Minghe: Arrogant!!

Dan Jing stepped forward.

With a casual wave of his hand—

Buzzz!

Streams of auspicious golden merit light flowed as the Sun Essence Wheel manifested behind Dan Jing.

Immediately after.

The fierce and terrifying Sun Essence Wheel transformed into a great sun, rising grandly into the heavens of the Boundless Great Thousand World and replacing the brilliant sun in the sky.

Next.

Everyone within the Boundless Great Thousand World could clearly sense—

An incomparably powerful force of the Solar Dao coexisted with the Sun Essence Wheel, rendering the entire world as impregnable as gold and stone!

This power...

No one found it unfamiliar—

Dan Jing was maintaining and reinforcing the entire Boundless Great Thousand World!

Was he planning to give everyone the chance to unleash their full strength?

Dan Jing truly was as arrogant as ever.

He was—

Planning to maintain the entire Boundless Great Thousand World with one hand while using the other to face the siege of Quasi-Sage experts from every side.

Such conduct was truly—

Incomparably self-confident!

And it truly made people... burn with rage!

How did he dare?

Who was he looking down on?

So many renowned experts were gathered here, all of them great cultivators in the Quasi-Sage realm, yet they still could not make you, Dan Jing, go all out?

That was far too insulting.

Among the gathered experts.

Minghe, the one most enraged and also the first to attack Dan Jing, saw this and his expression turned cold.

A surging killing intent erupted from his body, stirring the power of the Slaughter Dao and shaking the Boundless Great Thousand World.

He shouted coldly:

"Arrogant!!!"

Minghe strode forward, raising his head to look at Dan Jing above, anger surfacing across his face.

He held the twin swords Yuantu and Abi in both hands. The Karma Fire Red Lotus beneath his feet flew above his head, spilling down protective treasure light.

When facing Dan Jing—

Continuing to stand atop the Karma Fire Red Lotus like a fixed target, as he had before, was simply far too unsafe.

Though enraged, the prudent Minghe had not lost his reason.

Seeing Minghe's movements and roughly guessing what he intended to do, Dan Jing's golden eyes brightened. He smoothly withdrew the Chaos Bell he had been about to sacrifice.

No need to make a move just yet!

A new source of amusement had delivered itself to his door.

He wanted to see—

What sort of spectacle this old fellow Minghe could put on for Lord Dan Jing.

Whether it was any good or not—

So long as it promised amusement, Dan Jing was willing to give Minghe the chance to boldly make a show of it!

"You brat!"

Minghe stared at Dan Jing with a face full of righteous indignation and repeatedly shouted:

"Stop your madness!"

"..."

"The Primordial World is vast and majestic—how can it tolerate such arrogance from you?"

"..."

"Everyone, listen to me—"

"We have so many people. If we swarm him together, we may not be unable to suppress him before his strength is exhausted."

"..."

Minghe's aura was majestic, his entire body brimming with chilling killing intent.

It looked as though—

He intended to fight Dan Jing to the death, and at any cost!

Yet surprisingly, Minghe's actions remained limited to the two steps he had taken forward.

Every other action—

Remained entirely on his lips, never put into practice!

"..."

The experts present were not fools either.

Naturally, no one would rush at Dan Jing in a fit of temper just because of Minghe's few words.

At this moment.

Everyone looked at Minghe as though he were an idiot. His words were impassioned and stirring, yet his movements were exceedingly cautious, ready at any time to push everyone else in front of him as shields.

They were all renowned experts of the universe—who among them did not have more than a few tricks up their sleeve?

Mere Minghe—

Who were you putting on this sugary act for?

"..."

When Minghe saw that his impassioned speech had failed to stir the slightest movement from anyone, he stopped performing and fell silent.

He had never expected his words to truly incite others to make the first move and test that madman Dan Jing, who watched them so calmly.

But then again?

Whether there were dates to knock down or not, one had to swing the pole first!

What if there really was some fool who rushed in and attacked?

After all, the Heavenly Dao had fifty, yet one escaped!

The odds of a colossal fool appearing were low, but they were absolutely not zero.

Once Minghe shut his mouth.

The Boundless Great Thousand World fell silent.

The experts stood quietly.

While facing Dan Jing directly, they had also roughly divided themselves into factions—

Red Cloud and Zhen Yuanzi stood together.

Queen Mother of the West stood with Xuan Nü and the others, their group also being the largest.

Minghe and Kunpeng each occupied one side alone, standing ready in strict formation!

Seeing that they had fallen silent.

Above the heavens.

Dan Jing, seated casually upon the World-Purifying White Lotus and idly tossing the Chaos Bell in his right hand, raised a brow.

He said with a smile:

"Hahaha... Why have you stopped talking?"

"Minghe, are you done performing your clown show?"

"And the rest of you—why aren't you shouting things like 'love,' 'justice,' or 'the weak must not be insulted,' then swarming over to kill me?"

"Hahaha..."

Anyone could sense Dan Jing's delight.

Clearly—

He had been quite satisfied with Minghe's clownish performance!

Upon hearing Dan Jing's words.

The people in the Boundless Great Thousand World exchanged glances, then all fell silent.

At this moment.

They simply did not know how they ought to face an expert like Dan Jing.

See one spot on a leopard, and one knew the whole beast—

Dan Jing had casually pulled every one of them into this Boundless Great Thousand World that he had opened with a mere flick of his hand.

That alone made everyone clearly understand the gap between themselves and Dan Jing.

This was not a gap that could be erased by swarming him together!

This battle—

Had already lost all meaning.

Whether they sought to seize the Primordial Purple Qi or harbored other intentions.

From the moment Dan Jing made his move—

Everyone had already become tools for his amusement!

To continue fighting... would only please that madman Dan Jing.

After a moment of silence.

Kunpeng, who had suffered the gravest injuries, revealed his Innate Dao Body and stepped forward.

He cupped his hands toward Dan Jing in the heavens and bowed.

"Your Excellency Sun God, I admit defeat. If I have caused offense, I hope Your Excellency will be magnanimous!"

He would not fight anymore.

Kunpeng sensed the heavy Dao injuries within his body—

If he kept fighting, would he not have to shut himself away in his Northern Dark Sea for dozens of yuanhui just to recover?

He could trade a few moves with others, but fighting Dan Jing was out of the question!

"Oh?"

Dan Jing's laughter faded slightly as his golden eyes glanced at Kunpeng, who had admitted defeat.

Then.

He looked toward the others.

"Do you all think the same?"

Hearing this question.

Red Cloud and Zhen Yuanzi exchanged a glance, then likewise bowed to Dan Jing.

They said in unison:

"Your Excellency Sun God, we two have no intention of becoming your enemies!"

Immediately after.

Queen Mother of the West also stepped forward and gave a formal bow.

Her voice cool, she said:

"Your Excellency Sun God, I had no intention of disturbing you. I hope you will forgive me!"

Queen Mother of the West represented the views of Xuan Nü and the others.

As soon as she spoke.

Xuan Nü and the others stated their position together:

"We had no intention of disturbing you. We hope you will forgive us!"

After Xuan Nü and the others finished speaking.

At this moment.

The only one left within the Boundless Great Thousand World who had not yielded—and could not possibly yield—was Minghe.

"..."

Minghe's expression darkened.

Everyone else could admit defeat.

But he alone, the one who had attacked and disturbed the great boss—

Could neither possibly have his surrender accepted by Dan Jing in the heavens nor expect it to be!

Of course.

Minghe had never intended to surrender in the first place.

Dan Jing was indeed powerful—

But did that make him, Minghe, weak?

No!

He absolutely was not weak!

Everyone knew that Minghe never bragged about himself.

Yet he knew very well that he was strong—extremely strong, strong in the literal sense, even stronger than the literal sense, stronger even than the part that exceeded it!

Even...

In short—

He, Minghe, was not a weakling!

Dan Jing watched as everyone else backed down and admitted defeat.

Only Minghe remained, neck stiffened, his face ugly as he stood there without saying a word. Dan Jing found it even more amusing.

That clownish speech Minghe had just starred in had truly brought him considerable joy.

But now—

Minghe had nowhere left to retreat. The spectacle of being pinned on the spot was just as entertaining!

And so—

Dan Jing, who had been somewhat displeased because so many "actors" wanted to quit the show, could not help turning all his golden gaze upon Minghe.

Good, good, good—

Worthy of Minghe. The amusement he provided alone surpassed the amusement everyone else provided together.

Whoosh!

Minghe abruptly raised his head.

His blood-red eyes fixed on Dan Jing in the heavens, while the vast power of his Slaughter Dao transformed into a sea of blood.

Towering bloodlight illuminated heaven and earth, causing streaks of bone-piercing killing intent to flow throughout the entire Boundless Great Thousand World.

Tap—

Minghe took a true step toward Dan Jing.

Bloodlight flickered along the blades of Yuantu and Abi in his hands.

Like a hero staking everything on a single throw, he stepped closer to Dan Jing.

His words rang with conviction:

"You are indeed powerful, but this Patriarch is not weak either!"

"With merely a few words, one move, and a little pressure, you want this Patriarch to admit defeat?"

"Dream on!"

"Who do you think this Patriarch is?"

"Huh?!!"

He let out an enraged roar.

Boom!

Minghe launched an attack at Dan Jing—

The Endless Sea of Blood evolved from the power of his Slaughter Dao surged with boundless waves of blood that could drown heaven and earth. Gathering immeasurable slaughtering power, it swept toward Dan Jing, who sat alone in the sky.

Clang!

Yuantu and Abi slashed out. Their blood-colored sword light condensed to the utmost extreme, cutting through space-time and the years without stirring even the slightest ripple.

These two sword lights—

Contained all their slaughtering power within, awaiting only the instant to erupt!

"Heh!"

Seeing Minghe finally make his move, Dan Jing curled his lips and gave a soft laugh.

Then—

He glanced at the two blood-colored sword lights that had already reached less than ten thousand miles before him.

Then he gently blew out a breath—

"Phew!"

The instant that gentle breath left his lips, it transformed into a Solar Wind that burned everything to ash in the unseen, arriving before the two blood-colored sword lights in an instant.

Then—

Whoosh—

Under the sweep of the Solar Wind, those two blood-colored sword lights were gently erased, like wisps of impurity between heaven and earth.

The next moment—

Hum—

The Sun Essence Wheel, transformed into a brilliant great sun hanging high in the heavens, bloomed with vast sunlight.

In an instant—

The temperature throughout the entire Boundless Great Thousand World soared dramatically!

And the Endless Sea of Blood, evolved from the power of the Slaughter Dao and surging toward Dan Jing to engulf heaven and earth, began to boil, evaporate, and vanish beneath that sunlight illuminating the world!

Three breaths later—

That Endless Sea of Blood—

Had already vanished from the Boundless Great Thousand World.

When the blood-colored sword light was broken—

When the Endless Sea of Blood formed from his Slaughter Dao was boiled dry—

The powerful aura around Minghe instantly plummeted, and he spat out a mouthful of scarlet immortal blood.

"Puh!!"

After spitting out scarlet immortal blood, Minghe's unsteady footsteps abruptly halted.

Before he could recover his senses—

Dong—

The sound of a great bell suddenly exploded!

Then—

The Chaos Bell, flowing with five-colored radiant light and the slaughtering power of a supreme treasure, expanded to the size of a mountain.

It shot straight toward Minghe—

And crashed into him!