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"Ah!" The black-robed elder cried out, startled by the purple-faced burly man's sudden transformation. In that instant of distraction, he had no time to use his metal escape technique. The Golden Beams had already blasted to within a few feet of his face.
Clatter! Golden light flickered before the black-robed elder. His armor immediately detached from his body and transformed into a Giant Shield, blocking the space in front of him.
Boom! The Golden Beams were far more powerful than anyone had imagined. They struck the Giant Shield with an earth-shaking explosion, then shattered it with another bang. The black-robed elder barely managed to raise a Protective Barrier before he was blasted away.
With a boom, the black-robed elder went flying and slammed into the cliff face. His Protective Barrier shattered into pieces, and he crashed to the ground, coughing up a great mouthful of blood.
Whoosh, whoosh! Just then, the purple-faced burly man whipped his head back around. His figure flashed as he flew toward the black-robed elder on the ground, smashing down with the crushing force of Mount Tai.
"Stop! The outcome has already been decided!" the Nine Profound Fairy shouted coldly from the sky.
As it turned out, the purple-faced burly man had planned this all along. He had deliberately dodged the same way several times to lull the black-robed cultivator into complacency, while secretly gathering power for this strike. Looking at his brawny, seemingly simple-minded appearance, no one would have expected such meticulous calculation. Truly, a man could not be judged by his looks.
"Yes!" the purple-faced burly man hastily answered. Golden light flashed around him, and his body rapidly shrank back to its normal size. He landed before the black-robed elder, put