"Demon...?!" Kong Hongwu's eyes narrowed slightly. In all he knew, perhaps only the formidable demon bodies of the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons could so easily withstand the Righteous Qi bands.
Still one ring after another, giving Kong Hongwu no chance to catch his breath, Xiao Hua's As-You-Wish Staff came crashing down again. With another thunderous boom, the inscription silkworm cocoon around Kong Hongwu's avatar shook violently. Cracks spread across the cocoon-like crystal threads, while inscriptions surged from those fractures one after another, each dissolving into nothingness...
Kong Hongwu was finally moved! One unexpected turn after another, one dumbfounded shock after the next, had at last made him understand the power of the Daoist sect cultivator before him.
Drawing a deep breath, Kong Hongwu slapped his hand, and tri-colored clouds surged above his head. Blossoms of cloud transformed into flowers, fallen petals filling the air and stuffing the surrounding space full. These clouds possessed tremendous power, somewhat resembling the Yingluo of the Profound Origin Water Control Banner. With one glance, Xiao Hua knew that this was Kong Hongwu's ultimate art. Without using a great divine ability, he would be unable to break through it.
Just as Xiao Hua was about to act, Kong Hongwu steadied his emotions and said, "Xiao Hua! You have truly surprised this old man! This old man truly never imagined that the Daoist sects of Cangxian Continent would contain such an extraordinary person as you!"
Xiao Hua's gaze flickered as he looked around Kong Hongwu. Dozens of zhang up in the air to the left, Bodhi stood suspended in midair with his hands forming a Buddha seal, compassion on his face and no fear in his heart. Behind Kong Hongwu on the right, in a spot even Xiao Hua himself could not see, green-robed Xiao