For the Future (Continued)

Therefore, Si Ming had been waiting for the Moth Emperor to use her ultimate move. He couldn't use it himself, so he waited for her to use it. Now, he finally got his chance.

The Thousand Buddhas of the Bhadrakalpa Formation is activated, with a thousand Buddha statues standing solemnly, golden flowers blooming like rain, and the sound of chanting echoing between heaven and earth, filled with a spirit of fearless sacrifice. This is World-Saving Formation.

However, when Si Ming activated the formation on the ground, it failed to envelop the Moth Emperor, who was in mid-air. The Moth Emperor was puzzled, wondering what the purpose of her opponent's move was, when she saw all the towering Buddha images surge into Si Ming's body, transforming into stars in his acupoints. In the blink of an eye, circles of pure and clear Buddhist light shone from Si Ming's body, illuminating his entire appearance with a solemn and dignified air, as if the Buddha had descended to earth. An unparalleled aura of Fanan and inviolability emanated from his body.

Facing the massive beam of light descending from above, Si Ming did not use his ultimate move to counter it. Instead, he stretched out his hands, assuming a posture to directly receive the impact. This scene immediately stunned many people. After all, ultimate moves are powerful weapons for killing enemies of higher levels. Top-tier experts can use ultimate moves to severely injure or even kill Nascent Spirit Transformation. When facing ultimate moves, there are only two ways: interrupt their release or retaliate with an ultimate move.

"Arrogant brat, even Void Returning Great Grandmaster wouldn't stand a chance..."

The Moth Emperor's astonishment abruptly ceased, because Si Ming proved one thing with facts— Void Returning Great Grandmaster couldn't do, he might be able to do as well!

The beam of light was not facing downwards directly, but rather angled downwards. As a result, Si Ming was pushed by the beam of light, which plowed deep furrows into the ground. After retreating dozens of meters, he successfully stopped the beam of light and did not retreat another step. The power of the Principle yin and yang exhaustion and decay of all things contained in the beam of light had no effect on his Dharma body.

A radiant Buddhist light emanated from her fair and slender hands, and dark cracks appeared in the surrounding void. Behind these cracks lay a Pure Land of Boundless Light and Eternal Bliss.

"The first step is to receive, the second step is to transform."

Si Ming skipped the absorption process, not taking his opponent's Primal Qi into his body, but directly transforming it outside his body. His Divine Firmament Soul Body released powerful spiritual energy, erasing the spiritual imprint left by his opponent in his moves, making it ownerless. The Blazing Yang Battle Art cleansed away all impurities and filth, making it even purer.

"Next comes reinforcement."

The Vacuum Psychic Energy Furnace operated at full power, absorbing a large amount of Primal Qi and channeling it into the moves before him. This allowed him to incorporate more of his own imprint, making it his own and further enhancing the power of the ultimate move. As a result, a scene of spiritual absorption appeared around Si Ming, with all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi being drained away, and a terrifying aura brewed in his palms.

"Finally, it's a return; this move is called— Return Evil, Turn Radiance, Shift the Stars!"

To everyone's astonishment, Si Ming deflected the Moth Emperor's ultimate move back!

The earth trembled, and the residual force generated during the push transformed into a ring of energy that spread outwards, collapsing buildings in all directions. Martial artists who were nearby were all thrown away, and even Ba Shenhuang, who was not far away, showed an appreciative look and a strong fighting spirit upon seeing it.

As one of the parties involved, Moth Emperor didn't have so many thoughts. If she could, she really wanted to curse, but she didn't have that much time to spare. Her body hadn't recovered from using her ultimate move, and her movements were stiff. Moreover, Si Ming hadn't simply pushed back with his ultimate move, but had used an ultimate move with a rebound effect, so she had no way to dodge.

The concepts of "extreme move reflection" and "reflection-type extreme move" are different. The former simply reflects Primal Qi, so as long as the reaction is fast enough, it can be dodged. The latter, on the other hand, has the spiritual sense locking attribute that extreme moves generally possess, which is a tracking effect. Unless the target of the attack is faster than the extreme move in absolute speed, it is impossible to dodge. The extreme move will automatically correct the deviation.

The Moth Emperor could only do her best to defend herself, urging all the available Yuan Power to form a protective arm. Then, the enormous moth body was swallowed up by an even more powerful pillar of light. Instantly, the sky became cloudless for a hundred miles, forming a circular void. All the Primal Qi was pushed a hundred miles away, and it showed signs of Yin and Yang depletion.

Before the people on the ground could recover, they saw a tattered figure fly out from the shimmering starlight and flee rapidly southward. At the same time, the Buddhist formation dissipated, and Si Ming sheathed the Wheel-Turning King Sword and activated the Vermilion Bird Profound Armor to give chase.

The two, one strange and one human, engaged in a long chase that covered a thousand miles. Although the Moth Emperor was severely injured and her speed was much slower than before, Si Ming's Vermilion Bird Profound Armor was also badly worn out in the series of battles, and its power was greatly reduced. It could only barely keep up with its opponent and could not shorten the distance.

In Rui State, at the command platform, Xing Daozhuang was chatting and laughing with several generals.

Now that the battle between humans and demons has been decided, large groups of Demon Beast can no longer be seen in any of the countries in the Northern Continent except for Nation of Valor. What remains are some minor sweeps in the corners, which are not of great importance. Therefore, the generals are in a relatively relaxed mood, and even started a tea party around the sand table map.

"Haha, now only those Nation of Valor are still busy. Hopefully they can hold on and not get defeated by the Demon Race."

"Well, I actually hope the Demon Race can step up their efforts. If they can break through one or two lines of defense and force that War God to ask us for help, that would be truly interesting."

"I think that even if the Universe-Shaking Divine General is defeated, he will not bow down and beg for help. He is such a proud person that he will never admit defeat."

"Hmph, isn't he paying the price for his arrogance now? We kindly invited him to join the alliance, but he acted all high and mighty, thinking everyone else would hold Nation of Valor back. Now, who's really holding whom back?"

"The Nation of Valor are probably kicking themselves now. They shouldn't have chosen Ba Shenhuang as commander-in-chief. While his military prowess is undeniable, leading troops in battle is not his forte, and he has no outstanding strategic abilities. His undefeated record is entirely due to his personal leadership in crushing the enemy's morale. If it had been a more tactical Military God, the outcome would certainly have been very different."

Listening to the crowd's discussion, Xing Daozhuang said solemnly, "Gentlemen, you must not gloat. If Nation of Valor's defenses are breached by the demon army, they will certainly suffer, but neighboring countries such as the Su Kingdom and Russia will also inevitably be caught in the crossfire. In the face of the greater good of the nation, I hope you can put aside your personal prejudices and prioritize the overall situation."

Everyone exchanged bewildered glances, surprised that this person was just as serious and incapable of joking as rumored, and the atmosphere immediately turned cold.

One person smoothed things over, saying, "Thunder King is truly selfless; he was able to set aside his personal grudges with Ba Shenhuang and prioritize public affairs. He is truly admirable."

The others quickly chimed in, "That's right. I don't admire the Commander-in-Chief's wisdom, nor his martial arts skills, but I have the utmost respect for his character. It's not difficult for a person to be selfless, but it's difficult to remain selfless throughout one's life. When the selection of the Allied Forces Commander was proposed, Your Excellency was the first person I thought of, believing that Your Excellency would not show favoritism in becoming Commander-in-Chief."

"That's right. I don't trust anyone else to be the commander-in-chief. Only Thunder King's character can earn everyone's trust. So, I'll offer this cup of tea in place of wine to the commander-in-chief."

"That's right, let's all raise a toast to the Commander-in-Chief."

Just as everyone was clinking glasses and letting the matter drop, a figure suddenly fell from the sky, landing heavily and startling everyone.

"Thunder King, the operation has failed. The Remote Heaven Society cannot be trusted. Let's leave immediately."

The intruder was none other than the Moth Emperor. At this moment, she was in a terrible state. Not only was she covered in blood, but half of her body had severe burn marks. Even her stunningly beautiful face had been half-ruined, and she was pale and severely depleted of her vital Essence Blood.

A fierce glint flashed in Xing Daozhuang's eyes. Before anyone else could react, he summoned the Eight Clouds Purple Thunder Halberd and swiftly drew an arc. Then came a series of blood spurting sounds. All the generals present were turned into headless corpses and fell to the ground. He was still not at ease, fearing that others would notice the marks from the wounds, so he used his palm force to destroy the evidence.

"Tell me in detail what happened. Don't worry, the guards have all been driven away, and there is no one else on the reviewing stand right now."

"It's too late. There are pursuers behind us, and they'll catch up soon." The Moth Emperor hurriedly recounted what had happened, and said sadly, "I'm afraid only you and I are left among the Monster Race in the world. If I had known this would happen, I would have been better off not breaking the seal, at least we could have preserved some hope."

Xing Daozhuang showed no grief after hearing the news, as if the dead had nothing to do with him. He frowned and said, "If that's the case, you shouldn't have come here. This is tantamount to exposing my identity. The other party will follow your escape route and will soon focus their suspicions on me."

"I have no choice. That brat is chasing me too closely. I can't shake him off at all. The only way now is for you and me to join forces to get rid of him. You can pretend to see me flying over here and intercept me. When he is fighting with me, you can then ambush him from behind and kill him, and take revenge for the blood feud of our clan!" the Moth Emperor said viciously.

"Others aren't fools. Yan Jinghong's disciple, the young prodigy of the Mohist School, died here. With just a little investigation, we can quickly find clues. Even if we destroy the evidence, you and he must have been seen by many people during the chase. It will be easy to gather intelligence and analyze the approximate area of his death, and then they will suspect me, especially since so many people are dead on the ground."

On the way to escape, Moth Emperor had already figured it out. Gritting her teeth, she said, "Then let's just abandon our identities and go together. Anyway, you're tired of being threatened by the Remote Heaven Society. Now that we have a grudge against the Remote Heaven Society, they might strike first and reveal your identity. Rather than being put on the defensive later, it's better to leave now. With our strength, there's nowhere in the world we can't go."

You want me to give up my current identity?

"Sigh, I know this must be very difficult for you. On one hand, you are the revered commander-in-chief of the allied forces, and on the other hand, you are a remnant of the Monster Race being hunted down. But you are ultimately a member of the Monster Race and cannot be accepted by the Human Race. Even a child knows the saying, 'Those Non-Self our kind will surely have different hearts.' Once your identity is exposed, all your glory will disappear. It was only a matter of time before it happened. This is just happening sooner. All of this is for the continuation of our race."

Xing Daozhuang remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded and said, "Yes, it's all for the continuation of our clan..."

"You agreed?" the Moth Emperor asked in surprise.

"... There's no other way now. You can't have your cake and eat it too; ultimately, you can't have it both ways."

"I'm sorry you had to go through that. I'll find a way to make it up to you later."