Eastern Emperor Taiyi looked utterly dejected. Di Jun was in much better shape, but his embroidered robe had been completely torn to shreds.
Di Jun frowned. This Monkey was proving incredibly difficult to deal with. But there was no way the overlord of the demon race would back down so easily.
"Eastern Emperor, clear a path!" Di Jun barked. Eastern Emperor Taiyi understood at once and threw the Chaos Bell in his hand with the last of his strength.
Without hesitation, Di Jun hurled the River Diagram and Luo Book in his hands toward the Chaos Bell. In an instant, the bell swelled again, looking as though it might surpass its previous size.
A cold glint flashed in Di Jun's eyes. Everything would be decided by this one strike!
His heart quivered. He spat out a mouthful of heart's blood and splashed it onto the River Diagram and Luo Book. The Dao Rhyme, already shining brilliantly, flared dozens of times brighter!
For a moment, the entire East Sea rang with faint peals from the bell. Ye Jun stood on guard as well. He had to admit, this scruffy bird was actually fighting for his life now!
Interesting!
At Ye Jun's thought, the Qiankun Cauldron above his head began to rock, forcing Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi to brace themselves.
"Go!" Di Jun steeled himself. Everything would be decided by this one strike. Empowered by both the River Diagram and Luo Book, the Chaos Bell was like a massive meteorite.
Great Dao Laws swirled around it, and the starry river of the Nine Heavens wound about it, its might astonishing!
Seeing this, Taotie couldn't care less about his master. He turned and ran, fleeing thousands of miles from the East Sea in an instant.
"Terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!" Taotie's deeply lined old face displayed an almost human expression.
This was ridiculous!
They had been talking calmly just moments ago. How had they suddenly started fighting, and why was each clash more vicious than the last?
This was going to cost him his life! Taotie had cultivated for so many years to reach this point. He wasn't about to die just like that.
Ye Jun didn't have the slightest attention to spare for Taotie's little maneuver. After taking a deep breath, he released a torrent of Qiankun energy from the Qiankun Cauldron above his head.
It spread into thousands of strands, slowly winding around the God-Slaying Spear. Yin-Yang Two Energies surged in Ye Jun's hands once more.
In an instant, the God-Slaying Spear, originally black and red from end to end, was enveloped in baleful energy, Qiankun energy, and Yin-Yang Two Energies!
The Great Dao of cultivation spoke of one energy dividing into the Three Pure Ones. Today, Ye Jun had combined three energies into a single strike!
Now, let's see who would have the last laugh!
Empowered by the Qiankun energy and Yin-Yang Two Energies, the entire shaft of the God-Slaying Spear trembled slightly.
Ye Jun wasted no time. He lifted a finger, flicked it lightly, and said, "Go!"
The God-Slaying Spear, its three energies united, faced the Chaos Bell, empowered by the River Diagram and Luo Book!
They clashed again with a thunderous impact!
At once, smoke billowed across the East Sea, dust and sand filled the air, and Spiritual Energy surged wildly!
If Ye Jun and Di Jun hadn't both chosen to fight in the air, the East Sea would have been completely destroyed by that collision!
A flood of seawater would have been the least of their worries!
Once everything had settled, the God-Slaying Spear returned to Ye Jun's hand. The Yin-Yang Two Energies and Qiankun energy that had covered its shaft were completely gone.
Even the spear's original baleful aura had weakened.
Compared to Ye Jun, Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi were in truly miserable shape!
At least Ye Jun still looked like Ye Jun. By now, every bit of Di Jun's clothing had been torn away, exposing his bronze-colored skin.
His body was covered in wounds, though. Eastern Emperor Taiyi was even worse off, his injuries piled on top of one another.
Ye Jun had no doubt that if that fool Taotie came back, the demon race's twin stars would both perish in the East Sea without him having to lift a finger!
"What do you two think?" Ye Jun asked with a cold smile.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi panted heavily and said nothing, his expression grim. Di Jun, too, looked helpless.
"Very well. It seems Taotie and I were never meant to be," Di Jun conceded.
Only then did Ye Jun smile. That was more like it. Did those two scruffy birds think he was made of clay?
"Excellent. I've long admired you both, I must say. If I get the chance, I'll be sure to visit the demon race and seek your guidance," Ye Jun said slowly.
He still hadn't put away the God-Slaying Spear in his hand. Its baleful aura flickered, making Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi's hearts quiver.
This menace was utterly unreasonable!
Eastern Emperor Taiyi cursed Ye Jun from head to toe in his heart.
What nonsense about having long admired them? It sounded nice, but hadn't he attacked with every move aimed at killing them?
Eastern Emperor Taiyi casually spat out a mouthful of blood, took a deep breath, and slowly replied, "In that case, the demon race will await your visit."
Di Jun frowned, as if he'd just remembered something. If this menace really came to the demon race, wouldn't they be doomed?
But the words had already been spoken. He couldn't take them back and bring trouble down on himself.
"Of course, of course. If I have some free time, I'll certainly pay the demon race a visit," Ye Jun said with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.
Ye Jun's attitude left Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi completely unsure of themselves.
Until now, the whole prehistoric world had agreed that the two bald monks Zhunti and Jieyin of the Western World were the most shameless. But this Monkey looked like he had the potential to surpass them.
"Fellow Daoist Ye Jun, let's discuss a visit to the demon race another time. We'll take our leave now!" Di Jun said hurriedly.
Then, without waiting for Ye Jun to respond, a beam of divine light suddenly rose and enveloped him and Eastern Emperor Taiyi. They vanished from the East Sea.
At that point, Di Jun didn't care what Ye Jun thought. If they didn't leave, would they just stick around to be shaken down?
Di Jun suddenly remembered the miserable fate Jieyin and Zhunti had suffered atop Buzhou Mountain.
Ye Jun leisurely clasped his hands behind his head. Somehow, a blade of grass had appeared in his mouth.
"Those two scruffy birds sure ran fast," Ye Jun said softly.
Ye Jun looked completely unharmed, nothing like the two who had just fled in disarray.
"If you don't come out now, I'll take you to the demon race with me," Ye Jun said calmly.
No sooner had he spoken than Taotie, who had fled far away, hurried back and said respectfully, "Master's strength is truly unrivaled throughout the prehistoric world, and his looks reach the heavens!"
"Oh? And what makes you say that?" Ye Jun asked.
Now it was Taotie's turn to be dumbfounded. How was he supposed to explain that? What else could he say?
"Master, I..." Taotie stammered.
Ye Jun suddenly lowered his hands, flipped onto Taotie's back, then repeated what he'd just done and said slowly, "Why are you wasting words? Go!"
Go? Where?
Taotie was full of grievances he couldn't put into words. His bargain of a master was astonishingly powerful, but everything he said and did was utterly absurd!
"Wherever," Ye Jun replied, then fell silent. Taotie could only shake his head helplessly and gallop off in some direction.
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