The Bronze Coffin, which held the Devil Lord's Seven Apertures Ice-Soul Heart, came from fantasy into reality, trying to stop Dharma King Dushi from destroying the Magpie Bridge and cutting off this secret escape route from the Jade Lake. At the same time, Master Lu's sword light and the Overlord's Absolute Saber in Meng Qi's hand—one white, one purple; one purely sharp, the other domineering and unrestrained—slashed toward the Dharma King from afar, sealing off every angle he could use to dodge and leaving him no choice but to take the blows head-on.
But Dharma King Dushi neither saw nor heard them, and felt nothing. The two transparent short blades in his hands turned into streaks of light and fell, soundlessly striking the Magpie Bridge.
Rumble!
The long-dead Magpie Bridge shook violently. Magpies tumbled from it into the Celestial River like dumplings dropping into a pot, and in an instant, the bridge crumbled to pieces.
Yet Dharma King Dushi did not leave. He stood there, using the bridge's collapse to plunge down swiftly amid the scattering magpies. He paid no heed to the Celestial River below him. Once he fell in, no one knew what universe he might drift to; he could even be caught by a star or a black hole. Still, he plunged straight down!
This was not one of the angles that the Seven Apertures Demonic Heart, Meng Qi, and Master Lu had expected him to use to dodge. They could only watch helplessly as the Dharma King avoided the pure, condensed white sword light and the unrestrained, arrogant purple saber energy, as well as the invisible mental assault.
A faint smile appeared on Dharma King Dushi's usually transparent, solemn face. His eyes brimmed with delight and smugness as he looked at Meng Qi and Master Lu