23 Heaven as a Witness (1/2)

Ye Yuyan's red lotus spun rapidly as the final blockade of heaven came down. The bearers dissipated into light spots leaving only their auras behind.

The green auras started pulsating with energy like a strange lifeform. The red auras transformed into an all-consuming scarlet flame that left nothing more than cinders in its trail. The dark energies transformed into various inscriptions and symbols constantly changing form.

”What dao tribulation is this?” Nesilia questioned as more auras started to appear. At that moment the yellow aura started to phase in and out of existence as if it existed in two different realities.

”The Dao of Derivations!” Maven said astutely as another aura, this time it was a 9 colored lightning and it transformed into a furnace.

”Each of these used the 5 elements as a basis and derived a new dao!” Maven said as a sword exploded out from the metallic forces.

”The strength of derivative dao is higher than most but far too variable.” Maven couldn't help but say as he shook his head.

”But to test master heaven has brought down the strongest derivatives it has.” Maven said praisingly.

With his last sentence, the blue aura transformed into a hundred different illusions and the bloody aura transformed into a bloody snake with ravenous eyes.

Inside each aura was the nomological inscriptions of the grand dao. The red, blue, green, yellow, and chrome auras came together.

They each moved to an equidistant point from one another forming a pentagon. The furnace moved to the center of the Pentagon and opened up releasing a 9 colored light.

The crimson aura shot through the sky and burst into the furnace sealing it shut and suddenly a 9 colored light covered the sky.

”This...impossible! How is the dao of derivatives fusing with the 5 elements?!?” Maven yelled as he covered his eyes from the 9 colored light. Though the light looked harmless if one looked too long then they could lose their vision permanently.

”What are you talking about?” Nesilia said quizzically as she raised a divine mist to cover the 9 colored light.

Only Ye Yuyan who sat atop his lotus stared at the formation with no emotion. Nothing could shake his dao heart, whether it was heaven, man, or earth.

The 9 colored light settled down as the formation condensed down slowly. The auras came closer and closer making the pentagon smaller and smaller.

Then once it was next to the furnace the formation fused right into it and suddenly the furnace started to shake rapidly. The valley joined in as the graves started to shake as well, Illathar who was trapped in the ground finally found a way to free himself and jumped out.

”Illathar?!?” Nesilia said as her attention turned toward the escaping Illathar. Illathar formed ice under his feet as he glided along it with haste running towards the edge of the valley. He raised a claw filled with darkness energies intent on opening the portal and fleeing.

”Who said you could leave?” Ye Yuyan said as he gave Illathar a cursory glance. Illathar felt all his hairs stand up and felt a cold sweat drip down his back.

”Sacrament of the Blood!” Ye Yuyan roared as his eyes turned into blood saucers. The red lotus hummed in response as the first leaf released an unending amount of frost mist.

”Frost propagation! The same laws as Illathar!” Nesilia said with surprise as the mist transformed into blue chains that grabbed onto Illathar pulling him closer.

For Ye Yuyan's first revolution of his lotus, he devoured both the blood and soul of Illathar according to the Sacrament technique he mastered.

Illathar's body struggled as he ripped off one of the chains. Nesilia couldn't help but shake her head. Illathar had already changed his laws although it could hold him back it couldn't seal him for long.

”Do you think this can hold me back?” Illathar growled as his body continuously struggled.

Ye Yuyan's eyes met Illathar's and Illathar noticed an almost playful look in his eyes. Ye Yuyan's mouth blossomed into a serene yet disturbing smile.

”Just give me a moment.” He said as he turned his attention back to the furnace. The furnace opened up and from it exploded a blood aura that ascended to the skies like flames. Suddenly a hand reached out from inside the furnace, and then a person walked out.

It was a young man of no more than 20, who wear red robes and had an elegant demeanor. Looking closely one could see a major resemblance to Ye Yuyan but instead on the person's glabella was a red lotus.

All over his body were various icicles and sword marks that added prestige to his demeanor. Nesilia and Maven looked at both of the Ye Yuyan's with great surprise, unsure of what was going on.