It seemed capable of bringing all creation to a standstill, able to refine any and all techniques.

Qin Xuan instantly felt his body grow heavy, as if he were sinking into a bottomless mire. Even the circulation of his Spiritual Power became sluggish and labored.

With a great wave of his sleeve, a ghastly, sinister white Bone Talisman shot out.

[White Bone Yin Talisman]

The Daqian Cultivators watching from far below were overjoyed, their faces breaking into wide, gloating smiles.

"Profound Yellow Qi is impervious to all techniques. It needs to be countered by a Wood Element Position, but Liu Mobai is actually using an ordinary Great Technique to resist... He’s a dead man!"

Countless twisted, ghastly white runes swarmed out, clinging to the Profound Yellow Qi like a persistent plague, their foul yin energy beginning to corrode it.

Simultaneously, Qin Xuan transformed into seven ghostly apparitions, their forms flickering between real and illusory. He evaded the direct suppressive force of the Profound Yellow Qi and assaulted Xiao Weizhen from several cunning angles.

"You dare defile my Profound Yellow Qi with such heterodox arts?" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Xiao Weizhen’s phantom shook its head slightly, a look of disdain on its face.

The Profound Yellow Qi pulsed once. The ghastly white runes instantly shattered, and the immense, heavy aura crushed six of the seven ghostly apparitions.

Only his true form was forced to appear.

But that momentary delay was all Qin Xuan needed to seize an opportunity!

A soft, star-blue glimmer appeared at his fingertip. Pure, water-aligned Star Power instantly suffused his body, restoring his agility.

"Oh? Now this is interesting."

Xiao Weizhen’s phantom let out a soft sound of surprise, seemingly giving a slight nod to Qin Xuan’s adaptability, but its hands showed no mercy.

"Tu Wei the Five Peaks Emperor!"

Another Positional Divine Technique!

It took a step forward, and the five-colored Emperor’s Robe it wore erupted in brilliant light. Every single pattern on the robe transformed into a tangible mountain range!

The Five Mountains Seal hovering above its head came crashing down.

In that instant, phantoms of the five ancient Sacred Mountains materialized from nowhere. They sealed off heaven and earth as they came crashing down upon Qin Xuan!

The pressure intensified tenfold, nearly suffocating the onlookers.

Qin Xuan’s expression turned grim. He frantically circulated the Great Sun Heaven-Burning Sword Scripture within his body as the Chixiao Monarch Position manifested above him once more.

"Heaven-Burning Fire Rain... Descend!"

It was another Great Technique.

He pointed a sword finger to the sky. Endless True Sun Fire transformed into a torrent of fiery rain that surged upward, crashing against the phantoms of the Five Sacred Mountains!

"Liu Mobai is asking to be killed! Using a Great Technique and a Star Technique against Positional Divine Techniques? That’s hilarious! Hahaha!"

A Daqian Cultivator roared with laughter, clutching his sides.

But some of the more sharp-eyed observers noticed something was off.

Shen Xiyue’s lovely eyes lit up as an incredible, shocking thought occurred to her.

’Could it be... he’s trying to use the Positional Divine Techniques to temper his own Magic Techniques?’

BOOM!

The fiery rain collided with the mountains, letting out an earth-shattering roar.

The Supreme Yang True Flame frantically scorched the Earth Element Essence Qi.

Though it failed to break through instantly, it significantly slowed the mountains’ descent as the powers of water, fire, and earth furiously annihilated one another!

Seizing the opportunity, Qin Xuan formed a sword with his fingers.

He pushed the might of the Great Sun Heaven-Burning Sword Scripture to its absolute limit, forming a brilliant golden Sword Gang that blazed like the sun.

Achieving the Unity of Man and Sword, he thrust directly at the main body of the Five Mountains Seal!

RUMBLE!

The Sword Gang slammed into the seal.

Light exploded outward. The seal vibrated violently, and the phantoms of the Five Mountains flickered in and out of existence.

Xiao Weizhen’s phantom wavered slightly.

However, the Five Peaks Emperor was a Positional Divine Technique, after all—tyrannical and without equal. In a mere instant, it neutralized Qin Xuan’s heaven-burning sword strike.

"Xieqia Earth Store Venerable!"

Xiao Weizhen’s phantom gave him no room to breathe, unleashing yet another Positional Divine Technique!

Endless Golden Lotus Platforms surged forth. A soft yet irresistible Buddha’s Light spread out, forming a domain akin to a Pure Land of the Underworld!

Ji Boying’s eyes went wide as saucers, his jaw dropping. He looked so shocked it seemed his eyes would pop right out of his head.

"Which peerless prodigy from Daqian is this?! To possess three Positional Divine Techniques while still in the Foundation Establishment Stage?!"

Hou Qi was even more terrified, his heart pounding with fear.

"Xieqia, Zhuoyong, Tu Wei... Celestial Fire! It’s Celestial Fire!"

"This Xiao Weizhen intends to achieve the Venerable Fruit Position, Celestial Fire! He wants to become the second fire-aligned Divinity Transformation Venerable in the Circulation Realm, after the Great Founder of Daqian!"

At these words, the entire Star Ruins fell into a dead silence.

It was utterly still.

Liu Mobai sighed. "What a shame. It seems our Holy Sect’s prodigy is about to fall."

But just then, Shen Xiyue shook her head.