attacks from the Formation of Three Thousand Hongmeng Divine Beasts. The three thousand Hongmeng Divine Beasts in the formation all charged at the green lotus barrier simultaneously, causing it to tremble violently; the green lotuses in the barrier scattered everywhere. Yuan Shi was forced to retreat as a result. “Wretched wretch! If I don’t deal with you today, I’m not worthy of being one of the Three Pure Ones!” Yuan Shi’s face turned red with anger. After saying that, he took out a box from his sleeve. The box was only the size of a palm, ordinary and unremarkable, but upon seeing it, Huang Long’s expression turned grave. During the War of Deification, Bi Xiao among the Three Heavens had been trapped by Yuan Shi inside this box along with her bird, only to turn into bloodwater shortly after. This box was a primordial treasure obtained by Yuan Shi from chaos. Although Huang Long had already achieved sainthood, being trapped inside this box would pose significant trouble for him. Yuan Shi took out the Blood-Transforming Box, opened it, and threw it into the air. Suddenly, a burst of blood-red light shot out from it and struck Huang Long. Wherever the blood-red light passed, the world seemed to spin; Huang Long felt as though all space around him was being separated, while a mysterious force with terrifying sucking power rushed toward him. Seeing this, Huang Long quickly activated the Chaos Bell. Countless primordial star energies surged forth, forming a celestial array of stars. At the same time, a radiant glow appeared above his head, and a beam of precious light shot out, aiming at the Blood-Transforming Box. Blocked by the celestial array of stars, the blood-red light exploded upon contact, emitting a loud noise. Huang Long saw that the energy of the celestial array began to turn bloody. At that moment, Huang Long pointed at the Chaos Bell, which spun rapidly, producing a deafening bell sound that scattered the blood-red light. Meanwhile, the precious light struck the Blood-Transforming Box, sending it flying back into Yuan Shi’s hands.