On the Fengshan Platform of Mount Tai, the scene froze, with only Song Qianqiu standing with his hands clasped behind his back, a smile on his face.
He casually flicked his fingers, and a long spear of Yin Soldiers shuttled through the Time Barrier, piercing through Yunxi's Heart, then passing through the Hearts of Five, Dongfang Yuqing, Iron Bull, and Huzi. Just as the spear was about to penetrate Guo Daozhen's Heart and enter his body, a golden light erupted from Guo Daozhen's surface, and a golden Dao Body suddenly burst forth from his back. In that instant when the spear pierced through flesh, the Dao Body fled outside the Time Barrier.
"Ah? So the Dao Body has already reached the Supreme Realm," Song Qianqiu remarked, observing Guo Daozhen's terrified expression as he floated outside the Time Barrier.
"Song Qianqiu, how did you figure out that Yang Hao's head was fake? And how did you know my Dao Body was swapped with Five's?" Guo Daozhen's golden Dao Body inquired.
Song Qianqiu waved his hand dismissively. "I guessed."
As Song Qianqiu spoke, he withdrew the Power of Time. Yunxi, Five, Dongfang Yuqing, Iron Bull, and Huzi immediately collapsed to the ground, while Guo Huaiyi and Guo Daozhen's Dao Body also fell from the air.
"How could this happen?" Five gasped weakly as his life essence dissipated. His heart meridian had shattered; without something to revive him, there would be no remedy.
Yunxi lay beside Song Qianqiu, who lifted him by the neck. Tai Xu Ling attacked Song Qianqiu but was sent flying with a single palm strike. "Get lost!" Song Qianqiu shouted.
Blood trickled from Yunxi's mouth as he asked, "Why is this happening? It's like you knew our plan all along."
"Zhou Manman didn't come; could it be that Zhou Manman leaked our plans?" Five Howls speculated.
Huzi clutched his Heart and said, "Impossible. Even if Zhou Manman were to betray us, she would never betray Haozi. There's something suspicious about this."
Song Qianqiu chuckled softly. With a forceful flick of his fingers, Dao Qi surged violently, causing Yunxi to collapse into Song Qianqiu's arms.
Guo Daozhen's Dao Body struck at Song Qianqiu with a palm. The golden hand descended from above, but Song Qianqiu countered with a punch. The Golden Hand shattered under the impact as Guo Daozhen's Dao Body took away the remaining five.
Guo Huaiyi possessed the Ghost Gate Secret Technique combined with Blood Sacrifice Technique; even if his Heart was pierced through in time, he wouldn't die. Huzi had Dragon God's Blood; his Heart was incredibly strong and resilient. Even if it was pierced through, it would quickly heal as long as his physical body wasn't shattered beyond repair. Iron Bull had Chemical Martial Arts within him; despite sustaining multiple injuries, it was difficult to kill him. Only Dongfang Yuqing and Five were rapidly losing their life essence and were on the brink of death.
"Five, Dongfang Yuqing, hold on!" Huzi sliced open his wrist and poured dragon blood into Wuhe Dongfang Yuqing Heart's wound.
Five grasped Huzi's Heart and said, "It's useless. The heart vein has already ruptured. Neither I nor Dongfang Yuqing can survive."
Dongfang Yuqing replied, "It's a pity that the Five Elements Sword Technique hasn't been used before we meet our end. With the heart vein severed, I can't muster a bit of Dao Qi. You should leave quickly."
With that, Dongfang Yuqing stared wide-eyed as his breath faded away.
"Take good care of Rouer for me," Wu Ye whispered softly before losing all signs of life.
"Why did it come to this?" Guo Huaiyi asked, his face pale and covered in blood patterns. If it weren't for the Ghost Gate Secret Technique sustaining his heart vein, he would be as good as dead.
Song Qianqiu looked at the surviving individuals and said, "So you lot have various means of survival. But that's fine; it wouldn't be fun to kill you all at once."
As Song Qianqiu spoke, he approached the group. Guo Daozhen's Dao Body, along with Guo Huaiyi, Huzi, and Iron Bull, attempted to tear through the void to escape but found the space solidified and surrounded by barriers. Miao Guanyin, the Ghost King, and the White-Robed Old Scholar flew out from three sides of Mount Tai, blocking their escape routes, with the Ghost King wielding a Great Halberd. "The master truly is a genius!" he exclaimed.
The Ghost King felt both fear and admiration; he didn't know when Song Qianqiu had gained such foresight. The exchange between Song Qianqiu, Lu Wu, and Guo Daozhen's Dao Body meant that if they killed Yunxi, no one could escape from the Time Barrier.
The Tai Xu Ling could traverse the void. As Laozi said, "The Dao is vast and tranquil; the void is the Dao." It disregards the rules of space and time, allowing for free Shuttle. As long as the master of the Tai Xu Ling was killed, no one could survive within the pages of the Great Wilderness Scripture.
I suddenly awoke in a bamboo house on Qingliang Mountain. Zhou Manman lay beside me, her arms wrapped around me, devoid of any life force.
I looked inward at my body; my Nascent Soul had returned to its original state, with the Ascension Elixir floating in my Qi Sea. My power had greatly increased; I had reached perfection in the Mahayana Realm. Moreover, my injuries from the Dao were suppressed by powerful ascension energy, filling me with strength.
Outside the window came distant cries; everything looked just as I had seen before. I gently tucked a strand of hair from Zhou Manman's forehead behind her ear and kissed her softly on the cheek before stepping out of the bamboo house.
Sitting in front of the Taoist temple was Douding. When he saw me emerge, his eyes were red and swollen from crying. "Brother Yang Hao, you finally woke up! Sister Yunxi and Brother Five... they are all dead."
"I understand. I will bury you, Manman. I'm going to kill Song Qianqiu now. If I don't return tonight, you ride Qiongqi and leave this place. When you grow up, you will be the Zen Buddhism of this world. In the future, find Senior Sister Yu and together eliminate Song Qianqiu."
"Brother Yang Hao, take me with you," Douding said, gripping my hand tightly.
I replied, "Song Qianqiu has the Divine Ability to reset time. Once he dies, time will immediately revert to three years ago. I only have three hours to kill him. If I hesitate and don't kill him while everyone is still alive, it will be disastrous. If I'm not mistaken, it has something to do with a certain entity within him. The last time I killed him, I saw a black object inside his corpse."
With that, I vanished in front of Qingliang Temple.
Douding's cries abruptly stopped. "What do you mean by going back to three years ago? What are you talking about, Brother Yang Hao?"
Douding looked in the direction I had disappeared and scratched his head. "This scene seems familiar somehow."
On Mount Tai, I stepped out from the void, and the Altar of Sacrifice was in disarray.
The entire Mount Tai was drenched in blood. Countless Yin Soldiers lay dead with spears scattered around; the landscape was utterly devastated, clearly having undergone an exceptionally fierce battle.
Atop Mount Tai, Linglong Tower lay alone on the Altar of Sacrifice, next to Yunxi's corpse. Beneath the Altar of Sacrifice, Wuhe and Dongfang Yuqing's bodies lay among the ruins, surrounded by the corpses of Yin Soldiers and broken spears. The Blood River Map was torn apart, and the heads of Huzi's men and Guo Huaiyi were hung from trees. The air still carried a bloody stench, indicating they had experienced a brutal fight.
"It seems different from what happened before. If I'm right, besides me, Song Qianqiu also knows that his Divine Ability is time reset," I thought to myself as I flew down Mount Tai following the lingering aura.
Along the way, there were corpses of Yin Soldiers and pools of blood everywhere. On a charred cliff that had been burned black, I saw Jiyao nailed to the wall.
"Mother." My heart ached as I took Jiyao down from the cliff.
I chased forward and soon witnessed the scene where Guo Daozhen and the White-Robed Old Scholar perished together. Guo Daozhen's golden Dao Body radiated immense power as he unleashed reincarnation light from his palms and pressed one hand on top of the White-Robed Old Scholar's head. The White-Robed Old Scholar executed the Great Void Technique and punched through Guo Daozhen's Golden Body.
The Golden Body shattered, and the White-Robed Old Scholar's head exploded; he collapsed completely.
Yang Sanqian and Iron Bull were blasted away by the tremendous destructive force. Yang Sanqian was covered in injuries, while Iron Bull stood protectively in front of him, his body radiating Dao Qi. It was evident that the accumulation of Dao Qi had surpassed that of Yang Sanqian.
Before I arrived, Yang Sanqian and Guo Daozhen had created several conditions for Iron Bull to be injured but not killed. Iron Bull possessed the Righteous Qi Formula, which could withstand any Daoist Arts, and he had the methods of Chemical Martial Arts running within him. As long as he wasn't struck by a fatal blow, his immense potential would be unleashed, growing stronger with each battle.
Iron Bull stood in front of Yang Sanqian, his muscles bulging and his figure towering. Covered in blood, he faced the Demon King's Great Halberd as it swept toward him. Iron Bull seized the Demon King's Great Halberd with one hand and then delivered a punch that condensed the air like a cannonball, sending the Demon King flying.
The Demon King broke free from the mountainside, rocks crumbling around him. Before he could fully comprehend his surroundings, a red shadow swept across his neck. The red Great Halberd severed the Demon King's head.
Song Qianqiu stood on the cliff, observing the battle below. "You truly have some remarkable abilities here," he remarked.
Miao Guanyin struck at Iron Bull with a palm. Iron Bull raised the Great Halberd horizontally and swung it toward Miao Guanyin.
With a thunderous roar, the ground split apart as Miao Guanyin was sent flying aside by the powerful force. Iron Bull leaped into the air again, gripping the Great Halberd to strike once more.
Miao Guanyin floated gracefully upward, gazing at Iron Bull in mid-air. She immediately gathered her hands together, and a vision of Fury Realm appeared in her palms.
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