"Demon...!!" Kong Hongwu's eyes narrowed slightly. To his knowledge, perhaps only the formidable demon bodies of the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons could so effortlessly withstand Righteous Qi bands.
One ring followed another, giving Kong Hongwu no chance to catch his breath. Xiao Hua's As-You-Wish Staff came crashing down again. Amid another earth-shaking boom, the inscription silkworm cocoon surrounding Kong Hongwu's avatar shook violently. Cracks spread across the cocoon-like crystal threads, while streams of inscriptions poured from those fissures, vanishing into nothing one after another...
Kong Hongwu was finally moved! One surprise after another, one stunned disbelief after another, had at last made him understand the power of the Daoist sect cultivator before him.
Taking a deep breath, Kong Hongwu patted his hand, and three-colored clouds surged above his head. Blossoms of cloud transformed into petals, filling the surrounding space in a flurry of falling blooms. These clouds possessed tremendous power, somewhat resembling the Yingluo of the Profound Origin Water Control Banner. With a single glance, Xiao Hua knew that this was Kong Hongwu's supreme art; unless he used a great divine ability, he would be unable to break through it.
Just as Xiao Hua was about to act, Kong Hongwu composed himself and said, "Xiao Hua! You have truly surprised this old man! This old man never imagined that among the Daoist sects of Cangxian Continent... there would be such an extraordinary man as you!"
Xiao Hua's gaze flickered as he looked around Kong Hongwu. Several dozen zhang up in the sky to the left, Buddha Sarira Bodhi stood in midair with his hands forming a Buddhist seal, compassion on his face and no fear in his heart. Behind Kong Hongwu on the right, in a place even Xiao Hua himself could not see, green-robed Xiao Hua held