Chapter 212 - 241: A Palm Falls Like the Collapsing Heavens!
Su Bai followed the gray-robed man, traveling a great distance eastward.
They had almost reached the very edge of the Great Xia Dynasty’s borders.
In a boundless wilderness, the gray-robed man wielding the Mingfeng Saber finally came to a halt.
Then, he turned and stared at Su Bai, a smirk playing on his lips.
It was as if he had been waiting specifically for him.
Su Bai, treading on a sunbeam, floated leisurely in midair, his expression unchanged as he regarded the man.
"I didn’t expect you to have such nerve!"
"Following me all this way."
The gray-robed man raised the Mingfeng Saber in his hand and taunted with a grin.
"Or are you simply overconfident in your own abilities?"
But Su Bai couldn’t be bothered to trade barbs with the gray-robed man.
"The Mingfeng Saber. I’ll be taking it,"
he said slowly.
Then, he thrust out his right hand.
A golden palm, wreathed in roaring Golden Dragons, tore through the clouds and morning glow.
It shot toward the gray-robed man!
’Damn it!’
The gray-robed man cursed inwardly. ’Su Bai is treating me like an ant, completely ignoring me!’
’And that cold, command-like tone is really pissing me off.’
But seeing such a terrifying palm strike suddenly flying toward him,
the gray-robed man retreated explosively, his face contorted as he roared.
"The Mingfeng Saber! Take it!!"
He put all his strength into his arm and hurled the Mingfeng Saber from his hand!
The moment he threw it, the Mingfeng Saber erupted in a brilliant flash of light!
The phantom of a crimson Phoenix soared into the sky!
It gradually transformed into a blazing crimson sun.
It vied with the true sun high in the celestial dome.
For a moment, the spectacular sight of twin suns filled the sky.
Su Bai glanced at the crimson sun.
Without moving his body, he reached out to seize it!
But before he could grasp the crimson sun,
a chilling sneer suddenly echoed from the void.
A fair, slender arm, like one carved from white jade, reached out from the depths of the clouds.
It slammed violently into Su Bai’s palm!
BOOM—
The two palms met with a sound like a clap of thunder
that boomed across the heavens!
CRACK!!
Immediately after, the sound of shattering erupted from the point of impact, reverberating in all directions!
The gray-robed man watched in stunned terror as...
the entire arm of the Nine Tribulations Realm expert who had just sneered—an arm as flawless and white as jade—began to rapidly disintegrate!
A rain of blood showered down as flesh and bone splattered everywhere.
Like shards of shattered porcelain!
The bright red was jarring to the eye!
"Pfft!"
A muffled grunt came from deep within the clouds as a torrential rain of blood dyed the horizon’s rosy haze.
It was like a crimson curtain, swallowing the original glow of the dawn.
Su Bai didn’t even spare the man a glance.
His extended golden palm fiercely clenched the crimson sun in the sky.
Then, he slowly drew it back.
SCREECH!!
The Phoenix phantom, clenched in Su Bai’s palm, let out a piercing shriek. Its body quivered, its eyes eerily lifelike, filled with utter terror.
"Noisy."
Su Bai frowned and squeezed his right hand slightly.
A piercing hum instantly rang out from the blade of the Mingfeng Saber.
Though in pain, the Phoenix phantom dared not make another sound. It immediately lowered its head, burying it beneath its wings as its body trembled violently.
BUZZ!!
In the next instant, the Mingfeng Saber blossomed with a dazzling crimson light.
When the light faded, the Phoenix phantom was gone.
The Mingfeng Saber, having returned to its original form, lay quietly in Su Bai’s palm.
Though its hilt was clearly trembling,
the blade itself dared not move an inch.
"The Mingfeng Saber..."
Su Bai examined the Mingfeng Saber in his hand.
The blade was as crystalline as jade, with swirling crimson patterns.
Mysterious and ancient.
Similar to the Celestial Net Sword.
The blade of the Mingfeng Saber also had special golden runes emerging on its surface.
’Although I’ve now collected both the Celestial Net Sword and the Mingfeng Saber, this clearly isn’t the time to investigate their secrets.’
SWISH!
With that thought, Su Bai put the Mingfeng Saber away.
RUMBLE—
Just then, a streak of crimson fire, like a meteor, plummeted from the heavens!
The crimson flame was bizarre, swirling around a ferocious, distorted human face. In an instant, it consumed the entire western sky.
Then, black lotuses filled the sky, descending and scattering everywhere.
The largest of them drifted to the east and transformed into a Lotus Platform.
Seated on the Lotus Platform was an old man. He had a kind and benevolent face, his head bowed, a gentle smile on his lips.
He formed a Lotus Seal with his hands, exuding an ineffable air of compassion and holiness.
In an instant, a sea of white bones surged in from the south.
Upon this sea rode a Daoist in a green robe, holding a Jade Bottle, the waves of bone crashing like a tsunami!
Next, from the north, a thousand-zhang demonic form strode through the air, enshrouded in terrifying, surging Demon Qi.
It blotted out the clouds and the sun!
Its silhouette was faintly visible, resembling a ferocious tiger, but its true form was obscured by a thick, swirling crimson mist.
Only a pair of scarlet eyes were visible, radiating vicious Malice, staring coldly at Su Bai.
Finally, a figure in a Black Robe, exuding monstrous Demonic Qi, swooped down from the depths of the clouds to stand before Su Bai.
His right arm was completely gone, and dark red blood streamed down from the stump.
His expression was grim as he stared intently at Su Bai.
In the span of just three or four breaths,
every single one of Su Bai’s possible escape routes—front, back, left, and right—had been sealed off by five figures.
Five currents of killing intent, so potent they were almost tangible, twisted together to form a massive cage, locking Su Bai within.
It was so overwhelming that even the sun hanging high above grew hazy and indistinct.
In the western sky,
the ghastly, crimson face glanced at the black-robed man whose arm had been crushed by a single blow, then fixed its gaze on Su Bai.
A sinister voice then spoke.
"Lord of Heavenly Punishment? What a grand title!"
"They say he has condensed a Ten Thousand Feet Daoist Palace Dharma Body. A foundation unseen in eons."
"This old man is very interested in his body,"
said the old man sitting on the black Lotus Platform with a hint of amusement.
"Indeed."
The thousand-zhang Demon Lord occupying the northern void rumbled, "I am an Ancient Demon. I have lived for nearly ten thousand years, yet I have never heard of any living being condensing a Ten Thousand Feet Dharma Body."
"After we kill him, I claim a share of his body and Essence Blood."
"I wish to witness this man’s fist!"
Unlike the others, the green-robed Daoist treading the sea of bones stared at Su Bai, his eyes shining brightly as he spoke, enunciating each word.
The group spoke casually, chatting and laughing as if this were a simple gathering.
Only the one-armed Demon Path Venerable Master in the Black Robe remained silent, his gaze deep and calculating.
’He was hesitant, wondering if he should retreat immediately.’
’Among the five of them, only he had exchanged a blow with Su Bai and truly understood the depths of his power.’
’Even though it was just a casual strike, he could tell just how terrifying Su Bai was.’
"Are you done talking?"
Su Bai, standing amidst the clouds, spoke abruptly.
His gaze swept across them, cutting their conversation short.
"Brat! We are speaking. How dare a junior of the Dao Palace Realm like you..."
The crimson, ghastly face spoke sinisterly the moment Su Bai finished.
But before it could finish, Su Bai vanished.
When he reappeared,
he was already above the ghastly face.
Then, as the ghastly face’s eyes constricted and its features trembled in terror...
five radiant fingers descended!
An unbelievably terrifying pressure instantly shattered the illusory face!
It revealed a figure in a Red Robe, his face stained with blood, wielding a Great Halberd!
The man let out a string of roars, craning his bleeding head upward, his scarlet eyes wide with fury.
He stared directly at the fingers descending upon him like a colossal mountain!
"Heaven-Sundering Halberd!!"
His aura surged as he roared and tightened his grip on the Great Halberd.
He swung his right arm with all his might!
It kicked up a crimson wave of energy that hung in the air like a waterfall!
BANG!!
However, as the five golden mountains descended...
the figure in the Red Robe holding the black Great Halberd...
along with the surging, roaring crimson torrent...
was completely enveloped by the great golden hand...
and crushed into nothing!