"Demon...!!" Kong Hongwu's eyes narrowed slightly. From what he knew, perhaps only the formidable demon bodies of the Sacred Realm of a Thousand Demons could so easily withstand 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. Amid another thunderous BOOM, the inscription cocoon around 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 unexpected turn after another, one stunned disbelief after another, had finally made him understand the power of the Daoist sect cultivator before him.
Taking a deep breath, Kong Hongwu slapped his hand. Three-colored clouds surged above his head, each cloud blossoming into flowers that filled the nearby space with falling petals. These clouds possessed tremendous power and bore some resemblance to the Yingluo of the Profound Origin Water Control Banner. With a single 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 calmed himself and said, "Xiao Hua! You truly have surprised this old man! This old man never imagined that such an extraordinary man as you would exist within the Daoist sects of Cangxian Continent!"
Xiao Hua's gaze flickered as he looked around Kong Hongwu. Dozens of zhang above and to the left, Bodhi stood in midair with his hands forming a Buddhist seal, compassion on his face and no trace of fear. Behind Kong Hongwu to the right, in a place even Xiao Hua himself could not see, green-robed Xiao Hua held the spirit artifact Kunlun Mirror, likewise poised