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Guardian Peak.
The dwelling of Hakutaku, the divine beast of Shu Mountain.
In its early years, Shu Mountain was always the foremost of the righteous path, leaving behind a profound legacy. Even today, despite lacking divine artifacts, it still possesses many top-tier elements in the cultivation world.
The mountain-guarding divine beast is one of them.
Most immortal sects lack the patronage of a divine beast. Although the Nine Heavens Sects each have their own, Shu Mountain's Hakutaku is considered top-tier among them, once on par with the Orient Loong God of Penglai.
However, ever since the Demon Suppression Tower was lost, Hakutaku has not been seen, leaving behind only an orphaned cub.
Some voices in the cultivation world even speculate whether Hakutaku vanished along with the tower.
At this moment, Lu Chengchou's sword, which could have struck Wen Yuan Senior, is unexpectedly directed at Guardian Peak, catching everyone off guard.
Yet as the sword's radiance flies towards Guardian Peak, Wen Yuan Senior reveals a worried expression for the first time, seemingly more grave than being struck himself!
He even attempts to teleport over to block the strike!
But the Earth Store Bodhisattva form doesn't grant him the chance, sweeping its palm to lock down the entire heavens and earth, just as Wen Yuan Senior had feared it might escape.
Now, the tables have turned.
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Boom—
The old monk atop the Myriad Laws Lotus Platform uses rainbow light to shatter the black sun, and the Earth Store Bodhisattva form takes a heavy hit but still doesn't abandon its lockdown on Wen Yuan Senior.
With one against two, the seven-colored sword light finally cleaves through Guardian Peak!
The massive mountain is split in two in an instant!
But halfway through the cut, a sight unfolds that has everyone's eyes widening!
The belly of Guardian Peak is entirely hollow, and within it lies an irregular, five-colored translucent orb, resembling a giant egg!
Curled up within the egg is a white beast whose body fills the mountain, peacefully slumbering. If not Hakutaku, then who?
It turns out that Shu Mountain's Hakutaku was never lost but hidden within Guardian Peak in this form!
What is this?
Some special cultivation method?
The sword that split the mountain with ease merely causes ripples upon the egg! A faint crack appears, but it doesn't break through.
The Hakutaku within seems to furrow its brow, as if disturbed from a deep dream, about to awaken.
"Shatter that egg!" Lu Chengchou bellows with a hint of satisfaction in his voice, as if the hope to destroy Shu Mountain is within reach!
The seventh realm warriors of the Underworld King Sect rush towards it!
"Nobody is allowed near Guardian Peak!" Wen Yuan Senior commands from the sky.
The seventh realm powerhouses of Shu Mountain rise up to valiantly block them!
Finally breaking free from the Earth Store Bodhisattva's lockdown, Wen Yuan Senior presses Lu Chengchou's radiant form into the ground with a palm, boom—
This is the wrath of an eighth realm powerhouse. Even with Lu Chengchou wielding immense spiritual power, he barely has the strength to retaliate, frantically ground by Wen Yuan Senior!
Boom, boom, boom—
Wen Yuan Senior raises a finger and fiercely presses it onto the radiant form, causing Lu Chengchou's body to burst repeatedly! It's foreseeable that once the armor formed by Shu Mountain's spiritual veins disperses, Lu Chengchou's end will come!
But he doesn't care and continues to howl madly: "Taowu—"
He doesn't need to call; Taowu's eyes already turned red at the sight of Hakutaku's body!
As an ancient ferocious beast, it has faced few life-and-death crises over the long years, but it was nearly killed by Hakutaku once!
It has always remembered that!
Now seeing the slumbering Hakutaku, Taowu lets out a deep roar: "Ao—"
Its massive body charges forward!
"How dare you, vile beast!" Criminal Law Elder shouts, swinging a long, snake-like thorny black whip through the air, coiling it around Taowu several times, attempting to restrain it.
But the power Taowu unleashes far exceeds before, dragging her forward as it continues its charge!
"Damn thing…" Criminal Law Elder curses, throwing another thorny black whip with her left hand. The whip's head, as if sentient, circles to Taowu's front, bends its head, and then stabs fiercely forward!
Hiss—
Even with Taowu's tough hide, its eyes are vulnerable! It's pierced in an instant!
At the same time, Yan Daoren's sword light arrives in a flash, along with the Dharma Elder's divine light, the Elixir Cauldron Elder's divine fire... All the seventh realm powerhouses who can spare a hand unleash their strongest attacks on Taowu, covering it in wounds in an instant!
But all this does is provoke its ferocity, unable to stop its advance!
It is determined to kill its archenemy!
Utterly ruthless and stubborn!
This is precisely why Lu Chengchou brought Taowu here, for this moment!
Bearing countless divine abilities, it's about to pounce on the crack! The crack reveals the divinely beautiful Hakutaku, its eyelids twitching, seemingly about to awaken with just a bit more stimulation!
Despair flashes in Wen Yuan Senior's eyes.
Shu Mountain's hope of five hundred years...
Is it about to be destroyed in an instant?
***
The rapidly changing situation far exceeds the imagination of ordinary disciples, even for Chu Liang and Jiang Yuebai, who are unable to intervene. The title of genius represents potential, the future of the sect.
But in terms of immediate combat power, they are still too immature.
They can only watch everything unfold with shock.
When the sword light cleaves through Guardian Peak, Jiang Yuebai's expression suddenly changes, exclaiming, "Little Hakutaku!"
"Ah." Chu Liang also remembers.
The Hakutaku cub might still be on Guardian Peak! Could it be affected by this strike?
"I'll go check!" Jiang Yuebai immediately moves, bypassing the chaotic battlefield, wanting to check the situation at the peak.
"Senior Sister Jiang..." Chu Liang is worried, and follows her.
But just as he flies a few yards, he suddenly feels a heaviness, his vision blurring as a voice rings in his ear.
"Kid, don't make a sound, I'm the Whale Riding Immortal, we've met before."
"Senior?" Chu Liang is startled.
"I told you to keep quiet, let's talk in the sea of consciousness." The voice from nowhere urges, "I can't show myself, I need you to help me."
"Hm?" Chu Liang immediately responds in his sea of consciousness: "Senior, what help do you need that I can provide?"
"If it were anyone else, it might not be possible, but haven't you connected the Purple and Green Swords? Heh heh..." The voice suddenly laughs.
***
Taowu, bathed in blood, its massive head pierced through one eye, its original appearance indiscernible, like a mountain of flesh drenched in a blood rain.
Yet it still flies towards Hakutaku's giant egg.
It is born from the evil Dao of heaven and earth, with extraordinary talents beyond imagination. Even with such injuries, given time, it can heal. Thus, in its long life, few enemies have pushed it to the brink.
The divine beast Hakutaku has done so.
It nearly killed it.
Taowu has remembered it for a lifetime, seeing it as its mortal enemy!
Now, its enemy lies before it, slumbering, and Taowu is about to exact revenge! Despite the endless pain, it disregards everything, knowing all pain will be healed at the moment of devouring the enemy's flesh. Its brain is filled with the thrill of vengeance!
"Ah—" Taowu opens its ferocious fangs!
Its strongest weapon, capable of crushing mountains, will surely sever the slumbering Hakutaku's head!
Behind it are the powerless Shu Mountain powerhouses, the despairing Wen Yuan Senior, the soon-to-die yet excited Lu Chengchou, and countless bewildered Shu Mountain and Underworld King Sect disciples...
They might not know why this battle is happening, but at this moment, everyone realizes that in the next instant, the outcome of this fight might be decided.
The scene seems to freeze.
Shu Mountain's defeat appears unstoppable.
"Ah..." Someone already cries out in shock.
Just then, a figure, minuscule compared to Taowu, suddenly appears in front of it, perhaps like a mosquito to the human eye.
Shu Mountain disciple Chu Liang!
Many recognize him.
His attempt to stop Taowu seems absurd.
But the next second, a terrifying power bursts forth from his small body.
A purple and a green rainbow light converge above his head from the distant sky, merging like the primordial chaos of yin and yang, emitting a divine radiance.
Not long ago, Chu Liang had attempted to combine the swords beneath the sea of clouds, using only his meager strength, nearly cutting down a top sixth realm expert across two realms.
Now, the boundless power within him seems borrowed from heaven and earth, inexhaustible.
And with the experience from last time, he will not fail again!
Purple and green sword light swirls, countless strands forming an ocean of sword qi. This ocean finally converges, creating towering waves!
Sword qi dazzles the nine heavens!
"Demon fiends, how dare you offend Shu Mountain! With the Purple and Green Swords, I shall vanquish evil and protect the Dao!"
"Two swords in one!"