<h4>Chapter 1483: A Peerless Vine</h4>


    "[Second Form: Piercing the Soul]!"


    Zhang Lie''s disaster-grade mistmeld m soulshard activated as he infused its energy into his swords, causing them to shine radiantly with multicolored light. He nced straight at his opponent''s soul.


    The golden-haired man blocking his way didn''t have a soul; Zhang Lie was certain that it was nothing more than a puppet.


    The real enemyy hidden, waiting for a more opportune moment to strike.


    "Do you think I won''t be able to do anything to you if you hide behind a puppet?"


    A rainbow arc apanied Zhang Lie''s sh, as though an aurora borealis were visible in the sky. It shone in all the colors of the rainbow, momentarily hypnotizing anyone who looked at it.


    All those who witnessed the hypnotic light would stand still in a daze.


    The sword energy flew through the heavens. His sword shone as brightly as the northern lights overhead, bringing him momentarily out of the physical into the intangible.


    No one discovered the small threads of ck hidden within the gorgeous disy.


    The sword energy struck the golden-haired man. The ck threads pierced through the void as the aurora extended into the distance.


    Within the void, the golden fog dispersed, revealing the golden-haired man anew. Golden mes danced around him. He stood with traces of blood by his mouth, clearly having been wounded by Zhang Lie''s attack.


    What had appeared before Zhang Lie was nothing more than an avatar, a puppet meant to y around with Zhang Lie and his ilk.


    Unexpectedly, however, Zhang Lie was able to infuse karmic power into his attack, allowing him to hurt Coruscant Sun despite attacking only his avatar.


    Coruscant Sun stared coldly at Zhang Lie, his hands forming seals as an explosive aura erupted from him.


    "I, Coruscant Sun, have never suffered defeat since my birth. That you would have been able to hurt me with a trick—you won''t be able to escape," Coruscant Sun muttered. His gaze grew brighter as he spat out radiant mes.


    "The Srvines'' ultimate technique—[Srme of the Divine Vine]!"


    Those mes had been extracted from deep within the sun and were frightening in their intensity and strength. Many spectators gasped. The void distorted where the mes burned, and the shining, infinite expanse of vines surrounding them formed a domain of ughter.


    Li Feng shouted, "Be careful, Captain!"


    Several Redgold cultivators had surrounded Li Feng and blocked his way.


    Perhaps they were puppets made of vine; perhaps not. The srme streaked across the sky and surrounded Zhang Lie, boxing him in.


    "[de of the Heavens: the Sea Swells]!"


    Zhang Lie stared at his opponent, his eyes cold. Energy poured out of him in waves, honing the edge of his de. The pulses of energy struck the realm like a tsunami, devouring everything within. The srme was extinguished and the divine vines torn.


    Coruscant Sun was shocked that his attack had been foiled. He spurred more me and vines onward.


    "[Ninecarp Transformation]!"


    Red scales formed a natural suit of red armor around Zhang Lie. He was surrounded by what looked like scarlet mes, but was actually steaming, blood-red water-attuned gic energy. A ck sun rose behind his back, and a blood moon shone at his feet.


    A long tail grew out of his back. His ck hair took on a red tint, as though they were lit up by an inner fire. Interlocking rings of ck and red that warped naturalw surrounded his body, and a domineering aura exuded from him.


    The steaming water-attuned gic energy sprayed outward, quenching the srme. Shockingly, all the water was evaporating from the golden vines, which bore incredible resistance against fire.


    Coruscant Sun shot out an unusual vine that looked like ck crystal instead of the regr gold. It gave off umbral light.


    "[Light''s Bulwark: Dragon''s Teeth]!"


    Concentrated light-attuned gic energy surrounded Li Feng as he shot out a piercing burst of light that surpassed even Sun Xiaowu''s prating power.


    The Redgold cultivators had no hope of stopping Li Feng. In the blink of an eye, he slew all the Redgolds and reduced them to motes of light.


    A mark of white light was emzoned on the back of his palm. He reached out toward the vine, intending on helping Zhang Lie. When he tugged on the vine, he felt a sharp jerk of pain. His palm was bleeding despite the fact that he had imbued it with his light-attuned gic energy, concentrated so densely that it was tougher than an ordinary weapon.


    "That''s... what makes Coruscant Sun so much stronger than the rest of his generation. Allegedly, his father spent great effort in refining and tempering him, consuming arge quantity of his n''s resources. He''s far stronger than the average Srvine," one person said.


    "Don''te over, Li Feng!"


    In the blink of an eye, Zhang Lie erupted with strength. Gic energy grew agitated around him as he released a cloud of scarlet steam, glowing with motes of starlight. He attempted to destroy this ck vine with all his strength.


    He sent a sword sh forward, zing with fire. The fiery-red gic energy was interspersed with radiant light.


    The end of the ck vine broke off as Coruscant Sun shouted in surprise. He retreated, his face dark.


    The vine should have been impossible to destroy; it was able to ruin others'' treasures and absorb the essence of their blood. He had never before suffered any damage to the vine, not until today.


    Zhang Lie stepped forward, surrounded by scarlet steam as though he were in a zing furnace. He quenched the srme of the divine vine.


    "Very good. If you''re this strong, then I have the more reason to fight you at full strength." Coruscant Sun calmed down. He faced Zhang Lie coolly.


    The sr vine soared into the air. Sr energy emanated from it, transforming into a giant sun. A pir of golden light shot down rays in the form of sword energy, bolstering him and augmenting his transformation.


    As the sr vine struck, a giant sword fell from the skies, breaking through the cloud cover. It was reinforced by sr might, as though the sun itself were falling from the sky.


    Golden mes surged into the air from the repeated attacks. Sword shes filled the sky as golden leaves and tendrils fell from Coruscant Sun''s golden vine.


    Finally, Zhang Lie leapt up into the air and stomped on Coruscant Sun''s head, emting what Golden Sun had done to others.


    Coruscant Sun cried out in shock. His skull fractured and almost shattered.


    Then, Zhang Lie chopped at his neck with a palm strike as fast as lightning, sending his head flying out.


    Losing his head didn''t affect Coruscant Sun''s ability to fight. He melded together with his divine vine, which slowly turned pitch-ck. The energy it gave off was more intense than ever. A sea of golden light spawned, each ray of sword energy like a zing sun.


    The fallen leaves and tendrils zed like mes, transforming into golden men that looked like the spitting image of Coruscant Sun.