Chapter 298: Ant?
「Tianze City, Ancestor Mountain.」
Majestic mountains rose, adorned with rows of silver-white Snow Trees.
At that moment, the mountaintop blazed with brilliant light, where a colossal giant stood, seeming to touch the sky.
He wore a massive, purple Daoist robe and exuded the air of a sage. A brilliant golden light radiated from him, making him resemble an Exiled Immortal banished to the mortal realm. The sight was so awe-inspiring that anyone who witnessed it would feel an overwhelming urge to kneel in worship.
Far below him, the Emperor of Tianze lay collapsed on the ground, covered in blood. His face was deathly pale, and he was barely breathing.
"It’s time to end this!"
Xu Hong’s indifferent voice echoed from high in the sky. "He Wu, the Celestial Essence Ore Vein is a creation of heaven and earth, formed from pure Essence. It is not for Tianze to monopolize."
In a blur, a brilliant light flashed across the sky. The Four-sided Magical Artifact Celestial Pig Ruler fell, like a Tianze cleaving the heavens, ready to sever all in its path.
The Emperor of Tianze abruptly threw his head back and roared, "Xu Hong, you son of a bitch! You were scheming against me from the very beginning. Even in death, I won’t let you get away with this!"
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Three explosions erupted.
Without any warning, the ground beneath the Emperor of Tianze suddenly shattered.
In the next instant, the Emperor of Tianze erupted in a brilliant red light. His figure began to grow, then suddenly expanded at an explosive rate.
"Heaven and Earth!
The Emperor of Tianze had activated Heaven and Earth once more.
However, he had only grown to half his full size...
...when a giant, jade-like hand reached out from the sky and simply clenched in the empty air.
"Urgh...!"
The Emperor of Tianze cried out in agony, spewing a large mouthful of blood.
He then fell to his knees with a thud, his body convulsing as wisps of black smoke began to drift from him.
"It’s no use, He Wu!"
Xu Hong’s cold voice once again echoed from the sky. "You’ve been deeply afflicted by the Dark Technique poison in my Elixir. You can no longer use any of your abilities."
"Just accept your death!"
A cold command boomed from the sky.
The Four-sided Magical Artifact Celestial Pig Ruler descended as if it were a Tianze falling from the heavens.
BOOM!
It smashed down heavily upon the summit of Ancestor Mountain.
CLANG!
A sharp, metallic ring echoed.
It was the sound of metal striking metal.
However.
A dazzling white light flared.
What was expected to happen did not.
Without any warning, a massive, crystal-clear Dharma Seal had suddenly appeared, shielding the Emperor of Tianze like a small mountain.
The Four-sided Magical Artifact Celestial Pig Ruler had smashed into the massive Dharma Seal with a loud clang.
Somehow, Shen Daoxing’s figure had already appeared on the altar.
Shen Daoxing then casually grabbed the Emperor of Tianze, lifted him, and tossed him off the altar.
He Qian and He Yu immediately staggered forward to catch the Emperor of Tianze.
He Qian looked up at the altar, her face a mask of astonishment. "Young Master Yang, why did you come back?"
Shen Daoxing replied nonchalantly, "Without Tianze, getting what I need will be much more troublesome."
He Qian was aghast. "What is it? Is it more important than your life?!"
"Yang! Are you mad? Xu Hong is a master at the Ninth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm! He’s not like Wei Zhi, who had just entered the Earth Profound Realm. The two of them aren’t even in the same league! Coming back now is just throwing your life away!"
He Yu was equally shocked.
The Emperor of Tianze weakly lifted his head, looking from Xu Hong to Shen Daoxing before letting out a heavy sigh and shaking his head. "He’s right! Yang Xing, you are no match for Xu Hong. In the Earth Profound Realm, the difference in strength between each layer is like the difference between heaven and earth. Besides, Xu Hong is a master who has been steeped in the Earth Profound Realm for many years. His combat experience is..."
But before the Emperor of Tianze could finish speaking...
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In the next instant, Shen Daoxing’s figure vanished.
A brilliant white light flared as the mountain-sized Dharma Seal suddenly shot into the air.
Shen Daoxing’s small frame had already lifted the massive Dharma Seal, which was several times his own size. He leaped high into the air, appearing right in front of Xu Hong’s gigantic head.
Shen Daoxing swung his small arm, and the mountain-like Venerable Dharma Seal carved a graceful arc through the sky before crashing down.
CLANG!
The sound of metal striking metal rang out once more.
A Four-sided Magical Artifact had appeared in front of Xu Hong, blocking the Venerable Dharma Seal.
"It’s you!"
Xu Hong’s enormous head slowly tilted up. Seeing his new opponent, his gaze grew even colder. "It’s you, Shen Daoxing! The Celestial Slaughter Demon Star. Excellent. To think that at a time like this, instead of running, you’ve delivered yourself right to my doorstep. Fine. Then today, I shall eliminate you along with the nation of Tianze."
As an elder of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land, Xu Hong had been lying low in Tianze for many years and rarely ventured out, which was why he hadn’t recognized Shen Daoxing at first glance.
But after the disciples of the Celestial Profound Sacred Land arrived, he of course learned who this man was. He had simply refrained from acting earlier for the sake of his grand plan.
Shen Daoxing showed no reaction to Xu Hong’s words, merely raising the Venerable Dharma Seal high once more.
WHOOSH!
A dazzling beam of white light shot toward the heavens, and the Venerable Dharma Seal suddenly doubled in size.
The next moment.
The enormous Venerable Dharma Seal, now like a majestic, soaring mountain, crashed down with unstoppable, world-sundering force.
CRASH!
A deafening roar shook the air.
The entirety of Ancestor Mountain trembled violently.
This time, however, Xu Hong didn’t even summon his Celestial Pig Ruler. He simply extended a single palm, and the Venerable Dharma Seal stopped dead in its tracks, completely blocked.
’As expected, a master at the ninth layer of the Earth Profound Realm is in a completely different league from an ordinary one.’
Xu Hong’s indifferent voice once again thundered across the sky. "Shen Daoxing, do you think I am the same as that Yuwen Wuji? I could destroy a dozen little brats like him with a single wave of my hand."
As his voice faded, Xu Hong’s giant palm moved. With a light clench, he seized the mountain-sized Venerable Dharma Seal, then slowly swung it. The Venerable Dharma Seal abruptly reversed course, hurtling back toward Shen Daoxing.
WHOOSH!
Shen Daoxing shot backward like an arrow released from a bow.
BANG!
With a tremendous crash, dust and debris filled the air.
A deep crater was gouged into the earth.
Xu Hong’s enormous head looked down dispassionately. "Brat! Don’t think you can challenge me just because you defeated Yuwen Wuji and Wei Zhi. To me, you are nothing more than an ant I can crush at any moment!"
RUMBLE!
Xu Hong apathetically lifted his giant foot and, with a massive stomp, brought it crashing down into the crater where Shen Daoxing had landed.
CRACK! CRACK!
The ground spiderwebbed with cracks.
BOOM!
The crater collapsed with a deafening roar, sending shards of rock flying everywhere.
"An ant is an ant, after all! How dare it dream of challenging me!"
Xu Hong gave a disinterested glance at the ground beneath his foot. No longer paying Shen Daoxing any mind, he began to move forward.
However, he had only taken a single step.
BZZZZT!
Black arcs of electricity suddenly crackled from beneath the ground.
"Taiyi Demon Suppression."
A rich, magnetic voice called out.
RUMBLE!
Thunder cracked in the clear sky.
A startling boom echoed.
From the vast, cloudless sky, a silver bolt of lightning as thick as an arm suddenly descended.
BANG!
A massive crash.
A figure shot violently into the sky.