The human tribesmen heard Ling Wudao's words and turned angry gazes toward Xuan Du.
Xuan Du had just climbed up from the ground when he felt countless furious eyes fixed on him. Looking up, he saw innumerable human tribesmen glaring at him in rage.
Seeing this, Xuan Du hurriedly said, "Do not let Ling Wudao deceive you. I did not destroy your homes—it was a natural disaster. If Ling Wudao had not shown disrespect to Heaven and Earth, your homes would not have been destroyed by the natural disaster."
However, as soon as Xuan Du finished speaking, Suirenshi stepped forward. "Everyone, do not be deceived by this ungrateful wretch, Xuan Du. He destroyed your homes, and he even wanted to harm you. If the Human Emperor and the Holy Mother had not discovered it in time, we would have been in grave danger."
As his words fell, Suirenshi directly took out an Image Recording Stone and injected a trace of Mana into it.
"Buzz!"
The Image Recording Stone emitted a beam of white light, and the scene of Xuan Du creating the natural disaster and attempting to harm others began to play.
Upon seeing this, the human tribesmen began cursing Xuan Du one after another.
Ling Wudao looked at Xuan Du. "You could have lived as a decent person, yet you insisted on becoming a beast. Now that you have ended up like this, do you have anything else to say?"
"What is there for me to say? Since I cannot delay any longer, kill me if you want!"
"Hmph. Wouldn't letting you die so easily be letting you off too lightly? That old fool Taiqing cares quite a lot about you. If I torment you in front of him, he will surely be in great pain!"
With a wave of his hand, Ling Wudao sent chains of void flying toward Xuan Du. In an instant, Xuan Du was bound by the chains in the center of Tribe Square.
"Fellow human tribesmen, Xuan Du betrayed humanity and harmed his own people. Today, this emperor will imprison him here for you to deal with as you please. However, do not take his life. The Holy Mother Nüwa and I still need him to deal with Taiqing."
After saying that, he removed the Heaven Concealing Talisman and waited with Nüwa for Taiqing's arrival.
Meanwhile, the human tribesmen whose homes had been destroyed heard that they could deal with Xuan Du as they pleased, and they immediately vented their rage on him. Some punched him, some kicked him, and some female tribeswomen even kicked him in the crotch. As long as they did not kill him, anything went.
At the same time, Taiqing and Yuanshi happened to arrive above the human territory.
The moment he saw Xuan Du being tortured like this, Taiqing was enraged beyond measure.
"Nüwa, how dare you humiliate this one's disciple like this? Do you truly think this one does not dare massacre the human race?"
When Nüwa and Ling Wudao below saw that Taiqing had arrived, they immediately flew into the sky above the human territory.
"Taiqing, you old dog, your disciple brought disaster upon his own people. Ending up like this is no more than he deserved. If you want to attack humanity, you had better think carefully. If you dare strike once, this palace will dare slaughter a saint once."
As soon as those words were spoken, Taiqing was utterly furious!
If he truly fought Nüwa, he had no chance of defeating her. Nüwa's current strength far surpassed his own. If they really came to blows, he might truly be slain by her.
Just as Taiqing was wondering how to save Xuan Du, he suddenly noticed Ling Wudao standing beside Nüwa.
I've got it. As long as I capture Ling Wudao, I can use him to exchange for Xuan Du's life.
Thinking this, Taiqing transmitted his voice to Yuanshi. "Second Brother, help me hold Nüwa back later. As long as we capture that brat Ling Wudao, we can use him to exchange for Xuan Du."
Upon receiving Taiqing's voice transmission, Yuanshi glanced sideways at Ling Wudao. This was indeed a good plan. If they could capture him, they could truly rescue Xuan Du.
"Elder Brother, I will do my best to hold Nüwa back, but you must capture Ling Wudao quickly. If this drags on too long, I will not be able to stop Nüwa."
"Good!"
After their voice transmission ended, Yuanshi was the first to summon the Pangu Banner. "Heaven Splitting Blade, slash!"
As his words fell, an incomparably enormous Heaven Splitting Blade appeared in the void and slashed toward Nüwa and Ling Wudao.
Seeing the Heaven Splitting Blade coming for them, Ling Wudao and Nüwa exchanged glances before flashing away to evade Yuanshi's attack.
"Whoosh!"
The Heaven Splitting Blade swept through the spot where Nüwa had just stood, then crashed viciously into the Heavenly Array of Rebound. In less than a moment, the Heavenly Array of Rebound sent Yuanshi's attack back at him.
Seeing the Heaven Splitting Blade rebound toward him, Yuanshi hurriedly summoned the All Heavens Celebration Cloud.
"Boom!"
The All Heavens Celebration Cloud released ten thousand rays of divine light and blocked the rebounding Heaven Splitting Blade in an instant.
At that moment, Taiqing saw that Nüwa and Ling Wudao had separated and immediately shot toward Ling Wudao.
Seeing this, Nüwa could not help but sneer inwardly.
She was not entirely sure just how strong Ling Wudao was, but she was certain that in a one-on-one fight, she was no match for that brat. Taiqing dared to go after him now—wasn't he simply asking to be beaten?
At this moment, Yuanshi noticed that Nüwa had no intention of helping even as Taiqing pursued Ling Wudao, and a trace of doubt arose in his heart.
What is going on with Nüwa? She saw my elder brother target Ling Wudao, yet she has no intention of intervening. Could it be...?!
No, that is absolutely impossible. How could that brat possess strength comparable to a saint? He is only at the Qi Refining Stage Late Phase. Even with talisman enhancements, he could not possibly be as powerful as a saint.
"Nüwa, are you not going to stop my elder brother?"
Hearing Yuanshi's words, Nüwa smiled faintly. "Stop him? Why should this palace stop him? You are the one who should stop Taiqing."
"What do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? You will understand soon enough."
Meanwhile, Taiqing arrived before Ling Wudao and said coldly, "Human Emperor, without Nüwa's protection, let this one see how you will survive today. Die!"
The moment his words fell, Taiqing struck out with his palm. A gigantic hand appeared in the void and slammed down toward Ling Wudao's position.
Seeing the giant palm descending upon him, Ling Wudao said with a cold smile, "Taiqing, do you think this emperor relies on Nüwa?"
"Today, this emperor will show you exactly what this emperor relies on."
Just as the giant palm was about to strike Ling Wudao, his figure suddenly vanished. When he reappeared, he had silently arrived behind Taiqing.
Seeing this from afar, Yuanshi hurriedly shouted, "Elder Brother, watch your back!"
But Yuanshi's warning came too late. Ling Wudao spread his arms and locked Taiqing tightly in his grasp.
"Old man, do you know? What I like most is explosions. Hahaha!"
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