Pulling Teeth from a Tiger's Jaws (II)

"Hiss!"

A flash of sword light flickered over Shen Mo's body as he activated the [Sword Evasion] divine power, vanishing from where he stood.

In the next instant, he appeared in midair several thousand li away from the Bitter Sea—the very spot where the Demon Slayer Sword would be after flying for a moment beneath the shroud of Star-Falling Sword Qi!

With this divine power, Shen Mo evaded the vast majority of the attacks.

Yet nearly a hundred attacks still escaped his evasion. Some were divine powers akin to Pure Yang True Flame, which would affect Shen Mo's Divine Soul and Dao Body the moment they were activated; others were immortal arts that ignored the barrier of distance, surging across thousands of li the instant he vanished from his original position.

"Crackle, crackle!"

All manner of strange spells that disregarded distance pelted the Azure Cloud Umbrella like raindrops, quickly battering this timeworn treasure umbrella into a tattered state.

The lingering force of the spells struck Shen Mo, sending ripples across the glassy Buddhist flames enveloping his body. The Great Hand Seal barrier protecting him was also steadily collapsing!

Beyond such attacks, several bizarre divine powers that took effect instantly erupted all at once.

Strange phenomena soon blossomed across Shen Mo's body in dazzling profusion. One moment, his skin turned a riot of colors; the next, raging flames spewed from his seven apertures—eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. Then his five viscera, six bowels, meridians, and Chakras twisted and writhed like a mating mass of snakes. At times, white frost and ice crystals covered both his Divine Soul and Dao Body from the inside out...

It took Shen Mo considerable effort to dispel all these immortal arts and divine powers, suppressing the adverse conditions afflicting him.

"Though I paid a hefty price,