"Nothing more than this."
Daochen sneered. The next instant, an obscure fluctuation of the time law suddenly emerged from within him. As boundless magical power surged, time around him accelerated a hundredfold. In a blink, he broke through the barriers of time and space and appeared before Laozi.
The God-Slaying Spear appeared in his hand, thrusting straight at Laozi's face.
His mastery of the time law had truly reached the pinnacle.
Laozi had no time to react before the God-Slaying Spear blasted him away.
After all, he had been born from Pangu's Primordial Spirit. Though his physical body was not as monstrously powerful as those of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, it was still several times stronger than those of many mighty beings in the Primordial World.
The God-Slaying Spear struck Laozi's face with the clang of metal on metal. It only pierced his skin before it could advance no farther.
"Hard enough. Then try this!"
Daochen gave a scornful laugh.
Hum!
The Heaven Measuring Ruler and the God-Slaying Spear erupted with terrifying fluctuations at the same time.
Bang!
Empowered by Daochen's full strength, the Heaven Measuring Ruler slammed into Laozi like an ancient divine mountain. At the same time, the God-Slaying Spear shot forward and struck his chest.
Boom!
Terrifying power erupted, and Laozi's body became a streak of light.
Daochen's blow hurled him a million li away.
He crashed straight into the depths beneath Mount Buzhou.
Golden blood rained from the void, and his aura weakened to the utmost. Had the merit of opening heaven within his Primordial Spirit not protected him, that single blow would likely have killed him and extinguished his Dao.
Sensing Laozi's weakening aura, Heaven and Earth's Yellow Exquisite Pagoda blazed with light, darting this way and that through the void. Yet it could never escape the God-Slaying Spear's obstruction.
"Eldest brother!"
At the sight, Yuanshi's expression changed drastically. His figure flickered as he tried to shake off Dijun and go to Laozi's aid.
Just then, a figure appeared before him in an instant, swift as lightning.
It was Daochen.
"I told you that day that I would beat you every time I saw you. I thought you would hide on Mount Kunlun and never dare come out. Yet here you are."
Daochen's icy voice rang out.
Yuanshi's hair stood on end as he stared at Daochen before him.
This is bad!
Hum!
A soft hum sounded, and the Three Treasures Ruyi blazed with light, instantly shielding Yuanshi.
"Wasted effort."
Daochen sneered and beckoned with one hand.
The God-Slaying Spear appeared in his grasp in an instant. Pitch-black divine radiance flashed, and a scalp-numbing force of slaughter erupted, crashing straight into the Three Treasures Ruyi.
A thunderous boom rang out.
The void trembled. Space at the point of collision shattered like flimsy paper.
Woooo!
The Three Treasures Ruyi gave a mournful cry and flew backward. Fine cracks spread across its crystalline surface, and its light dimmed to the utmost.
Its spirituality had clearly suffered tremendous damage. Even recovery would take an immense span of years.
"Die!"
Murderous intent flickered in Daochen's eyes. Driven by his vast magical power, the Heaven Measuring Ruler expanded severalfold and smashed straight into Yuanshi like a heavenly stele.
Bang!
A deep, muffled impact sounded. Countless immortal bones inside Yuanshi broke, and his aura weakened to the utmost.
"Second brother!"
Seeing Laozi and Yuanshi gravely wounded by Daochen one after another, Tongtian's heart tightened. He abandoned all thought of competing for the Xiantian Gourd Vine. With a slight tremor of his Green Duckweed Sword, he swept aside the Chaos Bell, then turned and took Laozi and the nearly unconscious Yuanshi away from Mount Buzhou without looking back.
Daochen harbored little resentment toward Tongtian.
After all, Tongtian was ultimately a tragic figure as well.
Thus, when he saw Tongtian leaving with Laozi and Yuanshi, he made no further effort to stop them.
Seeing two of the Three Pure Ones-nearly the strongest among them-gravely wounded by Daochen, and even Tongtian leaving Mount Buzhou, the many mighty beings of the Primordial World present could not help feeling the urge to retreat.
Had only Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi been there today, they might have been able to contend with them.
Daochen, however, made them feel that he was utterly invincible.
How could this be the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm? Even someone who had entered the Quasi-Saint realm could hardly be stronger!
"Well done!"
Watching from nearby, Zhurong nearly leaped with excitement when he saw Daochen gravely wound Yuanshi and Laozi in an instant and force Tongtian to retreat.
After all, during the earlier battle at the foot of Mount Buzhou, Laozi and Yuanshi had repeatedly attacked ordinary members of his Witch Clan.
Now that Daochen had gravely wounded Laozi and Yuanshi, he had helped the Witch Clan vent its pent-up fury.
At that moment, Daochen's aura soared into the heavens, his oppressive might bearing down upon the cosmos.
With a rustle, the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner unfurled slightly, and an unfathomably profound formation appeared between heaven and earth.
Seeing the great formation suspended around them, the remaining mighty beings of the Primordial World all paled. Their figures moved, and they flew toward the world beyond the heavens.
"Everyone, isn't it a little late to think of leaving now?"
Daochen sneered. The Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner flashed, and in an instant, another great formation appeared between heaven and earth, sealing off every corner.
"Since you have already made your choice, why hurry away? Why not fight to your hearts' content?"
Hum!
As Daochen's words fell, bone-chilling killing intent soared into the sky, shaking heaven and earth.
It was terrifying beyond measure!
Hearing Daochen's words, the many mighty beings who had not previously fought with their full strength all wore icy expressions.
"Daochen, I, Minghe, know your strength is extraordinary. But do you truly intend to fight us until the fish dies and the net tears?"
The Abi and Yuantu Swords circled Ancestor Minghe. Red light flashed beneath his feet, and the Karmic Fire Red Lotus appeared.
"The fish dies and the net tears? Do you think you are worthy?"
Hearing Ancestor Minghe's words, Daochen smiled scornfully.
His words fell.
A thunderous boom rang out.
The Heaven Measuring Ruler flashed with light and smashed down upon Ancestor Minghe's head.
"Brat, how dare you!"
A mighty being of the Primordial World wielding two swords shouted. His figure flickered, and he appeared before Ancestor Minghe. The swords in his hands unleashed their power as he rose against the heavens to meet the Heaven Measuring Ruler!
Daochen had gravely wounded the Three Pure Ones the moment he struck. If he were allowed to gravely wound Minghe as well...
Then there would be no point in continuing this battle.
"Many thanks, fellow Daoist Chikun. Today, I shall see just what this Daochen can do to us."
Ancestor Minghe answered in a deep voice.
The next instant, the Abi and Yuantu Swords shot out, slashing fiercely at the Heaven Measuring Ruler.
"Clay chickens and pottery dogs. Nothing more."
Daochen remained utterly unafraid. He swept his broad sleeve, and the time law flickered into being, instantly enveloping Ancestor Minghe and the mighty being named Chikun.
"Hm? What is happening?"
As the time law appeared, Ancestor Minghe's and Chikun's expressions changed drastically.
Enveloped by the time law, they felt as though their bodies had sunk into a mire. Even the flow of magical power within them became countless times slower than usual.
It was unbearably stifling!
If that had been all, they could still have barely managed to respond.
But under the surging time law, Daochen's magical power circulated several times faster than theirs.
Streams of spiritual energy poured in from every direction, transforming into incomparably pure magical power and flowing entirely into the Heaven Measuring Ruler.
At that moment, the Heaven Measuring Ruler's might had reached an utterly terrifying extreme.
Though its power was deeply restrained, even a single wisp of its escaping aura seemed capable of shattering the entire void!
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