Devour

The man was dressed as a scholar, wearing a red cotton flowered robe with fluttering sleeves. He had a slender figure with long arms and legs, and was six feet and one inch tall. He moved as fast as lightning and roamed freely across the world.

Wherever he passed, an invisible sword wind blew, carrying a warm current like a spring breeze. When the Wood Soul Thunder touched the sword wind, it disappeared silently like thousands of rivers returning to the sea.

Tan Gong's eyes twitched slightly, and he became alert. He said in a deep voice: "Xiaoyao Lingjian Jue, Tianchi Divine Art!"

Jinlian cheered when she saw this: "With the teacher here, everything can be settled." Zixuan behind her also breathed a sigh of relief.

"The reinforcements have finally arrived!" Cheng Bai was secretly delighted to see the situation change, and silently comforted Jiuyuan, the spirit of the Temple of Life, who was about to be activated in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Yao Yingying raised her eyebrows slightly and stared at the newcomer, then greeted him softly, "Master, how are you?"

The scholar in brocade clothes bowed slightly and replied with a smile to his acquaintance, "My dear Queen Yao, it has been many years since we last met! Your graceful face is as graceful as a fairy, and your beauty's makeup is as beautiful as ever in welcoming spring."

Ren Yijian and the three elders Wen, Feng, and Tu all stood solemnly, bowed together with Jinlian and Qian Buduo, and said in unison, "Master, how are you?"

Zhai Xufei and several other great demons exchanged glances, revealing an indescribable fear among them. They whispered to each other, "Li Boren, the leader of the Five Saints of the human race, the teacher of all ages, has not changed at all in all these years!"

Master Li was handsome, with three strands of flowing black beard. His seemingly youthful face bore the faint traces of time. He spoke tactfully, "A saint from another race has come from afar, and he demands to bury the sages here. The Confucian scholars are compelled to intervene. I would appreciate your advice."

As he spoke, Master Li's eyes flashed with a strange-colored double pupil, revealing a deep and sharp cold light. He looked directly at the Sun Chaser as if he wanted to see through every corner of his soul.

Tan Gong felt the intimidating pressure of the gaze and unconsciously took a few steps back, secretly marveling: "What a profound cultivation of double pupils! Ordinary transformation illusions, concealment and evasion techniques, and ethereal martial arts cannot be hidden from these eyes."

Master Li said calmly, "He's far inferior to you, and he's also been suppressed by the elemental suffocation. His skills and secret techniques have been greatly compromised, so it's inevitable that he's unable to resist. As the ancient saying goes, the noble do not avoid the inferior, and the strong do not bully the weak. You and I are at the same level, so we can be considered suitable opponents."

Tan Gong snorted coldly and said, "You nerd who talks so much about morality and justice, you're just here to take the Emperor's bloodline for yourself, right?"

Strangely, even though Nie Ziqiong's head had been severed, his body remained upright. The splattered blood seemed to be drawn back into his body, bit by bit, as if by an external force. His head, which had flown off, also returned to his neck.

Of course, Nie Ziqiong didn't possess the ability to resurrect. Cheng Bai's spiritual eyes discerned that someone else was using immense magical power to maintain his life, and he wondered, "Does Master Li intend to preserve the body and resurrect Emperor Nie?"

"Let's see how capable you are of stopping me." Tan Gong had already struck again, slamming his palms and stabbing with his fingers. These seemingly light moves, concealing the power to move mountains and overturn seas, attacked Master Li. The slightest contact would unleash the Wood Soul Thunder with destructive force!

Master Li was obviously unwilling to fight here. His flying palms created a huge suction force, pulling his opponent to move involuntarily.

A sword-like azure light emanated from the flagship spirit boat, accompanied by another radiance as green as jade. In this interplay of radiance, two figures darted from the bridge, shooting straight into the sky, colliding fiercely in the distance.

Master Li's voice drifted from the sky: "I will drive this beast outside to fight. You must seize the opportunity and don't waste the blood of the Emperor's son!"

Jinlian calmly grasped the situation and urged, "Teacher, take the initiative to control the direction of the battlefield. We will definitely win. Let's act quickly!"

"What on earth are they trying to do in such a mysterious way?" Cheng Bai was surprised. But Ningxiang, who was beside him, did not hesitate and resolutely moved out of the protection area of ​​Shengjin Pagoda.

"The Sun Chaser has brought me a golden opportunity. How can the eternal emperor be willing to let the powerful prevail? I can only strive for self-improvement and accept the bloodline of the son of Ksitigarbha Emperor!" Ningxiang's voice was resolute, and she approached Nie Ziqiong's corpse with firm steps.

The dead flesh and blood was still radiating a unique light of benevolence and salvation, with a faint chanting and murmur, as if some miracle was about to happen.

Cheng Bai was puzzled by the strange situation. "Nie Ziqiong is dead, but the Ksitigarbha body is unwilling to die in vain and is still full of vitality. Xiang...what is she going to do?"

"Protect me," Ningxiang instructed, her tone unwavering. Then, a vision of reversing the universe unfolded. A soft, tranquil light curtain, like a hazy veil, enveloped her and Nie Ziqiong's corpse.

Suddenly, the flesh and blood of the corpse glowed brightly, gradually transforming into countless tiny yellow light spots flashing, and as if they had life, condensed into seven streams of light and rushed towards Ningxiang.

Ningxiang gladly accepted, her seven orifices fully open, allowing the endless stream of light to slowly pour in. The reversal of the universe phenomenon then underwent an unexpected transformation. The originally colorless light curtain gradually became stronger and more dazzling, and the pure and flawless halo seemed to be painted with a golden color, and the aura and style were clearly superior to before.

Cheng Bai was deeply shocked, and suddenly realized, "The incense is integrating with the essence of Ksitigarbha's sacred body, seizing the Emperor's luck! The reversal of the universe can also be used in this way."

Sitting high on the throne, Yao Yingying couldn't help but tremble her red lips as she murmured, "I've gotten a glimpse of the rising power of the secret art. The imperial way is unfathomable! It turns out that today is the real beginning..."

The Jianmu tree within Ningxiang's dantian swayed gracefully, its branches drooping from the bottom floor, gleaming with a dazzling vortex of energy. Within one spot, a brilliant light emanated, quickly condensing into a multifaceted cinnamon-green sphere, a mysterious rune forming on its surface.

Cheng Bai opened his spiritual eyes wide to see through the changes in the strange phenomenon, and experienced the subtle mysteries. He sighed, "She broke through to the early stage of the Wuxiang Realm and condensed the rune inner elixir on her own. It was much smoother than mine."

The inheritance cube in his left hand was also quietly turning. Li Tong carefully observed and identified its rank, saying softly, "She was able to comprehend the supreme spell rune 'Prophecy' with her first inner elixir, which is equivalent to gaining most of the power of the Compassionate Light Universal Salvation. It's very rare!"

Cheng Bai was worried: "Is it good enough to be at the highest level of curse? No wonder I can't comprehend new runes. The quality of the sacrifice was too high!"

The entire Sky Patrolling Spirit Boat was affected by the changes in the strange phenomenon and was shrouded in an increasingly bright and gorgeous golden light curtain, as if it contained divine power, which was awe-inspiring.

High in the sky, Tan Gong caught a glimpse of the shifting lights from afar. He realized the situation was dire, and with red eyes, he shouted angrily, "You claim to be righteous, yet you brazenly plunder the bloodline of the Emperor's son. How is your behavior any different from that of the devil?"

Master Li casually waved his hand, and a shower of sword energy poured out, stopping his opponent's actions. He said disapprovingly, "You're allowed to set the fire, but I'm not allowed to light the lamp? The imperial destiny is only for the victorious contender. There's nothing wrong with not violating the laws of nature. Besides, you killed the man, so it's inappropriate to talk nonsense about righteousness and evil."

After repeatedly resisting the continuous sword waves, Tan Gong was unable to defend himself and was covered with wounds.

He repeatedly used Elemental Suppression, but it was still unable to reduce the incoming sword energy by more than a few percent. Surprised, he still felt indignant: "This human body limits my combat power, so you have suppressed it to this extent. I will teach you to see the true power of my skills!"

As his power erupted, Min Lu'er's flesh and blood were stretched and shattered by the terrifying force, scattering and scattering into multiple streams of blood. A jade-green electric light shot out from his body, suddenly extending over a thousand meters in length, and then transformed into its complete form at astonishing speed.

The blood arrows were slightly driven by the Sun Chaser, and their destructive power was far greater than that of armor-piercing shells. Once they hit the spirit boat formation, they would probably penetrate the hull on the spot, causing tragic casualties.

Master Li calmly stroked with his palms, showing his profound skills. A trace of invisible sword energy came from behind and arrived first, accurately intercepting every blood arrow and turning it into nothing in an instant.

"This is the perfect me, the Great Demon Lord is here!" Tan Gong showed the true form of the giant Sun Chaser, which was one thousand eight hundred meters long, with skin like warm ancient jade and a majestic appearance. He was wearing exquisite armor with patterns like winding fairy trees in the deep forest, showing a graceful and elegant demeanor.

Master Li did not dare to underestimate the enemy and adjusted his mentality to fight: "This guy is full of vigor and momentum, which is completely different from when he was hiding in the body of the Iron Heart Clan member just now."

"You and I have both cultivated triple divine bodies. With a wave of our hands and feet, we can flatten lands, sink continents, and evaporate rivers and seas. If we act in the mortal world, we will cause a world-destroying disaster."

As Tan Gong spoke, he stood on the sky suspended in the air, holding a thousand-meter-long electric blade formed by the lightning of the wood soul. As he swung it, the electric light was swallowed and exhaled like a sword or a whip, repeatedly dispersing the sword energy flying around and approaching.