Seeing Ling Wudao's strange abilities and strength that was in no way inferior to a Heavenly Dao Saint's, Yuanshi began to entertain thoughts of retreat.
He had no choice. He could not even deal with Nüwa alone, and now there was Ling Wudao as well, whose abilities were bizarre and whose strength did not pale beside his own. If he remained, his fate would undoubtedly be the same as his elder brother's.
With that thought, Yuanshi said, "I will remember the vengeance for my elder brother today. Sooner or later, I will settle accounts with you all."
After saying that, he put away the Pangu Banner, turned around, and prepared to leave.
However, how could Ling Wudao possibly let Yuanshi leave so easily?
With a flash, he instantly blocked Yuanshi's path.
"What did you just say? You said you would remember your elder brother's vengeance? Then don't leave either. I do not like being remembered by others. Whatever grudges we have, we will settle them all today."
As his words fell, Ling Wudao narrowed his eyes. Countless Golden Talismans appeared behind him, transforming into golden swords of light that hung in the void.
Upon seeing this, Yuanshi immediately flew into a rage.
"Human Emperor, do you truly intend to become enemies with me?"
Ling Wudao burst into laughter. "Have we not already become enemies?"
"You stopped Nüwa from coming to my aid. Was that not because you wanted Taiqing to eliminate me? Unfortunately, he was too weak and ended up burying himself instead."
"Yuanshi, take out your Pangu Banner. I would like to see just how powerful the Pangu Banner in your hand truly is."
Hearing this, Yuanshi immediately became wary.
He had seen clearly how his elder brother's Taiji Diagram had been taken away. If he used the Pangu Banner against Ling Wudao now, it was highly likely that it would be taken as well.
"Human Emperor, you truly are calculating. Taking my elder brother's Taiji Diagram was not enough for you, and now you have set your sights on my Pangu Banner. I am no fool. I will not let your scheme succeed."
At that moment, Nüwa behind Yuanshi spoke. "So what if he has set his sights on your Pangu Banner? If you do not take it out, you will not be leaving this place."
After saying that, Nüwa unleashed the cultivation of the Saint Fourth Heaven. Holding the Red Embroidered Ball, she looked as though she could launch an attack at any moment.
At this moment, Yuanshi realized that he had fallen into an encirclement, and a deep sense of humiliation surged through him. Since becoming a Saint, he had never suffered such disgrace.
The crucial point was that he could not fight back. If he used the Pangu Banner, the Human Emperor would target it. Yet without the Pangu Banner, breaking out of the encirclement was simply impossible.
Damn it!
He had never expected Ling Wudao to possess strength comparable to a Heavenly Dao Saint, along with the ability to seize others' treasures. If he fought him, his treasures could be taken away at any time.
It seemed impossible to leave this place alive. At this point, only self-destruction could preserve the Pangu Banner.
With that thought, Yuanshi immediately gathered his Mana at his chest. "Human Emperor, Nüwa, since I cannot leave today, then I shall perish together with you! Hahaha!"
As his words fell, Yuanshi's body rapidly swelled. Seeing this, Ling Wudao hurriedly shouted at Nüwa, "Fall back!"
After saying that, Ling Wudao directly fled into the Chaos Pearl and vanished into the void. Seeing Yuanshi choose self-destruction without hesitation, Nüwa immediately summoned the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram to protect herself, then flew into the distance.
"Rumble!"
Yuanshi's body exploded with a deafening blast. Terrifying energy formed a massive energy storm in the void, and any living being swept by it instantly vanished into nothingness.
Fortunately, the human race was protected by the Heavenly Array of Rebound. Otherwise, the human race would have been completely wiped out.
At this time, the Great Desolation's mighty experts who had been observing the battle all withdrew their Divine Sense, afraid that their Divine Sense would be devoured by Yuanshi's self-destruction storm the next moment.
Within the Demon Court, Di Jun said, "Second Brother, it seems the human race is not someone we can afford to provoke. The Human Emperor's abilities are far too strange. Even Taiqing and Yuanshi were no match for him. From now on, we must not provoke the human race again."
"Elder Brother, the Human Emperor's abilities truly are bizarre. The talismans under his control vary in power. The Silver Talismans possess power equivalent to a Quasi-Sage's self-destruction, while the Golden Talismans contain the power of a Saint's self-destruction."
"When he killed Taiqing earlier, he used those Golden Talismans. But Elder Brother, did you notice? His talisman abilities are incredibly varied—Explosion Talismans, rebound talismans, sword talismans, and more. At present, we have no idea how many kinds of talisman abilities he controls."
"Rashly fighting him would indeed be unwise."
"Second Brother, your analysis makes sense. We absolutely cannot provoke the human race again for now. Back then, Hongjun stopped the first great war between the witches and demons. The period of truce is almost over, so we must accelerate the strengthening of the demon race."
"And we must complete the Heavenly Stars Great Array as soon as possible. Only then will we have the ability to contend against the Human Emperor."
Within Mount Sumeru, Jie Yin said, "Senior Brother, that Human Emperor is absurdly powerful. We should not provoke the human race in the future."
"Junior Brother, we truly cannot casually provoke the human race. It would be better to remain polite when we encounter the Human Emperor from now on. If he sets his sights on our treasures, that would be dangerous."
On Golden Turtle Island, within Biyou Palace, Tongtian was not surprised to see Taiqing and Yuanshi end up like this. After all, Ling Wudao cultivated the Mythical Great Luo. How could Taiqing and Yuanshi possibly be his opponents?
Still, Tongtian was curious how Ling Wudao had taken away the Taiji Diagram. Normally, the Taiji Diagram had already been refined by Taiqing and was his supreme treasure for attaining the Dao. It should not have been so easily taken away.
Yet he had seen it clearly just now. The Taiji Diagram did not resist in the slightest and merely fell into Ling Wudao's hands in an instant.
That said, seeing Yuanshi and Taiqing end up like this also made him very happy.
After all, during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, they had joined forces with the West to destroy his Intercepting Sect. Even while he was imprisoned in Zixiao Palace, they had continued plotting against the Intercepting Sect's disciples.
Meanwhile, within Zixiao Palace, Hongjun had also witnessed Ling Wudao's methods.
This Human Emperor was definitely no simple figure. He had actually taken away the Taiji Diagram so easily. Could he be connected to that fellow Pangu? If that was truly the case, then I must find a way to eliminate him.
What a pity. I am now sealed within Zixiao Palace. Otherwise, I could take this opportunity to destroy the Human Emperor.
On the other side, above Shouyang Mountain, the energy storm had gradually subsided. However, Nüwa had still suffered slight injuries. Although the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram had protected her, the terrifying energy had nevertheless wounded her somewhat.
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