As soon as he said this, Taiqing's face filled with astonishment.
Before Taiqing could react, Ling Wudao's body transformed into silver-white Explosion Talismans.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Deafening explosions erupted through the void. Massive clouds of smoke bloomed like mushroom clouds and instantly swallowed Taiqing.
Seeing this, Yuanshi immediately moved to fly toward Taiqing.
But at that moment, a beautiful figure blocked Yuanshi's path. "You want to go help him? Did you ask me first?"
"Nüwa, get out of my way."
With that, he swung the Pangu Banner in his hand, sending wave after wave of Heaven Splitting Blades slashing toward Nüwa.
Seeing Yuanshi attack her, Nüwa immediately summoned the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram and blocked all of Yuanshi's attacks.
"I advise you to behave yourself. If you dare make another move, I would not mind sending you on a trip to the Heavenly Dao Void."
As her words fell, Nüwa's Saint Fourth Heaven cultivation erupted instantly. The Red Embroidered Ball, Seven Mouths Heavenly Light Divine Knife, and Seven Stars Retrieving Moon Whip all appeared around her.
Seeing this, Yuanshi no longer dared to fight Nüwa. After all, Nüwa was now a realm above him, and she possessed many powerful treasures. If they truly fought, he would definitely suffer a great loss.
At this moment, Yuanshi could only pray that his eldest brother would emerge unharmed.
Unfortunately, his hopes were ultimately shattered. As the smoke gradually dispersed, Taiqing's robes had been blasted into tatters. Not only that, he coughed up several mouthfuls of blood in succession.
Then, the void rippled, and Ling Wudao's figure slowly appeared before Taiqing.
"Taiqing, you're already done after one strike? You look pretty badly injured. How about I let you rest for a while before we continue our fight?"
As soon as he said this, Taiqing's face flushed red with rage.
He then raised a trembling finger and pointed at Ling Wudao. "Human Emperor, you...!"
"What about me? I'm doing this for your own good. An old man like you should stop running around scheming and just cultivate properly in your own dojo. Yet you insist on coming out to suffer. I truly do not know what an old man like you is thinking."
Upon hearing this, Taiqing spat out several more mouthfuls of blood.
He had originally only suffered minor injuries, but Ling Wudao's humiliation aggravated them further.
Suppressing his injuries, Taiqing took out a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill and swallowed it. His wounds quickly recovered, but his tattered robes had ruined most of his appearance.
He had once looked like an immortal sage, but now he resembled a beggar on the street.
Taiqing glared angrily at Ling Wudao. "Human Emperor, I will make you repay today's humiliation a hundredfold."
Ling Wudao looked at Taiqing indifferently. "If you want me to repay it a hundredfold, then you'll have to see whether you have the ability."
"Come on!"
After saying that, Ling Wudao crooked a finger at him. His meaning was obvious: if you have the guts, come attack me.
Seeing how arrogant his opponent was, Taiqing immediately summoned the Taiji Diagram. "Human Emperor, you forced my hand. Die!"
With a raise of Taiqing's hand, the Taiji Diagram instantly appeared above the void. It then transformed into a gigantic taiji symbol and came crashing down toward Ling Wudao.
Seeing the Taiji Diagram descend upon him, the corners of Ling Wudao's mouth lifted slightly.
This old man actually wants to suppress me with the Taiji Diagram. Perfect. I can use this chance to test the technique Pangu taught me.
With that thought, Ling Wudao secretly circulated the Nine Revolutions Returning Origin Technique.
"Taiji Diagram, come to me!"
"Buzz!"
The Taiji Diagram, which had descended halfway, abruptly stopped. As though summoned by something, it suddenly reverted to its original form and slowly fell into Ling Wudao's palm.
When Taiqing saw the Taiji Diagram fall into the Human Emperor's hand, his expression changed drastically. Then he discovered that his connection to the Taiji Diagram had been severed.
"Human Emperor, what kind of demonic technique did you use? Return the Taiji Diagram to me at once!"
As his words fell, Taiqing directly unleashed the cultivation of Saint First Heaven, gripped the Seven Stars Sword, and charged at Ling Wudao.
At this point, Taiqing had been consumed by rage and had completely forgotten what had happened when Ling Wudao got close to him earlier.
Seeing that old man Taiqing controlled by his anger, Ling Wudao could not even be bothered to attack. Instead, he allowed his opponent to stab at him.
"Whoosh!"
With one slash of the sword, the Seven Stars Sword instantly pierced through Ling Wudao's abdomen.
Seeing that he had pierced Ling Wudao's abdomen with one strike, Taiqing burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha!"
"Human Emperor, I never expected you to have such a day!"
"Don't worry. Once you fall, the human race will vanish along with you. Hahaha!"
Seeing that Ling Wudao had not resisted and had instead allowed his eldest brother to pierce his abdomen with a sword, Yuanshi was immediately filled with doubt.
Strange. With this fellow's personality, he would never let someone attack him so easily. There must be something suspicious here.
Wait, he used Explosion Talismans when he hugged Eldest Brother earlier. Could it be...?!
Realizing Ling Wudao's intention, Yuanshi hurriedly shouted to Taiqing, "Eldest Brother, you've fallen for it! Run!"
Hearing Yuanshi's words, Taiqing finally remembered the method Ling Wudao had used against him earlier. Thinking of this, Taiqing immediately tried to pull out the Seven Stars Sword and flee.
But Ling Wudao would not give Taiqing such an opportunity.
"Old man, you stabbed me once and think you can run? There's no such good deal in this world."
As his words fell, Ling Wudao raised his hand and grabbed Taiqing's arm. Then his body emitted waves of golden light. Golden Talismans crawled along Taiqing's arm and spread across his entire body.
In less than a moment, Taiqing's body was completely wrapped in Golden Talismans.
Just as Taiqing was fully enveloped by the Golden Talismans, the void trembled. Then Ling Wudao's body slowly appeared high in the void.
Ling Wudao spread his arms wide, a crazed expression appearing on his face.
"Hahaha!"
"Today, I'll show you what true art is."
"Come! The most brilliant fireworks!"
As Ling Wudao's words fell, the Golden Talismans wrapped around Taiqing erupted with golden light.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A heaven-shaking explosion suddenly rang out. In an instant, an incomparably massive mushroom cloud bloomed proudly in the void, while terrifying shockwaves surged in all directions like raging tides. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding mountains and rivers were flattened, and an enormous crater a million meters wide appeared on the ground.
In the distance, Yuanshi used the All Heavens Celebration Cloud to block the shockwaves. When he saw the bottomless crater on the ground, a trace of astonishment appeared on his face.
He had personally experienced the force of those shockwaves. Had it not been for the protection of the All Heavens Celebration Cloud, he would have suffered considerable injuries at the very least. The shockwaves alone had torn several cracks through the void. His eldest brother, who had been at the center of the explosion, could not possibly have survived.
Even someone who had attained sainthood through the physical body could not withstand such explosive power, let alone Heavenly Dao Saints like them, who had become saints through Primordial Violet Qi.
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