Punishment-Please Vote!

As the guardian divine beast of the Penglai Upper Sect, the Azure Dragon had never faced such a crisis in over a thousand years.

Penglai lay far from the Nine Provinces continent; no matter how great the conflicts elsewhere, they generally never reached this place. Moreover, the three Penglai islands were blessed lands and grotto-heavens, rich in resources, so there was no need to fight others for them. Under the deterrence of its absolute strength, no one had dared attack Penglai's mountain gate. Even during its standoff with the Heavenly Star Divine Cult, the atmosphere had merely been tense—it had never truly been this dire.

Had Penglai remained steadfastly behind its own doors, such a thing could never have happened in a lifetime. This time, it had thrown both fists at Shushan, only to leave its own chest wide open. It could only be called reaping what it had sown.

Facing the Ksitigarbha True Body controlled by the Nether King Sect Master, it could only hold on bitterly, relying on its Great Dao and divine artifact to entangle its foe.

The Great Dao commanded by the Penglai Azure Dragon was called "Taiyi." It governed the primordial qi of the world and complemented Penglai's Jade Pure Dharma Body, specializing in recovery. Whether cultivation, true essence, injuries, or illness, all could swiftly recover to their peak state.

Boom—

The terrifying Ksitigarbha True Body smashed the Azure Dragon, its entire body gleaming jade-colored, down onto Mirage Tower Mountain once more. Even a mountain refined through layer upon layer of rituals shattered across a vast stretch.

The Azure Dragon's scales fell away and blood qi spilled out, but as its Great Dao circulated, it quickly recovered and wound itself around its opponent again. Its jade-colored scales were incomparably sharp, scraping across the Ksitigarbha True