Tai Yi's Defeat, the Clash of Two Supreme Treasures

"I never expected this supreme treasure to end up in Fellow Daoist Hong Yun's hands!"

Not far away, Laozi's deep voice drew everyone's attention.

As the owner of the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, the First Postnatal Defensive Supreme Treasure, Laozi naturally knew of the existence of the First Postnatal Offensive Supreme Treasure, the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler.

Laozi had once searched for the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, but unfortunately, he had no affinity with it.

Before Hong Yun, a purple ruler neither metal nor jade quietly hovered in the air, its violet radiance illuminating the heavens.

Only the Dao charm and aura it emitted allowed everyone to understand its power and mystery.

Hong Yun opened his right hand and took the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler into it.

Seeing the complicated expressions on everyone's faces, Hong Yun smiled. "As a Pangu Descendant, it's perfectly reasonable for This poor Daoist to have one or two Companion Spirit Treasures to protect himself, isn't it?"

Hong Yun then gave a slight nod in Laozi's direction, tacitly acknowledging his words.

Tongtian, also a Pangu Descendant, curled his lips upon hearing this. Though somewhat envious, he said nothing.

Yuanshi, however, seemed as if he had overturned a vat of vinegar, his heart filled with bitterness.

He had already been jealous of Tai Yi for possessing the Chaos Bell, only to see Hong Yun bring out another powerful supreme treasure moments later.

Had he not been transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit and protected by World-Opening Merit, the resentment in his heart would likely have sent him down the Demonic Path!

"Why? Eldest Brother has the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, Tai Yi has the Chaos Bell, and even Hong Yun has the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler!"

"How am I inferior? The Heavenly Dao is unfair! Father God is unfair!"

Leaving aside Yuanshi's frantic inner cries.

After Hong Yun brought out the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, Tai Yi's Primordial Spirit trembled violently, and a deadly sense of danger surfaced in his heart.

This was something Tai Yi had never experienced since obtaining the Chaos Bell.

His eyes locked onto the purple ruler in Hong Yun's hand, and he understood where that deadly sense of danger came from.

Thus, he began madly squeezing the already meager Mana within his body and pouring it into the Chaos Bell.

Tai Yi's actions were naturally not in vain. The mysterious yellow light on the bell's body blazed brilliantly, and strands of Mysterious Yellow Qi slowly wrapped around and protected him.

This time, he abandoned all thoughts of counterattacking and sought only defense.

Hong Yun likewise poured his immense Mana into the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, causing the purple glow of its already radiant body to intensify.

Strands of Destruction Law emanated from the ruler, annihilating the void.

Hong Yun gently stroked the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler and solemnly introduced it, word by word:

"This treasure is called the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler. It was condensed from Father God Pangu's World-Opening Merit combined with the Primordial Chaos Qi that existed at the birth of the Primordial Wilderness, and was born alongside Fellow Daoist Laozi's Heaven and Earth Mystic Yellow Exquisite Pagoda."

"This treasure specializes in slaughter. It contains the Destruction Law, possesses power comparable to an Innate Supreme Treasure, kills without incurring Karma, and can also suppress Qi Luck!"

"This treasure..."

Hong Yun unhurriedly explained the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler's origins, material, and functions to everyone.

After hearing this, the Great Powers were captivated, while Yuanshi's eyes nearly turned red with envy.

Only Tai Yi maintained his defensive stance, his handsome face flushed as red as a monkey's backside.

It was not because he was overly excited. He was simply furious at Hong Yun.

"Are you fucking done yet? I'm about to be drained dry!"

Tai Yi was nearly angered to death. He had thought Hong Yun had brought out his supreme treasure to end the battle quickly.

Yet after he had completely squeezed out his scant Mana and poured it into the Chaos Bell, Hong Yun started leisurely introducing his Spiritual Treasure instead.

Tai Yi was going insane!

This feeling...

Who could understand it?

Catching sight of Tai Yi's red face from the corner of his eye, Hong Yun's lips curved slightly.

That was right, he had done it on purpose!

Who told Tai Yi to act so smug earlier?

"Eh, Fellow Daoist Tai Yi, are you also shocked by This poor Daoist's Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler? Looking at your complexion, you must be envious that This poor Daoist possesses such a supreme treasure, right?"

"What a pity. This treasure has affinity with This poor Daoist, and Fellow Daoist already has the Chaos Bell, so I cannot give it to you as I did the previous Innate Gourd!"

"If you ask me, Fellow Daoist, you..."

"Go die!"

Seeing that Hong Yun was still prattling on, Tai Yi finally could not endure it any longer. He activated the Chaos Bell, switching from defense to offense. A tremendous bell chime surged forth, carrying Law Power.

"My teasing was not in vain! Your flaw has finally appeared!"

"Eye of Destiny!"

Hong Yun laughed inwardly. A flash of purple gleam flickered through his eyes, and the light on the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler in his hand swiftly receded.

On the surface, Hong Yun was introducing the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler to everyone. In secret, however, he had activated the mystical ability secret method, Eye of Destiny, to quietly observe Tai Yi's flaws.

As a seasoned Old Sixth, once Hong Yun attacked with full force, he sought nothing less than a one-hit kill!

If Tai Yi used all the Mana in his body to defend, Hong Yun would have only a ninety-five percent chance of breaking through the Chaos Bell's defense.

But now that Tai Yi was using the Chaos Bell to attack him, Hong Yun had a ninety-nine point nine-nine-nine-nine... percent chance.

The final sliver of possible failure was if the Heavenly Dao suddenly attacked Hong Yun and sent down Chaos Divine Thunder to strike him dead on the spot.

"Break!"

The purple light of the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler vanished completely, yet the aura of destruction emanating from its body became even more terrifying.

With Hong Yun empowering it with all his Mana and physical strength, this strike would likely be enough to shatter an entire Minor World.

The collision between the mysterious yellow Chaos Bell and the violet Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, two of the most supreme treasures in the Primordial Wilderness, gripped the hearts of the observing Great Powers.

The laws and Dao charm emitted by the two supreme treasures intertwined, instantly grinding everything to pieces.

"Retreat!"

A hundred thousand miles away, the observing Great Powers sensed danger in their hearts and fled one after another to a distance of a million miles.

Fuxi and Xuan Ming, who had originally been fighting, had long since stopped to watch the battle.

Not a single sound emerged from the skies above.

Even sound itself was completely devoured by that terrifying strike, while the radiance of the sun and moon could not reach the center of the battlefield.

In Hong Yun's eyes, the Chaos Bell was flawless and perfect all around, but Tai Yi's insufficient Mana had left it with a tiny flaw.

The Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler's strike landed precisely upon the ant-sized black spot Hong Yun had discerned.

The next moment, the Mysterious Yellow Qi emitted by the Chaos Bell shattered violently, and the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler in Hong Yun's hand directly sent the Chaos Bell flying.

"Clang!"

The Chaos Bell rang once more, but this time, everyone could hear a trace of unwillingness in its chime.

Perhaps it was unwilling to be broken through by the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, another supreme treasure of the same rank!

The ruler, neither metal nor jade, ultimately stopped one centimeter before Tai Yi's chest.

This was only a spar, so Hong Yun naturally held back. Otherwise, Tai Yi would have perished on the spot from that strike.

"Pfft!"

Even so, the aftershock of the Destruction Law on the ruler injured him. Tai Yi could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

Golden Divine Blood scattered down, melting a hundred-meter-radius forest beneath him into scorched earth.

"I... I lost..."

Tai Yi forced himself to remain standing despite his swaying body. At last, he no longer stubbornly refused to admit defeat, though he was far from convinced.

He still believed Hong Yun could not have broken through his full defensive power, unaware that Hong Yun had merely wanted to save some effort.

But a loss was a loss, and Tai Yi was not someone who could not accept defeat.

A streak of golden light swiftly flew over from afar, transforming into a figure that supported the heavily injured Tai Yi. It was Di Jun.

Hong Yun smiled. "Thank you for letting me win, Fellow Daoist Tai Yi!"

Tai Yi took a deep breath, recalled the Chaos Bell, and looked at the supreme treasure as he said softly, "This time, I was inadequate myself. It was not the Chaos Bell that lost to the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler!"

"Mm."

Hong Yun did not refute him.

Supreme treasures themselves had no distinction between strength and weakness. What mattered was the people who wielded them!