But clearly, it was already too late.
Taiyi was all smiles, poised to strike.
He immediately launched a forceful attack. "Don't be in such a hurry to leave, Daoist. Let's have a proper chat!"
He radiated murderous intent, showing no intention of holding back.
He knew perfectly well that the unremarkable Broken Bowl sealed away half an Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon-the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Canopy-but he probably wouldn't be able to snatch it away.
Of course, whether he could seize it or not, he didn't mind trying.
His main aim was to force Duan De to fight, so he could experience the legendary Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Art firsthand.
The fellow's cultivation wasn't high at present, and was on par with his own.
He was likewise at the dao palace third heaven.
Just right.
"Whoosh... whoosh..."
In an instant.
Streaks of dazzling holy light shot through the air like lightning.
One after another, they hurtled toward Duan De.
"What?"
Duan De's expression changed.
He immediately shot backward.
"Boom..." With the Broken Bowl hovering above his head, he actually blocked the oncoming holy light head-on.
He appeared to be knocked back in disarray, but used the momentum to reach a corner of the passage he had just entered through.
In an instant, he activated a Profound Jade Platform he had prepared in advance at some unknown point.
"Boom..." Space had only just torn open.
A streak of holy light struck, shattering the Profound Jade Platform.
Unfortunately, Duan De had already vanished.
"You won't get far!" Taiyi's gaze sharpened.
He was also proficient in formation patterns, and could deduce from the spatial fluctuations that his opponent certainly couldn't escape far.
Without hesitation, he unleashed holy light.
He blasted straight through the mountain.
"Boom, boom..."
Chapter 29: A Frustrated Duan De, Fifth Senior Brother?
"Boom-"
Mountains crumbled and the earth split.
Amid immense surges of divine power.
A mountain deep within the Silver Mine Mountain Range was blasted clean through.
A young figure bathed in holy light, resembling a Sun Sovereign, shot straight out.
"Fuck, is this really necessary?"
His attempt to traverse the void had failed.
Duan De looked rather dusty and bedraggled.
He watched Taiyi bear down on him again, refusing to let the matter drop.
His scalp prickled, and he couldn't help cursing. "Did I dig up your family's ancestral graves or something?"
"I mean nothing else by it. I just want to experience your Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Art, Daoist!"
Smiling, Taiyi transmitted his voice.
At the same time, streaks of dazzling holy light bombarded Duan De one after another.
"What?"
Duan De's expression changed.
Cold sweat broke out, and he hurriedly denied it outright. "What Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Art? I don't understand what you're talking about!"
He activated the Broken Bowl.
It blocked Taiyi's attacks.
Afraid of being pinned down, he fought as he retreated.
Whatever footwork he was using, it was actually every bit as fast as the Sun God Movement Technique.
As though his soles were greased, he moved with astonishing speed.
"Boom... boom..."
One fled ahead.
The other pursued relentlessly.
In the blink of an eye, they had traveled hundreds of li.
Holy light bombarded the surroundings incessantly, shattering the earth and collapsing mountains.
Yet no matter how Taiyi attacked, Duan De simply refused to engage him.
Relying on the mysterious Broken Bowl, he seemed to narrowly escape danger each time he blocked an attack, but in truth, he was as steady as Mount Tai.
"This turtle shell really leaves me at a loss!"
Taiyi knitted his brows, somewhat speechless.
He noticed Duan De use some unknown secret technique, his speed suddenly surging as he widened the gap.
Moreover, an array platform already inscribed ahead flickered in and out of sight.
"Let's see you run!"
Seeing that he was struggling to catch up.
He sneered, and light flashed in his hand.
An entirely green jade bow appeared, ancient and unadorned.
"Whoosh..."
Holy light gathered.
It formed a dazzling arrow.
He nocked the arrow and slowly drew back the bowstring.
It locked onto Duan De as he was about to escape, emanating an aura that made one's heart pound with dread.
"Whoosh-"
In an instant.
The terrifying arrow of holy light suddenly tore through the air toward him.
"That's... a Great Power Magical Artifact?"
At that moment, Duan De suddenly sensed danger, his hair standing on end, and instinctively looked back.
His pupils contracted sharply, his expression changing in alarm as he cursed. "You bastard! Sooner or later, this Daoist will pay your family's ancestral graves a visit!"
He hadn't expected it.
To force him to fight.
His opponent had actually gone so far as to use a Great Power Magical Artifact.
Nor did he know how Taiyi had figured out that he cultivated the Tribulation-Transcending Heavenly Art.
"Whoosh..." Duan De hurriedly formed seals with both hands, unleashing a series of divine incantations.
The Broken Bowl bobbed above his head, suddenly expanding and emanating an astonishing aura.
Strands of black light, brimming with eerie power.
Cascaded down.
"Boom..."
The earth shook and the mountains trembled.
The arrow blasted the void apart.
Terrifying light and radiance blazed dazzlingly.
Vast stretches of mountains were reduced to ruins by that single strike.
By the time Taiyi caught up, Duan De had disappeared without a trace.
"The Blazing Sun Bow?"
Just then.
A middle-aged man with an astonishing aura rushed over from afar.
"Hmm?" Taiyi's gaze sharpened. "An elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land?"
The newcomer was a dragon transformation expert.
And his clothing bore the emblem of the Yaoguang Holy Land.
The man had an imposing bearing. He looked straight at Taiyi, who had withdrawn his holy light but remained extraordinary in bearing, and asked in bewilderment, "Why do you have my master's magical artifact?"
"Your master?"
Taiyi paused.
Looking at the newcomer, he began to understand.
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