As the final divine ability expanded, Lu Yang's figure blurred, while the halo behind him suddenly swelled countless times larger.
Countless spiderweb-like patterns spread outward from the halo.
Then they twisted.
This time, facing the Daoist spell Patriarch Tingyou had unleashed, Lu Yang did not evade. He allowed it to fall, and the warped radiance swallowed all things.
The next second, Patriarch Tingyou abruptly halted. He glanced at Lu Yang in surprise, then looked around. There was no doubt about it: Lu Yang was uninjured. His Daoist spell had not failed to hit; rather, the harm that should have taken effect had been transferred away.
Transferred where?
In an instant, Patriarch Tingyou felt the incense fire around him begin to collapse violently. A powerful, invisible fury locked onto his aura out of thin air.
'Heaven's punishment!?'
Understanding immediately dawned on Patriarch Tingyou. When he looked at Lu Yang again, awe finally appeared in his eyes, and he actually took the initiative to withdraw his dharma power.
"It seems I lost."
Patriarch Tingyou smiled freely. Lu Yang, meanwhile, solemnly cupped his hands.
"Not at all. Patriarch, you let me win."
Same as the World—just as its name implied, this divine ability bound oneself to Heaven and earth, allowing Heaven and earth to bear the harm one suffered.
Patriarch Tingyou's Daoist spell had just been like that. All the harm had been transferred away by Lu Yang, and transferred directly into the Earth Vein of Seven Radiance Heaven. The result was that Patriarch Tingyou, who had damaged the Earth Vein, immediately incurred Seven Radiance Heaven's hostility. That was why his incense fire had shown signs of collapsing.
If Lu Yang had not stopped Seven Radiance Heaven's subsequent changes,
Patriarch Tingyou would likely have already lost the support of his incense fire and