Not even fit to carry shoes!
Those five words were like five indelible bolts of Chaos Divine Thunder, repeatedly exploding within Taiyi Zhenren's Primordial Spirit sea of consciousness and shattering the eons of pride he held as a saint's disciple.
That immortal face, with its white hair and youthful features, had completely twisted, unable to maintain even a shred of transcendent composure.
Purplish rage spread from his face down to his neck, while the formerly peaceful Yuqing Immortal Light around him became as violent as boiling magma.
Humiliation!
This was humiliation that pierced his marrow and branded itself upon his true spirit!
He, Taiyi Zhenren, one of the Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals and one of the future Heavenly Court's Five Emperors, had actually been told by a newborn infant, before countless Great Powers of the prehistoric world, that he was not even fit to carry shoes!
"Wretch!"
A roar suppressed to the utmost, as though squeezed through clenched teeth, tore apart the silence above the General's Mansion.
Taiyi Zhenren had completely lost it.
He no longer cared about a saint's dignity or the bearing of a Golden Immortal. Only one thought remained in his heart.
Fight!
He had to teach this ignorant little bastard a brutal lesson! He had to let him know what heaven was, what earth was, and that a saint's disciple could not be insulted!
"Today, I shall properly discipline you on behalf of that worthless master of yours!"
Taiyi Zhenren shouted angrily and fiercely flicked the Fly Whisk that symbolized his status.
Buzz!
The three thousand whisk strands instantly swelled in midair, transforming into three thousand dazzling golden divine chains. Each chain was entwined with profound Yuqing Runes and radiated a terrifying aura capable of binding a True Immortal and annihilating a Primordial Spirit.
Myriad rays of golden light swept forth, weaving into a net that sealed every direction above and below, descending over the tiny figure still seated in Qin Feng's arms, who could not even be bothered to glance at him!
This strike was launched in rage by Taiyi Zhenren. Though he had still not used his full strength due to his disdain, it was nonetheless a thunderous method that none beneath the Golden Immortal realm could withstand!
Li Jing was terrified out of his wits at the sight.
It was over!
Senior Brother Taiyi was getting serious!
With such power, let alone his newborn child, even he, the general of Heavenly Immortal cultivation, would not last a single breath beneath that golden net!
He instinctively wanted to plead for mercy, but the terrifying pressure of a Golden Immortal was like an invisible hand clamped tightly around his throat, preventing him from uttering even a syllable.
He could only watch helplessly as that net of death drew ever closer to his "master" and "senior brother," endless despair filling his eyes.
However, just as Li Jing believed that everything was beyond saving.
The man who had remained as steady as Mount Tai from beginning to end, Qin Feng, finally moved.
But he did not stand, nor did he even make a move.
He merely lowered his head and looked at Nezha in his arms, who was growing impatient beneath the golden light filling the sky and was wrinkling his little nose, then gave a soft laugh.
That smile carried a trace of encouragement, a trace of indulgence, and undisguised contempt for that so-called Golden Immortal in the sky.
As if saying, go on, show him who the real "wretch" is.
Having received his master's "permission," a flash of excitement instantly appeared in Nezha's large black eyes.
He seemed to have been waiting impatiently for this.
Just as the golden Fly Whisk was about to sweep over Nezha.
A sudden change occurred!
The strand of Chaos Origin Qi Qin Feng had personally planted within Nezha erupted as though it had sensed a provocation!
A gray current, far more ancient, noble, and tyrannical than Taiyi Zhenren's Yuqing Immortal Light, flashed through Nezha's tiny body.
He casually raised his soft little hand.
The golden ring around his wrist, which looked like a tiny bracelet, instantly transformed into a streak of light and flew from his hand.
Universe Ring!
This supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, which had been born alongside him, underwent a heaven-shaking transformation in power at this moment after being enhanced by Chaos Origin Qi!
The golden ring, originally no larger than a palm, expanded wildly in the wind the instant it flew out, transforming into a golden divine wheel over ten feet across.
The Innate Dao Patterns inscribed upon it all lit up, and a terrifying aura heavy enough to crush space burst forth!
At that moment, the Universe Ring's weight and power had increased by far more than a hundredfold!
It no longer seemed like a magic treasure, but an ancient star fallen from chaos itself. Carrying terrifying power capable of tearing apart space and pulverizing all things, it struck later yet arrived first, smashing fiercely toward the golden Fly Whisk filling the sky!
"What?!"
Taiyi Zhenren's expression changed for the first time in midair.
The instant that golden divine wheel appeared, warning bells blared wildly in his heart. A fatal sense of crisis made every hair on his body stand on end!
He had struck in anger and held utter contempt for a newborn child, so he had not even used thirty percent of his power. He had only intended to capture and humiliate the boy.
He had never imagined that a magic treasure casually thrown by an infant could unleash such world-destroying might!
This power... had already far exceeded what he could deal with easily!
"Not good!"
Taiyi Zhenren cried out in alarm. Without hesitation, he frantically circulated the immortal essence within him, trying to strengthen the Fly Whisk's defenses or retreat.
But it was already too late.
Before absolute power and speed, any reaction seemed feeble and powerless.
Then came an earth-shaking BOOM!
The sound was so immense that it seemed as though the pillar of heaven had collapsed and the earth had caved in!
The people throughout Chentang Pass were deafened in that instant and all fell to the ground.
Before Li Jing's utterly stunned eyes.
Under the disbelieving Spiritual Sense of countless prehistoric Great Powers hidden in the void.
That majestic Yuqing net, woven from three thousand Fly Whisk strands and shining with myriad rays of golden light, could not endure even a single breath upon contacting the Universe Ring!
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Amid a series of teeth-grating fractures, the three thousand indestructible golden divine chains snapped inch by inch like fragile glass. Their spiritual light instantly dimmed as they were smashed into countless points of light and hurled back.
The Fly Whisk, one of Taiyi Zhenren's Destiny Magic Treasures, was destroyed on the spot!
Yet the Universe Ring did not lose any momentum. Apart from a nearly imperceptible white mark appearing upon its golden divine wheel, it crashed with even greater ferocity into Taiyi Zhenren's dumbfounded chest!
"Puh—!"
Taiyi Zhenren's expression completely froze.
He felt as though he had not been struck by a magic treasure, but by an entire Primordial Divine Mountain slamming brutally into his chest at a speed beyond light.
That indescribably terrifying force instantly destroyed every strand of protective immortal light he had hastily deployed.
Then it tore apart his Golden Immortal body, tempered through countless tribulations!
Taiyi Zhenren let out a shrill scream that barely sounded human. He flew away like a ball that had been swatted aside, and what he spat from his mouth was no ordinary blood, but resplendent golden blood containing the essence of his origin!
A Golden Immortal coughed blood!
He flew back in utter disarray, his body completely out of control, and crashed like a meteor into the thick wall of the General's Mansion, reinforced by an array formation.
Rumble—!
A loud crash rang out.
Dust filled the air, and shattered stones flew everywhere.
Half of the General's Mansion's high wall, which could withstand an army of thousands, was directly smashed down by him!
As the dust slowly dispersed, everyone's gaze converged upon the ruins.
The Chan Sect Golden Immortal, once lofty and otherworldly, now knelt on one knee amid broken bricks and shattered tiles in an extremely miserable state.
His Apricot Yellow Daoist Robe had become tattered and torn, covered in dust and blood.
His long silver-white hair hung loose, a glaring streak of golden blood marked the corner of his mouth, and a distinct ring-shaped imprint was deeply sunken into his chest. His bones had clearly been shattered.
His aura had weakened to the extreme, and that immortal face was filled with pain, bewilderment, and endless... bone-deep disbelief.
Heaven and earth fell silent.
Whether it was Li Jing and his wife within the mansion, the countless citizens outside it, or the prehistoric Great Powers hidden in the void.
At that moment, everyone's thoughts came to a complete standstill.
The world seemed to have had its pause button pressed.
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