Grand Ancestral Bloodlines

Chapter 2234  He Refused.

Ryu's body was enveloped by a radiant golden light. Time bent and his speed defied logic. He slipped through the countless runes and formations that had suddenly begun forming around Iam, his elbow connecting with the Dao God's nose without the slightest hint of fear for the Karmic Flames.
Karma should fear him.
BANG!
Iam was sent flying, colliding on the ground below only to use the rebound to bounce to his feet with a flip. Gliding backward under the momentum, formations appeared beneath his feet to accelerate him back as he slapped his palms together.
A roar came from his lips, a small formation appearing before his hands before a slightly larger one appeared before it. The third was formed even faster, slightly larger once again.
They accelerated upward like a ladder of magic circles, the last so large it seemed to swallow up the skies themselves.
Ryu was so small before it that he was barely half the size of a single rune that made it up. And yet, his grin remained, the calm coolness of his eyes belying how wild his aura was.
"If you want to battle me, I suggest you change your path. Using formations before me, even if you are a Dao God…
"Only means death.&quo