Above the Netherworld.
What Hongjun had never expected was that Yuanshi could not even withstand a single move before collapsing.
He had originally thought Yuanshi would be able to help him at least a little, but it seemed he had been overthinking things.
If he wanted to suppress the Earthly Dao again by force, he would have to borrow the Heavenly Dao's help in addition to relying on his own cultivation!
"Daoist Houtu, this sky and earth cannot be separated."
"This time, if you stop, I will return your freedom. You can go wherever you wish!"
"Is that acceptable?"
Hongjun coaxed Houtu.
Upon hearing this, Houtu laughed inwardly.
Because Hongjun controlled fifty percent of the Heavenly Dao, he could represent it and grant her a certain degree of authority.
What he said was not false. He truly could restore her freedom.
But what he said was also utterly hypocritical and shameless!
If she successfully completed the enhancement of the Earthly Dao today, would she still need to fear the Heavenly Dao?
Would she still need to fear Hongjun?
Once the enhancement succeeded, the Heavenly Dao would never be able to do anything to her again!
Unless the Heavenly Dao directly sank this entire primordial wilderness!
But that was obviously impossible.
"Heh heh heh, enough nonsense. No one can stop me today!"
Houtu said with unwavering determination.
Hearing Houtu's words, flames spurted from Hongjun's eyes. He had no intention of wasting any more words.
Seeing that the Earthly Dao was still continuously growing stronger, he also understood that he could wait no longer.
If he truly waited until the Earthly Dao finished upgrading, there would be nothing he could do to her anymore.
"Stubborn fool!"
"Then I will let you witness my strength!"
Rumble!
With that, Hongjun unleashed an astonishing aura. Within Hongjun's aura, the aura of the Heavenly Dao also flickered in and out.
Compared with Hongjun, Yuanshi was nothing more than a rookie. Moreover, with the Heavenly Dao's support, Hongjun's pressure became even more terrifying.
"I will give you one final chance."
"Will you choose the Earthly Dao, or choose death?" Hongjun threatened Houtu, his overwhelming pressure bearing down directly on her.
Now that Houtu had the Earthly Dao's assistance and had become so powerful, he would never have fought her if the Heavenly Dao had not forced him to stop her.
"Enough nonsense. Fight!"
Hearing Hongjun's threat, Houtu replied proudly.
No matter what, she would not give up on enhancing the Earthly Dao!
When the Earthly Dao reached the same level as the Heavenly Dao, it would be the moment she regained her freedom!
The Heavenly Dao wanted to suppress the Earthly Dao completely. The conflict between the two had already become irreconcilable.
Boom!
Hongjun understood that continuing to speak would only waste time. His hands constantly changed seals as he launched an attack at Houtu.
Hongjun mobilized supreme power, instantly transforming it into a divine eagle. He controlled the eagle and sent its claw swiping directly toward Houtu.
This was formed by combining Hongjun's power with the Heavenly Dao's power. Merely looking at it made people's legs tremble uncontrollably.
At that moment, none of the primordial wilderness's living beings dared remain nearby, terrified by the dreadful might.
Seeing such terrifying power, Houtu was not afraid in the slightest. After all, she had the Earthly Dao's full support.
Her hands flashed rapidly as power comparable to Hongjun's might erupted, transforming into a giant hand that directly blocked the divine eagle Hongjun had created.
Boom!
A giant hand and a divine eagle collided repeatedly in the air, unleashing waves of terrifying aura.
Neither of them could do anything to the other.
Hongjun was filled with regret.
He regretted not stopping Houtu at the very beginning.
At that moment, Houtu had already upgraded the Earthly Dao to more than sixty percent.
Before long, she would be able to completely control the power of the Earthly Dao.
Boom!
Hongjun still refused to stop. His hands continuously formed seals, conjuring more than a dozen fists that bombarded Houtu.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The earth was shaken continuously by the attacks as well.
Hongjun had never imagined that Houtu's power would increase to such a terrifying level. For a time, neither of them could do anything to the other.
At that moment, the enhancement of the Earthly Dao had reached its final step.
Boom!
In an instant, all the power of the Earthly Dao poured into Houtu's body.
For a time, Houtu's strength rose to an astonishing level!
Houtu stood proudly before Hongjun. At that moment, the pressure emanating from her was already stronger than his!
"Has the Earthly Dao finished upgrading?"
Hongjun's face turned livid, as if he had eaten a cockroach. The will of the Heavenly Dao also continuously transmitted its anger to him!
But by then, everything was already too late. The Earthly Dao was no longer under the Heavenly Dao's suppression!
Even if Hongjun fought Houtu with all his might, there was still nothing he could do.
The battle once again fell into a stalemate.
At that moment, countless gazes converged here.
They all wanted to see the final outcome. What would it be?
Above Kunlun Mountain, which had already been razed to the ground, all the disciples of the Chan Sect were homeless. The places that had once supported their cultivation were gone.
Tongtian concealed himself in the void above, looking coldly at the disciples of the Chan Sect. After sweeping his gaze over them, he fixed it on an obscure disciple.
The next moment, Tongtian directly replaced this disciple's primordial spirit.
When the disciple opened his eyes, his gaze had already changed. Soon after, the disciple slowly disappeared, and no one knew where he had gone.
Not a single person noticed that one of the disciples had already vanished without a trace.
At that moment, Tongtian controlled the disciple and arrived at a place called Buzhou Mountain.
This was the territory of the Witch Clan!
In fact, after the great battle between the Witch Clan and the Demon Race, quite a number of members of the Witch Clan had survived without being caught up in the disaster.
Thus, Houtu had settled these clansmen at Buzhou Mountain, allowing them to live carefree lives.
Controlling this obscure disciple, Tongtian instantly unleashed an incomparably powerful attack, sending it crashing into these clansmen.
Boom!
With a single attack, more than a hundred members of the Witch Clan lost their lives.
"Hahahaha!"
The possessed disciple let out a sinister, terrifying laugh. He once again summoned a treasured saber, gripped it in his hand, and resumed the slaughter!
After this disciple had killed many members of the Witch Clan, he immediately fled into the distance.
At that moment, Houtu had already mastered all the power of the Earthly Dao. Although Buzhou Mountain was very far from her, she soon sensed what had happened.
The members of the Witch Clan she had settled there had been slaughtered!
And at that moment, Houtu was still facing off against Hongjun.
Hongjun's face was filled with indescribable emotions as he stared deeply at Houtu.
He knew that Houtu had been trapped for a very long time, and that wanting to regain her freedom was only natural.
But he had never imagined it.
Houtu would actually regain her freedom by enhancing the Earthly Dao!
Since the primordial wilderness first came into existence, the Earthly Dao had always been suppressed by the Heavenly Dao. It had been unable to resist, much less possessed the strength to do so!
Yet Houtu had actually found a method to enhance the Earthly Dao!
How could that not shock him?
"From now on, there will no longer be a suppressive relationship between the Earthly Dao and the Heavenly Dao!"
Hongjun said helplessly.
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