Ripples of radiance spread no farther than the two giant trees, lingering around them like Qingfeng.
Heaven and earth seemed to pause for an instant.
It might have been only a moment, or perhaps a very long time.
The Daoist holding a fly-whisk suddenly stepped forward and landed atop the giant tree. Ripples of radiance flowed ceaselessly over him, and the entire tree rippled with him, as though they had become one!
The Daoist's robes turned pitch-black in an instant.
Crack!
At the sound of something breaking, the shadows of Divine Dragons on the black giant tree seemed to lose their target. A moment ago, they had been coiling around the Bronze Giant Tree and invading it; now they all halted at once, thrown into disarray in midair.
He shook his head gently. The fly-whisk in his hand crumbled to dust, while his essence, qi, and spirit erupted skyward!
His spirit was vast as sprawling mountains and rivers!
His qi surged like molten lava!
His essence was mighty as a deep Sea!
Essence, qi, and spirit gathered above his head, slowly forming a crescent moon. It shifted and wavered like the moon reflected in water, gradually blurring.
Then the space around his body fractured inch by inch. As he advanced, rings of invisible barriers slowly expanded, cutting this small patch of space into hundreds upon thousands of pieces!
The Azure Dragon and the others were shaken to their core by the sight!
The White-Bone Elder's expression changed. "Who is this? To think someone could condense a bright moon in the Mortal World today!"
"He is a disciple of Great Hua Mountain, known by the Daoist Name Daoyinzi." The Azure Dragon's voice sank. "To advance beyond Five Steps in the Mortal World makes him a heaven-born genius rarely seen in three