"Whoosh!"
The concentrated green Sword Qi traced an arc through the air.
Before Ci Tie's astonished eyes, it curved around his burly figure.
Then it plunged straight into the densely packed Demon Race Army Formation behind him!
"What?"
Ci Tie froze, then flew into a rage!
"How dare you?!"
He had never expected his opponent to show him such contempt and attack ordinary demon soldiers instead!
But the Sword Qi was too fast. He had no time to stop it!
"Boom!!!"
The Sword Qi fell into the Demon Formation, but it made no earth-shaking noise.
Instead, it vanished without a sound.
The next instant!
Several thousand demons caught in its wake—whether Profound Immortals, Golden Immortals, or the few Taiyi Golden Immortals among them—
froze in place, the light fading from their eyes.
Then they silently crumbled to dust, without even a single scream!
Such was the overbearing might of Hunyuan Power!
Its range was small, but the Dao rhythm that annihilated all things brought the entire Demon Race Army Formation to a halt!
The soaring Demonic Qi seemed to be seized by an invisible hand and abruptly compressed!
Countless demons stared in horror and instinctively took half a step back. Their gazes toward That Green Clad Figure on the altar were filled with fear.
"Golden Immortal of the Origin... Is this the might of a Golden Immortal of the Origin?"
"Just one Sword Qi..."
Unease spread through the Demon Army.
Ci Tie's face turned ashen, his fury threatening to burst from his chest.
He had slaughtered the soldiers under Ci Tie's command right before his eyes!
It was a blatant humiliation!
"Die!"
Ci Tie roared at the sky, unleashing the Savage Demonic Qi around him!
He no longer cared that his opponent was a Golden Immortal of the Origin. His muscles bulged across both arms, and dark golden Demon Marks surfaced on his skin.
He threw a punch!
The force of his fist tore through the void, carrying enough power to shatter stars as it shot straight for Xuandu's face!
He would smash this pretentious fool and the altar beneath him to pieces!
Xuandu's gaze sharpened.
Facing this furious blow, he dared not let his guard down.
He circulated the Shangqing Gongfa with all his might, surging Hunyuan Power through his body, then pointed again with two fingers joined like a sword!
"Vrrm!"
Clear Meng Sword Light flashed into being and collided head-on with the savage Fist Aura!
"Boom!!!"
This time, the thunderous impact shook the heavens!
Violent energy erupted and spread in every direction!
The altar below shook violently. Had Xuandu not diverted a thread of his aura to shield it, it would have collapsed, and the Human Race behind it would have suffered as well.
Xuandu swayed slightly. His Blood Qi churned, and a faint numbness ran through his fingertips.
As expected, Ci Tie lived up to his reputation. His physical strength was absurd.
If not for the exceptional quality of my Hunyuan Power, I would have been at a disadvantage.
Ci Tie let out a muffled groan and staggered half a step back. A faint white mark had appeared on his fist.
His eyes blazed with even greater fury and shock.
His opponent had actually withstood his full-strength punch with just a single Sword Qi?
Were Golden Immortals of the Origin truly this troublesome?
He was about to charge again and unleash a Divine Ability.
Suddenly!
"Vrrm!"
A supreme bell toll, seeming to originate from the dawn of the Primordial Great Wilderness, rang out leisurely from the Ninth Heaven above!
The bell wasn't loud, yet it instantly silenced every sound on the battlefield.
Time seemed to stop.
The roiling Demon Cloud settled, and the rampaging energy ripples dissipated.
A vast aura that stood above all living things and ruled over Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang descended with a crash!
All things bowed before it along the East Sea Coast!
Whether it was the Myriad Demons behind Ci Tie or the trembling humans beneath the altar,
the bell and its aura stirred an instinctive urge to prostrate themselves. Their Divine Souls quivered!
Xuandu's pupils contracted. He abruptly looked up at the sky.
The Sky Dome, shrouded in Demon Cloud, was being forcibly torn open by an unseen force, leaving a vast gaping hole!
Countless dazzling streams of Solar True Fire poured through the opening, gilding the darkened earth in brilliant gold!
Amid the Solar True Fire, two figures slowly descended.
The man on the left wore a Golden Crow Emperor Robe. His features were stern, his eyes held the Stars, and an Emperor's Aura surrounded him.
He was none other than Demon Emperor Dijun!
The man on the right wore Crimson Gold Battle Armor. His face was cold, and he held a Mysterious Yellow Small Bell.
The sun, moon, and Stars encircled the bell's exterior, along with Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind. Mountains, rivers, and lands filled its interior, where the Great Wilderness Myriad Races flickered into view.
He was Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the bell was the Chaos Bell!
The two Demon Emperors had descended in person!
Seeing this, Xuandu thought, Just as I expected.
What was destined to come could not be avoided.
He forcibly suppressed the Blood Qi still churning from taking Ci Tie's punch and calmly looked toward the sky.
The true forms of Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had descended, their might towering over the world. They were far beyond Ci Tie's power.
Dijun's eyes, which held Solar True Fire, swept coldly over the scene below.
At last, they fixed on Xuandu, brimming with undisguised killing intent.
"You're nothing but a mere human who happened to break through to the Golden Immortal of the Origin realm. And you dare obstruct our Demon Race?"
Dijun's icy voice rang across heaven and earth, carrying the majesty of one who stood above all living things.
"Are you truly asking for death?"
He and Eastern Emperor Taiyi had been watching from behind the scenes for a long time.
This man's aura was undeniably that of a Golden Immortal of the Origin. Yet in battle, he seemed to rely on nothing but rudimentary sword techniques, with no other wondrous Divine Abilities to his name.
His magical power was vast, but his control seemed immature.
If not for the faint disturbances from the Witch Clan near Buzhou Mountain, which made them wary of complications, the two would not have revealed themselves so soon.
In their eyes, Xuandu had simply stumbled upon a Heaven-Defying Opportunity and was lucky enough to enter the Hunyuan realm. His foundation remained unstable, and he had few means at his disposal.
Taking him down would be no difficult task.
"Elder Brother, why waste words on him?"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi, already impatient, flashed a murderous glint in his eyes.
Xuandu had slain a Demon Saint and slaughtered demon soldiers. Now he even dared to face his elder brother's might head-on. The killing intent in Eastern Emperor Taiyi's heart was already boiling.
"Boom!!!"
Solar True Fire burst from Eastern Emperor Taiyi, and the terrifying pressure of Quasi-Saint Peak bore down on Xuandu!
He would use his absolute strength to crush this arrogant human Golden Immortal of the Origin!
He would make him understand the gulf between a Golden Immortal of the Origin and a true Quasi-Saint at the peak!
However!
The next second, the expression on Eastern Emperor Taiyi's face abruptly froze!
It wasn't just him. Even Dijun, standing beside him with a cold expression, changed color. For the first time, unmistakable astonishment appeared on his face!
Facing that terrifying pressure, enough to make ordinary Quasi-Saints blanch,
Xuandu remained calm and circulated the Shangqing Gongfa within him!
"Vrrm!"
A unique Dao rhythm, bearing the supreme will of Intercepting Heaven Taking Dao, surged skyward from within Xuandu!
Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi knew this aura all too well!
It was the Shangqing Aura of Sect Leader Tongtian!
Though Xuandu's version was nowhere near as pure as a Sage's, its fundamental Dao rhythm could not be faked!
Was Xuandu a disciple of Sect Leader Tongtian?
How was that possible?
They already knew all the disciples under Sect Leader Tongtian. When had he gained a Golden Immortal of the Origin as a disciple?
And a human, no less?
Before Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi could recover from their sudden shock,
Xuandu slowly raised his right hand.
An object had appeared in his palm.
It was a token.
Neither gold nor jade, it was made of an ancient material. Natural Dao Patterns covered its surface, and Pure and Bright Immortal Light flowed around it.
The Jie Sect Personal Disciple Token!
The token was not only a symbol of status; it also contained a trace of a Sage's Aura from Sect Leader Tongtian!
Now, as Xuandu activated it with his own Hunyuan Dao Power, it blazed with light!
"Vrrm!"
Pure and Bright Immortal Light transformed into a pillar that shot into the sky.
The supreme majesty of the Sage's lineage effortlessly obliterated Eastern Emperor Taiyi's pressure!
Within the pillar of light, phantoms of Myriad Immortals paying homage flickered into view, along with a trace of Sage Sword Intent that surpassed all things!
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