Sage Tongtian's Jealousy
"What did you say?" the Sage Tongtian exclaimed in surprise.
"What I said is absolutely true. If you don't believe me, you can ask your Dao Ancestor. Dao Ancestor can testify!" Zhurong said.
The Sage Tongtian looked at the Lady Nüwa nodded and said, "I can testify that I personally witnessed our Master, the Sage Yuanshi, and the Lady Houtu leaving Lady Houtu's palace and heading together to the palace of Dao Ancestor Hongjun. I saw it with my own eyes. I think something must have happened between them, otherwise they wouldn't have done such a rebellious thing. After all, they are disciples of the Three Purities, aren't they?"
Lady Nüwa's words caused the Three Purities' faces to darken. They had indeed acted somewhat dishonestly. After all, they had been hunting Houtu for years, but they had not completely wiped Houtu out. They had even tried to subdue Houtu and make her their disciple. However, they did not expect that Houtu would now sever her master-disciple relationship with them, which naturally made them feel embarrassed.
Especially the Sage Yuanshi, who already Houtu deep hatred for Houtu, was furious that she was no longer his disciple. He thought to himself, "Whether you betrayed us Three Purities or for some other reason, I will remember this debt. Once I break through to the Quasi-Sage realm, I will make you pay a heavy price!"
"Hmph!" The Sage Yuanshi snorted coldly. He said in a chilling voice, "Zhurong, don't be arrogant. I admit that your cultivation is already very powerful, but that's just your current strength. I, on the other hand, am Quasi-Sage, and my strength is more than a hundred times greater than yours!"
After the Sage Yuanshi finished speaking, he clenched his fists, and the Hunyuan True Spirit within his body circulated, instantly increasing his aura.
"So powerful! So powerful! This Sage Yuanshi has been hiding his strength so well. He truly deserves to be called Quasi-Sage. I can't even see through his power!" Every move of the Sage Yuanshi contained the aura of the Great Dao. Every time he made a move, he generated a tremendous power that shocked all directions, leaving everyone in awe.
"Amazing!" Even Yang Jian's expression changed drastically. His strength was considerable; in fact, he had reached his limit. However, when facing the Sage Yuanshi, he felt he was no match for him. If it weren't for the power of his Innate Spirit Treasure, he would have been defeated long ago. Moreover, the Sage Yuanshi hadn't even used his full strength yet.
"The Sage Yuanshi!" Seeing the Sage Yuanshi unleash such power, the Sage Tongtian's expression also turned solemn. He hadn't expected the Sage Yuanshi to be so formidable. If he continued like this, their chances of winning would be almost nil. He was unwilling to accept this!
"Zhurong, your strength is indeed impressive, but it is still no match for mine!" the Sage Yuanshi coldly snorted.
"Hmph! You think I can't compete with you? You underestimate me too much!" Zhurong sneered.
"Zhurong, let's fight right here. Whoever loses will be Monkey Sun's servant!" The Sage Yuanshi snorted coldly, then moved swiftly and pounced on Zhurong. With a single palm strike, a gigantic palm print appeared, obscuring the sky, and slammed fiercely towards Zhurong.
"Boom!"
A tremendous roar resounded, and instantly, a terrifying force exploded from the palm print. The entire space trembled violently, seemingly on the verge of collapse, and mountains crumbled one after another.
"Zhurong, you are nothing but an ordinary person. How dare you challenge me? You are truly ignorant of your own limitations!" The Sage Yuanshi sneered repeatedly.
"Hmph, Sage Yuanshi, you dare to call yourself superior? Bah! Shameless wretch!" Zhurong sneered, a disdainful smile playing on his lips. "Your cultivation is indeed formidable, but your Daoist arts are merely superficial, and your strength is utterly weak. Let's see what you have to offer to challenge me!"
Upon hearing Zhurong's words, a flash of anger crossed the face of the Sage Yuanshi. His Daoist arts were among the top three of the Three Teachings, something he had always been proud of. He couldn't bear to be mocked like this by Sage Yuanshi Zhurong. Instantly, the Sage Yuanshi's face turned ashen, his eyes widened, and a terrifying murderous intent emanated from his Sage Yuanshi body. He glared at Zhurong and roared, "Zhurong, how dare you insult me like this! You're courting death!"
After the Sage Yuanshi finished speaking, he unleashed a palm strike, and a vast amount of power surged forth, instantly transforming into a long spear that pierced towards Zhu Zhurong. The spear pierced through the void, carrying terrifying power as it charged towards Zhurong.
Zhurong's expression changed slightly. This move was extremely fast and powerful. Zhurong knew very well that if he were hit by this move, his body would be pierced through, and then his body would disappear into nothingness.
"This is bad!" Zhurong thought to himself.
"Snort!"
Zhurong snorted coldly, formed a hand seal, and a powerful force burst forth, producing a Seven-Colored Lotus Flower. Within the lotus flower, seven-colored rays of light bloomed, dazzling and beautiful. At the same time, Zhurong formed a hand seal, and instantly, a powerful force surged forth between heaven and earth. A Seven-Colored Lotus Flower floated above him, emitting a dazzling seven-colored radiance.
With a wave of his hand, Zhurong caused the Seven-Colored Lotus Flower to bloom with dazzling light, fiercely meeting the spear. In an instant, the two terrifying forces collided violently. Immediately, seven-colored light and golden light intertwined in the sky, and terrifying energy fluctuations spread out. Many powerful figures around them quickly dodged to avoid being affected by the aftershocks.
In their first exchange, neither of their attacks could gain the upper hand, and neither side achieved any advantage.
"Zhurong, although you possess the Seven-Colored Lotus Flower -Seven-Colored Lotus Flower, you can only unleash sixty percent of its power. I'd like to see just how much of its power you can actually achieve!" the Sage Yuanshi coldly shouted. He took a step forward and unleashed a palm strike. Instantly, a massive golden palm print flew out, slamming down fiercely towards Zhurong. The golden palm print possessed earth-shattering power, containing energy capable of destroying everything, as if it could cleave the sky in two.
"Boom! Boom! Boom..."
Zhurong activated the Seven-Colored Lotus Flower to block the attack of the Sage Yuanshi. However, the earth-shattering power still caused him to stagger back several steps, spitting out a mouthful of blood and turning pale. This showed just how ferocious the attack was.
"Brother Zhurong, your strength is not lacking, but unfortunately, you've encountered me. You cannot defeat me, nor are you my match!" the Sage Yuanshi said coldly. "Now you'd better kneel down and kowtow to confess your sins!"