The Grand Luo Golden Immortal burned with desire inside, though his face remained arrogant and cold.
In the past, he would never have dared to offend the Dragon Clan.
Even though this was no longer the era of the three-way struggle for supremacy, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. No matter how far the Dragon Clan had declined, powerful experts still remained. They simply no longer walked the Primordial Wilderness because they bore boundless Karma.
If the Dragon Clan were truly provoked, unforeseen complications might arise.
But at this moment, the Grand Luo Golden Immortal no longer cared. As long as he took the North Sea and handed it over to the Purple Mansion, he had nothing to fear.
Niu Ben was quite surprised.
Ao Run?
He had not expected it to be her. She was the Dragon King of the West Sea.
That alluring figure and heart-racing face gave her an icy, breathtaking beauty even in defeat and injury.
Ao Run snorted coldly without saying anything, but she had already prepared herself to die.
Though the Dragon Clan had declined, it still possessed its pride. Better to shatter like jade than survive as tile—they would never surrender!
The Grand Luo Golden Immortal grew furious, and his expression completely turned cold.
"Since you seek death, I'll grant you your wish!"
"After you die, the Order of the West Sea will still belong to me."
As his voice fell, his mana erupted. The Conical Houtian Low Grade Spiritual Treasure carried his fury and all his mana as he unleashed his strongest strike.
Terrifying power swept across the sea below.
Towering waves boiled up as massive swells surged without end.
He was greatly enraged and intended to deal Ao Run one final, fatal blow.
Niu Ben had not intended to meddle.
He had merely been observing the battle.
But at that moment, the system's voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for triggering a God-tier Choice.] [Choice 1: Help Ao Run survive this calamity and kill the Grand Luo Golden Immortal. Reward: one Great Dao Divine Ability!] [Choice 2: Stand by and watch. Other people's affairs have nothing to do with me. Reward: a Low Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. The Purple Mysterious Stone absorbs Ancestral Dragon Essence Blood and undergoes a mutation, becoming the Low Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Dragon Flame Spear. Its damage against the Dragon Clan is increased threefold!]
Niu Ben looked at the system choices.
He found it rather amusing. If the Ancestral Dragon knew that his spilled essence blood had turned into the Dragon Flame Spear, which dealt even greater damage to the Dragon Clan, would he be angered back to life?
He carefully considered the choices the system had given him.
If he chose the second option and stood by, he would not be tainted by karma and could also obtain a Low Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, saving himself plenty of trouble.
Yet he chose the first option without hesitation.
A Great Dao Divine Ability was a supreme divine ability.
He had already obtained two Great Dao Divine Abilities before.
The Clone Technique and the God Conferring Technique!
Those two Great Dao Divine Abilities had increased his combat power by at least double. The Clone Technique in particular allowed him to condense one clone every time he broke through a major realm, and each clone possessed one hundred percent of his combat power.
It was even more impressive than Taishang's One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
Taishang Laozi could transform into at most three people and fight three against one.
But as his realm continuously rose, every breakthrough into a major realm would grant him a clone with one hundred percent of his combat power. They could serve as his trump cards. When he truly fought with everything he had, he could release all his clones and gang up on his enemy.
The God Conferring Technique could seal all things in heaven and earth. As long as he was strong enough, he could even seal laws and the Great Dao.
Saints were immortal and indestructible, their Primordial Spirits entrusted to the Heavenly Dao.
Once his strength reached the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm, even Heavenly Dao Saints could be easily sealed by him.
Besides, he did not lack Innate Spiritual Treasures.
If he truly lacked Magic Treasures, he could return and ask Taishang. As Taishang's personal Senior Disciple, if he asked for a few Innate Spiritual Treasures, Taishang would certainly not be stingy.
He made his choice inwardly.
Meanwhile.
The Grand Luo Golden Immortal struck fiercely, carrying monstrous might. The conical Houtian Spiritual Treasure in his hand seemed poised to pierce through heaven and earth.
A horrifying mass of power condensed into a single point. Space itself seemed unable to withstand such overwhelming force, beginning to twist and fracture.
Ao Run was horrified, her pupils suddenly contracting as though she were facing death itself.
She did not sit and wait for death. She swiftly gathered the power of the West Sea Dragon Clan, and her natal dragon pearl emerged from within her body.
Yet all her resistance seemed like a joke.
The gap between a Grand Unity Golden Immortal and a Grand Luo Golden Immortal was as vast as a heavenly chasm.
The Grand Luo Golden Immortal's attack crushed everything in its path.
"Die!"
That icy voice seemed capable of piercing one's soul.
Ao Run resisted with all her strength. Even after gathering the power of the West Sea Dragon Clan, she still could not stop it.
The conical Houtian Spiritual Treasure streaked forward like a rainbow piercing the sun, arriving in an instant.
She could even feel her True Spirit about to be utterly reduced to nothing beneath this strike.
And just then.
A sharp rebuke suddenly rang out from the void.
"Stop!"
Along with the voice came a powerful aura.
The Grand Luo Golden Immortal sensed danger from that aura, but he did not stop. Instead, he wanted to kill Ao Run first. His thinking was simple: he had already offended the Dragon Clan anyway.
Even if a Dragon Clan expert appeared, once he killed Ao Run and obtained the West Sea token, he could still fight while retreating even if he encountered a peak Grand Luo Golden Immortal of the Dragon Clan.
"You're courting death!"
Niu Ben suddenly appeared before Ao Run, directly facing that terrifying attack.
Ao Run had initially thought he was a senior of the Dragon Clan and was overjoyed, but she did not sense any Dragon Clan aura from him.
She was equally astonished. Every other race now avoided the Dragon Clan like the plague.
The Dragon Clan bore monstrous Karma. Whoever touched it would suffer misfortune.
Feeling the attack of the Houtian Spiritual Treasure, Niu Ben did not hesitate and directly threw a punch.
His fist collided with the pointed tip of the conical Lingbao.
Boom!
Like a comet crashing into a planet, a shockwave of energy suddenly erupted. The surrounding seawater was forced downward into a depression, then, after a brief pause, monstrous waves surged in every direction.
The Grand Luo Golden Immortal, holding the Houtian Spiritual Treasure, was sent staggering backward by the impact.
His gaze fixed on Niu Ben, fury burning in his eyes.
He likewise sensed no Dragon Clan aura from Niu Ben. Gritting his teeth, he demanded furiously, "What kind of being are you?"
Though furious, he had not lost his reason.
The being before him was clearly not from the Dragon Clan, yet he was interfering in this matter.
It would be best to avoid conflict if possible. The other party was obviously stronger than him. Without relying on any Lingbao, that person had sent him flying with a single punch.
This person could not possibly be a nobody.
Ao Run's red lips parted slightly, her eyes filled with shock.
She had felt it most clearly. That attack, like a rainbow piercing the sun, would certainly have destroyed both her body and soul if it had struck her.
Yet the person before her had used only one punch.
Not only had he neutralized that terrifying attack, but he had also blasted the Grand Luo Golden Immortal backward. What kind of terrifying strength was that?
At that moment, the Three Xiaos standing in the air wore rather sour expressions.
Bixiao in particular glanced at Ao Run, then lowered her head to look at herself. Her red lips pressed together as jealousy filled her heart.
Why did Senior Brother Niu Ben suddenly intervene? Was it because that Dragon Clan woman had a better figure than me?
Yunxiao did not think that much about it, but she also had doubts in her heart.
Senior Brother Niu Ben had always told them not to meddle in other people's affairs while traveling through the Primordial Wilderness, and he had even told them many stories as warnings.
Why had Senior Brother Niu Ben stepped forward to help the Dragon Clan?
Qiongxiao had only one thought in her mind: whatever Senior Brother Niu Ben wished to interfere with, she would stand by his side without hesitation. Senior Brother could not be wrong. If anyone was wrong, it had to be someone else.
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