The Demon with Holy Radiance

HMMMM—

A blinding light erupted from Yang An’s hand. The light gathered together, coalescing into a brilliant sphere.

The sphere continuously compressed in his palm, shrinking to the size of a thumb in the blink of an eye. Then, with a flick of his finger, Yang An sent it flying.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

The sound of sonic booms echoed through the dark space, but faster than the sound were countless streaks of warping light.

In a single instant, these streaks of light pierced through the bodies of all the black shadows.

For a moment, all the black shadows froze in place.

Hai Shu’s expression changed dramatically.

The next moment, in utter silence, all the black shadows disintegrated. A tremendous amount of light burst forth from within the black mist, causing the shadows to melt away in an instant like spring snow.

The black shadows had only existed for the span of a few blinks before being completely annihilated in a single moment.

The light finally erupted behind Hai Shu, illuminating the dark Eternal Prison. The countless warping streams of light formed a cage, trapping him inside.

Hai Shu had never expected that Yang An, a mere Zombie God, could unleash such immense power. Despite his astonishment, he reacted quickly.

"Great Demon Body!"

He let out a fierce roar as his body instantly swelled in size. He absorbed the black mist that had been driven back by the light, and his entire form became pitch-black.

Golden Buddhist Mantras appeared on the surface of his skin, forming mysterious patterns.

At this moment, Hai Shu looked like a black-and-gold Great Buddha, several dozen feet tall. With a wave of his palms, he forcibly dispelled the surrounding light, and the black mist once again enveloped everything.

"Cloudy Spell!"

Now a black-and-gold Great Buddha, Hai Shu’s body trembled, and the entire Eternal Prison seemed to shake with it. Chanting in a low drone, he instantly appeared before Yang An and thrust out a palm.

In that instant, the black mist within the Eternal Prison condensed into an even larger Black Mist Dharma Aspect. It appeared behind Hai Shu and surged toward Yang An with the force of a collapsing mountain.

The black mist was the first to arrive, locking down Yang An and transforming into countless chains to bind him.

But Yang An didn’t struggle or even move a single step.

The Bow Lady was right behind him. She was too fragile to withstand such power.

Facing Hai Shu’s attack, he showed no fear, instantly activating his Power of Rules and Spiritual Light Net.

It was as if a sun had suddenly appeared before Hai Shu. It illuminated his towering body, making it gleam like polished obsidian, but it was also melting his form.

His seemingly indestructible body began to melt rapidly, but at that same moment, the Dharma Aspect condensed from the black mist behind him had already thrown a punch at the sun.

BOOM!

A massive explosion erupted. The powerful shockwave forced Yang An, who was radiating light, to retreat several steps, but that was all.

Countless rays of light penetrated the black mist before him, reaching its very core.

Having activated his two great Body Refining Techniques, he successfully resisted the attack from the Black Mist Dharma Aspect and, in turn, inflicted even greater damage upon it.

First, its arm was pierced by the light, followed by its enormous body.

Most of the explosive sounds came from this, for in that instant, an even more massive Light Giant appeared and punched, shattering the glaring head of the Black Mist Dharma Aspect.

Hai Shu never imagined his technique would be blocked. Compared to the Light Giant that now stood before him, his own body, which had been several dozen feet tall, looked like that of an infant.

Although he had spent his life cultivating in the remote mountain monastery of Great Virtue Temple and rarely ventured out, Hai Shu immediately sensed something was wrong. ’This is the Power of Light Rules!’

As a Buddhist Cultivator, he understood just how terrifying the power of Light Magic and the Power of Light Rules could be. Even the legendary Buddha had not mastered the Power of Light Rules.

’The Power of Light Rules, something never seen before, has actually appeared in this world!’

’Could it be... he’s from the Central Continent?!’

The thought instantly formed in Hai Shu’s mind.

He recalled that the Bow Lady, who had been captured and thrown into the Eternal Prison, was also from the Central Continent. Now this man had come to take her away, which likely meant he was from there as well.

The Central Continent was already sealed off. Those still active in the Outer Continent were basically the outcasts of the Central Continent.

’But how could someone who possesses the Power of Light Rules be abandoned by the Central Continent?’

’He must hold a secret about the Central Continent!’

In a near instant, Hai Shu came to several conclusions. Yang An, whom he had previously looked down on, now had his full, serious attention.

’Whether it’s the Bow Lady or Yang An, since they’re both from the Central Continent, I must keep them both here!’

’This is a matter concerning the future grand plans of Great Virtue Temple!’

HMMMM!

At that moment, the Light Giant threw a punch, smashing down directly toward Hai Shu. The heavy, powerful blow seemed capable of shaking the very heavens and earth.

"Life Rejuvenation Spell!"

Facing Yang An’s attack, Hai Shu unhesitatingly used a counter-technique.

This strike wasn’t a Technique in essence, but pure power.

And since it was pure power, the Life Rejuvenation Spell was undoubtedly the Power of Rules best suited to counter such an attack.

In an instant, a Great Buddha appeared, thousands of meters in size, isolating this part of the world. Several chains formed from Buddhist Mantras also appeared on Hai Shu’s originally black-and-gold body.

Just then, the Light Giant’s punch arrived.

’As long as the Life Rejuvenation Spell absorbs the power of this strike, I can reflect it all back without reservation. Let Yang An get a taste of being struck down by his own power.’

But just as Hai Shu was thinking of his countermeasure and had already calculated the next steps of the battle, the unexpected happened.