The Mysterious and Unpredictable Emperor

A stunning arrow flashed through the air. It was so fast that, in the blink of an eye, it came from the distance straight toward Zhong Shan's back. Nearly everyone was startled when they saw it.

Because the arrow had come far too insidiously.

It had struck precisely when Zhong Shan was exerting his strength.

Anxiety flashed through the Nine Tails Princess's eyes, but she had no time to save him. Even an Ancient Immortal might not be able to rescue him in that brief instant—unless they were a powerhouse who cultivated the divine ability of "time." But such divine abilities were far too rare. And even if someone possessed one, they had nothing to do with Zhong Shan.

Zhong Shan had reached the seventh stage of Heavenly Demon Body Tempering! Eightfold power erupted with a boom.

In an instant, the power of the Opening Heaven Palm surged eightfold, while its size abruptly doubled. In the void, a large palm and a small palm collided, like an adult's hand striking against an infant's.

"BOOM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

With a thunderous crash, the white palm manifested by Cheng Baiyi dispersed violently. The tremendous energy shockwave immediately sent thousand-zhang waves surging across the entire sea.

And at that very moment, the Golden Long Arrow shot into Zhong Shan's back.

Zhong Shan was instinctively startled. An overwhelming sense of danger made every hair on his back stand on end. He instinctively prepared to unleash the Eight Extremes Heavenly Tail, but perhaps the speed brought by the Great Immortal Artifact was simply too astonishing. At the instant death threatened both his body and soul, another treasure within Zhong Shan's body stirred.

"BANG~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

Beyond Zhong Shan's back, a White Light suddenly burst forth. A painting ten zhang across abruptly unfurled, blocking his back.

Most of the painting was