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Chapter 773: Chapter 771: Showdown, I am the Lord of the Temple!
"You’re celebrating too early!"
Xiao Yi’s voice suddenly rang out.
Yang Dingtian, who had been gloating, froze, his face twisted with a ferocious and resentful expression as he turned his icy gaze to Xiao Yi, who was now slowly appearing before everyone.
Yang Dingtian sneered, "Xiao Yi? I didn’t expect you, this little bastard, to dare show up before me?"
The powerhouses he brought from Nantian Holy Land had all died at Xiao Yi’s hands.
Especially Fang Yiwen.
He was the one Yang Dingtian had carefully cultivated as his successor, and he too had fallen to Xiao Yi.
Yang Dingtian had long seen Xiao Yi as a thorn in his side.
He wished nothing more than to tear him to pieces!
Su Xinghe and Elder Tianku were also utterly baffled.
Ever since they entered the main hall.
They had not seen any trace of Xiao Yi, and over the course of a month, even they had instinctively come to believe that Xiao Yi might have perished in the previous battles or perhaps had already fled. Unexpectedly, he had been hiding in the shadows all along, only to reappear before everyone now.
However...
Everyone looked at Xiao Yi with intense puzzlement and incomprehension, "If he had already escaped, why didn’t he just keep hiding? Why wait until Yang Dingtian had completely refined the Temple Anchoring Stone before coming out to face death?"
Elder Tianku was equally perplexed, squinting as he said, "This kid has many strange secrets. Let’s wait and see!"
He and Su Xinghe were also about to take action upon seeing Yang Dingtian finishing the refinement of the Temple Anchoring Stone.
Ready to strike.
But Xiao Yi beat them to the punch.
Both were more than happy to watch the tiger fight on the mountain and see just how many tricks Yang Dingtian had up his sleeve after taking control of the Temple Anchoring Stone.
Xiao Yi wore a relaxed smile on his face, his lips curled with a hint of playfulness and mockery, as he stared at the supremely confident Yang Dingtian from above and said, "What makes you think that I wouldn’t dare show up before you?"
Yang Dingtian laughed coldly, spreading his hands to both sides.
Above his head.
The Temple Anchoring Stone slowly rose.
Releasing a dazzlingly bright light.
Under the blinding light, Yang Dingtian looked like a War God towering over the world, majestic and radiant. He was now gradually floating in mid-air, causing Elder Tianku and others to look on in shock and dismay. It was important to note that within this prohibited barrier, even they could not fly.
And now...
Yang Dingtian was able to traverse the void.
The only explanation was that Yang Dingtian had indeed refined the Temple Anchoring Stone, controlling the Cloud Dream Temple.
"Elder Tianku, what should we do now? With the Temple Anchoring Stone under Yang Dingtian’s control, the entire Cloud Dream Temple has fallen into his hands. We..." Su Xinghe looked anxiously at Elder Tianku.
Elder Tianku’s lips twitched slightly, his expression growing extremely grim as he said in a deep voice, "Hold our forces for now..."
He was already considering the possibility of retreat.
After all.
His strength was already on par with Yang Dingtian, and now that Yang Dingtian has obtained the Temple Anchoring Stone, Elder Tianku did not believe he could stand as Yang Dingtian’s opponent.
Yang Dingtian hovered in mid-air, like a divine being high above, his loud voice echoed around, "Xiao Yi, open your damn eyes and see clearly, this entire Cloud Dream Temple is now mine, all under my control. If I want you dead, you’re dead. If I want you alive, you can’t die even if you wish to."
Whoosh!
With a wave of his hand and an excited shout, he proclaimed, "From today onwards, I, Yang Dingtian, am the master of the Cloud Dream Temple. Xiao Yi, Tian Ku, Su Xinghe... Today, I will let the world witness, with your heads, how I celebrate becoming the official master of the Cloud Dream Temple!"
"Barrier—Open!"
Yang Dingtian yelled loudly.
Standing on the ground, Xiao Yi’s lips slightly curled up, the fingers within his sleeve moving quietly.
Tap!
It was merely a flick of the fingers.
The restrictive barrier enveloping the entire Cloud Dream Temple shattered like broken glass.
Crackle, crackle, crackle!
Amidst the continuous snapping sounds.
The barrier kept peeling off and falling away, the barrier that had enshrouded the Cloud Dream Temple completely disappeared.
Outside the Cloud Dream Temple.
Countless powerful beings that had been waiting for ages all revealed ecstatic expressions, "Hahaha, the barrier has finally vanished!"
"There are innumerable treasures within the Cloud Dream Temple, and precious items litter everywhere, brothers, follow me and charge ahead..."
A throng of strong individuals swarmed in.
The powerful beings from Medicine King Valley closely followed suit.
Countless powerful beings swarmed in.
With the barrier gone, they quickly made it to the main hall and saw Yang Dingtian, suspended in the air and radiating a brilliant light all around him. Someone recognized Yang Dingtian, "Isn’t that Elder Yang Dingtian from the Nantian sacred land? How, how can he be here? And what’s with the glow around him..."
"Wait, doesn’t he look like the legendary stone that guards the temple on him?"
"Does this mean that he now possesses the Cloud Dream Temple?"
"Impossible, right?"
Upon hearing someone doubting his control over the Cloud Dream Temple,
Yang Dingtian snorted coldly, raised his hand towards a nearby mountain, and with another cold huff, commanded, "Break!"
He did not employ any innate powers, merely harnessing the prohibitive force of the Cloud Dream Temple.
With a booming sound,
The mountain was ground to dust.
No one noticed that at the very moment Yang Dingtian made his move, Xiao Yi also targeted the mountain and flicked his finger lightly.
"Truly worthy of being an elder of the Nantian sacred land, Yang Dingtian has actually managed to snatch the Cloud Dream Temple from the hands of so many powerful beings."
"Now that he completely controls the Cloud Dream Temple, doesn’t that make him a god within it?"
"Inside the Cloud Dream Temple, who could possibly harm him even slightly!"
Faced with everyone’s discussion,
A radiant smile spread across Yang Dingtian’s face, brighter than any Fan’s shine, reveling in the feeling of being chased and glorified. His lips curved slightly upward as he scanned the crowd and declared loudly, "Gentlemen, I am Yang Dingtian of the Nantian sacred land. From this moment on, the Cloud Dream Temple belongs to me. I’ve lifted the barrier so you all can bear witness..."
"Congratulations to Elder Yang for seizing control over the Cloud Dream Temple, I am truly envious!"
"Elder Yang, may I ask what you want us to witness?"
The crowd looked on, puzzled.
Yang Dingtian pointed at Xiao Yi, his lips curving into a slight, sinister smile, saying, "Xiao Yi, tremble before absolute power, and accept the judgment of a god!"
Hum!
Yang Dingtian opened his right hand.
He directed his palm towards Xiao Yi and suddenly clenched it.
All around, the crowd was anxious and tense, "With full control over the Cloud Dream Temple, what kind of terrifying method does Yang Dingtian possess?"
"We’re going to see his methods soon."
"Seeing how confident Yang Dingtian is, his methods must be unimaginably fearsome..."
The crowd whispered secretly amongst themselves.
But then...
After a brief moment had passed,
Xiao Yi remained unscathed, standing in the same spot.
No change had occurred whatsoever.
"Uh..."
"What’s going on here?"
Yang Dingtian’s face stiffened as well, the smile vanishing from his face, utterly confused, "What’s going on? Why isn’t it working?"
Refusing to believe, Yang Dingtian repeatedly waved his hands towards Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi still showed no sign of injury.
"Impossible..."
"I already refined the temple-guarding divine stone. The entire Cloud Dream Temple is mine; how could it possibly not work..."
Yang Dingtian’s face twisted with ferocity as he roared again and again.
In response to his roaring, Xiao Yi shrugged his shoulders and, under his incredulous gaze, slowly ascended, saying with a light chuckle, "I actually wanted to tease you a bit longer, but you’re so keen on seeing me dead... I’m laying my cards on the table, no more games, to tell you the truth! That temple-guarding divine stone was just something I tossed out carelessly, I am the true master of the temple!"
PS: I’ve finally managed to write it out, haven’t fallen asleep and kept my word! Xiao Tian is constantly striving to improve, hoping everyone will continue to support Xiao Tian!
