Fortunately, Changfeng Great Emperor was not a reputation undeserved.
He had neither the backing of a blessed land nor the lineage of a Great Wasteland magnate, nor was he sheltered by the existence of a holy land or forbidden ground. He rarely even participated in the major or minor affairs of the Immortal Dao. Yet, what allowed him to establish himself in a place like the Nine Heavens?
It relied on his absolutely rock-solid abilities.
With a furious roar, he immediately engaged in fierce combat with this Divine Sense Avatar.
However, not long after he began fighting here, another Divine Sense Avatar emerged from who-knows-where. Just like the first Divine Sense Avatar, upon appearing, it directly assaulted Gu Qingfeng, who was trapped deep within the Blood-Sucking Cauldron, seemingly also wanting to eradicate him.
Changfeng Great Emperor, at some unknown moment, now held a large blade in his hand.
It was a long blade.
The hilt resembled a dragon's body, the blade edge like a dragon's head.
He brandished the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade fiercely, and with a roar like an azure dragon's furious cry, it was overwhelmingly domineering.
The power of this blade was undeniably formidable, actually managing to forcefully intercept the second Divine Sense Avatar.
Seeing the azure long blade in Changfeng Great Emperor's hand, both Divine Sense Avatars seemed greatly shocked. The shock lasted only an instant; the two avatars did not hesitate and continued their attempt to eradicate Gu Qingfeng.
In the distance.
The demoness who had been watching this scene all along was also quite shocked upon seeing the azure long blade in Changfeng Great Emperor's hand. She exclaimed in surprise, "This is...
Could it be the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade?"
As if unable to believe it, the demoness focused her gaze to carefully identify it, saying, "Yes, yes, that's right!
This is indeed the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade! To think this blade had already emerged into the world long ago, and is in the hands of a Great Emperor of the Immortal Dao!"
The Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade.
It was a Great Dao Innate Treasure.
Moreover, it was an extremely famous Great Dao Innate Treasure from the Primordial Era. Legend had it it was forged using the essence of the Great Dao's innate nature as its foundation, refined with ninety-nine pieces of dragon scales from an Azure Dragon's body, then infused with Azure Dragon's blood. Its power was boundless; every slash unleashed was like the furious cry of an Azure Dragon.
However, this was not the most terrifying aspect of the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade.
The truly terrifying aspect of this blade lay in its name—the two characters 'Azure Heaven'.
According to legend.
This Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade was forged by the Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch. It represented the Azure Heaven, capable of slaying Immortals and Buddhas above, and demons and monsters below, cutting down all injustice and all grievances in the world.
Therefore, the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade had another name: the Judgment of Azure Heaven.
As the saying goes, raise your head three feet and there is the Azure Heaven. Men may deceive, but Heaven cannot be deceived.
This phrase could also perfectly explain the meaning of 'Azure Heaven'.
When she first saw Changfeng Great Emperor, the demoness had already discerned his extraordinariness, but she never could have imagined that Changfeng Great Emperor would possess such an inconceivable Great Dao Innate Treasure as the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade.
Moreover, she could see that Changfeng Great Emperor seemed to have already merged as one with the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade. What did this indicate?
It indicated he had already gained the acknowledgment of the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade.
A Great Dao Innate Treasure like the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade possessed independent consciousness. To truly possess it, one must obtain the acknowledgment of the Azure Heaven consciousness.
"Since he has gained the acknowledgment of the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade, does that mean he has very likely also gained the acknowledgment of the Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch?"
"Wait!
Legend has it that the Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch had long since perished, and moreover, perished during the Era of No Dao. If the Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch were still alive, then..." The demoness seemed to have connected something and couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.
What was Azure Heaven?
The answer: one of the Nine Heavens.
However, Azure Heaven had long since collapsed along with the fall of the Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch during the Era of No Dao. With the fall of Azure Heaven, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth no longer held any justice.
The Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch was a famously renowned Great Dao Progenitor, also the ruler of Azure Heaven. Unfortunately, he perished during the Era of No Dao...
The Current Era was an extremely complex era, even relating to karma, fate, and even the past and future.
In the demoness's thoughts, no one would miss this era, including the Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch who perished in the Era of No Dao.
Because the Current Era might be the only chance for the already collapsed Azure Heaven to return to the Nine Heavens, and simultaneously the only opportunity to restore justice to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
If the Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch were still alive, he would certainly revive and return.
If the venerable one had truly perished in the Era of No Dao, then he would certainly choose a successor.
Now.
The Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade, representing the Judgment of Azure Heaven, was in Changfeng Great Emperor's hands. Could he be the successor chosen by the Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch?
Unclear.
The demoness also dared not be certain.
One thing she knew: if Changfeng Great Emperor truly was the successor chosen by the Azure Heaven Ancestral Patriarch, then what he possessed in his hands was definitely not merely the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade.
Within the scene.
Changfeng Great Emperor, holding the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade, draped in ten-thousand-zhang azure radiance, appeared as majestic as a war god returned from the Primordial Era. Although the two Divine Sense Avatars were powerful beyond measure, with a hundred transformations of divine abilities, they were firmly blocked by Changfeng Great Emperor, never able to pass his barrier.
The two Divine Sense Avatars also seemed to have recognized the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade in Changfeng Great Emperor's hand. When attacking, they were extremely cautious, even daring not to directly withstand the blade's power.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Instantly!
Three more Divine Sense Avatars descended, each one more powerful than the last. The five Divine Sense Avatars were elusive and unpredictable, like clouds and mist, like Immortals and Buddhas, like demons and monsters, akin to ghosts and gods.
"Young man, from where did you obtain this blade in your hand?"
A Great Dao Divine Sense inquired, its voice ethereal to the extreme, as if coming from the edge of the heavens.
"You need not know."
Changfeng Great Emperor, holding the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade, stood atop the Blood-Sucking Cauldron, staring intently at the five Divine Senses surrounding him. He shouted, "Regardless of who you are, today, anyone who dares to move against You Di must first pass through me!"
The five Divine Sense Avatars glanced at the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade in his hand, seemingly somewhat hesitant. However, when they looked towards Gu Qingfeng, who was trapped deep within the Blood-Sucking Cauldron and on the verge of death, their gazes all turned resolute once more.
Immediately after, the five Divine Sense Avatars attacked almost simultaneously, and what they unleashed were all terrifyingly powerful killing moves. It seemed they wanted to join forces to eradicate Changfeng Great Emperor in one fell swoop.
Relying on the Azure Heaven Great Justice Blade in his hand, Changfeng Great Emperor might be able to block one Divine Sense Avatar, two, or even three. But against five Divine Sense Avatars, he knew he was no match at all. Taking a deep breath, he let out a furious roar. The azure radiance surrounding his body began to burn wildly like blazing flames.
Awooo— A dragon's roar resounded.
This dragon's roar was comparable to heavenly might, shaking the entire Primordial Ruins violently.
Accompanied by the dragon's roar, the azure radiance surrounding Changfeng Great Emperor soared into the sky, transforming into a colossal entity.
This was truly a colossal entity. When it appeared, it almost blotted out the entire sky.
The colossal entity was entirely azure in color. Its head resembled a camel, horns like a deer, eyes like a rabbit, ears like an ox, neck like a snake, belly like a clam, scales like a carp, claws like an eagle, paws like a tiger. Its voice was like the clanging of a bronze plate. Beside its mouth were whiskers, under its chin was a luminous pearl, below its throat were counter-scales, and on its back were eighty-one scales, embodying the yang number of nine times nine.
Dragon!
This was a dragon!
An Azure Dragon riding clouds and mist, obscuring the heavens.