Supernatural Ability's Hidden Danger, Golden Crow Bearing Grudge

"Do not harm my elder brother!"

A furious, anxious roar tore through the sky like a thunderbolt from the nine heavens!

"Clang—!"

The moment the voice rang out, the toll of a bell followed close behind, freezing time and space itself.

Sensing the killing intent behind him, Donghua whirled around to see an ancient, massive bell hurtling through the air. On its body, the Sun Moon Stars revolved without cease, while Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind coiled around it.

Behind the Chaos Bell, a figure shot through the sky wrapped in a golden rainbow. His piercing gaze locked onto Donghua like a tangible force, and overwhelming murderous intent, mingled with the bell's vast toll, surged forth like a tsunami of destruction!

With a swift hand seal, the Chaos Bell blazed with divine light, carrying the might to suppress the primordial chaos as it descended straight toward Donghua's head!

In a flash, Donghua grasped the situation. This strike carried Taiyi's desperate resolve to save his brother. If he insisted on taking Di Jun's life, he would surely be gravely wounded by the Chaos Bell.

"A pity."

With a silent sigh, Donghua made his decision on the spot. The attack originally aimed at Di Jun twisted back like a swimming dragon.

At the same time, a clear, melodious chime—far less ancient and vast than the Chaos Bell's—rang out.

A great bell materialized, its body flowing with azure light and etched with Pure Yang Dao Marks. This was Donghua's companion treasure, the Jingyang Bell!

The Pure Yang Dao resonance flowing across the Jingyang Bell's surface burned to its utmost as it flew, like a azure sun defying the heavens, charging recklessly toward the descending Chaos Bell!

The next moment, the Chaos Bell arrived!

"Boom—!!!"

The two bells collided with earth-shattering force!

There was no scene of the Jingyang Bell being shattered in a single blow, nor of Donghua being sent flying.

The Chaos Bell's oppressive might was overbearing and unmatched, pressing the azure radiance into a deep, violent dent as ripples flickered wildly! Though the Jingyang Bell's light dimmed rapidly, it still managed to firmly withstand the strike!

As the bell's echoes reverberated, heaven and earth were crushed into utter silence.

The Chaos Bell, having failed its mission, slowly drifted back above Taiyi's head, its lingering chime unceasing.

Taiyi's gaze sharpened, shock flashing across his face. His furious strike had been delivered without reservation, yet his opponent, clearly in poor condition, had managed to block it with nothing more than a single spiritual treasure!

Donghua suppressed the surging blood and qi within him. The Jingyang Bell hung above his head, its light somewhat dimmed.

He looked at Taiyi, his expression still calm, but inwardly he marveled. The Chaos Bell truly lived up to its name as an Innate Supreme Treasure.

A single exchange had ended in a draw!

This outcome caught Taiyi off guard and also shook the Dao Heart of Di Jun, who had just begun to calm himself in the distance.

Di Jun quickly recovered, but his gaze remained fixed on the retreating Donghua as he transmitted a sharp message to Taiyi:

"He's not at full strength—this is the moment. Never let a tiger return to the mountain!"

Hearing Di Jun's words, Taiyi changed his hand seal, and golden light burst forth from his entire body.

"Golden Crow Transforming Rainbow!"

He merged his body with the bell, the Chaos Bell leading the way, and transformed into a golden rainbow that pierced heaven and earth. Wherever it passed, the void twisted, carrying the supreme might to suppress the cosmos as it gave chase.

The speed of the Golden Crow Transforming Rainbow was unmatched in the Primordial Wilderness. In the blink of an eye, it had crossed countless mountains and rivers.

Yet Donghua had already fled far with the Jingyang Bell, and where they could not see, he executed Sunlight Without Trace.

Turning into specks of morning dew-like sunlight, he rippled across the void and then vanished completely without a trace.

After a long pursuit, Taiyi's golden rainbow abruptly halted. The Chaos Bell rotated slowly before him.

His divine sense spread like a net in all directions, but he could no longer catch even a wisp of Donghua's presence.

"Boom!"

Solar True Fire erupted uncontrollably, evaporating a massive whirlpool on the sea surface below.

The East Sea boiled around him, and countless aquatic beings fled in terror into the deep.

Taiyi stood in the void, his face ashen. After a long moment, he let out a cold snort. The Chaos Bell gave a prolonged ring, and he finally turned and departed.

Long after Taiyi had left, a barely perceptible ripple stirred in the void, and Donghua's figure slowly coalesced.

He gazed in the direction where the golden rainbow had vanished, a hint of gravity in his eyes:

"No wonder he's the one who can suppress the six Ancestor Witches in the future. The Chaos Bell amplifies his might, but this level of strength is indeed remarkable."

"Hmph..."

Just as Donghua was pondering, a muffled groan escaped him, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper.

Feeling the sharp stabbing pain in his Primordial Spirit, Donghua sighed inwardly: "I pushed myself too far."

The reason he had chosen to flee was not only that Taiyi's arrival made it impossible to take Di Jun's life, but also because his Primordial Spirit was damaged.

Of course, this injury did not come from Taiyi, but from the backlash of executing "Yang Yuan Dao Jie" earlier.

The reason Yang Yuan Dao Jie made Di Jun feel as though even his True Spirit would dissolve was precisely because it contained a trace of the true essence of law fusion—something only a Saint could wield.

Under normal circumstances, only a Saint could master true law fusion; any so-called fusion by others was merely an imitation of its form.

Donghua, however, had relied on his comprehension of the Jade Disk of Creation Fragment, using a strand of his own Primordial Spirit as a bridge to merge the laws of Pure Yang and Lesser Yang, creating this Supernatural Ability.

Unfortunately, the final blow against Di Jun had caused the two Dao Methods to suddenly split apart, not only failing at the last moment but also completely annihilating the strand of Primordial Spirit that had served as a bridge between them.

The damage to his Primordial Spirit forced him to temporarily avoid Taiyi's edge.

Donghua's figure gradually faded in the pale light of dawn, leaving only a whisper imbued with Dao resonance lingering in the void:

"The Supernatural Ability has just emerged, still lacking perfection; a thousand deductions, ten thousand methods return to the source."

Meanwhile, on another island in the East Sea.

Di Jun sat slumped on the ground, the Solar True Fire around him flickering unsteadily as he struggled to suppress the waves of weakness and stabbing pain deep within his Dao body.

A streak of golden rainbow, achingly familiar, tore through the air and landed before him, revealing Taiyi's figure.

The True Fire around Di Jun blazed up, and he immediately rose to meet him. Though he had absolute confidence in Taiyi's strength, for some reason, a foreboding unease lingered in his heart. He had tangled with Donghua for thousands of years and knew well that the man's methods were devious and slippery—no easy opponent.

His own combat prowess ranked among the top in the Primordial Wilderness; though slightly inferior to Taiyi, his insight and judgment remained sharp.

Taiyi halted, his gaze falling on Di Jun's pallid complexion and the still-unsettled chaotic aura around him. He lowered his head slightly, and for once, his usually cold voice carried a trace of somberness:

"Elder Brother... I failed to keep him here. I have let you down."

"It's fine. As long as you're safe." Di Jun comforted him.

At these words, a golden glint flashed in Taiyi's eyes, and the chilling killing intent caused the surrounding temperature to spike:

"He slipped away this time, but next time, I will make him perish, body and Dao, to avenge you, Elder Brother. I simply do not yet know that fiend's name."

Di Jun slowly regulated his breath and said in a deep voice: "In the Primordial Wilderness, one with such means cannot be an unknown figure. Once we return and make some inquiries, we will surely learn his origins."

He gazed in the direction where Donghua had vanished, his eyes profound: "When that time comes, today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold."

As his words fell, the two brothers simultaneously rose into the air, executing the Golden Crow Transforming Rainbow, turning into two streaks of light speeding straight toward the Sun Star.