Master Guzhen's Buddha palm descended, while the Heavenly King's demonic palm likewise coordinated with it, imprisoning an area roughly an acre around the banner. On the side of the banner near Guzhen, Buddha light surged abundantly; on the side near the Heavenly King, demonic qi billowed. The banner suddenly stirred without wind, and countless Yingluo rushed from its watery blue radiance, scrambling to block the Buddha light and demonic qi.
"Rip, rip..."
"Rip, rip..."
Countless sounds arose within the space. Guzhen watched coldly. Although the myriad Yingluo continued pouring forth, the banner clearly would not attack on its own. Those Yingluo could only defend. The two giant palms crashed down in torrents, tearing every Yingluo in half! How could they possibly hold them back?
"Boom..." Just as Guzhen had expected, and just as the records within the jade pearl had described, the two enormous palms landed, one on each side, upon the banner's radiance. Strangely, though the giant palms in midair were each half an acre in size, once they landed upon the banner, they were merely palm-sized!
"Take it!" Guzhen was overjoyed. With a great shout, the two palms gave a savage tug, and the radiance atop the banner abruptly dimmed...
"Rumble..." As the banner's radiance dimmed, the entire space let out peals of thunderous roaring. Amid those roars, the Yingluo around the banner that Guzhen's tin staff had previously blasted apart shook violently. Centered on the banner, they rapidly contracted. Ignoring the two palms and ignoring the space imprisoned by those palms, the Yingluo transformed into shattered fireflies and sank into the banner.
In an instant, the entire banner emitted dazzling blue light. Guzhen's expression changed slightly, for he had already sensed that the more brilliant the radiance became, the tougher the banner beneath the Buddha palm grew.