At that moment, faced with the snake demon's frenzy, Ren said nothing. The energy he had condensed within him erupted like a tsunami!
The creature before him might have been a mere Loose Cultivator, but he was still a Grand Unity Earth Immortal. If he fought desperately, anything could happen!
A vast aura burst forth alongside surging energy, like a mountain torrent breaking through a dam!
Ren raised his palm. Boundless energy surged from it, spewing one rune after another!
Above him, Spiritual Qi gathered into a purple-gold handprint hundreds of yards long. It looked like a churning purple sea!
Within that sea, a violent aura roiled and surged, blowing the clouds apart!
This was the Heaven-Slaying Hand, a forbidden technique recorded in the Beginningless Emperor Scripture! It had nine moves, each immensely powerful. Combined, they could manifest Emperor Wu Shi's palm and suppress an enemy!
In Shrouding the Heavens, Emperor Wu Shi had used the nine moves of the Heaven-Slaying Hand to suppress the Immortal Daoist, an incarnation of the Immortal Heavenly Emperor! He had even forged the Investiture List with the Heaven-Slaying Hand inscribed upon it to keep the Immortal Daoist sealed beneath the Sacred Cliff!
Ren had possessed the Beginningless Emperor Scripture before, but he had paid little attention to the Beginningless Techniques recorded in it. Only after the Ruthless Emperor's instruction had he gone through the scripture and learned these moves!
Now that he had used one, its power really was impressive!
Boom!
The Heaven-Slaying Hand came down squarely on the snake demon's head!
The snake demon's mountain-sized head cracked open, spilling gray blood like a tsunami! The blood quickly evaporated, though!
Rumble!
Another deafening crash rang out as the snake demon was slammed into the ground, sending shock waves sweeping outward!
He wailed amid the