Donghua and the others didn't bother with Luohu Clone's attack. Since they had clearly divided up their tasks beforehand, they had enough trust in one another.
The others remained immersed in the grand formation, slowly evolving and repairing it.
Tongtian, fighting in the distance, was still holding his own.
Before the black lotus could descend, Qingping Sword shot into the sky, and the Shangqing Vast Void Great Dao appeared.
One sword strike plunged down like the Milky Way falling from the heavens, shattering the black lotus phantom outright.
Tongtian held Qingping Sword in his hand, his long hair flowing behind him. Clad in a blue Daoist robe, he stood tall and proud, his battle intent soaring into the clouds. He seemed like a heavenly chasm, blocking every attack from Luohu Clone.
"Junior, you dare attack me? You're asking for death!"
Tongtian gave a cold snort and said disdainfully, "Today, I'll cut you down even if you're nothing but a mere clone. Even if Demon Ancestor himself came, I, Tongtian, would do the same!"
"How arrogant. Behold my divine art!"
Luohu Clone unleashed the Sky-Supporting Demonic Art, and ten thousand black lotuses appeared around him.
The lotuses were no longer pitch-black. They were black tinged with red, eerie beyond compare. They could both destroy the primordial spirit and burn all things with Earth Fire.
Tongtian was utterly unafraid. Qingping Sword blazed with dazzling light in his hand as he circulated the Shangqing Great Art, causing countless green lotuses to appear around him.
These green lotuses weren't spiritual treasures. They were condensed through Great Magical Power and served as a defensive divine art.
"Sword! Kill!"
Qingping Sword radiated a soaring killing intent. The sword intent took form, gathering into the might of ten thousand swords and forming one sword formation after another as it charged at the enemy.
The clone met the swords head-on, pressing forward fearlessly and paying no heed to their sword intent.
He carved a path through them with Great Magical Power. His body was also exceptionally tough, since he was formed from the Sky Demon Tower and Earth Fire Essence. With his profound magical power, his approach could be summed up in one word: brute force.
Tongtian's sword intent collided with Luohu Clone.
BOOM!
The sword phantoms shattered, but Luohu Clone pressed on without slowing. The black lotus magical power around him also broke apart, yet he kept charging, relying on his vast reserves of magical power.
This move brought his advantage fully into play.
Seeing this, Tongtian formed a hand seal with his left hand. Wind and clouds surged across the heavens.
Bolts of Upper Clarity Divine Thunder filled the sky, striking Luohu Clone one after another.
The thunder scattered the black lotus magical power around the clone, exposing his true body beneath the sword phantoms.
The clone endured the sword phantoms with his physical body!
He stopped charging. His reckless attack had clearly cost him dearly.
Tongtian gave a cold snort. "A brainless brute!"
He surged forward. Shangqing Immortal Light shone like the midday sun, and a small purple hammer appeared in his left hand: the Top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure, Purple Lightning Hammer.
Infused with Shangqing magical power, the Purple Lightning Hammer rose into the sky and gradually grew larger, lightning coiling around it.
Tongtian shouted, "Fall!"
The Purple Lightning Hammer released purple divine lightning, carrying boundless destructive power as it struck the clone once more.
Luohu Clone felt as if he were locked in place, unable to move.
He poured every last bit of his magical power into breaking free.
But no matter where he fled, the Zixiao Divine Thunder from the Purple Lightning Hammer followed him.
He dodged again and again, but in the end, he had no choice but to endure it head-on.
The clone felt utterly helpless. He was merely a transformation Luohu had created from the shattered Sky Demon Tower and stationed here to detonate the Volcano of Immortality at a crucial moment. As a result, he didn't have a single spiritual treasure on him.
But Ancestor Dragon, Yuanfeng, and the others hadn't fought to the death in the end. Instead, they had transformed into the Dao to suppress the Primordial Wilderness.
Ever since Yuanfeng's true body had suppressed the Volcano of Immortality, he hadn't dared to make the slightest move, afraid of being discovered. He had simply waited for his true body to come rescue him.
But instead, his true body had transformed into the Dao, establishing the momentum of the Demon Realm and preparing to contend with the Immortal Dao.
With no hope of escape, he could only lie hidden in this lightless subterranean world of volcanic fire.
Over the countless years, there were times when he'd wanted to reveal himself on purpose and let Yuanfeng finish him off. After all, he was only a clone.
But once he was free of Luohu's control, he couldn't accept that this was how his life would end.
Then, one day, a strand of Shen Ni's Divine Sense found him.
That strand of Divine Sense had been hidden deep within his body all along. Even when Luohu had refined him, his true body hadn't noticed it.
Shen Ni had promised to let him leave if he helped Shen Ni grow.
Though he was only a clone, he knew how terrifying Shen Ni was. At first, he refused and wouldn't agree.
But after several encounters, he finally couldn't take it anymore. If he was going to be manipulated, so be it. Staying here was no better than dying.
After I die, let the floods rage!
He then agreed to Shen Ni's request and began providing Shen Ni with nourishment for growth. With Shen Ni's help, he also successfully fused with the Earth Fire Essence and became a new living being.
As the Zixiao Divine Thunder came crashing down, the clone steeled himself and used his immense magical power to draw upon the Earth Sun Fire.
He was no longer merely Luohu's clone. He was now a living being formed from a fusion with the Earth Fire Essence.
"You've gone too far!"
The surging volcano began to boil, sending pillars of fire roaring upward to counter the Zixiao Divine Thunder.
Tongtian felt deeply frustrated. He didn't dare use too much force, afraid that he might blow up the volcano. The power of the Zixiao Divine Thunder had already dropped sharply.
The two clashed at close range again, and the clone started overpowering Tongtian!
In the distance, the four people operating the grand formation opened their eyes at the same time. The ancient Four Symbols Power had finally fused, beginning to give rise to the Five Elements.
At this point, even if the volcano erupted, it wouldn't cause much damage.
Seeing this, Donghua called out to Tongtian, who was fighting Luohu Clone in the distance. "Brother Tongtian, we're done. Can you still handle things?"
Those words sent Tongtian's Three Corpses into a frenzy. The fight with Luohu Clone had already been miserable enough.
He couldn't use too much force, so he had to fight on the clone's terms.
The clone might have been lacking in Daoist arts and divine abilities, but his magical power had reached the Late Stage Quasi-Saint level. And because he had come from the Sky Demon Tower, his physical body was incredibly tough.
Tongtian had never been this frustrated!
When he heard Donghua's taunt, he could no longer contain his fury.
Shangqing Immortal Light illuminated every direction. His eyes remained calm, and beneath his Dharma Eye's gaze, everything vanished into nothingness. A magnificent primordial spirit manifestation rose into the sky.
Four ancient swords, murderous and imposing, appeared around him—the Immortal Slaying Four Swords!
Neither bronze nor iron nor steel, They once lay hidden beneath Mount Sumeru. Unless Yin and Yang are reversed in refinement, How could water and fire fail to temper their edge?
The Immortal Slaying Sword brings death, the Slaughtering Immortal Sword spells doom; The Immortal-Trapping Sword casts red light in every direction. The Immortal-Severing Sword's transformations are boundless and wondrous; Even Grand Unity immortals stain their robes with blood.
The Immortal Slaying Four Swords had originally been four embryos of Innate Spiritual Treasures that had not yet fully matured. In the end, Luohu refined them into four swords.
Each sword was a Top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure. Combined and paired with the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram, they could undoubtedly rank among the supreme treasures.
Unfortunately, during the Immortal-Demon War, the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram had been destroyed. When Hongjun had bestowed treasures upon Tongtian, he had given him only the four swords, not the diagram.
Judging by what happened in later generations, though, Tongtian should have eventually forged a new Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram.
Now, Tongtian was going all out!
Donghua, who had just provoked Tongtian, fell silent as well. He swallowed the words "you're such a wimp," afraid the hotheaded man might take a swipe at him.
Everyone knew Tongtian's temperament. He feared nothing and no one. In later generations, he was the ruthless figure who fought four Saints at once.
He had even dared to reestablish Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind and reopen the world!
Though he had ultimately failed, his strength was still admirable.
Who else in the Primordial Wilderness would dare take on four Saints at once?
Even battle-loving Nuwa watched Tongtian's display in silence!
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