Strong!
Very strong!
Although Daochen's strike seemed utterly unremarkable, they felt a bone-piercing chill.
If the Heaven Measuring Ruler truly struck them, their fate would likely be even more miserable than Laozi's and Yuanshi's!
"Daochen, have you gone mad?"
As the Heaven Measuring Ruler descended, more and more magical power gathered within it, and the might it unleashed grew increasingly terrifying.
It had already come infinitely close to the Quasi-Saint level.
A trace of terror flashed in both Patriarch Minghe's and Chikun's eyes.
"I told you, today either you beat me to death, or I beat you to death!"
Daochen's expression was icy as he declared this proudly.
Rumble!
A thunderous roar rang out. Then the winds and clouds shifted in the void, myriad laws manifested, and endless spiritual energy surged in from every direction, pouring into the Heaven Measuring Ruler as it became a heavenly stele that crashed down.
"Die!"
Daochen's icy voice rang through heaven and earth like evening drums and morning bells, carrying for millions of miles.
As Daochen's words fell, the Heaven Measuring Ruler slammed ferociously into the four Xiantian Spiritual Treasure swords.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
One whistling sound after another rang out. The four Xiantian Spiritual Treasure swords could not hold it back for even an instant before they were hurled away, and the Heaven Measuring Ruler smashed into Chikun without losing any momentum.
Bang!
Chikun's enormous manifestation exploded, turning into endless spiritual blood that rained from the void toward the earth.
Just before he hit the ground, a light flashed.
Chikun's figure reappeared between heaven and earth, but his face was now as pale as paper, and his aura had weakened to the utmost.
Then another light flashed. He instantly broke through the formation created by the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner and fled untold tens of thousands of miles, vanishing beyond the horizon.
"Chikun is finished."
Watching Chikun retreat, Fuxi let out a quiet sigh.
Daochen's strike had nearly shattered Chikun's Great Luo Golden Immortal Dao fruit. Even if he recovered in the future, he would likely never advance another inch.
"With Chikun in such a state, I fear Patriarch Minghe is in danger as well."
As though confirming Fuxi's words, the moment he finished speaking-
A thunderous boom rang out.
Terrifying fluctuations of magical power erupted from the God-Slaying Spear, which radiated a heaven-shaking black light. It pierced straight through the void and appeared before Patriarch Minghe in the blink of an eye.
Rip!
Like a curtain, the sky was torn open by the God-Slaying Spear, leaving a terrifying rift. Ancestor Minghe's blood-red body was pierced clean through, and torrents of spiritual blood rained down between heaven and earth.
Seeing Chikun and Patriarch Minghe grievously wounded in an instant, everyone present felt their hearts clench violently.
"Strong!"
"Far too strong!"
The combat prowess Daochen displayed at that moment was utterly beyond what a Late Great Luo Golden Immortal could possess.
"Fellow Daoist Minghe, are you badly hurt?"
Just then, light flashed in the void, and Jieyin and Zhunti appeared.
They looked anxiously at Patriarch Minghe.
More than a dozen of the Primordial World's greatest mighty figures had surrounded Daochen, yet in an instant, three had been grievously wounded and one forced from the battlefield. If Patriarch Minghe lost his ability to fight now as well-
They would likely be in grave danger today.
"It's... nothing..."
Patriarch Minghe's face was deathly pale. He forced himself to stand, but before he could finish speaking, an icy surge of magical power suddenly erupted inside him.
Bang!
Ancestor Minghe shuddered and collapsed limply to the ground like a puddle of mud.
A gentle breeze swept past, and his body crumbled into ash that scattered between heaven and earth, as though it had decayed for hundreds of millions of years.
"Slaughter power!"
Watching Patriarch Minghe's manifestation perish, Jieyin and Zhunti's expressions revealed a trace of horror.
No one had expected Daochen to be so ruthless. Not only had he pierced Patriarch Minghe's immortal body with a single thrust of the God-Slaying Spear, but he had also left a strand of slaughter power inside him.
It erupted while Patriarch Minghe was caught off guard, extinguishing every last trace of his vitality.
"I fear that even if Patriarch Minghe resurrects through his Sea of Blood avatar, his cultivation realm will fall."
Zhunti's expression was exceedingly grim.
Ancestor Minghe was said to be undying as long as the Sea of Blood endured.
Only his primary combat manifestation had come here today. Even if it died in battle, he could resurrect through the Blood God Sons hidden within the boundless Sea of Blood.
But the two fellow disciples had no such formidable life-preserving abilities as Patriarch Minghe.
Hum!
While Jieyin and Zhunti hesitated to advance, the two swords, Abi and Yuantu, gave a mournful cry. With a flash of light, they broke through the formation created by the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner and vanished between heaven and earth.
As Abi and Yuantu disappeared, the Karmic Fire Red Lotus still on Mount Buzhou also received the summons of Patriarch Minghe's Sea of Blood avatar. Its light blazed as it tried to break through the void and leave.
"You'd better stay here!"
Just then, Daochen chuckled. The World-Destroying Black Lotus beneath his feet instantly flew out, becoming an enormous lotus dais that blotted out the sky and sun in a flash before pressing down to suppress it.
Abi and Yuantu were merely high-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasures, naturally beneath Daochen's notice, but the Karmic Fire Red Lotus was different.
Like the World-Destroying Black Lotus, it had formed from a seed of the thirty-six-petal Creation Green Lotus.
Its quality rivaled that of a Xiantian Supreme Treasure.
In fact, if he could gather the World-Destroying Black Lotus, the World-Cleansing White Lotus, the Merit Golden Lotus, and the Karmic Fire Red Lotus together, there might well be a chance to fuse them back into the thirty-six-petal Creation Green Lotus!
That was a supreme Chaos treasure on par with the Pangu Axe!
Just then, two terrifying explosions suddenly rang out in the void, and an endless rain of blood fell.
Relying on the might of the Chaos Bell and the River Chart and Luo Writing, Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Dijun had each slain his opponent.
With Patriarch Minghe, Chikun, and the Three Pure Ones included, a total of seven mighty figures of the Primordial World had now been grievously wounded or slain, taking them out of the battle.
At this point, only six mighty figures of the Primordial World remained in battle above Mount Buzhou, including the fellow disciples Jieyin and Zhunti.
The situation was now abundantly clear.
In the void, Golden Crow Divine Flame coiled around Daochen, while several top-tier Xiantian Spiritual Treasures radiated terrifying might.
This battle had all but cemented Daochen's fearsome reputation!
Hum!
Hum!
Hum!
The spiritual treasures circled Daochen, emitting low hums as surges of battle intent soared from them.
Even without Daochen activating them, they unleashed terrifying might.
Daochen stood in the void, with the spiritual treasures humming incessantly around him.
Yet Daochen showed no intention of attacking.
The battle had gone far enough.
Even if he could keep fighting, Eastern Emperor Taiyi and Dijun could not.
After all, fighting above their cultivation level and killing their opponents had taken an immense toll on them both.
Now that he had achieved his purpose of intimidating them, there was no need to continue fighting.
Besides, he had already grievously wounded Laozi and Yuanshi. If he severely injured Jieyin and Zhunti as well, Hongjun would likely no longer be able to sit still.
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