The Twenty-Four Diagrams of the War God was the ancestral legacy of the War Clan, one of the most renowned Battle Saint Methods across the Three Thousand Dao Domains.
Long ago, even the Dao Ancestor of Taiyi Sacred Land had come to request a viewing of the God of War Atlas.
But the War Clan refused.
Now, to take revenge, the War Clan was willing to offer such a divine method as a reward.
War Tian was driven mad with rage.
"Your War Clan deserves to die!"
He had stormed the War Clan, slaughtering nearly half their kin, just to force them to hand over the God of War Atlas.
Yet over two lifetimes, the War Clan would rather die than submit!
Now, just to kill him, they would rather give away such a peerless method to a Chaos Body for free.
This made War Tian burn with fury; purple energy surged behind him into the clouds.
Boom!
His Overlord Body's violet eyes shot out purple lightning, forming a spear of thunder that flew to kill the young man of the War Clan.
Too fast!
Just as the purple lightning was about to pierce the young man—
Clang!
A green lotus appeared, blocking the strike.
The Overlord Body was enraged.
Two more bolts of lightning flew from his violet eyes, transforming into swords that twisted toward the young man.
Ning Xiao waved his hand, and a white lotus and a golden lotus appeared in succession.
Pop. Pop.
Two dull sounds, and the lightning shattered.
The two divine lotuses flickered and dissipated into Chaos Qi.
The entire arena was startled.
"It's starting already? The Chaos Body and the Overlord Body are dueling from afar..."
"The sparring has begun! It looks like the Overlord Body is at a disadvantage..."
The Great Evolution Saint Son and the Yinyang Sect Saintess watched with admiration in their eyes.
"The Chaos Body merges with all Daos and breaks all techniques. The Overlord Body, fighting from a distance with mere principles, can hardly be a match for the Chaos Body..."
Princess Tianshu, who came from Taiyin Lake and was of the demon race, seemed to support the Chaos Body.
But Taichu Daozi's eyes were deep and cold as he spoke:
"The Overlord Body is an idiot. If you simply compare principles, even if he has a few hundred years more cultivation, it's hard for him to gain the upper hand. The Chaos Body is naturally close to the Dao, fusing all methods. But in a life-or-death battle, close-quarters combat, ten Chaos Bodies wouldn't be enough for the Overlord Body to kill..."
Among the spectators from the demon and human races, there were also disagreements and arguments.
Sect Leader Gu and the Queen Mother of the West sensed something was wrong.
The War Clan's appearance was suspicious. With the battle imminent, why did the Overlord Body specifically charge into the War Clan yesterday to massacre?
And why did he deliberately take away the War Clan's outstanding descendants?
"What is that?"
The Queen Mother of the West's gaze turned cold as she saw War Tian suddenly raise his hand. Amid boiling purple light, he shot out several large flags.
Princess Tianshu's eyes lit up. It had finally begun!
Clang, clang, clang...
Five large flags were nailed into the air above the arena by War Tian, trembling slightly.
On each flag hung a young man on the verge of death, blood dripping onto the arena floor.
The young man of the War Clan saw this and his eyes nearly split with fury:
"Third Brother! Fifth Brother! Eleventh Brother..."
Those five youths were all the most outstanding prodigies of the War Clan's bloodline!
"The Overlord Body is ruthless—he captured his own clansmen..."
"Hanging his own clan on the arena—what is he trying to do?"
The crowd was puzzled.
Ning Xiao vaguely guessed. He looked up.
War Tian grinned savagely and beckoned to Ning Xiao with his finger:
"Chaos Body, don't you want to save them? If you want to save them, get up on this arena!"
He stared at Ning Xiao with arrogance, not hiding his malice.
"As the Sacred Son of Taiyi Sacred Land, you should care about the human race. Seeing human prodigies being slaughtered, are you going to stand by and do nothing?"
As he spoke, purple light flickered in his hand, about to cut down one of those hanging on the flagpole.
"I beg the Chaos Body to save the bloodline of the War Clan!"
"The War Clan is willing to present the God of War Atlas as a gift!"
The young man of the War Clan knelt and knocked his head heavily against the ground before Ning Xiao.
The crowd fell silent.
The Queen Mother of the West frowned.
Sect Leader Gu's gaze hardened.
"Damn it, this is another scheme cooked up by those scum from the True Dragon Nest. Playing such dirty tricks, and this is supposed to be an Overlord Body?"
In the void.
The Nineteenth Supreme Elder gritted his teeth. Behind him, the sun, moon, and stars rumbled, and a thriving sword intent seemed ready to burst forth.
But seeing Ning Xiao's calm expression and recalling the Sacred Son's earlier instructions, the Nineteenth Supreme Elder suppressed his rage and held back.
"That brat should be able to handle it, right?" he murmured.
The other Supreme Elders did not hesitate to strike at him. "That question is unnecessary. Xiao'er seems honest, but that's only toward us. When dealing with outsiders, that brat is probably even more ruthless than we realize!"
"Just wait and see—he'll make the Overlord Body look bad!"
The Supreme Elders were all confident in Ning Xiao.
The Queen Mother of the West was puzzled. "Can Ning Xiao really handle this?"
The Overlord Body's despicable tactic was not just to force Ning Xiao onto the arena. Moral blackmail, forcing him to act to save people while being afraid to act rashly—that was the key!
If Ning Xiao fell for it, he would be completely passive!
With a rumble, Ning Xiao stepped on two chaos lotuses and descended into the arena.
Formations of Chaos Runes imprinted on the Void Severing Arena, merging with the stage.
Hum!
On the opposite side, a cluster of dragon-shaped runes immediately appeared above War Tian's head.
His vast aura was gradually suppressed to the Dao Foundation realm.
"The Chaos Body and the Overlord Body have both been suppressed to the same realm!"
The crowd looked on with anticipation.
Rumble!
The Void Severing Arena began to seal from the inside out.
Forming a floating spatial battlefield ten thousand li in radius.
Apart from Ning Xiao and War Tian, no one below the Emperor realm could interfere in the battle within!
"Ning Xiao, as a model for humanity, I'll give you a chance to save them. You may act."
War Tian spoke.
Five large flags hung in the void above his head. He waved his hand casually, and the five hanging War Clan prodigies immediately cried out in agony.
The young man of the War Clan was furious, wishing he could rush onto the battlefield and fight the Overlord Body to the death.
War Tian looked at Ning Xiao with impunity, his eyes full of provocation:
"Come on, Chaos Body. Aren't you arrogant? Go ahead and save these five."
"Or you can kneel and kowtow. One kowtow, I release one person. How about that?"
The Overlord Body's violet eyes flickered with cunning.
Having lived two lives, he was no longer the reckless youth he once was.
The Overlord Body was mighty, purple blood invincible, sweeping through the age!
But after two lifetimes, he had also learned to use the situation to pressure others, using his mind to achieve twice the result with half the effort!
Just like now.
The Chaos Body was toyed with by him until he dared not even speak!
"Alas, the Chaos Body, accompanied by a hundred saints, has painstakingly built an aura that has now dissipated..."
The Yin-Yang Saintess shook her head, her body attuned to the Dao, her face hazy.
"His edge is completely lost, he's fallen into a passive position. The Chaos Body is at a disadvantage in momentum..."
The Great Evolution Saint Son also shook his head with a bitter smile. The blazing small sun between his brows seemed to contain a deity about to emerge.
Princess Tianshu had dragon energy swirling around her, the holy light of the ancestral dragon Divine Form flickering above her head. She watched Ning Xiao with interest:
"How will the Chaos Body respond?"
"It's useless. There is no solution to this trick!" Taichu Daozi sneered and shook his head.
In his mysterious eyes, flashes of Dao-chain runes flickered. Six small worlds faintly rose and fell around him as he scoffed decisively:
"The Chaos Body is too soft-hearted, cares too much. As long as he still wants to save people, the Overlord Body's move has no solution!"
Before the fight had even begun, the Chaos Body had already lost the momentum!
Downright foolish!
"Alas, why force me?"
On the arena, Ning Xiao spoke helplessly.
The Overlord Body's repeated underhanded tricks irritated him and made him angry.
Did they really think he was a soft persimmon to be squeezed at will?
He would strike back!
War Tian didn't know what was coming. He was still sneering smugly:
"Ning Xiao, how am I forcing you? If you don't want to act, that's fine. Just watch them die. Let the blood of the War Clan consecrate my Overlord Body's first battle..."
"Your wife knelt to me."
War Tian was stunned. "What?"
Ning Xiao repeated calmly, "Your wife knelt to me."
The entire arena fell silent.
Taichu Daozi was dumbfounded.
Princess Tianshu's pupils contracted.
The Yin-Yang Saintess and the Great Evolution Saint Son's eyes lit up, flashing with pleasant surprise.
War Tian was taken aback, then his pupils suddenly dilated. With a roar, his hair stood on end with rage, purple energy shredding the clouds overhead!
"You're asking for death!"
War Tian remembered again the scene of his fiancée, Yán Rúyù, kneeling like a dog at Ning Xiao's feet.
This humiliated him, enraged him, made him want to tear everything apart!
"Ning Xiao, you have guts! You dare provoke me! You're finished! You..."
"Your wife knelt to me."
"Chaos Body, you are dead! Today I'll tear your bones apart! I'll..."
"Your wife knelt to me."
No matter how much the Overlord Body ranted,
Ning Xiao simply repeated the same sentence: "Your wife knelt to me."
The deadly part was that it was true.
And it wasn't just the Overlord Body who had seen it. The other prodigies of the True Dragon Nest had witnessed it with their own eyes.
There was no denying it!
Pfft!!
From the True Dragon Nest side came successive cries of agony.
Several more prodigies had their Dao hearts shattered, coughing up blood from sheer rage.
War Tian on the arena wasn't faring much better either, his face ashen, his aura in turmoil.
The expressions of everyone present turned somewhat strange.
"Good heavens, is the Chaos Body a demon?"
The Yin-Yang Saintess pressed her hand to her forehead. Her body attuned to the Dao, her hazy features seemed hard to maintain.
"That's vicious enough. What man can stand to hear that?"
The Great Evolution Saint Son's expression was priceless. The blazing small sun between his brows trembled unsteadily.
"His fiancée kneeling between another man's legs—an ultimate humiliation. That stab from the Chaos Body was a critical hit straight to the heart. He's a devil!"
The Great Evolution Saint Son commented with a bitter smile, half tempted to give Ning Xiao a thumbs up.
That counterattack was sharp enough!
"Hmph, I underestimated this Ning Xiao after all."
Taichu Daozi gave a cold snort.
Princess Tianshu, clad in a dragon robe, swept her gloomy gaze over the Taiyi Sacred Land side, searching for traces of Yán Rúyù.
But Yán Rúyù did not appear.
"Hmph, afraid of being purged by the True Dragon Nest, so she's hiding?"
Princess Tianshu's eyes held contempt.
At that moment, everyone was stunned, marveling at Ning Xiao's brutal and ruthless counterattack.
Even the Queen Mother of the West had a complicated expression.
Why had she ever thought Ning Xiao was an honest man?
She had to take that back.
This kid really could handle it!
Just as Ning Xiao kept repeating that one sentence, and War Tian was completely enraged—
"Opening."
Ning Xiao's Taiyin Power spun, his hands transforming into Kun Peng wings, cutting through the void like a line.
Kun Peng Extreme Speed!
His arms became wings, like two black blades slicing through the air.
Shri, shri, shri...
The five large flags snapped in succession. The five War Clan prodigies were all rescued and sent off the arena by Ning Xiao!