At the sight of the divine White Tiger attacking, Qi Zhenzi was startled. He secretly reckoned that even at his full strength, taking that palm strike would be extremely difficult.
Rather than fear, Qingtian felt anger. He raised the Heavenly Demon Hall to smash it against the White Tiger's enormous claw, but Mu Bai suddenly moved ahead of him. His Five Elements Fist trailed exploding light as it crashed thunderously into the enormous claw, sounding like metal striking stone.
With that collision, Mu Bai sensed that the White Tiger's entire body was forged from Metal Element energy. Although he, too, cultivated Five Elements Origin Power, he was still only at the Void Refining and Dao Integration stage, one step short of Mahayana. Thus, this clash of fist and palm split the skin over Mu Bai's fist, while the divine White Tiger seemed entirely unscathed. It roared, spewing thick white vapor from its mouth, its expression contemptuous and disdainful.
"Qingtian, go back. Leave this battle to me. I need this battle."
Chen Shichong had already died for him. Mu Bai would never again let his brothers risk their lives for his sake. He would fight for himself, fight honorably, and battle onward step by step until his final fight to the death with Hai Chen.
Hai Chen looked at Mu Bai in anger, and Mu Bai returned his gaze coldly.
"If I lose, that will mean I'm not even qualified to fight you. Naturally, this Crow Cauldron will be yours."
As he spoke, Mu Bai hefted the Three-Legged Crow Cauldron, its dark light blazing. The Artifact Spirit Ancestor also mustered all his strength, and without waiting for Hai Chen's reply, the cauldron suddenly grew to the size of a mountain and smashed toward the divine White Tiger. The divine White Tiger