Boom!
In the next moment, the void before the Great Merit Buddha Hall exploded violently, shockwaves rippling outward like giant rings.
"How is this possible..."
Qing Zixian let out a muffled grunt, stumbling back more than ten paces across the glazed plaza with a rapid thud-thud-thud, an expression of sheer disbelief on his face as the disdain in his eyes vanished in an instant.
Terror gripped his heart, and just as he tried to steady his stance, those eight arms flashed like golden heavenly axes, ruthlessly slamming down once more like lightning.
"I am at the consummation of the River Crossing Realm. Did you really think I'd be afraid of someone just in the River Crossing Realm?"
"Let's go, up into the void we fight..."
Panic had already set in for Qing Zixian, and he no longer dared to face Li Qingyun directly in his "shrunken" physical state.
With a roar, he surged upward into the air, stepping into the space above the Buddha Cliff.
His divine body expanded simultaneously, preparing to manifest the complete Vajra Heavenly Body form.
"Suppressing you..."
Yet Qing Zixian immediately heard a faint voice ring out from above his head, for Naga Xi had somehow shifted horizontally directly above him, gazing down at him with utter indifference.
With a calm, sharp shout, Li Qingyun instantly activated the Eight Saint Dao. His eight arms waved, turning into a blur of high-powered majestic phantoms, and he slapped down fiercely toward Qing Zixian below him.
"Shore!"
Feeling the terrifying pressure bearing down from above, Qing Zixian let out a startled roar. Daring not hold back his strength, he swept his six arms outward to thrust out six golden long shores, horizontally blocking the space above his head.
"Block it for me! I am also a talented disciple of