Above the Ren Sea.
The bright light of Gen Earth shifted and changed. A yellow-stone divine figure stood between the sky and sea, his body like a mighty mountain, his presence reaching the suspended peaks. Terrifying divine ability radiance gathered heavily around him, enveloping all directions.
A thread of yellow-black indolent light approached from behind and landed beside Ancient Hua.
"My lord, it is the Xin Metal Insect."
Formed Jade had returned, looking wretched. Ren currents had eroded his jade-green body, and a gruesome hole gaped where his heart aperture had been. Silver ants gnawed inside it, stirring flashes of Xin Metal light.
His desperate battle with Zhong Mang had left him gravely wounded. Most terrifying of all were these Xin Metal Insects, which specialized in destroying mountain Dharma Bodies and made the divine ability radiance around Formed Jade waver.
Ancient Hua activated his divine ability. Mountain True Form descended, temporarily immobilizing the silver ants inside Formed Jade's Dharma Body. He said gravely:
"Hold the formation for me."
Formed Jade obeyed and took the [Origin-Weaving Pearl], activating countless brilliant rays of origin magnetism divine radiance that gradually merged into the grand formation.
There was not a trace of hostility in Xu Xuan's eyes. He gripped Lightning Flash backhanded, purple-white Thunderbolt surging over its dark blade. His presence climbed inch by inch until it could stand against Ancient Hua's.
"Fellow Daoist Illusory Visage, you need only deal with Formed Jade."
Illusory Visage hesitated, but Xu Xuan's voice held a peculiar authority that inspired confidence.
He agreed despite himself, transforming once more into the phenomenon of rainbow and rosy cloud opposing one another. He dispersed the surrounding origin magnetism light and contested Formed Jade's power, holding back the Gen Earth Grand Formation so that Xu Xuan remained unaffected for the moment.
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