Behold My Sun Fist

Next came the thrilling moment of dividing the loot. Oh, no, that wasn't right. It was time to divide the fruits of their labor.

Nuwa knew perfectly well that she had contributed little along the way, so she was embarrassed to take too much. This was what she proposed:

"Fellow Daoist, I'll just take two sixth-grade Pure World White Lotuses and some Three Lights Divine Water."

One lotus for her, one for her brother, and some Three Lights Divine Water to heal injuries and save their lives at a critical moment. That was already a plentiful haul.

After all, when one lacked strength, possessing a priceless treasure was no blessing.

Besides, a group of dragons was still lying in wait outside the innate grand formation.

But Xiang Dong saw things differently. He first collected his mission objective, the twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus, along with twelve ninth-grade ones.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches had been born without Primordial Spirits because of the corrosion of innate Sha Qi and Turbid Qi. They could not establish a connection with the Heavenly Dao, so it was not wrong at all to say they did not know the will of Heaven.

Now that he had the twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus, the great undertaking of purification was about to be completed. But Di Jiang was already on the verge of being born, and Zhu Jiuyin and the others probably weren't far behind.

So even after the purification was complete, the Primordial Spirits of the newly born Twelve Ancestral Witches would be very weak, out of balance with their powerful bodies. That would instead become their weakness.

When Gonggong rammed Buzhou Mountain in fury in the future, it was hard to say he hadn't fallen victim to a hidden plot. So Xiang Dong collected the twelve ninth-grade lotus platforms, intending to give them to the witches as protective charms to safeguard their Primordial Spirits.

With Primordial Spirits and the protection of the lotus platforms, the Twelve Ancestral Witches probably wouldn't be as brainless as they originally were, right?

Mm, probably, surely, maybe!

To be honest, Xiang Dong himself wasn't very confident.

He then collected some Three Lights Divine Water. To his surprise, as he kept collecting it, the lake actually turned into a jade bottle.

"Well, I'll be. I didn't expect this lake to be a treasure too."

The jade bottle was actually a supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasure, which Xiang Dong hadn't expected. But with it, things became much simpler.

The Three Lights Divine Water and a large number of lotus platforms were all inside. He could simply pack them up and take them away. It couldn't have been more convenient.

Xiang Dong then gave the whole lot to Nuwa. But the gift was far too generous, and Nuwa didn't dare accept it, repeatedly refusing.

"Fellow Daoist, I can't. I've already gained a fortuitous opportunity and made some gains on this journey. How could I have the nerve to take a share of these treasures too? You should keep the jade bottle for yourself."

Xiang Dong pressed the jade bottle into Nuwa's hand and said earnestly, "Take it, take it. I'm only dispensing with formalities because I consider you a friend. If you won't accept it, then you don't consider me a friend, and you're looking down on me."

"Besides, you're going to do something great in the future. How can you manage without building up your savings? The more good things you have on hand, the easier the road will be to walk."

Nuwa wanted to say something else, but Xiang Dong cut her off.

"If you feel bad about it, just think of it as me leaving it with you for safekeeping, or as an investment in you. If I need it someday, I can simply ask you for it. The most important thing right now is to leave here quickly."

With the Pure World White Lotuses, Three Lights Divine Water and jade bottle all collected, the innate formation that protected them began to dissipate after losing its core.

If the two of them didn't hurry and leave, their whereabouts would soon be discovered.

Looking out through the gaps in the formation, they could now see more than a hundred true dragons on the Three Immortal Islands, their bodies thousands or even ten thousand zhang long.

Five-clawed golden dragons, black dragons, azure dragons, crimson dragons... After entering the Three Immortal Islands, these true dragons assumed their Innate Dao Bodies and began searching everywhere for fortuitous opportunities.

Besides the true dragons, quite a few flood dragons circled the entrance to the Spiritual Qi vortex, guarding it like gatekeepers.

In the surrounding seas, there were probably plenty of shrimp soldiers and crab generals standing guard as well.

"The Dragon Clan got here too quickly." Nuwa stared into the sky, analyzing the situation. "The entrance is sealed off now. If we force our way through, we can't avoid a bloody battle. But if we don't break out by force, all our work will have been for nothing."

If they wanted to leave now, they would inevitably have to undergo the Dragon Clan's inspection. When that happened, they probably wouldn't be able to keep the jade bottle, the Three Lights Divine Water or the jade bottle, only those few worthless innate Spirit Plants.

As the innate formation gradually vanished, they would also lose their shelter. They would be exposed then, and still wouldn't be able to avoid the dragons.

Nuwa was ready for a hard fight, the Five-Colored Stones already in her palm.

But Xiang Dong smiled calmly and said, "Although the Primordial World is a savage place in this era, I'm no savage. Don't resort to killing and fighting at every turn. It sets a bad example."

Nuwa turned her head to look at him. She had a feeling Xiang Dong was talking about her, but she had no proof.

Still, after spending so much time with Xiang Dong, she understood that although he spoke flippantly and she couldn't understand the meaning of much of what he said, it was all deeply meaningful.

The things he did were never as simple as they appeared either. She just couldn't figure them out or fathom them.

"So it seems you have a way for us to escape, Fellow Daoist?"

"Hahaha, this mountain man has a clever plan of his own. Fellow Daoist Nuwa, don't resist. Just come with me."

Xiang Dong took Nuwa by the hand and used Flash several times in succession, rushing toward the entrance to the Spiritual Qi vortex.

Seeing what Xiang Dong was doing, the dragons scattered about in search of fortuitous opportunities immediately understood that someone had reached the islands ahead of them and gained no small opportunity. Otherwise, they wouldn't be trying to force their way through the blockade and leave.

A true dragon roared, "Roar! Hand over the immortal islands' opportunities and surrender!"

"Otherwise, if you anger the Dragon Clan, we'll make sure your body and spirit are utterly destroyed!"

"Stop! Leave the Spirit Treasures behind, and I can spare your lives!"

That was what they shouted, but none of them showed any mercy. They assumed their true dragon forms and lunged at Xiang Dong with bared fangs and claws, moving at incredible speed.

In an instant, more than a hundred bolts of Gui Water Divine Thunder and blasts of freezing dragon breath poured down like a torrential storm, sealing off every possible avenue of escape for Xiang Dong and Nuwa.

Seeing that Xiang Dong was nearly at the entrance after using Flash, and that they were falling behind, the true dragons even opened their mouths and spat dragon breath, trying to hinder him with their attacks.

But Xiang Dong shouted to Nuwa, "Close your eyes and shut off your Divine Sense!"

Nuwa didn't know why, but out of trust in Xiang Dong, she hesitated briefly before doing as he said.

Then the sun totem on Xiang Dong's chest, transformed from his true form, erupted with a burst of blinding, ultimate radiance.

"Uh, high-frequency quantum interference: flashbang... Forget it. Let's call it Sun Fist."

A burst of light exploded outward from Xiang Dong's chest. It wasn't an explosion, so there was no roar and no shock wave.

There was only light, an intense, ultimate and pure light.

It was bright enough to blind the eyes and leave spots of light on the retina. Not only did the dragons have excellent eyesight, but every one of their eyes was as big as a light bulb, so their dragon eyes were all blinded by the intense light.

"Aaagh—my eyes!"

"What is that?"

"I can't see! I can't see!"

"My Divine Sense can't see them either!"