"Ah..."
Chen Cuo sighed too. With a wave of his hand, Five-Colored Divine Light burst forth and held the great sleeve at bay. "I thought you were an exalted master Beyond the Mundane, with the bearing of an immortal. Now I see you're little different from the Ancient Gods Beyond the Mundane. How disappointing..."
With that, he shook his head.
The long-haired man said, "Only through struggle can one advance. What I do is not for myself alone, but for all living beings. I need not explain every reason to you. But there is a difference between Tian Wu and me. What he desires is precisely what I do not. You will understand the distinction in time."
As he spoke, he began to smile. "Enough. There's no need to resist. Your Incarnation was already weakened and about to reach Annihilation. It has little Spirit Light left. Forcing it to resist will only damage its Origin."
Amid his easy laughter, the great sleeve whistled forward, sweeping aside the already faltering Five-Colored Divine Light. Then it drove on like a blade through bamboo and enveloped the Azure Lotus Incarnation.
Chen Cuo said no more. He gathered his thoughts, released his Mind Thought, and nurtured an idea in his heart.
Spirit Light surged within the Azure Lotus Incarnation, tearing apart the Azure Lotus at its core. The Five-Colored Divine Light blazed fiercely once more!
The long-haired man's eyes shifted, and the Azure Lotus froze. "Your Divine Ability already carries three-tenths of the Five-Colored Divine Light's essence. Unfortunately, this Incarnation lacks the Spirit Light to sustain it. And don't think of dispersing it. Now that I've acted, every possible change is naturally within my grasp..."
Boom!
Before he could finish, the Five-Colored Light exploded, and his outstretched sleeve suddenly shattered.
Amid the fluttering shreds,