Asura City battlefield
Just as the Asura Race and the Western Servant Army were locked in fierce battle,
a vast presence descended from the void—solemn, weighty, and boundless.
Jieyin appeared. Golden light surged, and the might of a Saint blanketed the entire battlefield.
The sounds of battle abruptly ceased.
The Asura warriors and the Western Servant Army alike felt an overwhelming pressure.
Both sides involuntarily lowered their weapons.
Old Ancestor Ming He's expression shifted slightly. This was the first time he had directly experienced the pressure brought by a Saint, a helplessness that left him utterly unable to summon any resistance.
His own guest official was being suppressed by a Saint, so Bei Ming naturally had to step forward and stand up for him.
Just as Jieyin's pressure spread, the void split open, and the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler flew out. Transforming into a heaven-shaking beam of light, it struck directly at Jieyin.
Jieyin was alarmed. Why had Bei Ming skipped diplomacy before force?
Before he could think further, he flicked his sleeve robe and hurriedly summoned the Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus before him for defense.
Bei Ming's figure flashed as he stepped out of the void. His right hand gripped one end of the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, while its other end pressed against the Merit Golden Lotus.
In an instant, terrifying power erupted!
The Twelve Grade Merit Golden Lotus shook violently. Its lotus petals swayed wildly, while layers of Merit Golden Light shattered.
Jieyin was sent flying outright, knocked out of the Primordial Wilderness by Bei Ming's single strike.
Jieyin desperately tried to steady himself, only barely stopping at the Honghuang Membrane, with but a thread separating him from Outer Chaos.
Yet Bei Ming stopped behind Jieyin a step ahead of him.
The Merit Golden Lotus's defenses had already