Whipping a Spinning Top Didn't Count as Fighting
In order to prevent their Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasures from flying away, Taiqing, Yuqing, and Taiyi hurriedly suppressed their Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasures and quickly put them back, no longer daring to show them off in front of Taichu.
The three Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure have now all fallen silent.
Without the blessing of the Heaven-Opening Supreme Treasure, it's like losing a core item from a six-item build; the combat power instantly drops a level. Therefore, the strongest fighter now is Dijun, who possesses Top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure.
But that wasn't enough. Taichu wanted to further weaken their fighting power. He placed his hands on his forehead, and the crystal between his brows suddenly burst out with a burst of intense light, like a solar flare, instantly blinding everyone.
Back on Penglai Immortal Island, Xiang Dong used this move, the Sun Fist, to escape the pursuit of the Dragon Clan.
Its intense light is dazzling and can cause blindness. It also interferes with the exploration of Divine Sense and Primordial Spirit. When combined with the Weather Principle, this interference ability is even stronger.
According to the Three Pure Ones and the two Golden Crows, Taichu has disappeared. They cannot lock onto Taichu. If they use their Divine Ability and Law Treasure to attack randomly, they will not only miss, but may also accidentally injure their own people.
Therefore, the wisest choice at this time is to retreat, maintain a safe distance, and prepare for defense.
They were disturbed, but Taichu was not. After all, he was the source of light himself, and while the Three Pure Ones retreated, Taichu had already approached like a ghost.
He just said that he would take the place of the Father God and teach the Three Pure Ones a good lesson.
The first to suffer was Yuqing, who was originally supposed to become the Heavenly Dao Agent and merge with Heavenly Dao.
He changed to a different magical artifact, taking out the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, one of the Innate Five Elements Flags.
Its full name is the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, apricot yellow in color, primarily for defense and suppression, and when unfolded, it displays ten thousand golden lotuses.
This is a treasure! A single flag is Top-grade Innate Spirit Treasure. If Innate Five Elements Flags are gathered together, they can form Innate Five Elements Grand Formation, whose power rivals that of Innate Supreme Treasure.
Faced with such a defense, the Wheel of Principle behind Taichu turned onto the Principle Imprint of Houtu, with light, creation, and earth aligned in a straight line, and the enormous fist enveloped in a layer of earthy yellow light.
When the fist landed on the ten thousand golden lotuses unfolding on the apricot-yellow banner, the lotuses did not provide much resistance and were shattered by the fist.
No, this is not a breakthrough, but a bearing, a virtue that carries all things, taking the ten thousand golden lotuses of the apricot-yellow banner as part of oneself.
"Yuqing, the Yuanshi Tianzun, expounds the Heavenly Dao and emphasizes etiquette, right? I'll show you what a land of propriety truly means, bang bang!"
Taichu caught Yuqing and gave him a good beating, leaving Yuqing with no chance to fight back. The scene was just like a humanoid Gundam beating up a mage, almost spinning him into a top.
These Three Pure Ones have only recently begun their training, and their daily battles rely entirely on using magical treasures and Divine Ability to attack people—a standard mage combat style.
Now that Lingbao is useless, he's being beaten to a pulp by Taichu in close combat. What's more, Taichu also possesses the Power of Principle, making it impossible to defend against.
The physical strength of the Three Pure Ones is actually not too bad, around the Late Great Unity Golden Immortal. In the current environment where people mainly cultivate magic Law Power, Primordial Spirit, and comprehend the Heavenly Dao, their physical strength can be considered top-notch.
But he encountered Ancestral Witches focused on cultivating the physical body and seeking enlightenment through physical means.
Even creatures with formidable physical strength, such as Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin, qilin, Three-legged Golden Crows, Kunpeng, are still somewhat inferior to the Ancestral Witches.
"This is good stuff, give it to me, here you go!"
After delivering over a hundred punches, Taichu sent Yuqing flying with a single blow, and incidentally stole the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, keeping it for himself.
"Second brother!"
The closest being, Shangqing, heard Yuqing's scream and, waving the Eastern Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Banner, flew towards the sound, only to collide with Taichu.
Taichu didn't stand on ceremony. Shangqing had practically delivered itself to their doorstep, so what else was there to say?
"Leave your things with me too."
They received the same treatment, but it was slightly better; at least they weren't hit as hard, and after a beating, they snatched the flag away.
But Taichu's actions were seen as an insult by Taiqing.
To use such a brutal close-quarters combat style, not only hitting the person but also slapping them in the face, and then stealing their magical treasure—it's outrageous!
"Second brother, third brother, Ancestral Witches, you've gone too far!"
"Tsk, the interference effect of the Sun Fist on Great Unity Golden Immortal is far too short-lived, especially considering it's reinforced by the Power of Principle."
The effects of the Sun Fist lasted much shorter than Xiang Dong had anticipated.
Taichu wasn't too surprised, and even added, "This trick is unlikely to work a second time unless you try something different."
"What's the big deal? There are so many Power of Principle; we can exchange them slowly."
While Xiang Dong was communicating with the Primordial Spirit of the Taichu Beginning, Taiqing took out the Southern Li Earth Flame-Light Banner. Each of the Innate Five Elements Flags has its own attributes and characteristics, and the Off-Ground Flame Light Banner is mainly for attack and breaking restrictions.
The flag is crimson red like fire, with flowing Li Fire True Patterns, containing the essence of the Nanming Li Fire. When the flag is unfurled, it will blaze with light, burning everything in its path. It can draw upon the most powerful and yang fire Principle in the world, melting away Devil Qi and breaking through restrictive formations.
"Fire!"
Taichu chuckled softly. At first, Taiqing didn't know what Taichu was laughing at, but he soon found out.
The Wheel of Principle turned once more, this time with the Fire Principle of Zhurong, aligning with the Principle of Light, Creation, and Fire.
The crystal embedded in Xiang Dong's heart, which was his true form, erupted with a primordial power, and the Taichu form also changed, with a large number of red stripes appearing on the Ancestral Witches True Body.
He will strike in red!
Xiang Dong absorbed a bit of the primordial power of the Dongwanggong, and then condensed his own true fire. His true fire is Pure Yang True Fire, but its quality is also very close to that of the Solar True Fire.
When the Taichu Lord activated the Fire Principle, Xiang Dong also released his own essence. The two combined to create a blazing and violent divine fire.
The divine fire swept across the land, forcing back the Nanming Li Fire of the Off-Ground Flame Light Banner, which was overwhelmed by this divine fire.
"How is this possible?"
Taiqing found it unbelievable, but it was the truth. Taichu's divine fire overwhelmed Nanming Li Fire. While he was shocked and bewildered, Taiqing lunged forward and swung his large, fan-like palm in a wide arc, delivering a fiery and powerful blow.
"Taiqing governs through non-action, yet accomplishes everything through non-action, right?"
Taichu treated Taiqing extremely harshly, literally whipping him like a spinning top. The reason was simple: Taiqing was the leader of the Three Pure Ones, but his later behavior could not be considered that of a good elder brother.
Moreover, he is the Humanity Sect Leader, and at least 30% of the Human Race's fortune is in his hands, yet he has only enjoyed the fortune without accomplishing much.
He only accepted one disciple. During several great calamities for the Human Race, he remained aloof and chose to govern by non-interference.