Faced with that azure rainbow and those red rosy clouds, Situ Kong felt his vision go dark.
But he was, after all, a Dharma Body expert who had survived countless brushes with death. Even trapped in a hopeless situation, he refused to resign himself to his fate.
"I will never submit to captivity!"
Gritting his teeth, Situ Kong squeezed out his last trace of true qi and condensed it into a strange Dao seal before him. His Dharma Body also blazed with true fire as he prepared to stake his life on one final struggle.
Unfortunately, it was utterly futile.
Boom!!!
The instant the Azure Rainbow Dharma Wheel and the rosy radiance filling the sky descended, the Dao seal exploded with a thunderous crash and disintegrated. Situ Kong was smashed to the ground along with it.
"Pfft-"
Situ Kong could not stop himself from coughing up a mouthful of blood, adding injury to injury. The Azure Rainbow Dharma Wheel pinned him facedown against the ground, leaving him barely able to breathe.
"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Situ. You aren't the first, and you won't be the last." Li Yuanqing crouched down to look at him, speaking the most unsettling words in the gentlest tone.
"Y-you... what exactly are you trying to do?!"
Situ Kong spoke with bitter hatred, unable to understand why the other man had betrayed Radiant Splendor Heaven and was even serving the enemy so eagerly. Surely the lord of the Verdant Sublime Blessed Land was not someone who clung cravenly to life?
"Heh, it doesn't matter if you can't understand. You'll find out soon enough."
Hearing those baffling words, Situ Kong's heart suddenly tightened. Just as he was about to say something, his expression froze, and alarm flashed in his eyes.
Something was awakening in his Sea of